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Illinois Supreme Court: Why Yes The State Constitution is a Suicide Pact The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a plan to cut future retirement benefits and boost employee contributions for Chicago city workers, undercutting a pillar of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's strategy to stabilize one of the nation's most troubled pension systems. Brussels Cancels 'March Against Fear' Due to Security Concerns Muslim Newsagent Asad Shaw Wishes Happy Easter to Britain on His Facebook Page GOOD FRIDAY AND VERY HAPPY EASTER, ESPECIALLY TO MY BELOVED CHRISTIAN NATION X! BISMILLAH... Four hours later he was stomped to death in Glasgow by his coreligionists. Easter Greetings From the Taliban Why The Belgians Only Questioned Abdeslam For One Hour Over Four Days Belgian police questioned prime terror suspect Salah Abdeslam for just one hour between his arrest on Friday and the devastating Brussels attacks four days later because he was 'tired', raising fears that they missed the chance to stop the atrocities. Pope Francis Washes the Feet of Muslim Refugees, Blames Weapons Manufacturers for Brussels Attack "Three days ago, there was a gesture of war, of destruction, in a city of Europe by people who don't want to live in peace," he said. "Behind that gesture there were arms manufacturers, arms traffickers, who want blood, not peace, who want war, not brotherhood," he said. Note that the attacks were all bombings using home-made explosives. Sadly we seem to be stuck with a pope who's just not up to the demands of the times, preferring instead to pursue his usual leftist hobby-horses. Meanwhile the New York Times publishes a helpful instructional guide for how to manufacture your own TATP explosives. Le Shock: Rolling Stone Rape Hoaxer 'Jackie' Doesn't Want to Answer Questions Anymore The woman known as Jackie who shocked the world with her lurid tale of being gang-raped at a University of Virginia fraternity party doesn't want to answer any more questions as part of a lawsuit. Snopes Lamely Tries to Exonerate Emory Crybullies, Gets Facts Wrong WHAT'S TRUE: Students at Emory University gathered in protest after pro-Trump graffiti appeared overnight; administrators investigated the graffiti as it appeared outside designated areas for chalk markings. Well Snopes doesn't outright lie but they do always give the benefit of the doubt to the left in any way they can. Maryland Considers Removing the Phrase "Northern Scum" from Its State Song Garry Shandling's Benevolent Spirit And then I looked at the empty seat next to me and it dawned on me. My seatmate for the next six hours was going to be the man whose hair style I had tried to copy through most of high school, with much hair mousse and little success. The man I wanted to be if I ever grew up, because he made people laugh while he told them the truth, which, back in the late eighties and early nineties, was still a novelty. Bat Boy - The Movie Coming Soon Judi Dench, Helen Mirren and Diana Rigg in 1968 - All Naked So don't say I never gave you nothing. Weekly Commenter Standings Top 10 commenters: Top 10 sockpuppeteers: The group. Banned on 12 universities. Where it's at - the Twitter Safe Zone Tonight's post brought to you by that poster: Notice: Posted by permission of AceCorp LLC. Please e-mail overnight open thread tips to maetenloch at gmail. Otherwise send tips to Ace who will sell them to the highest bidder at other blogs. It's the smart move. Comments(Jump to bottom of comments)1
Nombre Uno?
Posted by: Tim in GA at March 27, 2016 10:33 PM (7uCni) Posted by: Ralph at March 27, 2016 10:34 PM (ngJq0) 3
Maybe Kneel DeClasse TiESun really did get buried in the rubble of the Batman vs Superman fight... and is feeling a wee bit miffed.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 27, 2016 10:35 PM (2PZWx) 4
Howdy....
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 27, 2016 10:36 PM (4p7qc) 5
Evenin' everyone.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at March 27, 2016 10:36 PM (YJmuy) Posted by: Anna Puma at March 27, 2016 10:37 PM (2PZWx) 7
Woot!
Posted by: bill-o at March 27, 2016 10:37 PM (AWwDY) Posted by: Arbalest at March 27, 2016 10:37 PM (FlRtG) 9
finally.
Posted by: chavez the hugo at March 27, 2016 10:37 PM (ucDmr) 10
Evening horde.
How did that dumb shit NDGT jump on the scene? Also, great to hear that about Shandling. For some reason he always (in my mind I guess) seemed like he'd be a prick. Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at March 27, 2016 10:39 PM (hlMPp) 11
Howdy, horde.
Posted by: Lauren at March 27, 2016 10:39 PM (4h3+M) 12
>>>Illinois Supreme Court: Why Yes The State Constitution Is a Suicide Pact
And that is exactly what a Supreme Court is supposed to do when faced with stupid laws backed up by constitutional requirements. Let the political branches sort it out. If need be, the elected officials can amend the constitution using the proper procedures. Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at March 27, 2016 10:39 PM (R+30W) 13
De Gassy once again proves he is a useless idiot.
Posted by: RGallegos at March 27, 2016 10:40 PM (49Jfq) Posted by: Brother Cavil, hither and yon at March 27, 2016 10:40 PM (D0J8L) 15
To revive Brother Cavil and other Morons who's spirits are flagging
http://www.ufunk.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/selection-du-weekend-185-17.jpg Posted by: Anna Puma at March 27, 2016 10:41 PM (2PZWx) 16
ONT just as my Nyquil kicks in. Rats. Well, hope you all had a great Easter!
Posted by: pookysgirl at March 27, 2016 10:42 PM (MZ65M) 17
Judi Dench, Helen Mirren and Diana Rigg - All Naked
You know, that's the kind of link that would be awesome if they were ... what's the word? ... naked. Posted by: Bandersnatch at March 27, 2016 10:42 PM (1xUj/) 18
On this glorious Easter Day I think it is worth acknowledging that Pope Frankie the Red is a yammering ninny.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 27, 2016 10:42 PM (sl+zA) Posted by: eman at March 27, 2016 10:42 PM (MQEz6) 20
eman, how about Wonder Woman?
http://www.ufunk.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/selection-du-weekend-185-30.jpg Posted by: Anna Puma at March 27, 2016 10:44 PM (2PZWx) 21
Excellent content Maet. Nonetheless, daily read just got shorter.
Posted by: Burnt Toast at March 27, 2016 10:45 PM (T78UI) 22
Well friends in little boxes,
Tho trials abound at home and abroad, He is risen, and tho I walk thru the valley of death, He is risen indeed. I may bbl. Peace be with you. Posted by: AmericanKestrel at March 27, 2016 10:45 PM (hipNa) Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at March 27, 2016 10:45 PM (R+30W) 24
may i suggest some rancid to take the edge off? just slightly better than the sex pistols. i promise i won't cuss til later.
Posted by: chavez the hugo at March 27, 2016 10:46 PM (ucDmr) 25
They are naked underneath their clothes.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at March 27, 2016 10:47 PM (FkBIv) 26
Every time I tell someone to "hang in there" I picture that kitteh on the poster in my mind.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 27, 2016 10:48 PM (4mtj8) 27
That's one of the Warrior cats.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at March 27, 2016 10:48 PM (FkBIv) 28
Why is the State of Maryland trying to deny us our rightful place in the celebration of their history?
Posted by: Northern Scum at March 27, 2016 10:49 PM (R+30W) 29
WTF did I do? I'M AVOIDING A LOT OF STUFF and I end up on the top ten list? And I was mostly out for at least three days for the move?
HOW DO IT WORK?!?! Also, maybe Pope Francis and Niel DeGrasse Tyson can get a TV show where they pontificate (sorry) only on topics they know nothing about. It would be a blast, make sure they know *nothing* about a series of topics, then give them questions about those topics and let them roll. Bear baiting. Plastic manufacturing. Gambling. Science. That kind of thing. Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 27, 2016 10:49 PM (wB8Tg) 30
" i promise i won't cuss til later."
I don't think anyone will mind you cuss sooner rather than later. Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 27, 2016 10:50 PM (4p7qc) 31
went to easter dinner with m.i.l. and her boyfriend. he's 92 and already planning on his next new car. damn, i'm amazed. too frickin cool.
Posted by: chavez the hugo at March 27, 2016 10:50 PM (ucDmr) Posted by: Anna Puma at March 27, 2016 10:51 PM (2PZWx) Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 27, 2016 10:51 PM (wB8Tg) 34
It would be a blast, make sure they know *nothing* about a series of topics, then give them questions about those topics and let them roll.
Magnets. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 27, 2016 10:51 PM (sl+zA) 35
I don't think anyone will mind you cuss sooner rather than later. Posted by: Ricardo Kill There's a seven second delay just in case. Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at March 27, 2016 10:52 PM (FkBIv) 36
Dame Judy Dench, naked: http://bit.ly/1LT2V9d
Hellen Mirren, naked: http://bit.ly/25rIlmo Diana Rigg, um, mostly they look like fakes, so no linky. Posted by: Bandersnatch at March 27, 2016 10:52 PM (1xUj/) Posted by: Bob Dole at March 27, 2016 10:52 PM (R+30W) 38
"WTF did I do? I'M AVOIDING A LOT OF STUFF"
I ain't been here or posted for shit......and you see me up there, don't you? It'll sneak up on ya. Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 27, 2016 10:52 PM (4p7qc) 39
The Pope probably knows more about science than Neal.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 27, 2016 10:51 PM (2PZWx) There are probably a few well-heeled Wire-Haired Terriers that know more about science than Tyson. Or the unpaid intern that handles Twitter. But probably Tyson. Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 27, 2016 10:53 PM (wB8Tg) Posted by: Aviator at March 27, 2016 10:53 PM (c7vUv) 41
Harvard has removed the name of the man, Royall, who donated the original land for the law school from its crest also the staves of wheat. You know, colonialism and slavery.
Posted by: Ralph at March 27, 2016 10:53 PM (ngJq0) 42
Is the top ten tied to your hash? I think I go through/use 3-4 hashes a day.
Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at March 27, 2016 10:53 PM (hlMPp) Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 27, 2016 10:54 PM (4p7qc) 44
Harvard has removed the name of the man, Royall, who donated the original land for the law school from its crest also the staves of wheat. So they are now gluten free? Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at March 27, 2016 10:54 PM (FkBIv) 45
This is not democracy but a return of authoritarian socialism, the most seductive secular religion that history has ever known.
