The Morning Rant

"Progressives think that America is the worst nation in the world, full of violence, racism, sexism, homophobia and Islamophobia and ruled by Literally Hitler in an orange fright wig. So why don't they post warning signs on the border of this evil country and try to keep people out instead of inviting them all in?"

(h/t Hadrian the Seventh)

So how big is Irma?

I combined the images of Hurricane Andrew (1992) & Hurricane Irma (today) at scale in a gif. Irma is a damn leviathan. pic.twitter.com/4HEw1NNxxd
— Joel 🌮 (@JoelNihlean) September 7, 2017

This was a comment posted in the Rant thread yesterday, and it's one of the best stories I've heard in awhile. So, for those of you who missed it:

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Back in the Sixties the thing to do was go out to California and join a hippie Commune. My Judo instructor's cousin did that. One day he gets a call at his Dojo in Houston from the leader of the Hippie commune who says "You have got to come out here and pick up your cousin - she is too crazy for us." My Sensei replied "Yeah, my cousin was always a few cards short of a full deck - OK I'll come pick her up." So he drives out to LA, spends a few days at the commune playing guitar with the hippies then drives his cousin back to Enid OK - drops her off - then drives back to Houston.

You're probably thinking "You senile old fart, why did you tell us that pointless story?"

Oh no, you don't understand: The hippie commune leader was Charles Manson, and the cousin was too crazy to be a member of the Manson family. This was about six weeks before the Tate - LaBianca murders. So up in Enid Oklahoma there is a little old lady who makes the members of the Manson Family look sane.

Posted by: An Observation at September 07, 2017 12:25 PM (B0W3Y)

I'm glad the DOJ filed an amicus brief on behalf of the Christian bakery owners who were caught not applauding loudly enough, as ace reported yesterday. Not only it is a blow for freedom, but I finally have a reason to post this pic I've been waiting to use:

Heroes You Never Hear About:

In 1943, upon arrival to Auschwitz, Jewish ballerina Franceska Mann stripped "distractingly," stole an SS guard's pistol and shot him dead pic.twitter.com/ByF9xOTNCD
— Molly Crabapple (@mollycrabapple) September 7, 2017

Wikipedia gives us the rest of the story:

Along with a group of new arrivals, Mann was taken into a room next to a gas chamber and ordered to disrobe for "delousing". While taking off her clothes in a calculated manner in order to distract the guard, she managed to grab the roll-call officer's pistol, and reportedly shot him fatally in the stomach. She fired a second shot that wounded an SS sergeant. It was a signal for other prisoners to stage a riot which was broken up when other guards opened fire at the group using machine guns. Mann died on the spot.

May God rest her soul.

Old and busted: flannel shirts and bib overalls
The new hotness: 'clothing optional' farming:

Posted by: OregonMuse at 11:27 AM

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1 First.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at September 08, 2017 11:27 AM (5IkYA)

2 Nice. Haven't had one of those in a while.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at September 08, 2017 11:27 AM (5IkYA)

3 dammit I was reading the content

Posted by: random ~~lurker~~ commenter at September 08, 2017 11:28 AM (dab45)

4 I occasionally pick my nuts in the nude.

Posted by: Under Fire at September 08, 2017 11:30 AM (mcI77)

5 The world has gone insane.

Posted by: Infidel at September 08, 2017 11:30 AM (mxS7w)

6 Great content.

Nude farming - only someplace that does not have tics, chiggers or mosquitos.

And sunscreen, lots of sunscreen. Hmm. That could be fun, but not work.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 08, 2017 11:31 AM (hyuyC)

7 You can scratch your balls but you can't pick your nuts.

Posted by: andycanuck at September 08, 2017 11:31 AM (mJ8mX)

8 Oregonmuse, your truly bring it.

Irma is truly terrifying. Much like CBD's art choices the last couple of days.

I remember the devastation of Andrew, and this looks like it will dwarf that.

Posted by: moki at September 08, 2017 11:31 AM (V+V48)

9 Looks at the gif...

Wowza

Posted by: Deplorable Redneck Bitter Clinger at September 08, 2017 11:31 AM (jAZR9)

10 Often the bigger the hurricane the faster it collapses, though. They burn themselves out quicker.

Along with a group of new arrivals, Mann was taken into a room next to a gas chamber and ordered to disrobe for "delousing". While taking off her clothes in a calculated manner in order to distract the guard, she managed to grab the roll-call officer's pistol, and reportedly shot him fatally in the stomach. She fired a second shot that wounded an SS sergeant. It was a signal for other prisoners to stage a riot which was broken up when other guards opened fire at the group using machine guns. Mann died on the spot.

That's how you deal with it. You're going to die anyway. Take as many with you as you can. Eventually it becomes prohibitively expensive and difficult to kill you, and they have to change tactics.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 08, 2017 11:31 AM (39g3+)

11 A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever - a limerick

As portrayed in the epic poem 'Endymion'
He comes on stage a-shakin' and a-shimmyin'
He gives a morning rant
(and he does it without pants)
It's Gorilla Pundit- Morons' favorite simian!!!

Posted by: Muldoon at September 08, 2017 11:32 AM (mvenn)

12 Democrats love what America can be .... I think Obama said. Michelle was never proud of this country till we elected the lying commie anti-American husband.

So they love what America can be, once they make it communist, assuming they do communism right. (meaning they will be the rulers, the rest their submissive servants)

But that all falls under the globalist agenda, but sorting out who runs the world comes after they destroy the West. They've got half of Europe by the balls ... but the Eastern bloc and the US deplorables are flinging sheet at them.

Posted by: illiniwek at September 08, 2017 11:32 AM (yKAUL)

13 I tried nude farming.

Didn't work. I think I was seeding too deeply.

Posted by: garrett at September 08, 2017 11:33 AM (onDmy)

14 The hippie commune leader was Charles Manson, and the cousin was too
crazy to be a member of the Manson family. This was about six weeks
before the Tate - LaBianca murders. So up in Enid Oklahoma there is a
little old lady who makes the members of the Manson Family look sane.
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I missed this yesterday.

Best.Story. EVAH.

/and I was somewhat chagrined when I was rejected by E-Harmony!

Posted by: shibumi at September 08, 2017 11:33 AM (aT+Bx)

15 I've squeezed some melons in the nude.

Posted by: Under Fire at September 08, 2017 11:33 AM (mcI77)

16 Nude farming just sounds dangerous.

Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at September 08, 2017 11:33 AM (ul9CR)

17 Sadly, I can't see the last name "Mann" without thinking of that awful "Juwanna Mann" movie.

Posted by: Hikaru at September 08, 2017 11:34 AM (WDCYi)

18 Damn Twitter video won't run on this steam-powered laptop.

Anyone got a link to a You Tube version, or some way to post a conversion tool here?

Prayers for all of Florida. And a special prayer today if you will, for my 89 y/o Step Mom, right there in Orlando.

She's about as well prepared as can be, with a 12kw whole-house automatic generator, withal.

I just hope that there's still a house to be powered.

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at September 08, 2017 11:34 AM (MGCfm)

19 Even if cats could text, they'd never text you back.

Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at September 08, 2017 11:34 AM (ul9CR)

20 i had no idea hillary spent time in enid ok.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at September 08, 2017 11:34 AM (KP5rU)

21 Hat tip and prayers to Miss Mann and her warrior spirit

I will never go quietly. I survived September 11th ultimately by the grace of God and a strong will to live. I told my family I would see them when I got home because I would never be a "victim".

Posted by: Marcus T, Reassigned to indirect fire at September 08, 2017 11:35 AM (9xpg1)

22 Sadly, I can't see the last name "Mann" without thinking of that awful "Juwanna Mann" movie.

I always think of Michael "Piltdown" Mann, author of the deliberately fraudulent hockey stick.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 08, 2017 11:35 AM (39g3+)

23 So they love what America can be, once they make it communist, assuming they do communism right. (meaning they will be the rulers, the rest their submissive servants)

Well after all, they were the ones they had been waiting for.

Posted by: random ~~lurker~~ commenter at September 08, 2017 11:35 AM (dab45)

24 Irma vs Andrew.

http://tinyurl.com/ybrvkgu8

Posted by: geoffb5 at September 08, 2017 11:35 AM (zOpu5)

25 Mrs. Robbo's aunt and uncle decided to ride things out in Port St. Lucie. I hear this morning that they're now....regretting this decision.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llamabutcher at September 08, 2017 11:35 AM (gEfqp)

26 I draw the line at bailing hay nekkid.. No, just no..

Posted by: IP at September 08, 2017 11:35 AM (UmSfZ)

27 >>So up in Enid Oklahoma there is a little old lady who makes the members of the Manson Family look sane. Posted by: An Observation at September 07, 2017 12:25 PM (B0W3Y)

She didn't even stick around long enough to pick up a cool nickname. Like...Ouisch.

Posted by: Zod at September 08, 2017 11:35 AM (Bdeb0)

28 Squeezed a nude lemon? Wait...

Posted by: Deplorable Redneck Bitter Clinger at September 08, 2017 11:36 AM (jAZR9)

29 5 The world has gone insane.
Posted by: Infidel at September 08, 2017 11:30 AM (mxS7w)

Actually... its always been insane... it takes a lot of damn work to make it orderly and have a coherent society.

Chaos is the natural state...

So we create these things called government to help impose order.... BUT... our government no longer understands that mission....

Posted by: Don Q. at September 08, 2017 11:36 AM (NgKpN)

30 Franceska Mann

Hand Salute. Two.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 08, 2017 11:36 AM (hyuyC)

31 A group of us rode out to Barker Ranch in the past(what's left of it) and it literally is in the middle of nowhere. Spooky vibe going on inside the the old ranch house also- Hantavirus signs were everywhere.

Posted by: Under Fire at September 08, 2017 11:36 AM (mcI77)

32 Sorry, my page didn't load the image only the text that was posted.

Posted by: geoffb5 at September 08, 2017 11:36 AM (zOpu5)

33 Just glanced at Drudge.

Apparently, Steven Colbert gave Trump the Nazi salute last night.

What a card. So funny. We're all laughing real hard.

Did I mention I will be cutting the cable cord, and maybe even blowing up my TV?

Posted by: Bozo Conservative....outlaw in America at September 08, 2017 11:37 AM (vcOmj)

34 Top thirty again?

Posted by: Traveling Man at September 08, 2017 11:37 AM (R5lpX)

35 So up in Enid Oklahoma there is a little old lady who makes the members of the Manson Family look sane.

-
Down in Louisiana, where the alligators grow so mean
There lived a girl, that I swear to the world
Made the alligators look tame

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Doppelganger To the Stars! at September 08, 2017 11:37 AM (Nwg0u)

36 Nude farm workers...

... must've been the early days of FarmersOnly.com

Posted by: an indifferent penguin at September 08, 2017 11:37 AM (jj+OQ)

37 After a week of air quality here in Spokane that varied between "hazardous, don't breathe" and "really bad for you, try not to breathe", we finally got a breeze and a few sprinkles of rain. A small improvement. I'd still rather be here than in the path of Irma. Be careful all you folks back east!

Posted by: The Inexplicable Dr. Julius Strangepork at September 08, 2017 11:37 AM (Fp1nn)

38
I always think of Michael "Piltdown" Mann, author of the deliberately fraudulent hockey stick.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 08, 2017 11:35 AM (39g3+)

"Meltdown" Mann

Posted by: josephistan at September 08, 2017 11:38 AM (7HtZB)

39 Missed by that much!

Posted by: Traveling Man at September 08, 2017 11:38 AM (R5lpX)

40 Planting wouldn't be terrible nude, as long as you had a lot of sunblock. But other aspects like weeding, baling, tasselling corn, etc... no thank you.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 08, 2017 11:38 AM (39g3+)

41 ...and I was somewhat chagrined when I was rejected by E-Harmony!

Posted by: shibumi at September 08, 2017 11:33 AM (aT+Bx)

A like honor, of which I'm proud to share with you, ma'am.

I think I scared their algorithms.

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

p.s. heard on the grapevine, that eHarmony matched AtC with Bob from NSA? Whuzzupwitdat?

/snrk

Posted by: Jim at September 08, 2017 11:38 AM (MGCfm)

42 Hantavirus signs were everywhere.
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Back in the early 90's, there were Plague signs up in some of the national forests around Tahoe.

