EMT 10/24/15 [krakatoa] Just one meal: Amsterdam

Heading to the land of nethers in a couple days on business. Should be there the better part of the week.

Any tips on places to eat, or sights to see in Amsterdam?

I'll be staying just a short distance from several museums including one with a huge Van Gogh collection. Figure that will be a good start.

Posted by: Open Blogger at 06:00 AM

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1 Good morning horde

Posted by: Skip at October 24, 2015 05:58 AM (Ken0l)

2 Good Morning Morons. Today is Saturday, October 24, 2015. On this day in 1932 the George Washington Bridge opened to public traffic.

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at October 24, 2015 05:59 AM (t2KH5)

3 Hurricane Patricia weakens to a category 1 as it moves through Mexico.

http://fxn.ws/1jFvyd4

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at October 24, 2015 06:00 AM (t2KH5)

4 Almost all of the Obamacare money spent by the feds went to hard left blue States. And almost all of it is unaccounted for.

http://fxn.ws/1kBHTPq

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at October 24, 2015 06:00 AM (t2KH5)

5 AK's bridge to nowhere has finally been killed.

http://fxn.ws/1GxnmVX

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at October 24, 2015 06:00 AM (t2KH5)

6 The House is struggling to find the votes to up the debt limit. Politicians like to make this out to be a big deal and punish voters. All they have to do is quit spending more money than they take in.

http://fxn.ws/1GxnB3o

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at October 24, 2015 06:00 AM (t2KH5)

7 O'Reilly cuts mike of BET host.

http://bit.ly/1RttoYb

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at October 24, 2015 06:01 AM (t2KH5)

8 Enjoy something haram, while you can.

Posted by: Raised eyebrow at October 24, 2015 06:01 AM (bGLSw)

9 Father of Benghazi victim calls Scankles a liar.

http://bit.ly/1i2zUct

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at October 24, 2015 06:01 AM (t2KH5)

10 NYC is paying an anti-American hate monger to spew her hate.

http://bit.ly/1i2A3wl

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at October 24, 2015 06:01 AM (t2KH5)

11 And Scankles spews lie to Trey Gowdy. Why isn't he charging her with criminal contempt. Lying to congress in official testimony is a felony.

http://bit.ly/1NZ31Ma

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at October 24, 2015 06:01 AM (t2KH5)

12 Looking like the storm hit it a sparsely populated area,
Carson leading in Iowa, interesting.

Posted by: Skip at October 24, 2015 06:01 AM (Ken0l)

13 Serial liars accuse Israel of terrorism.

http://bit.ly/1PMx0WU

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at October 24, 2015 06:02 AM (t2KH5)

14 The RNCe is getting ready to sell us out again on the corrupt Export-Import Bank.

http://dailysign.al/1ONre8b

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at October 24, 2015 06:02 AM (t2KH5)

15 Ramirez

http://bit.ly/1PIdtrG

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at October 24, 2015 06:02 AM (t2KH5)

16 Demoncraps are saying the Benghazi Hearings are a waste of money and time. But what we have learned is that once again Clinton lied and people died.

http://bit.ly/1MguV6d

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at October 24, 2015 06:02 AM (t2KH5)

17 IBD on Louis Lerner's lawlessness and skating because neither Obama nor congress will do anything.

http://bit.ly/1ONrrIz

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at October 24, 2015 06:03 AM (t2KH5)

18 Obama's union packed NLRB is going after more victims. The NLRB has far outlived its usefulness and should be eliminated.

http://bit.ly/1PMxOLF

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at October 24, 2015 06:03 AM (t2KH5)

19 The Daily Deals

http://amzn.to/1PIfRyu

That's it for today folks.

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at October 24, 2015 06:03 AM (t2KH5)

20 A few articles, Goldberg, McCarthy all point out Hildabeast is a pathological liar, but the democratic/socialists are ok with that.

Posted by: Skip at October 24, 2015 06:04 AM (Ken0l)

21 20
A few articles, Goldberg, McCarthy all point out Hildabeast is a
pathological liar, but the democratic/socialists are ok with that.

Posted by: Skip at October 24, 2015 06:04 AM (Ken0l)

Just like her husband who is also a liar. He is just more skilled at it. His lies are halfway believable if you are a LIV. Scankles lies are so far out nobody with a single working brain cell will believe it.

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at October 24, 2015 06:09 AM (t2KH5)

22 Well, I'd say don't miss the tulip festival but you're a little late for that.

Tip: Drachmas (if you have any) are worthless in Amsterdam.

The Rijksmuseum is worth the trip. Rembrandt's "Night Watch" is there.

Posted by: creeper at October 24, 2015 06:10 AM (Hh8cI)

23
WaPo: Bush, Kasich and Rubio are stronger than you think
by Ed Rogers*

Watch for those three to begin to outmaneuver Trump and others in the next few months. There is lots of talk about the establishment panicking, but it is way too early to panic. I will let Insiders readers know when it is time to panic.

http://tinyurl.com/qg7saa8

*Deputy Assistant to President George H. W. Bush and Executive Assistant to the White House Chief of Staff. He is the chairman of the lobbying and communications firm BGR Group, which he founded with former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour in 1991. He also likes to eat bugs.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at October 24, 2015 06:11 AM (kdS6q)

24
WaPo: We are lifelong Zionists. Here's why we've chosen to boycott Israel.
By Steven Levitsky and Glen Weyl*

.... the moral stain of the suffering Israel has caused to so many Palestinians.

http://tinyurl.com/pzoyvu8

*Steven Levitsky is a professor of government at Harvard University. Glen Weyl is an assistant professor of economics and law at the University of Chicago.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at October 24, 2015 06:12 AM (kdS6q)

25 Vic: "The RNCe is getting ready to sell us out again..."

I thought this was a news thread.

Posted by: creeper at October 24, 2015 06:12 AM (Hh8cI)

26 Soviet history shows many Russians loved Joe Stalin long after he was gone even though he racked up a death count higher than the Nazis

Posted by: Skip at October 24, 2015 06:14 AM (Ken0l)

27
In Canada, and thus inevitably here at some point, debate on safety of child labor on farms. Is nostalgia for the days of the kids learning how to farm the family stead in conflict with the reality of today's larger, more mechanized farms?:

www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34611879

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at October 24, 2015 06:22 AM (kdS6q)

28 shhh

Posted by: Generic Morning Moron at October 24, 2015 06:27 AM (k+zgr)

29 I'll be staying just a short distance from several museums including one with a huge Van Gogh collection. Figure that will be a good start.

Oh, how fun.
Last I was there (a long time ago), the Van Gogh museum was closed for renovations. I was so sad. It was ironic, that it was the one thing I wanted to see most of all, and I left the US to see it, and the works were being shown in the US while the renovations were going on.

What I remember most are the delicacies. Chocolate and pastries. oh yum

Spent a lot of my time in and out of galleries along all of the waterways and bridges. Pretty city when I was there. I bought one of my - still to this day - favorite paintings in one of the galleries.

Hit one of the pot bars, just to see. Now they are called "cafes" and coffee shops. I was young... it was in the guide book. So was the Red Light District, which I think they cleaned up, or closed? I walked through it, but would never again. During the daylight hours tho. With a man.

Also rented a car and drove out to other areas to see windmills and so forth. Quaint at the time.

Very fun, small country.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 24, 2015 06:33 AM (qCMvj)

30

Morning chuckle

from one of the Drudge links on hypo

Clinton takes a daily dose of dried and crushed pig glands for treatment.

She is starting to look like Miss Piggy, isn't she?

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 24, 2015 06:34 AM (qCMvj)

31 *Deputy Assistant to President George H. W. Bush and Executive Assistant to the White House Chief of Staff. He is the chairman of the lobbying and communications firm BGR Group, which he founded with former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour in 1991. He also likes to eat bugs.
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at October 24, 2015 06:11 AM (kdS6q)

Kasich? give me a break

they are wishful thinking

it is a far ways out, it's true
and they could outsmart him in a one to one debate, but it would have to come down to that first

I can't imagine how much campaign money the Jeb! campaign has flushed down the toilet up to this point, and how much more they need to survive.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 24, 2015 06:37 AM (qCMvj)

32 In Canada, and thus inevitably here at some point, debate on safety of child labor on farms. Is nostalgia for the days of the kids learning how to farm the family stead in conflict with the reality of today's larger, more mechanized farms?:

www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34611879
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at October 24, 2015 06:22 AM (kdS6q)

wow, this was tragic, suffocated in canola

working on farms not only taught a skill/profession, but character and discipline, and strength

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 24, 2015 06:39 AM (qCMvj)

33 Clear skies here and *should* be able to see three planets right next to each other but I only see two. At 33 degrees outside, I guess that'll have to do.

Posted by: se pa moron at October 24, 2015 06:41 AM (sI4OA)

34 IBD on Louis Lerner's lawlessness and skating because neither Obama nor congress will do anything.

http://bit.ly/1ONrrIz
Posted by: Vic-we have no party at October 24, 2015 06:03 AM (t2KH5)

the country has no more laws

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 24, 2015 06:42 AM (qCMvj)

35 O'Reilly cuts mike of BET host.

http://bit.ly/1RttoYb
Posted by: Vic-we have no party at October 24, 2015 06:01 AM (t2KH5)

I watched this last night.
I laughed, his mouth kept moving, and his face animated. lol He was a dirtbag.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 24, 2015 06:44 AM (qCMvj)

36 Almost all of the Obamacare money spent by the feds went to hard left blue States. And almost all of it is unaccounted for.

