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Overnight Open Thread (5-18-2015)
Dire predictions are the bread and butter of the climate alarmist community. In January of 2009, NASA scientist and climate zealot Dr. James Hansen predicted eco-doom just a little sooner. "We cannot afford to put off change any longer," said Hansen. "We have to get on a new path within this new administration. We have only four years left for Obama to set an example to the rest of the world. America must take the lead."Which hasn't happened. As an odd twist of fate, America has reduced its carbon emissions, though only as an inadvertent byproduct of economic decline and stagnation, something President Obama would rather not take credit for.
-- Benny Huang
The Pentagon has an unrivaled comic genius when it comes to naming its operations. General Weidley is Chief of Staff, Joint Task Force for "Operation Inherent Resolve". If one had to name the single quality most obviously lacking in local ground forces, in the "60-nation coalition" and in US strategists, that would be it. Iraqi troops fled their US-supplied government buildings and then, at the edge of town, abandoned their US-supplied Humvees to melt into the local population, hopefully with nothing US-supplied about their person to give them away. The Humvees and the buildings are now in the hands of Isis. That's the great thing about taking on a "60-nation coalition". When you roll over them in nothing flat, the stuff they leave behind is world-beating state-of-the-art.Almost exactly twelve years ago, I spent two days in Ramadi - one coming, one going. I wandered around the streets, browsed the shops, ate in the cafes, all in the same suit-and-tie get-up you can see me in on stage and telly. And I got the odd surly look but no beheading. Because, in the spring of 2003, the west was still believed to be serious. Now they know we're not.
-- Mark Steyn
So the result of Obama's extension of an olive branch to the mullahs, his pursuit of realignment and peace in the Middle East, is a regional nuclear arms race.There is a pattern here. In Iraq, Obama and his advisers were persuaded that the most malignant factor on the ground was the United States itself. So we withdrew our troops, effectively to zero. Meanwhile, Syria descended into civil war, and after some initial, ill-considered bluffing, Obama finally showed his hand, which is the same hand he always holds and always plays: He was going to take no effective military action.
...The resulting administration grand strategy is not realism, but a kind of loose noninterventionism with just enough pinpoint military action to kill the occasional terrorist and to give Americans a vague sense that something is being done to keep them safe. It is what Joseph Joffe memorably calls "self-containment," or "isolationism with drones."
-- Aaron MacLean in Isolationism With Drones
Quote of the Day IV - Wait I Thought Locally-Sourced Sustainable Production Was Good Edition
"Our culture has become obsessed of late with the virtues of the locally sourced: local vegetables, local meats, local soaps. We've heard much about the moral worth of do-it-yourselfism and the soul-enhancing virtues of shop class. But there's a darker side to locophilia and the DIY movement, a place where the self-reliance of the woodshop putterer meets the libertarian zeal of the garage gunsmith. If the growing black market in homemade firearms evokes a bygone era of small-scale experiment and chance invention, it presages a frightening future of proliferation and lethality that medieval gunsmiths could hardly have imagined."
-- Bruce Holsinger in Slate
Remember: when leftists say they want a "conversation about race," they mean-you shut up and confess your white guilt. Oh, and raise taxes.
-- Steven Hayward in Civil War on the Left, Part 19
Life's never as good as it looks on Facebook or as bad as it sounds on Twitter.
Hillary 2016, Michelle 2024, Chelsea 2032, Sasha 2040, Malia 2048
There must be a special term for government where the top office merely alternates between members of a handful of families - limited sequential oligarchy?
Meet the NYFD's Least Qualified New Firefighter
During her training Rebecca Wax, 33, failed the Functional Skills Training test many, many times. In fact she was only able to even finish it a single time - and that was with a time 5 minutes over the cutoff.
But thanks to her skills in political connections and threatening lawsuits she now gets to join the force anyway. Note that she already got a special waiver in 2011 to be allowed into training after the cutoff age of 29.
The FDNY for the first time in its history will allow someone who failed its crucial physical fitness test to join the Bravest, The Post has learned.Rebecca Wax, 33, is set to graduate Tuesday from the Fire Academy without passing the Functional Skills Training test, a grueling obstacle course of job-related tasks performed in full gear with a limited air supply, an insider has revealed.
"They're going to allow the first person to graduate without passing because this administration has lowered the standard," said the insider, who is familiar with the training.
Upon graduation, Wax would be assigned to a firehouse and tasked with the full duties of a firefighter.
And note that other women in her class were able to pass the same test and are not happy with Wax's special treatment.
While Wax fell short, two other female probies in the graduating class passed the FST with flying colors."They're kicking butt. They're doing better than 50 percent of the class," the insider said. "When they get assigned to a firehouse, they'll be welcomed with open arms because they've done what everyone else has gone through."
Other female firefighters aren't pleased about Wax's treatment, either.
"A lot of the girls in the field are pissed because they feel like they're getting lumped into the same category of a female getting special treatment and not meeting the same standards as the males," the insider added. "It devalues what the women in the field have accomplished."
How Flawed Statistics Create Policies That Ruin Lives
Actually they're not flawed - they're simply lies made up by activists and swallowed uncritically by the MSM.
But 1-in-5 isn't the only statistic being used to create these new policies. Now that the issue is consistently in the news, other statistics with equally dubious origins are cropping up.One is that only 2 percent of rape accusations are false. This factoid traces back to a single source (Susan Brownmiller's 1975 book Against Our Will), which in turn cites a police officer talking about a study that no one has been able to find. But from this dubious claim springs the dogma that one must therefore believe all rape-accusers to be true victims.
Couple the notion that all accusers must be believed to another statistic - that relatively few men commit the majority of sexual assaults - and the prevailing logic becomes that anyone accused of sexual assault must immediately be treated as a serial rapist, because they likely are or will be.
Exploiting Social Justice Warriors for Fun and Profit
SJWs may have sound and fury but they don't usually have any staying power. And standing your ground during the Mad Week also buys you a kind of counter-mob credibility.
The social justice left is only truly strong when it exercises lawful power - such as when it runs your company, your school, or your government. Yet even then it's often constrained by the Constitution, statutes, regulations, and contracts. When the social justice mob is confined to public shaming, its cultural power is limited to the credibility and seriousness others give it. In other words, if a target can withstand a week's worth of hashtags, Buzzfeed will post another battery of kitten photos and pop culture quizzes ("What Does Your Fave '90's Cartoon Say About Your Personality?) and the angry kids will move on.Sometimes, however, targets can fight back and actually profit off a social shame campaign. Just ask Protein World.
...This is a valuable insight. Capitulation doesn't make the other side love or respect a company - nor will it make them buy the company's products - but standing up for your products can be seen as equivalent to standing up for the choices and values of your customers. They'll love you for it and spread the word. This is a lesson American companies - and American politicians - would do well to learn.
Strange Certifications One Can Earn Online
Lactation Consultant
If you'd like to consult women in the best ways to secret milk from their breasts, look no further than the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners. It seems you may need to have some clinical experience in lactation and breastfeeding, but for those of you who have put in your hours, getting validated online is a cinch.
I wonder if they sell a t-shirt with your certification on the front so that your uh 'patients' know you're all legit and stuff.
Craig Ferguson Tells His Story of Becoming Sober
Back in 2007 and he manages to make his rock bottom both funny and poignant: "one thing led to another, and I forgot to kill myself that day."
Downsides of Pot Smoking: 'Cotton Vagina'
Singapore's Prime Minister Shares His C++ Sudoku Solver Code
Hungover? Pedialyte Claims It's the Cure
It ain't just for colonoscopy prep any more.
The hydration drink, usually targeted at infants and children, now aims to alleviate your nausea, dry mouth and pounding headache. The company has launched a "See the Lyte" social-media campaign and is introducing packets of Pedialyte in orange and strawberry-lemonade flavors, handy for the purse or pocket of any partier, according to NBCnews.com.
The company's latest advertising tagline is "When last night's party threatens to ruin today, those in the know reach for Pedialyte."
The Yahoo AoSHQ group - it's got electrolytes and shit. Works for hangovers too.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)When Bruce Jenner, the soon to be transsexual, came out of the closet as a Christian and a conservative, many on the left flipped out and started hurling "transphobic" insults and otherwise venting pure distilled H8. Who was it, then, that stood up and defended Bruce Jenner as a human being deserving of respect? None other than Rick Santorum.
More: http://politicalhat.com/?p=9078
Posted by: The Political Hat at May 18, 2015 10:48 PM (7YlUk)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, at May 18, 2015 10:49 PM (mEQNW)
Posted by: eleven at May 18, 2015 10:50 PM (MDgS8)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 18, 2015 10:50 PM (eG07H)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 18, 2015 10:50 PM (eG07H)
I wish we had evolved from dinosaurs and not despicable fucking monkeys.
God messed up on that one.
Posted by: eleven at May 18, 2015 10:51 PM (MDgS8)
Freedom is a bitch....and the law of unintended consequences is almost as nasty.
Oh, and fuck you.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 18, 2015 10:51 PM (Zu3d9)
Posted by: Eromero at May 18, 2015 10:51 PM (go5uR)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, TX at May 18, 2015 10:52 PM (PZ6/M)
Affirmative action does have its consequences. Now bring me a sammich sugar tits. And be quick about it
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, at May 18, 2015 10:52 PM (mEQNW)
Posted by: JoeF. at May 18, 2015 10:53 PM (8HGb7)
They're like a slightly sour version of those cheap-o 100 pack frozen ice tubes from your childhood.
Posted by: Lauren at May 18, 2015 10:53 PM (MYCIw)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 18, 2015 10:50 PM
Come up and visit anytime Bud.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, at May 18, 2015 10:53 PM (mEQNW)
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Team Bannion at May 18, 2015 10:53 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: JoeF. at May 18, 2015 10:54 PM (8HGb7)
merely alternates between members of a handful of families - limited
sequential oligarchy?"
Yeah, Democrat and Republican parties.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 18, 2015 10:54 PM (eG07H)
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at May 18, 2015 10:54 PM (ucDmr)
/GrumpyCat
Good.
/GrumpyCat
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 18, 2015 10:54 PM (uctT+)
Posted by: Lauren at May 18, 2015 10:54 PM (MYCIw)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 18, 2015 10:55 PM (Zu3d9)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 18, 2015 10:55 PM (B0IEg)
Posted by: eleven at May 18, 2015 10:56 PM (MDgS8)
Hehehehe. Nice, simple little place. I'm sure it's great for the weekend away.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 18, 2015 10:56 PM (eG07H)
Posted by: the geese who left poo all over your sidewalk at May 18, 2015 10:56 PM (AVEe1)
comic genius...General Weidley is Chief of Staff, Joint Task Force for "Operation Inherent Resolve".
He is a hoot. I saw this one by him the other day:
Gen Weidley said repeatedly that ISIS is on the "defensive" as the group has only sustained "episodic temporary success."
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at May 18, 2015 10:56 PM (kdS6q)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, at May 18, 2015 10:56 PM (mEQNW)
Posted by: rokshox at May 18, 2015 10:56 PM (Ap82b)
Are we sure he isn't French?
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 18, 2015 10:57 PM (UI0Cn)
Posted by: Snoodling World Champion 1997 at May 18, 2015 10:57 PM (Q819Q)
Posted by: mad world at May 18, 2015 10:57 PM (6fjZf)
And a music selection:
Jerry Reed And Chet Atkins - Jerry's Breakdown
https://youtu.be/Ni8KBhnebwE
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at May 18, 2015 10:57 PM (kdS6q)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 18, 2015 10:57 PM (eG07H)
Posted by: Muldoon, a solid man at May 18, 2015 10:57 PM (NeFrd)
Posted by: minor spoiler at May 18, 2015 10:58 PM (dPSXC)
I think Operation Incoherent Resolve is very fitting. Oh wait...
Posted by: Prince Ludwig the Indestructible at May 18, 2015 10:58 PM (wjzWP)
Posted by: Buzzion at May 18, 2015 10:58 PM (+4tZL)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 18, 2015 10:58 PM (AVEe1)
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at May 18, 2015 10:58 PM (ucDmr)
Their descendants evolved into birds.
