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Saturday Afternoon Chess/Open Thread 12-31-2016
Michael Cheval
Good afternoon morons and moronettes, and welcome to the Saturday Afternoon Chess/Open Thread, the only AoSHQ thread with content specifically for all of us chess nerds who pay homage in the temple of Caïssa, goddess of the chessboard. And, for those of you who aren't nerdly enough for chess, you can use this thread to talk about checkers, or other games, or politics, or whatever you wish, only please try to keep it civil. Nobody wants to get into a tomato fight on a Saturday afternoon. Unless you're hungry.
Problem 1 - White To Play (361) Hint: White Wins Material
1r1r4/3n1qkp/5pp1/1BR5/1P6/6QP/6P1/4R2K w - - 0 1
Chess Nuts
Problem 2 - Black To Play (179) Hint: Black mates in 2
1k5r/pp3N2/2p5/2b1q3/1r2n1pB/8/PPQ3PP/R4R1K b - - 0 1
Chess Pie? Believe it or not, there is such a thing. I have idea why it's called chess pie, but with 2 cups of sugar combined with a tablespoon of vinegar, that seems pretty odd. The recipe looks kind of like a key lime pie without the key lime: Ingredients 1/2 cup butter
2 cups white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 eggs
1 tablespoon cornmeal
1/4 cup evaporated milk
1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
1 (9 inch) unbaked pie shell
Directions Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. In a large bowl, mix the butter, sugar and vanilla together. Mix in the eggs, then [hand] stir in the cornmeal, evaporated milk and vinegar until smooth. Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, then reduce heat to 300 degrees F for 40 minutes. Let cool. Cut and top servings with whipped cream or alamode (h/t nobility.org)
Problem 3 - White To Play (BWTC 22) This problem contains 5 distinct paths to checkmate. Find them all.
rb3r2/1p2qB1p/p5pk/6Nb/1P3pPQ/P3P3/1B5P/R5K1 w - - 0 1
Problem 4 - White To Play (BWTC 39) This one's a bit harder. Hint: White can force checkmate in 7 moves or less
rn1k1r2/pp2R3/2pP1pqp/6p1/2BQ4/2P1B3/PP4P1/6K1 w - - 0 1
Endgame of the Week (Endgame 240) It's White to move. Black is at a material disadvantage. What is his game plan to keep White from winning, and can he succeed?
8/2k2K2/4PB2/8/1b6/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
Zombie Problem What is the best line of play for White? This is a tough problem for zombie, our resident master. Let's see what he can do with it. I'll post the solution with the others in an hour or two, even though I don't understand it well enough to comment on it.
1k6/1p1q4/1Pp5/p1Pp4/P2Pp1p1/2R1PpPp/2K2P1P/8 w - - 0 1
___________ Solutions Update
Problem 1 - White To Play
1r1r4/3n1qkp/5pp1/1BR5/1P6/6QP/6P1/4R2K w - - 0 1
2.Qxb8 It's either that or 1...Qxd7
2.Rc7 Qxc7 (2...Rb7 3.Rxd7+ Rdxd7)
3.Qxc7+ Black is down a rook in either case.
Problem 2 - Black To Play
1k5r/pp3N2/2p5/2b1q3/1r2n1pB/8/PPQ3PP/R4R1K b - - 0 1
2.Kxh2 Rxh4# Easy-peasy.
Problem 3 - White To Play
rb3r2/1p2qB1p/p5pk/6Nb/1P3pPQ/P3P3/1B5P/R5K1 w - - 0 1
2.g5+ Qxg5+
3.Qxg5# And that's the fifth path.
Problem 4 - White To Play
rn1k1r2/pp2R3/2pP1pqp/6p1/2BQ4/2P1B3/PP4P1/6K1 w - - 0 1
3.Rc7+ Kd8
4.Rf7+ Kc8
5.Rxf8+ Qe8 Not 5...Kd7 6.Rd8# But blocking with the queen only delays the inevitable. 6.Rxe8+ Kd7
7.Rd8# 1-0
Endgame of the Week
8/2k2K2/4PB2/8/1b6/8/8/8 w - - 0 1
Be1 1...Ba3 (or Bd2 are Bd1 the same) 2.Bd8+! White has now cleared the way for the pawn to advance. His bishop is expendable. 2...Kxd8
3.e7+ Kd7
4. e8=Q And the material advantage is enough for White to win.
Zombie Problem
1k6/1p1q4/1Pp5/p1Pp4/P2Pp1p1/2R1PpPp/2K2P1P/8 w - - 0 1
2.Rc1 Kd8
3.Rh1!! The point: White banishes his rook to the corner to be "stalemated". 3...Qc8
4.Ke1 Qa8
5.Kf1 Qa6+
6.Kg1 An unbelievable position: Black’s queen cannot stay on the a6-f1 diagonal due to stalemate, but there are no other ways to penetrate. See you all next week! ___________ Note: that cryptic line of letters and numbers you see underneath each board diagram is a representation of the position in what is known as "Forsyth-Edwards Notation", or F.E.N. It's actually readable by humans. Most computer applications nowadays can read FEN, so those of you who may want to study the position, you can copy the line of FEN and paste into your chess app and it should automatically recreate the position on its display board. Or, Windows users can just "triple click" on it and the entire line will be highlighted so you can copy and past it into your chess app. ___________ So that about wraps it up for this week. Chess thread tips, suggestions, bribes, rumors, threats, and insults may be sent to my yahoo address: OregonMuse little-a-in-a-circle yahoo dott com.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Skip at December 31, 2016 05:10 PM (5sOEp)
Posted by: Country Boy - Deplorable and proud of it at December 31, 2016 05:10 PM (QwbmS)
Posted by: DaveA at December 31, 2016 05:10 PM (8J/Te)
Posted by: Country Boy - Deplorable and proud of it at December 31, 2016 05:10 PM (QwbmS)
Suspect there will be another open thread later, guessing no chess thread though.
Posted by: Skip at December 31, 2016 05:10 PM
Posted by: Skip at December 31, 2016 05:11 PM (5sOEp)
Posted by: Kodos the Executioner at December 31, 2016 05:12 PM (J8/9G)
Suspect there will be another open thread later, guessing no chess thread though.
Posted by: Skip at December 31, 2016 05:10 PM
Why did you think there wasn't going to be a chess thread? Did you think I'd forgotten?
Posted by: OregonMuse, deplorable since 2004 at December 31, 2016 05:13 PM (6QnGR)
Posted by: Kodos the Executioner at December 31, 2016 05:12 PM (J8/9G)
Bats or butterflies?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at December 31, 2016 05:13 PM (92kX2)
Posted by: Kodos the Executioner at December 31, 2016 05:14 PM (J8/9G)
Posted by: freaked at December 31, 2016 05:15 PM (BO/km)
Posted by: ibguy at December 31, 2016 05:16 PM (vUcdz)
Posted by: freaked at December 31, 2016 05:17 PM (BO/km)
Posted by: Kodos the Executioner at December 31, 2016 05:19 PM (J8/9G)
Posted by: OregonMuse, deplorable since 2004 at December 31, 2016 05:20 PM (6QnGR)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at December 31, 2016 05:20 PM (DMUuz)
Bxd7, RxB;
QxR
Posted by: Skip at December 31, 2016 05:20 PM (5sOEp)
Posted by: Skip at December 31, 2016 05:21 PM (5sOEp)
Posted by: freaked at December 31, 2016 05:23 PM (BO/km)
Posted by: Skip at December 31, 2016 05:24 PM (5sOEp)
Posted by: Kodos the Executioner at December 31, 2016 05:25 PM (J8/9G)
Posted by: Skip at December 31, 2016 05:21 PM (5sOEp)
Heh. It's been years since I've actually gone out partying on NYE. Lately, it's been a quiet dinner at home with Mrs. Muse, perhaps a movie on TV, then to bed early.
Posted by: OregonMuse, deplorable since 2004 at December 31, 2016 05:25 PM (6QnGR)
Posted by: Bigby's Pinkyswear at December 31, 2016 05:26 PM (8ReTf)
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at December 31, 2016 05:26 PM (DW+jj)
Posted by: Pepe at December 31, 2016 05:27 PM (CNkLk)
Posted by: zombie Richard Nixon at December 31, 2016 05:27 PM (DMUuz)
I just watched "Bobby Fischer Against The World" with No. 1 Son this week. Quite a good documentary and all full of nostalgia if, like me, you were around 12 at the time of the Spassky match.
The problem, though, is the need to rely on observers' accounts of how matches went.
I can watch old boxing matches and see exactly how they went. I've seen pretty much all of them. If it's a Tyson fight I've seen it at least twice, if Ali at least five. And I can tell when my opinion of what happened is different from what the announcers think.
I can't tell that about chess matches, even if they showed all the moves (which they don't). "This match was fluid. This match was brutally aggressive. This match was restrained and elegant. This opening gambit was startling".
It's like having music described to you without being able to hear it.
Posted by: Bandersnatch, gentleman cad at December 31, 2016 05:28 PM (mgbwf)
Posted by: Bigby's Pinkyswear at December 31, 2016 05:28 PM (8ReTf)
Posted by: washrivergal at December 31, 2016 05:29 PM (CFc5L)
in case anybody is looking for a tasteful gift
Posted by: Bigby's Pinkyswear at December 31, 2016 05:28 PM (8ReTf)
+++
I saw the price tag. Don't think I'll be buying a slew and handing them out. Wish I could though.
Posted by: washrivergal at December 31, 2016 05:31 PM (CFc5L)
Posted by: Max Power at December 31, 2016 05:31 PM (q177U)
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 05:31 PM (GsAUU)
With what he's staring at I would guess he is friends with
Sir Mix A Lot.
Posted by: Willy J. at December 31, 2016 05:32 PM (W6Ch1)
None of the pawns can move and the rook cannot take any. Both the kings are trapped on their side of the pawns. There is no obvious stalemate.
So black needs to get his king out of the way (to d
and then to get his queen to a6 from which there are 3 squares protected by pawns: c4, d3, e2 and the rook can only guard any two of them. So the black queen can penetrate the white position.Now white must guard the pawns on a4 and f2 or the black queen can take one of them and then force white to exchange the rook for the passed pawn ...
Can't see any further than that.
Posted by: Off the reservation at December 31, 2016 05:34 PM (uqnYW)
Posted by: Bigby's Pinkyswear at December 31, 2016 05:28 PM (8ReTf)
This week my daughter sent me the USA/DumbFUCKistan tshirt Kid Rock is selling, then sent me a coffee mug that says "I lubricate my guns with liberal tears."
That's Daddy's girl!
Posted by: Country Boy - Deplorable and proud of it at December 31, 2016 05:34 PM (QwbmS)
Posted by: Libertarianwannabe at December 31, 2016 05:35 PM (nQ10o)
Posted by: Grammar Nazi at December 31, 2016 05:35 PM (uqnYW)
Posted by: ibguy at December 31, 2016 05:36 PM (vUcdz)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 31, 2016 05:36 PM (EzgxV)
Does anyone know how the submission form works? I am constantly fighting a rearguard action against it.
Posted by: Off the reservation at December 31, 2016 05:37 PM (uqnYW)
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 05:37 PM (GsAUU)
Seems to be white. Otherwise black can check with the queen but does not appear to have much scope other than possible perpetual check.
Posted by: Off the reservation at December 31, 2016 05:38 PM (uqnYW)
33
Why is the zombie problem difficult?
None of the pawns can move
and the rook cannot take any. Both the kings are trapped on their side
of the pawns. There is no obvious stalemate.
So black needs to get his king out of the way (to d
and then to get his queen to a6 from which there are 3 squares
protected by pawns: c4, d3, e2 and the rook can only guard any two of
them. So the black queen can penetrate the white position.
Now
white must guard the pawns on a4 and f2 or the black queen can take one
of them and then force white to exchange the rook for the passed pawn
...
Can't see any further than that.
Posted by: Off the reservation at December 31, 2016 05:34 PM (uqnYW)
I suspect it starts out as an en passant capture....
Posted by: cthulhu at December 31, 2016 05:38 PM (EzgxV)
Posted by: Grammar Nazi at December 31, 2016 05:35 PM (uqnYW)
--Drat!
I pasted the wrong comment!
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 05:39 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Bossy Conservative....outlaw in America at December 31, 2016 05:41 PM (S6Pax)
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 05:41 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 31, 2016 05:36 PM (EzgxV)
Whoops, sorry. White.