There are no laws and all tax payer money is laundered into campaign coffers.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 24, 2015 06:45 AM (qCMvj)

37 I don't understand why conservative Americans would want dynasties setting aside Jeb's policies, talking about his policies don't know why they would want them.

Posted by: Skip at October 24, 2015 06:46 AM (Ken0l)

38
And Trump just locked up the gay vote:

Cher appears to be throwing her support behind 2016 Republican front-runner Donald Trump. In a tweet Friday:

Cher
Never thought I'd Say Donald Trump is a Giant Among Gop front runners! cruz = devil rubio = RAGE AGAINST WOMEN carson = JUST TELL ME WHY!?

When Trump first announced his presidential bid in June, Cher called him loudmouth bigot on Twitter and said if he were elected president, she would move to Jupiter.

Well, the nice part of Jupiter......

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at October 24, 2015 06:47 AM (kdS6q)

39 The bigger the government the more money is flushed out to cronies, con artist's and incompetents. It has through history from ancient Rome to today.

Posted by: Skip at October 24, 2015 06:49 AM (Ken0l)

40 working on farms not only taught a skill/profession, but character and discipline, and strengthPosted by: artisanal 'ette at October 24, 2015 06:39 AM (qCMvj

I can still remember being dropped off at my grandparents in August. Seven in the morning until five, day after day. Picking tomatoes, by the bushel basket. At the end of the day my grandfather would reach into his pocket and give me a shiny quarter, sometimes two.

Which I then used to buy stuff to read. By flashlight, under the covers until late at night.

Posted by: se pa moron at October 24, 2015 06:50 AM (sI4OA)

41 about the hurricane

About half of the 15,000 tourists in Nayarit state, just north of Vallarta, are expected to be evacuated to Guadalajara

if you looked at the map, Vallarta was only Moderate risk, while Guadalajara was High, the most dangerous. I suppose they wanted to get them from the coast, but, goodness, seems they just moved them to more danger.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 24, 2015 06:51 AM (qCMvj)

42 Cher
Never thought I'd Say Donald Trump is a Giant Among Gop front runners! cruz = devil rubio = RAGE AGAINST WOMEN carson = JUST TELL ME WHY!?

she's a nutter

rage against women carson?
wut?

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 24, 2015 06:53 AM (qCMvj)

43

devil rubio?

she is clueless

and a nutter

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 24, 2015 06:53 AM (qCMvj)

44

DAY 1,082

381 to go (454 to Inauguration Day )

Muzzies, Marxists, Maoists, Mau-Maus, MFM's, Moochelle, Mao-suits, McCain's, McConnell's, Mahdi megatons, machiavellian Mississippi mudslingers, McAuliffe's, Maduro's, MIRV's, Mexifornians, mewling mattress-myth manufacturers, marriage maimers, menacing Mozillan 'mo's, Myrmidons, Mugwumps, Monrovian microbes, mutants, malcontents, malthusians, maniacs, malignant medical mandates, martial law, miscreants, microaggressors, minions, maladjusted masochistic multiculturalists, momzers, mamalukes, mooks, mopes, mariuoli, meeskeits, maricons, marauders, malodorous militants, menstruating mons veneri, malfunctioning Moron microsites and miscellaneous meshugas notwithstanding.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 24, 2015 06:54 AM (St6BJ)

45
Hey Krak:

I would say, go see the Anne Frank House - before it's torched by the Muzlims.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 24, 2015 06:55 AM (St6BJ)

46 39 The bigger the government the more money is flushed out to cronies, con artist's and incompetents. It has through history from ancient Rome to today.
Posted by: Skip at October 24, 2015 06:49 AM (Ken0l)

Old and Busted - Joseph Kony

New Hotness - Chamber of Commerce Crony

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 24, 2015 06:56 AM (St6BJ)

47 Krak, I second creeper's recommendation. The Rembrandt collection is not to be missed. The Night Watch is huge and it looks like you could just walk into the painting with them.

If you have the choice stay near the central train station at the Rembrandt hotel. It is composed of several co-joined houses and doesn't feel like a hotel, plus all the cafes and coffee shops are right there.

Posted by: Dave, having had far too much of this shit at October 24, 2015 06:56 AM (jOSj8)

48
How the House Freedom Caucus Got Behind Paul Ryan

http://tinyurl.com/pwqhb8z

*wanking motion*

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at October 24, 2015 06:56 AM (kdS6q)

49 Venus about washes it out. Shape of a bent-the-other-way Orion's belt. The hard to see one is Mars. It's faint and a reddish orange. Probably was too close to sunup for you to see it. You could get up at 5:00 AM. :-)

Posted by: looker at October 24, 2015 06:59 AM (PGh+Q)

50 Almost all of the Obamacare money spent by the feds went to hard left blue States. And almost all of it is unaccounted for.
__________________

IOW, just business as usual for the criminal cabal that calls itself the Democratic party.

Posted by: TrivialPursuer at October 24, 2015 07:02 AM (a31sM)

51 BTW the Rijksmuseum is in the Turkish Quarter and I would not walk there. Heroin Central for the drug tourists.

Posted by: Dave, having had far too much of this shit at October 24, 2015 07:02 AM (jOSj8)

52

Newsbusters.org sums up, again, all of the cover from the left media in covering for Hillary.

They still have so much power.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 24, 2015 07:03 AM (qCMvj)

53 50 IOW, just business as usual for the criminal cabal that calls itself the Democratic party.

Posted by: TrivialPursuer at October 24, 2015 07:02 AM (a31sM)

And IIANM it also all went to downtown largely black urban areas that vote for Obama. No racism there.

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at October 24, 2015 07:08 AM (t2KH5)

54 BREAKING: Select Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy Moves to Release ALL BENGHAZI WITNESS TRANSCRIPTS

I can see who this plays out.
The Left MSM will focus on Blumenthal, and state "see, this is the GOP trying to destroy Hillary completely!"

While any other important pieces will be hidden with silence, except for Fox.

This is how it's played.

Sad.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 24, 2015 07:08 AM (qCMvj)

55 *how this plays out

/sigh
more coffee

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 24, 2015 07:08 AM (qCMvj)

56 "Bush, Kasich and Rubio"
Choose any one of these 3 and they will lose to Hillary worse than Mitt did to Obama. The Republican base aren't block voters.

Posted by: just saying at October 24, 2015 07:08 AM (PGh+Q)

57 Krak,

If you should find yourself in the red light district, the "gentlemen's club" The Circle Jerk is said to have* an excellent spread.

* joked ex bro-in-law, who insisted on a group photo outside said establishment.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, self-aware douchebag at October 24, 2015 07:10 AM (jR7Wy)

58 breitbart

Hurricane Patricia Could Spell Massive Ongoing Border Crisis for U.S.

great, that's all we need

what we really need? a fence

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 24, 2015 07:12 AM (qCMvj)

59 Apparently Malia got busted for underage drinking while playing beer-pong. And the college newspaper who snapped the pictures has apologized for tattling on her.

I guess the Bush daughters would like to have that kind of treatment.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 24, 2015 07:15 AM (4aTyy)

60 "except for Fox"
"also all went to downtown largely black urban areas"

If the information is really devastating for Hillary Fox wouldn't cover it. Fair and Balanced. Emphasis on the Balanced part.

Flushing money down a corrupt political toilet is better than creating more political toilets. W rebated $400 to everyone and did the medicaid thing to get elected. Just because those policies are less corrupt than what Obama has done doesn't make them right.

Posted by: just saying at October 24, 2015 07:16 AM (PGh+Q)

61 The whole Bengazi point is total incompetence and political gain. The. part not gotten into was the State department/Clinton foundation/private intelligence was run for monetary gain for Clinton cronies.

Posted by: Skip at October 24, 2015 07:16 AM (Ken0l)

62 look as this sh*t?!

BREITBART MEETUP ENDS WITH POLICE CHOPPER OVERHEAD

A Breitbart meetup in Arizona ended with a restaurant cutting off the microphone before a police helicopter strangely descended upon the gathering ordering attendees to disperse.

In an effort to provide offline fellowship to a community of passionately engaged readers, Breitbart News recently introduced Breitbart local "Meet Ups." The second event, held in Phoenix on Wednesday night, featured Breitbart's Brandon Darby discussing border issues and AWR Hawkins discussing gun rights. Between 150-200 people flooded the patio on a cool night at K O'Donnell's to discuss matters of liberty and network with other like-minded conservatives.

holy sh*t, I say again
they are bullying and intimidating free speech

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 24, 2015 07:16 AM (qCMvj)

63 I guess the Bush daughters would like to have that kind of treatment.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 24, 2015 07:15 AM

If I was one of the Choom Spawn, I'd be drinkin' too, Anna. Probably heavily.

But of course the children of presidents -- and presidential candidates -- are Off Limits. Unless their daddies are Republican, in which case it's Full Steam Ahead.

