Wednesday Morning News Dump (8/24/16) [Mis. Hum.]

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1 Morning!

Posted by: Bruce at August 24, 2016 07:49 AM (8ikIW)

2 Morning horde

Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at August 24, 2016 07:51 AM (vrGfO)

3 Fork.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at August 24, 2016 07:52 AM (iLoHX)

4 Time to make the donuts

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 24, 2016 07:53 AM (ptqRm)

5 It might be time for a few Nork subs to disappear upon leaving port. Just sayin'....

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at August 24, 2016 07:53 AM (B+qrE)

6 Dumptastic.

Posted by: An Observation at August 24, 2016 07:53 AM (6e+kg)

7 It might be time for a few Nork subs to disappear upon leaving port. Just sayin'....
Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at August 24, 2016 07:53 AM (B+qrE)

I was thinking the same thing

Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 24, 2016 07:54 AM (zp+j1)

8 Sorry to hear about HoJo's...I kind of liked eating there when I was on the road.

Posted by: VA GOP Sucks at August 24, 2016 07:54 AM (PFy0L)

9 Once again government sticks it's nose in where it doesn't belong

Great. We need more unions like we need more lawyers.

Posted by: Case, Mors Semper Tyrannis at August 24, 2016 07:55 AM (SXa8W)

10

DAY 1,387

76 to go (149 to Inauguration Day )

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

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 07:55 AM (9P3OG)

11 I wonder why the lefty academics hate Trump so much. Oh wait, I know! It's not Trump at all, instead it's because ideologues with guaranteed lifetime employment look for opportunities to flip off us worker bees, and remind us of our place.

Posted by: MTF at August 24, 2016 07:55 AM (sQqgE)

12 I was in Bangor Maine earlier in the Year not far from that HoJo's. If I had known it was so rare I might have gone there

Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 24, 2016 07:56 AM (zp+j1)

13
Jesse Jagoff goes to Milwaukee?

Sheriff Clarke should arrest him for disturbing the peace and inciting riots.

That would be an epic showdown. And an emetic for a constipated country.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 07:57 AM (9P3OG)

14 'Profs no longer hide their prejudice.'

You just saw what happened
To the guy with the flies.

Posted by: freaked at August 24, 2016 07:57 AM (BO/km)

15 Gender fluid, Transgendered bisexuals?

For some reason, that just popped into my head.

Now, back to our regularly scheduled morning discussion.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at August 24, 2016 07:58 AM (ptqRm)

16 >>11
I wonder why the lefty academics hate Trump so much. Posted by: MTF at August 24, 2016 07:55 AM (sQqgE)

They're also very often unreconstructed adolescents who sympathize with the agendas of youth--free stuff, consequence-free living, acting out, tantrums, etc.

Posted by: General Zod at August 24, 2016 07:58 AM (Bdeb0)

17 I'm told almost continually, to be ashamed of my white privilege. My question is this:

If I'm supposed to be ashamed of my white privilege, why are lefties supposed to be ashamed of their lefty privilege that keeps the Clinton's out of jail, for example, or illegals being regarded as criminals for... hello!... breaking the law?

Just musing really, at this point.

Posted by: Mr Macca Bean at August 24, 2016 07:58 AM (4ng05)

18
In old Brooklyn, the term "gender fluid" means semen.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 07:59 AM (9P3OG)

19 >>12
I was in Bangor Maine earlier in the Year not far from that HoJo's. If I had known it was so rare I might have gone there Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 24, 2016 07:56 AM (zp+j1)

Sad day. Fond memories of the 24-7 HoJos down the road from college...

Posted by: General Zod at August 24, 2016 07:59 AM (Bdeb0)

20 Zero has reminded us that he only has a few months left. Does he still have some vacation and sick days to use up?

Posted by: freaked at August 24, 2016 08:00 AM (BO/km)

21 >>18 In old Brooklyn, the term "gender fluid" means semen. Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 07:59 AM (9P3OG)

Funny...means the same thing in Oceania.

Posted by: General Zod at August 24, 2016 08:00 AM (Bdeb0)

22 g'mornin' again, 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at August 24, 2016 08:01 AM (ZQfW9)

23 Steve Buscemi's mom used to be a waitress at Howard Johnson's.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 24, 2016 08:01 AM (EZebt)

24 17 Posted by: Mr Macca Bean at August 24, 2016 07:58 AM (4ng05)

If there is such a thing as white privilege, then why aren't colored folk bending down to kiss my feet as I pass?

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 08:01 AM (9P3OG)

25 Stuckey's. Still here.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at August 24, 2016 08:01 AM (B+qrE)

26 Hooray for Appleton. 1 down, two to go.

Posted by: grammie winger at August 24, 2016 08:02 AM (dFi94)

27 Another apparent inconsistency in the application of laws in, what our erstwhile politicians refer to as, "a country of laws":

The sailor who took pictures of a submarine and sent them to no one, was sentenced to a year in jail. They tried to invoke the "Clinton" defense, but unfortunately the sailor's name wasn't Clinton so it didn't stick.

Posted by: Mr Macca Bean at August 24, 2016 08:03 AM (4ng05)

28 When I first read about the Italian earthquake, I thought it had happened in Peruvia. Then I remembered Peruvia is a proud independent country and not part of Italy at all!

Posted by: Hrothgar at August 24, 2016 08:03 AM (wCEn4)

29 >>If there is such a thing as white privilege, then why aren't colored folk bending down to kiss my feet as I pass? Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 08:01 AM (9P3OG)

That's a good question. Please ask the colored people and report your findings back to the lodge.

Posted by: General Zod at August 24, 2016 08:03 AM (Bdeb0)

30 So high speed rail is going the way of Boston's Big Dig, cost overrun-wise.
Quelle surprise.

Posted by: Taqyia2Me at August 24, 2016 08:04 AM (sJuKe)

31 If there is such a thing as white privilege, then why aren't colored folk bending down to kiss my feet as I pass?

Antietam, Gettysburg, and Vicksburg are testaments to white privilege. And the white people dies fighting it.

Just like any other lefty meme, the whole damn thing falls apart with just a casual glance at facts.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at August 24, 2016 08:04 AM (B+qrE)

32 The guy at Jiffylube told me that they needed to add a quart of gender fluid.
I wonder where they put it?

Posted by: Bruce at August 24, 2016 08:05 AM (8ikIW)

33 29 That's a good question. Please ask the colored people and report your findings back to the lodge.
Posted by: General Zod at August 24, 2016 08:03 AM (Bdeb0)

Ditto.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 08:05 AM (9P3OG)

34 Good on you, Appleton!

The feel good story was nice.

I can't do the link thing well, but for anyone who can - go to the feel good link and click on the story on the right, "This Guy Found a Worm in His Cucumber."

You will not be disappointed. I promise.

Posted by: bluebell at August 24, 2016 08:06 AM (805dc)

35 31 Just like any other lefty meme, the whole damn thing falls apart with just a casual glance at facts.
Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at August 24, 2016 08:04 AM (B+qrE)

You can't wake someone up who isn't asleep.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 08:06 AM (9P3OG)

36 >>32
The guy at Jiffylube told me that they needed to add a quart of gender fluid.
I wonder where they put it? Posted by: Bruce at August 24, 2016 08:05 AM (8ikIW)

If it's transgender fluid, it goes in the alternator.

Posted by: General Zod at August 24, 2016 08:06 AM (Bdeb0)

37 32 The guy at Jiffylube told me that they needed to add a quart of gender fluid.
I wonder where they put it?
Posted by: Bruce at August 24, 2016 08:05 AM (8ikIW)

Up the tailpipe . . .

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 08:07 AM (9P3OG)

38 So high speed rail is going the way of Boston's Big Dig, cost overrun-wise.

Feature, not a bug. One of the pleasant surprises from television lately was season two of True Detective last year on HBO. It contained a very sharp and realistic indictment of the high speed rail stupidity in Cali. Predictably, crickets from the media about that portion of the plot line.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at August 24, 2016 08:07 AM (B+qrE)

39 That's a good question. Please ask the colored people and report your findings back to the lodge.
Posted by: General Zod at August 24, 2016 08:03 AM (Bdeb0)

Please! That's 'people of color', not 'colored people'.*

*I was fortunate to be educated on the subject from the Comcast homepage yesterday when I read that a GMA host had to apologize for using 'colored people' instead of 'people of color'. In all honesty, it should have been obvious to me since the difference is clearly massive.

Posted by: Mr Macca Bean at August 24, 2016 08:07 AM (4ng05)

40 They tried to invoke the "Clinton" defense, but unfortunately the sailor's name wasn't Clinton so it didn't stick.

Posted by: Mr Macca Bean at August 24, 2016 08:03 AM (4ng05)

Technically, that's why it's called the Clinton Defense, the established rules still apply to peons as high up in the elites as Petraeus, and this was effectively codified into "settled law" by that FBI traitor Comey. The sailor didn't have a chance.

It's going to be interesting to see if if is expanded to become the Clinton/Abedin-Weiner Defense.

Posted by: Hrothgar at August 24, 2016 08:07 AM (wCEn4)

41 Just like any other lefty meme, the whole damn thing falls apart with just a casual glance at facts.

That's what happens when you base your meme on feelz, not facts.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2016 08:07 AM (19RKp)

42 Weasel - answering your question from the end of the ONT. Yes, my son had a state Babe Ruth all-star tournament earlier this summer. His team came in third, which we were very happy about.

They also won the good sportsmanship award, which also made us proud and didn't surprise us in the least. It was a team full of nice boys and good parents.

Posted by: bluebell at August 24, 2016 08:08 AM (805dc)

43 Morning!

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at August 24, 2016 08:08 AM (UpGcq)

44 You can't wake someone up who isn't asleep.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 08:06 AM (9P3OG)

Leftists = Zombies in search of brains.

Posted by: cicero Kaboom! kid at August 24, 2016 08:08 AM (JZJFW)

45 In the land of Maduro, where the sadows lie.

Posted by: j. R. R. Tokin' at August 24, 2016 08:09 AM (g6yUI)

46
Concurrently with the Clinton prosecution, Attorney General Giuliani should prosecute George Soros.

That man is singularly the most dangerous man in America. He is hell bent on upending western civilization.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 08:09 AM (9P3OG)

47 Listening to Zac Brown's "Where The Boat Leaves From" makes me think it would make a pretty good national anthem for Peruvia, assuming the drinks are cold and the reggae hot in Peruvia of course.

Posted by: MTF at August 24, 2016 08:10 AM (sQqgE)

48 44 Leftists = Zombies in search of brains.
Posted by: cicero Kaboom! kid at August 24, 2016 08:08 AM (JZJFW)

Not for thinking. For food.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 08:10 AM (9P3OG)

49 And as long as we're talking white privilege, here it is again, only with added patriarchy.

http://archive.defense.gov/home/features/2014/0614_dday/billboard1.jpg

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at August 24, 2016 08:10 AM (B+qrE)

50 Were I President Trump, there would be an MQ-9 Reaper in Soros' future. Foreign born enemy of the state....

Posted by: Colonel Kurtz at August 24, 2016 08:10 AM (APSEi)

51 Please! That's 'people of color', not 'colored people'.* Posted by: Mr Macca Bean at August 24, 2016 08:07 AM (4ng05)

Where is color? Can't find it on the map.

I kid, comrade--thanks for the correction. I denounce myself, and will attend the next struggle session for my obligatory shaming.

Posted by: General Zod at August 24, 2016 08:11 AM (Bdeb0)

52 Here's an eyewitness account of the Norcia earthquake.
Prayers for all concerned.

http://tinyurl.com/jmzspo3

Posted by: Sal at August 24, 2016 08:11 AM (MRX6w)

53
Great. An earthquake in Italy and the Norks fire off a No Schlong missile at Japan - and I'm heading there tomorrow.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 08:13 AM (9P3OG)

54 Clinton, Soros, the crony capitalists and the entire media...

All our upcoming National Reconciliation Board prosecutions are going to take some time.

Posted by: MTF at August 24, 2016 08:13 AM (sQqgE)

55 >>>There's a Howard Johnsons. Wanna eat some clams?

Yes. Bearded clams.

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at August 24, 2016 08:13 AM (g6yUI)

56 I kid, comrade--thanks for the correction. I denounce myself, and will attend the next struggle session for my obligatory shaming.
Posted by: General Zod at August 24, 2016 08:11 AM (Bdeb0)

As for me, I doubt there is enough contrition in the universe to atone for my white guilt.

Posted by: Mr Macca Bean at August 24, 2016 08:13 AM (4ng05)

57 Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at August 24, 2016 08:10 AM (B+qrE)

Sadly, that's not who we are anymore!