Posted by: OregonMuse, deplorable since 2004 at December 31, 2016 05:43 PM (6QnGR)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 31, 2016 05:43 PM (J+eG2)
Posted by: cthulhu at December 31, 2016 05:38 PM (EzgxV)
----That assumes some evil on OM's part ... you would have to look at that case first and prove it was possible and required. My idea does not require it and is the only possible line that works by my initial argument.So now I have to see if your idea is right. Which will hurt my brain. I hate you.
Posted by: Off the reservation at December 31, 2016 05:44 PM (uqnYW)
Posted by: fluffy at December 31, 2016 05:45 PM (jw2Xw)
Posted by: Off the reservation at December 31, 2016 05:46 PM (uqnYW)
Posted by: Off the reservation at December 31, 2016 05:44 PM (uqnYW)
I don't see any en passant capturing in the solution I'll be cutting and pasting later on. In fact, and this is a hint, I don't see any pawn moves at all.
Posted by: OregonMuse, deplorable since 2004 at December 31, 2016 05:46 PM (6QnGR)
There's a solution????
To me it looks like:
1 any K-c8
2 any K-d8
3 any Q-c8
...
Let me look again.
Posted by: Off the reservation at December 31, 2016 05:49 PM (uqnYW)
Posted by: Kodos the Executioner at December 31, 2016 05:12 PM (J8/9G)
=================
I'd eat him ...
Posted by: Barry Soetoro at December 31, 2016 05:51 PM (mt8X9)
Posted by: davidt at December 31, 2016 05:51 PM (XoldI)
Posted by: Aggressive Micropenis at December 31, 2016 05:52 PM (tO84G)
Posted by: Off the reservation at December 31, 2016 05:52 PM (uqnYW)
Posted by: Don Lemon at December 31, 2016 05:55 PM (mt8X9)
Posted by: Max Power
------
The Stilton?
Posted by: A nice Wensleydale at December 31, 2016 05:56 PM (eeTCA)
Posted by: Grump928(C) types with one eye and one finger at December 31, 2016 05:57 PM (LTHVh)
Posted by: Jean at December 31, 2016 05:58 PM (2RVmA)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at December 31, 2016 05:59 PM (eeTCA)
Posted by: Fox 2! at December 31, 2016 06:00 PM (brIR5)
Posted by: Satan of Cloggenstein VT at December 31, 2016 06:00 PM (b7fwp)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at December 31, 2016 05:59 PM (eeTCA)
Probably wasn't around in Vermeer's day.
Posted by: OregonMuse, deplorable since 2004 at December 31, 2016 06:01 PM (6QnGR)
I once worked with a guy made something called vinegar pie. No recipe could I ever find for that though.
Now to the board.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at December 31, 2016 06:06 PM (5VlCp)
Posted by: Satan of Cloggenstein VT at December 31, 2016 06:07 PM (b7fwp)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at December 31, 2016 06:07 PM (92kX2)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 31, 2016 06:08 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: Jean at December 31, 2016 06:09 PM (2RVmA)
One I just found. Seems like a pretty darn simple pie.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at December 31, 2016 06:09 PM (92kX2)
While he checks out her ass
Posted by: Insomniac
----------
...pondering the next move.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at December 31, 2016 06:11 PM (ZO497)
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at December 31, 2016 05:26 PM (DW+jj)
Really? The way he's looking at her derriere, I think he's expecting to get some of that later, perhaps after Mr. Cheval has packed up his paintbrushes and left for the day.
Posted by: OregonMuse, deplorable since 2004 at December 31, 2016 06:11 PM (6QnGR)
Another by Emeril. This one seems to have more vinegar and more lemon flavor. Maybe like a lemon meringue(sp?) without the meringue?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at December 31, 2016 06:12 PM (92kX2)
Posted by: Jean at December 31, 2016 06:13 PM (2RVmA)
Sacrifice on c4 does not seem to work.
Perhaps on b5?
Posted by: Off the reservation at December 31, 2016 06:13 PM (uqnYW)
Posted by: Jean at December 31, 2016 06:14 PM (2RVmA)
Posted by: Buzzion at December 31, 2016 06:15 PM (yNOPB)
Posted by: Max Power
------
The Stilton?
Posted by: A nice Wensleydale at December 31, 2016 05:56 PM (eeTCA)
Perhaps a Venezuelan Beaver Cheese?
Posted by: Peckish John Cleese at December 31, 2016 06:15 PM (ocw+t)
Posted by: Buzzion at December 31, 2016 06:15 PM (yNOPB)
Stupidity knows no border.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at December 31, 2016 06:15 PM (92kX2)
There is no stalemate if Q-c4 then Qxa4 ... I think.
Also, if the rook is on h1 then the Q can move to c4, d3, e2 with check.
I think the stalemate idea is possibly correct but I can't see a way to force one.
Posted by: Off the reservation at December 31, 2016 06:17 PM (uqnYW)
1. Bxd7
if 1... Rxd7 then 2. Qxb8 and Black is in a world of hurt.
if 1... Qxd7 then 2. Rc7 pins the Queen. If Black just gives up with 2...Qxc7 then 3. Qxc7+ wins the other rook.
PROBLEM TWO:
1... Rxh4
Threatening 2... Qh2#. White's only solution to that is 2. Nxe5 but then 2... Ng3#.
I'm not good enough to get the rest.
Posted by: @irishmikecomedy at December 31, 2016 06:18 PM (eFFhZ)
Posted by: t-bird at December 31, 2016 06:18 PM (29QcC)
Posted by: Jean at December 31, 2016 06:18 PM (2RVmA)
Posted by: rickl at December 31, 2016 06:20 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: t-bird at December 31, 2016 06:18 PM (29QcC)
It is.
Posted by: OregonMuse, deplorable since 2004 at December 31, 2016 06:20 PM (6QnGR)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 31, 2016 06:21 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 06:22 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Jean at December 31, 2016 06:23 PM (2RVmA)
That works if white can get there in 5 moves ... which he can as long as it is his move (OM did not say). It takes black 5 or 6 moves to get to a6 so let's see:
1 K-d2 K-c8
2 R-c1 K-d8
3 R-h1 Q-c8
4 K-e1 Q-a8
5 K-f1 Q-a6+
6 K-g1 Q-a8 to avoid stalemate
Draw by repetition.
So it works.
Posted by: Off the reservation at December 31, 2016 06:24 PM (uqnYW)
So it works.
Posted by: Off the reservation at December 31, 2016 06:24 PM (uqnYW)
That's pretty much the solution. Good work.
Posted by: OregonMuse, deplorable since 2004 at December 31, 2016 06:28 PM (6QnGR)
Posted by: Skip at December 31, 2016 06:28 PM (5sOEp)
Posted by: ibguy at December 31, 2016 06:28 PM (vUcdz)
Posted by: Off the reservation at December 31, 2016 06:29 PM (uqnYW)
Posted by: MAx at December 31, 2016 06:29 PM (/RZxG)
Posted by: OregonMuse, deplorable since 2004 at December 31, 2016 06:28 PM (6QnGR)
It was jean's work ... I just eliminated anything else, I think.What does "pretty much" mean? I think jean supplied any missing details.
Posted by: Off the reservation at December 31, 2016 06:30 PM (uqnYW)
Posted by: Heart at December 31, 2016 06:31 PM (XoldI)
Posted by: Off the reservation
Yep, white can't waste a move though.
Posted by: Jean at December 31, 2016 06:33 PM (2RVmA)
Posted by: Off the reservation at December 31, 2016 06:30 PM (uqnYW)
I didn't do a move-by-move comparison, but it looks right.
Posted by: OregonMuse, deplorable since 2004 at December 31, 2016 06:35 PM (6QnGR)
Posted by: Skip at December 31, 2016 06:35 PM (5sOEp)
Posted by: Grump928(C) types with one eye and one finger at December 31, 2016 06:38 PM (LTHVh)
It's interesting that the solution is so precise.
Posted by: Off the reservation at December 31, 2016 06:38 PM (uqnYW)
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 06:38 PM (GsAUU)
LOL
Posted by: Off the reservation at December 31, 2016 06:39 PM (uqnYW)
Zombie Problem
What is the best line of play for White? This is a tough problem for zombie, our resident master. Let's see what he can do with it. I'll post the solution with the others in an hour or two, even though I don't understand it well enough to comment on it.
Holy cow! A problem for me. And I just swung by to look at the headlines.
In this case, the pawns are all locked up so that it seems on the surface that neither side can do anything. Kings can't get through. And neither can the queen or rook.
However, if white does something really really stupid, like tie up his king + R in the most awkward way possible, then maybe black could play eventually Qh4!! saccing itself to force the creation of a passed pawn, which would then queen, but be BEHIND the pawn chain, and thus eat everything up and win.
BUT...white need not allow this. All he has to do is put his rook on the back rank and that Q-sac would never work.
HOWEVER, I just noticed that black DOES have a way to break through, though it takes many moves -- get his out of the way to, like, e7, then play Qc8 - a8 - a6! and suddenly he's emerged into white's position.
So how can that be stopped?
Well, the only possible way, it seems, is to sac the rook on b5, at the premise correct moment, and maybe the K + Ps can create a blockage at the ppint and keep the black Q out.
But it seems pretty unlikely. White's king does not have triangulation space, and black has all the tempo-losers he needs with his own king.
So if we visualize many moves int he future some kind of position with the black Q on c8, and white goes 1. Rb5 Pxb5 2. Pxb5 Qa8 3. Ka4! -- but it doesn't work! Becuase blakc then makes a random king move, and white's king must retreat, after which black plays a4 and busts through.
So my cursory analysis is: white loses! Ugh!
But I do not have time to look deeper than that!
Posted by: zombie at December 31, 2016 06:43 PM (jBuUi)
>> to get some of that later
It's that over the top outfit he's wearing. My God. And he's likely not looking at her butt, he's probably admiring the dress, and wishing he could wear one.
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at December 31, 2016 06:44 PM (DW+jj)
There seems to be a win for white by playing B-e7 so black must not take the bishop and must try to keep forcing white to block his own pawn.
But the zombie problem did me in.
Posted by: Off the reservation at December 31, 2016 06:44 PM (uqnYW)
Posted by: zombie at December 31, 2016 06:44 PM (jBuUi)
Posted by: Fritz at December 31, 2016 06:44 PM (nrkHK)
Posted by: Off the reservation at December 31, 2016 06:38 PM (uqnYW)
That's most likely because it's a study as opposed to a position from an actual game.
Posted by: OregonMuse, deplorable since 2004 at December 31, 2016 06:45 PM (6QnGR)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at December 31, 2016 06:45 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at December 31, 2016 06:47 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: OregonMuse, deplorable since 2004 at December 31, 2016 06:45 PM (6QnGR)
Of course ... I suppose the positions of the king and rook are adjusted carefully once the main idea is found.
Posted by: Off the reservation at December 31, 2016 06:51 PM (uqnYW)
Posted by: Cheap Champagne FTW at December 31, 2016 06:51 PM (cJDvr)
takes six move for the black Q to get to a6. So.....
1. Kd2!! Kc8
2. Rc1! Kd8
3. Rh1!! Qc8
4. Ke1! Qa8
5. Kf1!! Qa6+
6. Kg1!!!!!
And the only way for black to NOT stalemate white is to retreat to a8 -- and then white draws by shuffling king from f1 and g1.
The only only conceivable move is then 6. ... Qb5?? and then white does have a legal move - -to take the queen
7. PxQ a4
8. Kf1 a3
9. Ke1 a2
10. Kd2!!! and wins!!!!
So it is a draw, since black wouldn't do that!
Posted by: zombie at December 31, 2016 06:52 PM (jBuUi)
Posted by: chavez the hugo
If Soros is anywhere near Russia, he's dead.
I'm hoping for rendition to Maylasia due to the existing death sentence; and when I'm in a gracious mood he dies in a cockroach infested cell, when I'm in a bad mood he gets beaten to death on the tarmac.
Posted by: Jean at December 31, 2016 06:52 PM (2RVmA)
Posted by: @pointsnfigures at December 31, 2016 06:53 PM (Cgudb)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at December 31, 2016 06:07 PM (92kX2)
in the spring, IIRC.
Posted by: Fox 2! at December 31, 2016 06:55 PM (brIR5)
Can't get to b5 ... already stalemate.
I think.