As someone from Michigan, that freaked me out, since we don't have "bubonic plague" here.

Or "hantavirus."

Posted by: shibumi at September 08, 2017 11:38 AM (aT+Bx)

43 >> After a week of air quality here in Spokane that varied between "hazardous, don't breathe" and "really bad for you, try not to breathe", we finally got a breeze and a few sprinkles of rain. A small improvement. I'd still rather be here than in the path of Irma

Piker.

Been under the smoke for 6 1/2 weeks over here.

Posted by: garrett at September 08, 2017 11:38 AM (onDmy)

44 22 Sadly, I can't see the last name "Mann" without thinking of that awful "Juwanna Mann" movie.

I always think of Michael "Piltdown" Mann, author of the deliberately fraudulent hockey stick.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 08, 2017 11:35 AM (39g3+)

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Michael "Heat" Mann is much better.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at September 08, 2017 11:38 AM (5IkYA)

45 That sign is on Zod's plantation, isn't it?

Posted by: Grump928(C) at September 08, 2017 11:38 AM (QQ+il)

46 We were worried that Irma might come uncomfortably close to Noo Awlins, like to Mobile. One of the "spaghetti-strand" models showed it doing that last week. I was getting ready to call hotels that would take pets in Shreveport.

Good luck to the morons, 'ettes, and others in Florida and Georgia.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at September 08, 2017 11:38 AM (FYBYK)

47 33: colbert is just playing to his base. demented circus monkeys. i'm sure all three viewers laughed their bright red asses off.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at September 08, 2017 11:39 AM (KP5rU)

48 28 Squeezed a nude lemon? Wait...
Posted by: Deplorable Redneck Bitter Clinger at September 08, 2017 11:36 AM (jAZR9)

I think you know what I'm talking about

Posted by: Robert Plant at September 08, 2017 11:39 AM (7HtZB)

49 That nude farming sign is totes for a marijuana farm.

Posted by: Roy at September 08, 2017 11:39 AM (7n4KQ)

50 You'll never see that sign at the entrance to the Book Thread.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at September 08, 2017 11:39 AM (ctuyM)

51 33 Just glanced at Drudge.

Apparently, Steven Colbert gave Trump the Nazi salute last night.

What a card. So funny. We're all laughing real hard.

Did I mention I will be cutting the cable cord, and maybe even blowing up my TV?
Posted by: Bozo Conservative....outlaw in America at September 08, 2017 11:37 AM (vcOmj)

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What is in the New York water?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at September 08, 2017 11:39 AM (5IkYA)

52 >>Posted by: Robert Plant at September 08, 2017 11:39 AM (7HtZB)

Call. Me.

Posted by: Don Lemon at September 08, 2017 11:40 AM (onDmy)

53 Posted by: The Inexplicable Dr. Julius Strangepork at September 08, 2017 11:37 AM (Fp1nn)

Ahhh..Spokane..my old haunt when I was a WSU Coug. Very fond memories.

Posted by: IC at September 08, 2017 11:40 AM (a0IVu)

54 42 As someone from Michigan, that freaked me out, since we don't have "bubonic plague" here.

Or "hantavirus."

Posted by: shibumi at September 08, 2017 11:38 AM (aT+Bx)

Currently, the Black Plague resides in Kalorama.

Posted by: Hikaru at September 08, 2017 11:40 AM (WDCYi)

55 Nude farming: "OK, everybody, break time.

Who wants a doughnut?"

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at September 08, 2017 11:40 AM (bIwZ6)

56 47 33: colbert is just playing to his base. demented circus monkeys. i'm sure all three viewers laughed their bright red asses off.
Posted by: chavez the hugo at September 08, 2017 11:39 AM (KP5rU)

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Weird...I tend to laugh at jokes.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at September 08, 2017 11:40 AM (5IkYA)

57 >> After a week of air quality here in Spokane that varied between "hazardous, don't breathe" and "really bad for you, try not to breathe", we finally got a breeze and a few sprinkles of rain. A small improvement. I'd still rather be here than in the path of Irma

We have ash drifting on the back deck. Man up fer crying out loud.

Posted by: Under Fire at September 08, 2017 11:40 AM (mcI77)

58 A like honor, of which I'm proud to share with you, ma'am.

I think I scared their algorithms.

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I thought it was hysterically funny at the time.

"What do you mean you ONLY want to date white Christian men who are employed and smart? You are WAY too picky for us Missy."

Posted by: shibumi at September 08, 2017 11:41 AM (aT+Bx)

59 56; wasn't joking.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at September 08, 2017 11:42 AM (KP5rU)

60 And still no word from Kasich's office on what laws legal, tax paying Ohioans are allowed to ignore.

Posted by: Bicentennialguy at September 08, 2017 11:42 AM (r+NRJ)

61 IC

Weren't you a little young to be a Cougar at WSU?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 08, 2017 11:42 AM (hyuyC)

62
Currently, the Black Plague resides in Kalorama.
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Nice.

I had to look at that up to understand it.

Accurate, clever, and I learned something.

Well done.

Posted by: shibumi at September 08, 2017 11:42 AM (aT+Bx)

63 Prayers for all of Florida. And a special prayer today if you will, for my 89 y/o Step Mom, right there in Orlando.

*****

You got it, Jim.

Missus Muldoon's 89 year old aunt is just north of there, hunkering down with family around her.

Missus Muldoon pointed out to me this morning something I hadn't considered. Florida has a disproportionately elderly population which may negatively affect ability to endure the storm and its aftermath in place or hamper mobility if fleeing.

Posted by: Muldoon at September 08, 2017 11:42 AM (mvenn)

64 Weird...I tend to laugh at jokes.

Guys like him survive by yelling stuff that people want to hear and laugh at. His entire schtick now is those "Bush sucks" lines comedians would throw out in the naughties just to get the crowd laughing. They weren't funny, but people liked to hear it and would cheer like apes being shown a shiny thing.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 08, 2017 11:42 AM (39g3+)

65 Picking your nuts in the nude is to harsh on the nuts.
You must use the pinch and roll technique.
Still effective but no where near as damaging.

Posted by: lowfibass at September 08, 2017 11:42 AM (BrqlK)

66 With my apologies to all the other jagoffs, Steven Colbert is a jagoff.

Posted by: Roy at September 08, 2017 11:43 AM (7n4KQ)

67 Have family in central Florida. I expect they will be in for a noisy time Sunday, but it won't be too bad.

Until after - I think there will be lots of shortages. Gas will be hard to find.

Posted by: blaster at September 08, 2017 11:43 AM (8ZHdq)

68 Nude farming: "OK, everybody, break time.
Who wants a doughnut?"
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at September 08, 2017 11:40 AM

Doughnuts! Get yer doughnuts here!

Posted by: John Holmes at September 08, 2017 11:43 AM (ctuyM)

69 @ 24 Irma vs Andrew.

http://tinyurl.com/ybrvkgu8

Posted by: geoffb5 at September 08, 2017 11:35 AM (zOpu5

Well done, and appreciated! Thank you, sir!

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at September 08, 2017 11:44 AM (MGCfm)

70 60; you're assuming anyone in kasichs' administration can read? or communicate. everybody there is fucked in the head.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at September 08, 2017 11:44 AM (KP5rU)

71 There is a part of me that thinks the Christian bakers should of baked two cakes. For free. As a gesture of Christian love.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 08, 2017 11:44 AM (0tfLf)

72 Did I mention I will be cutting the cable cord, and maybe even blowing up my TV?
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Do NOT blow up your tv.

Instead, take it outside, and put it on a large, heavy tarp.

Then smash it to bits with a baseball bat. Or possibly a lead pipe. Or a 2x2.

MUCH more satisfying and the fun lasts longer than just an explosion!

/plus, 4 out of 5 serial killers agree, tarps are tops for easy clean up!

Posted by: shibumi at September 08, 2017 11:44 AM (aT+Bx)

73 Miss Mann was the baddest ballerina ever.*

*words you don't think you'll ever use

Posted by: huerfano at September 08, 2017 11:44 AM (Dp2K8)

74 They weren't funny, but people liked to hear it and would cheer like apes being shown a shiny thing.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 08, 2017 11:42 AM (39g3+)

You better smile when you say that, human

Posted by: GorillaPundit at September 08, 2017 11:45 AM (7HtZB)

75 Ah can't get the douhnuts off of mah bent weenie.

Do you feel my pain?

Posted by: Bill Clintoon at September 08, 2017 11:45 AM (ul9CR)

76 How come whenever I do the laundry, one of the socks always disappears?

Posted by: Hurrican Erma at September 08, 2017 11:45 AM (/qEW2)

77 55 Nude farming: "OK, everybody, break time.

Who wants a doughnut?"
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at September 08, 2017 11:40 AM (bIwZ6)

A guy can bring some out to the women laborers. Should be able to bring 4 (one in each hand and two.....). 5 if it isn't too cold.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at September 08, 2017 11:45 AM (jxbfJ)

78 By the way that really is a true story about my Judo Sensei.

and I was somewhat chagrined when I was rejected by E-Harmony!

They offered me a lifetime membership. ( Hint: a lifetime membership in a fix me up with somebody club - is not a good thing. )

Seriously E-Harmony rejects alpha males - it is for Betas only - that is what the personality test is for.

Posted by: An Observation at September 08, 2017 11:45 AM (ejjFk)

79 My favorite part of the day!

Posted by: LaughingOutLoud! at September 08, 2017 11:45 AM (jfpNK)

80 Imsomniac is going to ride it out, right under the path. Maybe he can get a picture of the eye as it goes over.

Blessings to all in danger from Irma. May your stories be good ones.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 08, 2017 11:46 AM (hyuyC)

81 I didn't see Badass Ballerinas open for anybody but I'd like to steal it as a band name.

Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at September 08, 2017 11:46 AM (ul9CR)

82 Nude farming sort of takes the concept of coveralls in a totally opposite direction.

Posted by: Muldoon at September 08, 2017 11:46 AM (mvenn)

83 Here are some webcam's in the Keys, if anyone is interested.

Over the years one of our favorite places there has been Cheeca Lodge in Islamorada. It's about four feet or so above sea level, and the predicted storm surge (10-12 feet I'm told) will mean total submersion of Islamorada (and most other keys I'd imagine). Pretty wild stuff; hope everyone has gone north.

http://preview.tinyurl.com/cu8w9p6

Posted by: Barack Obama is a bad, bad man at September 08, 2017 11:46 AM (ylUqT)

84 So, let's talk bourbon real quick.

I helped get an assignment completed that had been lingering for months that was on someone else's plate, and this guy brought me a Henry McKenna Single Barrel as a thank you.

People reviewing on Total Wine's website seem to like it. Anyone had it before?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at September 08, 2017 11:47 AM (5IkYA)

85 Missus Muldoon pointed out to me this morning something I hadn't considered. Florida has a disproportionately elderly population which may negatively affect ability to endure the storm and its aftermath in place or hamper mobility if fleeing.

We don't have a choice, there's nowhere for us to go. B'Gal's family are all down here.

Which reminds me to get more Guinness at my last run to the grocery store here in a bit.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at September 08, 2017 11:47 AM (bIwZ6)

86 The models show Irma losing power fairly quickly after making landfall, but South Florida is still predicted to get hit at category 4. The Villages is planning an outdoor orgy to take place during the hurricane.

I may have made that last one up.

Posted by: Insomniac at September 08, 2017 11:47 AM (0mRoj)

87 61 IC

Weren't you a little young to be a Cougar at WSU?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 08, 2017 11:42 AM

Go Cougs!!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at September 08, 2017 11:47 AM (0tfLf)

88 50 You'll never see that sign at the entrance to the Book Thread.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at September 08, 2017 11:39 AM (ctuyM)

Damn right.

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at September 08, 2017 11:47 AM (bjWNl)

89 Dating sites are pretty simple. Be rich if you're a guy, be cute if you're a girl and have a pic. You'll get attention. Otherwise?

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 08, 2017 11:47 AM (39g3+)

90 Lesson for those seeking despotism from Miss Mann. There are those who will fight you all the way to the gates of hell until you're back behind the fence.

Posted by: Marcus T, Reassigned to indirect fire at September 08, 2017 11:47 AM (9xpg1)

91 Seriously E-Harmony rejects alpha males - it is for Betas only - that is what the personality test is for.
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Interesting.

I probably qualify as an alpha female, and that might have worked against me as well.

