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Overnight Open Thread (1-6-2016) – Hasty Edition
Due to a long day of traveling, speaking, and doing heavy brain labor (think 4+ hours of solving problems like last night's logic problem), I'm spent. So you get this crude skeleton of an ONT instead.
"We can only make our choices among alternatives actually available, and rectifying the past is not one of those options."
-- Thomas Sowell
Jonathon Haidt: Where Microaggressions Really Come From - A Sociological Account
The Self in 'Face' and 'Dignity' Cultures
Manly Honor Part V: Honor in the American South
You Will Be Doxed, Harassed and Punished Until You Shut Up, She Earnestly Explained
You Can't Get Smarter, But You Can Slow How Fast You Get Dumber
"The belief was so strong that it trumped the evidence before them."
Milton Friedman on 'I, Pencil'
Disruption: Pressure From Uber Forces London Taxis To Finally Accept Cards
100 Must-Read Books: The Essential Man's Library
News You Can Use: How To Take (a lot) of Cash Out Of The Bank Without Going To Jail
The Group knows your sins but doesn't care.
Tonight's post brought to you by suspects:
Notice: Posted by implicit permission of AceCorp LLC. Reminder: AoSHQ Premier Club dues for 2016 must be paid in full by Feb. 1st. Do not inhale ONT vapors.
Comments
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First?
Posted by: Blano at January 06, 2016 11:17 PM (heN73)
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Almost first!!
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 06, 2016 11:17 PM (ntObR)
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Howdy
Posted by: Hanoverfist at January 06, 2016 11:17 PM (FKHWN)
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Ha! Told ya!
Posted by: Blano at January 06, 2016 11:17 PM (heN73)
5
There you go again, Milton, making fiscal sense.
Posted by: micky at January 06, 2016 11:18 PM (LBYzV)
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At least it ain't a Yoko thread.
Posted by: GnuBreed, Blade Runner fan at January 06, 2016 11:18 PM (gyKtp)
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Howdy, y'all!!!
Posted by: cthulhu at January 06, 2016 11:18 PM (EzgxV)
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Employment, Morality, and Hypocrisy
It has been previously established, by the Left, that legally protected privacy can be tossed aside in order to secure the purging of thought criminals, as well as those who defend the right of thought criminals to offer their own politically incorrect opinions.
More: http://politicalhat.com/?p=10786
It has been previously established, by the Left, that legally protected privacy can be tossed aside in order to secure the purging of thought criminals, as well as those who defend the right of thought criminals to offer their own politically incorrect opinions.
More: http://politicalhat.com/?p=10786
Posted by: The Political Hat at January 06, 2016 11:18 PM (vBeA5)
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How to take (a lot) of cash out of the bank without going to jail
Cashier's check??
As i understand it, that's how to do it, especially if you're putting down some money on a car.
Cashier's check??
As i understand it, that's how to do it, especially if you're putting down some money on a car.
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 06, 2016 11:18 PM (ntObR)
10
The ONT has arrived and she's a beaut
Posted by: Backtoga at January 06, 2016 11:19 PM (/22Vh)
11
'Sup...
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 06, 2016 11:20 PM (eQ9Eq)
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"Todd Hockney. Good with explosives. Without a doubt, the one guy who did not give a fuck about anybody."
Posted by: otho at January 06, 2016 11:20 PM (EWg9n)
Posted by: Ralph at January 06, 2016 11:20 PM (untxK)
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9 ??
Posted by: Jake at January 06, 2016 11:21 PM (HLUeE)
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Jonathon Haidt: Where Microaggressions Really Come From - A Sociological Account
Haidt's earned the shallow grave he's dug in terms of ideological geology. Fuck him with a volcano.
Tonight's post brought to you by suspects:
Unpopular but true: The Usual Suspects was a shitty movie that inspired shittier movies by Quincefruit Talentnono.
Haidt's earned the shallow grave he's dug in terms of ideological geology. Fuck him with a volcano.
Tonight's post brought to you by suspects:
Unpopular but true: The Usual Suspects was a shitty movie that inspired shittier movies by Quincefruit Talentnono.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 06, 2016 11:21 PM (9YDUz)
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I ain't paying no Premier dues. I LIKE my cardboard membership plan.
Posted by: GnuBreed, Blade Runner fan at January 06, 2016 11:22 PM (gyKtp)
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Happy days are here again!
Reminder: Wendy Sherman, the woman who negotiated North Korea's nuclear program is the same woman who negotiated the recent Iran deal.
Reminder: Wendy Sherman, the woman who negotiated North Korea's nuclear program is the same woman who negotiated the recent Iran deal.
Posted by: The Great White Snark at January 06, 2016 11:22 PM (Nwg0u)
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Sheesh, crude oil is falling off the cliff. Next stop, $30.
Posted by: Blano at January 06, 2016 11:22 PM (sdPF/)
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The Usual Suspects was another movie from that period that was boring and then redeemed by the end of the movie (for the ultimate expression of this, see "Unforgiven."
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 06, 2016 11:22 PM (iHjB5)
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Books? Whatever those are.
Posted by: Dave (in MA) at January 06, 2016 11:22 PM (ymbWD)
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"Reminder: Wendy Sherman, the woman who negotiated North Korea's nuclear program is the same woman who negotiated the recent Iran deal."
Well, we're fcuked. Learn how to hunt and grow broccoli.
Well, we're fcuked. Learn how to hunt and grow broccoli.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 06, 2016 11:23 PM (eQ9Eq)
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McManus: "Old McDonald had a farm . . . and on that farm he . . . shot some guys . . . "
Posted by: Sharkman at January 06, 2016 11:23 PM (t8P62)
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The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he should be the 44th President of the United States.
Posted by: Verbal Kint at January 06, 2016 11:24 PM (H9MG5)
24
Hi Bob at the NSA.
just between friends.....
If you want to pull cash out, just always get $100 cash back at everyplace you use a debit card.
Locally there is no 'fee' for up to 100USD cash backs....
just between friends.....
If you want to pull cash out, just always get $100 cash back at everyplace you use a debit card.
Locally there is no 'fee' for up to 100USD cash backs....
Posted by: Jake at January 06, 2016 11:25 PM (HLUeE)
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(for the ultimate expression of this, see "Unforgiven."
Posted by: Aetius451AD
I'd argue no. I'd say that's a complete lack of understanding.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
I'd argue no. I'd say that's a complete lack of understanding.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 06, 2016 11:25 PM (9YDUz)
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" Sheesh, crude oil is falling off the cliff. Next stop, $30."
$1.65 today. Niece's husband in the oilfield is taking in the arse.
$1.65 today. Niece's husband in the oilfield is taking in the arse.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 06, 2016 11:25 PM (eQ9Eq)
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The Usual Suspects was another movie from that period that was boring and then redeemed by the end of the movie (for the ultimate expression of this, see "Unforgiven."
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 06, 2016 11:22 PM (iHjB5)
I'm very partial to the plot flip in From Dusk Til Dawn. I'd seen it before and sat down to watch it again with a roommate long ago, and I didn't tell him anything about it. When the flip occurred, he just about shit himself. Comedy Gold.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 06, 2016 11:22 PM (iHjB5)
I'm very partial to the plot flip in From Dusk Til Dawn. I'd seen it before and sat down to watch it again with a roommate long ago, and I didn't tell him anything about it. When the flip occurred, he just about shit himself. Comedy Gold.
Posted by: Sharkman at January 06, 2016 11:26 PM (t8P62)
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A "face" culture is one where your Self is defined by 1000 Arab gang rapists in Cologne.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 06, 2016 11:27 PM (EZebt)
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Ah geez. TheWeek.com is usually a halfway decent publication to read stuff from "the other side" -- it doesn't suffer from the same degree of anti-conservative hatred sites such as Salon, Slate or HuffPo do -- but still, this is weird.
"A better way to tackle America's gun problem"
Damon Linker
http://tinyurl.com/h58qqul
"A better way to tackle America's gun problem"
Damon Linker
http://tinyurl.com/h58qqul
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 06, 2016 11:27 PM (ntObR)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 06, 2016 11:28 PM (9YDUz)
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25
In what way?
27
From Dusk Til Dawn was good. Tarantino did an amazing job as a creepy crazy guy (go figure.)
In what way?
27
From Dusk Til Dawn was good. Tarantino did an amazing job as a creepy crazy guy (go figure.)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 06, 2016 11:28 PM (iHjB5)
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"Sheesh, crude oil is falling off the cliff. Next stop, $30."
Supply and demand.
Up till now, crude has been falling because of oversupply.
What's scary as hell is that now it's falling further because demand is cratering. And oil is in _everything_ if only by proxy. If demand for oil is falling, by implication, then so is damn near all else.
Investment analysts talk about "Dr. Copper" as a macroeconomic signal, but Mr. Oil is even more tighly wired in to what's going on in the real world.
Supply and demand.
Up till now, crude has been falling because of oversupply.
What's scary as hell is that now it's falling further because demand is cratering. And oil is in _everything_ if only by proxy. If demand for oil is falling, by implication, then so is damn near all else.
Investment analysts talk about "Dr. Copper" as a macroeconomic signal, but Mr. Oil is even more tighly wired in to what's going on in the real world.
Posted by: torquewrench at January 06, 2016 11:28 PM (noWW6)
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Heya cooth : )
Posted by: SMFH at January 06, 2016 11:29 PM (ahx2/)
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(think 4+ hours of solving problems like last night's logic problem)
So are you blue-faced or green-faced from your mental exertions or will we have to turn you over to tell, Maet?
So are you blue-faced or green-faced from your mental exertions or will we have to turn you over to tell, Maet?
Posted by: andycanuck at January 06, 2016 11:29 PM (DLIIY)
35
100 Must-Read Books: The Essential Man's Library
I appear to have read 44. Apparently well served by reading a lot of Steinbeck in my teens.
100 Must-Read Books: The Essential Man's Library
I appear to have read 44. Apparently well served by reading a lot of Steinbeck in my teens.
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at January 06, 2016 11:30 PM (kdS6q)
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A "face" culture is one where your Self is defined by 1000 Arab gang rapists in Cologne.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
1000 arab gang rapist agree
Deutchland is the place to be
Posted by: San Franpsycho
1000 arab gang rapist agree
Deutchland is the place to be
Posted by: German Ministry of Tourism and Refugee Resettlement at January 06, 2016 11:30 PM (/FOB4)
37
Damn, slow. MH or The Hammer or Hat need to be here to rev things up.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 06, 2016 11:30 PM (eQ9Eq)
38
Never fear RK i am here woot woot ONT
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 06, 2016 11:31 PM (voOPb)
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Un amusing distraction:
Ice Cube, Kevin Hart And Conan Help A Student Driver
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Za8BtLgKv8
Un amusing distraction:
Ice Cube, Kevin Hart And Conan Help A Student Driver
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Za8BtLgKv8
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at January 06, 2016 11:32 PM (kdS6q)
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If loving Uncle Milty is wrong, Sven ain't ever gonna be right.
Posted by: Sven S Blade a.k.a. El Assassin@sven10077 at January 06, 2016 11:32 PM (g8Hfr)
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>>> Reminder: Wendy Sherman, the woman who negotiated North Korea's nuclear
program is the same woman who negotiated the recent Iran deal.
"Well, we're fcuked. Learn how to hunt and grow broccoli."
Better invest in a Geiger counter to size up the proceeds of both activities.
I understand that mushrooms and rabbit meat still show up in street markets in Byelorussia and Ukraine that are damned hot when you test them.
program is the same woman who negotiated the recent Iran deal.
"Well, we're fcuked. Learn how to hunt and grow broccoli."
Better invest in a Geiger counter to size up the proceeds of both activities.
I understand that mushrooms and rabbit meat still show up in street markets in Byelorussia and Ukraine that are damned hot when you test them.
Posted by: torquewrench at January 06, 2016 11:32 PM (noWW6)
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so apparently the moose-limbs in Deutschland know where all the white wimminz are at....
Posted by: Jake at January 06, 2016 11:32 PM (HLUeE)
Posted by: SMFH at January 06, 2016 11:33 PM (ahx2/)
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Evenin' everyone.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at January 06, 2016 11:34 PM (YJmuy)
45
Lets get this bitch rockin
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 06, 2016 11:35 PM (voOPb)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 06, 2016 11:35 PM (eQ9Eq)
47
Milton, nice job, but there are too many folks who never developed well enough to handle reality.
Posted by: eman at January 06, 2016 11:35 PM (MQEz6)
48
The People's Choice Awards was rocked by an apparent security breech when a man ambushed the stage during The Talk panel's thank you speech. An unidentified man ran up to the microphone while Sara Gilbert was accepting the award. But feisty Sharon Stone was quick to react - swiftly kicking the man twice as he was shooed offstage.
The People's Choice Awards was rocked by an apparent security breech when a man ambushed the stage during The Talk panel's thank you speech. An unidentified man ran up to the microphone while Sara Gilbert was accepting the award. But feisty Sharon Stone was quick to react - swiftly kicking the man twice as he was shooed offstage.
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at January 06, 2016 11:35 PM (kdS6q)
49
Here's a fun article:
http://tinyurl.com/Hypocritical-Gay-World-of-ISIS
Apparently the role of "pitcher" is just fine, but the role of "catcher", even if involuntarily imposed, means death.
Read the whole thing.
http://tinyurl.com/Hypocritical-Gay-World-of-ISIS
Apparently the role of "pitcher" is just fine, but the role of "catcher", even if involuntarily imposed, means death.
Read the whole thing.
Posted by: Sharkman at January 06, 2016 11:35 PM (t8P62)
Posted by: Vendette at January 06, 2016 11:35 PM (ZHuTJ)
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$1.65 today. Niece's husband in the oilfield is taking in the arse.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 06, 2016 11:25 PM (eQ9Eq)
It's been 1.56 in Burleson for almost a week, should see 1.40's soon.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 06, 2016 11:25 PM (eQ9Eq)
It's been 1.56 in Burleson for almost a week, should see 1.40's soon.
Posted by: Blano at January 06, 2016 11:35 PM (heN73)
52
mad max had a Geiger counter you know in Thunderdome
Posted by: Jake at January 06, 2016 11:35 PM (HLUeE)
53
33
Heya cooth : )
Posted by: SMFH at January 06, 2016 11:29 PM (ahx2/)
Howdy, howdy!!!
I haz a sad....your Christmas card came back. If you didn't know, the USPS isn't forwarding.
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Heya cooth : )
Posted by: SMFH at January 06, 2016 11:29 PM (ahx2/)
Howdy, howdy!!!
I haz a sad....your Christmas card came back. If you didn't know, the USPS isn't forwarding.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 06, 2016 11:35 PM (EzgxV)
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49 Posted by: Sharkman at January 06, 2016 11:35 PM (t8P62)
so Reggie is safe but I'm f**ked?
//Barry from Kenya
so Reggie is safe but I'm f**ked?
//Barry from Kenya
Posted by: Sven S Blade a.k.a. El Assassin@sven10077 at January 06, 2016 11:36 PM (g8Hfr)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at January 06, 2016 11:36 PM (/33sy)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 06, 2016 11:36 PM (eQ9Eq)
Posted by: Peter North at January 06, 2016 11:37 PM (RbkZc)
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mad max had a Geiger counter you know in Thunderdome
Posted by: Jake
Commas, on the other hand, were scarce.
Posted by: Jake
Commas, on the other hand, were scarce.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 06, 2016 11:37 PM (9YDUz)
59
So has anyone watched all of the first season of Ash v. Evil Dead?
I had insomnia last night so I finally watched all ten episodes back to back. Kind of loved it, but not as much as I thought I would, based on how much I loved Army of Darkness and Bruce Campbell.
What say you?
I had insomnia last night so I finally watched all ten episodes back to back. Kind of loved it, but not as much as I thought I would, based on how much I loved Army of Darkness and Bruce Campbell.
What say you?
Posted by: Sharkman at January 06, 2016 11:37 PM (t8P62)
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My grand vision: a Million Rapist March! Think of it!
Posted by: Angela Merkel at January 06, 2016 11:37 PM (iMxBJ)
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How'd the shootin' go?
Check the nic, I think you want someone else as I haven't shot anyone lately.
Check the nic, I think you want someone else as I haven't shot anyone lately.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at January 06, 2016 11:37 PM (YJmuy)
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52 mad max had a Geiger counter you know in Thunderdome
Posted by: Jake at January 06, 2016 11:35 PM (HLUeE)
***
What's a little fall-out?
Posted by: Jake at January 06, 2016 11:35 PM (HLUeE)
***
What's a little fall-out?
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at January 06, 2016 11:38 PM (/33sy)
63
BTW - Chinese stock trading has been temporarily suspended for the second time this week after 'circuit breakers' kicked in following a steep plunge. Shares tumbled by more than 7 per cent.
"Aieeeeeeeeeee!?
BTW - Chinese stock trading has been temporarily suspended for the second time this week after 'circuit breakers' kicked in following a steep plunge. Shares tumbled by more than 7 per cent.
"Aieeeeeeeeeee!?
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at January 06, 2016 11:38 PM (kdS6q)
64
Heading home, back later.
Posted by: Blano at January 06, 2016 11:38 PM (heN73)
65
so Reggie is safe but I'm f**ked?
//Barry from Kenya
Posted by: Sven S Blade a.k.a. El Assassin@sven10077 at January 06, 2016 11:36 PM (g8Hfr)
Heh. Points for the double entendre.
//Barry from Kenya
Posted by: Sven S Blade a.k.a. El Assassin@sven10077 at January 06, 2016 11:36 PM (g8Hfr)
Heh. Points for the double entendre.
Posted by: Sharkman at January 06, 2016 11:39 PM (t8P62)
66
Commas, on the other hand, were scarce.
Posted by: weft cut-loop
Commas are as rare in the wastelands as ampersands in the barrel.
Posted by: weft cut-loop
Commas are as rare in the wastelands as ampersands in the barrel.
Posted by: Lord Humungous at January 06, 2016 11:39 PM (/FOB4)
67
An interesting day on the job. Someone was attempting to explain to me about the Hare Krishna religion. When I found out, red meat, drugs/booze, and coffee were banned I told the guy, I will take my chances with the big guy.,
I wanted to talk about Christianity but work rules for bid it. He gave me a book. I'll,give him a book when our biz is finished
I wanted to talk about Christianity but work rules for bid it. He gave me a book. I'll,give him a book when our biz is finished
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 06, 2016 11:39 PM (voOPb)
68
I think I've read 58 of the top 100 books.
Posted by: Northernlurker, feeling grumpy today at January 06, 2016 11:39 PM (4rzL1)
69
63 BTW - Chinese stock trading has been temporarily suspended for the second time this week after 'circuit breakers' kicked in following a steep plunge. Shares tumbled by more than 7 per cent.
A real economic problem? Or just a Chinese fire drill?
A real economic problem? Or just a Chinese fire drill?
Posted by: Splunge at January 06, 2016 11:39 PM (iMxBJ)
70
Commas, on the other hand, were scarce.
.................
no, just really, really, really expensive!
.................
no, just really, really, really expensive!
Posted by: Jake at January 06, 2016 11:40 PM (HLUeE)
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Good G-d, I just noticed the breasts on the chick in the Bad Idea T-Shirt ad up top.
Fucking planetoids, each of 'em.
Fucking planetoids, each of 'em.
Posted by: Sharkman at January 06, 2016 11:40 PM (t8P62)
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Hi all
Haidt's earned the shallow grave he's dug in terms of ideological geology. Fuck him with a volcano.
huh? what do you mean?
Haidt's earned the shallow grave he's dug in terms of ideological geology. Fuck him with a volcano.
huh? what do you mean?
Posted by: chemjeff at January 06, 2016 11:40 PM (uZNvH)
73
#48, you mean OZZY's wife, not Stone.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/stranger-crashes-the-talk-at-peoples-choice-awards/
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/stranger-crashes-the-talk-at-peoples-choice-awards/
Posted by: Finger Banger for Mohammed at January 06, 2016 11:40 PM (ymbWD)
74
"I just wish they had bigger specimen cups."
Pete, uh, you make want to check the other bank. The one with money. Just sayin'.
Pete, uh, you make want to check the other bank. The one with money. Just sayin'.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 06, 2016 11:40 PM (eQ9Eq)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 06, 2016 11:41 PM (voOPb)
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When I made my trip to the barrel, I smuggled in one ampersand. You don't want to know how. Made that one ampersand last for days. An ampersand like that, you don't use it all at once.
Posted by: Splunge at January 06, 2016 11:41 PM (iMxBJ)
77
43
I'm watching Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974).
Never seen it before.
Posted by: SMFH at January 06, 2016 11:33 PM (ahx2/)
As a general rule, I avoid such flicks -- I prefer to believe that millions of years of evolution juicing the absolute crap out of my adrenaline give me better survival odds than "yeah, that looks just like the psycho killer in that movie...." with my butt in a seat. I might be convinced to do a couple of runs in a simulator, but that's not readily available for civvies.
I'm watching Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974).
Never seen it before.
Posted by: SMFH at January 06, 2016 11:33 PM (ahx2/)
As a general rule, I avoid such flicks -- I prefer to believe that millions of years of evolution juicing the absolute crap out of my adrenaline give me better survival odds than "yeah, that looks just like the psycho killer in that movie...." with my butt in a seat. I might be convinced to do a couple of runs in a simulator, but that's not readily available for civvies.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 06, 2016 11:41 PM (EzgxV)
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What's a little fall-out?
-
I've always thought it'd be cool to have some huge horns growing out of my forehead. You know, like a triceratops.
-
I've always thought it'd be cool to have some huge horns growing out of my forehead. You know, like a triceratops.
Posted by: The Great White Snark at January 06, 2016 11:41 PM (Nwg0u)
79
MH your work rules permit talking about hari karishnas but they forbid talking about christianity??? that's stupid
Posted by: chemjeff at January 06, 2016 11:41 PM (uZNvH)
80
But feisty Sharon Stone was quick to react -- swiftly kicking the man twice as he was shooed offstage.
Clearly we need knee registration at least if not an outright ban on bendable knees that should be stopped by government-mandated safety knee-locks. If it saves even one testicle, it's worth it.
Clearly we need knee registration at least if not an outright ban on bendable knees that should be stopped by government-mandated safety knee-locks. If it saves even one testicle, it's worth it.
Posted by: president o'bumbles at January 06, 2016 11:42 PM (DLIIY)
81
"Good G-d, I just noticed the breasts on the chick in the Bad Idea T-Shirt ad up top. "
Just now?
'
She's got mammars.
Just now?
'
She's got mammars.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 06, 2016 11:42 PM (eQ9Eq)
82
Congratulations to Ken Griffey, Jr. and Mike Piazza on their election to the Baseball Hall of Fame!
Congratulations to Ken Griffey, Jr. and Mike Piazza on their election to the Baseball Hall of Fame!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars(TM) at January 06, 2016 11:42 PM (BK3ZS)
83
BTW - Chinese stock trading has been temporarily suspended for the
second time this week after 'circuit breakers' kicked in following a
steep plunge. Shares tumbled by more than 7 per cent.
A real economic problem? Or just a Chinese fire drill?