Posted by: Off the reservation at December 31, 2016 06:56 PM (uqnYW)
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 06:56 PM (dFi94)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at December 31, 2016 06:57 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: Jean at December 31, 2016 06:57 PM (2RVmA)
Posted by: ibguy at December 31, 2016 06:58 PM (vUcdz)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, No Longer Accepting Harem Applicants at December 31, 2016 06:58 PM (0ey7W)
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 06:58 PM (dFi94)
Posted by: Jean at December 31, 2016 06:57 PM (2RVmA)
Not even stuffing?
Posted by: josephistan at December 31, 2016 06:58 PM (7qAYi)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at December 31, 2016 06:59 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: OregonMuse, deplorable since 2004 at December 31, 2016 06:59 PM (6QnGR)
He'll outlive her anyway.
I always wonder whether it would have been better for her to retire at 65, before he got so crazy ... and setting the precedent for him to retire at the same age ... which, I believe he has already reached.
Posted by: Off the reservation at December 31, 2016 07:00 PM (uqnYW)
It is understood that two gunmen,
believed to be dressed in Santa costumes, opened fire inside the Reiner
nightclub in the Turkish capital's Ortakoy district, CNN Turk reports.
Armed
police are surrounding the bar, one of the most popular nightclubs in
the heart of Istanbul, andTurkey's NTV reports that ambulances have
been sent to the scene.
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 07:00 PM (dFi94)
Posted by: OregonMuse, deplorable since 2004 at December 31, 2016 06:59 PM (6QnGR)
Yay! I got it right!
Posted by: zombie at December 31, 2016 07:00 PM (jBuUi)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at December 31, 2016 06:59 PM (KP5rU)
One of the RN's great traditions, according to WSC.
Posted by: Fox 2! at December 31, 2016 07:00 PM (brIR5)
Posted by: ibguy at December 31, 2016 07:01 PM (vUcdz)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at December 31, 2016 06:59 PM (KP5rU)
==================================
I was going to call him a brain-dead imbecile, but then I remembered today's a holiday.
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 07:01 PM (dFi94)
He'll outlive her anyway.
I always wonder whether it would have been better for her to retire at 65, before he got so crazy ... and setting the precedent for him to retire at the same age ... which, I believe he has already reached.
Posted by: Off the reservation at December 31, 2016 07:00 PM (uqnYW)
She may have left instructions to the 00 branch.
Posted by: Fox 2! at December 31, 2016 07:01 PM (brIR5)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, No Longer Accepting Harem Applicants at December 31, 2016 07:02 PM (0ey7W)
Posted by: ibguy at December 31, 2016 07:02 PM (vUcdz)
Posted by: ibguy at December 31, 2016 07:01 PM (vUcdz)
================================
It would be nice if we rounded up some armed Christians and started another Crusade. I think we're about due.
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 07:03 PM (dFi94)
Solutions up
Posted by: OregonMuse, deplorable since 2004 at December 31, 2016 06:59 PM (6QnGR)
Thanks.On problem 3, I found N-e6 but I thought that B-e6 might also work ( I think I found one solution ) so I gave up trying to find 5 solutions.
Posted by: Off the reservation at December 31, 2016 07:03 PM (uqnYW)
Posted by: Jean at December 31, 2016 07:04 PM (2RVmA)
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 07:05 PM (dFi94)
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 07:05 PM (GsAUU)
believed to be dressed in Santa costumes, opened fire inside the Reiner
nightclub in the Turkish capital's Ortakoy district, CNN Turk reports.
Armed
police are surrounding the bar, one of the most popular nightclubs in
the heart of Istanbul, andTurkey's NTV reports that ambulances have
been sent to the scene.
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 07:00 PM (dFi94)
--Ankara is Turkey's capital, not Istanbul.
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 07:06 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, No Longer Accepting Harem Applicants at December 31, 2016 07:07 PM (0ey7W)
Posted by: Mary Clogginstien from Brattleboro, VT (Soon to be Obamaboro, VT) at December 31, 2016 07:07 PM (Fbj4h)
It's interesting.
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 07:08 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 07:08 PM (dFi94)
Posted by: Fox 2! at December 31, 2016 07:08 PM (brIR5)
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 07:09 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 06:56 PM (dFi94)
++++
He really is. Hope she by-passes Charles and gives the crown to Harry or the other one. Can't remember who's the oldest. Do the world a favor, Queen Elizabeth, nix-say on the son. Please. Thank you.
Posted by: washrivergal at December 31, 2016 07:09 PM (CFc5L)
Posted by: Buzzion at December 31, 2016 07:09 PM (cAnNx)
Posted by: Skip at December 31, 2016 07:10 PM (5sOEp)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at December 31, 2016 07:10 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 07:10 PM (dFi94)
/heard that tonight on CBS radio
Reality: Unnamed sources say malware that might be from Russia found on laptop not connected to grid.
Posted by: shibumi, a deplorable who is tired of dealing with crazy people at December 31, 2016 07:10 PM (beK/c)
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 07:10 PM (dFi94)
---
William is the heir
Harry is the spare
/what must it be like knowing your purpose in life is to be a spare in case your older brother dies?
Posted by: shibumi, a deplorable who is tired of dealing with crazy people at December 31, 2016 07:12 PM (beK/c)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at December 31, 2016 07:12 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: washrivergal at December 31, 2016 07:09 PM (CFc5L)
--Apparently there are royal/Parliamentary means to skip Chuckie and go straight to William. I'm not a Brit but I support that move.
Oh, and on Milo's last podcast, a speech at Minnesota State, he called Harry "the only hot ginger in the world" and made no bones about the fact that he doens't think Chuckie is Harry's dad.
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 07:12 PM (GsAUU)
Oh, and on Milo's last podcast, a speech at Minnesota State, he called Harry "the only hot ginger in the world" and made no bones about the fact that he doens't think Chuckie is Harry's dad.
---
Ummm... good for Harry? RE: both things?
Posted by: shibumi, a deplorable who is tired of dealing with crazy people at December 31, 2016 07:13 PM (beK/c)
One I just found. Seems like a pretty darn simple pie.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at December 31, 2016 06:09 PM (92kX2)
Thanks A#1!.....
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at December 31, 2016 07:13 PM (5VlCp)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at December 31, 2016 07:13 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 07:14 PM (dFi94)
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 07:10 PM (dFi94)
Are you and the Rev going out to paint the town red tonight?
Posted by: OregonMuse, deplorable since 2004 at December 31, 2016 07:14 PM (6QnGR)
The running stats are pretty cool.
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 07:15 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: washrivergal at December 31, 2016 07:09 PM (CFc5L)
--Apparently there are royal/Parliamentary means to skip Chuckie and go straight to William. I'm not a Brit but I support that move.
Oh, and on Milo's last podcast, a speech at Minnesota State, he called Harry "the only hot ginger in the world" and made no bones about the fact that he doens't think Chuckie is Harry's dad.
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 07:12 PM (GsAUU)
Of course Britain is fucked and so they won't skip prince tampon.
Posted by: Buzzion at December 31, 2016 07:15 PM (cAnNx)
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 07:15 PM (dFi94)
Posted by: Northernlurker at December 31, 2016 07:16 PM (s7hQ/)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at December 31, 2016 07:17 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: shibumi, a deplorable who is tired of dealing with crazy people at December 31, 2016 07:13 PM (beK/c)
--Maybe not the latter, since Milo was making the point that he thought Diana was a slut.
Harry definitely exhibits a lot of the behaviors of a middle child.
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 07:17 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Grump928(C) types with one eye and one finger at December 31, 2016 07:18 PM (LTHVh)
Posted by: OregonMuse, deplorable since 2004 at December 31, 2016 07:14 PM (6QnGR)
=========================
I wish. There's a New Year's Eve cruise on Lake Geneva tonight. I think it might be the last cruise of the season. No, I'm home with kids and fiances of kids coming and going. He's doing church service for probably 4 people who will actually come. Him, the sound guy, the usher, and the acolyte. They're all having church for each other.
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 07:18 PM (dFi94)
I have to go DJ a New Year's Eve party tonight, so before I go, I want to wish all you a safe, enjoyable evening and a good year ahead.
Here's to the HQ, where the 'ettes are always beautiful and the 'rons are always...
...
...
...uh, present?
Posted by: Captain Whitebread at December 31, 2016 07:21 PM (rJUlF)
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 07:21 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at December 31, 2016 07:22 PM (FQKBL)
--Have fun at the party, Captain!
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 07:22 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 07:23 PM (dFi94)
Posted by: Libertarianwannabe at December 31, 2016 07:23 PM (nQ10o)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at December 31, 2016 07:23 PM (FQKBL)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at December 31, 2016 07:22 PM (FQKBL)
--There's one example of middle child behavior.
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 07:24 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 07:18 PM (dFi94)
Heh. That reminds me of that Ingmar Bergman movie 'Winter Light'. Last scene of the movie, the minister, Max Von Sydow, gets up in front of the church to do the service and literally nobody is there. So he starts the service, anyway and that is how the movie ends.
Posted by: OregonMuse, deplorable since 2004 at December 31, 2016 07:24 PM (6QnGR)
Also check out the little feature they made of his infiltration of the protest at MSU "behind enemy signs"
Posted by: Buzzion at December 31, 2016 07:24 PM (cAnNx)
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 07:03 PM (dFi94)
That crusade is coming, it's just gonna start right here in the good old US and A.
Posted by: Country Boy - Deplorable and proud of it at December 31, 2016 07:25 PM (SfoZN)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, This Is the Dawning of the Age of the Trumpius! at December 31, 2016 07:25 PM (Nwg0u)
and on Milo's last podcast, a speech at Minnesota State, he called
Harry "the only hot ginger in the world" and made no bones about the
fact that he doens't think Chuckie is Harry's dad.
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 07:12 PM (GsAUU)
There has almost certainly been a paternity test.But whether or not it has been publicly acknowledged or the result made public, I don't know. Snopes surely has an opinion ;-)
Posted by: Off the reservation at December 31, 2016 07:26 PM (uqnYW)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at December 31, 2016 07:23 PM (FQKBL)
======================
Yeah, we'd have to tie up both Charles and William and throw them in a dungeon somewhere. They're probably knee-deep in dungeons.
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 07:26 PM (dFi94)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at December 31, 2016 07:23 PM (FQKBL)
--That's true, but I think he's more like a middle: kind of rebellious and fuck-it-all, but within boudaries, and also sociable.
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 07:27 PM (GsAUU)
I have to go DJ a New Year's Eve party tonight, so before I go, I want to wish all you a safe, enjoyable evening and a good year ahead.
Here's to the HQ, where the 'ettes are always beautiful and the 'rons are always...
...
...
...uh, present?
Posted by: Captain Whitebread at December 31, 2016 07:21 PM (rJUlF)
If there is outrageous behavior there tonight the ONT will expect stories tonight or tomorrow
Posted by: Buzzion at December 31, 2016 07:27 PM (cAnNx)
--Maybe not the latter, since Milo was making the point that he thought Diana was a slut.
--
Read Diana's biography. If even half of it is true, the family she married into is really dysfunctional. Scary dysfunctional.
She also had her own emotional problems that were made worse by the situation; those were never addressed. So I certainly can't call her a slut, and from a genetic standpoint, if Charles is not the father, Harry might be better off.
Posted by: shibumi, a deplorable who is tired of dealing with crazy people at December 31, 2016 07:27 PM (beK/c)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at December 31, 2016 07:28 PM (FQKBL)
The Fake News told me today the Russians hacked a power plant in Vermont!
But then the Fake News, almost as side note, admitted that all that happened in Vermont is THAT A SINGLE LAPTOP AT THE POWER STATION WAS INFECTED WITH MALWARE.
But that didn't stop WashPoo and the cable Fake News from telling the world that Russians Hacked A US Power Plant.
Posted by: Soothsayer Pro Elite at December 31, 2016 07:28 PM (BaDGg)
The Cubs won the World Series!
The Bitch of Benghazi was denied her Precious.
Castro is roasting in hell.
The Cubs won the pennant!
My daughter broke up with her moon-bat boyfriend.
We've been blessed with good health.
The Cubs won the most games in the MLB!
And did I mention it?
Hillary Clinton will never be President of the United States!
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at December 31, 2016 07:28 PM (Nox3c)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at December 31, 2016 07:29 PM (KP5rU)
You know how once in a while you'll go to a website and a popup ad will appear?
Yeah, that's probably what happened.
Posted by: Soothsayer Pro Elite at December 31, 2016 07:29 PM (BaDGg)
---
"Tower of London."
/they won't even have to leave town!
