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Sunday Morning Book Thread 05-06-2018
Reine's Library
Good morning to all you 'rons, 'ettes, lurkers, and lurkettes. Oh, and we've got a new category of readers, escaped oafs and oafettes. Welcome once again to the stately, prestigious, internationally acclaimed and high-class Sunday Morning Book Thread, a weekly compendium of reviews, observations, and a continuing conversation on books, reading, and publishing by people who follow words with their fingers and whose lips move as they read. Unlike other AoSHQ comment threads, the Sunday Morning Book Thread is so hoity-toity, pants are required. Even if it's these pants, which only show that something as seemingly easy as producing an attractive pair of leather pants is beyond the reach of some.
Pic Note Another nice, homey library which you can click for an embiggened view. I like the vinyl collection on the lower shelf. This pic is from lurker and very occasional commenter Reine, who writes:
It's actually my dining room, but we hardly use it for actual dining. This is only half; there is another bookcase on the wall opposite the large one in this photo. I love my library. A home without books is incomplete.
It Pays To Increase Your Word Power® A child who is TRANTY is precocious or wise beyond their years. Usage: [Emily Litella]: What's all this I hear about bathroom rights for tranties? Moron Duncanthrax reminds me that there is a Japanese word 'tsundoku', which is the act of acquiring books and not reading them. ( *whistles, puts hands in pockets, pretends to look at watch, then at birds in the sky* ) What? What are you looking at *me* for!? Book Quote
Since it is so likely that children will meet cruel enemies, let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage. Otherwise you are making their destiny not brighter but darker.(h/t CS Lewis)
Manscript repair
A thread on the creative and beautiful ways that the artists of the past repaired the flaws in torn and damaged manuscripts. pic.twitter.com/81YSAhKGot
— Paul ???? Cooper (@PaulMMCooper) April 10, 2018
Click on the above tweet (text) to see some pics on creative ways that they used to repair damaged manuscripts. Very interesting. (h/t phoenixgirl)
Moron Recommendations I'm going to recommend a book I haven't read yet. I'm a big fan of The Babylon Bee Christian parody site, and the best way to describe it is it's a Christian version of the Onion. Only, unlike other Christian versions of other things, like movies, music, rap, fiction, etc., which mostly suck, the Bee is actually very good at what it does. It likes to poke fun at the goofy-ass stuff that goes in the American Christian subculture(s), and goofy-ass Christian "leaders" like Joel Osteen, who deserve to be mocked a lot more than they are. So the Bee has just put out a book, How to Be a Perfect Christian: Your Comprehensive Guide to Flawless Spiritual Living. I think the Amazon blurb is namby-pamby, so this blurb is from the Bee site:
What's it all about?If you read the Bee and like the Bee, you will probably like this book. ___________ Book Fort
How to Be a Perfect Christian is 208 pages of brand-new Bee material which will transform the sad excuse for a believer that you currently are into an absolutely Perfect Christian. The experts at The Babylon Bee will take you by the hand and lead you on this journey, helping you achieve perfection in all aspects of the Christian life.
Is this book a compilation of Babylon Bee articles?
Nope. Utilizing the same tone and voice as our unparalleled news coverage, How to Be a Perfect Christian is a cohesive standalone book of all-new material, written by the same fearless journalists who have earned the title Your Trusted Source For Christian News Satire.
Is it softcover or hardcover?
Hardcover. This book is too important to be released in a flimsy format.
429 Piling is a valid form of organization and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. (Fistbump)Book fort!? Did somebody say book fort? I got your book fort RIGHT HERE.
Posted by: joncelli on his New toy at April 29, 2018 03:01 PM (1FhAQ)
Building a book fort is my next step.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at April 29, 2018 03:14 PM (qJtVm)
Books By Morons I'd like to welcome new 'ette author Laura Montgomery from votermom's Goodreads group, as well as introduce her latest science fiction novel, Mercenary Calling
Calvin Tondini has his first client, but he may be in over his head.Ms. Montgomery is also the author of The Sky Suspended and The Manx Prize. I was particularly intrigued by the latter:
It's the twenty-second century. Humanity's first and only interstellar starship returns safely. Its mission to discover a habitable planet succeeded beyond all hopes, but there's one problem. Captain Paolina Nigmatullin of the USS Aeneid left an unsanctioned human colony behind and now stands charged with mutiny.
Despite a somewhat spontaneous approach to his own career, life, and limb, Calvin intends to map a more cautious path for his new client. Captain Nigmatullin, however, shows an unnerving penchant for talk shows -- appearing on them, that is -- and otherwise ignoring her attorney's sober counsel.
How can Calvin ensure his client's freedom when death stalks the Aeneid's crew, and Nigmatullin herself hides secrets from everyone, even her lawyer?
Charlotte Fisher lives under colliding skies.Mrs. Muse and I just finished watching the screen adaptation of Dava Sobel's book Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time and it sort of reminded me of that, i.e. a big money prize, unscrupulous shenanigans, and stultifying, overbearing bureaucracy. ___________ Another long-time lurker has outed himself as an author on the Goodreads group. RG Ainslee has started publishing a series of novels that, he says, are "interwoven into a timeline of real events during the decade of my overseas travels in Africa and South Asia in the 1970's. They include the Yom Kippur War of 1973, the Ogaden War of 1978, the Iranian Revolution, pre-invasion Afghanistan, and the Libyan incursion into Chad in 1980." The Latakia Intercept, featuring Army Security Agency ELINT Analyst Ross Brannan, who becomes entangled in a web of deceit in the days before the Yom Kippur War. This is actually a prequel novella of the series. More details are available on his web site.
It's the second half of the twenty-first century, and mankind has reached Earth orbit but not much farther. Orbital debris is a by-product of the industrial activity, and it's dangerous both to everyone up there and the bottom lines of the corporations offering a prize to get rid of it. Charlotte heads up a team chasing the Manx Prize for the first successful, controlled de-orbit of a dead satellite. To win, she and her team must out-think and out-engineer a cheating competitor, dodge a collusive regulator, and withstand the temptations offered by a large and powerful seastead.
___________ Moron author Oren Litwin is attempting to put together a fantasy anthology and crowd-funding it via kirkstarter:
Ye Olde Magick Shoppe will be a short-story anthology in the fantasy genre, broadly defined, with stories that feature the purchase of a magical good or service from someone for whom this is their profession. Open to new and experienced authors, this anthology is your chance to help bring original and exciting stories into the world! will be a short-story anthology in the fantasy genre, broadly defined, with stories that feature the purchase of a magical good or service from someone for whom this is their profession. (Read the details here.) Open to new and experienced authors, this anthology is your chance to help bring original and exciting stories into the world!Submissions are still being accepted. Click on this link for more details. ___________
Don't forget the AoSHQ reading group on Goodreads. It's meant to support horde writers and to talk about the great books that come up on the book thread. It's called AoSHQ Moron Horde and the link to it is here: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/175335-aoshq-moron-horde. ___________ So that's all for this week. As always, book thread tips, suggestions, bribes, rumors, threats, and insults may be sent to OregonMuse, Proprietor, AoSHQ Book Thread, at the book thread e-mail address: aoshqbookthread, followed by the 'at' sign, and then 'G' mail, and then dot cee oh emm. What have you all been reading this week? Hopefully something good, because, as you all know, life is too short to be reading lousy books.
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Good morning book people!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 08:52 AM (qJtVm)
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Still reading about Dave and John battling arachnoids in This book is Full of Spiders (seriously, Dude, Don’t Touch It). Every line is poetry:
“John’s old Caddie had a huge engine that would qualify as a human rights violation if built today. It roared down the road, chugging gas and farting a blue cloud of dinosaur souls.”
“John’s old Caddie had a huge engine that would qualify as a human rights violation if built today. It roared down the road, chugging gas and farting a blue cloud of dinosaur souls.”
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 08:52 AM (qJtVm)
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Hey! This library.
Posted by: Chinese student at May 06, 2018 08:54 AM (cHbmY)
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Pretty library, but those chairs look angry.
Posted by: rickl at May 06, 2018 08:57 AM (sdi6R)
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Is that Piglet on the shelves?
Posted by: fluffy at May 06, 2018 08:59 AM (cHbmY)
Posted by: JT at May 06, 2018 09:00 AM (DFzTN)
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Reine, that is a classy and luxurious library/dining room.
OM, I just saw the book fort! Don't give me ideas!
It even has a dragon flying overhead.
OM, I just saw the book fort! Don't give me ideas!
It even has a dragon flying overhead.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 09:01 AM (qJtVm)
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Nice repair! That's gotta be on vellum.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 06, 2018 09:02 AM (V2Yro)
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Read the the Liturgy Mystery series, all 13. Now reading 2 books. For fun several Jonathon Fairfax books by Shevlin and for seriousness reading Love Worth Making with my wife.
Posted by: rhennigantx at May 06, 2018 09:02 AM (JFO2v)
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Hiya JT!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 09:02 AM (qJtVm)
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Nice library Reine !
Posted by: JT at May 06, 2018 09:03 AM (DFzTN)
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Rereading:
The Right Stuff
Young Men and Fire
Blackhawk Down
Empire of the Summer Moon
That's what my summer's looking like.
The Right Stuff
Young Men and Fire
Blackhawk Down
Empire of the Summer Moon
That's what my summer's looking like.
Posted by: Blutarski-esque 0.0 at May 06, 2018 09:04 AM (+Tibp)
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Liberals sure are vindictive shits. I recently picked up a copy of a book by K.W. Jeter. He was one of the early "steampunk" writers, and spends a lot of his time on line and at cons reminding everyone within earshot that he coined the word "steampunk." He wrote a pretty good one in the late 1980s called _Infernal Devices_.
Well, just a couple of years ago he released a sequel to that book, and since I liked _Devices_, I bought the new one, _Fiendish Schemes_.
I confess I'm one of those people who sometimes flips ahead in a book to see what's going to happen. Don't judge me. So I flipped ahead in this one and discovered that the villain is a sinister "Mrs. Fletcher" involved in a scheme to build a giant mechanical "Iron Lady" to rule Victorian England.
That's right, K.W. Jeter, born and raised in California, released a novel the year Margaret Thatcher _died_, mocking her and casting her as the villain.
Liberals are quick to abandon heroes. They can easily spin on their heels and toss yesterday's idol under the bus if it serves their need for power. But they never, never, never give up on their hatreds. Margaret Thatcher was an enemy of Leftists in the 1980s so thirty years later a second-tier fantasy writer has to make her the villain in a story.
Well, just a couple of years ago he released a sequel to that book, and since I liked _Devices_, I bought the new one, _Fiendish Schemes_.
I confess I'm one of those people who sometimes flips ahead in a book to see what's going to happen. Don't judge me. So I flipped ahead in this one and discovered that the villain is a sinister "Mrs. Fletcher" involved in a scheme to build a giant mechanical "Iron Lady" to rule Victorian England.
That's right, K.W. Jeter, born and raised in California, released a novel the year Margaret Thatcher _died_, mocking her and casting her as the villain.
Liberals are quick to abandon heroes. They can easily spin on their heels and toss yesterday's idol under the bus if it serves their need for power. But they never, never, never give up on their hatreds. Margaret Thatcher was an enemy of Leftists in the 1980s so thirty years later a second-tier fantasy writer has to make her the villain in a story.
Posted by: Trimegistus at May 06, 2018 09:04 AM (gNZna)
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Dragging this over from the other thread,I have always meant to order this.
http://tinyurl.com/ya6jrhe6
http://tinyurl.com/ya6jrhe6
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at May 06, 2018 09:04 AM (EyPfd)
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Seriously, the chair in front of the window is pissed the hell off.
Posted by: rickl at May 06, 2018 09:04 AM (sdi6R)
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Read the second Estleman book about Valentino, modern day recoverer of lost films. I liked the forst book a bit more, but he has interesting characters and dialog, so I will be starting on book three "Alive" shortly.
Now have Jordan Peterson's book in the reading queue.
Did Ace ever follow up on on his book reading challenge?
Now have Jordan Peterson's book in the reading queue.
Did Ace ever follow up on on his book reading challenge?
Posted by: Comrade Hrothgar at May 06, 2018 09:05 AM (n9EOP)
Posted by: JT at May 06, 2018 09:05 AM (DFzTN)
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Howdy readers!
Posted by: Weasel at May 06, 2018 09:05 AM (MVjcR)
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Tolle Lege
Late to this party, wife has had my tablet all morning.
10 pages to go in The Ionian Mission by Patrick O'Brien then onto Treasons Harbor
Late to this party, wife has had my tablet all morning.
10 pages to go in The Ionian Mission by Patrick O'Brien then onto Treasons Harbor
Posted by: Skip at May 06, 2018 09:05 AM (aC6Sd)
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I just knew this would happen.
Posted by: mindful webworker wants to tell you a story at May 06, 2018 09:06 AM (gECZB)
Posted by: Comrade Hrothgar at May 06, 2018 09:06 AM (n9EOP)
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at May 06, 2018 09:07 AM (EoRCO)
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If you're sick to death of soylent Twitter slapfests, Richard Fletcher’s Bloodfeud is stuffed to the gills with personages who seems right out of a bard’s tale (or a Robert E. Howard story):
Thored son of Gunnar who is recorded ravaging Westmorland
Eadwulf Evil-child, ealdorman of Bernicia, swept from office in civil violence
"The valiant Oslac, “driven from the country, over the tossing waves, the gannet’s bath, the tumult of waters, the homeland of the whales; a grey-haired man, wise and skilled in speech, he was bereft of his lands.”"
Thurbrand the Hold, Earl Uhtred’s murderer.
“Uhtred married Sige, the daughter of Styr, the son of Ulf, a wealthy and prominent man; her father gave her to Uhtred on condition that he would slay his deadliest enemy, Thurbrand.” But Uhtred delayed, and Thurbrand struck first.
Ethelred the Ill-advised (AKA “the Unready”
Ælfthryth (“elf-strength”, wife of Edgar, suspected of murdering her stepson. First married to Æthelwald son of Æthelstan; Edgar, quite besotted with her, killed Æthelwald during a hunt and married her himself.
“Eadric prepared a great feast at Shrewsbury to which he invited Ælfhelm. On the third or fourth day, Eadric took Ælfhelm hunting. He had previously bribed a Shrewsbury butcher named Godwin Porthund (“Town-dog” to set an ambush. Ælfhelm was duly murdered. Shortly afterwards his two sons were blinded at the king’s command.”
Thored son of Gunnar who is recorded ravaging Westmorland
Eadwulf Evil-child, ealdorman of Bernicia, swept from office in civil violence
"The valiant Oslac, “driven from the country, over the tossing waves, the gannet’s bath, the tumult of waters, the homeland of the whales; a grey-haired man, wise and skilled in speech, he was bereft of his lands.”"