---
Eh, The commies will arrest some people for selling, and it will be all better
second time this week after 'circuit breakers' kicked in following a
steep plunge. Shares tumbled by more than 7 per cent.
A real economic problem? Or just a Chinese fire drill?
---
Eh, The commies will arrest some people for selling, and it will be all better
Posted by: Methos at January 06, 2016 11:42 PM (ZbV+0)
84
In that suspects lineup, the man in the middle is guilty as hell of wearing a leisure suit
Posted by: kbdabear at January 06, 2016 11:42 PM (F0auy)
85
79 Posted by: chemjeff at January 06, 2016 11:41 PM (uZNvH)
I think you typo'd "stupid" for "absolutely typical" comrade...
Christians are third class citizens in our own nation.
I think you typo'd "stupid" for "absolutely typical" comrade...
Christians are third class citizens in our own nation.
Posted by: Sven S Blade a.k.a. El Assassin@sven10077 at January 06, 2016 11:43 PM (g8Hfr)
Posted by: eman at January 06, 2016 11:43 PM (MQEz6)
87
The Usual Suspects was another movie from that
period that was boring and then redeemed by the end of the movie (for
the ultimate expression of this, see "Unforgiven."
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 06, 2016 11:22 PM
To each, their own. I think TUS is a great movie. Loved it. It deserves all the praise it gets. They don't make 'em like that anymore. Same with Unforgiven. Both 90's masterpieces. IMHO.
period that was boring and then redeemed by the end of the movie (for
the ultimate expression of this, see "Unforgiven."
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 06, 2016 11:22 PM
To each, their own. I think TUS is a great movie. Loved it. It deserves all the praise it gets. They don't make 'em like that anymore. Same with Unforgiven. Both 90's masterpieces. IMHO.
Posted by: otho at January 06, 2016 11:44 PM (EWg9n)
88
huh? what do you mean?
He's not very gneiss.
He's not very gneiss.
Posted by: andycanuck at January 06, 2016 11:44 PM (DLIIY)
89
Wednesday Night ONT Compliance Pics
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/684830700026003456
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/684831141090574336
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/684831564165820417
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/684830700026003456
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Posted by: kbdabear at January 06, 2016 11:45 PM (F0auy)
90
"Check the nic, I think you want someone else as I haven't shot anyone lately."
I was talking to "Blano" not "Blanco." So maybe confusion has been averted.
I was talking to "Blano" not "Blanco." So maybe confusion has been averted.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 06, 2016 11:45 PM (eQ9Eq)
91
Reminder: Wendy Sherman, the woman who negotiated North Korea's nuclear program is the same woman who negotiated the recent Iran deal.
Posted by: The Great White Snark
Jamie Gorelick has a twin?
Posted by: The Great White Snark
Jamie Gorelick has a twin?
Posted by: Puddleglum at January 06, 2016 11:45 PM (NGd+i)
92
In that suspects lineup, the man in the middle is guilty as hell of wearing a leisure suit
And then a voice called out, "Crucify him!"
And then a voice called out, "Crucify him!"
Posted by: Blanco Basura at January 06, 2016 11:46 PM (YJmuy)
93
Congratulations to Ken Griffey, Jr. and Mike Piazza on their election to the Baseball Hall of Fame!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars(TM) at January 06, 2016 11:42 PM (BK3ZS)
As a longtime fan of the Mariners (for some reason), my second favorite baseball team, it amazes me that three of the hundreds of voters actually DIDN'T vote for him to get into the Hall. You'd have to be a complete imbecile not to vote for the guy.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars(TM) at January 06, 2016 11:42 PM (BK3ZS)
As a longtime fan of the Mariners (for some reason), my second favorite baseball team, it amazes me that three of the hundreds of voters actually DIDN'T vote for him to get into the Hall. You'd have to be a complete imbecile not to vote for the guy.
Posted by: Sharkman at January 06, 2016 11:46 PM (t8P62)
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Moar Wednesday Night ONT Compliance Pics
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/684831819754156033
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https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/684831819754156033
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https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/684832561894264836
Posted by: kbdabear at January 06, 2016 11:47 PM (F0auy)
95
In the Director's Commentary to The Usual Suspects it was explained that the reason the guys couldn't stop laughing during that line up was because someone, unknown who, had farted.
Posted by: davidt at January 06, 2016 11:47 PM (8aOqE)
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cooth,
I'll email you my new addy.
As far as the movie, it's for my horror-writing course. I have to turn in a synopsis and logline Sunday for a 8-11 page short story script, so I'm watching a number of horror movies...for a little bit of inspiration.
I'll email you my new addy.
As far as the movie, it's for my horror-writing course. I have to turn in a synopsis and logline Sunday for a 8-11 page short story script, so I'm watching a number of horror movies...for a little bit of inspiration.
Posted by: SMFH at January 06, 2016 11:47 PM (ahx2/)
Posted by: Blanco Basura at January 06, 2016 11:47 PM (YJmuy)
98
Where Microaggressions Really Come From:
"... we first address how it fits into a larger class of conflict tactics in which the aggrieved seek to attract and mobilize the support of third parties..."
To paraphrase; 'We need some muscle over here!'
"... we first address how it fits into a larger class of conflict tactics in which the aggrieved seek to attract and mobilize the support of third parties..."
To paraphrase; 'We need some muscle over here!'
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 06, 2016 11:47 PM (yddCj)
99
95 Posted by: davidt at January 06, 2016 11:47 PM (8aOqE)
I can neither confirm, nor deny it was my principal.
//Wienah, Hummer Wienah
I can neither confirm, nor deny it was my principal.
//Wienah, Hummer Wienah
Posted by: Sven S Blade a.k.a. El Assassin@sven10077 at January 06, 2016 11:48 PM (g8Hfr)
100
"In that suspects lineup, the man in the middle is guilty as hell of wearing a leisure suit"
I thought that was Mike Hammer....
?
I thought that was Mike Hammer....
?
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 06, 2016 11:48 PM (eQ9Eq)
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19 The Usual Suspects was another movie from that period that was boring and then redeemed by the end of the movie (for the ultimate expression of this, see "Unforgiven."
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 06, 2016 11:22 PM (iHjB5)
I don't remember anything from "The Usual Suspects", but I remember "Unforgiven" and liked it a lot.
"You shot an unarmed man."
"Well, he should have armed himself."
I loves me some Clint Eastwood.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 06, 2016 11:22 PM (iHjB5)
I don't remember anything from "The Usual Suspects", but I remember "Unforgiven" and liked it a lot.
"You shot an unarmed man."
"Well, he should have armed himself."
I loves me some Clint Eastwood.
Posted by: nerdygirl at January 06, 2016 11:48 PM (+lVUW)
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59
I have seen around half the episodes. Not bad, but somewhat uneven. I am not sure the Ash character works for a series as opposed to a movie. Too much of a good thing perhaps?
I have seen around half the episodes. Not bad, but somewhat uneven. I am not sure the Ash character works for a series as opposed to a movie. Too much of a good thing perhaps?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 06, 2016 11:48 PM (iHjB5)
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In that suspects lineup, the man in the middle is guilty as hell of wearing a leisure suit
----
And then a voice called out, "Crucify him!"
Release Burberry!
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And then a voice called out, "Crucify him!"
Release Burberry!
Posted by: andycanuck at January 06, 2016 11:48 PM (DLIIY)
104
79 MH your work rules permit talking about hari karishnas but they forbid talking about christianity??? that's stupid
Posted by: chemjeff at January 06, 2016 11:41 PM (uZNvH)
We are told no religion or politics from us. However, if a customer brings it up and isn't rude or threating we can talk neutrally.,this guy wouldn't shut up. I ended up taking a book. Told him no way I get up at 4am to chant 116 times before I had my coffee. Probably shouldn't have snarled him
79 MH your work rules permit talking about hari karishnas but they forbid talking about christianity??? that's stupid
Posted by: chemjeff at January 06, 2016 11:41 PM (uZNvH)
We are told no religion or politics from us. However, if a customer brings it up and isn't rude or threating we can talk neutrally.,this guy wouldn't shut up. I ended up taking a book. Told him no way I get up at 4am to chant 116 times before I had my coffee. Probably shouldn't have snarled him
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 06, 2016 11:49 PM (voOPb)
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21 "Reminder: Wendy Sherman, the woman who negotiated North Korea's nuclear program is the same woman who negotiated the recent Iran deal."
Well, we're fcuked. Learn how to hunt and grow broccoli.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 06, 2016 11:23 PM (eQ9Eq)
Read "One Second After" too. Or play the Fallout games to begin to learn what to scavenge in the Wasteland,
.
Well, we're fcuked. Learn how to hunt and grow broccoli.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 06, 2016 11:23 PM (eQ9Eq)
Read "One Second After" too. Or play the Fallout games to begin to learn what to scavenge in the Wasteland,
. Posted by: Thrawn at January 06, 2016 11:50 PM (s87AC)
106
I enthusiastically second the "100 books" recommendation of The Grapes of Wrath. Everyone should read this book. Yes, it is commie agitprop. Yes, it is incredibly, stultifyingly boring. But I had to read it. Why should I suffer alone?
Posted by: Splunge at January 06, 2016 11:51 PM (iMxBJ)
107
I forgot what I was going to say.
Posted by: eman at January 06, 2016 11:51 PM (MQEz6)
108
1000 arab gang rapist agree
Deutchland is the place to be
Posted by: German Ministry of Tourism and Refugee Resettlement at January 06, 2016 11:30 PM (/FOB4)
Whoever thought that Germans would lay down like doormats for this kind of shit.
Deutchland is the place to be
Posted by: German Ministry of Tourism and Refugee Resettlement at January 06, 2016 11:30 PM (/FOB4)
Whoever thought that Germans would lay down like doormats for this kind of shit.
Posted by: nerdygirl at January 06, 2016 11:51 PM (+lVUW)
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105 Posted by: Thrawn at January 06, 2016 11:50 PM (s87AC)
The good news is you're the designated hero....
the bad news is all the Mr Handys look like Lena Dunham and sound like Kathy Griffin(th?) from the CNN Anderson Cooper Show
The good news is you're the designated hero....
the bad news is all the Mr Handys look like Lena Dunham and sound like Kathy Griffin(th?) from the CNN Anderson Cooper Show
Posted by: Sven S Blade a.k.a. El Assassin@sven10077 at January 06, 2016 11:52 PM (g8Hfr)
110
I forgot what I was going to say.
Posted by: eman at January 06, 2016 11:51 PM (MQEz6)
No worries. You won the InterTubes for the evening with your previous post on China.
Posted by: eman at January 06, 2016 11:51 PM (MQEz6)
No worries. You won the InterTubes for the evening with your previous post on China.
Posted by: Sharkman at January 06, 2016 11:52 PM (t8P62)
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83 BTW - Chinese stock trading has been temporarily suspended for the
second time this week after 'circuit breakers' kicked in following a
steep plunge. Shares tumbled by more than 7 per cent.
A real economic problem? Or just a Chinese fire drill?
---
Eh, The commies will arrest some people for selling, and it will be all better
Posted by: Methos at January 06, 2016 11:42 PM (ZbV+0)
The Chinese know how to expertly manage their stock markets, just like everything else they do that turns to gold.
The US would be wise to emulate them.
second time this week after 'circuit breakers' kicked in following a
steep plunge. Shares tumbled by more than 7 per cent.
A real economic problem? Or just a Chinese fire drill?
---
Eh, The commies will arrest some people for selling, and it will be all better
Posted by: Methos at January 06, 2016 11:42 PM (ZbV+0)
The Chinese know how to expertly manage their stock markets, just like everything else they do that turns to gold.
The US would be wise to emulate them.
Posted by: Tom "Mao" Friedman at January 06, 2016 11:52 PM (s87AC)
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No worries. You won the InterTubes for the evening with your previous post on China.
That is impressive. I can only post on the internet.
That is impressive. I can only post on the internet.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at January 06, 2016 11:52 PM (YJmuy)
113
"In that suspects lineup, the man in the middle is guilty as hell of wearing a leisure suit "
How do you do that? I can't block anything here. Is it wizardy?
How do you do that? I can't block anything here. Is it wizardy?
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 06, 2016 11:53 PM (eQ9Eq)
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87
I liked Unforgiven far more than Usual Suspects. Much more of a western fan. That ending was thrill inducing the first time you saw it. I saw it with a buddy of mine in a dorm room in 93? 94?
I liked Unforgiven far more than Usual Suspects. Much more of a western fan. That ending was thrill inducing the first time you saw it. I saw it with a buddy of mine in a dorm room in 93? 94?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 06, 2016 11:53 PM (iHjB5)
115
Is this going to be another schist talking thread?
----
I don't know. It's getting pretty slate out here in the ET Zone.
----
I don't know. It's getting pretty slate out here in the ET Zone.
Posted by: andycanuck at January 06, 2016 11:53 PM (DLIIY)
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106 Posted by: Splunge at January 06, 2016 11:51 PM (iMxBJ)
The funny thing is Grapes of Comrade while agitprop must have been done drunken enough to let some truth slip in...
While Stalin and Mao are the champs of "artificial famine" the US did experiment with it in their "price propping" destruction of millions of servings of food....
at the height of the Great Depression....
THANKS COMRADE FDR!
The funny thing is Grapes of Comrade while agitprop must have been done drunken enough to let some truth slip in...
While Stalin and Mao are the champs of "artificial famine" the US did experiment with it in their "price propping" destruction of millions of servings of food....
at the height of the Great Depression....
THANKS COMRADE FDR!
Posted by: Sven S Blade a.k.a. El Assassin@sven10077 at January 06, 2016 11:53 PM (g8Hfr)
Posted by: chemjeff at January 06, 2016 11:54 PM (uZNvH)
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106
I enthusiastically second the "100 books" recommendation of The Grapes of Wrath.
Everyone should read this book. Yes, it is commie agitprop. Yes, it is
incredibly, stultifyingly boring. But I had to read it. Why should I
suffer alone?
Posted by: Splunge at January 06, 2016 11:51 PM (iMxBJ)
I had to read The Pearl in High School -- quick book review: "Another author that is dead to me".
I enthusiastically second the "100 books" recommendation of The Grapes of Wrath.
Everyone should read this book. Yes, it is commie agitprop. Yes, it is
incredibly, stultifyingly boring. But I had to read it. Why should I
suffer alone?
Posted by: Splunge at January 06, 2016 11:51 PM (iMxBJ)
I had to read The Pearl in High School -- quick book review: "Another author that is dead to me".
Posted by: cthulhu at January 06, 2016 11:54 PM (EzgxV)
119
Whoever thought that Germans would lay down like doormats for this kind of shit.
Posted by: nerdygirl at January 06, 2016 11:51 PM (+lVUW)
There is a consequence, it would seem, to losing two generations of men trying to kill the rest of Europe's military aged men over the span of 40 years.
Posted by: nerdygirl at January 06, 2016 11:51 PM (+lVUW)
There is a consequence, it would seem, to losing two generations of men trying to kill the rest of Europe's military aged men over the span of 40 years.
Posted by: Sharkman at January 06, 2016 11:54 PM (t8P62)
120
Read "One Second After" too. Or play the Fallout games to begin to learn what to scavenge in the Wasteland, .
Posted by: Thrawn at January 06, 2016 11:50 PM (s87AC)
***
The Lord Humungus rules the wasteland.
Posted by: Thrawn at January 06, 2016 11:50 PM (s87AC)
***
The Lord Humungus rules the wasteland.
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at January 06, 2016 11:54 PM (/33sy)
121
We killed pretty much all the brave Germans.
Sixty years of peace has turned the rest into marshmallows.
Or, latent courage and rage is just sitting there waiting to be released.
Sixty years of peace has turned the rest into marshmallows.
Or, latent courage and rage is just sitting there waiting to be released.
Posted by: eman at January 06, 2016 11:54 PM (MQEz6)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 06, 2016 11:54 PM (eQ9Eq)
123
evening
Posted by: thathalfrican at January 06, 2016 11:54 PM (R5HRU)
124
The good news is you're the designated hero....
the bad news is all the Mr Handys look like Lena Dunham and sound like Kathy Griffin(th?) from the CNN Anderson Cooper Show
Posted by: Sven S Blade a.k.a. El Assassin@sven10077 at January 06, 2016 11:52 PM (g8Hfr)
I thought that was the Deathclaws?
the bad news is all the Mr Handys look like Lena Dunham and sound like Kathy Griffin(th?) from the CNN Anderson Cooper Show
Posted by: Sven S Blade a.k.a. El Assassin@sven10077 at January 06, 2016 11:52 PM (g8Hfr)
I thought that was the Deathclaws?
Posted by: Thrawn at January 06, 2016 11:55 PM (s87AC)
125
Hey thathalfrican.
Posted by: SMFH at January 06, 2016 11:55 PM (ahx2/)
126
hey SMFH, hows life
Posted by: thathalfrican at January 06, 2016 11:56 PM (R5HRU)
127
Congratulations to Ken Griffey, Jr. and Mike Piazza on their election to the Baseball Hall of Fame!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars(TM) at January 06, 2016 11:42 PM (BK3ZS)
As a Mets fan, happy to see Piazza in there.
Couple of favorite Piazza stories;
He was chatty behind the plate, loved to annoy Chipper Jones by calling him by his first name of Larry.
Jones would snippily say "my name is Chipper" and Piazza would retort "I refuse to call a grown man 'Chipper'"
Another was when he was with the Dodgers, reporters asked him why there was no sense of unity in the clubhouse; "Hard to feel like a team when there's 5 different languages spoken in the clubhouse"
Another was when the Mets were on a flight in 2003 when they started cheering the news that American forces had killed Saddam's sons. Flight attendant asks why all the sudden cheering; Piazza tells her "We got Uday and Kusay!" and the flight attendant says; "I'm sorry, I don't know that much about baseball. Are they any good?". Team burst into loud laughter.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars(TM) at January 06, 2016 11:42 PM (BK3ZS)
As a Mets fan, happy to see Piazza in there.
Couple of favorite Piazza stories;
He was chatty behind the plate, loved to annoy Chipper Jones by calling him by his first name of Larry.
Jones would snippily say "my name is Chipper" and Piazza would retort "I refuse to call a grown man 'Chipper'"
Another was when he was with the Dodgers, reporters asked him why there was no sense of unity in the clubhouse; "Hard to feel like a team when there's 5 different languages spoken in the clubhouse"
Another was when the Mets were on a flight in 2003 when they started cheering the news that American forces had killed Saddam's sons. Flight attendant asks why all the sudden cheering; Piazza tells her "We got Uday and Kusay!" and the flight attendant says; "I'm sorry, I don't know that much about baseball. Are they any good?". Team burst into loud laughter.
Posted by: kbdabear at January 06, 2016 11:56 PM (F0auy)
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124 Posted by: Thrawn at January 06, 2016 11:55 PM (s87AC)
That would be Salvatore Kohn comrade...
That would be Salvatore Kohn comrade...
Posted by: Sven S Blade a.k.a. El Assassin@sven10077 at January 06, 2016 11:56 PM (g8Hfr)
129
87
I liked Unforgiven far more than Usual Suspects. Much more of a
western fan. That ending was thrill inducing the first time you saw it. I
saw it with a buddy of mine in a dorm room in 93? 94?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 06, 2016 11:53 PM
How long has it been since you've seen both of them?
I liked Unforgiven far more than Usual Suspects. Much more of a
western fan. That ending was thrill inducing the first time you saw it. I
saw it with a buddy of mine in a dorm room in 93? 94?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 06, 2016 11:53 PM
How long has it been since you've seen both of them?
Posted by: otho at January 06, 2016 11:57 PM (EWg9n)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 06, 2016 11:57 PM (voOPb)
131
SMFH, how'd the NYE go?
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 06, 2016 11:57 PM (eQ9Eq)
132
Posted by: eman at January 06, 2016 11:54 PM (MQEz6)
If the Euros I know are any indication, the Germans will still be worried about "global warming" decades after the EU has broken apart and much of Germany resembles Saudi Arabia.
If the Euros I know are any indication, the Germans will still be worried about "global warming" decades after the EU has broken apart and much of Germany resembles Saudi Arabia.
Posted by: Thrawn at January 06, 2016 11:57 PM (s87AC)
133
Lot of reading I couldn't get through. Long list of books, some of which I've read, some of which I'll never read.
Whole lota words on honor.
Whole lota words on honor.
Posted by: A.Smythers, A Celt at January 06, 2016 11:58 PM (uc76U)
134
129
Hmmm, have to be since the 90's.
Hmmm, have to be since the 90's.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 06, 2016 11:58 PM (iHjB5)
135
And otho shows up. That's all we need.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 06, 2016 11:59 PM (eQ9Eq)
136
122 " I forgot what I was going to say."
I'm sure it wasn't important anyway.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 06, 2016 11:54 PM (eQ9Eq)
Actually, it was quite brilliant. So fantastically brilliant that all the world's problems would have been solved and breasts everywhere would have suddenly become 80% perkier.
Damn, what was it?
122 " I forgot what I was going to say."
I'm sure it wasn't important anyway.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 06, 2016 11:54 PM (eQ9Eq)
Actually, it was quite brilliant. So fantastically brilliant that all the world's problems would have been solved and breasts everywhere would have suddenly become 80% perkier.
Damn, what was it?
Posted by: eman at January 06, 2016 11:59 PM (MQEz6)
137
**throws shattered bat at Piazza for getting into the Hall, while I can't**
Posted by: Roger Clemens at January 07, 2016 12:00 AM (H9MG5)
138
Ricardo,
It was good time had by all, and no one doing dumb shit, though I did have to hide a set a keys from one of my daughter's friends.
thathalfrican,
SSDD. But at least I'm still vertical.
It was good time had by all, and no one doing dumb shit, though I did have to hide a set a keys from one of my daughter's friends.
thathalfrican,
SSDD. But at least I'm still vertical.
Posted by: SMFH at January 07, 2016 12:00 AM (ahx2/)
139
Things are too tuff for me tonight. See you tomorrow.
Posted by: andycanuck at January 07, 2016 12:01 AM (DLIIY)
140
"Actually, it was quite brilliant. So fantastically brilliant that all the world's problems would have been solved and breasts everywhere would have suddenly become 80% perkier. "
Please, speak freely.
Please, speak freely.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 07, 2016 12:01 AM (eQ9Eq)
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137 **throws shattered bat at Piazza for getting into the Hall, while I can't**
Posted by: Roger Clemens at January 07, 2016 12:00 AM (H9MG5)
Now, now, Roger, calm down.
Be a good boy and go accidentally sit on that needle.
137 **throws shattered bat at Piazza for getting into the Hall, while I can't**
Posted by: Roger Clemens at January 07, 2016 12:00 AM (H9MG5)
Now, now, Roger, calm down.
Be a good boy and go accidentally sit on that needle.
Posted by: eman at January 07, 2016 12:02 AM (MQEz6)
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129
Hmmm, have to be since the 90's.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 06, 2016 11:58 PM
Revisit them. I can sort of understand how you feel... for no other reason than the 90's was the last decade of great film making in quantity from Hollywood. Alongside other 90's greats, they may have seemed less like masterpieces. Watch them again and I think you'll appreciate them more.