Posted by: shibumi, a deplorable who is tired of dealing with crazy people at December 31, 2016 07:29 PM (beK/c)
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 07:30 PM (dFi94)
At least 35 people were killed and 40 wounded when an attacker opened fire on New Year's revelers at a nightclub in Istanbul on Sunday, Istanbul Governor Vasip Sahin told reporters.
The attacker shot a police officer and a civilian as he entered the club in the Ortakoy district of Istanbul before opening fire inside the building, Sahin said, in what he described as a terrorist attack.
Let me guess the MFM will say it's a Trump supporting, white supremacist, Christian who hates Muslims
Posted by: TheQuietMan at December 31, 2016 07:31 PM (auHtY)
So an employee at this power plant in Vermont went to a webiste he shouldn't have went to. And he got the laptop infected with malware. So now it's a big hoax/coverup and a national story that the Russians "hacked" a US power plant.
Posted by: Soothsayer Pro Elite at December 31, 2016 07:31 PM (BaDGg)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at December 31, 2016 07:31 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: Eromero at December 31, 2016 07:32 PM (zLDYs)
Posted by: Buzzion at December 31, 2016 07:33 PM (cAnNx)
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 07:33 PM (dFi94)
The Bitch of Benghazi was denied her Precious.
Castro is roasting in hell.
The Cubs won the pennant!
My daughter broke up with her moon-bat boyfriend.
We've been blessed with good health.
The Cubs won the most games in the MLB!
And did I mention it?
Hillary Clinton will never be President of the United States!
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at December 31, 2016 07:28 PM (Nox3c)
--Don't forget Brexit.
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 07:33 PM (GsAUU)
Let me guess the MFM will say it's a Trump supporting, white supremacist, Christian who hates Muslims
Posted by: TheQuietMan at December 31, 2016 07:31 PM (auHtY)
I propose an amendment to the AoSHQ Style Guide: That henceforth all references to the MSM or MFM will be replaced by FNM.
Posted by: rickl at December 31, 2016 07:33 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at December 31, 2016 07:29 PM (KP5rU)
It's much more entertaining with the sound off.
Posted by: josephistan at December 31, 2016 07:33 PM (7qAYi)
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 07:34 PM (GsAUU)
---
"Heartbroken Turk, learning that his poor undocumented relatives in the US are going to be deported tomorrow, lashed out against the only way he could against rich Trump supporting Americans in a decadent Western nightclub celebrating the ruin of his family."
Posted by: The MSM at December 31, 2016 07:35 PM (beK/c)
They changed the rules a while back before Kate gave birth that would eliminate male-preference and if a girl was first born, she'd be the prime heir, and any other girls would follow the birth order, rather than all being last in line along that level. But it was only for new births. Everyone else was grandfathered in.
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at December 31, 2016 07:35 PM (DW+jj)
Going to have to stop watching for a while. I feel so bad for him!
Go Bucks!
Posted by: Libertarianwannabe at December 31, 2016 07:36 PM (nQ10o)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at December 31, 2016 07:36 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: The MSM at December 31, 2016 07:36 PM (beK/c)
Lions of Islam, they always seem drawn to defenseless children, and defenseless adults in entertainment venues. Very impressive.
Posted by: rhomboid at December 31, 2016 07:37 PM (QDnY+)
Posted by: freaked at December 31, 2016 07:37 PM (BO/km)
I have to do some reading for sure before I can tackle any of your problems. I don't even have the faintest idea what all that stuff means, meaning the description of the moves and the gobbledy-gook at the bottom of the boards (but I know what to do with that because you kindly tell us each week). Anyway, I will be a work in progress for a long time, once I get started.
Posted by: bluebell at December 31, 2016 07:38 PM (sBOL1)
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 07:33 PM (GsAUU)
---------------------------
Indeed!!!
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at December 31, 2016 07:38 PM (Nox3c)
1. The Cubs won the World Series. You have no clue how happy that made me. Possibly the single happiest event in my life. No lie.
2. Trump defeated the Beast.
3. Oh yeah I got married.
And praise God, my whole family is alive and well and walking with the Lord. My mom is 80 today. She looks like a million bucks.
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 07:38 PM (dFi94)
I think it's very nice that Margaret Thatcher gave you a cocoa butter, hand job, Ace. I didn't realize that Margaret Thatcher was a manicurist on the side. Perhaps if you had paid her some more money she would have painted your nails as well. ;^)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 31, 2016 07:38 PM (tOcW/)
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 07:33 PM (GsAUU)
I'm going to have a similar list in the book thread tomorrow. To which I will include Gawker being sued into non-existence.
Posted by: OregonMuse, deplorable since 2004 at December 31, 2016 07:39 PM (6QnGR)
George for king. Harry as regent.
Posted by: Off the reservation at December 31, 2016 07:39 PM (uqnYW)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at December 31, 2016 07:39 PM (FQKBL)
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 07:39 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Country Boy - Deplorable and proud of it at December 31, 2016 07:40 PM (SfoZN)
The Bitch of Benghazi was denied her Precious.
Castro is roasting in hell.
The Cubs won the pennant!
My daughter broke up with her moon-bat boyfriend.
We've been blessed with good health.
The Cubs won the most games in the MLB!
And did I mention it?
Hillary Clinton will never be President of the United States!
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at December 31, 2016 07:28 PM (Nox3c)
--Don't forget Brexit.
Posted by: logprof
The Pittsburgh Penguins won the Stanley Cup. :-)
Posted by: Puddleglum at December 31, 2016 07:40 PM (pY+s4)
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 07:38 PM (dFi94)
All green and wrinked?
(Ouch! Ouch! I was kidding! Can't you take a joke? Ouch!)
Posted by: OregonMuse, deplorable since 2004 at December 31, 2016 07:40 PM (6QnGR)
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 07:33 PM (dFi94)
++++
Yikes. Prayers for your relative's well-being and safe return.
Posted by: washrivergal at December 31, 2016 07:40 PM (CFc5L)
That can be arranged.
Posted by: Zombie Richard III at December 31, 2016 07:41 PM (7qAYi)
(And, I'm pretty sure zombie is a she, not a he.)
(But I know an Oregon Muse is a he, not a she.)
Posted by: bluebell at December 31, 2016 07:41 PM (sBOL1)
My daughter is in Israel for two more weeks ...
Posted by: Off the reservation at December 31, 2016 07:41 PM (uqnYW)
Got to meet and become friends with the pastor who followed me in the interim assignment I had
I got to meet and work with the wonderful seminary student.
I have had the blessing of attending services at the Orthodox Church on Saturday night and becoming friends with the Rector and his wife.
FenSpouse and I have have made more time to pray in the morning.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 31, 2016 07:42 PM (tOcW/)
/heard that tonight on CBS radio
Reality: Unnamed sources say malware that might be from Russia found on laptop not connected to grid.
Posted by: shibumi, a deplorable who is tired of dealing with crazy people at December 31, 2016 07:10 PM (beK/c)
First they stole all of our ballots and filled them in with Trump's name and now they shutting off our power!!! Barry needs to expel more Russians. That will show them!1!
Posted by: TheQuietMan at December 31, 2016 07:42 PM (auHtY)
Posted by: Eromero at December 31, 2016 07:42 PM (zLDYs)
Posted by: Country Boy - Deplorable and proud of it at December 31, 2016 07:40 PM (SfoZN)
--He has missed two makeable field goals in a row.
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 07:43 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: washrivergal at December 31, 2016 07:43 PM (CFc5L)
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 07:38 PM (dFi94)
-------------------
a) Your mom is young!
b) I can easily believe she looks like a million (non green, non wrinkled) bucks ever since I saw your beautiful wedding day picture. The apple didn't fall far from the tree, I suspect.
Posted by: bluebell at December 31, 2016 07:44 PM (sBOL1)
Chuckles
William
George
Charlotte
Harry
Andrew
And then Andrew's two daughters, Tweeldee and Tweedle dum. Then Elizabeth's other son, his kids and then so on.
Posted by: publius (not Breitbart publius) at December 31, 2016 07:44 PM (DW+jj)
Posted by: josephistan at December 31, 2016 07:45 PM (7qAYi)
(Ouch! Ouch! I was kidding! Can't you take a joke? Ouch!)
Posted by: OregonMuse, deplorable since 2004 at December 31, 2016 07:40 PM (6QnGR)
==========================
We all went to dinner last night to celebrate my mom's birthday - about twenty of us. The waitress knew we were setting up for a party and I told her it was for my mom's 80th. We all arrived and I told the waitress she could begin with drinks, etc. She says "But wheres' your mom?" I said, "She's right there". Waitress thought I was joking. She started arguing with me that my mom could not possibly be 80!
Yeah, she's still got it. Plays a good game of golf too.
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 07:45 PM (dFi94)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at December 31, 2016 07:45 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: Puddleglum at December 31, 2016 07:40 PM (pY+s4)
*GROAN*
Posted by: logprof, Jets Fan at December 31, 2016 07:46 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at December 31, 2016 07:45 PM (KP5rU)
From the looks of it dentistry is outlawed in England
Posted by: TheQuietMan at December 31, 2016 07:48 PM (auHtY)
Me? I take after my dad's side of the family. Fat Swedish peasants.
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 07:48 PM (dFi94)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at December 31, 2016 07:49 PM (KP5rU)
b) I can easily believe she looks like a million (non green, non wrinkled) bucks ever since I saw your beautiful wedding day picture. The apple didn't fall far from the tree, I suspect.
Posted by: bluebell at December 31, 2016 07:44 PM (sBOL1)
++++
She is a beauty. And the Rev is a handsome devil. Can I say that?
Posted by: washrivergal at December 31, 2016 07:49 PM (CFc5L)
Posted by: Country Boy - Deplorable and proud of it at December 31, 2016 07:40 PM (SfoZN)
--He has missed two makeable field goals in a row.
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 07:43 PM (GsAUU)
The Russians hacked his leg
Posted by: TheQuietMan at December 31, 2016 07:50 PM (auHtY)
============================
I bet the Orthodox priest would like a Cubs WS shirt. I have several hundred. I could send him one.
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 07:50 PM (dFi94)
The story I heard was that somebody asked the cook what kind of pie she had made, she said 'it's just pie' in a heavy southern accent, everybody thought she'd said 'it's chess pie', and the name stuck. No idea if that's actually true.
Posted by: jic at December 31, 2016 07:51 PM (049Xj)
-
I say we give it to the Andrews Sisters.
He was a famous trumpet man from out Chicago way
He had a boogie style that no one else could play
He was the top man at his craft
But then his number came up and he was gone with the draft . . .
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, This Is the Dawning of the Age of the Trumpius! at December 31, 2016 07:51 PM (Nwg0u)
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 07:51 PM (dFi94)
Posted by: Ginger, lime, vodka at December 31, 2016 07:53 PM (cJDvr)
You just want o get rid of some shirts, don't you? ;^)
I don't know what sports teams he supports. We usually spend more time talking about theology or the ministry.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 31, 2016 07:54 PM (tOcW/)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 31, 2016 07:55 PM (tOcW/)
Posted by: washrivergal at December 31, 2016 07:56 PM (CFc5L)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZPHYUpcrxo
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at December 31, 2016 07:56 PM (6FqZa)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 31, 2016 07:54 PM (tOcW/)
==============================
Speaking of which, I have a theologically-related issue that is bothering me. I'll ask you about it another time though, since it's New Years Eve.
I hope 2017 is a wonderful, healthy year for you Fenelon. And your family too.
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 07:56 PM (dFi94)
Last time I had a chess player give me such a sultry come hither look, she castled me.
Posted by: Diogenes at December 31, 2016 07:56 PM (0tfLf)
Posted by: teej at December 31, 2016 07:57 PM (gJ3Vg)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 31, 2016 07:58 PM (tOcW/)
(And, I'm pretty sure zombie is a she, not a he.)
(But I know an Oregon Muse is a he, not a she.)
--
RE: pie, that makes total sense. Never knew that.
RE: Zombie, I think she is a she is well.
RE: Oregon Muse... how do you know?
Posted by: shibumi, a deplorable who is tired of dealing with crazy people at December 31, 2016 07:58 PM (beK/c)
Posted by: Puddleglum at December 31, 2016 07:58 PM (pY+s4)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 31, 2016 07:55 PM (tOcW/)
+++
Maybe she'll put them up again. They make a gorgeous couple. Plus it is nice to put faces with names. But I know most are reluctant to, me included.
