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Wednesday Night ONT [Weirddave]
Who is James Fridman?
James Fridman is a graphics designer who is quite skilled with Photoshop. He takes requests from people VIA social media to Photoshop their pictures. He can make you taller, shorter or really anything you want. The results, however, are never quite what you were hoping for:
Who You Gonna Call?
Not the lady Ghostbusters it seems. Report: ‘Ghostbusters’ Headed for $70m Loss, Sequel Likely Scrapped. Being an insomniac agnostic dyslexic, sometimes I lay awake at night wondering if there is a Dog. Not really, but if you ever wondered if there is a God, and if he has a sense of humor, well, you could do worse than this for proof. I noticed in the article that they estimate the new Ghostbusters movie will top out grossing about $225 million. The original Ghostbusters movie made about $295 million. Some quick back of the envelope calculations show that, assuming these numbers hold true, the feminist remake will wind up making......almost exactly $.78 for every $1 the first one earned. Well played, God, well played. Busy Day Woman gives birth, fights off bees, starts wildfire in Northern California Mother and baby are reportedly OK, which is great news considering the baby was a preemie. Related: Death by Gps: Why do we follow digital maps into dodgy places? Amazing to me that people can say things like “The GPS told me to drive off the cliff!” with a straight face.Playing With the Big Boys Looks like Chevy is making a real push to compete with Ferrari and other European super cars. 2018 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
Don't Stand so Close to Me Hey, remember this photo from the all picture ONT?
“Two eggs, over easy, bacon, hash browns and send Maria under my table”. I wonder if feminists are going to demand a Cunnilingus Cafe (which actually alliterates much better)? In any event, they've finally topped the three-martini lunch. (h/t ibguy.)
Twitter Feed of the Week Did you ever want to put vulgar captions to GIFs from Star Trek? I mean, who hasn't, right? Well, check out @Swear_Trek, they make an art of it.
Don't ever doubt it, dad from Seventh Heaven pic.twitter.com/CUZQxPDyoD
— Swear Trek (@swear_trek) July 18, 2016
New Worries Anatidaephobia. AFLAC hardest hit.
Dusty in Here Bride is walked down the aisle by man who received her dad's heart
Thomas met the Stepien family in person the night before the wedding, and was welcomed with open arms.You Got Some 'Splaining to Do!
"Just hugging him made me feel like I was close to my dad again which on this day was perfect. It was what I needed," said Michelle Stepien, sister of the bride.
Thomas placed the bride's hand to his wrist. It was the first time in 10 years that Jeni felt her father's heart beat.
"The whole family is here now," Jeni Stepien told the affiliate. " It's like everybody is here."
Lucille Ball's 'Scary Lucy' replacement statue unveiled: https://t.co/9ElGK8kkpb pic.twitter.com/d0HRZKkvaE
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) August 7, 2016
Something for the Ladies We started the ONT with a bit of cheesecake for the fellas, lets end it with something for the ladies. How about a nice dick pic?
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Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Bacon Jeff at August 10, 2016 10:11 PM (VSenK)
Posted by: Moki at August 10, 2016 10:12 PM (ezHMO)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at August 10, 2016 10:14 PM (u5E9A)
Posted by: tbodie at August 10, 2016 10:14 PM (Oy2Ew)
Posted by: ManWithNoParty at August 10, 2016 10:14 PM (u5E9A)
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 10, 2016 10:14 PM (VnK9M)
Posted by: cthulhu at August 10, 2016 10:15 PM (EzgxV)
Posted by: Kindltot at August 10, 2016 10:16 PM (ry34m)
Posted by: Country Boy at August 10, 2016 10:16 PM (heN73)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 10, 2016 10:16 PM (kvzO2)
Posted by: Stringer Davis at August 10, 2016 10:16 PM (tIja6)
Posted by: Splunge at August 10, 2016 10:17 PM (iMxBJ)
Posted by: Kindltot at August 10, 2016 10:17 PM (ry34m)
Posted by: Country Boy at August 10, 2016 10:17 PM (heN73)
Shouldn't that be "insomniac agnostic dyslexic"?
It's more cleanly alliterative. And an atheist wouldn't wonder.
Posted by: torquewrench at August 10, 2016 10:18 PM (noWW6)
The original Ghostbusters movie made about $295 million. Some quick back of the envelope calculations show that, assuming these numbers hold true, the feminist remake will wind up making......almost exactly $.78 for every $1 the first one earned.
1. Numbers not adjusted for inflation.
2. Girlbusters opened in over three times as many screens as the first one
3. Uhhh -- I forget the third one.
4. Production budget and profit cuts on the first movie were far lower.
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at August 10, 2016 10:18 PM (kdS6q)
No orange-peel though, so there is that.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at August 10, 2016 10:18 PM (tIja6)
Posted by: garrett at August 10, 2016 10:18 PM (c1srJ)
Posted by: Country Boy at August 10, 2016 10:18 PM (heN73)
Posted by: Cactus of Liberty at August 10, 2016 10:18 PM (4qOdP)
Described as an inescapable and irrational fear of being watched by a duck, a person suffering from anatidaephobia feels that regardless of where they are, or what they are doing at any given time, a duck is just watching them.
So this is inapplicable to those of us who are actually of interest to ducks, right?
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at August 10, 2016 10:19 PM (R+30W)
Posted by: StrawMan at August 10, 2016 10:19 PM (lidp8)
The replacement statue doesn't look much better.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at August 10, 2016 10:20 PM (zc3Db)
Posted by: shibumi who now just wants to yell at stupid people at August 10, 2016 10:20 PM (tvyXw)
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 10, 2016 10:20 PM (VnK9M)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 10, 2016 10:20 PM (kvzO2)
Posted by: AshevilleRobert at August 10, 2016 10:21 PM (w+Jhj)
So who is the marketing genius behind that paint job?
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at August 10, 2016 10:21 PM (R+30W)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, TX at August 10, 2016 10:21 PM (Saqzi)
I need a few more shots of Vitameatavegamin before I can opine on this.
Posted by: torquewrench at August 10, 2016 10:21 PM (noWW6)
Posted by: shibumi who now just wants to yell at stupid people at August 10, 2016 10:20 PM (tvyXw)
So your saying no big deal 'cus they is just Dimicrats?
Posted by: StrawMan at August 10, 2016 10:22 PM (lidp8)
Posted by: Cactus of Liberty at August 10, 2016 10:23 PM (4qOdP)
Posted by: Caitlyn Jenner - Woman Driver at August 10, 2016 10:23 PM (07Q15)
Posted by: Kindltot"
So's "Luposlipophobia". The fear of being chased by wolves on a linoleum floor while you are wearing only socks.
Posted by: AshevilleRobert at August 10, 2016 10:23 PM (w+Jhj)
Posted by: avi at August 10, 2016 10:24 PM (wwH1X)
Blow Job Airlines I can see.
Blow Job Cafe? No thanks.
Posted by: garrett at August 10, 2016 10:24 PM (c1srJ)
Posted by: tbodie at August 10, 2016 10:24 PM (Oy2Ew)
Posted by: Cactus of Liberty
It was my idea first.
Posted by: Mike Judge at August 10, 2016 10:24 PM (07Q15)
Posted by: Cactus of Liberty"
The "I'll just write 'Ed'" part made me roar with laughter.
Posted by: AshevilleRobert at August 10, 2016 10:24 PM (w+Jhj)
Posted by: davidt at August 10, 2016 10:25 PM (mkppl)
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at August 10, 2016 10:25 PM (v5iqM)
The Baroque-themed, 150m sq cafe will serve coffee and a few pastries, with customers being given an iPad on which to choose an escort from a list of thumbnails to perform oral sex on them.
50 pounds will be the base charge for 15 minutes (billed as 'the most expensive coffee in the UK') with 10 pounds added for every extra 15 minutes.
And -- who would need another 15 minutes? Talking about guy customers.
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at August 10, 2016 10:26 PM (kdS6q)
Posted by: Gomba at August 10, 2016 10:26 PM (cjdxs)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 10, 2016 10:26 PM (kvzO2)
So, there's that.
Posted by: L, Elle at August 10, 2016 10:26 PM (6IPEM)
Posted by: Kindltot at August 10, 2016 10:26 PM (ry34m)
The city, at enormous expense, commissioned a memorial bronze of Moscone. Which turned out to be just as weirdly toothy and unrecognizable as the "Scary Lucy" version of Lucille Ball. With, I kid you not, bronze Twinkies embedded in the plinth. You couldn't make this stuff up.
Posted by: torquewrench at August 10, 2016 10:26 PM (noWW6)
Posted by: Weirddave at August 10, 2016 10:27 PM (N8hFs)
Posted by: Mis. Hum. at August 10, 2016 10:27 PM (voOPb)
Dog has it's asshole on the outside
*can substitute Porsche, BMW, Ferarri, etc., as required.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at August 10, 2016 10:27 PM (v5iqM)
"Being an insomniac atheist dyslexic, sometimes I lay awake at night wondering if there is a Dog."
Shouldn't that be "insomniac agnostic dyslexic"?
It's more cleanly alliterative. And an atheist wouldn't wonder.
Posted by: torquewrench at August 10, 2016 10:18 PM (noWW6)
Atheism is a profession of Faith.
Posted by: cthulhu at August 10, 2016 10:28 PM (EzgxV)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, TX at August 10, 2016 10:28 PM (Saqzi)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 10, 2016 10:28 PM (kvzO2)
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim
Whoa, uh you tryin to say somethin pal.
Posted by: Carl Brutananadilewski at August 10, 2016 10:28 PM (07Q15)
Posted by: Jake at August 10, 2016 10:28 PM (AQpej)
So, there's that.
Posted by: L, Elle at August 10, 2016 10:26 PM (6IPEM)
Sigh. Can we just try to ignore him when he wont stick to talking about fapplebees & incinerating meat?
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at August 10, 2016 10:28 PM (hscyr)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at August 10, 2016 10:29 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: freaked at August 10, 2016 10:29 PM (BO/km)
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki at August 10, 2016 10:29 PM (kP16F)
Thanks for the NOT, Weirddave!
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, TX at August 10, 2016 10:21 PM (Saqzi)
Oh, man -- that's cold: The ONT with Maetenloch; the NOT without.....
Posted by: cthulhu at August 10, 2016 10:29 PM (EzgxV)
Posted by: Dr Alice at August 10, 2016 10:29 PM (Vycn3)
Posted by: Mel Gibson in the B.J. Cafe at August 10, 2016 10:30 PM (H9MG5)
Posted by: Hobo with a laptop at August 10, 2016 10:30 PM (LB8NE)
Posted by: Jake at August 10, 2016 10:30 PM (AQpej)
It is so cute, and full of kittens. And assassins.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnk15Wf6xMU
Posted by: Kindltot at August 10, 2016 10:30 PM (ry34m)
Posted by: freaked at August 10, 2016 10:30 PM (BO/km)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at August 10, 2016 10:30 PM (IqV8l)
Oh, man, that one made me laugh.
Posted by: t-bird at August 10, 2016 10:31 PM (w35Hj)
Understatement.
and a fitting photoshop.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at August 10, 2016 10:31 PM (kKHcp)
Posted by: Eromero at August 10, 2016 10:31 PM (zLDYs)
Posted by: garrett at August 10, 2016 10:31 PM (c1srJ)
Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at August 10, 2016 10:31 PM (oAY8z)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at August 10, 2016 10:28
******
Well, I didn't post Nood so he wouldn't bring that up here. At least, Ace challenged him today.
Posted by: L, Elle at August 10, 2016 10:31 PM (6IPEM)
Posted by: jazzuscounty at August 10, 2016 10:31 PM (iRHb1)
?
Posted by: Jake
You bet. At Tex and Edna Boils Horse Dildo Emporium we have over thirty-five hundred, that's right thirty-five hundred varieties of horse dildos to choose from.
Posted by: Edna Boil at August 10, 2016 10:31 PM (07Q15)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 10, 2016 10:31 PM (kvzO2)
Posted by: Jake at August 10, 2016 10:32 PM (AQpej)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 10, 2016 10:20 PM (kvzO2)
I call bullshit
Posted by: Mis. Hum. at August 10, 2016 10:32 PM (voOPb)
Speaking of Trek:
Star Trek: Discovery Will Likely Have a Female Lead
At the TCA panel for the show, as reported by TV Line, Bryan Fuller confirmed more details about the new show. He confirmed the speculation that the show would take place before The Original Series but after Enterprise. Fuller added that there would absolutely be a gay character and more sex than seen on one of these shows. He also strongly hinted that Amanda Grayson, Spocks human mother, would show up.
Also, the new main character is female, probably WOC, but isnt a captain. So could be getting the lower decks show i.e. one about Starfleet officers that arent the bridge crew.
http://tinyurl.com/hrt66ty
Sounds like the RC Cola of Star Trek.
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at August 10, 2016 10:32 PM (kdS6q)
Dog has it's asshole on the outside
*can substitute Porsche, BMW, Ferarri, etc., as required.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at August 10, 2016 10:27 PM (v5iqM)
And you can substitute Hope Solo for the other part.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at August 10, 2016 10:32 PM (zc3Db)
45 Well, chemjeff is still fighting on the downstairs thread.
So, there's that.
Posted by: L, Elle at August 10, 2016 10:26 PM (6IPEM)
Sigh. Can we just try to ignore him when he wont stick to talking about fapplebees incinerating meat?
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at August 10, 2016 10:28 PM (hscyr)
He's generally a really nice guy.....problem is, he's been specific of late.
Posted by: cthulhu at August 10, 2016 10:33 PM (EzgxV)
Posted by: t-bird at August 10, 2016 10:33 PM (Z58Xa)
Posted by: garrett at August 10, 2016 10:33 PM (c1srJ)
Posted by: Jean at August 10, 2016 10:33 PM (ngn8T)
Wait, make that the bacon burger blowjob. Hold the mayo.
And a side of fellatio fries.
*as a total aside, there's a McDonalds, in Missouri I think, offering unlimited fries*
Posted by: GnuBreed at August 10, 2016 10:33 PM (gyKtp)
Posted by: L, Elle at August 10, 2016 10:33 PM (6IPEM)
Coulda been top 10!!
Posted by: @votermom at August 10, 2016 10:33 PM (7lVbc)
Star Trek: Discovery Will Likely Have a Female Lead
How very.
Whatever happened to those wonderful, greedy people who just wanted to make money?
Posted by: Splunge at August 10, 2016 10:34 PM (iMxBJ)
Twin Falls is like what..........40k?
This shit.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 10, 2016 10:34 PM (kvzO2)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, TX at August 10, 2016 10:28 PM (Saqzi)
Thought that was a reference to WD's dyslexic comment.
Posted by: tbodie at August 10, 2016 10:34 PM (Oy2Ew)
Posted by: L, Elle at August 10, 2016 10:31 PM (6IPEM)
So tired of the circular firing squad. Where's Ms Tammy? Can we a special dispensation ONT where we can all be as dirty as Ms Tammy wants to be, and have some drunkem silly fun again, for a change?
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at August 10, 2016 10:34 PM (hscyr)
No Idiocracy references yet? Geez people.
Posted by: buzzion at August 10, 2016 10:34 PM (bMG0w)
-Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at August 10, 2016 10:28 PM (hscyr)
I tried to "Bring Him in for a Landing", but he takes bait like like a cockroach.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 10, 2016 10:35 PM (6gk0M)
I attended a demo / scrimmage with the US Men's Olympic Field Hockey Team when I was in HS.
Played a few games with and then against them.
It's a pretty fun sport with the opportunity to lose your chiclets at any moment.
Posted by: garrett at August 10, 2016 10:35 PM (c1srJ)
Posted by: Javems at August 10, 2016 10:35 PM (yOqwj)
But can she make a decent sammich?
Posted by: GnuBreed at August 10, 2016 10:35 PM (gyKtp)
None of these guys ever play "Smile" in a South American Bar?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 10, 2016 10:36 PM (ptqRm)
*looks*
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 10, 2016 10:36 PM (kvzO2)
I'm looking all through the menu and can't find where you serve... deez nuts!
Posted by: typical Moron in the B.J. Cafe at August 10, 2016 10:36 PM (H9MG5)
Posted by: Prince Ludwig the #Problematic at August 10, 2016 10:36 PM (07Q15)
Posted by: garrett at August 10, 2016 10:36 PM (c1srJ)
But can she make a decent sammich?
Posted by: GnuBreed at August 10, 2016 10:35 PM (gyKtp)
Sure, if you don't mind a few bees in there.
Posted by: Splunge at August 10, 2016 10:36 PM (iMxBJ)
-Posted by: L, Elle at August 10, 2016 10:33 PM (6IPEM)
Depends on the brand and shape.
Posted by: HorseBitch3000 at August 10, 2016 10:36 PM (6gk0M)
Posted by: willow at August 10, 2016 10:36 PM (A1MMY)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at August 10, 2016 10:36 PM (pUDQf)
Posted by: L, Elle at August 10, 2016 10:31 PM
hard headed
Posted by: concrete girl at August 10, 2016 10:37 PM (79EGH)
Posted by: Jake at August 10, 2016 10:30 PM (AQpej)
====
Who could have possibly predicted that?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 10, 2016 10:37 PM (EZebt)
No, no. I cussed. I let slip the "F" word. I hope the women and children managed to survive.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 10, 2016 10:37 PM (kvzO2)
Gonna assume it's a hoax.
Posted by: @votermom at August 10, 2016 10:38 PM (7lVbc)
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at August 10, 2016 10:34
******
Tammy is such a total sweetheart. I love her so much.
She posts sporadically from what I can tell, but she was surprised/upset by Maetenloch leaving the blog. That might be why she isn't here much. I hope she shows up.
Posted by: L, Elle at August 10, 2016 10:38 PM (6IPEM)
But you'll be kicked out for smoking, no doubt.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at August 10, 2016 10:38 PM (zc3Db)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at August 10, 2016 10:38 PM (KP5rU)
Nah, too late in racing history and no real stock equivalent.
There's a reason the classic ferraris, jaguars and shelbys had a following. The corvette was always a wannabe sportscar.
Posted by: garrett at August 10, 2016 10:38 PM (c1srJ)
http://preview.tinyurl.com/jqkyvms
From WZ
Posted by: Willy J. at August 10, 2016 10:38 PM (BZey7)
Who would do that? Can you imagine doing that all day long day after
day? What kind of grotesque monsters would you encounter? Ewwwwgh.
Posted by: freaked at August 10, 2016 10:29 PM (BO/km)
Being a Duck? Doing photoshop? Sticking you dick in the warp core?
Posted by: Kindltot at August 10, 2016 10:39 PM (ry34m)
Posted by: t-bird at August 10, 2016 10:39 PM (oFSUK)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at August 10, 2016 10:38 PM (KP5rU)
Whoa. "Rattlesnake fellatio cafe." Billion-dollar idea.
Posted by: Splunge at August 10, 2016 10:39 PM (iMxBJ)
Posted by: Insomniac -now with atheism and dyslexia at August 10, 2016 10:39 PM (0mRoj)
What will the decor/atmosphere be like in the cafes? There will be booths, presumably?
"It will be a cafe like others, plus two booths for shy people. In Switzerland, booths are not allowed anymore. We are talking with the UK police to fix that for the shy guys. Decor will be white, black and pink with some baroque-style chairs."
http://tinyurl.com/j5pdf5y
How shy can one be if they're willing to go to a public cafe in the first place?
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at August 10, 2016 10:39 PM (kdS6q)
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki at August 10, 2016 10:39 PM (kP16F)
If you can buy a 2001 Swervette for less than a new Camry, that should be a sign.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 10, 2016 10:40 PM (VY8H5)
Posted by: Catherine the Great at August 10, 2016 10:40 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at August 10, 2016 10:40 PM (pUDQf)
Posted by: freaked at August 10, 2016 10:29 PM (BO/km)
Not to mention all the crumbs on the knees.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 10, 2016 10:40 PM (oqkO3)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 10, 2016 10:40 PM (kvzO2)
Posted by: t-bird at August 10, 2016 10:39 PM (oFSUK)
"Years", actually.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at August 10, 2016 10:41 PM (zc3Db)
Posted by: buzzion
Kinda at #38.
Posted by: Prince Ludwig the #Problematic at August 10, 2016 10:36 PM (07Q15
Yeah I saw that after I posted. I searched for "Idiocracy" and "Starbucks" and they didn't turn up so that's why I wrote it.
Posted by: buzzion at August 10, 2016 10:41 PM (bMG0w)
Other than that?
*poises longbow*
...we got problems.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 10, 2016 10:41 PM (6gk0M)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at August 10, 2016 10:42 PM (pUDQf)
captain. So could be getting the lower decks show i.e. one about
Starfleet officers that arent the bridge crew."
Baby, I got your Jefferies tube _right here_.
Posted by: torquewrench at August 10, 2016 10:42 PM (noWW6)
Posted by: buzzion at August 10, 2016 10:42 PM (bMG0w)
Posted by: Sad Keanu at August 10, 2016 10:42 PM (VY8H5)
Posted by: Carnac the Magnificent at August 10, 2016 10:43 PM (07Q15)
They have provided detail on how to extract semen from a horse. I learned a lot of stuff that I never knew.
All of them, very cool people and animal lovers.
Posted by: L, Elle at August 10, 2016 10:43 PM (6IPEM)
...we got problems.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 10, 2016 10:41 PM (6gk0M)
Now, now. No reason to get all crossbow-wise with people here.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at August 10, 2016 10:44 PM (v5iqM)
*opens envelope*
"Name 2 giant phony dicks.""
-Posted by: Carnac the Magnificent at August 10, 2016 10:43 PM (07Q15)
Nicely Played
*slow clap!*
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 10, 2016 10:44 PM (6gk0M)
Posted by: cthulhu at August 10, 2016 10:44 PM (EzgxV)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 10, 2016 10:45 PM (EZebt)
Uh ...
All of them, very cool people and animal lovers.
Posted by: L, Elle at August 10, 2016 10:43 PM (6IPEM)
"animal lovers" seems like a bit of an understatement
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at August 10, 2016 10:45 PM (zc3Db)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 10, 2016 10:45 PM (kvzO2)
So, there's that.
Posted by: L, Elle at August 10, 2016 10:26 PM (6IPEM)
Sigh. Can we just try to ignore him when he wont stick to talking about fapplebees & incinerating meat?
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at August 10, 2016 10:28 PM (hscyr)
He's more fun to be around when he's got papers to grade, which means less arguing.
Posted by: Country Boy at August 10, 2016 10:45 PM (heN73)
Posted by: t-bird at August 10, 2016 10:46 PM (w35Hj)
Posted by: JoeF. at August 10, 2016 10:46 PM (8HGb7)
-Posted by: Jim at August 10, 2016 10:44 PM (v5iqM)
Do whut you gotter do. *spits* I know whut triggers tha Banhammer.
*poises with longbow*
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 10, 2016 10:46 PM (6gk0M)
It's harder and harder for a person with a real camera and darkroom to compete with these GWC's. People don't want a realistic image these days - it's all 'post-processing' crap.