Hmmm, have to be since the 90's.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at January 06, 2016 11:58 PM
Revisit them. I can sort of understand how you feel... for no other reason than the 90's was the last decade of great film making in quantity from Hollywood. Alongside other 90's greats, they may have seemed less like masterpieces. Watch them again and I think you'll appreciate them more.
Posted by: otho at January 07, 2016 12:02 AM (EWg9n)
143
The sword of Pizarro shall silence that foule tongue.
Posted by: Dr. Varno at January 07, 2016 12:03 AM (GdFQh)
144
Actually, it was quite brilliant. So fantastically brilliant that all
the world's problems would have been solved and breasts everywhere would
have suddenly become 80% perkier.
Damn, what was it?
---
Beer?
the world's problems would have been solved and breasts everywhere would
have suddenly become 80% perkier.
Damn, what was it?
---
Beer?
Posted by: Methos at January 07, 2016 12:03 AM (ZbV+0)
145
136
122 " I forgot what I was going to say."
I'm sure it wasn't important anyway.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 06, 2016 11:54 PM (eQ9Eq)
Actually, it was quite brilliant. So fantastically brilliant that all the world's problems would have been solved and breasts everywhere would have suddenly become 80% perkier.
Damn, what was it?
Posted by: eman at January 06, 2016 11:59 PM (MQEz6)
***
Don't make me go all Marathon Man on you....
Remember, you fcker....
Those Bad Idea girls arent going to fap to themselves. (Wish they would, with me watching and maybe lending a hand.)
122 " I forgot what I was going to say."
I'm sure it wasn't important anyway.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 06, 2016 11:54 PM (eQ9Eq)
Actually, it was quite brilliant. So fantastically brilliant that all the world's problems would have been solved and breasts everywhere would have suddenly become 80% perkier.
Damn, what was it?
Posted by: eman at January 06, 2016 11:59 PM (MQEz6)
***
Don't make me go all Marathon Man on you....
Remember, you fcker....
Those Bad Idea girls arent going to fap to themselves. (Wish they would, with me watching and maybe lending a hand.)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at January 07, 2016 12:03 AM (/33sy)
146
"It was good time had by all, and no one doing dumb shit, though I did have to hide a set a keys from one of my daughter's friends. "
That's good, SM.
That's good, SM.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 07, 2016 12:04 AM (eQ9Eq)
147
me thinks that
Europe will see some major changes in 2016.
either the rapists will win, or the locals
Europe will see some major changes in 2016.
either the rapists will win, or the locals
Posted by: Jake at January 07, 2016 12:04 AM (HLUeE)
148
So SMFH a typical life then? Sounds parallel to my life
Welcome to the human race. And I hate f*cking track with a passion
Welcome to the human race. And I hate f*cking track with a passion
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 07, 2016 12:04 AM (voOPb)
149
136 Actually, it was quite brilliant. So fantastically brilliant that all the world's problems would have been solved and breasts everywhere would have suddenly become 80% perkier.
The secret to antigravity, clearly. Keep trying to remember.
The secret to antigravity, clearly. Keep trying to remember.
Posted by: Splunge at January 07, 2016 12:04 AM (iMxBJ)
150
As far as the movie, it's for my horror-writing course. I have to turn in a synopsis and logline Sunday for a 8-11 page short story script, so I'm watching a number of horror movies...for a little bit of inspiration.
Posted by: SMFH
Mebbe too late by now, but Clive Barker Books of Blood short story collection is a wealth of inspiration.
Particularly the story Dread.
Don't bother with the film
Posted by: SMFH
Mebbe too late by now, but Clive Barker Books of Blood short story collection is a wealth of inspiration.
Particularly the story Dread.
Don't bother with the film
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 07, 2016 12:04 AM (9YDUz)
151
And otho shows up. That's all we need.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 06, 2016 11:59 PM
LOL. *blows kisses*
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 06, 2016 11:59 PM
LOL. *blows kisses*
Posted by: otho at January 07, 2016 12:05 AM (EWg9n)
152
121 We killed pretty much all the brave Germans.
Sixty years of peace has turned the rest into marshmallows.
Or, latent courage and rage is just sitting there waiting to be released.
Posted by: eman at January 06, 2016 11:54 PM (MQEz6)
Ruh Roh!
Sixty years of peace has turned the rest into marshmallows.
Or, latent courage and rage is just sitting there waiting to be released.
Posted by: eman at January 06, 2016 11:54 PM (MQEz6)
Ruh Roh!
Posted by: Poland at January 07, 2016 12:05 AM (+lVUW)
153
"Those Bad Idea girls arent going to fap to themselves. (Wish they would, with me watching and maybe lending a hand.)"
Oh, you got me there. What girls?
Oh, you got me there. What girls?
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 07, 2016 12:05 AM (eQ9Eq)
154
It is clear, after reading that list of 100 books, that the author is no less than 14 credits shy of achieving a BA in Comparative Literature.
Posted by: Garrett at January 07, 2016 12:06 AM (RbkZc)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 07, 2016 12:07 AM (eQ9Eq)
156
RK bromacne with our resident Aussie?
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 07, 2016 12:08 AM (voOPb)
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153 "Those Bad Idea girls arent going to fap to themselves. (Wish they would, with me watching and maybe lending a hand.)"
Oh, you got me there. What girls?
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 07, 2016 12:05 AM (eQ9Eq)
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Those poor girls are definitely going to have back problems, and need their Uncle to help them.....
Oh, you got me there. What girls?
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 07, 2016 12:05 AM (eQ9Eq)
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Advertisements for t-shirts with witty sayings..... left-hand side of this smart military blog.
Those poor girls are definitely going to have back problems, and need their Uncle to help them.....
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at January 07, 2016 12:09 AM (/33sy)
158
Okay, here's a "Large Amount of Cash" question for Teh Horde:
I'll inherit modest property in FL in the not-too-distant future, and I'll want to sell the house and land. It's a prime location, but not where I want to live, and the house is an old 1947 Florida House..... in perfect repair, but would just be too much work and expense to modernize or enlarge.
It'll sell in the blink of an eye, as it's in a PRIME neighborhood. Certainly, the buyer will bulldoze it and build a McMansion on the lot.
Figure a quarter mil's worth.
And I'd like 'em to bring that to the closing table, in cash. Seriously. I don't want a Cashier's Check or Electronic Draft.
I want it in cash, I want to secure it in vault(s) of my choosing and location(s), and I want to do as I please with it, in any amount, at any time, and without seeking anyone's permission to do so, whatsoever.
Any ideas for what language or protocols to employ in that quagmire which is the swamp of Real Estate, Banks, Title Companies and their ilk?
I'd rather start learning and planning, now, than be panicked, later.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
I'll inherit modest property in FL in the not-too-distant future, and I'll want to sell the house and land. It's a prime location, but not where I want to live, and the house is an old 1947 Florida House..... in perfect repair, but would just be too much work and expense to modernize or enlarge.
It'll sell in the blink of an eye, as it's in a PRIME neighborhood. Certainly, the buyer will bulldoze it and build a McMansion on the lot.
Figure a quarter mil's worth.
And I'd like 'em to bring that to the closing table, in cash. Seriously. I don't want a Cashier's Check or Electronic Draft.
I want it in cash, I want to secure it in vault(s) of my choosing and location(s), and I want to do as I please with it, in any amount, at any time, and without seeking anyone's permission to do so, whatsoever.
Any ideas for what language or protocols to employ in that quagmire which is the swamp of Real Estate, Banks, Title Companies and their ilk?
I'd rather start learning and planning, now, than be panicked, later.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at January 07, 2016 12:09 AM (McRlu)
159
RK bromacne with our resident Aussie?
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian
We can help with that bromacne.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian
We can help with that bromacne.
Posted by: Broactiv at January 07, 2016 12:10 AM (/FOB4)
160
Jim, how'd you like to invest in a moviemaking venture? ;-)
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 07, 2016 12:11 AM (ntObR)
161
100 Must-Read Books: The Essential Man's Library
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Have read more than half...
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Have read more than half...
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 07, 2016 12:11 AM (yddCj)
Posted by: Andrew Jackson at January 07, 2016 12:11 AM (UOJYi)
163
Hi,
I've been getting up too early to stay for ONT. But I'm here for one more time to ask for prayers for my good friend Gayle. She was diagnosed with Stage 4 ? Brain Cancer, tumor was size of a golf ball & surgeons could only get 80% of it.
She was supposed to start chemo & radiation Monday & her daughter updates longer FB posts that she can't. Monday she wrote it was : "end stage" & I didn't know what she meant.
I hate FB & sent two private messages. She's not having any treatments, after seeking several doctors & may only have 5 weeks to live.
She asked that when I pray, please ask for more time & I responded I'd ask for more quality time.
Please pray for Gayle, to have more time, but only if she can enjoy it.
I wouldn't want prayers to extend my life if I was bedridden or didn't know anyone, etc.
Thank you.
I've been getting up too early to stay for ONT. But I'm here for one more time to ask for prayers for my good friend Gayle. She was diagnosed with Stage 4 ? Brain Cancer, tumor was size of a golf ball & surgeons could only get 80% of it.
She was supposed to start chemo & radiation Monday & her daughter updates longer FB posts that she can't. Monday she wrote it was : "end stage" & I didn't know what she meant.
I hate FB & sent two private messages. She's not having any treatments, after seeking several doctors & may only have 5 weeks to live.
She asked that when I pray, please ask for more time & I responded I'd ask for more quality time.
Please pray for Gayle, to have more time, but only if she can enjoy it.
I wouldn't want prayers to extend my life if I was bedridden or didn't know anyone, etc.
Thank you.
Posted by: Carol at January 07, 2016 12:12 AM (sj3Ax)
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158 Posted by: Jim at January 07, 2016 12:09 AM (McRlu)
Jim understand that getting full price for cash on the barrel head will be hard...
that said short of using a safe deposit box you have a tall order....
even then safe deposit boxes get outed more frequently than one thinks...
unless of course you decide to bank in the Caymans.
Jim understand that getting full price for cash on the barrel head will be hard...
that said short of using a safe deposit box you have a tall order....
even then safe deposit boxes get outed more frequently than one thinks...
unless of course you decide to bank in the Caymans.
Posted by: Sven S Blade a.k.a. El Assassin@sven10077 at January 07, 2016 12:13 AM (g8Hfr)
165
Demon Licker, got to the point where he said 'assault weapons' and bailed out.
Face Culture. Have you seen what I look like?
Of course you haven't. There's a reason I keep my face hidden.
Face Culture. Have you seen what I look like?
Of course you haven't. There's a reason I keep my face hidden.
Posted by: A.Smythers, A Celt at January 07, 2016 12:13 AM (uc76U)
166
I'd rather start learning and planning, now, than be panicked, later.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim
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As you know, a transfer of that kind of money can not happen without the Fed knowing.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim
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As you know, a transfer of that kind of money can not happen without the Fed knowing.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 07, 2016 12:13 AM (yddCj)
167
Jim - The next question is, what are you going to do with the money? Stuffing paper into a mattress may not be a good idea.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 07, 2016 12:15 AM (yddCj)
168
The first part of the problem is how will the buyer withdraw from the bank or otherwise justify having (where did it come from) such a large sum of cash.
Posted by: Ralph at January 07, 2016 12:15 AM (UOJYi)
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166 Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 07, 2016 12:13 AM (yddCj)
It can but you have to be CAIR approved...
no in all candor it *is* a tall order.
It can but you have to be CAIR approved...
no in all candor it *is* a tall order.
Posted by: Sven S Blade a.k.a. El Assassin@sven10077 at January 07, 2016 12:15 AM (g8Hfr)
170
" RK bromacne with our resident Aussie? "
Never ran into bromy. aussie and ontho, yeah.
And ontho ain't worth a shit.
Never ran into bromy. aussie and ontho, yeah.
And ontho ain't worth a shit.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 07, 2016 12:16 AM (eQ9Eq)
171
We are living in the Unimaginative Age. The banality of banality.
Posted by: cm9000 at January 07, 2016 12:17 AM (2TUVm)
172
Uncles to help them. Only by marriage. Or does your family tree look like a power pole?
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 07, 2016 12:17 AM (voOPb)
173
" RK bromacne with our resident Aussie? "
Never ran into bromy. aussie and ontho, yeah.
And ontho ain't worth a shit.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 07, 2016 12:16 AM
Is it the acne? It's the acne, isn't it?
Never ran into bromy. aussie and ontho, yeah.
And ontho ain't worth a shit.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 07, 2016 12:16 AM
Is it the acne? It's the acne, isn't it?
Posted by: otho at January 07, 2016 12:18 AM (EWg9n)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 07, 2016 12:19 AM (eQ9Eq)
Posted by: qdp "still gets blackheads at age 49" steve at January 07, 2016 12:19 AM (ntObR)
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I thought that was Mike Hammer....
Posted by: Ricardo Kill
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Sure, sure, go ahead and make jokes. It's all fun and games until the feral hogs come for you, then you'll wonder why I'm not helping.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill
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Sure, sure, go ahead and make jokes. It's all fun and games until the feral hogs come for you, then you'll wonder why I'm not helping.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 07, 2016 12:20 AM (yddCj)
177
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim ,
Unless you're dealing with drug cartel people, I don't believe anyone will handle that kind of cash. I don't think a home buyer could take 250k out of their own bank account without it being reported to the government.
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim ,
Unless you're dealing with drug cartel people, I don't believe anyone will handle that kind of cash. I don't think a home buyer could take 250k out of their own bank account without it being reported to the government.
Posted by: Poland at January 07, 2016 12:20 AM (+lVUW)
178
Let it go, pizzaface.
Posted by: qdp "still gets blackheads at age 49" steve at January 07, 2016 12:19 AM
LOL.
Posted by: qdp "still gets blackheads at age 49" steve at January 07, 2016 12:19 AM
LOL.
Posted by: otho at January 07, 2016 12:20 AM (EWg9n)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 07, 2016 12:21 AM (eQ9Eq)
Posted by: The Great White Snark at January 07, 2016 12:21 AM (Nwg0u)
181
Seriously, I had to pop out a "cold sore" on my left lower lip just yesterday morning.
Sick of 'em. At this stage i just cut them off with scissors. Painful but gets the job done.
Sick of 'em. At this stage i just cut them off with scissors. Painful but gets the job done.
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 07, 2016 12:21 AM (ntObR)
182
Jim
Inheritance taxes?
Deposits & transfers of $10k at one time kicks bank int notifying IRS
Could always stash money in safty deposit box
But no interest
Probably should talk to a savvy investment advisor
Inheritance taxes?
Deposits & transfers of $10k at one time kicks bank int notifying IRS
Could always stash money in safty deposit box
But no interest
Probably should talk to a savvy investment advisor
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 07, 2016 12:21 AM (voOPb)
183
158
Okay, here's a "Large Amount of Cash" question for Teh Horde:
I'll inherit modest property in FL in the not-too-distant future,
and I'll want to sell the house and land. It's a prime location, but
not where I want to live, and the house is an old 1947 Florida
House..... in perfect repair, but would just be too much work and
expense to modernize or enlarge.
It'll sell in the blink of an eye, as it's in a PRIME neighborhood.
Certainly, the buyer will bulldoze it and build a McMansion on the lot.
Figure a quarter mil's worth.
And I'd like 'em to bring that to the closing table, in cash. Seriously. I don't want a Cashier's Check or Electronic Draft.
I want it in cash, I want to secure it in vault(s) of my choosing
and location(s), and I want to do as I please with it, in any amount, at
any time, and without seeking anyone's permission to do so, whatsoever.
Any ideas for what language or protocols to employ in that quagmire
which is the swamp of Real Estate, Banks, Title Companies and their ilk?
I'd rather start learning and planning, now, than be panicked, later.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at January 07, 2016 12:09 AM (McRlu)
I would suggest you keep no more than $50K in cash, with the rest in metals, rental real estate (near enough for you to attend to), and other tangible items (e.g. -- no lie -- bourbon). Cash is pieces of paper. While better than bits on a hard disk, it's not all that much better. If TSHTF enough that banks are doing bail-ins or such, it'll be easier to get a tree cut down with a case of bourbon than a bunch of Federal Reserve TP.
Okay, here's a "Large Amount of Cash" question for Teh Horde:
I'll inherit modest property in FL in the not-too-distant future,
and I'll want to sell the house and land. It's a prime location, but
not where I want to live, and the house is an old 1947 Florida
House..... in perfect repair, but would just be too much work and
expense to modernize or enlarge.
It'll sell in the blink of an eye, as it's in a PRIME neighborhood.
Certainly, the buyer will bulldoze it and build a McMansion on the lot.
Figure a quarter mil's worth.
And I'd like 'em to bring that to the closing table, in cash. Seriously. I don't want a Cashier's Check or Electronic Draft.
I want it in cash, I want to secure it in vault(s) of my choosing
and location(s), and I want to do as I please with it, in any amount, at
any time, and without seeking anyone's permission to do so, whatsoever.
Any ideas for what language or protocols to employ in that quagmire
which is the swamp of Real Estate, Banks, Title Companies and their ilk?
I'd rather start learning and planning, now, than be panicked, later.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at January 07, 2016 12:09 AM (McRlu)
I would suggest you keep no more than $50K in cash, with the rest in metals, rental real estate (near enough for you to attend to), and other tangible items (e.g. -- no lie -- bourbon). Cash is pieces of paper. While better than bits on a hard disk, it's not all that much better. If TSHTF enough that banks are doing bail-ins or such, it'll be easier to get a tree cut down with a case of bourbon than a bunch of Federal Reserve TP.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 07, 2016 12:22 AM (EzgxV)
184
It can but you have to be CAIR approved...
Posted by: Sven S Blade
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Or be named Clinton.
Posted by: Sven S Blade
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Or be named Clinton.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 07, 2016 12:22 AM (yddCj)
185
121
We killed pretty much all the brave Germans.
Sixty years of peace has turned the rest into marshmallows.
Or, latent courage and rage is just sitting there waiting to be released.
---
Actually, the brave Germans that were left found a way to move to the US.
So I'm in the "Heil Allah" camp.
We killed pretty much all the brave Germans.
Sixty years of peace has turned the rest into marshmallows.
Or, latent courage and rage is just sitting there waiting to be released.
---
Actually, the brave Germans that were left found a way to move to the US.
So I'm in the "Heil Allah" camp.
Posted by: shibumi who is awaiting SMOD at January 07, 2016 12:23 AM (9JJgN)
186
Fucked up again. otho.
Hey, Zeus.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 07, 2016 12:21 AM
*makes drinky, drinky gesture* ... *rolls eyes*
Hey, Zeus.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 07, 2016 12:21 AM
*makes drinky, drinky gesture* ... *rolls eyes*
Posted by: otho at January 07, 2016 12:23 AM (EWg9n)
187
Posted by: Jim at January 07, 2016 12:09 AM (McRlu)
What about renting it?
Steady income. Hire a rent manager to do all the grunt work, then sell it later, if you want.
What about renting it?
Steady income. Hire a rent manager to do all the grunt work, then sell it later, if you want.
Posted by: eman at January 07, 2016 12:23 AM (MQEz6)
188
"Sure, sure, go ahead and make jokes. It's all fun and games until the feral hogs come for you, then you'll wonder why I'm not helping.'
I know you're gonna shoot the pigs, Hammer. They'll come for you too and you like to work that action.
I know you're gonna shoot the pigs, Hammer. They'll come for you too and you like to work that action.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 07, 2016 12:24 AM (eQ9Eq)
189
And I'd like 'em to bring that to the closing table, in cash. Seriously. I don't want a Cashier's Check or Electronic Draft.
Posted by: Jim at January 07, 2016 12:09 AM (McRlu)
One very huge risk with that is if you get pulled over by the cops and they find the cash in the car. Since cops "know" because "war on drugs" and all, you can kiss that large amount of cash goodbye and if you try to get it back, it'll take years and almost as much in legal fees as you lost to get it back.
One regular here who is a cop is a huge fan of civil forfeiture, says basically that anyone carrying large amounts of cash is almost always a drug dealer and if a few innocent folks whom he doubts are innocent lose cash, tough shit, the cops love those new paramilitary toys to play with that your cash buys.
Posted by: Jim at January 07, 2016 12:09 AM (McRlu)
One very huge risk with that is if you get pulled over by the cops and they find the cash in the car. Since cops "know" because "war on drugs" and all, you can kiss that large amount of cash goodbye and if you try to get it back, it'll take years and almost as much in legal fees as you lost to get it back.
One regular here who is a cop is a huge fan of civil forfeiture, says basically that anyone carrying large amounts of cash is almost always a drug dealer and if a few innocent folks whom he doubts are innocent lose cash, tough shit, the cops love those new paramilitary toys to play with that your cash buys.
Posted by: kbdabear at January 07, 2016 12:24 AM (F0auy)
190
Hammer, I know the Fed will know.
But after that, they won't. If it's in a bank, they would continue to know.
I won't even drop hints about securing the stacks, but suffice to say, that's actually the easiest, and discussions and agreements already exist for such.
I just want to walk out of the Title Company or the Bank, from the closing, with a said cash in a discrete bag. I will have hired adequate, bonded, professional security to accompany me to *xyz*, and the cash will be rabbit-holed from there.
I have every legal right to keep a ridiculous amount of cash in my safe at the house, but of course, won't. Dispersal and higher security will come into play, but I won't trust a bank and I won't trust the .fed to not play "gotcha" with who ones the deposits, either.
It's inheritance based, and will be tax free. That's already been very thoroughly vetted by expensive estate, wills & trust attorneys, and the documents have already been drawn up, certified and filed.
Logic? Here's an example. I want to buy a pre-owned, but very substantial sailing vessel for my enjoyment, retirement and probable wanderlust.
Negotiating with cash is massively advantageous there.
And I don't wanna have to go to a bank and BEG to get say, $50k out just to go shopping.
So anyway, back to my question. How to get cash at closing. Can it be done? I don't mind if it's difficult, I can deal with that.
Just want the road map to do it, and I'll be cool with that.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
But after that, they won't. If it's in a bank, they would continue to know.
I won't even drop hints about securing the stacks, but suffice to say, that's actually the easiest, and discussions and agreements already exist for such.
I just want to walk out of the Title Company or the Bank, from the closing, with a said cash in a discrete bag. I will have hired adequate, bonded, professional security to accompany me to *xyz*, and the cash will be rabbit-holed from there.
I have every legal right to keep a ridiculous amount of cash in my safe at the house, but of course, won't. Dispersal and higher security will come into play, but I won't trust a bank and I won't trust the .fed to not play "gotcha" with who ones the deposits, either.
It's inheritance based, and will be tax free. That's already been very thoroughly vetted by expensive estate, wills & trust attorneys, and the documents have already been drawn up, certified and filed.
Logic? Here's an example. I want to buy a pre-owned, but very substantial sailing vessel for my enjoyment, retirement and probable wanderlust.
Negotiating with cash is massively advantageous there.
And I don't wanna have to go to a bank and BEG to get say, $50k out just to go shopping.
So anyway, back to my question. How to get cash at closing. Can it be done? I don't mind if it's difficult, I can deal with that.