Posted by: shibumi at September 08, 2017 11:48 AM (aT+Bx)

92 how to be a good GOP guy, when progs serve up a dose of:

""Progressives think that America is the worst nation in the world, full of violence, racism, sexism, homophobia and Islamophobia and ruled by Literally Hitler in an orange fright wig."

Good GOP pol guy goes, "you're insane, you're so wrong you need mental help. Stop listening to cultural marxists who are using our guilt receptors against us"

Posted by: andrew jarbacka at September 08, 2017 11:48 AM (DQdye)

93 90 Dating sites are pretty simple. Be rich if you're a guy, be cute if you're a girl and have a pic. You'll get attention. Otherwise?
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 08, 2017 11:47 AM (39g3+)

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Didn't need the first part, but Dolley looked smokin' in her photos on Match.com.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at September 08, 2017 11:48 AM (5IkYA)

94 you're assuming anyone in kasichs' administration can read? or communicate.
Posted by: chavez the hugo at September 08, 2017 11:44 AM

Neither rain nor snow nor sleet nor lack of bud will keep us from our appointed communications!

Posted by: John Kasich and WackyWeed Hickenlooper at September 08, 2017 11:48 AM (ctuyM)

95 Opal was the last hurricane to "hit" Atlanta in 1995.

I think we may get smacked by Irma as well, since she seems intent on bowling a strike right through Florida and Georgia.

Posted by: Mortimer - Finish Her! at September 08, 2017 11:49 AM (2wRtc)

96 93 how to be a good GOP guy, when progs serve up a dose of:

""Progressives think that America is the worst nation in the world, full of violence, racism, sexism, homophobia and Islamophobia and ruled by Literally Hitler in an orange fright wig."

Good GOP pol guy goes, "you're insane, you're so wrong you need mental help. Stop listening to cultural marxists who are using our guilt receptors against us"
Posted by: andrew jarbacka at September 08, 2017 11:48 AM (DQdye)

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I prefer, "Move to Canada. We'll all be happier with you there."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at September 08, 2017 11:49 AM (5IkYA)

97 The Villages is planning an outdoor orgy to take place during the hurricane.

I may have made that last one up.
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Yeah, I think I've read about STD's at "The Villages" in FL.

No doubt there are orgies planned, they're just not officially on the "activities calendar."

Posted by: shibumi at September 08, 2017 11:49 AM (aT+Bx)

98 You should see me during the clam harvest.

Posted by: Under Fire at September 08, 2017 11:49 AM (mcI77)

99 Dating sites are pretty simple. Be rich if you're a guy, be cute if you're a girl and have a pic. You'll get attention.

If you are either of those things, why do you need a dating service?

♫ ...Lowered Expectations ... ♫

Posted by: Grump928(C) at September 08, 2017 11:49 AM (QQ+il)

100 I didn't see Badass Ballerinas open for anybody but I'd like to steal it as a band name.
Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at September 08, 2017 11:46 AM (ul9CR)

Go for it. As for me, I'm stealing "Demented Circus Monkeys" from chavez the hugo.

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at September 08, 2017 11:49 AM (bjWNl)

101 There is a part of me that thinks the Christian bakers should of baked two cakes. For free. As a gesture of Christian love.

Posted by: Diogenes

But this is in the context of affirming and celebrating in something that they consider evil.

It's like saying, "I think churches should buy Qu'rans and give them to Mosques. For free. As a gesture of Christian love."

In other words, this is a complex case which involves more factors than just showing material kindness to an enemy.

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at September 08, 2017 11:50 AM (/qEW2)

102

Now I'm a farmer, and I'm digging, digging, digging, digging, digging
Now I'm a farmer, and I'm digging, digging, digging, digging, digging
It's alarming how charming it is to be a-farming
How calming and balming the effect of the air

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 08, 2017 11:50 AM (IqV8l)

103 Missus Muldoon pointed out to me this morning something I hadn't considered. Florida has a disproportionately elderly population which may negatively affect ability to endure the storm and its aftermath in place or hamper mobility if fleeing.

Posted by: Muldoon at September 08, 2017 11:42 AM (mvenn)

Yep. I'm prepping the truck for a post Irma road trip, just in case.

Tools, toiletries, armaments. Plenty of food, water and whisky.

If I have to make the drive, I'm assuming I'll have to sleep at least one night in the truck, as there likely won't be a vacant hotel room anywhere between Houston and Orlando.

Got both the portable generator and Husqvarna 460 Rancher, 20 in. chainsaw in the shop right now, getting tuned n' tweaked to both be 100%, if needed.

At least Step Mom's neighbors are a well armed, grouchy bunch who all cooperate in keeping and eye out on her and her well being.

Prayers up for your Mom too, Muldoon!

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at September 08, 2017 11:50 AM (MGCfm)

104 You know what they need to grow at the nude farm?

Fig leaves.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Doppelganger To the Stars! at September 08, 2017 11:50 AM (Nwg0u)

105 "89 50 You'll never see that sign at the entrance to the Book Thread.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at September 08, 2017 11:39 AM (ctuyM)

Damn right.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at September 08, 2017 11:47 AM (bjWNl)"

Hold on. So I have to read Ed Darack's "Extortion 17" this weekend wearing pants?

What the heck is going on around here?

Posted by: Marcus T, Reassigned to indirect fire at September 08, 2017 11:51 AM (9xpg1)

106 Insomniac. "The Villages is planning an outdoor orgy to take place during the hurricane.

I may have made that last one up."

No you didn't. There is another business opportunity. Orgy legal waivers of liability.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 08, 2017 11:51 AM (hyuyC)

107 Yeah, I think I've read about STD's at "The Villages" in FL.
No doubt there are orgies planned, they're just not officially on the "activities calendar."
Posted by: shibumi at September 08, 2017 11:49 AM (aT+Bx)

Yeah, I've heard that because of improved geriatric care and viagra, most old folks homes are like Peyton Place nowadays...

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at September 08, 2017 11:51 AM (bjWNl)

108 instead, I guess my point was, our leaders believe that shit and go ryan or jeb. Or they feel they need to overcompensate against it. fugg that

Posted by: andrew jarbacka at September 08, 2017 11:51 AM (DQdye)

109 Is that on a pot farm?

Posted by: Cannibal Bob at September 08, 2017 11:51 AM (3soRk)

110 Two of these watermelons are poisoned.

Posted by: Just the Punchline at September 08, 2017 11:52 AM (QQ+il)

111 "That's how you deal with it. You're going to die anyway. Take as many with you as you can. Eventually it becomes prohibitively expensive and difficult to kill you, and they have to change tactics.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 08, 2017 11:31 AM (39g3+)"

Truth !

I am waiting for this understanding to percolate through the consciousness of "our side" in the current poitical climate.

Oh, and thanks, Wolfus Aurelius, for using the term "spaghetti models" up above - I was trying to remember the URL of a site Joe Bastardi recommended; spaghettimodels.com.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez, we are being gaslighted 24/7 at September 08, 2017 11:52 AM (Umfx1)

112 Let's see:

Hurricane Irma has hit the rich and famous playgrounds of the Virgin Islands, Branson's private island of excessive wealth, is about to hit the commie hell hole of Cuba and the corrupt banker's paradise of the Bahamas and will make landfall in Dade/Broward counties (guess) which is a bastion of old ponzi scheme recipients who vote democrat in Florida even if dead or a resident of a Northern state, where they vote "D" too.

Can't wait for the next Charlie Hebdo cover.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at September 08, 2017 11:52 AM (5VlCp)

113 Word to the wise: Don't accept any apples from a naked woman working the orchards named Eve.

Posted by: Fritz at September 08, 2017 11:52 AM (2Mnv1)

114 87 The models show Irma losing power fairly quickly after making landfall, but South Florida is still predicted to get hit at category 4. The Villages is planning an outdoor orgy to take place during the hurricane.
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Looking at the hurricane center tracking model now and it shows Irma as still being a CAT 1 hurricane as far north as what looks like around Ocala (cities not marked on the map).

The Naples to Fort Myers area looks like toast if the forecast track doesn't move further west.

Posted by: Barack Obama is a bad, bad man at September 08, 2017 11:52 AM (ylUqT)

115 Ever walk through a soybean field this time of year?
Now imagine doing it nekkid?

Makes me feel all itchy already.

Posted by: IP at September 08, 2017 11:52 AM (UmSfZ)

116 If you think nude farming is weird, you ought to check out strip mining!

Posted by: Muldoon at September 08, 2017 11:53 AM (mvenn)

117 No doubt there are orgies planned, they're just not officially on the "activities calendar."
Posted by: shibumi at September 08, 2017 11:49 AM (aT+Bx)

Word of mouth, as it were. They's some randy old buggers over there.

Posted by: Insomniac at September 08, 2017 11:53 AM (0mRoj)

118 The Villages is the STD Capital of the US.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at September 08, 2017 11:53 AM (bIwZ6)

119 If you are either of those things, why do you need a dating service?

Something else is terribly wrong with you....

Seriously though, I've read of actresses using online dating sites because they can't find guys at work. Also probably because there they can hide behind online anonymity so they're hoping to find a guy that likes them rather than their celebrity image.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 08, 2017 11:53 AM (39g3+)

120 113 Let's see:

Hurricane Irma has hit the rich and famous playgrounds of the Virgin Islands, Branson's private island of excessive wealth, is about to hit the commie hell hole of Cuba and the corrupt banker's paradise of the Bahamas and will make landfall in Dade/Broward counties (guess) which is a bastion of old ponzi scheme recipients who vote democrat in Florida even if dead or a resident of a Northern state, where they vote "D" too.

Can't wait for the next Charlie Hebdo cover.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at September 08, 2017 11:52 AM (5VlCp)

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Really, the Hebdo cover should have been of Hillary voters in Houston.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at September 08, 2017 11:53 AM (5IkYA)

121
I prefer, "Move to Canada. We'll all be happier with you there."

***

that'd worked better than "let's move in guatemala, we'll be happier now that we proved them wrong...oh wait why is Cali hard blue now?"

Posted by: andrew jarbacka at September 08, 2017 11:53 AM (DQdye)

122 Likes: hot sauce, bourbon, pantsuits, singing Negro spirituals, charitable foundations, long walks in the woods

Dislikes: seizures, Trump, my no-good cheating husband, young DNC workers who don't know how to keep their mouths shut

Posted by: Felonia's Alexa Dating Profile at September 08, 2017 11:53 AM (ul9CR)

123
The wind blows so hard the ocean gets up on its hind legs and walks right across the land.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 08, 2017 11:54 AM (IqV8l)

124 120 If you are either of those things, why do you need a dating service?

Something else is terribly wrong with you....

Seriously though, I've read of actresses using online dating sites because they can't find guys at work. Also probably because there they can hide behind online anonymity so they're hoping to find a guy that likes them rather than their celebrity image.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 08, 2017 11:53 AM (39g3+)

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Alexandra Daddario apparently did that.

Total smokeshow.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at September 08, 2017 11:54 AM (5IkYA)

125 The new hotness: 'clothing optional' farming:

It was more than modesty and weather that caused man to put on clothes.

Posted by: gNewt at September 08, 2017 11:54 AM (YT5Rb)

126 Naked farm foreman- "Okay, crew, listen up! Don't pick any bananas smaller than, oh, let's say smaller than Charlie over there."

Posted by: Muldoon at September 08, 2017 11:54 AM (mvenn)

127 Old MacDonald had a farm, ei, ei, o
Took his clothes off, ei, ei, o
Dick, dick, here, dick, dick there...

Posted by: Strobe at September 08, 2017 11:54 AM (gbWkA)

128
Yeah, I've heard that because of improved geriatric care and viagra, most old folks homes are like Peyton Place nowadays...

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at September 08, 2017 11:51 AM (bjWNl)

You haven't lived till they hit you with the defib at the moment of climax. You don't know whether you're comin' or goin'!

Posted by: The Villages Social Director at September 08, 2017 11:54 AM (3soRk)

129 The Villages guys with the pimped-out gold carts get all the chicks.

Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at September 08, 2017 11:55 AM (ul9CR)

130 8.2 EQ in southern Mexico, largest in 100 years. 5 dead.