And I didn't see one transgender looking for the appropriate bathroom!

Posted by: Hrothgar at August 24, 2016 08:13 AM (wCEn4)

58 Just finished my new extreme workout at the gym-

and I feel great!

I opened two pickle jars!!!

That's right, bitchez. Two.

And now there's talk of running me for Governor!

Thanks, Claussen!

Posted by: naturalfake at August 24, 2016 08:13 AM (HGtd0)

59 >>50
Were I President Trump, there would be an MQ-9 Reaper in Soros' future. Foreign born enemy of the state....Posted by: Colonel Kurtz at August 24, 2016 08:10 AM (APSEi)

Were I President Trump, there would be a cage in the Monkey House at the National Zoo in Soros' future. "Exotic specimen. Dangerous. Do Not Feed."

Posted by: General Zod at August 24, 2016 08:15 AM (Bdeb0)

60 You're heading to Japan JJ? Why go, when there are perfectly good Japanese restaurants in midtown?

Posted by: MTF at August 24, 2016 08:15 AM (sQqgE)

61 Okay, you guys, you forced me to figure this out, so I hope I did it right.

http://preview.tinyurl.com/jvab57o

This is the worm in the cucumber story I referenced above. And despite the way it sounds, it's not dirty at all.

Posted by: bluebell at August 24, 2016 08:15 AM (805dc)

62 Thanks, Claussen!

Posted by: naturalfake

If you want to really feel the burn, try to open a bottle of Mrs. Butterworths that's been opened and sitting in the cabinet for 3 months.

Posted by: Bruce at August 24, 2016 08:16 AM (8ikIW)

63 Great. An earthquake in Italy and the Norks fire off a No Schlong missile at Japan - and I'm heading there tomorrow.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 08:13 AM (9P3OG)

Business or vacay, JJ?

Posted by: naturalfake at August 24, 2016 08:16 AM (HGtd0)

64 60 You're heading to Japan JJ? Why go, when there are perfectly good Japanese restaurants in midtown?
Posted by: MTF at August 24, 2016 08:15 AM (sQqgE)

I have a yen for tentacle porn and to lick my eyeballs.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 08:16 AM (9P3OG)

65 I opened two pickle jars!!!

That's right, bitchez. Two.

Three jars of Smucker's grape jelly. Wuss.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at August 24, 2016 08:16 AM (B+qrE)

66 Yes. Bearded clams.

Dating yourself, Hills.

Pretty much everyone is hardwood these days.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at August 24, 2016 08:16 AM (mgbwf)

67 63 Business or vacay, JJ?

Posted by: naturalfake at August 24, 2016 08:16 AM (HGtd0)

Wifey has a conference in Tokyo so I'm tagging along. Kyoto first and then Tokyo.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 08:17 AM (9P3OG)

68 I don't know if I would enjoy a trip to Japan or not. I'm leaning towards not.

Posted by: grammie winger at August 24, 2016 08:18 AM (dFi94)

69 Man, I had a horrible dream last night in which Hillary was elected president, and after a few months in office, when she couldn't hide her health problems, she had herself assassinated so she could go down in history like JFK.

Posted by: no good deed at August 24, 2016 08:18 AM (9nt94)

70 I wish Soros would get a hobby, like computer games. There are simulation where you can control your own nation, try to take over the world, etc.

Posted by: Yuimetal at August 24, 2016 08:18 AM (g6yUI)

71 http://tinyurl.com/jmzspo3

Posted by: Sal at August 24, 2016 08:11 AM (MRX6w)

Thanks for posting that!

The Donate to Hilary button threw me for a second, but it's all good.

Posted by: Hrothgar at August 24, 2016 08:19 AM (wCEn4)

72 68 I don't know if I would enjoy a trip to Japan or not. I'm leaning towards not.

Posted by: grammie winger at August 24, 2016 08:18 AM (dFi94)

I never thought I would go, considering the war. But the situation came up and considering the passage of time, and family members, what the hell?

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 08:20 AM (9P3OG)

73 The worm in the cucumber story was great. No "I'm never shopping there again" BS

Posted by: Bruce at August 24, 2016 08:20 AM (8ikIW)

74 Wifey has a conference in Tokyo so I'm tagging along. Kyoto first and then Tokyo.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 08:17 AM (9P3OG)
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Congrats, sounds like a great trip. Hopefully it'll all be on NYU's nickel. Those flights ain't cheap.

Posted by: MTF at August 24, 2016 08:21 AM (sQqgE)

75 70 I wish Soros would get a hobby, like computer games. There are simulation where you can control your own nation, try to take over the world, etc.
Posted by: Yuimetal at August 24, 2016 08:18 AM (g6yUI)

I wish his bank accounts and holdings would get hacked and stolen.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 08:21 AM (9P3OG)

76 *hic*
*shart*

Posted by: Hillary! Clinton at August 24, 2016 08:22 AM (sJuKe)

77 74 Congrats, sounds like a great trip. Hopefully it'll all be on NYU's nickel. Those flights ain't cheap.
Posted by: MTF at August 24, 2016 08:21 AM (sQqgE)

I got my ticket and hotel in Kyoto with credit card reward points. All I spent was about $200 to upgrade to more legroom on the flights. Not bad.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 08:22 AM (9P3OG)

78 My family and I ate at that HoJos in Bangor, Maine last summer. Fun fact for culinary nerds: HoJos became a ground breaking restaurant, introducing Americans to exotic foods like French onion soup. They hired a young, executive chef, originally from France to incorporate continental cuisine into the chain of restaurants: Jacques Pepin. Sub note: Pepin turned down a job offer from JFK to be his personal chef to work for Howard Johnson's. Sad to see them go.

Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at August 24, 2016 08:23 AM (SeD0w)

79 78 Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at August 24, 2016 08:23 AM (SeD0w)

Big Jacques Pepin fan. As to HoJo, I guess they never really kept up with the times.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 08:25 AM (9P3OG)

80 39 That's a good question. Please ask the colored people and report your findings back to the lodge.
Posted by: General Zod at August 24, 2016 08:03 AM (Bdeb0)

Please! That's 'people of color', not 'colored people'.*

*I was fortunate to be educated on the subject from the Comcast homepage yesterday when I read that a GMA host had to apologize for using 'colored people' instead of 'people of color'. In all honesty, it should have been obvious to me since the difference is clearly massive.
Posted by: Mr Macca Bean at August 24, 2016 08:07 AM (4ng05)

How dare anyone not use the correct terminology!!!

Posted by: The President of the NAACP at August 24, 2016 08:25 AM (oQQwD)

81 I'm amused by the #nevertrump pundits who are poking fun at Trump supporters over this potential shift in deportation language.

These people have not been paying attention. It has long been speculated and I think expected by most people that the he was going to take a softer tone on this. Remember back like a year ago, when we were talking about negotiation tactics and The Art of the Deal? I think we're prepared for this. That being said, it is a risk, as I'm sure there are some out there where this is a potential deal breaker.

For me I've never thought this to be a viable policy. Border security first, and then we can figure out to do with the ones here. Deport some, let some others stay, we can figure that out once we are able to seriously halt the flow in.

Posted by: Dr. Shatterhand at August 24, 2016 08:25 AM (Uy8SG)

82 Fork.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at August 24, 2016 07:52 AM

Well, since there is no spoon...

Posted by: Some little kid at August 24, 2016 08:25 AM (bzd8I)

83 I've never been to Kyoto but those I know who have traveled there loved it. Everyone seems to say visiting the grounds of the Imperial Palace is fantastic, as I'm sure you've already heard many times.

Posted by: MTF at August 24, 2016 08:26 AM (sQqgE)

84 Robin,

I had forgotten that note about Pepin. The rest, as they say, is history.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at August 24, 2016 08:26 AM (B+qrE)

85 Wifey has a conference in Tokyo so I'm tagging along. Kyoto first and then Tokyo.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 08:17 AM (9P3OG)

Lots of great restaurants, but one of my all time favorites in Kyoto is-

Yoshikawa.

It's the tempura restaurant in Kyoto. Very small place.

It's better to go at lunch as the lunch time menu is cheaper than the dinner menu. And try to arrive when it opens. I fills up fast. (It's very small!)

They're also a ryokan (Japanese-style inn) so if you wish to indulge you and the missus might want to stay there one night (cuz it's fairly expensive).

Your stay includes meals, which for dinner means a fabulous full course tempura/kaiseki meal.

Anyway check it out.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 24, 2016 08:27 AM (HGtd0)

86 In all honesty, it should have been obvious to me since the difference is clearly massive.
Posted by: Mr Macca Bean at August 24, 2016 08:07 AM (4ng05)

How dare anyone not use the correct terminology!!!
Posted by: The President of the NAACP at August 24, 2016 08:25 AM (oQQwD)

"People of color" means that the people are taking ownership of their color, giving them agency and empowering them because of it. "Colored people" assigns them a label and otherizes them.

Or something.

Posted by: joe, living dangerously at August 24, 2016 08:29 AM (KUaJL)

87 They also won the good sportsmanship award, which also made us proud and didn't surprise us in the least. It was a team full of nice boys and good parents.

Posted by: bluebell at August 24, 2016 08:08 AM (805dc)
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Congratulations, especially on the latter!

Posted by: Weasel at August 24, 2016 08:29 AM (LHS8g)

88 I, for one, welcome J.J.'s offer to bring back tempura from Kyoto for everyone.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at August 24, 2016 08:29 AM (B+qrE)

89 I had forgotten that note about Pepin. The rest, as they say, is history.

I had not known it. That's quite cool.

The occasional eruptions of Obscure Horde Knowledge are a lot of what makes this place special.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at August 24, 2016 08:30 AM (mgbwf)

90
Unionized TAs in college would be yet another reason not to send ones children there.

Let's double down on the sloth and indolence exhibited by many members of the faculty who can't be bothered to teach by granting those who actually do most of the teaching the right to refuse to do so until certain demands are met.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 24, 2016 08:31 AM (BK3ZS)

91 Posted by: joe, living dangerously at August 24, 2016 08:29 AM (KUaJL)

You should open an SJW shop of your own. That was impressive gibberish.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at August 24, 2016 08:31 AM (B+qrE)

92 85 Posted by: naturalfake at August 24, 2016 08:27 AM (HGtd0)

Thanks for the tip. We're just going to stay at the Hyatt; we thought about a ryokan but it just wasn't quite our speed.

Anyway, we're trying to find sites that aren't temples to see. Looking forward to it.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 08:31 AM (9P3OG)

93 I'm amused by the #nevertrump pundits who are poking fun at Trump supporters over this potential shift in deportation language.

These people have not been paying attention. It has long been speculated and I think expected by most people that the he was going to take a softer tone on this.

Trump has always been at war with Eastasia.

Posted by: V the K at August 24, 2016 08:32 AM (O7MnT)

94 You should open an SJW shop of your own. That was impressive gibberish.
Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at August 24, 2016 08:31 AM (B+qrE)

It's sort of fun to do as a creative exercise, but I definitely do not want to stare too long into that abyss.

Posted by: joe, living dangerously at August 24, 2016 08:32 AM (KUaJL)

95 @ JJ Sefton-I'll contribute some dough for your tentacle porn fetish if you can pick up a few guitars for me if you are in the area of Ochanamizu Tokyo. I'm sure you could carry a Gibson Flying on a plane back to the states no problem.

Posted by: JROD at August 24, 2016 08:32 AM (rHGeg)

96 Trump has always been at war with Eastasia.

Imelda was always against TPP even when she was for it.

We're going to get whiplash from all this.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at August 24, 2016 08:33 AM (B+qrE)

97 "People of color" means that the people are taking ownership of their color, giving them agency and empowering them because of it. "Colored people" assigns them a label and otherizes them.

Or something.

And the abuse of the English language continues.

"Colored person" is not as offensive as "person of color" because of simple grammar and context. To say "colored person" is to simply say that the subject is a person in his own right, who happens to be colored. "Person of color," on the other hand, says that the subject's identity is in fact defined by his color.

Consider the difference between a "Godly person" and a "person of God." in comparison.

"Person of color" is a racist turn of phrase.

Posted by: VA GOP Sucks at August 24, 2016 08:34 AM (eytER)

98 I'm of the opinion that Soros is just more overt than the rest of the globalist cabal.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at August 24, 2016 08:34 AM (iLoHX)

99 @81. What Trump wants is one thing. What he can get from the congress is another. Of course he will have to deal with them. The donks AND the GOPe. I'm voting for him to be President not a phone and pen dictator.

