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Overnight Open Thread (27 Nov 2015)

Hope you morons had a good Thanksgiving and are surviving the Black Friday brawls and traffic jams.

You can rest easy knowing we have top people tracking the "JV team". FBI using elite surveillance teams to track at least 48 high-risk ISIS suspects. Only 48?

"It is a big resource drain. Yes it is. Almost overwhelming," Coats said when asked about the demand placed on the FBI. "There will be a lot of people over the Thanksgiving weekend that will not be enjoying turkey with their family. They'll be out there providing security for the American people and the threat is particularly high during this holiday period."

So the FBI is strained as it is and the President wants to bring in more "refugees" and law enforcement won't even be able to ask about a person's religious affiliations or beliefs? That's a recipe for a disaster.

Weather Gal Dress

Heh. Every female meteorologist is wearing this same $23 dress. They also have their own journolist.

Breast Friends

Okay then. Breast friends feed each other's children.

Improbable Movie Weapons Part 2

Funny Spider Story

This is pretty good. Police rush in after man heard screaming 'I'm going to kill you'.

"Where's your wife?" an officer asked.

"I don't have one," the man replied.

"Where’s your girlfriend?" he pressed.

"I don’t have one," he said.

Police told the man neighbours had heard the screams, the threats to kill, the dull thud of flung furniture. "Come on mate, what have you done to her?" the officer asked.

"It was a spider," the man replied sheepishly. "A really big one."

"What about the woman screaming?"

"Yeah sorry, that was me," he said. "I really, really hate spiders."

Boots On The Ground

So how's that no boots on the ground thingy going? How the U.S. campaign in Iraq has escalated with a new weapon: rocket artillery.

If Every Store Was Honest About Black Friday Ads

Climate Deal

Yeah, people aren't buying this AGW BS. Public support for tough climate deal declines.

Gas Taxes

Why do you never see gas taxes itemized on your receipt. Here's the kicker.

I said, "Why don't you put a sign in your window, listing all the taxes they customers are paying on a gallon of gas?"

He said, "That's illegal in Illinois. I would get fined and could lose my gas station!"

Dog Video

Tonight's ONT brought to you by direct evidence of man made global warming:

Top dog pic via.

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Comments

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1 Hoooooorde!!!!

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at November 27, 2015 09:59 PM (GEICT)

2 Wow. Read all the content and still first???

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at November 27, 2015 10:00 PM (GEICT)

3 Woo hoo!

Posted by: Barney Frank at November 27, 2015 10:00 PM (e6kq+)

4 Hello, ONT.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at November 27, 2015 10:00 PM (bYaKg)

5 Woot woot ONT

Looks good CDR m

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, home is where the heart is, on the bus at November 27, 2015 10:00 PM (Omh3b)

6 Baylor-TCU in halftime, Edmonton-Detroit in OT.


Good times.

Posted by: logprof at November 27, 2015 10:01 PM (e6kq+)

7 Good job, CDR M! Makes it worth waking up from the turkey coma.

Posted by: Blanco Basura at November 27, 2015 10:02 PM (YJmuy)

8 Spiders beat Bears.

Fill in your own punchline.

Posted by: logprof at November 27, 2015 10:03 PM (e6kq+)

9 Had a total of 4 phone calls today. Two out, two in. All good news. Me on a vacay day.


Sweet Joseph and Mary.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at November 27, 2015 10:03 PM (Dqywh)

10 g'evenin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at November 27, 2015 10:03 PM (KCxzN)

11 Howdy, y'all!



Did someone call me earlier this evening? My stupid phone is still broken and says somebody called....then, when I ask "who?", it says nobody called.

Posted by: cthulhu at November 27, 2015 10:04 PM (EzgxV)

12 Breast feeding friends. Weird, just weird

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, home is where the heart is, on the bus at November 27, 2015 10:05 PM (UiGnh)

13 Hoooooorde!!!!

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at November 27, 2015 09:59 PM


BCCCCCCCCCC!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 27, 2015 10:05 PM (pLwjI)

14 BCCCCCCCCCC!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 27, 2015 10:05 PM (pLwjI)



Lol.

Wassup.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at November 27, 2015 10:06 PM (GEICT)

15 Good ONT, smart puppy, knows when it is a set up.

Posted by: Larry Steinless at November 27, 2015 10:06 PM (98+Sc)

16 Hi all
ugh don't try to make bacon while half-drunk

Posted by: chemjeff at November 27, 2015 10:06 PM (uZNvH)

17 Lol.



Wassup.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at November 27, 2015 10:06 PM



I dunno. Horde stuff. Bourbon. But mostly bourbon.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 27, 2015 10:07 PM (pLwjI)

18 To all politicians. Boots on the ground=infantry. Learn the term and maybe become familiar with the concept. Fuckers.

USMC 0311 - 85-91

And if you are running for national office and have to sake what the above means, fuck right off

Posted by: Duke Lowell at November 27, 2015 10:08 PM (kTF2Z)

19 ugh don't try to make bacon while half-drunk
Posted by: chemjeff at November 27, 2015 10:06 PM (uZNvH)


--Or half-nekkid.

Posted by: logprof at November 27, 2015 10:08 PM (e6kq+)

20 ugh don't try to make bacon while half-drunk
Posted by: chemjeff at November 27, 2015 10:06 PM (uZNvH)

****

True. I always wait until I am fully hammered.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at November 27, 2015 10:08 PM (7OJX8)

21 Hmmm. Early ONT. I'll have to read it.

Posted by: Bill H at November 27, 2015 10:09 PM (Baojj)

22 I dunno. Horde stuff. Bourbon. But mostly bourbon.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 27, 2015 10:07 PM (pLwjI)



Most excellent.

I'm drinking as well. Who else? Which of you Morons is properly Moroning?

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at November 27, 2015 10:09 PM (GEICT)

23 Improbable weapons. Newt uses the tray cart on casters in medlab to pin the alien creature to the wall while she screams for help.

Love that bit.

Posted by: Larry Steinless at November 27, 2015 10:09 PM (98+Sc)

24 Ok MWNP to answer your question. No I am really just that bad of a cook.

Posted by: chemjeff at November 27, 2015 10:10 PM (uZNvH)

25 I'm drinking as well. Who else? Which of you Morons is properly Moroning?
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at November 27, 2015 10:09 PM (GEICT)

***

Tall beers here.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at November 27, 2015 10:10 PM (7OJX8)

26 1 police officer, 2 citizens died in COS PG shootings.

Posted by: Fox2! at November 27, 2015 10:10 PM (brIR5)

27 BC oh I am drinking beer

Posted by: chemjeff at November 27, 2015 10:11 PM (uZNvH)

28 16 Hi all
ugh don't try to make bacon while half-drunk

Posted by: chemjeff at November 27, 2015 10:06 PM (uZNvH)




Absolutely! Make sure that you're fully drunk before you make bacon.

Posted by: cthulhu at November 27, 2015 10:11 PM (EzgxV)

29 They do make pre-cooked bacon chemjeff

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, home is where the heart is, on the bus at November 27, 2015 10:11 PM (DmRs2)

30 22 I'm drinking as well. Who else? Which of you Morons is properly Moroning?

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at November 27, 2015 10:09 PM (GEICT)


Yo, man.

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik, channeling Boomhauer at November 27, 2015 10:12 PM (EHU9F)

31 yeah maybe I need to get pre-cooked bacon or something

Posted by: chemjeff at November 27, 2015 10:12 PM (uZNvH)

32 22: I am as well.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at November 27, 2015 10:12 PM (ucDmr)

33 TCU cheerleaders.....WOW!!!!!

Posted by: Blano at November 27, 2015 10:12 PM (heN73)

34 They do make pre-cooked bacon chemjeff

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian


Yeah, at $16 / lbs.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 27, 2015 10:12 PM (9YDUz)

35 but I have 2 lbs of uncooked bacon that I have to cook here because of Thxgiving plans change

Posted by: chemjeff at November 27, 2015 10:12 PM (uZNvH)

36 Absolutely! Make sure that you're fully drunk before you make bacon.
Posted by: cthulhu at November 27, 2015 10:11 PM (EzgxV)

******

True. I always wait until I am fully hammered.
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at November 27, 2015 10:08 PM (7OJX

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at November 27, 2015 10:13 PM (7OJX8)

37 Beer and mixed drinks in tandem.

Posted by: logprof at November 27, 2015 10:13 PM (e6kq+)

38 $16/lb is cheaper than his homeowners deductible after the fire

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, home is where the heart is, on the bus at November 27, 2015 10:14 PM (VROg+)

39 Cooking bacon in the oven is the way to go. Put it on parchment paper on a cookie sheet at 400 for about 25 minutes. Perfect every time.

Posted by: no good deed at November 27, 2015 10:14 PM (GgxVX)

40 37
Beer and mixed drinks in tandem.

Posted by: logprof at November 27, 2015 10:13 PM (e6kq+)

ha wow ok then be careful

Posted by: chemjeff at November 27, 2015 10:14 PM (uZNvH)

41 Excellent.

A full complement of Morons boozing.

*rummages around* Gimme a second, I gotta toast around here somewhere.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at November 27, 2015 10:14 PM (GEICT)

42 "22: I am as well."


CTH, your Packers gotta take out Carolina. You and MH.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at November 27, 2015 10:14 PM (2QiBv)

43 I can't get bacon crisp like it should be, so I just go with sausage patties or links. Just not enough nutrition in two strips of bacon, two eggs, hash browns toast and jam.

So I go for steak and three eggs, double hash browns, toast butter and jam with juice.

Posted by: Larry Steinless at November 27, 2015 10:15 PM (98+Sc)

44 Carried over from last thread:

443 GA Law is that you can have your weapon in the console, glovebox or open on the seat. Fear not.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at November 27, 2015 09:52 PM (3llmC)


Yup! But, during my annual pilgrimage from SC to FL (hiya Bob @ NSA!), I'd like to lawfully be able to pack whilst outside of my vehicle.

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik, channeling Boomhauer at November 27, 2015 10:15 PM (EHU9F)

45 Packers couldn't take out Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother convents football team

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, home is where the heart is, on the bus at November 27, 2015 10:16 PM (qhUQl)

46 42: never happen with coaching staff we have now. team is never prepared.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at November 27, 2015 10:16 PM (ucDmr)

47 And I guess MH is around now.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at November 27, 2015 10:16 PM (2QiBv)

48 Here we go.....

May you always have a clean shirt, a clear conscience, and enough coins in your pocket to buy a pint!

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at November 27, 2015 10:16 PM (GEICT)

49 45
Packers couldn't take out Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother convents football team

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, home is where the heart is, on the bus at November 27, 2015 10:16 PM (qhUQl)

I hear they are playing North Dakota School for the Blind, the over/under is 90

Posted by: chemjeff at November 27, 2015 10:16 PM (uZNvH)

50 16 Hi all
ugh don't try to make bacon while half-drunk

Posted by: chemjeff at November 27, 2015 10:06 PM (uZNvH)


What happened to the bacon?!

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at November 27, 2015 10:17 PM (EHU9F)

51 *quaffing*

Posted by: logprof at November 27, 2015 10:19 PM (e6kq+)

52 detroit will destroy green bay next thursday.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at November 27, 2015 10:19 PM (ucDmr)

53 Chemjeff Voxplained the bacon.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at November 27, 2015 10:19 PM (bLnSU)

54 I can't get bacon crisp like it should be, so I just go with sausage patties or links. Just not enough nutrition in two strips of bacon, two eggs, hash browns toast and jam.

So I go for steak and three eggs, double hash browns, toast butter and jam with juice.

Posted by: Larry Steinless


Try the Water Method:

Saute pan, add number of bacon slices to fit pan, add enough water to barely cover bacon. High heat in this case, boil the water off.

When the water is almost gone, reduce heat to medium, cook until crispy done. You may have to flip or push the pieces around, so stay on the station.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 27, 2015 10:19 PM (9YDUz)

55 What happened to the bacon?!

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at November 27, 2015 10:17 PM (EHU9F)

it was just a liiiiiiiiiiittle bit overdone
http://tinypic.com/r/2enpbpz/9

Posted by: chemjeff at November 27, 2015 10:20 PM (uZNvH)

56 Say what you want about black Friday but I got my new ruger carbine with a second mag for $199.

Posted by: tsrblke (phone) at November 27, 2015 10:20 PM (tM4uk)

57 ZH has some more stuff up about Turkey's oil smuggling. It was about a paper from some economist/market analyst types, who think they came up with a statistical signature that would help locate where ISIS oil is passing through.

They got a match from the Turkish port of Ceyhan. The authors make clear their statistical analysis is not proof, but it is consistent with what they predict you'd see if very cheap ISIS oil was making it out into the larger market through Ceyhan.

The port is operated and controlled by a Turkish state-run company. Erdogan and his Islamists are up to their eyeballs in running ISIS oil. The only ones they care to fight are the Kurds.

Attaturk is rolling over in his grave, with all the pains he took to keep the Islamists out of power.

Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at November 27, 2015 10:20 PM (dvuhZ)

58 "recipe for disaster" ?

Most everything that the gov has done in the last 20 years fits that description.

Drinking bourbon here, Trader Joe house brand. It's OK, and dirt cheap.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 27, 2015 10:20 PM (+jyzN)

59 detroit will destroy green bay next thursday.
Posted by: chavez the hugo at November 27, 2015 10:19 PM (ucDmr)

****

Well, if my Bears can beat them, all bets are off I suppose.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at November 27, 2015 10:20 PM (7OJX8)

60 Since the horde is always do helpful:,

Is there a way to go back and forth from the WatchESPN to the browser and back without the app stopping? If there is, I haven't figured it out yet.

Thanks in advance.

Posted by: Blano at November 27, 2015 10:21 PM (heN73)

61 The trick to crispy but still juicy bacon is the resting time, get your slices to a nice brown in the pan, lots of flipping so it cooks even, then put the slices on a thick stack of paper towels and let the residual heat cook them the rest of the way till they crisp up, perfect bacon every time.

Posted by: All Teh Meh at November 27, 2015 10:21 PM (uaANl)

62 ...and pancakes. Or do'm thin and call'm crepes and stuff'm with cream cheese and jam. .

Ya, I could go for some french toast, ok make it a monte cristo, if I had the deli meat.

Posted by: Larry Steinless at November 27, 2015 10:22 PM (98+Sc)

63 Packers couldn't take out Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother convents football team
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, home is where the heart is, on the bus at November 27, 2015 10:16 PM (qhUQl)


Perfect! We could use a little advantage right about now.

Posted by: San Diego Super Chokers at November 27, 2015 10:22 PM (Baojj)

64 All pets go bonker shits over those boingy door stoppers.

Posted by: Corona at November 27, 2015 10:24 PM (ragzU)

65 Yeah I am going to make blueberry pancakes tomorrow

(from a mix, so it should be easy)

Posted by: chemjeff at November 27, 2015 10:25 PM (uZNvH)

66 55 it was just a liiiiiiiiiiittle bit overdone
http://tinypic.com/r/2enpbpz/9

Posted by: chemjeff at November 27, 2015 10:20 PM (uZNvH)


Dear God...

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at November 27, 2015 10:26 PM (EHU9F)

67 Yeah, at $16 / lbs.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 27, 2015 10:12 PM (9YDUz)


Rather a lot cheaper at Costco. Doesn't taste too bad, either.