Posted by: shibumi at September 08, 2017 11:55 AM (aT+Bx)

131 I remember the devastation of Andrew, and this looks like it will dwarf that.
Posted by: moki at September 08, 2017 11:31 AM (V+V4

I was in Florida during hurricane Andrew (at school, hunkered in the dorm - a story in itself). In a previous thread, someone mentioned that traffic clogs appeared to be at the toll plazas. Hopefully that's just because you have to slow down regardless of whether or not they're collecting tolls. Just before Andrew hit, they actually were collecting tolls. Someone called in to the local weather guy (he got somewhat famous for his role during Andrew, had a TV movie and everything), and told him about it. He kinda freaked out, and basically told the powers-that-be to stop collecting the tolls (which they did). So they should have learned their lesson.

Posted by: No One of Consequence at September 08, 2017 11:55 AM (+F0Wk)

132 Nude rapeseed farming is not recommended.

Posted by: Under Fire at September 08, 2017 11:55 AM (mcI77)

133 Looking at the hurricane center tracking model now and it shows Irma as still being a CAT 1 hurricane as far north as what looks like around Ocala (cities not marked on the map).

The 11 AM forecast shows Cat 1 all the way past Gainesville. Might make it to the Georgia line that strong.

Posted by: Ian S. at September 08, 2017 11:55 AM (3J/LN)

134 For super rich guys, online dating sites are great for outsourcing dating. When you're too busy working and making money, you put a profile up and let it do the job of finding girls.

Alexandra Daddario apparently did that.

Can you even imagine going out to a date and finding out she's the one you're meeting? Holy crap. Those eyes.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 08, 2017 11:55 AM (39g3+)

135 FYI, step daughter says POF, "plenty of fish", is pretty much a just hook up app.

Posted by: IP at September 08, 2017 11:55 AM (UmSfZ)

136 People reviewing on Total Wine's website seem to like it. Anyone had it before?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at September 08, 2017 11:47 AM (5IkYA)

That is the worst whiskey ever! Send it to me and I will dispose of it properly for you!

Posted by: tbodie at September 08, 2017 11:56 AM (Z2OIC)

137 I won't post this again but for yesterday's discussion about abuse and crime and as it ties into An Observation's Manson anecdote here's the story of a U.S. Marine
who was almost a victim of serial killer, homosexual Randy Kraft that shows how smooth psycho or sociopaths can be. (No gory details.)

http://www.orangecoast.com/features/center-of-the-universe/

I
don't know about the guy's conclusion--I think he's downplayed how interesting this type of psycho can make himself seem to you, and downplaying the effects of any drugs he might have been slipped.

Still, an interesting read IMHO.

Posted by: andycanuck at September 08, 2017 11:56 AM (mJ8mX)

138 134 Looking at the hurricane center tracking model now and it shows Irma as still being a CAT 1 hurricane as far north as what looks like around Ocala (cities not marked on the map).

The 11 AM forecast shows Cat 1 all the way past Gainesville. Might make it to the Georgia line that strong.
Posted by: Ian S. at September 08, 2017 11:55 AM (3J/LN)

Cat 1 is nothing.

Posted by: Insomniac at September 08, 2017 11:56 AM (0mRoj)

139 135
Alexandra Daddario apparently did that.

Can you even imagine going out to a date and finding out she's the one you're meeting? Holy crap. Those eyes.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 08, 2017 11:55 AM (39g3+)

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yes...the eyes...

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at September 08, 2017 11:56 AM (5IkYA)

140 There is a part of me that thinks the Christian bakers should of baked two cakes. For free. As a gesture of Christian love.

Posted by: Diogenes

Right. So when I come back home after being drunk for 2 days I will tell Mrs. Muse 'Bob wanted me to go out and get shitfaced drunk with him, and this was a terrible idea, but out of Christian love, I got shitfaced drunk with him twice.'

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at September 08, 2017 11:56 AM (bjWNl)

141 Nude rapeseed farming is not recommended.

Picking okra is right out.

Posted by: Grump928(C) at September 08, 2017 11:56 AM (QQ+il)

142 137 People reviewing on Total Wine's website seem to like it. Anyone had it before?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at September 08, 2017 11:47 AM (5IkYA)

That is the worst whiskey ever! Send it to me and I will dispose of it properly for you!
Posted by: tbodie at September 08, 2017 11:56 AM (Z2OIC)

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Whew...saved me so much trouble!

I think I'll just dispose of it in this hole in my face. Seems cheaper than mailing...

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at September 08, 2017 11:57 AM (5IkYA)

143 The Villages is planning an outdoor orgy to take place during the hurricane.

They have a singalong planned - "...Yo, hoe, blow the man down..."

Posted by: Roy at September 08, 2017 11:57 AM (7n4KQ)

144 The Villages guys with the pimped-out gold carts get all the chicks.

I've played many gigs up there. They have some nice looking golf carts. My fave was the one that looks like a '57 Chevy, replete with fins and rims and flames.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at September 08, 2017 11:57 AM (bIwZ6)

145 FYI, step daughter says POF, "plenty of fish", is pretty much a just hook up app.
--

A co-worker calls it "Plenty of F*ck."

Posted by: shibumi at September 08, 2017 11:57 AM (aT+Bx)

146 Oh yeah, he shit in my pants too.

Posted by: Just the Punchline at September 08, 2017 11:57 AM (QQ+il)

147 142 Nude rapeseed farming is not recommended.

Picking okra is right out.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at September 08, 2017 11:56 AM (QQ+il)

And no pineapples.

Posted by: Insomniac at September 08, 2017 11:57 AM (0mRoj)

148 The wind blows so hard the ocean gets up on its hind legs and walks right across the land.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 08, 2017 11:54 AM (IqV8l)
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Incredible and awesome (or aweful) image.

Posted by: mustbequantum at September 08, 2017 11:57 AM (MIKMs)

149 I've harvested and picked up hay on a farm by hand. I'm guessing that's NOT what they are doing nude. I can't imagine that.

Posted by: Marcus T, Reassigned to indirect fire at September 08, 2017 11:58 AM (9xpg1)

150 Can you even imagine going out to a date and finding out she's the one you're meeting? Holy crap. Those eyes
======================

Eyes?

Posted by: Barack Obama is a bad, bad man at September 08, 2017 11:58 AM (ylUqT)

151 Oh, and thanks, Wolfus Aurelius, for using the term "spaghetti models" up above - I was trying to remember the URL of a site Joe Bastardi recommended; spaghettimodels.com.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez, we are being gaslighted 24/7
*
*
You're welcome! I'm more of an angel hair guy myself, but if that's what they wanna call 'em --

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at September 08, 2017 11:58 AM (FYBYK)

152 Cat 1 is nothing.

For inland cities like Orlando, Ocala, Gainesville, etc. Cat 1 is definitely something. In Miami, yeah, that's a day ending in "Y".

Posted by: Ian S. at September 08, 2017 11:58 AM (3J/LN)

153 Cat 1 is nothing.

Agreed. I pray Irma falls apart quickly.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at September 08, 2017 11:58 AM (bIwZ6)

154 "the ocean gets up on its hind legs and walks right across the land."

oh great. water elementals.

Posted by: Boulder terlit hobo at September 08, 2017 11:58 AM (INjRJ)

155 >>Cat 1 is nothing.

Cat 1 : Clothing Optional.

Posted by: garrett at September 08, 2017 11:59 AM (onDmy)

156 FYI, step daughter says POF, "plenty of fish", is pretty much a just hook up app.
--

A co-worker calls it "Plenty of F*ck."

Checks in box...

empty...

Posted by: Cu'Chulainn at September 08, 2017 11:59 AM (vmsda)

157 155 "the ocean gets up on its hind legs and walks right across the land."

oh great. water elementals.
Posted by: Boulder terlit hobo at September 08, 2017 11:58 AM (INjRJ)

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Or the Water Nation?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at September 08, 2017 11:59 AM (5IkYA)

158 I probably qualify as an alpha female, and that might have worked against me as well.

Alphas of both genders it appears.

Posted by: An Observation at September 08, 2017 11:59 AM (nHi3y)

159 I really would like us to drop about 3 or 4 MOABs in the center of a Hurricane to see if there would be any effect to reduce its strength . Probably like hitting Mike Tyson across the face with a pillow but still..

Posted by: Jack Sock at September 08, 2017 11:59 AM (r8Hiq)

160 Likes: Newsweek, tentacle prOn, underaged male prostitutes, family viewing hour, lawsuits

Dislikes: Tucker Carlson, flashing GIFs, seizures

Posted by: Kurt Reichenwald at September 08, 2017 11:59 AM (ul9CR)

161
Incredible and awesome (or aweful) image.
Posted by: mustbequantum

Line stolen from "Key Largo"

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 08, 2017 11:59 AM (IqV8l)

162 153 Cat 1 is nothing.

For inland cities like Orlando, Ocala, Gainesville, etc. Cat 1 is definitely something. In Miami, yeah, that's a day ending in "Y".
Posted by: Ian S. at September 08, 2017 11:58 AM (3J/LN)

I've been through many many hurricanes that came through Central Florida. Cat 1 is like a bad rainstorm. It's not that big a deal, really.

Posted by: Insomniac at September 08, 2017 12:00 PM (0mRoj)

163
I really would like us to drop about 3 or 4 MOABs in the center of a Hurricane to see if there would be any effect to reduce its strength .

Probably create HurricaneZilla

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 08, 2017 12:00 PM (IqV8l)

164 141 There is a part of me that thinks the Christian bakers should of baked two cakes. For free. As a gesture of Christian love.

Posted by: Diogenes

Right. So when I come back home after being drunk for 2 days I will tell Mrs. Muse 'Bob wanted me to go out and get shitfaced drunk with him, and this was a terrible idea, but out of Christian love, I got shitfaced drunk with him twice.'
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at September 08, 2017 11:56 AM (bjWNl)

*****

I'm not necessarily seeing a down side.

Posted by: Diogenes at September 08, 2017 12:00 PM (0tfLf)

165 In other words, this is a complex case which involves more factors than just showing material kindness to an enemy.
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at September 08, 2017 11:50 AM (/qEW2)
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I will point out that Diogenes didn't say what he thought should be in the cakes.

Posted by: bluebell at September 08, 2017 12:01 PM (UoSKV)

166 163 I've been through many many hurricanes that came through Central Florida. Cat 1 is like a bad rainstorm. It's not that big a deal, really.
Posted by: Insomniac at September 08, 2017 12:00 PM (0mRoj)

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I lived in Gainesville and Lakeland for 12 years total. I had school canceled once because of a hurricane.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at September 08, 2017 12:01 PM (5IkYA)

167 It's not that big a deal, really.

The worry is flooding, and tornadoes spun off.

Other than that, it's just an exciting windstorm.

Posted by: Grump928(c) at September 08, 2017 12:01 PM (QQ+il)

168 The pictures of Andrew and Irma next to each other is frightening...Prayers for those in its path...

Posted by: It's me donna at September 08, 2017 12:01 PM (O2RFr)

169 Plenty of Fish was a term that actually was chosen to refer to their premium paying members.

Posted by: Roy at September 08, 2017 12:01 PM (7n4KQ)

170 I am burned out on keeping track of Irma's track.... anybody here wanna do me a solid and tell me whether the thing is tracking more towards the Atlantic, or Gulf, side... have relatives on both coasts.

Posted by: kraken at September 08, 2017 12:02 PM (zSVEm)

171 If only if only God had given 11 Commandments to Moses, the eleventh commandment being:

"Thou shalt own a firearm"

Posted by: Sharkman at September 08, 2017 12:02 PM (rfC2s)

172 Now, nude turfgrass management is a whole 'nother story.

Posted by: Genius Award Winner from the Other Day at September 08, 2017 12:02 PM (4bKiB)

173 putting semen in a gay wedding cake might not have the reaction you expect.

Posted by: Boulder terlit hobo at September 08, 2017 12:02 PM (INjRJ)

174 Right. So when I come back home after being drunk for 2 days I will tell Mrs. Muse 'Bob wanted me to go out and get shitfaced drunk with him, and this was a terrible idea, but out of Christian love, I got shitfaced drunk with him twice.'

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at September 08, 2017 11:56 AM (bjWNl)

I'm kidding babe! It was 3 times!

Posted by: The Villages Social Director at September 08, 2017 12:02 PM (3soRk)

175 I really would like us to drop about 3 or 4 MOABs in the center of a Hurricane to see if there would be any effect to reduce its strength . Probably like hitting Mike Tyson across the face with a pillow but still..

