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Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: EC at May 07, 2015 11:00 PM (cJ1t+)
Posted by: Last at May 07, 2015 11:00 PM (8HiDF)
Posted by: Last at May 07, 2015 11:01 PM (8HiDF)
Posted by: tbodie at May 07, 2015 11:01 PM (/DNWp)
Posted by: not really funny, but not bad at May 07, 2015 11:01 PM (8CdUx)
Posted by: tbodie at May 07, 2015 11:02 PM (/DNWp)
They
were giving a talk about what is "L5" (and L4, etc) and the case for
space colonization. Part of the presentation was the concept of putting
a large glass cylinder at L5 position in space with plants, animals and
people inside.
During the presentation, I just kept imagining the glass cylinder breaking.
Well.
lo and behold, when we got to the Q A, I came to realize that
most of the folks who want to colonize L5 were social misfits, who hated
living on Earth. I just couldn't imagine this diverse set of social
misfits trying to cobble together a society in the big glass cylinder in
the vacuum of space. Frankly, I thought that hanging out with Charles
Manson would probably be safer.
Posted by: Islamic Rage Boy at May 07, 2015 11:02 PM (e8kgV)
Posted by: Last at May 07, 2015 11:02 PM (8HiDF)
Posted by: tbodie at May 07, 2015 11:02 PM (/DNWp)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 07, 2015 11:03 PM (Zu3d9)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 07, 2015 11:03 PM (g7Ibl)
Posted by: tbodie at May 07, 2015 11:04 PM (/DNWp)
A recent interview by Jay Nordlinger of Daniel Hannan, M.E.P. is well worth listening to in its entirety.
More: http://politicalhat.com/?p=8997
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 07, 2015 11:04 PM (7YlUk)
Posted by: Publius Aelius Hadrianus Augustus, with a trowel and some cement at May 07, 2015 11:04 PM (AVEe1)
Posted by: HuuskerDu at May 07, 2015 11:04 PM (gYAkw)
Posted by: irongrampa at May 07, 2015 11:05 PM (jeCnD)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at May 07, 2015 11:05 PM (3F6F8)
Posted by: eman at May 07, 2015 11:05 PM (MQEz6)
Posted by: The Cummah at May 07, 2015 11:05 PM (3RmeM)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 07, 2015 11:05 PM (MLni8)
Posted by: andycanuck at May 07, 2015 11:05 PM (kivUY)
Posted by: Baldy at May 07, 2015 11:06 PM (sEXjW)
Posted by: HuuskerDu at May 07, 2015 11:04 PM (gYAkw)
BBC results page: http://tinyurl.com/ovforrq
Posted by: Country Singer at May 07, 2015 11:06 PM (nL0sw)
Posted by: Robinson at May 07, 2015 11:06 PM (5gToQ)
Posted by: Roy at May 07, 2015 11:06 PM (fWLrt)
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 07, 2015 11:06 PM (7YlUk)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 07, 2015 11:06 PM (MLni8)
Posted by: SpongeBobSaget at May 07, 2015 11:06 PM (zauWW)
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 07, 2015 11:07 PM (Gosad)
Posted by: rickl at May 07, 2015 11:07 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Feh at May 07, 2015 11:07 PM (Uk9e2)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 07, 2015 11:07 PM (MLni8)
Posted by: Garrett at May 07, 2015 11:07 PM (wwBdj)
Posted by: eman at May 07, 2015 11:08 PM (MQEz6)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 07, 2015 11:08 PM (ODxAs)
The power of Matt compels you!
The power of Matt compels you!
[shakes fedora at Brent Budowsky]
Posted by: Father Merrin at May 07, 2015 11:08 PM (jEVE9)
Second worst message to get at the end of your shift? "The radiologist wants to talk to you."
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 07, 2015 11:08 PM (Gosad)
My mum's been there. "Miserable place. Miniature ponies - not a tree in sight." were her words, more or less verbatim. The scene from Blackadder about the Rotten Borough comes to mind. But well done to the Lib Dems - you didn't get TOTALLY swept out of Parliament.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 07, 2015 11:08 PM (AVEe1)
I'll be much less of a menace than Mister Sinister.
But I'll still menace when I can.
Posted by: Null at May 07, 2015 11:09 PM (xjpRj)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 07, 2015 11:09 PM (MLni8)
Posted by: andycanuck at May 07, 2015 11:09 PM (kivUY)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at May 07, 2015 11:09 PM (W5DcG)
Lib Dems are bleeding like a stuck pig.
UKIP missing its prime pick-up opportunities.
The seats left tend more Tory than England overall.
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 07, 2015 11:09 PM (7YlUk)
It's sort of like Schrodinger's cat.
Posted by: rickl at May 07, 2015 11:09 PM (sdi6R)
It's the road TO Scotland. I expect the road *from* Scotland to be a mite more crowded shortly
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 07, 2015 11:10 PM (AVEe1)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 07, 2015 11:10 PM (MLni8)
Posted by: HuuskerDu at May 07, 2015 11:04 PM (gYAkw)
Cameron promised a referendum on EU membership. Letting people pretend they still live in a democracy, I guess.
All I've got.
Posted by: LoneStarHeeb at May 07, 2015 11:10 PM (BZAd3)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 07, 2015 11:10 PM (Zu3d9)
Posted by: Buffalo Bill at May 07, 2015 11:10 PM (1FyZ2)
Posted by: Kreplach at May 07, 2015 11:10 PM (dvoaF)
Posted by: eman at May 07, 2015 11:10 PM (MQEz6)
Posted by: Bill Clinton at May 07, 2015 11:10 PM (8W5zZ)
My mum's been there. "Miserable place. Miniature ponies - not a tree in sight." were her words, more or less verbatim. The scene from Blackadder about the Rotten Borough comes to mind. But well done to the Lib Dems - you didn't get TOTALLY swept out of Parliament.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 07, 2015 11:08 PM (AVEe1)
If the UK kicks out the Scots, they could claim Orkney and the Shetland due to claims for North Sea Oil. could claim that historically not always part of Scoatland...
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 07, 2015 11:10 PM (7YlUk)
Posted by: cthulhu at May 07, 2015 11:11 PM (T1005)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 07, 2015 11:11 PM (MLni8)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 07, 2015 11:11 PM (g7Ibl)
Posted by: SpongeBobSaget at May 07, 2015 11:11 PM (zauWW)
It's sort of like Schrodinger's cat.
Posted by: rickl at May 07, 2015 11:09 PM (sdi6R)
We won't know for certain until it crashes, huh?
Posted by: EC at May 07, 2015 11:11 PM (cJ1t+)
Posted by: Luke Mohammad at May 07, 2015 11:12 PM (3RmeM)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 07, 2015 11:13 PM (MLni8)
58 44 The Russian Progress spacecraft may or may not have re-entered over the Pacific Ocean.
It's sort of like Schrodinger's cat.
Posted by: rickl at May 07, 2015 11:09 PM (sdi6R)
We won't know for certain until it crashes, huh?
Posted by: EC at May 07, 2015 11:11 PM (cJ1t+)
Please tell me there was no vodka on that thing.
Posted by: eman at May 07, 2015 11:13 PM (MQEz6)
Posted by: Jaws at May 07, 2015 11:13 PM (8hnXs)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 07, 2015 11:13 PM (ODxAs)
Posted by: Country Singer at May 07, 2015 11:14 PM (nL0sw)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 07, 2015 11:14 PM (g7Ibl)
Posted by: EC at May 07, 2015 11:14 PM (cJ1t+)
I've been away so long I may go wrong and lose me way!
Posted by: andycanuck at May 07, 2015 11:14 PM (kivUY)
Posted by: Garrett at May 07, 2015 11:14 PM (wwBdj)
Posted by: Dennis Moore at May 07, 2015 11:14 PM (Wo9OY)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 07, 2015 11:14 PM (MLni8)
Posted by: zombie Bob Ross at May 07, 2015 11:15 PM (1FyZ2)
Do it. I built a couple of AR's that shoot 50 Beowulf and it's great fun.
Posted by: SpongeBobSaget at May 07, 2015 11:15 PM (zauWW)
Lib Dems hang on to the Norse Isles: Shetland and Orkney.
My mum's been there. "Miserable place. Miniature ponies - not a tree
in sight." were her words, more or less verbatim. The scene from
Blackadder about the Rotten Borough comes to mind. But well done to the
Lib Dems - you didn't get TOTALLY swept out of Parliament.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 07, 2015 11:08 PM (AVEe1)
Would have been funny if they had been.....wasn't it their stupid idea to have five-year election cycles?
Posted by: cthulhu at May 07, 2015 11:15 PM (T1005)
Maybe none on it but you can be sure plenty was consumed in it's making.
Posted by: Robinson at May 07, 2015 11:15 PM (5gToQ)
And if so, how would we be able to tell?
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at May 07, 2015 11:16 PM (RzZOc)
Dude. 9 out of 10.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 07, 2015 11:16 PM (MLni8)
Posted by: Kreplach at May 07, 2015 11:10 PM (dvoaF)
*****
Whoa,hold the freaking phone here. I'm only a Cardboard member. Is this one of those sneaky one time upgrade things where they grab your CC number and charge you monthly forever?
Cuz that would give me a sad.
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at May 07, 2015 11:16 PM (cIoI4)
Posted by: AltonJackson at May 07, 2015 11:16 PM (KCxzN)
N. Korea threatens to attack S. Korean ships in Yellow Sea
http://tinyurl.com/nwr8l9m
Posted by: Thrawn at May 07, 2015 11:17 PM (wZ2hu)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 07, 2015 11:17 PM (ODxAs)
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at May 07, 2015 11:17 PM (+Fae7)
Posted by: Count de Monet at May 07, 2015 11:17 PM (JO9+V)
What are you shooting with .50 Beo?
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 07, 2015 11:17 PM (MLni8)
lol
Posted by: Feh at May 07, 2015 11:18 PM (Uk9e2)
As of now,
SNP +38 seats
UKIP +0
LibDem -12
Labour -28
Cons +2
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 07, 2015 11:13 PM (ODxAs)
Right now, Bibi is wishing his electorate consisted of some more stout English hearts, or at least nihilists who preferred no state to 2 states.
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 07, 2015 11:18 PM (Gosad)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 07, 2015 11:18 PM (ODxAs)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 07, 2015 11:19 PM (AVEe1)
We did, the Sunnies were hitting and we just killed them.
Wound up with enough for an impromptu fish fry that fed 6 people.
With the obligatory hush puppies.
What a superb way to finish an outstanding day.
Posted by: irongrampa at May 07, 2015 11:19 PM (jeCnD)
What are you shooting with .50 Beo?
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 07, 2015 11:17 PM (MLni
Hogs in the next state over.
Posted by: EC at May 07, 2015 11:19 PM (cJ1t+)
http://tinyurl.com/mvgvbfg
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 07, 2015 11:19 PM (F2IAQ)
Posted by: AshevilleRobert at May 07, 2015 11:20 PM (Wo9OY)
That's when the lefty outrage will start. Or not.
Posted by: Hank at May 07, 2015 11:20 PM (mb+j8)
Posted by: eleven at May 07, 2015 11:20 PM (MDgS8)
This was a seat they won in a byelection last year when a Tory switched parties and then resigned so the voters could decide whether to return him as a UKIP candidate.
Party | 2015 % | 2014 %
UKIP | 44% | 60%
Tory | 37% | 25%
Labour | 14% | 11%
Green | 3% | 0%
Lib Dem | 2% | 1%
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 07, 2015 11:20 PM (7YlUk)
UKIP WINS ONE!!!
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 07, 2015 11:18 PM (ODxAs)
Farage probably won't win the seat he ran for though. Oh well.
Posted by: Thrawn at May 07, 2015 11:20 PM (wZ2hu)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 07, 2015 11:20 PM (F2IAQ)
83 "I built a couple of AR's that shoot 50 Beowulf and it's great fun."
What are you shooting with .50 Beo?
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 07, 2015 11:17 PM
Half-sized Grendel?
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 07, 2015 11:20 PM (Gosad)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 07, 2015 11:21 PM (AVEe1)
You mean what, as in what target? Took it hog hunting a few times but no joy yet.