Posted by: Bill H at November 27, 2015 10:26 PM (Baojj)

68 No toast ?

OK, here's a toast:

*pours shot of bourbon*

To the Moron Horde, and all of their near & dear, health and long life !

Confusion to our enemies !

*makes "toast" gesture, tosses back shot*

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 27, 2015 10:26 PM (+jyzN)

69 "Since the horde is always do helpful:, "



Shit in one hand, hope in the other.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at November 27, 2015 10:27 PM (ZtlBW)

70 A toast, to absent friends

*clink*

Posted by: chemjeff at November 27, 2015 10:27 PM (uZNvH)

71 i bet bart starr is glad he busted his ass to get to that piece of shit game. fuckin coaches, and players on this team just suck. mccarthy has lost control of these asshats. and, he doesn't give a shit. in his mind, he's already gone.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at November 27, 2015 10:27 PM (ucDmr)

72 *clink*

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 27, 2015 10:29 PM (+jyzN)

73 61 The trick to crispy but still juicy bacon is the resting time, get your slices to a nice brown in the pan, lots of flipping so it cooks even, then put the slices on a thick stack of paper towels and let the residual heat cook them the rest of the way till they crisp up, perfect bacon every time.

Posted by: All Teh Meh at November 27, 2015 10:21 PM (uaANl)


Agreed, but with the additional minutiae: 1) pull them off of the frying pan upon seeing the *tiny* white bubbles, 2) I still haven't figured out the thick-cut bacon yet.

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at November 27, 2015 10:29 PM (EHU9F)

74 Sipping corajillo - black coffee and rum - warming myself from within while Sterno heats me from without. Wearing Czech army thermals. Not too shabby....

Posted by: Kaspar Gutman at November 27, 2015 10:29 PM (WUkoV)

75 Breastfeeding feeding friends? Is that how Hillary came up with that silly it takes a village nonsense?

Posted by: Hank at November 27, 2015 10:29 PM (Bcz8E)

76 Chemjeff most good breakfast places have blueberry pancakes.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, home is where the heart is, on the bus at November 27, 2015 10:30 PM (09Lhy)

77 * clink *

To Paul Anka.

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at November 27, 2015 10:31 PM (EHU9F)

78 "i bet bart starr is glad "


Chavez, you drunk again?

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at November 27, 2015 10:31 PM (ZtlBW)

79 Happy-ish Black Friday, all y'all ...

A wonderful Thanksgiving with family & belated dinner tomorrow with more family ...

Making pumpkin pie with mascarpone cheese.

BBL ...

Posted by: Adriane the Food Critic ... at November 27, 2015 10:31 PM (jnAIZ)

80 73
I take the bacon off a smidge before its crispy, you are right, it continues to cook on the paper towels.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 27, 2015 10:32 PM (BHl9S)

81 78: not yet.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at November 27, 2015 10:32 PM (ucDmr)

82 Good thing Bart Starr isn't all that there. He would've been piss d

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, home is where the heart is, on the bus at November 27, 2015 10:32 PM (Oy0zJ)

83 Breastfeeding feeding friends?

I was writing a story about human infants being raised as litter mates with an apex predator, and I wanted it understood by the reader that the human infants had feed with the infant predator, and the infant predator had fed with the human mother, but I was thinking it was too extreme for the readers.

The goal was to have the human and the predator grow up as brother/sister.

Is that why my book won't sell? I went too far?

Posted by: Larry Steinless at November 27, 2015 10:33 PM (98+Sc)

84 Dog's dinner party: We had that. Almost.

This year at Thanksgiving, we had
our faithful dog (m),
my sister's little "comfort" dog (f),
her son's medium-size dog (m),
and my son's medium dog and large dog (f's).

That's a new record for number of dogs at Mom's at once! Sister's little one and nephew's rescue fellow were allowed inside!! Special relaxed rules for Sister's side, I guess. Hmph. The little one even got up on Mom's chaise lounge with her. Really cute, actually.

My son & company went home last night, so just three dogs for the leftover feasting. We had to put ours and nephew's dogs in the garage because it's cold and rainy.

There was an occasional growlfest, but no violence or blood drawn.

Fortunately, the same can be said of all the relatives!

Posted by: mindful webworker - a doggone good Thanksgiving at November 27, 2015 10:34 PM (PCof0)

85 The goal was to have the human and the predator grow up as brother/sister.



Is that why my book won't sell? I went too far?

Posted by: Larry Steinless at November 27, 2015 10:33 PM (98+Sc)

Well, Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land depicted brother/sister incest and that was 30+ years ago, so I'm sure human/predator sex should sell by now

Posted by: chemjeff at November 27, 2015 10:35 PM (uZNvH)

86 82: they should have suited up brett at halftime. at least there would have been some action. rodgers is playing like a fucking nancyboy.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at November 27, 2015 10:35 PM (ucDmr)

87 *clink*

Posted by: BunkerinTheBurbs at November 27, 2015 10:36 PM (bA+CL)

88 "78: not yet."


MH showed up.

And the dog just jumped on the couch. He ain't supposed to do that. He acting up.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at November 27, 2015 10:36 PM (Emqin)

89 I got to eat two awesome and new to me bacons over the holiday:

1) Nueske's Applewood Bacon

- real Food of the Gods stuff.

It's like they made bacon out of bacon!


2) Whole Foods "Black Forest" Bacon

Posted by: naturalfake at November 27, 2015 10:36 PM (KUa85)

90 Here we go.....


May you always have a clean shirt, a clear conscience, and enough coins in your pocket to buy a pint!

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at November 27, 2015 10:16 PM


Good on ya. To the Morons at the bar, the best friends of the distiller. For wherever you find four lawyers gathered together, you'll surely find a fifth. *raises glass, drinks*

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 27, 2015 10:36 PM (pLwjI)

91 mindful webworker congratulations on the lack of (provable) blood splatter!

Posted by: chemjeff at November 27, 2015 10:36 PM (uZNvH)

92 I take the bacon off a smidge before its crispy, you are right, it continues to cook on the paper towels.

Posted by: CaliGirl


I do too, but I take it off a leetle early in order to fold the remaining slices into a giant sheet of wax paper and freeze the bulk.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 27, 2015 10:36 PM (9YDUz)

93 chemjeff

Ok, thanks. Must be something else I'm doing wrong, he said wistfully.

Posted by: Larry Steinless at November 27, 2015 10:37 PM (98+Sc)

94 So, those dogs play poker after dinner?

Posted by: guy looking for some classy art at November 27, 2015 10:37 PM (AJkxb)

95 Repeating from last thread, Sherry McEvil asks me to let the Horde know that her fiance survived the surgery today. Prayers for him still invited.

Posted by: mindful webworker at November 27, 2015 10:38 PM (PCof0)

96 Posted by: Larry Steinless at November 27, 2015 10:37 PM (98+Sc)

just adapt what successful people do

Posted by: chemjeff at November 27, 2015 10:38 PM (uZNvH)

97 So, those dogs play poker after dinner?

Posted by: guy looking for some classy art


No, they just wait for one owner to fall asleep outside ...

Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 27, 2015 10:38 PM (9YDUz)

98 95
Repeating from last thread, Sherry McEvil asks me to let the Horde know
that her fiance survived the surgery today. Prayers for him still
invited.

Posted by: mindful webworker at November 27, 2015 10:38 PM (PCof0)

Well that is great news

Posted by: chemjeff at November 27, 2015 10:38 PM (uZNvH)

99 Bart Starr wasn't doing much of anything until his wife reached over and told him to clap his hands or act excited or something. Then he had to be held up when he first got out of the cart.

Posted by: Blano at November 27, 2015 10:38 PM (heN73)

100 Posted by: mindful webworker at November 27, 2015 10:38 PM

Great to hear. Prayers up.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 27, 2015 10:38 PM (pLwjI)

101 What's up with Sherry's fiancé?

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at November 27, 2015 10:39 PM (GEICT)

102 89: nueskes bacon is about as good as it gets.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at November 27, 2015 10:39 PM (ucDmr)

103 Baylor-TCU has slowed up.

Posted by: logprof at November 27, 2015 10:39 PM (e6kq+)

104 Greetings morons, and happy thanksgiving.

Here's a scary thought, I shop at the King Soopers next to the Planned Parenthood where the shooting took place all the time. I remember driving past an occasion pro-life protestor holding up signs decrying Planned Parenthood on my way in. Peaceful folks who will now be smeared as ultra-violent psychopaths who need to have their guns taken away pronto. Not like those peace loving Muslims who are so cuddly and warm in their burkas.

My parents are now adamant that I get a concealed carry permit. Probably gonna sign up for a course in December and then apply.

Posted by: Let This Shit Burn Already at November 27, 2015 10:39 PM (83MEH)

105 Alright horde, I finally broke down and purchased a new computer. It has an Intel Core i7 6700K Quad-Core 4.0GHz chip, an MSI Z170A Gaming M9 ACK motherboard, 32 MBs of RAM, and 2 Nvidia 980Ti graphics cards. Water cooled of course.

Now I need to track down a monitor to go with it.

Posted by: CDR M at November 27, 2015 10:39 PM (SCx0h)

106 Hoist a glass and join me in the toast I made at my best friend's wedding:

'Gentlemen, to our wives and girlfriends, and all those lovely ladies who fill our lives with passion, tenderness, and love, who make life worth living.

May they never meet.'

Posted by: Kaspar Gutman at November 27, 2015 10:39 PM (WUkoV)

107 92
I should do that, it would be so much easier to cook the whole package at once.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 27, 2015 10:39 PM (BHl9S)

108 Blano, transported him from Alabama to cold ass wet Wisconsin.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, home is where the heart is, on the bus at November 27, 2015 10:40 PM (UiGnh)

109 I'm reading some early stuff that Black Friday was a bust, and will be less than last year. This Obama economy is on fire.

Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at November 27, 2015 10:40 PM (dvuhZ)

110 "just adapt what successful people do"

Well, in the 'Honor Harrington' series the heroine has a companion animal that can read minds. I didn't want that. I wanted an African Lion sized companion animal for a witch woman.

Posted by: Larry Steinless at November 27, 2015 10:40 PM (98+Sc)

111 My parents are now adamant that I get a concealed carry permit. Probably gonna sign up for a course in December and then apply.

Your parents are wise people.

Posted by: Blanco Basura at November 27, 2015 10:40 PM (YJmuy)

112 CDR M you have a water-cooled motherboard?

Posted by: chemjeff at November 27, 2015 10:41 PM (uZNvH)

113 ChemJeff do your bacon in the microwave when you need help with the not charring it.

Even better bake up all of your bacon into pre-cooked bacon and then just heat a serving for 45 seconds.

Broiler pans work good so the water and grease drain off and the bacon cooks. and even though its fatty bacon a bit of cooking oil spray on the pan and tray makes cleanup easier.

Posted by: PaleRider at November 27, 2015 10:41 PM (YC9GB)

114 MH, you here?

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at November 27, 2015 10:41 PM (zGa1n)

115 CDR M sounds like quite the pc. Sounds like you need at least a 42" monitor

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, home is where the heart is, on the bus at November 27, 2015 10:43 PM (2zd9l)

116 "too far" ?

What does that even mean anymore ?

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at November 27, 2015 10:43 PM (+jyzN)

117 *clink*

Posted by: BunkerinTheBurbs at November 27, 2015 10:36 PM (bA+CL)

*****

*Clank*

How is ya?

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at November 27, 2015 10:43 PM (7OJX8)

118 112 CDR M you have a water-cooled motherboard?
Posted by: chemjeff at November 27, 2015 10:41 PM (uZNvH)

No. It's a copper CPU plate that has water running through it.

Posted by: CDR M at November 27, 2015 10:44 PM (SCx0h)

119 Weird thing about living here, I can't get over the fact that I don't need a permit just to own a gun, only a permit if I want to conceal carry. I came from NY where I was treated like a bitter clinging bible thumper, and when I asked if I could conceal carry without having to prove that I was at genuine risk for violence and danger, the police laughed me out of the building.

Posted by: Let This Shit Burn Already at November 27, 2015 10:44 PM (83MEH)

120 Yeah I know MH, seemed like a bit much.

Posted by: Blano at November 27, 2015 10:44 PM (heN73)

121 Alright horde, I finally broke down and purchased a new computer. It has an Intel Core i7 6700K Quad-Core 4.0GHz chip, an MSI Z170A Gaming M9 ACK motherboard, 32 MBs of RAM, and 2 Nvidia 980Ti graphics cards. Water cooled of course.

Now I need to track down a monitor to go with it.

Posted by: CDR M


32 MBs! Holy moly. And x2 980's.

Damn. If I was female and had weird priorities ...

Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 27, 2015 10:44 PM (9YDUz)

122 "too far" ?

What does that even mean anymore ?


Well, that was what I was thinking.

Posted by: Larry Steinless at November 27, 2015 10:44 PM (98+Sc)

123 Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, home is where the heart is, on the bus at November 27, 2015 10:43 PM (2zd9l)

I think Acer has a 34" model hitting in a few weeks that is 4k and has G-sync.

Posted by: CDR M at November 27, 2015 10:45 PM (SCx0h)

124 Holy fucking shit I'm reading about Romanian communist leader Nicolae Ceausescu (the guy they shot with his wife on Christmas day back in 1989) and there was a mining strike that really pissed him off. He met with the strikers and later on got rid of the leaders by making them undergo five minute chest x-rays so they'd get cancer and die.


Obamacare!

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at November 27, 2015 10:45 PM (4ErVI)

125 Yup RK I'm here

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, home is where the heart is, on the bus at November 27, 2015 10:46 PM (ZZgPW)

126 TCU cheerleaders have the same shorts as the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders.

Yowza.

Posted by: Blano at November 27, 2015 10:46 PM (heN73)

127 PaleRider I think I might bake my bacon tomorrow but I did want to try it tonight on my fancy new steak pan to see how it worked

Posted by: chemjeff at November 27, 2015 10:47 PM (uZNvH)

128 This year at Thanksgiving, we had
our faithful dog (m),
my sister's little "comfort" dog (f),
her son's medium-size dog (m),
and my son's medium dog and large dog (f's).


Best Thanksgiving feast ever.

Posted by: Obama at November 27, 2015 10:47 PM (kGrwF)

129 Breastfeeding feeding friends is what you come up with when you're watching the Baylor-TCU game, typing on your phone and you don't pay attention to what your phone wrote for you when your weren't paying attention..

Posted by: Hank at November 27, 2015 10:47 PM (Bcz8E)

130 CDR M now you are making me want to get a new motherboard

Posted by: chemjeff at November 27, 2015 10:47 PM (uZNvH)

131 Its pouring at that TCU/Baylor game. Those poor cheerleaders. They'll get pneumonia.

Posted by: Puddleglum at November 27, 2015 10:48 PM (NGd+i)

132 119 Took the class. Didn't want to pay $100 bucks to have the sheriff check me out.

Lost them all in a boating accident. Damn shame.

Still legal.

Posted by: Infidel at November 27, 2015 10:48 PM (SVEy9)

133 Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 27, 2015 10:44 PM (9YDUz)

Heh. It's been a long time since I got my PC gaming on. I aim to dive right back in. Looking forward to trying Chris Roberts Star Citizen. And Doom. And Star Wars Battlefront. BTW, that new extended TV trailer for The Force Awakens was pretty sweet.