*** I think one core problem is there hasn't been any serious push back on the left in something like 30 years. Why wouldn't the left act like fascists when they know the *worst* their opponents won't do a damn thing about it? Posted by: 18-1 at March 27, 2016 10:55 PM (pibXr) 46
Hey Pope, you missed a spot. Dickwad.
Posted by: A Muslim Refugee at March 27, 2016 10:55 PM (sl+zA) 47
So Meal deAsse is once again having to taste the bungs of everyone on the Internet. Otherwise known as "Sunday"
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 27, 2016 10:55 PM (6FqZa) 48
I probably burned up a lot on a few ONTs this week. And I tried to be encouraging to calmer peeps this week, mostly, and occasionally call people a crowd of seven-year-old brats.
But mostly the calm people. Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 27, 2016 10:55 PM (wB8Tg) 49
Yeah, I've always wondered how the top 10 works also.
Does it exclude the ONT peeps? Because Cooth has GOT to be one of the top posters every single week. But yet he is never included. Seems to me kind of BS. Posted by: HH at March 27, 2016 10:55 PM (DrCtv) 50
" Is the top ten tied to your hash?"
I thought it was your nick/handle. Hash makes no difference. Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 27, 2016 10:55 PM (4p7qc) 51
Ugh, butchered the last line when I decided to rephrase it...
I think one core problem is there hasn't been any serious push back on the left in something like 30 years. Why wouldn't the left act like fascists when they know the *worst* their opponents will do will be a mere slowing of their agenda. Posted by: 18-1 at March 27, 2016 10:57 PM (pibXr) 52
You know, I take that back. When you sock it gets attributed to your post count so it must be the hash. But my hash changes from computer, connection.
I don't know how they figure it now. Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 27, 2016 10:57 PM (4p7qc) 53
Yeah, I've always wondered how the top 10 works also.
PRO TIP: A few dollars to the right people will guarantee you a slot in the Top 10 even if you don't post all week. Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at March 27, 2016 10:57 PM (sl+zA) 54
>>I thought it was your nick/handle. Hash makes no difference.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill That wouldn't work on the socks, so it has to be tied to the hash. Posted by: Aviator at March 27, 2016 10:57 PM (c7vUv) 55
Only Judi Dench was clearly naked on screen in MSD. I think I'd remember if Rigg or Mirren were too.
Posted by: derit at March 27, 2016 10:57 PM (OC+TJ) 56
Why wouldn't the left act like fascists when they know the *worst* their opponents won't do a damn thing about it? Posted by: 18-1 It's like Ralph Kramden telling Alice "One of these days, POW to the moon!" but Alice knows he's all talk. Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at March 27, 2016 10:57 PM (FkBIv) 57
'Lo, 'rons.....
Posted by: cthulhu at March 27, 2016 10:58 PM (EzgxV) 58
So a March against Fear gets cancelled due to security concerns.
Guess who won that battle.... maybe we should have let the Germans keep Belgium after WWII. Posted by: Anna Puma at March 27, 2016 10:58 PM (2PZWx) 59
I am not 100% sure what day my hash changed.
I think maybe the hashes were manually combined. I posted a few times from my phone, mostly on my old hash (wifi). Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 27, 2016 10:58 PM (wB8Tg) 60
The Pope is apparently completely unaware of the imagery that he is presenting to Islam with that photo.
Or, maybe he is. Posted by: navybrat at March 27, 2016 10:59 PM (8QGte) 61
35: Well fuck it then. MH will make me eat a Snickers. I fuckin hate Snickers. Just piss me off more.
Posted by: chavez the hugo at March 27, 2016 10:59 PM (ucDmr) 62
Given that benefits for the unionized public sector are largely off limits, City Hall will likely need to raise taxes
*** Couldn't use just raise taxes specifically on government employees? Yeah its not directly reducing expenses, but this one tax that should gather 100% of the amount assessed. Posted by: 18-1 at March 27, 2016 11:00 PM (pibXr) 63
45 This is not democracy but a return of authoritarian socialism, the most seductive secular religion that history has ever known.
*** I think one core problem is there hasn't been any serious push back on the left in something like 30 years. Why wouldn't the left act like fascists when they know the *worst* their opponents won't do a damn thing about it? Posted by: 18-1 at March 27, 2016 10:55 PM (pibXr) ++++ You just don't understand strategy. Just watch the way we play this into a victory in the next election. Posted by: Turtle Wisdom at March 27, 2016 11:00 PM (R+30W) 64
Yeah, well fuck you!
Posted by: Snickers at March 27, 2016 11:00 PM (kTF2Z) 65
Or, maybe he is.
Posted by: navybrat at March 27, 2016 10:59 PM (8QGte) I think he's a pacifist. In other words, in complete denial about human behavior, and cause and consequence. I know someone that thinks they are uber rational but they deny the consequent *constantly* because of that core philosophy. Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 27, 2016 11:01 PM (wB8Tg) 66
Guess who won that battle.... maybe we should have let the Germans keep Belgium after WWII.
*** Belgium almost split a few years ago. I think it is clear it should have. Posted by: 18-1 at March 27, 2016 11:01 PM (pibXr) 67
Happy Almost Over Easter Sunday everybody
If anyone was on the food thread the whole time, did Brunnhilde ever post her Italain Easter Pie recipe? I wanted to try that this week for a thing. Posted by: L, Elle at March 27, 2016 11:01 PM (2x3L+) 68
If I ever go into business selling Bourbon, I'll label it "Top Ten".
Anything sitting on the shelf alongside Val-U-Rite is gonna need all the false-marketing it can get. Jim Sunk New Dawn Galveston, TX Posted by: Jim at March 27, 2016 11:02 PM (McRlu) 69
Guess who won that battle.... maybe we should have let the Germans keep Belgium after WWII.
Maybe we tried and the Germans declined? Posted by: Blanco Basura at March 27, 2016 11:02 PM (YJmuy) Posted by: Milky Way at March 27, 2016 11:02 PM (4p7qc) 71
64: Your stupid slogans really piss me off. Stop it!
Posted by: chavez the hugo at March 27, 2016 11:02 PM (ucDmr) 72
Antipope Bergoglio also suggested fighting ISIS with weapons of love.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 27, 2016 11:02 PM (6FqZa) 73
It doesn't bother me so much that NGT is a knucklehead about so many things; we all are. Its that so many people treat him as a godlike oracle of glorious wonder.
Look at how many shares and likes his fact-free tweet got. Its what President Bush noted about the "soft bigotry of low expectations." He's a black man who's all sciencey! They wonder over his most simple statements like parents do a favored child saying obvious crap. Isn't he smart??? Posted by: Christopher Taylor at March 27, 2016 11:03 PM (39g3+) Posted by: Blanco Basura at March 27, 2016 11:03 PM (YJmuy) 75
71 64: Your stupid slogans really piss me off. Stop it!
Posted by: chavez the hugo at March 27, 2016 11:02 PM (ucDmr) ----------- Here, have a.....nevermind. Posted by: Snickers at March 27, 2016 11:04 PM (kTF2Z) 76
Oh, about the Hang In There kitten, Onion had a funny bit back when they were great
http://tinyurl.com/hgee75c Posted by: Christopher Taylor at March 27, 2016 11:04 PM (39g3+) 77
"Belgium almost split a few years ago. I think it is clear it should have."
I believe they were just going to split along Flemish/French speaking lines, so. Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 27, 2016 11:04 PM (4p7qc) Posted by: speedster1 at March 27, 2016 11:04 PM (vUcdz) 79
74 Yeah, well fuck you!
Posted by: Snickers What does a Snickers eat when it's hungry? Posted by: Blanco Basura at March 27, 2016 11:03 PM (YJmuy) ------- Mrs Snickers Posted by: Snickers at March 27, 2016 11:05 PM (kTF2Z) 80
Have a Snickers, Helen Mirren, because you get a little clothed when you're hungry
Posted by: derit at March 27, 2016 11:05 PM (OC+TJ) 81
. "Behind that gesture there were arms manufacturers, arms traffickers, who want blood, not peace, who want war, not brotherhood," he said.
Note that the attacks were all bombings using home-made explosives. Sadly we seem to be stuck with a pope who's just not up to the demands of the times, preferring instead to pursue his usual leftist hobby-horses. In fairness, he's a commie, and therefore incapable of rational thought. Posted by: nerdygirl at March 27, 2016 11:05 PM (+lVUW) Posted by: speedster1 at March 27, 2016 11:06 PM (vUcdz) 83
For the love of kami, don't prove Rule 34 applies to Snickers.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 27, 2016 11:06 PM (2PZWx) Posted by: Blanco Basura at March 27, 2016 11:06 PM (YJmuy) 85
Rome (and the Vatican) were repeatedly sacked by Muslim raiders (doing then as they do now) until it built the Leonine Wall, within which this very Pope resides to this very day
They used captured Muslim pirates for the labor to build it. Can't buy a clue, this one. Posted by: navybrat at March 27, 2016 11:07 PM (8QGte) 86
the top ten tied to your hash?"
I thought it was your nick/handle. Hash makes no difference. Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 27, 2016 10:55 PM (4p7qc) Then how do they find the second top ten? Totally different system? Has to be tied to the hash somehow. And how is MUMR not in the top ten? I guess if you get deleted it doesn't add them. Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at March 27, 2016 11:07 PM (hlMPp) 87
Pope Francis Washes the Feet of Muslim Refugees, Blames Weapons Manufacturers for Brussels Attack
*** Leftists, like the Pope, are willfully ignorant. And this is, from their perspective, a good thing. Because to leftists, reality is malleable. If we all believe the "right" things collectively, it means that the universe will change to be more "right". The Pope is a not a Christian, but an adherent of the left, so it makes sense they he would hold to their "faith". Posted by: 18-1 at March 27, 2016 11:07 PM (pibXr) 88
Pope: Hi muzzie I bring you this weapon of love. Muzzie: Die Infidel.
Posted by: CMU VET at March 27, 2016 11:07 PM (ejB0r) 89
When this fool is gone I hope the Cardinals elect a Borgia.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 27, 2016 11:08 PM (6FqZa) Posted by: derit at March 27, 2016 11:08 PM (OC+TJ) 91
I'm fine with the Pope washing the feet of his enemies, that's pretty humble and Christian. But he needs to zip it except about the Gospel and the Bible.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at March 27, 2016 11:09 PM (39g3+) 92
Hey everybody. Happy Easter.