Thurbrand the Hold, Earl Uhtred’s murderer.
“Uhtred married Sige, the daughter of Styr, the son of Ulf, a wealthy and prominent man; her father gave her to Uhtred on condition that he would slay his deadliest enemy, Thurbrand.” But Uhtred delayed, and Thurbrand struck first.
Ethelred the Ill-advised (AKA “the Unready”
Ælfthryth (“elf-strength”
, wife of Edgar, suspected of murdering her stepson. First married to Æthelwald son of Æthelstan; Edgar, quite besotted with her, killed Æthelwald during a hunt and married her himself.
“Eadric prepared a great feast at Shrewsbury to which he invited Ælfhelm. On the third or fourth day, Eadric took Ælfhelm hunting. He had previously bribed a Shrewsbury butcher named Godwin Porthund (“Town-dog”
to set an ambush. Ælfhelm was duly murdered. Shortly afterwards his two sons were blinded at the king’s command.”
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 09:07 AM (qJtVm)
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JAmes Woods tweet
Republicans chronically underestimate the venomous ruthlessness of Democrats. The former continue to engage in fair political discourse, while the latter are sticking shanks into the necks of all who would dare stand in their way. When will pussy Republicans ever fight back??!
Damn straight!
Republicans chronically underestimate the venomous ruthlessness of Democrats. The former continue to engage in fair political discourse, while the latter are sticking shanks into the necks of all who would dare stand in their way. When will pussy Republicans ever fight back??!
Damn straight!
Posted by: rhennigantx at May 06, 2018 09:07 AM (JFO2v)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 09:08 AM (qJtVm)
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Don't pick at the manuscript or it'll leave a scar.
Posted by: hogmartin at May 06, 2018 09:08 AM (y87Qq)
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Re: chair
I think something was missing or damaged in the box it just opened.
I think something was missing or damaged in the box it just opened.
Posted by: InspiredHistoryMike at May 06, 2018 09:11 AM (vFHFh)
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After he retired, my dad volunteered as a reading tutor through the local community college. At first, his students were generally parolees but he found most lacked any motivation to learn and were only there as a condition of their release. Later, he began tutoring immigrants, mostly from Central and South America. These people, here legally, were highly motivated to learn. Most were well educated in their home countries and realized the value of integrating themselves into society.
Posted by: Weasel at May 06, 2018 09:12 AM (MVjcR)
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Good morning Mr. and Mrs. America and all the space ships at space!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 06, 2018 09:12 AM (+y/Ru)
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Book thread!
*prances about in sarong*
Still reading "My Name is Red". I feel the shame, it hasn't been a productive reading week.
Got a new book from a dwarfette who saw it and got it for me. "15 000 Jahre Mord und Todschlag", (15,000 years of murder and deathblows).
It is a combined archaeological and anthropological look a specific murders, mayhems, and possible cannibalism in Germany from the paleolithic to the medieval.
I shall hope to regale you with stories soon.
*prances about in sarong*
Still reading "My Name is Red". I feel the shame, it hasn't been a productive reading week.
Got a new book from a dwarfette who saw it and got it for me. "15 000 Jahre Mord und Todschlag", (15,000 years of murder and deathblows).
It is a combined archaeological and anthropological look a specific murders, mayhems, and possible cannibalism in Germany from the paleolithic to the medieval.
I shall hope to regale you with stories soon.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at May 06, 2018 09:13 AM (fuK7c)
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Good Sunday morning, horde!
I love that thread about creative manuscript repair. We take so much for granted, and it's good to file this kind of thing away in case resources become that scarce again.
I love that thread about creative manuscript repair. We take so much for granted, and it's good to file this kind of thing away in case resources become that scarce again.
Posted by: April at May 06, 2018 09:14 AM (e8PP1)
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Mike Rowe had an episode on making vellum on Dirty Jobs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2BWc1N9Cqo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2BWc1N9Cqo
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 09:15 AM (qJtVm)
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Good morning fellow Book Threadists. I hope everyone of our noble selves had a great week of reading.
Posted by: JTB at May 06, 2018 09:15 AM (V+03K)
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Good morning hordelings!
Posted by: Muad'dib at May 06, 2018 09:17 AM (BJYIf)
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Liberals sure are vindictive shits.
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Donald Trump, to the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.
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Donald Trump, to the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.
Posted by: True Conservative John McCain at May 06, 2018 09:17 AM (+y/Ru)
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I read To Save Us All From Ruin by James Schroeder (AKA: Muldoon). It is a novel partly based on his father's WWII diary and follows the three Muldoon brothers and their contributions to the war effort. I would have preferred a heavier emphasis on the plausible and felt that the side-story on the development of the hamster-guided artillery shell hurt the novel. There's good some story telling harmed by the fantastical. Rating = 3.5/5.
Currently reading Kleinkrieg edited by Charles D. Melson. The core of the book is two German works on fighting guerrilla warfare. The first booklet was published in 1935 and the author makes some prescient predictions and thought that the autogyro (i.e., the helicopter) would be the ideal platform for fighting the "small war." I just got to the second booklet, "Fighting the Bandit War," which is a WWII German technical manual. Very good book with a limited focus, although there seems to be some awkward translation and typographical errors. Rating = 4.5/5.
Currently reading Kleinkrieg edited by Charles D. Melson. The core of the book is two German works on fighting guerrilla warfare. The first booklet was published in 1935 and the author makes some prescient predictions and thought that the autogyro (i.e., the helicopter) would be the ideal platform for fighting the "small war." I just got to the second booklet, "Fighting the Bandit War," which is a WWII German technical manual. Very good book with a limited focus, although there seems to be some awkward translation and typographical errors. Rating = 4.5/5.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 06, 2018 09:18 AM (5Yee7)
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Oh, I like "Young Men and Fire".
It's the same structure as A Perfect Storm, but better done. Here are some attractive young men. They're all going to die. Now pull up a chair while I tell you how.
It's the same structure as A Perfect Storm, but better done. Here are some attractive young men. They're all going to die. Now pull up a chair while I tell you how.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at May 06, 2018 09:18 AM (fuK7c)
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OT: a buddy just messaged me and said Sessions given a subpoena for contempt this morning.
Posted by: Derptastic at May 06, 2018 09:18 AM (DB16e)
Posted by: @votermom @vm pimping great books usually free or sale at May 06, 2018 09:19 AM (hMwEB)
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"15,000 years of murder and deathblows"
And those are just the highlights. Is the cannibalism Cromag vs. Neanderthal?
Dwarfette knows you well.
And those are just the highlights. Is the cannibalism Cromag vs. Neanderthal?
Dwarfette knows you well.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 09:19 AM (qJtVm)
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Good morning fellow Book Threadists. I hope everyone of our noble selves had a great week of reading.
Posted by: JTB
Good morning JTB, did you have a glug for me whilst watching the Derby ?
Posted by: JTB
Good morning JTB, did you have a glug for me whilst watching the Derby ?
Posted by: JT at May 06, 2018 09:20 AM (DFzTN)
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Dragging this over from the other thread,I have always meant to order this.
http://tinyurl.com/ya6jrhe6
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Well, I did something I thought I'd never do. I got a Kanye album. I don't boycott. I buycott.
http://tinyurl.com/ya6jrhe6
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Well, I did something I thought I'd never do. I got a Kanye album. I don't boycott. I buycott.
Posted by: True Conservative John McCain at May 06, 2018 09:21 AM (+y/Ru)
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It's the same structure as A Perfect Storm, but better done. Here are some attractive young men. They're all going to die. Now pull up a chair while I tell you how.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at May 06, 2018 09:18 AM (fuK7c)
Is that the one about the guys fighting the brush fire out west who get trapped in a canyon or something like that?
Posted by: Bandersnatch at May 06, 2018 09:18 AM (fuK7c)
Is that the one about the guys fighting the brush fire out west who get trapped in a canyon or something like that?
Posted by: hogmartin at May 06, 2018 09:21 AM (y87Qq)
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OT: a buddy just messaged me and said Sessions given a subpoena for contempt this morning.
Subject and verb are not in agreement in the second part of the sentence. "Sessions was given a subpoena," or "Sessions gave[i/] a subpoena?"
Subject and verb are not in agreement in the second part of the sentence. "Sessions was given a subpoena," or "Sessions gave[i/] a subpoena?"
Posted by: Grey Fox at May 06, 2018 09:22 AM (bZ7mE)
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Bah
Bah
Posted by: Grey Fox at May 06, 2018 09:22 AM (bZ7mE)
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Subject and verb are not in agreement in the second part of the sentence. "Sessions was given a subpoena," or "Sessions gave[i/] a subpoena?"
Posted by: Grey Fox
What he said.
Posted by: Grey Fox
What he said.
Posted by: JT at May 06, 2018 09:23 AM (DFzTN)
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Oh, and we've got a new category of readers, escaped oafs and oafettes.
I must've missed the origin of this. Been meaning to ask. And I will ask. Any moment now.
I must've missed the origin of this. Been meaning to ask. And I will ask. Any moment now.
Posted by: mindful webworker - imminently inquisitive at May 06, 2018 09:23 AM (gECZB)
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Is that the one about the guys fighting the brush fire out west who get trapped in a canyon or something like that?
Yes. Smokejumpers. Guys who parachute in to fight a fire and then the canyon blows up.
Yes. Smokejumpers. Guys who parachute in to fight a fire and then the canyon blows up.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at May 06, 2018 09:23 AM (fuK7c)
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OT: a buddy just messaged me and said Sessions given a subpoena for contempt this morning.
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Issued or was served? I hardly see Dozy working up any contempt but then I also don't see him putting himself out to uphold the law.
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Issued or was served? I hardly see Dozy working up any contempt but then I also don't see him putting himself out to uphold the law.
Posted by: True Conservative John McCain at May 06, 2018 09:23 AM (+y/Ru)
Posted by: JT at May 06, 2018 09:24 AM (DFzTN)
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Yes. Smokejumpers. Guys who parachute in to fight a fire and then the canyon blows up.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at May 06, 2018 09:23 AM (fuK7c)
Ah yep, that one. I think they made a movie from that story. My uncle gave me the book when it came out and I remember it being good, but I haven't read it since. I should read it again.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at May 06, 2018 09:23 AM (fuK7c)
Ah yep, that one. I think they made a movie from that story. My uncle gave me the book when it came out and I remember it being good, but I haven't read it since. I should read it again.
Posted by: hogmartin at May 06, 2018 09:24 AM (y87Qq)
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I must've missed the origin of this. Been meaning to ask. And I will ask. Any moment now.
Ready ?
Go !
Ready ?
Go !
Posted by: JT at May 06, 2018 09:25 AM (DFzTN)
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Second the recommendation on Empire of the Summer Moon. Just finished that one; a detailed and unvarnished history of the Commanches in North Texas. It was my book 35 for the year. The Nerada clan is doing the century challenge this year - 100 books read per person in a year.
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at May 06, 2018 09:25 AM (PN0RA)
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Mrs. Franpsycho just finished a biography of Leonardo da Vinci. She is now trying to convince me he had autism.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 06, 2018 09:26 AM (EZebt)
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Also, a bunch of amazon devices are around $10 off, if anyone was looking to buy a kindle or fire
Posted by: @votermom @vm pimping great books usually free or sale at May 06, 2018 09:26 AM (hMwEB)
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41 ... "Good morning JTB, did you have a glug for me whilst watching the Derby ?"
JT, Ever the gracious host, I did indeed imbibe. Four Roses Single Barrel seemed appropriate for the race. Had my usual half ounce sipped slowly. I hadn't been following the race coverage but Derby gave me a good reason to indulge.
JT, Ever the gracious host, I did indeed imbibe. Four Roses Single Barrel seemed appropriate for the race. Had my usual half ounce sipped slowly. I hadn't been following the race coverage but Derby gave me a good reason to indulge.
Posted by: JTB at May 06, 2018 09:26 AM (V+03K)
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Finally finished Quartered Safe Out Here by George MacDonald Fraser. Really enjoyed the book and his writing style. Plus, I learned a great new word - CARNAPTIOUS, which means ill-tempered or cantankerous.
Moving on to Fraser's Flashman series.
Moving on to Fraser's Flashman series.
Posted by: Hoplite Housewife at May 06, 2018 09:26 AM (Vm9hn)
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Good morning! I've been enjoying Dragon Storm (Heritage of Power Book 1) by Lindsay Buroker. Fun fantasy adventure.
Posted by: Hans G. Schantz at May 06, 2018 09:26 AM (1pQvR)
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Is that the one about the guys fighting the brush fire out west who get trapped in a canyon or something like that?
Posted by: hogmartin
Yes. By Norman McLean who wrote A River Runs Through It.
Posted by: hogmartin
Yes. By Norman McLean who wrote A River Runs Through It.
Posted by: Blutarski-esque 0.0 at May 06, 2018 09:26 AM (+Tibp)
Posted by: Skandia Recluse - old at May 06, 2018 09:26 AM (roQNm)
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That library makes you want to sit down as a family and read something heartfelt.
Also, thanks for the introduction to Laura Montgomery. So hard to find new authors who aren't going to sucker-punch you forty pages in with a quick "Akshually, Reagan/Thatcher are the Devil & his Consort and GWB their satanic git".
Also, thanks for the introduction to Laura Montgomery. So hard to find new authors who aren't going to sucker-punch you forty pages in with a quick "Akshually, Reagan/Thatcher are the Devil & his Consort and GWB their satanic git".
Posted by: motionview at May 06, 2018 09:27 AM (pYQR/)
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I just ordered the third of William Alan Webb's "Last Brigade" series for kindle, so I'll be reading that for a few days. The series really is a fun read.
All Hail Eris, thanks for the excerpts--I also just put Bloodfeud on hold at the library. That one looks like great writing.
All Hail Eris, thanks for the excerpts--I also just put Bloodfeud on hold at the library. That one looks like great writing.
Posted by: April at May 06, 2018 09:28 AM (e8PP1)
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I need a little help with the Bloodfeud thing; something to narrow the search results.
https://www.amazon.com/Bloodfeud-Murder-Revenge-Anglo-Saxon-England/dp/0195179447
https://www.amazon.com/Bloodfeud-Murder-Revenge-Anglo-Saxon-England/dp/0195179447
Posted by: Grey Fox at May 06, 2018 09:28 AM (bZ7mE)
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Simple under oath and in open session questions for Sessions-
When is the ig investigation going to be completed and released?
Is there a seated Grand Jury investigating any possible criminal acts of the FBI or Justice Dept.?
When is the criminal investigation going to be complete?