Posted by: MrScribbler at October 24, 2015 07:19 AM (eUxuB)

64 The Hag of Benghazi and the Witch of the IRS:
I'm beginning to think we are indeed NOT in the best of hands.

Posted by: Taqyia2Me at October 24, 2015 07:21 AM (sJuKe)

65 Be sure to try a stroopwaffle when you are in Amsterdam. I have never been able to find anything like it outside of the Low Countries.

Posted by: Cat Whisperer at October 24, 2015 07:22 AM (t+cP4)

66 60 Flushing money down a corrupt political toilet is
better than creating more political toilets. W rebated $400 to everyone
and did the medicaid thing to get elected. Just because those policies
are less corrupt than what Obama has done doesn't make them right.

Posted by: just saying at October 24, 2015 07:16 AM (PGh+Q)

The rebate was $300 for singles and $600 for married filing jointly but everyone didn't get it. It got phased out from incomes over $70K.

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at October 24, 2015 07:22 AM (t2KH5)

67 The next step, these Conservative meet-ups are going to have everyone showing up with a long arm, openly carried. Like a private parade.

Not sure what the Police manual says to do about 200 well-armed citizens, peacefully gathered.

Posted by: Jean at October 24, 2015 07:24 AM (ztOda)

68 "Moves to Release ALL BENGHAZI WITNESS TRANSCRIPTS"

Want to take Hillary down?
Do it with rumors not facts.

- Hey did you know that Hillary can drink so much because Planned Parenthood provides her with a special liver potion?

- Did you know that Hillary is going after John McCain by bankrupting his wife? She is going to ban beer.

- Did you know that Hilary nosed out John Kerry by threatening to get Michelle to ban ketchup in school cafeterias?

Posted by: just saying at October 24, 2015 07:25 AM (PGh+Q)

69 Happy Halloween. Nyah!

http://www.ufunk.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/selection-du-weekend-163-53.jpg

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 24, 2015 07:26 AM (4aTyy)

70 Is that Mrs Munster on that giant pumpkin?

Posted by: just saying at October 24, 2015 07:28 AM (PGh+Q)

71 "Be sure to try a stroopwaffle when you are in Amsterdam"
I read that as try a Twatwaffle.

Twice.

Maybe just a touch more coffee, yes?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at October 24, 2015 07:28 AM (VPLuQ)

72 Dress and act like a muzzie. You should be safe

No sex shows
No drugs
No drinks
No music
No shit, being a muzzie sucks

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, Model Citizen at October 24, 2015 07:32 AM (P4OkF)

73 "The rebate was $300 for singles and $600 for married filing jointly but everyone didn't get it. It got phased out from incomes over $70K."

From my prospective the above statements prove my point about creating political toilets. :-)

Where's my free cheese? :-)
And get off my lawn! :-)

Posted by: just saying at October 24, 2015 07:34 AM (PGh+Q)

74 Thee Van Gogh Museum is very nice. I also appreciated visiting the Anne Framk house in Amsterdam.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2015 07:34 AM (No/ki)

75 Anne Frank house, Rembrandt Museum, take a boat ride through the canals.

If you have an extra day, take a tour coach through the country side. You should be able to see about 40 percent of the country in a day.
Deft pottery center, Hague, port of Rotterdam, they also have a miniature out door representation, I forget what the name is.

Hope this helps.

Posted by: Chet Simms at October 24, 2015 07:35 AM (mAsos)

76 Well, that's interesting.

One Baltimore news site lists three shootings yesterday. One in the head will probably not survive.

The other Baltimore station?
Nothing.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at October 24, 2015 07:36 AM (VPLuQ)

77 "You should be safe"

That is a myth. Carry a pocket pistol. That way we can identify attackers. They are the ones bleeding from small holes.

Posted by: just saying at October 24, 2015 07:36 AM (PGh+Q)

78 Got my pesos, my tacos, I'm headin' outta town.

I likes my sugar, and I likes it brown.

Posted by: Jeb Bush at October 24, 2015 07:37 AM (WQHz4)

79 ?Homo esta?

Posted by: gay Jeb Bush at October 24, 2015 07:38 AM (WQHz4)

80
A 14-year old girl could be charged with assault and battery after she threw a baby carrot at one of her former teachers. School disciplinary documents allege a baby carrot was used as a weapon in an assault and battery of a Moody Middle School teacher. The girl has already been suspended for a month.

If its a soft carrot, it may not be as offensive, said CBS 6 legal expert Todd Stone. But if its a raw carrot, you dont have to have an injury or show you were hurt to prove a battery. It just has to be an offensive, vindictive touch. Thats what the law says.

http://wtvr.com/2015/10/22/baby-carrot-assault-charge/

Of course, if the carrot is glazed, then it becomes an assault vegetable and it's use in the commission of a crime is considered a special circumstance.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at October 24, 2015 07:39 AM (kdS6q)

81 There is always Nijmegen to visit. Combat debut of the Martin B-26 Marauder in the ETO, it was not spectacular. Also where American paratroopers captured the town just so XXX Corps would have a road going nowhere.

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 24, 2015 07:41 AM (4aTyy)

82 Soy �Yeb! Gente poderosa contemplar mis logros y sentir desesperacion!

Posted by: Jebzymandiez at October 24, 2015 07:45 AM (WQHz4)

83 "Also where American paratroopers captured the town just so XXX Corps would have a road going nowhere."

They always plan a bridge too far.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at October 24, 2015 07:46 AM (ZEX26)

84 Black automatic assault baby carrot with the thing that goes up? We need more sensible baby carrot control laws!

Posted by: Generic Morning Moron at October 24, 2015 07:48 AM (5Ev1l)

85 Ten Boom house in Haarlem. A short drive from Amsterdam (west of the airport). Watch the movie "The Hiding Place".

Humbling. You will never forget it.

Posted by: Foghorn Leghorn at October 24, 2015 07:48 AM (l0lja)

86 >>>A 14-year old girl could be charged with assault and battery after she threw a baby carrot at one of her former teachers.

THE NEXT TIME SOME MANIAC COMES AT YOU WITH A BUNCH OPF LOGANBERRIES, DON'T COME CRYING TO ME!

Posted by: John Cleese at October 24, 2015 07:49 AM (WQHz4)

87 Waitaminute...Cher is pro-Trump?

Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at October 24, 2015 07:49 AM (HMt16)

88 This will make your blood boil. Read under the definition for Facism at Dictionary.com:

Israel is now a country whose own social-affairs minister warns of 'a whiff of fascism' in national politics.

Saw at @uncommentari's Twitter feed

Posted by: Y-not at October 24, 2015 07:50 AM (t5zYU)

89 >>>A 14-year old girl could be charged with assault and battery after she threw a baby carrot at one of her former teachers.

Uh, that was my junk. It was sexual assault. Can I have it back now?

Posted by: John Boehnerless at October 24, 2015 07:50 AM (WQHz4)

90 Be sure to try a stroopwaffle when you are in Amsterdam. I have never been able to find anything like it outside of the Low Countries.
Posted by: Cat Whisperer at October 24, 2015 07:22 AM (t+cP4)

oh, yea, nothing like a fresh stroopwafel!

I had been able to find them at Trader Joe's at one point. Whole Foods (might have them). But, I'm seeing them more and more in the cookie section or organic cookie section of my grocery stores.

They are out there, but check for expiration dates. You have to get the freshest ones, otherwise they are already pretty old. Zap 'em a few seconds and bam, nice warm

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 24, 2015 07:51 AM (qCMvj)

91 An assault carrot? With teh thing that goes up?

Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at October 24, 2015 07:51 AM (HMt16)

92 Could always see if the Dutch warbirds are still flying this year. They have a B-25, a Spitfire, a Dakota, and I think a Harvard.

https://youtu.be/5gldPKy3yB8

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 24, 2015 07:53 AM (4aTyy)

93 No shit, being a muzzie sucks

There is no fun in islam.

#freshhell

#WASTF

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at October 24, 2015 07:53 AM (LUgeY)

94 She's a martial arts expert. Her friends call her the Carroty Kid.

Posted by: Bruce Boehner at October 24, 2015 07:54 AM (WQHz4)

95 Or the Spawn of Carrot Top?

Posted by: Anna Puma at October 24, 2015 07:55 AM (4aTyy)

96 I had been able to find them at Trader Joe's at
one point. Whole Foods (might have them). But, I'm seeing them more
and more in the cookie section or organic cookie section of my grocery
stores.