Just want the road map to do it, and I'll be cool with that.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at January 07, 2016 12:26 AM (McRlu)
Posted by: The Great White Snark at January 07, 2016 12:26 AM (Nwg0u)
192
how many armed people will you need to guard .25 million, in cash, in Florida?
when the cops find out , when you drive back to TX, they will confiscate it because of current seizure laws...........
when the cops find out , when you drive back to TX, they will confiscate it because of current seizure laws...........
Posted by: Jake at January 07, 2016 12:26 AM (HLUeE)
193
"*makes drinky, drinky gesture* ... *rolls eyes*"
Yeah, it's beddy-beddy time for us NAs.
Tomorrow. Maybe we can figure out the world's issues.
Yeah, it's beddy-beddy time for us NAs.
Tomorrow. Maybe we can figure out the world's issues.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 07, 2016 12:27 AM (eQ9Eq)
194
189
And I'd like 'em to bring that to the closing table, in cash. Seriously. I don't want a Cashier's Check or Electronic Draft.
Posted by: Jim at January 07, 2016 12:09 AM (McRlu)
One very huge risk with that is if you get pulled over by the cops
and they find the cash in the car. Since cops "know" because "war on
drugs" and all, you can kiss that large amount of cash goodbye and if
you try to get it back, it'll take years and almost as much in legal
fees as you lost to get it back.
One regular here who is a cop is a huge fan of civil forfeiture,
says basically that anyone carrying large amounts of cash is almost
always a drug dealer and if a few innocent folks whom he doubts are
innocent lose cash, tough shit, the cops love those new paramilitary
toys to play with that your cash buys.
Posted by: kbdabear at January 07, 2016 12:24 AM (F0auy)
One very scary statistic is that total losses to civil forfeiture in a recent year (2014?) were greater than total losses from burglaries.
And I'd like 'em to bring that to the closing table, in cash. Seriously. I don't want a Cashier's Check or Electronic Draft.
Posted by: Jim at January 07, 2016 12:09 AM (McRlu)
One very huge risk with that is if you get pulled over by the cops
and they find the cash in the car. Since cops "know" because "war on
drugs" and all, you can kiss that large amount of cash goodbye and if
you try to get it back, it'll take years and almost as much in legal
fees as you lost to get it back.
One regular here who is a cop is a huge fan of civil forfeiture,
says basically that anyone carrying large amounts of cash is almost
always a drug dealer and if a few innocent folks whom he doubts are
innocent lose cash, tough shit, the cops love those new paramilitary
toys to play with that your cash buys.
Posted by: kbdabear at January 07, 2016 12:24 AM (F0auy)
One very scary statistic is that total losses to civil forfeiture in a recent year (2014?) were greater than total losses from burglaries.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 07, 2016 12:27 AM (EzgxV)
Posted by: eman at January 07, 2016 12:28 AM (MQEz6)
196
One very scary statistic is that total losses to civil forfeiture in a recent year (2014?) were greater than total losses from burglaries.
Posted by: cthulhu
Easily calculated m'lord.
Posted by: cthulhu
Easily calculated m'lord.
Posted by: Federal economist at January 07, 2016 12:29 AM (9YDUz)
197
Why is it that in America we don't have 1,000,000 Milton Friedmans teaching 1,000,000 grade school classes this simple 10 minute principle in every state of the nation?
We're going to get there some day.
We're going to get there some day.
Posted by: Fritz at January 07, 2016 12:29 AM (BngQR)
198
Jim, no way. You'll have to go with a private sale by owner, as-is. No banks, no escrows, no inspections, title insurance, etc.
You'll have to market it to the local attorneys - they know who has the cash.
Put the property in a trust, conduct the sale into the trust, then buy a small pizza shop, and skim your cash needs off weekly.
You'll have to market it to the local attorneys - they know who has the cash.
Put the property in a trust, conduct the sale into the trust, then buy a small pizza shop, and skim your cash needs off weekly.
Posted by: Jean at January 07, 2016 12:30 AM (fBkaR)
199
Since Meaty ain't looking, it's time to note that Freidman wasn't the author of 'I, Pencil'
Posted by: Federal economist at January 07, 2016 12:31 AM (9YDUz)
200
Ooo! Ooo! Pizza for life!!!!!!!1!
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 07, 2016 12:31 AM (ntObR)
201
I'm just gonna read the post and retire. Y'all make up whatever I would've said in comments for me, okay.
Wait.. wait.. that's a terrible idea. Never mind.
Nighty night, nightcrawlers.
Wait.. wait.. that's a terrible idea. Never mind.
Nighty night, nightcrawlers.
Posted by: mindful webworker - now that we're all here... at January 07, 2016 12:31 AM (ACs58)
202
You want to do all this to buy a boat?
Deposit the check for the house in the bank and then buy the boat.
Make the seller of the boat accept the certified money order.
Deposit the check for the house in the bank and then buy the boat.
Make the seller of the boat accept the certified money order.
Posted by: eman at January 07, 2016 12:31 AM (MQEz6)
203
forfeiture is worse than that; many states shortchange LE budgets with the expectation that the cops make up the difference in seizures. they're not paying for the shiny toys with that money, they're footing the payroll.
Posted by: Grad School Fool at January 07, 2016 12:31 AM (A9KzJ)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at January 07, 2016 12:32 AM (9YDUz)
205
199 Since Meaty ain't looking, it's time to note that Freidman wasn't the author of 'I, Pencil'
Posted by: Federal economist at January 07, 2016 12:31 AM (9YDUz)
Milton said so himself in the video.
199 Since Meaty ain't looking, it's time to note that Freidman wasn't the author of 'I, Pencil'
Posted by: Federal economist at January 07, 2016 12:31 AM (9YDUz)
Milton said so himself in the video.
Posted by: eman at January 07, 2016 12:33 AM (MQEz6)
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I was talking to "Blano" not "Blanco." So maybe confusion has been averted.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 06, 2016 11:45 PM (eQ9Eq)
Nope, no more shootin' since Monday. Work has kept me busy.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 06, 2016 11:45 PM (eQ9Eq)
Nope, no more shootin' since Monday. Work has kept me busy.
Posted by: Blano at January 07, 2016 12:35 AM (C3E0x)
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So anyway, back to my question. How to get cash at closing. Can it be done? I don't mind if it's difficult, I can deal with that.
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*Anything* can be done. Problem here is that there are other parties involved. Seller, agent, lawyer. Most often these days, such things are handled by wire transfer, or certified check. Finding a way around that might be tricky, particularly if the buyer is doing it via a mortgage loan.
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*Anything* can be done. Problem here is that there are other parties involved. Seller, agent, lawyer. Most often these days, such things are handled by wire transfer, or certified check. Finding a way around that might be tricky, particularly if the buyer is doing it via a mortgage loan.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 07, 2016 12:36 AM (RrDm2)
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Why is it that in America we don't have 1,000,000 Milton Friedmans teaching 1,000,000 grade school classes this simple 10 minute principle in every state of the nation?
We're going to get there some day.
Posted by: Fritz
Mostly because you got me working my magic naturally. Now reinforced by every Tom, Dick, and Harry because I'm the lowest common denominator.
We're going to get there some day.
Posted by: Fritz
Mostly because you got me working my magic naturally. Now reinforced by every Tom, Dick, and Harry because I'm the lowest common denominator.
Posted by: Greed at January 07, 2016 12:37 AM (9YDUz)
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Make the seller of the boat accept the certified money order.
Posted by: eman
The seller's wife's divorce lawyer gets a cut, cash is preferred.
Posted by: eman
The seller's wife's divorce lawyer gets a cut, cash is preferred.
Posted by: Jean at January 07, 2016 12:37 AM (fBkaR)
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Guys, you can have your local law enforcement agency certify the source of funds via your real estate closing papers, and post a "Notice to Transport" onto the NCIC computer system, which is the electronic touchstone of every cop, coast to coast.
It's like a passport for you to move a large amount of cash, personally and actually.
Plus, you carry multiple copies of all the closing documents and receipts, all duly certified and notarized.
I can hire off-duty cops or special detail on duty cops in each state along the way to drive escort for me and my "baggage" all the way home.
Or, I can sail nonstop from FL to Galveston. Or charter a small plane.
The seizure aspect is the least of my worries, cause only an amateur throws a bag o' cash into the truck and starts driving.
Avoiding "asset forfeiture" is the easy part, actually.
I just want to NOT have those funds sit in, and be subject to, a bank. Period.
And yeah, there are investments out there, and letting it dry rot in a safe isn't my idea of a growth plan, either.
But neither is letting it convert to bits n' bytes, and wake up one day in shocked wonder, only to discover that the balance is $0.00, because some .fed .fuckwad, decided that day to destroy me.
I'm NOT going to let that scenario play out.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
It's like a passport for you to move a large amount of cash, personally and actually.
Plus, you carry multiple copies of all the closing documents and receipts, all duly certified and notarized.
I can hire off-duty cops or special detail on duty cops in each state along the way to drive escort for me and my "baggage" all the way home.
Or, I can sail nonstop from FL to Galveston. Or charter a small plane.
The seizure aspect is the least of my worries, cause only an amateur throws a bag o' cash into the truck and starts driving.
Avoiding "asset forfeiture" is the easy part, actually.
I just want to NOT have those funds sit in, and be subject to, a bank. Period.
And yeah, there are investments out there, and letting it dry rot in a safe isn't my idea of a growth plan, either.
But neither is letting it convert to bits n' bytes, and wake up one day in shocked wonder, only to discover that the balance is $0.00, because some .fed .fuckwad, decided that day to destroy me.
I'm NOT going to let that scenario play out.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at January 07, 2016 12:37 AM (McRlu)
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Hey, where all da German wimmen at?
Posted by: Sheriff Achmed at January 07, 2016 12:39 AM (RU5ki)
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Withdraw money from banks?
First, keep a cache of metal in a secure location. Use gold chain or denominational coins. Buy over time. My favorite hiding spot is NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!
Second, keep at least five to ten bank accounts. You can draw 500 from each during a limited withdrawal period and get 2500 to 5000. Easy to do in the no frikking interest paid thanks Fed era.
Third, and a last resort, emulate Dillinger. Be sure to use only John Moses Browning (PBUH) designed weapons. Perhaps a little heavy but ultra reliable. Top end probably would be BAR (with thingie that goes up) but M2 would be sweet.
15 years ago I would snicker myself silly but today I think this is common sense. The times,they are a changing.
First, keep a cache of metal in a secure location. Use gold chain or denominational coins. Buy over time. My favorite hiding spot is NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!
Second, keep at least five to ten bank accounts. You can draw 500 from each during a limited withdrawal period and get 2500 to 5000. Easy to do in the no frikking interest paid thanks Fed era.
Third, and a last resort, emulate Dillinger. Be sure to use only John Moses Browning (PBUH) designed weapons. Perhaps a little heavy but ultra reliable. Top end probably would be BAR (with thingie that goes up) but M2 would be sweet.
15 years ago I would snicker myself silly but today I think this is common sense. The times,they are a changing.
Posted by: Man from Wazzustan at January 07, 2016 12:43 AM (FtrY1)
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If its a knock down ... look into forming an LLC with a builder. He finds a buyer, builds the custom house using their down payment, then you and he split the proceeds out of the sale.
This all stays within the LLC/trust, a business. Then work out how you extract the cash. Business's have greater expectations of expenses and cash flow then individuals. You could always buy gold thru the business and sell it off locally for cash. Ive never been asked for id on gold sales of 1-2K.
This all stays within the LLC/trust, a business. Then work out how you extract the cash. Business's have greater expectations of expenses and cash flow then individuals. You could always buy gold thru the business and sell it off locally for cash. Ive never been asked for id on gold sales of 1-2K.
Posted by: Jean at January 07, 2016 12:43 AM (fBkaR)
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I recently had an epiphany about the "malinvestment" that Austrian economists are always talking about. They're always talking about buggy-whip factories that produce goods nobody wants anymore, and how the debt to build such edifices builds-up to unsustainable levels -- forcing a boom-and-bust cycle.
But I have seen the face of malinvestment, and it is not a buggy-whip.....it's a bureaucrat. When I went to the University of Casual Sun-Bathing, there were three teaching faculty members for every administrator....now they're outnumbered. With the current bunch of clusterfucks in Washington, we've taken on trillions of dollars of debt to increase the population of those that incessantly whine about things -- not to mention their travel budgets to fly to Bali or Paris to whine more, or their retirement plans for when they finally set whining aside. We've bought trillions of dollars of Lois Lerners and Jamie Gorelicks and TSA security theater.
And we bought that with promises that people who really produce things are going to pay for them in future exactions. And that's going to go bust very soon.
But I have seen the face of malinvestment, and it is not a buggy-whip.....it's a bureaucrat. When I went to the University of Casual Sun-Bathing, there were three teaching faculty members for every administrator....now they're outnumbered. With the current bunch of clusterfucks in Washington, we've taken on trillions of dollars of debt to increase the population of those that incessantly whine about things -- not to mention their travel budgets to fly to Bali or Paris to whine more, or their retirement plans for when they finally set whining aside. We've bought trillions of dollars of Lois Lerners and Jamie Gorelicks and TSA security theater.
And we bought that with promises that people who really produce things are going to pay for them in future exactions. And that's going to go bust very soon.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 07, 2016 12:44 AM (EzgxV)
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So anyway, back to my question. How to get cash at closing. Can it be
done? I don't mind if it's difficult, I can deal with that.
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*Anything* can be done. Problem here is that there are other parties
involved. Seller, agent, lawyer. Most often these days, such things are
handled by wire transfer, or certified check. Finding a way around that
might be tricky, particularly if the buyer is doing it via a mortgage loan.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 07, 2016 12:36 AM (RrDm2)
Do real estate sales in Florida use an Escrow Agent? If so, make the Escrow guy turn it into suitcases of cash -- that's the sort of shit he's paid to do. But you'd better have damned good security, 'cause running around with suitcases of cash in Florida has a better-than-average chance of attracting the attention of the DEA.
So anyway, back to my question. How to get cash at closing. Can it be
done? I don't mind if it's difficult, I can deal with that.
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*Anything* can be done. Problem here is that there are other parties
involved. Seller, agent, lawyer. Most often these days, such things are
handled by wire transfer, or certified check. Finding a way around that
might be tricky, particularly if the buyer is doing it via a mortgage loan.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 07, 2016 12:36 AM (RrDm2)
Do real estate sales in Florida use an Escrow Agent? If so, make the Escrow guy turn it into suitcases of cash -- that's the sort of shit he's paid to do. But you'd better have damned good security, 'cause running around with suitcases of cash in Florida has a better-than-average chance of attracting the attention of the DEA.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 07, 2016 12:47 AM (EzgxV)
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Hey, where all da German wimmen at?
Posted by: Sheriff Achmed
Your rapes have become tiresome.
Liebe meine Apschminki!
Now is the time on Sprockets when we dance.
Posted by: Sheriff Achmed
Your rapes have become tiresome.
Liebe meine Apschminki!
Now is the time on Sprockets when we dance.
Posted by: Dieter at January 07, 2016 12:48 AM (/FOB4)
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Jim - Well, after you get the money in paper form, regardless of what that paper is, it sounds like a lot of metal is your only choice.
Just using round numbers, gold at $1000/oz. would be 250 oz. = 250/16 = ~ 16 lbs. for a rough number. Problem is, gold is not too easily used for purchases, but it certainly *can* be with a little planning.
I think that getting paid in cash may be the hassle.
Just using round numbers, gold at $1000/oz. would be 250 oz. = 250/16 = ~ 16 lbs. for a rough number. Problem is, gold is not too easily used for purchases, but it certainly *can* be with a little planning.
I think that getting paid in cash may be the hassle.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 07, 2016 12:49 AM (RrDm2)
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qdpsteve, I see no legal reason for you to not take the cashier's check from the close, and cash it at the issuing bank after giving them notice you intend to do so.
afaik, it still ain't against the law to possess cash. Sure, the bank will report it to the gubmint, but so what.
But there are plenty of hazards, most of them from thieving humans. And I can think of a number of forms you might have to fill out someday, where you'd have to declare that cash hoard, thereby letting more people into the know that you possess such a stash.
Here's a recent story about a woman, whose housekeeper found a large gold bar in the woman's deceased husband's place -- Word got out, and the woman and her son were killed and the gold bar is still missing. The bar was worth ~$480k.
http://tinyurl.com/jo9t5gv
afaik, it still ain't against the law to possess cash. Sure, the bank will report it to the gubmint, but so what.
But there are plenty of hazards, most of them from thieving humans. And I can think of a number of forms you might have to fill out someday, where you'd have to declare that cash hoard, thereby letting more people into the know that you possess such a stash.
Here's a recent story about a woman, whose housekeeper found a large gold bar in the woman's deceased husband's place -- Word got out, and the woman and her son were killed and the gold bar is still missing. The bar was worth ~$480k.
http://tinyurl.com/jo9t5gv
Posted by: GnuBreed at January 07, 2016 12:51 AM (gyKtp)
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instead of gold, if thats to Liddy for yah, buy 5.56 or .22lr by the case load and sell them at gun shows. All cash.
But, there will be few buyers willing to bring hard cash to the table. It's too hard to get.
But, there will be few buyers willing to bring hard cash to the table. It's too hard to get.
Posted by: Jean at January 07, 2016 12:52 AM (fBkaR)
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What about to doing a barter deal -- you have your guy survey a few hulls in your price range and see if the owners wanna trade. No real estate agent fee, no banks, just title papers in a lawyers' office.
Posted by: Jean at January 07, 2016 12:54 AM (fBkaR)
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GnuBreed, thanks but I'm not the one getting the cash. Sounds like Jim is. :-)
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 07, 2016 12:55 AM (ntObR)
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Oh great, I just read that the GOPe is trying to get George W. Bush to come out and denounce Trump. Help us, W., you're our only hope!
And China's market just shit the bed again today, dropping 7% and tripping the circuit breakers, halting trading for the day.
And China's market just shit the bed again today, dropping 7% and tripping the circuit breakers, halting trading for the day.
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at January 07, 2016 12:56 AM (dvuhZ)
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Boy, this place is deader than a John Kasich rally.
I kid. I love you all. You're really good people. Very classy. But, c'mon, I mean, it's kinda low energy here tonight. Ted Cruz is a hoser.
I kid. I love you all. You're really good people. Very classy. But, c'mon, I mean, it's kinda low energy here tonight. Ted Cruz is a hoser.
Posted by: Teh Donald at January 07, 2016 12:58 AM (H9MG5)
Posted by: GnuBreed at January 07, 2016 12:58 AM (gyKtp)
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Jim - Well, after you get the money in paper form, regardless of what
that paper is, it sounds like a lot of metal is your only choice.
Just using round numbers, gold at $1000/oz. would be 250 oz. =
250/16 = ~ 16 lbs. for a rough number. Problem is, gold is not too
easily used for purchases, but it certainly *can* be with a little
planning.
I think that getting paid in cash may be the hassle.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 07, 2016 12:49 AM (RrDm2)
They're different ounces. Gold is measured in Troy ounces, which turn into Troy pounds at 12:1. Troy ounces are 480 grains, and a Troy pound weighs in at 373.24 grams. Regular materials are weighed in avoirdupois ounces (437.5 grains) and turn into avoirdupois pounds at 16:1 -- making a pound 453.59 grams.
Thus, the old thing about whether a pound of gold weighs the same as a pound of feathers....er, no -- the feathers weigh substantially more (453.59 grams v. 373.24 grams).
Jim - Well, after you get the money in paper form, regardless of what
that paper is, it sounds like a lot of metal is your only choice.
Just using round numbers, gold at $1000/oz. would be 250 oz. =
250/16 = ~ 16 lbs. for a rough number. Problem is, gold is not too
easily used for purchases, but it certainly *can* be with a little
planning.
I think that getting paid in cash may be the hassle.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 07, 2016 12:49 AM (RrDm2)
They're different ounces. Gold is measured in Troy ounces, which turn into Troy pounds at 12:1. Troy ounces are 480 grains, and a Troy pound weighs in at 373.24 grams. Regular materials are weighed in avoirdupois ounces (437.5 grains) and turn into avoirdupois pounds at 16:1 -- making a pound 453.59 grams.
Thus, the old thing about whether a pound of gold weighs the same as a pound of feathers....er, no -- the feathers weigh substantially more (453.59 grams v. 373.24 grams).
Posted by: cthulhu at January 07, 2016 12:59 AM (EzgxV)
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The good news is that my gold-hiding place is the same as Wazzustan's, and the chances of a cleaning lady finding it are like an old H and R Block joke.
The bad news is that, gold down ten percentish since SPLY and it might not be too bad a time to buy some, you still have to get golf lessons from William deVane.
Gold was maybe a more stable store of value back when only Bond villains and central banks played with it. Familiarity has bred some volability.
The bad news is that, gold down ten percentish since SPLY and it might not be too bad a time to buy some, you still have to get golf lessons from William deVane.
Gold was maybe a more stable store of value back when only Bond villains and central banks played with it. Familiarity has bred some volability.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at January 07, 2016 12:59 AM (xq1UY)
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"Do real estate sales in Florida use an Escrow Agent? If so, make the Escrow guy turn it into suitcases of cash -- that's the sort of shit he's paid to do. But you'd better have damned good security, 'cause running around with suitcases of cash in Florida has a better-than-average chance of attracting the attention of the DEA."
And don't get pulled over on I-95 unless you want a State Trooper stealing your cash under asset forfeiture.
And don't get pulled over on I-95 unless you want a State Trooper stealing your cash under asset forfeiture.
Posted by: Insomniac - Pale Horse/Death 2016 at January 07, 2016 01:00 AM (kpqmD)
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Thus, the old thing about whether a pound of gold weighs the same as a pound of feathers....er, no -- the feathers weigh substantially more (453.59 grams v. 373.24 grams).
I'd still prefer getting hit with a pound of feathers over a pound of gold.
I'd still prefer getting hit with a pound of feathers over a pound of gold.
Posted by: Insomniac - Pale Horse/Death 2016 at January 07, 2016 01:02 AM (kpqmD)
Posted by: Ralph at January 07, 2016 01:03 AM (UOJYi)
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You tell me, where are all the good German men?
Posted by: Helga at January 07, 2016 01:03 AM (UOJYi)
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What you really need to do, Jim, is get the payment for the house in gold, smelt it down, and use it to make door panels for your Rolls-Royce.
Posted by: Auric Goldfinger at January 07, 2016 01:03 AM (EzgxV)
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Gonna call it a night folks. Gotta pop some zits in front of the tube.
Thanks for another night of great chat.
Thanks for another night of great chat.
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 07, 2016 01:03 AM (ntObR)
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I was just reading some more about the rape fest in Cologne. They interviewed a man, a bar bouncer, who was on the scene. Above or in the previous thread, we were wondering where German manhood went. Well, according to that guy, several men did attempt to protect the women and were beaten up themselves.
The bouncer said women ran to him asking him to escort and protect them. He was a big bouncer type apparently.
He also said the cops were overwhelmed, and they couldn't even get the injured to the hospital. Some of the men, trying to protect the women, were severely beaten.