Are there in fact sealed indictments for any criminal acts regarding these investigations?
If so when will these indictments be unsealed?
When is the ig investigation going to be completed and released?
Is there a seated Grand Jury investigating any possible criminal acts of the FBI or Justice Dept.?
When is the criminal investigation going to be complete?
Are there in fact sealed indictments for any criminal acts regarding these investigations?
If so when will these indictments be unsealed?
Posted by: weirdflunky at May 06, 2018 09:28 AM (Xt9xe)
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PSA; If anyone is looking for a deal on Amazon Fire Tablets
there is a great deal going on right now.
there is a great deal going on right now.
Posted by: Cheriebebe at May 06, 2018 09:29 AM (DAdSz)
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5 Is that Piglet on the shelves?
Posted by: fluffy at May 06, 2018 08:59 AM (cHbmY)
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I see Piglet, Pooh, Tigger, and maybe a smaller Tigger or a lion, but not sure who the leftmost toy is? A snake or dino?
Posted by: fluffy at May 06, 2018 08:59 AM (cHbmY)
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I see Piglet, Pooh, Tigger, and maybe a smaller Tigger or a lion, but not sure who the leftmost toy is? A snake or dino?
Posted by: @votermom @vm pimping great books usually free or sale at May 06, 2018 09:29 AM (hMwEB)
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Who would be serving Sessions with a subpoena? Which committee? Or is Mueller trying to take control of the DoJ?
Posted by: Trimegistus at May 06, 2018 09:30 AM (gNZna)
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Grey Fox, thank you kind human.
I love the library, love the book thread, love the horde, love books, love the book fort, but what happens when you want to read one of the books in the wall of the fort?
I love the library, love the book thread, love the horde, love books, love the book fort, but what happens when you want to read one of the books in the wall of the fort?
Posted by: Skandia Recluse - old at May 06, 2018 09:31 AM (roQNm)
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JT, Ever the gracious host, I did indeed imbibe. Four Roses Single Barrel seemed appropriate for the race.
Aaahhhhh...thank you.
I knew I felt better yesterday.
Aaahhhhh...thank you.
I knew I felt better yesterday.
Posted by: JT at May 06, 2018 09:31 AM (DFzTN)
Posted by: @votermom @vm pimping great books usually free or sale at May 06, 2018 09:31 AM (hMwEB)
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Liberals are quick to abandon heroes. They can easily spin on their heels and toss yesterday's idol under the bus if it serves their need for power. But they never, never, never give up on their hatreds. Margaret Thatcher was an enemy of Leftists in the 1980s so thirty years later a second-tier fantasy writer has to make her the villain in a story.
Posted by: Trimegistus at May 06, 2018 09:04 AM (gNZna)
Elsewhere on the innerwebbz I've witnessed the disgusting Brit hatred of Thatcher for a long fucking time and it gave me an early heads up on what to expect from the idiots here. A lefty friend in Berlin have told me that the UK socialists are the absolute worst in terms of being doctrinaire Stalinists who will allow no deviation from strict adherence to the nuttery. Patterico would be considered having disturbing counterproductive thoughts amidst his otherwise exemplary insane Trump hatred.
The U.K. is lost; that shouldn't even be an issue. I went to Wales which is ostensibly where my last name in my otherwise mongrel existence states I would be from. It was nice but I ain't going back.
Posted by: Trimegistus at May 06, 2018 09:04 AM (gNZna)
Elsewhere on the innerwebbz I've witnessed the disgusting Brit hatred of Thatcher for a long fucking time and it gave me an early heads up on what to expect from the idiots here. A lefty friend in Berlin have told me that the UK socialists are the absolute worst in terms of being doctrinaire Stalinists who will allow no deviation from strict adherence to the nuttery. Patterico would be considered having disturbing counterproductive thoughts amidst his otherwise exemplary insane Trump hatred.
The U.K. is lost; that shouldn't even be an issue. I went to Wales which is ostensibly where my last name in my otherwise mongrel existence states I would be from. It was nice but I ain't going back.
Posted by: Captain Hate at May 06, 2018 09:32 AM (y7DUB)
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Currently relistening (?) (not sure of the proper word--listening to the audiobook of a novel I have read in text before) of Clive Barker's "Weaveworld". It's read by Simon Vance, who does a great job, and it's bringing me back to the first time I read it about thirty years ago.
This book had a huge influence on me because Barker created an entirely new mythology for his world--no vampires or werewolves or fae, but fantastic creatures that were similar to the old myths, but terrifyingly strange. (https://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/Weaveworld-Audiobook/B00L97M6MI )
Since my ocular migraines make reading for pleasure with my eyes problematical, I have switched almost exclusively to audiobooks and am currently rediscovering old favorites in the new format. Just before my current book I heard Samuel Delany's "Einstein Intersection" read by Stefan Rudnicki, another hugely influential work and another great reader. (https://www.audible.com/pd/Sci-Fi-Fantasy/The-Einstein-Intersection-Audiobook/B07BY4QM6Z )
(And if you are interested in how these influences show up in my own work, you can look at what I've witten: https://mishaburnett.wordpress.com/buy-my-book/ )
This book had a huge influence on me because Barker created an entirely new mythology for his world--no vampires or werewolves or fae, but fantastic creatures that were similar to the old myths, but terrifyingly strange. (https://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/Weaveworld-Audiobook/B00L97M6MI )
Since my ocular migraines make reading for pleasure with my eyes problematical, I have switched almost exclusively to audiobooks and am currently rediscovering old favorites in the new format. Just before my current book I heard Samuel Delany's "Einstein Intersection" read by Stefan Rudnicki, another hugely influential work and another great reader. (https://www.audible.com/pd/Sci-Fi-Fantasy/The-Einstein-Intersection-Audiobook/B07BY4QM6Z )
(And if you are interested in how these influences show up in my own work, you can look at what I've witten: https://mishaburnett.wordpress.com/buy-my-book/ )
Posted by: Misha Burnett at May 06, 2018 09:32 AM (Pfjza)
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Just started Quartered Safe Out Here.
Enjoy Flashman. It's made me an "expert" on a lot things including the futility of trying to civilize Afghanistan. And Lola Montez
Enjoy Flashman. It's made me an "expert" on a lot things including the futility of trying to civilize Afghanistan. And Lola Montez
Posted by: Ignoramus at May 06, 2018 09:32 AM (pV/54)
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I've been in a mood for history lately. I'm part way through "The Blue Nile". The sense of wonder and discovery, the interesting character of the explorers, and the author's style make me want to keep reading. I've got Moorehead's "The White Nile" in the 'to be read soon' pile. If you have any interest in the subject or period, I recommend these books.
Posted by: JTB at May 06, 2018 09:33 AM (V+03K)
Posted by: JT at May 06, 2018 09:33 AM (DFzTN)
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I'm about 1/3 the way through The Last Nazi by Andrew Turpin. It's about a former CIA agent and Nazi hunter, now PI, who takes an assignment investigating the source of a Republican (of course) presidential candidate's fortune and campaign financing which appears to originate with his Jewish father's and uncle's incarceration in a brutal Nazi work, the same camp where our hero's mother wax incarcerated. So far, it's an OK book.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 06, 2018 09:33 AM (+y/Ru)
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67 Who would be serving Sessions with a subpoena? Which committee? Or is Mueller trying to take control of the DoJ?
Posted by: Trimegistus at May 06, 2018 09:30 AM (gNZna)
Nunes said he would try and get a contempt of congress issued on the AG for failing to comply with requests to produce documents
Posted by: Trimegistus at May 06, 2018 09:30 AM (gNZna)
Nunes said he would try and get a contempt of congress issued on the AG for failing to comply with requests to produce documents
Posted by: @votermom @vm pimping great books usually free or sale at May 06, 2018 09:34 AM (hMwEB)
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Way too early to highjack the Book Thread.
This Book is Full of Spiders by David Wong sounds like a hoot and I put it on my list. Thanks for the tip, Eris.
This Book is Full of Spiders by David Wong sounds like a hoot and I put it on my list. Thanks for the tip, Eris.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 06, 2018 09:35 AM (5Yee7)
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...crowd-funding it via kirkstarter.
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I've heard that's how Shatner first broke into show business.
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I've heard that's how Shatner first broke into show business.
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 09:35 AM (mvenn)
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I've never been a big audiobook fan -- I don't commute and most of my leisure activities involve reading, which means I can't listen to something else involving words.
So I was startled to learn that the audiobook business, in terms of revenue, is comparable in size to print books. There are writers now doing audiobook originals, "publishing" straight to audio with no print edition at all, or maybe an Amazon ebook.
I had no idea.
So I was startled to learn that the audiobook business, in terms of revenue, is comparable in size to print books. There are writers now doing audiobook originals, "publishing" straight to audio with no print edition at all, or maybe an Amazon ebook.
I had no idea.
Posted by: Trimegistus at May 06, 2018 09:36 AM (gNZna)
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Enjoy Flashman. It's made me an "expert" on a lot things including the futility of trying to civilize Afghanistan.
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Like civilizing Afghanistan, many an expedition to civilize D.C. had ended in tears.
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Like civilizing Afghanistan, many an expedition to civilize D.C. had ended in tears.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 06, 2018 09:36 AM (+y/Ru)
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Speaking of kickstarter, would anybody be interested in chipping in some money to prevent me from writing any more books? 'Cause I could be persuaded.
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 09:37 AM (mvenn)
Posted by: JT at May 06, 2018 09:37 AM (DFzTN)
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82 Speaking of kickstarter, would anybody be interested in chipping in some money to prevent me from writing any more books? 'Cause I could be persuaded.
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 09:37 AM (mvenn)
Works for farmers...
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 09:37 AM (mvenn)
Works for farmers...
Posted by: @votermom @vm pimping great books usually free or sale at May 06, 2018 09:38 AM (hMwEB)
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77 67 Who would be serving Sessions with a subpoena? Which committee? Or is Mueller trying to take control of the DoJ?
Posted by: Trimegistus at May 06, 2018 09:30 AM (gNZna)
Nunes said he would try and get a contempt of congress issued on the AG for failing to comply with requests to produce documents-
Thanks. I just found that on Sara Carter twitter. A bit different than the text I was sent.
Posted by: Trimegistus at May 06, 2018 09:30 AM (gNZna)
Nunes said he would try and get a contempt of congress issued on the AG for failing to comply with requests to produce documents-
Thanks. I just found that on Sara Carter twitter. A bit different than the text I was sent.
Posted by: Derptastic at May 06, 2018 09:39 AM (DB16e)
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I'm only extracting the fun bloody bit from "Bloodfeud" for the Pythonesque laughs, but it is really a fascinating read. Anglo-Saxon Britain was pretty prosperous during this time (I believe this was the Medieval warming period), it had farmland and mines, towns, trading centers, and did business with northern European countries. Lots of coinage being minted. So of course all these riches attracted predators. Monasteries laden with art and artifacts were easy pickings for highly motivated marauders.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 09:40 AM (qJtVm)
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So I was startled to learn that the audiobook business, in terms of revenue, is comparable in size to print books. ...
I had no idea.
Posted by: Trimegistus at May 06, 2018 09:36 AM (gNZna)
I've listened to a few audiobooks when I had some long commutes. They're OK for mental bubblegum but I do prefer the printed page.
I had no idea.
Posted by: Trimegistus at May 06, 2018 09:36 AM (gNZna)
I've listened to a few audiobooks when I had some long commutes. They're OK for mental bubblegum but I do prefer the printed page.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 06, 2018 09:41 AM (5Yee7)
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After watching the AMC program The Terror, I think I'd like to read about the Franklin Expedition.
Did they ever find a Northwest passage?
Did they ever find a Northwest passage?
Posted by: Blutarski-esque 0.0 at May 06, 2018 09:42 AM (+Tibp)
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Staying in the history mode, I'm continuing with "Gunpowder" and how its development and use influenced culture through the centuries. In that vein, I've been going through back issues of Muzzleloader magazine and the many articles about life on the New England frontier in the 1600s and early 1700s. It also gives me a chance to look at flintlock pron.
Posted by: JTB at May 06, 2018 09:42 AM (V+03K)
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"I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else."
Posted by: Marcus T, Archangel Apprentice at May 06, 2018 09:42 AM (XasoJ)
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Good morning! Still reading 1777, about the American victory at Saratoga ...
Oh, and finishing off the small bathroom renovations, so hardly any time to read anything else, or post much!
Thanks to all who bought One Half Dozen of Luna City!
(mwah!) You're the greatest!
Oh, and finishing off the small bathroom renovations, so hardly any time to read anything else, or post much!
Thanks to all who bought One Half Dozen of Luna City!
(mwah!) You're the greatest!
Posted by: Sgt. Mom at May 06, 2018 09:44 AM (xnmPy)
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Thanks. I just found that on Sara Carter twitter. A bit different than the text I was sent.
Posted by: Derptastic at May 06, 2018 09:39 AM (DB16e)
Wait a few hours before you highjack the book thread. Highjacking the thread at 9:18AM is WAY too early.
Posted by: Derptastic at May 06, 2018 09:39 AM (DB16e)
Wait a few hours before you highjack the book thread. Highjacking the thread at 9:18AM is WAY too early.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 06, 2018 09:44 AM (5Yee7)
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Works for farmers...
Posted by: @votermom @vm pimping great books usually free or sale at May 06, 2018 09:38 AM (hMwEB)
Know some people that were buying farmland with interest free USDA loans. Then going to Forestry and getting grant to lay fallow the land. Then getting another grant to plant trees. So in about 20 years they own the land outright and have trees worth more than the land. Plus they now file taxes as FARMERS to get tons of writeoffs.
Posted by: @votermom @vm pimping great books usually free or sale at May 06, 2018 09:38 AM (hMwEB)
Know some people that were buying farmland with interest free USDA loans. Then going to Forestry and getting grant to lay fallow the land. Then getting another grant to plant trees. So in about 20 years they own the land outright and have trees worth more than the land. Plus they now file taxes as FARMERS to get tons of writeoffs.
Posted by: rhennigantx at May 06, 2018 09:44 AM (JFO2v)
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The way of things:
2009- Hey, I've enjoyed interacting with you fine folks here on this blog for the last few months. Now that you know a little bit about me, let me mention that I have written a novel loosely based on my experience in the field of anthropology, as I have described many times in the comments section of this fine blog. Please consider giving it a look.
2015- Hey, I totally read this blog all the time and I'm totally for swearsies a conservative and like minded, but I mostly (always) lurk. The on-line writers guide said to go to blogs and mention your book, so here I am. Please buy my book.
2018- Hey, look, none of you have ever heard of me. I'd like to write a book sometime but I need some scratch. Send me some money.