Posted by: CDR M at November 27, 2015 10:49 PM (SCx0h)

134 So, this maybe of no import, but I present it here for any morons to comment on.
I'm out with another couple, enjoying a nice meal. To my side is another table occupied by "captain of industry" who I know quite well and have had business dealings with,
Somehow, at our table, we got around to talking about the current state of the union and how we seem to be careening from from social calamity to another. I made mention of the "works" of George Soros, his influence here in the US as well as around the world and that, in my opinion, he's a destabilizing influence where ever he's putting his money to work.
I share my meager knowledge of his past and his connections to elements antithetical to the interests of classical western thought. My companions were unaware of his "dealings". Our conversation moved on to more prosaic topics and the name of Soros never came up again.
The other table finished their meal and got up to leave. The Captain of Industry stopped at my chair to say he knew George Soros and played golf with his good friend Stan Druckenmiller. And that I was completely out of my depth regarding my depiction of Mr. Soros as well as his influence and regard for the USA.
There was the veiled / implied threat that I was or would be persona non grata in any future dealings within my community on a personal or professional level.
I'm normally circumspect in my pronouncements publicly. And here, in a moment of candor, in the company of friends I'm undone.
I'm kicking myself for being open in my opinions, and I'm pissed that I'm going to pay a potentially huge price for being right.
I fear for my wife's business and my kids beginning their careers, the guy is that powerful.
I hate myself for wanting to turn the clock back and have a clean slate.
Fuck...

Posted by: Browndog at November 27, 2015 10:49 PM (ccfl2)

135 What I have learned from the Collective Moron Wisdom so far tonight:

If fully nekkid and totally sloshed, bacon is best cooked in the oven.

Posted by: mindful webworker - student of Moronity at November 27, 2015 10:49 PM (PCof0)

136 Posted by: chemjeff at November 27, 2015 10:47 PM (uZNvH)

Ha! That wasn't even the most expensive one on the menu!

Posted by: CDR M at November 27, 2015 10:50 PM (SCx0h)

137 I mean I don't know about you but I've been to the dentist for an x-ray and it takes maybe a second. Five fucking minutes? I think I'd be asking some questions.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at November 27, 2015 10:50 PM (4ErVI)

138 Puddleglum, I volunteer to rub them with Vic's Vapo-Rub

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, home is where the heart is, on the bus at November 27, 2015 10:50 PM (MwNIp)

139 All right, laters.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at November 27, 2015 10:51 PM (WwYlF)

140 132: LOL

Posted by: Let This Shit Burn Already at November 27, 2015 10:52 PM (83MEH)

141


Posted by: Browndog at November 27, 2015 10:49 PM (ccfl2)

are you sure you are not overthinking things?

Posted by: chemjeff at November 27, 2015 10:52 PM (uZNvH)

142 Just how much philanthropy has G. Soros done other than his gifts to politically active non profits?

Posted by: Larry Steinless at November 27, 2015 10:53 PM (98+Sc)

143 124
Holy fucking shit I'm reading about Romanian communist leader Nicolae
Ceausescu (the guy they shot with his wife on Christmas day back in
1989) and there was a mining strike that really pissed him off. He met
with the strikers and later on got rid of the leaders by making them
undergo five minute chest x-rays so they'd get cancer and die.


Obamacare!


Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at November 27, 2015 10:45 PM (4ErVI)

really? hmm that kinda triggered my BS meter. cancer from chest X-rays takes a long time to develop. it's not exactly a useful murder technique.

Posted by: chemjeff at November 27, 2015 10:53 PM (uZNvH)

144 BCochran1981: What's up with Sherry's fiance?

Last night (really this morning) on the ONT:

"...terminal cancer. The surgeon plans to remove a fist-sized mass from his colon ... very real chance that he may die during surgery... long term outlook is only 3-4 months... surgery today is just to make his pain level less and remove the chance of a complete blockage..."

http://acecomments.mu.nu/?blog=86&post=360291#c24472465
et al

Posted by: mindful webworker - student of Moronity at November 27, 2015 10:53 PM (PCof0)

145 g'night, 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at November 27, 2015 10:54 PM (yheoe)

146 I mean I don't know about you but I've been to the dentist for an x-ray and it takes maybe a second. Five fucking minutes? I think I'd be asking some questions.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis


Err, where is this from?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 27, 2015 10:54 PM (9YDUz)

147 Browndog,
So Captain of Industry threatens your livelihood because he doesn't like your opinions? Sounds like Soros has rubbed off on him.
Sorry for your bad luck.

Posted by: nerdygirl at November 27, 2015 10:54 PM (kGrwF)

148 Alright horde, I finally broke down and purchased a new computer. It has an Intel Core i7 6700K Quad-Core 4.0GHz chip, an MSI Z170A Gaming M9 ACK motherboard, 32 MBs of RAM, and 2 Nvidia 980Ti graphics cards. Water cooled of course.

Now I need to track down a monitor to go with it.
Posted by: CDR M at November 27, 2015 10:39 PM (SCx0h)

Did you give up sex before or after you bought that thing?

Posted by: ObjectionSustained at November 27, 2015 10:54 PM (mVnwd)

149 And another round, for the Horde...

Heavier on the rum than the coffee this time.

Posted by: Kaspar Gutman at November 27, 2015 10:55 PM (lutOX)

150 138: Those TCU cheerleaders are uncomfortably pretty, even soaked. Great legs. They are young enough to be my daughters, if I had any.

Posted by: Puddleglum at November 27, 2015 10:55 PM (NGd+i)

151 I recently started cooking bacon in the oven: lay it on a cookie sheet or broiling pan, drop it in a cold oven, heat to 400 and give it 15-20 minutes depending on the thickness and how done you prefer. Perfect every time, and no splatters all over the stove top (or forearms). I tried the water in the skillet method and was not impressed.

Posted by: PabloD at November 27, 2015 10:55 PM (eOnMX)

152
Posted by: mindful webworker - student of Moronity at November 27, 2015 10:53 PM (PCof0)

oh that's awful

Posted by: chemjeff at November 27, 2015 10:55 PM (uZNvH)

153 #Kateurday ONT Compliance Pics

https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/670286062347001856

https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/670286228986679297

https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/670286382418534400

https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/670286545421770753

Posted by: kbdabear at November 27, 2015 10:55 PM (GrXXa)

154 Chemjeff -
It's a possibility...

Posted by: Browndog at November 27, 2015 10:55 PM (ccfl2)

155 Frying bacon in the nude is never a good idea, drunk or sober.

Posted by: Hank at November 27, 2015 10:55 PM (Bcz8E)

156 134
I would be frightened, but that is my nature. Is there any way to repair the damage? My husband runs a business and he wouldn't care what anyone said about him. He knows who he is and has way more important things to worry about. I'm sure soros does as well.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 27, 2015 10:55 PM (BHl9S)

157 Prayers for Mr. McEvil. {{{Sherry}}}

Posted by: Infidel at November 27, 2015 10:56 PM (SVEy9)

158 So if I go with a local highly rated class I may have to do a class for 6 hours with this instructor:

http://tinyurl.com/p76nrwd

Feel my pain.

Posted by: Let This Shit Burn Already at November 27, 2015 10:57 PM (83MEH)

159 More #Kateurday ONT Compliance Pics

https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/670286717308567552

https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/670286913010597888

https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/670287053972729856

https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/670287807978602496

Posted by: kbdabear at November 27, 2015 10:57 PM (GrXXa)

160 Re: Weather dress. TV stations take no chances with anything. Some consultant probably told them that this was THE outfit to attract and retain eyeballs. And they are probably right.

Posted by: ObjectionSustained at November 27, 2015 10:57 PM (mVnwd)

161 Maybe Industry Captain is a pathetic piece of shit like Soros?

It's not your fault you didn't know.

Posted by: Blano at November 27, 2015 10:57 PM (heN73)

162 heat to 400 and give it 15-20 minutes depending on the thickness and how done you prefer. Perfect every time, and no splatters all over the stove top (or forearms). I tried the water in the skillet method and was not impressed.

Posted by: PabloD


Sounds money.

*( punches self in junk for saying "money" )

Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 27, 2015 10:57 PM (9YDUz)

163 Browndog it kinda sounds like the guy is just throwing his weight around, not really serious.

Posted by: chemjeff at November 27, 2015 10:58 PM (uZNvH)

164 Brown dog agree with nerdygirl @ 147

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, home is where the heart is, on the bus at November 27, 2015 10:58 PM (DmRs2)

165 "...terminal cancer. The surgeon plans to remove a fist-sized mass from his colon ... very real chance that he may die during surgery... long term outlook is only 3-4 months... surgery today is just to make his pain level less and remove the chance of a complete blockage..."

http://acecomments.mu.nu/?blog=86&post=360291#c24472465
et al
Posted by: mindful webworker - student of Moronity at November 27, 2015 10:53 PM (PCof0)

****

Wow.

Prayers up.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at November 27, 2015 10:58 PM (7OJX8)

166 There are some fvcking psychos on twitter. Wishing the death of a woman who is unabashedly pro-life.

Wow...liberals are just so caring. So invested in human life.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 27, 2015 10:59 PM (Zu3d9)

167 161
Captains of industry can't be as vindictive as teen age girls?

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 27, 2015 10:59 PM (BHl9S)

168 Just another reason I don't talk politics, religion or current events in public.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, home is where the heart is, on the bus at November 27, 2015 10:59 PM (+oRxW)

169 Jennifer Connelly Toy Horse Ride ONT Compliance Pics

https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/670287807978602496

https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/670348352912031746

Posted by: kbdabear at November 27, 2015 11:00 PM (GrXXa)

170 134. Well your captain of industry may feel the matter is over now that he corrected your slander ( in his opinion.) If you do good work and he is smart he won't drop you just for a bit of talk unless you're in a very crowded field. Anyway you can't undo what you said so just get ready to deflect any flak with "shoot I thought we still had free speech in this country" and some facts to back up your opinion.

Posted by: PaleRider at November 27, 2015 11:00 PM (YC9GB)

171 The Mexican weather girl would look great in that dress. Or anything for that matter.

Posted by: Hank at November 27, 2015 11:00 PM (Bcz8E)

172 Yeah those TCU cheerleaders are something else. Some real jawdroppers.

Posted by: Blano at November 27, 2015 11:00 PM (heN73)

173 CaliGirl -
To repair the "damage" would require me to say I was wrong. And in this case, I'm not.
I'm looking at the process of venting on the forum as "talk therapy"
I'm a big boy and responsible for the opinions that I hold. I just hate that this may effect my loved ones.

Posted by: Browndog at November 27, 2015 11:02 PM (ccfl2)

174
Bart Starr, 81
Dick Vermeil, 79
Chuck Knoll, deceased last year
Dick LeBeau, 78
Tom Flores, 78
John Madden, 79

Posted by: Soothsayer the autoresponsebot at November 27, 2015 11:03 PM (XGqPs)

175 Tonight's ONT brought to you by direct evidence of man made global warming:

True story. I caused the global cooling / near ice age in the 70's.

In the summer time as a kid I'd run out the door to play and leave the door open.

Mom would call me back to the house to close the door and yell "what are you trying to do, cool the whole outdoors!?".

Posted by: tbodie at November 27, 2015 11:04 PM (dDUXP)

176 i didn't mean to offend you.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 27, 2015 11:04 PM (BHl9S)

177
There are some fvcking psychos on twitter. Wishing the death of a woman who is unabashedly pro-life.
Wow...liberals are just so caring. So invested in human life.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at November 27, 2015 10:59 PM (Zu3d9)


There is a reason unabashedly pro-abortion liberals are so bitchy, unhappy and rude:

"If once a man indulges himself in murder, very soon he comes to think little of robbing; and from robbing he comes next to drinking and Sabbath-breaking, and from that to incivility and procrastination."

--Thomas de Quincey

Posted by: Kindltot at November 27, 2015 11:05 PM (q2o38)

178 Well, I believe that when the rich and powerful begin to believe that they can partner with government to control the great unwashed masses of serfs, then we are approaching an inflection point, if history is any indication.

But that just might be wishful thinking on my part. Still, I cling, bitterly to hope that things will change for the better. Silly though that might be.

Posted by: Larry Steinless at November 27, 2015 11:06 PM (98+Sc)

179 The Mexican weather girl would look great in that dress. Or anything NOTHING for that matter.
Posted by: Hank at November 27, 2015 11:00 PM (Bcz8E)

FIFY

Posted by: Kindltot at November 27, 2015 11:06 PM (q2o38)

180 Yeah there are pro-abortion liberals everywhere.

It is their little (big) secret that they dare not divulge.

Liberals who actively promote abortion for purposes of reducing the population, or for saving Gaia, or whatnot.

They aren't "pro-choice", they are actively pro-abortion. Making the choice to give birth isn't legitimate in their view.

It's sick and awful.

Posted by: chemjeff at November 27, 2015 11:06 PM (uZNvH)

181 and kbdabear thank you for those pics

Posted by: chemjeff at November 27, 2015 11:07 PM (uZNvH)

182 Damn, I'm getting old soothie. fk.

Posted by: Infidel at November 27, 2015 11:07 PM (SVEy9)

183 So Jennifer Garner has been reduced to credit card ads?

Mmmmk.

Posted by: Blano at November 27, 2015 11:07 PM (heN73)

184

11 cthulhu

It was probably me, if it was 6:00-ish. I was cleaning up my list of calls, and fat-fingered a couple.

Posted by: Arbalest at November 27, 2015 11:08 PM (FlRtG)

185 Had a blast listening to Iowa defeat Nebraska as we drove home (my daughter wore her lucky Hawkeyes shirt). Been a fan my whole life, and I had no idea that this was a tradition!

http://tinyurl.com/j8zr8ab

In heaven there is no beer.

That's why we drink it here (Right Here!)

and when we're gone from here,

our friends will be drinking all our beer!

Goodnight, Horde! May your beer always be cold!

Posted by: pookysgirl at November 27, 2015 11:08 PM (K27gs)

186 browndog: I'm kicking myself for being open in my opinions, and I'm pissed that I'm going to pay a potentially huge price for being right.

That's unfortunate, but have faith in the power of truth. Soros is evil $#!+ from everything we know.

Too bad you couldn't stand up and reply, "You, sir, might strive to inform yourself and vet your golfing companions more closely."

It can be scary to be frank in public, online or off.

Twenty years ago, I'd written a couple of fairly mild (IMO) letters to the editor of the local rag. My son was arrested (on bogus charges of beating me up!), his lawyer overheard the D.A. ask if his Dad (me) was the person who wrote those angry (or something like that) letters to the newspaper?

Small town, and we'd just recently moved back with our family, were trying to start a business. I've never written the paper since.

Posted by: mindful webworker - fear not at November 27, 2015 11:08 PM (PCof0)

187 Browndog, I've thought of several bits of advice, all of it bad.

Sorry.

Posted by: Blanco Basura at November 27, 2015 11:08 PM (YJmuy)

188 I'm kicking myself for being open in my opinions, and I'm pissed that I'm going to pay a potentially huge price for being right.
I fear for my wife's business and my kids beginning their careers, the guy is that powerful.
I hate myself for wanting to turn the clock back and have a clean slate.
Fuck...