Posted by: washrivergal at December 31, 2016 07:58 PM (CFc5L)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at December 31, 2016 07:59 PM (FQKBL)
http://bit.ly/2hXulx9
I'll take it down in a bit because of the Russians
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 08:01 PM (dFi94)
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy from company B
Posted by: teej at December 31, 2016 08:01 PM (gJ3Vg)
They did Last Caress/Green Hell as an encore. Bitchin.
Now that I think about it, it was 14 hours ago today, 25 years ago.
Posted by: Hugh Jorgen at December 31, 2016 08:03 PM (R5EqA)
Posted by: Prince Charles of Tampon at December 31, 2016 08:04 PM (Tyii7)
All my money's in tulip futures!
Posted by: zombie paul krugman sr. x 20 at December 31, 2016 08:04 PM (lJXY3)
Posted by: shibumi, a deplorable who is tired of dealing with crazy people at December 31, 2016 07:58 PM (beK/c)
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I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.
Posted by: bluebell at December 31, 2016 08:05 PM (sBOL1)
Posted by: Eromero at December 31, 2016 08:06 PM (zLDYs)
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 07:48 PM (dFi94)
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Yeah, nope. Remember, I saw the picture. You are certainly not fat, and you're certainly not a peasant. As for the Skandi stuff, well, you got me there.
Posted by: bluebell at December 31, 2016 08:07 PM (sBOL1)
Posted by: logprof, Jets Fan at December 31, 2016 08:07 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Eromero at December 31, 2016 08:06 PM (zLDYs)
I was in the Navy when I went to that concert. USS Fife DD-991 in Yokosuka.
Posted by: Hugh Jorgen at December 31, 2016 08:08 PM (R5EqA)
Hard to believe they're winning.
Posted by: logprof, Jets Fan at December 31, 2016 08:07 PM (GsAUU)
And now you'll see OSU go pass, qb run, pass behind the line of scrimmage and understand why.
Posted by: Buzzion at December 31, 2016 08:09 PM (cAnNx)
Same with the Titans. The Texans got their berth already and have real no reason to show up at all. So Houston is benching its more-ouchy players and sending in the B Team.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at December 31, 2016 08:09 PM (6FqZa)
I hadn't seen it.
Now I can see you sayin' things like...
Ball One!! Cubs Win!!
And
...in the history of things happening.
Posted by: teej at December 31, 2016 08:10 PM (gJ3Vg)
Posted by: Mary Clogginstien from Brattleboro, VT (Soon to be Obamaboro, VT) at December 31, 2016 08:10 PM (Fbj4h)
Posted by: CARTER THE U.S.M. at December 31, 2016 08:11 PM (6FqZa)
Posted by: Buzzion at December 31, 2016 08:11 PM (cAnNx)
You look lovely. Why would they defrock him because of that picture?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 31, 2016 08:13 PM (tOcW/)
"May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord let His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you. Maya the Lord look upon you kindly and give you peace."
God bless, and keep you all safe, and a happy, healthy 2017 to all.
Posted by: bluebell at December 31, 2016 08:14 PM (sBOL1)
Ball One!! Cubs Win!!
And
...in the history of things happening.
Posted by: teej at December 31, 2016 08:10 PM (gJ3Vg)
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Ha!
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 08:15 PM (dFi94)
Posted by: Mary Clogginstien from Brattleboro, VT (Soon to be Obamaboro, VT) at December 31, 2016 08:10 PM (Fbj4h) fnord (Fbj4h)
Sock fail.
A real Cloggenstein wouldn't "hope" "Idiot" Trump wouldn't screw it up, they would be wailing about how the Nazis secretly took over the US and sold out to the Russians, and we're all headed for the camps.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at December 31, 2016 08:15 PM (wB8Tg)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 31, 2016 08:13 PM (tOcW/)
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The first time, I accidently put up the wrong picture - one with me and Rev both. He was mortified. Poor man. He was afraid that someone from the congregation might stumble across Ace and see that we hung out with folks called Masterbatin' Pete and Charlie Brown's - well, you know. So I took him down out of pity.
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 08:18 PM (dFi94)
A real Cloggenstein wouldn't "hope" "Idiot" Trump wouldn't screw it up, they would be wailing about how the Nazis secretly took over the US and sold out to the Russians, and we're all headed for the camps.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at December 31, 2016 08:15 PM (wB8Tg)
It's the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact all over again.
Posted by: rickl at December 31, 2016 08:18 PM (sdi6R)
Very nice.
Can we see a pic of your mom now?
Posted by: Country Boy - stay deplorable my friend at December 31, 2016 08:18 PM (D2vc1)
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 08:19 PM (dFi94)
Posted by: logprof, Jets Fan at December 31, 2016 08:21 PM (GsAUU)
Nazis secretly took over the US and sold out to the Russians, and we're all headed for the camps.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith
They were going to ship us to the camps on an electric train until the Russians hacked the grid.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at December 31, 2016 08:21 PM (IqV8l)
Posted by: Ginger, lime, vodka at December 31, 2016 08:21 PM (cJDvr)
Posted by: Country Boy - stay deplorable my friend at December 31, 2016 08:18 PM (D2vc1)
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Shush. That my mom you're talking about there mister.
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 08:22 PM (dFi94)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 31, 2016 08:22 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: rickl at December 31, 2016 08:18 PM (sdi6R) fnord (sdi6R)
Or the Molotov-Cocktail Pact (hic).
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at December 31, 2016 08:22 PM (wB8Tg)
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at December 31, 2016 08:22 PM (tHwdc)
Posted by: Eromero at December 31, 2016 08:22 PM (zLDYs)
Posted by: DaveA at December 31, 2016 08:22 PM (8J/Te)
Posted by: bluebell at December 31, 2016 07:41 PM (sBOL1)
Note to self: never order the "just meat."
Posted by: Splunge at December 31, 2016 08:23 PM (iMxBJ)
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 08:18 PM (dFi94)
Many a pearl would be clutched and couches fainted upon, eh?
Posted by: Insomniac at December 31, 2016 08:23 PM (0mRoj)
LOL. O.K. I understand. Nobody knows I post here except my husband and son. I don't really want to tell other clergy about this place. I just refer to it as a place I post on the internet.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 31, 2016 08:23 PM (tOcW/)
Posted by: logprof, Jets Fan at December 31, 2016 08:23 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: teej at December 31, 2016 08:24 PM (gJ3Vg)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 31, 2016 08:22 PM (0mRoj) fnord (0mRoj)
I used to always work over NYE, so I never developed a taste for the celebration.
Also not big on drinking or partying, though I occasionally have a drop, and oddly I like dance music (but hate dancing and crowds).
The thing about introverts is that we don't really have places to meet, and if we did, we wouldn't go there because it would be too crowded.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at December 31, 2016 08:24 PM (wB8Tg)
Posted by: rickl at December 31, 2016 08:18 PM (sdi6R)
What am I, chopped liver?
Posted by: Hoare-Laval Pact at December 31, 2016 08:25 PM (iMxBJ)
wow Gloria Estefan is a blimp
Posted by: Soothsayer Pro Elite at December 31, 2016 08:25 PM (BaDGg)
Posted by: Buzzion at December 31, 2016 08:26 PM (cAnNx)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 31, 2016 08:26 PM (tOcW/)
Posted by: Ginger, lime, vodka at December 31, 2016 08:21 PM (cJDvr)
--The Raiders definitely have it tough without Carr.
The X Factor, though, is that the Raiders still have something to play for, while the Broncos do not --and may rest some of their dinged players (and at Week 17, everyone is dinged).
Posted by: logprof, Jets Fan at December 31, 2016 08:27 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at December 31, 2016 08:24 PM (wB8Tg)
Heh. That's about right. There really need to be places that introverts could congregate, but it would need to be quiet and facilitate one-on-one or very small group interactions. Not sure what that would look like.
Posted by: Insomniac at December 31, 2016 08:27 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: Catwrangler at December 31, 2016 08:27 PM (n5l0F)
Posted by: Soothsayer Pro Elite at December 31, 2016 08:25 PM (BaDGg)
Ooh, yeah my bad. I prescribed too many Krispy Kremes.
Posted by: Dr. Beat at December 31, 2016 08:27 PM (iMxBJ)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 31, 2016 08:23 PM (0mRoj)
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Not to mention the walkers tipped over and the wheelchairs rolled backwards.
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 08:28 PM (dFi94)
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 08:22 PM (dFi94)
Yeah, I know.
Pics now please.
Posted by: Country Boy - stay deplorable my friend at December 31, 2016 08:28 PM (D2vc1)
The thing about introverts is that we don't really have places to meet, and if we did, we wouldn't go there because it would be too crowded.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith
Sounds like Yogi Berra.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at December 31, 2016 08:28 PM (IqV8l)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at December 31, 2016 08:28 PM (FQKBL)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 31, 2016 08:27 PM (0mRoj)
I think you just described a chess club.
Posted by: Splunge at December 31, 2016 08:28 PM (iMxBJ)
Posted by: Soothsayer Pro Elite at December 31, 2016 08:28 PM (BaDGg)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 31, 2016 08:22 PM (0mRoj)
I work til 11, then might drop by a friends' house if they're still up.
Posted by: Country Boy - stay deplorable my friend at December 31, 2016 08:29 PM (D2vc1)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 31, 2016 08:26 PM (tOcW/)
Me too. The crunching is disconcerting and I really hate prying the shells out the tire treads the next day.
Posted by: Insomniac at December 31, 2016 08:29 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 31, 2016 08:22 PM (0mRoj) fnord (0mRoj)
Nothing changes on New Year's Day.
https://youtu.be/VlQpvy6w49w
Posted by: U2 at December 31, 2016 08:29 PM (GsAUU)
Speaking of nuts...
This is how many Nuts I had this Christmas: 0
No walnuts. No filberts. Not even peanuts.
Posted by: Soothsayer Pro Elite at December 31, 2016 08:30 PM (BaDGg)
Posted by: Mary Clogginstien from Brattleboro, VT (Soon to be Obamaboro, VT) at December 31, 2016 08:30 PM (Fbj4h)
Posted by: Splunge at December 31, 2016 08:30 PM (iMxBJ)
There are many men in London, you know, who, some from shyness, some from misanthropy, have no wish for the company of their fellows. Yet they are not averse to comfortable chairs and the latest periodicals. It is for the convenience of these that the Diogenes Club was started, and it now contains the most unsociable and unclubbable men in town. No member is permitted to take the least notice of any other one. Save in the Stranger's Room, no talking is, under any circumstances, allowed, and three offences, if brought to the notice of the committee, render the talker liable to expulsion. My brother was one of the founders, and I have myself found it a very soothing atmosphere.
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at December 31, 2016 08:31 PM (FQKBL)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 31, 2016 08:22 PM (0mRoj) fnord (0mRoj)
Nothing changes on New Year's Day.
https://youtu.be/VlQpvy6w49w
Posted by: U2 at December 31, 2016 08:29 PM (GsAUU)
True. Tomorrow you will still suck.
Posted by: Buzzion at December 31, 2016 08:31 PM (cAnNx)
Best New Year's eve since the last one.
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, No Longer Accepting Harem Applicants at December 31, 2016 08:31 PM (0ey7W)
As Jesus said, "Let he who has not been hacked by the Russians cast the first stone."
Posted by: t-bird at December 31, 2016 08:31 PM (TqmC9)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 31, 2016 08:27 PM (0mRoj) fnord (0mRoj)
Greenland.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at December 31, 2016 08:32 PM (wB8Tg)
Used to be I played every new years eve. Always a very good paying gig local band wise.
We don't play around the holidays. Gary and Steve spend em with the families and I'm glad they have em.
Posted by: teej at December 31, 2016 08:32 PM (gJ3Vg)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at December 31, 2016 08:28 PM (FQKBL)
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Laughing my head off! Ha - when I first started posting here (when LGF was starting to go all wonky) I thought no way can I post on such a profane site. Then I got over it. LOL - I don't know what that says about me. I rarely bat an eye anymore. I think it's because 99.9% of the people here just really have a good good heart. That's what matters.
But yeah - I can see Evangelical guy running
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 08:33 PM (dFi94)
The
thing about introverts is that we don't really have places to meet, and
if we did, we wouldn't go there because it would be too crowded.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at December 31, 2016 08:24 PM (wB8Tg)
That's why we meet here.
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at December 31, 2016 08:33 PM (tHwdc)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 31, 2016 08:22 PM (0mRoj)
Me either. I had a couple of friends for dinner last night and it was pleasant.