There are, however, a few discerning souls who value, even now, the authentic image. These sensitive types are still my bread and butter.
Well, them, and the hipsters what buy into the 'artisanal' and artistic aspects of real film. And technical work - there's a machinist who has put a bit of commerce my way who insists on film.
Digital is dead, and always has been.
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at August 10, 2016 10:46 PM (4P2ow)
Screw that.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 10, 2016 10:47 PM (kvzO2)
Posted by: Country Boy at August 10, 201
No. I refuse to wish for summer to be over already!
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at August 10, 2016 10:47 PM (hscyr)
Posted by: Bill 'Clenis' Clinton at August 10, 2016 10:47 PM (w35Hj)
Posted by: freaked at August 10, 2016 10:29 PM (BO/km)
Probably would look pretty much the same.
Posted by: dagny at August 10, 2016 10:47 PM (eSQgj)
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki at August 10, 2016 10:47 PM (kP16F)
Posted by: Blanco Basura at August 10, 2016 10:47 PM (T/cxb)
Okay, I should have provided some background. We have serious horse
people on the pet thread: Gushka, Sixkiller, Ben Had, and just horse
lovers that aren't in the business like concrete girl and Jane D.
They have provided detail on how to extract semen from a horse. I learned a lot of stuff that I never knew.
All of them, very cool people and animal lovers.
Posted by: L, Elle at August 10, 2016 10:43 PM (6IPEM)
You've never lived until you've heard Gushka tell some semen extraction stories in a crowded restaurant.....
Posted by: cthulhu at August 10, 2016 10:49 PM (EzgxV)
"Absolutely were having a gay character," Fuller said. He noted that as a gay man working on Voyager he had a file full of hate mail when there was a rumor a character on his show was going to be gay. So he was determined if he ever did his own Star Trek show, he would have a gay character.
Somebody asks if there will be robots. Fuller says, "Yes."
www.ew.com/article/2016/08/10/star-trek-tv-series
"How about gay robots?"
"Yes."
"How many?"
"Two -- no wait -- thhhhhree. Yes, three."
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at August 10, 2016 10:49 PM (kdS6q)
Posted by: JoeF. at August 10, 2016 10:46 PM (8HGb7)
Duh. He totally wanked it, and then "artfully" arranged his junk to give what he thought was the most enticing representation.
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at August 10, 2016 10:49 PM (hscyr)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at August 10, 2016
*****
Remember these are animals. It's not any different than purebred dog breeders. It's very mechanical and orchestrated. I am grateful to anyone who can breed beautiful horses, dogs, and cats.
Posted by: L, Elle at August 10, 2016 10:49 PM (6IPEM)
http://preview.tinyurl.com/jqkyvms
From WZ
Posted by: Willy J. at August 10, 2016 10:38 PM (BZey7)
Doofus was standing in the middle of the damned road. If I were driving through a situation like that, where stopping for the guy might get my car swarmed by thugs, I'd go hammer down, too.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 10, 2016 10:49 PM (oqkO3)
They have provided detail on how to extract semen from a horse. I learned a lot of stuff that I never knew.
All of them, very cool people and animal lovers.
Posted by: L, Elle at August 10, 2016 10:43 PM (6IPEM)
As Ron White once said about taking his dog to the vet.
https://youtu.be/tvGmaB8GhWE
Posted by: buzzion at August 10, 2016 10:50 PM (bMG0w)
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki
I just sail around them.
Posted by: Sec. John Kerry at August 10, 2016 10:50 PM (VY8H5)
After thinking about it I would put it high on the list of conservative themed movies (3 guys loose there jobs, start their own business, and make it. The Government steps in and causes a huge mess, now the 3 (4) of them save the day.)
Posted by: Picric at August 10, 2016 10:50 PM (s0VSd)
Dave do you haven eraser privilege ?
Posted by: willow at August 10, 2016 10:50 PM (A1MMY)
Posted by: ibguy at August 10, 2016 10:50 PM (vUcdz)
Posted by: George LeS at August 10, 2016 10:51 PM (FkGpr)
Posted by: Boulder terlit hobo at August 10, 2016 10:51 PM (Ri84F)
Posted by: Diogenes at August 10, 2016 10:52 PM (0tfLf)
Posted by: cthulhu at August 10, 2016 10:49 PM (
Ah, the famed Estelle. And sound effects!
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at August 10, 2016 10:52 PM (hscyr)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzI2SYpZSgI
Posted by: GnuBreed at August 10, 2016 10:52 PM (gyKtp)
"animal lovers" seems like a bit of an understatement
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at August 10, 2016
*****
Remember these are animals. It's not any different than purebred
dog breeders. It's very mechanical and orchestrated. I am grateful to
anyone who can breed beautiful horses, dogs, and cats.
Posted by: L, Elle at August 10, 2016 10:49 PM (6IPEM)
Actually, one of Gushka's funnier stories involves a stallion that doesn't behave like a robot.
Posted by: cthulhu at August 10, 2016 10:52 PM (EzgxV)
Posted by: JoeF. at August 10, 2016 10:46 PM (8HGb7)
Pair of rolled up socks.
Posted by: Insomniac - Pale Horse/Death 2016 at August 10, 2016 10:52 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: Farmer at August 10, 2016 10:53 PM (o/90i)
Posted by: Mis. Hum. at August 10, 2016 10:53 PM (voOPb)
Digital is dead, and always has been.
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at August 10, 2016 10:46 PM (4P2ow)
In other words, get off my lawn. Can't stop technology.
That's basically "get off my lawn" for the new era. I shot digital on a nice camera and learned to use every setting so I wouldn't have to use auto. But you cannot stop progress. No need for FStops when your IPhone is as good as a Cannon 5D. I sold mine and moved on in life. No money in professional photography anymore.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at August 10, 2016 10:53 PM (pUDQf)
On how much Star Trek will push the content envelope since it wont be constrained by broadcast standards:
"Well theres a reason we call it S.T.D.,", he said, mocking the shows initials. "Were going to have a broader spectrum to explore those issues but its still Star Trek. It will probably be slightly more graphic content."
So, everybody gets Space Herpies or Astro Clap.
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at August 10, 2016 10:54 PM (kdS6q)
Posted by: cthulhu
Go on...
Posted by: Sarah Jessica Parker at August 10, 2016 10:54 PM (07Q15)
Glory Hole Cafe?
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 10, 2016 10:54 PM (kvzO2)
Posted by: Hillary! at August 10, 2016 10:55 PM (w35Hj)
Posted by: Boulder terlit hobo at August 10, 2016 10:55 PM (Ri84F)
Posted by: JohnM at August 10, 2016 10:55 PM (i1KHZ)
-Posted by: cthulhu at August 10, 2016 10:49 PM (EzgxV)
-I've had guns pointed at me by young kids and old ladies.
-I've seen young and old friends die.
-I've played basketball, as a white guy, with hardened prisoners.
-I've insulted, eloquently, men that could kill me; and made them laugh.
-I've put ketchup on a hot dog.
My Livin' - Meter is in the top of the "yellow", almost green.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 10, 2016 10:55 PM (6gk0M)
Posted by: Boulder terlit hobo at August 10, 2016 10:56 PM (Ri84F)
Posted by: JoeF. at August 10, 2016 10:56 PM (8HGb7)
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at August 10, 2016 10:54 PM (kdS6q)
=====
Whatever happened to a nice wholesome case of xenopolythecemia?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 10, 2016 10:56 PM (EZebt)
Posted by: Boulder terlit hobo at August 10, 2016 10:55 PM (Ri84F)
However Panda breeding involves porn.
Posted by: buzzion at August 10, 2016 10:57 PM (bMG0w)
Posted by: freaked at August 10, 2016 10:57 PM (BO/km)
That came out of Budweiser and not humility.
-scratch that thought.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 10, 2016 10:57 PM (6gk0M)
through a situation like that, where stopping for the guy might get my
car swarmed by thugs, I'd go hammer down, too.///
I Agree with the hammer down. Just liked the "I was following my GPS" as an excuse for the cops when I was safe and sound at my house after.
Posted by: Willy J. at August 10, 2016 10:57 PM (BZey7)
153 You've never lived until you've heard Gushka tell some semen extraction stories in a crowded restaurant.....
Posted by: cthulhu at August 10, 2016 10:49 PM (
Ah, the famed Estelle. And sound effects!
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at August 10, 2016 10:52 PM (hscyr)
Gotta admit, I'm grinnin' just remembering the story....
Posted by: cthulhu at August 10, 2016 10:57 PM (EzgxV)
https://youtu.be/tvGmaB8GhWE
Posted by: buzzion at August 10, 2016 10:50 PM (bMG0w)
*****
That's so funny! I love Ron White but had t heard that clip.
Thank you, buzzion
Posted by: L, Elle at August 10, 2016 10:57 PM (6IPEM)
Posted by: Kindltot at August 10, 2016 10:58 PM (ry34m)
Noting wrong with that, Willer.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 10, 2016 10:58 PM (kvzO2)
Posted by: Insomniac - Pale Horse/Death 2016 at August 10, 2016 10:58 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: cthulhu at August 10, 2016 10:44 PM (EzgxV)
++++
I know, right? It's those unknown ones. Bad enough that the known ones watch you all the time, but the thought of those unknown ones... watching you secretly. That enough to unhinge anyone. It's a relief to see that there are others who understand the dangers. And that's just with the ducks. We haven't even started with the geese and other water fowl.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at August 10, 2016 10:58 PM (R+30W)
you grow up with studs and watching horses do it, or cattle.
it's just nature.
the best part is when you get a new baby foal.
not so much the calves.
and no this doesn't mean i like to watch.
Posted by: concrete girl at August 10, 2016 10:59 PM (79EGH)
174
Actually, one of Gushka's funnier stories involves a stallion that doesn't behave like a robot.
Posted by: cthulhu
Go on...
Posted by: Sarah Jessica Parker at August 10, 2016 10:54 PM (07Q15)
It's Gushie's story to tell. You wanna hear it, meet up with her in a crowded restaurant....
Posted by: cthulhu at August 10, 2016 10:59 PM (EzgxV)
Digital is dead, and always has been.
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at August 10, 2016 10:46 PM (4P2ow)
At the serious amateur and Pro level, used Digital SLRs are rated, not only by condition, but by the "shutter count" on the system.
That's not because the shutter mechanism wears out. But I understand that the sensor changes over time and with usage. Very interesting, if so.
Conversely? Your thirty year old Mamyia has a fresh sensor, with every roll of 120/220 you load.
I've seen some truly astonishing digital prints. How much of that was in the raw image, vs. post processing, I could not say.
Oh, and this. You want the best sensor, step up to the pro Canon, Nikon or if you want to mortgage your house, a digital Hassleblad.
Conversely again. Your $50 used Nikon EM, can wear the finest Nikkor lens, and expose the very top end Fuji/Agfa/Kodak emulsion, and give a result absolutely indistinguishable from the best-ever Nikon F-5 in the hands of a pro.
But a cheap digital sensor, will always be a cheap digital sensor. With tons of "noise", electronic artifacts, dropped pixels, etc.
I truly respect today's digital capabilities. But film still matters. And like vinyl and turntables, I suspect film will make a comeback beyond just the hipsters and their ilk.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at August 10, 2016 10:59 PM (v5iqM)
Posted by: Michael the TEXIT Hobbit at August 10, 2016 10:59 PM (nvMvs)
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at August 10, 2016 10:54 PM (kdS6q)
Reminds me of the 80s classic, Ice Pirates.
What was that?!?
Space Herpe.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at August 10, 2016 10:59 PM (pUDQf)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 10, 2016 10:59 PM (6gk0M)
Posted by: buzzion at August 10, 2016 11:00 PM (bMG0w)
Posted by: Insomniac - Pale Horse/Death 2016 at August 10, 2016 11:00 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki at August 10, 2016 11:00 PM (kP16F)
Posted by: L, Elle at August 10, 2016 10:49 PM (6IPEM)
Can't say I've ever tried it but hey, whatever floats your boat.
Posted by: Country Boy at August 10, 2016 11:01 PM (heN73)
Well, Doc gave me pills for that.
I can't tell if they're doing any good or not.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 10, 2016 11:01 PM (kvzO2)
Posted by: Howard The Duck at August 10, 2016 11:01 PM (gyKtp)
>>>I do love that the Ghostbusters is a loss stories are coming out. Since
this weekend there was some jackass that wanted to declare it not a
flop.
Posted by: buzzion at August 10, 2016 11:00 PM (bMG0w)<<<
You're just bitter they almost busted your ass.
Posted by: Slimer at August 10, 2016 11:01 PM (H9MG5)
138 I don't get where anatidaephobia would be anything but a generalized
fear of ducks. There's nothing about "watching" in the roots. A
anatidaephobe could be concerned there was a nearby unknown duck, a duck
might give one some hideous disease, a duck might have crapped on one's
furniture, some of its eggs might hatch into ducks while preparing
breakfast, it's bread-spread might be artificial butter from whipped
rendered duck fat [I've actually had this, and it wasn't all that
great], or any other duck-related anxiety. I think the journalist
involved tried to stretch the truth to increase the intended effect [not
that this has ever been known to occur].
Posted by: cthulhu at August 10, 2016 10:44 PM (EzgxV)
++++
I
know, right? It's those unknown ones. Bad enough that the known ones
watch you all the time, but the thought of those unknown ones...
watching you secretly. That enough to unhinge anyone. It's a
relief to see that there are others who understand the dangers. And
that's just with the ducks. We haven't even started with the geese and
other water fowl.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at August 10, 2016 10:58 PM (R+30W
Those goddamned geese can really fuck up your day.
Posted by: cthulhu at August 10, 2016 11:01 PM (EzgxV)
Posted by: cthulhu at August 10, 2016 10:52 PM (EzgxV)
******
If it's the same horse you're talking about, Gushka shared that story on the pet thread. That's when I knew she was a serious horse whisperer.
Posted by: L, Elle at August 10, 2016 11:01 PM (6IPEM)
Posted by: cthulhu at August 10, 2016 10:52 PM (EzgxV)
******
If it's the same horse you're talking about, Gushka shared that story on the pet thread. That's when I knew she was a serious horse whisperer.
Posted by: L, Elle at August 10, 2016 11:01 PM (6IPEM)
What did she do, talk dirty to him?
Posted by: Insomniac - Pale Horse/Death 2016 at August 10, 2016 11:01 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: Lance McCormick at August 10, 2016 11:02 PM (fwj47)
Posted by: Howard The Duck at August 10, 2016 11:04 PM (gyKtp)
Humidity, but that means the temps are down! It barely got to 102 today.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at August 10, 2016 11:04 PM (T/cxb)
Can't always judge your neighbors. Never know.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 10, 2016 11:04 PM (kvzO2)
Posted by: yankeefifth at August 10, 2016 11:04 PM (AoSQU)
I can't tell if they're doing any good or not."
-Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 10, 2016 11:01 PM (kvzO2)
Are you scared of Star Trek?
...specifically, "Bones"?
If not? --Congratulations!
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 10, 2016 11:04 PM (6gk0M)
-Posted by: cthulhu at August 10, 2016 10:49 PM (EzgxV)
-I've had guns pointed at me by young kids and old ladies.
-I've seen young and old friends die.
-I've played basketball, as a white guy, with hardened prisoners.
-I've insulted, eloquently, men that could kill me; and made them laugh.
-I've put ketchup on a hot dog.
My Livin' - Meter is in the top of the "yellow", almost green.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 10, 2016 10:55 PM
Be well you both. You always give me a chuckle.
T
Posted by: Farmer at August 10, 2016 11:05 PM (o/90i)
Posted by: yankeefifth at August 10, 2016 11:05 PM (AoSQU)
All of them, very cool people and animal lovers.
Posted by: L, Elle at August 10, 2016 10:43 PM (6IPEM)
Go on...
Posted by: Catherine the Great at August 10, 2016 11:05 PM (7lVbc)
Posted by: yankeefifth at August 10, 2016 11:06 PM (AoSQU)
Posted by: Jake at August 10, 2016 11:06 PM (AQpej)
Posted by: Insomniac - Pale Horse/Death 2016 at August 10, 2016 11:01 PM (
Pretty much
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at August 10, 2016 11:06 PM (hscyr)
Posted by: @votermom at August 10, 2016 11:07 PM (7lVbc)
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at August 10, 2016 10:38 PM (zc3Db)
I guess that depends on how you were lit on fire.
Posted by: tcn in AK at August 10, 2016 11:07 PM (+YMhA)
https://twitter.com/aconman_/status/762497313935806464
Posted by: andycanuck at August 10, 2016 11:07 PM (LdMbv)
Their nickname is the DP brothers, too. What does that mean?
Posted by: Hope Solo Springs Eternal at August 10, 2016 11:08 PM (DW+jj)
Posted by: Sharkman at August 10, 2016 11:08 PM (aa3aP)
I agree. It is, largely, a get-off-my-lawn thing.
That said, digital images are lost forever whenever someone makes a dummheit.
A negative can last a long, long time. And, well, digital sensors still can't match good film....
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at August 10, 2016 11:08 PM (WomYZ)
Posted by: freaked at August 10, 2016 11:09 PM (BO/km)
Commenting on the female lead, Fuller said that DSC will, "explore a woman's journey that will teach her to get along with others in the galaxy." Fuller believes that for a protagonist to truly understand something alien, she has to first understand herself.
"Set phases to "Hugz"
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at August 10, 2016 11:09 PM (kdS6q)
The prison was actually an abandoned prison in Mansfield, Ohio. I remember reading stuff about Tim Robbins griping about the location when it was being made.
Posted by: Bossy Conservative...pondering the future at August 10, 2016 11:09 PM (S6Pax)
That's the best part of this blog
Posted by: L, Elle at August 10, 2016 11:09 PM (6IPEM)
Posted by: Slimer at August 10, 2016 11:09 PM (H9MG5)
If not? --Congratulations! "
Not at all. Bones was the biggest man on the boat. Constantly telling Kirk and Spock to "man up."
Stop whining, bitching, complaining. Shut up.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 10, 2016 11:10 PM (kvzO2)
Posted by: yankeefifth at August 10, 2016 11:10 PM (AoSQU)
so how many morons have an atlas in their car?
Posted by: yankeefifth at August 10, 2016 11:05 PM (AoSQU)
I've got a couple of Thomas Guides....haven't used 'em in a while, but when the EMP takes down GPS, I'll be ready.
Posted by: cthulhu at August 10, 2016 11:10 PM (EzgxV)
Posted by: yankeefifth at August 10, 2016 11:05 PM (AoSQU)
++++
An atlas and 2 thomas brothers from back in the day.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at August 10, 2016 11:10 PM (R+30W)
the vet want to let him out on live cows, management was doing the risk/ rewards on if he would somehow get hurt doing real cow sex
Posted by: Jake at August 10, 2016 11:10 PM (AQpej)
Posted by: yankeefifth at August 10, 2016 11:04 PM (AoSQU)
Is that you Moo Moo?
Posted by: Country Boy at August 10, 2016 11:11 PM (heN73)
I live in N IL, we have German roots.
Posted by: Farmer at August 10, 2016 11:11 PM (o/90i)
Posted by: gNewt....panhandlers never seem to not have their hands out ~ at August 10, 2016 11:11 PM (HnB/8)
Posted by: Jake at August 10, 2016 11:11 PM (AQpej)
I admit that when I did a lot of work that included driving around in the country I wanted a pad with an app that would allow me to look at areal photos and scroll along them, but I was looking for types of fields, not roads, per se.
Anyways, get a complete map of your state. They don't run out of batteries, and don't get updated wrong.
Also buy a Silva compass.
Use technology, don't be dependent on it.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 10, 2016 11:11 PM (ry34m)
'Vettes, of course...
...but they were for lawyers and show-offs.
Hey... it was the Eighties.
Don't even talk about the Smokey and the Bandit Trans Am... that was the Seventies.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 10, 2016 11:11 PM (6gk0M)
And if you can't here is his closer from it: The Dr. Phil Story
https://youtu.be/CGHwGGC0pJk
Posted by: buzzion at August 10, 2016 11:12 PM (bMG0w)
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki at August 10, 2016 11:00 PM (kP16F)
Well, they apparently discovered a cure for "muslim".
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 10, 2016 11:12 PM (oqkO3)
Posted by: cthulhu at August 10, 2016 11:10 PM (EzgxV)
++++
An atlas and 2 thomas brothers from back in the day.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at August 10, 2016 11:10 PM (R+30W)
well, I am not surprised, expect no less.
Posted by: yankeefifth at August 10, 2016 11:12 PM (AoSQU)
I agree. It is, largely, a get-off-my-lawn thing.
That said, digital images are lost forever whenever someone makes a dummheit.
A negative can last a long, long time. And, well, digital sensors still can't match good film....
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at August 10, 2016 11:08 PM (WomYZ)
Wholeheartedly agree. Just saying the genie is out of the bottle. What we knew about focal lengths and whatnot is now automatic in iPhones. The only thing no one can automate is the ability to know what makes a powerful photograph. For that, I am grateful. But fighting to be seen in a sea of amateur clickers is a lost cause.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at August 10, 2016 11:12 PM (pUDQf)
-Posted by: Country Boy at August 10, 2016 11:11 PM (heN73)
C'mere. We've got some shit to talk about.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 10, 2016 11:13 PM (6gk0M)
Posted by: @votermom at August 10, 2016 11:13 PM (7lVbc)
I think the BDSM crowd may have adapted it to their needs.
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at August 10, 2016 11:13 PM (DW+jj)
Posted by: cthulhu at August 10, 2016 11:13 PM (EzgxV)
Posted by: yankeefifth at August 10, 2016 11:04 PM (AoSQU)
Is that you Moo Moo?
Posted by: Country Boy at August 10, 2016 11:11 PM (heN73)
what the fuck does that mean?
Posted by: yankeefifth at August 10, 2016 11:14 PM (AoSQU)
I can still do a good silver print, and am experimenting with what they call 'alternative processes. '
The latests thing I'm working on is a sort of daguerrotype process from a conventional negative. Lovely, ethereal images.
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at August 10, 2016 11:14 PM (c4u5t)
Posted by: gNewt....panhandlers never seem to not have their hands out ~ at August 10, 2016 11:11 PM (HnB/
I remember when Star Wars first came out there were lines at the theaters that went on for blocks. None of these "highest grossing movies" of late have anything like that.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at August 10, 2016 11:15 PM (zc3Db)
Posted by: Grump928(C) says Free Soothie! at August 10, 2016 11:15 PM (rwI+c)
Posted by: Jake at August 10, 2016 11:16 PM (AQpej)
hell, they chicoms are stupid and ruthlesss enough to put in 13 year old boys for their girls gymnastics team.
Posted by: yankeefifth at August 10, 2016 11:16 PM (AoSQU)
Posted by: gNewt....panhandlers never seem to not have their hands out ~ at August 10, 2016 11:16 PM (HnB/8)
Growing up, the only thing from my era that I even considered a real "muscle car" was a Buick Grand National.