Posted by: Browndog


heh.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 27, 2015 11:08 PM (9YDUz)

189 tbodie

My parents would ask if we were born in a barn. I told my mom she should know as she was there. Yeah, she cuffed me

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, home is where the heart is, on the bus at November 27, 2015 11:09 PM (8PcKC)

190 Had a blast listening to Iowa defeat Nebraska


grrrrrrr

Posted by: chemjeff at November 27, 2015 11:09 PM (uZNvH)

191 the Huskers gave the game away with all the stupid penalties and an erratic QB

Posted by: chemjeff at November 27, 2015 11:09 PM (uZNvH)

192 "In heaven there is no beer."

***

Sure, try to kill a guys last hope....

Posted by: ManWithNoParty at November 27, 2015 11:10 PM (7OJX8)

193 PaleRider -
Facts are interesting things.
Again, I'm comfortable in what I'm aware of regarding Mr. Soros.
But, as I'm not a billionaire...millionaire or even thousandaire my "facts" are suspect seeing as I'm not as successful as my "betters".
C'est la vie...

Posted by: Browndog at November 27, 2015 11:10 PM (ccfl2)

194 I said, "Why don't you put a sign in your window, listing all the taxes they customers are paying on a gallon of gas?"

He said, "That's illegal in Illinois. I would get fined and could lose my gas station!"






I believe Crook County or maybe Chicago has a tax on its gas tax

Posted by: TheQuietMan at November 27, 2015 11:11 PM (45oDG)

195 Hi, everyone, I just ran into Al Gore and told him that he's relying on synthetic descriptions of the global climate and that he should review the satellite data.

But then his big beast of a security detail stuffed me into a recycling bin~@!

Posted by: Niew Nickleback at November 27, 2015 11:12 PM (9YDUz)

196 is it just me, or do other ppl hate it when Youtube decides it wants to autoplay a video after the one you just played?

Posted by: chemjeff at November 27, 2015 11:12 PM (uZNvH)

197 CaliGirl -

No offense taken. Sorry for any confusion...

Posted by: Browndog at November 27, 2015 11:13 PM (ccfl2)

198 Posted by: Browndog at November 27, 2015 10:49 PM (ccfl2)


Here's the thing -- there are many, many, many more people out there who think Soros is a danger to our Republic than people who personally know Soros and play golf with Stan Druckenmiller. I wouldn't be surprised if the ratio were something like 20 million to 200. And the last thing that those 200 people want is for that 20 million to grow to 30 million. If they can intimidate you with veiled threats, they might certainly do so -- but making a bigger deal out of it is contrary to his interests.

Posted by: cthulhu at November 27, 2015 11:13 PM (EzgxV)

199 Itemized taxes on receipts should also include taxes on the front end - all that shiite passed onto the end consumer - corporate tax, income tax labor, fica on labor, etc.

Pay stubs should show all the shiite taxes and overhead the employer 'pays' but is hidden from the wage earner, again fica, employer's 'share' of insurance, medicare medicaid, regulatory/environmental burden...

People might figure out how much big gov is taking, would not even call it a 'skim of the top'

Posted by: Burnt Toast at November 27, 2015 11:13 PM (T78UI)

200 "i bet bart starr is glad "
Chavez, you drunk again?
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at November 27, 2015 10:31 PM

OK I'm using this post to jump in here.

It was very cool that Bart Starr was there for the event. Glad the dude could make it, but he doesn't look so good.

Hi Chavez, we were just near your area. Up to Stevens Pt to see m Dad for TG. It is beautiful country.

Posted by: Farmer at November 27, 2015 11:13 PM (o/90i)

201 Heaven is perfect, therefore there MUST be beer there.

Posted by: Blano at November 27, 2015 11:13 PM (heN73)

202 194: how in the fuck?

Posted by: chavez the hugo at November 27, 2015 11:14 PM (ucDmr)

203 Sheeoooot, when people recommend youtube videos, I usually find some of the suggested related videos more interesting.

Depending on the genre.

Posted by: Larry Steinless at November 27, 2015 11:14 PM (98+Sc)

204 196 is it just me, or do other ppl hate it when Youtube decides it wants to autoplay a video after the one you just played?
Posted by: chemjeff at November 27, 2015 11:12 PM (uZNvH)

--I hate it. It's also completely random whether autoplay is activated or paused.

Posted by: logprof at November 27, 2015 11:16 PM (vsbNu)

205 like this one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqrERNjCjQQ

Posted by: Kindltot at November 27, 2015 11:16 PM (q2o38)

206 200: Farmer! Our daughter lives in Point. Have to meet in of the electic bars downtown sometime. Love that town.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at November 27, 2015 11:16 PM (ucDmr)

207 "There will be a lot of people over the Thanksgiving weekend that will not be enjoying turkey with their family."

Poor babies ...

"They'll be out there providing security for the American people and the threat is particularly high during this holiday period."

That's their friggin job. And, quite frankly, most of you guys seem to suck at it, anyway.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at November 27, 2015 11:16 PM (zc3Db)

208 184

11 cthulhu

It was probably me, if it was 6:00-ish. I was cleaning up my list of calls, and fat-fingered a couple.

Posted by: Arbalest at November 27, 2015 11:08 PM (FlRtG)



Sounds about the right time. I've started shopping for a replacement dumb phone, but Amazon has taken to running ads for remanufactured phones without clear indication that's what you're getting.

Posted by: cthulhu at November 27, 2015 11:17 PM (EzgxV)

209 197
I'm sorry for your predicament. I would be amazed if these big shots are that petty to harm someone in business because of a personal disagreement on a friends character.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 27, 2015 11:17 PM (BHl9S)

210 Sheeoooot, when people recommend youtube videos, I usually find some of the suggested related videos more interesting.

Depending on the genre.

Posted by: Larry Steinless


Yes.

For basic cooking, the glut of videos gives the average user the best idea of how to proceed.

I still like Heston, Alton, and ATK for the average recipes.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 27, 2015 11:17 PM (9YDUz)

211 @199 Burnt Toast. Stop withholding and let everyone pay quarterly see how that would work out.

Riots would be an understatement

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, home is where the heart is, on the bus at November 27, 2015 11:17 PM (09Lhy)

212 Prayers for Sherry's fiance.

And prayers for Browndog. I think you should not worry about it. Just decide what you will do, if anything, about it, then act on it and put it from your mind.

Posted by: @votermom at November 27, 2015 11:17 PM (cbfNE)

213 is it just me, or do other ppl hate it when Youtube decides it wants to autoplay a video after the one you just played?

Posted by: chemjeff at November 27, 2015 11:12 PM (uZNvH)


It's incredibly annoying. I don't know who the idiot is who thought it up but he should be tarred and feathered ... on youtube.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at November 27, 2015 11:17 PM (zc3Db)

214 Kindletot, no, not like that.

Posted by: Larry Steinless at November 27, 2015 11:19 PM (98+Sc)

215 Should have animals, squirrel, cat, dog, goat, trained magpie.

Posted by: Larry Steinless at November 27, 2015 11:20 PM (98+Sc)

216 Cthutlhu-
I agree with your assessment.
My issue is with my lack of a spine. And collectively with any person who would self-censor.

If there is one thing I take away from this site, it is to be true to oneself.

Breitbart and all that good stuff...

Posted by: Browndog at November 27, 2015 11:20 PM (ccfl2)

217 211
No more withholding is my personal fantasy. And pay the employee all the employers share of taxes and make the employee pay them once a year.

Posted by: CaliGirl at November 27, 2015 11:20 PM (BHl9S)

218 Anyone from the infamous Horde® living or lurking up here in northeastern Ohio? Around about Cleveland area? Or does I be alone and stuff?

Posted by: sandman is cynical these days at November 27, 2015 11:21 PM (2gkGa)

219 I still like Heston, Alton, and ATK for the average recipes.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 27, 2015 11:17 PM (9YDUz)


ATK on the internet has a different connotation than cooking for me, for some reason.

Posted by: Kindltot at November 27, 2015 11:21 PM (q2o38)

220 @votermom -
Thanks

Posted by: Browndog at November 27, 2015 11:22 PM (ccfl2)

221 Funny about Iowa v. Nebraska. My mom's family is from Iowa, my (sane) BIL's family is from Nebraska and he's a Cornhusker fan even though he's here with us in SoCal.

Just texted him, he said Neb's coach is new, in his first year and basically still figuring out what he's doing.

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 27, 2015 11:22 PM (ntObR)

222 Hey everybody.

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 27, 2015 11:22 PM (ntObR)

223 "If you (fight) alone, wear a mask.... It's not for you. It's to protect the people you care about."
- Batman

Posted by: @votermom at November 27, 2015 11:23 PM (cbfNE)

224 sandman I think there are some Pittsburgher morons

Posted by: chemjeff at November 27, 2015 11:23 PM (uZNvH)

225 Breitbart and all that good stuff...

Posted by: Browndog


So totes.

Posted by: Niew Nickleback at November 27, 2015 11:24 PM (9YDUz)

226 Hi qdpsteve

Posted by: chemjeff at November 27, 2015 11:24 PM (uZNvH)

227 Oh phone comment made me remember. Is there a 'smart phone' that will connect to a landline? My aunt has very limited vision and the phone she has in her assisted living only had 3 #'s on speed dial. Would be really cool if you could get a phone the would do the "call Linda, call Carl etc " but only if it would not require a monthly subscription.

Posted by: PaleRider at November 27, 2015 11:24 PM (1OLmv)

228 Is the amount of sales tax on gasoline purchases computed with or without the amount of the other taxes?

In other words, are those assholes taxing taxes?

Posted by: Hank at November 27, 2015 11:24 PM (Bcz8E)

229 Sandman -

There are a few who claim that honor.

I'm part of the Cleveland 70's diaspora...

Posted by: Browndog at November 27, 2015 11:24 PM (ccfl2)

230 Went ahead and ordered a blu-ray of Leon: The Professional today from Amazon.

Hope it's good. Heard good things.

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 27, 2015 11:25 PM (ntObR)

231 221
Funny about Iowa v. Nebraska. My mom's family is from Iowa, my (sane)
BIL's family is from Nebraska and he's a Cornhusker fan even though he's
here with us in SoCal.



Just texted him, he said Neb's coach is new, in his first year and basically still figuring out what he's doing.

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 27, 2015 11:22 PM (ntObR)

That is true but it is not all on the coach. The QB is erratic and prone to throwing bad passes. It's hard to win any game when the QB throws 4 INT's. Plus the refs had a couple of questionable calls to be honest that went against NEB.

Posted by: chemjeff at November 27, 2015 11:25 PM (uZNvH)

232 chemjeff: ...when Youtube decides it wants to autoplay a video after the one you just played?

I never see that. IIRC, there's an option in the personal settings for that which I switched off, long ago. Presuming you have a YT account, of course.

/rant switch

I don't like it when folks on here use a tinyurl for YouTube. As I was saying in one of the morning art threads, I DL YouTubes and thus minimize what Googley thinks I've watched.

Folks, YouTube has its own tinyurls! (See Share button below videos.)

/rant off

Posted by: mindful webworker - youtoob is evil at November 27, 2015 11:25 PM (PCof0)

233 218: I grew up about 15 miles east of Youngstown. Not really near Cleveland I guess. 90 miles, more or less.

Posted by: Puddleglum at November 27, 2015 11:25 PM (NGd+i)

234 All that Good Stuff is worth it!!

The header of the HQ can lead the way.

Posted by: Infidel at November 27, 2015 11:26 PM (SVEy9)

235 My problem browndog is I don't think real fast on my feet, so would have been caught off guard and unsure what to say myself.

Hoping you'll be ok. I think you will.

Posted by: Blano at November 27, 2015 11:26 PM (heN73)

236 Browndog, if you are persecuted because of His namesake, happy are ye.

Posted by: Snicklefritz at November 27, 2015 11:26 PM (Moh0M)

237 Is there a 'smart phone' that will connect to a landline?

you can convert a landline number into a cell phone number

Posted by: chemjeff at November 27, 2015 11:26 PM (uZNvH)

238 chemjeff, no diploma for that QB. ;-)

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 27, 2015 11:27 PM (ntObR)

239 Wots of wet swipewy bawlls in this game!

Posted by: Bawney Fwank at November 27, 2015 11:27 PM (vsbNu)

240 Leon: The Professional

I Like it. watch it repeatedly. Like the characters, like the job the actors do bringing the character to life.

Watch the extended version for some of the back story.

I also like the commentary tracks. and I would like to hear your opinion after you see it.

Posted by: Larry Steinless at November 27, 2015 11:27 PM (98+Sc)

241 This TCU/Baylor game is getting comedic. All it needs is the Benny Hill theme playing in the background.

Posted by: Puddleglum at November 27, 2015 11:27 PM (NGd+i)

242 I also just saw, some smartphones can be used with Skype, which IIRC is a 100% free service.

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 27, 2015 11:27 PM (ntObR)

243 228 Is the amount of sales tax on gasoline purchases computed with or without the amount of the other taxes?

In other words, are those assholes taxing taxes?

Posted by: Hank at November 27, 2015 11:24 PM (Bcz8E)



There are several taxed taxes. Sales tax is computed after excise taxes are added on gasoline, for instance. And in California, the sales tax is levied on the beverage container deposit (and not refunded when you turn in the cans or bottles).

Posted by: cthulhu at November 27, 2015 11:28 PM (EzgxV)

244 chemjeff I miss Bo Pellini
He was an awesome coach who recruited an awesome qb
Posted by: Bucky Badger

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, home is where the heart is, on the bus at November 27, 2015 11:28 PM (09Lhy)

245 Larry, thanks.

Admit I'm in the mood for some more 'adult' action/sci-fi stuff after watching "Ex Machina" recently (I was surprised how much I liked it).

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 27, 2015 11:28 PM (ntObR)

246 MH.... heh.

Sometimes you count the cosf and go fot it.

Posted by: tbodie at November 27, 2015 11:29 PM (dDUXP)

247 Blano -
Ain't it a fact that life is not like an "Aaron Sorkin" script.

Snicklefritz -
Thanks

Posted by: Browndog at November 27, 2015 11:29 PM (ccfl2)

248 When is the fucked up nfl going to get of that walking, talking, bumbling fucing idiot Ed Hotchuli? The guy has got to be the dumbest fuck to ever wear a whistle. The Joe Biden of officiating. A complete and total fuckup.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at November 27, 2015 11:30 PM (ucDmr)

249
Breast friends feed each other's children.



Oh, covered in bad tattoos with a nose ring.

Tres suprise.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at November 27, 2015 11:32 PM (kdS6q)

250 Taxing taxes. What will they come up with next?

Posted by: Hank at November 27, 2015 11:32 PM (Bcz8E)

251 There are phonesets for the visually impaired

Posted by: @votermom at November 27, 2015 11:33 PM (cbfNE)

252 But I don't want to do that. A phone that would dial #'s based on audio commands would be a very thoughtful gift, but I think her landline is included in her rent. Plus a smartphone that would need several fiddly touch screen steps to get to the speech recognition to dial would not work for the limited vision 85 year old aunt. A stationary phone that connects to landline and would dial based on saying "CALL grandson" is what is needed. I guess I may have to try some Amazon and web searches and see if anything comes up, just thought collective horde knowledge might be a shortcut.

Posted by: PaleRider at November 27, 2015 11:33 PM (1OLmv)

253
Taxing taxes. What will they come up with next?
Posted by: Hank at November 27, 2015 11:32 PM (Bcz8E)


AGW is being pushed because there is no other reasonable mechanism to successfully tax air at anything near its assessed value.