Haven't made money yet here in Laughlin but playing another poker tournament tomorrow night. Let's see how it goes. Still an enjoyable holiday. Talk to you all more later. Posted by: qdpsteve at March 27, 2016 11:10 PM (H9uwv) 93
Piss on this Pope. He is a fucking clownshow. Sorry Catholics. Politics sucks, welcome to the revolution.
Posted by: chavez the hugo at March 27, 2016 11:10 PM (ucDmr) 94
"Has to be tied to the hash somehow. "
Yeah, I came back and argued against myself above. I don't know how they keep track of the various hashes to come and go with different connections. If they can see how many different hashes routinely associate with a handle then maybe that's how. Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 27, 2016 11:10 PM (4p7qc) 95
Trump is Time Lord?!
I'll concede that possibility, if you're willing to concede that Hillary is a Slitheen. Posted by: Blanco Basura at March 27, 2016 11:11 PM (YJmuy) 96
I wrote a song about weapons of love. It's called lick my love pump.
Posted by: Nigel Tufnel at March 27, 2016 11:11 PM (kTF2Z) 97
Top 10 is generated from hash.
Cth has been on it, but not often. Believe me, when I sometimes lurk during the day walker threads, half those names are on every thread - all day, every day. Posted by: Chi at March 27, 2016 11:12 PM (idmwx) 98
Happy-ish Sunday Evening, all y'all ...
Posted by: Adriane the Acting Critic ... at March 27, 2016 11:13 PM (AoK0a) 99
meanwhile in Alby, suburb of Stockholm - second night of riots by Youths Of Indeterminate Extraction. I guess someone told them that as Lutherans (I assume they were Lutherans) they'd have to wash their *own* feets
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 27, 2016 11:14 PM (6FqZa) 100
Yeah, I got into the bourbon, why do you ask?
Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 27, 2016 11:14 PM (kTF2Z) 101
95 Trump is Time Lord?!
I'll concede that possibility, if you're willing to concede that Hillary is a Slitheen. Posted by: Blanco Basura at March 27, 2016 11:11 PM (YJmuy) This election makes a lot more sense if you assume Trump is Q from Star Trek the Next Generation. Posted by: AD at March 27, 2016 11:14 PM (QWY55) 102
It looks like what Salem did to improve Hoooot Air, they've done to Twitchy too. New Coke in the making.
Posted by: andycanuck at March 27, 2016 11:15 PM (ioqGj) 103
99 : Lutherans feet neet never get dirty.
Posted by: chavez the hugo at March 27, 2016 11:15 PM (ucDmr) 104
Good evening, ONT moron hoard.
Posted by: sisyphus at March 27, 2016 11:15 PM (9l+o4) 105
*?* I don't like De Grassy's use of the subjunctive. As a first test, it just sounds awkward. But secondly, it would be quite possible for Batman to be blind. I might recast my argument thus, "If Batman were female, he would wear panties", vs. "If Batman was a boy, he would be shorter." "If he were blind" just strikes me as grammatically wrong. Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 27, 2016 11:15 PM (9mTYi) 106
Excellent Easter Day here--beautiful weather and we had a neighborhood egg hunt this AM, over a dozen kids involved. Spastic Lab helped out in the discovery phase,much to the delight of a pair of 4year old twins. They hung out together for the rest of the morning. She was loving the whole affair. Posted by: irongrampa at March 27, 2016 11:16 PM (P/8aq) 107
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 27, 2016 11:10 PM (4p7qc)
I've only seen that once where 2 different posters had the same hash. But maybe it's only because one of them noticed it. So perhaps it could happen more often than that. Although I kind of doubt it. Posted by: HH at March 27, 2016 11:16 PM (DrCtv) 108
Sunday Night ONT Compliance Pics
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/714140625994694656 https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/714141949213671424 https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/714141314032525312 https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/714141591963901952 Posted by: kbdabear at March 27, 2016 11:16 PM (wDUlv) 109
"If Batman was a boy, he would be shorter."
___ Hmm, this comic suddenly sounds more interesting. Posted by: Harry Reid at March 27, 2016 11:17 PM (pibXr) 110
Personally, I think the only plus out of Islam is dictating how the women dress.
Although I think they need to come up with a more progressive modern style fitting for our times. http://tinyurl.com/hp2n8ke Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at March 27, 2016 11:17 PM (hlMPp) 111
More Sunday Night ONT Compliance Pics
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/714142807879974914 https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/714144288343502849 https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/714144701297901568 https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/714145064314871808 Posted by: kbdabear at March 27, 2016 11:18 PM (wDUlv) 112
Personally, I think the only plus out of Islam is dictating how the women dress.
___ Don't forget the goats. Posted by: Some Islamist at March 27, 2016 11:19 PM (pibXr) Posted by: Adriane the Comic Book Critic ... at March 27, 2016 11:19 PM (AoK0a) 114
Even More Sunday Night ONT Compliance Pics
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/714145388270379008 https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/714145670375014400 https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/714145957756145665 Posted by: kbdabear at March 27, 2016 11:20 PM (wDUlv) 115
"I've only seen that once where 2 different posters had the same hash. "
I was really more curious as to when one poster has multiple hashes. Like me. Don't know how the figure that one. Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 27, 2016 11:20 PM (4p7qc) 116
If Batman was a fish that could do flips, he's Aquabatic.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 27, 2016 11:20 PM (2PZWx) Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 27, 2016 11:21 PM (4p7qc) Posted by: Jim at March 27, 2016 11:22 PM (McRlu) 119
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Excellent Easter Day here--beautiful weather and we had a neighborhood egg hunt this AM, over a dozen kids involved. Spastic Lab helped out in the discovery phase,much to the delight of a pair of 4year old twins. They hung out together for the rest of the morning. She was loving the whole affair. Posted by: irongrampa ------------------ That's great to hear. Dark, dreary and drizzly here for the last 24 hours. I can't help but wonder how many households in town will be finding rotten colored eggs in four months. (Do people still boil, dye & hide real eggs?) Posted by: Chi at March 27, 2016 11:22 PM (idmwx) 120
PETA made Sea World get rid of the aquabats.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at March 27, 2016 11:22 PM (FkBIv) 121
93 Piss on this Pope. He is a fucking clownshow. Sorry Catholics. Politics sucks, welcome to the revolution.
Posted by: chavez the hugo at March 27, 2016 11:10 PM (ucDmr) I agree. The only good thing I see here is that Pope Benedict set up a precedent for retiring. Let's hope the commie follows suit. Posted by: nerdygirl at March 27, 2016 11:22 PM (+lVUW) 122
So the oldest nephew learned the Easter Bunny isn't real.
He woke up this morning and told my SIL....'why did you deceive me!?!' Is there no Santa. Is there no Cupid. Is there no G*d? *yes, I was laughing. To his credit he kept it from his younger siblings. Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at March 27, 2016 11:22 PM (hlMPp) 123
Fuck Batman and Superman. Both gay as fuck.
Posted by: chavez the hugo at March 27, 2016 11:23 PM (ucDmr) 124
117 "Personally, I think the only plus out of Islam is dictating how the women dress. "
Wait, what? Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 27, 2016 11:21 PM (4p7qc) Check the posted link. That is the burkha under RWCism. Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at March 27, 2016 11:24 PM (hlMPp) Posted by: Adriane the Comic Book Critic ... at March 27, 2016 11:24 PM (AoK0a) 126
"Mrs. Snickers is seeing Mr. Goodbar on the side, y'know. "
Mr. Tootsie-Roll has to be involved somewhere here. Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 27, 2016 11:24 PM (4p7qc) 127
Czechmate, y'all!
Easter supper with the kids today - three parts joy, one part trial. "Grown up" is a relative thing. Decorated eggs with permanent ink markers. Easier to get details than with dyes. Maybe I'll just keep this nic. Posted by: mindful wharrgarblr at March 27, 2016 11:24 PM (2w7OO) 128
"Mr. Tootsie-Roll has to be involved somewhere here."
-Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 27, 2016 11:24 PM (4p7qc) Mrs Snickers snickers at his tootsie roll, while Mr. Snickers snickers at her peanut butter cups. ...They drive each other Zagnuts. Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at March 27, 2016 11:25 PM (OQ9R7) 129
126 "Mrs. Snickers is seeing Mr. Goodbar on the side, y'know. "
Mr. Tootsie-Roll has to be involved somewhere here. Posted by: Ricardo Kill ------------------ He's just in it for the Payday. Posted by: Chi at March 27, 2016 11:26 PM (idmwx) 130
re Batman, I'll just drop this here.
http://tinyurl.com/hgsazc8 Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at March 27, 2016 11:26 PM (6FqZa) Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 27, 2016 11:26 PM (4p7qc) 132
Re: Tyson.
If Tyson's assumption that Batman wanted to be a bat and that bats are blind were true, his argument would be juvenile and trivial. And yet, like most things he says, these are both wrong. This seems to be because he doesn't care to spend even a cursory amount of time checking his assumptions. Because he's a dumb celebrity. Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 27, 2016 11:26 PM (wB8Tg) 133
@ 119
We still dye real eggs. Kind of a tradition in our family. I take any eggs that aren't wanted--I LOVE egg salad. And yeah, on occasion we have found eggs I hid too well. Posted by: irongrampa at March 27, 2016 11:26 PM (P/8aq) Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at March 27, 2016 11:27 PM (FkBIv) 135
Zero bar gets no love at all.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at March 27, 2016 11:27 PM (39g3+) 136
118 Mrs. Snickers is seeing Mr. Goodbar on the side, y'know.
Jim Sunk New Dawn Galveston, TX Posted by: Jim at March 27, 2016 11:22 PM (McRlu) -------------- That's OK. I'm boinking Lady Godiva so it's a wash really. Posted by: Snickers at March 27, 2016 11:28 PM (kTF2Z) 137
When hiding the eggs...tagging them with GPS and taking a pic helps.
Technology. Use it. Best bud was clearing brush yesterday and found an egg that was hidden by his wife's recently(3 months) deceased father for the grandkids. They're always with us. And they'll let us know. Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at March 27, 2016 11:28 PM (hlMPp) Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at March 27, 2016 11:29 PM (FkBIv) 139
Trump is Time Lord?!