'Vettes, of course...
...but they were for lawyers and show-offs.
Hey... it was the Eighties.
Don't even talk about the Smokey and the Bandit Trans Am... that was the Seventies.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 10, 2016 11:11 PM (6gk0M)
I had a gf who used to drive me around LA in her black Trans Am in the mid-80s.....
Posted by: cthulhu at August 10, 2016 11:16 PM (EzgxV)
You can't beat displacement. But it's was a sexy car. Buick GNx and Lamborghini Countach were my fantasy cars
Posted by: AlaBAMA at August 10, 2016 11:17 PM (pUDQf)
Posted by: Country Boy at August 10, 2016 11:11 PM (heN73)
what the fuck does that mean?
Posted by: yankeefifth at August 10, 2016 11:14 PM (AoSQU)
It was a vain attempt at humor.
I've never associated Corvettes with "not a lot of money." To me they're expensive as heck. Sounded like something Moo Moo would have said.
Posted by: Country Boy at August 10, 2016 11:17 PM (heN73)
Don't even talk about the Smokey and the Bandit Trans Am... that was the Seventies.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 10, 2016 11:11 PM (6gk0M)
really disliked the smokey and the bandit trans am in the 80s but it is starting to grow on me now.
Posted by: yankeefifth at August 10, 2016 11:18 PM (AoSQU)
Are those a thing again?
Posted by: @votermom at August 10, 2016 11:18 PM (7lVbc)
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki at August 10, 2016 11:18 PM (kP16F)
256 Deuce and a quarter the best car for sports; late sixties - early seventies.
Posted by: gNewt....panhandlers never seem to not have their hands out ~ at August 10, 2016 11:16 PM (HnB/
Bob Segar wrote s song about those two years ago.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at August 10, 2016 11:18 PM (pUDQf)
At least he isn't also sporting a mullet and tats like the fat speedo German guy I shared a pool with in Playa de Carmen, so there's that.
Posted by: stace...TEXIT at August 10, 2016 11:18 PM (ozZau)
Posted by: yankeefifth at August 10, 2016 11:05 PM (AoSQU)
*raises hand*
Posted by: Country Boy at August 10, 2016 11:19 PM (heN73)
For all my bitching about the new tech, I know it's just a newer version of the wet-plate vs dry-plate, the sheet film vs roll film thing.
I do hybrid sometimes. Real negatives, scanned at insanely high resolution. Lotta folks think it amazing to see the hairs in their nostrils, I suppose.
Wet prints I've sold a few of, but people have no patience. Last one I sold, the silly lady took a phone pic of and made her FB profile. I'd given the woman a perfect scan, but she didn't seem to know what to do with it......
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at August 10, 2016 11:20 PM (c4u5t)
Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at August 10, 2016 11:20 PM (MNgU2)
-Posted by: Country Boy at August 10, 2016 11:17 PM (heN73)
You went "counter-intuitive" on that one. You lost the crowd.
Had you socked "Anti-Moo-Moo", perhaps the joke would have carried the day.
*protip
Love ya', Brother!
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 10, 2016 11:20 PM (6gk0M)
Posted by: yankeefifth at August 10, 2016 11:05 PM (AoSQU)
Yup
Posted by: Mis. Hum. at August 10, 2016 11:21 PM (voOPb)
Posted by: Country Boy at August 10, 2016 11:17 PM (heN73)
Actually, middle-aged used Corvettes from the '70's thru '90's are cheap like borscht. Many are well under ten grand, for a perfectly serviceable car.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 10, 2016 11:21 PM (oqkO3)
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2z5ms1
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at August 10, 2016 11:21 PM (DW+jj)
OK. Thanks. Bye.
Posted by: freaked at August 10, 2016 11:22 PM (BO/km)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at August 10, 2016 11:14 PM (c4u5t)
Well, make sure your boiling Mercury is well ventilated, otherwise, though you may cure the syphilis, your teeth will fall out and you will go mad.
I have an actual tintype of my Great-great-grandfather, with a beard you could lose a calf in almost. Beautifully imaged, and sharp as can be. I expect the lens was larger than the image is, it is about the size of a silver dollar.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 10, 2016 11:22 PM (ry34m)
Posted by: yankeefifth
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Not an atlas, but I have maps for the entire SE in each vehicle... and no GPS.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 10, 2016 11:23 PM (J3phO)
For all my bitching about the new tech, I know it's just a newer version of the wet-plate vs dry-plate, the sheet film vs roll film thing.
I do hybrid sometimes. Real negatives, scanned at insanely high resolution. Lotta folks think it amazing to see the hairs in their nostrils, I suppose.
Wet prints I've sold a few of, but people have no patience. Last one I sold, the silly lady took a phone pic of and made her FB profile. I'd given the woman a perfect scan, but she didn't seem to know what to do with it......
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious
There you go. The exact reason that favorite hobby of mine is dying. People think it's just easy to point and click with an iPhone. Composition, rule of thirds and such are no big deal to the camera in your phone generation. The only people still paying for skill are brides and new moms. And everyone is fighting over them.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at August 10, 2016 11:24 PM (pUDQf)
Even something called the Impossible Project, bringing back obsolete and discontinued instant film.
People still crave the real thing.
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at August 10, 2016 11:24 PM (c4u5t)
I think the BDSM crowd may have adapted it to their needs.
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at August 10, 2016 11:13 PM (DW+jj)
We used one on a bull in college repro lab. I couldn't tell if he liked it or just tolerated it, but it did produce the product.
Back then they told us that electro was fine, but you get a better sample with AV--artificial vagina.
Posted by: stace...TEXIT at August 10, 2016 11:24 PM (ozZau)
Vettes from 59 through 67 were beautiful cars, Best was the 67 split window, preferably a 427 4 speed.
Later models are simply ugly.
Posted by: irongrampa at August 10, 2016 11:24 PM (X35Yt)
I have GPS enabled but I don't know what an "an" Atlas is?
Phone is constantly pinging me.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 10, 2016 11:24 PM (kvzO2)
Posted by: yankeefifth at August 10, 2016 11:05 PM (AoSQU)
I have no maps and no gps. I look up a map of where I'm going before I leave and I just feel my way around if I lose my place.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at August 10, 2016 11:25 PM (zc3Db)
So I'm going to my companies gym because it has round plates.
They only have about 425 # so I've had a few people show up and get a grumpy face when I have 300+ pounds on the bar and there are not much pickins.
My goal is to dead lift all the plates in there that I can fit on the bar
Posted by: Jake at August 10, 2016 11:25 PM (AQpej)
OK. Thanks. Bye.
Posted by: freaked at August 10, 2016 11:22 PM (BO/km)
Five hundred bucks for a Corvair, if it wasn't a rusted-out POS, would be a good deal. The '65 and up hardtops and convertibles were very nicely-styled cars.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 10, 2016 11:25 PM (oqkO3)
Had you socked "Anti-Moo-Moo", perhaps the joke would have carried the day.
*protip
Love ya', Brother!
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 10, 2016 11:20 PM (6gk0M)
Ah, sorry. Kinda brain dead this time of night. Even here at work.
Posted by: Country Boy at August 10, 2016 11:25 PM (heN73)
Posted by: Colorado Alex In Exile at August 10, 2016 11:25 PM (FYrz1)
-Posted by: yankeefifth at August 10, 2016 11:18 PM (AoSQU)
I was a kid when I first saw those movies. It was probably '83 when I saw S&tB. The Golden Phoenix on the hood was too much awesome for a twelve-year-old kid!
Yeee-Haw!!!
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 10, 2016 11:25 PM (6gk0M)
Posted by: yankeefifth at August 10, 2016 11:05 PM (AoSQU)
Yep, and a state map and a quality city map.
Oh, and I have a collection of the city maps they used to give away at gas stations.
Posted by: gNewt....panhandlers never seem to not have their hands out ~ at August 10, 2016 11:26 PM (HnB/8)
Posted by: Mister Christopher (in Atlanta!) at August 10, 2016 11:27 PM (e9mZG)
So that's what that thing was supposed to be. All these years I thought it was a rejected logo for KFC.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at August 10, 2016 11:27 PM (T/cxb)
Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at August 10, 2016 11:20 PM (MNgU2)
Swimming is no different from track in that respect. Nothing odd.
What I don't like is people talking about a team gold as if each individual won a gold. That's just not true. The gold is really for the team and shouldn't be counted as an "individual" gold for any member of the team, but the idiots on TV always talk about number of golds counting team golds the same as individuals.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at August 10, 2016 11:27 PM (zc3Db)
That's because we're not any good at judo, boxing, weightlifting, etc. Tons of medals available there with all the weight classes they have.
Posted by: t-bird at August 10, 2016 11:27 PM (w35Hj)
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki at August 10, 2016 11:27 PM (kP16F)
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki at August 10, 2016 11:28 PM (kP16F)
Posted by: Jake at August 10, 2016 11:28 PM (AQpej)
Posted by: buzzion at August 10, 2016 11:28 PM (bMG0w)
Every gps navigation app I've tried on my "smart"phone has been horrible, particularly those with "voice-guided" navigation!
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki at August 10, 2016 11:18 PM (kP16F)
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I've named mine Buffy.
"Buffy, would you please speak to me?"
"I'm already past that turnoff, Buffy, thanks a lot you bitch."
"Well, let's see what Buffy says."
Posted by: iforgot says God bless Fleegle at August 10, 2016 11:29 PM (5o5ek)
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki at August 10, 2016 11:00 PM (kP16F)
Yep, I would love them to announce that. It would drive the gaystapo nuts.
Posted by: WOPR - Nationalist at August 10, 2016 11:29 PM (Ee2nz)
Blowjob cafe, where not only the food sucks but so do our waitresses.
Posted by: Hillary Mulwray at August 10, 2016 11:29 PM (v3DL/)
Ferrari decides on cars by which one gives them a boner.
Oh, and screw Chevy for taking a government bailout.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at August 10, 2016 11:29 PM (pUDQf)
My dad had two when we lived at Edwards AFB in 1972. We were lucky if one ran at a time and more than a few times my mom towed my dad with the good running one.
Posted by: freaked at August 10, 2016 11:29 PM (BO/km)
Yeah. Brides I don't deal with - nothing is good enough for them, though I've had fun with the bridesmaids...
New mothers are still the best customers. Demanding? You betcha, but that makes you bring your A game every time.
Some local bands lurv my b&w work. Very gritty and authentic, as only film developed in a bathroom can be.
Color work for my angel and my 'nieces' I send out for processing. Never had any luck with color, sad to say.
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at August 10, 2016 11:29 PM (c4u5t)
Posted by: @votermom at August 10, 2016 11:30 PM (7lVbc)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 10, 2016 11:30 PM (oqkO3)
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki at August 10, 2016 11:27 PM (kP16F)
No, but the syntax and odd word-choice is very Romance language. It was written by someone who was English as a second language
Posted by: Kindltot at August 10, 2016 11:30 PM (ry34m)
Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at August 10, 2016 11:30 PM (MNgU2)
You have lived a sheltered life my friend. Atlas? My description a book of maps.
Posted by: Mis. Hum. at August 10, 2016 11:30 PM (voOPb)
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki at August 10, 2016 11:31 PM (kP16F)
Posted by: yankeefifth at August 10, 2016 11:05 PM (AoSQU)
I also carry with me an industrial strength ice scraper and Army shovel even though I live in Texas. Originally from Michigan. Just in case.
Posted by: Country Boy at August 10, 2016 11:31 PM (heN73)
My Chem PhD student daughter minored in photography on undergrad and fell in love with film (of course: chemicals). She's done engagement photo shoots for friends, and they are (to my eyes, and theirs) every bit as professional as the folks that charge top dollar.
But she's still a chemist (by choice).
Just to point out that there's a younger generation that still venerates film photography.
Posted by: ibguy at August 10, 2016 11:32 PM (vUcdz)
Posted by: Willy J. at August 10, 2016 11:32 PM (BZey7)
The ladies were incredibly athletic and seriously hot (Madison especially), and were really something to watch.
Very proud of Team USA.
Posted by: Blacksheep at August 10, 2016 11:33 PM (bS6uW)
Later models are simply ugly."
-Posted by: irongrampa at August 10, 2016 11:24 PM (X35Yt)
I helped my buddy rebuild the engine of a '67. I cannot agree with you any more. It wasn't a 427, but it was a four-speed.
I disagree about the later models. Some of the early C6's rowed my boat ashore.
Although I'm more of a newer Mustang fan.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 10, 2016 11:33 PM (6gk0M)
Medal ceremony for women's 200m relay.
Star-Spangled Banner again, bitchez! I all you foreigners have it memorized.
Posted by: iforgot says God bless Fleegle at August 10, 2016 11:33 PM (5o5ek)
Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at August 10, 2016 11:30 PM (MNgU2)
Ferguson's in our town. Was it also Mapsco or something?
Posted by: stace...TEXIT at August 10, 2016 11:33 PM (ozZau)
They;re okay if you a have cell connection.
But leanring directions. Man that's basic shit.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 10, 2016 11:33 PM (kvzO2)
None of the de-balled femiNazi scold stuff there.
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at August 10, 2016 11:34 PM (DW+jj)
Posted by: Jim at August 10, 2016 11:34 PM (v5iqM)
I have an album of portraits - casual and documentary - made on 35mm and 120 by a very dear 'friend' of my mother's, who taught me all about photography and who, in retrospect, I realize was more than a friend to us both.
Should my house catch fire, I'm grabbing that before I grab my shoes. The same cannot be said of anyone who has digital images made on a smartphone.
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at August 10, 2016 11:34 PM (c4u5t)
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at August 10, 2016 10:32 PM (kdS6q)
Guys like Fuller think ST was all about social issues. The worst ST episodes are the ones about social issues. And of course aliens got along in ST because if they were in Starfleet they all had to follow the same rules. Meanwhile the Federation walled everyone off to their own planets.
I predict the show suffers and quickly appear on Netfilx when CBS can't move it on their pay to view.
Posted by: WOPR - Nationalist at August 10, 2016 11:34 PM (Ee2nz)
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki at August 10, 2016 11:34 PM (kP16F)
What was the brand name of the map book in a spiral binder? Each page had a section of the city. Had one when I was an outside insurance adjuster.
Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at August 10, 2016 11:30 PM (MNgU2)
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Thomas. Some Thomas Guide or other.
Posted by: iforgot says God bless Fleegle at August 10, 2016 11:34 PM (5o5ek)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at August 10, 2016 11:35 PM (pUDQf)
Yeee-Haw!!!
Posted by: Slapweasel
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Yeah, well the cars themselves were dogs. Powered by ~185 hp Olds smogger engines.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 10, 2016 11:36 PM (J3phO)
Heh, getting a bit of a thrashing, too.
Posted by: t-bird at August 10, 2016 11:36 PM (w35Hj)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at August 10, 2016 11:36 PM (c4u5t)
Posted by: Country Boy at August 10, 2016 11:31 PM (heN73)
well, you never know when case will happen.
Posted by: yankeefifth at August 10, 2016 11:36 PM (AoSQU)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 10, 2016 11:36 PM (6gk0M)
I got this
Posted by: Jake at August 10, 2016 11:36 PM (AQpej)
Like when Wilbur got me that job in Tijuana!
Posted by: mister ed at August 10, 2016 11:37 PM (LdMbv)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 10, 2016 11:37 PM (J3phO)
Posted by: @votermom at August 10, 2016 11:30 PM (7lVbc)
++++
I would put it stronger than that. It is awesome. For me, it's the killer app. The answer to those who ask why you need anything more than a regular cell phone. Social media apps, watching youtube, etc, not a big deal. But, instant knowledge on how to get somewhere, complete with turn by turn driving instructions is pretty cool.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at August 10, 2016 11:37 PM (R+30W)
Posted by: t-bird
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Pro Tip - Let the Ewok win.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 10, 2016 11:38 PM (J3phO)
-Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 10, 2016 11:36 PM (J3phO)
...Which is why I bought a Buick Grand National.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 10, 2016 11:38 PM (6gk0M)
Ohio, AlaBAMA... lol.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 10, 2016 11:36 PM (6gk0M)
We all have to come from somewhere. Lol.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at August 10, 2016 11:38 PM (pUDQf)
Those lines were manufactured by Craig Miller, who Lucas hired to do PR after it became apparent Fox didn't know what it had. Craig had been involved in organizing SF cons including the most recent Worldcon to be in LA at the time. So he had the mailing list and phone numbers of a bunch of fannish types in the region. He set up a phone bank GOTV style to tell people they had to go see this movie. The crowds became a news story in of themselves and generated big buzz for the movie among the mainstream.
I didn't know about this until many years later. We only knew about the brief ads running on TV and my parents tried to take my brother and I to see in Westwood, one of the two theaters in LA at opening. We didn't get in either night. Instead, the first night we saw 'Silver Streak.' A few weeks later my father went into the hospital and died. So trying to see 'Star Wars' was the last thing my brother and I ever did with our father.
Posted by: Epobirs at August 10, 2016 11:38 PM (IdCqF)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 10, 2016 11:38 PM (oqkO3)
Posted by: stace...TEXIT at August 10, 2016 11:24 PM (ozZau)
And then later where I used to work our vets developed the technique to collect and preserve killer whale semen. They use a giant-ass AV.
Posted by: stace...TEXIT at August 10, 2016 11:39 PM (ozZau)
nothing like a weak narcissist with a camera.......
Posted by: Jake at August 10, 2016 11:39 PM (AQpej)
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki at August 10, 2016 11:39 PM (kP16F)
I've seen more salesmen get lost using that, than with any other map.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at August 10, 2016 11:39 PM (v5iqM)
Posted by: Mary Clogginstien from Brattleboro, VT at August 10, 2016 11:39 PM (Fbj4h)
If he didn't enjoy that thrashing he would be up here talking about any of Weird Dave's subject suggestions.
Posted by: Willy J. at August 10, 2016 11:40 PM (BZey7)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 10, 2016 11:40 PM (6gk0M)
Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at August 10, 2016 11:41 PM (MNgU2)
Posted by: Sandra Fluke at August 10, 2016 11:41 PM (89T5c)
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous
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Heh. On the local news they showed a young woman who was at a 7-11, crying. The road had been closed by a landslide, and she had no idea how to get around it. She was reliant on her GPS, which, of course did not know the road was closed.
Fifteen feet away was a convenience store... with maps.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 10, 2016 11:41 PM (J3phO)
Posted by: bjk at August 10, 2016 11:42 PM (x2rNW)
Posted by: Epobirs at August 10, 2016 11:42 PM (IdCqF)
What was the brand name of the map book in a spiral binder? Each page had a section of the city. Had one when I was an outside insurance adjuster.
Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at August 10, 2016 11:30 PM (MNgU2)
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Thomas. Some Thomas Guide or other.
Posted by: iforgot says God bless Fleegle at August 10, 2016 11:34 PM (5o5ek)
++++
Thomas Brothers Maps / Guides. They were bought and ruined by Rand McNally. Though to be fair, the reason they had to sell themselves to Rand is they had already set foot on the road to ruination themselves.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Guide
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at August 10, 2016 11:42 PM (R+30W)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 10, 2016 11:38 PM (J3phO)
Wookies too
Posted by: Jake at August 10, 2016 11:42 PM (AQpej)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 10, 2016 11:42 PM (6gk0M)
so how many morons have an atlas in their car?
Posted by: yankeefifth at August 10, 2016 11:05 PM (AoSQU)
I have no maps and no gps. I look up a map of where I'm going before I leave and I just feel my way around if I lose my place.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at August 10, 2016 11:25 PM (zc3Db)
IOW, you're lucky if you don't run out of gas, give birth, fight off bees, and start a forest fire every time you leave the house......
Posted by: cthulhu at August 10, 2016 11:43 PM (EzgxV)
Posted by: @votermom at August 10, 2016 11:43 PM (7lVbc)
335 Interstates are even-numbered east west, and odd-numbered north-south. And mile markers start at zero at the western and southern borders of a State.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Bingo. So any good moron should be able to navigate the US without an Atlas or GPS.
Little known fact, the zero milestone is in DC and nobody ever used it. Was supposed to be the the zero point for all distance markers but people said screw that.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at August 10, 2016 11:43 PM (pUDQf)
Posted by: Jake at August 10, 2016 11:44 PM (AQpej)
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki at August 10, 2016 11:44 PM (kP16F)
Posted by: ibguy at August 10, 2016 11:45 PM (vUcdz)
Posted by: cthulhu at August 10, 2016 11:43 PM (EzgxV)
Well ... three out of four, at least
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at August 10, 2016 11:45 PM (zc3Db)
Posted by: Michelle at August 10, 2016 11:45 PM (ANVXm)
Posted by: Jake at August 10, 2016 11:45 PM (AQpej)
I just heard a character on a TeeVee show pronounce 'Jekyll' as in 'Dr. Jekyll and Mister Hyde' as 'Jeekle'.
Is this right?
Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 10, 2016 11:45 PM (VY8H5)
Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at August 10, 2016 11:30 PM (MNgU2)
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Thomas. Some Thomas Guide or other.
Posted by: iforgot says God bless Fleegle at August 10, 2016 11:34 PM (5o5ek)
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Ohp. See @233. Thomas Brothers, yeah. Buggy whip navigation.
Posted by: iforgot says God bless Fleegle at August 10, 2016 11:45 PM (5o5ek)
Just drove through Michigan an they had markers every 0.2 of a mile on one of the highways. May be more normal than I think but once I noticed it I couldn't stop looking at tem
Posted by: Willy J. at August 10, 2016 11:46 PM (BZey7)
Laundry is done. Pants are off. Cold Diet Mt Dew by the keyboard.
It's the simple things.
Posted by: Captain Whitebread at August 10, 2016 11:46 PM (rJUlF)
Fifteen feet away was a convenience store... with maps.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 10, 2016 11:41 PM (J3phO)
Map wouldn't have done her any good at all, because she probably lacked the ability to read a map, and orient herself with respect to it. Having a GPS, she should simply have driven off in any direction, other than the way she came, and watch as the GPS updated to find a new route.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 10, 2016 11:46 PM (oqkO3)
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous
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Heh. On the local news they showed a young woman who was at a 7-11, crying. The road had been closed by a landslide, and she had no idea how to get around it. She was reliant on her GPS, which, of course did not know the road was closed.
Fifteen feet away was a convenience store... with maps.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 10, 2016 11:41 PM (J3phO)
++++
Heh. As useful as tech can be, it pays to remember the old skills. Although, reading a map is pretty basic as far as skills go.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at August 10, 2016 11:46 PM (R+30W)
I believe all interstates do that now. Very handy! The change was quite a while ago, but I think I remember it happening in California.
Posted by: t-bird at August 10, 2016 11:47 PM (ANVXm)
Be well
Posted by: Mis. Hum. at August 10, 2016 11:47 PM (voOPb)
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki
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Always, on interstates.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 10, 2016 11:47 PM (J3phO)
I know odd numbers refer to north/south with interstates and even is east/west.