The bouncer said women ran to him asking him to escort and protect them. He was a big bouncer type apparently.
He also said the cops were overwhelmed, and they couldn't even get the injured to the hospital. Some of the men, trying to protect the women, were severely beaten.
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at January 07, 2016 01:04 AM (dvuhZ)
Posted by: Ralph at January 07, 2016 01:04 AM (UOJYi)
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You tell me, where are all the good German men?
Posted by: Helga at January 07, 2016 01:03 AM (UOJYi)
I vish I knew.
You tell me, where are all the good German men?
Posted by: Helga at January 07, 2016 01:03 AM (UOJYi)
I vish I knew.
Posted by: Lili von Schtupp at January 07, 2016 01:05 AM (EzgxV)
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He also said the cops were overwhelmed, and they couldn't even get the injured to the hospital. Some of the men, trying to protect the women, were severely beaten.
Since Germans can own guns, maybe broad swords?
Since Germans can own guns, maybe broad swords?
Posted by: Jean at January 07, 2016 01:06 AM (fBkaR)
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This incident in Cologne is going to turn out to be much bigger and much worse. The media and the German govt. is desperately trying to minimize it.
They were being coy about whether they were recent "refugees" or not -- the last I read said about 14 out 15 they've caught were indeed refugees.
They were being coy about whether they were recent "refugees" or not -- the last I read said about 14 out 15 they've caught were indeed refugees.
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at January 07, 2016 01:07 AM (dvuhZ)
Posted by: Prince Ludwig the #Problematic at January 07, 2016 01:07 AM (/FOB4)
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Short answer, 250 "ounces" of gold would weigh just over 17 pounds "ordinary."
And, according to Chaucer, would drag you Right Down To Hell in a boat.
And, according to Chaucer, would drag you Right Down To Hell in a boat.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at January 07, 2016 01:08 AM (xq1UY)
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This incident in Cologne is going to turn out to be much bigger and much worse. The media and the German govt. is desperately trying to minimize it.
They were being coy about whether they were recent "refugees" or not -- the last I read said about 14 out 15 they've caught were indeed refugees.
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at January 07, 2016 01:07 AM (dvuhZ)
Somebody's gonna make a boatload of money smuggling guns into Germany.
They were being coy about whether they were recent "refugees" or not -- the last I read said about 14 out 15 they've caught were indeed refugees.
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at January 07, 2016 01:07 AM (dvuhZ)
Somebody's gonna make a boatload of money smuggling guns into Germany.
Posted by: Blano at January 07, 2016 01:09 AM (C3E0x)
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What happened to the anti-immigration guy who stabbed the mayor of Cologne?
Posted by: Jean at January 07, 2016 01:09 AM (fBkaR)
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Since Germans can own guns, maybe broad swords?
Posted by: Jean
Halberts?
Posted by: Prince Ludwig the #Problematic at January 07, 2016 01:07 AM (/FOB4)
Halberds were favored by the Swiss. Germans, IIRC, were fans of the war hammer.
Since Germans can own guns, maybe broad swords?
Posted by: Jean
Halberts?
Posted by: Prince Ludwig the #Problematic at January 07, 2016 01:07 AM (/FOB4)
Halberds were favored by the Swiss. Germans, IIRC, were fans of the war hammer.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 07, 2016 01:09 AM (EzgxV)
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Jim wants a boat, wanna see what I can line up at SHOT?
Posted by: Jean at January 07, 2016 01:10 AM (fBkaR)
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You mean I shouldn't go long on Solyndra stocks? Damn.
Yeah, diversification is in the plans, and at this point, I'm not too wrapped around the conventional "investments" axle.
Plus, I do have good friends in the Major Portfolio division of a major investment house. Good advisors, and good guys on the shooting range, too.
It seems that I'll most likely have to deposit it ONCE in a bank account that I own, and then order it as a cash withdrawl with attendant paperwork.
Like I said, I do NOT mind the .fed knowing that I have taken ownership of those funds. They're well under the inheritance tax level, and have no other attachments thereto.
And I'm happy to tell the .fed..... "See it now? Now you don't!", and do with it what I will, thereafter.
Back when I got divorced in '99, I suffered an adverse judgment against one of my ex's debt. All the paperwork went to her, and I was ignorant of it.
Until all my checks bounced one fine day, and I found that my accounts had been seized and cleaned out.
If you've ever had that happen, you'll never let that happen again.
Banks have to choice but to comply with court orders. My goal is to never have more in the bank than is necessary to pay that month's bills. Period.
I'm very happy operating in a cash economy. I prefer it, by far.
And indeed, metals such as brass, copper and lead.....do tend to hold their value, and appreciate smartly at times.
As does booze.
Anyone know the ticker symbol for Val-U-Rite?
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Yeah, diversification is in the plans, and at this point, I'm not too wrapped around the conventional "investments" axle.
Plus, I do have good friends in the Major Portfolio division of a major investment house. Good advisors, and good guys on the shooting range, too.
It seems that I'll most likely have to deposit it ONCE in a bank account that I own, and then order it as a cash withdrawl with attendant paperwork.
Like I said, I do NOT mind the .fed knowing that I have taken ownership of those funds. They're well under the inheritance tax level, and have no other attachments thereto.
And I'm happy to tell the .fed..... "See it now? Now you don't!", and do with it what I will, thereafter.
Back when I got divorced in '99, I suffered an adverse judgment against one of my ex's debt. All the paperwork went to her, and I was ignorant of it.
Until all my checks bounced one fine day, and I found that my accounts had been seized and cleaned out.
If you've ever had that happen, you'll never let that happen again.
Banks have to choice but to comply with court orders. My goal is to never have more in the bank than is necessary to pay that month's bills. Period.
I'm very happy operating in a cash economy. I prefer it, by far.
And indeed, metals such as brass, copper and lead.....do tend to hold their value, and appreciate smartly at times.
As does booze.
Anyone know the ticker symbol for Val-U-Rite?
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at January 07, 2016 01:11 AM (McRlu)
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Raping immigrant issue in Deutchland?
Let loose the skinheads! Full employment for East German youth! Two birds, one stone!
Merkel, sie ist gummikoph! (Pardon my Kraut)
Let loose the skinheads! Full employment for East German youth! Two birds, one stone!
Merkel, sie ist gummikoph! (Pardon my Kraut)
Posted by: Man from Wazzustan at January 07, 2016 01:11 AM (FtrY1)
Posted by: Stringer Davis at January 07, 2016 01:11 AM (xq1UY)
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>>>Since Germans can own guns, maybe broad swords?
Posted by: Jean
Halberts?
Posted by: Prince Ludwig the #Problematic at January 07, 2016 01:07 AM (/FOB4)<<<
Sausage link nunchucks.
Posted by: Jean
Halberts?
Posted by: Prince Ludwig the #Problematic at January 07, 2016 01:07 AM (/FOB4)<<<
Sausage link nunchucks.
Posted by: German ninja at January 07, 2016 01:12 AM (H9MG5)
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Lovely: Welfare Migrant cuts throat of host family's 7-year-old daughter.
http://10news.dk/?p=2165
http://10news.dk/?p=2165
Posted by: Prince Ludwig the #Problematic at January 07, 2016 01:12 AM (/FOB4)
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100 Must-Read Books: The Essential Man's Library
That is an outstanding link. It took a long time to scroll through it. Really beautiful photos of the books, too.
I've read some of them, but probably not enough.
It absolutely needs to be featured in the book thread.
That is an outstanding link. It took a long time to scroll through it. Really beautiful photos of the books, too.
I've read some of them, but probably not enough.
It absolutely needs to be featured in the book thread.
Posted by: rickl at January 07, 2016 01:12 AM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Jean at January 07, 2016 01:13 AM (fBkaR)
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What we need to develop is a castrator device. Something these women can can that will destroy a Muzzie's little Mohammed right then and there. I mean a little device made to absolutely wreck a man's genitals in a gruesome fashion.
Acid or fire, I'm thinking. I mean something that just eats and burns 'em up. Imagine some self-sustaining little exothermic reaction in a base that just sticks to the skin and just burns the hell out of the tissue.
I wonder if something could be improvised, and something that wouldn't be too damn dangerous to carry ( burn a hole in you carrying it easily).
Acid or fire, I'm thinking. I mean something that just eats and burns 'em up. Imagine some self-sustaining little exothermic reaction in a base that just sticks to the skin and just burns the hell out of the tissue.
I wonder if something could be improvised, and something that wouldn't be too damn dangerous to carry ( burn a hole in you carrying it easily).
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at January 07, 2016 01:14 AM (dvuhZ)
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You mean I shouldn't go long on Solyndra stocks? Damn.
Yeah, diversification is in the plans, and at this point, I'm not too wrapped around the conventional "investments" axle.
Plus, I do have good friends in the Major Portfolio division of a
major investment house. Good advisors, and good guys on the shooting
range, too.
It seems that I'll most likely have to deposit it ONCE in a bank
account that I own, and then order it as a cash withdrawl with attendant
paperwork.
Like I said, I do NOT mind the .fed knowing that I have taken
ownership of those funds. They're well under the inheritance tax level,
and have no other attachments thereto.
And I'm happy to tell the .fed..... "See it now? Now you don't!", and do with it what I will, thereafter.
Back when I got divorced in '99, I suffered an adverse judgment
against one of my ex's debt. All the paperwork went to her, and I was
ignorant of it.
Until all my checks bounced one fine day, and I found that my accounts had been seized and cleaned out.
If you've ever had that happen, you'll never let that happen again.
Banks have to choice but to comply with court orders. My goal is to
never have more in the bank than is necessary to pay that month's
bills. Period.
I'm very happy operating in a cash economy. I prefer it, by far.
And indeed, metals such as brass, copper and lead.....do tend to hold their value, and appreciate smartly at times.
As does booze.
Anyone know the ticker symbol for Val-U-Rite?
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at January 07, 2016 01:11 AM (McRlu)
Yeah, basically I see all paper assets as being jointly held with the Feds and a wicked divorce case coming down the pike.
You mean I shouldn't go long on Solyndra stocks? Damn.
Yeah, diversification is in the plans, and at this point, I'm not too wrapped around the conventional "investments" axle.
Plus, I do have good friends in the Major Portfolio division of a
major investment house. Good advisors, and good guys on the shooting
range, too.
It seems that I'll most likely have to deposit it ONCE in a bank
account that I own, and then order it as a cash withdrawl with attendant
paperwork.
Like I said, I do NOT mind the .fed knowing that I have taken
ownership of those funds. They're well under the inheritance tax level,
and have no other attachments thereto.
And I'm happy to tell the .fed..... "See it now? Now you don't!", and do with it what I will, thereafter.
Back when I got divorced in '99, I suffered an adverse judgment
against one of my ex's debt. All the paperwork went to her, and I was
ignorant of it.
Until all my checks bounced one fine day, and I found that my accounts had been seized and cleaned out.
If you've ever had that happen, you'll never let that happen again.
Banks have to choice but to comply with court orders. My goal is to
never have more in the bank than is necessary to pay that month's
bills. Period.
I'm very happy operating in a cash economy. I prefer it, by far.
And indeed, metals such as brass, copper and lead.....do tend to hold their value, and appreciate smartly at times.
As does booze.
Anyone know the ticker symbol for Val-U-Rite?
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at January 07, 2016 01:11 AM (McRlu)
Yeah, basically I see all paper assets as being jointly held with the Feds and a wicked divorce case coming down the pike.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 07, 2016 01:15 AM (EzgxV)
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cthulhu, who gets the kids?
Posted by: Jean at January 07, 2016 01:17 AM (fBkaR)
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rare postage stamps from obscure European micro-state == analog bitcoins
Posted by: Jean at January 07, 2016 01:13 AM (fBkaR)
Don't forget the wine!
Posted by: Jean at January 07, 2016 01:13 AM (fBkaR)
Don't forget the wine!
Posted by: Grand Duchy of Fenwick at January 07, 2016 01:17 AM (vBeA5)
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@251 Legend has it there were Japanese women with slicer-dicer blades concealed in their, ahem, hoo-hahs. From what I've heard of the guilty parties in this instance, you'd have to mount them pretty shallow, sometimes in the wrong'un too.
Hazardous, but potentially rewarding. Kind of a Last-Ditch effort IYKWIM.
Hazardous, but potentially rewarding. Kind of a Last-Ditch effort IYKWIM.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at January 07, 2016 01:18 AM (xq1UY)
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cthulhu, who gets the kids?
Posted by: Jean at January 07, 2016 01:17 AM (fBkaR)
Depends on how long you'velet 'em be indoctrinated had them in public schools.
cthulhu, who gets the kids?
Posted by: Jean at January 07, 2016 01:17 AM (fBkaR)
Depends on how long you've
Posted by: cthulhu at January 07, 2016 01:19 AM (EzgxV)
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Until all my checks bounced one fine day, and I found that my accounts had been seized and cleaned out.
If you've ever had that happen, you'll never let that happen again.
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Amen.
I can't help you one bit, Jim, but wish you luck.
And I'm interested in the replies - I may liqidate one day, and I find this topic interesting.
Now, back to Unforgiven and a fresh bourbon...
If you've ever had that happen, you'll never let that happen again.
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Amen.
I can't help you one bit, Jim, but wish you luck.
And I'm interested in the replies - I may liqidate one day, and I find this topic interesting.
Now, back to Unforgiven and a fresh bourbon...
Posted by: Chi at January 07, 2016 01:19 AM (gQfxF)
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Howdy, beloved Horde!
I've been kind of quiet around here, mostly just because I'm busy with normal life stuff and I don't have much to say. But I've been lurking!
I do have a Horde-source question tonight though. My husband and I have had colds since Sunday. Tonight my husband called me to where he was sitting in front of a space heater and told me he had been feeling cold and having trouble with his head spinning. His pulse, breathing rate, and temperature seem to be within normal parameters. I put my ear on both sides of his back to listen to him breathe and they both sounded he same. (I've never listened to him breathe like that before, so I have no idea if the sound I heard is normal.)
We wondered if he perhaps didn't drink enough fluids today, so he has downed a couple of glasses of water. Does anyone know of anything I should watch for that would indicate he needs medical attention?
Thanks for any knowledge you can share.
I've been kind of quiet around here, mostly just because I'm busy with normal life stuff and I don't have much to say. But I've been lurking!
I do have a Horde-source question tonight though. My husband and I have had colds since Sunday. Tonight my husband called me to where he was sitting in front of a space heater and told me he had been feeling cold and having trouble with his head spinning. His pulse, breathing rate, and temperature seem to be within normal parameters. I put my ear on both sides of his back to listen to him breathe and they both sounded he same. (I've never listened to him breathe like that before, so I have no idea if the sound I heard is normal.)
We wondered if he perhaps didn't drink enough fluids today, so he has downed a couple of glasses of water. Does anyone know of anything I should watch for that would indicate he needs medical attention?
Thanks for any knowledge you can share.
Posted by: Emmie at January 07, 2016 01:19 AM (ffVbD)
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cth -- not one day. Which explains why Im up working at 1AM
Posted by: Jean at January 07, 2016 01:23 AM (fBkaR)
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Howdy, beloved Horde!
I've been kind of quiet around here, mostly just because I'm busy
with normal life stuff and I don't have much to say. But I've been
lurking!
I do have a Horde-source question tonight though. My husband and I
have had colds since Sunday. Tonight my husband called me to where he
was sitting in front of a space heater and told me he had been feeling
cold and having trouble with his head spinning. His pulse, breathing
rate, and temperature seem to be within normal parameters. I put my ear
on both sides of his back to listen to him breathe and they both
sounded he same. (I've never listened to him breathe like that before,
so I have no idea if the sound I heard is normal.)
We wondered if he perhaps didn't drink enough fluids today, so he
has downed a couple of glasses of water. Does anyone know of anything I
should watch for that would indicate he needs medical attention?
Thanks for any knowledge you can share.
Posted by: Emmie at January 07, 2016 01:19 AM (ffVbD)
How old and "at-risk" is he? Were his pupils the same size? Does he have normal dexterity in both hands?
Dehydration, BTW, is a very good preliminary hypothesis. If it's been more than 10 minutes since he chugged the water, is he starting to feel different?
Howdy, beloved Horde!
I've been kind of quiet around here, mostly just because I'm busy
with normal life stuff and I don't have much to say. But I've been
lurking!
I do have a Horde-source question tonight though. My husband and I
have had colds since Sunday. Tonight my husband called me to where he
was sitting in front of a space heater and told me he had been feeling
cold and having trouble with his head spinning. His pulse, breathing
rate, and temperature seem to be within normal parameters. I put my ear
on both sides of his back to listen to him breathe and they both
sounded he same. (I've never listened to him breathe like that before,
so I have no idea if the sound I heard is normal.)
We wondered if he perhaps didn't drink enough fluids today, so he
has downed a couple of glasses of water. Does anyone know of anything I
should watch for that would indicate he needs medical attention?
Thanks for any knowledge you can share.
Posted by: Emmie at January 07, 2016 01:19 AM (ffVbD)
How old and "at-risk" is he? Were his pupils the same size? Does he have normal dexterity in both hands?
Dehydration, BTW, is a very good preliminary hypothesis. If it's been more than 10 minutes since he chugged the water, is he starting to feel different?
Posted by: cthulhu at January 07, 2016 01:25 AM (EzgxV)
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>>>What we need to develop is a castrator device.
Something these women can can that will destroy a Muzzie's little
Mohammed right then and there. I mean a little device made to absolutely
wreck a man's genitals in a gruesome fashion.
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at January 07, 2016 01:14 AM (dvuhZ)<<<
Well, I certainly ain't suggesting the method I've used on little lambs. No way! Nope. Not doing that.
But I do seem to remember alpacas having a vicious tendency to de-nut rival males using their teeth. Don't think it would be a stretch to convince them that a stinky goat humper might be a similar challenger for the affection for the lady alpacas.
Something these women can can that will destroy a Muzzie's little
Mohammed right then and there. I mean a little device made to absolutely
wreck a man's genitals in a gruesome fashion.
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at January 07, 2016 01:14 AM (dvuhZ)<<<
Well, I certainly ain't suggesting the method I've used on little lambs. No way! Nope. Not doing that.
But I do seem to remember alpacas having a vicious tendency to de-nut rival males using their teeth. Don't think it would be a stretch to convince them that a stinky goat humper might be a similar challenger for the affection for the lady alpacas.
Posted by: Mike Rowe at January 07, 2016 01:25 AM (H9MG5)
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I do have a Horde-source question tonight though. My husband and I have had colds since Sunday. Tonight my husband called me to where he was sitting in front of a space heater and told me he had been feeling cold and having trouble with his head spinning.
Thanks for any knowledge you can share.
Posted by: Emmie at January 07, 2016 01:19 AM (ffVbD)
Too much cold medicine can do that to you.
Thanks for any knowledge you can share.
Posted by: Emmie at January 07, 2016 01:19 AM (ffVbD)
Too much cold medicine can do that to you.
Posted by: The Tussin Hat at January 07, 2016 01:26 AM (vBeA5)
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100 Must-Read Books: The Essential Man's Library
Meh. I only looked through the first 20 and quickly came to the conclusion that one could do very well never having read any of them. I couldn't even be bothered with the rest of them.
The Great Gatsby?
For Whom The Bell Tolls?
Dharma Bums?
Puh-leeeease. These books are about as unnecessary as things get.
Meh. I only looked through the first 20 and quickly came to the conclusion that one could do very well never having read any of them. I couldn't even be bothered with the rest of them.
The Great Gatsby?
For Whom The Bell Tolls?
Dharma Bums?
Puh-leeeease. These books are about as unnecessary as things get.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at January 07, 2016 01:27 AM (zc3Db)
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Emmie - how old is he? When I'm sick I down 2-3 1L bottles of Gatorade, plus a near constant mug of tea. Sure sounds like dehydration and a low grade fever. But, it could be a dozen things. Hydrate - with some salts - some Ibuprofen if a fever is bothering him and observe.
I go with Ibuprofen over Tylenol or aspirin so I can put booze in my tea.
I go with Ibuprofen over Tylenol or aspirin so I can put booze in my tea.
Posted by: Jean at January 07, 2016 01:27 AM (fBkaR)
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Too much cold medicine can do that to you.
Posted by: The Tussin Hat
https://youtu.be/OqUmMCb4r-U
Posted by: The Tussin Hat
https://youtu.be/OqUmMCb4r-U
Posted by: Prince Ludwig the #Problematic at January 07, 2016 01:28 AM (/FOB4)
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I do have a Horde-source question tonight though. My husband and I have had colds since Sunday. Tonight my husband called me to where he was sitting in front of a space heater and told me he had been feeling cold and having trouble with his head spinning.
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Better brains then mine will have advice. Is he taking any medications, over the counter or otherwise?
It is *possible* that the spinning is a consequence of a cold-related inner ear problem. Has he ever experienced vertigo in the past... even the distant past?
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Better brains then mine will have advice. Is he taking any medications, over the counter or otherwise?
It is *possible* that the spinning is a consequence of a cold-related inner ear problem. Has he ever experienced vertigo in the past... even the distant past?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 07, 2016 01:29 AM (RrDm2)
Posted by: Jean at January 07, 2016 01:29 AM (fBkaR)
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Emmie.
Get him to drink some PowerAde or other sports drink. Plain water is okay, but if he's dehydrated, he'll need the electrolytes.
Also, if his blood sugar is low, the fastest jolt for that is the clear/colored cake decorating gelatin that comes in the small tubes. Squirt or two of that under the tongue is a near-instant rebound if someone is in diabetic mid-crash.
But if he needs to come around more slowly, then I always suggest bourbon.
It always makes ME feel better, so I recommend it.... I'm generous that way.
Hope he gets well soon!
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Get him to drink some PowerAde or other sports drink. Plain water is okay, but if he's dehydrated, he'll need the electrolytes.
Also, if his blood sugar is low, the fastest jolt for that is the clear/colored cake decorating gelatin that comes in the small tubes. Squirt or two of that under the tongue is a near-instant rebound if someone is in diabetic mid-crash.
But if he needs to come around more slowly, then I always suggest bourbon.
It always makes ME feel better, so I recommend it.... I'm generous that way.
Hope he gets well soon!
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at January 07, 2016 01:30 AM (McRlu)
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Ooops. Pixy cut off the last bit.
Call them "therapy alpacas", and then you can bring them with you anywhere you go.
Call them "therapy alpacas", and then you can bring them with you anywhere you go.
Posted by: Mike Rowe at January 07, 2016 01:30 AM (H9MG5)
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Puh-leeeease. These books are about as unnecessary as things get.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair
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The Catcher in the Rye?
No.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair
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The Catcher in the Rye?
No.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 07, 2016 01:31 AM (RrDm2)
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The Dharma Bums?
No.
No.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 07, 2016 01:32 AM (RrDm2)
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I wanted to talk about Christianity but work rules for bid it. He gave me a book. I'll,give him a book when our biz is finished
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 06, 2016 11:39 PM (voOPb)
Hairy Krishnas are so '70's. Shave 'em, ladies.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 06, 2016 11:39 PM (voOPb)
Hairy Krishnas are so '70's. Shave 'em, ladies.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 07, 2016 01:32 AM (cKwwS)
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The Catcher in the Rye?