Posted by: Case, Mors Semper Tyrannis at August 24, 2016 08:34 AM (SXa8W)

100 95 @ JJ Sefton-I'll contribute some dough for your tentacle porn fetish if you can pick up a few guitars for me if you are in the area of Ochanamizu Tokyo. I'm sure you could carry a Gibson Flying on a plane back to the states no problem.
Posted by: JROD at August 24, 2016 08:32 AM (rHGeg)

Please send $10000 US via Western Union for all modalities.

Remain blessed.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 08:34 AM (9P3OG)

101 Unionized TAs in college would be yet another reason not to send ones children there.

Let's double down on the sloth and indolence exhibited by many members of the faculty who can't be bothered to teach by granting those who actually do most of the teaching the right to refuse to do so until certain demands are met.

Let the TA's know that union dues will be a bitch and to not get too attached to their kneecaps.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2016 08:35 AM (19RKp)

102 "Person OF Color" implies ownership by the group identity.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at August 24, 2016 08:35 AM (iLoHX)

103 "Colored people" assigns them a label and otherizes them.

Or something.
Posted by: joe, living dangerously at August 24, 2016 08:29 AM (KUaJL)

Hey...works for us...( shrug)

Posted by: The President of the NAACP at August 24, 2016 08:35 AM (oQQwD)

104 Great news: California assembly has passed the climate change law...all you Highspeed train opposition people don't realize the benefits of how its going to save the planet. 40% reduction from 1990 levels in 2030..Jerry will still be governor, so he is a hero..

Posted by: Colin at August 24, 2016 08:36 AM (toJdI)

105
I had forgotten that note about Pepin. The rest, as they say, is history.

I had not known it. That's quite cool.

The occasional eruptions of Obscure Horde Knowledge are a lot of what makes this place special.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at August 24, 2016 08:30 AM

He credits his time at HoJo's with teaching him how to prepare good food in large quantities. That wasn't a feature of his gigs in France. That said, he's the man. Loved watching him and Julia Child. They had great chemistry.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at August 24, 2016 08:36 AM (bzd8I)

106 Please send $10000 US via Western Union for all modalities.

Remain blessed.

All this time and not once did I suspect you were Nigerian and royalty. I mean, one maybe, but not both.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at August 24, 2016 08:37 AM (B+qrE)

107
I deliberately wrote "colored people" to drive libs nuts. I mean, honestly, what do the letters "CP" stand for in "NAACP?"

Okay, communist party. But really now?

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 08:37 AM (9P3OG)

108 So any MD morons here?

The Anne Arundel school district now has a policy. If you're a boy who self identifies as a girl, and you're going on an overnight field trip, the district will have you sleep in the girl's dorm.

Oh, and because of the district's privacy policies, the parents of the girls will NOT be informed of this.

Posted by: VA GOP Sucks at August 24, 2016 08:37 AM (eytER)

109 Good morning!!

Today I blogged about the new Dragon Awards.
A chance for all of us to vote for our favorite rightwing authors and deny the awards to the SJWs.

The nominees include Larry Correia, Jim Butcher, Nick Cole, a lot more. Also categories in movies and games.

Completely free, you just need an email.

Link in nic.

Posted by: @votermom at August 24, 2016 08:37 AM (Om16U)

110 Sefton,
Have a wonderful trip!! Does this mean we'll have to google -translate your morming countdowns until you are stateside again?

Posted by: RondinellaMamma at August 24, 2016 08:37 AM (oQQwD)

111 For me I've never thought this to be a viable policy. Border security first, and then we can figure out to do with the ones here. Deport some, let some others stay, we can figure that out once we are able to seriously halt the flow in.

Posted by: Dr. Shatterhand

Agree. There needs to be a legitimate not-citizen-but-working-taxpayer classification. Which needs to be applied for, numbers limited by legislation. Tech workers have a different classification, those numbers also limited by legislation.

Any 'path to citizenship' is only through those doors. Prove you can work, pay taxes, learn English, stay out of trouble? Go to the head of the line for the next step.

Posted by: free range 'sorta' conservative at August 24, 2016 08:38 AM (ZFUt7)

112 What Trump wants is one thing. What he can get from the congress is another. Of course he will have to deal with them. The donks AND the GOPe. I'm voting for him to be President not a phone and pen dictator.

I'm small, shallow & crass.
I'm voting for Trump for payback.
Crush mine enemies, salt their lands, & hear the lamentations of their wimmens.

But that's just me. YMMV.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2016 08:38 AM (19RKp)

113 Hey...works for us...( shrug)
Posted by: The President of the NAACP

Call me.

Posted by: United Negro College Fund at August 24, 2016 08:39 AM (mgbwf)

114 110 Sefton,
Have a wonderful trip!! Does this mean we'll have to google -translate your morming countdowns until you are stateside again?
Posted by: RondinellaMamma at August 24, 2016 08:37 AM (oQQwD)

Arigato. Mitsubishis, Midoris, and miscellaneous Mikasas notwithstanding.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 08:39 AM (9P3OG)

115 The Anne Arundel school district now has a policy. If you're a boy who self identifies as a girl, and you're going on an overnight field trip, the district will have you sleep in the girl's dorm. Oh, and because of the district's privacy policies, the parents of the girls will NOT be informed of this.

I have to say, this national obsession with trannies is something I did not see coming.

Tyranny of the Mentally Ill, I guess

Posted by: V the K at August 24, 2016 08:39 AM (O7MnT)

116 For me I've never thought this to be a viable policy. Border security first, and then we can figure out to do with the ones here. Deport some, let some others stay, we can figure that out once we are able to seriously halt the flow in.

Posted by: Dr. Shatterhand

The exact same thing Paul Ryan and Jeb Bush claim to support.

Posted by: V the K at August 24, 2016 08:40 AM (O7MnT)

117 Agree. There needs to be a legitimate not-citizen-but-working-taxpayer classification. Which needs to be applied for, numbers limited by legislation. Tech workers have a different classification, those numbers also limited by legislation.

Since we already have those things, I have a crazy idea...follow the law.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at August 24, 2016 08:40 AM (B+qrE)

118 SO, was Huma careless or was she "careless" - "forgetting to hide classified docs in the trunk so that someone with a key to the car can easily access them while she run errands?

Geez, Hollywood movies like Mission Impossible have all the super high-techy hacking and spyware, meanwhile the smartest woman ever (tm) and her oh-so freakin' obvious Muslim Brotherhood honeytrap are using an unsecured off-the-shelf email server and leaving paper copies of docs in the front seat.

Posted by: Lizzy at August 24, 2016 08:42 AM (NOIQH)

119 Since we already have those things, I have a crazy idea...follow the law.

RACIST!!

Posted by: V the K at August 24, 2016 08:43 AM (O7MnT)

120 >>Oh, and because of the district's privacy policies, the parents of the girls will NOT be informed of this.

*types*
*deletes*

Posted by: Lizzy at August 24, 2016 08:43 AM (NOIQH)

121
America right now is like a grievously wounded soldier on Omaha Beach. Electing Trump will at least get it out of the line of fire.

Will he be able to reattach a severed arm, shove his guts back into his thorax and make him whole again? Doubtful.

But electing Hillary will put him 6 feet under.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 08:44 AM (9P3OG)

122 The occasional eruptions of Obscure Horde Knowledge
I read Pepin's bio. He's a pretty amazing guy. You might notice he's a bit gimpy, use of his right hand/arm is somewhat limited. He survived a horrific head on car crash years ago. He's had his daughter on the show of late, and my wife gets pissed off watching how he treats her. She can cook in her own right, but he treats her like a scullery maid. Meh, he has a bit of the old world sexism about him, I guess.

Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at August 24, 2016 08:44 AM (SeD0w)

123 Oh, and because of the district's privacy policies, the parents of the girls will NOT be informed of this.

And because of the district's policy, my kid won't be going on any overnight trips...or to public school for that matter.

Posted by: no good deed at August 24, 2016 08:44 AM (9nt94)

124 The exact same thing Paul Ryan and Jeb Bush claim to support.

Posted by: V the K at August 24, 2016 08:40 AM (O7MnT)

Sure they do. Hey, watch me get this border security going...there, the ad is placed and we're accepting applications. Now that border security has been established, let's start processing those citizenship applications!

What do you mean "when are the border security interviews"? We placed an ad, what more do you want?

Posted by: *Mikey NTH - Get Your Campaign F.U.D. Fix at the Outrage Outlet! New Shipments Arrive Daily! at August 24, 2016 08:45 AM (hLRSq)

125 But electing Hillary will put him 6 feet under.

Not before she rifles through his pockets.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at August 24, 2016 08:45 AM (B+qrE)

126 "Agree. There needs to be a legitimate not-citizen-but-working-taxpayer classification. Which needs to be applied for, numbers limited by legislation. Tech workers have a different classification, those numbers also limited by legislation.

Any 'path to citizenship' is only through those doors. Prove you can work, pay taxes, learn English, stay out of trouble? Go to the head of the line for the next step.

Posted by: free range 'sorta' conservative at August 24, 2016 08:38 AM (ZFUt7)"

I've had this argument with my friends and family over the years, who are adamant about mass deportation. I'm leery of setting up some type of second class citizenship, I certainly don't think that designation would last more than a decade before there were attempts to normalize them.

Might be some way to combine the two strategies, register everyone and given them the option, stay and never vote, ever... or leave and get in line, and work towards full citizenship. Either way you have everyone at some baseline of legal status. If you get caught and never registered for the amnesty you are immediately deported, and permanently banned from re-entry no appeals.

Posted by: Dr. Shatterhand at August 24, 2016 08:45 AM (Uy8SG)

127 I don't know if anyone here besides Lauren and me homeschool (I'm sure some of you do, or have done).

My daughter sent me this link a few days ago and I still laugh when I think about it.

I wish I had one of those beautiful houses, but the rest is pretty accurate.

http://preview.tinyurl.com/kmte52e

Posted by: bluebell at August 24, 2016 08:46 AM (805dc)

128 122 Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at August 24, 2016 08:44 AM (SeD0w)

Very cute, perky ginger. I had a bit of a crush on her and then she went and got married.

Anyway, I was invited to an open house at the French Culinary Institute several years ago and I have a picture posing with Jacques set amongst my many cookbooks.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 08:46 AM (9P3OG)

129 Stanford limits Valu-Rite?
The hobos will get out of control. They will get out of control and we will be lucky to live through it.

Posted by: Chicago Vota at August 24, 2016 08:47 AM (R/WX5)

130 "Trump has always been at war with Eastasia.
Posted by: V the K at August 24, 2016 08:32 AM (O7MnT)"

Seriously, go back and look at what we were actually saying 8 months ago instead of using Bill Kristol's narrative. There are hardliners out there who will be pissed for sure, the rest of us were expecting this.

Posted by: Dr. Shatterhand at August 24, 2016 08:47 AM (Uy8SG)

131 Burkini swimwear sweeping Europe according to some news sources, somehow I think this is over blown. I can't see it sweeping the beaches, but who knows...

Posted by: Colin at August 24, 2016 08:48 AM (toJdI)

132 When are the Jeb, Linsdsay, Ryan, Katshit, and McConnell types going to speak up- passionately and publicly- about the Clinton crime syndicate? When hell freezes over?

I'm starting to regret my participation in the political process since the day I started voting in 1986.

I helped the Uni-party establish a foothold... I'm ashamed.

Posted by: Cooldawg at August 24, 2016 08:48 AM (PzZXH)

133 Car-b-que article hits close. My wife, daughter and I just finished a 12 day road trip in Scandinavia. I was parked in Copenhagen on Saturday and Gothenburg on Sunday night. I did not go to the shi-t-pa-town areas of Copenhagen mentioned in that article though.

The best part was explaining to my wife why I wanted to pay a premium to ride the ferry from Elsinore to Helsingborg rather than take the bridge to Malmo. I finally said, "Malmo is like Damascus, but with more crime and violence. Want to check it out?"

There are some amazing things to see in that part of the world (watching Hamlet at Kronborg castle for example), but holy hell parts of it are basically a refugee camp.

Posted by: DanInMN at August 24, 2016 08:48 AM (h5ffp)

134 Cute, bluebell.

Posted by: no good deed at August 24, 2016 08:48 AM (9nt94)

135 >>>>>For me I've never thought this to be a viable policy. Border security
first, and then we can figure out to do with the ones here. Deport
some, let some others stay, we can figure that out once we are able to
seriously halt the flow in.

Posted by: Dr. Shatterhand

The exact same thing Paul Ryan and Jeb Bush claim to support.
.
.
.
.That is simply not true. Jeb! was all over amnesty and then fix the border. He endorsed complete amnesty when he gave that interview to Univision. Remember the one he spoke entirely in Spanish?

Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at August 24, 2016 08:48 AM (iONHu)

136 via Gates of Vienna (so sarc tag 'on')

A 29-year-old "Frenchman" stabbed a British woman to death and
critically wounded a British man at a hostel in Queensland. The
perpetrator is alleged to have shouted "Allahu Akhbar" as he committed
his heinous acts. A dog was also stabbed to death. The man's motive is
not known at this time, although he is said to have had mental problems.
There's no word yet as to whether he was bullied in school, but the
Australian police assure the public that he acted alone and that there
is no link to terrorism.

Stabbed two people and a freakin' dog.

Need more coffee....

Posted by: Lizzy at August 24, 2016 08:49 AM (NOIQH)

137 I've had this argument with my friends and family over the years, who are adamant about mass deportation.

I'm leery of setting up some type of second class citizenship, I certainly don't think that designation would last more than a decade before there were attempts to normalize them.

Wouldn't last more than the time it took to file the court case.
Which is why mass deportation for those who entered illegally is the only way. Treat lawbreakers as lawbreakers.
Trying to treat an illegal as a 2nd class citizen would never pass court muster.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2016 08:50 AM (19RKp)

138 The thing is, if Paul Ryan wanted to, he could put a border security bill in front of Congress at any time. He never has, and he is never asked why he never has.

Posted by: V the K at August 24, 2016 08:50 AM (O7MnT)

139 no good deed, you are back from your lovely summer on the water? I hope you were able to relax and enjoy every minutes.

Posted by: bluebell at August 24, 2016 08:50 AM (805dc)

140 Industrial Catastrophic Failure Warning - a limerick

Chinese rubber production sure sucks
Their Quality Control's gone amok
When your lover's from China
I'd better remind ya
If the condom's from Peking, duck!

Good morning all!

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 24, 2016 08:51 AM (wPiJc)

141 Now a 6.8 earthquake in central Myanmar. Quakenado!!!

Posted by: Lincolntf at August 24, 2016 08:51 AM (2cS/G)

142 My heart yearns for a time - in the distant future - when white will be a color.

Posted by: Mr Macca Bean at August 24, 2016 08:52 AM (4ng05)

143 Something I have never heard discussed among the horde; would not electing Hillary hasten the coming of the Burning Times?

Posted by: V the K at August 24, 2016 08:52 AM (O7MnT)

144 Speaking of Japan...

Guess who's coming to visit you for Halloween.

Here's the new trailer for "Rings":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOH3ORdVmk8

Looks like it could be good..

..or just awful. I can't tell.

Good SFX in any event.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 24, 2016 08:52 AM (HGtd0)

145 One thing that an adult male tranny cannot change is his hands. I was having dinner in a nice restaurant, and an attractive couple near us was eating there too. There was something about the woman that seemed a little off. First, a very high hairline at the forehead. Second, extremely feminine hand gestures. Which drew my attention to her hands. Man hands. All the flirtatious tucking her hair behind her ear, all the impeccable make-up, and all the pretty jewelry, could not change the look of those man hands.

Posted by: grammie winger at August 24, 2016 08:52 AM (dFi94)

146 We are back, bluebell. Getting ready for the new school year. We loved every minute of the summer trip. I hated to come home, but time marches on. My father called to tell me I have to come back. He has more projects for me. I'm working on one of my own right now. Just started painting my kitchen table. I'm heading to the garage right now.

Posted by: no good deed at August 24, 2016 08:53 AM (9nt94)

147 Stabbed two people and a freakin' dog.

Need more coffee....
Posted by: Lizzy at August 24, 2016 08:49 AM (NOIQH)

Do they have a motive? Obviously, it's not obvious.

Posted by: Mr Macca Bean at August 24, 2016 08:53 AM (4ng05)

148 >>...If the condom's from Peking, duck!

You are the best, Muldoon!!

Posted by: Lizzy at August 24, 2016 08:53 AM (NOIQH)

149 The Anne Arundel school district now has a policy. If you're a boy who self identifies as a girl, and you're going on an overnight field trip, the district will have you sleep in the girl's dorm.

Answer me this ... since we're all such little r republicans, staunch conservatives, and so severely conservative ...

Why in the hell is a school conducting overnite field trips ? I don't trust school with my kids overnite.

Seems to me we've somewhat fvcked ourselves ... by cheering right along with the rest of the mouth-breathing idiots as schools got bigger and bigger with more and more programs "we" liked. Shit like athletic fields that compared favorably to NAIA and Division II colleges. Elaborate band programs so Little Johnny could feel important too. And so
on and so on.

Well surprise, surprise. Now another big power structure doing shit we liked has started doing shit we don't. Have we learned yet to dustrust ALL big power structures ?

Probably not.

Posted by: ScoggDog at August 24, 2016 08:54 AM (qoKAm)

150 600,000 more women than men will graduate from U.S. colleges and universities this year.

Pretty sure if those numbers were reversed, we'd be talking about a crisis.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at August 24, 2016 08:55 AM (B+qrE)

151 My heart yearns for a time - in the distant future - when white will be a color.

White and black are values, not colors.

In light, white is all of the colors combined and black is the absence of color.

In pigment, black is all of the colors combined and white is the absence of color.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at August 24, 2016 08:56 AM (mgbwf)

152 Posted by: DanInMN at August 24, 2016 08:48 AM (h5ffp)
===========================================

You went to Malmo voluntarily? Also, my late mother-in-law was from Gothenburg. She pronounced it "Yoot-a-boy"

Posted by: grammie winger at August 24, 2016 08:56 AM (dFi94)

153 Just started painting my kitchen table. I'm heading to the garage right now.
Posted by: no good deed at August 24, 2016 08:53 AM (9nt94)
-------------

Good for you! It's a beautiful day here so far, so it should be good for your painting.

I'll be cleaning most of the next couple days. We are having a big school-year kickoff party here on Saturday so it's time to get the house ready. Past time, actually.

Posted by: bluebell at August 24, 2016 08:56 AM (805dc)

154 Something I have never heard discussed among the horde; would not electing Hillary hasten the coming of the Burning Times?

Yes.
And that is the last step before an internal shooting war.
Are you ready for it?

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2016 08:56 AM (19RKp)

155
Theoretically, a President Trump as commander-in-chief could order the Army and Marines to move several divisions along the border, merely under the guise of "training exercise" and rotate new units in every 6-8 months or so.

That would solve a lot of problems right there.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 08:57 AM (9P3OG)

156 Now a 6.8 earthquake in central Myanmar. Quakenado!!!

Posted by: Lincolntf at August 24, 2016 08:51 AM

two earthquakes? This proves that gorbal wormening is real

Posted by: AltonJackson at August 24, 2016 08:57 AM (ZQfW9)

157 >>>Posted by: grammie winger at August 24, 2016 08:52 AM (dFi94)

I went to a wedding last year where the father of the bride was a tranny. There is just something ridiculous about a man in his late-50's/60's who apart from the long gray thinning hair, make-up, and cocktail dress still otherwise presents as a man.

There was also a midget at the wedding, and I'm pretty sure the place that hosted it was an antebellum slave plantation. Good wine, though.

Posted by: V the K at August 24, 2016 08:57 AM (O7MnT)

158 Why in the hell is a school conducting overnite field trips ? I don't trust school with my kids overnite.

Probably not.
Posted by: ScoggDog at August 24, 2016 08:54 AM (qoKAm)

Elementary school, yeah, but high school? I dunno, but overnight trips aren't terribly uncommon. My high school had band trips that went to various parades and those were overnight. The other clubs had some similar things as well.

Posted by: joe, living dangerously at August 24, 2016 08:58 AM (KUaJL)

159 600,000 more women than men will graduate from U.S. colleges and universities this year.

With at least 600,000 more useless degrees.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at August 24, 2016 08:58 AM (iLoHX)

160 >>Do they have a motive? Obviously, it's not obvious.

Let's see...

Possible extremist motivations for the attack are now being investigated
by Queensland Police and the Australian Federal Police, with the man
yet to be questioned by investigators.....

Promising!

"While this information will be factored into the investigation, we
are not ruling out any motivations at this stage, whether they be
political or criminal," he told reporters in Brisbane.

"Investigators will also consider whether mental health or drug misuse factors are involved in this incident."
And then they retreat.

Mr Gollschewski said the man yelled "Allahu Akbar" both during the attack and while being arrested by police.
And...?
The man didn't have any known links to the Islamic State group, he said. "This person appears to have acted alone," Mr Gollschewski said. "He is
a visitor to Australia and has no known local connections, however
investigations are ongoing." He said charges were yet to be laid but
police weren't looking for any other suspects and there was no known
ongoing threat to the community. "This is not about race or religion --- it is individual criminal behaviour," he said.

Never mind. Nothing to see here, move along.

Posted by: Lizzy at August 24, 2016 08:58 AM (NOIQH)

161 152 She pronounced it "Yoot-a-boy"

Posted by: grammie winger at August 24, 2016 08:56 AM (dFi94)

Aside from the comic possibilities afforded by that transliteration, that is in fact the correct pronunciation.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 08:58 AM (9P3OG)

162 Posted by: V the K at August 24, 2016 08:52 AM (O7MnT)

It will V& K. The question is, could there be a recovery? And once again, we're back to the crux of the argument for the nevertrump vs. neverhilzzabub sides of the conservative civil war.

Posted by: Cooldawg at August 24, 2016 08:58 AM (PzZXH)

163 150 600,000 more women than men will graduate from U.S. colleges and universities this year.

Pretty sure if those numbers were reversed, we'd be talking about a crisis.
Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at August 24, 2016 08:55 AM (B+qrE)
=====

Smaht chicks r hawt!

Posted by: Collidj Freshman at August 24, 2016 08:59 AM (EZebt)

164 >>I don't know if anyone here besides Lauren and me homeschool

*waves and says 'me too'*

That was funny!

Posted by: Mama AJ at August 24, 2016 08:59 AM (gTQoY)

165 Morning, Horde.

I don't know if it's been mentioned yet, but

WHO WOULD HAVE SEEN THIS COMING?

Some LA congress creature wants to regulate the Cajun navy.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 24, 2016 08:59 AM (1ZOkK)

166 I went to a wedding last year where the father of the bride was a tranny. There is just something ridiculous about a man in his late-50's/60's who apart from the long gray thinning hair, make-up, and cocktail dress still otherwise presents as a man.

There was also a midget at the wedding, and I'm pretty sure the place that hosted it was an antebellum slave plantation. Good wine, though.
Posted by: V the K at August 24, 2016 08:57 AM (O7MnT)

Were the bride and groom Siamese twins?

cuz then you'd really have something.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 24, 2016 08:59 AM (HGtd0)

167 156
two earthquakes? This proves that gorbal wormening is real
Posted by: AltonJackson at August 24, 2016 08:57 AM (ZQfW9)

Lucky me, I get to go right to the edge of the Pacific rim.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 08:59 AM (9P3OG)

168 I went to a wedding last year where the father of
the bride was a tranny. There is just something ridiculous about a man
in his late-50's/60's who apart from the long gray thinning hair,
make-up, and cocktail dress still otherwise presents as a man.

There was also a midget at the wedding, and I'm pretty sure the
place that hosted it was an antebellum slave plantation. Good wine,
though.

Posted by: V the K at August 24, 2016 08:57 AM (O7MnT)
=============================================

Was the bride an employee of Ringling Brothers, by any chance?

Posted by: grammie winger at August 24, 2016 08:59 AM (dFi94)

169 Stabbed two people and a freakin' dog.

Need more coffee....

Posted by: Lizzy at August 24, 2016 08:49 AM (NOIQH)

Do they have a motive? Obviously, it's not obvious.

Posted by: Mr Macca Bean at August 24, 2016 08:53 AMWoke up to this story on my radio. Aussie cop reading a statement to the media. Second thing he said after "one killed, two injured" was "the motive is unclear."For FUCK'S sake.
I didn't know about the dog, either. I hope the killer spends eternity in hell.

Posted by: Limey at August 24, 2016 08:59 AM (vshYi)

170 144 Speaking of Japan...

Guess who's coming to visit you for Halloween.

Here's the new trailer for "Rings":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOH3ORdVmk8

Looks like it could be good..

..or just awful. I can't tell.

Good SFX in any event.
Posted by: naturalfake at August 24, 2016 08:52 AM (HGtd0)

Doesn't seem like it captures the creepy atmospherics and sense of dread that The Ring did.