Can't remember about mile markers.
Posted by: irongrampa at August 10, 2016 11:47 PM (X35Yt)
Is this right?"
-Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 10, 2016 11:45 PM (VY8H5)
If you're a sheep-shagger from New Zealand, yes.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 10, 2016 11:48 PM (6gk0M)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 10, 2016 11:48 PM (6gk0M)
Posted by: Willy J
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Your Stimulus dollars at work.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 10, 2016 11:48 PM (J3phO)
Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at August 10, 2016 11:41 PM (MNgU2)
I've lived in s central TX all my life, and traveled a fair amount in the US and the world, but I've only driven across the Texas border into another state a handful of times. those few car trips to adjoining states include Coahuila and Tamaulipas. I'm far closer to Mexico and the Gulf than I am to any other US state.
Posted by: stace...TEXIT at August 10, 2016 11:48 PM (ozZau)
Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at August 10, 2016 11:49 PM (MNgU2)
Holy shit. That's bad.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 10, 2016 11:49 PM (89T5c)
Give the horde an example:
I have an album of portraits - casual and documentary - made on 35mm
and 120 by a very dear 'friend' of my mother's, who taught me all
about photography and who, in retrospect, I realize was more than a
friend to us both.
Should my house catch fire, I'm grabbing that before I grab my
shoes. The same cannot be said of anyone who has digital images made on a
smartphone.
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at August 10, 2016 11:34 PM (c4u5t)
Scan 'em and keep the scans off-premises.
Posted by: cthulhu at August 10, 2016 11:50 PM (EzgxV)
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at August 10, 2016 11:46 PM (R+30W)
You would think it was an almost instinctual ability but it is truly amazing how some people are totally baffled by maps.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at August 10, 2016 11:50 PM (zc3Db)
-Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at August 10, 2016 11:49 PM (MNgU2)
I believe that only I-90 is longer than I-10.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 10, 2016 11:50 PM (6gk0M)
I set the cruze at 85 threw both and had no issues with the po-po
Posted by: Jake at August 10, 2016 11:51 PM (AQpej)
Posted by: @votermom at August 10, 2016 11:51 PM (7lVbc)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 10, 2016 11:46 PM (oqkO3)
++++
The first step is to get inside your map.
Posted by: Joey Tribbiani at August 10, 2016 11:51 PM (R+30W)
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki at August 10, 2016 11:52 PM (kP16F)
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki at August 10, 2016 11:31 PM (kP16F)
You too are under the valley of the belly button cover?
Posted by: Kindltot at August 10, 2016 11:52 PM (ry34m)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 10, 2016 11:52 PM (89T5c)
Posted by: Farmer at August 10, 2016 11:52 PM (o/90i)
Posted by: @votermom at August 10, 2016 11:51 PM (7lVbc)
Otherwise known as the dude with a map on his roof at the 7-11.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at August 10, 2016 11:52 PM (pUDQf)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 10, 2016 11:53 PM (6gk0M)
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki at August 10, 2016 11:44 PM (kP16F)
Yes they do, exits are numbered by the "nearest" mile marker. In urban areas, you may find Exit 253A, 253B, and so on.
Canada has adopted the same exit numbering scheme, except it goes by kilometers. But there seems to be no consistent scheme with highway numbering, as both odd and even numbers get used for highways going every which way.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 10, 2016 11:53 PM (oqkO3)
Posted by: yankeefifth at August 10, 2016 11:54 PM (AoSQU)
As a ron with a few years on him, I've noticed that there are a few of the younger generation who appreciate the magic of photochemistry. These will be the ones who ensure that there will be film available all the days of my life.
Now, if I could find a source for 127..... or 620 that didn't need respooling.....
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at August 10, 2016 11:54 PM (wExDc)
All the little Jakes will be doing orienteering events later this fall or early next year.
Mrs Jake might be pissed because 'special location' is not her speciality
Posted by: Jake at August 10, 2016 11:54 PM (AQpej)
Posted by: yankeefifth at August 10, 2016 11:54 PM (AoSQU)
At any rate, that translates to about 733' radius for 1g at the rim.
You don't really need a big circular rim. You could do it with a tether and counterweight. Spin that up.
Another problem is the gradient of acceleration with radius. In small diameter high speed rotation, this will cause some weird sensations.
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at August 10, 2016 11:54 PM (DW+jj)
Clarkson is entertaining but knows less than squat about anything remotely technical. I doubt any 'Vette since the '70s has had drum brakes. For certain the C4 (mid-80s) and up all had discs.
Posted by: brilliant! rubbish! brilliant! rubbis! at August 10, 2016 11:54 PM (IdhOh)
On the local news they showed a young woman who was at a 7-11, crying. The road had been closed by a landslide, and she had no idea how to get around it. She was reliant on her GPS, which, of course did not know the road was closed. Fifteen feet away was a convenience store... with maps.
Posted by: Mike Hammer
In The End Times, such as these shall be our amusement -- and our food.
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at August 10, 2016 11:55 PM (kdS6q)
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki at August 10, 2016 11:55 PM (kP16F)
Now, we've been this location before. Here are the directions: Go east on I-40, turn south on NC 321, at the sign that says 'Denver', get off 321 and you are there.
I asked him, "WTF?". The guy apparently doesn't leave town without programming his GPS thingie. The amusing part? He missed a turn.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 10, 2016 11:56 PM (yddCj)
Posted by: irongrampa at August 10, 2016 11:57 PM (X35Yt)
Posted by: Jake at August 10, 2016 11:57 PM (AQpej)
Heh....I set the prints up in a frame and shot them on 120. Got the negs off site....
Close to your suggestion. I'd give my eye teeth for the original negatives.
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at August 10, 2016 11:57 PM (wExDc)
The sun has rose and the sun has set,
And we ain't out of Texas yet!
Drove from NM to AR and back once, learned the truth of it.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at August 10, 2016 11:57 PM (T/cxb)
-Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at August 10, 2016 11:55 PM (kdS6q)
Dear Lord... find us.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 10, 2016 11:58 PM (6gk0M)
so, anyone here have any experience with teslas?
Posted by: yankeefifth at August 10, 2016 11:54 PM (AoSQU)
Not with the cars, as such....but, like BMW's, they always seem to be driven by assholes or idiots.
Posted by: cthulhu at August 10, 2016 11:58 PM (EzgxV)
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki at August 10, 2016 11:00 PM (kP16F)
To the airlock!
Posted by: Killerdog at August 10, 2016 11:58 PM (TBmsQ)
And I was wondering if the customers have to wash their nether parts before receiving the service. Think how "cheesy" and disgusting if they hadn't. Yuck.
Posted by: Imponderables at August 10, 2016 11:59 PM (LQLeS)
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So, a Corvette on a skid pad would work.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, crossing the beams at August 10, 2016 11:59 PM (yddCj)
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki at August 10, 2016 11:59 PM (kP16F)
Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at August 10, 2016 11:41 PM (MNgU2)
Texas also has "interstate" highways that both begin and end inside the state.
Posted by: Michael the TEXIT Hobbit at August 10, 2016 11:59 PM (nvMvs)
Posted by: cthulhu at August 10, 2016 11:58 PM (EzgxV)
Posted by: yankeefifth at August 10, 2016 11:59 PM (AoSQU)
"I have a map of the United States. It's actual size. At the bottom it says 'one mile equals....one mile' "
That always cracked me up.
Posted by: Beavis at August 10, 2016 11:59 PM (8iiMU)
Except I could have done without the horse thingy. But otherwise great.
Posted by: bluebell at August 10, 2016 11:59 PM (805dc)
Posted by: Ian Galt at August 11, 2016 12:00 AM (8iiMU)
Now, we've been this location before. Here are the directions: Go east on I-40, turn south on NC 321, at the sign that says 'Denver', get off 321 and you are there.
I asked him, "WTF?". The guy apparently doesn't leave town without programming his GPS thingie. The amusing part? He missed a turn.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 10, 2016 11:56 PM (yddCj)
++++
GPS can be useful in urban areas with heavy traffic in that it will route you around accidents, construction, etc. Especially if you are traveling during rush hour.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at August 11, 2016 12:00 AM (R+30W)
If civilisation is so advanced in Star Trek, one should imagine they'd have discovered a cure for homosexuality by then...
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki
To the airlock!
Posted by: Killerdog
To the Home Depot on Ceta Alpha V!
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at August 11, 2016 12:00 AM (kdS6q)
I rarely use the turn by turn directions (although the new 328i has onboard nav that I've used a few times). I'll use Google maps to find where a street is, and I'll just go to the area, at which point I'll peek at the map again to see exactly how to get to my destination. I've always had good spatial awareness.
Posted by: Weirddave at August 11, 2016 12:00 AM (N8hFs)
Posted by: yankeefifth
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Vic taught him in high school.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, crossing the beams at August 11, 2016 12:01 AM (yddCj)
Posted by: mister ed at August 11, 2016 12:01 AM (LdMbv)
Posted by: yankeefifth at August 10, 2016 11:05 PM (AoSQU)
I have one. plus a hunk of pipe (as a cheater bar for lug nuts) and a box of tic-tacs.
Posted by: cicero Kaboom! kid at August 11, 2016 12:01 AM (p0XHr)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at August 10, 2016 11:54 PM (wExDc)
IIRC, the only difference between 120 and 620 is the size/shape of the holes in the ends of the spool. But 127 is an odd duck. I have a really cute little Kodak "Baby Brownie Special" sitting on the shelf behind me here. Something wrong with the shutter spring.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 11, 2016 12:01 AM (oqkO3)
Posted by: Cathy the Great at August 11, 2016 12:01 AM (LQLeS)
Posted by: mister ed at August 11, 2016 12:02 AM (LdMbv)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at August 10, 2016 11:54 PM (wExDc)
Once upon a time, within the last 20 years, you could get it from Croatia or one of the balkan states. And not Agfa process either.
I had a friend who got his film that way.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 11, 2016 12:02 AM (ry34m)
I don't go far from Cleveland, however.
*insert jokes here*
I use Mapquest and read directions.
...to myself.
...aloud.
...In Vin Scully's voice.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 12:04 AM (6gk0M)
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/763442422030462976
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/763442503458652162
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/763442600561020928
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/763442695159382017
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/763442818484436992
Posted by: kbdabear at August 11, 2016 12:04 AM (GrXXa)
Posted by: buzzion at August 11, 2016 12:04 AM (bMG0w)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, crossing the beams at August 11, 2016 12:01 AM (yddCj)
heh
Posted by: yankeefifth at August 11, 2016 12:04 AM (AoSQU)
Posted by: Just horsin' around at August 11, 2016 12:04 AM (LQLeS)
I have one. plus a hunk of pipe (as a cheater bar for lug nuts) and a box of tic-tacs.
Posted by: cicero Kaboom
I have one of those lithium-ion portable battery packs/jump starters.
That sucker is handy. Already used it two or three times and sure beats a set of jumper cables and a hopeful expression on your face.
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at August 11, 2016 12:04 AM (kdS6q)
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/763442930661163008
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/763443035220877312
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/763443162346057728
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/763443281833422848
Posted by: kbdabear at August 11, 2016 12:05 AM (GrXXa)
(You morons would probably like the sculptress, judging by her picture.)
Posted by: Alana at August 11, 2016 12:05 AM (PbizE)
Posted by: t-bird at August 11, 2016 12:05 AM (ZxmMG)
Thanks. That one doesn't seem to be a hit. It just struck me as a real WTF. If those 2 adds are what the algorithms think someone would be interested in.....just how eclectic are their surfing habits?
Posted by: Weirddave at August 11, 2016 12:05 AM (N8hFs)
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki at August 11, 2016 12:06 AM (kP16F)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, crossing the beams at August 11, 2016 12:06 AM (yddCj)
Posted by: chemjeff at August 11, 2016 12:06 AM (uAvJJ)
127 - I've found one source, but it's only color, and transparency at that.
Folks sell film-slitters for 120 to 127, but I've never had the nerve to try it.
One of these days.....
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at August 11, 2016 12:06 AM (wExDc)
That sucker is handy. Already used it two or three times and sure beats a set of jumper cables and a hopeful expression on your face.
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at August 11, 2016 12:04 AM (kdS6q)
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Just a hopeful expression won't cut it. You have to show some initiative. Obstruct traffic, beg, cry even.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at August 11, 2016 12:07 AM (R+30W)
127 - I've found one source, but it's only color, and transparency at that, which is a hassle in itself. B&w, I could do at home. But reversal color? Above my pay grade.
Folks sell film-slitters for 120 to 127, but I've never had the nerve to try it.
One of these days.....
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at August 11, 2016 12:07 AM (wExDc)
And I have an atlas in my car. I much prefer maps to GPS. Never use it unless I am somewhere and I have no clue how to get where I need to go. Hasn't happened much.
Posted by: bluebell at August 11, 2016 12:07 AM (805dc)
Remember, y'all,we are Americans so that head is held HIGH--especially during these times.
Cherish our country as you know it to be, under the filth laid on it by the left, and never despair--we'll prevail.
Goodnite, good people. Stay safe.
Posted by: irongrampa at August 11, 2016 12:08 AM (X35Yt)
Posted by: Anon
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Ettes can just show a little leg.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 11, 2016 12:08 AM (yddCj)
You morons would probably like the sculptress, judging by her picture.
Posted by: Alana
SILF
Carolyn Palmer
[pic]
http://tinyurl.com/hqz9atu
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at August 11, 2016 12:08 AM (kdS6q)
Posted by: gNewt....panhandlers never seem to not have their hands out ~ at August 11, 2016 12:08 AM (HnB/8)
Posted by: andycanuck at August 11, 2016 12:08 AM (LdMbv)
(You morons would probably like the sculptress, judging by her picture.)"
-Posted by: Alana at August 11, 2016 12:05 AM (PbizE)
She was a prize in her time. The only female comedienne that "gets-it", (in her comedic sense), is Betty White.
The rest are crass and crude without the sweetness and timing.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 12:09 AM (6gk0M)
I did once impress a date by making coffee in a rain storm in a parking lot. So there is that.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 11, 2016 12:09 AM (ry34m)
I now believe one of our "beloved long time commenters" has gone the AmishDude route.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at August 11, 2016 12:09 AM (kKHcp)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 12:09 AM (6gk0M)
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Well, all they'd have to do is track any random thread here and as long as you've got Fenelon and CBD on the same thread, bingo.
Posted by: bluebell at August 11, 2016 12:10 AM (805dc)
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki at August 11, 2016 12:10 AM (kP16F)
I much prefer maps.
Posted by: t-bird at August 11, 2016 12:10 AM (ZxmMG)
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Blanket, and *good* flashlight.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 11, 2016 12:10 AM (yddCj)
The road had been closed by a landslide, and she had no idea how to get
around it. She was reliant on her GPS, which, of course did not know the
road was closed. Fifteen feet away was a convenience store... with maps."
Must have been a recent-accession junior military officer.
The services have recently started running drills which assume that the GPS constellation has been destroyed or is being jammed to the point of being utterly inutile. (Good for them for this realistic training assumption.)
Hence requiring falling back to magnetic compasses and paper maps for navigation. Plus all GPS-reliant accessory systems like Blue Force Tracker being turned off. The snowflake generation are having... _problems_ with this entire concept.
Posted by: torquewrench at August 11, 2016 12:11 AM (noWW6)
I'm a big fan of Lucy, and have almost the entire original series memorized. (Didn't like her later series'.)
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Ditto here. It started two generations ago with my family, the Lucy-love, and moms kept passing it down to daughters. It's canonical with us.
Posted by: iforgot says God bless Fleegle at August 11, 2016 12:11 AM (5o5ek)
Posted by: t-bird at August 11, 2016 12:12 AM (Z58Xa)
In case I need to see anything quickly, you know.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 11, 2016 12:12 AM (ry34m)
Posted by: Epobirs at August 11, 2016 12:13 AM (IdCqF)
But, on the 127 film. Yashica made a baby Rolliflex TLR, that used 127.
Want. Want bad.
No reason why. Just. Want.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
P.S. And a Baby Graflex, using the 120 film. Just because.
Posted by: Jim at August 11, 2016 12:14 AM (v5iqM)
Seriously, why do girls do that?
Posted by: Cactus of Liberty at August 11, 2016 12:14 AM (4qOdP)
Posted by: chemjeff at August 11, 2016 12:14 AM (uAvJJ)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 12:14 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: Kindltot at August 11, 2016 12:09 AM (ry34m)
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That's actually quite romantic, Kindltot.
Good night everyone. I'm never up this late!
Posted by: bluebell at August 11, 2016 12:14 AM (805dc)
Folks sell film-slitters for 120 to 127, but I've never had the nerve to try it.
One of these days.....
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at August 11, 2016 12:07 AM (wExDc)
And given that the little Brownie is fixed-focus, fixed aperture, and fixed shutter speed, probably optimized for ASA 100, using it for color film is probably not the way to go.
As far as slitting film goes, you'd have to also slit the backing paper, and the numbers wouldn't line up with the window in the back of the camera. If I were going to do that, I'd waste a roll of 120; open it up in the light, slit the backing paper to 127 size, and then mark it with the correct 127 frame numbers. Then slit a roll of 120 in the dark room, and spool it with the pre-marked backing paper.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 11, 2016 12:15 AM (oqkO3)
I much prefer maps.
Posted by: t-bird at August 11, 2016 12:10 AM (ZxmMG)
I think Apple might use the data from Ways in their navigation app. Now I have had it recommend an alternate route that is faster before, but that was the way I was planning to go I had just chosen the wrong original route. But what it does do rather nicely is show where traffic is backing up. And I used that on my family's return trip from Myrtle to get around a rather large back up.
Posted by: buzzion at August 11, 2016 12:15 AM (bMG0w)
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Blanket, and *good* flashlight.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 11, 2016 12:10 AM (yddCj)
yeah, I keep a go bag in the car as well as a sleeping bag. when going out of town and in the winter I put the jet boil in the car.
Posted by: yankeefifth at August 11, 2016 12:15 AM (AoSQU)
Posted by: chemjeff at August 11, 2016 12:15 AM (uAvJJ)
Worse than GPS, there's now an app (Ways?) that routes you all over kingdom come to optimize you in real-time.
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A couple of my relatives swear by Waze. It warns you of nearby cops, which cops somewhere tried to get banned.
It also gives you an idea as to just how far the traffic jam you're in goes.
Posted by: iforgot says God bless Fleegle at August 11, 2016 12:16 AM (5o5ek)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 12:16 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: yankeefifth at August 10, 2016 11:05 PM (AoSQU)
And a state map. And a county map. A few blankets, some high calorie food, a big whomping knife, a leatherman, a mine tool kit, some tow ropes, ratcheting straps, rain jackets...blah blah blah.
No, I never made it past Cub Scouts.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at August 11, 2016 12:16 AM (kKHcp)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 11, 2016 12:08 AM (yddCj)
I'm an 'ette, and for safety I don't usually stop, but one time I saw a female broken down right outside of my workplace. This was before everyone had cell phones and there were no public phones nearby, so I thought I'd do a nice thing while also being a good rep for my company.
Turned out to be a young skinny dude with long hair, and kind of an asshole. He wasn't at all grateful. No good deed.
Posted by: stace...TEXIT at August 11, 2016 12:16 AM (ozZau)
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki at August 11, 2016 12:17 AM (kP16F)
Posted by: bluebell at August 11, 2016 12:17 AM (805dc)
Why in the world would that young beautiful girl who is hot even want a fake tattoo on that flawless body?
Better a fake than a real one.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at August 11, 2016 12:17 AM (IqV8l)
Or blind an attacker just before the Maglite becomes a billy club.
Posted by: Willy J. at August 11, 2016 12:18 AM (BZey7)
I used to use paper maps all the time, but GPS is just so convenient it makes you lazy
Posted by: chemjeff at August 11, 2016 12:18 AM (uAvJJ)
One major deficiency was that it didn't know about 1-way streets. We found about this on a test trip to San Francisco, which often seems to have more 1-way streets than 2-way streets. We were up there to take custody of a Panasonic digital video camera that had been offered to us for free. At the time, this thing sold for almost thirty grand new. For something that shot at NTSC resolution.
Posted by: Epobirs at August 11, 2016 12:18 AM (IdCqF)
Posted by: torque wrench at August 11, 2016 12:11 AM (noWW6)
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Awwww...
No FBCB2 or BFT?
Whatever shall the poor troops do???
And I'm supposed to worry about them finding me?
Right.
Posted by: SMFH while circling the drain... at August 11, 2016 12:18 AM (ogaHx)
Posted by: chemjeff at August 11, 2016 12:18 AM (uAvJJ)
Carolyn Palmer
[pic]
http://tinyurl.com/hqz9atu
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at August 11, 2016 12:08 AM (kdS6q)
She looks pretty well-sculpted to me.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 11, 2016 12:18 AM (oqkO3)
My goodness, I can see why you people never get to sleep on this thread.
Posted by: bluebell at August 11, 2016 12:18 AM (805dc)
Posted by: yankeefifth at August 10, 2016 11:05 PM (AoSQU)
I do, and an emergency kit, which may or may not have a flashlight, I will have to check
but it has flares and stuff like that
Posted by: chemjeff at August 11, 2016 12:19 AM (uAvJJ)
Posted by: yankeefifth at August 11, 2016 12:19 AM (AoSQU)
Forgive me. I should have said "broke dick". Or "fubared". Not working.
Posted by: torquewrench at August 11, 2016 12:19 AM (noWW6)
Well, yeah. Whistling "hey, there, sweet-cheeks!" before he turned around is probably what set him off.
Posted by: t-bird at August 11, 2016 12:20 AM (jO7js)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 12:20 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: yankeefifth at August 11, 2016 12:20 AM (AoSQU)
Riding with a friend to a Hamfest, he began to punch stuff into his GPS.
I asked him what he was doing. He said he relied on GPS for
instructions.
Now, we've been this location before. Here are the directions: Go
east on I-40, turn south on NC 321, at the sign that says 'Denver', get
off 321 and you are there.
I asked him, "WTF?". The guy apparently doesn't leave town without
programming his GPS thingie. The amusing part? He missed a turn.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 10, 2016 11:56 PM (yddCj)
While certain things are pretty straightforward in driving around NC (e.g. Greensboro to Knoxville, TN), others are not (Asheboro to Charlotte, or Asheboro to Fayetteville). Even the little details of ending up at 7617 Thorndike Road in Greensboro from Charlotte get a little weird when you start to get close.
In California, we have the luxury of knowing that things didn't develop along X for a long time before they started developing along Y (e.g. "develop along the rivers before they developed between the cities before they developed along the railroads before they developed along the state roads before they developed along the interstates"). In NC, some of the better routes are pretty damned subtle.