Posted by: derit at March 27, 2016 11:08 PM (OC+TJ) It's yuge on the inside. Posted by: BourbonChicken at March 27, 2016 11:29 PM (VdICR) 140
49 Yeah, I've always wondered how the top 10 works also.
Does it exclude the ONT peeps? Because Cooth has GOT to be one of the top posters every single week. But yet he is never included. Seems to me kind of BS. Posted by: HH at March 27, 2016 10:55 PM (DrCtv) What? Never? No, never!!! What, never? Well.......hardly ever!!!! Hardly ever makes the list of shame....let's give three cheers and then another three for the talkative horror of the the ONT. Posted by: cthulhu at March 27, 2016 11:29 PM (EzgxV) 141
"Mrs Snickers snickers at his tootsie roll, while Mr. Snickers snickers at her peanut butter cups. "
That's a big Zero. Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 27, 2016 11:30 PM (4p7qc) 142
All men's joy found with mounds
Posted by: derit at March 27, 2016 11:31 PM (OC+TJ) 143
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 27, 2016 11:26 PM (4p7qc
That's for normal everyday wear. I don't want to mandate full nekkid because, well, one thing I'd never set foot in the gym again. Ewwww. Although damn if there wasn't the hottest ginger there today. Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at March 27, 2016 11:31 PM (hlMPp) 144
135 Zero bar gets no love at all.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at March 27, 2016 11:27 PM (39g3+) -------- That's because he's an asshole. Should've seen him at this years Christmas party. Posted by: Snickers at March 27, 2016 11:31 PM (kTF2Z) 145
That's OK. I'm boinking Lady Godiva so it's a wash really.
Posted by: Snickers -------------- WHAT! Posted by: Mary Jane at March 27, 2016 11:33 PM (9mTYi) 146
*never had a deviled egg. I just know the consistency would have me wretching.
Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at March 27, 2016 11:34 PM (hlMPp) 147
Hmmm
So Mrs Speedster1 (of Food Thread challah fame) was raised Catholic and chose Judaism a few years after we married (over my objections, but that's another story). Anywho, she'd never made colored Easter eggs, or deviled eggs, before, and so today she made deviled colored eggs. Yummy! Fun to watch her in this endeavor (which included a pastry bag and star tip). Posted by: speedster1 at March 27, 2016 11:34 PM (vUcdz) Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 27, 2016 11:34 PM (4p7qc) 149
If you want to hate on candy ads could we at least talk about skittles? At least I don't compare myself to a communicable disease.
Posted by: Snickers at March 27, 2016 11:35 PM (kTF2Z) 150
We don't serve Snickers here.
![]() Posted by: Bar None at March 27, 2016 11:35 PM (ioqGj) 151
*never had a deviled egg. I just know the consistency would have me wretching.
Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at March 27, 2016 11:34 PM (hlMPp) **** Done well, they are awesome. Posted by: Tim in GA at March 27, 2016 11:35 PM (YLidQ) 152
97 Top 10 is generated from hash.
Cth has been on it, but not often. Believe me, when I sometimes lurk during the day walker threads, half those names are on every thread - all day, every day. Posted by: Chi at March 27, 2016 11:12 PM (idmwx) I can also add that I'm glad that it isn't by word count. Posted by: cthulhu at March 27, 2016 11:35 PM (EzgxV) 153
If I had absolutely no principles whatsoever, Islam would be a slam dunk.
I am a Muslim, therefore I am superior to all others. I can have as many wives as I would like. As young as I would like I can have as many boys as I would like. I can steal, lie, maim, kill. All is allowed unto the infidel. When you think about it, what's not to like? It is a Satanic bargain. Posted by: navybrat at March 27, 2016 11:35 PM (8QGte) 154
Maybe we could call in the "Three Musketeers" for a ruling...?
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 27, 2016 11:35 PM (4p7qc) 155
A field day I am having over thought of being in control of what the womyns wear.
This has been one hell of week for me, so maybe such happy thoughts will help. As I mention a few nights, I lost a very beloved, and most favored cat. And then early Saturday morning, my father fell trying to get up and go to the bathroom . We I got there, he looked "ashen grey" colored and his skin was "cold and clammy". I've always heard those expression used, and this was a textbook example. I checked his BP and it was hypertensive crisis level, 190-200/90 - 100. He couldn't maintain his balance, and trying to made him so nauseous he would throw up. Of to the hospital he went, protesting as I called the ambulance. Anyway, they're keeping in there for observation, and haven't figured out exactly what's wrong. They are thinking TIA or small stroke. Other than the BP and the vertigo, all the lab results were normal for a bunch of stuff they looked at. Their neurologist did a detailed exam, and he thinks he detected something abnormal but small (very subtle), and is ordering a detailed MRI of his brain. And to top it off, my mother is schedule for a knee replacement this Wed. Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at March 27, 2016 11:36 PM (DW+jj) Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 27, 2016 11:36 PM (4p7qc) 157
Candy bar puns are always a rocky road.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at March 27, 2016 11:37 PM (YJmuy) 158
I'm only nominally in control of what *I* wear, I'm not prepared to tell anyone else!
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 27, 2016 11:37 PM (wB8Tg) 159
I can also add that I'm glad that it isn't by word count.
Posted by: cthulhu ---------------- Ha! Yeah, you, zombie & rhomboid would have a monopoly on the top three for sure. Even just posting once per night. BTW, what time is it? Posted by: Chi at March 27, 2016 11:38 PM (idmwx) Posted by: ThunderB at March 27, 2016 11:38 PM (zOTsN) 161
I'm pullin' the ripcord a bit early this time around.
Hasta la nite nite, Horde! Jim Sunk New Dawn Galveston, TX Posted by: Jim at March 27, 2016 11:38 PM (McRlu) Posted by: speedster1 at March 27, 2016 11:38 PM (vUcdz) Posted by: speedster1 at March 27, 2016 11:39 PM (vUcdz) Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 27, 2016 11:39 PM (4p7qc) 165
Time for the old folk. Tomorrow starts the lawn repair project. Yay fun.
Again remember, y'all we are Americans,so the head is held HIGH, especially during these times. Goodnite, good people. Stay safe. Posted by: irongrampa at March 27, 2016 11:40 PM (P/8aq) 166
Happy-landings there, Jim.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 27, 2016 11:40 PM (4p7qc) 167
Hardly ever makes the list of shame....let's give three cheers and then another three for the talkative horror of the the ONT.
You're an Englishman!?!?! NTTAWWT ... Posted by: Adriane the Ethnic Critic ... at March 27, 2016 11:40 PM (AoK0a) 168
Welp, time to bail as it is a part of the morning I do not enjoy here. Be well all.
Posted by: Tim in GA at March 27, 2016 11:41 PM (YLidQ) 169
Well, I've enjoyed my time as a candy bar. Good night, all!
Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 27, 2016 11:42 PM (kTF2Z) 170
Maybe I can help out some of you ladies?
Posted by: Mr Big at March 27, 2016 11:42 PM (ioqGj) 171
Then you're supposed to say, "Bite me!", Duke!
Posted by: andycanuck at March 27, 2016 11:43 PM (ioqGj) 172
Our kids raced to find the eggs before the dogs did. They'd hear the crunching and exclaim, "Shoot! Teeka found one!"
She was a Black Lab who no one could hide from in hide and seek either. Posted by: OldDominionMom at March 27, 2016 11:43 PM (GzDYP) 173
That was quite a ... terrorific post, Maet. If I hadn't been assured by the SCoaMF that we'd won the war on terror, I might be concerned about the direction of things.
When the likes of the limp-wristed appeaser in chief, the Benghazi b!tch, or the other commie running for the Dem nomination think about bringing down the nation, do they imagine the world in flames and death on a large scale? If they did, would they care? I guess I shouldn't wonder, anyway, because, theirs is a process of "thought" alien to me, and impossible of my comprehension. Posted by: mindful wharrgarblr at March 27, 2016 11:44 PM (2w7OO) 174
May the good lord above bless irongrampa.
A daily inspiration, he is. Posted by: navybrat at March 27, 2016 11:44 PM (8QGte) Posted by: Almond Joy at March 27, 2016 11:44 PM (4p7qc) 176
149 If you want to hate on candy ads could we at least talk about skittles? At least I don't compare myself to a communicable disease.
Posted by: Snickers at March 27, 2016 11:35 PM (kTF2Z) One of my classmates in Junior High was one of the frolicking kids in the first Skittles TV ads. Posted by: cthulhu at March 27, 2016 11:45 PM (EzgxV) 177
"If you want to hate on candy ads could we at least talk about skittles"
Skittles somehow manage to both blow and suck at the same time. They are amazing in this regard. Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 27, 2016 11:47 PM (4p7qc) 178
#101 With all that bombast and bullshit, Megalon's a Sontaran.
Posted by: richard mcenroe at March 27, 2016 11:48 PM (Kucy5) 179
159 I can also add that I'm glad that it isn't by word count.
Posted by: cthulhu ---------------- Ha! Yeah, you, zombie & rhomboid would have a monopoly on the top three for sure. Even just posting once per night. BTW, what time is it? Posted by: Chi at March 27, 2016 11:38 PM (idmwx) You know, if you kept track of time more precisely, you wouldn't need to ask. If I might make a small suggestion, you could easily create a clepsydra that could double as Tucker's water supply.... Posted by: cthulhu at March 27, 2016 11:48 PM (EzgxV) 180
Ha, ha! There's a Belgian chocolate bar called a 'Woodies'.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chocolate_bar_brands Posted by: andycanuck at March 27, 2016 11:49 PM (ioqGj) 181
Posted by: mindful wharrgarblr at March 27, 2016 11:44 PM (2w7OO)
I'm no mind reader, but I doubt that a world in flames is the *imagined* result, even if it is a probable one. Most people think "it will be different this time," it will work out okay, etc. I think Ogabe wants to punish people he dislikes and achieve some sort of imagined "balance in the force" by elevating others at the expense of his countrymen. I think Bernie thinks he can really reorder society more wisely than you can manage your own life, which is, of course, mathematically impossible even if it weren't stupid. Hillary's in it for the power and graft. This is all based on their personal histories, not on mind-reading. Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 27, 2016 11:49 PM (wB8Tg) 182
Night horde. Glad everyone seemed to have a good day.
Told the hosts onignt 'I didn't know eating was so tiring.' Filled with meat and cheese potatoes. Off to slumber. Have a blessed and great Monday. Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at March 27, 2016 11:49 PM (hlMPp) 183
Tonight
Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at March 27, 2016 11:49 PM (hlMPp) 184
"If I might make a small suggestion, you could easily create a clepsydra that could double as Tucker's water supply...."