Posted by: Insomniac at August 24, 2016 09:00 AM (0mRoj)

171 Conversely...those 600,000 women have student loans they can't pay with English degrees.

Posted by: eleven at August 24, 2016 09:00 AM (qUNWi)

172 #twoweeks

Posted by: Samara at August 24, 2016 09:01 AM (0mRoj)

173 Morning, Horde.

I don't know if it's been mentioned yet, but

WHO WOULD HAVE SEEN THIS COMING?

Some LA congress creature wants to regulate the Cajun navy.

Saddest thing of all? He's a republican.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2016 09:03 AM (19RKp)

174 >>>>Theoretically, a President Trump as commander-in-chief could order the
Army and Marines to move several divisions along the border, merely
under the guise of "training exercise" and rotate new units in every 6-8
months or so.

That would solve a lot of problems right there.
.
.
.
.The one big problem with that is there aren't "several" Divisions left in the US, and certainly not enough to rotate new units every 6-8 months.

Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at August 24, 2016 09:04 AM (iONHu)

175 Doesn't seem like it captures the creepy atmospherics and sense of dread that The Ring did.

Posted by: Insomniac at August 24, 2016 09:00 AM (0mRoj)

Yeah, that's the "could be awful part".

It seems to be following the BIGGER!!! LOUDER!!! MORE FANTABULOUS ACTION!!! mode for sequels, which doesn't really work for horror.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 24, 2016 09:05 AM (HGtd0)

176 Saddest thing of all? He's a republican.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2016 09:03 AM (19RKp)

I'm not even surprised. The Dems and the Repubs are damned near identical sometimes.

Way to discourage people from volunteering.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 24, 2016 09:05 AM (1ZOkK)

177 >You went to Malmo voluntarily? Also, my late mother-in-law was from Gothenburg. She pronounced it "Yoot-a-boy"

No, I had to explain to my dear wife who doesn't follow such things why we were paying extra to ride the ferry from Helsingor to Helsingborg instead of taking the bridge from Copenhagen to Malmo. I was adamant we avoid Malmo.

Gothenburg was mandatory since the purpose of the trip was factory delivery of a new Volvo car (when you have a new baby, you start looking at things like safety ratings and crash test results.) The part we were in wasn't bad, but were in town the day the grenade exploded in the suburbs.

Posted by: DanInMN at August 24, 2016 09:05 AM (h5ffp)

178 Was the bride an employee of Ringling Brothers, by any chance?

The groom was a nerdy music major, and the bride was a hot blond chick with an MBA. Both recent college grads.

The other wedding I went to last year was one in which the bride was the only straight kid of her family; her gay brother and lesbian sister were in the wedding party. the latter decidedly more masculine than the former.

Posted by: V the K at August 24, 2016 09:05 AM (O7MnT)

179 >>WHO WOULD HAVE SEEN THIS COMING?
Some LA congress creature wants to regulate the Cajun navy.

*shakes head*

What has become of a nation when the first instincts of her people is to band together and start rescuing their neighbors, while the feds issue 16-page of regulations directing them to treated their neighbors fairly regardless of race and ethnicity, and then and local politicians get busy further regulating the citizen rescuers?

The US govt. has morphed into the UN.
Next they'll be blaming Israel for the flood.

Posted by: Lizzy at August 24, 2016 09:05 AM (NOIQH)

180 Jane, update on Instapundit says that legislation is intended to clear the way for volunteer efforts like the Cajun navy.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at August 24, 2016 09:06 AM (B+qrE)

181 I'm not even surprised. The Dems and the Repubs are damned near identical sometimes.

Politicians will always have more in common with one another than they will with the people they allegedly represent.

Posted by: V the K at August 24, 2016 09:06 AM (O7MnT)

182 And as the subject has carried over to today instead of staying on yesterday's thread... from the parody RINO Twitter account, Asian Conservative Man, some apropos Tweets
https://twitter.com/aconman_/with_replies

True Conservatives don't ask about the cost, in lives & money, of proposed neocon ventures abroad. But we demand specifics for Trump's wall.

A policy that requires specific details: Train more ICE officers
A policy that requires no details at all: Train the next terrorist army

A policy that requires specific details: Remove illegal aliens
A policy that requires no details at all: Remove a foreign leader from power

A policy that requires specific details: Build a wall to prevent invasion
A policy that requires no details at all: Invade another nation

Posted by: andycanuck at August 24, 2016 09:06 AM (LdMbv)

183
*waves and says 'me too'*

That was funny!
Posted by: Mama AJ at August 24, 2016 08:59 AM (gTQoY)
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Glad you liked it, Mama AJ - I didn't realize you homeschool too!

Posted by: bluebell at August 24, 2016 09:07 AM (805dc)

184 180
Jane, update on Instapundit says that legislation is intended to clear the way for volunteer efforts like the Cajun navy.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at August 24, 2016 09:06 AM (B+qrE)

Fox said it was to avoid any lawsuits that might occur. Why does there need to be legislation to allow people using their own boats, time, and energy to help others??

Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 24, 2016 09:07 AM (1ZOkK)

185 Morning, Horde.

I don't know if it's been mentioned yet, but

WHO WOULD HAVE SEEN THIS COMING?

Some LA congress creature wants to regulate the Cajun navy.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 24, 2016 08:59 AM (1ZOkK)

R...D...whatever

He should go down and there and do the regulatin' hisownself

Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at August 24, 2016 09:08 AM (oAY8z)

186 Who's Fault Is It? - a limerick

For all these impressionable yoots
Who must seek the cause at its roots
I've said this before
It's thanks to Al Gore
That "Ma" Gaia quakes in her boots

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 24, 2016 09:08 AM (wPiJc)

187 There was also a midget at the wedding, and I'm pretty sure the place that hosted it was an antebellum slave plantation. Good wine, though.
Posted by: V the K at August 24, 2016 08:57 AM (O7MnT)
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This wasn't in Virginia, by any chance, was it?

Posted by: bluebell at August 24, 2016 09:08 AM (805dc)

188 Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 24, 2016 09:08 AM (wPiJc)

You're a national treasure.

Posted by: joe, living dangerously at August 24, 2016 09:09 AM (KUaJL)

189 Jane, update on Instapundit says that legislation is intended to clear the way for volunteer efforts like the Cajun navy.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at August 24, 2016 09:06 AM (B+qrE)

Fox said it was to avoid any lawsuits that might occur. Why does there need to be legislation to allow people using their own boats, time, and energy to help others??

Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 24, 2016 09:07 AM (1ZOkK)

the ol' 'solution in search of a problem'

Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at August 24, 2016 09:09 AM (oAY8z)

190 >>>>>Jane, update on Instapundit says that legislation is intended to clear the way for volunteer efforts like the Cajun navy.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at August 24, 2016 09:06 AM (B+qrE)

Fox
said it was to avoid any lawsuits that might occur. Why does there need
to be legislation to allow people using their own boats, time, and
energy to help others??
.
.
.
.We simply can't have people actually helping other people without the Government telling what they can and can't do. Wouldn't be sporting. Might make people think they can actually do something without needing the government.

Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at August 24, 2016 09:09 AM (iONHu)

191
Some LA congress creature wants to regulate the Cajun navy.
Posted by: Jane D'oh

*****

Choot 'im, Justin! Choot 'im!!

/Troy Landry

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 24, 2016 09:10 AM (wPiJc)

192 I'm not even surprised. The Dems and the Repubs are damned near identical sometimes.

Way to discourage people from volunteering.

Way to discourage people from voting republican.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2016 09:10 AM (19RKp)

193 I wanted to throat punch Steve Doocy this morning. Regarding the devastation from the earthquake in Italy, he said, "Some of those buildings look like they could be 100 years old."

He was informed that the village dates back 1200 years.

Yes, I'm cranky on new meds this morning. Why do you ask?

Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 24, 2016 09:10 AM (1ZOkK)

194 All the flirtatious tucking her hair behind her ear, all the impeccable make-up, and all the pretty jewelry, could not change the look of those man hands.

Yeah, also, watch for high collars, turtle-necks and chokers. They gotta hide that Adam's apple somehow.

Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at August 24, 2016 09:10 AM (SeD0w)

195 I wanted to throat punch Steve Doocy this morning. Regarding the devastation from the earthquake in Italy, he said, "Some of those buildings look like they could be 100 years old."

Reminder: The talking heads are, as a rule, not very bright.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at August 24, 2016 09:11 AM (B+qrE)

196 >>Why does there need to be legislation to allow people using their own boats, time, and energy to help others??

Because the idea of freedom is dead?

Seriously, why do politicians believe they have to "allow" citizen rescuers to save people from their flooded homes?

The lawsuit protection is fine, anything beyond that is ridiculous.

Posted by: Lizzy at August 24, 2016 09:11 AM (NOIQH)

197 You went to Malmo voluntarily? Also, my late mother-in-law was from Gothenburg. She pronounced it "Yoot-a-boy"

Posted by: grammie winger at August 24, 2016 08:56 AM (dFi94)

Malmo used to be a beautiful little town.

I spent a lot of time there and would commute to Landskrona and Lund. Now, it's ruined.

Posted by: jwest at August 24, 2016 09:12 AM (Zs4uk)

198
Genius. Over at PJ Media, evidently there is a US Army training slide that shows Hilary Clinton along with Nidal Hassan, Bradley Manning and the Navy Yard Shooter as "insider threats."

https://pjmedia.com/trending/2016/08/23/confirmed-army-training-slide- calling-hillary-an-insider-threat-is-real/

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 09:12 AM (9P3OG)

199 Jane, update on Instapundit says that legislation is intended to clear the way for volunteer efforts like the Cajun navy.

Yeah.

Fuck him.

As an "R", regulation should be the LAST thing he pushes.
Ever hear of "smaller government"?

"JUST ONE MORE" government agency/program doesn't cut it.
We saw what government does in the face of crisis. Sorry.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2016 09:12 AM (19RKp)

200 I wanted to throat punch Steve Doocy this morning. Regarding the devastation from the earthquake in Italy, he said, "Some of those buildings look like they could be 100 years old."

He was informed that the village dates back 1200 years.

Pffft.

Yeah, right.

You're telling me dinosaurs built this village?!?!

*twirls index finger beside head*

*sings in high voice*

Koo-Koooooooo!

Posted by: Steve Doocy at August 24, 2016 09:13 AM (HGtd0)

201 183
*waves and says 'me too'*

That was funny!
Posted by: Mama AJ at August 24, 2016 08:59 AM (gTQoY)
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Glad you liked it, Mama AJ - I didn't realize you homeschool too!

Posted by: bluebell at August 24, 2016 09:07 AM (805dc)

Homeschooling is generally a great thing, but it can also be a dreadful thing. Parents have to have the right temperament for it. If not, it can be disastrous for the kids and the family as a whole.

Posted by: Insomniac at August 24, 2016 09:13 AM (0mRoj)

202 If you take the train from Copenhagen to Malmo, and stay in the main part of town, it's lovely. There's a certain section that is run by practitioners of the Religion of Pieces.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 24, 2016 09:13 AM (1ZOkK)

203 >He was informed that the village dates back 1200 years.

Was he talking about Amatrice? Might be older than that. Saw the news this morning and it made me sad. We spent our honeymoon in that area and those are some of the warmest and friendliest people on earth. Amatriciana is some damned yummy pasta too!

Posted by: DanInMN at August 24, 2016 09:13 AM (h5ffp)

204 There was also a midget at the wedding, and I'm pretty sure the place that hosted it was an antebellum slave plantation.

Let's see, midget tranny...all you'd need is a clown, and presto! Instant Federico Fellini film.

Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at August 24, 2016 09:14 AM (SeD0w)

205 193 I wanted to throat punch Steve Doocy this morning. Regarding the devastation from the earthquake in Italy, he said, "Some of those buildings look like they could be 100 years old."

He was informed that the village dates back 1200 years.

Yes, I'm cranky on new meds this morning. Why do you ask?
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 24, 2016 09:10 AM (1ZOkK)

Meh. The newer ones were probably the ones that had the most damage. But agreed on applying to fist to Doocy's epiglottis.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 09:14 AM (9P3OG)

206 >>>There's a Howard Johnsons. Wanna eat some clams?

ISWYDT

Posted by: Billy the Mountain at August 24, 2016 09:15 AM (/pOl7)

207 It seems to be following the BIGGER!!! LOUDER!!! MORE FANTABULOUS ACTION!!! mode for sequels, which doesn't really work for horror.

Posted by: naturalfake at August 24, 2016 09:05 AM (HGtd0)

Indeed. Slick, shiny and bright especially don't work for psychological/supernatural horror.