Posted by: SpongeBobSaget at May 07, 2015 11:21 PM (zauWW)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 07, 2015 11:21 PM (MLni8)
Posted by: AshevilleRobert at May 07, 2015 11:21 PM (Wo9OY)
They must have held a "Draw Kim Jong-un" contest.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at May 07, 2015 11:21 PM (W5DcG)
Posted by: Kraken at May 07, 2015 11:22 PM (sdxPm)
Posted by: Boston Marathon Committee at May 07, 2015 11:22 PM (1Y+hH)
It's not even raining.
Could this be the big one, Elizabeth?
Posted by: AltonJackson channeling Redd Fox at May 07, 2015 11:22 PM (KCxzN)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 07, 2015 11:22 PM (ODxAs)
Kill and tenderize that effer at the same time.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 07, 2015 11:23 PM (MLni8)
Posted by: Tilikum Killer Assault Whale at May 07, 2015 11:23 PM (F0Cog)
Posted by: DC in River City at May 07, 2015 11:23 PM (e+1S5)
Posted by: The Jackhole somewhere on Ventura Highway at May 07, 2015 11:23 PM (dULJN)
Posted by: bergerbilder at May 07, 2015 11:23 PM (KqdfW)
Posted by: Kim Jung Un at May 07, 2015 11:23 PM (MDgS8)
Posted by: eman at May 07, 2015 11:23 PM (MQEz6)
Posted by: Robinson at May 07, 2015 11:23 PM (5gToQ)
83 "I built a couple of AR's that shoot 50 Beowulf and it's great fun."
What are you shooting with .50 Beo?
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 07, 2015 11:17 PM
Half-sized Grendel?
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 07, 2015 11:20 PM (Gosad)
Mini Ditka would kick it's ass.
Posted by: The Super Fans at May 07, 2015 11:24 PM (+Fae7)
Posted by: AltonJackson at May 07, 2015 11:24 PM (KCxzN)
It's sort of like Schrodinger's cat.
Posted by: rickl at May 07, 2015 11:09 PM (sdi6R)
We won't know for certain until it crashes, huh?
Posted by: EC at May 07, 2015 11:11 PM (cJ1t+)
Yeah, pretty much.
The orbital velocity of a satellite is about 5 miles per second. If the predicted re-entry is 10 minutes off, that's 3000 miles. So it could come down anywhere along its orbital path.
Posted by: rickl at May 07, 2015 11:24 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 07, 2015 11:24 PM (g7Ibl)
Posted by: bergerbilder at May 07, 2015 11:25 PM (KqdfW)
That's when the lefty outrage will start. Or not.
They'll blame it on Geller or Palin, and the climate of hate they fostered.
Posted by: gewa76 at May 07, 2015 11:25 PM (S9rS1)
Posted by: Jean-Luc Frost at May 07, 2015 11:25 PM (spFnE)
All the sirens are going off in my small, but tiny town.
It's not even raining.
Could this be the big one, Elizabeth?
Coon apocalypse.
Posted by: eleven at May 07, 2015 11:25 PM (MDgS8)
Know'm'sayin?
Posted by: eleven"
They been hitting the vodka?
Posted by: AshevilleRobert at May 07, 2015 11:25 PM (Wo9OY)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 07, 2015 11:26 PM (MLni8)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 07, 2015 11:24 PM (g7Ibl)
They might have done will if they promised to stop pestering the English and just leave.
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 07, 2015 11:26 PM (7YlUk)
Having grandkids turned out to be an absolute delight.
So much fun when you can pass on your bad habits.
Posted by: irongrampa at May 07, 2015 11:27 PM (jeCnD)
Posted by: eleven at May 07, 2015 11:27 PM (MDgS8)
One less surviving Ostfront panzer commander. Tiger tank ace Otto Carius died recently.
Posted by: torquewrench at May 07, 2015 11:27 PM (noWW6)
Posted by: Waldo at May 07, 2015 11:27 PM (cN9Sk)
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/596339784773144576
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/596340304057389056
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/596340671918800896
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/596341941769510912
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/596344146656239617
Posted by: kbdabear at May 07, 2015 11:27 PM (GrXXa)
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 07, 2015 11:27 PM (7YlUk)
Posted by: Jean-Luc Frost at May 07, 2015 11:25 PM
Well played, sir. Well played.
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 07, 2015 11:27 PM (Gosad)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 07, 2015 11:27 PM (MLni8)
Posted by: Birkenstock_Cowboy at May 07, 2015 11:28 PM (wnZ4S)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 07, 2015 11:26 PM (MLni
Try this on for size: https://youtu.be/Z8DehAUimRA
Posted by: Country Singer at May 07, 2015 11:29 PM (nL0sw)
Posted by: AltonJackson at May 07, 2015 11:29 PM (KCxzN)
Posted by: irongrampa at May 07, 2015 11:29 PM (jeCnD)
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/596384300410511360
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/596384871209115648
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/596386576327913472
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/596387253565399041
Posted by: kbdabear at May 07, 2015 11:29 PM (GrXXa)
Posted by: I'm a drinker, not a thinker at May 07, 2015 11:29 PM (E23Se)
Posted by: I'm a drinker, not a thinker at May 07, 2015 11:29 PM (E23Se)
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 07, 2015 11:29 PM (7YlUk)
Posted by: I'm a drinker, not a thinker at May 07, 2015 11:29 PM (E23Se)
*****
It'll be OK. Walk it off.
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at May 07, 2015 11:30 PM (cIoI4)
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/hypocrite-snp-candidate-who-taunted-5588180
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 07, 2015 11:30 PM (AVEe1)
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/596440257538748416
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/596440691422720001
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/596440941768081408
Posted by: kbdabear at May 07, 2015 11:31 PM (GrXXa)
That's when the lefty outrage will start. Or not.
Posted by: Hank at May 07, 2015 11:20 PM (mb+j
The left was just fine with Hitler until Germany turned on Uncle Joe. Once the target stops being those they hate and turns on them they can muster the outrage to previously loved or supported targets. Until then they have no problem doing a soft condemnation of actions as long as it means they can really go wild on those they actively hate while blaming them for everything.
The left never changes.
Posted by: Bete reading about the burning times at May 07, 2015 11:31 PM (F9322)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 07, 2015 11:32 PM (g7Ibl)
Posted by: irongrampa at May 07, 2015 11:32 PM (jeCnD)
Posted by: SpongeBobSaget at May 07, 2015 11:32 PM (zauWW)
Posted by: Yogi Berra at May 07, 2015 11:33 PM (UyVLb)
Posted by: Jean-Luc Frost at May 07, 2015 11:25 PM
I took the road less travelled
And that has made all the difference
Posted by: Brucy Jenner at May 07, 2015 11:33 PM (KqdfW)
My older brother goes to Market Basket ( used to,be cheapest grocery store in MA ) until the Board tried to get rid of beloved owner's son & employees went on strike last summer until he could buy cousin out. Employees loved him.
It worked Out after months but prices increased. Stop&I Shop is up street from that one & is cheaper than others. Then he will go to Shaw's & again to second Stop & because they have butchers & will give him what he asks for.
I discovered Hannaford's In November when I stopped on way from getting haircut.
I went in once to return something & did & then wanted cart. I asked another woman to push one to me because I had things to buy. She did & told me it had more to choose from & used to be cheapest after Market Basket.
Are there ant cheap Trader Joe rip offs, like Aldi's? You must bring bag &/or pay For cart &.bag? Coffee in cans is cheap there.
Posted by: Carol at May 07, 2015 11:34 PM (sj3Ax)
Posted by: AltonJackson at May 07, 2015 11:34 PM (KCxzN)
Posted by: Yogi Berra"
Then when you find a spoon + knife later on, you'll have a full set.
Posted by: AshevilleRobert at May 07, 2015 11:34 PM (Wo9OY)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at May 07, 2015 11:34 PM (VLTL9)
92 Wait until one or more of those ISIS fellas plant a bomb at a gay parade in S.F. or Seattle.
That's when the lefty outrage will start. Or not.
Posted by: Hank at May 07, 2015 11:20 PM (mb+j
Nope. They already have the talking points from when the muslim hunted down gays through websites.
It's US policy that is to blame.
Posted by: RWC - team BOHICA at May 07, 2015 11:35 PM (XAFOu)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 07, 2015 11:35 PM (F2IAQ)
And that has made all the difference
Posted by: Brucy Jenner at May 07, 2015 11:33 PM (KqdfW)
*****
That Hershey Highway was well traveled before you ever thought of it, Bruzilla.
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at May 07, 2015 11:36 PM (3F6F8)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 07, 2015 11:36 PM (F2IAQ)
Posted by: RWC - team BOHICA at May 07, 2015 11:36 PM (XAFOu)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 07, 2015 11:36 PM (g7Ibl)
Posted by: AltonJackson at May 07, 2015 11:37 PM (KCxzN)
Posted by: t-bird at May 07, 2015 11:37 PM (FcR7P)
Posted by: Blanco Basura at May 07, 2015 11:38 PM (UVfht)
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 07, 2015 11:38 PM (7YlUk)
Posted by: Boss Moss
---------------
And yet, superior to the NYT.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 07, 2015 11:38 PM (F2IAQ)
And then I had the sadz because no-one withing shouting range would have understood it without my explaining the joke, and then they wouldn't have thought it was funny anyways
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4v1nDa7tLY
(Gotta love the power solo on the accordion)
Posted by: Kindltot at May 07, 2015 11:38 PM (t//F+)
they should really be more careful with things like that
It's always in the last place you look.
Posted by: sage advice at May 07, 2015 11:38 PM (spFnE)
Posted by: Arson Wells at May 07, 2015 11:39 PM (UnJ7w)
Enjoy the beautiful art and sleep tight, y'all.
Posted by: pookysgirl can briefly stand on two feet at May 07, 2015 11:39 PM (WrjPJ)
Posted by: AltonJackson at May 07, 2015 11:39 PM (KCxzN)
Posted by: t-bird
------------------
With idiot bystanders.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 07, 2015 11:39 PM (F2IAQ)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 07, 2015 11:39 PM (ODxAs)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 07, 2015 11:39 PM (g7Ibl)
Posted by: RWC - team BOHICA at May 07, 2015 11:40 PM (XAFOu)
Posted by: eleven at May 07, 2015 11:40 PM (MDgS8)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 07, 2015 11:41 PM (AVEe1)
Posted by: torquewrench at May 07, 2015 11:27 PM
Very interesting career. IIRC, was CO of the 502nd heavy tank btn and finished on the western front around Unna(?) during the Remagen thing in as a coy Co of the 512th Jagdtiger btn. Created some havoc with just 4 jagdtigers for a day or 2.
Posted by: otho at May 07, 2015 11:42 PM (tBSrv)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 07, 2015 11:42 PM (g7Ibl)
Baltimore Mayor elected to congress. (Headlines from the future)
Posted by: SpongeBobSaget at May 07, 2015 11:42 PM (zauWW)
Posted by: eleven at May 07, 2015 11:42 PM (MDgS8)
Did the Soviets never reclaim their out-of-control delivery truck?
Posted by: AltonJackson at May 07, 2015 11:43 PM (KCxzN)
Always liked the sound of a BAR on sustained burst.
They will beat hell out of your shoulder, though.
Posted by: irongrampa at May 07, 2015 11:43 PM (jeCnD)
Posted by: I'm a drinker, not a thinker at May 07, 2015 11:43 PM (E23Se)
****
That would depend on the meaning of the word "it".
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at May 07, 2015 11:44 PM (cIoI4)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 07, 2015 11:44 PM (g7Ibl)
They'll be lucky to get the 10 seats predicted in the BBC poll.
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 07, 2015 11:45 PM (7YlUk)
Posted by: Yogi Berra at May 07, 2015 11:45 PM (UyVLb)
Lets see if anyone can tell the difference.
Posted by: Kevin Phillips Bong, Slightly Silly Party at May 07, 2015 11:45 PM (jEVE9)
I thought the BAR would creep forward making the gunner pull it back every so often
/cuz excessive recoil reduction
Posted by: I'm a drinker, not a thinker at May 07, 2015 11:45 PM (E23Se)
The Lib Dems are loosing over 2/3 of their vote relative to 2010 in most seats.
They'll be lucky to get the 10 seats predicted in the BBC poll.
Are you saying the socialists are beating the socialists?
Or vice versa?