Bruce Holsinger's ancestors were retarded carps.
Posted by: Bossy Conservative....lost in America at May 18, 2015 10:58 PM (+1T7c)
Who wants that job? Reggie, I know, but otherwise.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 18, 2015 10:59 PM (eG07H)
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/600332986941313025
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/600333437153767424
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/600333699155140608
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/600334148688072704
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/600334908242927616
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/600335786484064256
Posted by: kbdabear at May 18, 2015 10:59 PM (GrXXa)
Posted by: Muldoon, a solid man
Moshi, mosh!!!
Posted by: QC at May 18, 2015 10:59 PM (uctT+)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 18, 2015 10:59 PM (B0IEg)
Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at May 18, 2015 11:00 PM (V70Uh)
Oh my. Some of those ladies aren't gravitationally compliant
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 18, 2015 11:00 PM (AVEe1)
I wish we had evolved from dinosaurs and not despicable fucking monkeys.
God messed up on that one.
Posted by: eleven at May 18, 2015 10:51 PM (MDgS
For the perfect storm of "evolved from dinosaurs" awesomeness, consider this......
Tyrannosaurs flying A-10 Warthogs
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 18, 2015 11:00 PM (ynQIy)
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix
What a maroon.
Posted by: Bossy Conservative....lost in America at May 18, 2015 11:00 PM (+1T7c)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 18, 2015
Week, weekend, it's all good
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, at May 18, 2015 11:00 PM (mEQNW)
And just to prove how right I always am, I figured out the pedialyte hangover cure many moons ago. It does work. So does pickle juice, oddly enough.
Posted by: DC in River City at May 18, 2015 11:00 PM (e+1S5)
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/600354637888229376
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/600371256760741890
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/600391221920583680
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/600391363369291776
Posted by: kbdabear at May 18, 2015 11:01 PM (GrXXa)
2014: 35% of rapes reported to Police were unfounded
2013: 50% of reported rapes were unfounded
http://tinyurl.com/laebvh6
Posted by: Costanza Defense at May 18, 2015 11:01 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: resurgemus at May 18, 2015 11:02 PM (MElqT)
Posted by: Snoodling World Champion 1997 at May 18, 2015 11:02 PM (Q819Q)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 18, 2015 11:03 PM (AVEe1)
I think George would give it up for free.
Posted by: rokshox at May 18, 2015 11:03 PM (Ap82b)
", I mean seriously, to collect a sample of Obama's DNA and compare it with his half-brother's?"
Who wants that job? Reggie, I know, but otherwise.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 18, 2015 10:59 PM (eG07H)
Pulling samples from Reggie's spittoon? Ewwww.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 18, 2015 11:03 PM (ynQIy)
Posted by: Muldoon, a solid man at May 18, 2015 11:03 PM (NeFrd)
My wife threw the lactation consultant out of the room in under 5 minutes with our eldest.
"You know what? I think I can manage just fine on my own. Thanks, but I got it. You can go."
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Team Bannion at May 18, 2015 11:03 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: cthulhu at May 18, 2015 11:03 PM (T1005)
Posted by: SMFH at it all at May 18, 2015 11:04 PM (OsWis)
http://www.unz.com/gnxp/the-cro-magnons-have-no-descendants-in-europe-today/
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 18, 2015 11:04 PM (AVEe1)
Jan 2016
How peculiar. Almost like they are hiding something and trying to affect the outcome of an election
Posted by: ThunderB, Overly Provocative at May 18, 2015 11:04 PM (zOTsN)
I always thought the "Get Noriega" operation name was rather flippant-sounding.
Why are we invading Panama? Just 'Cause, that's why.
Posted by: Country Singer at May 18, 2015 11:04 PM (nL0sw)
JUST IN: @StateDept won't release @HillaryClinton's emails until January 2016 - @politico
Posted by: Costanza Defense at May 18, 2015 11:04 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho at May 18, 2015 11:04 PM (l1pkh)
Posted by: Costanza Defense at May 18, 2015 11:05 PM (ZPrif)
My wife threw the lactation consultant out of the room in under 5 minutes with our eldest.
"You know what? I think I can manage just fine on my own. Thanks, but I got it. You can go."
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Team Bannion at May 18, 2015 11:03 PM (GEICT)
One too many boobs in the room?
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, at May 18, 2015 11:05 PM (mEQNW)
You know just because hot chicks are wearing glasses does not make them scientists.
But I will accept this evidence on face value.
Posted by: eleven at May 18, 2015 11:06 PM (MDgS8)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, at May 18, 2015 11:05 PM (mEQNW)
Something like that.
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Team Bannion at May 18, 2015 11:06 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 18, 2015 11:06 PM (B0IEg)
Turns out my daughter was just tongue tied. No one caught it until we were leaving the hospital. A 10 second procedure later, we were all better. You'd think that would be the first thing they check for, but nope.
Posted by: Lauren at May 18, 2015 11:07 PM (MYCIw)
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at May 18, 2015 11:07 PM (kdS6q)
Harrrrrrrrf, that fucking tard. I told her January of 2017!
That still leaves a year for people to read things.
Posted by: Cankles Clinton at May 18, 2015 11:07 PM (dPSXC)
I wish we had evolved from dinosaurs and not despicable fucking monkeys.
God messed up on that one.
Posted by: eleven at May 18, 2015 10:51 PM (MDgS
In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth, which was criticized by many and widely regarded as a bad move.
Posted by: Insomniac at May 18, 2015 11:08 PM (mx5oN)
http://www.honolulustreetpulse.com/hottie-week-tiffany-waki/#19558
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 18, 2015 11:08 PM (B0IEg)
Give the baby the booby, 99 times out of 100 they'll figure it out. The other 1 can have Enfamil.
Posted by: Muldoon, a solid man at May 18, 2015 11:08 PM (NeFrd)
Buncha frigging nazis. Cougar grabbed me by my shirt and growled "you get rid of her or I will".
I'm pretty sure she had a more permanent solution in mind if she had to do it herself.
Posted by: DC in River City at May 18, 2015 11:08 PM (e+1S5)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 18, 2015 11:08 PM (eG07H)
Posted by: ThunderB, Overly Provocative at May 18, 2015 11:08 PM (zOTsN)
That's the story now. Things will change. Count on it.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, at May 18, 2015 11:09 PM (mEQNW)
Wait until the computer in the bowels of the Pentagon generates "Operation Raging Hormones." Then they might change things.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 18, 2015 10:59 PM (B0IEg)
Pretty sure DoD retired the operations-naming computers at least 25 years ago, starting with Desert Shield. Every op name since then has had some political significance or OPSEC-violating obviousness.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 18, 2015 11:09 PM (ynQIy)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 18, 2015 11:09 PM (B0IEg)
Posted by: flounder at May 18, 2015 11:09 PM (ecDRv)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at May 18, 2015 11:10 PM (TF10X)
This genius was trying to insist my wife use the "football hold" method while breastfeeding.
And kept physically moving our eldest around while my wife was trying to get her to breastfeed for the first time.
I think it was the fact that she was still numb from the csection that kept my wife from getting out of bed and slapping her.
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Team Bannion at May 18, 2015 11:10 PM (GEICT)
Posted by: Adriane the Rhyme and Reason Critic ... at May 18, 2015 11:10 PM (nSOh+)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 18, 2015 11:11 PM (B0IEg)
Which is why we need more male lactation consultants with years of hands-on experience under their belt.
Posted by: Maetenloch at May 18, 2015 11:11 PM (pAlYe)
Posted by: cthulhu at May 18, 2015 11:11 PM (T1005)
Posted by: eman at May 18, 2015 11:11 PM (MQEz6)
Posted by: otho at May 18, 2015 11:11 PM (tBSrv)
Posted by: Reggie Love at May 18, 2015 11:12 PM (0RdKg)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at May 18, 2015 11:12 PM (W5DcG)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 18, 2015 11:12 PM (eG07H)
Posted by: Burnt Toast at May 18, 2015 11:13 PM (NaeCR)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 18, 2015 11:13 PM (AVEe1)
In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth, which was criticized by many and widely regarded as a bad move.
Exactly. How can anyone not see this?
Posted by: eleven at May 18, 2015 11:13 PM (MDgS8)
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at May 18, 2015 11:13 PM (ucDmr)
Posted by: Barnie Frank at May 18, 2015 11:13 PM (NaeCR)
****
Villi Ruggae 1878- "Spenic Flexure in Springtime"
Posted by: Muldoon, a solid man at May 18, 2015 11:14 PM (NeFrd)
Posted by: rdbrewer's gastroenterologist at May 18, 2015 11:14 PM (NeFrd)
Posted by: Big Bird at May 18, 2015 11:14 PM (uGrec)
Posted by: BacktoGA at May 18, 2015 11:14 PM (/22Vh)
President of what? By the time we get to Chelsea 2032, they'll be nothing left but rubble.
Posted by: Puddleglum at May 18, 2015 11:14 PM (20X6f)
Well, the human race was on the verge of extinction until lactation consultants showed up. Newborns starved to death by the millions....it was terrible, just terrible.
We should be thanking them for finally helping us figure out what humans had been unable to do for all of recorded history.
Posted by: DC in River City at May 18, 2015 11:15 PM (e+1S5)
Posted by: eman at May 18, 2015 11:15 PM (MQEz6)
Posted by: ThunderB, Overly Provocative at May 18, 2015 11:16 PM (zOTsN)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 18, 2015 11:16 PM (eG07H)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 18, 2015 11:16 PM (QyBQv)
Congrats!!!!!!
First day without Aleave and MucinexDM ...
While waiting impatiently for GRRM, I have come to envy-isn his ability to generate names for all his characters ...
Posted by: Adriane the Rhyme and Reason Critic ... at May 18, 2015 11:16 PM (nSOh+)
Well, the human race was on the verge of extinction until lactation consultants showed up. Newborns starved to death by the millions....it was terrible, just terrible.
We should be thanking them for finally helping us figure out what humans had been unable to do for all of recorded history.
Something tells me you're skeptical about "life coaches" as well.
Posted by: eleven at May 18, 2015 11:16 PM (MDgS8)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 18, 2015 11:17 PM (eG07H)
That's the story now. Things will change. Count on it.
Yeah, it'll change to January 2017.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at May 18, 2015 11:17 PM (W5DcG)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 18, 2015 11:17 PM (QyBQv)
Posted by: Maetenloch at May 18, 2015 11:11 PM (pAlYe)
****
Dude! You sure you wanna stay with that statement? They sound more like proctologists with a hobby.
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at May 18, 2015 11:18 PM (XrHO0)
How far DID they explore up rdbrewer?
Anyway, a song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=notKtAgfwDA
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 18, 2015 11:18 PM (AVEe1)
Will a life coach make you sit on the bench?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at May 18, 2015 11:18 PM (W5DcG)
Posted by: eleven at May 18, 2015 11:18 PM (MDgS8)
President of what? By the time we get to Chelsea 2032, they'll be nothing left but rubble.
bonk bonk on the head
Posted by: Dr. Varno at May 18, 2015 11:19 PM (TF10X)
Posted by: ThunderB, Overly Provocative at May 18, 2015 11:19 PM (zOTsN)
Posted by: Adriane the Rhyme and Reason Critic ... at May 18, 2015 11:19 PM (nSOh+)
Off for the first time in 5 nights. It'll be good to go to bed before sunrise.
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 18, 2015 11:19 PM (Gosad)
Anti-God In see.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 18, 2015 11:16 PM (eG07H)
It's tongue in cheek, a paraphrase from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Posted by: Insomniac at May 18, 2015 11:20 PM (mx5oN)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 18, 2015 11:17 PM (QyBQv)
One must always choose the lesser of two Weevils.
Posted by: Captain "Lucky Jack Aubrey" at May 18, 2015 11:21 PM (wZ2hu)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 18, 2015 11:21 PM (B0IEg)
Off for the first time in 5 nights. It'll be good to go to bed before sunrise.