They are out there, but check for expiration dates. You have to get
the freshest ones, otherwise they are already pretty old. Zap 'em a
few seconds and bam, nice warm

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 24, 2015 07:51 AM

~~~

They're available on Amazon. Got them last year as gift for friend.

Posted by: IrishEi at October 24, 2015 07:55 AM (E6RIJ)

97 94 She's a martial arts expert. Her friends call her the Carroty Kid.

I'm rooting for her.

Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at October 24, 2015 07:55 AM (HMt16)

98 >>>No shit, being a muzzie sucks

Especially if you're an Afghani catamite.

Posted by: Bruce Boehner at October 24, 2015 07:56 AM (WQHz4)

99 While waiting to get on a river cruise boat, the wife and I enjoyed an excellent seafood dinner at the Lucius Seafood Restaurant. You can walk to it from the main train station, but there's a tram stop nearby.

If you want a good way to see the sights around the city, I'd recommend the hop on, hop off canal boat tours.

Posted by: MichiCanuck at October 24, 2015 07:56 AM (AXuIR)

100 BREITBART MEETUP ENDS WITH POLICE CHOPPER OVERHEAD

A Breitbart meetup in Arizona ended with a restaurant cutting off the microphone before a police helicopter strangely descended upon the gathering ordering attendees to disperse.

Folks are still rapid posting over there about this.

Of course, it was brought up, that "why hasn't this happened to the Black Lives BS calling out to kill cops. Where were ther helicopters, mic cuts, spotlights then? Telling them to disperse... Our country is so horrible right now.

Because one person called to complain. One person was offended. One person. How many calls would it take for the police to respond to the Black Live Terrorists?

here's the link

http://bit.ly/1NrYLlk

The members did admit that the police were embarrassed, because there was no violence, it was peaceful, and they were decent people. Of course they were.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 24, 2015 07:56 AM (qCMvj)

101 And her night vision is off the chart.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at October 24, 2015 07:56 AM (LUgeY)

102 42 Cher
Never thought I'd Say Donald Trump is a Giant Among Gop front runners! cruz = devil rubio = RAGE AGAINST WOMEN carson = JUST TELL ME WHY!?

she's a nutter

rage against women carson?
wut?
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 24, 2015 06:53 AM (qCMvj)

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Allow me. I read nutter.
Cher is saying:
cruz = devil
rubio = RAGE AGAINST WOMEN (guessing coz pro-life)
carson = JUST TELL ME WHY!?

Posted by: @votermom at October 24, 2015 07:57 AM (cbfNE)

103 They're available on Amazon. Got them last year as gift for friend.
Posted by: IrishEi at October 24, 2015 07:55 AM (E6RIJ)

how fresh are they?

thanks for the tip

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 24, 2015 07:57 AM (qCMvj)

104 �Waitaminute...Cher is pro-Trump?�Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at October 24, 2015 07:49 AM (HMt16)

Cher has made a career out of being unpredictable and reinventing herself constantly. But mainly by getting herself in the news.

She does some good things once in a while, too... believe it or not.

Posted by: se pa moron at October 24, 2015 07:57 AM (sI4OA)

105 Ahmed the Clockmaker shore has a purty mouth.

Posted by: Ahmed's New Neighbors at October 24, 2015 07:57 AM (HMt16)

106 She does some good things once in a while, too... believe it or not.

In re-reading it, I think the key is that she said Trump is a giant among the GOP candidates.

I think it's her idea of a back-handed compliment.

Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at October 24, 2015 07:59 AM (HMt16)

107

btw, Kansas City Royals wins

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 24, 2015 08:01 AM (qCMvj)

108 As for Kasich et al beginning to maneuver, there's nothing they will be able to do that is going to win them back the base (ie, those people supporting Trump and Carson right now).

For all the talk about what the establishment is going to be able to do, they don't have anything that is going to make the distrust and loathing they've bred in the base go away.

Posted by: Pappy O'Daniel at October 24, 2015 08:01 AM (oVJmc)

109 Trump says he's pro-life, as well.

Posted by: Pappy O'Daniel at October 24, 2015 08:03 AM (oVJmc)

110 stroopwaffles are PEOPLE!

Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at October 24, 2015 08:03 AM (HMt16)

111 Cher also supported Ross Perot.

Posted by: se pa moron at October 24, 2015 08:04 AM (sI4OA)

112 Instapundit must be reading us this morning! (wishful thinking), because he posted the Breitbart piece I posted up above.

He also linked the Yelp to the restaurant, hehe.

Here's one very new (today) review already:

Too many Communists in one place, shitty food ,shitty atmosphere, too much money for the slop they serve. They also are un American and pro illegal invasion and anti 2nd amendment.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 24, 2015 08:06 AM (qCMvj)

113 Hey Cher, ouvra tua buco. I have, how you say? act of love I want to do there.

Posted by: Jeb! at October 24, 2015 08:06 AM (WQHz4)

114 Hitting that tree still hurt less than trying to figure out Cher.

Posted by: Sonny at October 24, 2015 08:07 AM (oVJmc)

115 Take the Heineken tour, if you're a beer drinker. Free beer, IIRC.

Watch out for the cake/coffee cake on the counter in some cafes. It might give you red eyes and a bad case of the munchies.

Check out the beautiful hookers at night. Red lit picture windows. Looking is free, although you don't get to see it all.

Yes, the Van Gogh museum is breathtaking.

Posted by: rdbrewer at October 24, 2015 08:08 AM (Iyg03)

116
the left is out in force, countering the negative Yelp reviews

what a sick world we live in

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 24, 2015 08:08 AM (qCMvj)

117 "Kansas City Royals wins"

Congrats, KC.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at October 24, 2015 08:08 AM (ZEX26)

118
Because one person called to complain. One person was offended. One person. How many calls would it take for the police to respond to the Black Live Terrorists?
_________________

The name of the shitty restaurant is K O'Donnell's in Scottsdale. Spread the word. They hosted a Breitbart meet-up, which was peaceful and respectful. People were calmly discussing the constitution, another customer overheard and was "offended" (probably by the mention of the constitution, which is like water to bad witches for some people). This offended hot-house flower complained to the management, who then cut the mic the Breitbart group was using, and called police and claimed (falsely) that the Breitbart crowd was unruly and threatening.

Boycott K O'Donnell's. They deserve it.

Posted by: TrivialPursuer at October 24, 2015 08:09 AM (a31sM)

119 Cher also supported Ross Perot.

Posted by: se pa moron at October 24, 2015 08:04 AM (sI4OA)

There is nothing surprising about that. Cher and Roseanne are just two wacky cookies cut from the same flap of nutty dough.

Posted by: Snoodling World Champion 1997 at October 24, 2015 08:09 AM (k9qR4)

120 how fresh are they?

thanks for the tip

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 24, 2015 07:57 AM

~~~

I didn't try them but friend says they were great and he's been ordering them for himself since. They have a bunch of different brands, and not knowing one from another, I just ordered a gift tin that had good reviews.

Posted by: IrishEi at October 24, 2015 08:09 AM (E6RIJ)

121 The need for baby carrot control cannot be overestimated.

A tragic incident at work yesterday was barely avoided after I lost my grip on a baby carrot while snacking at my desk.

Fortunately, the stray baby carrot skittered under my desk and I was able to alert coworkers and evacuate them to safety. I was then able to employ the baby carrot removal techniques I learned in my concealed carrot carry training to dispose of the vegetable without incident.

Posted by: Elinor, Who Usually Looks Lurkily at October 24, 2015 08:09 AM (NqQAS)

122 >>>Because one person called to complain. One person was offended. One person. How many calls would it take for the police to respond to the Black Live Terrorists?

Yes, you'd think those idiots by now would realize who's for them and who's against them. Maybe if they taunted and attacked them like BLM, the police would respek them more.

Posted by: Bruce Boehner at October 24, 2015 08:10 AM (WQHz4)

123 Fuck the GOP.

Posted by: Cloyd Freud, Unemployed at October 24, 2015 08:12 AM (u5gzz)

124 In Amsterdam, smoke some weed, bang a hooker or three and watch out for the bicycles.

If you've seen one dirty, smelly, over-priced Euro-trash city you've seen them all.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at October 24, 2015 08:13 AM (ej1L0)

125 Cher isn't still alive.

Some of her sheep guts and silicone implants have gone sentient, though.

Posted by: BurtTC at October 24, 2015 08:15 AM (Dj0WE)

126 >>> I was then able to employ the baby carrot removal techniques I learned in my concealed carrot carry training to dispose of the vegetable without incident.Posted by: Elinor,

Ma'am, with all due respect, you should have called 911 and gotten them to send in a carrot disposal squad. We're trained professionals. And hungry.

Posted by: hungry sniffy police bunny rabbit at October 24, 2015 08:15 AM (WQHz4)

127 "Any tips on places to eat, or sights to see in Amsterdam?"

Back in the early days, I was blessed to be a VP at a privately held corporation owned by an idiot. After reading an article about how European executives trick their U.S. counterparts by getting them into meetings right off the plane, while they were tired and jet lagged, our owner declared that no business would be conducted until we've spent a minimum of 48 hours in country.

Since our largest customer was in Sweden, we would fly into Amsterdam and stay there for a few days relaxing.

The junior suites at the Amstel Intercontinental were great. Right on the Amstel river, great views and just a short walk to the Centrum. Excellent restaurant too.

If you get to splurge, they send the hotel Rolls to the airport to pick you up.

Posted by: jwest at October 24, 2015 08:16 AM (Zs4uk)

128 The comedian O'Bozo calls republicans Grumpycat , did he hear any demo so each including Uncle Joe on how depressing the economy is. Every lefty so each is how bad things are but we must re-election them

Posted by: Skip at October 24, 2015 08:16 AM (Ken0l)

129 In Amsterdam, smoke some bicycles, bang a weed, and watch out for hookers.

Posted by: Snoodling World Champion 1997 at October 24, 2015 08:18 AM (k9qR4)

130 Try again,
Did you hear the comedian O'Bozo call republicans Grumpycat. But has he heard one speech by democrats including Uncle Joe talk about how depressing the economy is like they have nothing to do with it.