Posted by: eleven at May 07, 2015 11:46 PM (MDgS8)
The Grauniad is a commie rag that, when it gets the story right, gets it right by coincidence
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 07, 2015 11:47 PM (AVEe1)
Enjoy the beautiful art and sleep tight, y'all.
Posted by: pookysgirl can briefly stand on two feet at May 07, 2015 11:39 PM
Good to hear that you're better-ish.
I'm in the "arguing with my Doctor" phase over my rotator cuff. He's all "PT!"; I'm like "Bullshit! I need a surgeon"
Posted by: AltonJackson at May 07, 2015 11:48 PM (KCxzN)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 07, 2015 11:48 PM (ODxAs)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 07, 2015 11:48 PM (g7Ibl)
Or vice versa?
Posted by: eleven at May 07, 2015 11:46 PM (MDgS
*****
Sounds like the Socialists are beating the Communists. Just barely though.
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at May 07, 2015 11:48 PM (3F6F8)
Posted by: fly gal at May 07, 2015 11:49 PM (sKq6w)
In order to overcome the walk, you need to sock it hard into the shoulder, which also improves accuracy.
Don't believe what is said about recoil reduction. BAR is a fine weapon, but it's a punisher.
Posted by: irongrampa at May 07, 2015 11:49 PM (jeCnD)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 07, 2015 11:49 PM (ODxAs)
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 07, 2015 11:49 PM (7YlUk)
Sounds like the Socialists are beating the Communists. Just barely though.
ummm.....yay...socialists....
go england.....
Posted by: eleven at May 07, 2015 11:51 PM (MDgS8)
cool, interesting
Posted by: I'm a drinker, not a thinker at May 07, 2015 11:51 PM (E23Se)
http://tinyurl.com/levr4sh
Posted by: LoneStarHeeb at May 07, 2015 11:51 PM (BZAd3)
Posted by: fly gal at May 07, 2015 11:49 PM (sKq6w)
How YOOOOU doin?
But really, Daily Mail loves to post the worst of the US but they have vastly superior reporting than what we get with MiniTru.
Posted by: RWC - team BOHICA at May 07, 2015 11:52 PM (XAFOu)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at May 07, 2015 11:52 PM (zRby/)
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 07, 2015 11:53 PM (7YlUk)
Posted by: SpongeBobSaget at May 07, 2015 11:53 PM (zauWW)
Clegg, leader of libdems holds seat. well gets re-elected. He probably already crapped his pants.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 07, 2015 11:53 PM (ODxAs)
Posted by: andycanuck at May 07, 2015 11:53 PM (kivUY)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo tries his hand at a daily mail headline at May 07, 2015 11:54 PM (AVEe1)
Posted by: Don Lemon at May 07, 2015 11:54 PM (spFnE)
7.62x51, modularity, belt/bin feed, optics, weight reduction, and selective fire.
I'd want mine with a St. George's Cross engraved into the receiver. It'd be a perfect compliment for it's intended purpose.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at May 07, 2015 11:55 PM (RzZOc)
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 07, 2015 11:55 PM (Gosad)
Yay!
Posted by: RWC - team BOHICA at May 07, 2015 11:55 PM (XAFOu)
No one goes to the ONT any more. It's too crowded.
Too many of.....those people.
If you know what I mean...
Posted by: eleven at May 07, 2015 11:55 PM (MDgS8)
http://tinyurl.com/lnyq6je
Posted by: andycanuck at May 07, 2015 11:55 PM (kivUY)
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 07, 2015 11:55 PM (g7Ibl)
Posted by: berberbilder at May 07, 2015 11:56 PM (KqdfW)
Will Graham be re-enacting that scene from the "Full Monty"?
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 07, 2015 11:56 PM (AVEe1)
Posted by: andycanuck at May 07, 2015 11:56 PM (kivUY)
Posted by: Blanco Basura at May 07, 2015 11:58 PM (UVfht)
If you know what I mean...
Posted by: eleven at May 07, 2015 11:55 PM (MDgS
*****
Yeesss! It's like I tried to explain about the Capitol in the Summer. Finally, someone gets it!
Dirty Hairy
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at May 07, 2015 11:58 PM (cIoI4)
Posted by: Thrawn at May 07, 2015 11:59 PM (wZ2hu)
Posted by: Bill O'Reilly at May 07, 2015 11:59 PM (j29PP)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 07, 2015 11:59 PM (AVEe1)
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 08, 2015 12:00 AM (Gosad)
Posted by: eleven at May 08, 2015 12:00 AM (MDgS8)
Posted by: Bill O'Reilly at May 07, 2015 11:59 PM (j29PP)
******
Michael Moore hardest hit.
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at May 08, 2015 12:01 AM (3F6F8)
Posted by: Blacksheep at May 08, 2015 12:01 AM (bS6uW)
Posted by: Yogi Berra
-----------------
No matter where you go, there you are.
Posted by: Buckaroo Banzai at May 08, 2015 12:01 AM (F2IAQ)
It means Scotland is likely to have at least as many Conservative as Labour MPs! The Tories could also win the neighbouring Scottish Border seat.
Via The Telegraph
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 08, 2015 12:02 AM (7YlUk)
Posted by: Nathan at May 08, 2015 12:02 AM (Wo9OY)
Or are primates uniquely saddled with them?
I've never understood: WHY?
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at May 08, 2015 12:02 AM (zRby/)
Posted by: Blacksheep at May 08, 2015 12:03 AM (bS6uW)
Do other male mammals have vestigial nipples?
Or are primates uniquely saddled with them?
I've never understood: WHY?
You have never seen a dog or a cat?
Posted by: eleven at May 08, 2015 12:03 AM (MDgS8)
Posted by: Bruise Jenner at May 08, 2015 12:04 AM (F2IAQ)
Posted by: Yogi Berra at May 08, 2015 12:04 AM (UyVLb)
I've seen them of course. I don't recall fondling them and discovering tits though.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at May 08, 2015 12:04 AM (zRby/)
Ed Commie Milibrand - the problem with Scotland is its full of Scottish. If we can't get them out, we'll just get our asses kicked in an election.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 08, 2015 12:04 AM (ODxAs)
Posted by: eleven at May 08, 2015 12:04 AM (MDgS8)
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 08, 2015 12:05 AM (Gosad)
Or are primates uniquely saddled with them?
I've never understood: WHY?
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at May 08, 2015 12:02 AM (zRby/)
*Nods Sagely*
Don't know. That's all I gots.
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at May 08, 2015 12:05 AM (3F6F8)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at May 08, 2015 12:05 AM (zRby/)
Posted by: Yogi Berra at May 08, 2015 12:06 AM (UyVLb)
The stocks of course, would be GFRP. Other bits can be allow, such as rails.
Shouldn't be too hard to shave two to three pounds off, right from scratch.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at May 08, 2015 12:06 AM (RzZOc)
Posted by: Garrett at May 08, 2015 12:06 AM (wwBdj)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at May 08, 2015 12:07 AM (zRby/)
Posted by: eman at May 08, 2015 12:07 AM (MQEz6)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at May 08, 2015 12:05 AM (zRby/)
*****
Almost everywhere is walking distance, if you have the time.
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at May 08, 2015 12:07 AM (cIoI4)
Or are primates uniquely saddled with them?
I've never understood: WHY?
This guy is as useless as tits on a boar hog.
Posted by: berberbilder at May 08, 2015 12:08 AM (KqdfW)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 08, 2015 12:08 AM (ODxAs)
I have to defend a business case before the Board of Directors in less than eight hours.
The shit-stain "account manager" will show up in ten hours & ask me "how it went".
I may end up on the evening news, but not in a good way.
tomorrow night, mi amigos
Posted by: AltonJackson at May 08, 2015 12:08 AM (KCxzN)
Won't cutting the weight make it MORE difficult to handle?
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at May 08, 2015 12:09 AM (zRby/)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at May 08, 2015 12:02 AM (zRby/)
It is like PCs. It is easier to build to a basic plan than to do a special production for dedicated tasks
Posted by: Kindltot at May 08, 2015 12:09 AM (t//F+)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at May 08, 2015 12:10 AM (zRby/)
Posted by: Hank at May 08, 2015 12:10 AM (mb+j8)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 08, 2015 12:10 AM (K0vTe)
I think dolphins/porpoises do though. but then THEY'RE MAMMALS.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at May 08, 2015 12:11 AM (zRby/)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 08, 2015 12:11 AM (ODxAs)
Posted by: Garrett at May 08, 2015 12:11 AM (wwBdj)
Posted by: berberbilder at May 08, 2015 12:12 AM (KqdfW)
Posted by: Flipper at May 08, 2015 12:12 AM (W5DcG)
Posted by: Lemur at May 08, 2015 12:12 AM (wwBdj)
Won't cutting the weight make it MORE difficult to handle?
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at May 08, 2015 12:09 AM (zRby/)
Haven't you heard. 72 pound females can handle a MG with the best of em. As long as we skew the standards.
Posted by: RWC - team BOHICA at May 08, 2015 12:13 AM (XAFOu)
Best quality inane chatter among strangers on the web, of course.
Gooooood night, Gracies.
Posted by: mindful webworker - ain't no ways tarred... zzzzz.... at May 08, 2015 12:13 AM (sE4m0)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 08, 2015 12:13 AM (ODxAs)
Mammals aren't called mammals because the males have tits.
They're called mammals because the females have tits and bear live young which they nurse using . . . MAMMARIES.
Oh the mammaries of my youth.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at May 08, 2015 12:14 AM (zRby/)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at May 08, 2015 12:10 AM (zRby/)
OK, the defining characteristic of Mammals is... Having nipples. So yes.
If you have fur and no nipples you probably are a monotreme. Or a marsupial.
And I hope to God you are not a marsupial, because marsupials scare me.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 08, 2015 12:14 AM (t//F+)
Posted by: Lemur at May 08, 2015 12:14 AM (wwBdj)
Posted by: Kindltot at May 08, 2015 12:14 AM (t//F+)
We also have 78 pound men (who wear comfortable male lingerie) that are qualified on a LMG.
Posted by: RWC - team BOHICA at May 08, 2015 12:15 AM (XAFOu)
Correct ergonomics, a modern muzzle brake, 7.62x51 vs. .30-'06 and it should be as effective as an M-60, at the very least.
SF guys have made stripped down M-60s that rock n' roll all day, even though about 10 lbs less than The Pig, in it's original form.
Also, a well trained shooter behind the stock. No belt fed MG is very effective with some nimrod at the controls.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at May 08, 2015 12:15 AM (RzZOc)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at May 08, 2015 12:16 AM (zRby/)
Posted by: Blanco Basura at May 08, 2015 12:16 AM (UVfht)
Posted by: eleven at May 08, 2015 12:16 AM (MDgS8)
Posted by: Blacksheep at May 08, 2015 12:16 AM (bS6uW)
Nipples in my eyes can make me cry!
Posted by: zombie john denver at May 08, 2015 12:16 AM (kivUY)
Posted by: B. Obama at May 08, 2015 12:17 AM (ODxAs)
And I nailed the part about "this was their finest hour" as it has been pretty downhill since. Especially at the BBC.
Posted by: Zombie Winston Churchill at May 08, 2015 12:17 AM (F9322)
Posted by: Kindltot at May 08, 2015 12:14 AM (t//F+)
****
What do Laser Shows have to do with this?
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at May 08, 2015 12:17 AM (cIoI4)
Posted by: eman at May 08, 2015 12:17 AM (MQEz6)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at May 08, 2015 12:17 AM (0O7c5)
Posted by: Angry Lemur at May 08, 2015 12:17 AM (wwBdj)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at May 08, 2015 12:17 AM (0O7c5)
Posted by: eleven at May 08, 2015 12:18 AM (MDgS8)
Posted by: SpongeBobSaget at May 08, 2015 12:18 AM (zauWW)
Posted by: RWC - team BOHICA at May 08, 2015 12:19 AM (XAFOu)
Posted by: berberbilder at May 08, 2015 12:19 AM (KqdfW)
All the sooner to get to the "Great American Sorting Out" when it all falls apart.
With what is potentially coming fairly soon, I'd rather there be some ignorant twat (of whatever race or gender) at the helm than some smart guy who'll actually try to fix it.
Ain't no fixing nothing no more.