Posted by: Jack Sock at September 08, 2017 11:59 AM (r8Hiq)

I think it was Edward Teller ('father of the H-bomb) who proposed nuking a hurricane. I think the idea was rejected because there was no certainty it would not just make the hurricane stronger.

Posted by: Slippery Slope Salesman at September 08, 2017 12:02 PM (EgwCt)

176 Can we all just please agree that the Weather Channel's Jim Cantore is a dipshit of epic proportions? A Cat 5 Dipshit, so to speak?

Posted by: Weasel at September 08, 2017 12:03 PM (8aWIY)

177 171 I am burned out on keeping track of Irma's track.... anybody here wanna do me a solid and tell me whether the thing is tracking more towards the Atlantic, or Gulf, side... have relatives on both coasts.

Posted by: kraken at September 08, 2017 12:02 PM (zSVEm

unfortunately, right now the answer is "yes".

Posted by: Roy at September 08, 2017 12:03 PM (7n4KQ)

178 "FYI, step daughter says POF, "plenty of fish", is pretty much a just hook up app."

Funny story there. I met my wife on POF heh.
4th anniversary coming up in 1 week.
7 years together in Sept.
Maybe we just got lucky?

Whats even funnier is that she was friends with my drummer.
Had actually been out to see us play like a week before we started talking on POF heh.

Posted by: lowfibass at September 08, 2017 12:03 PM (BrqlK)

179 154 Cat 1 is nothing.

Agreed. I pray Irma falls apart quickly.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at September 08, 2017 11:58 AM (bIwZ6)

As do we all. If the models are correct, it looks like South Florida will be taking one for the team, with the storm losing power fairly rapidly as it travels up over the landmass. This is not as bad as it could be, since if it stalled out over the Caribbean it could have gathered up steam again to a Cat 5 plus before making its way up.

Posted by: Insomniac at September 08, 2017 12:03 PM (0mRoj)

180 I am burned out on keeping track of Irma's track.... anybody here wanna do me a solid and tell me whether the thing is tracking more towards the Atlantic, or Gulf, side... have relatives on both coasts.

Latest cone show her heading right up the dead center of Florida then turning towards Atlanta.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at September 08, 2017 12:03 PM (bIwZ6)

181 Oh, and whatever happened to Christina Ricci?

Posted by: kraken at September 08, 2017 12:04 PM (zSVEm)

182 Well Doc I was picking eggplants and when I tripped one went right up my butt.

Posted by: Nude Farmer at September 08, 2017 12:04 PM (vzgzF)

183 I draw the line at bailing hay nekkid.. No, just no..

Posted by: IP at September 08, 2017 11:35 AM (UmSfZ)

Since most real farming these days is done from the air-conditioned cab of a tractor, sprayer, or combine, the biggest hazard of nude farming would be your sweaty ass sticking to the leather seat.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 08, 2017 12:04 PM (2le8w)

184 Likes: Hard-hitting news, fearless reporting, Cornell University

Dislikes: TRUMP!! MOTHERFUCKER TRUMP!!! I HATE HIM SO BAD I COULD JUST SHIT!!!! HE IS THE MOST EVIL GODDAMN COCKSUCKING ASSHOLE IN THE UNIVERSE!!! FUCKITY FUCK FUCK FUCK!!!

Posted by: Keith Olbermann at September 08, 2017 12:04 PM (bjWNl)

185 Posted by: Slippery Slope Salesman at September 08, 2017 12:02 PM (EgwCt)

Need to do it on a Hurricane that is not projected to hit land to see what happens. Also MOABs instead of Nuke 'cause you know.

Posted by: Jack Sock at September 08, 2017 12:05 PM (r8Hiq)

186 I am burned out on keeping track of Irma's track.... anybody here wanna do me a solid and tell me whether the thing is tracking more towards the Atlantic, or Gulf, side... have relatives on both coasts.

Posted by: kraken at September 08, 2017 12:02 PM (zSVEm)

Joe Bastardi seems to think landfall in the Keys, then northward.

Posted by: Slippery Slope Salesman at September 08, 2017 12:05 PM (EgwCt)

187 ...where there'll be a layover.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at September 08, 2017 12:05 PM (bIwZ6)

188 182 Oh, and whatever happened to Christina Ricci?
Posted by: kraken at September 08, 2017 12:04 PM (zSVEm)

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Played Zelda Fitzgerald in an Amazon Prime series.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at September 08, 2017 12:05 PM (5IkYA)

189 hobo, I was thinking more along the lines of ghost peppers or something like that.

Eek.

Posted by: bluebell at September 08, 2017 12:05 PM (UoSKV)

190 FUCKITY FUCK FUCK FUCK!!!

Posted by: Keith Olbermann at September 08, 2017 12:04 PM (bjWNl)

Peaches? is that you?

Posted by: The Villages Social Director at September 08, 2017 12:06 PM (3soRk)

191 watching john kasich eat fried chicken is like seeing nude farming. painful, and not all that attractive. unless, you're stoned. then, it's funny.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at September 08, 2017 12:06 PM (KP5rU)

192 183 Well Doc I was picking eggplants and when I tripped one went right up my butt.
Posted by: Nude Farmer at September 08, 2017 12:04 PM (vzgzF)

Million-to-one shot, doc! Million-to-one!

Posted by: Frank Costanza at September 08, 2017 12:06 PM (+F0Wk)

193 How big is Irma?

She's so big she sat on an iPhone and turned it into an iPad.

Posted by: wth at September 08, 2017 12:06 PM (HgMAr)

194 182 Oh, and whatever happened to Christina Ricci?
Posted by: kraken at September 08, 2017 12:04 PM (zSVEm)

After making Black Snake Moan I just assumed she went into porn.

Posted by: Jack Sock at September 08, 2017 12:06 PM (r8Hiq)

195 >>I am burned out on keeping track of Irma's track.... anybody here wanna do me a solid and tell me whether the thing is tracking more towards the Atlantic, or Gulf, side... have relatives on both coasts.

Latest track is for Irma to make landfall over the Keys and move up through the middle of the state more toward the Gulf side but inland. The are talking about a 5-10 foot storm surge all over southern Florida.

This is going to be a disaster.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 08, 2017 12:06 PM (/tuJf)

196 Reposted for Teresa in Ft Worth, forgot I was reading the ONT this morning
***

Perhaps Michelle's case - and others like it - will end up saving many, many more lives in the future.

That is our family's hope.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas

I know your heart must be broken. I am so sad and sorry for you. You are in my prayers, and so is your family.

My sister's first husband killed himself many years ago, and it just seems that hurt never goes away.
Who can know the heartbreak, sadness and depression that leads someone to this? My late brother in law suffered from seasonal depression, and he had a terrible time coping with winter. He had other problems eating at him, and then one day in January, he ended it all.

I pray that God can comfort you. Times likes this, you wonder how a merciful God can allow such things to happen. Where was He in Michelle's hour of need? I wish I had a better answer. Beyond this life, I hope you can be with her again. Love endures so much, and it will endure this.

Life at times does seem so tragic and hopeless. I hope you can gain comfort that her organs can help others live.

Posted by: Bozo Conservative....outlaw in America at September 08, 2017 12:07 PM (vcOmj)

197 Hopefully that's just because you have to slow down regardless of whether or not they're collecting tolls. Just before Andrew hit, they actually were collecting tolls. Someone called in to the local weather guy (he got somewhat famous for his role during Andrew, had a TV movie and everything), and told him about it. He kinda freaked out, and basically told the powers-that-be to stop collecting the tolls (which they did). So they should have learned their lesson.
Posted by: No One of Consequence at September 08, 2017 11:55 AM (+F0Wk)

Dear heavens, I had not thought of that. The few years we lived in Florida, they were emphatic about collecting tolls, and had increased them to an almost untenable rate. It took a lot of screaming and yelling at state reps to at least halt the rise.

It would not surprise me if they were still collecting tolls at all, and that is just awful.

Prayers up for everyone in harm's way, by the way. I would be torn about leaving, but after the comparison between Andrew and Irma, I think I would sit this one out farther away.

Posted by: moki at September 08, 2017 12:07 PM (V+V48)

198 135
Alexandra Daddario apparently did that.

Can you even imagine going out to a date and finding out she's the one you're meeting? Holy crap. Those eyes.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 08, 2017 11:55 AM (39g3+)

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yes...the eyes...

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at September 08, 2017 11:56 AM (5IkYA)

Meh, nothing special there.

Posted by: Country Boy - official AmbASSador to the CenTexMoMee - Molson labe! at September 08, 2017 12:07 PM (Jcg9Q)

199 Right. So when I come back home after being drunk for 2 days I will tell Mrs. Muse 'Bob wanted me to go out and get shitfaced drunk with him, and this was a terrible idea, but out of Christian love, I got shitfaced drunk with him twice.'
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at September 08, 2017 11:56 AM (bjWNl)
*****
I'm not necessarily seeing a down side.
Posted by: Diogenes at September 08, 2017 12:00 PM (0tfL

Heh. Tell that to Mrs. Muse.

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at September 08, 2017 12:07 PM (bjWNl)

200 Posted by: lowfibass at September 08, 2017 12:03 PM (BrqlK)
_____

Best friend is an OTR truck driver, met and chatted up his now wife on POF, when they found each other again on some auto racing related dating site... well, they figured they better take that as fate.
Been together over ten years now.

Posted by: IP at September 08, 2017 12:07 PM (UmSfZ)

201 Since most real farming these days is done from the air-conditioned cab of a tractor, sprayer, or combine, the biggest hazard of nude farming would be your sweaty ass sticking to the leather seat.

Well, given that real farmers these days need to rely on Ukranian hackers to keep their John Deere's running, I'd say there's a fair chance of having pics of girl farmers show up on the internet.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at September 08, 2017 12:08 PM (gIRsn)

202 193 183 Well Doc I was picking eggplants and when I tripped one went right up my butt.
Posted by: Nude Farmer at September 08, 2017 12:04 PM (vzgzF)

Million-to-one shot, doc! Million-to-one!
Posted by: Frank Costanza at September 08, 2017 12:06 PM (+F0Wk)

....and now my gerbile is trapped in there!

Posted by: Shep at September 08, 2017 12:08 PM (3soRk)

203 This is going to be a disaster.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 08, 2017 12:06 PM (/tuJf)

Maybe not so much for boat salesmen and roofers.

Posted by: Slippery Slope Salesman at September 08, 2017 12:08 PM (EgwCt)

204 Are all zucchini farmers women?

Posted by: Under Fire at September 08, 2017 12:08 PM (mcI77)

205 Jack Sock

Farting into a tornado. A hurricane is putting out H-Bomb amounts of energy daily.

See Accumulated Cyclone Energy.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 08, 2017 12:08 PM (hyuyC)

206 >> The are talking about a 5-10 foot storm surge all over southern Florida.

All of which is about 13 3/4" above Sea Level.

Posted by: garrett at September 08, 2017 12:09 PM (onDmy)

207 Thanks for the info, all. I have a relative that live(s/d) in Rockport... I have one in Vero Beach... I have one in Naples...

Posted by: kraken at September 08, 2017 12:09 PM (zSVEm)

208 Tolls are suspended statewide.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at September 08, 2017 12:09 PM (bIwZ6)

209 Can we all just please agree that the Weather Channel's Jim Cantore is a dipshit of epic proportions? A Cat 5 Dipshit, so to speak?

Posted by: Weasel at September 08, 2017 12:03 PM (8aWIY)

Has he cried yet?

Posted by: Country Boy - official AmbASSador to the CenTexMoMee - Molson labe! at September 08, 2017 12:09 PM (Jcg9Q)

210 177; why, yes he is. i keep hoping for a slow motion gif of him getting drilled in the face by a huge fucking stop sign. while he is chained to a palm tree. major assclown he is.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at September 08, 2017 12:09 PM (KP5rU)

211 204 This is going to be a disaster.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 08, 2017 12:06 PM (/tuJf)

Maybe not so much for boat salesmen and roofers.
Posted by: Slippery Slope Salesman at September 08, 2017 12:08 PM (EgwCt)

Splendid! Now all we need is an alien invasion!