I spent much of the afternoon waiting for the AT&T dude to show up as my modem crapped out and I was without the Internets for the day. I did not react like the stupid family on the U-Verse commericial. I cleaned and read a book.
Posted by: Donna di deplorable ampersands&&&&and so there at December 31, 2016 08:33 PM (P8951)
;^) You know there really is some way you could work these clever one liners into an act and take it on the road. It would also make you more likely to be a little more extroverted because you would be in front of people.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 31, 2016 08:33 PM (tOcW/)
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 08:34 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Soothsayer Pro Elite at December 31, 2016 08:34 PM (BaDGg)
Posted by: Eromero at December 31, 2016 08:06 PM (zLDYs)
I was in the Navy when I went to that concert. USS Fife DD-991 in Yokosuka.
Posted by: Hugh Jorgen at December 31, 2016 08:08 PM (R5EqA)
The next year I had Shore Patrol. That sucked.
Posted by: Hugh Jorgen at December 31, 2016 08:35 PM (R5EqA)
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 08:33 PM (dFi94)
And who can blame him?. He just wanted to put as much distance as her could between himself and the "barbed c**k of Satan. ;^)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 31, 2016 08:35 PM (tOcW/)
No walnuts. No filberts. Not even peanuts.
Posted by: Soothsayer Pro Elite at December 31, 2016 08:30 PM (BaDGg)
Are you allergic? Chavez the hugo had to rush his wife to the ER today for a sudden out of the blue nut allergy.
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 08:35 PM (dFi94)
Posted by: Donna di deplorable ampersands&&&&and so there at December 31, 2016 08:35 PM (P8951)
Seems like royalist in both countries were hoping to outlive designated heirs.
Posted by: The Real Bruce at December 31, 2016 08:36 PM (Qr8dA)
Posted by: POTUS Barry at December 31, 2016 08:36 PM (bc2Lc)
I'm an extrovert but we always stay home New Years. I think it may be from the years I was a waitress. I call New Years beginners night.
Plus, we're getting old.
Posted by: CaliGirl at December 31, 2016 08:37 PM (Q5Ymk)
Being a Cleveland Browns Cheerleader
http://bit.ly/2hFHzT4
Posted by: Ginger, lime, vodka at December 31, 2016 07:53 PM (cJDvr)
OK, this is funny. Somebody needs to send it to AtC.
Posted by: OregonMuse, deplorable since 2004 at December 31, 2016 08:38 PM (6QnGR)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at December 31, 2016 08:31 PM (FQKBL)
Heh. That's a great time for people who don't mind being around other people - as long as they don't have to talk to them.
Posted by: Donna di deplorable ampersands&&&&and so there at December 31, 2016 08:38 PM (P8951)
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 08:39 PM (GsAUU)
Chavez the hugo had to rush his wife to the ER today for a sudden out of the blue nut allergy.
Really? That's frightening.
What the hell is going on with these nut allergies!?!?
Weird how an adult can turn adverse to a nut.
Posted by: Soothsayer Pro Elite at December 31, 2016 08:39 PM (BaDGg)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at December 31, 2016 08:31 PM (FQKBL)
I like this.
Posted by: Insomniac at December 31, 2016 08:39 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: Skip at December 31, 2016 08:40 PM (5sOEp)
Just hangin' at home here too.
Used to be I played every new years eve. Always a very good paying gig local band wise.
We don't play around the holidays. Gary and Steve spend em with the families and I'm glad they have em.
Posted by: teej at December 31, 2016 08:32 PM (gJ3Vg)
Hey teej! Please tell Gary to keep my song on the List. Wish I could hear you guys play.
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at December 31, 2016 08:41 PM (tHwdc)
Cuba and North Korea aren't Communist countries. They're Hereditary Monarchies in everything but name, and with better propaganda. And hereditary monarchies in the mold of Czarist Russia.
Posted by: Hugh Jorgen at December 31, 2016 08:41 PM (R5EqA)
Posted by: Soothsayer Pro Elite at December 31, 2016 08:25 PM (BaDGg)
--And she's an O-tard knob-polisher.
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 08:41 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: goon at December 31, 2016 08:42 PM (EaQ6/)
Posted by: Insomniac
I'm at work. I actually have work to do but I'm procrastinating. Mmmmmm, procrastinating.
Posted by: Puddleglum at December 31, 2016 08:42 PM (pY+s4)
Posted by: Skip at December 31, 2016 08:42 PM (5sOEp)
have no wish for the company of their fellows. Yet they are not averse to comfortable chairs and the latest periodicals.
...and the company of others.
I have a theory that some people like to be around others to stave off loneliness but don't really want to INTERACT with others.
Posted by: Soothsayer Pro Elite at December 31, 2016 08:42 PM (BaDGg)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuU-QmPIKs0
Posted by: OregonMuse, deplorable since 2004 at December 31, 2016 08:44 PM (6QnGR)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at December 31, 2016 08:45 PM (FQKBL)
Yeah, that's kind of an extrovert's understanding of introversion.
I like being around people. Just not too many, and not all the time.
It would also make you more likely to be a little more extroverted...
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 31, 2016 08:33 PM (tOcW/) fnord (tOcW/)
Maybe I can get taller by going to basketball games, too.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at December 31, 2016 08:45 PM (wB8Tg)
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 08:45 PM (GsAUU)
Before I became a vampire of sorts (I hate the Sun and any bright light) I used to love going to the beach. I used to love the Sun, the heat, and the salt water.
One day it occurred to me, as I was laying on a crowded beach, that here we are, many people, so close to each other, almost naked, and yet none of us interact with each other. I never felt so alone yet surrounded by so many as when I went to the beach in the Summer.
Posted by: Soothsayer Pro Elite at December 31, 2016 08:45 PM (BaDGg)
Posted by: Puddleglum at December 31, 2016 08:46 PM (pY+s4)
Posted by: grammie winger at December 31, 2016 08:35 PM (dFi94)
I developed an out-of-the-blue allergy to NSAIDS. Never had an allergy in my life before that.
Now, no anti-inflammatory options for me.
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at December 31, 2016 08:46 PM (tHwdc)
Well, I didn't write that description; Conan Doyle did.
Who?
Well, whoever he is really shouldn't endeavor a future in writing. He stinks.
Posted by: Soothsayer Pro Elite at December 31, 2016 08:47 PM (BaDGg)
Posted by: Mary Clogginstien from Brattleboro, VT (Soon to be Obamaboro, VT) at December 31, 2016 08:30 PM (Fbj4h)
They aren't together. She's at an all you can eat place shoveling food into her piranha like mouth and Barry well he's getting other things in his mouth
Posted by: TheQuietMan at December 31, 2016 08:47 PM (auHtY)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
I did.
She's a hottie and the Rev. is younger and dashinger than you'd expect tacked to the nick "grammie".
Posted by: Bandersnatch, gentleman cad at December 31, 2016 08:47 PM (mgbwf)
Posted by: Donna di deplorable ampersands&&&&and so there at December 31, 2016 08:35 PM (P8951)
++++
Some people embrace and relish the crowd, the party atmosphere. I ain't one of them. Give me warmth and a chair.
Posted by: washrivergal at December 31, 2016 08:48 PM (CFc5L)
It's like going to a bar at the lowest point in your life and the last thing you want is to be around people!
You'd think one would just buy a bottle and be alone. But they choose a bar. Why? Because they don't really want to be alone...but they want to be left alone.
Posted by: Soothsayer Pro Elite at December 31, 2016 08:48 PM (BaDGg)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuU-QmPIKs0
Posted by: OregonMuse, deplorable since 2004 at December 31, 2016 08:44 PM (6QnGR)
--Heh, it's kinda cool because it resembles the original video for the song.
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 08:49 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at December 31, 2016 08:46 PM (tHwdc) fnord (tHwdc)
Ick. Have you looked up anti-inflammatory foods? Not anything like drugs in effectiveness, of course, and always be skeptical.
There's a lot of good "natural medicine," but a lot of bad, and the research is kind of crap, sadly.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at December 31, 2016 08:49 PM (wB8Tg)
I did.
She's a hottie and the Rev. is younger and dashinger than you'd expect tacked to the nick "grammie".
Posted by: Bandersnatch, gentleman cad at December 31, 2016 08:47 PM (mgbwf)
++++
It's all been a ruse and we've been snookered goodly.
Posted by: washrivergal at December 31, 2016 08:50 PM (CFc5L)
--And she's an O-tard knob-polisher.
Yeah she used to be quite likable and somewhat conservtive (especially regarding Cuba) compared to other famous celerys. But during Bush she, like many others, turned into a shithead.
Posted by: Soothsayer Pro Elite at December 31, 2016 08:50 PM (BaDGg)
Posted by: washrivergal at December 31, 2016 08:48 PM (CFc5L)
I enjoy that sort of atmosphere, up to a point of crowding where it feels less like "party" and more like "mob waiting to be born." Times Square at New Years looks as though it's well past that point.
Posted by: Splunge at December 31, 2016 08:50 PM (iMxBJ)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at December 31, 2016 08:50 PM (FQKBL)
Happy New Year.
Santa in Turkey on Dec. 31st.
No one finds that odd ?
Did he get lost on his way to the North Pole ?
Posted by: seamrog at December 31, 2016 08:51 PM (K1np9)
Posted by: Weasel at December 31, 2016 08:51 PM (Sfs6o)
And I need light bulbs. Another of my 300-watters bit the dust. They sure do light up a room.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 31, 2016 08:52 PM (MiBfH)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at December 31, 2016 08:24 PM (wB8Tg)
Heh. That's about right. There really need to be places that introverts could congregate, but it would need to be quiet and facilitate one-on-one or very small group interactions. Not sure what that would look like.
---
I believe it's called the ONT.
Also, for the very, very adventurous introvert, there's the Moron Meetups.
/how many Morons are in the Detroit/ Toledo area? I don't think there's even been a meetup in the area.
Posted by: shibumi, a deplorable who is tired of dealing with crazy people at December 31, 2016 08:52 PM (beK/c)
I enjoy that sort of atmosphere, up to a point of crowding where it feels less like "party" and more like "mob waiting to be born." Times Square at New Years looks as though it's well past that point.
Posted by: Splunge at December 31, 2016 08:50 PM (iMxBJ)
++++
Is any alcohol allowed at this gala?
Posted by: washrivergal at December 31, 2016 08:52 PM (CFc5L)
Was hoping it was an announcement that it would be for the remainder of his Presidency, but turns out it was just for a golf outing in Florida ...
Posted by: ShainS at December 31, 2016 08:53 PM (mt8X9)
Give me warmth and a chair.
Posted by: washrivergal
Like the kitten at the top of the pet thread.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at December 31, 2016 08:54 PM (IqV8l)
Posted by: seamrog at December 31, 2016 08:55 PM (K1np9)
Posted by: rickb223 at December 31, 2016 08:55 PM (wHJ0y)
Also, for the very, very adventurous introvert, there's the Moron Meetups.
This probably happens at all of them, but Ace remarked one time that everyone was on their phones or tablets (internet) even while they were all gathered together!
Posted by: Soothsayer Pro Elite at December 31, 2016 08:55 PM (BaDGg)
Posted by: Grump928(C) types with one eye and one finger at December 31, 2016 08:55 PM (LTHVh)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at December 31, 2016 08:54 PM (IqV8l)
++++
'Sept I don't want to sit on your key-board.
Posted by: washrivergal at December 31, 2016 08:55 PM (CFc5L)
Ick. Have you looked up anti-inflammatory foods? Not anything like drugs in effectiveness, of course, and always be skeptical.
There's a lot of good "natural medicine," but a lot of bad, and the research is kind of crap, sadly.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at December 31, 2016 08:49 PM (wB8Tg)
I generally avoid sugars (this season excepted), but that's the extent of my efforts. The worst was when I gave myself a nasty case of lateral epicondylitis (aka tennis elbow) stacking cordwood the day after Mr. D's funeral. I was in a state, and wailed on that woodpile.
The next day I couldn't pick up a cup of coffee. Took over a year to resolve, at the loss of a lot of upper-body strength.
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at December 31, 2016 08:55 PM (tHwdc)
No one finds that odd ?
Not really. Orthodox Christmas is Jan 7th.
Posted by: Ginger, lime, vodka at December 31, 2016 08:55 PM (cJDvr)
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 08:56 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at December 31, 2016 08:50 PM (FQKBL) fnord (FQKBL)
Ehh, I'm just kind of used to people treating introverts like "you should take a pill for that."