Posted by: Insomniac at August 24, 2016 09:15 AM (0mRoj)

208 Headline, 2016: Professors No Longer Hiding Their Prejudice.
Headline, 2015: Professors No Longer Hiding Their Prejudice.
Headline, 2014: Professors No Longer Hiding Their Prejudice.
Headline, 2013: Professors No Longer Hiding Their Prejudice.
Headline, 2012: Professors No Longer Hiding Their Prejudice.
Headline, 2011: Professors No Longer Hiding Their Prejudice.
Headline, 2010: Professors No Longer Hiding Their Prejudice.
Headline, 2009: Professors No Longer Hiding Their Prejudice.
Headline, 2008: Professors No Longer Hiding Their Prejudice.

Posted by: De Ja Voo Doo at August 24, 2016 09:15 AM (Jh20h)

209 From the American Center For Law and Justice

The case of Asia Bibi in Pakistan:

This Christian mother is on death row - sentenced to hang - for her faith. She was charged, convicted, and sentenced to be executed for blasphemy. It all started over a cup of water Asia Bibi offered a Muslim coworker - because as a Christian, she is considered "unclean."

Yep; It's the religion of peace, alright. :^(

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 24, 2016 09:15 AM (6HqlZ)

210 He was informed that the village dates back 1200 years.�

I'm seeing a lot of stone and masonry in the rubble. Which could last forever, even in an eight point plus earthquake.

What happens is sometime in the past the building(s) was abandoned and not kept from freezing during the winter. Freeze/thaw cycles jackhammer the hell out of masonry.

I've seen the same problem with abandoned homes in Detroit Michigan after just a few years.

Posted by: free range 'sorta' conservative but not 'true' conservative at August 24, 2016 09:16 AM (ZFUt7)

211
Was he talking about Amatrice? Might be older
than that. Saw the news this morning and it made me sad. We spent our
honeymoon in that area and those are some of the warmest and friendliest
people on earth. Amatriciana is some damned yummy pasta too!

Posted by: DanInMN at August 24, 2016 09:13 AM (h5ffp)

Yeah, it was Amatrice. Beautiful town, beautiful part of Italy.

Doocy has the intellect of Joe Biden.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 24, 2016 09:16 AM (1ZOkK)

212 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 24, 2016 09:15 AM (6HqlZ)

Now now, who are you to judge another culture from your position of white Christian privilege?

Posted by: Insomniac at August 24, 2016 09:17 AM (0mRoj)

213 >>The one big problem with that is there aren't
"several" Divisions left in the US, and certainly not enough to rotate
new units every 6-8 months. Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at August 24, 2016 09:04 AM (iONHu)

Blitzkrieg Trump doesn't operate on the assumption of "rotating new units." Blitzkrieg Trump assumes that war is Risk--you keep rolling the dice until you're out of units or you get skeerd.

Posted by: General Zod at August 24, 2016 09:17 AM (Bdeb0)

214 211 Doocy has the intellect of Joe Biden.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 24, 2016 09:16 AM (1ZOkK)

Sharing is caring.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 09:18 AM (9P3OG)

215 Insomniac's right about needing the right temperament to homeschool. I knew I didn't have it. Also, my children told me they would flee the household if I made any attempt at it. So, off to Christian school they went. Daughter went to a Pentacostal school. Son went to Lutheran school. Odd choices since we were neither of those things. But it all worked out. The Lutheran school had a way better football team though.

Posted by: grammie winger at August 24, 2016 09:18 AM (dFi94)

216 Posted by: Insomniac at August 24, 2016 09:17 AM (0mRoj)

You betcha :^)

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 24, 2016 09:18 AM (6HqlZ)

217 Fenelon - I read this morning that they have moved up her appeal. I hope she gets a sane judge.

Posted by: grammie winger at August 24, 2016 09:19 AM (dFi94)

218 Homeschooling is generally a great thing, but it can also be a dreadful thing. Parents have to have the right temperament for it. If not, it can be disastrous for the kids and the family as a whole.
Posted by: Insomniac at August 24, 2016 09:13 AM (0mRoj)
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You can say that about anything, I suppose.

From what I have seen, the successes far outweigh the failures.

Posted by: bluebell at August 24, 2016 09:19 AM (805dc)

219 Watched Gary Johnson on The Five yesterday, and he had Kimberly about to leap across the table at his throat, and I was with her.

When she asked him about ISIS exterminating Christians, crucifying little children, using women and little girls as sex slaves, burning people alive in cages, he replied if ISIS is destroyed, it will simply leave a void for another group to fill.

That was it. Void.

He's a stoner POS.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 24, 2016 09:19 AM (1ZOkK)

220 You would have to have a heart of stone not to laugh at the Ivy League colleges being hoisted on the union petard.

Posted by: Grump928(c) says Free Soothie! at August 24, 2016 09:19 AM (evdj2)

221 Prayers for the Italians. Let's hope there are no more major shocks.

Posted by: joncelli, Longbow Afficianado and Phalangist at August 24, 2016 09:20 AM (RD7QR)

222 But it all worked out. The Lutheran school had a way better football team though.

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I will admit that our football team stinks.

Posted by: bluebell at August 24, 2016 09:21 AM (805dc)

223 215 Posted by: grammie winger at August 24, 2016 09:18 AM (dFi94)

When I was 15 or 16, my dad tried teaching me how to drive, first in an empty parking lot on Sunday mornings and then on a 6,000 foot runway at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn.

Suffice it to say, that I finally got my license at age 32 after going to an driving school.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 09:21 AM (9P3OG)

224 >>>"Person of color," on the other hand, says that the subject's identity is in fact defined by his color.

For the race hustlers like Jackson and Sharpton, that is the case, and that's the way they like it.

Posted by: Yuimetal at August 24, 2016 09:21 AM (Mt8T4)

225 I saw Steve Doocy's Epiglottis open for Blondie in Times Square in '88.

I sat in the Curvy Couch section.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 24, 2016 09:21 AM (wPiJc)

226 Prayers for the Italians. Let's hope there are no more major shocks.

Prayers.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2016 09:21 AM (19RKp)

227 Why are all these murderers screaming about the snack bar? Bath salts?

Winger, was the person eating dinner with Ferris Bueller?

Posted by: the garbone at August 24, 2016 09:21 AM (BntUA)

228 I wanted to throat punch Steve Doocy this morning. Regarding the devastation from the earthquake in Italy, he said, "Some of those buildings look like they could be 100 years old."

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In fairness, he's in the NYC bubble, and 100 years old is old for NYC. They didn't preserve much of the colonial architecture like was done in Boston & Philadelphia

Posted by: josephistan at August 24, 2016 09:22 AM (7HtZB)

229 You would have to have a heart of stone not to laugh at the Ivy League ~~colleges~~ Federally Subsidized Hedge Funds being hoisted on the union petard.

FTFY

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at August 24, 2016 09:22 AM (B+qrE)

230 >>>Choo-choo, all aboard!!

That's just nuts.

Posted by: Ozzy Osbourne at August 24, 2016 09:22 AM (Mt8T4)

231 The senator is backtracking now and claiming he is only trying to make it legal for volunteers to get past barricades into disaster zones. Seems to me that could be accomplished without the bureaucratic training, certification, and permit requirements that would be likely to discourage people from participating while creating a new state bureaucracy that would have to be staffed and funded.

Posted by: V the K at August 24, 2016 09:23 AM (O7MnT)

232 228 In fairness, he's in the NYC bubble, and 100 years old is old for NYC. They didn't preserve much of the colonial architecture like was done in Boston & Philadelphia
Posted by: josephistan at August 24, 2016 09:22 AM (7HtZB)

In fairness, he's a TV host. And an ignoramus.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 09:23 AM (9P3OG)

233 Steve Douchey is suing Fox for allowing him to sexually harass himself.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at August 24, 2016 09:24 AM (iLoHX)

234 Nice Zappa reference!

Posted by: major major major major at August 24, 2016 09:24 AM (sBCJF)

235 J.J. Sefton - when I lived in New York, I was surprised at the number of people who didn't drive at all. I suppose the need for a car, and the expense of parking and housing it, could be a factor. Also the public transportation system. Although if they wanted to go to Lancaster County PA, that could pose a problem.

Posted by: grammie winger at August 24, 2016 09:25 AM (dFi94)

236 218 Homeschooling is generally a great thing, but it can also be a dreadful thing. Parents have to have the right temperament for it. If not, it can be disastrous for the kids and the family as a whole.
Posted by: Insomniac at August 24, 2016 09:13 AM (0mRoj)
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You can say that about anything, I suppose.

From what I have seen, the successes far outweigh the failures.

Posted by: bluebell at August 24, 2016 09:19 AM (805dc)

I think that's true, which is why I said in general it's great. I can tell you from personal experience that it can be hellish. Parents who wish to undertake it need to have keen self-awareness and be brutally honest with themselves as to whether they can handle it.

Posted by: Insomniac at August 24, 2016 09:25 AM (0mRoj)

237 Have you guys seen this yet? Brilliant music video parody

Ain't No Rest For the Triggered

https://youtu.be/SwYd5cRlROE

Posted by: @votermom at August 24, 2016 09:25 AM (Om16U)

238 In fairness, he's a TV host. And an ignoramus.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 09:23 AM (9P3OG)

All true. He reminds me of the TV newsguy in "Die Hard" who though that Helsinki was the capital of Sweden & just kept smiling blankly when corrected.

Posted by: josephistan at August 24, 2016 09:25 AM (7HtZB)

239 When she asked him about ISIS exterminating Christians, crucifying little children, using women and little girls as sex slaves, burning people alive in cages, he replied if ISIS is destroyed, it will simply leave a void for another group to fill.[/I[

Even in its hollowed out state, I find it difficult to believe our military couldn't have wiped out those ISIS savages in three weeks if we had turned it loose.

We spend half a trillion on the military every year. We should be able to win wars quickly and get out. The mere fact that we get into these prolonged conflicts that go on for years and end with us pulling out and letting the thugs back in tells me something isn't right; and the problem is not with the military.

Posted by: V the K at August 24, 2016 09:26 AM (O7MnT)

240 End Barrel.

Posted by: V the K at August 24, 2016 09:26 AM (O7MnT)

241 Posted by: grammie winger at August 24, 2016 09:18 AM (dFi94)

Me either - I would have been a terrible homeschool teacher.

Posted by: @votermom at August 24, 2016 09:27 AM (Om16U)

242 Me either - I would have been a terrible homeschool teacher.

Posted by: @votermom at August 24, 2016 09:27 AM (Om16U)
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Oddly enough, I think I could do it with my grandkids. I like them better.

Posted by: grammie winger at August 24, 2016 09:28 AM (dFi94)

243 Rut roh. Andrea Tantaros is suing Fox for sexual harassment.

She describes the atmosphere at Fox as "a sex-fueled, Playboy Mansion-like cult."

Yikes.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 24, 2016 09:28 AM (1ZOkK)

244 Re: regulating the Cajun Navy

Does LA not have a Good Samaritan law?

I know in WV, where I grew up, and here in TX, where I am operating at present, any good faith effort by any person to render assistance in the event of emergency more or less immunizes the rescuer from civil and/or criminal liability in the event of misadventure.

Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at August 24, 2016 09:28 AM (lutOX)

245 242 Me either - I would have been a terrible homeschool teacher.

Posted by: @votermom at August 24, 2016 09:27 AM (Om16U)
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Oddly enough, I think I could do it with my grandkids. I like them better.
Posted by: grammie winger at August 24, 2016 09:28 AM (dFi94)

Heh. That usually seems to be the case. I see my parents interacting with my kids and their other grand kids and I ask, sometimes out loud, where the hell were these people when I was growing up?

Posted by: Insomniac at August 24, 2016 09:29 AM (0mRoj)

246 243 Rut roh. Andrea Tantaros is suing Fox for sexual harassment.

She describes the atmosphere at Fox as "a sex-fueled, Playboy Mansion-like cult."

Yikes.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 24, 2016 09:28 AM (1ZOkK)

*sends resume to Fox*

Posted by: Insomniac at August 24, 2016 09:30 AM (0mRoj)

247 231 The senator is backtracking now and claiming he is only trying to make it legal for volunteers to get past barricades into disaster zones. Seems to me that could be accomplished without the bureaucratic training, certification, and permit requirements that would be likely to discourage people from participating while creating a new state bureaucracy that would have to be staffed and funded.

Yep. And if it's all about exemption from a lawsuit, pass a good samaritan law.

You don't need another government agency for that.

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2016 09:30 AM (19RKp)

248 She describes the atmosphere at Fox as "a sex-fueled, Playboy Mansion-like cult."

Yikes.