Posted by: Paul Krugman at September 08, 2017 12:09 PM (0mRoj)

212 As portrayed in the epic poem 'Endymion'
He comes on stage a-shakin' and a-shimmyin'
He gives a morning rant
(and he does it without pants)
It's Gorilla Pundit- Morons' favorite simian!!!
Posted by: Muldoon
...........
Come for the Gorilla Punditing.. stay for the poetry! Dis place gots class!

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at September 08, 2017 12:10 PM (so+oy)

213 Can we all just please agree that the Weather Channel's Jim Cantore is a dipshit of epic proportions? A Cat 5 Dipshit, so to speak?

Some people, even on TV, look like they just smell horrible.

Posted by: Witchdoktor, AKA VA GOP Sucks at September 08, 2017 12:10 PM (eytER)

214 Just heard a local radio talk show host, a libertarian who normally is well informed and presents his case make the most insane claim, which we all have heard many other times. Supposedly, Republican are missing a HUGE opportunity with the Mexican illegals because

1. They are very family oriented
2. They are very religious.

Utter bullshit. Maybe with the upper classes, who aren't going anywhere but certainly not with the illegals. They may have large families, but that does not mean they are family oriented. Often there are kids in the same house from multiple fathers, none who are married to the mother or helping much with the bills or raise the kids. And religious? LOL!. Few attend church and most that do have religious beliefs a mile wide and an inch deep. I am a very occasional church attendee with no formal religious instruction and know far more about religion and Christianity than any of the many illegals I have met.

Where do people get these ideas? From Paul Ryan, Mark Rubio, John McCain talking points?

Posted by: Ripley at September 08, 2017 12:10 PM (MxEKc)

215 209 Tolls are suspended statewide.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at September 08, 2017 12:09 PM (bIwZ6)

Thank goodness. You and Insomniac please be safe.

Posted by: moki at September 08, 2017 12:10 PM (V+V48)

216 This is going to be a disaster.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 08, 2017 12:06 PM (/tuJf)

Maybe not so much for boat salesmen and roofers.

Posted by: Slippery Slope Salesman at September 08, 2017 12:08 PM (EgwCt)

Or the dindus.

Posted by: Country Boy - official AmbASSador to the CenTexMoMee - Molson labe! at September 08, 2017 12:11 PM (Jcg9Q)

217
Jack Sock

Farting into a tornado. A hurricane is putting out H-Bomb amounts of energy daily.

See Accumulated Cyclone Energy.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

We need Superman to get inside of it and fly round and round in the opposite direction. That would quench it!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 08, 2017 12:11 PM (IqV8l)

218 Tolls should be doubled for Jim Cantore.

Posted by: Weasel at September 08, 2017 12:11 PM (8aWIY)

219 206 Jack Sock

Farting into a tornado. A hurricane is putting out H-Bomb amounts of energy daily.

See Accumulated Cyclone Energy.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 08, 2017 12:08 PM (hyuyC)

That's my assumption but still would like to do an actual experiment. What could it hurt.

Posted by: Jack Sock at September 08, 2017 12:11 PM (r8Hiq)

220 >>All of which is about 13 3/4" above Sea Level.

My friend's place in the Keys is 5 feet above sea level.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 08, 2017 12:12 PM (/tuJf)

221 218 We need Superman to get inside of it and fly round and round in the opposite direction. That would quench it!
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 08, 2017 12:11 PM (IqV8l)

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Good thing I have him on speed dial.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at September 08, 2017 12:12 PM (5IkYA)

222 Oh, and whatever happened to Christina Ricci?

She's safe in my basement. Shhhh....

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at September 08, 2017 12:12 PM (oVJmc)

223 Did Rush say he was bugging out? He lives in West Palm Beach.

Posted by: Under Fire at September 08, 2017 12:12 PM (mcI77)

224 Do NOT blow up your tv.

Instead, take it outside, and put it on a large, heavy tarp.

Then smash it to bits with a baseball bat. Or possibly a lead pipe. Or a 2x2.

MUCH more satisfying and the fun lasts longer than just an explosion!

/plus, 4 out of 5 serial killers agree, tarps are tops for easy clean up!

Posted by: shibumi at September 08, 2017 11:44 AM (aT+Bx)

Build a big trebuchet, launch the TV into the sky, and blast it with a shotgun like it was a clay pigeon.

The old CRT TV's blowed up real good. Flat screens are...disappointing.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 08, 2017 12:12 PM (2le8w)

225
Supposedly, Republican are missing a HUGE opportunity with the Mexican illegals because

1. They are very family oriented
2. They are very religious.

I can't believe they're still putting out that "strategy."
Natural conservatives. Ha.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 08, 2017 12:12 PM (IqV8l)

226 >>Tolls should be doubled for Jim Cantore.

I am so looking forward to Cantore taking a flying Alligator in the face during this one.

Posted by: garrett at September 08, 2017 12:13 PM (onDmy)

227 It looks like the house I rented on Key Largo a few years back as a base for fishing ops might be ground zero.

Posted by: Weasel at September 08, 2017 12:14 PM (8aWIY)

228 160 I really would like us to drop about 3 or 4 MOABs in the center of a Hurricane to see if there would be any effect to reduce its strength . Probably like hitting Mike Tyson across the face with a pillow but still..
Posted by: Jack Sock at September 08, 2017 11:59 AM (r8Hiq)

Bastardi thinks we should trying aerial seeding the really bad one. That's supposed to weaken them somehow.

Harvey is old news, but the town where the eye hit now has one business open. No surprise, it's the oldest bar in town, running on a generator. Ferries are running too but only from 7-7 each day.

Prayers up for all in the path of Irma.

Posted by: stace at September 08, 2017 12:14 PM (WUuhi)

229 Jose just upgraded to Cat 4. Hurricane highway is a busy place these days.

Posted by: Barack Obama is a bad, bad man at September 08, 2017 12:14 PM (ylUqT)

230 228 It looks like the house I rented on Key Largo a few years back as a base for fishing ops might be ground zero.
Posted by: Weasel at September 08, 2017 12:14 PM (8aWIY)

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So you're saying that you got out just in time?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at September 08, 2017 12:14 PM (5IkYA)

231 Thank goodness. You and Insomniac please be safe.
Posted by: moki at September 08, 2017 12:10 PM (V+V4

Thanks, moki, will do.

And on that note, I have prep to do and a gig to play this evening, unless I get cancelled. Weather's not bad right now, but we're seeing some of the very outer bands pass by. Small and not much rain yet.

Y'all try to behave. I'll check back in when possible.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at September 08, 2017 12:14 PM (bIwZ6)

232 In addition to posting a warning sign at the borders, the Lefties should leave the country to scout out a new utopia/Pervia. Maybe start in the Amazon forest, or Yemen?

Posted by: Lizzy at September 08, 2017 12:15 PM (W+vEI)

233 Supposedly, Republican are missing a HUGE opportunity with the Mexican illegals because

1. They are very family oriented
2. They are very religious.

I can't believe they're still putting out that "strategy."
Natural conservatives. Ha.

Except they like their free stuff more... I live in NorCal believe me I have witnessed it first hand having volunteered at a charity...

Posted by: It's me donna at September 08, 2017 12:15 PM (O2RFr)

234 227; garrett, if that happens, post it here. i ditched cable a long time ago. but, would love to see that.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at September 08, 2017 12:15 PM (KP5rU)

235 224 Did Rush say he was bugging out? He lives in West Palm Beach.

Posted by: Under Fire at September 08, 2017 12:12 PM (mcI77)

Both my sisters in West Palm. A and B zones are mandatory evac. C is voluntary so they are staying. Roads are parking lots, and gas is in short supply so evac. now is a bitch.

Posted by: Cannibal Bob at September 08, 2017 12:15 PM (3soRk)

236 233 In addition to posting a warning sign at the borders, the Lefties should leave the country to scout out a new utopia/Pervia. Maybe start in the Amazon forest, or Yemen?
Posted by: Lizzy at September 08, 2017 12:15 PM (W+vEI)

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I hear the immigration policies of Mexico are really lax. Maybe they could try there?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at September 08, 2017 12:15 PM (5IkYA)

237 224 Did Rush say he was bugging out? He lives in West Palm Beach.
Posted by: Under Fire at September 08, 2017 12:12 PM (mcI77)

I like hearing Mark Steyn say "hurricane"

Posted by: josephistan at September 08, 2017 12:16 PM (7HtZB)

238 Insomniac & Others -
Be safe down there.

My parents have a place between Fort Lauderdale and West Palm. Thankfully they haven't begun their snowbird migration yet. Depending on the damage, I see a tirp south with my father pretty soon -bringing lots of plywood, tarps, tools, generator and protection.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at September 08, 2017 12:16 PM (jxbfJ)

239 >>My friend's place in the Keys is 5 feet above sea level.

Sadly, I think the word you will be looking for next week is, 'was'.

Nice place to visit.

But, you'd have to be crazy to want to live there.

Posted by: garrett at September 08, 2017 12:16 PM (onDmy)

240 Weasel, how are your people in Naples doing?

I texted my friend a bit ago, and she said they are boarding up, and she would try to text more later. I don't know if they are going to leave. I just watched Joe Bastardi's latest update and really, the predictions are all over the place.

It's very scary to contemplate.

Posted by: bluebell at September 08, 2017 12:16 PM (UoSKV)

241 Supposedly, Republican are missing a HUGE opportunity with the Mexican illegals because

1. They are very family oriented
2. They are very religious.

I can't believe they're still putting out that "strategy."
Natural conservatives. Ha.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 08, 2017 12:12 PM (IqV8l)

Um, no, with the occasional exception, they are the dregs of the shit societies to our South. The bottom of the bottom feeders.

Posted by: Country Boy - official AmbASSador to the CenTexMoMee - Molson labe! at September 08, 2017 12:16 PM (Jcg9Q)

242 I am so looking forward to Cantore taking a flying Alligator in the face during this one.
Posted by: garrett at September 08, 2017
*
*
I miss that elegant black-haired babe, Kyla Grogan, TWC used to have doing the weather on weekends. But there's nothing wrong with Jen "I'm Cuter Than a Fluffy Kitten" Carfagno, or Stephanie "I Wonder Why Men Never Look at My Face" Abrams.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at September 08, 2017 12:16 PM (FYBYK)

243 Jose just upgraded to Cat 4. Hurricane highway is a busy place these days.

Mother Natures wrath for the Trump election!!

Posted by: Shrieking moonbats everywhere... at September 08, 2017 12:16 PM (O2RFr)

244 230 Jose just upgraded to Cat 4. Hurricane highway is a busy place these days.
Posted by: Barack Obama is a bad, bad man at September 08, 2017 12:14 PM (ylUqT)

I thought Hurricanes needed warm water to strengthen. Irma should have taken up all the warmer water. So much for that theory.

Posted by: Jack Sock at September 08, 2017 12:16 PM (r8Hiq)

245 >>Splendid! Now all we need is an alien invasion!

Aliens in Battle:L.A: "We've come for your water!!!"

Florida:"Take the stuff heading for our coastline. Stat!"

Posted by: Lizzy at September 08, 2017 12:17 PM (W+vEI)

246 237 233 In addition to posting a warning sign at the borders, the Lefties should leave the country to scout out a new utopia/Pervia. Maybe start in the Amazon forest, or Yemen?
Posted by: Lizzy at September 08, 2017 12:15 PM (W+vEI)

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I hear the immigration policies of Mexico are really lax. Maybe they could try there?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at September 08, 2017 12:15 PM (5IkYA)

How about the Vatican? Seeing that our RC Bishiops are raising a fit about immigration -perhaps reminders need to be sent to them about setting an example.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at September 08, 2017 12:17 PM (jxbfJ)

247 So! What would you all like to see Jim Cantore hit in the head with? So far we have a stop sign and an alligator. Anything else? A suddenly mobile home?

Posted by: Weasel at September 08, 2017 12:17 PM (8aWIY)

248 yes, Rush bugged out yesterday.

Posted by: navybrat at September 08, 2017 12:17 PM (w7KSn)

249 244 Jose just upgraded to Cat 4. Hurricane highway is a busy place these days.

Mother Natures wrath for the Trump election!!
Posted by: Shrieking moonbats everywhere... at September 08, 2017 12:16 PM (O2RFr)

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"Gaia bless us from those superstitious Christianists!"

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at September 08, 2017 12:17 PM (5IkYA)

250 Thank goodness. You and Insomniac please be safe.
Posted by: moki at September 08, 2017 12:10 PM (V+V4

Will do!