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at December 31, 2016 08:56 PM (wB8Tg)
Was hoping it was an announcement that it would be for the remainder of his Presidency, but turns out it was just for a golf outing in Florida ...
Posted by: ShainS at December 31, 2016 08:53 PM (mt8X9)
Those press folks sure do like their prerogatives.
Read an article in which presstitutes tried to justify their hysteria about Trump leaving them behind to have dinner with the family. Near as I could tell, their biggest gripe is that if he got shot, they wouldn't get it on camera.
Posted by: Splunge at December 31, 2016 08:56 PM (iMxBJ)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at December 31, 2016 08:56 PM (dKiJG)
This probably happens at all of them, but Ace remarked one time that everyone was on their phones or tablets (internet) even while they were all gathered together!
--
There is this solution:
"Fight fire with fire. Text them a little message. Something like You lose or Your husband is hitting on me or a picture from your phone...of them staring at their phone."
Posted by: shibumi, a deplorable who is tired of dealing with crazy people at December 31, 2016 08:56 PM (beK/c)
I imagine there's a pretty good chance we'll do that one though we don't always.
And we did talk about making a couple of videos this year. Probably be at least summer before they're done though. And probably won't be released till after Thanksgiving next year.
The song for that one is "There's a Christmas Tree on Main Street."
Also going to video/record a gig or two this year. If the recording quality is good enough maybe utube a few songs off of em.
Posted by: teej at December 31, 2016 08:57 PM (gJ3Vg)
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that blogs with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition:
And gentlemen in the free world now a-bed
Shall think themselves accursed they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That commented with us upon New Year's Eve.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at December 31, 2016 08:57 PM (u82oZ)
"If none of the above works, collect everyone's phone in a shoebox when
they enter the party. Assure your guests that 'phones in a box' is not
an update version of 'car keys in the bowl' swinger parties from the
seventies. On second thought, don't assure them."
Posted by: shibumi, a deplorable who is tired of dealing with crazy people at December 31, 2016 08:58 PM (beK/c)
Absolutely. I can't deal with large groups, even it's a group of people I know. I'm cool with one-on-one or with a small number of people, preferably that has at least one person in it that I already know. Put me in a room packed with strangers and I'm out of there in short order.
Posted by: Insomniac at December 31, 2016 08:58 PM (0mRoj)
This
probably happens at all of them, but Ace remarked one time that
everyone was on their phones or tablets (internet) even while they were
all gathered together!
Posted by: Soothsayer Pro Elite at December 31, 2016 08:55 PM (BaDGg)
Wouldn't happen with me - don't own one. I like to be where I'm at. Except when I'm home and I'm here instead.
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at December 31, 2016 08:59 PM (tHwdc)
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at December 31, 2016 08:55 PM (tHwdc) fnord (tHwdc)
Sucks. I hope we make it more better than worse when we get around to redesigning these meatsacks.
It would sure be nice not to have bits *fail* all the time.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at December 31, 2016 08:59 PM (wB8Tg)
Posted by: ShainS at December 31, 2016 08:53 PM (mt8X9)
--Won't it be great to have a President who golfs on his own courses, instead of spending taxpayer money on his outings?
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 08:59 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at December 31, 2016 09:00 PM (dKiJG)
I don't think it's possible anymore to separate people from the phones today.
I went through a metal detector a while ago and had to hand over my phone for a minute. I couldn't believe how reluctant and uncomfortable I was to part with it.
My phone = My Lifeforce!
Posted by: Soothsayer Pro Elite at December 31, 2016 09:00 PM (BaDGg)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at December 31, 2016 08:56 PM (wB8Tg)
People generally have the wrong idea about introverts.
Posted by: Insomniac at December 31, 2016 09:01 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 08:59 PM (GsAUU)
Can't begrudge a penny of Obama's golf money, even if he was doing other activities when out of sight of the press. If he's golfing or canoodling, he's not actively trying to bring down the country.
Posted by: Splunge at December 31, 2016 09:01 PM (iMxBJ)
What's a blue nut allergy ?
Posted by: seamrog at December 31, 2016 08:55 PM (K1np9)
++++
I think it was an out-of-the-blue nut allergy.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at December 31, 2016 09:01 PM (R+30W)
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 09:02 PM (GsAUU)
If the recording quality is good enough maybe utube a few songs off of em.
Posted by: teej at December 31, 2016 08:57 PM (gJ3Vg)
I'd love to watch a video of you guys! It's unlikely that I'll get to enjoy the band in person.
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at December 31, 2016 09:02 PM (tHwdc)
My ex would come alive in such situations. Me, I'd be just dying inside, waiting 'til we could leave.
Mind you, if it's NOT a social situation- work, school, sports- I'm perfectly fine.
Posted by: t-bird at December 31, 2016 09:03 PM (8zL5i)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at December 31, 2016 09:03 PM (dKiJG)
My phone = My Lifeforce!
Posted by: Soothsayer Pro Elite at December 31, 2016 09:00 PM (BaDGg)
+++
It is an odd phenomenon and one of which I have succumbed to. Never saw it coming back in the 90's.
Now, I can't leave the room without that "check and make sure" the location of phone. Can't walk out the door without it. No way.
Posted by: washrivergal at December 31, 2016 09:03 PM (CFc5L)
Put me in a room packed with strangers and I'm out of there in short order.
Posted by: Insomniac at December 31, 2016 08:58 PM (0mRoj)
Yep.
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at December 31, 2016 09:03 PM (tHwdc)
Posted by: Jean at December 31, 2016 09:04 PM (2RVmA)
Posted by: madamemayhem (i wanna be sedated) at December 31, 2016 09:04 PM (yTnCT)
Posted by: Grump928(C) types with one eye and one finger at December 31, 2016 09:05 PM (LTHVh)
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 08:56 PM (GsAUU)
And he was Greek.
Posted by: Buzzion at December 31, 2016 09:05 PM (cAnNx)
That was a really nice story you told above.
Posted by: Country Boy - Deplorable and proud of it at December 31, 2016 09:06 PM (SfoZN)
Posted by: OregonMuse, deplorable since 2004 at December 31, 2016 05:13 PM (6QnGR)
Our anniversary was last week
Posted by: Cicero Boom chicka boom Kaboom! Kid at December 31, 2016 09:06 PM (ue37K)
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 09:07 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 31, 2016 08:58 PM (0mRoj)
Yep.
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at December 31, 2016 09:03 PM (tHwdc)
I can barely even stand walking in to a place where I don't know anybody.
Posted by: Country Boy - Deplorable and proud of it at December 31, 2016 09:07 PM (SfoZN)
Put me in a room packed with strangers and I'm out of there in short order.
Posted by: Insomniac at December 31, 2016 08:58 PM (0mRoj)
-----------
A stranger is just a friend you haven't met yet.
Posted by: Shit Confucius' Idiot Little Brother Said, vol. 2 at December 31, 2016 09:07 PM (TRzoP)
Posted by: Buzzion at December 31, 2016 09:05 PM (cAnNx)
--Now Asia Minor is greichischenrein
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 09:09 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Grump928(C) types with one eye and one finger at December 31, 2016 09:09 PM (LTHVh)
But even so, I feel a bit insecure going out without it.
Suppose I have car trouble? Suppose someone really needs me?
You'd think I hadn't lived decades before having such a crutch! How did I ever survive?!?
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at December 31, 2016 09:09 PM (Nox3c)
Looks healthy as a horse to me.
Thanks Corrine Brown!
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at December 31, 2016 09:10 PM (5VlCp)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at December 31, 2016 09:10 PM (TRzoP)
Posted by: Jean at December 31, 2016 09:10 PM (2RVmA)
That's a dicey question in that part of the world. I was once in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
It has to be called that, because the Greeks think that if it's just Macedonia then their northern province of Macedonia will think it gets to be a country.
While I was there I was reliably informed by natives that (i) Phillip of Macedon and his son Alexander the Great were Yugoslav Macedonians, (2) that Phillip and Alexander were Greek Macedonians, (c) that Macedonian is a dialect of Bulgarian and that Macedonia is rightfully a Bulgarian province and that Phillip and Alexander were Bulgarians.
Each of these opinions was fervently held.
Posted by: Bandersnatch, gentleman cad at December 31, 2016 09:10 PM (mgbwf)
That was a really nice story you told above.
Posted by: Country Boy - Deplorable and proud of it at December 31, 2016 09:06 PM (SfoZN)
--Yeah, he mentioned it during last night's Orange Bowl but it was nice to get the details here.
Patrick has sweet memories of the Orange Bowl, but I'm just happy Florida State escaped with a win.
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 09:11 PM (GsAUU)
Here's Carrie Fisher and Laverne as Playboy Bunnies in an episode of Laverne & Shirley.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcmNIMfV-kg
Posted by: Soothsayer Pro Elite at December 31, 2016 09:11 PM (BaDGg)
And us hicks, well...
Now I don't know who God loves the most
And I don't speak for the Holy Ghost
He might vacation on the coast you see
But when He goes home
Spiritually
God's Midwestern
Do-do---do---do---dooo
Posted by: teej at December 31, 2016 09:11 PM (gJ3Vg)
Posted by: Grump928(C) types with one eye and one finger at December 31, 2016 09:09 PM (LTHVh)
Should have been a penalty on Clemson. Illegal snap.
Posted by: Buzzion at December 31, 2016 09:11 PM (cAnNx)
*And* I'm a gadget freak computer geek.
I guess I just didn't catch the bug.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at December 31, 2016 09:11 PM (wB8Tg)
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at December 31, 2016 09:09 PM (Nox3c)<<<
Well, it wasn't so bad when they had goddamn phone booths around for when you needed one.
Posted by: Superman at December 31, 2016 09:11 PM (2xRDR)
My husband and I got home that night and looked at each other and said "never again." Sadly, he died young and unexpectedly before the next new year.
Posted by: Libertarianwannabe at December 31, 2016 09:12 PM (nQ10o)
Posted by: Country Boy - Deplorable and proud of it at December 31, 2016 09:07 PM (SfoZN) fnord (SfoZN)
If I see too many cars in a store's parking lot, I go somewhere else. Or come back another day.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at December 31, 2016 09:13 PM (wB8Tg)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at December 31, 2016 08:56 PM (wB8Tg)
Not sure if this is an improvement over "dude, it's easy, just stop being shy!", or not.
Posted by: mikeski at December 31, 2016 09:13 PM (UzBQ4)
Posted by: Skip at December 31, 2016 09:13 PM (5sOEp)
Suppose I have car trouble? Suppose someone really needs me?
If I have my Debit Card and my Phone, I can pretty much survive anything that comes at me, I believe (wrongly).
I should probably include Carrying in that but I hardly ever do -- but I should Carry more often.
Posted by: Soothsayer Pro Elite at December 31, 2016 09:14 PM (BaDGg)
http://tinyurl.com/zb3esfe
The Spring Training Countdown, natch!
Posted by: Basement Cat at December 31, 2016 09:14 PM (3C9q2)
Posted by: Grump928(C) types with one eye and one finger at December 31, 2016 09:15 PM (LTHVh)
Posted by: t-bird at December 31, 2016 09:15 PM (8zL5i)
Each of these opinions was fervently held.
Posted by: Bandersnatch, gentleman cad at December 31, 2016 09:10 PM (mgbwf)
--The ancient Macedonians were Hellenic peoples. Alexander the Great was a pupil of Aristotle's.
Modern Macedonians are Slavs and Macedonian is a Slavic language.
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 09:15 PM (GsAUU)
Well, it wasn't so bad when they had goddamn phone booths around for when you needed one.
Posted by: Superman at December 31, 2016 09:11 PM (2xRDR)
------------------
Y'no, Supe, you've got a point there.
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at December 31, 2016 09:16 PM (Nox3c)
Posted by: Splunge at December 31, 2016 09:16 PM (iMxBJ)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at December 31, 2016 08:56 PM (wB8Tg)
Not sure if this is an improvement over "dude, it's easy, just stop being shy!", or not.
Posted by: mikeski at December 31, 2016 09:13 PM (UzBQ4)
Introversion and shyness are not synonymous. But it's still every bit as prodctive as telling someone with clinical depression to just snap out of it.
Posted by: Insomniac at December 31, 2016 09:17 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: Skip at December 31, 2016 09:17 PM (5sOEp)
Suppose I have car trouble? Suppose someone really needs me?
If I have my Debit Card and my Phone, I can pretty much survive anything that comes at me, I believe (wrongly).
I should probably include Carrying in that but I hardly ever do -- but I should Carry more often.