No.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 07, 2016 01:31 AM (RrDm2)
Never read it. Couldn't care less about it.
No.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 07, 2016 01:31 AM (RrDm2)
Never read it. Couldn't care less about it.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at January 07, 2016 01:32 AM (zc3Db)
Posted by: Queen Barry I at January 07, 2016 01:33 AM (/FOB4)
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Emmie - as far as meds, I usually let the fever burn and enjoy the hallucinations. Claritin and Mucinex are my current drugs of choice to clear out the pipes. Then Advil/Ibu if I need to drop the fever and function. And, always booze in hot tea.
Posted by: Jean at January 07, 2016 01:33 AM (fBkaR)
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Never read it. Couldn't care less about it.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair
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I have, plus the Kerouac books, plus the Steinbeck books.
The only upside is being able to say that I have.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair
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I have, plus the Kerouac books, plus the Steinbeck books.
The only upside is being able to say that I have.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 07, 2016 01:34 AM (RrDm2)
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The Dharma Bums?
No.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 07, 2016 01:32 AM (RrDm2)
I did read enough of Jack Kerouac (not Dharma Bums) to know that he was a retard who had nothing to say and had a writing style that felt like fingernails on a chalkboard. He was a thoroughly useless human being.
That whole BEAT generation suffered from mediocrity in their "heroes". What a bunch of fucking losers. But they did really think quite a bit of themselves.
No.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 07, 2016 01:32 AM (RrDm2)
I did read enough of Jack Kerouac (not Dharma Bums) to know that he was a retard who had nothing to say and had a writing style that felt like fingernails on a chalkboard. He was a thoroughly useless human being.
That whole BEAT generation suffered from mediocrity in their "heroes". What a bunch of fucking losers. But they did really think quite a bit of themselves.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at January 07, 2016 01:34 AM (zc3Db)
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Early alarm, so I'm off to the snoozer.
Hasta la nite nite, Horde!
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Hasta la nite nite, Horde!
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at January 07, 2016 01:34 AM (McRlu)
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Niters Jim.
Posted by: SMFH at January 07, 2016 01:35 AM (ahx2/)
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I did notice the list maker slipped in some counter-revolutionary texts: 1984, Atlas Shrugged, the Bible, Ben Franklin's Autobiography, some Churchill.
Posted by: Jean at January 07, 2016 01:35 AM (fBkaR)
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>>>The Catcher in the Rye?
No.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 07, 2016 01:31 AM (RrDm2)<<<
Aha! We found one.
No.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 07, 2016 01:31 AM (RrDm2)<<<
Aha! We found one.
Posted by: Patrick Stewart (in Conspiracy Theory) at January 07, 2016 01:35 AM (H9MG5)
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That whole BEAT generation suffered from mediocrity in their "heroes". What a bunch of fucking losers. But they did really think quite a bit of themselves.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair
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There's nothing like a little William S. Burroughs to put you off your feed for a couple of days.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair
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There's nothing like a little William S. Burroughs to put you off your feed for a couple of days.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 07, 2016 01:36 AM (RrDm2)
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But they did really think quite a bit of themselves
Given how little the WW2/Korean generation cared about their whining, its surprising they didnt off themselves.
Given how little the WW2/Korean generation cared about their whining, its surprising they didnt off themselves.
Posted by: Jean at January 07, 2016 01:37 AM (fBkaR)
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I have, plus the Kerouac books, plus the Steinbeck books.
The only upside is being able to say that I have.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 07, 2016 01:34 AM (RrDm2)
Heh. For just such occasions as this thread!
The only upside is being able to say that I have.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 07, 2016 01:34 AM (RrDm2)
Heh. For just such occasions as this thread!
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at January 07, 2016 01:38 AM (zc3Db)
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I did notice the list maker slipped in some counter-revolutionary texts: 1984, Atlas Shrugged, the Bible, Ben Franklin's Autobiography, some Churchill.
Posted by: Jean
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It's not a list without some virtue, but there are some horribly lame books on there. I mean 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance'?
Again, I've read it, but I wouldn't put on any reading list.
Posted by: Jean
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It's not a list without some virtue, but there are some horribly lame books on there. I mean 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance'?
Again, I've read it, but I wouldn't put on any reading list.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 07, 2016 01:39 AM (RrDm2)
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There's nothing like a little William S. Burroughs to put you off your feed for a couple of days.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 07, 2016 01:36 AM (RrDm2)
I'll take your word for it. I will say that he was okay in Drugstore Cowboy. Junkie ex-priest ... it must have been his dream role! Never read any of his stuff. Never even been tempted.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 07, 2016 01:36 AM (RrDm2)
I'll take your word for it. I will say that he was okay in Drugstore Cowboy. Junkie ex-priest ... it must have been his dream role! Never read any of his stuff. Never even been tempted.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at January 07, 2016 01:42 AM (zc3Db)
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All of the Arbs are probably shorting like mad in after-hours trading. They'll make a fcukton of money on opening tomorrow.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 07, 2016 01:44 AM (RrDm2)
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I mean 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance'?
Again, I've read it, but I wouldn't put on any reading list.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 07, 2016 01:39 AM (RrDm2)
I read that one decades ago. What a waste of time.
Again, I've read it, but I wouldn't put on any reading list.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 07, 2016 01:39 AM (RrDm2)
I read that one decades ago. What a waste of time.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at January 07, 2016 01:44 AM (zc3Db)
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Thanks, all. Husband's pupils match, no weakness in arms, face, or legs, no weird pains. He drank water and took a shower to warm up and reports that he feels better.
At this point, I guess we'll just go to sleep and see how he feels in the morning.
Good night, dear ones! Hope your evening is pleasant!
At this point, I guess we'll just go to sleep and see how he feels in the morning.
Good night, dear ones! Hope your evening is pleasant!
Posted by: Emmie at January 07, 2016 01:44 AM (ffVbD)
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The first part of the problem is how will the buyer withdraw from the bank or otherwise justify having (where did it come from) such a large sum of cash.
Posted by: Ralph at January 07, 2016 12:15 AM (UOJYi)
There is no law against having, or withdrawing a large amount of cash; it's just that doing so triggers a "suspicious activity report" which probably never gets read. And if the purpose of the withdrawal is to buy a car, or a house, and title is subsequently transferred, then it all makes sense to the Feds.
Posted by: Ralph at January 07, 2016 12:15 AM (UOJYi)
There is no law against having, or withdrawing a large amount of cash; it's just that doing so triggers a "suspicious activity report" which probably never gets read. And if the purpose of the withdrawal is to buy a car, or a house, and title is subsequently transferred, then it all makes sense to the Feds.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 07, 2016 01:45 AM (cKwwS)
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>>>Now, back to Unforgiven and a fresh bourbon...
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Bourbon?
Why Citizen, that corn can be better used as a gasoline additive, don't you think?
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Bourbon?
Why Citizen, that corn can be better used as a gasoline additive, don't you think?
Posted by: The Ministry of What's Good For You at January 07, 2016 01:45 AM (RU5ki)
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cth -- not one day. Which explains why Im up working at 1AM
Posted by: Jean at January 07, 2016 01:23 AM (fBkaR)
Wise man. I can't help but notice that there's not a word in Article 1, section 8 of the Constitution about education, and that somehow we managed as a nation to avoid having a Federal Department of Education until 1973 and prosper quite nicely. Further, despite a rapid increase in Federal spending (and meddling) since the Department of Education's founding, there have been NO, zero, zip, bupkis, ultimate suckitude, empty set, nada measurable improvements in educational outcomes.
In that it is one of the smallest cabinet-level agencies, with roughly a mere 4,000 pedophiles and Marxists (as well as the occasional clueless bureaucrat trying to keep breathing for a pension) employed there, it would seem like the nation's easiest candidate for institutional nuking. Hit the fire alarm, evacuate the building, lock everyone out, scan all the drives for child-porn and protected personal information (e.g. social security numbers or information about kids) -- and blow EVERYTHING out to the internet. All the little political games, all the little Gramscian memos, all the devious little schemes to milk the American taxpayer for private gain, EVERYTHING. Every paper file goes either to the internet (accounts payable, consulting contracts) or to the flames (personal info on children). Fire everyone; sell all the assets at auction; sell the buildings. Make sure all the kiddie-porn gets prosecuted.
And then ask Congress to stop appropriating funds toward an unconstitutional purpose.
cth -- not one day. Which explains why Im up working at 1AM
Posted by: Jean at January 07, 2016 01:23 AM (fBkaR)
Wise man. I can't help but notice that there's not a word in Article 1, section 8 of the Constitution about education, and that somehow we managed as a nation to avoid having a Federal Department of Education until 1973 and prosper quite nicely. Further, despite a rapid increase in Federal spending (and meddling) since the Department of Education's founding, there have been NO, zero, zip, bupkis, ultimate suckitude, empty set, nada measurable improvements in educational outcomes.
In that it is one of the smallest cabinet-level agencies, with roughly a mere 4,000 pedophiles and Marxists (as well as the occasional clueless bureaucrat trying to keep breathing for a pension) employed there, it would seem like the nation's easiest candidate for institutional nuking. Hit the fire alarm, evacuate the building, lock everyone out, scan all the drives for child-porn and protected personal information (e.g. social security numbers or information about kids) -- and blow EVERYTHING out to the internet. All the little political games, all the little Gramscian memos, all the devious little schemes to milk the American taxpayer for private gain, EVERYTHING. Every paper file goes either to the internet (accounts payable, consulting contracts) or to the flames (personal info on children). Fire everyone; sell all the assets at auction; sell the buildings. Make sure all the kiddie-porn gets prosecuted.
And then ask Congress to stop appropriating funds toward an unconstitutional purpose.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 07, 2016 01:46 AM (EzgxV)
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Bourbon?
Why Citizen, that corn can be better used as a gasoline additive, don't you think?
Posted by: The Ministry of What's Good For You
Harrumph!
Why Citizen, that corn can be better used as a gasoline additive, don't you think?
Posted by: The Ministry of What's Good For You
Harrumph!
Posted by: Corn farmers at January 07, 2016 01:47 AM (/FOB4)
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Those SARs get read ... and correlated with other data. There is a whole building in Bailey Xroads doing it (or outsourcing it to Lexis-Nexis). As long as your not popping smoke in other databases; you should be ok. I'd avoid lots of long distance calls to Syria and making that big withdrawal.
Posted by: Jean at January 07, 2016 01:49 AM (fBkaR)
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"Lovely: Welfare Migrant cuts throat of host family's 7-year-old daughter. "
I'd have to invest in a woodchipper.
I'd have to invest in a woodchipper.
Posted by: Lauren at January 07, 2016 01:49 AM (GZ6Pf)
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There is no law against having, or withdrawing a large amount of cash; it's just that doing so triggers a "suspicious activity report"
Which is a total violation of the 4th. Blatant violation.
which probably never gets read. And if the purpose of the withdrawal is to buy a car, or a house, and title is subsequently transferred, then it all makes sense to the Feds.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 07, 2016 01:45 AM (cKwwS)
It's none of their business to start with. If they can't catch drug dealers actually dealing drugs and murdering people then they ought to leave government and go work somewhere else - some place where unskilled labor is appreciated. They have no right to turn government arms against me because they can't nab criminals.
Which is a total violation of the 4th. Blatant violation.
which probably never gets read. And if the purpose of the withdrawal is to buy a car, or a house, and title is subsequently transferred, then it all makes sense to the Feds.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 07, 2016 01:45 AM (cKwwS)
It's none of their business to start with. If they can't catch drug dealers actually dealing drugs and murdering people then they ought to leave government and go work somewhere else - some place where unskilled labor is appreciated. They have no right to turn government arms against me because they can't nab criminals.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at January 07, 2016 01:49 AM (zc3Db)
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I read Catcher in the Rye and On the Road when I was in college, and was not terribly impressed with either of them.
I'm not much of a reader of fiction, so I haven't read most of the books on the list. But I still think it's a pretty damn impressive list.
Paradise Lost? Leviathan? Animal Farm? The Federalist Papers? That's some pretty high-powered stuff.
No, I haven't read them, either.
I'm not much of a reader of fiction, so I haven't read most of the books on the list. But I still think it's a pretty damn impressive list.
Paradise Lost? Leviathan? Animal Farm? The Federalist Papers? That's some pretty high-powered stuff.
No, I haven't read them, either.
Posted by: rickl at January 07, 2016 01:51 AM (sdi6R)
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They have no right to turn government arms against me because they can't nab criminals.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair
What about turning government arms over to Mexican criminals, to then they turn them against you.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair
What about turning government arms over to Mexican criminals, to then they turn them against you.
Posted by: Eric "Cock" Holder at January 07, 2016 01:52 AM (/FOB4)
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>>>They have no right to turn government arms against me because they can't nab criminals.
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It's a tax!
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It's a tax!
Posted by: Justice John Turncoat Roberts at January 07, 2016 01:53 AM (RU5ki)
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cth- that sounds fun. But every agency has an entrenched mafia supporting it somewhere. You gotta have a plan.
1. Continue to demonize common core, tie it to BigEd
2. Hammer the teachers unions, push down the Hatch rules on them as recipients of federal $$
3. Keep $$$ the same, but block grant the funds with very few strings
4. Take away all their independent authorities: contracting, space, IT, etc. make them use other agencies for these non- essential services. Slowly make them irrelevant.
5. Then kill it.
1. Continue to demonize common core, tie it to BigEd
2. Hammer the teachers unions, push down the Hatch rules on them as recipients of federal $$
3. Keep $$$ the same, but block grant the funds with very few strings
4. Take away all their independent authorities: contracting, space, IT, etc. make them use other agencies for these non- essential services. Slowly make them irrelevant.
5. Then kill it.
Posted by: Jean at January 07, 2016 01:55 AM (fBkaR)
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Lovely: Welfare Migrant cuts throat of host family's 7-year-old daughter. "
I'd have to invest in a woodchipper.
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The nic nonwithstanding may I suggest a diving helmet and a starving rat.
I'd have to invest in a woodchipper.
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The nic nonwithstanding may I suggest a diving helmet and a starving rat.
Posted by: Vlad the Impaler, whittling away like mad at January 07, 2016 02:00 AM (3Mimg)
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197 Why is it that in America we don't have 1,000,000 Milton Friedmans teaching 1,000,000 grade school classes this simple 10 minute principle in every state of the nation?
Posted by: Fritz
Why? Why?
I know your question was rhetorical, but I'll tell you why:
Because Gramscian communists have completely taken over the entire educational system in the United States and ONLY postmodern Marxist shit is allowed in our nation's curriculum.
It's not some random accident that Milton Friedman's brilliant little parable is excluded from the minds of our children, as are any and all equivalently enlightening nuggets of wisdom or patterns of thought. No, there has been a decades-long (successful) campaign to consciously and intentionally weed out every single useful intellectual lesson or moral framework from our public schools so that children can essentially be brainwashed with a thought disorder known as "progressivism."
That's why.
Posted by: Fritz
Why? Why?
I know your question was rhetorical, but I'll tell you why:
Because Gramscian communists have completely taken over the entire educational system in the United States and ONLY postmodern Marxist shit is allowed in our nation's curriculum.
It's not some random accident that Milton Friedman's brilliant little parable is excluded from the minds of our children, as are any and all equivalently enlightening nuggets of wisdom or patterns of thought. No, there has been a decades-long (successful) campaign to consciously and intentionally weed out every single useful intellectual lesson or moral framework from our public schools so that children can essentially be brainwashed with a thought disorder known as "progressivism."
That's why.
Posted by: zombie at January 07, 2016 02:04 AM (jBuUi)
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OK, I've read a whopping 15 out of 100.
But many of those books have been so influential in our culture that I've sort of absorbed them through osmosis.
I took a quiz on the book thread a few months ago about detective novels. I had hardly read any of them, but I got what I thought was a respectable score, considering.
But many of those books have been so influential in our culture that I've sort of absorbed them through osmosis.
I took a quiz on the book thread a few months ago about detective novels. I had hardly read any of them, but I got what I thought was a respectable score, considering.
Posted by: rickl at January 07, 2016 02:05 AM (sdi6R)
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Cool to see a book by Tom Robbins on the list but I preferred Skinny Legs and All to Anther Roadside Attraction.
Posted by: redbanzai at January 07, 2016 02:06 AM (NPofj)
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292...Federal Department of Education...
In that it is one of the smallest cabinet-level agencies, with roughly a mere 4,000 pedophiles and Marxists (as well as the occasional clueless bureaucrat trying to keep breathing for a pension) employed there, it would seem like the nation's easiest candidate for institutional nuking. Hit the fire alarm, evacuate the building, lock everyone out, scan all the drives for child-porn and protected personal information (e.g. social security numbers or information about kids) -- and blow EVERYTHING out to the internet. ...
Posted by: cthulhu
I hadn't even read your comment when I made my comment #302.
Outraged minds think alike!
"...a mere 4,000 pedophiles and Marxists employed there..."
Classic.
In that it is one of the smallest cabinet-level agencies, with roughly a mere 4,000 pedophiles and Marxists (as well as the occasional clueless bureaucrat trying to keep breathing for a pension) employed there, it would seem like the nation's easiest candidate for institutional nuking. Hit the fire alarm, evacuate the building, lock everyone out, scan all the drives for child-porn and protected personal information (e.g. social security numbers or information about kids) -- and blow EVERYTHING out to the internet. ...
Posted by: cthulhu
I hadn't even read your comment when I made my comment #302.
Outraged minds think alike!
"...a mere 4,000 pedophiles and Marxists employed there..."
Classic.
Posted by: zombie at January 07, 2016 02:09 AM (jBuUi)
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cth- that sounds fun. But every agency has an entrenched mafia supporting it somewhere. You gotta have a plan.
1. Continue to demonize common core, tie it to BigEd
2. Hammer the teachers unions, push down the Hatch rules on them as recipients of federal $$
3. Keep $$$ the same, but block grant the funds with very few strings
4. Take away all their independent authorities: contracting, space,
IT, etc. make them use other agencies for these non- essential
services. Slowly make them irrelevant.
5. Then kill it.
Posted by: Jean at January 07, 2016 01:55 AM (fBkaR)
Four thousand employees. And with Arne Duncan's tenure, you know it's chocked to the gills with inflammatory pedophile and Marxist rubbish.....it could be nuked. Get 50-100 kiddie-porn prosecutions going; get the scandals rolling from the self-dealing and the featherbedding; get some blogging on their contemptuous attitude toward taxpayers. You could burn it down.....and what a signal that would send.
cth- that sounds fun. But every agency has an entrenched mafia supporting it somewhere. You gotta have a plan.
1. Continue to demonize common core, tie it to BigEd
2. Hammer the teachers unions, push down the Hatch rules on them as recipients of federal $$
3. Keep $$$ the same, but block grant the funds with very few strings
4. Take away all their independent authorities: contracting, space,
IT, etc. make them use other agencies for these non- essential
services. Slowly make them irrelevant.
5. Then kill it.
Posted by: Jean at January 07, 2016 01:55 AM (fBkaR)
Four thousand employees. And with Arne Duncan's tenure, you know it's chocked to the gills with inflammatory pedophile and Marxist rubbish.....it could be nuked. Get 50-100 kiddie-porn prosecutions going; get the scandals rolling from the self-dealing and the featherbedding; get some blogging on their contemptuous attitude toward taxpayers. You could burn it down.....and what a signal that would send.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 07, 2016 02:16 AM (EzgxV)
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...it'll be easier to get a tree cut down with a case of bourbon than a bunch of Federal Reserve TP.
Posted by: cthulhu
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You think so, huh?
Posted by: cthulhu
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You think so, huh?
Posted by: Mormon Tree Service at January 07, 2016 02:17 AM (sp/Nm)
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Regarding the "castration tool" defensive weapon suggested above, I suppose one could incorporate a Roman candle or a highway flare into an umbrella or walking stick.
But maybe it would be easier to equip an umbrella with a sharp, large hypodermic needle, under a thin metal protective cap. Further down the shaft of the umbrella, near the handle, is placed a CO2 cartridge, as sold for soda siphons. Get attacked by a goblin, jab him hard in the belly with the umbrella point. Thin metal cap is pierced and collpases, needle pierces his abdomen, and fetches up against the boss where the umbrella ribs are hinged, at which point, further pressure jams the CO2 cartridge into its piercing needle, and goblin gets his belly inflated with several cubic feet of icy CO2. Instant severe pain takes him out of fight.
Sure, it's a one-shot, but his buddies, if present, won't know that. Similar devices are made and sold for divers as defense against sharks.
But maybe it would be easier to equip an umbrella with a sharp, large hypodermic needle, under a thin metal protective cap. Further down the shaft of the umbrella, near the handle, is placed a CO2 cartridge, as sold for soda siphons. Get attacked by a goblin, jab him hard in the belly with the umbrella point. Thin metal cap is pierced and collpases, needle pierces his abdomen, and fetches up against the boss where the umbrella ribs are hinged, at which point, further pressure jams the CO2 cartridge into its piercing needle, and goblin gets his belly inflated with several cubic feet of icy CO2. Instant severe pain takes him out of fight.
Sure, it's a one-shot, but his buddies, if present, won't know that. Similar devices are made and sold for divers as defense against sharks.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 07, 2016 02:17 AM (cKwwS)
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OK, since everyone else is doing it, I'll scan the "100 essential books" list and see how many I've actually read:
The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli
1984 by George Orwell
The Republic by Plato
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Call of the Wild by Jack London
Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac
The Iliad and Odyssey of Homer
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
The Art of Warfare by Sun Tzu
The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
Hamlet by Shakespeare
A Farewell To Arms by Ernest Hemingway
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Dafoe
On the Road by Jack Kerouac
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Great Railway Bazaar by Paul Theroux
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
The Bible
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler
The Histories by Herodotus
The Frontier in American History by Frederick Jackson Turner
Let me add 'em up...Hmmmm, 31 books total, out of 100.
Pretty lame, I suppose, but to be frank the Internet is such a lure that all general-interest book reading has ceased since my college days. But 31% on a test is an "F," so I give myself an F.
The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli
1984 by George Orwell
The Republic by Plato
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Call of the Wild by Jack London
Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac
The Iliad and Odyssey of Homer
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
The Art of Warfare by Sun Tzu
The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
Hamlet by Shakespeare
A Farewell To Arms by Ernest Hemingway
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Dafoe
On the Road by Jack Kerouac
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Great Railway Bazaar by Paul Theroux
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
The Bible
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler
The Histories by Herodotus
The Frontier in American History by Frederick Jackson Turner
Let me add 'em up...Hmmmm, 31 books total, out of 100.
Pretty lame, I suppose, but to be frank the Internet is such a lure that all general-interest book reading has ceased since my college days. But 31% on a test is an "F," so I give myself an F.
Posted by: zombie at January 07, 2016 02:20 AM (jBuUi)
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...it'll be easier to get a tree cut down with a case of bourbon than a bunch of Federal Reserve TP.
Posted by: cthulhu
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You think so, huh?