Well, take out the Playboy Mansion and substitute "Ewok burrow" and that's pretty much this place. Oh, and alcohol.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at August 24, 2016 09:30 AM (B+qrE)

249
We spend half a trillion on the military every year.

I'd like to see an itemized list of how that money is spent.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at August 24, 2016 09:30 AM (IqV8l)

250 235 J.J. Sefton - when I lived in New York, I was surprised at the number of people who didn't drive at all. I suppose the need for a car, and the expense of parking and housing it, could be a factor. Also the public transportation system. Although if they wanted to go to Lancaster County PA, that could pose a problem.
Posted by: grammie winger at August 24, 2016 09:25 AM (dFi94)

You are correct. But it was still a rite of passage and a bit of freedom/independence to get one's license. My folks wanted me to get one but when asked if I could use their car, they said no shot in hell at that happening. And so it went.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 09:31 AM (9P3OG)

251 Not a union fan but part of the reason universities, beyond the income flow, like foreign students is they use them to drive down graduate student costs by flooding the market. The National Institute of Science or something like that recommended it for that exact reason. Foreign students are not poor. Therefore, they can afford the cheaper graduate student stipends.

Posted by: WOPR - Nationalist at August 24, 2016 09:32 AM (Ee2nz)

252 >>>Yep; It's the religion of peace, alright. :^(
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 24, 2016 09:15 AM (6HqlZ)

People have got to stop expecting Muslims to behave like civilized human beings in response to kindness. Secularists as well as Christians. They are making the same mistake as in Animal House, "Let's stop by and see Otis! He loves us!", or in Rocky Horror, "Get a grip on yourself, Janet! They're probably foreigners with ways different from our own. They'll probably do some more...folk dancing."

Posted by: Yuimetal at August 24, 2016 09:33 AM (Mt8T4)

253 She describes the atmosphere at Fox as "a sex-fueled, Playboy Mansion-like cult."

No lawsuit ever succeeded by understating its case.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at August 24, 2016 09:33 AM (iLoHX)

254 I ask, sometimes out loud, where the hell were these people when I was growing up?

Posted by: Insomniac at August 24, 2016 09:29 AM (0mRoj)
==============================================

Sadly, my mom is still ..... the same. *sigh* My father has never seen my grandkids, and never will, ever.

That's okay. The rest of us more than make up for it. Those kids are drowning in a sea of loving care, so it's not like they're missing out.

Posted by: grammie winger at August 24, 2016 09:34 AM (dFi94)

255 I am going over the Promotion list and apparently we have a Sailor named Jessie James. LOL

Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 24, 2016 09:34 AM (zp+j1)

256 I'd like to see an itemized list of how that money is spent.

Good drill downs here.

http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/year_spending_2016USbn_17bs2n_3031#usgs302

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at August 24, 2016 09:34 AM (B+qrE)

257

For news gossip tidbits most juicy
And interviews with monkeys named Lucy
The brain power he's got
Doesn't reach 40 watts
The incomparable Steven H. Doocey!

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 24, 2016 09:34 AM (wPiJc)

258 The mere fact that we get into these prolonged conflicts that go on for years and end with us pulling out and letting the thugs back in tells me something isn't right; and the problem is not with the military.

Was just passing through and saw this.

What isn't right is that no GOP president has the stones to hang - either figuratively or literally - the fifth columnists, MFM or Democrats (BIRM) who actively betray the military. If you want to win a war, then you have to hammer the domestic enemy into the ground. And if that means dragging pieces of filth like Harry "the war is lost!" Reid off of the Senate floor and throwing them into jail - Congressional immunity be damned - then that's what should be done.

Otherwise, keep counting those "grim milestones."

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at August 24, 2016 09:34 AM (X6fMO)

259 She describes the atmosphere at Fox as "a sex-fueled, Playboy Mansion-like cult."

She says that as if there is something wrong with that?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 24, 2016 09:35 AM (zp+j1)

260
First of all, the military is probably the ONLY thing the Federal government is supposed to spend money on.

Second, the money spent on it is dwarfed by what is spent on so-called "entitlement" programs.

That said, like every other department of the government, the DoD is not immune to corruption, incompetence and graft - see: F-35 program as one example.

BUT, everything the left says about military spending is total and complete crap - as it is about what they say about everything in general.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 09:35 AM (9P3OG)

261 222 But it all worked out. The Lutheran school had a way better football team though.

------------

I will admit that our football team stinks.

Posted by: bluebell at August 24, 2016 09:21 AM (805dc

One of the daughters went to a small college without a football program.

They had a T Shirt with the school logo in front and in the back a t football helmet with the following ..

Name of school football
Still undefeated.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at August 24, 2016 09:35 AM (voOPb)

262 She describes the atmosphere at Fox as "a sex-fueled, Playboy Mansion-like cult."

Original names for Fox shows:

The Fiveway.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at August 24, 2016 09:36 AM (iLoHX)

263 Then-wife bought a car when we lived in Manhattan. Thank god it was a Civic hatchback that I could parallel park in a space 3" longer than the car.

Now I have an XTerra that I can't see out the back of and I try to avoid parallel parking.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at August 24, 2016 09:36 AM (mgbwf)

264 >>That said, like every other department of the
government, the DoD is not immune to corruption, incompetence and graft -
see: F-35 program as one example. Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 09:35 AM (9P3OG)

You couldn't visit a single U.S. facility in Iraq and not go, "Sheesh, are we gonna *leave* all this stuff here? What a waste."

Posted by: General Zod at August 24, 2016 09:37 AM (Bdeb0)

265 Confession: I didn't learn to drive until after I got my license.

Third world country - you don't really need to pass the exam to get a license - you just need to start the car, move forward and backward a few feet, and hand the examiner a bit of cash. Nobody actually gets a real exam - the examiners just want the cash, don't waste their time.

I actually learned to drive when I had to to get to work, here. I'm an ok driver now - never been in an accident, very defensive, very rule abiding.

Posted by: @votermom at August 24, 2016 09:37 AM (Om16U)

266 249
We spend half a trillion on the military every year.

I'd like to see an itemized list of how that money is spent.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at August 24, 2016 09:30 AM (IqV8l)

Not going anywhere?
Here have a Snickers.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at August 24, 2016 09:37 AM (voOPb)

267 255 I am going over the Promotion list and apparently we have a Sailor named Jessie James. LOL
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 24, 2016 09:34 AM (zp+j1)

Better that than Misty Rains or some such.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 09:37 AM (9P3OG)

268 Posted by: V the K at August 24, 2016 09:23 AM (O7MnT)

You write down the volunteers' names, their addresses, telephone numbers, and the make, color, and registration of the boat and ask them to check in every hour or so. That's to know who is out there (to discourage looters).

All of which local law enforcement is likely doing because that would fall under ICS practices.

Posted by: *Mikey NTH - Get Your Campaign F.U.D. Fix at the Outrage Outlet! New Shipments Arrive Daily! at August 24, 2016 09:38 AM (hLRSq)

269 For news gossip tidbits most juicy

And interviews with monkeys named Lucy

The brain power he's got

Doesn't reach 40 watts

The incomparable Steven H. Doocey!

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 24, 2016 09:34 AM (wPiJc)

Heh. Good one.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 24, 2016 09:38 AM (1ZOkK)

270 >>267
255 I am going over the Promotion list and apparently we have a Sailor named Jessie James. LOL
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 24, 2016 09:34 AM (zp+j1)

Wonder if Captain Tom is promotable...

Posted by: General Zod at August 24, 2016 09:38 AM (Bdeb0)

271 265 Posted by: @votermom at August 24, 2016 09:37 AM (Om16U)

Where are you from? Or is that out of bounds to ax you?

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 09:41 AM (9P3OG)

272 254 I ask, sometimes out loud, where the hell were these people when I was growing up?

Posted by: Insomniac at August 24, 2016 09:29 AM (0mRoj)
==============================================

Sadly, my mom is still ..... the same. *sigh* My father has never seen my grandkids, and never will, ever.

That's okay. The rest of us more than make up for it. Those kids are drowning in a sea of loving care, so it's not like they're missing out.

Posted by: grammie winger at August 24, 2016 09:34 AM (dFi94)

That's rather sad.

Posted by: Insomniac at August 24, 2016 09:42 AM (0mRoj)

273 Posted by: grammie winger at August 24, 2016 09:18 AM (dFi94)

My son said he liked being homeschooled. If I were to do it again, I would do it differently. I don't know that I have the temperament for it either, but I don't think I damaged him and he certainly got more reading done in homeschooling that he did in the public school and I think it may have improved his writing.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 24, 2016 09:42 AM (6HqlZ)

274 She describes the atmosphere at Fox as "a sex-fueled, Playboy Mansion-like cult."

Meanwhile, at CNN, Wolf Blitzer is pulling a train in a leather harness and gimp mask.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at August 24, 2016 09:42 AM (iLoHX)

275 Scottish Celtic soccer team fans raise over 130,000 pounds to support "Palestine charities" after team is censured for waving Palistinian flags during match against Israel.

http://tinyurl.com/jmvou67

Posted by: josephistan at August 24, 2016 09:42 AM (7HtZB)

276 What a lovely young man. A Southside Chicago yute, being denied bail by a judge for shooting at a police officer, said to the judge, "I should have smoked his ass." (Drudge)

If Obama had a son...

Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 24, 2016 09:42 AM (1ZOkK)

277 I am going over the Promotion list and apparently we have a Sailor named Jessie James. LOL
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 24, 2016 09:34 AM (zp+j1)

Better that than Misty Rains or some such.

Steele Johnson - Navy Diver

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2016 09:43 AM (19RKp)

278 Where are you from? Or is that out of bounds to ax you?
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 09:41 AM (9P3OG)

I don't like to say be cause of stereotype, but far east asia is the area.

Posted by: @votermom at August 24, 2016 09:44 AM (Om16U)

279 The problem is that our military's mission statement isn't "Win the war," but instead, "Advance our political objectives in the region, but don't do anything that might be politically unpopular, or that could bring international criticism, don't try to kill too many of the enemy (we don't want to be accused of being unfair) but also don't take too many prisoners because the last thing we need is Amnesty International and the UN breathing down our necks, don't do anything to outrage the media, and make sure women, minorities, and trannies play a role, but not too much of a role, make sure all of our troops are culturally sensitive and as PC as a university faculty lounge, and above all else, don't harm the environment or contribute to global warming."

Posted by: V the K at August 24, 2016 09:44 AM (O7MnT)

280 >>276
What a lovely young man. A Southside Chicago yute, being denied bail by a
judge for shooting at a police officer, said to the judge, "I should
have smoked his ass." Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 24, 2016 09:42 AM (1ZOkK)

"You would've son, if you weren't such a shitty shot. Let's hope you make a better prison bitch than cop-killer. Twenty, no parole."

Posted by: General Zod at August 24, 2016 09:44 AM (Bdeb0)

281 276 What a lovely young man. A Southside Chicago yute, being denied bail by a judge for shooting at a police officer, said to the judge, "I should have smoked his ass." (Drudge)

If Obama had a son...

"I'll take "What NOT To Say To A Judge" for $2500 Alex!"

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2016 09:44 AM (19RKp)

282 Is the country gone?
LIVs and illegals stole it
out from under us.

Posted by: Gran at August 24, 2016 09:45 AM (XIXhw)

283 277 I am going over the Promotion list and apparently we have a Sailor named Jessie James. LOL
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 24, 2016 09:34 AM (zp+j1)

Better that than Misty Rains or some such.

Steele Johnson - Navy Diver

Posted by: rickb223 at August 24, 2016 09:43 AM (19RKp

Marty Joe Koepeckne

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at August 24, 2016 09:45 AM (voOPb)

284 278 Where are you from? Or is that out of bounds to ax you?
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 09:41 AM (9P3OG)

I don't like to say be cause of stereotype, but far east asia is the area.
Posted by: @votermom at August 24, 2016 09:44 AM (Om16U)

We're not racialist over here. But, okay.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 09:45 AM (9P3OG)

285
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at August 24, 2016 09:35 AM (voOPb)
-----------

Now there's a great idea. I might steal that.

It turns out that our baseball, basketball, soccer, field hockey, lacrosse, and track teams are undefeated too. I just never thought of it that way before.

You can learn a lot here.

Posted by: bluebell at August 24, 2016 09:45 AM (805dc)

286 Sad to hear about Ho Jo's. Lots of memories from archetype road trips by car through roadside America in the 60's

-Fried clam rolls and a side of fries

-Fried scallop platters

- Knowing if we stopped at a HoJo's Motor Lodge there would be a nice pool and a great meal for dinner

-Wednesday night "All You Can Eat Fish Frys"

-Black raspberry sherbert for dessert (I forget how many flavors they had, but a lot in an age when it was usually vanilla, chocolate, or strawberry, period).