What the fcuk does that even mean? And who it Tucker? Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 27, 2016 11:51 PM (4p7qc) 185
I had the traditional Easter supper of spicy chicken, egg drop soup, rice and root beer.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 27, 2016 11:51 PM (wB8Tg) 186
58 So a March against Fear gets cancelled due to security concerns.
Guess who won that battle.... maybe we should have let the Germans keep Belgium after WWII. Posted by: Anna Puma at March 27, 2016 10:58 PM (2PZWx) Fear won? Posted by: Back to Reading Comments at March 27, 2016 11:51 PM (DfX6k) Posted by: Colorado "Johnny Cougar" Alex at March 27, 2016 11:52 PM (fC9RO) 188
Sometimes it's a bad thing when businesses get more efficient. The day after a holiday like Easter used to be great for indulging in heavily marked down treats. But I've noticed that the stores appear to have gotten far better in their inventory levels or have frequent restocking for holiday candy so as to allow a low level at any time and avoid overstocking.
Maybe they just want me to hold off becoming diabetic that longer. Posted by: Epobirs at March 27, 2016 11:52 PM (IdCqF) 189
Root woot ONT
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at March 27, 2016 11:52 PM (voOPb) 190
What the fcuk does that even mean? And who it Tucker?
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 27, 2016 11:51 PM (4p7qc) **** Assume they are talking to themselves on the phone. Now, translate that to blog. There ya go. Posted by: Tim in GA at March 27, 2016 11:53 PM (YLidQ) 191
167 Hardly ever makes the list of shame....let's give three cheers and then another three for the talkative horror of the the ONT.
You're an Englishman!?!?! NTTAWWT ... Posted by: Adriane the Ethnic Critic ... at March 27, 2016 11:40 PM (AoK0a) For in spite of all temptations....to belong to other nations....I remain a R'lyeh-thing....I remai-ai-ai-ia-ia-ia-ai-ain a R'lyeh thing! Posted by: cthulhu at March 27, 2016 11:54 PM (EzgxV) 192
You know, if you kept track of time more precisely, you wouldn't need to ask. If I might make a small suggestion, you could easily create a clepsydra that could double as Tucker's water supply.... Posted by: cthulhu --------------- What?!? You mean my lifelong crossword hobby has finally paid off? I didn't even have to look that one up! I feel slightly smarter this evening... Posted by: Chi at March 27, 2016 11:54 PM (idmwx) 193
So the March Against Fear was canceled due to fear.
They may want to rethink their approach to that. Posted by: rickl at March 27, 2016 11:55 PM (sdi6R) 194
See?!
Posted by: Tim in GA at March 27, 2016 11:55 PM (YLidQ) Posted by: rooked at March 27, 2016 11:57 PM (sahRb) 196
For in spite of all temptations....to belong to other nations....I remain a R'lyeh-thing....I remai-ai-ai-ia-ia-ia-ai-ain a R'lyeh thing!
And so do his sisters and his cousin and his aunts !!!! Posted by: Adriane is Crossing the Streams, Again ... at March 28, 2016 12:00 AM (AoK0a) 197
RK,
If you haven't already looked it up, a clepsydra is a water based time measuring device. Think 'complicated hourglass.' MWNP, I thought you were leaving? If I knew it was this easy to make you bug off, I'd carry on conversations with Cth more often. Posted by: Chi at March 28, 2016 12:01 AM (idmwx) Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 28, 2016 12:01 AM (4p7qc) 199
184 "If I might make a small suggestion, you could easily create a clepsydra that could double as Tucker's water supply...."
What the fcuk does that even mean? And who it Tucker? Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 27, 2016 11:51 PM (4p7qc) An ex-boss of mine once wryly commented, "if you ask Cooth what time it is, he'll tell you how to build a clock." I mentioned this to Chi one time, and he thinks it's funny to keep poking this. Now, my original replies were very informative and went into great detail regarding escapements, accuracy, power sources, displays, and the like....but they've been getting shorter and shorter as he keeps asking (and he keeps ignoring my sage advice). A "clepsydra" is an ancient Greek water clock. Tucker is Chi's min-pin. Posted by: cthulhu at March 28, 2016 12:02 AM (EzgxV) 200
May as well post now just to say I made it in under the 200 mark for the first time in forever. I hope everyone had a great Easter with family and friends.
I'm out into lurker status again. Posted by: Gmac-Idle curiousity made me at March 28, 2016 12:04 AM (4pjhs) 201
Rats, hesitation did it...
Posted by: Gmac-Idle curiousity made me at March 28, 2016 12:05 AM (4pjhs) 202
197 RK,
If you haven't already looked it up, a clepsydra is a water based time measuring device. Think 'complicated hourglass.' MWNP, I thought you were leaving? If I knew it was this easy to make you bug off, I'd carry on conversations with Cth more often. Posted by: Chi at March 28, 2016 12:01 AM (idmwx) That is pretty good from memory. I double-checked the spelling before I hit "post". Posted by: cthulhu at March 28, 2016 12:06 AM (EzgxV) 203
153 If I had absolutely no principles whatsoever, Islam would be a slam dunk.
I am a Muslim, therefore I am superior to all others. I can have as many wives as I would like. As young as I would like I can have as many boys as I would like. I can steal, lie, maim, kill. All is allowed unto the infidel. When you think about it, what's not to like? It is a Satanic bargain. Posted by: navybrat at March 27, 2016 11:35 PM Behavior that in Judeo-Christian culture would be condemned or considered shameful is endorsed or celebrated in Islam. No wonder Islam thrives in prisons. It's a natural religion for barbaric and psychopathic men. Among Muslims, we are like sheep. But in Christ we have victory. Resurrection vs. splodey dope. May He return soon to avenge His martyrs. Posted by: I bid you all good night at March 28, 2016 12:07 AM (DfX6k) 204
Pffft. chlamydia is more up my alley.
Posted by: Sandy Flook at March 28, 2016 12:10 AM (sahRb) 205
MWNP,
I thought you were leaving? If I knew it was this easy to make you bug off, I'd carry on conversations with Cth more often. Posted by: Chi at March 28, 2016 12:01 AM (idmwx) ***** Hey there: "New Sheriff in Town". *Points and laughs!* That is all. ![]() Posted by: Tim in GA at March 28, 2016 12:11 AM (YLidQ) 206
"Behind that gesture there were arms manufacturers, arms traffickers, who want blood, not peace, who want war, not brotherhood," he said.
============= The Pope must have been watching The Night Manager. No shit. Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at March 28, 2016 12:13 AM (iQIUe) Posted by: Kindltot at March 28, 2016 12:15 AM (XQHkt) 208
Europe is lost.
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at March 28, 2016 12:15 AM (iQIUe) Posted by: rooked at March 28, 2016 12:16 AM (sahRb) Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at March 28, 2016 12:17 AM (wB8Tg) 211
If Batman wants so badly to be a bat, he might be more intriguing if (like Marvel's Daredevil) he were also blind, like a Bat
Totes truth, man, testify! Even fruit bats have to find their prey by echolocation Posted by: Kindltot at March 28, 2016 12:18 AM (XQHkt) 212
Time to call in the dog and shut down the house for the night.
Good to have had a little time to hang out, without the blog equivalent of road rage. Candy jokes? Sweetart dreams, y'all. Posted by: mindful wharrgarblr at March 28, 2016 12:18 AM (2w7OO) 213
If any of you doubt the power of conversion, I invite you to read to story of Saul of Tarsus, the highly unpopular tax collector, persecutor, who was chasing the scattered disciples on the road to Damascus.
Posted by: navybrat at March 28, 2016 12:21 AM (8QGte) 214
Here's a fun bon mot from Junkie XL and Hans Zimmer.
The movie seems like a bit of a trainwreck. https://youtu.be/S176AKQhcCk Posted by: BourbonChicken at March 28, 2016 12:22 AM (VdICR) 215
What the fcuk does that even mean? And who it Tucker?
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at March 27, 2016 11:51 PM (4p7qc) "Water-Thief". Perfectly normal 1st century BC Roman technology - a water clock. A complex water clock. Posted by: Kindltot at March 28, 2016 12:26 AM (XQHkt) 216
New Sherrif in town?
Good, the last one stank up the place. Posted by: rooked at March 28, 2016 12:27 AM (sahRb) 217
So, we were going to go on one of our favorite hikes today in Uvas Canyon County Park, which is seven miles up this side street from the main road....and they had a ranger parked at the main road with a sign saying "full" and turning people back.
So, we ended up hiking a park we'd never hiked before -- Calero. We did a nice 3.7 mile loop with a 660-foot climb (the first hundred-or-so climbed twice). First solid hike of the season, really..... Posted by: cthulhu at March 28, 2016 12:28 AM (EzgxV) 218
"Behind that gesture there were arms manufacturers" says Pope.
Maybe we should all admit that he just knows more about Big Peroxide and the Nail-Polish Remover Cabal than we do. Now, who did I see them open for, again? Posted by: Stringer Davis at March 28, 2016 12:29 AM (xq1UY) 219
I had Korean for dinner. Well, I didn't actually have her, she just made me dinner.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 28, 2016 12:30 AM (XQHkt) 220
they had a ranger parked at the main road with a sign saying "full" and turning people back.
A few well-placed rangers could solve all the problems out there. I might position them differently, but they do appear to understand the concept. Doing the jobs American Moose won't do... Posted by: Stringer Davis at March 28, 2016 12:32 AM (xq1UY) Posted by: Blanco Basura at March 28, 2016 12:34 AM (YJmuy) 222
A USMC sniper was real good at his job, and he had a method. He would yell out some insult at the enemy and when someone stood up to reply, BANG - one less insurgent!
After every mission, the company commander would ask "How many insurgents have you shot today?" However, on this particular day when asked about the number killed, he reported, "Five killed and I let one go, sir." "Let one go?" roared the company commander. "What do you mean, you let one go?" "Well, sir, I yelled out 'Osama is a Homo!' Then this big insurgent stood up and yelled 'Hillary is a Bitch!' I just couldn't shoot a fellow Republican!" Posted by: rooked at March 28, 2016 12:35 AM (sahRb) 223
Still at a total loss when i saw a US Ranger vehicle in the middle of downtown LA this week.
Where the what? Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 28, 2016 12:37 AM (A/3fN) 224
220 they had a ranger parked at the main road with a sign saying "full" and turning people back.