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 12:20 AM (EzgxV)
Posted by: chemjeff at August 11, 2016 12:21 AM (uAvJJ)
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki at August 11, 2016 12:21 AM (kP16F)
Posted by: SMFH while circling the drain... at August 11, 2016 12:22 AM (ogaHx)
Posted by: GnuBreed at August 11, 2016 12:22 AM (gyKtp)
Texas Hwy mile markers are depressing. Reminds you just how much longer you still have to drive before you get to the border.
Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at August 10, 2016 11:41 PM (MNgU2)
Texas also has "interstate" highways that both begin and end inside the state.
Posted by: Michael the TEXIT Hobbit at August 10, 2016 11:59 PM (nvMvs)
So does Hawaii.
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 12:22 AM (EzgxV)
Posted by: lindafell-right wing,racist, redneck, wacko-bird in TEXIT!!! at August 11, 2016 12:23 AM (xVgrA)
Got a baby graphlex on the bench right now. Wish I could say it was a cherry when I found it, but it ain't so.
Lotta work to get the thing running again, I can tell. Ran a regular CLA and the thing is still stuck. Debating swapping out the whole shutter assembly.
But if I can get it working again....what joy!
Look at the Moskva cameras - 6 x 9 format, very cheap, and quite nice. Rangefinder thing is hard for the SLR kids - who can get right the hell off my lawn - to get used to, but it works.
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at August 11, 2016 12:23 AM (wExDc)
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 12:22 AM (EzgxV)
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Yep.
Just take the tunnel from SF...takes you to the H1.
Posted by: SMFH while circling the drain... at August 11, 2016 12:23 AM (ogaHx)
I admit this is my backup coffee making heat source. The backup to the backup is a chafing dish burner in a can that doesn't work very well, but was cheap.
I suppose after that is a road flare, but I never was reduced to that extreme. I'd probably run out of coffee grounds first.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 11, 2016 12:23 AM (ry34m)
-Posted by: torquewrench at August 11, 2016 12:19 AM (noWW6)
Roger that.
A magnet and needle in one's pocket can relieve one's self of some sub-optimal situations.
Sincerely,
Civilian Primitive Camper.
...with a Boom-Box nearby.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 12:24 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: cthulhu
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I get your point, but in this case it was, Take I-40 to 321, turn right, at Denver, NC, Stop.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 11, 2016 12:24 AM (yddCj)
I'll see y'all on the flip side.
*winks and slides digits to The Ewok*
I love you!
Posted by: Hope Solo's butthole at August 11, 2016 12:25 AM (4qOdP)
You may have to adjust accordingly, by State, of course.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at August 11, 2016 12:25 AM (v5iqM)
Posted by: keena at August 11, 2016 12:25 AM (RiTnx)
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki at August 11, 2016 12:21 AM (kP16F)
Yep. I have a winter bag too, but everything I take fits in two otherwise unused zippable toolbags.
I actually carry more now than years ago, because time and probability say I'm overdue to be on the side of the road.
And you know it won't be a nice sunny day where there's good cell reception.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at August 11, 2016 12:26 AM (kKHcp)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at August 11, 2016 12:26 AM (wExDc)
I also keep a tarp with an army blanket rolled up in it, a change of
clothes and extra socks, and in my Subaru a full coffee making kit
including the propane single burner stove and sauce-pan.
I did once impress a date by making coffee in a rain storm in a parking lot. So there is that.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 11, 2016 12:09 AM (ry34m)
Your Subaru? So you're a lesbian?
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 12:26 AM (EzgxV)
Chemjeff keeps flares in his trunk, in case he has to cook and can't find an oxyacetylene torch.
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at August 11, 2016 12:26 AM (wExDc)
Well you're supposed to sear the meat, right?
Posted by: chemjeff at August 11, 2016 12:27 AM (uAvJJ)
Posted by: t-bird at August 11, 2016 12:27 AM (Z58Xa)
I've got layers of trash in my car. Got chains, even though I've lived in dry climates all my life. I stuck a flashlight in the glove compartment a long time ago and I'm sure the batteries are dead. I bought a punch once and stuck it in a glove compartment in case I ever sailed off a bridge into a river and the electric windows wouldn't work. I do keep oil and coolant in the trunk. Luckily, nothing's spilled.
Posted by: iforgot says God bless Fleegle at August 11, 2016 12:27 AM (5o5ek)
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at August 11, 2016 12:27 AM (DW+jj)
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki at August 11, 2016 12:28 AM (kP16F)
Posted by: Mike Hammer/i]
You mean one that doesn't have battery acid leaking out of the rear end?
Posted by: weft cut-loop at August 11, 2016 12:28 AM (VY8H5)
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Sounds like the extended cab portion of my truck. Who knows what might be back there?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 11, 2016 12:30 AM (yddCj)
The cab is slap full as well. Stuff piled on the dash, interfering with his vision. The passenger side is stacked full of all kinds of junk.
Basically, there's just room enough for him to slide his butt in the driver's seat.
And yet he knows where everything is. If he needs something, he knows exactly what spot to start digging in.
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at August 11, 2016 12:30 AM (DW+jj)
Well good night, everyone. Have to be up early.
Posted by: iforgot says God bless Fleegle at August 11, 2016 12:30 AM (5o5ek)
Posted by: Willy J. at August 11, 2016 12:31 AM (BZey7)
-Posted by: lindafell-right wing,racist, redneck, wacko-bird in TEXIT!!! at August 11, 2016 12:23 AM (xVgrA)
That would be about four-and-a-half Cuzco.
...as the Little Pigeon flies.
http://tinyurl.com/glt2tvb
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 12:31 AM (6gk0M)
475
Man it's pretty hard for me to navigate somewhere foreign nowadays without GPS
I used to use paper maps all the time, but GPS is just so convenient it makes you lazy
Posted by: chemjeff at August 11, 2016 12:18 AM (uAvJJ)
I try to have a general idea of where I'm going and what local traffic conditions are.....so when the GPS goes, "make the next right into your Doom", I laugh. Then it sounds disappointed when it flashes *recalculating* *recalculating* and finally says, "proceed 10 miles on I-280 north".
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 12:31 AM (EzgxV)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 12:32 AM (6gk0M)
Full-size spare on rim
Tarp
Plash-palatka
Kelly kettle
Fire-making gear
Two blankets
Change of clothes in vacuum packed bag
CZ52, two magazines, box of shells
Basic tool kit for vehicle.
Empty Jerry can.
50 bucks in ones and fives
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at August 11, 2016 12:32 AM (wExDc)
Posted by: Kindltot at August 11, 2016 12:32 AM (ry34m)
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at August 11, 2016 12:27 AM (DW+jj
Yes they do. I live a stones throw away from the University of Georgia. Every time I go anywhere, I see a hottie and then the tattoo.
First I think, what a shame. Then I think her father needs to tell her tattoos make young women look 10 years older.
But to each their own.
Posted by: Cactus of Liberty at August 11, 2016 12:32 AM (4qOdP)
Posted by: Hillary! at August 11, 2016 12:33 AM (RrDm2)
Then the JEF truly is a fucking genius.
http://tinyurl.com/h5blkqf
Posted by: SMFH while circling the drain... at August 11, 2016 12:33 AM (ogaHx)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 12:33 AM (6gk0M)
Last year I drove across the Mojave Desert on the Old Government Road. 140 miles in first and second gear, starting temperature near Needles, CA 118*.
We travelled in two vehicles, both 4wd, with 3 spares between them. I carried 15 gallons of gasoline and 20 gallons of water in my truck along with a roof top tent and plenty of food. First aid supplies were at hand, and my son and his fiance are both EMTs.
Navigation was by following rock cairns, and in spots took a bit of time. We had tow straps and special boards to put under the wheels in case of sticking in something soft. The tires had deflators on them for sand dunes and I made a 12v air compressor that refilled them fairly quickly.
We did not see another vehicle in the three days we were on that trail; that's why all the preparations.
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at August 11, 2016 12:34 AM (TnUKj)
The cab is slap full as well. Stuff piled on the dash, interfering with his vision. The passenger side is stacked full of all kinds of junk.
Basically, there's just room enough for him to slide his butt in the driver's seat.
And yet he knows where everything is.
He'll know where everything is if he has to stop quickly or the truck rolls over. It'll be in his body.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at August 11, 2016 12:35 AM (IqV8l)
http://tinyurl.com/h5blkqf
That picture is hilarious. Not what I was expecting.
Posted by: t-bird at August 11, 2016 12:35 AM (RrDm2)
Posted by: Kindltot at August 11, 2016 12:35 AM (ry34m)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 11, 2016 12:30 AM (yddCj)
Which is why the 22LR pistol. Just in case the trash becomes sentient.
As far as flashlights go, there are numerous crank-operated flashlights with LED bulbs. You can crank for a quarter-minute, and get a minute's worth of light out of it. And no batteries to go dead. OK for emergency use. Some have radios in them, too.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 11, 2016 12:36 AM (oqkO3)
The old cameras are works of mechanical art, nothing less.
I have an affinity for the old rangefinder cameras, too. The accuracy to machine that cam to get a razor sharp image....and I mean SHARP, as seen through the enlarger focusing magnifier, where you can see the grain in the negative...
Anyway. The rangefinder can yield amazing results. And often better than the SLR, as one has to work harder for that focus, thus tending to get it right.
Oh, and a less-than-fast-lens on an SLR....focusing hell. Rangefider? Always bright as could be.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at August 11, 2016 12:36 AM (v5iqM)
Buy some good fuse flares. When your, set out properly, flares are burning in the road cars will subordinate to them.
Posted by: gNewt....panhandlers never seem to not have their hands out ~ at August 11, 2016 12:37 AM (HnB/8)
Kinda want to get a Mossberg JIC cruiser to keep in the car for emergencies.
http://preview.tinyurl.com/ogg39rq
Posted by: Willy J. at August 11, 2016 12:37 AM (BZey7)
I don't carry thread for darning socks and wood-grain alcohol isn't for consumption. The needle and magnet are bonuses.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 12:37 AM (6gk0M)
I've seen some pretty hideous sights in the stores with older women with tattoos. Ankle and calf tattoos with varicose and spider veins.
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at August 11, 2016 12:39 AM (DW+jj)
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki at August 11, 2016 12:39 AM (kP16F)
So, what does President Maduro of that socialist paradise of "people power", Venezuela, do when the people elect an overwhelming majority to the Venezuelan Congress dead set on removing you legally from power?
More: http://politicalhat.com/?p=12284
Posted by: The Political Hat at August 11, 2016 12:39 AM (vBeA5)
Then the JEF truly is a fucking genius.
http://tinyurl.com/h5blkqf
Posted by: SMFH while circling the drain... at August 11, 2016 12:33 AM (ogaHx)
Lol!
The key is that one must be in deep thought because one does not get bored easily.
The JEF is always bored.
Posted by: Cactus of Liberty at August 11, 2016 12:41 AM (4qOdP)
Got two CZ52 pistols. One goes in the camera bag. The other's a trunk-gun.
Fine piece of gear, that one is. Recommended to all the horde what's on a budget and need a good reliable pistol
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at August 11, 2016 12:42 AM (wExDc)
More: http://politicalhat.com/?p=12284
Posted by: The Political Hat at August 11, 2016 12:39 AM (vBeA5)
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Huma!
Jot this shit down!
*CACKLE*
Posted by: FABOTUS at August 11, 2016 12:42 AM (ogaHx)
What is the point?
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at August 11, 2016 12:43 AM (DW+jj)
You see, I am a retarded individual who may have panic-attacks on highways for no good reason.
I'd much rather lay down in someone elses' backseat and find adventure sprung upon me.
If any of you reads that as "gay", I'll kill you. Any of you calls me "Francis", I'll kill you. Any of you touches my atlas or flashlight, I'll kill you.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 12:43 AM (6gk0M)
It does not travel with me.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 11, 2016 12:44 AM (ry34m)
http://abcnews.go.com/International/terrorist-threat-thwarted-canada-police/story?id=41286049
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 11, 2016 12:44 AM (oqkO3)
I can understand about the panic attacks, you just can't focus at all, reading a map is out of the question
Posted by: chemjeff at August 11, 2016 12:45 AM (uAvJJ)
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at August 11, 2016 12:43 AM (DW+jj)
Irony? Proof she makes stupid money?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 11, 2016 12:46 AM (oqkO3)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at August 11, 2016 12:32 AM (wExDc)
You know it's 2016, right?
You better double that.
mebbe twice.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at August 11, 2016 12:46 AM (kKHcp)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 12:47 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: chemjeff at August 11, 2016 12:48 AM (uAvJJ)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 12:47 AM (6gk0M)
But "Frances" is totes OK, right?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 11, 2016 12:48 AM (oqkO3)
Missed the original post (and to lazy to go back).
Is this a strip club emergency stash?
Posted by: Willy J. at August 11, 2016 12:48 AM (BZey7)
In NC, some of the better routes are pretty damned subtle.
Posted by: cthulhu
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I get your point, but in this case it was, Take I-40 to 321, turn right, at Denver, NC, Stop.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 11, 2016 12:24 AM (yddCj)
I tend to use a GPS in NC. In California, the basic geology is Coast, Coast Range, Coast Range Valleys, Coast Range, Central Valley, Foothills, Sierra Nevada. You get a lot of orientation from stupid observations like, "am I on a hillside?" or "are my tires wet?"
By contrast, you can get turned around and drive two hours in NC and be in either Charlotte or Richmond.
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 12:48 AM (EzgxV)
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at August 11, 2016 12:48 AM (DW+jj)
Posted by: SMFH while circling the drain... at August 11, 2016 12:48 AM (ogaHx)
-Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 11, 2016 12:48 AM (oqkO3)
Wanna Take a Ride?
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 12:49 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at August 11, 2016 12:50 AM (vLqXt)
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at August 11, 2016 12:48 AM (DW+jj)
Like if Roxy Raye were to have "Exit Only" tattooed around her bunghole.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 11, 2016 12:50 AM (oqkO3)
Posted by: gNewt....panhandlers never seem to not have their hands out ~ at August 11, 2016 12:37 AM (HnB/
keep some solas flares in your trunk, more effective with uncooperative motorists.
Posted by: yankeefifth at August 11, 2016 12:50 AM (AoSQU)
I've ridden various Gold Wing bikes though 39 states and over 300,000 miles.
Know what's a bitch? 75 mph, complex highway interchange coming up fast, and the fvking Atlas is in the bike's tail trunk.
I used to make up a poor man's version of the AAA Trip Tix.... business card sized written route instructions, which I'd pull one at a time from a shirt pocket from under the leather jacket.
But, I'd still study and memorize the freakin' maps, from gas stop to gas stop.
And even then, either make a mistake in directions, or a freak out in worrying about the turns ahead.
This matters, on a narrow highway above 10,000 ft. in Colorado, with no place to pull off the road, and RV's ahead, and impatient cars behind.
All of my riding was pre-GPS.
Still. I'd jump on another 'Wing in an instant. To damn near anywhere.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at August 11, 2016 12:51 AM (v5iqM)
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki at August 11, 2016 12:51 AM (kP16F)
In green water
Posted by: buzzion at August 11, 2016 12:51 AM (bMG0w)
Nobody got it and I'm just going to have to hunt all of you down and probably buy you beer before I punch you.
I might stab you.
That depends on your size and vulnerability.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 12:52 AM (6gk0M)
Yes.
I think the advice to triple it is sound though IIRC from my last Strip Joint visit.
Posted by: Willy J. at August 11, 2016 12:52 AM (BZey7)
What is the point?
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at August 11, 2016 12:43 AM (DW+jj)
Chanel Preston. For those interested in doing some research.
Posted by: Cactus of Liberty at August 11, 2016 12:52 AM (4qOdP)
In green water
Posted by: buzzion at August 11, 2016 12:51 AM (bMG0w)
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Oh shit...
Let me hurry up and not watch.
Posted by: SMFH while circling the drain... at August 11, 2016 12:52 AM (ogaHx)
If you are using wood alcohol or grain spirits the Swedish burners are very clean and they only have carbon dioxide and water - mostly. by the way, Isopropyl burns very sooty too so I don't use that anymore.
Since they are clean you can have the flame lick the pan, and that seems to be faster than the reflectors.
I have used the reflectors with the stoves with not much luck, but the issue Swedish mess kits are set up special to take the stoves, so I suggest you use those.
The US canteen stoves seem too low and narrow too, so I never tried using one of them.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 11, 2016 12:53 AM (ry34m)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 12:53 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: gNewt....panhandlers never seem to not have their hands out ~ at August 11, 2016 12:54 AM (HnB/8)
Posted by: Willy J. at August 11, 2016 12:54 AM (BZey7)
>> bunghole.
I think OSHA requires exist signs on the inside of her anyway. Easy to get lost.
And if I wonder if anyone has got lost in there playing that silly Pokemon Go.....
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at August 11, 2016 12:55 AM (DW+jj)
Posted by: SMFH while circling the drain... at August 11, 2016 12:55 AM (ogaHx)
-Posted by: Willy J. at August 11, 2016 12:54 AM (BZey7)
That is a "Treatment" that must be requested.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 12:55 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: Cactus of Liberty at August 11, 2016 12:57 AM (4qOdP)
Since they are clean you can have the flame lick the pan, and that seems to be faster than the reflectors.
I have used the reflectors with the stoves with not much luck, but the issue Swedish mess kits are set up special to take the stoves, so I suggest you use those.
The US canteen stoves seem too low and narrow too, so I never tried using one of them.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 11, 2016 12:53 AM (ry34m)
No love for the old green Coleman stoves that burn white gas? They are very hot, and burn a long time on one tank of fuel. Sooty only during the half-minute or so it takes for them to warm up.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 11, 2016 12:58 AM (oqkO3)
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 12:58 AM (EzgxV)
Posted by: chemjeff at August 11, 2016 12:59 AM (uAvJJ)
Posted by: SMFH while circling the drain... at August 11, 2016 12:59 AM (ogaHx)
Posted by: lindafell-right wing ,racist, redneck, bitter clinger, wacko-bird in TEXIT!!! at August 11, 2016 01:00 AM (xVgrA)
Posted by: SMFH while circling the drain... at August 11, 2016 01:01 AM (ogaHx)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 11, 2016 12:58 AM (oqkO3)
Mine is a "dual fuel", that'll run on either white gas or unleaded. Same for my Coleman lantern.
Propane is great, until it's not.
With that, I'm off to the snoozer.
Hasta la nite nite, Horde!
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at August 11, 2016 01:01 AM (v5iqM)
I'll have to say it looks better than Hope Solo's. Of course, she's a professional.
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at August 11, 2016 01:02 AM (DW+jj)
As an old person (with a preteen nice during the time of 'Twilight'), I get pretty skeeved with hoity-toity types who bemoan how 'awful' and 'embarrassing' this series of movies were.
Listen up, o ye of 'higher art', newsflash..the Twilight movies were made for a young preteen/teen female audience. They never, EVER pretended to be anything else. Duh. If you walked into a theatre to see one of those movies and did not know that.....well, you're probably voting for Hillary because your brain synapses have abandoned ship.
And as someone who did not have any teen-type movies other than Disney cartoon features, I thought these movies were great. Due to the aforementioned
niece, I saw all 5 Twilight movies. Enjoyed every damn one. So did the niece's mom. She and I would sit apart from the niece and her friends, get popcorn and enjoy. She was Team Jacob, I was Team Edward.
So, get over yourselves, and get. off. my. lawn.
(P.S. The 'Hunger Games' movies were also great preteen/teen fare.)
Posted by: dwagyak at August 11, 2016 01:02 AM (e3psR)
Posted by: Cactus of Liberty at August 11, 2016 01:03 AM (4qOdP)
http://youtu.be/oJPPkY7iU5M
Posted by: L, Elle at August 11, 2016 01:04 AM (6IPEM)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 01:06 AM (6gk0M)
So, get over yourselves, and get. off. my. lawn.
(P.S. The 'Hunger Games' movies were also great preteen/teen fare.)
Posted by: dwagyak at August 11, 2016 01:02 AM (e3psR)
Hunger Games has Jennifer Lawrence who has more than one expression on her face.
Twilight has an adult falling in love with a newborn baby.
Posted by: buzzion at August 11, 2016 01:08 AM (bMG0w)
There's some character out there the name I can't remember who does goofy photoshop art with genitalia. Some of it is hilarious, but I can't think of the name.
One I remember was a dong he put Groucho glasses and mustache around. The dong was the nose.
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at August 11, 2016 01:08 AM (DW+jj)
Posted by: dwagyak at August 11, 2016 01:08 AM (e3psR)
I also have a Primus kerosene stove, and I am looking at buying a Butterfly two burner kerosene stove too. This in spite of owning a full sized camp propane stove that I use each year for canning on the back porch.
Look, I own five distinct models of Presto pressure canners too, including the 1970's harvest gold model, so you can understand that I am a bit driven on various issues.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 11, 2016 01:09 AM (ry34m)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 11, 2016 01:10 AM (yddCj)
Posted by: buzzion at August 11, 2016 01:08 AM (bMG0w)
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Yeah, but at least he didn't punch the baby in the 'nads.
Posted by: SMFH while circling the drain... at August 11, 2016 01:10 AM (ogaHx)
Twilight has an adult falling in love with a newborn baby.
Posted by: buzzion at August 11, 2016 01:08 AM (bMG0w)
Haven't seen either, and don't plan to. There are a vast quantity of Hollywood movies that I've never seen, and have zero wish to. And a few that I never got around to seeing, but would, if the opportunity arose. But buying the DVD is out of the question.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 11, 2016 01:10 AM (oqkO3)
Not a bad tune. Once I heard Lukenbach, (Luke-en-bock), I couldn't help but think of Waylon, Willie and the boys.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 01:11 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: buzzion at August 11, 2016 01:12 AM (bMG0w)
Posted by: buzzion at August 11, 2016 01:12 AM (bMG0w)
Wasn't it Larry Correia that said that vampires should only sparkle when you light them on fire?
Posted by: Kindltot at August 11, 2016 01:14 AM (ry34m)
I also have a Primus kerosene stove, and I am looking at buying a Butterfly two burner kerosene stove too. This in spite of owning a full sized camp propane stove that I use each year for canning on the back porch.
Look, I own five distinct models of Presto pressure canners too, including the 1970's harvest gold model, so you can understand that I am a bit driven on various issues.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 11, 2016 01:09 AM (ry34m)
In my experience, the Coleman pressure stoves have a lot more useful heat output than any propane stove I have used. Which jibes with the fact that heat of combustion of alkanes increases with the length of the carbon chain.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 11, 2016 01:14 AM (oqkO3)
Posted by: yankeefifth at August 11, 2016 01:14 AM (AoSQU)
I enjoyed the first "Hunger Games" movie, however.
...and I'm not as "hot" on Jennifer Lawrence as the Horde.
Whispering in my ear, I get it.
Straight-on?
...okay.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 01:15 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 01:15 AM (6gk0M)
But Jennifer Lawrence did indeed do a fabulous job throughout 'Hunger Games'. Her casting in that role greatly worked to make those movies successful.
Posted by: dwagyak at August 11, 2016 01:16 AM (e3psR)
Sure hope that goes well, lindafell. Let us know.