In those days, a night out at HoJo's with my parents was a real treat for me. On birthdays I got to take a friend with me. If I was really lucky, my parents would let me also take home a bag of their popcorn for a TV snack.

Life was simple, and very good.

Posted by: RM at August 24, 2016 09:45 AM (U3LtS)

287 We're not racialist over here. But, okay.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 09:45 AM (9P3OG)

No, we deserve our stereotypes, believe me.
Just want to maintain the air of mystery.

Posted by: @votermom at August 24, 2016 09:47 AM (Om16U)

288 Posted by: @votermom at August 24, 2016 09:37 AM (Om16U)

Somebody backed into my car yesterday after I finished up a volunteer thing. No damage to the car-other than whatever damage was there before. However, as I was leaving the man behind me who saw what happened said, "When you turn a certain age in some countries you don't have to past a test-you just hand the guy some money. That's why there are some poor drivers from foreign countries". It may have been completely irrelevant to my situation because although the girl who ran into me was Asian but I have no idea if she was born here or not.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 24, 2016 09:47 AM (6HqlZ)

289 I'm lonely at the new thread!

Posted by: lindafell de spair -racist, redneck, bitter clinger, Moron in flyover TEXIT! at August 24, 2016 09:47 AM (xVgrA)

290 How can Trump win now?
Crowd enthusiasm is
not a good metric.

Posted by: Gran at August 24, 2016 09:48 AM (XIXhw)

291 Oops. Andrea Tantaros also says Bill O'Reilly sexually harassed her.

I believe it.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 24, 2016 09:48 AM (1ZOkK)

292 287 Just want to maintain the air of mystery.
Posted by: @votermom at August 24, 2016 09:47 AM (Om16U)

You're from Shangri-La.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 09:48 AM (9P3OG)

293 Just want to maintain the air of mystery.

That's what they call a fart in a car, with 4 occupants going thru farm country

Posted by: Bruce at August 24, 2016 09:48 AM (8ikIW)

294 243 Rut roh. Andrea Tantaros is suing Fox for sexual harassment.

She describes the atmosphere at Fox as "a sex-fueled, Playboy Mansion-like cult."

Yikes.

Right?! And they're hiring!!!

Posted by: major major major major at August 24, 2016 09:48 AM (sBCJF)

295 That's what they call a fart in a car, with 4 occupants going thru farm country
Posted by: Bruce at August 24, 2016 09:48 AM (8ikIW)

LOL

My uncle used to clap his hands together loudly when he farted, and claim he was killing a mosquito.

Posted by: @votermom at August 24, 2016 09:49 AM (Om16U)

296 We're not racialist over here.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at August 24, 2016 09:45 AM (9P3OG)
===============================================

Speak for yourself.

Posted by: grammie winger at August 24, 2016 09:49 AM (dFi94)

297
There's a Howard Johnsons. Wanna eat some clams?

Howard Johnsons Menu

[pic]

http://tinyurl.com/zpqr5qc

For dessert, how about the "Johnson Special"?

BTW - Maple apparently an unexpectedly big flavor back then.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at August 24, 2016 09:50 AM (kdS6q)

298 Heh. That usually seems to be the case. I see my parents interacting with my kids and their other grand kids and I ask, sometimes out loud, where the hell were these people when I was growing up?
Posted by: Insomniac at August 24, 2016 09:29 AM (0mRoj)

They were busy working, paying the bills, and raising you. Grandparents have less to worry about. They're towards the end of the journey. And they get to send the grandkids home with you where you get to panic over them.

Posted by: WOPR - Nationalist at August 24, 2016 09:50 AM (Ee2nz)

299 276 What a lovely young man. A Southside Chicago yute, being denied bail by a judge for shooting at a police officer, said to the judge, "I should have smoked his ass." (Drudge)

If Obama had a son...

_____________________________________

"Guess what son? I happen to be the presiding judge at your trial and will be the one to sentence you. Thanks for the insight. BTW, in the meantime ask your cellies what it's like to be in your 50's when you are released."

Posted by: RM at August 24, 2016 09:51 AM (U3LtS)

300 Gosh my grandma always used to take me to Howard Johnson's. I have a feeling that she probably thought Howard was Swedish.

Posted by: grammie winger at August 24, 2016 09:51 AM (dFi94)

301
And Parfaits.

Those used to be a thing. Don't see those anymore either.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at August 24, 2016 09:51 AM (kdS6q)

302 Hill and Bill, rotten
to the fetid cores of their
diseased, corrupt souls.

Posted by: Gran at August 24, 2016 09:51 AM (XIXhw)

303 Stanford University is restricting/banning hard alcohol.

The world is now a safer, better place.

Posted by: NPR certified--Too White to Comment at August 24, 2016 09:53 AM (AV4JD)

304 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 24, 2016 09:47 AM (6HqlZ)

Could be.

Glad you're car wasn't damaged.

Sometimes I'm tempted to put a bumper sticker on my car:
Warning: Asian Woman Driver

Posted by: @votermom at August 24, 2016 09:54 AM (Om16U)

305 >>>Just want to maintain the air of mystery.
Posted by: @votermom

Michelle Malkin?

Posted by: Yuimetal at August 24, 2016 09:55 AM (Mt8T4)

306
The rest of that HoJos menu:

http://menus.nypl.org/menus/28832/explore

"Kids, who wants to go out for a 'creme cheese and olive' sandwich?"

"Meeeee! Yay!"

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at August 24, 2016 09:56 AM (kdS6q)

307 What a lovely young man. A Southside Chicago yute, being denied bail by a judge for shooting at a police officer, said to the judge, "I should have smoked his ass." (Drudge)

Just a thought: Can BlackLivesMatter produce an example of anyone, anywhere who was shot or beaten while obeying police instructions?

Posted by: V the K at August 24, 2016 09:56 AM (O7MnT)

308 Oh, when we brought the first grandkid to see my parents, my mother came to the door, took the baby carrier, turned and let the screen door slam in our faces. Once they have a grandkid, their success is complete and you have done your job.

Posted by: WOPR - Nationalist at August 24, 2016 09:58 AM (Ee2nz)

309 We went out for pizza last night. All the waiters and waitresses were wearing "Blue Lives Matter" t-shirts. I thought that was cool.

Posted by: grammie winger at August 24, 2016 09:58 AM (dFi94)

310 @198 - Got a 404 on that link. I wonder...

Posted by: bicentennialguy at August 24, 2016 09:58 AM (vg8iE)

311 Barry's legacy-
ISIS, global strife, race hate,
hashtags and selfies.

Posted by: Gran at August 24, 2016 09:58 AM (XIXhw)

312 Black lives matter, huh?
Only when ended by cops
and not by neighbors.

Posted by: Gran at August 24, 2016 10:02 AM (XIXhw)

313 HELSINKI ISN'T THE CAPITAL OF SWEDEN?!!

Posted by: Al Sharptato at August 24, 2016 10:03 AM (DHDiP)

314 312 Black lives matter, huh?
Only when ended by cops
and not by neighbors.

Certainly true, yet
4am no-knock warrants
and dead dogs add up

Posted by: major major major major at August 24, 2016 10:06 AM (sBCJF)

315 314 Certainly true, yet
4am no-knock warrants
and dead dogs add up

A very good point,
but to wage war on police?
Counterproductive.

Posted by: Gran at August 24, 2016 10:12 AM (XIXhw)

316 Open blogger dropped a nood
Abandon the thread, morons
Everyone is willowed.

Posted by: V the K at August 24, 2016 10:21 AM (O7MnT)

317 314 Certainly true, yet
4am no-knock warrants
and dead dogs add up

A very good point,
but to wage war on police?
Counterproductive.

__________________________
__________________________

This is where people may need to be educated.

Do they go in at 4AM only when it is a dangerous criminal likely to be armed with other gang members and this is the best time to make it happen without casualties on either side? Are 4AM warrants executed on "armed and extremely dangerous" felons, or do they sometimes happen to low risk targets that could easily be scooped up when they come out of their house?

Do they only shoot dogs that attack them or act aggressively? I am a total dog lover with a pit bull who would certainly run downstairs and bark at someone trying to enter the house. But I wonder, when cops move in on a target that may well be armed and use deadly force, can they afford to take the time to fend off a charging dog?

These aren't rhetorical. I can guess at the answers, but I don't really know and would like to. The public may need to be educated.

Posted by: RM at August 24, 2016 10:29 AM (U3LtS)

318 Re: that Anne Rice story in the sidebar.

This is the same Anne Rice who returned to Catholicism in the early 2000's after many years as an atheist (and who then wrote a rather weird novel about Jesus, which drew on the Gnostic gospels and had the child Jesus killing another children in anger - oops!). Then she suddenly realized a few years later that the Catholic church doesn't approve of gay marriage and wrote this butt hurt article about how she could no longer be a Catholic because her wonderful son is gay.

Basically, she's a flake.

Posted by: Donna and V. (sans ampersands at the present time) at August 24, 2016 11:09 AM (u0lmX)

319 317 This is where people may need to be educated.

Do they go in at 4AM only when it is a dangerous criminal likely to be armed with other gang members and this is the best time to make it happen without casualties on either side? Are 4AM warrants executed on "armed and extremely dangerous" felons, or do they sometimes happen to low risk targets that could easily be scooped up when they come out of their house?

Do they only shoot dogs that attack them or act aggressively? I am a total dog lover with a pit bull who would certainly run downstairs and bark at someone trying to enter the house. But I wonder, when cops move in on a target that may well be armed and use deadly force, can they afford to take the time to fend off a charging dog?

These aren't rhetorical. I can guess at the answers, but I don't really know and would like to. The public may need to be educated.

Maybe. My brother lives in a very upscale neighborhood in Houston. One day the police went to the wrong house across the street having received some complaint about a domestic disturbance. When the golden retriever came bounding out into the front yard, tongue hanging out like an idiot probably, he was killed. UPS and Fedex deliverymen go entire careers dealing with all sorts of dogs and manage not to shoot a single one. Must be some superpower. Or maybe some fucked up policy/attitude the police have.

A friend was a Marine in Somalia. He bristles at stories of police shooting people who they think may be armed. In Somalia, he tells me, they couldn't shoot at someone who was armed, and couldn't even shoot at someone who was actively shooting at their base if that person was in a crowd. They had to positively identify an armed person who was actively shooting at them AND determine that they had a good chance of returning fire without hurting any civilians around the shooter or they'd have been court-martialed.

I would like the US police to have at least as much concern for killing US citizens as our Marines have for killing random assholes on the other side of the planet, and I'll be goddammed if Marine lives don't matter. It's just way too easy for police to kill people these days. "Department policy" > you.

And I think no-knock warrants should be reserved for very rare cases in which they truly expect an active armed response. We all know about the popo's ability to see into a house via thermals - SCOTUS knocked that down a few years ago when they were doing it without warrants. So when they're serving a warrant, of course they can peek in and see if there's an infant sleeping in the room where they're about to toss a flashbang, if they bother. And yet infants get burned by police flashbangs. They can see if they're about to serve a warrant on 5 alert adults or 1 sleeping person.

Take the recent example of Charles Kinsey in Florida. This is the story of the autistic man with a toy truck and Mr. Kinsey, his caregiver who ran out to tell the police "nobody's armed! He's autistic." and was shot while lying on the ground, hands up. This is no hands-up, don't shoot situation, this is all on video - dude was lying on his stomach, hands above his head, and got shot. The police officer who shot him said he was trying to shoot the autistic man because the cops thought he might have a weapon.

So let's wind that back. You have multiple officers on the scene, each of whom has taken up a firing position with a rifle and a HIGHLY COMPLIANT man is yelling don't shoot there's no weapon he's autistic it's a toy. What would a squad leader in the military do? He'd say "Hey private numbnuts, go over there and check that out. We'll cover you." and if anyone twitched, the squad would open up on those two. And if Private Numbnuts walked up and yelled back "it's a toy truck!" nobody would get shot.

I'm no fan of BLM whatever the B stands for because it's a cheap out that allows the B to avoid introspection and personal positive change, IMO. The police want to make this about anything other than their own behavior, just like the BLM folks do.

Posted by: major major major major at August 24, 2016 11:24 AM (sBCJF)

320 "Portuguese property tax"

I was in Denmark about a decade ago, on a little scenic boat trip along a canal. Noticed that NONE of the townhouses along the canal that had a splendid view of it had windows facing it.

I asked why that was, and the response was that it wouldn't be fair to all the people that lived in townhouses where it wasn't possible to have a window with such a great view.

I started singing Rush's "The Trees", only my companion got the joke.

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