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 18, 2015 11:19 PM (Gosad)
Careful. That little guy might have other ideas
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, at May 18, 2015 11:21 PM (mEQNW)
Damn, a strang date.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 18, 2015 11:21 PM (eG07H)
Posted by: Insomniac at May 18, 2015 11:20 PM (mx5oN)
You didn't write that!!!!
Posted by: JEF, published author, swearsies! at May 18, 2015 11:22 PM (nSOh+)
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 18, 2015 11:22 PM (UI0Cn)
99 rdbrewer's sidebars are usually excellent, but I had to pass on his ass
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 18, 2015 11:13 PM (AVEe1)
I didn't click either. But it had to be more entertaining than his links to Louis CK on SNL.
Posted by: buzzion at May 18, 2015 11:23 PM (zt+N6)
Posted by: Stephen Maturin, channeling Pope at May 18, 2015 11:23 PM (6fjZf)
Posted by: eleven at May 18, 2015 11:23 PM (MDgS8)
99 rdbrewer's sidebars are usually excellent, but I had to pass on his ass
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 18, 2015 11:13 PM (AVEe1)
I didn't click either. But it had to be more entertaining than his links to Louis CK on SNL.
Posted by: buzzion at May 18, 2015 11:23 PM (zt+N6)
I watched most of it. It wasn't funny. At all. I didn't so much as smirk.
Posted by: Insomniac at May 18, 2015 11:24 PM (mx5oN)
****
I first read that as Hillary's "entrails".
Posted by: rdbrewer's gastroenterologist at May 18, 2015 11:24 PM (NeFrd)
But I will accept this evidence on face value.
Posted by: eleven
Ooooh, reallly~?
Posted by: Dr. Christmas Jones, NUCLEAR PHYSICIST at May 18, 2015 11:24 PM (uctT+)
I expected Lileks and O'Rourke to be funny, but the real surprise was Tucker Carlson. I've never been a fan of his, but he hit it out of the park here. I not only never expected him to be that amusing, but he also surprised by revealing himself to be both a long-time chewing tobacco addict (as was P.J.) a hunter, and a guy whose eldest kid is 21 years old. I have a tough time visualizing Mr. Bowtie stuffing a wad of dip in his mouth before heading off to the deer stand.
Posted by: Donna &&&&&& V. (brandishing ampersands) at May 18, 2015 11:24 PM (+XMAD)
Posted by: Muldoon, a solid man at May 18, 2015 11:24 PM (NeFrd)
Posted by: Stephen Maturin, channeling Pope at May 18, 2015 11:23 PM (6fjZf)
No Way, Dude!
Posted by: Artful Dodger at May 18, 2015 11:24 PM (nSOh+)
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at May 18, 2015 11:24 PM (ucDmr)
****
I first read that as Hillary's "entrails".
Posted by: rdbrewer's gastroenterologist at May 18, 2015 11:24 PM (NeFrd)
We shall read them for signs and portents!
Posted by: Insomniac at May 18, 2015 11:24 PM (mx5oN)
Go read Jinxers instead Adriane. Perhaps GRRM has the Tinkerbell magic - as long as people keep buying his books he keeps living. Shades of the portrait of Dorian Gray....
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 18, 2015 11:21 PM (B0IEg)
Watched the latest ep of GoT this evening.....which just put the cherry on top of the BORINGLY EPIC FUCKING BORING BORINGNESS OF THE GORRAM BORING GAME OF THRONES FRANCHISE OF BOREDOM AFTER THE FIRST TWO BOOKS/SEASONS.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 18, 2015 11:25 PM (ynQIy)
Posted by: eleven at May 18, 2015 11:25 PM (MDgS8)
Dr. Christmas Jones, NUCLEAR PHYSICIST
If you had said nukular physicist I could take you more serially.
Posted by: eleven at May 18, 2015 11:27 PM (MDgS8)
Old Age is nasty, but the alternative is worse ...
Posted by: Adriane the Chronological Critic ... at May 18, 2015 11:27 PM (nSOh+)
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at May 18, 2015 11:27 PM (ucDmr)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8SMOk2T5DI
Posted by: Donna &&&&&& V. (brandishing ampersands) at May 18, 2015 11:27 PM (+XMAD)
"State Department just told politico they will not release Hillarys emails until January 2016"
Damn, a strang date.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at May 18, 2015 11:21 PM (eG07H)
Statute of Limitations expiration date.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 18, 2015 11:27 PM (ynQIy)
Posted by: Maloderous at May 18, 2015 11:27 PM (s06MA)
I inherently resolve to not do that thing in your mouth next time.
The last time was an "episodic temporary success."
Posted by: GnuBreed at May 18, 2015 11:27 PM (MX7TD)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 18, 2015 11:27 PM (B0IEg)
Posted by: Insomniac
Modern science tells us that a crone's entrails do not tell the future, they merely cure rickets.
Posted by: Sir Bedevere the Wise at May 18, 2015 11:28 PM (wjzWP)
Posted by: eleven
It was in the script, TEEE-HEE-HEEE!
Posted by: Dr. Christmas Jones, NUCLEAR PHYSICIST at May 18, 2015 11:29 PM (uctT+)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 18, 2015 11:25 PM (ynQIy)
So we can put you down as Undecided?
Posted by: Adriane the Critical Critic ... at May 18, 2015 11:29 PM (nSOh+)
Posted by: Muldoon, a solid man at May 18, 2015 11:29 PM (NeFrd)
Posted by: Adriane the Comedy Critic ... at May 18, 2015 11:31 PM (nSOh+)
160 Watched the latest ep of GoT this evening.....which just put the cherry on top of the BORINGLY EPIC FUCKING BORING BORINGNESS OF THE GORRAM BORING GAME OF THRONES FRANCHISE OF BOREDOM AFTER THE FIRST TWO BOOKS/SEASONS.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 18, 2015 11:25 PM (ynQIy)
So we can put you down as Undecided?
Posted by: Adriane the Critical Critic ... at May 18, 2015 11:29 PM (nSOh+)
Nex week Jon Snow bakes some bad muffins and cries.
Posted by: eman at May 18, 2015 11:31 PM (MQEz6)
So IllTemepredCur please tell me how you really felt about the rampant grimness and nihilism of Games of Throne?
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 18, 2015 11:27 PM (B0IEg)
I watch zombie and apocalyptic films. Hence, I'm okay with grim and nihilistic. But it has to be INTERESING grimness and nihilism.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 18, 2015 11:31 PM (ynQIy)
Some people struggle to find names. Usually in the quest to imbue further meaning. For example Ben Bova had a human named Holman. It turns out he is the last human left in the universe being pursued by aliens who want to exterminate humanity.
Me I find the characters naming themselves. Like the story that is now 1,300+ words long - Combat Meido Alice. We have Alice, Sung, and Miyaka as the main characters.
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 18, 2015 11:32 PM (B0IEg)
He always seemed nice. People recommended him and I'd read him and ... just not my cup of tea, I guess.
Posted by: Costanza Defense at May 18, 2015 11:32 PM (ZPrif)
There's this whole movement to have the baby "room in" as much as possible, which is good in theory, but not so much in practice.
I had c-sections with all my kiddos and I am one of those people who gets very, very drowsy with pain meds. I remember nursing one of my babies and not realizing that I had fallen asleep until a nurse came in to check our vitals. Thankfully we were both fine, but a drugged up mom in a hospital bed isn't exactly a safe situation for a newborn.
But if you say you want to send the baby to the nursery, they look at you like you've requested to drop your baby off a 10 story building. If you want your baby with you 24/7 that should be an option, but hospitals are completely doing away with nurseries these days, and I think that's absolutely ridiculous.
I can nurse and bond with my baby jsut fine without risking accidentally suffocating her, thank you.
Posted by: Lauren at May 18, 2015 11:32 PM (MYCIw)
Lileks has mentioned Ace a few times on the Ricochet podcast, so he certainly reads AoSHQ at least once in a while.
Posted by: Lance Lawson at May 18, 2015 11:32 PM (6fjZf)
Posted by: Insomniac
Modern science tells us that a crone's entrails do not tell the future, they merely cure rickets.
Posted by: Sir Bedevere the Wise at May 18, 2015 11:28 PM (wjzWP)
Got anything for consumption and curses of withering? Asking for a friend.
Posted by: Maetenloch at May 18, 2015 11:32 PM (pAlYe)
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at May 18, 2015 11:34 PM (ucDmr)
Got anything for consumption and curses of withering? Asking for a friend.
Take some advil and consult a morloch.
Posted by: eleven at May 18, 2015 11:35 PM (MDgS8)
Anybody flying that bumper sticker is publicly identifying themselves as an enemy of the American Republic, and deserves to be put down like a rabid dog.
Posted by: rickl at May 18, 2015 11:36 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Maetenloch
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Or, loss of radical moisture?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 18, 2015 11:36 PM (QyBQv)
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at May 18, 2015 11:37 PM (ucDmr)
Got anything for consumption and curses of withering? Asking for a friend.
Take some advil and consult a morloch.
Posted by: eleven at May 18, 2015 11:35 PM (MDgS
You might consider a good leeching.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 18, 2015 11:37 PM (ynQIy)
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Donna, were there pics?
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, at May 18, 2015 11:37 PM (mEQNW)
It's amazing a how many prayers go out from a blog that is run bye an atheist ( or agnostic, or the culte du jour.)
Posted by: bergerbilder at May 18, 2015 11:38 PM (+jijM)
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at May 18, 2015 11:38 PM (ucDmr)
Posted by: Maetenloch
Full body ketchup - chipotle rub and a two-zone set up.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 18, 2015 11:38 PM (uctT+)
Posted by: Muldoon, a solid man at May 18, 2015 11:38 PM (NeFrd)
'Cause I'm scared of Heights.
Posted by: Muldoon, a solid man at May 18, 2015 11:38 PM (NeFrd)
Posted by: gp at May 18, 2015 11:38 PM (mk9aG)
Would you trust a Scarran named Vlaydahl Lahr?
Posted by: Adriane the In Nomine Critic ... at May 18, 2015 11:38 PM (nSOh+)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur
---------------
Hey.., I can do better than that...
* strops fleam *
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 18, 2015 11:39 PM (QyBQv)
But where in the hell do you find a skilled entrailist? Sounds like a shitty job if you ask me.
Posted by: GnuBreed at May 18, 2015 11:39 PM (MX7TD)
Posted by: Lance Lawson at May 18, 2015 11:32 PM (6fjZf)
He also has a stand-alone podcast, The Diner, which has a new episode about every quarter or so. It's a combination of Spalding Gray and Jean Shepherd and best enjoyed along with an irish coffee.
Posted by: Maetenloch at May 18, 2015 11:39 PM (pAlYe)
Posted by: eleven at May 18, 2015 11:40 PM (MDgS8)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 18, 2015 11:40 PM (B0IEg)
Posted by: Maetenloch
Just have your healthcare provider take a few pints of blood. But if you start to see your dead relatives, he's taken too much.
Posted by: Sir Bedevere the Wise at May 18, 2015 11:40 PM (wjzWP)
Posted by: tmitsss at May 18, 2015 11:41 PM (Pa9vP)
You are a very.....uh....I don't know.....but whatever is....you are a lot of it.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 18, 2015 11:42 PM (U2AjG)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, at May 18, 2015 11:42 PM (mEQNW)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 18, 2015 11:43 PM (uctT+)
Posted by: FCF at May 18, 2015 11:43 PM (kejii)
Posted by: Lauren at May 18, 2015 11:43 PM (MYCIw)
***
That's just what my mother used to say.
Posted by: Muldoon, a solid man at May 18, 2015 11:44 PM (NeFrd)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at May 18, 2015 11:44 PM (TF10X)
Weird.
My insurance? Colonoscopy is free. Lithotrypsy is $2,000.