Posted by: Skip at October 24, 2015 08:20 AM (Ken0l)

131 I didn't try them but friend says they were great and he's been ordering them for himself since. They have a bunch of different brands, and not knowing one from another, I just ordered a gift tin that had good reviews.
Posted by: IrishEi at October 24, 2015 08:09 AM (E6RIJ)

thanks

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 24, 2015 08:20 AM (qCMvj)

132 More Amsterdam stuff:
Albert Cuyp Market (huge outdoor market)
Bols Genever distillery, oldest gin distillery in the world (the word gin comes from genever/juniper)
Heineken Brewery tour
Canal Boat Tour
Bars in the Pijp district
Aan de Poel in nearby Amstelveen is a Michelin star restaurant, pricey but one of the best in the world
The windmills and cheese farms at Zaanse Schans

Posted by: Ben Ghazzara at October 24, 2015 08:21 AM (n02lQ)

133 Ah, yes. if you're upset at the havoc President Obonzo Clouseau has wrought, that's being grumpycat. What a petulant worthless shit that guy is.

Posted by: Bruce Boehner at October 24, 2015 08:22 AM (WQHz4)

134
Ma'am, with all due respect, you should have called 911 and gotten them to send in a carrot disposal squad. We're trained professionals. And hungry.

Posted by: hungry sniffy police bunny rabbit at October 24, 2015 08:15 AM (WQHz4)

*****

Shamefully hangs head while writing out a check to the Fraternal Order of Police Bunnies.

#BunnyLivesMatter

Posted by: Elinor, Who Usually Looks Lurkily at October 24, 2015 08:23 AM (NqQAS)

135 TEXAS SUES TO STOP CORPORATIONS IMPOSING A NEW OBAMACARE TAX

The state of Texas has filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging what it calls an "unconstitutional tax" that is being created by ObamaCare's blend of government and corporate power.

good luck Texas
keep chippin' away

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 24, 2015 08:24 AM (qCMvj)

136 Just dropped in to say, well yell,,,

BACK TO BACK PENNANTS!!!!

And truly, congratulations to the Blue Jays on a great year. Hang on to your stars and improve your bullpen, beyond scary. Your scary now.

Posted by: teej at October 24, 2015 08:24 AM (UzQI1)

137 Ah, yes. if you're upset at the havoc President Obonzo Clouseau has wrought, that's being grumpycat. What a petulant worthless shit that guy is.
Posted by: Bruce Boehner at October 24, 2015 08:22 AM (WQHz4)

both he and the Shrillary are goading us, it's obvious
that is what they do

we already know the GOPe will do nothing, nothing, nothing to stop this trainwreck

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 24, 2015 08:25 AM (qCMvj)

138 Van Gough museum is a must, and maybe all you'll need for culture.
For food, visit the famous open market and graze.
Nearby is one of the best restaurants for rijsttafel, which you def should try while there. It is unique Indonesian holdover cuisine. Wiki it.
Enjoy!

Posted by: DG at October 24, 2015 08:25 AM (JWnPa)

139 Oh, Krak, try the Mexican food. When I was there it was so bad it was funny. It was the Mexican restaurant near the train station. It's like someone showed them a picture of Mexican food and told them they had to figure out what it tastes like.

It looks like Mexican food, but it tastes like spicy plastic.

Posted by: rdbrewer at October 24, 2015 08:25 AM (Iyg03)

140 Yes, you'd think those idiots by now would realize who's for them and who's against them. Maybe if they taunted and attacked them like BLM, the police would respek them more.
________________

It wasn't the police who were at fault in the Scottsdale incident. In fact, the police behaved pretty well. Some of them even apologized to the Breitbart group, who had done absolutely nothing wrong.

The people at fault were the idiot management at K O'Donnell's Sports Bar and Grill in Scottsdale, AZ. They are the people who harassed the Breitbart group, shut off their mic, and phoned the police to report that the group was hostile and threatening (which was nothing but a big, fat, ugly lie).

The Breitbart group was doing nothing more than having a calm, reasoned group discussion about the challenges the country is currently facing from the lawless administration. Another customer in the restaurant, undoubtedly some Obama-worshipping loon, overheard the discussion and was "offended" (naturally, since all Obamaites worship at the Church of the Perpetually Offended). That's when management cut the Breitbart group's mic, and called the police and lied, in a fascist attempt to get the group thrown out of their restaurant (even though they had earlier welcomed the group and even posted welcome signs).

K O'Donnell's Sports Bar and Grill in Scottsdale, AZ. Boycott it, and encourage your friends to do the same.

Posted by: TrivialPursuer at October 24, 2015 08:25 AM (a31sM)

141 Not sure what the purpose of minimizing this kid's behavior in throwing the carrot. I would hate to think what would have happened to me if I had done it when I was a kid. That she was suspended for a month tells me that she probably has had discipline problems before. The fact that her mother goes to the media tells me that they have no shame.

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at October 24, 2015 08:27 AM (iQIUe)

142 Rijksmuseum. Rembrandt's Nightwatch. Fantastic, mesmerizing work of art.

Posted by: Rod Collester at October 24, 2015 08:27 AM (v2uEC)

143 The time of Reckoning is nigh..

Posted by: DRH at October 24, 2015 08:29 AM (AUto9)

144

Romney shows true colors, then tries to cover up his own words with lies

MITT ROMNEY PRAISES OBAMACARE, ADMITS HE HELPED PAVE THE WAY

"Without Tom pushing it, I don't think we would have had Romneycare," Romney said. "Without Romneycare, I don't think we would have Obamacare. So, without Tom a lot of people wouldn't have health insurance."

That's a stark turnaround from Romney's rhetoric on the campaign trail in 2012, as he repeatedly condemned Obamacare as a job killer and a threat to quality health insurance for Americans.

his Twitter response afterwards

Mitt Romney

Getting people health insurance is a good thing, and that's what Tom Stemberg fought for. I oppose Obamacare

*cough*BS*cough*

political suicide, again

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 24, 2015 08:29 AM (qCMvj)

145

time for breakfast...
gotta get hubby outta bed, too

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 24, 2015 08:30 AM (qCMvj)

146 Your - you're
whatever
Headed for second cup,,, and the Taylor.
Damn, I feel like playing. Doesn't happen enough.

Posted by: teej at October 24, 2015 08:30 AM (UzQI1)

147 Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 24, 2015 07:56 AM (qCMvj)

That's terrible-a taste of things to come?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2015 08:31 AM (No/ki)

148 Morning horde.

Great day for hiking.

Hour drive to get there sucks though.

Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at October 24, 2015 08:33 AM (uCVaT)

149 K O'Donnell's Sports Bar and Grill in Scottsdale, AZ. Boycott it, and encourage your friends to do the same.
Posted by: TrivialPursuer at October 24, 2015 08:25 AM (a31sM)

it is Scottsdale after all
very wealthy (nice) area in AZ
it's where that pos shill for O, from ESPN lives - Wilbon

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 24, 2015 08:33 AM (qCMvj)

150 Just dropped in to say, well yell,,,

BACK TO BACK PENNANTS!!!!

And truly, congratulations to the Blue Jays

---

For pennants, I told them to say 10 hail Marys and exchange their SUVs for smart cars. Sin is nothing to be congratulated about!

Posted by: Pope Francis at October 24, 2015 08:33 AM (WQHz4)

151 Fuck Mitt Rombley.

Posted by: Cloyd Freud, Unemployed at October 24, 2015 08:33 AM (u5gzz)

152 Food in Amsterdam? There is only one choice. FEBO.

Posted by: mugiwara at October 24, 2015 08:34 AM (rJnvs)

153 Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 24, 2015 07:56 AM (qCMvj)

That's terrible-a taste of things to come?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2015 08:31 AM (No/ki)

my first thoughts?

Moron Meetups (will they be next?)

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 24, 2015 08:34 AM (qCMvj)

154

must... get... away... from.. keyboard...

aaaaaaahhhhh

/wave

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 24, 2015 08:35 AM (qCMvj)

155 Hey, Boehner, unzip that fly. I'm in the mood for some baby carrot juice. I ain't got no fertilizer, but I'll grow that sucker real big IYKWIM.

Posted by: Barack Obamaa at October 24, 2015 08:35 AM (WQHz4)

156 The carrot thing is funny, but Bruce is right, kid was probably a discipline problrm and they were glad to get a chance to finally suspend the kid.

Posted by: @votermom at October 24, 2015 08:37 AM (cbfNE)

157 So basically, FEBO is a coin operated food service. You drop a Euro in the slot, open up the door, and which ever strange unpronounceable deep fried Dutch food is in there is yours to sample. It's like Pokemon, you gotta collect em all. It's a great quick snack when you've got the munchies in between hookers.

Posted by: mugiwara at October 24, 2015 08:41 AM (rJnvs)

158 Amsterdam trip.

Must visit is De Dries Fleschjes. It's a bar in the old center of town and one of the oldest bars in Amsterdam. It features a wall of wooden casks filled with the liquor preferenceof the person or company which owns the cask. One cask was always filled for members of the 32nd Tactical Fighter Wing at Soesterberg Air Baseand paid for by the Queen. Do not pick up the glass for your first drink. Bend over and sip down so the drink it will not be spilled as by tradition the bartenders overfilled the glasses. One who picks up his drink before first sipping will elicit ohh and ahhs from the regulars. Very few tourists. Wonderful people. Oh yes, highly recommend the drink, "Walk in the Woods." It is the liquor in the cask for the 32nd TFW folks. Wonderful on a cold night!!!