Posted by: stace...TEXIT at August 11, 2016 01:16 AM (ozZau)
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 12:58 AM (EzgxV)
++++
You want to be even sadder? Go look at the list of atlases and guides at the end of that article and then go look at what is now available at their store:
http://store.randmcnally.com/
thomas-brothers/thomas-guides.html
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at August 11, 2016 01:17 AM (R+30W)
Posted by: buzzion at August 11, 2016 01:12 AM (bMG0w)
Roxy Raye should team up with a "plumber" and do a series called "Plunger Games".
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 11, 2016 01:17 AM (oqkO3)
Posted by: L, Elle at August 11, 2016 01:19 AM (6IPEM)
Posted by: dwagyak at August 11, 2016 01:16 AM (e3psR)
Do you realize how screwed up that sounds?
Posted by: buzzion at August 11, 2016 01:19 AM (bMG0w)
I'm the idiot for typing things over-and-over again, but others didn't have to ask if "xyz was still here".
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 01:20 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: Epobirs at August 11, 2016 01:20 AM (IdCqF)
The propane stove is really stout though, and I am glad I bought it every time I use it. I figure it costs me about dollar an hour for propane to run it.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 11, 2016 01:21 AM (ry34m)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 11, 2016 01:21 AM (oqkO3)
I rarely listen to country anymore, but that was fun.
*returns to Cuzco*
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 01:21 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 01:22 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: Kindltot at August 11, 2016 01:23 AM (ry34m)
US versions. They also throw a lot of soot that then gets on the rest of
your kit."
I kinda figured that the concept of the Esbit was as a last ditch oh-crap backup stove. Well, last ditch before building a twig fire.
Where yes, the Esbit is sooty and smells bad. But it cooks food and keeps you warm. And fits in a pocket with enough fuel to see you through a cold night outdoors. Is shelf stable for many years. And is dirt cheap, unlike some of these titanium wonders with pressurized fuel canisters.
Posted by: torquewrench at August 11, 2016 01:24 AM (noWW6)
Long ago, I had a friend who was moving up to Seattle, WA from Los Angeles. She had requested in her going away party invite that there be no gifts, since Olga, her Delta 88, was already going to be stuffed to the gills. I circumvented this by ordering a Thomas Guide for King County, WA. She admitted that she'd planned to obtain one first thing upon moving in and that the glove compartment did have room.
Posted by: Epobirs at August 11, 2016 01:26 AM (IdCqF)
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It was a FANTASY movie based on NOT REAL things (like 'sparkly vampires'). A silly, but very interesting story for young girls. The 'falling in love with babies' part is not even a blip on their radar and the scene describing that whole thing was short and unremarkable. There was NO sex in this entire movie except for between married people.
Yes, I get how screwed up that sounds.......this IS the Ace of Spades website...how you doin'?
Posted by: dwagyak at August 11, 2016 01:27 AM (e3psR)
Posted by: Zettai Ryoiki at August 11, 2016 12:39 AM (kP16F)
That would actually be cool and badass.
A woman I did volunteer work with got a tramp stamp for her 50th birthday. She was showing it around and I looked away, but when we all sat down on the ground to have a snack, her shirt rode up and there it was. It was a whale, and there are worse-looking things than whales, but all I could think was, well congrats, now you have a permanent picture of a whale right above your asscrack.
I haven't seen her in years but she's well over 60 now. I don't want to think about how her whale is looking.
Posted by: stace...TEXIT at August 11, 2016 01:28 AM (ozZau)
Posted by: Rbastid at August 11, 2016 01:32 AM (XwTyM)
Posted by: stace...TEXIT at August 11, 2016 01:28 AM (ozZau)
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It's better to think of the whale tail than the blowhole.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at August 11, 2016 01:32 AM (R+30W)
I laughed until I cried.
Posted by: navybrat at August 11, 2016 01:35 AM (w7KSn)
Yes, I get how screwed up that sounds.......this IS the Ace of Spades website...how you doin'?
Posted by: dwagyak at August 11, 2016 01:27 AM (e3psR)
Well you know, let's also not forget the 100 year old vampire sneaking into a teenage girl's room to watch her sleep.
Seriously those books are screwed up. And I've seen criticism of the films being about the lack of effort put into them. And before you say "but they're just for young teen girls," yeah well so are The Hunger Games and the Divergent series and they seem like they give a shit.
Posted by: buzzion at August 11, 2016 01:36 AM (bMG0w)
I laughed until I cried.
Posted by: navybrat at August 11, 2016 01:35 AM (w7KSn)
Shooooo buddy.
Posted by: buzzion at August 11, 2016 01:37 AM (bMG0w)
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at August 11, 2016 01:32 AM (R+30W)
No shit. Like an idiot, I looked at a couple of the solo pics--I mean, I can't...what the actual hell? No further comment.
Posted by: stace...TEXIT at August 11, 2016 01:38 AM (ozZau)
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It was a FANTASY movie based on NOT REAL things (like 'sparkly vampires'). A silly, but very interesting story for young girls. The 'falling in love with babies' part is not even a blip on their radar and the scene describing that whole thing was short and unremarkable. There was NO sex in this entire movie except for between married people.
Yes, I get how screwed up that sounds.......this IS the Ace of Spades website...how you doin'?
Posted by: dwagyak at August 11, 2016 01:27 AM (e3psR)
Vampires don't have genitalia, or is that just from The Strain?
Posted by: Cactus of Liberty at August 11, 2016 01:38 AM (4qOdP)
-Posted by: stace...TEXIT at August 11, 2016 01:28 AM (ozZau)
Probably like a drowning apostrophe.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 01:40 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: Cactus of Liberty at August 11, 2016 01:38 AM (4qOdP)
Don't think that you won't be impaled one way or the other...
Posted by: Vlad the Impaler at August 11, 2016 01:40 AM (vBeA5)
Verizon just upped by dsl line price by another 7 bucks so I am going to have to flush them to where they belong.
Thus I am commenting using my ancient but hardly used laptop which will be my means of surfing for a while. Yes fellow morons and moronettes, I will not be around much for a while while I sort out a new and cheaper provider and will have to go to the library to use their wifi.
(actually, I'm just testing to see if I can comment using my laptop)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at August 11, 2016 01:40 AM (ECJ+C)
The Coriolis forces play havoc on the balance system in your inner ears when you move your head in a rotating frame. You get disoriented and nauseous. They thought about 10RPM was the limit.
But MIT did an experiment with increasing the rotation rate in steps.
Some had to drop out being unable to take it, but some were able to stand it. They still experienced the effects, but they were able to stand it, at least for a while.
This makes them think they might be able to get away with small high speed centrifuges on long mission spacecraft. If short bursts of high g can compensate for the low g effects. That is, everybody goes in the centrifuge for several hours a day.
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at August 11, 2016 01:41 AM (DW+jj)
Posted by: Michael the TEXIT Hobbit at August 10, 2016 11:59 PM (nvMvs)
So does Hawaii.
Even Arizona has two of those.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at August 11, 2016 01:42 AM (T/cxb)
Posted by: Lena Dunham at August 11, 2016 01:43 AM (q7T0y)
I now am still connected to the Body.
Verizon has been upping my rate every 2 years or so since I started with them 7 years ago.
They never added anything new or faster (well they started labeling my plan as being "Deluxe" *snerk yeah right*) all they ever did was take more money.
Dear Verizon:
F U
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at August 11, 2016 01:44 AM (ECJ+C)
Posted by: qdpsteve at August 11, 2016 01:44 AM (q7T0y)
Heck, when is the last time you saw someone wearing a collar bar?
Posted by: The at August 11, 2016 01:45 AM (vBeA5)
Posted by: Roxy Raye's dirty dish now serving fruitloops and cupcakes at August 11, 2016 01:46 AM (4qOdP)
Heck, when is the last time you saw someone wearing a collar bar?
Posted by: The at August 11, 2016 01:45 AM (vBeA5)
Posted by: The Well-Dressed Hat at August 11, 2016 01:46 AM (vBeA5)
-Posted by: Lena Dunham at August 11, 2016 01:43 AM (q7T0y)
Bullshit. You put it through its paces fifty times over and anything you've "touched" is worth half its price.
...and you know it.
-Horse Dildo Inc.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 01:47 AM (6gk0M)
More than once I think about if I just get on and drive for like about 3 days straight, I'll be in New York.
I used to do that, with 2 other guys. The car only stopped for gas and pee.
Posted by: navybrat at August 11, 2016 01:47 AM (w7KSn)
I now am still connected to the Body.
Verizon has been upping my rate every 2 years or so since I started with them 7 years ago.
They never added anything new or faster (well they started labeling my plan as being "Deluxe" *snerk yeah right*) all they ever did was take more money.
Dear Verizon:
F U
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at August 11, 2016 01:44 AM (ECJ+C)
I have wireless with Verizon. While my prices haven't adjusted much, I've noticed that what they love to do is "give" me more data for the same price. Of course the lower tier has the same data I previously had at a lower price, but oh can't do that. So I have to actively adjust it myself. Just recently they finally started offering a rollover data plan set. Did I get any notice of this and the prices? Nope, but of course once again the new roll over plan is actually cheaper for the same data, plus its now rollover. Had to switch it over all on my own again.
Posted by: buzzion at August 11, 2016 01:48 AM (bMG0w)
I read all Twilight books (badly written) and saw all movies. Nope, not award-winning, but not deserving of the dissent by adults who want to attach some deeply psychotic premise being subversively taught to kids. It was just girl-crush fun.
Posted by: dwagyak at August 11, 2016 01:49 AM (e3psR)
More than once I think about if I just get on and drive for like about 3 days straight, I'll be in New York.
I used to do that, with 2 other guys. The car only stopped for gas and pee."
-Posted by: navybrat at August 11, 2016 01:47 AM (w7KSn)
Much of I-80 is a Turnpike. A Toll-Road, if you will.
...and you should.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 01:51 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: Lena Dunham at August 11, 2016 01:43 AM (q7T0y
Sorry.
Posted by: Hope Solo, the horse dildo tester at August 11, 2016 01:51 AM (4qOdP)
Mary, Mary, quite contrary. Shave your ass, it's too damn hairy.
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at August 11, 2016 01:52 AM (DW+jj)
Posted by: Cactus of Liberty at August 11, 2016 01:55 AM (4qOdP)
Those goodies are hers to give and I'll ride that ride for a reasonably priced dinner and some personal atmosphere.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 01:55 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: BourbonChicken at August 11, 2016 01:55 AM (VdICR)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 01:56 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 01:57 AM (6gk0M)
I haven't seen her in years but she's well over 60 now. I don't want to think about how her whale is looking.
Posted by: stace...TEXIT at August 11, 2016 01:28 AM (ozZau)
++++
It's better to think of the whale tail than the blowhole.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at August 11, 2016 01:32 AM (R+30W)
Had a little lesson on "nature, red in tooth and claw" while whale-watching out of Victoria, BC. It seems that some orcas have learned how to hunt larger whales such as humpbacks.
A pod of orcas will surround their prey and let them know they're the target. The normal whale behavior is to dive deeper than the orcas can go and head off to safety. Whale-hunting pods of orcas will then deploy a spotter that dives half as deep as the whale and tells the rest of the pod which direction they should go.
When the whale surfaces, the entire pod is there to disrupt its breathing -- sometimes throwing themselves across the whale's blowhole -- and nipping at its fins. The whale will then dive again and try to escape. Another, different, spotter will then shadow the whale and alert the pod to its direction.
After a number of increasingly panicked dives, the whale will sit at the surface while the orcas kill it, rip into its carcass, and eat its tongue [not necessarily in that order].....before the rest of the whale sinks into the abyss.
You really hope the whales learn to identify and kill the spotters, just to make it a contest. It should also be noted that some orca pods have learned to do this while others have not -- if the orcas learn faster than the whales, some whales might go extinct; if the whales learn faster than the orcas, some orcas might have fish-breath.
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 01:58 AM (EzgxV)
Posted by: BourbonChicken at August 11, 2016 01:55 AM (VdICR)
I prefer solid colors on shirts.
Also, French cuffs. Inherited my Grandfather's cuff collection.
Posted by: The Well-Dressed Hat at August 11, 2016 01:59 AM (vBeA5)
Posted by: dwagyak at August 11, 2016 01:49 AM (e3psR)
I just mock it for the hell of it. And I'm not looking at it from the perspective of the young girl with the perfect guy fantasy. I'm not gonna tell a little girl that they awful and messed up. I'm just screwing around on the internet.
Posted by: buzzion at August 11, 2016 01:59 AM (bMG0w)
Well, my mind imagines it would hit her like a wild man. My body might not be equal to the task, with all this damnable arthritis. The knees, man, the knees. I don't think they could stand what my mind envisions.
She's just an amateur photographer, and needs a little cleaning up. Get a pro in there to do that cleaning up and she'd be excellent.
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at August 11, 2016 01:59 AM (DW+jj)
-Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 01:58 AM (EzgxV)
I Am An Orca.
...eating at Chez Solo.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 02:01 AM (6gk0M)
LOL. California has what, a dozen completely internal "interstate" highways?
Hi everyone.
Posted by: qdpsteve at August 11, 2016 01:44 AM (q7T0y)
A lot of 'em are branches -- the main interstate into NorCal is the 80....I-280, I-380, I-580, I-880 are branches that don't count as being "completely internal" because they touch I-80 at some point.
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 02:03 AM (EzgxV)
Sincerely,
-Your Federal Government
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 02:05 AM (6gk0M)
Hi everyone.
Posted by: qdpsteve at August 11, 2016 01:44 AM (q7T0y)
"Interstate" so they can be said to involve interstate commerce and thus invoke the interstate commerce clause.
This is silly because is the USPS uses them, than they are Constitutional and justified under one of the few explicit powers granted to Congress.
Posted by: The Constitutional Hat at August 11, 2016 02:08 AM (vBeA5)
whale-watching out of Victoria, BC. It seems that some orcas have
learned how to hunt larger whales such as humpbacks.
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 01:58 AM (EzgxV)>>>
Did you see this story the other day about Humpback whales saving seals from Orcas? (Daily Mail) It was said the humpbacks do it to show dominance. Which would make sense to your story.
http://preview.tinyurl.com/j4q3sed
Posted by: Willy J. at August 11, 2016 02:10 AM (BZey7)
whale-watching out of Victoria, BC. It seems that some orcas have
learned how to hunt larger whales such as humpbacks.
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 01:58 AM (EzgxV)>>>
Did you see this story the other day about Humpback whales saving seals from Orcas? (Daily Mail) It was said the humpbacks do it to show dominance. Which would make sense to your story.
http://preview.tinyurl.com/j4q3sed
Posted by: Willy J. at August 11, 2016 02:10 AM (BZey7)
The dolphins, OTOH, are too busy engaging in RAPE.
Posted by: F**k you dolphin and whale! at August 11, 2016 02:13 AM (vBeA5)
LOL. California has what, a dozen completely internal "interstate" highways?
Hi everyone.
Posted by: qdpsteve at August 11, 2016 01:44 AM (q7T0y)
"Interstate" so they can be said to involve interstate commerce and thus invoke the interstate commerce clause.
This is silly because is the USPS uses them, than they are
Constitutional and justified under one of the few explicit powers
granted to Congress.
Posted by: The Constitutional Hat at August 11, 2016 02:08 AM (vBeA5)
Just as a pro-forma, I disagree that the Article 1, Section 8 power over "post roads" allows for Federal jurisdiction over a wide variety of roads just because the USPS might traverse them.
Mind you, I would be against any Federal role in Education, Labor, Agriculture, Food, Drugs, Arms, Alcohol, Disease, or Health, first......
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 02:14 AM (EzgxV)
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MOM!! I need a safe space!! I need trigger warnings!
There's a mean guy on the InnerTubes who's bad-mouthing my movies! And he's talking about screwing!!!!
(You know, I meant that as 'Ha-ha, it's all good', but am now realizing that this is an argument that some SJWs would applaud. As Bill the Cat would say "ACCCKKKTTTHHHpppttt")
Posted by: dwagyak at August 11, 2016 02:16 AM (e3psR)
So if I neglect to say goodnight later, apologies in advance. :-) I always enjoy the ONTs here.
Posted by: qdpsteve at August 11, 2016 02:16 AM (q7T0y)
I enjoy a quality beaver.
...and it doesn't have to build a damn thing.
But seriously, let's get back to interstates, roads and bridges.
Many people in Ohio call it "ash-fault", when asphalt is clearly pronounced "ass-fault".
I'm going to call them either stupid or prude; depending upon the particular idiot.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 02:17 AM (6gk0M)
This is silly because is the USPS uses them, than they are
Constitutional and justified under one of the few explicit powers
granted to Congress.
Posted by: The Constitutional Hat at August 11, 2016 02:08 AM (vBeA5)
Just as a pro-forma, I disagree that the Article 1, Section 8 power over "post roads" allows for Federal jurisdiction over a wide variety of roads just because the USPS might traverse them.
Mind you, I would be against any Federal role in Education, Labor, Agriculture, Food, Drugs, Arms, Alcohol, Disease, or Health, first......
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 02:14 AM (EzgxV)
At least it is arguable, as compared to almost everytyhing else Leviathan via D.C. does...
Posted by: The Philatelic Hat at August 11, 2016 02:17 AM (vBeA5)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 02:18 AM (6gk0M)
So dolphins rely on some kind of symbiosis like Bill and Hillary?
Posted by: Willy J. at August 11, 2016 02:19 AM (BZey7)
...and it doesn't have to build a damn thing.
But seriously, let's get back to interstates, roads and bridges.
Beavers have been known to build dams, and highways are occasionally built over dams. And you sound like a man who gladly travel at highway speeds to get to a damn good beaver, so it all ties together.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at August 11, 2016 02:19 AM (T/cxb)
Had a little lesson on "nature, red in tooth and claw" while
whale-watching out of Victoria, BC. It seems that some orcas have
learned how to hunt larger whales such as humpbacks.
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 01:58 AM (EzgxV)>>>
Did
you see this story the other day about Humpback whales saving seals
from Orcas? (Daily Mail) It was said the humpbacks do it to show
dominance. Which would make sense to your story.
http://preview.tinyurl.com/j4q3sed
Posted by: Willy J. at August 11, 2016 02:10 AM (BZey7)
I'd believe it. After decades of coexistence, immigrant Syrian orcas are performing rather grisly executions of native humpback whales -- who are then performing anti-orca actions in defense of native seals.....
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 02:20 AM (EzgxV)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 02:20 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 02:20 AM (EzgxV)
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 02:20 AM (EzgxV)
1, Section 8 power over "post roads" allows for Federal jurisdiction
over a wide variety of roads just because the USPS might traverse them.
Mind
you, I would be against any Federal role in Education, Labor,
Agriculture, Food, Drugs, Arms, Alcohol, Disease, or Health, first......
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 02:14 AM (EzgxV)
The Interstate Highway System is something that should be amended in. I've read that Eisenhower pushed 'em because he'd seen how the German Autobahns worked for supplying war materiel in defensive situations, and wanted it here. It serves a vital strategic purpose, enabling the rapid transit of troops and materiel in wartime. The fact that they're usually a quicker way to work if you live near one, and useful for civilian freight are entirely side benefits.
Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at August 11, 2016 02:21 AM (HalrA)
"So dolphins rely on some kind of symbiosis like Bill and Hillary?"
-Posted by: Willy J. at August 11, 2016 02:19 AM (BZey7)
Foreign donations for squeaks and ticks, mainly.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 02:22 AM (6gk0M)
LOL. California has what, a dozen completely internal "interstate" highways?
Hi everyone.
Posted by: qdpsteve at August 11, 2016 01:44 AM (q7T0y)
A lot of 'em are branches -- the main interstate into NorCal is the 80....I-280, I-380, I-580, I-880 are branches that don't count as being "completely internal" because they touch I-80 at some point.
Posted by: cthulhu
True story:
I was recently talking to someone who has lived in California her ENTIRE life, both southern and northern, and has been driving a car since she was 16, and for some reason the topic of freeways came up, particularly the north-south freeways connecting northern and southern California.
Somehow I starting mentioning the five highway corridors which kind of define five distinctive north-south "zones." She looked confused. I elaborated. She was more confused. So I said something like,
"Look, you know how there are five basic freeways, each in a different ecosystem? First there's Highway 1, which hugs the shoreline right on the coast. Then there's Highway 101, which follows the westernmost convenient route, often the one followed by the Spanish conquistadors. Then there's Highway 5, the newest route, which is the straightest and fastest route, mostly skimming through the unpopulated western edge of the Central Valley. Then there's Highway 99, which goes right down the center of the Central Valley, connecting all its major cities. And then there's Highway 395, which follows a high valley on the backside of the Eastern Sierras. These are the five Highways which define north-south travel in California -- right?"
I was only mentioning this as an introductory self-evident fact to a larger point.
But...She was blown away. None of this had ever occurred to her. "How do you know all this?" she demanded, befuddled. I was like, What??. She couldn't understand the source of my magic super-knowledge, and I couldn't understand how in the world she couldn't understand basic geography.
I never was able to make my larger point. To this day she thinks I unlocked some undiscovered key to the universe -- The Secret of the Five Freeways.
I now know that some people (let's be frank -- most of them are female) who just don't have the knack for visualizing things geographically. They navigate by seeing familiar landmarks instead.
Posted by: zombie at August 11, 2016 02:23 AM (jBuUi)
Posted by: Willy J. at August 11, 2016 02:24 AM (BZey7)
They hit one on the road with their pickup truck and thought it was dead. They got out, and one picked it up by the tail to pose for a picture. The beaver was just stunned, came to life, and freaked out. And bit off his nipple.
So, yep, if you've ever had your nipple bitten off by a beaver, you might be a redneck.
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at August 11, 2016 02:25 AM (DW+jj)
Prop. 1 is Bloomberg's attempt to require background checks for all gun transfers... which actually go beyond what Federal law requires. At the very least, this will bring out a the pro-gun Blue dogs and union members. This is an obvious F**K NO!
Prop. 2 is the marijuana legalization measure. On one hand the government should f**k off. On the other hand, I'd rather keep hippies out of the state. My vote depends on how much I wand to punch a hippie when I vote.
Prop. 3 superficially seems to break the state created monopoly of the energy company. However, the only competition it allows is "Green energy"... and it is endorsed by Harry Reid. The bad news is that this is a state Constitutional Amendment. The good news is that in Nevada it'll have to pass not only in November but in 2018 as well.
Prop. 4 adds long term medical devices to items exempt from sales tax (as medicine and grocery food is now). While I'm not generally in favor exemptions to a general tax, I'll exempt long term medical devices that are necessary as long as such exemptions exist.
Posted by: The Election Hat at August 11, 2016 02:26 AM (vBeA5)
I'll always remember that Jeff Foxworthy bit about how he couldn't make
redneck tales to match the real ones, and told the story of a guy who
got his nipple bitten off by a beaver.