Posted by: Insomniac at September 08, 2017 12:17 PM (0mRoj)

251
Couple more days hurricane season will be half over. Don't touch that dial!

/ That's an antiquated term, yes?

Posted by: Slippery Slope Salesman at September 08, 2017 12:17 PM (EgwCt)

252 Just glanced at Drudge.

Apparently, Steven Colbert gave Trump the Nazi salute last night.

What a card. So funny. We're all laughing real hard.

Did I mention I will be cutting the cable cord, and maybe even blowing up my TV?

Posted by: Bozo Conservative....outlaw in America at September 08, 2017 11:37 AM (vcOmj)

Didn't some commentator on CNN get fired for sarcastically tweeting Sieg Heil? But anything douche Colbert says or does must be dandy

Posted by: TheQuietMan at September 08, 2017 12:18 PM (493sH)

253 Jose just upgraded to Cat 4. Hurricane highway is a busy place these days.

Posted by: Barack Obama is a bad, bad man at September 08, 2017 12:14 PM (ylUqT)

Jose looks like it's not going anywhere near land at this point.

Posted by: Country Boy - official AmbASSador to the CenTexMoMee - Molson labe! at September 08, 2017 12:18 PM (Jcg9Q)

254 Cat 1 is nothing.

Posted by: Insomniac at September 08, 2017 11:56 AM (0mRoj)
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It's difficult to separate the hype from facts. If Irma degrades as predicted she may cause less trouble than Harvey after hitting southern Fl. If she maintains wind speed over 105 it will be a different story.

Posted by: gNewt at September 08, 2017 12:18 PM (YT5Rb)

255 254 Jose just upgraded to Cat 4. Hurricane highway is a busy place these days.

Posted by: Barack Obama is a bad, bad man at September 08, 2017 12:14 PM (ylUqT)

Jose looks like it's not going anywhere near land at this point.
Posted by: Country Boy - official AmbASSador to the CenTexMoMee - Molson labe! at September 08, 2017 12:18 PM (Jcg9Q)

So Trump's immigration policy is working??!!!!

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at September 08, 2017 12:18 PM (jxbfJ)

256 So! What would you all like to see Jim Cantore hit in the head with? So far we have a stop sign and an alligator. Anything else? A suddenly mobile home?

A few STD infested residents of the Villages ?

Posted by: Cu'Chulainn at September 08, 2017 12:18 PM (vmsda)

257 233 In addition to posting a warning sign at the borders, the Lefties should leave the country to scout out a new utopia/Pervia. Maybe start in the Amazon forest, or Yemen?

Posted by: Lizzy at September 08, 2017 12:15 PM (W+vEI)
.............

Our beaches are beautiful and the cuisine is to die for.

Posted by: Yemen Tourism Bureau at September 08, 2017 12:19 PM (HgMAr)

258 With all the Florida morons apparently around, there needs to be a FlaMoMee some time in future.

Posted by: Insomniac at September 08, 2017 12:19 PM (0mRoj)

259 >>Sadly, I think the word you will be looking for next week is, 'was'.

>>Nice place to visit.

>>But, you'd have to be crazy to want to live there.

I think you are right. We were supposed to be heading down on the 27th to drag the boat down for the season. It looks more like we will be doing a mission to search for what is left.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 08, 2017 12:19 PM (/tuJf)

260 The Villages is planning an outdoor orgy to take place during the hurricane.

I don't think Patrick McGoohan would have approved

Posted by: TheQuietMan at September 08, 2017 12:19 PM (493sH)

261 How about the Vatican? Seeing that our RC Bishiops are raising a fit about immigration -perhaps reminders need to be sent to them about setting an example.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at September 08, 2017 12:17 PM (jxbfJ)

Ask them about Romans 13 and why it applies to you but not illegal scum.

Posted by: Country Boy - official AmbASSador to the CenTexMoMee - Molson labe! at September 08, 2017 12:19 PM (Jcg9Q)

262 257 So! What would you all like to see Jim Cantore hit in the head with? So far we have a stop sign and an alligator. Anything else? A suddenly mobile home?

A law suit

Posted by: It's me donna at September 08, 2017 12:19 PM (O2RFr)

263 I picture Insomniac doing a Lt Dan on top of the mast screaming at god.

Insomniac, don't do that.

Posted by: Jack Sock at September 08, 2017 12:19 PM (r8Hiq)

264 253 Didn't some commentator on CNN get fired for sarcastically tweeting Sieg Heil? But anything douche Colbert says or does must be dandy
Posted by: TheQuietMan at September 08, 2017 12:18 PM (493sH)

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Don't silence him.

Amplify it.

How many people are his antics converting? How many are they repelling?

I like the Left being very loud and proud with its insanity.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at September 08, 2017 12:19 PM (5IkYA)

265 Where do people get these ideas? From Paul Ryan, Mark Rubio, John McCain talking points?
Posted by: Ripley at September 08, 2017 12:10 PM (MxEKc)

It's a so-con talking point from 20-30 years ago, back when "family values" was the label for the desirable qualities conservatives wanted. It was thought that immigration from Hispanic countries would be to conservatives' advantage for this reason. With the passage of time, this turned out not the be the case. But weasels like Rubio and Ryan still trot it out on occasion.

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at September 08, 2017 12:20 PM (bjWNl)

266 bluebell - we have operations from the Everglades and Naples to Lakeland and Kissimmee. I think they are all shitting down today.

Posted by: Weasel at September 08, 2017 12:20 PM (8aWIY)

267 253: nobody cares because nobody watches that huge soon to be popped zit.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at September 08, 2017 12:20 PM (KP5rU)

268 they all love America, once they have identified all us "conservatives" and tossed our asses in the gulag (or chamber) to get rid of us. then they turn America into the paradise it is in their dreams. (See Venezuela)
I can understand why they are so mad. they rigged almost every election they could, and still lost.

Posted by: arbitrary turn back at September 08, 2017 12:20 PM (8RQER)

269 In addition to posting a warning sign at the borders, the Lefties should leave the country to scout out a new utopia/Pervia. Maybe start in the Amazon forest, or Yemen?

Posted by: Lizzy at September 08, 2017 12:15 PM (W+vEI)

Wealthy lefties homes. They want them in the country so badly so let them just go camp out there.

Posted by: TheQuietMan at September 08, 2017 12:21 PM (493sH)

270 I am so looking forward to Cantore taking a flying Alligator in the face during this one.
Posted by: garrett at September 08, 2017

or a sheet of plywood to the neck.

Posted by: wth at September 08, 2017 12:21 PM (HgMAr)

271 Weasel, I know that was a typo but I still laughed.

I hope all your people make out okay. And, of course, it goes without saying that I hope everyone in the path of this storm will be okay, especially our Florida morons.

Posted by: bluebell at September 08, 2017 12:21 PM (UoSKV)

272 88
61 IC

Weren't you a little young to be a Cougar at WSU?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at September 08, 2017 11:42 AM

Go Cougs!!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at September 08, 2017 11:47 AM (0tfLf)
Hah! Well, I'm at the right age to be a Cougar now...grrrr

Posted by: IC at September 08, 2017 12:21 PM (a0IVu)

273 "Clothing Optional Farming"

Is that anything like "Running Through the Okra Patch"?

Posted by: Country Singer at September 08, 2017 12:22 PM (yzxic)

274 264 I picture Insomniac doing a Lt Dan on top of the mast screaming at god.

Insomniac, don't do that.
Posted by: Jack Sock at September 08, 2017 12:19 PM (r8Hiq)

The thought had crossed my mind once or twice.

Posted by: Insomniac at September 08, 2017 12:22 PM (0mRoj)

275 really would like us to drop about 3 or 4 MOABs in the center of a
Hurricane to see if there would be any effect to reduce its strength .
Probably like hitting Mike Tyson across the face with a pillow but
still..

Not even the largest H-bomb ever detonated would have an effect on a Hurricane - the total energy in a Hurricane far exceeds anything we have ever done. Indeed the rising fireball would cause even lower pressure at the center.

Posted by: An Observation at September 08, 2017 12:22 PM (nHi3y)

276 i would like to see jim cantore also get hit with a flying prius.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at September 08, 2017 12:23 PM (KP5rU)

277 Shitting down = Freudian slip?

Posted by: Weasel at September 08, 2017 12:23 PM (8aWIY)

278 17 Sadly, I can't see the last name "Mann" without thinking of that awful "Juwanna Mann" movie.

Posted by: Hikaru at September 08, 2017 11:34 AM (WDCYi)

Coming soon to every WNBA team.

Posted by: buzzion at September 08, 2017 12:23 PM (cAnNx)

279 264 I picture Insomniac doing a Lt Dan on top of the mast screaming at god.

Insomniac, don't do that.
Posted by: Jack Sock at September 08, 2017 12:19 PM (r8Hiq)

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Cracking up here! I

Posted by: Jackal at September 08, 2017 12:23 PM (Ai1ab)

280 The Villages is planning an outdoor orgy to take place during the hurricane.

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I don't think Patrick McGoohan would have approved
Yeah. No one liked getting balled in The Village.

Posted by: andycanuck at September 08, 2017 12:23 PM (mJ8mX)

281 258, About ten yrs ago I chatted with an Italian coworker. She had just returned from her honeymoon - in Yemen. Evidently the Italian travel agencies were pimping Yemen.

Posted by: kallisto at September 08, 2017 12:24 PM (7l5V0)

282 noodluM_Muldoon
noodluM_Muldoon

Posted by: andycanuck at September 08, 2017 12:24 PM (mJ8mX)

283
That's how you deal with it. You're going to die anyway. Take as many with you as you can. Eventually it becomes prohibitively expensive and difficult to kill you, and they have to change tactics.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 08, 2017 11:31 AM (39g3+)

Yep. And while I would certainly fear being shot, I would prefer it to being gassed to death.

Posted by: Donna and V. (sans ampersands at the present time) at September 08, 2017 12:24 PM (ZM2xo)

284 Hah! Well, I'm at the right age to be a Cougar now...grrrr

Posted by: IC at September 08, 2017 12:21 PM (a0IVu)

How YOU doin'????

Posted by: Country Boy - official AmbASSador to the CenTexMoMee - Molson labe! at September 08, 2017 12:24 PM (Jcg9Q)

285 btw: my local CBS channel has passable news. But soon as CBS idiots (news, Colbert) come on, my TV must be somewhere else less I throw something at it.

Posted by: arbitrary turn back at September 08, 2017 12:25 PM (8RQER)

286 Yes, her eyes

http://tinyurl.com/ybydyx4h

Tell me those aren't mesmerizing. Stare in them for hours.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 08, 2017 12:25 PM (39g3+)

287
Don't silence him.

Amplify it.

How many people are his antics converting? How many are they repelling?

I like the Left being very loud and proud with its insanity.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison at September 08, 2017 12:19 PM

DON'T hide their light under a bushel!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 08, 2017 12:25 PM (IqV8l)

288 278 I think it will be hilarious.I can't wait for some dude to average 60 points and 30 rebounds a game in the WNBA.

Posted by: steevy at September 08, 2017 12:25 PM (rmVvL)

289 Upside to the storm would be Stephanie Abrams having her shirt torn off by the 185 mph wind.

Posted by: Weasel at September 08, 2017 12:25 PM (8aWIY)

290 Yeah. No one liked getting balled in The Village.

A real trouble, spot.

Posted by: Blanco Basura at September 08, 2017 12:25 PM (SGFoV)

291 I don't think Patrick McGoohan would have approved

Yeah. No one liked getting balled in The Village.
Posted by: andycanuck at September 08, 2017 12:23 PM (mJ8mX)

And you really don't want to see one of their "Orange Alerts".

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader at September 08, 2017 12:26 PM (bjWNl)

292 275 really would like us to drop about 3 or 4 MOABs in the center of a
Hurricane to see if there would be any effect to reduce its strength .
Probably like hitting Mike Tyson across the face with a pillow but
still..

Not even the largest H-bomb ever detonated would have an effect on a Hurricane - the total energy in a Hurricane far exceeds anything we have ever done. Indeed the rising fireball would cause even lower pressure at the center.

Posted by: An Observation at September 08, 2017 12:22 PM (nHi3y)

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Yeah, that's probably what would happen if you dropped it directly in the eye, but what if it was hit in the eyewall? It's an interesting thought experiment.