Explain that...I dare you!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 18, 2015 11:44 PM (U2AjG)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at May 18, 2015 11:44 PM (B0IEg)
Posted by: Lauren at May 18, 2015 11:45 PM (MYCIw)
Posted by: tbd at May 18, 2015 11:45 PM (7lyri)
My insurance? Colonoscopy is free. Lithotrypsy is $2,000.
Explain that...I dare you!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 18, 2015 11:44 PM (U2AjG)
ACA Baby!
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, at May 18, 2015 11:45 PM (mEQNW)
Posted by: eleven at May 18, 2015 11:47 PM (MDgS8)
Posted by: eleven at May 18, 2015 11:47 PM (MDgS8
What is a garden hose with sprinkler?
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, at May 18, 2015 11:47 PM (mEQNW)
Tucker Carlson can be funny, for a wanker. I've always liked this piece he did for Esquire "The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen". Al Sharpton goes to Liberia with Cornel West, a bunch of Nation of Islam flunkies and civil rights era retreads during the Civil War and takes Carlson along, "the whitest man in America".
http://tinyurl.com/lkpml5s
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 18, 2015 11:47 PM (ynQIy)
lithotripsy -> "therapeutic"
Posted by: Muldoon, a solid man at May 18, 2015 11:48 PM (NeFrd)
Posted by: Chavez the Hugo at May 18, 2015 11:48 PM (ucDmr)
Posted by: DC in River City at May 18, 2015 11:15 PM (e+1S5)
To be fair, our parents were raised with the notion that formula was the new and improved way to nourish an infant. So there is a whole population out there that has no skills or tribal knowledge to pass down. That, and there is something to be said for a little comfort and reassurance for a new mother who just pooped out 7+ pounds of awkward screaming infant that there is hope that the little alien creature actually can be nourished by her.
As I understand it, it is not all that automatic, and too many new mothers give up, because formula is easy, despite the breastfeeding benefits, like motorboating.
For something completely different, I have been giving my 3 yo getting hit on the head lessons. Wife just rolls her eyes.
Posted by: flounder at May 18, 2015 11:52 PM (ecDRv)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, at May 18, 2015 11:42 PM (mEQNW)
Tip: Do not skip the vaseline.
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 18, 2015 11:52 PM (UI0Cn)
When the age of the Vikings came to a close, they must have sensed it.
Probably, they gathered together one evening, slapped each other on the back and said, "Hey, good job."
Posted by: Jack Handey at May 18, 2015 11:52 PM (cVzGm)
Posted by: FCF at May 18, 2015 11:43 PM (kejii)
I can't offer much help, but my thoughts are with you.
Posted by: flounder at May 18, 2015 11:54 PM (ecDRv)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 18, 2015 11:54 PM (ynQIy)
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 18, 2015 11:55 PM (UI0Cn)
use an ear and we can go elsewhere if it bothers anyone.....any takers?
(grown kid suicide related) hopefully enough of a trigger warning
sheesh
Posted by: FCF at May 18, 2015 11:43 PM (kejii)
That's heavy load to bear. Share your burden here, if you think it will lessen it. Folks here are mostly very kind. Except to trolls.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 18, 2015 11:55 PM (QkWlQ)
But new relationship I had serious prayers for, turns out she is out for what she can get, son's problem is that she has 4 daughters whom my childless so has fallen into daddy love with, now she wants to go back to (oh i forgot to add a second baby daddy in)
I fear for my son....
Posted by: FCF at May 18, 2015 11:55 PM (kejii)
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 18, 2015 11
I had the opportunity to be knocked out or remain awake. I told them I didn't want to know my name or where I was at. Good f*cking drugs
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, at May 18, 2015 11:55 PM (mEQNW)
Posted by: Kindltot at May 18, 2015 11:56 PM (t//F+)
Posted by: Kindltot at May 18, 2015 11:56 PM (t//F+)
Posted by: emma sulkovicz at May 18, 2015 11:59 PM (AVEe1)
Posted by: ThunderB, Overly Provocative at May 18, 2015 11:59 PM (zOTsN)
Posted by: FCF at May 18, 2015 11:59 PM (kejii)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, at May 18, 2015 11:37 PM (mEQNW)
Watch the vid. No - Carlson has given up the dip - but he is really very funny.
Posted by: Donna &&&&&& V. (brandishing ampersands) at May 19, 2015 12:00 AM (+XMAD)
http://tinyurl.com/p3m7f33
Posted by: Kindltot at May 18, 2015 11:56 PM (t//F+)
That is a cool story, Kindltot!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 19, 2015 12:01 AM (QkWlQ)
Sorry FCF. I do hope things go better.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 19, 2015 12:01 AM (AVEe1)
Posted by: Lauren at May 19, 2015 12:01 AM (MYCIw)
I don't know what meds they used for my last colonoscopy, but I was
laying there, then it was over and I had no idea what they did or when
they did it. It was lovely.
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 18, 2015 11:55 PM (UI0Cn)
Did you use Dr. Huxtable, by any chance?
Posted by: flounder at May 19, 2015 12:01 AM (ecDRv)
Was diagnosed with stage four cerebral rectumitus. Said to be pandemic in certain Democrat circles.
Billary is suspected as Patient Zero.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at May 19, 2015 12:02 AM (RzZOc)
Posted by: Donna &&&&&& V. (brandishing ampersands) at May 19, 2015 12:00 AM (+XMAD)
****
Whenever I have seen him live or recorded, he does very well. His site, however....Dude needs a 2x4 whack across the forehead for that. Freaking thing has been made unreadable with scripts and page flips.
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at May 19, 2015 12:03 AM (3F6F8)
Posted by: buzzion at May 19, 2015 12:03 AM (zt+N6)
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 18, 2015 11:55 PM (UI0Cn)
Yep. The prep is tough but the procedure is nothing. After I had mine and went home and slept for a while, I woke up feeling incredibly hungry (since my GI tract was completely empty). I had a ribeye and it was the tastiest steak I ever ate.
Posted by: Donna &&&&&& V. (brandishing ampersands) at May 19, 2015 12:04 AM (+XMAD)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, TX at May 19, 2015 12:04 AM (PZ6/M)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8SMOk2T5DI
Posted by: Donna &&&&&& V. (brandishing ampersands) at May 18, 2015 11:27 PM
Many thanks to you Donna. VG
Posted by: Farmer at May 19, 2015 12:05 AM (o/90i)
Posted by: FCF at May 19, 2015 12:05 AM (kejii)
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 19, 2015 12:05 AM (UI0Cn)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at May 19, 2015 12:03 AM (3F6F
True, dat.
Posted by: Donna &&&&&& V. (brandishing ampersands) at May 19, 2015 12:05 AM (+XMAD)
Posted by: Kindltot at May 19, 2015 12:09 AM (t//F+)
Posted by: FCF at May 19, 2015 12:09 AM (kejii)
So Maet have you been collecting Ira's IPs and other information in case
that cooth will need it if he does wind up being the asshole identity
thief?
Posted by: buzzion at May 19, 2015 12:03 AM (zt+N6)
The First Rule of Fight Club.....
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 12:10 AM (T1005)
Posted by: flounder at May 19, 2015 12:01 AM (ecDRv)
Smirk. That reminds me of that Seinfeld dentist episode, where he comes to and the dental assistant and dentist are straightening their clothes. So he wonders what they did to him while he was out.
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 19, 2015 12:10 AM (UI0Cn)
Posted by: FCF at May 19, 2015 12:12 AM (kejii)
Posted by: Blanco Basura at May 19, 2015 12:12 AM (UVfht)
Sorry, I was late and missed that bit.
Posted by: Blanco Basura
BAM, POW, RIGHT TO THE MOON, ALICE!
Posted by: Chuck K. Gleason at May 19, 2015 12:14 AM (uctT+)
Gonna try to sleep
If you have any prayers they would greatly be appreciated!
Posted by: FCF at May 19, 2015 12:14 AM (kejii)
FarScape.
Oh Well. Obviously not a good name ...
Posted by: Adriane the Fanfic Critic ... at May 19, 2015 12:19 AM (nSOh+)
Posted by: FCF at May 19, 2015 12:19 AM (kejii)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at May 19, 2015 12:19 AM (XrHO0)
Posted by: speedster1 on the ipad at May 19, 2015 12:20 AM (1brdf)
Posted by: Farmer at May 19, 2015 12:05 AM (o/90i)
You're welcome, Farmer. I hope you are well
Posted by: Donna &&&&&& V. (brandishing ampersands) at May 19, 2015 12:21 AM (+XMAD)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 19, 2015 12:21 AM (QyBQv)
Posted by: FCF at May 19, 2015 12:22 AM (kejii)
Posted by: Natasha at May 19, 2015 12:22 AM (AVEe1)
Posted by: Adriane ... at May 19, 2015 12:23 AM (nSOh+)
Posted by: FCF at May 19, 2015 12:23 AM (kejii)
Posted by: Sir Bedevere the Wise at May 18, 2015 11:28 PM
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And grease tank treads.
Posted by: G.S. Patton at May 19, 2015 12:24 AM (DtNNC)
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 12:26 AM (T1005)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at May 19, 2015 12:27 AM (3F6F8)
Posted by: Donna &&&&&& V. (brandishing ampersands) at May 19, 2015 12:27 AM (+XMAD)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at May 19, 2015 12:27 AM (W5DcG)
Predicted early their unwillingness to fight... because I have read my Starship Troopers.... (and served meself)....
You have to give Men a REASON to fight... it can be for their country, history, pride in their unit... but their must be a REASON to fight...
The Iraqi army has none. It has no traditions... the country has no identity... and they know they are now supporting the Iranian assholes they fought against a generation ago... while the US sits on the sidelines...
The have no good reason to fight... and so... won't...
Posted by: BB Wolf at May 19, 2015 12:28 AM (qh617)
The have no good reason to fight... and so... won't...
Posted by: BB Wolf
Or the simple fact that those murderous assholes are Shiites and the bulk of the Iraqi forces were Shiite.
"Pluralitas non est ponenda sine necessitate."
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 19, 2015 12:31 AM (uctT+)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at May 19, 2015 12:32 AM (W5DcG)
I think state will cover Hillarys ass because they are saving themselves. I think during the arab spring they believed they could use ISIS to get rid of Ghadaffi and Assad. They armed them directly at Benghazi. The Ivy league geniuses at turtle bay screwed the pooch royally. And the whole world knows because I am sure every Intel service in the world has her emails.
Posted by: ThunderB, Overly Provocative at May 19, 2015 12:32 AM (zOTsN)
Posted by: Turd Ferguson at May 19, 2015 12:33 AM (MYPM9)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 19, 2015 12:34 AM (AVEe1)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 19, 2015 12:34 AM (uctT+)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at May 19, 2015 12:27 AM (3F6F
We must rid ourselves of this flagrant (fragrant?) JIZZBAG no?
Posted by: Boris at May 19, 2015 12:32 AM (qwNKZ)
***
Good luck with that, Sporto.
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at May 19, 2015 12:34 AM (3F6F8)
Posted by: BB Wolf
Apparently Iraqi officers haven't figured out the "go over the top or I'll shoot you" thing yet.
Posted by: Field Marshal Hague at May 19, 2015 12:35 AM (wjzWP)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at May 19, 2015 12:36 AM (AVEe1)
Posted by: ThunderB, Overly Provocative at May 19, 2015 12:36 AM (zOTsN)
Posted by: speedster1 on the ipad at May 19, 2015 12:38 AM (1brdf)
Posted by: Ira Weatheral at May 19, 2015 12:36 AM (qwNKZ)
***
Really now? Please point out any errors in facts that I may have posted. Take your time, Dufus, I'll wait.
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at May 19, 2015 12:40 AM (XrHO0)
Posted by: Turd Ferguson at May 19, 2015 12:45 AM (MYPM9)
Posted by: speedster1 on the ipad at May 19, 2015 12:38 AM (1brdf)
****
Yep. The blindingly Stoopid seem not to get this, for some vague reason.