Posted by: DJ Jazzy Mel at October 24, 2015 08:42 AM (22uju)

159 The younger woman speaking at the very end of the Breitbart video was great!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2015 08:42 AM (No/ki)

160 Sooo, the management at the Scottsdale bar couldn't tell the one single complainer that the BB gathering was expressing their right to free speech and no harm was being done and tough shit?

When does one person get to control others, and how and when can we do it to leftards?

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at October 24, 2015 08:43 AM (LUgeY)

161 Seems to me the Breitbart meet-up folks needed to leverage the fact that they hadn't paid their bills yet.

Posted by: Sonny at October 24, 2015 08:43 AM (oVJmc)

162 oops, sock

Posted by: Pappy O'Daniel at October 24, 2015 08:44 AM (oVJmc)

163 >>>So basically, FEBO is a coin operated food service.

Are we not food?

WE ARE FEBO!

Posted by: Euro Homo at October 24, 2015 08:45 AM (WQHz4)

164 Walk in the Woods is one part Vodka, one part Triple Sec, and a splash of Angostura Bitters. Enjoy!

Posted by: DJ Jazzy Mel at October 24, 2015 08:47 AM (22uju)

165 >So basically, FEBO is a coin operated food service.

What they used to call 'automats.'

Posted by: Pappy O'Daniel at October 24, 2015 08:47 AM (oVJmc)

166 And Scankles spews lie to Trey Gowdy. Why isn't he
charging her with criminal contempt. Lying to congress in official
testimony is a felony.

http://bit.ly/1NZ31Ma

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at October 24, 2015 06:01 AM (t2KH5)

And the MFM hails her performance as a heroic stand and victorious against the mean evil Republicans.

Posted by: TheQuietMan at October 24, 2015 08:48 AM (DiZBp)

167 So, if it were impossible to look out that sports bar's windows without seeing one of those spooky "Breitbart Is Here" posters...would that hurt business?

If their cable and satellite feeds were interrupted and only the face of Breitbart could be viewed...

"For twelve years you have been asking, Who is Andrew Breitbart? This is Andrew Breitbart speaking."

Posted by: Stringer Davis at October 24, 2015 08:49 AM (xq1UY)

168 160 Sooo, the management at the Scottsdale bar couldn't tell the one single complainer that the BB gathering was expressing their right to free speech and no harm was being done and tough shit?

--

The management (at least whoever was in charge that evening) is probably full on proggy leftard.

Posted by: @votermom at October 24, 2015 08:49 AM (cbfNE)

169 Amsterdam recommendations...

The Anne Frank Museum. It's essentially self-guided. Take the time to do it and reflect. And when you stand at the window to look into the garden, the magnitude of the place hits home. It's history like you've never experienced.

The Van Gogh Museum. No matter how many times you've seen his work reproduced, it will never match seeing the real thing. His use of color, especially yellows and golds are stunning up close. It's almost akin to gold leaf. Very much worth a few hours.

Dress warm. It gets bitter cold and damp.

Don't eat any halal food from a street cart. You'll be sicker than a dog, because I swear it's cat.

Handicapped parking signs are posted in one space, but tell you in Dutch that it applies to two or three parking spaces. In other words, it's not like the US where each spot is marked. I learned the hard way with a $200 ticket and $200 towing fee, not to mention a $50 cab ride to the auto pound.

Yes, you'll check out the red light district just to see it. The farther you go in, the worse it gets. It's goes from cosmopolitan to very dicey and dangerous, with narrow alleys and swarthy types looking to take you off. From models to meth heads in the course of a few blocks.

Remember, hash and pot are served at bars, like the infamous Banana Bar. If you're at risk of drug testing at work, you may want to avoid because of passive ingestion.

Any old style coffee shop is worth a visit to get out of the cold and reflect on the history.

Lastly, if you like military history, a trip to the Ardennes Forest is worth it. It's a drive from Amsterdam, but it also gives you a chance to see the countryside and meet the locals. How any army thought tanks could maneuver the forest is beyond me, but you get the sense of the hardships during the Battle of the Bulge.

Enjoy Amsterdam, it's a lovely city.

Posted by: the saxist at October 24, 2015 08:51 AM (zmA3W)

170 Clear skies here and *should* be able to see three planets right next to each other but I only see two. At 33 degrees outside, I guess that'll have to do.

The brighter one is Venus and the other is Jupiter.

Posted by: Mark in Sandy UT at October 24, 2015 08:51 AM (xGX1p)

171 Newsbusters.org sums up, again, all of the cover from the left media in covering for Hillary.

They still have so much power.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 24, 2015 07:03 AM (qCMvj)

They only have power because too many people are either too stupid, ignorant, uneducated, brainwashed or all of the above to put them out of power

Posted by: TheQuietMan at October 24, 2015 08:52 AM (DiZBp)

172 The way it's going, I almost expect the NoVaMoMee to wind up on the endangered events list next year.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at October 24, 2015 08:53 AM (VPLuQ)

173
The management (at least whoever was in charge that evening) is probably full on proggy leftard.

Their reaction makes me think so. In fact, it makes me think there was no 'customer complaint.'

Posted by: Pappy O'Daniel at October 24, 2015 08:53 AM (oVJmc)

174 The management (at least whoever was in charge that evening) is probably full on proggy leftard.
_______________________

Exactly. They wouldn't have cut the mic and called the police if they agreed with what the Breitbart speakers were saying, since the BB group was very polite and well-behaved. They did what they did because they, the management, also didn't agree with the speech, and wanted to shut it down (which they did).

Which is why everyone should boycott K O'Donnell's Sports Bar and Grill in Scottsdale, AZ.

Posted by: TrivialPursuer at October 24, 2015 08:54 AM (a31sM)

175 It looks like Mexican food, but it tastes like spicy plastic.
Posted by: rdbrewer

I say the same thing about most of it found outside TX, although with the import from the south it is getting better all over. Worst ever was in Minnesota ...but I'm a masochist.

Posted by: dogfish at October 24, 2015 08:56 AM (0O2Lr)

176 "Reason 212: Carrots don't ask you to meet their mother"

That's an excerpt from my new book, Why Carrots Are Better Than Reggie. It's a humorous piece.

Posted by: Barack Obama at October 24, 2015 08:56 AM (WQHz4)

177 Here's the link to the Yelp review page for K O'Donnell's Sports Bar and Grill in Scottsdale, AZ, if you want to give your opinion:

http://tinyurl.com/qbbnvdm

Posted by: TrivialPursuer at October 24, 2015 08:59 AM (a31sM)

178 I have a picture of my husband and two young lads in front of the Sex Museum in Amsterdam. We thought of putting it on our Christmas card.

Posted by: MathMom at October 24, 2015 09:00 AM (bSH+u)

179 Assault Carrots- Time for a Root Cause Analysis

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at October 24, 2015 09:00 AM (NeFrd)

180 The manager was probably not over 24 years old, Had Been Warned about what to do if things in a sports bar took an untoward turn, and cannot at this moment figure out what she did wrong. Does not register on the old frame of reference.

By some accounts, the Boston Massacre was a lot like that. And Lexington? Oh yeah, there was a sports bar involved. Hell, this country was founded in a bar. And if a Hospitality Services major had been on duty...

Posted by: Stringer Davis at October 24, 2015 09:01 AM (xq1UY)

181 Good morning all

Posted by: chemjeff at October 24, 2015 09:02 AM (uZNvH)

182 >>>�I have a picture of my husband and two young lads in front of the Sex Museum in Amsterdam.

If they have the space, I've got an exhibit in a jar of formaldehyde I can donate to them. Or will, in a few months time.

Posted by: Caitlyn Jenner at October 24, 2015 09:04 AM (WQHz4)

183 A cisman needs a penis like a fish needs a bicycle.

Posted by: Caitlyn Jenner at October 24, 2015 09:05 AM (WQHz4)

184 I suggest banning high capacity Tupperware.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at October 24, 2015 09:05 AM (NeFrd)

185 I liked Pasta e Basta in Amsterdam. Singing waiters during dinner, decent Italian food. Kind of expensive.

Also, it's pronounced "van Goff" in Dutch. "Van Go" is sissy French pronunciation of his name.

The Bulldog "coffee" bars are nice if your going for the full Amsterdam experience.

Also, the red-light district has most of the window girls. But they are all over the city. Don't be surprised if you find some while walking around.

Posted by: Xmas at October 24, 2015 09:05 AM (NiVLO)

186 Counter to the advice about if you get stuffed in a trunk.

If you stuff someone in a trunk, make sure they're dead first.

Or at least tied up.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at October 24, 2015 09:06 AM (Xo1Rt)

187 Also, the red-light district has most of the window girls. But they are all over the city. Don't be surprised if you find some while walking around.

Sounds like lends a whole new meaning to the term "window shopping."