Posted by: Kindltot at November 27, 2015 11:34 PM (q2o38)

254 Browndog, captain of industry eavesdropped on a private conversation and suggested to you he would use the information in a negative manner?
Very unprofessional and imo, should be mentioned if the subject is broached by a third party.

Posted by: cind at November 27, 2015 11:34 PM (nRbbW)

255

Since we're on the topic of phones, does anyone know if it is possible to sign up for Vonnage (using my existing AT&T DSL connection) and then drop my AT&T land-line service?

AT&T, the only phone carrier in my area, will of course say "no", Vonnage will likely say "yes", but I don't want to have to divine the answer from what they say ... or get stuck in a contract or situation I can't exit.

Posted by: Arbalest at November 27, 2015 11:34 PM (FlRtG)

256 huh I think I have to download Ex Machina, DirecTV doesn't seem to have heard of it

Posted by: chemjeff at November 27, 2015 11:34 PM (uZNvH)

257 Popping in to report that the lady in front of my cousins on Black 'Friday' (i.e. Thanksgiving) tried to use her ebt card to buy an Xbox at target. Also she bought a huge cart load of stuff, put it on a bunch of different cards and half her cards were declined. Winning.

Night all!

Posted by: Lea at November 27, 2015 11:35 PM (vmMMi)

258 Canada has been slapping GST on top of gs taxes for generations. What's new?

Posted by: logprof at November 27, 2015 11:36 PM (vsbNu)

259 Thanks voter mom. Nice to know the thing at least exists before starting web searches.

Posted by: PaleRider at November 27, 2015 11:36 PM (1OLmv)

260 MH well Bo Pelini was a good coach for sure but he was also very volatile

Posted by: chemjeff at November 27, 2015 11:36 PM (uZNvH)

261 Palerider, see if Amazon Echo can do what you are thinking.
It's a voice command controller for the home - like for the tv, etc.

I have no idea how it integrates or if it needs a monthly payment (prime?)

Posted by: @votermom at November 27, 2015 11:36 PM (cbfNE)

262 Breast friends isn't that shocking.

Wet nurses have been around for thousands of years.

Posted by: Colorado Alex at November 27, 2015 11:37 PM (fC9RO)

263 Cind -
I agree...
But when has the other side adhered to such outdated societal norms

Posted by: Browndog at November 27, 2015 11:37 PM (ccfl2)

264
What it GST?

Posted by: Infidel at November 27, 2015 11:37 PM (SVEy9)

265 "i bet bart starr is glad "
Chavez, you drunk again?
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at November 27, 2015 10:31 PM

Farmer! Our daughter lives in Point. Have to meet in of the electic bars downtown sometime. Love that town.
Posted by: chavez the hugo at November 27, 2015 11:16 PM

Chavez, let me know when you are around near Christmas, maybe we can meet up.

Posted by: Farmer at November 27, 2015 11:38 PM (o/90i)

266
Admit I'm in the mood for some more 'adult' action/sci-fi stuff after watching "Ex Machina" recently (I was surprised how much I liked it).

Posted by: qdpsteve


Awfully art-house, np?

Posted by: Niew Nickleback at November 27, 2015 11:38 PM (9YDUz)

267 chemjeff, yeah, please let me know what you think of Ex Machina.

I should warn, the ending is... interesting.

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 27, 2015 11:38 PM (ntObR)

268 What it GST?
Posted by: Infidel at November 27, 2015 11:37 PM (SVEy9)

--General service tax, the Canadian federal VAT.

Posted by: logprof at November 27, 2015 11:38 PM (vsbNu)

269 Art house, NO.

Entertaining *and* thought-provoking, yes.

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 27, 2015 11:38 PM (ntObR)

270 You are welcome Browndog. I've had instances similar to yours where my faith was lacking and I did damage control and it got worse. Other times when my faith was strong and left it in His hands, the issue was resolved. This Captain of Industry has some problems with allegiance to some seedy characters. Pray for him.

Posted by: Snicklefritz at November 27, 2015 11:39 PM (Moh0M)

271 General sales, not service, tax.

Posted by: logprof at November 27, 2015 11:39 PM (vsbNu)

272 265: will do.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at November 27, 2015 11:40 PM (ucDmr)

273 But when has the other side adhered to such outdated societal norms

Posted by: Browndog


Your vetiver, sir.

Posted by: Niew Nickleback at November 27, 2015 11:40 PM (9YDUz)

274
Good evening, good people. Nice lazy day, the only effort put forth was to string the Christmas lights.

Also I may not require nourishment until about mid-January.

Posted by: irongrampa at November 27, 2015 11:40 PM (jeCnD)

275 Jesus, Joseph and Mary, how many more names can they give a tax?

Posted by: Infidel at November 27, 2015 11:41 PM (SVEy9)

276 I try not to discuss my politics in public because if some moonbat lefty mouths off to me, I don't think I would respond well.
In Browndog's situation I would have called the guy out for being a POS like Soros and made it clear I will not be assailed with impunity by the likes of him.

Posted by: Tilikum Killer Assault Whale at November 27, 2015 11:41 PM (hVdx9)

277 Im about an hour southeast of Cleveland, and was hoping a meetup could be arranged in the next few months.

Posted by: sandman is cynical these days at November 27, 2015 11:42 PM (2gkGa)

278 I should warn, there is a little bit of pretention in "Ex Machina," but thankfully not very much.

Also the filmmmakers resisted the temptation to turn a lead character into a full-blown feminist mouthpiece, which IMHO they deserve a little bit of credit for.

Re the characters, again, it's interesting IMHO what finally ends up happening not only to Ava, but also to Caleb and Nathan.

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 27, 2015 11:42 PM (ntObR)

279 216 Cthutlhu-
I agree with your assessment.
My issue is with my lack of a spine. And collectively with any person who would self-censor.

If there is one thing I take away from this site, it is to be true to oneself.

Breitbart and all that good stuff...

Posted by: Browndog at November 27, 2015 11:20 PM (ccfl2)




Of course, if you really want to go Breitbart on it -- write a letter to the Captain of Industry asking if he would ask his buddy Soros about a certain small list of well-documented facts, including links to source documents. Y'know, stuff like donating at least $3.5M to the Tides Foundation (a "donor-advised fund" that supported "Occupy Wall Street", among other things). Perhaps he should advise his buddy Soros that lying down with dogs generally results in association with fleas.

Posted by: cthulhu at November 27, 2015 11:42 PM (EzgxV)

280 257. well EBT is general debit allowance right. They call it SNAP if it its the one just for food.

If someone has SSDI or other government monthly check that now comes on a card they can spend it as they wish. And around here there are "coats for colorado, donate to energy assistance, food banks as well as the SNAP, low income housing etc " so the average EBT person probably has more "disposable" income than hard working folks what have to pay for all their necessities after taxes.

Posted by: PaleRider at November 27, 2015 11:43 PM (1OLmv)

281 >>>Jesus, Joseph and Mary, how many more names can they give a tax?



Posted by: Infidel at November 27, 2015 11:41 PM (SVEy9)<<<

Oh, I sense a challenge.

Posted by: Chief Justass John Roberts at November 27, 2015 11:44 PM (AJkxb)

282 Re the characters, again, it's interesting IMHO what finally ends up happening not only to Ava, but also to Caleb and Nathan.

Posted by: qdpsteve


unforts, nihilism

Posted by: weft at November 27, 2015 11:45 PM (9YDUz)

283 weft, you've seen it? If so, like or dislike?

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 27, 2015 11:46 PM (ntObR)

284 And I wouldn't call the ending nihilist. In fact IMHO it was a bit open-ended.

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 27, 2015 11:46 PM (ntObR)

285 Off to feed the horses and am fading so probably will not be back online. Apologies in advance for not responding to any comment replies.

Posted by: PaleRider at November 27, 2015 11:47 PM (1OLmv)

286 Time for this ol' Okie to ride off into the sunset. Er, walk off into the moonrise. Or stumble across the room to bed. Oh, whatever.

And thanks to Substitute Maetenloch for this evening's post!


Good night, Gracies!

Posted by: mindful webworker - day is done at November 27, 2015 11:48 PM (PCof0)

287 What it GST?
The Gouge & Screw Tax!

Canada's federal VAT tax.

Posted by: andycanuck at November 27, 2015 11:48 PM (xodPA)

288 Posted by: Chief Justass John Roberts at November 27, 2015 11:44 PM (AJkxb)

Meet me out back for a duel. Fist to Fist!

Posted by: Infidel at November 27, 2015 11:48 PM (SVEy9)

289 Actually, I'm the Goods and Services Tax!

Posted by: say my name at November 27, 2015 11:49 PM (ftJ4J)

290 Infidel, be careful.

Roberts like to borrow his brass knuckles from Ginsberg.

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 27, 2015 11:49 PM (ntObR)

291 weft, you've seen it? If so, like or dislike?

Posted by: qdpsteve


For adults that have a grasp on the nature of humanity and western philosophy.

Posted by: weft at November 27, 2015 11:49 PM (9YDUz)

292 (And it's the Goods & Services Tax.)

Posted by: andycanuck at November 27, 2015 11:49 PM (xodPA)

293 287 What it GST?
The Gouge & Screw Tax!

Canada's federal VAT tax.
Posted by: andycanuck at November 27, 2015 11:48 PM (xodPA)

--Which will increase now that Silky Pony is PM.

Posted by: logprof at November 27, 2015 11:50 PM (vsbNu)

294 weft, and the concepts of free will vs. predetermination.

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 27, 2015 11:50 PM (ntObR)

295 Iowa v. Nebraska>>>

Battleship wars?

Posted by: Willy J. at November 27, 2015 11:51 PM (wHX4r)

296 292 (And it's the Goods & Services Tax.)
Posted by: andycanuck at November 27, 2015 11:49 PM (xodPA)

--LMAO, in my drunken state I thought I got the S part wrong, not the G part.

Posted by: logprof at November 27, 2015 11:51 PM (vsbNu)

297 Wish there was a way we could all, legally and simultaneously, screen a movie here and share feedback as it goes.

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 27, 2015 11:52 PM (ntObR)

298 Barn burner in Ft. Worth.

Posted by: logprof at November 27, 2015 11:52 PM (vsbNu)

299 Ref in TCU game needs to get his eyeballs replaced.

Posted by: Snicklefritz at November 27, 2015 11:53 PM (Moh0M)

300 "How the U.S. campaign in Iraq has escalated with a new weapon: rocket artillery."
----------------

Just for the record, you can have your rockets, you can have your artillery, but you can't have rocket artillery.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc at November 27, 2015 11:53 PM (9mTYi)

301 cthulhu -

This gets to the heart of the matter, FACTS.
Any assertion of known facts would be met with the other party putting their fingers in their ears, closing their eyes and chanting NYAH, NYAH, NYAH...I can't' hear you.

At least these were some of the facts that I shared with my table.

Posted by: Browndog at November 27, 2015 11:53 PM (ccfl2)

302 qdp, lol. they can both bring it.


I'm so fed up with all the shit. My pride keeps me from reaping what I don't sow.

Posted by: Infidel at November 27, 2015 11:54 PM (SVEy9)

303 Just for the record, you can have your rockets, you can have your artillery, but you can't have rocket artillery.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc at November 27, 2015 11:53 PM (9mTYi)


The hwacha:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hwacha

Posted by: logprof at November 27, 2015 11:55 PM (vsbNu)

304 weft, and the concepts of free will vs. predetermination.

Posted by: qdpsteve


The first challenge was blind trust, kinda of trite at this point, but why did our protagonist just blindly accept a 'retreat with the most fabu tech guy in dah world?'

Second, stupidity of mankind. He wasn't very rational interviewing the subjects, was he. ... Now this may not be the best example, but I'm not a fan of plots that are pushed forward by the stupidity of the 'protagonist.' And by 'not a fan,' I mean loath.

"predertermination" would only matter if the invitee was some kind of god, which obviously the shiv in the fucking gut says otherwise.

Posted by: weft at November 27, 2015 11:56 PM (9YDUz)

305 >>>Meet me out back for a duel. Fist to Fist!

Posted by: Infidel at November 27, 2015 11:48 PM (SVEy9)<<<

Hah. I never fight my own battles.

**Ginsburg wakes up and stands before you with a broken liquor bottle**
**Kagan sneaks up behind you with a softball bat**

Posted by: Chief Justass John Roberts at November 27, 2015 11:56 PM (AJkxb)

306 Nite all.

Home here from our TG adventures.
The drive back was about 4 hrs plus w/ the stops for the doggies.

Our nephew and niece took it over a bit for the first time. Rock on.

Posted by: Farmer at November 27, 2015 11:56 PM (o/90i)

307 Posted by: Chief Justass John Roberts at November 27, 2015 11:56 PM (AJkxb)


Never, ever, ever bring a bat to a gun fight.

Posted by: Infidel at November 27, 2015 11:58 PM (SVEy9)

308 The hwacha:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hwacha


Pronounced- because it's so cool- as "hwa-CHA!".

Posted by: t-bird at November 27, 2015 11:59 PM (mxCgt)

309 Which will increase now that Silky Pony is PM.
Something in the Red Star (I think) today about the Clown Prince starting up a new tax hidden in the product's cost and not on a separate line on sales receipts. The reverse of Mulroney startnig the GST but eliminating the hidden "manufacturing tax". I can't recall from what little I read if it's "carbon tax" related.

And don't you mean "drunken province"?

Posted by: andycanuck at November 28, 2015 12:00 AM (xodPA)

310 Yo, horde! What's shaking?

Posted by: DC in River City at November 28, 2015 12:01 AM (e+1S5)

311 This game will have at least as many points scored in OT as in regulation, my guess.

Posted by: logprof at November 28, 2015 12:01 AM (vsbNu)

312 >>>Never, ever, ever bring a bat to a gun fight.

Posted by: Infidel at November 27, 2015 11:58 PM (SVEy9)<<<

**Sotomayor drives by in a lowrider**
Surprise, ese.

**holding pistol sideways, starts blasting**

Posted by: Chief Justass John Roberts at November 28, 2015 12:02 AM (AJkxb)

313 weft, true that neither Caleb nor Nathan are as smart as they each believe they are.

Maybe the film would have had more bite if Ava were a project of the government's, rather than the toy of a free-marked billionaire.

And... your 'first challenge' holds water, but ask yourself: let's imagine Mark Zuckerberg held a contest for one "lucky* Facebook employee to spend a week with him on a new "secret project." Do you have any doubt that about 95% of FB's drones would enter the contest? I don't. :-)

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 28, 2015 12:02 AM (ntObR)

314 Browndog, I've just read your comments, and first, I will pray for you and yours. I would also advise you to vent here, and then let it go. Do your work to the best of your ability. Provide your customers with exemplary service (which I wager you already do) and give "Captain of Industry" or anyone else who could criticize you, no reason to do so.

I would also advise you document every meeting you have with clients. Begin a journal, if you don't already have one, date it, write down their names, and jot down conversations with clients as soon as you finish the meeting and they leave. You may even want to send an email to said clients with a run down of what was discussed, in order to maintain a paper trail.

If CoI decides to screw with you, by claiming you don't do your job, or you do things that are inappropriate, you have a written record of your dealings with clients that can refute that, and perhaps help you in litigation, if it comes to that.

I used to work for the government. I got burned pretty badly (was told to abort my baby if I wanted to keep my career, by my female boss. It got ugly.) I learned that the only way to keep jackals such as these at bay is to document them to hell and back.