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at May 19, 2015 12:45 AM (cIoI4)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 19, 2015 12:45 AM (uctT+)
Posted by: Prince Ludwig the Indestructible at May 19, 2015 12:46 AM (wjzWP)
So, an honest conversation about race.
These feral black asshats need to be shot. On sight.
This is Alaska, for fucks sake. A place where you would hard pressed to get enough blacks in one place for a minyon. Okay, so they aren't Jewish, but still.
15 years old, and he should have been in school, but instead he is out breaking the skull of a bicycle commuter. Maybe they need to drag his mom and dad into court as well, and charge them with not teaching the yute basic decency.
How's that for honest?
White privilege got that fellow nothing but a busted skull.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 19, 2015 12:46 AM (+YMhA)
Posted by: Ira Weatheral
---------------
Everyone knows the story: You're a young ambitious free-lance prostate masseuse hoping to move to the city and hit the big time. It's as plain as the dick in your face.
Posted by: Thoughtful Commentary at May 19, 2015 12:47 AM (DtNNC)
Posted by: Ira Weatheral at May 19, 2015 12:44 AM (qwNKZ)
The one with the strap on that's been pounding your brains into your asshole, honey.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 19, 2015 12:47 AM (+YMhA)
****
I'll calmly wait for your answer to 283.
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at May 19, 2015 12:47 AM (3F6F8)
Posted by: buzzion at May 19, 2015 12:03 AM (zt+N6)
So far I've seen no evidence at all that Ira had anything to do with the hacking of Cooth's account. Has he been guilty of assholism on ONTs? Yes.
Posted by: Maetenloch at May 19, 2015 12:48 AM (wqVD1)
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 19, 2015 12:49 AM (+YMhA)
Posted by: Lauren at May 19, 2015 12:49 AM (MYCIw)
These feral black asshats need to be shot. On sight.
Posted by: tcn in AK
Mmm, mebbe reread the story linked?
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 19, 2015 12:50 AM (uctT+)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 19, 2015 12:50 AM (uctT+)
I posted the story about what happened on the trail. Did you read it?
Not sure what your point is?
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 19, 2015 12:52 AM (+YMhA)
Posted by: Buzzion at May 19, 2015 12:52 AM (zt+N6)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 19, 2015 12:50 AM (uctT+)
"three black males with medium skin tone complexion."
Are you saying they are not feral?
Posted by: flounder at May 19, 2015 12:54 AM (ecDRv)
Posted by: Ira Weatheral at May 19, 2015 12:50 AM (qwNKZ)
****
I am aware of that, Douchebag. That was the point of my post. Self awareness is not your strong shit, is it?
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at May 19, 2015 12:55 AM (cIoI4)
Posted by: Blanco Basura at May 19, 2015 12:55 AM (UVfht)
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 12:56 AM (T1005)
That was supposed to be "strong suit", but works as is.
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at May 19, 2015 12:57 AM (XrHO0)
Posted by: Blanco Basura at May 19, 2015 12:55 AM (UVfht)
So don't wear blue suede shoes!
Posted by: Adriane the Elvis Critic ... at May 19, 2015 12:58 AM (nSOh+)
I had to stop at a very shady gas station a few nights ago. As I was about to get out to get gas, a man walked by.
"Mommy, that man is a pirate!" chirped my 4 year old.
In related news, my autistic 10 year old now uses the term "shady" constantly.
Posted by: Lauren at May 19, 2015 12:58 AM (MYCIw)
Posted by: ThunderB, Overly Provocative at May 19, 2015 12:58 AM (zOTsN)
Posted by: speedster1 on the ipad at May 19, 2015 12:59 AM (1brdf)
I'm outta bourbon.
Film at eleven.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at May 19, 2015 01:00 AM (RzZOc)
Posted by: speedster1 on the ipad at May 19, 2015 01:00 AM (1brdf)
Posted by: speedster1 on the ipad at May 19, 2015 01:01 AM (1brdf)
Posted by: Adriane the Food Critic ... at May 19, 2015 01:02 AM (nSOh+)
ouch ouch, You could wait until you're dead and never get an answer
Posted by: Ira Weatheral at May 19, 2015 12:50 AM (qwNKZ)
****
I am aware of that, Douchebag. That was the point of my post. Self awareness is not your strong shit, is it?
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at May 19, 2015 12:55 AM (cIoI4)
That's a weird expression I hadn't heard before. Do you suppose there's more than 3500 people in the US who would use it habitually?
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 01:02 AM (T1005)
Posted by: fairweatherbill at May 19, 2015 01:02 AM (xrURQ)
Posted by: speedster1 on the ipad at May 19, 2015 01:02 AM (1brdf)
I think you've seen what happens when the weasel goes pop.
No secret phrase, Groucho doesn't give you the cash.
As the nice dentist asked of Thomas Levy, "Is it safe?"
Posted by: Blanco Basura at May 19, 2015 01:03 AM (UVfht)
Posted by: Blanco Basura at May 19, 2015 01:04 AM (UVfht)
I thought it's what Gandalf asked Frodo ...
Posted by: Adriane the Hobbit Boycotter ... at May 19, 2015 01:05 AM (nSOh+)
Youngest got a boo and the others had to come with.
I am worrying about the youngest who was sick, she was about one
Aspie kid was three. Loved boobs. Loved. Boobs. So much
Anyway she is resting and we are hanging out waiting for the doctor
Giant heavy black woman with huge pendulus breasts strolls by with her little one
My three year old looks up at her and grins. She stops and smiles down at him. He reaches up. And squeezes both her boobs with a huge smile on his little face
Thank god she burst out laughing
Posted by: ThunderB, Overly Provocative at May 19, 2015 01:06 AM (zOTsN)
Posted by: navypopojojo at May 19, 2015 01:06 AM (vJWAK)
Posted by: Adriane the Ornithology Critic ... at May 19, 2015 01:07 AM (nSOh+)
So a long time ago I am in the emergency room with all the kidlets
Youngest got a boo and the others had to come with.
I am worrying about the youngest who was sick, she was about one
Aspie kid was three. Loved boobs. Loved. Boobs. So much
Anyway she is resting and we are hanging out waiting for the doctor
Giant heavy black woman with huge pendulus breasts strolls by with her little one
My three year old looks up at her and grins. She stops and smiles
down at him. He reaches up. And squeezes both her boobs with a huge
smile on his little face
Thank god she burst out laughing
Posted by: ThunderB, Overly Provocative at May 19, 2015 01:06 AM (zOTsN)
OMG, that was precious! Was it immediate, or was it after your blush?
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 01:08 AM (T1005)
Posted by: navypopojojo at May 19, 2015 01:09 AM (vJWAK)
Posted by: ThunderB, Overly Provocative at May 19, 2015 01:09 AM (zOTsN)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at May 19, 2015 01:10 AM (cIoI4)
Posted by: flounder at May 19, 2015 01:10 AM (ecDRv)
You know, I'm not sure what made him pirate like. He was a crack head looking dude with dreads and a wifebeater.
It's not like he had on an eyepatch or something.
Posted by: Lauren at May 19, 2015 01:10 AM (MYCIw)
Posted by: Donna &&&&&& V. (brandishing ampersands) at May 19, 2015 12:00 AM (+XMAD)
Your right, I was laughing so hard I was crying at several of them, but specially TC.
Posted by: Farmer at May 19, 2015 01:11 AM (o/90i)
332. Phantom shitter stories are always welcome
Posted by: navypopojojo at May 19, 2015 01:12 AM (vJWAK)
Otherwise, you might wish to develop a sense of self-reflection, along with a sense of humor, and just
SHUT THE FUCK UP
until you can have intercourse with polite society.
Just sayin.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 19, 2015 01:12 AM (+YMhA)
Posted by: Adriane the Grammar Critic ... at May 19, 2015 01:12 AM (nSOh+)
Not sure what your point is?
Posted by: tcn in AK
Ooooo-kay:
Person reporting? 15 y.o. "on his way to work"
Just biking through the forest. Smacked by three black guys carrying a 5' branch.
No suspects.
Re-read it again with a slightly more skeptical mind-set.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 19, 2015 01:13 AM (uctT+)
So far, no Bulliet, no Beans.
Damn canoe.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at May 19, 2015 01:13 AM (RzZOc)
Posted by: Lauren at May 19, 2015 01:13 AM (MYCIw)
Ummmm, is there Internet badassery again?
Shit!!
Slam that keyboard tough guy...slam it!!
Posted by: navypopojojo at May 19, 2015 01:09 AM (vJWAK)
You're thinking of this one? http://tinyurl.com/cnc4wc
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 01:13 AM (T1005)
For a grammar critic this is pretty sad
Doctor heal thyself!!
Posted by: navypopojojo at May 19, 2015 01:14 AM (vJWAK)
Posted by: Adriane the Food Critic ... at May 19, 2015 01:15 AM (nSOh+)
Posted by: ThunderB, Overly Provocative at May 19, 2015 01:15 AM (zOTsN)
Person reporting? 15 y.o. "on his way to work"
Just biking through the forest. Smacked by three black guys carrying a 5' branch.
No suspects.
Re-read it again with a slightly more skeptical mind-set.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 19, 2015 01:13 AM (uctT+)
The fifteen year old was not on his way to work. He was on his way to break the skull of a bike commuter, which means, in Anchorage, biking on the trail through the forest.
And yes, it was three black dudes, one of whom should have been in school.
Now maybe you should re-read?
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 19, 2015 01:15 AM (+YMhA)
Posted by: navypopojojo at May 19, 2015 01:16 AM (vJWAK)
I was so embarrassed. Her little kid was walking around with an IV
pole. Mama looked so exhausted like she had a long day with her baby.
It was so absurd she laughed. All I could do was profusely apologize
and correct him. Still funny tho
Posted by: ThunderB, Overly Provocative at May 19, 2015 01:09 AM (zOTsN)
.....and sweet, all-around. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 01:16 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at May 19, 2015 01:17 AM (W5DcG)
It was immediate. It helped that he had thse Harry Potter like glasses on his little chubby face. Lil junior perv
Posted by: ThunderB, Overly Provocative at May 19, 2015 01:15 AM (zOTsN)
HAH!!!! That actually makes it better.
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 01:17 AM (T1005)
I'm addicted
Posted by: navypopojojo at May 19, 2015 01:17 AM (vJWAK)
And back to TOR
I'm addicted
Posted by: navypopojojo at May 19, 2015 01:17 AM (vJWAK)
You know that'll grow hair on your palms, right?
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 01:19 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Adriane the Food Critic ... at May 19, 2015 01:19 AM (nSOh+)
I'm off to the snoozer, it's been a long day.
My get up n' go has got up n' went.
Hasta la nite nite, y'all!
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at May 19, 2015 01:19 AM (RzZOc)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3087135/
Posted by: The Devoceleraptor (sometimes JEM) at May 19, 2015 01:20 AM (o+SC1)
I'm addicted
Posted by: navypopojojo at May 19, 2015 01:17 AM (vJWAK)
***
I'm sure you make much more sense there than here.
Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at May 19, 2015 01:20 AM (cIoI4)
Posted by: tcn in AK
Breaking skull shit aside( speaking of, where'd you get that? ):
"ANCHORAGE - A man is in the hospital with a skull fracture and a broken nose after he was attacked with a tree branch on his way to work."
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 19, 2015 01:21 AM (uctT+)
Posted by: Adriane the Food Critic ... at May 19, 2015 01:21 AM (nSOh+)
Doc: "Little tough going around this corner, you feel anything?"
Me: "Mlfgtfxfvv"
Doc: "Ah, that's got it. Looks good so far."
Posted by: Man from Wazzustan at May 19, 2015 01:22 AM (uPxUo)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 19, 2015 01:24 AM (uctT+)
Don't let them put you totally under for a scoping. Just I don't care
numb. They'll let you watch on the screen. With commentary.
Doc: "Little tough going around this corner, you feel anything?"
Me: "Mlfgtfxfvv"
Doc: "Ah, that's got it. Looks good so far."