Posted by: Mormon Tree Service at January 07, 2016 02:17 AM (sp/Nm)
Mormons ain't idiots. They can find someone who who'd service some AC for a case of bourbon. And so it goes -- it need never be consumed, but it has well-recognized value.
...it'll be easier to get a tree cut down with a case of bourbon than a bunch of Federal Reserve TP.
Posted by: cthulhu
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You think so, huh?
Posted by: Mormon Tree Service at January 07, 2016 02:17 AM (sp/Nm)
Mormons ain't idiots. They can find someone who who'd service some AC for a case of bourbon. And so it goes -- it need never be consumed, but it has well-recognized value.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 07, 2016 02:23 AM (EzgxV)
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Sure, it's a one-shot, but his buddies, if present, won't know that. Similar devices are made and sold for divers as defense against sharks.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 07, 2016 02:17 AM (cKwwS)
Better yet, carry a semi-automatic pistol. You get much more than one shot.
It's also effective against government officials who make it a crime to carry a semi-automatic pistol.
Sure, it's a one-shot, but his buddies, if present, won't know that. Similar devices are made and sold for divers as defense against sharks.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 07, 2016 02:17 AM (cKwwS)
Better yet, carry a semi-automatic pistol. You get much more than one shot.
It's also effective against government officials who make it a crime to carry a semi-automatic pistol.
Posted by: rickl at January 07, 2016 02:23 AM (sdi6R)
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Best line of any movie ever:
"The one thing I never could stand about living in Santa Carla: All the damned vampires."
"The one thing I never could stand about living in Santa Carla: All the damned vampires."
Posted by: Sharkman at January 07, 2016 02:26 AM (QWtgr)
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1984 by George Orwell
Call of the Wild by Jack London
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
Hamlet by Shakespeare
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Dafoe
On the Road by Jack Kerouac
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Bible
All, or in part. Also Catch-22, and Slaughterhouse 5, which I did not particularly like. And the Naked and the Dead, too. And if one is going to read Huck Finn, why not Tom Sawyer?
1984 by George Orwell
Call of the Wild by Jack London
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
Hamlet by Shakespeare
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Dafoe
On the Road by Jack Kerouac
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Bible
All, or in part. Also Catch-22, and Slaughterhouse 5, which I did not particularly like. And the Naked and the Dead, too. And if one is going to read Huck Finn, why not Tom Sawyer?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 07, 2016 02:26 AM (cKwwS)
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But maybe it would be easier to equip an umbrella with ...
Even easier is to get a small, 1-2oz poly squirt bottle, for cosmetics, and carry it filled 3/4 full with diluted bleach or ammonia ... diluted enough to cause immediate burning of eyes and other mucus membrane areas.
When a fool or 4 get within arm's reach, start squirting ... fear of GOING BLIND is universal. If you have a box-cutter, use it.
Those remaining will likely run. Use your feet on the fools; kick in 'nads, ribs, sides of throats. Collect wallets, pull credit cards, IDs and cash. It seems only fair that they should be rolled.
But maybe it would be easier to equip an umbrella with ...
Even easier is to get a small, 1-2oz poly squirt bottle, for cosmetics, and carry it filled 3/4 full with diluted bleach or ammonia ... diluted enough to cause immediate burning of eyes and other mucus membrane areas.
When a fool or 4 get within arm's reach, start squirting ... fear of GOING BLIND is universal. If you have a box-cutter, use it.
Those remaining will likely run. Use your feet on the fools; kick in 'nads, ribs, sides of throats. Collect wallets, pull credit cards, IDs and cash. It seems only fair that they should be rolled.
Posted by: Arbalest at January 07, 2016 02:27 AM (FlRtG)
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Better yet, carry a semi-automatic pistol. You get much more than one shot.
It's also effective against government officials who make it a crime to carry a semi-automatic pistol.
Posted by: rickl at January 07, 2016 02:23 AM (sdi6R)
Well, if one has a semi-auto pistol available to carry, the "improvised weapon" discussion is moot. I was speaking to the situation faced by German women being harassed by mo-tards.
It's also effective against government officials who make it a crime to carry a semi-automatic pistol.
Posted by: rickl at January 07, 2016 02:23 AM (sdi6R)
Well, if one has a semi-auto pistol available to carry, the "improvised weapon" discussion is moot. I was speaking to the situation faced by German women being harassed by mo-tards.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 07, 2016 02:29 AM (cKwwS)
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Castration device for the ladies.
Pruning shears/secateurs designed to fit around the first joint of a forefinger and thumb concealed in a pair of gloves or mittens. A brass knuckles concept, except the idea is to have a way to scissor unwelcome body pars--fingers, hands, and penises.
Pruning shears/secateurs designed to fit around the first joint of a forefinger and thumb concealed in a pair of gloves or mittens. A brass knuckles concept, except the idea is to have a way to scissor unwelcome body pars--fingers, hands, and penises.
Posted by: Sherry McEvil, Stiletto Corsettes now franchising Lulu Snackbars at January 07, 2016 02:32 AM (kXoT0)
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As to the book list. I never look at those lists because they are usually assembled by folks whose opinion does not matter to me.
Posted by: Sherry McEvil, Stiletto Corsettes now franchising Lulu Snackbars at January 07, 2016 02:34 AM (kXoT0)
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Thirty-six. That is all.
Lists like this one are only designed to start arguments. Or, "conversations," as designated leaders of consciousness-raising sessions used to call it. I wonder if one more generation will even be motivated to make such lists. One lifetime ago, everyone was expected to have a similar list of can't-do-without poetry.
I seldom see poetry anything but mocked around here, and we're the conservatives. Of course, that's because poetry was never anything but bullshit, right? And that classical music, Jeeze.
Lists like this one are only designed to start arguments. Or, "conversations," as designated leaders of consciousness-raising sessions used to call it. I wonder if one more generation will even be motivated to make such lists. One lifetime ago, everyone was expected to have a similar list of can't-do-without poetry.
I seldom see poetry anything but mocked around here, and we're the conservatives. Of course, that's because poetry was never anything but bullshit, right? And that classical music, Jeeze.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at January 07, 2016 02:34 AM (xq1UY)
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Well, if one has a semi-auto pistol available to carry, the "improvised weapon" discussion is moot. I was speaking to the situation faced by German women being harassed by mo-tards.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 07, 2016 02:29 AM (cKwwS)
I know. That's why I included my second sentence.
Well, if one has a semi-auto pistol available to carry, the "improvised weapon" discussion is moot. I was speaking to the situation faced by German women being harassed by mo-tards.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 07, 2016 02:29 AM (cKwwS)
I know. That's why I included my second sentence.
Posted by: rickl at January 07, 2016 02:34 AM (sdi6R)
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And if one is going to read Huck Finn, why not Tom Sawyer?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Same is true of several other authors on the list.
For example, although the Sam Spade character was OK in The Matese Falcon, I much much prefer the Continental Op character that Dashiell Hammett used in most of his short pieces. I read a compilation of Continental Op short stories that was much more enjoyable than the Maltese Falcon.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Same is true of several other authors on the list.
For example, although the Sam Spade character was OK in The Matese Falcon, I much much prefer the Continental Op character that Dashiell Hammett used in most of his short pieces. I read a compilation of Continental Op short stories that was much more enjoyable than the Maltese Falcon.
Posted by: zombie at January 07, 2016 02:35 AM (jBuUi)
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Pruning shears/secateurs designed to fit around the first joint of a forefinger and thumb concealed in a pair of gloves or mittens. A brass knuckles concept, except the idea is to have a way to scissor unwelcome body pars--fingers, hands, and penises.
Posted by: Sherry McEvil, Stiletto Corsettes now franchising Lulu Snackbars at January 07, 2016 02:32 AM (kXoT0)
Except that achmed has his hands on your throat while you are groping for his likely-to-be-tiny unit. Better to be laying the hurt on him before his hands can reach you.
Posted by: Sherry McEvil, Stiletto Corsettes now franchising Lulu Snackbars at January 07, 2016 02:32 AM (kXoT0)
Except that achmed has his hands on your throat while you are groping for his likely-to-be-tiny unit. Better to be laying the hurt on him before his hands can reach you.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 07, 2016 02:35 AM (cKwwS)
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I seldom see poetry anything but mocked around here, and we're the conservatives. Of course, that's because poetry was never anything but bullshit, right? And that classical music, Jeeze.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at January 07, 2016 02:34 AM (xq1UY)
Robert W. Service wrote all the poetry that a civilized man needs to know. Even an anti-Communist poem, The Ballad of Lenin's Tomb.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at January 07, 2016 02:34 AM (xq1UY)
Robert W. Service wrote all the poetry that a civilized man needs to know. Even an anti-Communist poem, The Ballad of Lenin's Tomb.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 07, 2016 02:38 AM (cKwwS)
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Except that achmed has his hands on your throat while you are groping for his likely-to-be-tiny unit. Better to be laying the hurt on him before his hands can reach you.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 07, 2016 02:35 AM (cKwwS)
Good point, but, two gloves going for his eyes, nose, neck--anything that losing a chunk of would incapacitate them. If he has his hands on your throat, the common reaction is to put your hands around his wrists. Even if he has gloves on his hands, a woman should be able to do some damage.
Hat pins may make a comeback. A hat pin is really just a decorative ice-pick.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 07, 2016 02:35 AM (cKwwS)
Good point, but, two gloves going for his eyes, nose, neck--anything that losing a chunk of would incapacitate them. If he has his hands on your throat, the common reaction is to put your hands around his wrists. Even if he has gloves on his hands, a woman should be able to do some damage.
Hat pins may make a comeback. A hat pin is really just a decorative ice-pick.
Posted by: Sherry McEvil, Stiletto Corsettes now franchising Lulu Snackbars at January 07, 2016 02:40 AM (kXoT0)
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317 As to the book list. I never look at those lists because they are usually assembled by folks whose opinion does not matter to me.
Posted by: Sherry McEvi
Compared to the reading lists in modern school, this list is actually quite decent -- 70% of the titles on it are not bad and not politically offensive.
But look at any high school, undergrad or graduate reading list these days and you will be sick to your stomach -- it's all Maya Angelpu, Howard Zinn, Amy Tan, Eldridge Cleaver, Noam Chomsky, etc. -- pure mind poison and tokenist garbage.
Posted by: Sherry McEvi
Compared to the reading lists in modern school, this list is actually quite decent -- 70% of the titles on it are not bad and not politically offensive.
But look at any high school, undergrad or graduate reading list these days and you will be sick to your stomach -- it's all Maya Angelpu, Howard Zinn, Amy Tan, Eldridge Cleaver, Noam Chomsky, etc. -- pure mind poison and tokenist garbage.
Posted by: zombie at January 07, 2016 02:41 AM (jBuUi)
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Robert W. Service wrote all the poetry that a civilized man needs to know.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 07, 2016 02:38 AM (cKwwS)
*slaps face with glove*
Pistols at dawn, sir.
Robert W. Service wrote all the poetry that a civilized man needs to know.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 07, 2016 02:38 AM (cKwwS)
*slaps face with glove*
Pistols at dawn, sir.
Posted by: Rudyard Kipling at January 07, 2016 02:42 AM (sdi6R)
Posted by: zombie at January 07, 2016 02:42 AM (jBuUi)
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Seriously, I expect the reason that poetry gets mocked so much is that most of the poetry to which we were exposed in schools was that selected by the Gramscian Communists to deliberately deconstruct Western culture. So no Kipling, but yes to E.E. Cummings.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 07, 2016 02:42 AM (cKwwS)
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Heck,
I'd bet I'm the least educated Moron here, and even I have read a good 30% plus of zombie's list (didn't even look at the 100 book list).
That doesn't count The Bible & a few others that I started but never read completely.
If it counts for anything, I read Call Of The Wild practically every year. AND I cknsult/peruse The Bible on a regular basis.
That & Anna's book that I just got last week are the only books on my coffee table as I type this.
Feeling kind of good about myself, actually...
I'd bet I'm the least educated Moron here, and even I have read a good 30% plus of zombie's list (didn't even look at the 100 book list).
That doesn't count The Bible & a few others that I started but never read completely.
If it counts for anything, I read Call Of The Wild practically every year. AND I cknsult/peruse The Bible on a regular basis.
That & Anna's book that I just got last week are the only books on my coffee table as I type this.
Feeling kind of good about myself, actually...
Posted by: Chi at January 07, 2016 02:43 AM (gQfxF)
Posted by: Arbalest at January 07, 2016 02:43 AM (FlRtG)
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*slaps face with glove*
Pistols at dawn, sir.
Posted by: Rudyard Kipling at January 07, 2016 02:42 AM (sdi6R)
Heh, I deserved that, although I was being a tad sarcastic. Kipling certainly belongs on the list.
Pistols at dawn, sir.
Posted by: Rudyard Kipling at January 07, 2016 02:42 AM (sdi6R)
Heh, I deserved that, although I was being a tad sarcastic. Kipling certainly belongs on the list.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 07, 2016 02:44 AM (cKwwS)
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Robert W. Service wrote all the poetry that a civilized man needs to know.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 07, 2016 02:38 AM (cKwwS)
*slaps face with glove*
Pistols at dawn, sir.
Posted by: Rudyard Kipling at January 07, 2016 02:42 AM (sdi6R)
I volunteer as Kipling's second, if I can get my ass up that early.
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Robert W. Service wrote all the poetry that a civilized man needs to know.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 07, 2016 02:38 AM (cKwwS)
*slaps face with glove*
Pistols at dawn, sir.
Posted by: Rudyard Kipling at January 07, 2016 02:42 AM (sdi6R)
I volunteer as Kipling's second, if I can get my ass up that early.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 07, 2016 02:45 AM (EzgxV)
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#324 It's not necessarily the politics I object to on book list books, it's the fact that a lot of the books chosen by "experts" are not very well written. My high school had a very tough required reading list for the college prep "track". I remember slogging through Green Mansions and being simply horrified by the writing quality-dense turgid paragraphs with no grace or charm.
Posted by: Sherry McEvil, Stiletto Corsettes now franchising Lulu Snackbars at January 07, 2016 02:47 AM (kXoT0)
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Heck,
I'd bet I'm the least educated Moron here, and even I have read a
good 30% plus of zombie's list (didn't even look at the 100 book list).
That doesn't count The Bible a few others that I started but never read completely.
If it counts for anything, I read Call Of The Wild practically every year. AND I cknsult/peruse The Bible on a regular basis.
That Anna's book that I just got last week are the only books on my coffee table as I type this.
Feeling kind of good about myself, actually...
Posted by: Chi at January 07, 2016 02:43 AM (gQfxF)
I'd bet you're not -- by a long shot. But a lot of your education is ridiculed as "badthink" by The Narrative.
Heck,
I'd bet I'm the least educated Moron here, and even I have read a
good 30% plus of zombie's list (didn't even look at the 100 book list).
That doesn't count The Bible a few others that I started but never read completely.
If it counts for anything, I read Call Of The Wild practically every year. AND I cknsult/peruse The Bible on a regular basis.
That Anna's book that I just got last week are the only books on my coffee table as I type this.
Feeling kind of good about myself, actually...
Posted by: Chi at January 07, 2016 02:43 AM (gQfxF)
I'd bet you're not -- by a long shot. But a lot of your education is ridiculed as "badthink" by The Narrative.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 07, 2016 02:48 AM (EzgxV)
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I've read 1984, but not Animal Farm.
Atlas Shrugged was on the list, but not The Fountainhead or We the Living. I've read all three.
Atlas Shrugged was on the list, but not The Fountainhead or We the Living. I've read all three.
Posted by: rickl at January 07, 2016 02:51 AM (sdi6R)
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#324 It's not necessarily the politics I object to on book list books, it's the fact that a lot of the books chosen by "experts" are not very well written. My high school had a very tough required reading list for the college prep "track". I remember slogging through Green Mansions and being simply horrified by the writing quality-dense turgid paragraphs with no grace or charm.
Posted by: Sherry McEvil, Stiletto Corsettes now franchising Lulu Snackbars at January 07, 2016 02:47 AM (kXoT0)
I remember reading that, but on my own hook, not for school. Obviously never made much of an impression on me. I mistook it for one of Buchan's books, Greenmantle, which is a page-turner.
Posted by: Sherry McEvil, Stiletto Corsettes now franchising Lulu Snackbars at January 07, 2016 02:47 AM (kXoT0)
I remember reading that, but on my own hook, not for school. Obviously never made much of an impression on me. I mistook it for one of Buchan's books, Greenmantle, which is a page-turner.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 07, 2016 02:51 AM (cKwwS)
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OK, I took a look at the list. Several of the ones on the list were books specifically written for men or boys regarding manners and ethics. It would have never occurred to me to read a boy's handbook on manners. I loathed Malcolm X and would never read him.
As for Animal Farm and 1984. I read them in fourth grade. My Mother had to talk to the school librarian to tell her that it was all right for me to check it out and read it.
As for Animal Farm and 1984. I read them in fourth grade. My Mother had to talk to the school librarian to tell her that it was all right for me to check it out and read it.
Posted by: Sherry McEvil, Stiletto Corsettes now franchising Lulu Snackbars at January 07, 2016 02:56 AM (kXoT0)
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#336 1984 that is. I am finally getting a little sleepy, thank the Dear Sweet Lord.
Posted by: Sherry McEvil, Stiletto Corsettes now franchising Lulu Snackbars at January 07, 2016 02:58 AM (kXoT0)
Posted by: Anna Puma at January 07, 2016 02:59 AM (kMyr1)
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I remember several occasions when my mom went into a library and firmly told them that I could check out anything on the shelves.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 07, 2016 03:02 AM (EzgxV)
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Night, folks. I know things are tough for you right now, Sherry. Please hang in there.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 07, 2016 03:02 AM (cKwwS)
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#339 We lived in a sort of rural area where we didn't fall exactly into any of the three towns around us. So Mom would take me to 3 different libraries to get me enough books. All the librarians knew me by name and would save me book.
As to that school librarian and 1984, the librarian said, "She's in the fourth grade. She won't be able to read it or understand it. No child her age can."
Mom looked her in the eye and said, "Sherry can."
As to that school librarian and 1984, the librarian said, "She's in the fourth grade. She won't be able to read it or understand it. No child her age can."
Mom looked her in the eye and said, "Sherry can."
Posted by: Sherry McEvil, Stiletto Corsettes now franchising Lulu Snackbars at January 07, 2016 03:08 AM (kXoT0)
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Was the Boy Scout Handbook on that list?
I've been through it numerous times, cover to cover.
Including a very cool copy from 1940 with Norman Rockwell art on the cover. It even has writing & dates from the original owner from made he achieved certain ranks.
I've been through it numerous times, cover to cover.
Including a very cool copy from 1940 with Norman Rockwell art on the cover. It even has writing & dates from the original owner from made he achieved certain ranks.
Posted by: Chi at January 07, 2016 03:09 AM (gQfxF)
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Yes it is Chi. The first edition one.
Posted by: Hanoverfist at January 07, 2016 03:10 AM (FKHWN)
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Funny that "The Hobbit" is on the list, but not the Lord of the Rings books.
I started "The Hobbit" when I was in college but bailed after about 30 pages. It just didn't interest me at the time. I've never read any Tolkien. He has such a good reputation; maybe I should try it again.
No Heinlein on the list. I've read "Stranger in a Strange Land", but I probably ought to read "Starship Troopers" and "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress".
I started "The Hobbit" when I was in college but bailed after about 30 pages. It just didn't interest me at the time. I've never read any Tolkien. He has such a good reputation; maybe I should try it again.
No Heinlein on the list. I've read "Stranger in a Strange Land", but I probably ought to read "Starship Troopers" and "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress".
Posted by: rickl at January 07, 2016 03:10 AM (sdi6R)
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Night, folks. I know things are tough for you right now, Sherry. Please hang in there.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 07, 2016 03:02 AM (cKwwS)
Thanks, AOP. We are having his Going Away Party on the afternoon of January 17th. He did not want a funeral of any sort, so I told him, "Okay, but, I am having a party in your honor so that we can all raise a toast to you."
So my mind is obsessing over hosting that plus a houseful of guests. The IT professional in me takes over and we are off to the Project Management races.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 07, 2016 03:02 AM (cKwwS)
Thanks, AOP. We are having his Going Away Party on the afternoon of January 17th. He did not want a funeral of any sort, so I told him, "Okay, but, I am having a party in your honor so that we can all raise a toast to you."
So my mind is obsessing over hosting that plus a houseful of guests. The IT professional in me takes over and we are off to the Project Management races.
Posted by: Sherry McEvil, Stiletto Corsettes now franchising Lulu Snackbars at January 07, 2016 03:11 AM (kXoT0)
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#342 Yes. I never read it. I read the old good version of the Girl Scouts Manual. The current one is unfit to be used as anything but scrap paper.
Posted by: Sherry McEvil, Stiletto Corsettes now franchising Lulu Snackbars at January 07, 2016 03:13 AM (kXoT0)
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Of course, that's because poetry was never anything but bullshit, right? And that classical music, Jeeze.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at January 07, 2016 02:34 AM (xq1UY)
Of course poetry is bullshit.
Bullshit
Bullshit is the . . . gentle art,
By which one does . . . dash and dart,
On all topics . . . far apart --
Without meaning . . . from the heart.
(Me, from 1979.)
Posted by: Stringer Davis at January 07, 2016 02:34 AM (xq1UY)
Of course poetry is bullshit.
Bullshit
Bullshit is the . . . gentle art,
By which one does . . . dash and dart,
On all topics . . . far apart --
Without meaning . . . from the heart.
(Me, from 1979.)
Posted by: RickZ at January 07, 2016 03:13 AM (FRDDf)
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Funny that "The Hobbit" is on the list, but not the Lord of the Rings books.
I started "The Hobbit" when I was in college but bailed after about
30 pages. It just didn't interest me at the time. I've never read any
Tolkien. He has such a good reputation; maybe I should try it again.
No Heinlein on the list. I've read "Stranger in a Strange Land",
but I probably ought to read "Starship Troopers" and "The Moon is a
Harsh Mistress".
Posted by: rickl at January 07, 2016 03:10 AM (sdi6R)
I can honestly say that Heinlein has had a major influence on my life. As an amusing aside, when I moved up here, I soon became aware that he lived up the hill about 35 minutes away....and never did a thing about it.
Funny that "The Hobbit" is on the list, but not the Lord of the Rings books.
I started "The Hobbit" when I was in college but bailed after about
30 pages. It just didn't interest me at the time. I've never read any
Tolkien. He has such a good reputation; maybe I should try it again.
No Heinlein on the list. I've read "Stranger in a Strange Land",
but I probably ought to read "Starship Troopers" and "The Moon is a
Harsh Mistress".
Posted by: rickl at January 07, 2016 03:10 AM (sdi6R)
I can honestly say that Heinlein has had a major influence on my life. As an amusing aside, when I moved up here, I soon became aware that he lived up the hill about 35 minutes away....and never did a thing about it.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 07, 2016 03:17 AM (EzgxV)
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Night all.
I like quite a bit of poetry, but, I have to tell you the moment someone tells me in solemn tones,
"I am a SPOKEN WORD ARTIST."