And then, don't worry about it. Live your life. Love your wife and kids, and don't waste a precious moment of your time with them on those jerks. They aren't worth it.


Posted by: Moki at November 28, 2015 12:03 AM (7q2ch)

315

**holding pistol sideways, starts blasting**

ha ha, too late.

Posted by: Infidel at November 28, 2015 12:05 AM (SVEy9)

316 "hwa-CHA!". If Jimmy Durante had been a red-leg...

Army's "Attack'em" is a wondrous weapon, maybe even a Wonder Weapon.
But what it's not, is, Rocket Artillery. It's a rocket.
Rocket artillery would involve a fired shell that then ignited a propellant.
I think several powers played with rockets that fired from the barrel, but it eroded the barrel pretty fast. Rocket fuels are some harsh shit.

I haven't heard much in the highly-filtered combat front news of the smart artillery shells. Last I heard, they were scary accurate, had good range, and cost $50K a shot. I'd been hoping for some Wal-Martization on those.

Posted by: Stringer Davis at November 28, 2015 12:06 AM (xq1UY)

317 Horned Frogs win!!!!


Sorry Baylor.

Posted by: logprof at November 28, 2015 12:07 AM (vsbNu)

318 TCU wins! Wow, what a game

Posted by: DC in River City at November 28, 2015 12:07 AM (e+1S5)

319 Now let's see the 'Noles beat the Gaytors in Gainesville tomorrow.

Posted by: logprof at November 28, 2015 12:08 AM (vsbNu)

320 let's imagine Mark Zuckerberg held a contest for one "lucky* Facebook employee to spend a week with him on a new "secret project." Do you have any doubt that about 95% of FB's drones would enter the contest? I don't. :-)

Posted by: qdpsteve


I don't, but they would be a 'victim,' not a protagonist.

Posted by: weft at November 28, 2015 12:09 AM (9YDUz)

321 314: Moki you nailed it. That's what I did, cost me a few bucks, but worth it for piece of mind. Right isn't always right today. No morals in this world anymore.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at November 28, 2015 12:10 AM (ucDmr)

322 TCU wins. Congrats to the Horned Frogs.

Posted by: Puddleglum at November 28, 2015 12:10 AM (NGd+i)

323 All right, awesome game, now time to go to bed.


'Night, y'all!

Posted by: logprof at November 28, 2015 12:10 AM (vsbNu)

324 301 cthulhu -

This gets to the heart of the matter, FACTS.
Any assertion of known facts would be met with the other party putting their fingers in their ears, closing their eyes and chanting NYAH, NYAH, NYAH...I can't' hear you.

At least these were some of the facts that I shared with my table.

Posted by: Browndog at November 27, 2015 11:53 PM (ccfl2)




I'm just sayin' -- I spent a lot of time dealing with attorneys back in the corporate world, and there is one technique that can be remarkably effective because it runs contrary to most people's impulses: when faced with a dispute that has the potential to cause you significant discomfort, make it bigger. Rope in more parties and make the consequences worse for everyone.




That way, instead of A and B yelling and snarling at each other, you also have C, D, E, and F going "simmer down! I never asked to have anything to do with this!"



Hell, flip it on its head -- write to Soros and tell him that CoI's thuggish tactics are making all the conspiracy theories more plausible. Y'know -- Penthouse Letters style: "I've heard so many wild-assed theories about your being behind every Socialist bad idea of the last three decades, and maintained a certain amount of skepticism because they seemed so outlandish -- but a recent encounter with the closet Totalitarian CoI has me reconsidering my position. Are you really funding every anti-American wackjob in the world?"

Posted by: cthulhu at November 28, 2015 12:11 AM (EzgxV)

325 Brown dog, this is not Soviet Russia yet. Soros is a cancer on society and you Captain of Industry will (hopefully) not get much traction in blacklisting you for pointing that fact out.

Posted by: redbanzai at November 28, 2015 12:11 AM (NPofj)

326 Moki -

Thanks.

Sad that this is the type of world we now live in.

Posted by: Browndog at November 28, 2015 12:12 AM (ccfl2)

327 cool names from General Dynamics in the eighties:

Slick'em (sea launched cruise missile) SLCM
Glick'em (ground-launched) GLCM

Posted by: JohnnyBoy at November 28, 2015 12:13 AM (KG0mU)

328 Some funny comments in the Man Made Global Warming link. My favorite suggested that the tent with the heater was supposed to be set up *over* the recording station.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc at November 28, 2015 12:14 AM (9mTYi)

329 weft, that's just it. The film pulls a switcheroo.

Caleb's not the protagonist, Ava is.

Remember who turned out to be the protagonist in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"???

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 28, 2015 12:14 AM (ntObR)

330 If anybody is looking for a movie this weekend, Kilo Two Bravo (released last year in the UK as Kajaki) is on Amazon. Brits in Afghanistan. Pretty sobering watch but glad I learned the story.

Posted by: 0302 at November 28, 2015 12:15 AM (hDDgx)

331 Films I plan to see in 2016:

- Misery
- The Conjuring
- Leon: The Professional (of course)
- The Tenant
- Young Frankenstein
- Minority Report
- The Vanishing

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 28, 2015 12:16 AM (ntObR)

332 Remember who turned out to be the protagonist in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"???
Posted by: qdpsteve
--------------

Pretty sure that it was the Ferrari, at least, that is who I was pulling for.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc at November 28, 2015 12:17 AM (9mTYi)

333 cthulhu -
Like the Marines - take the battle to the enemy!
I appreciate the extended comments.

redbanzai -
One can hope so.

Posted by: Browndog at November 28, 2015 12:17 AM (ccfl2)

334 Caleb's not the protagonist, Ava is.

Posted by: qdpsteve


Might that depend upon what Ava is going to do?

Things don't seem sheezy

Posted by: weft at November 28, 2015 12:17 AM (9YDUz)

335 326-You are very welcome Browndog. I will keep you in my prayers, as will the rest of the praying Horde. They are a beauteous, profane bunch of people, and I love 'em.

I hope that you can find some peace and comfort in all this, and rest easy,

Posted by: Moki at November 28, 2015 12:18 AM (7q2ch)

336 She's not a protagonist; she literally cannibalizes her cohorts for her own sake.

She is an anathema, or would be if nihilst themes weren't so commonplace.

Posted by: weft at November 28, 2015 12:22 AM (9YDUz)

337 Protagonist does not necessarily equal 'hero.'

See: "A Clockwork Orange."
:-)

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 28, 2015 12:23 AM (ntObR)

338 IMHO a nihilist ending would be Ava just deciding, screw it, I'll never be free, so I'm going to get everyone killed and this whole compound burnt to the ground with me in it.

Maybe that's too literal. I don't know.

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 28, 2015 12:24 AM (ntObR)

339 Protagonist does not necessarily equal 'hero.'

See: "A Clockwork Orange."
:-)

Posted by: qdpsteve


In the Western canon it does. Hence, Leftism as opposition.

Posted by: weft at November 28, 2015 12:24 AM (9YDUz)

340 Mike Hammer, the Ferrari is a great sidekick... :-)

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 28, 2015 12:25 AM (ntObR)

341 Call me crazy but IMHO there's also an inherently conservative message in Ex Machina:

"Don't mess with what you don't know enough about."

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 28, 2015 12:26 AM (ntObR)

342 Speaking of Thanksgiving dinner and weather gal fashion, the Weather Channel ran a wonderfully touching and appropriate holiday program this evening: a docudrama about The Donner Party.

No joke.

Posted by: An Observer at November 28, 2015 12:27 AM (yF6k8)

343 OK, got the dogghies settled.

Time for bed and you guys rock!

Posted by: Farmer at November 28, 2015 12:27 AM (o/90i)

344 What was it, AO?

"How To Serve Your Fellow Man"?

Posted by: SMFH at November 28, 2015 12:28 AM (zyIlW)

345 IMHO a nihilist ending would be Ava just deciding, screw it, I'll never be free, so I'm going to get everyone killed and this whole compound burnt to the ground with me in it.

Maybe that's too literal. I don't know.

Posted by: qdpsteve


except for the fact that she accepted a non-human role, antithetical to all of humanity in the end. Which, would seem to suggest Nihilism Supreme with guacamole and fiery salsa verde.

Posted by: weft at November 28, 2015 12:28 AM (9YDUz)

346 An Observer, LOL.

"Pass Peter -- oops, I mean 'the giblets'!!"

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 28, 2015 12:29 AM (ntObR)

347 a docudrama about The Donner Party.

Starring George Soros as "The Survivor."

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at November 28, 2015 12:29 AM (FkBIv)

348 weft, thanks, now I have to run out for Mexican. ;-)

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 28, 2015 12:29 AM (ntObR)

349 I dealt with those "elite FBI surveillance" guys once on a big case, back when they were called the SOG or some such. They were brought in from out of town to assist us yokels. I'm sure they were fine in their own element, maybe even "elite" quality. Down on the farm, though, they were just a bunch of average out-of-towners who didn't know the way to San Jose. It was rather hilarious, actually, listening to them trying to pronounce the street names. I'll take the local FBI folks over the elite boys and girls, any day.

Posted by: Mongoose at November 28, 2015 12:31 AM (aS5To)

350 344 What was it, AO?

"How To Serve Your Fellow Man"?

Posted by: SMFH at November 28, 2015 12:28 AM (zyIlW)



Howdy, howdy!

Posted by: cthulhu at November 28, 2015 12:32 AM (EzgxV)

351 **Some of the Statements Overheard At The Donner Party**

- "If only James had lived to see this. Oh wait, he kinda sorta did!!"

- "No matter how much Tabasco I put on 'em, these chitlins taste like shit."

- "If only Michelle Obama could have been here"

- "This meal is so audacious, it takes on a personality all its own!!"

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 28, 2015 12:32 AM (ntObR)

352 they were fine in their own element, maybe even "elite" quality. Down on the farm, though, they were just a bunch of average out-of-towners who didn't know the way to San Jose.
-----------------

See: The hunt for Eric Rudolph. The Feds spent most of their time making fools of themselves, and alienating the locals.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc at November 28, 2015 12:34 AM (9mTYi)

353 One joke I still remember from NYPD Blue:

"Oh great, the FBI guys are here. Who's the lucky one who gets to try and teach them how to use the elevator??"

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 28, 2015 12:34 AM (ntObR)

354 it IS A TAX

Posted by: global warming at November 28, 2015 12:35 AM (tQ6GS)

355 See, the key is to steal all the dark meat and put it into a veracruz marinade before the leftover zombie stripping. And freeze that stuff for like January tacos and February burritos.

Do it now, while no one is looking.

Posted by: weft at November 28, 2015 12:36 AM (9YDUz)

356 At first I couldn't believe it, asking myself: "What programming wizard at the Weather Channel came up with THAT bright idea?"

Posted by: An Observer at November 28, 2015 12:38 AM (yF6k8)

357 I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.

But seriously, those folks stepped into some very nasty circumstances. Unimaginable, actually.

Posted by: Donner Party Guy at November 28, 2015 12:38 AM (9mTYi)

358 @351 qdpsteve

I said well done

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, home is where the heart is, on the bus at November 28, 2015 12:38 AM (QdyoO)

359 331 Films I plan to see in 2016:

- Misery
- The Conjuring
- Leon: The Professional (of course)
- The Tenant
- Young Frankenstein
- Minority Report
- The Vanishing
Posted by: qdpsteve at November 28, 2015 12:16 AM (ntObR)


Exactly how young are you that you've never seen any of these?

Posted by: White guy named Donnell at November 28, 2015 12:39 AM (KrBYw)

360 Donnell, 49. I'm a sheltered pup.

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 28, 2015 12:40 AM (ntObR)

361 MH, thanks!

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 28, 2015 12:41 AM (ntObR)

362 So you're 7 in dog years Steve?

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, home is where the heart is, on the bus at November 28, 2015 12:41 AM (2zd9l)

363 *pant*pant*pant*

;-)

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 28, 2015 12:42 AM (ntObR)

364 That Cracked video gave me cancer. They at least used to try and make jokes when they lectured you with their nonsense.

Posted by: bskb at November 28, 2015 12:42 AM (+R1CB)

365 This game will have at least as many points scored in OT as in regulation, my guess.

Posted by: logprof at November 28, 2015 12:01 AM (vsbNu)

Boy you nailed that one.

Posted by: Blano at November 28, 2015 12:42 AM (C3E0x)

366 Is there such a thing as cat years?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at November 28, 2015 12:44 AM (FkBIv)

367 weft, mmmmm ;-)

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 28, 2015 12:44 AM (ntObR)

368 Bertram, yes, but they're the years that your cat takes off of your lifespan creating stress for you.

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 28, 2015 12:45 AM (ntObR)

369 DC, hope you are doing well

Posted by: chemjeff at November 28, 2015 12:45 AM (uZNvH)

370 1 Films I plan to see in 2016:
Posted by: White guy named Donnell


- Misery
Might seem a bit dated, the music is canned, but the flick works over all.

- The Conjuring
Meh.

- Leon: The Professional (of course)
Again, different enough from the standard fare to warrant some of the praise heaped upon it.

One of the few 3rd acts to top the rest.

- Young Frankenstein
Need to view Frankenstein and some of the '50's Universal films to 'get' the parody.

- Minority Report
Awfully indulgent. The 2nd and 3rd acts are bloated.

Posted by: weft at November 28, 2015 12:47 AM (9YDUz)

371 weft, thanks.

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 28, 2015 12:48 AM (ntObR)

372 331 Films I plan to see in 2016:

- Misery
- The Conjuring
- Leon: The Professional (of course)
- The Tenant
- Young Frankenstein
- Minority Report
- The Vanishing
Posted by: qdpsteve at November 28, 2015 12:16 AM (ntObR)

Exactly how young are you that you've never seen any of these?

Posted by: White guy named Donnell at November 28, 2015 12:39 AM (KrBYw)

I'm 55, and have only seen Misery.

Posted by: Blano at November 28, 2015 12:50 AM (C3E0x)

373 Weft can give some movie review tips to ace

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, home is where the heart is, on the bus at November 28, 2015 12:52 AM (QdyoO)

374 Weft can give some movie review tips to ace

Doesn't ace pay himself by the word?

Posted by: Blanco Basura at November 28, 2015 12:53 AM (YJmuy)

375 Blano, thanks. Maybe I should invite you over for some of these. :-)

There's also some flicks I'd love to see that are all but impossible to get on video, such as Willard and Little Murders.

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 28, 2015 12:53 AM (ntObR)

376 372 331 Films I plan to see in 2016:

- Misery
- The Conjuring
- Leon: The Professional (of course)
- The Tenant
- Young Frankenstein
- Minority Report
- The Vanishing
Posted by: qdpsteve at November 28, 2015 12:16 AM (ntObR)

Exactly how young are you that you've never seen any of these?

Posted by: White guy named Donnell at November 28, 2015 12:39 AM (KrBYw)

I'm 55, and have only seen Misery.

Posted by: Blano at November 28, 2015 12:50 AM (C3E0x)



I think I might have seen parts of The Conjuring and Young Frankenstein.

Posted by: cthulhu at November 28, 2015 12:55 AM (EzgxV)

377 I have a vicarious tie with "The Professional". In one scenes (in a kitchen, if I recall) there is a clock on the wall, a 50's era GE. I have the identical clock.