Posted by: Jackal at September 08, 2017 12:26 PM (Ai1ab)

293
Backwards Boy, Insomniac and Other Florida Morons - a limerick

What a powerful thing is a hurrican'
It creates much more wind than a flurry can
Whether hunkering down
Or getting out of town
We say, "Bring it on, we're A-murican!"

(Seriously- best wishes all)

Posted by: Muldoon at September 08, 2017 12:26 PM (mvenn)

294 293
Backwards Boy, Insomniac and Other Florida Morons - a limerick

What a powerful thing is a hurrican'
It creates much more wind than a flurry can
Whether hunkering down
Or getting out of town
We say, "Bring it on, we're A-murican!"

(Seriously- best wishes all)
Posted by: Muldoon at September 08, 2017 12:26 PM (mvenn)

*standing ovation*

Posted by: Insomniac at September 08, 2017 12:27 PM (0mRoj)

295 292
Yeah, that's probably what would happen if you dropped it directly in the eye, but what if it was hit in the eyewall? It's an interesting thought experiment.
Posted by: Jackal at September 08, 2017 12:26 PM (Ai1ab)

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Approach it like Congress and a social problem:

Fund it exorbitantly for decades and never pull back on funding ever, even if it proves to be counter productive.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison at September 08, 2017 12:27 PM (5IkYA)

296 286 Yes, her eyes

http://tinyurl.com/ybydyx4h

Tell me those aren't mesmerizing. Stare in them for hours.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 08, 2017 12:25 PM (39g3+)

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Friggin hypnotic. Could probably talk her way out of a ticket with them.

Posted by: Jackal at September 08, 2017 12:28 PM (Ai1ab)

297 Hurricane Harvey did so much damage, because it stalled over land, parked just West and South of Houston...which put Houston on the "dirty" NW side of the storm.

So, 50 inches of rain over a three day period. Drowned the town, so to speak.

Conversely, Irma is predicted to maintain a steady, 10+ mph pace up the State, even though holding to Cat 1 force to at least Ocala, and possibly even to the GA line.

But, there won't be nearly the rainfall which inundated Houston and the surrounding areas.

South Florida is going to be a mess, no doubt about it. Central and North Florida are not going to have fun, not at all. But, they've weathered many a Cat 2 or 3 hurricane, and though damaged, quickly recovered.

Still.

Prayers. Muchly!

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at September 08, 2017 12:30 PM (MGCfm)

298 She said as soon as they deplaned they smelled trash.They lived an hour plane ride from beautiful vacation spots but they chose Yemen. Smh

Posted by: kallisto at September 08, 2017 12:31 PM (7l5V0)

299 Posted by: Jim at September 08, 2017 12:30 PM (MGCfm)

Thanks Jim. Since your family's in Orlando, they should come out all right.

Posted by: Insomniac at September 08, 2017 12:31 PM (0mRoj)

300 What would you all like to see Jim Cantore hit in the head with?

Stephen Colbert's head?

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at September 08, 2017 12:32 PM (oVJmc)

301 Friggin hypnotic. Could probably talk her way out of a ticket with them.
Posted by: Jackal at September 08, 2017 12:28 PM (Ai1ab)

She has another aspect of paired anatomy that would definitely get her out of a ticket.

Posted by: Insomniac at September 08, 2017 12:32 PM (0mRoj)

302 Posted by: An Observation at September 08, 2017 12:22 PM (nHi3y)

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Yeah, that's probably what would happen if you dropped it directly in the eye, but what if it was hit in the eyewall? It's an interesting thought experiment.

Posted by: Jackal at September 08, 2017 12:26 PM (Ai1ab)

Might be looking at wrong end.

Was reading something a couple years ago that, if I remember correctly, determined there was about 1/2 - 3/4 " of buffer space between lower H and water. Some theories about disrupting buffer, but decisions stalled when they couldn't determine what would happen to ALL that energy.

Posted by: dDan at September 08, 2017 12:33 PM (hwYmz)

303 I saw the video yesterday where he superimposed Andrew next to Irma. I can state with first hand experience that Andrew didn't seem so small from my vantage point in Florida City. Despite that, my wife and I managed to find things to laugh about while hunkered down in our apartment, all the while scared shitless.

Posted by: Bill R. at September 08, 2017 12:34 PM (IuYIh)

304 That's how you deal with it. You're going to die anyway. Take as many
with you as you can. Eventually it becomes prohibitively expensive and
difficult to kill you, and they have to change tactics.

If 10% of the Jews had fought back like that - the holocaust would have required the Nazi's to spend so many troops to control them that they would have had to abandon the project. Going down fighting is the only way to go.

Posted by: An Observation at September 08, 2017 12:34 PM (nHi3y)

305 Wow. Mandatory evacuations in Sarasota and Tampa being announced. This thing is a monster.

Posted by: JackStraw at September 08, 2017 12:35 PM (/tuJf)

306 Not even the largest H-bomb ever detonated would have an effect on a Hurricane - the total energy in a Hurricane far exceeds anything we have ever done. Indeed the rising fireball would cause even lower pressure at the center.

Posted by: An Observation at September 08, 2017 12:22 PM (nHi3y)

What might work is spilling a metric fuckton of crude oil on the ocean under the storm, cutting off the evaporation side of the heat cycle.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 08, 2017 12:36 PM (2le8w)

307 Irma? No big deal after one has faced Hurricane Gussy.
NSFW

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8gONnixa-H8

Posted by: Justaguy at September 08, 2017 12:37 PM (EyFCU)

308 So! What would you all like to see Jim Cantore hit in the head with? So far we have a stop sign and an alligator. Anything else? A suddenly mobile home?
Posted by: Weasel at September 08, 2017 12:17 PM (8aWIY)

I've seen trampolines get good air and have a large strike zone.

Posted by: auscolpyr at September 08, 2017 12:39 PM (suO/a)

309 There's a nood.

Posted by: Insomniac at September 08, 2017 12:40 PM (0mRoj)

310 With all the Florida morons apparently around, there needs to be a FlaMoMee some time in future.

Posted by: Insomniac
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Hey man.

If you decide to bug out email me. We have at least one air mattress left.

Posted by: Mortimer - Finish Her! at September 08, 2017 12:40 PM (2wRtc)

311 i was wondering about hurricane prep at Mar-a-Lago

Posted by: kallisto at September 08, 2017 12:41 PM (7l5V0)

312 DisneyWorld has announced buy two, get one free admission for the next two days.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at September 08, 2017 12:41 PM (oVJmc)

313 I'd like to see Cantore blown off a dock. He can swim while wearing his goggles. If he holds on to the mic his camera crew can real him back in.

Posted by: Jen the original at September 08, 2017 12:43 PM (/Qs0S)

314 If 10% of the Jews had fought back like that - the holocaust would have required the Nazi's to spend so many troops to control them that they would have had to abandon the project.

I doubt they'd have abandoned the project, but it would have severely hampered their war effort.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at September 08, 2017 12:45 PM (39g3+)

315 Since most real farming these days is done from the
air-conditioned cab of a tractor, sprayer, or combine, the biggest
hazard of nude farming would be your sweaty ass sticking to the leather
seat.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 08, 2017 12:04 PM

You have tractors and leather seats? We only had chariots and wicker seats, and were doggone glad to have them, too!

Posted by: Hammuragoronomist at September 08, 2017 12:53 PM (ctuyM)

316 289 Upside to the storm would be Stephanie Abrams having her shirt torn off by the 185 mph wind.
Posted by: Weasel at September 08, 2017
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Yeah! Unfortunately they always have her in a rain jacket.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at September 08, 2017 01:11 PM (FYBYK)

317 Hurricane Hugo sat photo
http://bit.ly/Hugo2vKJIjn

Posted by: tmitsss at September 08, 2017 01:27 PM (ZYgGF)

318 Dang!
Where did you find my old poster with Wednesday Addams about the cake?
That thing was posted a couple'a years old.
Oh,
and thanks for the Gorilla Guru idea.

Posted by: DougM at September 08, 2017 01:32 PM (p3oPt)

319 ^ Let's see if this URL works better.

Posted by: DougM at September 08, 2017 01:36 PM (p3oPt)

320 "What might work is spilling a metric fuckton of crude oil on the ocean under the storm, cutting off the evaporation side of the heat cycle."

there is an argument that all the oil spilled in WWII had an effect on the weather.

Posted by: tmitsss at September 08, 2017 01:39 PM (ZYgGF)

321 If 10% of the Jews had fought back like that - the holocaust would have required the Nazi's to spend so many troops to control them that they would have had to abandon the project. Going down fighting is the only way to go.

50 Warsaws. The problem, of course, is that it was structured to say, 'Sure, we are going to rob and deport you, but we're not going to kill you.'

That wasn't revealed until it was too late. I mean, they called them "showers" even as the victims had the ash of previous victims snowing down on them.

Posted by: Grump928(c) at September 08, 2017 01:41 PM (LTHVh)

322 I just broke out the photoshop and pulled up satellite images of Andrew and Irma. I scaled the images to make cuba an exact match in size, and it looks like Joel's graphic isn't accurate. Yes, Irma is bigger, but not nearly as huge as his graphic makes it look.

Posted by: pete at September 08, 2017 02:11 PM (WPYlw)

323 The thing that surprised me most about this storm is how fast it has been moving.

IIRC large storms in the past moved along between 5 and 10 miles per hour while Irma seems to zip along at 15 mph.

Posted by: Big V at September 08, 2017 02:14 PM (MVE/7)

324 Apparently, Steven Colbert gave Trump the Nazi salute last night.
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Steven Colbert selling his soul saddens me more than the others.

He taught a Sunday School bible class (don't know that he does anymore). And he did quote from the bible a few times & expressed his belief in God. That was many, many years ago, I guess.

So to see his slide is truly sad to me. I don't know when it happened...I think his current show is what did it.

Posted by: Gorilla Gumdrop at September 08, 2017 02:14 PM (yUPCi)

325 318 Dang!
Where did you find my old poster with Wednesday Addams about the cake?
That thing was posted a couple'a years old.
Oh,
and thanks for the Gorilla Guru idea.
Posted by: DougM at September 08, 2017 01:32 PM (p3oPt)
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When I was trying out nics I used Gorilla Guru for awhile. Then, I felt it was too close to Gorilla Pundit. So changed it.
But I think people liked Gorilla Guru better (from responses.)

Posted by: Gorilla Gumdrop at September 08, 2017 02:18 PM (yUPCi)

326 279 264 I picture Insomniac doing a Lt Dan on top of the mast screaming at god.

Insomniac, don't do that.
Posted by: Jack Sock at September 08, 2017 12:19 PM (r8Hiq)

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Cracking up here! I
Posted by: Jackal at September 08, 2017 12:23 PM (Ai1ab)

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Omg! You have no idea how many times I've considered telling Insomniac to have a moment like that & get it all out of his system.

Of course, that was before the hurricane.

Posted by: Gorilla Gumdrop at September 08, 2017 02:27 PM (yUPCi)

327 /sock

Posted by: Muldoon at September 08, 2017 02:33 PM (mvenn)

328 "colbert is just playing to his base. demented circus monkeys. i'm sure all three viewers laughed their bright red asses off".

I would pay big money for someone to go out on stage and knock his teeth down his throat, The only reason asshats like Colbert can get away with this shit is because they're confident in the fact that there would be no reprisals from us. Well, maybe it's time to put a little shock and awe into their little lives. I'm sick of this "nazi"shit. My dad was a combat soldier in WW2, fighting those bastards, wounded twice in action, and I have to put up with being called a nazi? Things need to change. Put a little fear of G-d into them and let's see how funny they are then. Pisses me off to no end. Damn these people to Hell.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at September 08, 2017 02:56 PM (TPimP)

329 An author from town (now deceased), Ruth Stout, the Dutchess of no dig gardening, (she mulches) wrote that her husband always knew when she was working in her garden far from the house because the traffic would slow on the road nearby. Her husband did not know that she liked to garden naked.

Posted by: Bob at September 08, 2017 03:39 PM (iSEg0)

330 325 Dang! I knew "Gorilla Guru" was too good to be unique (although it was original). That pic's too good not to editorialize with daily, as Oregon Muse does. I think the net has room for spinoffs.
Ah, well, just entertainin' myself over in the SondraKistan sandbox, anyway.

Posted by: DougM at September 09, 2017 01:36 PM (p3oPt)

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