M mind immediately translates that to oh, so, you're a Maya Angelous bullshit artist with probably just as mcuh talent.
I like quite a bit of poetry, but, I have to tell you the moment someone tells me in solemn tones,
"I am a SPOKEN WORD ARTIST."
M mind immediately translates that to oh, so, you're a Maya Angelous bullshit artist with probably just as mcuh talent.
Posted by: Sherry McEvil, Stiletto Corsettes now franchising Lulu Snackbars at January 07, 2016 03:18 AM (kXoT0)
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#342 Yes. I never read it. I read the old good version of the Girl
Scouts Manual. The current one is unfit to be used as anything but
scrap paper.
Posted by: Sherry McEvil, Stiletto Corsettes now franchising Lulu Snackbars at January 07, 2016 03:13 AM (kXoT0)
Gramsci got 'em. There's little (if any) good left.
#342 Yes. I never read it. I read the old good version of the Girl
Scouts Manual. The current one is unfit to be used as anything but
scrap paper.
Posted by: Sherry McEvil, Stiletto Corsettes now franchising Lulu Snackbars at January 07, 2016 03:13 AM (kXoT0)
Gramsci got 'em. There's little (if any) good left.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 07, 2016 03:19 AM (EzgxV)
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I recently discovered James Ellroy and his pulp fiction L.A. Noire genre. Hardly great literature but I'm enjoying the hell out of most of his work so far.
Posted by: Biff Boffo at January 07, 2016 03:20 AM (Y0FCw)
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My 1940 copy says "3rd Edition" so apparently, when BSA first formed, the didn't print the Handbook every year.
And who brought up Unforgiven? Perfect timing, as it came on AMC shortly thereafter. Great flick.
And who brought up Unforgiven? Perfect timing, as it came on AMC shortly thereafter. Great flick.
Posted by: Chi at January 07, 2016 03:23 AM (gQfxF)
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Powerball is up to 675 million. I laughed at people who said it may reach a billion by Sat but it may well indeed reach a billion is ticket sales continue at the same rate. I think it would behoove people to buy kidnap insurance if they win.
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at January 07, 2016 03:28 AM (iQIUe)
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Drudge red: LA TIMES PAGE ONE THURS: Ron Burkle raising campaign funds for candidate OTHER THAN HILLARY... Festering weirdness between California billionaire and Clintons'... Developing...
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I thought this was old news, that back in Dec he said he'd be raising dough for John 'son of a mailman' Kasich. Did I have that wrong?
Drudge red: LA TIMES PAGE ONE THURS: Ron Burkle raising campaign funds for candidate OTHER THAN HILLARY... Festering weirdness between California billionaire and Clintons'... Developing...
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I thought this was old news, that back in Dec he said he'd be raising dough for John 'son of a mailman' Kasich. Did I have that wrong?
Posted by: Lord Obama at January 07, 2016 03:28 AM (MbrzC)
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353 Powerball is up to 675 million. I laughed at people who said it may reach a billion by Sat but it may well indeed reach a billion is ticket sales continue at the same rate. I think it would behoove people to buy kidnap insurance if they win.
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at January 07, 2016 03:28 AM (iQIUe)
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So what you're telling me (before I even bothered to check ) is that I didn't win. .... damn you!!!!
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at January 07, 2016 03:28 AM (iQIUe)
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So what you're telling me (before I even bothered to check ) is that I didn't win. .... damn you!!!!
Posted by: Lord Obama at January 07, 2016 03:29 AM (MbrzC)
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*33rd, dammit
Posted by: Chi at January 07, 2016 03:31 AM (gQfxF)
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222 Oh great, I just read that the GOPe is trying to get George W. Bush to come out and denounce Trump. Help us, W., you're our only hope!
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Oh, yeah cause that's gonna help.
Where do they get these stupid ideas? Is there like box that was filled in like March of last year with suggestions and they just keep pulling random suggestions out and going with them?
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Oh, yeah cause that's gonna help.
Where do they get these stupid ideas? Is there like box that was filled in like March of last year with suggestions and they just keep pulling random suggestions out and going with them?
Posted by: Lord Obama at January 07, 2016 03:32 AM (MbrzC)
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353 Powerball is up to 675 million. I laughed at people who said it may
reach a billion by Sat but it may well indeed reach a billion is ticket
sales continue at the same rate. I think it would behoove people to buy
kidnap insurance if they win.
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at January 07, 2016 03:28 AM (iQIUe)
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So what you're telling me (before I even bothered to check ) is that I didn't win. .... damn you!!!!
Posted by: Lord Obama at January 07, 2016 03:29 AM (MbrzC)
Yup. The same bunch of scamsters and liars that keep bullshitting you about all sorts of government metrics and acts -- you can keep your doctor, etc. -- are telling you that they will actually pay out 5/8 of a billion dollars to some oaf who puts money into a box they totally control. Swearsies.
353 Powerball is up to 675 million. I laughed at people who said it may
reach a billion by Sat but it may well indeed reach a billion is ticket
sales continue at the same rate. I think it would behoove people to buy
kidnap insurance if they win.
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at January 07, 2016 03:28 AM (iQIUe)
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So what you're telling me (before I even bothered to check ) is that I didn't win. .... damn you!!!!
Posted by: Lord Obama at January 07, 2016 03:29 AM (MbrzC)
Yup. The same bunch of scamsters and liars that keep bullshitting you about all sorts of government metrics and acts -- you can keep your doctor, etc. -- are telling you that they will actually pay out 5/8 of a billion dollars to some oaf who puts money into a box they totally control. Swearsies.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 07, 2016 03:34 AM (EzgxV)
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Yup. The same bunch of scamsters and liars that keep bullshitting you about all sorts of government metrics and acts -- you can keep your doctor, etc. -- are telling you that they will actually pay out 5/8 of a billion dollars to some oaf who puts money into a box they totally control. Swearsies.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 07, 2016 03:34 AM (EzgxV)
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Jesus, sounds almost like voting when you put it that way.
But come on ... it's 225mill post tax... and dollar...and a ...oh wait it's powerball and inflation hit some years ago... it's two-dollars and dream...forget the odds are like 1 in 292 million and about the same as saving the nation.
..lol whatever when it's nuts like this I get suckered in for 10$..for a couple minutes of dreams, fk it.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 07, 2016 03:34 AM (EzgxV)
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Jesus, sounds almost like voting when you put it that way.
But come on ... it's 225mill post tax... and dollar...and a ...oh wait it's powerball and inflation hit some years ago... it's two-dollars and dream...forget the odds are like 1 in 292 million and about the same as saving the nation.
..lol whatever when it's nuts like this I get suckered in for 10$..for a couple minutes of dreams, fk it.
Posted by: Lord Obama at January 07, 2016 03:44 AM (MbrzC)
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So what you're telling me (before I even bothered to check ) is that I didn't win. .... damn you!!!!
Posted by: Lord Obama at January 07, 2016 03:29 AM (MbrzC)
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You could have won second prize. I didnt even win that! In CA it is not a million but a percentage of the sales. Usually it increases about 200k a draw. This time it went from about 400k to 1,400,000 which tells you the massive number of tickets that were sold in this state.
"15 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $1,000,000 prize: 1 from California, 1 from Connecticut, 2 from Florida, 1 from Georgia, 2 from Louisiana, 1 from Massachusetts, 1 from Nebraska, 1 from New Mexico (with Power Play), 1 from New York, 1 from Oregon, 1 from Tennessee, 1 from Texas, and 1 from Washington."
Posted by: Lord Obama at January 07, 2016 03:29 AM (MbrzC)
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You could have won second prize. I didnt even win that! In CA it is not a million but a percentage of the sales. Usually it increases about 200k a draw. This time it went from about 400k to 1,400,000 which tells you the massive number of tickets that were sold in this state.
"15 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $1,000,000 prize: 1 from California, 1 from Connecticut, 2 from Florida, 1 from Georgia, 2 from Louisiana, 1 from Massachusetts, 1 from Nebraska, 1 from New Mexico (with Power Play), 1 from New York, 1 from Oregon, 1 from Tennessee, 1 from Texas, and 1 from Washington."
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at January 07, 2016 03:44 AM (iQIUe)
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Yup. The same bunch of scamsters and liars that keep bullshitting you
about all sorts of government metrics and acts -- you can keep your
doctor, etc. -- are telling you that they will actually pay out 5/8 of a
billion dollars to some oaf who puts money into a box they totally
control. Swearsies.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 07, 2016 03:34 AM (EzgxV)
---
Jesus, sounds almost like voting when you put it that way.
But come on ... it's 225mill post tax... and dollar...and a ...oh
wait it's powerball and inflation hit some years ago... it's two-dollars
and dream...forget the odds are like 1 in 292 million and about the
same as saving the nation.
..lol whatever when it's nuts like this I get suckered in for 10$..for a couple minutes of dreams, fk it.
Posted by: Lord Obama at January 07, 2016 03:44 AM (MbrzC)
Yeah, I had a few in as well. We know it's corrupt, but maybe it's less corrupt than everything else.
Yup. The same bunch of scamsters and liars that keep bullshitting you
about all sorts of government metrics and acts -- you can keep your
doctor, etc. -- are telling you that they will actually pay out 5/8 of a
billion dollars to some oaf who puts money into a box they totally
control. Swearsies.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 07, 2016 03:34 AM (EzgxV)
---
Jesus, sounds almost like voting when you put it that way.
But come on ... it's 225mill post tax... and dollar...and a ...oh
wait it's powerball and inflation hit some years ago... it's two-dollars
and dream...forget the odds are like 1 in 292 million and about the
same as saving the nation.
..lol whatever when it's nuts like this I get suckered in for 10$..for a couple minutes of dreams, fk it.
Posted by: Lord Obama at January 07, 2016 03:44 AM (MbrzC)
Yeah, I had a few in as well. We know it's corrupt, but maybe it's less corrupt than everything else.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 07, 2016 03:48 AM (EzgxV)
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at January 07, 2016 03:49 AM (iQIUe)
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/off lord obama sock...didn't notice fking socks always hanging around on me.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/inside-tvs-retrial-oj-simpson-852129
Wait... they want to a show around the OJ trial?
Multiple seasons of it? Da fuk?
I like watched that entire soap opera day in and day out a teen, you know like for realzies, why the hell would I want to watch it again on the fakezies?
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/inside-tvs-retrial-oj-simpson-852129
Wait... they want to a show around the OJ trial?
Multiple seasons of it? Da fuk?
I like watched that entire soap opera day in and day out a teen, you know like for realzies, why the hell would I want to watch it again on the fakezies?
Posted by: ThisBeingMilt at January 07, 2016 03:57 AM (MbrzC)
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I posted it before, but don't know if everyone saw it -- you know, we're not going to be put on cattle-cars and hauled off to the camps.....
They're going to insist that everyone transition over to driverless cabs instead of privately owned automobiles "for safety" -- http://nextbigfuture.com/2016/01/the- days-of-human-driving-are-numbered.html -- and then one day there'll be a software update that puts all the wrongthink people on a detour....or maybe just 10% at a time.....they'll have all your IRS/health/commercial/phone/internet/social media records cross-indexed, so it'll be easy to identify people.
They're going to insist that everyone transition over to driverless cabs instead of privately owned automobiles "for safety" -- http://nextbigfuture.com/2016/01/the- days-of-human-driving-are-numbered.html -- and then one day there'll be a software update that puts all the wrongthink people on a detour....or maybe just 10% at a time.....they'll have all your IRS/health/commercial/phone/internet/social media records cross-indexed, so it'll be easy to identify people.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 07, 2016 03:59 AM (EzgxV)
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First it'll be "for the children"...then it'll be for
"for safety" ..and then come's Hillary's favorite "for the common good".
Um it's pretty easy now, it will not even take all that much to reach the state you describe. Can't wait till ISIS is killing people via hacking their cars, gonna be fun time.
As it is already it getting harder to find a TV that is dumb and doesn't try and phone home, let alone ones that 'could' watch and record your ass.
"for safety" ..and then come's Hillary's favorite "for the common good".
Um it's pretty easy now, it will not even take all that much to reach the state you describe. Can't wait till ISIS is killing people via hacking their cars, gonna be fun time.
As it is already it getting harder to find a TV that is dumb and doesn't try and phone home, let alone ones that 'could' watch and record your ass.
Posted by: ThisBeingMilt at January 07, 2016 04:05 AM (MbrzC)
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First it'll be "for the children"...then it'll be for
"for safety" ..and then come's Hillary's favorite "for the common good".
Um it's pretty easy now, it will not even take all that much to
reach the state you describe. Can't wait till ISIS is killing people
via hacking their cars, gonna be fun time.
As it is already it getting harder to find a TV that is dumb and
doesn't try and phone home, let alone ones that 'could' watch and record
your ass.
Posted by: ThisBeingMilt at January 07, 2016 04:05 AM (MbrzC)
There are better and better tools for monitoring and filtering what you share with the internet all the time. Unfortunately, they're all in Linux and the documentation is written by nerds.
First it'll be "for the children"...then it'll be for
"for safety" ..and then come's Hillary's favorite "for the common good".
Um it's pretty easy now, it will not even take all that much to
reach the state you describe. Can't wait till ISIS is killing people
via hacking their cars, gonna be fun time.
As it is already it getting harder to find a TV that is dumb and
doesn't try and phone home, let alone ones that 'could' watch and record
your ass.
Posted by: ThisBeingMilt at January 07, 2016 04:05 AM (MbrzC)
There are better and better tools for monitoring and filtering what you share with the internet all the time. Unfortunately, they're all in Linux and the documentation is written by nerds.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 07, 2016 04:10 AM (EzgxV)
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I really can't believe I'm seeing < 35$ oil.
Enjoy it while it lasts.
Enjoy it while it lasts.
Posted by: Lord Obama at January 07, 2016 04:10 AM (MbrzC)
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367
I really can't believe I'm seeing < 35$ oil.
Enjoy it while it lasts.
Posted by: Lord Obama at January 07, 2016 04:10 AM (MbrzC)
It's got more downside than up -- I'm thinking $16.
I really can't believe I'm seeing < 35$ oil.
Enjoy it while it lasts.
Posted by: Lord Obama at January 07, 2016 04:10 AM (MbrzC)
It's got more downside than up -- I'm thinking $16.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 07, 2016 04:15 AM (EzgxV)
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Unfortunately, they're all in Linux and the documentation is written by nerds.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 07, 2016 04:10 AM (EzgxV)
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Sure there is...and I do filter at my border, but fucking should have to be that paranoid!
Thankfully I'm a nerd, and I know how to fight with Linux.... at least to do what I need it to.
Wait till your fridge is alerting the store to your eating habbits and throwing up dynamic ads on your fridge, let alone collecting and storing all that data on you. Their coming next year, I was just reading about some fking fridge with cameras in it. Like really? There are days when I think for minute or two, you know some massive EMP bursts really wouldn't be that bad....but then I'm like yeah no, that sh1t would get old real quick even without the chaos.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 07, 2016 04:10 AM (EzgxV)
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Sure there is...and I do filter at my border, but fucking should have to be that paranoid!
Thankfully I'm a nerd, and I know how to fight with Linux.... at least to do what I need it to.
Wait till your fridge is alerting the store to your eating habbits and throwing up dynamic ads on your fridge, let alone collecting and storing all that data on you. Their coming next year, I was just reading about some fking fridge with cameras in it. Like really? There are days when I think for minute or two, you know some massive EMP bursts really wouldn't be that bad....but then I'm like yeah no, that sh1t would get old real quick even without the chaos.
Posted by: Lord Obama at January 07, 2016 04:16 AM (MbrzC)
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I've about had it with the "It's only common sense " line. As soon as O'bozo says it you know he isn't the smartest idiot in the room.
Good morning horde
Good morning horde
Posted by: Skip at January 07, 2016 04:17 AM (KtJ+S)
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It's got more downside than up -- I'm thinking $16.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 07, 2016 04:15 AM (EzgxV)
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Damn.....
Morning Skip
Me.. about off to bed
Posted by: cthulhu at January 07, 2016 04:15 AM (EzgxV)
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Damn.....
Morning Skip
Me.. about off to bed
Posted by: Lord Obama at January 07, 2016 04:27 AM (MbrzC)
372
369
Unfortunately, they're all in Linux and the documentation is written by nerds.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 07, 2016 04:10 AM (EzgxV)
---
Sure there is...and I do filter at my border, but fucking should have to be that paranoid!
Thankfully I'm a nerd, and I know how to fight with Linux.... at least to do what I need it to.
Wait till your fridge is alerting the store to your eating habbits
and throwing up dynamic ads on your fridge, let alone collecting and
storing all that data on you. Their coming next year, I was just
reading about some fking fridge with cameras in it. Like really? There
are days when I think for minute or two, you know some massive EMP
bursts really wouldn't be that bad....but then I'm like yeah no, that
sh1t would get old real quick even without the chaos.
Posted by: Lord Obama at January 07, 2016 04:16 AM (MbrzC)
At least with Linux, I feel like I'm in charge of my own destiny. I can drill down into anything until I hit metal. And if I'm feeling paranoid, I can drill into that -- I don't have to rely on some OS's reliance on MD5 (blown) or SHA-1 (~$70K to decrypt privately, widely assumed to be blown for NSA) to know what's what.
Unfortunately, they're all in Linux and the documentation is written by nerds.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 07, 2016 04:10 AM (EzgxV)
---
Sure there is...and I do filter at my border, but fucking should have to be that paranoid!
Thankfully I'm a nerd, and I know how to fight with Linux.... at least to do what I need it to.
Wait till your fridge is alerting the store to your eating habbits
and throwing up dynamic ads on your fridge, let alone collecting and
storing all that data on you. Their coming next year, I was just
reading about some fking fridge with cameras in it. Like really? There
are days when I think for minute or two, you know some massive EMP
bursts really wouldn't be that bad....but then I'm like yeah no, that
sh1t would get old real quick even without the chaos.
Posted by: Lord Obama at January 07, 2016 04:16 AM (MbrzC)
At least with Linux, I feel like I'm in charge of my own destiny. I can drill down into anything until I hit metal. And if I'm feeling paranoid, I can drill into that -- I don't have to rely on some OS's reliance on MD5 (blown) or SHA-1 (~$70K to decrypt privately, widely assumed to be blown for NSA) to know what's what.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 07, 2016 04:27 AM (EzgxV)
373
At least with Linux, I feel like I'm in charge of my own destiny. I can drill down into anything until I hit metal. And if I'm feeling paranoid, I can drill into that -- I don't have to rely on some OS's reliance on MD5 (blown) or SHA-1 (~$70K to decrypt privately, widely assumed to be blown for NSA) to know what's what.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 07, 2016 04:27 AM (EzgxV)
systemd
Posted by: cthulhu at January 07, 2016 04:27 AM (EzgxV)
systemd
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at January 07, 2016 04:33 AM (bLnSU)
374
Mom looked her in the eye and said, "Sherry can."
Posted by: Sherry McEvil, Stiletto Corsettes now franchising Lulu Snackbars at January 07, 2016 03:08 AM (kXoT0)
*snif*
Posted by: Sherry McEvil, Stiletto Corsettes now franchising Lulu Snackbars at January 07, 2016 03:08 AM (kXoT0)
*snif*
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at January 07, 2016 04:35 AM (bLnSU)
375
373
At least with Linux, I feel like I'm in charge of my own destiny. I
can drill down into anything until I hit metal. And if I'm feeling
paranoid, I can drill into that -- I don't have to rely on some OS's
reliance on MD5 (blown) or SHA-1 (~$70K to decrypt privately, widely
assumed to be blown for NSA) to know what's what.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 07, 2016 04:27 AM (EzgxV)
systemd
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at January 07, 2016 04:33 AM (bLnSU)
Yeah, I'm still not all that sure about systemd. It's starting to creep into the systems I use, but I'm still not comfy with it.
At least with Linux, I feel like I'm in charge of my own destiny. I
can drill down into anything until I hit metal. And if I'm feeling
paranoid, I can drill into that -- I don't have to rely on some OS's
reliance on MD5 (blown) or SHA-1 (~$70K to decrypt privately, widely
assumed to be blown for NSA) to know what's what.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 07, 2016 04:27 AM (EzgxV)
systemd
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at January 07, 2016 04:33 AM (bLnSU)
Yeah, I'm still not all that sure about systemd. It's starting to creep into the systems I use, but I'm still not comfy with it.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 07, 2016 04:40 AM (EzgxV)
376
I've read quite a few of the 100 books, but does seeing the movies count for the ones I haven't?
Posted by: Skip at January 07, 2016 04:41 AM (KtJ+S)
377
Yeah, I'm still not all that sure about systemd. It's starting to creep into the systems I use, but I'm still not comfy with it.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 07, 2016 04:40 AM (EzgxV)
I actually hope that init survives as a fork (or as part of distros that fork from systemd), even though I hate it.
I hate systemd too. But the different ways it is stupid is actually pushing Linux toward Windows, which I also hate, but it causes me less grief.
So I will probably use a systemd variant, even though I want init to stay around as an option, exactly because you can drill down through and control every detail.
Posted by: cthulhu at January 07, 2016 04:40 AM (EzgxV)
I actually hope that init survives as a fork (or as part of distros that fork from systemd), even though I hate it.
I hate systemd too. But the different ways it is stupid is actually pushing Linux toward Windows, which I also hate, but it causes me less grief.
So I will probably use a systemd variant, even though I want init to stay around as an option, exactly because you can drill down through and control every detail.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at January 07, 2016 04:47 AM (bLnSU)
378
P.S. the devs missed a HUGE opportunity when they named systemd and did not create a name whose acronym was MCP.
That would have been an awesome troll.
That would have been an awesome troll.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at January 07, 2016 04:51 AM (bLnSU)
379
Morning, Peeps.
Posted by: fluffy at January 07, 2016 05:40 AM (AfsKp)
380
Lordy. The bored cops in my town just came banging on my door. Thought someone had died. No, they just wanted to tell me that my car door was open. Apparently my 5 year old forgot to shut it when he went out to grab something last night.
Posted by: Lauren at January 07, 2016 06:13 AM (LzzEz)
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That essay on Southern honor was interesting, BUT. . . I skimmed the end for time's sake. I will read more later.
I didn't see anything about religion there. The South is the Bible Belt, and doesn't that count for anything in the honor idea?
The Scotch-Irish brought with them some particular beliefs that already had profoundly affected the philosophies that pretty much formed Western Civilization.
I didn't see anything about religion there. The South is the Bible Belt, and doesn't that count for anything in the honor idea?
The Scotch-Irish brought with them some particular beliefs that already had profoundly affected the philosophies that pretty much formed Western Civilization.
Posted by: A Southerner of Honor at January 07, 2016 07:16 AM (26e2V)
382
Observation:
None of Friedman's books, even simple ones like Capitalism and Freedom, are on that list of 100 must haves.
Sorry, but I'd put Friedman in front of just about anything else on that list.
None of Friedman's books, even simple ones like Capitalism and Freedom, are on that list of 100 must haves.
Sorry, but I'd put Friedman in front of just about anything else on that list.
Posted by: RobM1981 at January 07, 2016 11:13 AM (zurJC)
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