A few well-placed rangers could solve all the problems out there. I might position them differently, but they do appear to understand the concept. Doing the jobs American Moose won't do... Posted by: Stringer Davis at March 28, 2016 12:32 AM (xq1UY) The last mile before the park is a private 1-lane dirt road through a members-only resort called Sveadal ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sveadal,_California ). They are nice people and I'm always careful and grateful when I drive through -- but a constant parade of turn-arounds on Easter could have lead to unpleasantness. And 1926 Swedes....yeah, they're all likely armed. Posted by: cthulhu at March 28, 2016 12:39 AM (EzgxV) 225
Going after that Griffith Park "Big Cat".
Posted by: rooked at March 28, 2016 12:39 AM (sahRb) 226
Going after that Griffith Park "Big Cat".
Posted by: rooked I don't think Griffith is national yet. Then again, it may have a endangered slug near by. Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 28, 2016 12:42 AM (A/3fN) 227
225 Going after that Griffith Park "Big Cat".
Posted by: rooked at March 28, 2016 12:39 AM (sahRb) ??? Posted by: cthulhu at March 28, 2016 12:42 AM (EzgxV) Posted by: Stringer Davis at March 28, 2016 12:46 AM (xq1UY) 229
226 Going after that Griffith Park "Big Cat".
Posted by: rooked I don't think Griffith is national yet. Then again, it may have a endangered slug near by. Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 28, 2016 12:42 AM (A/3fN) Griffith Park isn't national by a long ways -- and has some interesting hikes.....and a big cat (trail cameras have caught a mountain lion in the park). If you're in the area and want to stretch your legs, an interesting hike is the old zoo, and as far up from there as you want to go. It's quite different from the current zoo. Posted by: cthulhu at March 28, 2016 12:46 AM (EzgxV) 230
228 @224 Types.
Deletes. OK. Guess it's all in how you tell it. Posted by: Stringer Davis at March 28, 2016 12:46 AM (xq1UY) Park rangers, not Army Rangers..... Posted by: cthulhu at March 28, 2016 12:47 AM (EzgxV) 231
Thanks as ever for a meaty ONT, Maet.
This pope. Been a while since any of his interesting stylings in things secular have been the subject of HQ discussion, AFAIK. Back after another of his idiotic statements, there was the predictable slow-motion trainwreck of people with major butthurt (this sounds odd in this context, admittedly) who sprung instinctively to defend him, some of course getting wrapped around a religious/sectarian axle. Even though the controversy had nothing - zilch zip nada - to do with the church or religion. Quite the contrary. Not that I follow his every word, but this seems to mark a new low. Using his supposed moral stature to muddy the waters and misdirect attention - pretty much contempt for the innocent victims right there. And the hallucinogenic idiocy about arms manufacturers - as opposed to unhinged religious fanatics and stupid policies that are the direct causes - wow. Posted by: rhomboid at March 28, 2016 12:50 AM (QDnY+) Posted by: Adriane the Music Critic ... at March 28, 2016 12:57 AM (AoK0a) 233
231 Thanks as ever for a meaty ONT, Maet.
This pope. Been a while since any of his interesting stylings in things secular have been the subject of HQ discussion, AFAIK. Back after another of his idiotic statements, there was the predictable slow-motion trainwreck of people with major butthurt (this sounds odd in this context, admittedly) who sprung instinctively to defend him, some of course getting wrapped around a religious/sectarian axle. Even though the controversy had nothing - zilch zip nada - to do with the church or religion. Quite the contrary. Not that I follow his every word, but this seems to mark a new low. Using his supposed moral stature to muddy the waters and misdirect attention - pretty much contempt for the innocent victims right there. And the hallucinogenic idiocy about arms manufacturers - as opposed to unhinged religious fanatics and stupid policies that are the direct causes - wow. Posted by: rhomboid at March 28, 2016 12:50 AM (QDnY+) Blaming suicide vests and IEDs [it's right-there in the name, "Improvised"] on "arms manufacturers" is outright surreal. They're making explosives out of hair bleach and nail polish remover....and we're supposed to go shit on Glock or Northrop for this? Posted by: cthulhu at March 28, 2016 12:58 AM (EzgxV) 234
Hmmm... State employee pensions can't be cut or renegotiated or anything. The chance of amending the state constitution so it isn't a suicide pact for the state is very low. So, what to do?
If you can't afford to pay $X each month for Y retirees, because X*Y is more than Z (the available funds to pay), and raising tax rates won't actually increase tax revenues because you are past the peak of the Laffer curve, then there is only one way to balance the equation.... reduce the current number of recipients until the number of retirees is affordable. I will leave it as an exercise of the reader to determine the optimum method for such an activity. Er, guys? Mr. an Mrs. retiree? You <i>sure</i> you don't want to consider renegotiating your pension payout? I'm sure the people of the state don't want to make things personal. But back them into a corner, and give them no good way out, then all the ways out are... <i>bad</i>. Posted by: Rolf at March 28, 2016 01:07 AM (4t5BF) 235
20 trillion here we come!
Fire up the Fiat! Posted by: rooked at March 28, 2016 01:11 AM (sahRb) 236
This movie may have been good, but between reading here & internetting, I wasn't paying enough attention to get into it.
State Of Play - is it worth trying to watch again one night? IMDB says yes, but that almost tells me no... Posted by: Chi at March 28, 2016 01:12 AM (idmwx) 237
Over at Hot Air, what is potentially the best example of a sock fight ever ... or is it trolling, or something ... at least visually: http://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2016/03/27/the-end-of-movie-theaters/ Expand the comments under "Derek Sampson" for full effect. Posted by: Arbalest at March 28, 2016 01:13 AM (FlRtG) 238
Since this a "smart military blog", here's a Bill Whittle Afterburner video. Nuclear submarine trip.
https://pjmedia.com/video/under-the-sea-angles-and-dangles-on-the-uss-pasadena/ Posted by: rooked at March 28, 2016 01:20 AM (sahRb) 239
Re: Bill Maher
I can't stand him, he is the epitome of the smug, know-it-all Hollywood lefty hypocrite...but he has been absolutely on point about the dangers of Islam. Lately, anyway...he famously observed that the 9/11 hijackers were "brave". Now he's showing sympathy towards Israel? Weird. As for the Pope....I'm a lapsed (recovering) Catholic, and this guy isn't doing anything to drag me back in. I know that Jesus wanted us to love our enemies, but I'm not sure he meant that we had to become gibbering dhimmis. Posted by: Malcolm Xcrement at March 28, 2016 01:24 AM (3KE2m) 240
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Over at Hot Air, what is potentially the best example of a sock fight ever ... or is it trolling, or something ... at least visually: http://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2016/03/27/the-end-of-movie-theaters/ Expand the comments under "Derek Sampson" for full effect. Posted by: Arbalest at March 28, 2016 01:13 AM (FlRtG) Due to heavy firewalling against pernicious social media, I don't see comments over there since the change. Nor do I see posts -- since the proprietors made it obvious they hate my guts and wish I'd go away, I mostly have. Posted by: cthulhu at March 28, 2016 01:30 AM (EzgxV) 241
Rooked, thanks for that.
Posted by: navybrat at March 28, 2016 01:31 AM (8QGte) 242
since the proprietors made it obvious they hate my guts and wish I'd go away, I mostly have.
It's almost as if Our Betters(tm) fail in the convincing category and really don't have a leg to stand upon in political argumentation. Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 28, 2016 01:33 AM (A/3fN) 243
Happy Easter Monday, all. Just finished wiping out the last chafing dish and putting the last wine glass in the china cabinet. We had a fun day... we did "Build-A-Bloody" and mimosa stations and lots of appetizers and a cheesy potatoes and ham and chicken piccata and lasagna and we beat the rain and got in an all-age Easter egg hunt with some golden eggs that had instant lottery tickets in them. (My dad actually won forty dollars!) And a chocolate fountain and three kinds of cake and a pie. And who doesn't like a holiday that has bowls of pastel-colored candy on every side table? And Mass this morning was really beautiful and moving. So, while a lot of work for me, it was pretty much a great Easter. One thing that sounds crappy to complain about: a lot of people brought flowers as hostess gifts and the house smells like a funeral parlor. Maybe I can take some of these arrangements to a retirement home or something tomorrow.
Posted by: Gem at March 28, 2016 01:42 AM (c+gwp) 244
Oh, and the pope is a clueless ass. That is all.
Posted by: Gem at March 28, 2016 01:51 AM (c+gwp) 245
242 since the proprietors made it obvious they hate my guts and wish I'd go away, I mostly have.
It's almost as if Our Betters(tm) fail in the convincing category and really don't have a leg to stand upon in political argumentation. Posted by: weft cut-loop at March 28, 2016 01:33 AM (A/3fN) The echo chambers at the top of all organizations reacted to increased communication by systematically routing such messages to nowheresville. Even though politicians receive thousands more emails today than they received letters two decades ago -- they send them all unrelated focus-grouped pablum in response and actually spend less time listening-to and thinking-about what their constituents actually want. Emails to retail establishments get forwarded to PR firms. With a firehose of communication, today's actors are parched compared to executives of yesteryear -- who had to cluster together under a spigot to get a drop. Posted by: cthulhu at March 28, 2016 01:51 AM (EzgxV) 246
Let me further elucidate the "contact" problem by using a story from the past. Used to be, if you were travelling the US for business, you were likely spending time in Pullman cars -- essentially, hotel rooms on railway carriages, criss-crossing the USA on expense accounts.
One business traveller -- and then, as now, this meant top-dollar -- was attacked by bedbugs in his room. Incensed, he wrote a letter (dictated it to his secretary) to the President of the Pullman Coach Company complaining of the infestation. He got a letter back from the President of the Company, stating how shocked and upset he was that such vermin could have found their way into a Pullman Coach; how the Company was dedicated to the highest standards of comfort, safety, and hygiene; how he had personally stormed into the Operations Department and demanded that the entire train be taken offline to be fumigated; and how all the linens and mattresses had been removed from the train cars in question "for special processing" and replaced with new. Somewhat depreciating the customer's satisfaction from this missive, there was also a note paper-clipped to the front of it that read, "send this SOB the bedbug letter -- WHS" The tendency to blow-off customers has a long and noble pedigree....but the technological ability to do so is of more recent vintage. In the "funny story", the actual executive read the letter. He'd read enough of such letters in the past to know the right sort of response and composed it. And he'd personally directed his minion to respond to this letter with the appropriate response. You might contrast this with my experience with the local Congressional Representative, Mike Honda. About four years ago, I sent a one-page letter outlining a particular technical problem in the current wording of pending legislation. I received a response that cited four different concerns where "Mike was working for me" [none of which applied to the issue I was highlighting] -- all of which I found completely offensive.....and I've received fundraising mailers every few months, since. Automation has made it possible to shit on "the little people" en masse, while claiming to have "dealt with" ten-times the volume of "customer contacts". Posted by: cthulhu at March 28, 2016 02:21 AM (EzgxV) 247
I spent a half-hour spinning a point and there was no one to speak in the meantime.