Posted by: Soothsayer Pro Elite at December 31, 2016 09:14 PM (BaDGg)
I carry everywhere all the time.
Posted by: Insomniac at December 31, 2016 09:18 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: Basement Cat at December 31, 2016 09:14 PM (3C9q2)
-------------------
College ball starts in February!!!
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at December 31, 2016 09:19 PM (Nox3c)
BREAKING:
NEW YEAR'S EVE TERROR ATTACK AT ISTANBUL NIGHTCLUB. AT LEAST 35 KILLED, DOZENS WOUNDED.
See sidebar for details.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 31, 2016 09:19 PM (mbhDw)
Posted by: Stringer Davis at December 31, 2016 09:19 PM (H5rtT)
Posted by: Grump928(C) types with one eye and one finger at December 31, 2016 09:19 PM (LTHVh)
Posted by: Buzzion at December 31, 2016 09:19 PM (cAnNx)
Posted by: Grump928(C) ProLite 2200 at December 31, 2016 09:19 PM (LTHVh)
Posted by: The Other Guy at December 31, 2016 09:19 PM (bEMLI)
Posted by: AltonJackson at December 31, 2016 09:19 PM (SvLsV)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at December 31, 2016 09:21 PM (TRzoP)
Posted by: Splunge at December 31, 2016 09:16 PM (iMxBJ)
--*That's* the clock I'm fixed on.
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 09:21 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 31, 2016 09:18 PM (0mRoj)
I just started. Going to make wife and son get a CCW.
Posted by: The Other Guy at December 31, 2016 09:21 PM (bEMLI)
Posted by: Nick Satan at December 31, 2016 09:21 PM (bc2Lc)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at December 31, 2016 09:21 PM (TRzoP)
The terrorists were dressed as Santa Claus, so take heart.
/S
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 31, 2016 09:21 PM (mbhDw)
Posted by: Eromero at December 31, 2016 09:22 PM (zLDYs)
Posted by: The Other Guy at December 31, 2016 09:21 PM (bEMLI)
Excellent. It should become so habitual that you feel naked without it. At least that's how I see it.
Posted by: Insomniac at December 31, 2016 09:23 PM (0mRoj)
The Obama Countdown Clock reads 19 days, 14 hours, 38 minutes.
Posted by: Splunge at December 31, 2016 09:16 PM (iMxBJ)
Ace should post a countdown clock at HQ
Posted by: The Other Guy at December 31, 2016 09:23 PM (bEMLI)
The Obama Countdown Clock reads 19 days, 14 hours, 38 minutes.
Posted by: Splunge at December 31, 2016 09:16 PM (iMxBJ)
Ace should post a countdown clock at HQ
Posted by: The Other Guy at December 31, 2016 09:23 PM (bEMLI)
"AHEM, HEM, HEM!!!"
- - Sefton, every damn morning since 11/12
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 31, 2016 09:24 PM (mbhDw)
Posted by: Buzzion at December 31, 2016 09:24 PM (cAnNx)
And us hicks, well...
Posted by: teej at December 31, 2016 09:11 PM (gJ3Vg)
If I could teleport, I'd be there in the blink of an eye. Haven't flown in many years, don't have the resources for that.
Should I win a lottery, I'd make my way around the US meeting 'rons and 'ettes.
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at December 31, 2016 09:25 PM (tHwdc)
Well, 2016 kind of went out the way it came in.
With a massive middle finger.
Man, that sucks ass.
Let's hope 2017 doesn't turn this into a game of one-upsmanship.
Oh, shit. I just realizeed - Istanbul - this IS 2017!
NOOOOOOOO!!!!
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at December 31, 2016 09:25 PM (wB8Tg)
Posted by: Skip at December 31, 2016 09:25 PM (5sOEp)
- - Sefton, every damn morning since 11/12
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 31, 2016 09:24 PM (mbhDw)
No, I mean one that constantly runs, like the debt clock.
Posted by: The Other Guy at December 31, 2016 09:25 PM (bEMLI)
Posted by: Weasel at December 31, 2016 09:26 PM (Sfs6o)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 31, 2016 09:27 PM (mbhDw)
2011, and 2010. 1979-1991 also sucked. Come to think of it, so did 1992-1998, 2000-2002, 2004, and 2006-2009.
Posted by: Insomniac at December 31, 2016 09:27 PM (0mRoj)
At least 35 dead, 40 in hospital.
Posted by: Bandersnatch, gentleman cad at December 31, 2016 09:27 PM (mgbwf)
Posted by: The Other Guy at December 31, 2016 09:27 PM (bEMLI)
Posted by: Barney Fife at December 31, 2016 09:28 PM (gJ3Vg)
My
husband and I got home that night and looked at each other and said
"never again." Sadly, he died young and unexpectedly before the next
new year.
Posted by: Libertarianwannabe at December 31, 2016 09:12 PM (nQ10o)
I feel for you - mine died unexpectedly as well. Although we usually hosted people at our place for dinners and thus avoided the costs of such treaserous "friendships." Some people!
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at December 31, 2016 09:28 PM (tHwdc)
The Obama Countdown Clock reads 19 days, 14 hours, 38 minutes.
Posted by: Splunge at December 31, 2016 09:16 PM (iMxBJ)
Ace should post a countdown clock at HQ
Posted by: The Other Guy at December 31, 2016 09:23 PM (bEMLI)
"AHEM, HEM, HEM!!!"
- - Sefton, every damn morning since 11/12
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 31, 2016 09:24 PM (mbhDw)
--I might add a comment about that when I hit the tip jar.
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 09:29 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Weasel at December 31, 2016 09:26 PM (Sfs6o)
+++
Let's hope it's not more of the WTF interesting. Between you and me, I've had quite enough of that.
Pretty much every effing day.
Posted by: washrivergal at December 31, 2016 09:29 PM (CFc5L)
Posted by: Weasel at December 31, 2016 09:26 PM (Sfs6o)
As in "interesting times". We'll be lucky if Obozo and Captain Ketchup don't have us in a two-front war with Russia and China before Jan. 20.
Posted by: rickl at December 31, 2016 09:30 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: richard mcenroe at December 31, 2016 09:30 PM (Dgvtg)
no chance of the skankeley queen
we're out of the danger
of the old hope&changer
ITYKWIM
Posted by: seamrog at December 31, 2016 09:31 PM (K1np9)
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 09:32 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Buzzion at December 31, 2016 09:32 PM (cAnNx)
2011, and 2010. 1979-1991 also sucked. Come to think of it, so did 1992-1998, 2000-2002, 2004, and 2006-2009.
Posted by: Insomniac at December 31, 2016 09:27 PM (0mRoj)
Nah, 1992, 1999, and 2000 didn't suck.
Posted by: rickl at December 31, 2016 09:32 PM (sdi6R)
From the imdb description:
"Emmett Clayton has a nightmare before an important chess match: he and his opponent are chess pieces on a giant, fog-covered chess board. Clearly he's worried about his match with Tomlin Dudek, a kindly old fat Russian. Later, the two meet, not coincidentally, in a French restaurant, where they begin using the salt and pepper shakers and other objects on the table as chess pieces. The game continues in Clayton's apartment - secretly, because both Dudek's doctor and his coach would throw fits if they knew the diabetic Russian was out late, eating rich foods with his opponent. Clayton loses the impromptu game and has a nervous fit, from which Dudek tries to calm him down. The next day, Clayton decides he must murder Dudek before the match. He concocts a scheme that makes it look as if Dudek had met with an untimely accident in the hotel's trash compactor, but our rumpled and seemingly disorganized Lt. Columbo is on the case."
Clayton, the American murderer, is portrayed as brilliant, but mentally imbalanced, as something of a Bobby Fischer-type. The Russian he kills is a fat, jolly type.
Anyway, it's on Netflix along with the rest of the series
Posted by: I Work for Dick Jones at December 31, 2016 09:32 PM (rft/I)
Please Dabo, beat those assholes this time!
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 09:33 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at December 31, 2016 09:33 PM (tHwdc)
Posted by: The Other Guy at December 31, 2016 09:34 PM (bEMLI)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at December 31, 2016 09:34 PM (mbhDw)
Posted by: Weasel at December 31, 2016 09:35 PM (Sfs6o)
Maybe we can work out a meet up at a KC gig.
Posted by: teej at December 31, 2016 09:35 PM (gJ3Vg)
Posted by: New Year-ku at December 31, 2016 09:35 PM (2xRDR)
Sorry to hear about your loss, Miley. I hope you were as fortunate as I was in you husband and marriage.
Posted by: Libertarianwannabe at December 31, 2016 09:35 PM (nQ10o)
Posted by: Eromero at December 31, 2016 09:35 PM (zLDYs)
Posted by: Buzzion at December 31, 2016 09:32 PM (cAnNx)
--It doesn't help that Weber is fumbling.
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 09:36 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: The Other Guy at December 31, 2016 09:37 PM (bEMLI)
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 09:37 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Libertarianwannabe at December 31, 2016 09:38 PM (nQ10o)
Posted by: The Other Guy at December 31, 2016 09:34 PM (bEMLI)
--ESPN
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 09:38 PM (GsAUU)
Posted by: Buzzion at December 31, 2016 09:32 PM (cAnNx)
--It doesn't help that Weber is fumbling.
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 09:36 PM (GsAUU)
Maybe if he touched the ball more than once a quarter he wouldn't be fumbling.
Posted by: Buzzion at December 31, 2016 09:39 PM (cAnNx)
Posted by: richard mcenroe at December 31, 2016 09:41 PM (Dgvtg)
Posted by: Brother Cavil, Cylon without a basestar at December 31, 2016 09:42 PM (vyqqu)
Posted by: Brother Cavil, Cylon without a basestar at December 31, 2016 09:42 PM (vyqqu)
Hacked by the Russians.
Posted by: Buzzion at December 31, 2016 09:42 PM (cAnNx)
Posted by: BuzzionI half expect the Idiot King will start a nuclear war by January 20. Afraid NOBODY will get out of 2016 alive at this rate...
Posted by: Brother Cavil, Cylon without a basestar at December 31, 2016 09:48 PM (vyqqu)
Posted by: logprof at December 31, 2016 08:45 PM (GsAUU)
And the Feast of the Giving of the Name, Jesus.
Which is the patronal feast of the Society of Jesus, SJ.
Posted by: Fox 2! at December 31, 2016 10:05 PM (brIR5)
Posted by: Fox 2! at December 31, 2016 10:05 PM (brIR5)
Posted by: Fox 2! at December 31, 2016 10:09 PM (brIR5)
Posted by: FNG at December 31, 2016 10:10 PM (tj7nx)
I noticed the same thing against Wisconsin- an over-reliance on Barrett. "Here, you do everything"
Posted by: t-bird at December 31, 2016 10:38 PM (29QcC)
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Wonkette Announces "Morning Zoo" Format
John Kerry's "Plan" Causes Surrender of Moqtada al-Sadr's Militia
World Muslim Leaders Apologize for Nick Berg's Beheading
Michael Moore Goes on Lunchtime Manhattan Death-Spree
Milestone: Oliver Willis Posts 400th "Fake News Article" Referencing Britney Spears
Liberal Economists Rue a "New Decade of Greed"
Artificial Insouciance: Maureen Dowd's Word Processor Revolts Against Her Numbing Imbecility
Intelligence Officials Eye Blogs for Tips
They Done Found Us Out, Cletus: Intrepid Internet Detective Figures Out Our Master Plan
Shock: Josh Marshall Almost Mentions Sarin Discovery in Iraq
Leather-Clad Biker Freaks Terrorize Australian Town
When Clinton Was President, Torture Was Cool
What Wonkette Means When She Explains What Tina Brown Means
Wonkette's Stand-Up Act
Wankette HQ Gay-Rumors Du Jour
Here's What's Bugging Me: Goose and Slider
My Own Micah Wright Style Confession of Dishonesty
Outraged "Conservatives" React to the FMA
An On-Line Impression of Dennis Miller Having Sex with a Kodiak Bear
The Story the Rightwing Media Refuses to Report!
Our Lunch with David "Glengarry Glen Ross" Mamet
The House of Love: Paul Krugman
A Michael Moore Mystery (TM)
The Dowd-O-Matic!
Liberal Consistency and Other Myths
Kepler's Laws of Liberal Media Bias
John Kerry-- The Splunge! Candidate
"Divisive" Politics & "Attacks on Patriotism" (very long)
The Donkey ("The Raven" parody)