Posted by: Man from Wazzustan at May 19, 2015 01:22 AM (uPxUo)
I actually did mine with no anesthetic whatsoever and -- after the horrific, exhausting, horrible, awful, nasty, OMG I thought I'd had the stomach flu, miserable prep, I was so TIRED that the actual procedure was nearly inconsequential. And, yes, doing the upper right corner had me feeling scrambled for a couple of weeks.
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 01:26 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Blano at May 19, 2015 01:27 AM (heN73)
Three black teens just wandering a AK trail with a 5' branch looking for a random to assault.
Bullshit.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 19, 2015 01:27 AM (uctT+)
Probably, they gathered together one evening, slapped each other on the back and said, "Hey, good job."
Posted by: Jack Handey at May 18, 2015 11:52 PM
Had my DNA profile done. In recent generations I'm over 50% German. But the profile has more Scandi than German. Some Scandi might be due to the British part, but some must come from the German %. Weird, did the Vikings have an influence in Mecklenburg?
Posted by: Farmer at May 19, 2015 01:29 AM (o/90i)
Posted by: Farmer
You have ancestors from Mecklenburg? I have ancestors from Mecklenburg, small world.
Posted by: Prince Ludwig the Indestructible at May 19, 2015 01:31 AM (wjzWP)
So many moons ago, I was a young idealistic noob, standing watch, deep in the bowels of the boat. We were haze gray and underway, as they say, and the local cuisine was not agreeing with me.
Try as I might, but to no avail, I could not get any relief, because it was the night before field day, so everyone was tucked away in their racks. Being idealistic. I was not about to abandon my post for a head break. So I gathered my plastic garbage bag and a stack of KimWipes, and I made the walk of shame outboard of the starboard condenser. Cut to Dumb and Dumber toilet scene.
Anyway, relieved and refreshed, I finished the rest of my watch. Being that it was field day, I left my bag, dutifully bagged and sealed and suitably taped, so as to prevent any escape of my demons. Then it's off to chow, shower and the rack for the next watch.
For those that don't know, on a submarine, there is a trash disposal unit (TDU) that is essentially a 3000# hyrdraulic ram that smashes the trash into these little weighted canisters. The caveat being that they don't smash the wet trash, but just place it in gently.
Mine was not labeled or otherwise identifiable as wet trash.
You can imagine the fountain of excrement that sprayed from the TDU and the look of horror that must have overcome the operator.
In any event, I only heard of all this after, having been suitably rested, having had chow and wondering what all the bitching was about - "I could kill the guy if I find out," yadda, yadda - and then going back to my watch station and having my Chief come and ask me point blank. As it turns out, the entire off-going watch section (not mine), had to field day the entire mess decks TCU area.
The best part is the weasel coner Chief of the Watch (MTC, I believe) wanted my head, but because of the message it would send (honest mistake, not abandoning my post, honestly owning up) to punish my behavior, they merely made me go forward and help clean up. After about two minutes, they called it complete and I was back on watch.
So honesty can still be the better policy.
Posted by: flounder at May 19, 2015 01:31 AM (ecDRv)
Posted by: Farmer
Germania was a large region of Europe.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 19, 2015 01:36 AM (uctT+)
http://tinyurl.com/kkt2v44
Only surprise is that Fresno beat out Stockton for the number one slot.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at May 19, 2015 01:37 AM (UVfht)
Posted by: fairweatherbill at May 19, 2015 01:37 AM (FviSe)
Posted by: The Devoceleraptor (sometimes JEM) at May 19, 2015 01:20 AM
Thanks, that was entertaining.
Posted by: Farmer at May 19, 2015 01:38 AM (o/90i)
------
Ha! Reminds me of the old gem:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzabmVIU6EQ
Posted by: irright at May 19, 2015 01:39 AM (DtNNC)
Time to leave. The sole of my shoe needs cleaning.
Posted by: fairweatherbill at May 19, 2015 01:43 AM (xrURQ)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 19, 2015 01:46 AM (uctT+)
Posted by: Prince Ludwig the Indestructible at May 19, 2015 01:31 AM
Where abouts? My furthest back links go to Zickhusen and Dassow.
Posted by: Farmer at May 19, 2015 01:49 AM (o/90i)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 19, 2015 01:50 AM (uctT+)
Posted by: Maetenloch at May 19, 2015 01:55 AM (wqVD1)
Posted by: Farmer at May 19, 2015 01:29 AM (o/90i)
The Swedes going and coming through Mecklenburg during the Thirty Years War (accompanied by their assorted Norwegian genes), might provide the concatenation of consanguinity you seek.
Posted by: A. Guy at May 19, 2015 01:56 AM (1EJIj)
Posted by: Ira Weatheral
Sounds simultaneously psychotic and latent homophobic.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 19, 2015 01:56 AM (uctT+)
Posted by: A. Guy at May 19, 2015 01:56 AM
Yep, could be. It's a bit off, and I think this will get more refined in the future.
Posted by: Farmer at May 19, 2015 02:01 AM (o/90i)
Nothing quite like that ozone smell.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at May 19, 2015 02:01 AM (UVfht)
I've avoided team revenge, jealousy, and whatever lacuna for a mental space you inhabit.
Find some peace.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 19, 2015 02:03 AM (uctT+)
Posted by: Farmer
No clue. Just know that they're from that region.
Posted by: Prince Ludwig the Indestructible at May 19, 2015 02:07 AM (wjzWP)
Posted by: rokshox at May 19, 2015 02:11 AM (Ap82b)
Posted by: rokshox at May 19, 2015 02:11 AM (Ap82b)
Yep. I believe you can draw a salary from your campaign, as well as getting to keep any money leftover.
Posted by: buzzion at May 19, 2015 02:12 AM (zt+N6)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 19, 2015 02:17 AM (uctT+)
Posted by: rokshox at May 19, 2015 02:11 AM (Ap82b)
Yep. I believe you can draw a salary from your campaign, as well as getting to keep any money leftover.
Posted by: buzzion at May 19, 2015 02:12 AM (zt+N6)
<<<
My friendsh, you'd have nothing to fear with
Posted by: Juan McCain at May 19, 2015 02:17 AM (dPSXC)
If you had to write an angry note to your mother or your father, to whom would you write it?
Answer honestly.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 19, 2015 02:21 AM (uctT+)
If you had to write an angry note to your mother or your father, to whom would you write it?
Answer honestly.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 19, 2015 02:21 AM (uctT+)
It would probably be either that his mommy didn't love him enough or his father loved him too much.
Posted by: buzzion at May 19, 2015 02:22 AM (zt+N6)
Posted by: Maetenloch at May 19, 2015 02:24 AM (wqVD1)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 19, 2015 02:24 AM (uctT+)
Posted by: buzzion at May 19, 2015 02:26 AM (zt+N6)
Posted by: buzzion at May 19, 2015 02:27 AM (zt+N6)
This guy is rooting around in the detritus of a life well-lived, trying to find the magic key that will make him me.....and, even if I croaked tomorrow and willed every online password and account to him -- he'd still be who he is.
Whether it's Ira or not, and BOY HASN'T IRA'S EXPLOSION BEEN EXTRAORDINARY AND TIMELY, it's simultaneously pathetic. I'm nothing. I lead a boring life. I had a boring amazon wishlist. My amazon order history was boring. I receive regular emails from the Institute of Internal Auditors for Christ's sake. The fact that someone could imagine that a guy going by "cthulhu" could be cool is just ridonkulous -- The Call of Cthulhu was published in 1928 -- and when they were handing out "cool" emails on the domain I use, it was the 80s. [That's a reason I never jumped onto "cool domains" -- I wanted to leave room.]
I'm looking to hang onto an account that I've had for decades to try and have a trail for long-lost contacts to find me; he's thinking that he'll instantly be as popular as I am if he can just take my name. Which of us is more deluded?
And the saddest thing.....he could be clever. He's intelligent. He's charming. He has PEOPLE SKILLS!!!!!! He could probably be more by himself than I ever was. He even snookered my ex-boss....and I'm still LMFAO over the "It's a spoof" mic-drop, 'cause as soon as he heard that he knew it was true.
But now I'm doing the long grind of rebuilding control -- and, like I said, Internal Audit......I'm gonna grind it. And when I'm done, it will stay ground.
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 02:30 AM (T1005)
Three black teens just wandering a AK trail with a 5' branch looking for a random to assault.
Bullshit.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 19, 2015 01:27 AM (uctT+)
I don't know why you doubt. A couple of weeks ago at that same location, a woman was knocked unconscious by somebody, i.e. the knockout game. Seems to be the place where these feral kids hang out and play nefarious games.
But I guess the biker could have broken his own skull with a tree branch, or some such nonsense?
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 19, 2015 02:30 AM (+YMhA)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 19, 2015 02:31 AM (uctT+)
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 19, 2015 02:33 AM (+YMhA)
Posted by: Maetenloch at May 19, 2015 02:24 AM
Wheeeeeeeeeeeee!
Posted by: Mr Hankey at May 19, 2015 02:34 AM (hvRi6)
Posted by: Blanco Basura at May 19, 2015 02:35 AM (UVfht)
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 19, 2015 02:35 AM (+YMhA)
But I guess the biker could have broken his own skull with a tree branch, or some such nonsense?
Posted by: tcn in AK
I'm not in your neighborhood. I'm just another random asshole on the internet; stipulated.
The referenced attack has a vast, overwhelming testimony of one person.
The first attack has no suspects, and only a description of 3 black teens on a trail.
...My opinion doesn't matter in the slightest.
But guess what?
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 19, 2015 02:39 AM (uctT+)
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 02:41 AM (Gosad)
And Son of Crank has spoken, loudly.
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 02:41 AM (Gosad)
Is he ok?!?!?
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 02:43 AM (T1005)
Posted by: flounder at May 19, 2015 02:44 AM (ecDRv)
For the past few weeks we can start him in his crib but at some point he will wake and nothing will console him back to sleep except being in constant contact with Mrs. Crank, so he sleeps in our bed. He is now passed out next to her and likely will not stir til morning, while she will worry every hour of he is ok.
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 02:52 AM (Gosad)
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 02:52 AM (T1005)
His lungs are in great working order!
For the past few weeks we can start him in his crib but at some
point he will wake and nothing will console him back to sleep except
being in constant contact with Mrs. Crank, so he sleeps in our bed. He
is now passed out next to her and likely will not stir til morning,
while she will worry every hour of he is ok.
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 02:52 AM (Gosad)
Growing up with Dr. Spock and Zim's Golden Books and all that, it amazed me to discover what every previous generation already knew -- there are built-in functions in humans -- and, if they've survived generations of selection, they're probably useful.
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 02:57 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 02:57 AM (Gosad)
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 02:52 AM (Gosad)
Naturally, since that is her job.
It does go away at some point, at least into the background. Usually at the point of complete exhaustion, she will realize that there is only so much one can do without sleep.
Little boys are a blessing.
Make sure you sniff his head now while it's a sweet thing. That, too, goes away, all too soon. Particularly if he plays hockey.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 19, 2015 02:58 AM (+YMhA)
while she will worry every hour of he is ok.
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 02:52 AM (Gosad)
Naturally, since that is her job.
It does go away at some point, at least into the background. Usually
at the point of complete exhaustion, she will realize that there is
only so much one can do without sleep.
Little boys are a blessing.
Make sure you sniff his head now while it's a sweet thing. That, too, goes away, all too soon. Particularly if he plays hockey.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 19, 2015 02:58 AM (+YMhA)
Sunday was with our godsons at Maker Faire. When it came to kids, we didn't buy -- we rented. One of the fiancee's fond memories is having #1 godson repeatedly puke all over her -- one of mine was having him go into full meltdown at the local park, scooping him up, and marching him the long blocks home squawling and wailing on my shoulder.....knowing our last names didn't match. And the younger godson is taller than I am now!!!! Shit, how did that happen?