We're toast.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at May 08, 2015 12:19 AM (zRby/)
Posted by: Garrett at May 08, 2015 12:19 AM (wwBdj)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 08, 2015 12:19 AM (AVEe1)
Don't worry my friends, we well help you avoid having to worry about all of that.
Posted by: Iran most certainly only with intentions to make energy at May 08, 2015 12:20 AM (F9322)
Posted by: berberbilder at May 08, 2015 12:21 AM (KqdfW)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at May 08, 2015 12:16 AM (zRby/)
****
Stand by. On Facedesk, there was an article about how grabbing a pair lowers stress by about 70 percent. Let me try and copy it while not ending up in the barrel...
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at May 08, 2015 12:21 AM (XrHO0)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 08, 2015 12:21 AM (ODxAs)
Posted by: Truck Monkey is a Mime..... Serious at May 08, 2015 12:22 AM (fLKzW)
Posted by: speedster1 on the ipad at May 08, 2015 12:22 AM (1brdf)
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 08, 2015 12:23 AM (7YlUk)
I had a pack once that the straps cut right across the nips.
I would get blisters on them. And that HURTS!
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at May 08, 2015 12:23 AM (zRby/)
Posted by: Jim at May 08, 2015 12:15 AM
Semi auto function on an M6o? Interesting. Not sure that it would be particularly useful, but it sure would be appreciated in some situations.
Posted by: otho at May 08, 2015 12:24 AM (tBSrv)
Posted by: SpongeBobSaget at May 08, 2015 12:24 AM (zauWW)
Posted by: Blacksheep at May 08, 2015 12:24 AM (bS6uW)
Posted by: speedster1 on the ipad at May 08, 2015 12:24 AM (1brdf)
That's because almonds have teats.
Posted by: berberbilder at May 08, 2015 12:25 AM (KqdfW)
Now, if Long Islanders could just remove their IRA representative from the 2nd Congressional District, we'd be in clover.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 08, 2015 12:25 AM (AVEe1)
Scientists are baffled.
Posted by: eleven at May 08, 2015 12:04 AM
I'm still reading here after a way too long week. I have nipples for no reason whatsoever.
Night you Morons. Keep on keeping on.
T
Posted by: Farmer at May 08, 2015 12:25 AM (o/90i)
Posted by: cthulhu at May 08, 2015 12:26 AM (T1005)
The US and Canada are part of an entire continental division 7,000 miles away.
Do they really think they can conquer or subdue all of that?
Even with nukes?
Those guys need to take the rags off their heads now and then so's to cool off a bit.
*and that's not counting those blood thirsty little bastards in Central and South America*
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at May 08, 2015 12:26 AM (zRby/)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 08, 2015 12:27 AM (ODxAs)
Posted by: Truck Monkey is a Mime..... Serious at May 08, 2015 12:27 AM (fLKzW)
SOLD! You've found about the ideal platform, there.
We don't need DARPA wonder guns, here. We just need logical and proven designs that work and are at least 90% suitable to the job at hand.
Take that '63, add optics, lighter stock and fore end, Pmags and other state of the art stuff, and it'll weigh about the same, net, but offer even more performance than that it did in SE Asia.
No need to invent the wheel, when it's already rolling.
Thanks for calling the shot, it was a bullseye!
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at May 08, 2015 12:27 AM (RzZOc)
Posted by: berberbilder at May 08, 2015 12:28 AM (KqdfW)
Posted by: Blacksheep at May 08, 2015 12:28 AM (bS6uW)
Sounds like we get no salvage here unless it stays up for several more hours.
Posted by: SpongeBobSaget at May 08, 2015 12:28 AM (zauWW)
Posted by: Blacksheep at May 08, 2015 12:16 AM
Hmmm, very unhappy at these idiots.
Posted by: Very unhappy at May 08, 2015 12:29 AM (o/90i)
Posted by: eleven at May 08, 2015 12:30 AM (MDgS8)
Posted by: Bete reading about the burning times at May 08, 2015 12:30 AM (F9322)
Posted by: Blacksheep at May 08, 2015 12:30 AM (bS6uW)
Sometimes, a single shot from a closed bolt, solves the problem.
Otherwise, for rock n' roll? Open bolt and belt, FTW.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, tX
Posted by: Jim at May 08, 2015 12:31 AM (RzZOc)
Posted by: Czar Peter at May 08, 2015 12:32 AM (UmekU)
My cat is like that drunk you buy a drink for at a bar and he spends the rest of the night trying to get another beer out of you.
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 12:32 AM (lLl+1)
No need to invent the wheel, when it's already rolling.
Thanks for calling the shot, it was a bullseye!
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at May 08, 2015 12:27 AM (RzZOc)
Thanks. Going to sleep a happy man. But that system has always intrigued me. I could never figure out why it didn't last.
But g'night horde. Sleepy as hell.
Posted by: RWC - team BOHICA at May 08, 2015 12:32 AM (XAFOu)
Posted by: Garrett at May 08, 2015 12:32 AM (wwBdj)
Posted by: irongrampa at May 07, 2015 11:19 PM (jeCnD)
Awesome! Takes me back some 30 years.
Posted by: flounder at May 08, 2015 12:33 AM (ecDRv)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at May 08, 2015 12:21 AM (XrHO0)
****
Turns out there was no link and it was not in fact a Sciency study but an excuse to see an attractive young lady grabbing the boobs of an even more attractive young lady from behind.
Who in the World ever could have seen this coming down the pike?
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at May 08, 2015 12:33 AM (3F6F8)
Posted by: eleven at May 08, 2015 12:34 AM (MDgS8)
And then the bartender says, "Hello, Mr President. How are the Spanish lessons going?"
Posted by: andycanuck at May 08, 2015 12:34 AM (kivUY)
Posted by: Blacksheep at May 08, 2015 12:34 AM (bS6uW)
Posted by: eleven at May 08, 2015 12:34 AM (MDgS8)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 08, 2015 12:35 AM (K0vTe)
Posted by: andycanuck at May 08, 2015 12:36 AM (kivUY)
7 years ago I opened my door to go to work, he ran in, I chased him around for awhile but he got under the bed. So about the time I should have been at my desk I opened a can of tuna and left him a bowl of water.
And that's how a dog person becomes a cat owner.
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 12:37 AM (lLl+1)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 08, 2015 12:37 AM (AVEe1)
Very interesting election. Cameron will have an outright majority and thanks to the fixed Parliament Act will hold till 2020. SNP will reek havoc.
Posted by: Czar Peter at May 08, 2015 12:38 AM (UmekU)
Posted by: Blacksheep at May 08, 2015 12:38 AM (bS6uW)
Posted by: berberbilder at May 08, 2015 12:38 AM (KqdfW)
Posted by: Jack Byrnes at May 08, 2015 12:38 AM (+Fae7)
Posted by: eleven at May 08, 2015 12:39 AM (MDgS8)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 08, 2015 12:39 AM (AVEe1)
Posted by: andycanuck at May 08, 2015 12:40 AM (kivUY)
Posted by: irongrampa at May 08, 2015 12:42 AM (jeCnD)
Posted by: Blanco Basura at May 08, 2015 12:42 AM (UVfht)
Posted by: Czar Peter at May 08, 2015 12:43 AM (UmekU)
Posted by: andycanuck at May 08, 2015 12:40 AM (kivUY)
Maybe it can be done if you really want to do it.
The GOPe just wants their voters to think they might do it after some magical number of seats are gained.
Posted by: Bete reading about the burning times at May 08, 2015 12:43 AM (F9322)
Cougar was complaining of the same thing. But then she went to bed. I decided that hitting the liquor cabinet was a good idea.
Posted by: DC in River City at May 08, 2015 12:44 AM (e+1S5)
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 12:44 AM (lLl+1)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 08, 2015 12:35 AM (K0vTe)
*****
The discomfort that is starch induced male nipple discomfort is not to be treated lightly, H8R.
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at May 08, 2015 12:45 AM (3F6F8)
Posted by: cthulhu at May 08, 2015 12:46 AM (T1005)
Posted by: andycanuck at May 08, 2015 12:46 AM (kivUY)
Posted by: Blacksheep at May 08, 2015 12:46 AM (bS6uW)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise
______________________
If you properly cared for your nipples to begin with you wouldn't have to endure SIMND.
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 12:47 AM (lLl+1)
Posted by: cthulhu at May 08, 2015 12:47 AM (T1005)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 08, 2015 12:48 AM (AVEe1)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 08, 2015 12:49 AM (AVEe1)
Posted by: Blacksheep at May 08, 2015 12:49 AM (bS6uW)
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 12:47 AM (lLl+1)
*****
Victim Blamer!
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at May 08, 2015 12:49 AM (XrHO0)
Posted by: t-bird at May 08, 2015 12:50 AM (FcR7P)
and doomed, by a combo of SNP and UKIP. Marginal centrist 'third parties' often get co-opted--either by major parties or displaced by more disciplined issue-oriented
Posted by: not really funny, but not bad at May 08, 2015 12:50 AM (8CdUx)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 08, 2015 12:50 AM (ODxAs)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 08, 2015 12:51 AM (AVEe1)
______________________
I'm sorry. I shouldn't have nipple shamed you. But really, you should learn proper nipple care.
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 12:51 AM (lLl+1)
Posted by: DC in River City at May 08, 2015 12:44 AM
Sigh. I could use a drink but I have another 3rd round interview tomorrow. And I'm waiting to hear if I got a position at this other place, that I really really want. It's an 'ette dream job. Where's Fenelon & Slap? I need the big time prayers stat, before I have to start selling panties on reddit.
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 08, 2015 12:51 AM (K0vTe)
And when will Ms. Gellar apologize for it?
Posted by: t-bird at May 08, 2015 12:50 AM (FcR7P)
Her boobehs brought down a satellite?!
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 08, 2015 12:53 AM (K0vTe)
Posted by: Blacksheep at May 08, 2015 12:53 AM (bS6uW)
Posted by: andycanuck at May 08, 2015 12:53 AM (kivUY)
Posted by: The Political Hat (@ThePoliticalHat) at May 08, 2015 12:54 AM (7YlUk)
344 Cougar was complaining of the same thing. But then she went to bed. I
decided that hitting the liquor cabinet was a good idea.
Posted by: DC in River City at May 08, 2015 12:44 AM
Sigh. I could use a drink but I have another 3rd round interview
tomorrow. And I'm waiting to hear if I got a position at this other
place, that I really really want. It's an 'ette dream job. Where's
Fenelon Slap? I need the big time prayers stat, before I have to
start selling panties on reddit.
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 08, 2015 12:51 AM (K0vTe)
Fenelon and Slap have first option on buying your panties?!?!?
Posted by: cthulhu at May 08, 2015 12:54 AM (T1005)
Posted by: t-bird at May 08, 2015 12:54 AM (FcR7P)
Just got an email from the NSA saying that if you wore that little black top you wore last Friday, the job should be yours.
Good luck! I'll sacrifice a beer to the gods for you.
Posted by: DC in River City at May 08, 2015 12:55 AM (e+1S5)
Posted by: andycanuck at May 08, 2015 12:53 AM (
Give the ewok a piece of my panties?
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 08, 2015 12:56 AM (K0vTe)
Posted by: Blacksheep at May 08, 2015 12:56 AM (bS6uW)
I guess it gives Labour less of a chance to "discover" votes in the back of someone's car.
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper, formerly MrCaniac at May 08, 2015 12:57 AM (+Fae7)
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 12:51 AM (lLl+1)
****
I offer instead a National Conversation on Male Nipple Care. And, by National Conversation I mean you need to STFD, STFU and let me lecture you as to why you are wrong.
As is the story with most "National Conversations."
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at May 08, 2015 12:57 AM (XrHO0)
For anyone so inclined, please raise a glass to Ret'd Senior Chief Petty Officer Paul MacF...
At 66, he passed way too young.
A damned fine man. A great chef at the grill, a good friend. And he could pour Jim Beam over rocks with the best of them.
Ask God to hold him and his loved ones.
"If you're going to lie, lie for a friend. If you're going to cheat, cheat death. If you're going to steal, steal a heart. And if you're going to drink, drink with me."
You'll be missed, Paul.