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at October 24, 2015 09:07 AM (LUgeY)

188 Here's the link to the Yelp review page for K
O'Donnell's Sports Bar and Grill in Scottsdale, AZ, if you want to give
your opinion:

http://tinyurl.com/qbbnvdm

Posted by: TrivialPursuer at October 24, 2015 08:59 AM (a31sM)

Of course there are comments by a couple of lefty kunts who weren't there and agree that should have happened just because they were conservative. Boycott the shithole. Let the tolerant left support it if they can

Posted by: TheQuietMan at October 24, 2015 09:09 AM (DiZBp)

189
Hey Buddy!

Want your Chicken Wings served wth a big ole dollop of fascism?

Why then head on over to the sidebar!

Posted by: naturalfake at October 24, 2015 09:10 AM (KUa85)

190 I really don't think Yelp reviews should be politically motivated by people who have never visited the establishment. I think someone from Breitbart and people who were actually there at the event should call their management.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2015 09:10 AM (No/ki)

191 I went to the Red Light district. Ito was just incredibly depressing.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2015 09:12 AM (No/ki)

192 It's like someone showed them a picture of Mexican food and told them they had to figure out what it tastes like.

Posted by: rdbrewer at October 24, 2015 08:25 AM (Iyg03)

*****

rdb- That's a perfect way to describe it. There was a "Mexican" restaurant in Ramstein village outside of the Air Base that was exactly like that. Only it wasn't spicy at all. Ketchup on a corn chip = salsa.

Missus Muldoon and I still laugh about that 20+ years later.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at October 24, 2015 09:12 AM (NeFrd)

193 @ 184

Seamus, when you burp it in my cold dead fingers

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, Model Citizen at October 24, 2015 09:14 AM (qhUQl)

194 190>> FS, I concur. Yelp is a great app and to politicize it would just cfuk it up for everyone. I'd just do what TheQuietMan recommended: "Boycott the shithole. Let the tolerant left support it if they can."

BTW, how did the bus driver testing go?

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at October 24, 2015 09:15 AM (jnPEq)

195 when you burp it in my cold dead fingers

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian

****

Say what?

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at October 24, 2015 09:16 AM (NeFrd)

196 I'm so happy for you...

Posted by: kjacke at October 24, 2015 09:17 AM (i8Shl)

197 Ah, Amsterdam, my favorite European City.

See the Dam (the town square with lots of old buildings that gives Amsterdam its name).
Take a water taxi down the canals.
They have some cool museums (rijksmuseium, Van Gogh Museum).
Anne Frank House is there too.

Visit any pot bar. They give you a menu. Last time I was there only a select few served alcohol too. I highly recommend the "White Widow" strain. The hash is pretty good too.

Try the spacecake (made with shrooms) although I heard they clamped down on that in the last several years (too many tourists who were not rons and ettes trippin badly).

Oh and the old red light light district is a must see. It's a cobblestone alley (very narrow) with windows on either side displaying anything of a sexual nature you can imagine (and many things you would never even imagine). There are doors for the paying customers to enter and partake.

The club scene is pretty good too.

Leave your guns at home. No 2nd amendment there.

If it looks like a muslim it usually is, try and avoid it.

Posted by: The Walking Dude at October 24, 2015 09:17 AM (QQhp0)

198 Oh, Krak, try the Mexican food. When I was there it
was so bad it was funny. It was the Mexican restaurant near the train
station. It's like someone showed them a picture of Mexican food and
told them they had to figure out what it tastes like.

It looks like Mexican food, but it tastes like spicy plastic.

Posted by: rdbrewer at October 24, 2015 08:25 AM (Iyg03)

We don't understand. What's your point?

Posted by: Taco Bell Inc. at October 24, 2015 09:20 AM (TOk1P)

199 TWD, sounds like you know your grass........and other things, too.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at October 24, 2015 09:21 AM (ZEX26)

200 184 I suggest banning high capacity Tupperware.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at October 24, 2015 09:05 AM (NeFrd)

******

Many of my friends and I who conceal carry carrots have switched to ziploc bags. Easier to stuff into a purse or inside jacket pocket.

Posted by: Elinor, Who Usually Looks Lurkily at October 24, 2015 09:21 AM (NqQAS)

201 Ban Bossy! No wait, AAAARGGHHH!!!

Posted by: Caitlyn Springsteen at October 24, 2015 09:23 AM (WQHz4)

202 Boned, in the U.S.A.
We're so,
Boned, in the U.S.A.

Posted by: Caitlyn Springsteen at October 24, 2015 09:25 AM (WQHz4)

203 Stay away from the drug and whore houses. Watch out for pickpockets.

There is the Stedelijk Museum for modern art you should see. Dont miss Barney's Beanery art piece. The Van Gogh museum of course.

There is a museum outside of Amsterdam. I took a train and a bus. The station is near the "bridge too far" -- the museum which has a lot of Van Gogh is in the middle of a national park. You can get a free bike and ride around it.

Anne Frank's house is depressing, too. You see how cramped they lived and also Anne's photos of actresses she pasted on her wall. Also Otto pasted a map of the advancement of the allies.

Anne has that famous statement of believing people were really good inside. I wonder if she still believed it when she saw Birkenau. I sure dont believe it.

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at October 24, 2015 09:26 AM (iQIUe)

204 >>>Anne Frank's house is depressing, too.

No worries. I'm sure the Muzzies will turn it into a mosque once they take over.

Posted by: Bruce Boehner at October 24, 2015 09:30 AM (WQHz4)

205 Well, now that the big hurricane chance went to shit, the weekend is shaping up poorly for the perpetually concerned.

Posted by: OP at October 24, 2015 09:32 AM (TzeLs)

206 I was in Berlin in 1992 and because it was the anniversary of Colombus discovery of the new world (fk you, scandis!) they had a mexican bar and restaurant in the basement cafe. No one who worked there knew what guacamole was. They kept looking at the photo in the menu. I ordered some and a couple maybe three margaritas. Yeah, the guac and chips were a bit bland and too small of a portion. I stumbled out drunk across no man's land until I ran into about six elephants walking into a circus tent. It was bizarre.

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at October 24, 2015 09:33 AM (iQIUe)

207 When Pat hits the Atlantic, can it build up again?

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at October 24, 2015 09:33 AM (iQIUe)

208 Take one of the longer canal tours. Make sure you take a decent camera with an empty memory card. If you take enough pictures as you cruise along, you can make people feel like they went along with you. I traveled there a few years ago, and that was one of the most enjoyable picture sets for my wife.

For a an unusual view of a river/canal where the water level is higher than the surrounding land, take the A9 to Ouderkerk Aan De Amstel (the town of Old Church on the Amstel) and set your GPS for Rondehoup Oost (street name). This will take you around an island. You will see boo-coo sheep and cattle farms and drive through several little villages. Note the reed grass growing along the edges of the rivers and canals - the Dutch still use it to make their awesome thatched roofs! You should see some as you drive around.

Posted by: Boomer Redneque at October 24, 2015 09:36 AM (+4NT5)

209 Individual health insurance premiums in Colorado to increased by an average of 10% for 2016. In my part of the state the increases are more on the order of 25%.

http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news
/2015/10/23/individual-health-insurance-
costs-rising-steeply.html

Next up?

1. "Evil insurance companies"
2. Push for single payer
3. Specific "single payer" tax of 10%
4. Oops, 10% isn't enough, let's make it 20%
5. Oops, still busting the state budget, let's cut back on "unnecessary" services
6. No pacemaker for granny!

(Set your calendars)

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at October 24, 2015 09:37 AM (NeFrd)

210 >>>I stumbled out drunk across no man's land until I ran into about six elephants walking into a circus tent. It was bizarre.

Posted by: Bruce Boehner at October 24, 2015 09:38 AM (WQHz4)

211 Many of my friends and I who conceal carry carrots have switched to ziploc bags. Easier to stuff into a purse or inside jacket pocket.

Posted by: Elinor,

****

Whatever you do, don't try crossing a lake in a canoe full of carrots.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at October 24, 2015 09:39 AM (NeFrd)

212 >>>it was the anniversary of Colombus discovery of the new world (fk you, scandis!)

wut? If it had been the Scandis, Americans would be trying to illegally emigrate to mexico looking for tech/engineering jobs, instead of the clusterf*ck we have now.

Posted by: Bruce Boehner at October 24, 2015 09:42 AM (WQHz4)

213 I wonder if Hurricane Pat is a metaphor for one of the campaigns.

Posted by: @votermom at October 24, 2015 09:42 AM (cbfNE)

214 The Five Flies - d'Vijff Vlieghen.

I ate there decades ago, so I'm unable to vouch for the current status. However, it is still rated quite well.

http://vijffvlieghen.nl

Posted by: Mo Perkins at October 24, 2015 09:43 AM (gcMLm)

215 >>>I stumbled out drunk across no man's land until I ran into about six elephants walking into a circus tent. It was bizarre.

I stumbled into Valerie Harper once. It was Bazaar.

Posted by: Bruce Boehner at October 24, 2015 09:44 AM (WQHz4)

216 144
MITT ROMNEY PRAISES OBAMACARE, ADMITS HE HELPED PAVE THE WAY

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 24, 2015 08:29 AM (qCMvj)

How anybody thought Romney was a good candidate in 2012 is utterly beyond me.

Posted by: rickl at October 24, 2015 09:46 AM (sdi6R)

217 THe Royal Concertgebouw orchestra. And any national team soccer game. The Dutch fans are nuts, and aside from Rotterdam, they're well-behaved.