2009- Hey, I've enjoyed interacting with you fine folks here on this blog for the last few months. Now that you know a little bit about me, let me mention that I have written a novel loosely based on my experience in the field of anthropology, as I have described many times in the comments section of this fine blog. Please consider giving it a look.
2015- Hey, I totally read this blog all the time and I'm totally for swearsies a conservative and like minded, but I mostly (always) lurk. The on-line writers guide said to go to blogs and mention your book, so here I am. Please buy my book.
2018- Hey, look, none of you have ever heard of me. I'd like to write a book sometime but I need some scratch. Send me some money.
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 09:45 AM (mvenn)
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Franklin didn't make it, nor did anyone for half a century afterward. The first successful Northwest Passage transit was by Amundsen, and it took him three years.
Posted by: Trimegistus at May 06, 2018 09:45 AM (gNZna)
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Hi! Just joined on GoodReads, thought I'd put a toe in the water with the Horde on both reading and writing. I've got a goal to be published within a year and you guys seem gentler than the NYC publishing market.
Posted by: Kevin Williamson's Fainting Couch at May 06, 2018 09:45 AM (e4ZX9)
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Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 06, 2018 09:35 AM (5Yee7)
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You might want to start with the first in the series, "John Dies at the End".
But who am I to say? I started with Book Three, "What the Hell Did I Just Read?".
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You might want to start with the first in the series, "John Dies at the End".
But who am I to say? I started with Book Three, "What the Hell Did I Just Read?".
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 09:46 AM (qJtVm)
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Speaking of kickstarter, would anybody be interested in chipping in some money to prevent me from writing any more books? 'Cause I could be persuaded.
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Oh sure. You come up with this idea after James Comey, Hillary, Jake Tapper, and Sean Penn have already written books.
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Oh sure. You come up with this idea after James Comey, Hillary, Jake Tapper, and Sean Penn have already written books.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 06, 2018 09:46 AM (+y/Ru)
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The Conquering Sword of Conan by Robert E Howard
was the last book I read. For the 3rd time. No one writes fantasy like that anymore. If they do, let me know which authors to look up.
was the last book I read. For the 3rd time. No one writes fantasy like that anymore. If they do, let me know which authors to look up.
Posted by: Derptastic at May 06, 2018 09:46 AM (DB16e)
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question for fellow readers:
Anyone else tired of pointless sex scenes in novels?
For instance, I started reading a murder mystery set in post WW1 England. The book started off well, but, within the first 100 pages, the detective is making the beast with two backs with a local physician gal in the woods during a picnic.
No, the scene wasn't explicit and made decent use of metaphors to describe the action, but, in the end, I was thinking, "really?" and "why?"
If germane to the plot I can see it, I suppose, but, it seems to be nothing more than boy meets girl and head to the woods to get it on.
If anyone is interested, "River of Darkness" by Rennie Airth.
Anyone else tired of pointless sex scenes in novels?
For instance, I started reading a murder mystery set in post WW1 England. The book started off well, but, within the first 100 pages, the detective is making the beast with two backs with a local physician gal in the woods during a picnic.
No, the scene wasn't explicit and made decent use of metaphors to describe the action, but, in the end, I was thinking, "really?" and "why?"
If germane to the plot I can see it, I suppose, but, it seems to be nothing more than boy meets girl and head to the woods to get it on.
If anyone is interested, "River of Darkness" by Rennie Airth.
Posted by: Blake at May 06, 2018 09:46 AM (WEBkv)
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93 Works for farmers...
Posted by: @votermom @vm pimping great books usually free or sale at May 06, 2018 09:38 AM (hMwEB)
Know some people that were buying farmland with interest free USDA loans. Then going to Forestry and getting grant to lay fallow the land. Then getting another grant to plant trees. So in about 20 years they own the land outright and have trees worth more than the land. Plus they now file taxes as FARMERS to get tons of writeoffs.
Posted by: rhennigantx at May 06, 2018 09:44 AM (JFO2v)
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*blinks innocently*
Posted by: @votermom @vm pimping great books usually free or sale at May 06, 2018 09:38 AM (hMwEB)
Know some people that were buying farmland with interest free USDA loans. Then going to Forestry and getting grant to lay fallow the land. Then getting another grant to plant trees. So in about 20 years they own the land outright and have trees worth more than the land. Plus they now file taxes as FARMERS to get tons of writeoffs.
Posted by: rhennigantx at May 06, 2018 09:44 AM (JFO2v)
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*blinks innocently*
Posted by: Weasel at May 06, 2018 09:47 AM (MVjcR)
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'The island of the day before' by Umberto Eco has some detail as to the advent of the chronograph.
I find his writing a bit tedious to wade thru but i thought that of H. Melville too. I'll get used to it
Found the book recently and its on the reading table.
Will be looking for the documentary on the 'longitudinal problem solved'.
I find his writing a bit tedious to wade thru but i thought that of H. Melville too. I'll get used to it
Found the book recently and its on the reading table.
Will be looking for the documentary on the 'longitudinal problem solved'.
Posted by: Universal coordinated time at May 06, 2018 09:47 AM (aPHOJ)
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Did they ever find a Northwest passage?
Posted by: Blutarski-esque 0.0 at May 06, 2018 09:42 AM (+Tibp)
I don't think so. I seem to recall watching a documentary about the Franklin Expedition and there was some speculation that they got lead poisoning from the canned food (lead solder inside the cans).
Posted by: Blutarski-esque 0.0 at May 06, 2018 09:42 AM (+Tibp)
I don't think so. I seem to recall watching a documentary about the Franklin Expedition and there was some speculation that they got lead poisoning from the canned food (lead solder inside the cans).
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 06, 2018 09:48 AM (5Yee7)
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The Conquering Sword of Conan by Robert E Howard
I read all the Howard books, but I wonder what it was like to have read them before the comics. Conan was basically the only 70s comic I liked, so I already had a vision of the world when I read the books.
I read all the Howard books, but I wonder what it was like to have read them before the comics. Conan was basically the only 70s comic I liked, so I already had a vision of the world when I read the books.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at May 06, 2018 09:49 AM (fuK7c)
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Retired Buckeye Cop, you appear to have created your own mini-barrel, where you get spit out at the end. Very Being John Malkovich.
Posted by: fluffy at May 06, 2018 09:51 AM (cHbmY)
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I just finished "Brass Man" by Ian Banks. I always enjoy Banks and I think Ian Cormac is one of the great "silent justice stranger" characters of all time - ala Jack Reacher. (There is a phrase for that type of character that I can't recall).
Banks is 99.9% straight-up science space opera, but very occasionally writes a passage with a positive cultural implication. In "Brass Man" is it a simple introductory paragraph to one chapter that very clearly states the consequences of the bigotry of low expectations, and the ultimate negative consequences of letting 'compassion' over-ride the need for accountability, for society and for those not held accountable.
Banks is 99.9% straight-up science space opera, but very occasionally writes a passage with a positive cultural implication. In "Brass Man" is it a simple introductory paragraph to one chapter that very clearly states the consequences of the bigotry of low expectations, and the ultimate negative consequences of letting 'compassion' over-ride the need for accountability, for society and for those not held accountable.
Posted by: motionview at May 06, 2018 09:51 AM (pYQR/)
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You might want to start with the first in the series, "John Dies at the End".
But who am I to say? I started with Book Three, "What the Hell Did I Just Read?".
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 09:46 AM (qJtVm)
The reviews seem to indicate ...Full of Spiders is better than John Dies.... Now that I'm 29, I find that I prefer one-off novels rather than series.
But who am I to say? I started with Book Three, "What the Hell Did I Just Read?".
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 09:46 AM (qJtVm)
The reviews seem to indicate ...Full of Spiders is better than John Dies.... Now that I'm 29, I find that I prefer one-off novels rather than series.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 06, 2018 09:51 AM (5Yee7)
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That's right, K.W. Jeter, born and raised in California, released a novel the year Margaret Thatcher _died_, mocking her and casting her as the villain.
Liberals are quick to abandon heroes. They can easily spin on their heels and toss yesterday's idol under the bus if it serves their need for power. But they never, never, never give up on their hatreds. Margaret Thatcher was an enemy of Leftists in the 1980s so thirty years later a second-tier fantasy writer has to make her the villain in a story.
Posted by: Trimegistus at May 06, 2018 09:04 AM (gNZna
In England, 'TDS' is an acronym for 'Thatcher Derangement Syndrome' and pretty much everyone in the artsy-fartsy classes over there came down with massive infections of it and were never cured.
Liberals are quick to abandon heroes. They can easily spin on their heels and toss yesterday's idol under the bus if it serves their need for power. But they never, never, never give up on their hatreds. Margaret Thatcher was an enemy of Leftists in the 1980s so thirty years later a second-tier fantasy writer has to make her the villain in a story.
Posted by: Trimegistus at May 06, 2018 09:04 AM (gNZna
In England, 'TDS' is an acronym for 'Thatcher Derangement Syndrome' and pretty much everyone in the artsy-fartsy classes over there came down with massive infections of it and were never cured.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair Magazine at May 06, 2018 09:52 AM (ikoCs)
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Will be looking for the documentary on the 'longitudinal problem solved'.
Posted by: Universal coordinated time at May 06, 2018 09:47 AM (aPHOJ)
I am pretty sure just called Longitude. About crazy King George III wanting to know how to know where you were.
Posted by: Universal coordinated time at May 06, 2018 09:47 AM (aPHOJ)
I am pretty sure just called Longitude. About crazy King George III wanting to know how to know where you were.
Posted by: rhennigantx at May 06, 2018 09:52 AM (JFO2v)
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crap, I keep forgetting the close-tag on my italicans today.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 06, 2018 09:52 AM (5Yee7)
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103. I remember reading - as a child - about the discovery of that expedition. The photos of the ice-mummy were shocking to me. As were reports of the odd selection of goods and supplies they took with them when they abandoned ship. If was bizarre.
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Slavic Customer Service Rep. at May 06, 2018 09:52 AM (fA1SL)
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Because I am a fan of science fiction, and the book thread often has books in that genre, I offer up this news story in the Washington Post about NASA being adverse to risk.
https://preview.tinyurl.com/yaxs9wg4
Since every thrilling story of heroism involves dire circumstances and great risk I have long held the belief that NASA's reluctance to take risk has stifled space exploration by increasing cost and slowing development.
See the book about Longitude above.
Of course, it would be foolish to take unnecessary risk with, especially involving human life, but mere hardware can be replaced. Except modern satellites cost hundreds of millions of dollars.
Just remember, automobiles were once the playthings of the very rich who could afford the driver, the mechanic, and the garage.
https://preview.tinyurl.com/yaxs9wg4
Since every thrilling story of heroism involves dire circumstances and great risk I have long held the belief that NASA's reluctance to take risk has stifled space exploration by increasing cost and slowing development.
See the book about Longitude above.
Of course, it would be foolish to take unnecessary risk with, especially involving human life, but mere hardware can be replaced. Except modern satellites cost hundreds of millions of dollars.
Just remember, automobiles were once the playthings of the very rich who could afford the driver, the mechanic, and the garage.
Posted by: Skandia Recluse - old at May 06, 2018 09:53 AM (roQNm)
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Just finished re-reading F.A. Hayek's The Road to Serfdom while on vacation in Hawaii. If you Morons haven't read that you, now's the time. Also, I can recommend Paul Midler's What's Wrong with China, which is interesting and entertaining and insightful.
Posted by: FIIGMO at May 06, 2018 09:55 AM (E+qJE)
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I've listened to a few audiobooks when I had some long commutes. They're OK for mental bubblegum but I do prefer the printed page.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 06, 2018 09:41 AM (5Yee7)
It's just a different medium. I got a free book token from Audible and used it to get the audio version of a book I've read several times before because I'm lazy and fear change. I noticed things I'd never noticed in the first twelve read-throughs just by virtue of hearing someone else read it. Some things I just never noticed because of how the typesetting was in my copy - a bit of narrative or dialogue might be line-broken awkwardly or appear as a few lines at the top of a new page right before a favorite chapter, so I'd rush or elide it and never noticed something in another section that would have been easier to understand if I'd paid more attention to that part. With an audiobook, you have to listen to it at the reader's pace, with their inflections, not yours. It's like how you can catch grammatical errors in a document that you've written if you have someone else read it to you because you sometimes unconsciously correct it if you read it silently to yourself.
One advantage paper copies will probably never give up is being able to tell immediately where you are, though. You can intuit how much you've read and how much is left and within a few seconds you can flip between sections. In digital or audio, you have to wrangle about how many chapters might be between here and there and it's much less intuitive.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 06, 2018 09:41 AM (5Yee7)
It's just a different medium. I got a free book token from Audible and used it to get the audio version of a book I've read several times before because I'm lazy and fear change. I noticed things I'd never noticed in the first twelve read-throughs just by virtue of hearing someone else read it. Some things I just never noticed because of how the typesetting was in my copy - a bit of narrative or dialogue might be line-broken awkwardly or appear as a few lines at the top of a new page right before a favorite chapter, so I'd rush or elide it and never noticed something in another section that would have been easier to understand if I'd paid more attention to that part. With an audiobook, you have to listen to it at the reader's pace, with their inflections, not yours. It's like how you can catch grammatical errors in a document that you've written if you have someone else read it to you because you sometimes unconsciously correct it if you read it silently to yourself.
One advantage paper copies will probably never give up is being able to tell immediately where you are, though. You can intuit how much you've read and how much is left and within a few seconds you can flip between sections. In digital or audio, you have to wrangle about how many chapters might be between here and there and it's much less intuitive.
Posted by: hogmartin at May 06, 2018 09:55 AM (y87Qq)
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Retired Buckeye Cop, you appear to have created your own mini-barrel, where you get spit out at the end. Very Being John Malkovich.
Posted by: fluffy at May 06, 2018 09:51 AM (cHbmY)
I have the close-tags embedded at the end of my nic. That way my stay in the barrel is short!
Of course, that cutting edge Unicode is what make the HQ what it is.
Posted by: fluffy at May 06, 2018 09:51 AM (cHbmY)
I have the close-tags embedded at the end of my nic. That way my stay in the barrel is short!
Of course, that cutting edge Unicode is what make the HQ what it is.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 06, 2018 09:56 AM (5Yee7)
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In England, 'TDS' is an acronym for 'Thatcher Derangement Syndrome'
ya, and some highly place EU bureaucrat In Belguim just publish a spirited defense of communism at the unveiling of a statue to Karl Marx.
ya, and some highly place EU bureaucrat In Belguim just publish a spirited defense of communism at the unveiling of a statue to Karl Marx.