Posted by: chi's sandwIch (previously shredded chi) at May 08, 2015 12:58 AM (ZjzCZ)
Posted by: cthulhu at May 08, 2015 12:54 AM (T1005)
Heh. You were skimming while multi tasking weren't you?
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 08, 2015 12:58 AM (K0vTe)
Posted by: The Political Hat (@ThePoliticalHat) at May 08, 2015 12:59 AM (7YlUk)
Posted by: andycanuck at May 08, 2015 01:00 AM (kivUY)
Posted by: cthulhu at May 08, 2015 01:00 AM (T1005)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 08, 2015 01:00 AM (K0vTe)
Posted by: andycanuck at May 08, 2015 01:01 AM (kivUY)
As is the story with most "National Conversations."
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise
______________
I see your national conversation and raise you a series of primetime Townhall Meetings at no less than 3 locations across the United States.
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 01:01 AM (lLl+1)
Hey.
For anyone so inclined, please raise a glass to Ret'd Senior Chief Petty Officer Paul MacF...
At 66, he passed way too young.
A damned fine man. A great chef at the grill, a good friend. And he could pour Jim Beam over rocks with the best of them.
Ask God to hold him and his loved ones.
"If you're going to lie, lie for a friend. If you're going to cheat,
cheat death. If you're going to steal, steal a heart. And if you're
going to drink, drink with me."
You'll be missed, Paul.
Posted by: chi's sandwIch (previously shredded chi) at May 08, 2015 12:58 AM (ZjzCZ)
Sorry to hear of the loss of such a fine man. *clinks glass on monitor frame*
Posted by: cthulhu at May 08, 2015 01:03 AM (T1005)
Posted by: SMFH at it all at May 08, 2015 01:04 AM (OsWis)
Posted by: Blacksheep at May 08, 2015 01:04 AM (bS6uW)
Posted by: Blacksheep at May 08, 2015 01:04 AM (bS6uW)
****
Sure, right after the Focus Group dial testing.
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at May 08, 2015 01:06 AM (XrHO0)
Posted by: andycanuck at May 08, 2015 01:06 AM (kivUY)
Posted by: Blacksheep
___________________
We're dealing with Starch Induced Male Nipple Discomfort here. Time is of the essence.
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 01:08 AM (lLl+1)
Posted by: The Political Hat (@ThePoliticalHat) at May 08, 2015 01:09 AM (7YlUk)
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 01:08 AM (lLl+1)
*****
Indeed. Lanolin suppliers are working freaking overtime as we speak over this National Disaster.
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at May 08, 2015 01:10 AM (XrHO0)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise
________________________
I DON't MEAN TO NIPPLE SHAME YOU BUT this was caused by, if we are to be honest, your utter disregard for your nipples.
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 01:13 AM (lLl+1)
Posted by: Blacksheep at May 08, 2015 01:15 AM (bS6uW)
Posted by: Blacksheep at May 08, 2015 01:15 AM (bS6uW)
_______________
SOMETHING MUST BE DONE! NOW!
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 01:17 AM (lLl+1)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 08, 2015 01:17 AM (K0vTe)
kind of a depressing last few days... today was a certain little girl's birthday.
BUT, at least her grandma told me that she gave her a big hug, told her I loved her & missed her, and said Happy Birthday from me.
Then she showed her a couple pics from me & Tucker?
I still have a little hope...
Posted by: chi's sandwIch (previously shredded chi) at May 08, 2015 01:18 AM (ZjzCZ)
Posted by: Blacksheep at May 08, 2015 01:15 AM (bS6uW)
SOMETHING MUST BE DONE! NOW!
Sounds like a job for valurite.
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 08, 2015 01:19 AM (K0vTe)
The Daily Mail really sucks. The worst fish wrap in print.
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 07, 2015 11:32 PM (g7Ibl)
You haven't read the Grauniad, I take it?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 08, 2015 01:20 AM (XpMdw)
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 01:13 AM (lLl+1)
*****
If I am not free to treat my own nipples as I like, then what kind of Freedoms do we really posess in this Country?
And, if treating my nipples as I choose to constitutes a passive, microagressive, cisnormatively patriarchical New reality, then I will happily blaze that trail!
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at May 08, 2015 01:22 AM (XrHO0)
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 01:08 AM (lLl+1)
I used to wear heavily-starched dress shirts. I quickly learned the value of wearing undershirts.
In the meantime, Neosporin or another salve provides good relief.
Posted by: Michael the Hobbit at May 08, 2015 01:24 AM (0RdKg)
Is it just me getting ridiculously fatter, or are McD's regular hamburgers actually getting smaller? They're practically sliders at this point.
Posted by: qdpsteve at May 08, 2015 01:24 AM (elbY7)
Posted by: Blacksheep at May 08, 2015 01:25 AM (bS6uW)
Posted by: qdpsteve at May 08, 2015 01:24 AM (elbY7)
*****
Uummmmm....
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at May 08, 2015 01:26 AM (XrHO0)
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farngist at May 08, 2015 01:26 AM (Vyg9x)
Posted by: The Political Hat (@ThePoliticalHat) at May 08, 2015 01:26 AM (7YlUk)
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist at May 08, 2015 01:27 AM (Vyg9x)
And, if treating my nipples as I choose to constitutes a passive, microagressive, cisnormatively patriarchical New reality, then I will happily blaze that trail!
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise
_________________
Which is all well and good until your nipples begin to cost society in terms of productivity lost due to sick time, medical benefits, increased lanolin usage which is probably related in some way to global warming and animal cruelty. IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO CARE FOR YOUR NIPPLES.
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 01:28 AM (lLl+1)
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist at May 08, 2015 01:30 AM (Vyg9x)
The buns seem to get bigger every year.
Posted by: Soothie at May 08, 2015 01:30 AM (cCGjf)
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 01:28 AM (lLl+1)
*****
I prefer to think that it takes my nipples to care for a Village....of young College (Girl) Hotties. Cuz I'm a giver like that, and shit...
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at May 08, 2015 01:31 AM (XrHO0)
That's something I would expect DC and Cochran and Chi and ... to be telling the 'ettes
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 08, 2015 01:32 AM (K0vTe)
Posted by: The Political Hat (@ThePoliticalHat) at May 08, 2015 01:33 AM (7YlUk)
Where's the beef?
(I don't think there's anybody back there!...)
[/1983]
Posted by: qdpsteve at May 08, 2015 01:33 AM (elbY7)
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 01:35 AM (lLl+1)
Thanks, cooth.
kind of a depressing last few days... today was a certain little girl's birthday.
BUT, at least her grandma told me that she gave her a big hug, told
her I loved her missed her, and said Happy Birthday from me.
Then she showed her a couple pics from me Tucker?
I still have a little hope...
Posted by: chi's sandwIch (previously shredded chi) at May 08, 2015 01:18 AM (ZjzCZ)
Sounds like cause for more than a little.
Posted by: cthulhu at May 08, 2015 01:36 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 01:35 AM (lLl+1)
******
Mark it and cut it here. Credits inserted.
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at May 08, 2015 01:37 AM (cIoI4)
Coast and Burkina Faso before hitting the Med and going Greece or
Turkey.....but it was not meant to be. It's down in nowheresville, South
Pacific.
Posted by: cthulhu at May 08, 2015 12:47 AM (T1005)
And some statue on Easter Island gets a welt on its noggin.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 08, 2015 01:38 AM (XpMdw)
"Play Along with Rob - the Outcome"
http://tinyurl.com/llkpwup
Posted by: qdpsteve at May 08, 2015 01:49 AM (elbY7)
Posted by: Thread traditionalist at May 08, 2015 01:53 AM (cIoI4)
Posted by: cthulhu at May 08, 2015 01:59 AM (T1005)
It really is a complete bloodbath for the Liberal Democrats (the ultra-far-left party) and Labour (the medium-far-left party). The Lib Dems went from being the #3 kingmaker party even seeking ways to displace Labour to be the leading left-wing party...to (after tonight's results) becoming a completely irrelevant fringe party. Their incumbents lost 41 races out of 47, leaving them with only 6 members of parliament. Probably the worst night any political party has had in any democratic nation in the last 40 years. Labour, simultaneously, has lost 28 incumbent seats, and went from being the dominant party in Scotland to having just a single member of parliament there out of 57 possible races. Complete apocalyptic collapse.
Meanwhile, the parties that picked up all those votes were the Scottish National Party, which now has 55 out of 57 seats in Scotland -- and UKIP, which has now easily displaced the Lib Dems to become the #3 vote-getting party in the country.
That's all the good news.
The bad news is that UKIP's votes are spread out evenly in districts throughout the land, so they are only going to win a tiny handful of seats, despite getting about 13% of the nationwide vote. They simply haven't yet risen to a majority in any district except for a few.
The other bad news is that although the "Conservatives" will retain power, and the two major leftist parties got thrashed, overall when you add up all the leftist parties combined (including the Scottish National Party, which has a socialist bent, and the Greens), they still won 49.6% of the vote. It's just that they split it up among various parties, and couldn't get unified.
So it's not like Britain has swung rightward -- it's just that the left parties are so incompetent and have such terrible candidates that they couldn't get their act together to win an election that could have been theirs.
But hey, I'll take "good news, bad news" over "it's all bad news" any day.
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 02:01 AM (jBuUi)
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist at May 08, 2015 02:03 AM (Vyg9x)
Shouldn't that be the other way around?
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist at May 08, 2015 02:05 AM (Vyg9x)
Posted by: cthulhu at May 08, 2015 01:59 AM (T1005)
_______________
The thing is that UKIP [the UK version of the Tea Party] have more votes than the SNP and yet the SNP will have 58 more seats than UKIP. UKIP has 1 seat but they have come in second place in more races than the LibDems had. UKIP voters are underrepresented.
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 02:06 AM (lLl+1)
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist at May 08, 2015 02:07 AM (Vyg9x)
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 02:07 AM (lLl+1)
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist
Well, that's the two parties' traditional roles....but yes, I just read that Labour purposely shifted way left to outflank the Lib Dems to snatch away all their voters....so you may be right, and that by now, Labour is even more leftist. Frankly, I don't follow the details of who in England is more left-wing than whom.
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 02:08 AM (jBuUi)
UKIP, Tories, and Labour ate the corpse of the Lib Dems.
UKIP came in second in many races, an can claim to be the anti-Labour party in Northern England. While they got only one seat, their 3rd largest vote total will keep them in the game... which is something that can't be said to the Lib Dems.
Plaid Cymru and the Greens have also fallen flat, winning only three and zero, respectively, seats so far (with 545 of 650 seats in).
The big story is the domination of the SNP. The Tories, the Lib Dems, and Labour each got one Scottish seat.
Millibrand will be out as head of Labour.
One up and coming Labour potential leader is Chuka Umunna (the UK's version of Obama)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuka_Umunna
Clegg is out as head of Lib Dems (as if that matters).
Farage said he's step aside for UKIP, but people are trying to get him to change his mind.
Cameron also said that he would not serve more than two terms as PM, which means that Boris Johnson (who was elected PM and will remain as London Mayor), could be the UK Prime Minister in 2020.
Posted by: The Political Hat (@ThePoliticalHat) at May 08, 2015 02:13 AM (7YlUk)
Posted by: doused flaming skull at May 08, 2015 02:13 AM (3F6F8)
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 02:14 AM (lLl+1)
Nationwide, there is of course the "Monster Raving Loony Party," which has been around since the '60s unofficially and the '80s officially, plus the hilariously named "Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol" party. But if you dig down, you'll find plenty more.
For example, in Nigel Farage's district of Thanet South, he's running against "Zebadiah Abu-Obadiah" of the "Al-Zebabist Nation of Ooog," and also against "Nigel Askew" of the "We Are The Reality Party" and Ruth Bailey of the hyper-localized "Manston Airport Independent Party."
If only US politics was as fun.
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 02:16 AM (jBuUi)
Posted by: cthulhu at May 08, 2015 02:16 AM (T1005)
Posted by: The Political Hat (@ThePoliticalHat) at May 08, 2015 02:17 AM (7YlUk)
Posted by: Cozmark
Color me educated! Thx.
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 02:17 AM (jBuUi)
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 02:14 AM (lLl+1)
SNP are nationalists.
SNP are socialists.
National Socialists are never good news...