I hope everyone had a Happy Easter. And that Beckoning Chasm shows up tomorrow. He still owes me lunch. Posted by: cthulhu at March 28, 2016 02:24 AM (EzgxV) 248
Posted by: cthulhu at March 28, 2016 02:24 AM (EzgxV)
Well...at least one person read the comments and appreciated the point. Although I would have preferred not reading it until later in the morning. Insomnia is a bitch! Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 28, 2016 02:30 AM (Zu3d9) 249
cthulhu at March 28, 2016 02:21 AM (EzgxV)
Shooting people is illegal, so shooting the messenger(s) must be done more carefully now ... Posted by: Adriane the Oh! the Huge Manatee Critic ... at March 28, 2016 02:50 AM (AoK0a) Posted by: The Political Hat at March 28, 2016 02:51 AM (vBeA5) 251
Hang in there baby? Does he know it's Monday again?
Good morning horde Posted by: Skip at March 28, 2016 02:53 AM (fizMZ) 252
Miss Emma Peel was nice, second here by the way.
Posted by: Skip at March 28, 2016 03:01 AM (fizMZ) 253
252 Miss Emma Peel was nice, second here by the way. Posted by: Skip at March 28, 2016 03:01 AM (fizMZ) Second to Bea Arthur for you? Posted by: cthulhu at March 28, 2016 03:04 AM (EzgxV) 254
Good morning, Skip
Posted by: rooked at March 28, 2016 03:14 AM (sahRb) 255
=FF
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=100
Posted by: rooked at March 28, 2016 03:25 AM (sahRb) 257
19 Set Time Machine to 1965, locate Diana Rigg. Activate.
Posted by: eman at March 27, 2016 10:42 PM (MQEz6) It's alright. We've got all the time in the world. Posted by: BourbonChicken at March 28, 2016 03:31 AM (VdICR) 258
^^^ obscure joke.
Posted by: BourbonChicken at March 28, 2016 03:32 AM (VdICR) Posted by: m at March 28, 2016 03:47 AM (S/1cF) 260
Things George Orwell said:
"One sometimes gets the impression that the mere words 'Socialism' and 'Communism' draw towards them with magnetic force every fruit-juice drinker, nudist, sandal-wearer, sex-maniac, Quaker, 'Nature Cure' quack, pacifist, and feminist...." Heh. Posted by: rooked at March 28, 2016 03:55 AM (sahRb) Posted by: Tim in Illinois. Yada, yada, yada.... at March 28, 2016 03:58 AM (WVsWD) 262
Peachy, Tim.
Posted by: rooked at March 28, 2016 04:02 AM (zQLrQ) 263
Well, the ONT is less desolate than I expected at this hour.
I'm normally a dedicated lurker, but I am too tired to sleep and hospitals are a whole lot noisier at odd hours than I expected. And in less than four hours, they're going to Commit Medicine on me, so I thought I'd at least say hello. Plus, I have this theory.... Apparently my blood is disappearing and is not being found in the usual hiding places, which has annoyed the doctors. So clearly, the answer is: aliens. Right? You have to figure their science makes advances too. So they've made the leap from those unpleasant cavity searches to getting their human blood samples with some sort of teleportation device. Obviously. So you heard it here first. And no, smarties, I am not on any strong pain pills yet. And by the way, I am trying to maintain my occasionally cheerful attitude by reading the ONT, so just remember, A MAN'S LIFE COULD DEPEND ON YOUR JOKES! No pressure, though. Wish me luck. RCE PS: Nurses are generally excellent people, especially when they're busy doing something to one of my many IVs and are a captive audience and I can test jokes on them. PPS: Pro tip: When one is hospitalized and calls one family member to tell her, this is considered inadequate by other family members and can be an occasion for sharp language. Posted by: RovingCopyEditor at March 28, 2016 04:03 AM (CbG28) 264
Poisonous snake bites farmer on penis while urinating in field.
Dangling modifier. A farmer on a penis was bitten by a urinating poisonous snake. Is that news? Funnier? Posted by: rooked at March 28, 2016 04:07 AM (zQLrQ) 265
"Good Morning Everyone.
How's life?" -Posted by: Tim in Illinois. Yada, yada, yada.... at March 28, 2016 03:58 AM (WVsWD) Darned good! Mom still makes Easter Dinner like I remember. The Walking Dead was good; and I can fall asleep for a second-time, soon!. P.S.: You can send your Twelve-Pack to an address to be named soon! I rarely say, "I Told You So.", but a bet is a different animal altogether. P.S. II: Knowing is half the battle. *sings* Jee-Eye-Joooooooe! Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at March 28, 2016 04:08 AM (OQ9R7) 266
Islam is the response that Satan put together as a response to getting his ass kicked so thoroughly by God on Good Friday - Easter.
Nothing could be more clearly true in my mind after a lifetime of pondering. Posted by: Sharkman at March 28, 2016 04:10 AM (QWtgr) 267
Plus, I have this theory.... Apparently my blood is disappearing and is not being found in the usual hiding places, which has annoyed the doctors. So clearly, the answer is: aliens. Right?
Posted by: RovingCopyEditor at March 28, 2016 04:03 AM (CbG2 ![]() Yes. It's aliens *whistles while slowly walking away* Posted by: Doctor Acula at March 28, 2016 04:10 AM (vBeA5) 268
Wish me luck.
Posted by: RovingCopyEditor at March 28, 2016 04:03 AM (CbG2 ![]() Good luck. Also, thoughts & prayers. Posted by: The Political Hat at March 28, 2016 04:12 AM (vBeA5) 269
*Preliminary celebrations do not reflect upon the original author as much as you think they do.
-Employees and immediate Family of said bet-getters, excluded from aforementioned awards, boisterous acclamations or prizes. -Entries received after 3/1/16 will be excluded from consideration. -Valid postage required. Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at March 28, 2016 04:15 AM (OQ9R7) 270
*Nobody from Canada may apply.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at March 28, 2016 04:16 AM (OQ9R7) 271
Joseph of Arimathea was a very wealthy man, a member of the Sanhedrin, and a secret follower of Jesus. He went to Pilate after the cruxifiction and asked for Jesus' body and went as far as donating his own hand-hewn burial crypt for the interment of Jesus body.
A friend of Joseph asked him: "Why have you donated such an expensive tomb to one who has died in such a disgraceful manner?" Joseph smiled slightly and said that: "Jesus only needs it for the weekend." Posted by: Sharkman at March 28, 2016 04:16 AM (QWtgr) 272
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at March 28, 2016 04:08 AM (OQ9R7)
Don't get cocky there Slap. All this Trump/Cruz stuff going on is theater. You'll see in about a month. I am will to wait. Just be ready to have those lights ready to go. P.S. Have you ever tried Great Lakes Brewing Company, Dortmunder Gold Lager? I had a bottle last night. It was good. Then the bottle had to have a bottle to make sure. Then those two bottles ganged up on me and forced another bottle down into my gullet. Then my Wife took the Beer away and sadness was the law of the land in muh bellie! ![]() Posted by: Tim in Illinois. Yada, yada, yada.... at March 28, 2016 04:16 AM (WVsWD) 273
-Applicants from Key West and certain island outskirts may be excluded due to Federal rules, fees, fines, taxes, regulations and General Dumb-Assery.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at March 28, 2016 04:18 AM (OQ9R7) 274
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at March 28, 2016 04:18 AM (OQ9R7)
Into the Helium again, I see. ![]() Posted by: Tim in Illinois. Yada, yada, yada.... at March 28, 2016 04:20 AM (WVsWD) 275
..."Just be ready to have those lights ready to go."
-Posted by: Tim in Illinois. Yada, yada, yada.... at March 28, 2016 04:16 AM (WVsWD) Yes, Sir! You betcher-ass... LOL! I enjoy Dortmunder Gold tremendously. ...seriously, I'm not just Trumping you. Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at March 28, 2016 04:21 AM (OQ9R7) 276
Awake again. This isn't right. I fell asleep around 11 expecting to be out fresh in the morning with some actual work to do. Hopefully a bit of exercise will knock me out again.
I went through a lot of stuff in my storage tonight and I'm very close to eliminating that locker entirely. My mother, who has a serious hoarding problem, though not like the horror shows on TV, has passed that gene on to me. She has a big locker and I have the smallest they offer. I recently got her to get rid of some storage tubs full of yarn and cloth. She used to knit and do clothing repairs and modifications, and that was great but she hasn't touched the knitting needles in nearly twenty years nor sewn on a missing button in that time either. I don't begrudge her that. By this point I should be able to do that myself, though most of the repairs have been for cheap clothes that would only be suitable for housework afterward and so I soon have far more of that than I can store while needing to buy newer stuff for jobs that require a certain level of appearance even it gets a bit dirty. The blue collar end of IT. So that freed up those big tubs and column in her locker where they were stacked. She has far, far more to sort through as so much of this stuff wasn't even her but stuff from us kids she held on to after we tried to discard it, or clothes she has worn in thirty years, and just stuff that doesn't have a meaningful place in our lives any more. Her locker is costing well over a $100 a month while mine is about a grand annually that I can no longer excuse as it is a horrible self-indulgent waste. The problem is that hoarding old keepsakes and mementos can really get out of control. I'm not one for the wearing of hats, even when it is suggested due to the intensity of sun while working outside, but the number of baseball caps I have from various trade shows going back decades would outfit a couple of teams. The only problem is they're all unique and thus unsuitable. Some things are a bit useful if there is a place to keep them against future need, like the shoulder bags with places for a laptop and lots of zippered pockets and such that were so often the way companies like Sony and Nintendo handed out their press kits. The hats, bags, shirts from companies that are long, long defunct and largely unremembered can be strange monuments to failure. When keeping that museum is a mounting expense I have to move on. The items that made me feel the worst were the collected box of long obsolete gaming accessories or other gadgets that seemed like a good buy at the time because the retailer was dumping them at a fraction of their original price. All well and good if they got used but all too often they were excess to need and the packages were never opened, and still had the markdown stickers on them. Cumulatively their bulk consumes space and requires a bigger locker than might otherwise have been used, which in turn meant throwing good money after bad. Part of my mind couldn't help keeping a running tally and considering the amount of standing debt it would cancel. Plus the difficult understanding that these purchases happened in the first place from trying to fill an empty space with things instead of what was really missing. Such is life. Posted by: Epobirs at March 28, 2016 04:23 AM (IdCqF) 277
"Into the Helium again, I see."