They hit one on the road
with their pickup truck and thought it was dead. They got out, and one
picked it up by the tail to pose for a picture. The beaver was just
stunned, came to life, and freaked out. And bit off his nipple.
So, yep, if you've ever had your nipple bitten off by a beaver, you might be a redneck.
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at August 11, 2016 02:25 AM (DW+jj)
As Mark Twain once said, Truth is stranger than Fiction because Fiction has the crippling limitation of having to make sense.
Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at August 11, 2016 02:27 AM (HalrA)
As far as flashlights go, there are numerous crank-operated flashlights with LED bulbs. You can crank for a quarter-minute, and get a minute's worth of light out of it. And no batteries to go dead. OK for emergency use. Some have radios in them, too.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 11, 2016 12:36 AM (oqkO3)
I have a hand-cranked radio that also contains a flashlight. It's useful during power failures. Crank it for a couple of minutes, and the radio plays for a half-hour or so.
It's similar to this, but apparently mine is an older model that is no longer available.
https://tinyurl.com/zhhhcdd
Posted by: rickl at August 11, 2016 02:28 AM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Blanco Basura at August 11, 2016 02:29 AM (T/cxb)
Well, FINALLY, I've found a case where it's actually...true!
Sometimes, Muslims are just crazy, in a non-religious way. And/or drunk:
http://www.berkeleyside.com/2016/08/10/chp-chase-ends-in-berkeley-with-vehicle-on-fire/
CHP chase through Berkeley ends with vehicle on fire
"California Highway Patrol officers arrested a Berkeley man early Wednesday morning after chasing him for more than an hour through two counties from I-880 to the Caldecott Tunnel.
Oakland CHP spokesman Officer Sean Wilkenfeld said the man refused to get out of his vehicle even after it caught on fire. Police ultimately used a K-9, which bit the man, to get him out of the vehicle.
Police identified the man as 28-year-old Abdul Henan Zahid and arrested him on suspicion of evading police and driving under the influence.
The pursuit began before 3:25 a.m. Wednesday after the Menlo Park Police Department tried to stop Zahid, according to the CHP. Menlo Park police and the Hayward CHP used a spike strip to flatten some of the tires on Zahid’s black Toyota Avalon, but it didn’t stop him.
The Oakland CHP picked up the 25 mph chase on northbound Interstate 880, and followed Zahid at low speeds on both city streets and the freeway for about 90 minutes, Wilkenfeld said.
The vehicle finally stopped at about 5:15 a.m. near where Tunnel Road becomes Skyline Boulevard, not far from the Caldecott Tunnel.
“Once stopped, the vehicle began catching fire, but the suspect would not exit the car,” Wilkenfeld said. “Officers used a less lethal shotgun, which shoots bean bags, to break open a window. However, even after breaking open a window, the suspect still would not exit the burning car, so a K9 was used to apprehend him.”
According to NBC Bay Area, at one point Zahid was waving a pole out of his window before he was arrested.
CHP Sgt. John Koven said Zahid was “sweating very profusely” when he was taken into custody and appeared to be showing signs of intoxication or “possibly a mental disorder,” according to media reports.
Wilkenfeld said Zahid will ultimately be taken to Santa Rita Jail for booking once he is medically cleared."
Posted by: zombie at August 11, 2016 02:32 AM (jBuUi)
667
Just as a pro-forma, I disagree that the Article
1, Section 8 power over "post roads" allows for Federal jurisdiction
over a wide variety of roads just because the USPS might traverse them.
Mind
you, I would be against any Federal role in Education, Labor,
Agriculture, Food, Drugs, Arms, Alcohol, Disease, or Health, first......
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 02:14 AM (EzgxV)
The
Interstate Highway System is something that should be amended in. I've
read that Eisenhower pushed 'em because he'd seen how the German
Autobahns worked for supplying war materiel in defensive situations, and
wanted it here. It serves a vital strategic purpose, enabling the rapid
transit of troops and materiel in wartime. The fact that they're
usually a quicker way to work if you live near one, and useful for
civilian freight are entirely side benefits.
Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at August 11, 2016 02:21 AM (HalrA)
I'd be ok with amending them in.....after every bogus "in" was pushed out. As an example: the second amendment says, "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed" -- how 'bout we extend that: "legislators attempting to infringe the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall be welded into metal cages and suspended over the I-395 bridge until the Republic shall fall".
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 02:33 AM (EzgxV)
Posted by: zombie at August 11, 2016 02:32 AM (jBuUi)
A little mood music:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkCBVZHrstE
Posted by: Hat rollin' down the road... at August 11, 2016 02:35 AM (vBeA5)
I'm no "Hippie". I smoke pot once a year, as tribute.
The "Cartman Rule" is something, however; and government won't be able to "enjoy" its largesse, as hey haven't been able to enjoy the gambling influx.
As an ex-grower and dealer in my twenties, I'd say "no" to being one of the first, (three), to deal with the Hippies.
You know what? I changed my mind. You already have "Burning Man" out there.
Screw you and 'Hairy Reed'.
Let it burn, so that we all may burn a little!
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 02:35 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 02:33 AM (EzgxV)
You're just another bleeding heart, aintcha?
Posted by: * at August 11, 2016 02:36 AM (vBeA5)
Or a sign he was pulled from a burning car.
Which was probably your point.
Posted by: Willy J. at August 11, 2016 02:36 AM (BZey7)
650 629
LOL. California has what, a dozen completely internal "interstate" highways?
Hi everyone.
Posted by: qdpsteve at August 11, 2016 01:44 AM (q7T0y)
A lot of 'em are branches -- the main interstate into NorCal is the
80....I-280, I-380, I-580, I-880 are branches that don't count as being
"completely internal" because they touch I-80 at some point.
Posted by: cthulhu
True story:
I was recently talking to someone who has lived in California her
ENTIRE life, both southern and northern, and has been driving a car
since she was 16, and for some reason the topic of freeways came up,
particularly the north-south freeways connecting northern and southern
California.
Somehow I starting mentioning the five highway corridors which kind
of define five distinctive north-south "zones." She looked confused. I
elaborated. She was more confused. So I said something like,
"Look, you know how there are five basic freeways, each in a
different ecosystem? First there's Highway 1, which hugs the shoreline
right on the coast. Then there's Highway 101, which follows the
westernmost convenient route, often the one followed by the
Spanish conquistadors. Then there's Highway 5, the newest route, which
is the straightest and fastest route, mostly skimming through the
unpopulated western edge of the Central Valley. Then there's Highway 99,
which goes right down the center of the Central Valley, connecting all
its major cities. And then there's Highway 395, which follows a high
valley on the backside of the Eastern Sierras. These are the five
Highways which define north-south travel in California -- right?"
I was only mentioning this as an introductory self-evident fact to a larger point.
But...She was blown away. None of this had ever occurred to her.
"How do you know all this?" she demanded, befuddled. I was like, What??.
She couldn't understand the source of my magic super-knowledge, and I
couldn't understand how in the world she couldn't understand basic
geography.
I never was able to make my larger point. To this day she thinks I
unlocked some undiscovered key to the universe -- The Secret of the Five
Freeways.
I now know that some people (let's be frank -- most of them are
female) who just don't have the knack for visualizing things
geographically. They navigate by seeing familiar landmarks instead.
Posted by: zombie at August 11, 2016 02:23 AM (jBuUi)
It is amazing -- California's geography FORCES everything into completely obvious channels.....and there are so many people who Just Don't Get It.
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 02:37 AM (EzgxV)
-Posted by: zombie at August 11, 2016 02:32 AM (jBuUi)
The next thing you know, you'll be asking about legalizing LSD, Hat.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 02:38 AM (6gk0M)
A little mood music:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu0oDu2bDFw
Posted by: The Astrix Hat at August 11, 2016 02:40 AM (vBeA5)
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 02:37 AM (EzgxV)
*Pounds square peg into round hole*
LOL Wut?
Posted by: California Democrats at August 11, 2016 02:42 AM (vBeA5)
LOL Wut?"
-Posted by: California Democrats at August 11, 2016 02:42 AM (vBeA5)
It'll fit. Use the Judiciary.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 02:44 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 02:44 AM (EzgxV)
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 02:45 AM (EzgxV)
LOL Wut?"
-Posted by: California Democrats at August 11, 2016 02:42 AM (vBeA5)
It'll fit. Use the Judiciary.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 02:44 AM (6gk0M)
Janice Rogers Brown.
California's loss in America's gain.
Posted by: The Judicial Hat at August 11, 2016 02:47 AM (vBeA5)
"*Pounds square peg into round hole*
LOL Wut?"
-Posted by: California Democrats at August 11, 2016 02:42 AM (vBeA5)
It'll fit. Use the Judiciary.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 02:44 AM (6gk0M)
A bullet-train will be the ultimate vindication of The State over geography.
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 02:47 AM (EzgxV)
Posted by: The P Hat at August 11, 2016 02:48 AM (vBeA5)
689
"*Pounds square peg into round hole*
LOL Wut?"
-Posted by: California Democrats at August 11, 2016 02:42 AM (vBeA5)
It'll fit. Use the Judiciary.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 02:44 AM (6gk0M)
Janice Rogers Brown.
California's loss in America's gain.
Posted by: The Judicial Hat at August 11, 2016 02:47 AM (vBeA5)
I've been a great fan of JRB for a long time.
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 02:49 AM (EzgxV)
Plus I'm half in the bag and ready for bed.
Posted by: rickl at August 11, 2016 02:49 AM (sdi6R)
over "post roads" allows for Federal jurisdiction over a wide variety of
roads just because the USPS might traverse them.
I recall a fairly recent case in which the feds claimed they had jurisdiction over a local crime because the perps used an interstate at some point in the crime or its aftermath.
There's no end to how deep the rabbit hole goes.
Posted by: GnuBreed at August 11, 2016 02:50 AM (gyKtp)
Posted by: Willy J. at August 11, 2016 02:50 AM (BZey7)
BTW, I witnessed today first hand why phosphoric acid + power-on motherboard = sparks + smoke
Posted by: The P Hat at August 11, 2016 02:48 AM (vBeA5)
You spilled a Coke onto a powered motherboard????
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 02:50 AM (EzgxV)
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 02:49 AM (EzgxV)
Still surprised how she slipped through the CA state Senate when Gov. Wilson appointed her to the CA state Supreme Court.
But then, back then Pete Wilson was a squish, while today he seems like Calvin Coolidge compared to the idjits that followed him...
Posted by: The Fools Golden Hat at August 11, 2016 02:51 AM (vBeA5)
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 02:44 AM (EzgxV)
My t-shirt says "Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms should be a convenience store, not a government agency".
Posted by: rickl at August 11, 2016 02:52 AM (sdi6R)
Just as a pro-forma, I disagree that the Article 1, Section 8 power
over "post roads" allows for Federal jurisdiction over a wide variety of
roads just because the USPS might traverse them.
I
recall a fairly recent case in which the feds claimed they had
jurisdiction over a local crime because the perps used an interstate at
some point in the crime or its aftermath.
There's no end to how deep the rabbit hole goes.
Posted by: GnuBreed at August 11, 2016 02:50 AM (gyKtp)
There's no end if we've abandoned fundamental principles and are arguing over verbiage. If we were hewing to the fundamental principles, this would be laughed out of court.
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 02:52 AM (EzgxV)
infringe the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall be welded
into metal cages and suspended over the I-395 bridge until the Republic
shall fall".
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 02:33 AM (EzgxV)
Cruel unusual punishment. I'm more a fan of civilized methods of punishment. Such as hung by the neck until dead and damnatio memoriae.
Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at August 11, 2016 02:52 AM (HalrA)
Posted by: cthulhu
I was truly shocked to just learn that to this day, mid-2016, they STILL haven't figured out how the train is going to get over or under The Grapevine. Apparently they have eight different options all possibly planned out, but none of them have been finalized. It remains, after all this time, one of those "we'll figure it out later" problems. They want to build one of four different tunnels, but they're just too expensive, since the money has run out. So they're planning for every imaginable end-around route, since Grapevine Hill is simply too steep for the bullet train to handle.
How can this possibly be? Epic incompetence on an historic scale.
Posted by: zombie at August 11, 2016 02:53 AM (jBuUi)
Posted by: The P Hat at August 11, 2016 02:48 AM (vBeA5)
You spilled a Coke onto a powered motherboard????
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 02:50 AM (EzgxV)
3D printer that was utilizing a dilute phosphoric acid solution sprung a leak... right over a powered motherboard.
Posted by: The Multi-Dimensional Hat at August 11, 2016 02:55 AM (vBeA5)
I've been a great fan of JRB for a long time.
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 02:49 AM (EzgxV)
Still surprised how she slipped through the CA state Senate when Gov. Wilson appointed her to the CA state Supreme Court.
But then, back then Pete Wilson was a squish, while today he seems
like Calvin Coolidge compared to the idjits that followed him...
Posted by: The Fools Golden Hat at August 11, 2016 02:51 AM (vBeA5)
I also like Alex Kozinski. Unfortunately, they're probably both too old for SCOTUS now. They might have been great picks for the McCain or Romney administrations that didn't happen.....
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 02:56 AM (EzgxV)
Wait, you, a P-Chem, experienced first hand the effect of an ionic conductive solvent on a live circuit board?
Posted by: GnuBreed at August 11, 2016 02:57 AM (gyKtp)
"Use that enormous Judiciary Branch!"
...but instead, I've inspired Conservatism and Free Markets.
You all took my dumb-ass joke and made it better for my soul.
I'm getting sick of this optimism around here.
The next thing you know, someone will mention God.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 02:57 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 02:56 AM (EzgxV)
Word.
*le sigh*
Posted by: The Judicial Hat at August 11, 2016 02:59 AM (vBeA5)
A bullet-train will be the ultimate vindication of The State over geography.
Posted by: cthulhu
I was truly shocked to just learn that to this day, mid-2016, they
STILL haven't figured out how the train is going to get over or under
The Grapevine. Apparently they have eight different options all possibly
planned out, but none of them have been finalized. It remains, after
all this time, one of those "we'll figure it out later" problems. They
want to build one of four different tunnels, but they're just too
expensive, since the money has run out. So they're planning for every
imaginable end-around route, since Grapevine Hill is simply too steep
for the bullet train to handle.
How can this possibly be? Epic incompetence on an historic scale.
Posted by: zombie at August 11, 2016 02:53 AM (jBuUi)
I want to be far, far, far away from this state when they realize what idiots have been in government over the decades. Unfortunately, the fiancee continues to hold this level of idiocy as "normal".
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 02:59 AM (EzgxV)
My first teaching job was in Clarkston, WA which is right across the Snake River from Lewiston, ID. (Bonus points if you get the historical reference from those names).
In order to drive north from either city, for a long time the only way was a pretty fierce switchback two-lane little gem known as the Lewiston Grade. But in the late 70's, Idaho built a 4-lane highway sans the switchbacks and it was much easier for all, but quite steep for semis.
So, Idaho put in two runaway exits. My favorite was the one at the bottom which basically ended with you crashing into the side of the mountain if your rig didn't get its shit together. But the one at the top was a downward dip with a heavily-graveled upgrade that would hypothetically grab the tires of any semi and stop forward motion by going up. Except that no one in the state of Idaho Department of Highways had tested what would happen to this particular mixture of gravel when winter hit. (I bet you already have this one figured out!!)
Sure enough, the first time a hard freeze hit and a semi lost the brakes at the top and used that runaway, the gravel was a sheer sheet of ice. The truck flew off the top like a ski-jumper and crashed to the ground, killing the driver. (Palm-to-faces everywhere in the Idaho Dept of Highways). I had a friend in Clarkston whose husband was a part of the team of lawyers suing the state of Idaho on the part of the driver's family. The final judgement was in the mega-millions.
Me, I would have put the responsible state managers in a semi with no brakes at the top of that highway after a hard freeze.
Posted by: dwagyak at August 11, 2016 02:59 AM (e3psR)
Wait, you, a P-Chem, experienced first hand the effect of an ionic conductive solvent on a live circuit board?
Posted by: GnuBreed at August 11, 2016 02:57 AM (gyKtp)
I'm more of an inorganic Hat...
Posted by: The Periodic Hat at August 11, 2016 03:00 AM (vBeA5)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 03:00 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: BourbonChicken at August 11, 2016 03:00 AM (VdICR)
Had I been thinking "comedically", I'd have said:
"Use that enormous Judiciary Branch!"
...but instead, I've inspired Conservatism and Free Markets.
You all took my dumb-ass joke and made it better for my soul.
I'm getting sick of this optimism around here.
The next thing you know, someone will mention God.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 02:57 AM (6gk0M)
God bless you and keep you, Slapweasel. You continue to bring us hope and sustain our Faith.
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 03:02 AM (EzgxV)
Monkees and Evel Kenevil.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 03:02 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 03:03 AM (6gk0M)
when they realize what idiots have been in government over the decades.
Unfortunately, the fiancee continues to hold this level of idiocy as
"normal".
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 02:59 AM (EzgxV)
I still hope you'll find your way to Texas. Having lived on the East Coast for far too damn long (which is behind the Left Coast in its insanities, but not by too far), there's a world of difference here.
Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at August 11, 2016 03:05 AM (HalrA)
Posted by: The Periodic Hat at August 11, 2016 03:00 AM (vBeA5)
Whateva; it's still a shocking revelation...
Posted by: GnuBreed at August 11, 2016 03:08 AM (gyKtp)
Posted by: BourbonChicken at August 11, 2016 03:08 AM (VdICR)
-Posted by: BourbonChicken at August 11, 2016 03:00 AM (VdICR)
I'm going to make a list of colors. From worst to best in the 1985 Crayola box of 64. I will slip in a few that weren't actually in that box.
List #1
-Magenta
-Axelrod
-Cornflower
-Maize
-Sea Green
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 03:09 AM (6gk0M)
It's a rock doc on "Quadrophenia", which was a brilliant, brilliant album.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at August 11, 2016 03:10 AM (mgbwf)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 03:12 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen at August 11, 2016 03:13 AM (FlRtG)
I want to be far, far, far away from this state
when they realize what idiots have been in government over the decades.
Unfortunately, the fiancee continues to hold this level of idiocy as
"normal".
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 02:59 AM (EzgxV)
I
still hope you'll find your way to Texas. Having lived on the East
Coast for far too damn long (which is behind the Left Coast in its
insanities, but not by too far), there's a world of difference here.
Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at August 11, 2016 03:05 AM (HalrA)
There's lots of nice in Texas -- and it's on the short list -- but for weird historical reasons North Carolina is currently in the lead with Tennessee in second place. Fundamentally, though, surveys keep coming out with NC as the 16th best state in which to do business and CA as the 49th. If the average is 25, I'm 24 slots more about "getting the fuck out of here" and nine slots more about "and moving to NC".
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 03:14 AM (EzgxV)
"I'm going to make a list of James Bond villain plans, in order from
least to most destructive. I will slip in a few extra things that
democrats have done."
-Posted by: BourbonChicken at August 11, 2016 03:00 AM (VdICR)
I'm going to make a list of colors. From worst to best in the 1985
Crayola box of 64. I will slip in a few that weren't actually in that
box.
List #1
-Magenta
-Axelrod
-Cornflower
-Maize
-Sea Green
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 03:09 AM (6gk0M)
I'm thinking Axelrod is a shit brown not actually included by Crayola.
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 03:17 AM (EzgxV)
Those last questions were not a real quiz. They were distant memories from an idiot in the throes of insomnia.
...and twelve beers.
So there's that.
Enjoy your chartreuse dreams!
G'Night, Ev'ry-Buddy!
*static*
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 03:19 AM (6gk0M)
708
dwagyak,
That two lane suicide run out of Lewiston was my favorite drive in the MGB during the winter. Even funner was draining water out of the Shasta trailer to dump into the radiator of a '65 Plymouth Fury after a radiator blowout.
Road was a fun to drive death trap.
Posted by: Headless Body of Agnew at August 11, 2016 03:19 AM (FtrY1)
List #2
-Raw Umber
-Burnt Umber
-Formica
-Sea Foam
-Cerulean
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 03:12 AM (6gk0M)
I don't think Crayola included "Formica" -- but they also excluded "Cyclopean" -- so what do they know?
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 03:20 AM (EzgxV)
Posted by: The Political Hat at August 11, 2016 03:20 AM (vBeA5)
******
Close, Mr. Snapweasel, you will get a participation trophy!! Yep, Evel was attempting to rocket across the Snake River (never figured out the romance in that, but Evel did what Evel wanted), but the Monkees were singing about the "Last Train to Clarksville".
But you, sir, are a great American.
<-----ducking
Posted by: dwagyak at August 11, 2016 03:21 AM (e3psR)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 03:21 AM (6gk0M)
You're gonna drive me to drinking.
Well, it's more of a short walk actually.
Posted by: GnuBreed at August 11, 2016 03:23 AM (gyKtp)
Posted by: BourbonChicken at August 11, 2016 03:23 AM (VdICR)
********
See, now that was my problem. It indeed would have been fun in an MGB. However, I made FAR too many of those trips in a school bus. Just not the same feel.
Posted by: dwagyak at August 11, 2016 03:24 AM (e3psR)
Posted by: cthulhu at August 11, 2016 03:24 AM (EzgxV)
...we were eleven years old.
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 03:27 AM (6gk0M)
That's how I put my face through a windshield.
I had a Ford Falcon that thought it was a TR6.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at August 11, 2016 03:27 AM (mgbwf)
Posted by: Slapweasel, (Cold1), (T) at August 11, 2016 03:28 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: Captain Crayola at August 11, 2016 03:30 AM (6gk0M)
Posted by: Tim in Illinois. at August 11, 2016 03:35 AM (WVsWD)
Posted by: BourbonChicken at August 11, 2016 03:43 AM (VdICR)
Posted by: Bandersnatch at August 11, 2016 03:44 AM (mgbwf)
---
Good Morning Everyone.
Can we make up our minds here?
Posted by: Bandersnatch at August 11, 2016 03:44 AM (mgbwf)
Maybe. But I don't know.
Posted by: buzzion at August 11, 2016 03:46 AM (bMG0w)
Posted by: Tim in Illinois. at August 11, 2016 03:47 AM (WVsWD)
Posted by: ALH at August 11, 2016 03:50 AM (Z56vq)
Posted by: Tim in Illinois. at August 11, 2016 03:52 AM (WVsWD)
I always assumed they'd cut around the mountains to the east, which is how trains did it before a decent route for cars existed. The Antelope Valley saw much of its early development from that.
Posted by: Epobirs at August 11, 2016 03:56 AM (IdCqF)
Good to know someone's getting cheaper rates. Now you know why. They're soaking others to make up the difference.
When I started with them it was 29.99 for adsl only. (I use either a cell phone or magic jack so a landline is superfluous)
It is now 58.99. That's in less than 6 years and with NO improvement of any kind in service.
I know what it is. They phased out adsl only service because they want you to buy their streaming and phone and tv services.
So this is how they will dump those folks like me or try to force us to get other services we don't want or need.
Wish there was some governmental body that looked out for the consumer when monopolistic fascists decide to rob the poor.