Posted by: The Political Hat (@ThePoliticalHat) at May 08, 2015 02:18 AM (7YlUk)
Posted by: Sunni LeBeouf at May 08, 2015 02:19 AM (3F6F8)
427 Zombie, the LibDems positioned themselves between the Cons and Labs. I watched all of the debates, btw.
Posted by: Cozmark
Color me educated! Thx.
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 02:17 AM (jBuUi)
And Labour returned the favor by aggressively cannibalizing them as the SNP ate up Lab's backside. If you look at SNP +49 < Lab -28 < LibDem -43 , it looks very much like Labour could have had a much worse time than it did if they hadn't gutted their little buddies.
Posted by: cthulhu at May 08, 2015 02:23 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangis and Political Critict at May 08, 2015 02:23 AM (wQ7l/)
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critict at May 08, 2015 02:25 AM (wQ7l/)
During the debates the LD Candidate, Nick Clegg, was a non entity. He just split the dif between Cameron and Milliband-Labour/Sturgeon-SNP.
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 02:25 AM (lLl+1)
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic at May 08, 2015 02:25 AM (wQ7l/)
Posted by: Sunni LeBeouf
In the US, all congressional districts (and I mean ALL of them) are gerrymandered every 10 years based on the census. But in the UK, many of the political electoral divisions are based on ancient medieval (or even pre-medieval) boundary lines, and are more or less permanent. So UKIP (or the Tories) simply don't have the ability or opportunity to "draw up" the districts to their benefit, gerrymander-style, as the GOP and the Dems do in the US.
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 02:25 AM (jBuUi)
There is my missing "t" .
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critict at May 08, 2015 02:25 AM (wQ7l/)
Now you've borrowed one too many -- pay it back with the extra on "Critict".
Posted by: cthulhu at May 08, 2015 02:26 AM (T1005)
Will have 56 seats.
Lib Dems up to 8 now... after losing 44.
Posted by: The Political Hat (@ThePoliticalHat) at May 08, 2015 02:26 AM (7YlUk)
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 02:25 AM (jBuUi)
Ummm, not really. That hasn't truly been the case since the early 19th century.
Posted by: The Political Hat (@ThePoliticalHat) at May 08, 2015 02:28 AM (7YlUk)
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic at May 08, 2015 02:29 AM (wQ7l/)
James Franco: "McDonalds was there for me when no one else was"
http://tinyurl.com/q76k9td
Posted by: qdpsteve at May 08, 2015 02:29 AM (elbY7)
Posted by: Adriane the History Critic ... at May 08, 2015 02:31 AM (nSOh+)
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic at May 08, 2015 02:29 AM (wQ7l/)
____________
Douglas Carswell from Clacton on the east coast.
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 02:34 AM (lLl+1)
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic at May 08, 2015 02:29 AM (wQ7l/)
One of the incumbents.
I'm seeing tweets that the other lost, but I haven't seen the reported numbers.
Posted by: The Political Hat (@ThePoliticalHat) at May 08, 2015 02:34 AM (7YlUk)
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 08, 2015 02:34 AM (7YlUk)
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic at May 08, 2015 02:35 AM (wQ7l/)
Posted by: qdpsteve at May 08, 2015 02:35 AM (elbY7)
That is the Seat they won in Special Election a few months back?
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic at May 08, 2015 02:37 AM (wQ7l/)
Poor Nigel. Always the Bridesmaid.......
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic at May 08, 2015 02:35 AM (wQ7l/)
Currently at 3,394,000 votes.....almost more than LibDem (2,173,000) and SNP (1,454,000) combined....and somehow with 63 fewer seats....there are some disenfranchised, pissed-off peeps out there.
Posted by: cthulhu at May 08, 2015 02:38 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic at May 08, 2015 02:39 AM (wQ7l/)
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic
______________
But he is still a Member of the European Parliament. That's something like an important thing. I mean they elected him and 23 others to give the finger to the EU, which I think would be a lot of fun.
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 02:39 AM (lLl+1)
That is the Seat they won in Special Election a few months back?
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic
____________
Yes.
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 02:40 AM (lLl+1)
Posted by: The Political Hat (@ThePoliticalHat)
Look at the districts in the big cities. London, as the most obvious example, still has its parliamentary districts based pretty closely on the ancient neighborhood boundary lines that have been there since time immemorial. Bethnal Greena & Bow is a parliamentary district, and its boundary lines encompass their neighborhoods of...Bethnal Green and Bow. Etc. Etc. Compare that to New York City, where even in Manhattan and Brooklyn the congressional districts are completely insanely shaped, jumping over bodies of water, having jagged limbs and antennae every which way completely unrelated to historical neighborhood lines, etc.
But yes, I suppose, out in the countryside, there could be a bit of semi-gerrymandering in the UK -- but there is no comparison to the extreme level of gerrymandering in the US, as I documented in this report:
http://tinyurl.com/7r944b3
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 02:42 AM (jBuUi)
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic at May 08, 2015 02:42 AM (wQ7l/)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 08, 2015 02:43 AM (k+itx)
Posted by: Sunni LeBeouf at May 08, 2015 02:44 AM (XrHO0)
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic at May 08, 2015 02:45 AM (wQ7l/)
been exiled to an overflow building across the street for a year-or-so on a
month-to-month lease. Now the whole company is moving to an
entirely different building. So, Phase I, move some people out of
the main building; Phase Ia, move her group to the old main
building; Phase II, move more folks from the old building; Phase
III, move the rest of the folks (besides the fiancee's) out of the
old building; Phase IIIa, move her guys for the second time in a
month into the dregs of whatever's left in the new building.
Phase Ia is tomorrow.
In the meantime, her dipshit boss calls her in for a confab
today....."we need to talk about the decor in the new building".
Errrrr....no, asshole, we need to survive Friday.....
Posted by: cthulhu at May 08, 2015 02:47 AM (T1005)
On a trolley?
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 08, 2015 02:43 AM (k+itx)<<<
Bicycle.
Posted by: Brit pol in Spandex at May 08, 2015 02:48 AM (1FyZ2)
Either move the tech support first or last. Never treat them like RAF squadrons during the Battle of France moving from airfield to airfield ahead of the advancing Jerries.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 08, 2015 02:51 AM (k+itx)
Posted by: Freddy Arsenic ... at May 08, 2015 02:51 AM (nSOh+)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 08, 2015 02:51 AM (k+itx)
Posted by: Brit pol in Spandex at May 08, 2015 02:53 AM (1FyZ2)
corse knot.
We live in a paperless society, donchano.
Posted by: Freddy Arsenic ... at May 08, 2015 02:53 AM (nSOh+)
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic at May 08, 2015 02:54 AM (wQ7l/)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 08, 2015 02:55 AM (k+itx)
Cthulhu, let me guess the people who planned this move all have MBAs and other fancy pieces of paper?
Either
move the tech support first or last. Never treat them like RAF
squadrons during the Battle of France moving from airfield to airfield
ahead of the advancing Jerries.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 08, 2015 02:51 AM (k+itx)
Worse yet, they're old school chums.
The worst isn't the tacked-on nature of the TechSup move, the worst part is assuming that you can drag-in petty inconsequential BS when people are pulling off miracles for you. It's like waltzing into trench warfare during a quiet period and going, "good work, chaps -- carry on, then!" as you leave.
Posted by: cthulhu at May 08, 2015 02:56 AM (T1005)
Nope. Got most of my prep work for planting done and cleaned up the mess the dumper left on our property last night.
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic at May 08, 2015 02:57 AM (wQ7l/)
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic at May 08, 2015 02:39 AM (wQ7l/)
Or just 31, since the DUP & UUP are Tory allies from N. Ireland.
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 08, 2015 03:00 AM (7YlUk)
In Wales, the 2015 parliamentary district known as "Montgomeryshire" almost precisely follows the outline of the former "shire" known as Montgomeryshire, whose boundaries were drawn up in (wait for it) 1267 AD.
There are practically no congressional districts in the US that follow natural or old-time traditional boundaries like that.
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 03:01 AM (jBuUi)
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic at May 08, 2015 03:02 AM (wQ7l/)
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 02:42 AM (jBuUi)
While the seats are drawn sanely, they still aim for rough equivalence in population. Haven't been any pocket or rotten boroughs since the 19th century.
True they are overdue for residtricting, but the Lib Dems put a stop to that with their temper tantrum after they lost the election reform referendum.
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 08, 2015 03:02 AM (7YlUk)
Agreed. If they hit the magic 321 by themselves, no need for the UPP'ers.
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic at May 08, 2015 03:03 AM (wQ7l/)
Luap Nor, ah. Yeah that might take precedent.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 08, 2015 03:04 AM (k+itx)
Labour and LibDems would best see their current predicament as existential crises... Majority means referendum, it means boundary changes
http://bit.ly/1FT4lvb
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 08, 2015 03:06 AM (7YlUk)
It's very similar to the US election map, with the GOP absolutely dominating geographically while the Dems are concentrated primarily in (small) urban areas.
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 03:06 AM (jBuUi)
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 03:09 AM (jBuUi)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 08, 2015 03:12 AM (k+itx)
However, I don't know the nature of the unreported districts -- could be that (just as in the US) the leftwing strongholds are purposely slow-counting to give their side a big end-of-night surprise boost in results. Who knows?
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 03:14 AM (jBuUi)
I swear to God, if something like that happened here, I'd take a flamethrower to that area.
Posted by: Lt. Col. Frank Slade at May 08, 2015 03:14 AM (EARfr)
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic at May 08, 2015 03:14 AM (wQ7l/)
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic at May 08, 2015 03:15 AM (wQ7l/)
But this is somewhat similar to what went on in Britain by British nobles and there are still laws on the books that permit these "Asians" claim allow them to do likewise.
Might have been parody but I'm not sure about much anymore.
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 03:16 AM (lLl+1)
Posted by: ThunderB, Overly Provocative at May 08, 2015 03:17 AM (HMnUY)
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 08, 2015 03:19 AM (7YlUk)
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at May 08, 2015 03:19 AM (dF04M)
If you are going to use Ahri in an MMD video, she can't sit and lean back in a human chair or couch. Painful on the tails.
https://youtu.be/BqDKaHoFcgo
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 08, 2015 03:20 AM (k+itx)
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic at May 08, 2015 03:20 AM (wQ7l/)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 08, 2015 03:21 AM (k+itx)
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 03:21 AM (lLl+1)
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic
The BBC.
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 03:23 AM (jBuUi)
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at May 08, 2015 03:23 AM (dF04M)
Posted by: ThunderB, Overly Provocative at May 08, 2015 03:23 AM (HMnUY)
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 03:24 AM (jBuUi)
Posted by: ThunderB, Overly Provocative at May 08, 2015 03:24 AM (HMnUY)
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic at May 08, 2015 03:25 AM (wQ7l/)
Posted by: ThunderB, Overly Provocative
Yes, Galloway lost.
Sayonara, anti-Semitic asswipe!
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 03:26 AM (jBuUi)
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic at May 08, 2015 03:27 AM (wQ7l/)
Posted by: ThunderB, Overly Provocative at May 08, 2015 03:29 AM (HMnUY)
Too bad England can't send Georgie and his wife through Traitor's Gate for a haircut.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 08, 2015 03:30 AM (k+itx)
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic at May 08, 2015 03:31 AM (wQ7l/)
Labour, Naseem Shah: 19,977 total votes taken. 49.6% share of the total
Respect Party, George Galloway : 8,557 total votes taken. 21.2% share of the total
Galloway got totally crushed.
His district is, like, 75% Pakistani, so the guy who beat him was also a Muslim.
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 03:32 AM (jBuUi)
Posted by: Adriane the Haircut Critic ... at May 08, 2015 03:33 AM (nSOh+)
To youtube:
http://tinyurl.com/m9hn883
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 03:33 AM (lLl+1)
That means they need 13 out of 31 -- easy -- or 18 out of 31 -- more of a stretch.
I think they'll make it. A glance at the map shows that many of the remaining districts are rural.
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 03:34 AM (jBuUi)
Posted by: ThunderB, Overly Provocative at May 08, 2015 03:34 AM (HMnUY)
Posted by: ThunderB, Overly Provocative at May 08, 2015 03:35 AM (HMnUY)
"How sharper than a serpent's tooth the ingratitude of a Muslim to an infidel collaborator."