Posted by: Skandia Recluse - old at May 06, 2018 09:56 AM (roQNm)
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I'd mentioned a few weeks back, via Sarah Hoyt, that the SJWs were going after John Ringo. They are still at it, here's his response to a vile slander.
https://bit.ly/2FNuheu
Stay tuned to the end for a great open adoption story (very close to home for me and the wonderful gift that is my daughter).
https://bit.ly/2FNuheu
Stay tuned to the end for a great open adoption story (very close to home for me and the wonderful gift that is my daughter).
Posted by: motionview at May 06, 2018 09:56 AM (pYQR/)
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Just remember, automobiles were once the playthings of the very rich who could afford the driver, the mechanic, and the garage.
Posted by: Skandia Recluse - old at May 06, 2018 09:53 AM (roQNm)
Applies to books, cellphones, PCs, laptops,.......
Beauty of free market missed by Sandernistas. Rich people by toys unaffordable to 95% that creates the funding needed to make the toys mainstream goods over the next few years.
Posted by: Skandia Recluse - old at May 06, 2018 09:53 AM (roQNm)
Applies to books, cellphones, PCs, laptops,.......
Beauty of free market missed by Sandernistas. Rich people by toys unaffordable to 95% that creates the funding needed to make the toys mainstream goods over the next few years.
Posted by: rhennigantx at May 06, 2018 09:57 AM (JFO2v)
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Re-reading "I'm Westen Nichts Neues". I am more of a sap for older material.
Posted by: Marcus T, Archangel Apprentice at May 06, 2018 09:57 AM (XasoJ)
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Is that the one about the guys fighting the brush fire out west who get trapped in a canyon or something like that?
******
Storm King Mountain, just a few miles west of Glenwood Springs, along the Colorado River. Mid-90's. Brave souls lost tragically.
******
Storm King Mountain, just a few miles west of Glenwood Springs, along the Colorado River. Mid-90's. Brave souls lost tragically.
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 09:58 AM (mvenn)
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BTW, Laura Montgomery, in addition to being an excellent writer and all-around Good Egg *also* disguises herself as a mild-mannered space lawyer by day! So if you need some space law she can set you up 
I am feeling very virtuous as I saved a family of ducklings trying to cross a busy 6 lane road. I will now lie down until the feeling passes.
I am feeling very virtuous as I saved a family of ducklings trying to cross a busy 6 lane road. I will now lie down until the feeling passes.
Posted by: Sabrina Chase at May 06, 2018 09:58 AM (L59/U)
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G-D I hate McShit....Every day there is a new diss to real Republicans. Die already yoou putz
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 06, 2018 09:58 AM (SjImc)
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On cheez-extruder Comet Channel, of all places, I saw a bit on asteroid mining, so now I am looking at asteroid mining clips by Planetary Resources. I was born too early, man. I would have been a fantastic Space Baroness.
Anybody got any suggestions for good asteroid-centric sci fi stories?
Anybody got any suggestions for good asteroid-centric sci fi stories?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 09:59 AM (qJtVm)
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Morning, Y'all...
Spent a great day yesterday at the NRA Convefefe in Dallas, then spent the night in Waco.
Got back home a bit ago, so planning on a long day of napping.
And coffeve. And Shipley's Do-nuts.
See y'all 'round, OK?
Spent a great day yesterday at the NRA Convefefe in Dallas, then spent the night in Waco.
Got back home a bit ago, so planning on a long day of napping.
And coffeve. And Shipley's Do-nuts.
See y'all 'round, OK?
Posted by: Anon a mouse at May 06, 2018 09:59 AM (7LY+6)
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47 Oh, and we've got a new category of readers, escaped oafs and oafettes.
I must've missed the origin of this. Been meaning to ask. And I will ask. Any moment now.
Posted by: mindful webworker - imminently inquisitive at May 06, 2018 09:23 AM (gECZB)
'Ace of Spades' can be anagrammed into 'escaped oafs'.
I must've missed the origin of this. Been meaning to ask. And I will ask. Any moment now.
Posted by: mindful webworker - imminently inquisitive at May 06, 2018 09:23 AM (gECZB)
'Ace of Spades' can be anagrammed into 'escaped oafs'.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair Magazine at May 06, 2018 10:00 AM (ikoCs)
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*hic*
Posted by: Hillary at May 06, 2018 10:00 AM (nILVB)
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ya, and some highly place EU bureaucrat In Belguim just publish a spirited defense of communism at the unveiling of a statue to Karl Marx.
Posted by: Skandia Recluse - old at May 06, 2018 09:56 AM (roQNm)
Do you think Marx knew that his works would be used to kill millions of people via poverty and starvation? States converting to Marxism always seem to have just a few too many citizens that keep progress from happening. I wonder how many Americans are Sandernistas will to kill to bring about their revolution?
Posted by: Skandia Recluse - old at May 06, 2018 09:56 AM (roQNm)
Do you think Marx knew that his works would be used to kill millions of people via poverty and starvation? States converting to Marxism always seem to have just a few too many citizens that keep progress from happening. I wonder how many Americans are Sandernistas will to kill to bring about their revolution?
Posted by: rhennigantx at May 06, 2018 10:01 AM (JFO2v)
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I think listening to audiobooks is good in that you learn to focus your attention for a period of time. It increases your attention span.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 06, 2018 10:01 AM (+y/Ru)
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Just finished re-reading F.A. Hayek's The Road to Serfdom while on vacation in Hawaii. If you Morons haven't read that you, now's the time....
Posted by: FIIGMO at May 06, 2018 09:55 AM (E+qJE)
Prescient book published in 1944 to warn the Brits about the dangers of Socialism. Of course, Hayek failed but that just makes the book that much more important. I have the annotated version published by the University of Chicago Press in 2007. The notes track down some of Hayek's sources and are helpful. Still an easy read.
Posted by: FIIGMO at May 06, 2018 09:55 AM (E+qJE)
Prescient book published in 1944 to warn the Brits about the dangers of Socialism. Of course, Hayek failed but that just makes the book that much more important. I have the annotated version published by the University of Chicago Press in 2007. The notes track down some of Hayek's sources and are helpful. Still an easy read.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 06, 2018 10:01 AM (5Yee7)
Posted by: rhennigantx at May 06, 2018 10:01 AM (JFO2v)
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109 rhennigantx...
Well, that king is dead but the swamp and silicon valley still keep tabs on me.
Thanks for the tip on 'longitude'.
Well, that king is dead but the swamp and silicon valley still keep tabs on me.
Thanks for the tip on 'longitude'.
Posted by: Universal coordinated time at May 06, 2018 10:02 AM (aPHOJ)
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On J.J. Sefton's recommendation, I read "With The Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa," by E.B. Sledge, and it was a sobering and fantastic account of the horror of the war in the Pacific.
Absolutely indispensable for anyone who wants to understand what our armed forces went through...
Absolutely indispensable for anyone who wants to understand what our armed forces went through...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 06, 2018 10:03 AM (wYseH)
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"Just finished re-reading F.A. Hayek's The Road to Serfdom"
THere's a Readers Digest condensed version
https://tinyurl.com/6d7sxru
Read by millions when it came out
THere's a Readers Digest condensed version
https://tinyurl.com/6d7sxru
Read by millions when it came out
Posted by: Ignoramus at May 06, 2018 10:03 AM (pV/54)
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Do you think Marx knew that his works would be used to kill millions of people via poverty and starvation?
I don't think he cared. He had a vision of the future, and you know how visionaries are.
I don't think he cared. He had a vision of the future, and you know how visionaries are.
Posted by: Skandia Recluse - old at May 06, 2018 10:04 AM (roQNm)
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If anyone is interested, "River of Darkness" by Rennie Airth.
Posted by: Blake at May 06, 2018 09:46 AM (WEBkv)
I read "River of Darkness" a few years ago.
I remember liking it well enough, but don't remember any details, which in my world means I wasn't impressed.
I think I read the second in the series but remember nothing about it.
That's probably why I gave up the series.
First one was okay though.
Posted by: Blake at May 06, 2018 09:46 AM (WEBkv)
I read "River of Darkness" a few years ago.
I remember liking it well enough, but don't remember any details, which in my world means I wasn't impressed.
I think I read the second in the series but remember nothing about it.
That's probably why I gave up the series.
First one was okay though.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 06, 2018 10:04 AM (9q7Dl)
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Thanks for the tip on 'longitude'.
Posted by: Universal coordinated time at May 06, 2018 10:02 AM (aPHOJ)
So how do you know where you are when your in space?
Posted by: Universal coordinated time at May 06, 2018 10:02 AM (aPHOJ)
So how do you know where you are when your in space?
Posted by: rhennigantx at May 06, 2018 10:04 AM (JFO2v)
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"To win, she and her team must out-think and out-engineer a cheating
competitor, dodge a collusive regulator, and withstand the temptations
offered by a large and powerful seastead."
And so it has (almost) always been ... elections have consequences, but so do wars and so do all the real power plays -- liars and cheats working in the shadows to break rules, bribe (or coerce with 'kompromat') the regualtors/cops, and BigMoney buying off any potential competitor (which severs the invisible hand of "free market" competition)
Bill Gates used to steal ideas (my vague overview) from entrepreneurs, add them to his Windows but claim they were just free add-ons (or some such). That is (kinda) why "BigGov" took him to court. Supposedly that is when Gates got the message, and started spending big bucks on lobbyists, basically paying "Protection Money" to the mob, while maintaining his iron grip on the throat of the consumer.
I didn't follow it closely enough to know if I got those facts right, but that does seem to be "how it works" for the globalist conglomerates and the shadow government(s). It's nice to read books where the outsiders wins, better yet to have the outsider (Trump, and the future of outsider politicians) win, and real representative government restored, personal liberty along with it.
competitor, dodge a collusive regulator, and withstand the temptations
offered by a large and powerful seastead."
And so it has (almost) always been ... elections have consequences, but so do wars and so do all the real power plays -- liars and cheats working in the shadows to break rules, bribe (or coerce with 'kompromat') the regualtors/cops, and BigMoney buying off any potential competitor (which severs the invisible hand of "free market" competition)
Bill Gates used to steal ideas (my vague overview) from entrepreneurs, add them to his Windows but claim they were just free add-ons (or some such). That is (kinda) why "BigGov" took him to court. Supposedly that is when Gates got the message, and started spending big bucks on lobbyists, basically paying "Protection Money" to the mob, while maintaining his iron grip on the throat of the consumer.
I didn't follow it closely enough to know if I got those facts right, but that does seem to be "how it works" for the globalist conglomerates and the shadow government(s). It's nice to read books where the outsiders wins, better yet to have the outsider (Trump, and the future of outsider politicians) win, and real representative government restored, personal liberty along with it.
Posted by: illiniwek at May 06, 2018 10:05 AM (bT8Z4)
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Here's a brief summary of the Storm King Mountain fire.
https://www.thoughtco.com/storm-king-
mountain-south-canyon-fire-1342903
https://www.thoughtco.com/storm-king-
mountain-south-canyon-fire-1342903
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 10:05 AM (mvenn)
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Anybody got any suggestions for good asteroid-centric sci fi stories?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 09:59 AM (qJtVm)
Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 09:59 AM (qJtVm)
Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince?
Posted by: hogmartin at May 06, 2018 10:06 AM (y87Qq)
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Segueing into the gun thread, I'm reading Vickers Guide: AR-15, Volume 1
Posted by: Marcus T, Archangel Apprentice at May 06, 2018 10:07 AM (XasoJ)
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''I've listened to a few audiobooks when I had some long commutes. They're OK for mental bubblegum but I do prefer the printed page. ''
I like audiobooks for driving and exercise, especially the stationary bike. I've been listening to ''The History of Rome" podcast lately so I've ignored my Audible books. I've got 6 credits and I understand you can't carry anymore than that from month to month so I have to go in and pick something out before I lose them.
I like audiobooks for driving and exercise, especially the stationary bike. I've been listening to ''The History of Rome" podcast lately so I've ignored my Audible books. I've got 6 credits and I understand you can't carry anymore than that from month to month so I have to go in and pick something out before I lose them.
Posted by: Tuna at May 06, 2018 10:07 AM (jm1YL)
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Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said he regrets choosing former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) to be his running mate during the 2008 presidential campaign.
The New York Times reported on Saturday that McCain, while still defending Palin's performance, said in his upcoming book, "The Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and other Appreciations," that he wishes he had instead selected former Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.)
His advisers reportedly had warned against choosing Lieberman, who was once a Democrat, stating that Lieberman's support of abortion rights could divide Republicans.
The New York Times reported on Saturday that McCain, while still defending Palin's performance, said in his upcoming book, "The Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and other Appreciations," that he wishes he had instead selected former Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.)
His advisers reportedly had warned against choosing Lieberman, who was once a Democrat, stating that Lieberman's support of abortion rights could divide Republicans.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 06, 2018 10:08 AM (+y/Ru)
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"John's old Caddie had a huge engine that would
qualify as a human rights violation if built today. It roared down the
road, chugging gas and farting a blue cloud of dinosaur souls."
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 08:52 AM (qJtVm)
Lacks verisimilitude. Caddys are quiet cars, even old beater Caddys. They don't roar down the road, they sift.
qualify as a human rights violation if built today. It roared down the
road, chugging gas and farting a blue cloud of dinosaur souls."
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 08:52 AM (qJtVm)
Lacks verisimilitude. Caddys are quiet cars, even old beater Caddys. They don't roar down the road, they sift.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 06, 2018 10:08 AM (WFV7d)
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100 question for fellow readers:
Anyone else tired of pointless sex scenes in novels?
Posted by: Blake at May 06, 2018 09:46 AM (WEBkv)
( *raises hand* )
Also in movies and TV shows.
And I'd say 99% of the sex scenes in movies, TV shows, and novels are pointless, meaning, unnecessary to move the story along.
And if it really is necessary, all the author needs to do is have the couple go into the bedroom and shut the door behind them.
Anyone else tired of pointless sex scenes in novels?
Posted by: Blake at May 06, 2018 09:46 AM (WEBkv)
( *raises hand* )
Also in movies and TV shows.
And I'd say 99% of the sex scenes in movies, TV shows, and novels are pointless, meaning, unnecessary to move the story along.
And if it really is necessary, all the author needs to do is have the couple go into the bedroom and shut the door behind them.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair Magazine at May 06, 2018 10:08 AM (ikoCs)
Posted by: Universal coordinated time at May 06, 2018 10:10 AM (aPHOJ)
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Anybody got any suggestions for good asteroid-centric sci fi stories?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 09:59 AM (qJtVm)
Yeah, that John Ringo series about mining asteroids and turning some of them into battle stations to combat invading aliens.