Oh, Wait . . There already is one they're just busy doing other shit I guess.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at August 11, 2016 04:09 AM (ECJ+C)
Posted by: ALH at August 11, 2016 03:50 AM (Z56vq)
What, exactly, is the point of Decaf?
Posted by: double espresso at August 11, 2016 04:14 AM (PjWy4)
Just quiting Verizon will net me 707 bucks a year.
That's if I can go cold turkey. Well kinda warmish turkey as the Library is open 6 days a week and only a short drive away from me.
I'm already having withdrawal symptoms.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at August 11, 2016 04:15 AM (ECJ+C)
It's a warm drink that's not tea.
Hell, even tea has more caffeine.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at August 11, 2016 04:16 AM (ECJ+C)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at August 11, 2016 04:16 AM (ECJ+C)
Posted by: Tim in Illinois. at August 11, 2016 04:19 AM (WVsWD)
Posted by: BourbonChicken at August 11, 2016 03:23 AM (VdICR)<<<
Axelrod is a red.
Posted by: a T-Rex trying to rub one out at August 11, 2016 04:24 AM (H9MG5)
Posted by: Skip at August 11, 2016 04:24 AM (bksJQ)
Posted by: Tim in Illinois. at August 11, 2016 04:24 AM (WVsWD)
Posted by: Skip at August 11, 2016 04:28 AM (bksJQ)
Posted by: Tim in Illinois. at August 11, 2016 04:30 AM (WVsWD)
A grilled tofu steak!?
Posted by: double espresso at August 11, 2016 04:36 AM (PjWy4)
Posted by: Tim in Illinois. at August 11, 2016 04:37 AM (WVsWD)
Autobahns worked for supplying war materiel in defensive situations, and wanted it here. It serves a vital strategic purpose, enabling the rapid transit of troops and materiel in wartime. The fact that they're usually a quicker way to work if you live near one, and useful for civilian freight are entirely side benefits.
Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at August 11, 2016 02:21 AM (HalrA)
Even more than that; it was very explicit. The interstate highway system was only allowed to happen because it was proposed as a defense project. The bill was known as the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at August 11, 2016 04:39 AM (zc3Db)
Posted by: double espresso at August 11, 2016 04:14 AM (PjWy4)
About the same as a blow-up doll for sex. Suspension of disbelief is key.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at August 11, 2016 04:41 AM (zc3Db)
Posted by: Tim in Illinois. at August 11, 2016 04:37 AM (WVsWD)
The Spartans had the right idea. Every king, upon completion of his term had to sit trial and defend his actions as king.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at August 11, 2016 04:45 AM (zc3Db)
Posted by: Skip at August 11, 2016 04:52 AM (bksJQ)
Is having one a requirement to hold office?
Posted by: Tim in Illinois. at August 11, 2016 04:56 AM (WVsWD)
Posted by: Skip at August 11, 2016 05:04 AM (bksJQ)
Not if you are the 1st Lady (suspended), the preezy (suspended), the possible 1st Dude (disbarred), the possible Shrew failed her NY bar exam but can practice in AR.
The whole group of them can barely legally chase an ambulance for profit.
Posted by: GnuBreed at August 11, 2016 05:05 AM (gyKtp)
Posted by: Tim in Illinois. at August 11, 2016 04:56 AM (WVsWD)
PA state constitution:
Sev 5. Qualifications of Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General.
No person shall be eligible to the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor or Attorney General except a citizen of the United States, who shall have attained the age of 30 years, and have been seven years next preceding his election an inhabitant of this Commonwealth, unless he shall have been absent on the public business of the United States or of this Commonwealth. No person shall be eligible to the office of Attorney General except a member of the bar of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at August 11, 2016 05:07 AM (zc3Db)
Another goober'mint entity that won't do its job then.
Posted by: Tim in Illinois. at August 11, 2016 05:12 AM (WVsWD)
The law is just so passe these days ... declasse, even.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at August 11, 2016 05:14 AM (zc3Db)
Fine piece of gear, that one is. Recommended to all the horde what's on a budget and need a good reliable pistol
---
nice guns (we have 2) but they have a disheartening habit of breaking the firing pin at the most inopportune time... (ask me how i know)
you want a reliable pistol, get a 1911A1. (or a revolver)
you may have to spend a few dollars moar, or get some gun-smiting done, but once it's tuned in, yer golden, and 45 ACP ammo is much easier to come by.
Posted by: redc1c4 at August 11, 2016 05:20 AM (KSKy7)
http://preview.tinyurl.com/jlfgfnu
She's definitely vying for the Jamie Gorelick Award For Journalism.
Posted by: GnuBreed at August 11, 2016 05:23 AM (gyKtp)
This is what it looks like when a SJW rises to high places Take a look at her background, she has been busy undermining this country her entire professional career. And there are thousands others just like her, many inside this regime. (examples: Thomas Perez, Cecilia Munoz..) These are the people that do the dirty work and the average person know s nothing about but allows Obama to maintain his 55% approval rating. These are his people and they are intentionally wrecking the country.
Posted by: Ripley at August 11, 2016 05:28 AM (1BQGO)
Fields is a liar? I'll be damned. I wouldn't believe that if someone ripped my arm off and threw me to the floor.
Posted by: Tim in Illinois. at August 11, 2016 05:29 AM (WVsWD)
STILL haven't figured out how the train is going to get over or under
The Grapevine. Apparently they have eight different options all possibly
planned out, but none of them have been finalized. It remains, after
all this time, one of those "we'll figure it out later" problems. They
want to build one of four different tunnels, but they're just too
expensive, since the money has run out. So they're planning for every
imaginable end-around route, since Grapevine Hill is simply too steep
for the bullet train to handle.
---
i'm not shocked: i've lived in #Failifornia all my live.
true story (TINS) i believe it was summer 85, and i was riding shotgun in the cab of a 2 1/2 ton, with trailer, at the back of a brigade size convoy, headed up the I-5 to Club Bob (The Antidote to Reenlistment)...another fun filled CA ARNG vacation in progress.
we staged out of Dodger stadium, and our battalion was one of the last, if not THE last serial to depart.
safety check at the top if the grade, then off we went towards Bako...
i was in the Company maintenance truck, which was loaded down with the sort of heavy tools you might imagine you'd need to fix armored vehicles (Mech Infantry), plus spare parts, odds and ends, not to mention a large arc welder bolted to the bed of the trailer for the occasion of Annual Training.
our truck was fresh out of depot level services at the Long Beach CMS shop, and appeared to be in great shape. the motor ran liked a raped ape, and we had no problems with the hills, unlike other trucks in the convoy.
what we didn't know, but soon found out, was that some FFT had gotten the brake adjustment a tad wrong...
first time Myron hit the brakes to slow us down, the pedal wouldn't move...
(it had been fine, and yes, we drained the air tanks before we started down...)
with a manual tranny, we went ahead and tried to control our speed that way, but physics and gravity are bitches, and we were going to blow the engine.
instead he put in neutral, pulled out of the slow lane, and we started passing vehicles...
lots of vehicles. green ones and sillyvilian both. the truckers looked at us with pity, the GI's thought we'd lost our minds, and one dumb bitch tried to block our passage... she finally moved when all she could see in her rear view mirror was our bumper.
i asked if we were taking the run away ramp, and was told no, this pig will flip. since he was a long haul owner operator, i took his word for it.
we passed the entire brigade, to include the CO, who was screaming at us from his M-151, shot out into the flats, and, eventually, somewhere past the 5-99 split slowed down enough to put it back into gear, and eventually come to a stop on the side of the road, where we waited for everyone to catch up...
how fast were we going? not sure: i stopped looking when the needle got to "Per" in the "Miles Per Hour" at the bottom of the speedometer.
Moonbeam's High Speed Fail will not end so cleanly.
Posted by: redc1c4 at August 11, 2016 05:43 AM (KSKy7)
do you want to be thousands of feet underground, and miles from an exit, when the big one hits, or out in open ground, possibly elevated?
crushed or sent cartwheeling through the air... helluva choice.
better yet, now that they're talking about starting from Frisco/San Jose, you will likely have to cross it twice... double the risk, double the fun.
Posted by: redc1c4 at August 11, 2016 05:49 AM (KSKy7)
Posted by: Tim in Illinois. at August 11, 2016 05:51 AM (WVsWD)
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Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at August 11, 2016 06:04 AM (mpXpK)
Somebody. I thought is was you Vic, said that Ramirez went to Saturdays only?
Posted by: Tim in Illinois. at August 11, 2016 06:10 AM (WVsWD)
Posted by: Golfman at August 11, 2016 06:11 AM (9HX7k)
"Ramirez still no update"
Somebody. I thought is was you Vic, said that Ramirez went to Saturdays only?
Posted by: Tim in Illinois. at August 11, 2016 06:10 AM (WVsWD)
Someone else posted that yesterday but I haven't seen that. I posted a few days ago that he was moving to Heritage (Daily Signal). So far he hasn't showed up there yet. He just appears to be in "flux" right now.
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at August 11, 2016 06:14 AM (mpXpK)
Posted by: teej at August 11, 2016 06:15 AM (ezX5B)
Thanks.
Posted by: Golfman at August 11, 2016 06:11 AM (9HX7k)
Enjoy the beach. Looks like it is going to rain here in a short time but I am about 100 miles (crow flight) inland.
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at August 11, 2016 06:15 AM (mpXpK)
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at August 11, 2016 06:21 AM (mpXpK)
It's...a Deuce Thing. "You wouldn't understand."
Posted by: Stringer Davis at August 11, 2016 06:22 AM (tIja6)
Posted by: creeper at August 11, 2016 06:28 AM (c0HoZ)
It's called The Principle.
No, not a school principle.
Now to get ready for longest day of the week for me.
Posted by: teej at August 11, 2016 06:30 AM (ezX5B)
the everyday man on the street. But unions have never been there for
workers.
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bus bench ads all over Lost Angels, #Failifornia, about how the newly mandated City wide (county too, IIRC) push to a $15/hour minimum wage is the "biggest poverty fighting move evah!"
i don't remember the exact verbiage, because i'm allergic to bullshit.
Posted by: redc1c4 at August 11, 2016 06:33 AM (KSKy7)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 11, 2016 06:34 AM (hyuyC)
You got that right. The hunters would love to tame the deer population and don't mind paying fees to the state for the ability to secure a hundred pounds of meat.
I don't think they're going to collect any money from mountain lions or other big cats for each kill.
Bad ideas are the norm anymore.
Posted by: free range 'sorta' conservative but not 'true' conservative at August 11, 2016 06:38 AM (ZnIt3)
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/me tips hat at the compliment
one tries. and sometimes, despite your best effort, the gear fails, and it's all up to the human stuck with the short end of the stick.
on the I-5, jumping was not an option, since we were already up to 55 mph or so when we discovered the problem, and, unlike the roads your Dad likely was on, the I-5 north there is pretty much one long straight line... absent a traffic jam, or an idiot, like the bimbo who wanted us to slow down, it was all about not making any sharp moves or getting a case of the high speed jitters to make the truck unstable...
Posted by: redc1c4 at August 11, 2016 06:39 AM (KSKy7)
Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at August 11, 2016 06:45 AM (iONHu)
Nor will the Trumpenkriegers mention it. Their 'sacred honor' prevents it.
Posted by: Tim in Illinois. at August 11, 2016 06:48 AM (WVsWD)
Posted by: Colin at August 11, 2016 06:48 AM (tVUA+)
1. The MSM never covers Hillary's problems. If they cover them at all, it is brief and just to point out how absurd the claims are.
2. "Trump threw baby out of rally" highlights that if Trump said nothing controversial, the MSM would still make things up.
Wake up to the reality that the Uniparty, MSM, and establishment will stop at nothing to stop Trump because he isn't one of them. Cruz would be getting the same treatment. Jeb and Rubio would get a lighter treatment because they would continue the policies of the Uniparty.
Posted by: WOPR - Nationalist at August 11, 2016 06:53 AM (Ee2nz)
I'm convinced if people in New England were given brain scans, 98 percent of the people and 100 percent of the politicians would flunk. Something is sucking the brains out of the place. Glad I moved away over 40 years ago.
Posted by: JTB at August 11, 2016 06:54 AM (V+03K)
Good article about polling. Did you know that if you sat out last election because you thought the architect of obamacare sucked, no matter how committed to voting against Hillary Clinton this election, pollsters deem you 'not likely' to vote this time? You won't be included in poll results.
A lot of good tidbits in the article.
Posted by: free range 'sorta' conservative but not 'true' conservative at August 11, 2016 06:55 AM (ZnIt3)
Funny how things work out. Buddy of mine owns an old farm not far from Erie PA, just for hunting. He says in the last several years the damn elk have come back so hard that they're running the deer out. Huh.
Bears happen naturally in the eastern US, just as soon as there's enough prey, road kill, and(/or) open dumpsters. Whenever you hear of wolves or cougars, that's, well, enemy action. And those killer turkeys, oh chayzus.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at August 11, 2016 06:57 AM (tIja6)
I was correct in my assesment and was mocked endlessly for it.
I'm voting for Trump because I want to, not because he is the lesser of two evils.
If you don't lkie that, I have a few suggestion to ease your anxiety.
Posted by: Tim in Illinois. at August 11, 2016 07:01 AM (WVsWD)
The explanation is pretty weak but you wouldn't get that from the headline. The headline makes it sound like everything is just fine and the rebuttal to the explanation is buried in the typical anti-right adjectives.
Posted by: WOPR - Nationalist at August 11, 2016 07:03 AM (Ee2nz)
Posted by: Case, Mors Semper Tyrannis at August 11, 2016 07:03 AM (SXa8W)
I was told when I-80 was under construction near here that Eisenhower specified there were to be straight stretches every X miles that could be used to land an airplane.
Don't know if that's true or not but it sounds good.
Posted by: creeper at August 11, 2016 07:04 AM (c0HoZ)
I do believe that played a big part of RR's landslides in 80 and 84.
Posted by: Tim in Illinois. at August 11, 2016 07:06 AM (WVsWD)
1. The MSM never covers Hillary's problems. If they cover them at
all, it is brief and just to point out how absurd the claims are.
2. "Trump threw baby out of rally" highlights that if Trump said nothing controversial, the MSM would still make things up.
Wake up to the reality that the Uniparty, MSM, and establishment
will stop at nothing to stop Trump because he isn't one of them. Cruz
would be getting the same treatment. Jeb and Rubio would get a lighter
treatment because they would continue the policies of the Uniparty.
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.The biggest thing that is going on IMO is the msm is refusing to even mention the mobility problems that hillary is having. Even with unaltered video and photographic proof and literally hundreds of witnesses, they refuse to cover them.
I can't begin to imagine what the 24/7 "Trump is unfit" coverage we would get if Trump had to have people prop him up on stage and hold him during a speech or if he had to have people help him navigate a flight of six stairs.
The only way they will be forced to cover it is if it happens on stage during the live debates.
Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at August 11, 2016 07:09 AM (iONHu)
Posted by: creeper at August 11, 2016 07:04 AM (c0HoZ)
More than likely that is true. Late in the war, the Luftwaffe was operating from stretches of autobahns that hadn't been captured by the Allies yet.
I am sure Ike witnessed the aftermath personally and probably inspected more than one site.
Posted by: Tim in Illinois. at August 11, 2016 07:09 AM (WVsWD)
There's a story that Ike's limo was stopped in traffic outside Baltimore during highway construction, and when he asked what the problem was, it was explained that "his" highway system was being built right through the city. He was shocked and dismayed. He never dreamed the highways would go into the towns.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at August 11, 2016 07:12 AM (tIja6)
Don't know if that's true or not but it sounds good."
Creeper, I heard the same thing and that much of the rationale for building the highway system was to have a reliable way to move military assets around the country.
But I had to smile thinking of some poor schmuck of a pilot landing on the Jersey Turnpike, sitting in the cockpit and unfolding a Texaco road map to figure out which exit to take.
Posted by: JTB at August 11, 2016 07:14 AM (V+03K)
I was told when I-80 was under construction near here that Eisenhower specified there were to be straight stretches every X miles that could be used to land an airplane.
Don't know if that's true or not but it sounds good.
Supposedly 1 mile straight every 10 miles to land a B-52.
Posted by: rickb223 TEXIT at August 11, 2016 07:15 AM (fjZl+)
Posted by: Stringer Davis at August 11, 2016 07:17 AM (tIja6)
Posted by: Stringer Davis at August 11, 2016 07:18 AM (tIja6)
Posted by: Hillary "Felon" Clinton at August 11, 2016 07:20 AM (22uju)
So I DuckDuck-ed it. Snopes say it's not true, which of course make me believe it must be.
The discussion seems to be centered around the absurdity of using interstates as "landing strips". It was my understanding that this was done not for use as a regular landing strip but to give aircraft more options for emergency landings. As you said, other countries have used their roads as airstrips and Eisenhower wasn't stupid. He was a military man who planned the Interstates as a part of our defense system. Why would he NOT do this?
However, the claim is that there's supposed to be a straight stretch every five miles. Don't think that's true.
Posted by: creeper at August 11, 2016 07:20 AM (c0HoZ)
Posted by: Colin at August 11, 2016 07:21 AM (tVUA+)
Mobile escalator or how about a Monorail from the White House right to the door of AF1?
Posted by: Tim in Illinois. at August 11, 2016 07:26 AM (WVsWD)
Posted by: Stringer Davis at August 11, 2016 07:27 AM (tIja6)
Posted by: Colin
Her (very) staunch supporters will pass her up and back down from the plane. Like crowd surfing
Posted by: Bruce at August 11, 2016 07:27 AM (8ikIW)
Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at August 11, 2016 07:09 AM (iONHu)
I don't even believe that anymore. They'll deep six the footage and never mention it again. Anyone who brings it up will be shouted down as a lying agent of evil.
Posted by: WOPR - Nationalist at August 11, 2016 07:28 AM (Ee2nz)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 11, 2016 07:28 AM (zp+j1)
I honestly couldn't tell you without seeing the building requirements in their original form.
I am sure they can be found. I am not looking for them though.
Posted by: Tim in Illinois. at August 11, 2016 07:28 AM (WVsWD)
Posted by: Hillary "Felon" Clinton at August 11, 2016 07:28 AM (22uju)
Posted by: Bruce at August 11, 2016 07:27 AM (8ikIW)
Those limp-wristed theater types in her entourage wouldn't be able to lift her.
Posted by: Gran at August 11, 2016 07:30 AM (XIXhw)
Posted by: Bruce at August 11, 2016 07:27 AM (8ikIW)
Those limp-wristed theater types in her entourage wouldn't be able to lift her.
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.The Secret Service and the FBI will simply forbid anyone with any recording device from being within a mile of the plane. Problem solved.
Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at August 11, 2016 07:31 AM (iONHu)
Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at August 11, 2016 07:31 AM (iONHu)
Like those "No Photography" signs at Andrews AFB. LOL
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 11, 2016 07:33 AM (zp+j1)
Euros who fly from roads have fighter-plane revetments right next to them. Now you have something to watch for as you drive across the plains, other than the hidden bar codes on the back of all the road signs.
A little tighter, please: a few weeks ago, my fair city replaced the "Stop Ahead" sign in front of one of my lots with a new one, with no printing, just the ideogram of a stop sign and an arrow. First thought hereabouts? They must be expected a lot of new drivers who can't read English. I'm going out now to check for bar codes.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at August 11, 2016 07:33 AM (tIja6)
In my dreams about being back in the Navy my uniforms always shrink on me. That only one reason a dream about being back in is uncomfortable.
For a while dreams had my damage control teams woking hard to keep the ship afloat. In later years I was an extra watch stander on the bridge, doing celestial navigation, or an EMP consultant.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 11, 2016 07:35 AM (hyuyC)
Posted by: Colin at August 11, 2016 07:37 AM (tVUA+)
Maintenance crews employed by DowntownDC, a private nonprofit that encourages business in the city center, cleaned the graffiti on Monday from the Zodiac artwork, the DCist news website reported.
It was the third time in a week that the installation has been defaced with the word.
Fredo: making anti-semtism fashionable again
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 11, 2016 07:37 AM (zp+j1)
Somebody has to put this shit, were a democrat whispers some lie 'off the record' to a reporter, which then gets reported as truth, to a grinding halt. I remember when 'journalistic integrity' was some to be strived for, not stomped upon.
Posted by: free range 'sorta' conservative but not 'true' conservative at August 11, 2016 07:37 AM (ZnIt3)
Meteors are at their peak tonite. Of course we are promised rain starting at midnight. We need the rain, but I would like to see the meteors.
Posted by: Bruce at August 11, 2016 07:37 AM (8ikIW)
Look for the Euro stop signs.
Posted by: rickb223 TEXIT at August 11, 2016 07:38 AM (/B6Iw)
In my dreams about being back in the Navy my uniforms always shrink on me. That only one reason a dream about being back in is uncomfortable.
For a while dreams had my damage control teams woking hard to keep the ship afloat. In later years I was an extra watch stander on the bridge, doing celestial navigation, or an EMP consultant.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 11, 2016 07:35 AM (hyuyC)
I am enjoying the shit out of it...well 97% of it LOL...and it is keeping me young and at my fighting weight. Not to mention Tricare is saving me thousands.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 11, 2016 07:38 AM (zp+j1)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at August 11, 2016 07:40 AM (hyuyC)
It was the third time in a week that the installation has been defaced with the word.
Screw DowntownDC. Hire some overnight Roof Koreans.
The po po can pick up the bodies in the morning.
Posted by: rickb223 TEXIT at August 11, 2016 07:40 AM (b0NwW)
Since when?
Posted by: Zombie Duranty and Zombie Cronkite at August 11, 2016 07:41 AM (WVsWD)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 11, 2016 07:41 AM (zp+j1)
Yeah, no shit. You're not really in it until you see the Arabic and Farsi subscripts. And then my brother-in-law would still 'splain it away. Diversity!
Posted by: Stringer Davis at August 11, 2016 07:41 AM (tIja6)
disgrace in 2006 after sending sexually explicit messages to underage
teenage boys.
Just to make sure you all know what kind of supporters Trump has sitting behind him....
Posted by: Colin at August 11, 2016 07:46 AM (tVUA+)
They couldn't believe he was driving home by himself, but he explained he never had seen it.
That reminds me that my dad knew a reporter in Salem Oregon who interviewed Hoover when he was driving alone through the state back in the late 40's. Hoover had grown up in Newberg and Salem, and they interviewed at the Marion Hotel
Posted by: Kindltot at August 11, 2016 07:53 AM (ry34m)
Posted by: creeper at August 11, 2016 07:55 AM (c0HoZ)
1. It is made in the USA - which as every car aficionado knows means it is bad because the USA is unsophisticated.
2. It has an OHV engine which is bad because: See reason # 1.
I read what a Corvette engineer had to say about reason 2. He said: "If you are going for horsepower per cubic inch over head cam is the way to go. If you are going for horsepower per pound of engine weight then over head valve is the way to go."
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