Posted by: Otto Zilch at October 24, 2015 09:46 AM (XLQOT)

218 I went to the Red Light district. Ito was just incredibly depressing.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2015 09:12 AM (No/ki)

Why would you go ?

Posted by: Velvet Ambition at October 24, 2015 09:46 AM (QPdNE)

219 If you can mange to squeeze in a trip to the Concertgebouw, don't miss it. Tiny, but amazing acoustics. The botanical garden is nice, too, if you're into that sort of thing. If you can swing a day trip to The Hague before you leave, the Mauritshaus is a must.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at October 24, 2015 09:47 AM (KrAjA)

220 Morning all!

Been reading the sidebar, that trunk advice has been around for ages...my car has a latch to open the trunk from the inside and its glow in the dark! My nephew enjoyed trying it out.

Posted by: Lea at October 24, 2015 09:48 AM (vmMMi)

221 Nood

Posted by: Y-not at October 24, 2015 09:49 AM (t5zYU)

222 When Pat hits the Atlantic, can it build up again?Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at October 24, 2015 09:33 AM (iQIUe

First it would have to cross into the Gulf of Mexico. It's doubtful that after it crosses the mountains in Mexico it will have enough strength to reform. Most likely it will be an annoying rain event for the south, then gradually settle over Pennsylvania by midweek and wring the last ounces of moisture out over us.

Pennsylvania -- where hurricanes go to die.

Posted by: se pa moron at October 24, 2015 09:49 AM (sI4OA)

223 I foot to look at the planets but it looks a bit foggy anyway. All last week you could see them but not perfectly aligned but still interesting.

This is truly the Age of Ewokness...

Let the Ewok in! Oh, let the Ewok in!

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at October 24, 2015 09:54 AM (iQIUe)

224 Not sure what the Police manual says to do about 200 well-armed citizens, peacefully gathered.
Posted by: Jean at October 24, 2015 07:24 AM (ztOda)

Well, there was this biker party once....

Posted by: Kindlot at October 24, 2015 10:00 AM (3pRHP)

225 smoke weed and see art.

Posted by: gzulux at October 24, 2015 10:08 AM (2pOTb)

226 Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at October 24, 2015 09:15 AM (jnPEq)

Hi, COJ. FenelonSpouse passed the bus test. I was thanking everyone for their prayers and thanks for asking.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2015 10:12 AM (No/ki)

227 Soy Yeb! Gente poderosa contemplar mis logros y sentir desesperacion!
Posted by: Jebzymandiez at October 24, 2015 07:45 AM (WQHz4)

Bien hecho!

Posted by: jwpaine, mas gringo que los gringos! at October 24, 2015 10:18 AM (wKcQA)

228 Take the free walking tour, that will show you much of what there is to see in Amsterdam, and there is a lot to see. Those free tours in many European cities are fun and educational.
http://www.newamsterdamtours.com/daily-tours/new-amsterdam.html

Posted by: TonyCC at October 24, 2015 10:32 AM (t7tvJ)

229 @FenelonSpoke

"I went to the Red Light district. Ito was just incredibly depressing."

I stayed in a hotel near there for a conferece a few years ago and walked through in the day time. I concur. Depressing and the working girls were ugly.

Posted by: Obsever from afar at October 24, 2015 10:39 AM (FN119)

230
How anybody thought Romney was a good candidate in 2012 is utterly beyond me.
Posted by: rickl at October 24, 2015 09:46 AM (sdi6R)

OK, for my daily minute of bile spewing:

The Bernie supporters make a lot of noise, but Hillary!! knows that they will line up docilely and voter for her in the General.
Bernie ain't going anywhere, and the Alien Queen knows the libs are like Lolita, they have no-where else to go.

So ask your favorite Bernie poster how Xe feels to be the Romney voter for 2016

Posted by: Kindlot at October 24, 2015 10:49 AM (3pRHP)

231 190 I really don't think Yelp reviews should be politically motivated by people who have never visited the establishment. I think someone from Breitbart and people who were actually there at the event should call their management.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 24, 2015 09:10 AM (No/ki)
____________________

I live in AZ and have eaten at O'Donnell's. The food is often undercooked, the service is slow and sometimes rude. It's usually loud, which is fine because it's a sports bar, but there is no excuse for what they did to the Breitbart group. None.

Posted by: TrivialPursuer at October 24, 2015 10:52 AM (a31sM)

232 Try a rijstaffel while you're there: Indonesian tapas.

Posted by: SmokedHerring at October 24, 2015 11:01 AM (u+4Xf)

233 For a great meal in Amsterdam, I strongly suggest trying an Indonesian "Rice Table", small servings of 10 or more dishes. MAX, about 5 blocks from the Ann Frank House, was fantastic. Brasserie Vlaming was also great. Try Winkel 43 for apple pie or Caf� De Prins for fondue. All but MAX on Prinsengracht north of AF House (Max is on a cross street)

Posted by: buzz at October 24, 2015 11:13 AM (8G1l5)

234 One does not go to Amsterdam for food.

Locals recommend Indonesian.

Highly recommend the Pancake House in the Leidesplain.

The line at Anne Frank house is too long

Posted by: Gamecockjerry at October 24, 2015 11:44 AM (m/uRi)

235 Lived in the Netherlands for 1 1/2 years. Food is terrible; no one goes to The Netherlands for the food. Beer is good. Stay away from any hamburger. and croquettes (ie., fried meat paste). Van Gogh Museum is AWESOME! Canals are dirty and smelly. Walking everywhere is a must. Neat antique and Delftware shops.

Posted by: KrisB at October 24, 2015 12:04 PM (osI6J)

236 Because one person called to complain. One person was offended. One person. How many calls would it take for the police to respond to the Black Live Terrorists?

here's the link

http://bit.ly/1NrYLlk

The members did admit that the police were embarrassed, because there was no violence, it was peaceful, and they were decent people. Of course they were.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 24, 2015 07:56 AM (qCMvj)

Sheesh! I have been there. I think I recognized at least one person in the crowd. Management there really stepped on their dick with golf cleats, because the Scottsdale Gun Club is right next door, and they get a lot of their business from shooters at the club. Or used to, at least.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at October 24, 2015 01:39 PM (0yhH4)

237 AOP, the free market will take care of that if the gun club is next door. May karma rear it's head.

Posted by: Infidel at October 24, 2015 02:05 PM (UoBzq)

238 In Amsterdam:

Definitely take some time and walk around the Jordaan neighborhood, one of the older ones with a lot of lovely 17th and 18th century houses along the canals.

The Rijksmuseum is not to be missed - I wound up opening and closing it. Also the Amsterdam Hermitage had two very good collections when I was there in August (Napoleon and Alexander, and Portraits of the Golden Age) but I'm not sure what's there currently.

Check out the Amsterdam Museum, the one and only place where I saw any reference at all to poor Theo van Gogh. Also get a tour of the Royal Palace on Dam Square if at all possible. I didn't see either the Van Gogh Museum or the Anne Frank House (lines too long).

Also, the Vondelpark is worth walking through for the wild parakeets alone, IMO. Not sure about food recommendations, we stayed in East Amsterdam and the food was good but nothing worth going that far out of your way for.

I'd also second the recommendation for Zaanse Schans, but be aware that it (unlike Amsterdam) is touristy almost beyond belief.

Posted by: SparcVark at October 24, 2015 02:09 PM (YLLI8)

239 There's this place called the Red Light District....I hear there's some lovely scenery this time of year.

Posted by: Lamarodom at October 24, 2015 02:49 PM (MVP5t)

240 I was in the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam abt 15 years ago. The entire lower floor was a huge mural featuring feces and vaginas.

Paid good money for shit. Literally.

meh.

Lovey city, though, but lots of street crime, don't leave a bag unattended - for a second.

Posted by: West at October 24, 2015 03:11 PM (o+4vj)

241 Amsterdam? It makes a big difference whether you are by yourself or if you are with your family or coworkers. I think Amsterdam by yourself can be a bit difficult. If however you are with several other people you should be able to safely take in the sites.

By yourself or with your family there are better places to spend a week. My personal favorite is Maastricht. It's a much smaller and safer town with a large university population the only down side is that it's a bit more than 200 km south of Amsterdam but the trains run often and it's a very pleasant ride.

Posted by: ADK46er at October 24, 2015 05:00 PM (2+lTc)

242 Find a so-called brown cafe (traditional Dutch pub) for a drink and/or dinner. Cafe Hoppe is a good one. And be sure to drink jenever, AKA gin.

Posted by: praab at October 24, 2015 05:21 PM (uI4W1)

243 Amsterdam's zoo is nice. Uncaged monkeys.

Posted by: Impudent Warwick at October 24, 2015 07:53 PM (uEtcQ)

244 Great Dutch Beer bar: Arendsnest, Herengracht 90, www.arendsnest.nl

Pleasant restaurant; Brassierie Van Speyk, Spuistraat 3a.

Don't miss the Riksmuseum.

If you have time for a trip to Delft, about an hours by train as I remember visit the Vermeer museum. None of his originals are on display but a very informative museum of his work, teachers and life, including a recreation of his studio.

Posted by: James Davis at October 25, 2015 12:07 PM (jxAGE)

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