-Posted by: Tim in Illinois. Yada, yada, yada.... at March 28, 2016 04:20 AM (WVsWD) *HAH!* One is a product of one's environment. ...indeed. LOL. Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at March 28, 2016 04:23 AM (OQ9R7) 278
I'm not one for the wearing of hats
... Posted by: Epobirs at March 28, 2016 04:23 AM (IdCqF) ಠ_ಠ Posted by: The Political Hat at March 28, 2016 04:25 AM (vBeA5) 279
Wanna buy my Scratch n' Sniff stickers, Epobirs? I've got full sets and rare scents that haven't left the packaging.
Like I said... I'm a product of the Eighties and my childhood. ...but I never said that. -So there's that. Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at March 28, 2016 04:27 AM (OQ9R7) 280
The "Grape Set", alone is probably worth a dollar.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at March 28, 2016 04:28 AM (OQ9R7) 281
...seriously, I'm not just Trumping you.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at March 28, 2016 04:21 AM (OQ9R7) Don't mind me. I'm just Cruzin around your edges. Since you already know about Dortmunder, gotta find find something more local. Wish the guy that did Bad Frog Beer, hadn't stop making it. Posted by: Tim in Illinois. Yada, yada, yada.... at March 28, 2016 04:29 AM (WVsWD) Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at March 28, 2016 04:29 AM (OQ9R7) 283
Night all.
Spent Easter watching four great bands. Two of which had cute girls in the band. Here is "I Bring The Light" by The Well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XK9s_b9IV44 Posted by: The Political Hat at March 28, 2016 04:31 AM (vBeA5) 284
Since you already know about Dortmunder, gotta find find something more local.
You're a stutterer, and there's nothing wrong with that. #1. Live life like you OWN it. #2. Talk like you've got millions! #3. There is no Three. Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at March 28, 2016 04:32 AM (OQ9R7) 285
Q: what is the difference between a country lawyer and a setting hen?
A: the setting hen clucks defiance. Posted by: rooked at March 28, 2016 04:34 AM (zQLrQ) Posted by: Tim in Illinois. Yada, yada, yada.... at March 28, 2016 04:34 AM (WVsWD) 287
Mornin.
Had a great Easter dinner but paying for it this morning. Just couldn't stay away from some of the stuff I should stay away from. Rolling thunder here in WNY this morning. Real loooong rolls of thunder, like jets taking off. I thought the nearby reserve AFB was doing drills or something, till I saw the lightning flashes through the window. Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at March 28, 2016 04:34 AM (HMt16) Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at March 28, 2016 04:36 AM (HMt16) 289
*HAH*! Love ya', Brother!
I'm going to run out of energy really soon, so might your day be Blessed and your burdens be light! G'Night, Ev'ry-Buddy! *static* Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at March 28, 2016 04:39 AM (OQ9R7) 290
Gary Shandling and Batboy are both dead? Tell me is Darryl ok?
Posted by: Eromero at March 28, 2016 04:39 AM (zLDYs) 291
P.S.: "really soon" is faster than "plain soon".
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at March 28, 2016 04:40 AM (OQ9R7) 292
They remind me of The Sword.
Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at March 28, 2016 04:36 AM (HMt16) Saw them this past Tuesday. Excellent concert. You know a band is good when they cause a Mosh pit to spontaniously form. As a bonus, Royal Thunder opened for them, and I didn't know until I entered the venue. Posted by: The Metal Hat \m/ at March 28, 2016 04:42 AM (vBeA5) 293
Being a pendant is tough. Come join the dark side. Our Cookies taste better.
Posted by: Tim in Illinois. Anti-Pendant at March 28, 2016 04:44 AM (WVsWD) 294
How about an amulet? Is that an easier gig?
Posted by: Epobirs at March 28, 2016 04:47 AM (IdCqF) 295
"Saw them this past Tuesday. Excellent concert. You know a band is good when they cause a Mosh pit to spontaniously form."
I remember back when all we had were steam powered bands. I hated it when the fire got low cuz the music slowed to a crawl. You need on of them nuke powered bands for a mosh pit. You younguns have it too good. Get off my lawn. Posted by: Tim in Illinois. Anti-Pendant at March 28, 2016 04:47 AM (WVsWD) 296
Peeps.
Posted by: fluffy at March 28, 2016 04:55 AM (2hcmo) 297
The Old French Fairy Tale "The Fairies" as read by porn-star Mercedes
Posted by: The Bed Time Hat at March 28, 2016 05:01 AM (vBeA5) Posted by: The Bed Time Hat at March 28, 2016 05:01 AM (vBeA5) 299
"How about an amulet? Is that an easier gig?"
-Posted by: Epobirs at March 28, 2016 04:47 AM (IdCqF) *HAH!* Pendants are dangly and shiny. Amulets hang further down the chest. +1. Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at March 28, 2016 05:02 AM (OQ9R7) 300
IYKWIMAITYD
Posted by: rooked-pendulous at March 28, 2016 05:03 AM (zQLrQ) 301
Good luck and God bless you, RCE.
Posted by: Sharkman at March 28, 2016 05:09 AM (QWtgr) 302
-Posted by: Tim in Illinois. Anti-Pendant at March 28, 2016 04:47 AM (WVsWD)
That was "Calliope"-funny. Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at March 28, 2016 05:14 AM (OQ9R7) 303
*Dial Tone*
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at March 28, 2016 05:17 AM (OQ9R7) 304
Odd. While I wish everyone I can, a Good Night?
I find myself without the same grace. I come back to re-read this stuff, because I'm an idiot. Pray for your so-called enemies, Morons. Love the sinner. Hate the sin. Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at March 28, 2016 05:22 AM (OQ9R7) 305
*static*
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at March 28, 2016 05:26 AM (OQ9R7) Posted by: Epobirs at March 28, 2016 05:26 AM (IdCqF) 307
Love the sinner. Hate the sin.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at March 28, 2016 05:22 AM (OQ9R7) I am not a fit judge of what constitutes a sin. I will that you. "Love the sinner" Always. They would be no Jesus otherwise. ![]() Posted by: Tim in Illinois. Anti-Pendant at March 28, 2016 05:26 AM (WVsWD) 308
EMT is up
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Paul Anka Haiku Contest Announcement Integrity SAT's: Entrance Exam for Paul Anka's Band AllahPundit's Paul Anka 45's Collection AnkaPundit: Paul Anka Takes Over the Site for a Weekend (Continues through to Monday's postings) George Bush Slices Don Rumsfeld Like an F*ckin' Hammer Top Top Tens
Democratic Forays into Erotica New Shows On Gore's DNC/MTV Network Nicknames for Potatoes, By People Who Really Hate Potatoes Star Wars Euphemisms for Self-Abuse Signs You're at an Iraqi "Wedding Party" Signs Your Clown Has Gone Bad Signs That You, Geroge Michael, Should Probably Just Give It Up Signs of Hip-Hop Influence on John Kerry NYT Headlines Spinning Bush's Jobs Boom Things People Are More Likely to Say Than "Did You Hear What Al Franken Said Yesterday?" Signs that Paul Krugman Has Lost His Frickin' Mind All-Time Best NBA Players, According to Senator Robert Byrd Other Bad Things About the Jews, According to the Koran Signs That David Letterman Just Doesn't Care Anymore Examples of Bob Kerrey's Insufferable Racial Jackassery Signs Andy Rooney Is Going Senile Other Judgments Dick Clarke Made About Condi Rice Based on Her Appearance Collective Names for Groups of People John Kerry's Other Vietnam Super-Pets Cool Things About the XM8 Assault Rifle Media-Approved Facts About the Democrat Spy Changes to Make Christianity More "Inclusive" Secret John Kerry Senatorial Accomplishments John Edwards Campaign Excuses John Kerry Pick-Up Lines Changes Liberal Senator George Michell Will Make at Disney Torments in Dog-Hell Greatest Hitjobs
The Ace of Spades HQ Sex-for-Money Skankathon A D&D Guide to the Democratic Candidates Margaret Cho: Just Not Funny More Margaret Cho Abuse Margaret Cho: Still Not Funny Iraqi Prisoner Claims He Was Raped... By Woman Wonkette Announces "Morning Zoo" Format John Kerry's "Plan" Causes Surrender of Moqtada al-Sadr's Militia World Muslim Leaders Apologize for Nick Berg's Beheading Michael Moore Goes on Lunchtime Manhattan Death-Spree Milestone: Oliver Willis Posts 400th "Fake News Article" Referencing Britney Spears Liberal Economists Rue a "New Decade of Greed" Artificial Insouciance: Maureen Dowd's Word Processor Revolts Against Her Numbing Imbecility Intelligence Officials Eye Blogs for Tips They Done Found Us Out, Cletus: Intrepid Internet Detective Figures Out Our Master Plan Shock: Josh Marshall Almost Mentions Sarin Discovery in Iraq Leather-Clad Biker Freaks Terrorize Australian Town When Clinton Was President, Torture Was Cool What Wonkette Means When She Explains What Tina Brown Means Wonkette's Stand-Up Act Wankette HQ Gay-Rumors Du Jour Here's What's Bugging Me: Goose and Slider My Own Micah Wright Style Confession of Dishonesty Outraged "Conservatives" React to the FMA An On-Line Impression of Dennis Miller Having Sex with a Kodiak Bear The Story the Rightwing Media Refuses to Report! Our Lunch with David "Glengarry Glen Ross" Mamet The House of Love: Paul Krugman A Michael Moore Mystery (TM) The Dowd-O-Matic! Liberal Consistency and Other Myths Kepler's Laws of Liberal Media Bias John Kerry-- The Splunge! Candidate "Divisive" Politics & "Attacks on Patriotism" (very long) The Donkey ("The Raven" parody) News/Chat
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