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 08, 2015 03:37 AM (k+itx)
What do they nee to get to? 321 or 325? or...?
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 03:24 AM (jBuUi)
650 seats. Sinn Fein won 4, and they won't sit in Westminster.
623 to tie. 624 to win a majority
With 304 + the ten DUP/UUP seats, they would only need ten more. Since they have won 23 more seats than they have lost, it looks like they will have an outright majority.
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 08, 2015 03:37 AM (7YlUk)
They won the two most recent seats to be called. Things are looking better for them by the minute.
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 03:39 AM (jBuUi)
Posted by: Adriane the Haircut Critic ... at May 08, 2015 03:33 AM (nSOh+)<<<
I have a fine suggestion...
Posted by: Friar Tuck at May 08, 2015 03:39 AM (1FyZ2)
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 03:43 AM (jBuUi)
Sky is also predicting UKIP will pick up another Seat.
Where?
I don't see it happening.
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic at May 08, 2015 03:43 AM (wQ7l/)
>>>A Prince Valiant, a Pixie, or a Fred?
>>>Posted by: Adriane the Haircut Critic ... at May 08, 2015 03:33 AM (nSOh+)
I PITY THOSE FOOLS ... AND THEIR HAIRCUTS.
Posted by: Mr.T at May 08, 2015 03:44 AM (FlRtG)
623 to tie. 624 to win a majority
With 304 + the ten DUP/UUP seats, they would only need ten more.
Posted by: The Political Hat
Sweet.
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 03:46 AM (jBuUi)
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic at May 08, 2015 03:47 AM (wQ7l/)
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 03:47 AM (jBuUi)
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 03:48 AM (jBuUi)
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 02:42 AM (jBuUi)
*********
Ah, thank you. That's pretty sick. I guess neither party would ever want to give this up, but at least both parties get to take turns abusing it.
Posted by: Sunni LeBeouf at May 08, 2015 03:49 AM (XrHO0)
Anyway, Plaid Cymru is pronounced in 'Merican as Plied Kimry. wtf
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 03:50 AM (lLl+1)
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 03:50 AM (jBuUi)
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 03:51 AM (lLl+1)
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic at May 08, 2015 03:52 AM (wQ7l/)
Posted by: Cozmark
I have always wondered how the hell that was pronounced. Thx for clearing that up!
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 03:52 AM (jBuUi)
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 03:47 AM (jBuUi)
Yes.
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 08, 2015 03:52 AM (7YlUk)
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 03:50 AM (jBuUi)
DUP has 8 seats.
UUP has 2 seats.
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 08, 2015 03:53 AM (7YlUk)
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 03:48 AM (jBuUi)
313 + 8 (DUP) + 2 (UUP) = 1 (UKIP) = 324 = majority.
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 08, 2015 03:53 AM (7YlUk)
UUP has 2 seats.
Posted by: The Political Hat
8 + 2 + 313 = 323. Tie.
They need to win just one race out of the remaining 23.
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 03:54 AM (jBuUi)
Posted by: The Political Hat
That's presuming that UKIP will play along!
Funny how, even with just one seat, at the moment they are the kingmakers!!
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 03:55 AM (jBuUi)
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic at May 08, 2015 03:56 AM (wQ7l/)
No wonder no one speaks it anymore.
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 03:56 AM (lLl+1)
Cymru means Wales in Welsh gibberish.
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 03:51 AM (lLl+1)
Oh, stewardess! I speak gibberish.
Posted by: Barbara Billingsley at May 08, 2015 03:57 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic
Maybe Zebadiah Abu-Obadiah of the Al-Zebabist Nation of Ooog Party won, and everyone in Thanet South died of a shock-induced heart attack, and there's no one left to report the results.
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 03:58 AM (jBuUi)
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 03:59 AM (jBuUi)
Posted by: Adriane the Rhyme and Reason Critic ... at May 08, 2015 04:01 AM (nSOh+)
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic at May 08, 2015 04:02 AM (wQ7l/)
Tories win stunning outright victory as Miliband and Clegg face political extinction.
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 04:02 AM (jBuUi)
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 08, 2015 04:03 AM (7YlUk)
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic at May 08, 2015 04:03 AM (wQ7l/)
Tories now at 315, with 20 seats undecided!
That puts them over!!!
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 03:59 AM (jBuUi)
50%+1 of Parliament, with 36.6% of the vote....
Posted by: cthulhu at May 08, 2015 04:04 AM (T1005)
Posted by: goon at May 08, 2015 04:07 AM (gy5kE)
Posted by: Sunni LeBeouf at May 08, 2015 04:08 AM (3F6F8)
Posted by: cthulhu at May 08, 2015 04:09 AM (T1005)
I must be slow on the uptake, because I just "got" your name, and laughed out loud. Touche!
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 04:10 AM (jBuUi)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 08, 2015 04:13 AM (k+itx)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 08, 2015 04:13 AM (k+itx)
Lib Dems can commute to work together in a mini-bus.
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 08, 2015 04:14 AM (7YlUk)
Posted by: Bruce J at May 08, 2015 04:15 AM (iQIUe)
Posted by: Sunni LeBeouf at May 08, 2015 04:18 AM (3F6F8)
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic at May 08, 2015 04:20 AM (wQ7l/)
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic at May 08, 2015 04:23 AM (wQ7l/)
Latest results:
Tories with 317 seats, with 18 still in play!
They only need 7 out of 18 to get an outright majority without even the need for the N. Irish or UKIP!
And at the rate they're going, they should rack up more than just that 7.
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 04:24 AM (jBuUi)
Never treat them like RAF squadrons during the Battle of France moving
from airfield to airfield ahead of the advancing Jerries.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 08, 2015 02:51 AM (k+itx)That's just crazy talk. No one has ever tried it!
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at May 08, 2015 04:25 AM (bLnSU)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 08, 2015 04:13 AM (k+itx)
This has been in the cards ever since they decided to form a government with the Tories.
Right now, they have a few legacy seats because of not-too-unpopular incumbents.
It'ls the lowest they've been since 1974.
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 08, 2015 04:26 AM (7YlUk)
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic at May 08, 2015 04:23 AM (wQ7l/)
Clown car.
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 08, 2015 04:27 AM (7YlUk)
Accordingly, you will simultaneously see a bunch of "worship Gaia, hug a tree" BS literally side-by-side with propane-guzzling monstrosities like http://tinyurl.com/q72y239
If you've never been, it is great fun and well-worth doing. Can't speak for the other ones, but the Bay Area Maker Faire has a lot of holdover stuff from Burning Man and often seems like a PG-version of that.
It looks like I'll be there Saturday. As usual, I'll be wearing a Cthulhu-themed t-shirt.....so you should absolutely walk up to everyone wearing cthulhu-stuff there and say, "do you speak Val-u-rite?"
Posted by: cthulhu at May 08, 2015 04:30 AM (T1005)
In Israel, Zionist Union brought in...David Axelrod to secure their landslide victory over Likud. Oh, wait....
Axelrod is the Karl Rove of the Progtards.
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 04:30 AM (lLl+1)
Very, very mysterious.
Cue the conspiracy theories...one, two, three -- launch!
1. They're so desperate to keep Farage from being the next PM in 2020, that the Conservatives and the Tories are conspiring to defraud him of his seat in Parliament.
2. The Nation of Ooog is not a joke party after all -- it's a front for extraterrestrials!
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 04:31 AM (jBuUi)
=
Conservatives and Labour are conspiring
Sorry for the confusing typo!
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 04:32 AM (jBuUi)
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 08, 2015 04:27 AM (7YlUk)
Do you know the way to Stornoway??
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic at May 08, 2015 04:32 AM (wQ7l/)
Now at 318, with 17 seats in play.
Only need 6 out out 17, or 35% of the remaining seats. That's a lock.
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 04:36 AM (jBuUi)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 08, 2015 04:37 AM (k+itx)
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 04:37 AM (jBuUi)
Posted by: cthulhu at May 08, 2015 04:39 AM (T1005)
Boris Johnson is the mayor of London and now an MP. I wonder if he will give up the Mayor position? Boris Johnson is sort of crazy in an entertaining way. Even though he is considered a conservative he isnt by our standards.
Posted by: Bruce J at May 08, 2015 04:40 AM (iQIUe)
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic at May 08, 2015 04:40 AM (wQ7l/)
Posted by: Puddleglum at May 08, 2015 04:42 AM (20X6f)
Posted by: Bruce J at May 08, 2015 04:40 AM (iQIUe)
___________
As far as I can tell Boris Johnson is a libertarian that is more interested in getting elected than being liked by ideologue libertarians.
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 04:43 AM (lLl+1)
That is an actual party with a member standing for Parliament in Thanet South.
Nigel Farange's home Seat.
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic at May 08, 2015 04:44 AM (wQ7l/)
Posted by: cthulhu at May 08, 2015 04:44 AM (T1005)
Now at 320, with 15 seats to go.
If I was a Lib Dem politician, I'd be pondering suicide about now...
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 04:45 AM (jBuUi)
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at May 08, 2015 04:45 AM (dF04M)
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic at May 08, 2015 04:46 AM (wQ7l/)
Posted by: cthulhu at May 08, 2015 04:44 AM (T1005)
Actually, only four. Sinn Fein won four seat, but will not sit at Westminster. 624 will be needed for an outright victory.
Even then, I could see the Tories inviting the DUP and UUP to bolster their numbers and to not alienate their N. Irish allies.
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 08, 2015 04:47 AM (7YlUk)
"If I was a Lib Dem politician, I'd be pondering suicide about now..."
That or moving to Greece.
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic at May 08, 2015 04:46 AM (wQ7l/)
Are you kidding? They're eying potential spouses named "Lucinda Rodriguez" and thinking of overstaying their visas in the US.
Posted by: cthulhu at May 08, 2015 04:48 AM (T1005)
The voters been 'em to it.
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 08, 2015 04:48 AM (7YlUk)
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 04:45 AM (jBuUi)
____________
From what I gather, with the exception of Nick Clegg, the entire LibDem leadership has been retired, including all of the cabinet members.
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 04:49 AM (lLl+1)
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 04:49 AM (jBuUi)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 08, 2015 04:51 AM (k+itx)
AS I understand it, A couple of them have inquired about immigration Laws in Libya. They answered a "Achmeds List" add for "warlords wanted"
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic at May 08, 2015 04:51 AM (wQ7l/)
320, 15 left, 6 needed for outright victory.
Posted by: cthulhu at May 08, 2015 04:44 AM (T1005)
Actually, only four. Sinn Fein won four seat, but will not sit at Westminster. 624 will be needed for an outright victory.
Even then, I could see the Tories inviting the DUP and UUP to bolster their numbers and to not alienate their N. Irish allies.
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 08, 2015 04:47 AM (7YlUk)
The normal negotiation involved is government posts. What government posts would it take to buy the DUP or UUP....considering that the are entirely unnecessary? And what posts might go to UKIP, being that they're the number 3 party in the country with almost as many voters as the LibDems and SNP combined?
Posted by: cthulhu at May 08, 2015 04:51 AM (T1005)
Yep -- not part of the UK parliament, as I suspected.
I guess the map and the list are being updated at different rates.
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 04:52 AM (jBuUi)
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic at May 08, 2015 04:52 AM (wQ7l/)
Looking at the map, I can only see 12 unreported districts. Where are
the other 3? Do the Channel Islands get a vote? or do they still report
directly to the Queen, and opt out of parliament? Hmmmm..
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 04:49 AM (jBuUi)
Many of the districts are immediately adjacent to other ones. For instance, if you go up next to Scotland, there's Berwick-upon-Tweed, Hexham, and Wansbeck in that one block (and perhaps more).
Posted by: cthulhu at May 08, 2015 04:53 AM (T1005)
"As a bailiwick, Guernsey embraces not only all ten parishes on the
island of Guernsey, but also the islands of Alderney and Sark - each with its own parliament
- and the smaller islands of Herm, Jethou and Lihou. Although its
defence is the responsibility of the United Kingdom, the Bailiwick is not part of the United Kingdom but rather a possession of the British Crown."
Yep -- not part of the UK parliament, as I suspected.
I guess the map and the list are being updated at different rates.