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 03:06 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 03:07 AM (Gosad)
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 19, 2015 03:09 AM (+YMhA)
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 03:11 AM (T1005)
Posted by: flounder at May 19, 2015 03:13 AM (ecDRv)
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 19, 2015 03:13 AM (+YMhA)
Posted by: flounder at May 19, 2015 03:16 AM (ecDRv)
lol, that was quick.
Posted by: flounder at May 19, 2015 03:16 AM (ecDRv)
Did I miss something?
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 03:18 AM (T1005)
Posted by: flounder at May 19, 2015 03:22 AM (ecDRv)
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 03:23 AM (Gosad)
Just woke up, and it looks like I missed all the fun from this evening/morning...
Hope you're doing well, cooth. CRANK, glad to hear SOC is healthy & happy.
Hello and goodnight to tcn, Blanco, weft & everyone else.
Posted by: chi's sandwIch (previously shredded chi) at May 19, 2015 03:23 AM (BP7mC)
Posted by: Luap Nor's Modulator Delivery Sevice. at May 19, 2015 03:25 AM (wQ7l/)
Cooth, it appears I missed a lot of drama with you recently with crazy busy work, here's hoping your ID thief pays and no more damage is done.
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 03:26 AM (Gosad)
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 03:26 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Nip Sip at May 19, 2015 03:27 AM (0FSuD)
Christianity isn't that hard a road to hoe in America, at least, as long as you can tune out the haters. The benefits can't be beat though, at least according to the advertising. Unfortunately the details are impossible to verify for oneself before death, but that's why it's called faith.
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 03:30 AM (Gosad)
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 03:31 AM (Gosad)
Posted by: cthulhu
First, the obvious,
It's not up to you to deny any one redemption, Obama.
Second, I still haven't found any goose-greased, slip-slides aimed toward any kind of salvation.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 19, 2015 03:32 AM (uctT+)
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 03:33 AM (Gosad)
I am not an Economist but at the current rate of deficit spending, how much longer can it go before a total collapse?
Posted by: Luap Nor's Modulator Delivery Sevice. at May 19, 2015 03:34 AM (wQ7l/)
I am not an Economist but at the current rate of deficit spending, how much longer can it go before a total collapse?
Posted by: Luap Nor's Modulator Delivery Sevice. at May 19, 2015 03:34 AM (wQ7l/)
Exactly, your not an economist, which is why you can understand that such a policy is stupid.
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 03:39 AM (Gosad)
Posted by: Luap Nor's Modulator Delivery Sevice
Oft quoted saying from Keynes: "The market remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent."
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 19, 2015 03:40 AM (uctT+)
Shit.
Just woke up, and it looks like I missed all the fun from this evening/morning...
Hope you're doing well, cooth. CRANK, glad to hear SOC is healthy happy.
Hello and goodnight to tcn, Blanco, weft everyone else.
Posted by: chi's sandwIch (previously shredded chi) at May 19, 2015 03:23 AM (BP7mC)
There's a technical widgetism that allows you to spy on emails, even if you're not in the account. I boosted the guy from the account, and should know if he reasserts ownership.....but any emails to me might get copied to him and read -- and possibly deleted without my knowing. Oddly enough, (until he reasserts ownership), emails from me should be ok. If there's any confusion, you'll just have to rely on my generic squeaky voice.
Summary @365. Don't take any wooden nickels.
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 03:41 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Luap Nor's Modulator Delivery Sevice. at May 19, 2015 03:43 AM (wQ7l/)
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 03:45 AM (Gosad)
Even though i haven't been here commenting, I've been following the drama since the beginning.
Was a little leery of sending you email replies (that I KNOW Iowe you)... I'll wait to hear from you - maybe by phone when you have the time.
Good luck with all of it. You're a better man than I. I think I'd take the Allen G approach with this guy. Especially since he apparently dragged BH into it...
Posted by: chi's sandwIch (previously shredded chi) at May 19, 2015 03:55 AM (BP7mC)
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 03:58 AM (Gosad)
Heya chi, how's it hanging?
Cooth, it appears I missed a lot of drama with you recently with
crazy busy work, here's hoping your ID thief pays and no more damage is
done.
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 03:26 AM (Gosad)
I don't want payment -- and that this has happened means I've got a buttload to do whether or not he freely confesses all his trespasses to me and gives me detailed logs of where he went and what he did (which I wouldn't expect and, truthfully, wouldn't trust). But I can do it trying to shield a Moron from consequences or I can do it trying to get it fixed and shutting down the weaknesses.
Just as a random hint....don't fuck around with customer service, contact the Corporate Counsel. If you get flailed around with that, try the Audit Committee of the BoD. It's still time-consuming and creaky, but you're more likely to get things done. Don't forget that everyone's got a whistleblower hotline because of Sarbanes-Oxley. If you've got the right sort of story (like "gee, what's going to happen to this one-click revenue when nobody in their right mind stores a credit-card on Amazon" -- consider informing the audit firm. The question will get asked, and even if the answer is accepted this quarter ("we're pushed for time"), it'll bubble up next quarter as well....I've spent a few decades in accounting and know how it works.
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 04:00 AM (T1005)
Oh, and I'd say in many ways you're already more Christian with mercy
and love of fellow man than many I've seen in a Sunday service, or been
myself at times.
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 03:31 AM (Gosad)
I just say what I think -- and have for a couple of decades -- and this guy thinks he can nab that because it's got a magic name.
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 04:03 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 04:03 AM (Gosad)
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 04:05 AM (Gosad)
Posted by: pilot141 at May 19, 2015 04:07 AM (cVitw)
State inspections of every Backwoods Machine Shop now needed?
I am not an Economist but at the current rate of deficit spending, how much longer can it go before a total collapse?
Posted by: Luap Nor's Modulator Delivery Sevice. at May 19, 2015 03:34 AM (wQ7l/)
Yeah, this looks really clever about now.
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 04:07 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 04:07 AM (Gosad)
Ugh, Cooth, what a bother. I have been pondering getting LifeLock for some time, I think you've nudged me to finally do it.
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 03:45 AM (Gosad)
I'm not sure that helps AT ALL. First thing -- get your credit cards off of Amazon....second thing, set up a new amazon with email you won't share with another living soul and nuke the first one, hard.
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 04:09 AM (T1005)
412 CCI, enjoy that birthday hooch. There is no warning time or limit on that. It is YOUR day - spend it as you please!
Posted by: pilot141 at May 19, 2015 04:07 AM (cVitw)
Macallan 18, it would be blasphemous to call it hooch.
I am enjoying it immensely, though.
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 04:10 AM (Gosad)
Did I miss it, CC?
Posted by: chi's sandwIch (previously shredded chi) at May 19, 2015 04:10 AM (BP7mC)
Posted by: cthulhu
I think that might literally kill Mrs. Crank. I go on Amazon about twice a year, she probably orders stuff minimum twice a week...
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 04:12 AM (Gosad)
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 04:13 AM (Gosad)
The weak have sought magic since time immemorial to elevate themselves, when hard work is a much better bet.
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 04:05 AM (Gosad)
*DING!!!!*
I even left a couple of hanging curveballs out there to see if he'd try to turn the corner and be less of a shit. He spent the time fumbling around and making more of a mess.
His sense of worth is so torqued that he doesn't see the benefit of being young with opportunity before him and just wants to mug the elderly.
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 04:15 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 04:16 AM (Gosad)
Posted by: pilot141 at May 19, 2015 04:18 AM (cVitw)
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 04:19 AM (Gosad)
I don't want payment -- and that this has happened means I've got a
buttload to do whether or not he freely confesses all his trespasses to
me and gives me detailed logs of where he went and what he did (which I
wouldn't expect and, truthfully, wouldn't trust). But I can do it trying
to shield a Moron from consequences or I can do it trying to get it
fixed and shutting down the weaknesses.
Stop being a dick. O.K?
Posted by: tina at May 19, 2015 04:15 AM (tUqWR)
Dammit, there were two up there and I was going to say something about the other one. Shit.
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 04:19 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 04:20 AM (Gosad)
One is enough. Just ask Lance Armstrong.
Posted by: pilot141 at May 19, 2015 04:20 AM (cVitw)
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 04:23 AM (Gosad)
Posted by: pilot141 at May 19, 2015 04:18 AM (cVitw)
To what are you referring?
Ummm...your question about hanging curve balls. This is, by definition, a smart military blog. Anyone here should have a working knowledge of the United States, and it follows...the American pastime. If you know nothing about baseball, just accept the fact that you will miss a few references here.
Posted by: pilot141 at May 19, 2015 04:25 AM (cVitw)
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 04:26 AM (Gosad)
a heartfelt "Happy Birthday!"
I'll do my best to say it again tomorrow. But, quite honestly, I think I'll be shitfaced by lunchtime, so I might not remember...
You happen to share a birthday with my best friend from high school, btw. I mentioned him once last week - he didn't make it to 50, the stupid fuck. That hard shit will kill you.
Posted by: chi's sandwIch (previously shredded chi) at May 19, 2015 04:26 AM (GqmjD)
Feeling flush, patriotic and not ready to deal with imbeciles. How are you?
Posted by: pilot141 at May 19, 2015 04:28 AM (cVitw)
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 04:29 AM (Gosad)
You sad little person. Cooth has much to teach that you could learn if you would just open your hateful mind.
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 04:31 AM (Gosad)
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 04:32 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 04:33 AM (Gosad)
Good luck with that ammo-restricting bill you idiot Dems in NJ.
Hooray for Dear Leader losing Ramadi and starting a Mid-East nuclear arms race.
But at least the gay Amtrack engineer is going to be cleared, right??
Posted by: pilot141 at May 19, 2015 04:33 AM (cVitw)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aaj-sE7dNM
Posted by: Luap Nor's Modulator Delivery Sevice. at May 19, 2015 04:34 AM (C8x6r)
Posted by: pilot141 at May 19, 2015 04:35 AM (cVitw)
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 04:35 AM (Gosad)
I had a great dinner with friends tonight, have a couple of weeks off and will have the Brown truck of Happiness show up at least three times this week with things I ordered while on my last trip.
Time for another beverage!
Posted by: pilot141 at May 19, 2015 04:37 AM (cVitw)
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 04:38 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 04:39 AM (Gosad)
Anyway, Morpheus is finally summoning me to sleep, I think. Stay frosty, morons.
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 04:41 AM (Gosad)
C'est la vie, right?
I hadn't talked to him but maybe twice in the last six or eight years. Got a phone call last week that he was found in his bed...
meh. He made his choices. I'll get drunk and be pissed at him for a day, then move on. There is so much beauty going on in the world around me, I don't have too much time for sorrow anymore.
Hell, I have my own b-day to be happy about coming up!
Posted by: chi's sandwIch (previously shredded chi) at May 19, 2015 04:42 AM (u8vcQ)
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 04:43 AM (T1005)
Yeah I hear you on the sleep. Just got back from a 12-day Europe trip, and here I am at almost 4 AM commenting on a blog. I manage to show up at all times here, but mostly just for one post and go.
Good luck getting to sleep!
Posted by: pilot141 at May 19, 2015 04:45 AM (cVitw)
I have nothing to rival that story.
That story involves cute kids! I have endless stories of idiocy and pendulous boobies, but no kids are involved.
Posted by: pilot141 at May 19, 2015 04:48 AM (cVitw)
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 04:50 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 04:53 AM (Gosad)
Dark One -
I have nothing to rival that story.
That story involves cute kids! I have endless stories of idiocy and pendulous boobies, but no kids are involved.
Posted by: pilot141 at May 19, 2015 04:48 AM (cVitw)
Nice response. Moves you several steps the right direction on the suspicion ladder. Unlike, maybe, someone who lost his shit. How ya doin'?
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 04:54 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 04:54 AM (Gosad)
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 04:58 AM (Gosad)
Posted by: Luap Nor's Modulator Delivery Sevice. at May 19, 2015 05:00 AM (C8x6r)
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 05:00 AM (Gosad)
I happened to get lucky and be there for a combined national holiday/Father's day last Thursday. By 11 AM the town square was packed with a ton of people, 90% of which were drinking beer. By the end of the day I figured out that German Father's Day is basically "Bye honey, I'm going out to get drunk with the boys". Gotta love it!