Oh crap, the name escapes me now. Need to go look it up. Good series, though.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 09:59 AM (qJtVm)
Yeah, that John Ringo series about mining asteroids and turning some of them into battle stations to combat invading aliens.
Oh crap, the name escapes me now. Need to go look it up. Good series, though.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair Magazine at May 06, 2018 10:10 AM (ikoCs)
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Bill Gates used to steal ideas (my vague overview) from entrepreneurs, add them to his Windows but claim they were just free add-ons (or some such). That is (kinda) why "BigGov" took him to court. Supposedly that is when Gates got the message, and started spending big bucks on lobbyists, basically paying "Protection Money" to the mob, while maintaining his iron grip on the throat of the consumer.
There is a book and maybe video on the Pirates of Silicon Valley. They would get invitations to places like Xerox, IBM, Bell Labs and just take their ideas to make them mainstream.
There is a book and maybe video on the Pirates of Silicon Valley. They would get invitations to places like Xerox, IBM, Bell Labs and just take their ideas to make them mainstream.
Posted by: rhennigantx at May 06, 2018 10:11 AM (JFO2v)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 10:11 AM (qJtVm)
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Paul Cooper's tweet on France's "Red Zone" was quite fascinating, too.
Posted by: t-bird at May 06, 2018 10:11 AM (FJXGr)
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grammar is a tool of the cisheteropatriarchical capitalist running pigs!
Posted by: The Brattleboro Wymyns Health CoProsperity Collective at May 06, 2018 10:11 AM (oeKeQ)
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Thanks for the tip on 'longitude'.
Posted by: Universal coordinated time at May 06, 2018 10:02 AM (aPHOJ)
I absolutely loved Longitude. It's rare that a book about time, of all things, can make you want to resurrect some dead jerk and punch him directly in the face, but Maskelyne, I will make you swallow your teeth any day of the week and twice on Sunday.
There was a little 5 minute BBC sci-history short on the topic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvpbW7JRu0Q
Posted by: Universal coordinated time at May 06, 2018 10:02 AM (aPHOJ)
I absolutely loved Longitude. It's rare that a book about time, of all things, can make you want to resurrect some dead jerk and punch him directly in the face, but Maskelyne, I will make you swallow your teeth any day of the week and twice on Sunday.
There was a little 5 minute BBC sci-history short on the topic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvpbW7JRu0Q
Posted by: hogmartin at May 06, 2018 10:11 AM (y87Qq)
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Yeah, that John Ringo series about mining asteroids and turning some of them into battle stations to combat invading aliens.
Oh crap, the name escapes me now. Need to go look it up. Good series, though.
'Troy Rising.' I looked it up. I is smart.
Oh crap, the name escapes me now. Need to go look it up. Good series, though.
'Troy Rising.' I looked it up. I is smart.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair Magazine at May 06, 2018 10:13 AM (ikoCs)
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(134) Marx got his idea(s) from the insect world. Idealized Marxism works well for ant colonies. Trying to make it work with humans leads to murder. Nothing but murder.
Marxism's bastard children, communism and socialism? Same result.
Never trust a socialist. Ever. Not even a little bit.
Marxism's bastard children, communism and socialism? Same result.
Never trust a socialist. Ever. Not even a little bit.
Posted by: ro-man at May 06, 2018 10:13 AM (RuIsu)
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Anyone else tired of pointless sex scenes in novels?
Posted by: Blake at May 06, 2018 09:46 AM
Tired of it when I was a teen. Actually told a historical fiction writer that it wasn't believable to have heroine sneak out of the house at night, cross fields and a forest in her bare feet and nightgown, and boldly climb into a doctor's window and into his bed - what a lunatic she'd have looked like when barking dogs alerted the neighbors!
The historical fiction always gets me. Sure, there were women who jumped into the sack with men they barely knew aka whores. But most women weren't going to risk a pregnancy or loss of reputation for some acquaintance who might die tomorrow. 1870s setting but 1970s sexual mores.
Posted by: Blake at May 06, 2018 09:46 AM
Tired of it when I was a teen. Actually told a historical fiction writer that it wasn't believable to have heroine sneak out of the house at night, cross fields and a forest in her bare feet and nightgown, and boldly climb into a doctor's window and into his bed - what a lunatic she'd have looked like when barking dogs alerted the neighbors!
The historical fiction always gets me. Sure, there were women who jumped into the sack with men they barely knew aka whores. But most women weren't going to risk a pregnancy or loss of reputation for some acquaintance who might die tomorrow. 1870s setting but 1970s sexual mores.
Posted by: NaughtyPine at May 06, 2018 10:13 AM (/+bwe)
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Anybody got any suggestions for good asteroid-centric sci fi stories?
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Troy Rising by John Ringo comes to mind. Building a battlestation out of an asteroid is a story element.
There are some stories from the old masters back in the golden age of SciFi.
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Troy Rising by John Ringo comes to mind. Building a battlestation out of an asteroid is a story element.
There are some stories from the old masters back in the golden age of SciFi.
Posted by: Skandia Recluse - old at May 06, 2018 10:13 AM (roQNm)
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For those of you generous enough to buy one of my short story collections, please don't forget to leave a review on Amazon.
It helps so much more than you realize!
It helps so much more than you realize!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison's Phone at May 06, 2018 10:14 AM (Jj43a)
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Oh, I meant to comment True Conservative John McCain's comments. John, Palin was the only reason I voted or you. I knew you for the sleaze you were although I did not foresee you becoming the mega-asshole you are today. And right, John, your problem was that you didn't run far enough left. You've coming near Hillzebub with your excuses for losing.
John, you are a true American hero but the damage you have done this country far outweighs whatever good you did.
John, you are a true American hero but the damage you have done this country far outweighs whatever good you did.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 06, 2018 10:14 AM (+y/Ru)
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Reading about early exploration in Africa made me think of "King Solomon's Mines" and "She". They share that same sense of the new and exotic the Nile history books deal with. Haven't reread them in some time. I dug out one of my several editions to delve into.
By the way, Don't read the 1 or 2 star Amazon reviews for Haggard's books. They fall into three categories.
1. People who don't realize the books are almost 150 years old and complain that the story elements and writing style are so old fashioned.
2. Delicate snowflakes that are outraged that hunting (WITH GUNS!!!) and not treating natives with complete respect at all times set the tone for every bit of what's wrong with American society and western culture. They are OUTRAGED that anyone could, or should be able to, enjoy these books.
3. Idiots who are so mentally deficient they think a half hour sitcom is too involved and wordy, so they lose interest. The idea that someone might want to read anything longer than a Tweet is foreign to them. These are the same towering intellects that review a book with such witty phrases as "This book sux" or "Booooring".
Thank goodness there are only a few of these per book. They are overshadowed by the reviews that mention they are the 4th generation of their families to enjoy the stories and how the writing puts them into the story.
By the way, Don't read the 1 or 2 star Amazon reviews for Haggard's books. They fall into three categories.
1. People who don't realize the books are almost 150 years old and complain that the story elements and writing style are so old fashioned.
2. Delicate snowflakes that are outraged that hunting (WITH GUNS!!!) and not treating natives with complete respect at all times set the tone for every bit of what's wrong with American society and western culture. They are OUTRAGED that anyone could, or should be able to, enjoy these books.
3. Idiots who are so mentally deficient they think a half hour sitcom is too involved and wordy, so they lose interest. The idea that someone might want to read anything longer than a Tweet is foreign to them. These are the same towering intellects that review a book with such witty phrases as "This book sux" or "Booooring".
Thank goodness there are only a few of these per book. They are overshadowed by the reviews that mention they are the 4th generation of their families to enjoy the stories and how the writing puts them into the story.
Posted by: JTB at May 06, 2018 10:15 AM (V+03K)
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I just finish the book "Okinawa" ....probably pretty much similar to the book "Old Guard"
Okinawa was a meat grinder
Okinawa was a meat grinder
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 06, 2018 10:15 AM (SjImc)
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Anyone else tired of pointless sex scenes in novels?
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The gratuitous sex scene in movies and books has always annoyed me. Nerds, like me, don't like icky sex, in the middle of a good science fiction story.
Heinlein's 'Time Enough for Love' notwithstanding.
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The gratuitous sex scene in movies and books has always annoyed me. Nerds, like me, don't like icky sex, in the middle of a good science fiction story.
Heinlein's 'Time Enough for Love' notwithstanding.
Posted by: Skandia Recluse - old at May 06, 2018 10:15 AM (roQNm)
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John, you are a true American hero but the damage you have done this country far outweighs whatever good you did.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 06, 2018 10:14 AM (+y/Ru)
There was a time i defended this POS because of his military service...there was a time.
Die already
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 06, 2018 10:14 AM (+y/Ru)
There was a time i defended this POS because of his military service...there was a time.
Die already
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 06, 2018 10:16 AM (SjImc)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 06, 2018 10:16 AM (SjImc)
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108 That's right, K.W. Jeter, born and raised in California, released a novel the year Margaret Thatcher _died_, mocking her and casting her as the villain.
Liberals are quick to abandon heroes. They can easily spin on their heels and toss yesterday's idol under the bus if it serves their need for power. But they never, never, never give up on their hatreds. Margaret Thatcher was an enemy of Leftists in the 1980s so thirty years later a second-tier fantasy writer has to make her the villain in a story.
Posted by: Trimegistus at May 06, 2018 09:04 AM (gNZna
In England, 'TDS' is an acronym for 'Thatcher Derangement Syndrome' and pretty much everyone in the artsy-fartsy classes over there came down with massive infections of it and were never cured.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair Magazine at May 06, 2018 09:52 AM (ikoCs)
You see the same thing with the Left and Reagan or Nixon.
I think it's the same Shame Culture (progtards/commies/muslims - any flavor of totalitarianism) VS Guilt Culture (normal Americans).
The Leftist Shame Culture can never let their hatred go because their hatred of "that not good person" unites them and brands them as good people.
Whereas, Guilt Culture folk being guided from within can let the dead burying the dead.
for instance, I hate the damage that the last president did to this country, but I barely think about him anymore.
In fact, I can barely remember his name...Buh something...Oh yeah! Bukake O'Hoolihan.
I never think about Ex-President Bukake O'Hoolihan anymore.
Liberals are quick to abandon heroes. They can easily spin on their heels and toss yesterday's idol under the bus if it serves their need for power. But they never, never, never give up on their hatreds. Margaret Thatcher was an enemy of Leftists in the 1980s so thirty years later a second-tier fantasy writer has to make her the villain in a story.
Posted by: Trimegistus at May 06, 2018 09:04 AM (gNZna
In England, 'TDS' is an acronym for 'Thatcher Derangement Syndrome' and pretty much everyone in the artsy-fartsy classes over there came down with massive infections of it and were never cured.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair Magazine at May 06, 2018 09:52 AM (ikoCs)
You see the same thing with the Left and Reagan or Nixon.
I think it's the same Shame Culture (progtards/commies/muslims - any flavor of totalitarianism) VS Guilt Culture (normal Americans).
The Leftist Shame Culture can never let their hatred go because their hatred of "that not good person" unites them and brands them as good people.
Whereas, Guilt Culture folk being guided from within can let the dead burying the dead.
for instance, I hate the damage that the last president did to this country, but I barely think about him anymore.
In fact, I can barely remember his name...Buh something...Oh yeah! Bukake O'Hoolihan.
I never think about Ex-President Bukake O'Hoolihan anymore.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 06, 2018 10:17 AM (9q7Dl)
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''The reviews seem to indicate ...Full of Spiders is better than John Dies.... Now that I'm 29, I find that I prefer one-off novels rather than series.''
As far as sci-fi is concerned there is no such such thing as a ''one-off'' novel anymore. It's very frustrating because a lot of the authors have multiple sagas, some with other authors, and it takes them forever to finish a series. That or they get bored with one series and let it drop. So frustrating.
As far as sci-fi is concerned there is no such such thing as a ''one-off'' novel anymore. It's very frustrating because a lot of the authors have multiple sagas, some with other authors, and it takes them forever to finish a series. That or they get bored with one series and let it drop. So frustrating.
Posted by: Tuna at May 06, 2018 10:17 AM (jm1YL)
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I'm already sunburned from the Gardening Thread. So you'll forgive me if I hold off on any Moron suggestions on anything for the time being. :-)
Posted by: Marcus T, Archangel Apprentice at May 06, 2018 10:17 AM (XasoJ)
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Thanks OM. I'm a fan of Ringo (but not that stuff!) so I will check it out.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 10:17 AM (qJtVm)
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Do you think Marx knew that his works would be used to kill millions of people via poverty and starvation? States converting to Marxism always seem to have just a few too many citizens that keep progress from happening. I wonder how many Americans are Sandernistas will to kill to bring about their revolution?
Posted by: rhennigantx at May 06, 2018 10:01 AM (JFO2v)
I read the Communist Manifesto back in high school. By the time I was finished, I was thinking, "WTF? What kind of idiot thinks this would work?" Collectivism is great for the ruling class, not so much fun for the proles. Someone has to decide who to rob in order to re-distribute that wealth; curiously, the ruling class always seems to live pretty well in those Workers' Paradises.
Posted by: rhennigantx at May 06, 2018 10:01 AM (JFO2v)
I read the Communist Manifesto back in high school. By the time I was finished, I was thinking, "WTF? What kind of idiot thinks this would work?" Collectivism is great for the ruling class, not so much fun for the proles. Someone has to decide who to rob in order to re-distribute that wealth; curiously, the ruling class always seems to live pretty well in those Workers' Paradises.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 06, 2018 10:18 AM (5Yee7)
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It's one of the points in Road to Serfdom: Socialism is inherently coercive. Another related point is that bad people rise to the top in socialism, because it rewards coercion.
Posted by: Ignoramus at May 06, 2018 10:19 AM (pV/54)
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Will be looking for the documentary on the 'longitudinal problem solved'.
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Directional Correctional - a limerick
Christopher Columbus was disgusted
His surly navigator wasn't trusted
After looking at the charts
He took the man apart
Some folks just need their latitude adjusted
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Directional Correctional - a limerick
Christopher Columbus was disgusted
His surly navigator wasn't trusted
After looking at the charts
He took the man apart
Some folks just need their latitude adjusted
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 10:19 AM (mvenn)
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17 Is that Piglet on the shelves?
After all, it's a dining room too.
Posted by: JT at May 06, 2018 09:05 AM (DFzTN)
But where are the haycorns?
After all, it's a dining room too.
Posted by: JT at May 06, 2018 09:05 AM (DFzTN)
But where are the haycorns?
Posted by: George LeS at May 06, 2018 10:20 AM (/ki+X)
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Anyone else tired of pointless sex scenes in novels?