Posted by: Donner Party Guy at November 28, 2015 12:55 AM (9mTYi)

378 Ooops, off with cannibal sock

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc at November 28, 2015 12:56 AM (9mTYi)

379 qdpsteve - Hmm. As a matter of curiosity, have you seen Dr. Zhivago?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc at November 28, 2015 12:57 AM (9mTYi)

380 In one scenes (in a kitchen, if I recall) there is a clock on the wall, a 50's era GE. I have the identical clock.

Posted by: Donner Party Guy


You are a Great American.

Posted by: weft cut-hannity at November 28, 2015 12:58 AM (9YDUz)

381 Donner Party quote:


"If brother Elroy had been as tough against the blizzard as he is in this here stew, I reckon he'd still be alive now."


Bad as that is, you can imagine...... I bet Pajama Boy would've been first on the menu.



Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at November 28, 2015 01:00 AM (McRlu)

382 Mike, no problem.

I've seen bits and pieces of Zhivago. In fact a few years ago when I had a DVD recorder, I recorded it from Turner Classic Movies.

Haven't watched it yet, however. I *do* want to hold for myself a weekly series of epics, though. I also have Lawrence of Arabia, Ben-Hur, Once Upon a Time in the West, Once Upon a Time in America (the longest movie I own: Sergio Leone's director's cut, which runs *251* freakin' minutes), and Heaven's Gate. Would also like to get a copy of Otto Preminger's "Exodus."

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 28, 2015 01:01 AM (ntObR)

383 " Police rush in after man heard screaming 'I'm going to kill you'."

Ned Flanders come to life.

Posted by: AshevilleRobert at November 28, 2015 01:02 AM (Wo9OY)

384 Since we're on the topic of phones, does anyone know if it is possible to sign up for Vonnage (using my existing AT&T DSL connection) and then drop my AT&T land-line service?

Posted by: Arbalest at November 27, 2015 11:34 PM (FlRtG)



yes. you mean you want to get rid of your landline and go with vonage? sign up with vonage and swotch you number over to them as you would a cell phone.

Posted by: yankeefifth at November 28, 2015 01:02 AM (vb33c)

385 I assume people have been googling and facebooking "Robert Lewis Dear" by now. I'm late to the scene -- any indication as to his beliefs, lifestyle, motives, etc.?

Posted by: zombie at November 28, 2015 01:02 AM (jBuUi)

386 I also want to get the Criterion edition of Claude Lanzmann's 1980s WW2 documentary, "Shoah."

It's over 9 hours long.

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 28, 2015 01:03 AM (ntObR)

387 I don't have a facebook account so I'm kind of locked out from trying to track down if he had an account. Anyone else anywhere find it yet?

As for google, all three of his names (Robert, Lewis and Dear) are so common, it's tough to get a handle on who is him.

Posted by: zombie at November 28, 2015 01:04 AM (jBuUi)

388 ilms I plan to see in 2016:

- Misery
- The Conjuring
- Leon: The Professional (of course)
- The Tenant
- Young Frankenstein
- Minority Report
- The Vanishing
Posted by: qdpsteve at November 28, 2015 12:16 AM (ntObR)



half of the people here were around when the events the movies are based upon occurred.

Posted by: yankeefifth at November 28, 2015 01:04 AM (vb33c)

389 Y5, which one? The Conjuring?

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 28, 2015 01:05 AM (ntObR)

390 Once Upon a Time in America
Posted by: qdpsteve


Tuesday Weld was married to J.B. Weld, right?

Posted by: weft cut-hannity at November 28, 2015 01:05 AM (9YDUz)

391 And I actually read "Misery" the novel when it first came out in 1987.

Stephen King can be good, when he *edits.*

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 28, 2015 01:05 AM (ntObR)

392 which one? The Conjuring?
Posted by: qdpsteve at November 28, 2015 01:05 AM (ntObR)


well frankenstein for one.

Posted by: yankeefifth at November 28, 2015 01:06 AM (vb33c)

393 "Robert Lewis Dear, the suspected gunman, is from Hartsel, Colorado. According to KDVR-TV, he was previously a resident of North Carolina and is originally from South Carolina.

Dear’s age has been reported to as both 57 and 59, but public records indicate that he is 57. His family is from South Carolina, according to public records and his father’s obituary.

According to court records, Dear has an arrest record in both North and South Carolina. He has been convicted of several traffic offenses, but has been arrested several times on more serious charges.

His convictions include seat belt violations, driver’s license violations, operating a vehicle in an unsafe mechanical condition and driving a non-registered vehicle.

Dear was charged in Colleton, South Carolina, with two counts of cruelty to animals in 2002, but was found not guilty in a bench trial.

He was also charged in 2002 in Colleton with charges of “peeping Tom” and eavesdropping. Those charges were dismissed."

Hmmmmm. Seems like a garden-variety criminal so far.

Posted by: zombie at November 28, 2015 01:06 AM (jBuUi)

394 Bad as that is, you can imagine...... I bet Pajama Boy would've been first on the menu.

Jim
-------------

I'm thinking that he would have approached the native Americans 'In peace' ("Let's reach out to them and dialog!"), and been reduced to a slave/toy, passed around until he was used up, then fed to the dogs.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc at November 28, 2015 01:06 AM (9mTYi)

395 weft, dunno.

I do know Sergio Leone went on a personal jihad against Clint Eastwood when he was on the 1985 promotional junket for "Once Upon a Time in America," saying all this stuff about how while Clint poses, DeNiro acts, etc etc etc. Apparently they had a big falling out when Leone wanted Clint for "Once Upon a Time in the West" in 1968, and Eastwood refused.

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 28, 2015 01:07 AM (ntObR)

396 Mike and Y5, LOLs. :-)

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 28, 2015 01:08 AM (ntObR)

397 "CTH, your Packers gotta take out Carolina. You and MH.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill"

Oh no way. All the way to the Super Bowl unbeaten baby!

Posted by: AshevilleRobert at November 28, 2015 01:08 AM (Wo9OY)

398 Uh oh - -this looks like PP was indeed targetted:

"According to the Colorado Springs Gazette, a witness saw the gunman shoot someone near the front door of the Planned Parenthood and then followed him through the parking lot and inside. The witness told the newspaper the gunman “unleashed a barrage of gunfire,” after shattering the glass front doors of the building."

Posted by: zombie at November 28, 2015 01:08 AM (jBuUi)

399 "We can't eat Pajama Boy. Too salty and rubbery."

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 28, 2015 01:08 AM (ntObR)

400 The Vanishing was one of those films that turned out to be better than I expected, Breakdown with Kurt Russell is a very similar flick that's also pretty good.

Posted by: All Teh Meh at November 28, 2015 01:09 AM (uaANl)

401 >>>Tuesday Weld was married to J.B. Weld, right?

Posted by: weft cut-hannity at November 28, 2015 01:05 AM (9YDUz)<<<

They came together to produce Butt Weld.

Posted by: butt welded pipes at November 28, 2015 01:09 AM (AJkxb)

402 "We can't eat Pajama Boy. Too salty and rubbery."
Posted by: qdpsteve at November 28, 2015 01:08 AM (ntObR)


tastes like effing peyote

Posted by: yankeefifth at November 28, 2015 01:09 AM (vb33c)

403 Y5, yup.

Peyote and birth control pills.

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 28, 2015 01:10 AM (ntObR)

404 A'ville Robert - Another hotel going up, at I-240 & Merrimon. Do these guys know something I don't?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc at November 28, 2015 01:10 AM (9mTYi)

405 pretty sure frankenstein comments here once and a while.

Posted by: yankeefifth at November 28, 2015 01:10 AM (vb33c)

406 Interview with eyewitness, recorded surreptitiously:

http://gazette.com/survivor-recounts-opening-moments-of- colorado-springs-planned-parenthood-attack/article/1564459

Remove space before "colorado"

Posted by: zombie at November 28, 2015 01:11 AM (jBuUi)

407 Peyote and birth control pills.
Posted by: qdpsteve at November 28, 2015 01:10 AM (ntObR)



heh

Posted by: yankeefifth at November 28, 2015 01:11 AM (vb33c)

408 Hey cooth : )

Watching Ex Machina since I have it on Prime.

Good movie to watch on a rainy night.

Posted by: SMFH at November 28, 2015 01:11 AM (zyIlW)

409 Evenin horde.

Got a great deal this Black Friday!


Didn't shop and kept my sanity!

Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at November 28, 2015 01:11 AM (9jeGC)

410 Well, PJ has to keep his estrogen levels up.

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 28, 2015 01:11 AM (ntObR)

411 SMFH, glad to hear. :-)

Let us know what you think of it.

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 28, 2015 01:12 AM (ntObR)

412 Will do, qdp.

Posted by: SMFH at November 28, 2015 01:13 AM (zyIlW)

413 "Exactly how young are you that you've never seen any of these?



Posted by: White guy named Donnell at November 28, 2015 12:39 AM (KrBYw)



I'm 55, and have only seen Misery.



Posted by: Blano at November 28, 2015 12:50 AM (C3E0x)



I think I might have seen parts of The Conjuring and Young Frankenstein.

Posted by: cthulhu"

I'm 55 and I'd never seen "Bullet" all the way through from beginning to end (always just saw bit n pieces of it). AMC had it on a few days ago uncut and with no commercials. I got to the last bloody minute of the film, and the wife called from the kitchen and asked that I come fix something that she needed and it couldn't wait, so I missed the last scene. Oh well. Better luck next time.

Posted by: AshevilleRobert at November 28, 2015 01:13 AM (Wo9OY)

414 I do know Sergio Leone went on a personal jihad against Clint Eastwood when he was on the 1985 promotional junket for "Once Upon a Time in America," saying all this stuff about how while Clint poses, DeNiro acts, etc etc etc. Apparently they had a big falling out when Leone wanted Clint for "Once Upon a Time in the West" in 1968, and Eastwood refused.

Posted by: qdpsteve


I love Once Upon a Time in the West,

Henry Fonda as an evil SOB.

And I hate old movies.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 28, 2015 01:14 AM (9YDUz)

415 Since we are talking cannibalism, a little Monty Python:

http://preview.tinyurl.com/leawcgt

Posted by: Tilikum Killer Assault Whale at November 28, 2015 01:14 AM (hVdx9)

416 Well, I'm off to the snoozer. Hasta la nite nite, Horde!



Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at November 28, 2015 01:14 AM (McRlu)

417

384 yankeefifth


Yes, but I also want to keep my AT&T DSL line.

Currently it's a separate account (although AT&T tried to convince me ...) and I don't want to lose it.

I think there would be no problem (except for AT&T), but I thought I should ask before making the changes and seeing what would happen.

Posted by: Arbalest at November 28, 2015 01:14 AM (FlRtG)

418 Well, one can now be sure that the Dems will milk this incident all the way to 2016. You will likely NEVER hear the end of it.

Posted by: zombie at November 28, 2015 01:15 AM (jBuUi)

419 "A'ville Robert - Another hotel going up, at I-240 Merrimon. Do these guys know something I don't?

Posted by: Mike Hammer"

Where would they have space to put one? Tear down the old hooker shack that's there now?

Posted by: AshevilleRobert at November 28, 2015 01:15 AM (Wo9OY)

420 Asheville, I've never seen Bullitt either.

I admit I am *way* behind on Steve McQueen movies.

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 28, 2015 01:15 AM (ntObR)

421 You will likely NEVER hear the end of it.

Posted by: zombie



What incident of a leftist variety would assuage the media otherwise?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 28, 2015 01:18 AM (9YDUz)

422 Where would they have space to put one? Tear down the old hooker shack that's there now?
Posted by: AshevilleRobert
----------------

The Exxon station, beside Staples, also they have the lot beside the station on the frontage road, used to be ...uh...., Steak & Ale (?) years ago.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc at November 28, 2015 01:19 AM (9mTYi)

423 Haven't seen The Professional? Young Frankenstein? Minority Report? Bullit?
Fellow hordelings you disappoint me.


Oh, and F@#$% delta rings. Stoner GOT THAT wrong. Yeesh.

Posted by: Tilikum Killer Assault Whale at November 28, 2015 01:19 AM (hVdx9)

424 Looking at blu-ray.com. This should bring back memories for some of you:

The classic 1966 wildlife flick "Born Free" is coming to blu-ray on 12/8.

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 28, 2015 01:22 AM (ntObR)

425 "The Exxon station, beside Staples, also they have
the lot beside the station on the frontage road, used to be ...uh....,
Steak Ale (?) years ago.

Posted by: Mike Hammer"

I see. They're just getting finished with the new retirement condos down below where I live, so the traffic is going to get even worse. I didn't see it on WLOS news website, but we passed an accident today on NLH where a motorcycle got creamed by a car. Had a LOT of cops there measuring stuff and usually when they do that it means someone died.

Posted by: AshevilleRobert at November 28, 2015 01:24 AM (Wo9OY)

426 Nothing on Facebook or Twitter for a Robert Lewis Dear.

Posted by: All Teh Meh at November 28, 2015 01:24 AM (uaANl)

427 Yes, but I also want to keep my AT&T DSL line.

Currently it's a separate account (although AT&T tried to convince me ...) and I don't want to lose it.

I think there would be no problem (except for AT&T), but I thought I should ask before making the changes and seeing what would happen.

Posted by: Arbalest at November 28, 2015 01:14 AM (FlRtG)



so you think att would cancel your dsl and lose your landline andl dsl business?

Posted by: yankeefifth at November 28, 2015 01:25 AM (vb33c)

428 Had a LOT of cops there measuring stuff and usually when they do that it means someone died.
Posted by: AshevilleRobert
------------------

Glad I missed that.
Kinda redefines Black Friday.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc at November 28, 2015 01:27 AM (9mTYi)

429 Oh, and F@#$% delta rings. Stoner GOT THAT wrong. Yeesh.

Posted by: Tilikum Killer Assault Whale at November 28, 2015 01:19 AM (hVdx9)


Delta rings, delta rings... OH YEAH, that's what you have if you don't have free-float tubes, right?

Yeah, there is a tool for that, but always a pain.

I have a new tube I need to install, I'm actually nervous about how fine the threads on the tube itself are. I feel like it's gonna cross-thread if I look at it funny. But no delta rings!

Well, I say new, I got it a year ago. Some things I don't get to as quick as others.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at November 28, 2015 01:28 AM (bLnSU)

430 We had an ATT DSL line but no phone service for a long time. Eventually ditched it and got cable internet and speeds went from 3 Meg to 60 Meg.

Posted by: AshevilleRobert at November 28, 2015 01:29 AM (Wo9OY)

431 AT&T has me roped-in for life. I can't imagine changing my Bellsouth.net email address

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc at November 28, 2015 01:29 AM (9mTYi)

432

so you think att would cancel your dsl and lose your landline and dsl business?

That's a possibility, but I was more concerned about the technical aspect: is it possible to have DSL service and no land line account?

I'm guessing AT&T will say "no", and I need to be able to push back.

Posted by: Arbalest at November 28, 2015 01:29 AM (FlRtG)

433 I saw a good post at Gates of Vienna about the persecution of Dutch politician Geert Wilders.

http://gatesofvienna.net/2015/11/again-the-ruthless-reflex-sets-in/


It contained a link to an essay on Dutch history written by historian Arthur Legger:

http://www.trykkefrihed.dk/why-spinoza-was-not-murdered.htm


The links are not long and are definitely worth reading.

Posted by: rickl at November 28, 2015 01:31 AM (sdi6R)

434 Well, I'm gonna drink a bunch of cough syrup and see if I can get to sleep without coughing my lungs out. Getting sick over Thanksgiving weekend sucks.