Posted by: pilot141 at May 19, 2015 05:04 AM (cVitw)
Not losing my sh*t all over trolls is good practice for managing SoC later, right?
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 05:00 AM (Gosad)
Hopefully not -- SoC looks like a total sweetheart (and how long has it been since we've seen pix?), whereas managing trolls is more likely to involve tasers.
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 05:06 AM (T1005)
Violets are blue,
I'm borrowing Adriene's bit,
What's it to you?
My life is too wired,
And trolls will always reappear,
But damn, I'm tired,
And my lovely wife and son are near.
So goodnight Cooth,
And other morons fair,
Stay frosty and be good,
And always take care.
Posted by: Conservative Crank's iPhone at May 19, 2015 05:06 AM (Gosad)
Posted by: Luap Nor's Modulator Delivery Sevice. at May 19, 2015 05:06 AM (C8x6r)
I'm doing fine. I'm sure my hash has changed, since a couple of days ago I was in a hotel in Germany.
I happened to get lucky and be there for a combined national
holiday/Father's day last Thursday. By 11 AM the town square was packed
with a ton of people, 90% of which were drinking beer. By the end of the
day I figured out that German Father's Day is basically "Bye honey, I'm
going out to get drunk with the boys". Gotta love it!
Posted by: pilot141 at May 19, 2015 05:04 AM (cVitw)
Were you in Munchen? I've been there a zillion years ago. It's a fascinating place.
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 05:12 AM (T1005)
The weather was perfect - 70 and just a few clouds by 4 PM.
And technically it was "work", but hard to tell when the beer tastes so good!
Posted by: pilot141 at May 19, 2015 05:12 AM (cVitw)
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 05:16 AM (T1005)
Pixy weiss du #zweiwochen sind lang gegangen? Weissd du?!!
Ich moechte meine Umlauete!!
Sofort!!
I'll get em in #twomoreweeks
Posted by: Luap Nor's Modulator Delivery Sevice. at May 19, 2015 05:19 AM (C8x6r)
http://keenserve.com/
Seeking your suggestions to improve and spread the word.
Posted by: Jim B at May 19, 2015 05:19 AM (GBwNw)
Posted by: jc at May 19, 2015 05:19 AM (iRJ+A)
Did end up in Copenhagen once in 86. Purely by accident though.
Posted by: Luap Nor's Modulator Delivery Sevice. at May 19, 2015 05:20 AM (C8x6r)
I would say hello. I never said goodbye. Sort of cancels each other out?
Posted by: Luap Nor's Modulator Delivery Sevice. at May 19, 2015 03:25 AM (wQ7l/)
Playing nice?
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 05:22 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Luap Nor's Modulator Delivery Sevice. at May 19, 2015 05:25 AM (C8x6r)
I always enjoy the menus - want a beer? $1.50 (Euros, of course).
Want a water with gas? $2.50
Want a Coke, in a tall narrow glass with no ice? $3.00
No wonder they all drink beer at lunch - it is literally cheaper than water and Coke! Plus it tastes so much better!
Posted by: pilot141 at May 19, 2015 05:27 AM (cVitw)
Playing nice?"
A non greeting Greeting. It's the best the net will ever get from em.
Posted by: Luap Nor's Modulator Delivery Sevice. at May 19, 2015 05:25 AM (C8x6r)
I was kind of expecting a yes-or-no, but if we're going to play, there are alternatives.
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 05:28 AM (T1005)
Yeah the whole drinking beer - and not nursing it, but slamming that shit - is amazing. Just the way things are done.
I always enjoy the menus - want a beer? $1.50 (Euros, of course).
Want a water with gas? $2.50
Want a Coke, in a tall narrow glass with no ice? $3.00
No wonder they all drink beer at lunch - it is literally cheaper than water and Coke! Plus it tastes so much better!
Posted by: pilot141 at May 19, 2015 05:27 AM (cVitw)
I can attest that this is absolutely true. As much as you want to drink wine is cheaper than a single coke in most of Europe.
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 05:29 AM (T1005)
Do you mind telling me just what are you talking about?
Posted by: Luap Nor's Modulator Delivery Sevice. at May 19, 2015 05:30 AM (C8x6r)
"I was kind of expecting a yes-or-no, but if we're going to play, there are alternatives."
Do you mind telling me just what are you talking about?
Posted by: Luap Nor's Modulator Delivery Sevice. at May 19, 2015 05:30 AM (C8x6r)
Do you intend to play nice? I'm a big fan of redemption, and certain characteristics of your posting have been similar to folks who were recently banned -- that doesn't mean that you are that recently-banned person or that you deserve to be banned in any way shape or form -- or that I have any power to ban you......but if there were a three-factor banning, I may have spotted one -- which I might know about 'cause I've been around forever.
But I'm really not in the banning business and would prefer to speak of redemption. I live in the constant hope of redemption, because people are flawed.
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 05:41 AM (T1005)
But you know what - good on them. Coke is an American thing, and a huge Coke with ice (like you would get at a Mickey Ds drive through) is a giant "America, FUCK YEAH!!"
It would look ridiculous on a tiny table in French bistro.
So when you are in France or Germany, don't order a damn Coke! Just go with what the locals have - in France it is most likely wine, in Germany it is most likely beer. But get whatever is made locally, because it will for damn sure be better than some bottle of Coke shipped from the states!
Actually, that works for any travel. Find out what the locals are ordering, and then get that. The locals get it for a reason!
Posted by: pilot141 at May 19, 2015 05:41 AM (cVitw)
Yeah, and that $3 in CGN or more likely $5 in Paris only buys you a
dinky 11oz old-style bottle of Coke that they pulled out of the crappy
fridge they have so it is basically room temperature.
But you know what - good on them. Coke is an American thing, and a
huge Coke with ice (like you would get at a Mickey Ds drive through) is a
giant "America, FUCK YEAH!!"
It would look ridiculous on a tiny table in French bistro.
So when you are in France or Germany, don't order a damn Coke! Just
go with what the locals have - in France it is most likely wine, in
Germany it is most likely beer. But get whatever is made locally,
because it will for damn sure be better than some bottle of Coke shipped
from the states!
Actually, that works for any travel. Find out what the locals are ordering, and then get that. The locals get it for a reason!
Posted by: pilot141 at May 19, 2015 05:41 AM (cVitw)
We went to Il Latini in Firenze, and before they seat you there are all-you-can-drink carafes of wine on the table....but if you want water, you have to ask, and it'll cost you.
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 05:44 AM (T1005)
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 05:46 AM (T1005)
SUCH a local thing. Wine? Of course.....
Water? What the hell, bring out the bill!!
Classic.
Posted by: pilot141 at May 19, 2015 05:47 AM (cVitw)
I have been posting on AoSHQ since November of 2009. Once I receive an email from Maetenloch I will give him the who list of Names I have ever posted under.
This accusation game has got to stop.
Until then I will just carry on like you are not here.
Posted by: Luap Nor's Modulator Delivery Sevice. at May 19, 2015 05:48 AM (C8x6r)
I have been posting on AoSHQ since November of 2009. Once I receive an email from Maetenloch I will give him the who list of Names I have ever posted under.
This accusation game has got to stop.
Until then I will just carry on like you are not here.
Posted by: Luap Nor's Modulator Delivery Sevice. at May 19, 2015 05:48 AM (C8x6r)
Awwww, that is awesome....
SUCH a local thing. Wine? Of course.....
Water? What the hell, bring out the bill!!
Classic.
Posted by: pilot141 at May 19, 2015 05:47 AM (cVitw)
Coke? Let's do a credit check.
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 05:48 AM (T1005)
Why am I up before midnight?
May as well head out early so I don't wake up the girls
I'll have to catch up with the insanity when I get in zone
Posted by: navypopojojo at May 19, 2015 05:49 AM (Ixsz4)
Wine is free but Coke will cost you like 2euro for a tiny bottle
Posted by: navypopojojo at May 19, 2015 05:51 AM (Ixsz4)
Coke.
Sinor, are you sure?
It really does awaken you to how much soft drinks are a part of American culture but are basically luxuries elsewhere.
I have been with people who ordered a Coke with dinner because that was the only thing on the drink menu they recognized. I tried to explain water with gas, but...nope.
You want a refill? Nice, you have just spent more on a drink than on your schnitzel.
Posted by: pilot141 at May 19, 2015 05:56 AM (cVitw)
I thank God for my family, otherwise who knows. I doubt I'd be commenting here today if not for their support.
Posted by: hadoop at May 19, 2015 06:08 AM (2X7pN)
Posted by: Luap Nor's Modulator Delivery Sevice. at May 19, 2015 06:09 AM (C8x6r)
471
"I was kind of expecting a yes-or-no, but if we're going to play, there are alternatives."
Do you mind telling me just what are you talking about?
Posted by: Luap Nor's Modulator Delivery Sevice. at May 19, 2015 05:30 AM (C8x6r)
Do
you intend to play nice? I'm a big fan of redemption, and certain
characteristics of your posting have been similar to folks who were
recently banned -- that doesn't mean that you are that recently-banned
person or that you deserve to be banned in any way shape or form -- or
that I have any power to ban you......but if there were a three-factor
banning, I may have spotted one -- which I might know about 'cause I've
been around forever.
But I'm really not in the banning business
and would prefer to speak of redemption. I live in the constant hope of
redemption, because people are flawed.
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 05:41 AM (T1005)
I really truly hope it's not you and that this disclosure doesn't cause you pain.....or that it's you and this is the first step toward redemption. Unfortunately, the middle case is that you're innocent and this is a PITA -- and I'd wish that to nobody.
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 06:12 AM (T1005)
I sent a mail to Maet giving him my posting IP addys. I have nothing to say other than this accusation game has to stop.
Posted by: Luap Nor's Modulator Delivery Sevice. at May 19, 2015 06:14 AM (C8x6r)
It is just not worth the trouble.
Posted by: Luap Nor's Modulator Delivery Sevice. at May 19, 2015 06:09 AM (C8x6r)
{{{LNMDS}}}
No matter which way it plays, I am so sorry.
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 06:16 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Luap Nor's Modulator Delivery Sevice. at May 19, 2015 06:19 AM (C8x6r)
cthulu.
I sent a mail to Maet giving him my posting IP addys. I have nothing to say other than this accusation game has to stop.
Posted by: Luap Nor's Modulator Delivery Sevice. at May 19, 2015 06:14 AM (C8x6r)
The road is going to be getting rougher. If you are innocent, the email to Maet should totally clear you -- and the disclosure on the blog should be above and beyond anything that was necessary. I'm sorry. You're a Moron, and anything I say is really inadequate. If you're the one, I really wish it hadn't come to this. You're a flawed Moron, and I tried so hard but failed.
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 06:22 AM (T1005)
Posted by: Luap Nor's Modulator Delivery Sevice. at May 19, 2015 06:23 AM (C8x6r)
The accusations have to stop. Period. Stop.
Posted by: Luap Nor's Modulator Delivery Sevice. at May 19, 2015 06:19 AM (C8x6r)
This will grind to the end. I'm an auditor -- the root cause will be eradicated. I'm not particularly happy about it, but that's where it goes. My own situation is just a thing.
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 06:29 AM (T1005)
The accusations have to stop.
Posted by: Luap Nor's Modulator Delivery Sevice. at May 19, 2015 06:23 AM (C8x6r)
I have penetrated the corporate "I don't give a shit-o-rama" to the point where I'm contacting the admin for the ISP's Corporate Counsel. They're working according to plan and I'd bet their IT guys hate my guts. Amazon is still playing "too big to fail". I'm an auditor. I will chase this to the ends of the earth. It's just getting started on my end.
Like I said, entirely guilty or innocent, {{{LNMDS}}}
Posted by: cthulhu at May 19, 2015 06:40 AM (T1005)
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