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Back in the day, an unkind reviewer said that Hemmingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls would never have been a best seller without the sex scenes (which are mild by today's standards). The ironic thing is, I like FWTBT although I scarcely remember the sex scenes. I think that's where we got the expression "the Earth moved" which I thought was stupid at the time and my estimation has not improved.
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Back in the day, an unkind reviewer said that Hemmingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls would never have been a best seller without the sex scenes (which are mild by today's standards). The ironic thing is, I like FWTBT although I scarcely remember the sex scenes. I think that's where we got the expression "the Earth moved" which I thought was stupid at the time and my estimation has not improved.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 06, 2018 10:21 AM (+y/Ru)
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136 Thanks for the tip on 'longitude'.
Posted by: Universal coordinated time at May 06, 2018 10:02 AM (aPHOJ)
So how do you know where you are when your in space?
Posted by: rhennigantx at May 06, 2018 10:04 AM (JFO2v)
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Ask Spock.
136 Thanks for the tip on 'longitude'.
Posted by: Universal coordinated time at May 06, 2018 10:02 AM (aPHOJ)
So how do you know where you are when your in space?
Posted by: rhennigantx at May 06, 2018 10:04 AM (JFO2v)
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Ask Spock.
Posted by: Weasel at May 06, 2018 10:22 AM (MVjcR)
Posted by: Tuna at May 06, 2018 10:23 AM (jm1YL)
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It's one of the points in Road to Serfdom: Socialism is inherently coercive. Another related point is that bad people rise to the top in socialism, because it rewards coercion.
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Another similarity to fascism.
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Another similarity to fascism.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 06, 2018 10:23 AM (+y/Ru)
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I read To Save Us All From Ruin by James
Schroeder (AKA: Muldoon). It is a novel partly based on his father's
WWII diary and follows the three Muldoon brothers and their
contributions to the war effort. I would have preferred a heavier
emphasis on the plausible and felt that the side-story on the
development of the hamster-guided artillery shell hurt the novel.
There's good some story telling harmed by the fantastical. Rating =
3.5/5.
Currently reading Kleinkrieg edited by Charles D. Melson. The
core of the book is two German works on fighting guerrilla warfare. The
first booklet was published in 1935 and the author makes some prescient
predictions and thought that the autogyro (i.e., the helicopter) would
be the ideal platform for fighting the "small war." I just got to the
second booklet, "Fighting the Bandit War," which is a WWII German
technical manual. Very good book with a limited focus, although there
seems to be some awkward translation and typographical errors. Rating =
4.5/5.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 06, 2018 09:18 AM (5Yee7)
You know the "hanster-guided artillery shell" could be taken as satire. There actually was an effort to build a pigeon-guided missile. Pigeons were trained to peck at an image on a screen. The missile had a video camera in its nose, and the image of the target was relayed to a screen in the pigeon compartment. If the missile veered off course, the target image would drift towards the edge of the screen, the pigeon would peck, and that would cause a control signal to be sent to the missile's steering apparatus. correcting the course. I don't believe it ever got to the point of actual working missiles. Kamikaze pigeons!
And autogyros were rotary-wing aircraft propelled by a conventional aircraft engine and propeller. They were capable of short take-offs and landings, but could not hover or fly vertically.
Schroeder (AKA: Muldoon). It is a novel partly based on his father's
WWII diary and follows the three Muldoon brothers and their
contributions to the war effort. I would have preferred a heavier
emphasis on the plausible and felt that the side-story on the
development of the hamster-guided artillery shell hurt the novel.
There's good some story telling harmed by the fantastical. Rating =
3.5/5.
Currently reading Kleinkrieg edited by Charles D. Melson. The
core of the book is two German works on fighting guerrilla warfare. The
first booklet was published in 1935 and the author makes some prescient
predictions and thought that the autogyro (i.e., the helicopter) would
be the ideal platform for fighting the "small war." I just got to the
second booklet, "Fighting the Bandit War," which is a WWII German
technical manual. Very good book with a limited focus, although there
seems to be some awkward translation and typographical errors. Rating =
4.5/5.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 06, 2018 09:18 AM (5Yee7)
You know the "hanster-guided artillery shell" could be taken as satire. There actually was an effort to build a pigeon-guided missile. Pigeons were trained to peck at an image on a screen. The missile had a video camera in its nose, and the image of the target was relayed to a screen in the pigeon compartment. If the missile veered off course, the target image would drift towards the edge of the screen, the pigeon would peck, and that would cause a control signal to be sent to the missile's steering apparatus. correcting the course. I don't believe it ever got to the point of actual working missiles. Kamikaze pigeons!
And autogyros were rotary-wing aircraft propelled by a conventional aircraft engine and propeller. They were capable of short take-offs and landings, but could not hover or fly vertically.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 06, 2018 10:23 AM (WFV7d)
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I'm nearing the end of A. Roger Ekirch's American Sanctuary and the 1800 election was just covered where Jefferson beat Adams. I'm kind of surprised he didn't go more into the protracted battle in the House to determine the outcome, although that had nothing to do with the theme of the book of how the Jonathan Robbins case had such an impact on popular sentiment. But one thing that comes across pretty distinctly is what a dick John Adams was. The HBO series with Paul Giamatti portrayed him sympathetically but even in that it was obvious he would take some stands which wouldn't be taken well by a large portion of the population. Plus the nation was still very divided then and being perceived as sucking too much Brit cock wasn't adviseable for prolonged popularity. That much of the case for Robbins was built on lies and emotional half truths (sound familiar?) doesn't obscure the fact that Brits were impressing citizens and the population wasn't happy about that.
I've been reading this off and on because Ekirch's narrative style is kind of dry but it's picked up in this chapter, so I hope to finish it within a week.
I've been reading this off and on because Ekirch's narrative style is kind of dry but it's picked up in this chapter, so I hope to finish it within a week.
Posted by: Captain Hate at May 06, 2018 10:23 AM (y7DUB)
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As always, thank you OregonMuse for the fancy-pants Book Thread.
It's like a book fort on the aetherial plane!
*dumps virtual boiling oil down on illiterate savages*
It's like a book fort on the aetherial plane!
*dumps virtual boiling oil down on illiterate savages*
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 10:24 AM (qJtVm)
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"let children at least have brave knights and heroic courage"
last night on the internet one thing led to another to another (as it often will) and perceptive. i ended up reading quotes by robert reed of "the brady bunch" on imdb. he was a trained shakespearean actor and fairly perceptive. i thought this was interesting:
"in children's theater you show the ideal; the very idea is to aspire to it."
i think that's true.
last night on the internet one thing led to another to another (as it often will) and perceptive. i ended up reading quotes by robert reed of "the brady bunch" on imdb. he was a trained shakespearean actor and fairly perceptive. i thought this was interesting:
"in children's theater you show the ideal; the very idea is to aspire to it."
i think that's true.
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at May 06, 2018 10:24 AM (Pg+x7)
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Some folks just need their latitude adjusted
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 10:19 AM (mvenn)
Changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes.
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 10:19 AM (mvenn)
Changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes.
Posted by: rhennigantx at May 06, 2018 10:25 AM (JFO2v)
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Geek Wire
https://preview.tinyurl.com/y7s399oj
It appears there is a debate going on about whether or not asteroid mining is feasible or not, fiction or not.
Mainstream media, such as the Washington Post, have published opinions.
Geek Wire
https://preview.tinyurl.com/y7s399oj
It appears there is a debate going on about whether or not asteroid mining is feasible or not, fiction or not.
Mainstream media, such as the Washington Post, have published opinions.
Posted by: Skandia Recluse - old at May 06, 2018 10:26 AM (roQNm)
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Changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes.
Posted by: rhennigantx at May 06, 2018 10:25 AM (JFO2v)
...and similar platitudes.
Posted by: rhennigantx at May 06, 2018 10:25 AM (JFO2v)
...and similar platitudes.
Posted by: hogmartin at May 06, 2018 10:26 AM (y87Qq)
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... as a corollary of sorts he observed that in his first adult novel, "a farewell to arms", "not everything ended well."
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at May 06, 2018 10:27 AM (Pg+x7)
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George Steph had on Rudy who didn't do so well. Then he had on Stormy's lawyer. Stormy herself was on SNL last night. When Alec Baldwin asked her what would it take to resolve things, she said "A resignation."
No one asks wasn't this extortion back then.
And no one asks who's paying her and her lawyer now.
Now her lawyer is on with Chuck Todd
No one asks wasn't this extortion back then.
And no one asks who's paying her and her lawyer now.
Now her lawyer is on with Chuck Todd
Posted by: Ignoramus at May 06, 2018 10:28 AM (pV/54)
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The historical fiction always gets me. Sure, there were women who jumped into the sack with men they barely knew aka whores. But most women weren't going to risk a pregnancy or loss of reputation for some acquaintance who might die tomorrow. 1870s setting but 1970s sexual mores.
Posted by: NaughtyPine at May 06, 2018 10:13 AM (/+bwe)
Unfortunately, it's necessary nowadays. I don't think older people understand just how thoroughly our education system has made its products simply unable to imagine - even in fiction - any way of life different from their own. A friend of my wife's told her about a class reading Pride and Prejudice, which kept asking "Why didn't they just get jobs?" And of course, they didn't get the importance of the Lydia/Wickham episode at all.
Which was predicted by C S Lewis. He pointed out that it's elementary tactics to cut an enemy unit off from all sources of support. And there's Tolkein, who explained the progs hostility to "escapist" literature, by asking what group would be most obsessed with, and hostile to, the idea of escape. The answer was "jailers".
BTW, the Lewis quote about enemies and heroes (there are others like it) was itself inspired by G K Chesterton. GKC was an enormous influence on CSL, of course.
Posted by: NaughtyPine at May 06, 2018 10:13 AM (/+bwe)
Unfortunately, it's necessary nowadays. I don't think older people understand just how thoroughly our education system has made its products simply unable to imagine - even in fiction - any way of life different from their own. A friend of my wife's told her about a class reading Pride and Prejudice, which kept asking "Why didn't they just get jobs?" And of course, they didn't get the importance of the Lydia/Wickham episode at all.
Which was predicted by C S Lewis. He pointed out that it's elementary tactics to cut an enemy unit off from all sources of support. And there's Tolkein, who explained the progs hostility to "escapist" literature, by asking what group would be most obsessed with, and hostile to, the idea of escape. The answer was "jailers".
BTW, the Lewis quote about enemies and heroes (there are others like it) was itself inspired by G K Chesterton. GKC was an enormous influence on CSL, of course.
Posted by: George LeS at May 06, 2018 10:28 AM (/ki+X)
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Does 'Longitude' have any gratuitous sextant scenes?
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 10:28 AM (mvenn)
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question for fellow readers:
Anyone else tired of pointless sex scenes in novels?
I'd just like to point out that 100% of the sex scenes in "Wearing the Cat" not only move the plot along and help define character, but also have later implications and impact.
Avoid pointless sex scenes - Read "WTC"!
Anyone else tired of pointless sex scenes in novels?
I'd just like to point out that 100% of the sex scenes in "Wearing the Cat" not only move the plot along and help define character, but also have later implications and impact.
Avoid pointless sex scenes - Read "WTC"!
Posted by: naturalfake at May 06, 2018 10:29 AM (9q7Dl)
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CHICAGOLAND: 74 shot -- in last week...
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Boy, imagine what it would have been without gun control!
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Boy, imagine what it would have been without gun control!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 06, 2018 10:29 AM (+y/Ru)
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Did they ever find a Northwest passage?
Posted by: Blutarski-esque 0.0 at May 06, 2018 09:42 AM (+Tibp)
You betcha.
Posted by: Blutarski-esque 0.0 at May 06, 2018 09:42 AM (+Tibp)
You betcha.
Posted by: St. Roch at May 06, 2018 10:30 AM (WFV7d)
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A critter Down Under with attitude
Unlike all others at that latitude
Has both fur and a beak
Which is rather unique
So he struts his stuff with a platytude
Unlike all others at that latitude
Has both fur and a beak
Which is rather unique
So he struts his stuff with a platytude
Posted by: Bandersnatch at May 06, 2018 10:30 AM (fuK7c)
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For fans of the original Conan stories by Howard, there is a Kindle collection of them for 99 cents. (I looked for the 'cents' symbol like on my typewriters but the keyboard doesn't have it.)
I have a hardcover version of the stories but might get this one for convenient carry.
I have a hardcover version of the stories but might get this one for convenient carry.
Posted by: JTB at May 06, 2018 10:30 AM (V+03K)
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Anybody got any suggestions for good asteroid-centric sci fi stories?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 09:59 AM (qJtVm)
"Rookie Privateer" by Jamie McFarlane
SciFi in a setting of asteroid mining. 14 books in series so far. Recommended
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 09:59 AM (qJtVm)
"Rookie Privateer" by Jamie McFarlane
SciFi in a setting of asteroid mining. 14 books in series so far. Recommended
Posted by: Larsen E. Whipsnade at May 06, 2018 10:30 AM (bML9A)
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Multitudes of platitudes cause changes in attitudes and latitudes.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 06, 2018 10:31 AM (89T5c)
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185 Does 'Longitude' have any gratuitous sextant scenes?
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 10:28 AM (mvenn)
Not really, just typical british sailor buggery hyjinx.
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 10:28 AM (mvenn)
Not really, just typical british sailor buggery hyjinx.
Posted by: rhennigantx at May 06, 2018 10:31 AM (JFO2v)
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; If anyone is looking for a deal on Amazon Fire Tablets
there is a great deal going on right now.
Posted by: Cheriebebe
Are these the eink one's?
there is a great deal going on right now.
Posted by: Cheriebebe
Are these the eink one's?
Posted by: Jean at May 06, 2018 10:32 AM (MS0+a)
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A friend of my wife's told her about a class reading Pride and Prejudice, which kept asking "Why didn't they just get jobs?"
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A lecturer (I can't remember who) said that in this period, before the Industrial Revolution began generating new forms of wealth, there was a constant scramble to acquire other people's money because it was hard to make new fortunes. It sounds very static.
All hail Capitalism.
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A lecturer (I can't remember who) said that in this period, before the Industrial Revolution began generating new forms of wealth, there was a constant scramble to acquire other people's money because it was hard to make new fortunes. It sounds very static.
All hail Capitalism.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 10:34 AM (qJtVm)
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My fuckin G-D with all the shit going on in the world all the MSM news show can show is tha attorney for that whore stripper...
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 06, 2018 10:34 AM (SjImc)
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Chuck Todd actually beating on Stormy's lawyer some. He's such a weasel. Roy Cohn redux.
Posted by: Ignoramus at May 06, 2018 10:35 AM (pV/54)
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( *raises hand* )
Also in movies and TV shows.