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 04:52 AM (jBuUi)
There have been several times when the total numbers were off.
Posted by: cthulhu at May 08, 2015 04:55 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 08, 2015 04:56 AM (k+itx)
From Wiki.
Brain not doing to well. Some sleep would help that......
Posted by: Luap Nor Solitary Farangist and Political Critic at May 08, 2015 04:58 AM (wQ7l/)
The rest are surrounded by Con land. So a chance at 14 more making the total 330.
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 04:58 AM (lLl+1)
Yep -- not part of the UK parliament, as I suspected.
I guess the map and the list are being updated at different rates.
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 04:52 AM (jBuUi)
Similar situation with the Isle of Mann
The Channel Islands are actually the only part of the old Duchy of Normandy retained by the British Monarch, where she is known as the Duke.
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 08, 2015 05:00 AM (7YlUk)
Posted by: cthulhu at May 08, 2015 05:05 AM (T1005)
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 05:08 AM (jBuUi)
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 08, 2015 05:08 AM (7YlUk)
Posted by: The Beetles Election Remix at May 08, 2015 05:09 AM (1FyZ2)
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 05:09 AM (lLl+1)
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 05:10 AM (jBuUi)
That sounds like a *ahem* "film" that the artist formerly known as Kratos would've enjoyed.
Posted by: Blade of Olympus at May 08, 2015 05:12 AM (1FyZ2)
Posted by: Bruce J at May 08, 2015 05:14 AM (iQIUe)
Posted by: Bruce J at May 08, 2015 05:16 AM (iQIUe)
UKIP gained 1 seat. SNP gained 50 seats.
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 05:17 AM (lLl+1)
Polling expert John Curtice says: "With 618 of the 632 seats in Great Britain declared so far, the Lib Dems have lost as many as 338 deposits."
He says the party has already lost more deposits than at any previous election. The closest was 319 in 1950 - on that occasion, the deposit was lost when a candidate polled less than 12.5% of the vote rather than 5%.
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 08, 2015 05:19 AM (7YlUk)
UKIP needs to consolidate power and develop a geographic base somehow. Their support is spread throughout the UK, whereas SNP is only concentrated in Scotland.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at May 08, 2015 05:19 AM (dF04M)
Labour's seat count in the Commons looks set to be the worst since 1987. "This could be an existential crisis for the Labour party," says our political editor Faisal Islam.
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 08, 2015 05:20 AM (7YlUk)
Posted by: Bruce J at May 08, 2015 05:16 AM (iQIUe)
______________
The best morgin of error is +/- 3%. Also, polling always incorporates numerous biases. Some biases can be compensated for but a lot of the bias is baked into the cake.
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 05:20 AM (lLl+1)
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 05:21 AM (lLl+1)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 08, 2015 05:21 AM (k+itx)
via Sky News:
Labour's seat count in the Commons looks set to be the worst since
1987. "This could be an existential crisis for the Labour party," says
our political editor Faisal Islam.
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 08, 2015 05:20 AM (7YlUk)
Oh, wait -- let me break out my smallest violin.....
Posted by: cthulhu at May 08, 2015 05:22 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 08, 2015 05:21 AM (k+itx)<<<
Heads will roll over this.
Oh, sorry... bad choice of words?
Posted by: Faisal Islam at May 08, 2015 05:23 AM (1FyZ2)
1987. "This could be an existential crisis for the Labour party," says
our political editor Faisal Islam.
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 08, 2015 05:20 AM (7YlUk)
Oh, wait -- let me break out my smallest violin.....
Posted by: cthulhu at May 08, 2015 05:22 AM (T1005)
Considering that the district boundaries are skewed in favor of Labour, it'll likely get worse for them.
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 08, 2015 05:24 AM (7YlUk)
I don't want to seem bitter, but those folks have selective amnesia! I do not want them to kiss our asses. We made choices, we waited for events to force our hand, so fair enough if they hate us a little for not coming to their aid sooner rather than later. I get that. It's a valid grudge. But, here we are, 50-60 years on, and they are teaching, teaching ... insuring that their children will hate us. Jesus wept.
So, are they still going to be our BFF friends after this election? Will they still like us just as much on all of the BBC shows after this election? Will they continue to, please-please, show us as the dastardly waterboarding murdering jail-keepers of innocent Mu-slimes after this election?
I find it difficult to hate, deeply hate that is, English speaking peoples. But, it's getting easier as I cast my thoughts back to all of the wretched shit they have said about us, and how they have portrayed us in their cinema, because they are former rulers of the world that got caught out in a fools game of believing that they could use sugar instead of a hammer to rule. Real morons.
Let's go back to hammers. So say we all?
Posted by: goon at May 08, 2015 05:24 AM (gy5kE)
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 05:25 AM (jBuUi)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 08, 2015 05:26 AM (k+itx)
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 05:20 AM (lLl+1)
******
Maybe people deliberately chose to conceal their conservative voting intentions in order to keep the liberals off guard. If so it worked.
Posted by: Sunni LeBeouf at May 08, 2015 05:27 AM (3F6F8)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 08, 2015 05:28 AM (k+itx)
If anyone gets the chance, watch the Brit version of House of Cards mini series from the early 90's. Better than the Netflix version by a long shot.
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 05:28 AM (lLl+1)
Posted by: Faisal Islam at May 08, 2015 05:28 AM (1FyZ2)
Labour has certainly tasted the sting of this riding crop.
Posted by: zombie at May 08, 2015 05:25 AM (jBuUi)
Something like http://tinyurl.com/pmlbhmo ?
Posted by: cthulhu at May 08, 2015 05:29 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 08, 2015 05:32 AM (k+itx)
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 08, 2015 05:33 AM (7YlUk)
Posted by: Sunni LeBeouf at May 08, 2015 05:27 AM (3F6F
___________
That's just one of many. Interviewers can introduce a bias by emphasizing different words or even answers. Likewise, when trying to compensate for a known bias the pollster can in turn introduce their own bias into the poll.
But you can see that Tories lead by 6% now. Plus or minus 3% means the polls were off by +3% for the Tories and -3% for Labour which equals 6%.
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 05:33 AM (lLl+1)
Tory: Tory Craig Mackinley got 18,838
Labour: Labour's Will Scobie got 11,740
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 08, 2015 05:35 AM (7YlUk)
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at May 08, 2015 05:35 AM (IN7k+)
Geller said that AP threatened to publish names of family members if didnt do interview. Remember when msm published info on Darrin Wilson and Charles C Johnson published info on the reporters who then had kittens? That's how you nip that bullshit in the bud.
Posted by: Bruce J at May 08, 2015 05:36 AM (iQIUe)
Maybe people deliberately chose to conceal their conservative voting
intentions in order to keep the liberals off guard. If so it worked.
Posted by: Sunni LeBeouf at May 08, 2015 05:27 AM (3F6F
___________
That's just one of many. Interviewers can introduce a bias by
emphasizing different words or even answers. Likewise, when trying to
compensate for a known bias the pollster can in turn introduce their own
bias into the poll.
But you can see that Tories lead by 6% now. Plus or minus 3% means
the polls were off by +3% for the Tories and -3% for Labour which equals
6%.
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 05:33 AM (lLl+1)
Nine times out of 10, my reaction to the usual push-polls is "fuck off". They want to use polls as weapons, they shouldn't be surprised when people blunt them.
Posted by: cthulhu at May 08, 2015 05:37 AM (T1005)
If anyone gets the chance, watch the Brit version of House of Cards mini series from the early 90's. Better than the Netflix version by a long shot.
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 05:28 AM (lLl+1)
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Sigh, I really miss Ian Richardson who left us far too early.
Posted by: Bruce J at May 08, 2015 05:37 AM (iQIUe)
Posted by: cthulhu at May 08, 2015 05:38 AM (T1005)
I'm starting to think that this "Provisional ONT" is the only one we will get tonight.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at May 08, 2015 05:35 AM (IN7k+)
Ya think?
Posted by: cthulhu at May 08, 2015 05:39 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 05:20 AM (lLl+1)
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But it's not close and not within the margin of error.
Posted by: Bruce J at May 08, 2015 05:41 AM (iQIUe)
I actually worked on a few push polls and 9 times out of 10 your answer was the same as everyone else.
Market research polling or legit political polling, where the goal is to find out what people think and how they make decisions, tries to reduce biases.
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 05:43 AM (lLl+1)
I watched some youtube video of a young man who was the head of the student socialist blah blah blah. What caught my attention was that it was filmed in his room which was nothing but red, commie crap, pictures of Lenin, etc. His rant was nothing but anti Israel shit, too.
Posted by: Bruce J at May 08, 2015 05:47 AM (iQIUe)
But it's not close and not within the margin of error.
Posted by: Bruce J at May 08, 2015 05:41 AM (iQIUe)
_____
It is within the m.o.e.
+/- X% means
A could be +/- X% and B can also be +/- X%
The polls had Tories and Labour tied at 33% before the election. Now the Tories are +3% and Labour is -3%.
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 05:49 AM (lLl+1)
http://tinyurl.com/mnpsv49
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 08, 2015 05:50 AM (k+itx)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 08, 2015 05:53 AM (VPLuQ)
Charlotte Church says David Cameron's win has 'given reins to bogeymen' in furious Twitter outburst
The singer says she has lost her faith in humanity after Labour's shock General Election wipeout and Britain has given in to the 'politics of fear'
Posted by: Bruce J at May 08, 2015 05:53 AM (iQIUe)
Posted by: cthulhu at May 08, 2015 05:54 AM (T1005)
Course once one knows that the site's owner and chief 'author' is the one who has had evidence of a large number of plagiarisms published under his name that caused the site to be shut down it even more undercuts the passive voice and vague blame shifting.
http://embed.gyazo.com/73fab93b3a94b3c985c1cb97c9ab4e90.png
Posted by: Bete reading about the burning times at May 08, 2015 05:55 AM (Lqb+9)
*********
Took a glance at wikipedia, yeah they seem pretty far left.
Posted by: Sunni LeBeouf at May 08, 2015 05:55 AM (XrHO0)
Posted by: Bruce J at May 08, 2015 06:01 AM (iQIUe)
@631 I assume the SNP will side with Labour since the scots are a bunch of commies.
*********
Took a glance at wikipedia, yeah they seem pretty far left.
Posted by: Sunni LeBeouf at May 08, 2015 05:55 AM (XrHO0)
The problem is that just about everyone not in Scotland hates their guts. So Labour can reject them and be marginalized or embrace them and be tainted.
Everybody have enough popcorn? The fiancee swears by Bear Branch Milling, out of NC -- says it's much better than local stuff at our Silicon Valley Lucky's store.
Posted by: cthulhu at May 08, 2015 06:01 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Bruce J at May 08, 2015 06:02 AM (iQIUe)
The winters in Scotland are long, cold and wet and unemployment there is disgracefully high.
Cultivating a hatred for the English, obsessing about soccer and drinking heavily are all easy to do inside after the local coal mine has been shut down.
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 06:02 AM (lLl+1)
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at May 08, 2015 06:05 AM (dF04M)
So whatever the English are, the knee jerk reaction by Scots is to be the opposite.
Posted by: Cozmark at May 08, 2015 06:06 AM (lLl+1)
http://goo.gl/vEkXb5
They never found the guy who cut it off.
Posted by: Bruce J at May 08, 2015 06:06 AM (iQIUe)
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 08, 2015 06:07 AM (7YlUk)
Ed Millibrand shd do what his brother Ralph did - quit and move to NY where the money is. Remember, he is another champagne communist.
Posted by: Bruce J at May 08, 2015 06:12 AM (iQIUe)
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 08, 2015 06:16 AM (7YlUk)
Posted by: @PeeteySDee at May 08, 2015 06:17 AM (KF/jv)
Nigel Farage says he'll resign as UKIP leader but may stand again in leadership election...
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 08, 2015 06:26 AM (7YlUk)
Posted by: cthulhu at May 08, 2015 06:41 AM (T1005)
Posted by: cthulhu at May 08, 2015 06:46 AM (T1005)
Posted by: cthulhu at May 08, 2015 06:52 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Sunni LeBeouf at May 08, 2015 07:09 AM (cIoI4)
They're gonna miss Mildenhall when it closes.
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at May 08, 2015 09:21 AM (hqZPQ)
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