Posted by: AshevilleRobert at November 28, 2015 01:31 AM (Wo9OY)

435 "people aren't buying this AGW BS. Public support for tough climate deal declines"

That's hardly unexpected where our day-to-day pressures to render that AGW BS less existential. But public support is by no means the only element that might lead to a climate deal that's whatever - tough, fake, practical, bullshit ... whatever. All elites and leaders need to get to 'whatever' is sufficient ROOM to do what THEIR consensus tells them is simultaneously required & politically possible.

What I think we're seeing over time, as we alive all get older and the live die out at a rate that's less than the new people entering life, is a pattern of distinctly higher TOLERANCE for what elites and leaders do with the intention, illusory or real doesn't matter, positive vs negative likewise, divined in their perceived consensus. That's not the same as greater SUPPORT for what any such consensus occasions government bureaucracies into seeking to enforce.

How can that be different? Well, one avenue would be in the lack of any strong correlation between that trend - which may not last very long, in the sense that nothing much in the way of fashion lasts all that long - and strongly, broadly based populist movement against that perceived consensus or the resulting policies, laws and regulations. That's what I think - for what it's worth; it's just one reader's opinion, after all - is actually going on: more and more in our population have in essence given up on their opposition to a consensus among political leaders in government and social elites to doing ... whatever.

There may actually be short run political consequences to what that consensus leads to, but whatever happens in the long run is going to be a function of whether the apparent CONSEQUENCES of just carrying on and doing nothing become more existentially alarming - thereby leading to an effective DOWN-grading of this as an issue that movements coalesce against, or indeed for.

My own view is that ASSUMING we as people quasi-organized into countries - after all, just politically organized social units - end up doing anything major (which I think is inevitable) AND ALSO effective as seriously ameliorating the growing crisis, at least to the point where SOME decent percentage of our species survives this century we're in now (I think that a survival rate of 10 percent of the current population is sufficient to at least allow for the possibility of longer term prospects for humans, but also that any percentage beyond 50 is fanciful), that would be surprising.

Those of us who are most likely to expire over the next 20 years will, in cosmic terms, be entitled to count ourselves, in the net result, quite fortunate. I sure as hell don't want to be there to see the worst of what's about to happen, and I don't envy the youth of my children and grandchildren that's likely to qualify as least some of them for that 'privilege'.

Posted by: Thx For The Fish & Online Porn at November 28, 2015 01:31 AM (lqeGC)

436 "That's a possibility, but I was more concerned about
the technical aspect: is it possible to have DSL service and no land
line account?



I'm guessing ATT will say "no", and I need to be able to push back.





Posted by: Arbalest"

Yes it is. It's called "Dry Loop" or "Naked" DSL. I believe that they are required to let you get this without having phone service.

Posted by: AshevilleRobert at November 28, 2015 01:34 AM (Wo9OY)

437

It's called "Dry Loop" or "Naked" DSL. I believe that they are required to let you get this without having phone service.


I thought so, but I've been out of the DSL sector for many years, so I was not sure.

The $9.95/month Vonnage deal beats the AT&T $42.00+/month ripoff, so Monday I make the change.

Thanks to everyone for their help.

Posted by: Arbalest at November 28, 2015 01:37 AM (FlRtG)

438 55

Hell Chemjef, I can do that stone cold sober.

Posted by: rabidfox at November 28, 2015 01:38 AM (EW9tX)

439 430 We had an ATT DSL line but no phone service for a long time. Eventually ditched it and got cable internet and speeds went from 3 Meg to 60 Meg.
Posted by: AshevilleRobert at November 28, 2015 01:29 AM (Wo9OY)



Same, I had DSL because it was the best option available in our area for quite a while, but as soon as cable got here I switched, and now AT&T and Time Warner are fighting for costumers with their gigabyte inner tubes offerings, I love capitalism.

Posted by: All Teh Meh at November 28, 2015 01:39 AM (uaANl)

440 Gonna call it a night everybody. Thanks for the great post-Thanksgiving chat. :-)

SMFH, looking forward to reading what you thought of Ex Machina.

Posted by: qdpsteve at November 28, 2015 01:51 AM (ntObR)

441
432

so you think att would cancel your dsl and lose your landline and dsl business?

That's a possibility, but I was more concerned about the technical aspect: is it possible to have DSL service and no land line account?

I'm guessing AT&T will say "no", and I need to be able to push back.

Posted by: Arbalest at November 28, 2015 01:29 AM (FlRtG)



I have AT&T Uverse Internet and cable. No landline. So it should be possible.

Posted by: Buzzion at November 28, 2015 01:59 AM (zt+N6)

442 I saw a great tweet by Iowahawk. It was actually from a couple of weeks ago, but I missed it then.

"Campuses today are a theatrical mashup of 1984 and Lord of the Flies, performed by people who don't understand these references."

Posted by: rickl at November 28, 2015 02:05 AM (sdi6R)

443 I have AT&T Uverse Internet and cable. No landline. So it should be possible.
Posted by: Buzzion
------------

*?*

Uh, how do the signals get in and out?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc at November 28, 2015 02:12 AM (9mTYi)

444 I have ATT Uverse Internet and cable. No landline. So it should be possible.
Posted by: Buzzion
------------

*?*

Uh, how do the signals get in and out?

Posted by: Mike Hammer,


That would be cable,

Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 28, 2015 02:19 AM (9YDUz)

445 That would be cable,
Posted by: weft cut-loop
--------------

Wait, AT&T is in the cable TV business?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc at November 28, 2015 02:24 AM (9mTYi)

446 General sales, not service, tax.

Posted by: logprof at November 27, 2015 11:39 PM (vsbNu)


Goods and Services Tax.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at November 28, 2015 02:25 AM (7MWCL)

447 So far as I know, all AT&T services are provided via the telephone line.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc at November 28, 2015 02:25 AM (9mTYi)

448 Wait, ATT is in the cable TV business?

Posted by: Mike Hammer,


Shut the fuck up, Donny.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 28, 2015 02:25 AM (9YDUz)

449 So far as I know, all ATT services are provided via the telephone line.>>>

When I turn on the Directv service at my dad's house it says something about ATandT


Posted by: Willy J. at November 28, 2015 02:28 AM (wHX4r)

450
When I turn on the Directv service at my dad's house it says something about ATandT


Posted by: Willy J.
----------------

Well, that is true, AT&T has acquired Direct TV Satellite, but Uverse voice, internet and TV, so far as I know, are delivered via the phone lines.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc at November 28, 2015 02:30 AM (9mTYi)

451 Well, that is true, ATT has acquired Direct TV Satellite, but
Uverse voice, internet and TV, so far as I know, are delivered via the
phone lines.>>>

It just struck me as odd seeing ATandT connected with Directv. But it's my dad's house so I have no real info on the connection. Or Uverse etc.

Posted by: Willy J. at November 28, 2015 02:33 AM (wHX4r)

452 I think Buzzion means no phone number when he says no land line, meaning the physical line is there, just no phone service, that was how we had DSL.

Posted by: All Teh Meh at November 28, 2015 02:38 AM (uaANl)

453 That's a possibility, but I was more concerned about the technical aspect: is it possible to have DSL service and no land line account?

I'm guessing AT&T will say "no", and I need to be able to push back.

Posted by: Arbalest at November 28, 2015 01:29 AM (FlRtG)

Yes.... you can, as long as the old phone line is already there... even if it is not in use.

Posted by: BB Wolf at November 28, 2015 02:43 AM (qh617)

454 443 I have AT&T Uverse Internet and cable. No landline. So it should be possible.
Posted by: Buzzion
------------

*?*

Uh, how do the signals get in and out?

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

For Buzzion, it turns out the downed phone line landed right on his grave marker.

Posted by: The Twilight Zone at November 28, 2015 02:44 AM (RU5ki)

455 Apropos of nothing, but if you're a guitar player and you have DSL and you find your phone line is in need of repair, guitar strings make a capable replacement in a pinch.

Posted by: All Teh Meh at November 28, 2015 02:44 AM (uaANl)

456 447 So far as I know, all AT&T services are provided via the telephone line.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc at November 28, 2015 02:25 AM (9mTYi)



Phone = "Unshielded Twisted Pair" from a "Central Office". In our case, the CO was a cabinet about 2'x4'x4' about three blocks away for a long while -- but, now, I expect it to be a module hanging off a telephone pole about 9"x9"x20", that connects to the rest of AT+T's plant using fiber. The UTP cable used to be CAT2, but is now likely to be CAT5 (capable of running Gigabit Ethernet).




Yeah, AT+T stuff connects via the telephone line.....but it's not the same telephone line as granny used.

Posted by: cthulhu at November 28, 2015 02:45 AM (EzgxV)

457 Ex Machina is pretty good.

A little heavy on the foreshadowing, but entertaining.

Posted by: SMFH at November 28, 2015 02:51 AM (zyIlW)

458 Key Largo isn't full of the stereo types one might thing...

Posted by: weft cut-loop at November 28, 2015 02:58 AM (9YDUz)

459 It really doesn't feel like a Friday.

Posted by: cthulhu at November 28, 2015 03:16 AM (EzgxV)

460 it's not a recipe for disaster when its what you want to do. He's playing for the other team. Tell your friends.

Posted by: torabora at November 28, 2015 03:16 AM (zmsWa)

461 It really doesn't feel like a Friday.

Posted by: cthulhu at November 28, 2015 03:16 AM (EzgxV)


Even if you don't have a regular daily/weekly special, holidays mess with your schedule zen.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at November 28, 2015 03:32 AM (bLnSU)

462 461 It really doesn't feel like a Friday.

Posted by: cthulhu at November 28, 2015 03:16 AM (EzgxV)

Even if you don't have a regular daily/weekly special, holidays mess with your schedule zen.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at November 28, 2015 03:32 AM (bLnSU)



Well, there have been all sorts of systemic disruptions -- our normal trash pickup is on Thursday, so that didn't happen; nobody outside of retail works Black Friday.....except the fiancee; we have our usual Black Friday prank (walk to the mall, then walk out of the mall with packages as if we were going to our car......except we live close enough to walk. See how far we can string-along people wanting our parking place).

Posted by: cthulhu at November 28, 2015 03:42 AM (EzgxV)

463 461 It really doesn't feel like a Friday.

Posted by: cthulhu at November 28, 2015 03:16 AM (EzgxV)

Even if you don't have a regular daily/weekly special, holidays mess with your schedule zen.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at November 28, 2015 03:32 AM (bLnSU)




How are you doing, BTW? Are you feeling full of vim, vigor, and electrolytes?

Posted by: cthulhu at November 28, 2015 03:46 AM (EzgxV)

464 Karl Denninger has been on a tear of late regarding Android Apps that presume too much. For example, there are apps that constantly report your GPS location even when they're not active on your screen -- http://market-ticker.org/akcs-www?post=230924 and http://market-ticker.org/akcs-www?post=230914 .



It's a goodly part of why I'm shopping for a dumb phone, and why I treasure my '94 Honda wagon. Too much of what government and/or business attempts to do to me is an attack and/or swindle. The less I'm open to such attacks, the better off I'll be.

Posted by: cthulhu at November 28, 2015 04:21 AM (EzgxV)

465 http://www.thediplomad.com/2015/11/a-quick-gloat-on-iran-deal.html

Obama's iran deal is fake, nothing was signed, iran has the green light to become a global atomic power and the USA was betrayed by its own government, as many said at the time.

Enjoy Thanksgiving.

I'd link to Bill Hicks saying "go back to sleep America" but am too fucking pissed off to bother.

Also we're the only people doing Thanksgiving in the country where I currently am other than the Embassy and they're kind of the JV team I'm mad at.

Posted by: Flying Tiger Comics at November 28, 2015 04:42 AM (wu3zH)

466 Brrrrr.....it's chilly outside.

Posted by: cthulhu at November 28, 2015 04:53 AM (EzgxV)

467 Currently shows as 32.3 degrees. Looks like a frost is "baked in".

Posted by: cthulhu at November 28, 2015 04:58 AM (EzgxV)

468 4AM and 61* outside, I'll survive.

Posted by: Panhandler at November 28, 2015 04:59 AM (si1cb)

469 Just as one of those things.....we know that Instapundit, Baldilocks, Ed Driscoll, Zombie, and Sarah Hoyt are regular readers of AoSHQ......but we only know that Zombie comments as Zombie and Baldilocks comments as Baldilocks. Which regulars are pseudonyms for otherwise recognizable internet personalities?



I'll start out with a hint -- I'm cthulhu pretty much everywhere.

Posted by: cthulhu at November 28, 2015 05:04 AM (EzgxV)

470 468 4AM and 61* outside, I'll survive.

Posted by: Panhandler at November 28, 2015 04:59 AM (si1cb)



I'm in Silicon Valley. You're in El Paso?

Posted by: cthulhu at November 28, 2015 05:06 AM (EzgxV)

471 470 468 4AM and 61* outside, I'll survive.

Posted by: Panhandler at November 28, 2015 04:59 AM (si1cb)



I'm in Silicon Valley. You're in El Paso?

Posted by: cthulhu at November 28, 2015 05:06 AM (EzgxV)




Damn. Did the time zones backwards. New Orleans?

Posted by: cthulhu at November 28, 2015 05:07 AM (EzgxV)

472 You're in El Paso?
Nope, Florida panhandle.

Posted by: Panhandler at November 28, 2015 05:08 AM (si1cb)

473 472 You're in El Paso?
Nope, Florida panhandle.

Posted by: Panhandler at November 28, 2015 05:08 AM (si1cb)



Didn't know there was any FL that wasn't EST.....

Posted by: cthulhu at November 28, 2015 05:11 AM (EzgxV)

474 CST from just west of Tallahassee, really throws the telemarketers off.

Posted by: Panhandler at November 28, 2015 05:14 AM (si1cb)

475 Didn't know there was any FL that wasn't EST.....
Posted by: cthulhu at November 28, 2015 05:11 AM (EzgxV)

Oh yeah. Remember the mess in 2000 when one of the networks called FLA before the polls closed at 700 in the CST panhandle.

Posted by: Golfman - Xenophobe Extrodinaire at November 28, 2015 05:16 AM (48QDY)

476 How are you doing, BTW? Are you feeling full of vim, vigor, and electrolytes?

Posted by: cthulhu at November 28, 2015 03:46 AM (EzgxV)


It will take a while to sort out.

https://youtu.be/TERyxFfMqDk

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at November 28, 2015 05:17 AM (bLnSU)

477 CST is big deal in FL for the elections, western polls close an hour later, played a big role in the 2000 election

Posted by: Panhandler at November 28, 2015 05:18 AM (si1cb)

478 Gas is around 30 cents cheaper in Jersey than Pa.
Today is qualifying for F-1 race in Abu Dhabi and is as anti climax as my football season.
Good morning horde

Posted by: Skip at November 28, 2015 05:39 AM (XRpjE)

479 A vote for Fredo is a vote for Fritos!

Posted by: Joe Biden at November 28, 2015 05:51 AM (B1TZ/)

480 I got into an argument with Roger Penrose and bit off his ear. Now he wants to marry me. Sheesh.

Posted by: Neil DeGrasse Tyson at November 28, 2015 05:53 AM (B1TZ/)

481 nood

Posted by: m at November 28, 2015 05:59 AM (d4uu4)

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