And I'd say 99% of the sex scenes in movies, TV shows, and novels are pointless, meaning, unnecessary to move the story along.
And if it really is necessary, all the author needs to do is have the couple go into the bedroom and shut the door behind them.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair Magazine at May 06, 2018 10:08 AM (ikoCs)
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Yes, excellent summation. If it doesn't move the plot along, then what's the point?
Close the doors, imply, whatever. No reason to paint a picture that is nothing more than an effort to give the viewer or reader a voyeuristic thrill.
Also in movies and TV shows.
And I'd say 99% of the sex scenes in movies, TV shows, and novels are pointless, meaning, unnecessary to move the story along.
And if it really is necessary, all the author needs to do is have the couple go into the bedroom and shut the door behind them.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair Magazine at May 06, 2018 10:08 AM (ikoCs)
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Yes, excellent summation. If it doesn't move the plot along, then what's the point?
Close the doors, imply, whatever. No reason to paint a picture that is nothing more than an effort to give the viewer or reader a voyeuristic thrill.
Posted by: Blake at May 06, 2018 10:35 AM (WEBkv)
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Are these the eink one's?
Posted by: Jean at May 06, 2018 10:32 AM (MS0+a)
Kindle Fire is the Android derivative tablet. Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite, and Kindle Oasis are the e-ink ones that last for weeks.
Posted by: Jean at May 06, 2018 10:32 AM (MS0+a)
Kindle Fire is the Android derivative tablet. Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite, and Kindle Oasis are the e-ink ones that last for weeks.
Posted by: hogmartin at May 06, 2018 10:35 AM (y87Qq)
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196 My fuckin G-D with all the shit going on in the world all the MSM news show can show is tha attorney for that whore stripper...
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 06, 2018 10:34 AM (SjImc)
I quit watching that sitcom. Every week was same old boob, womens female body parts smell, and peepee jokes. Was like Threes Company but with bad acting and no plot.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 06, 2018 10:34 AM (SjImc)
I quit watching that sitcom. Every week was same old boob, womens female body parts smell, and peepee jokes. Was like Threes Company but with bad acting and no plot.
Posted by: rhennigantx at May 06, 2018 10:37 AM (JFO2v)
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re: manuscript repair:
a palimpsest is a page from a manuscript that had the original text scraped off to reuse it for another text.
using advanced scanning technology they
(yes, those people, again) are finding ancient greek texts, sometimes of lost books, under religious writing. an echo of eco!
a palimpsest is a page from a manuscript that had the original text scraped off to reuse it for another text.
using advanced scanning technology they
(yes, those people, again) are finding ancient greek texts, sometimes of lost books, under religious writing. an echo of eco!
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at May 06, 2018 10:37 AM (Pg+x7)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 10:39 AM (qJtVm)
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Heinlein's 'Stranger in a Strange Land' also had the icky sex in it.
Sixties-era radicals loved the book.
Sixties-era radicals loved the book.
Posted by: Skandia Recluse - old at May 06, 2018 10:39 AM (roQNm)
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all the MSM news show can show is tha attorney for that whore stripper...
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As Moby Dick was to Captain Ahab, so is Trump's great white dick to the MSM.
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As Moby Dick was to Captain Ahab, so is Trump's great white dick to the MSM.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 06, 2018 10:39 AM (+y/Ru)
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There actually was an effort to build a pigeon-guided missile. Pigeons were trained to peck at an image on a screen. The missile had a video camera in its nose, and the image of the target was relayed to a screen in the pigeon compartment. If the missile veered off course, the target image would drift towards the edge of the screen, the pigeon would peck, and that would cause a control signal to be sent to the missile's steering apparatus. correcting the course. I don't believe it ever got to the point of actual working missiles. Kamikaze pigeons!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Project Pigeon was referenced in "To Save Us All From Ruin".
The concept was pioneered by a behaviorist, B.F.Skinner. Never deployed in combat because radar tech improved to the point that it prevailed.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution
/bf-skinners-pigeon-guided-rocket-53443995/
So, although whimsical, the hamster-guided artillery shell was not really that far out of line with some of the zany ideas that were actually being worked on. And Dad was an artillery guy, so a natural fit. See also "bat incendiary bombs" proposed for the possible invasion of the Japanese homeland.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Project Pigeon was referenced in "To Save Us All From Ruin".
The concept was pioneered by a behaviorist, B.F.Skinner. Never deployed in combat because radar tech improved to the point that it prevailed.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution
/bf-skinners-pigeon-guided-rocket-53443995/
So, although whimsical, the hamster-guided artillery shell was not really that far out of line with some of the zany ideas that were actually being worked on. And Dad was an artillery guy, so a natural fit. See also "bat incendiary bombs" proposed for the possible invasion of the Japanese homeland.
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 10:41 AM (mvenn)
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Chuck Todd actually beating on Stormy's lawyer some. He's such a weasel. Roy Cohn redux.
Posted by: Ignoramus at May 06, 2018 10:35 AM (pV/54)
You have a stronger stomach than me..I saw his face and changed the channel
Posted by: Ignoramus at May 06, 2018 10:35 AM (pV/54)
You have a stronger stomach than me..I saw his face and changed the channel
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 06, 2018 10:42 AM (SjImc)
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Feel Good Story:
IDF shoots dead 2 Palestinians said to be planting bombs on Gaza fence
Third Palestinian shot and seriously wounded by IDF gunfire after Golani Brigade soldiers spot the trio attempting to cross the border from Gaza into Israel, sabotage security fence and plant explosive devices.
IDF shoots dead 2 Palestinians said to be planting bombs on Gaza fence
Third Palestinian shot and seriously wounded by IDF gunfire after Golani Brigade soldiers spot the trio attempting to cross the border from Gaza into Israel, sabotage security fence and plant explosive devices.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 06, 2018 10:43 AM (SjImc)
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Devin Nunes Announces Push to Hold Attorney General Jeff Sessions in Contempt of Congress for Stonewalling FBI FISA Abuse Scandal Investigation
Another case Snoozy will have to recuse himself from.
Another case Snoozy will have to recuse himself from.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 06, 2018 10:43 AM (+y/Ru)
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So, although whimsical, the hamster-guided artillery shell was not really that far out of line with some of the zany ideas that were actually being worked on. And Dad was an artillery guy, so a natural fit. See also "bat incendiary bombs" proposed for the possible invasion of the Japanese homeland.
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 10:41 AM (mvenn)
The Palis are now using balloon fire bombs just like the japs did..they are launching them from Gaza.
Moderates?
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 10:41 AM (mvenn)
The Palis are now using balloon fire bombs just like the japs did..they are launching them from Gaza.
Moderates?
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 06, 2018 10:44 AM (SjImc)
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that whore stripper...
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 06, 2018 10:34 AM (SjImc)
But she has standards!
She doesn't do anal....
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 06, 2018 10:34 AM (SjImc)
But she has standards!
She doesn't do anal....
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 06, 2018 10:44 AM (wYseH)
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So, although whimsical, the hamster-guided artillery shell was not really that far out of line with some of the zany ideas that were actually being worked on. And Dad was an artillery guy, so a natural fit. See also "bat incendiary bombs" proposed for the possible invasion of the Japanese homeland.
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 10:41 AM (mvenn)
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I believe the bat incendiary bombs were suggested by the same guy who thought building ship hulls out of ice would be a great idea. I seem to recall reading a hull was built out of ice and floated in a lake for a long time without melting.
Going from memory and too lazy to look it up.
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 10:41 AM (mvenn)
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I believe the bat incendiary bombs were suggested by the same guy who thought building ship hulls out of ice would be a great idea. I seem to recall reading a hull was built out of ice and floated in a lake for a long time without melting.
Going from memory and too lazy to look it up.
Posted by: Blake at May 06, 2018 10:44 AM (WEBkv)
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Finished Hans Schantz's second, "Rambling Wreck". Eagerly awaiting third. I'm actually intrigued by the physics/math involved as much as by the story line.
Go, Moron Authors!
Go, Moron Authors!
Posted by: RI Red at May 06, 2018 10:45 AM (NZn1S)
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Ohayo tsundoku minna.
If anyone wants an anime compliment to The Manx Prize, there is Planetes which is about a group tasked with cleaning up orbital debris after one bolt catastrophically collides with a passenger shuttle. What is absolutely amazing about the show is the history lesson given in the opening credits. Think even Rickly will be amazed at it.
https://youtu.be/CZ-OyT4ivkM
If anyone wants an anime compliment to The Manx Prize, there is Planetes which is about a group tasked with cleaning up orbital debris after one bolt catastrophically collides with a passenger shuttle. What is absolutely amazing about the show is the history lesson given in the opening credits. Think even Rickly will be amazed at it.
https://youtu.be/CZ-OyT4ivkM
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at May 06, 2018 10:45 AM (PMCY9)
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White House Correspondents' Association Exposed: Regularly Spends About 85% of WHCD Revenue on Annual Party, Not Scholarships
Well, I, for one, am shocked! SHOCKED!
Well, I, for one, am shocked! SHOCKED!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 06, 2018 10:45 AM (+y/Ru)
Posted by: garrett at May 06, 2018 10:46 AM (15Ezc)
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She doesn't do anal....
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 06, 2018 10:44 AM (wYseH)
Apparently she forgot all that "Shit" is on tape. LOL
And or course her rejoiner was she only does it with her husband.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 06, 2018 10:44 AM (wYseH)
Apparently she forgot all that "Shit" is on tape. LOL
And or course her rejoiner was she only does it with her husband.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 06, 2018 10:47 AM (SjImc)
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Going from memory and too lazy to look it up.
Posted by: Blake at May 06, 2018 10:44 AM (WEBkv)
Pykrete:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Habakkuk
Posted by: Blake at May 06, 2018 10:44 AM (WEBkv)
Pykrete:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Habakkuk
Posted by: hogmartin at May 06, 2018 10:48 AM (y87Qq)
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The Knesset is expected to vote Monday on a bill aimed at penalizing the Palestinian Authority over its payments to jailed terrorists and the families of terrorists killed by Israeli security forces.
The bill, which was drafted in part by the Defense and Justice ministries with the backing of Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman, would require Israel to deduct PA tax money collected by Israel on the PAs behalf. For every dollar the PA pays out to terrorists each year, Israel would deduct on dollar from taxes collected for the PA, and transfer the money to compensate Israeli victims of Arab terror attacks.
Sounds like a logical plan to me, I mean unless some 9th Circuit Judge blocks it?
The bill, which was drafted in part by the Defense and Justice ministries with the backing of Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman, would require Israel to deduct PA tax money collected by Israel on the PAs behalf. For every dollar the PA pays out to terrorists each year, Israel would deduct on dollar from taxes collected for the PA, and transfer the money to compensate Israeli victims of Arab terror attacks.
Sounds like a logical plan to me, I mean unless some 9th Circuit Judge blocks it?
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 06, 2018 10:49 AM (SjImc)
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>>Apparently she forgot all that "Shit" is on tape. LOL
And or course her rejoiner was she only does it with her husband.
Any number in the pink, only one in the stink.
And or course her rejoiner was she only does it with her husband.
Any number in the pink, only one in the stink.
Posted by: garrett at May 06, 2018 10:49 AM (15Ezc)
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CDC: 70% of New HIV Infections in Homosexual Men - Anal Sex Riskiest Behavior
And yet it's hate speech to notice that 1% of the population produces 70% of the disease.
And yet it's hate speech to notice that 1% of the population produces 70% of the disease.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 06, 2018 10:50 AM (+y/Ru)
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Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at May 06, 2018 09:18 AM (5Yee7)
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Thanks for your comments. You're not the only one who raised an eyebrow at the hamster element of the tale. In fact, My brother hasn't spoken to me since the book came out. I'm not sure if he was offended by the hamster thing or if he felt like I neglected my mom (never mentioned her in the book), even though she was keeping the home fires burning for the duration. Or maybe he's just been co-opted by his loony lefty second wife. Don't much care.
Anyway, AOP is right upthread. Project Pigeon actally triggered the story idea in my head.
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Thanks for your comments. You're not the only one who raised an eyebrow at the hamster element of the tale. In fact, My brother hasn't spoken to me since the book came out. I'm not sure if he was offended by the hamster thing or if he felt like I neglected my mom (never mentioned her in the book), even though she was keeping the home fires burning for the duration. Or maybe he's just been co-opted by his loony lefty second wife. Don't much care.
Anyway, AOP is right upthread. Project Pigeon actally triggered the story idea in my head.
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 10:50 AM (mvenn)
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Continuing with my stock markets studies...
I'm reading "Market Mind Games".
It's about market psychology. Seems okay so far if a bit fuzzy-headed like all psychology seems to be.
If it turns out to be spectacularly informative or interesting, I'll let y'all know.
I'm reading "Market Mind Games".
It's about market psychology. Seems okay so far if a bit fuzzy-headed like all psychology seems to be.
If it turns out to be spectacularly informative or interesting, I'll let y'all know.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 06, 2018 10:50 AM (9q7Dl)
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Are there Hawaiian judges in Israel?
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 06, 2018 10:51 AM (89T5c)
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Do you think Marx knew that his works would be used to kill millions of people via poverty and starvation?
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I don't think he cared. He had a vision of the future, and you know how visionaries are.
Posted by: Skandia Recluse - old at May 06, 2018 10:04 AM (roQNm)
Better question, did Marx know the data he was using was 20 years out of date when he wrote the book, therefore not only irrelevant, but also a dead lie, as the accusations he was making against the disease of capitalism were already identified, repaired, and gone by the time he was writing his prescriptions.
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I don't think he cared. He had a vision of the future, and you know how visionaries are.
Posted by: Skandia Recluse - old at May 06, 2018 10:04 AM (roQNm)
Better question, did Marx know the data he was using was 20 years out of date when he wrote the book, therefore not only irrelevant, but also a dead lie, as the accusations he was making against the disease of capitalism were already identified, repaired, and gone by the time he was writing his prescriptions.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 06, 2018 10:52 AM (cY3LT)
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>>CDC: 70% of New HIV Infections in Homosexual Men
And that is WITH the 'Opioid Crisis'...
My guess is the CDC is massaging numbers and it is realistically closer to 90%.
And that is WITH the 'Opioid Crisis'...
My guess is the CDC is massaging numbers and it is realistically closer to 90%.
Posted by: garrett at May 06, 2018 10:52 AM (15Ezc)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 06, 2018 10:53 AM (+y/Ru)
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>>Report: Anti-American Obama to Give Eulogy at John McCain's Funeral
My friends...you have nothing to fear from a Barack Obama Eulogy.
My friends...you have nothing to fear from a Barack Obama Eulogy.
Posted by: garrett at May 06, 2018 10:54 AM (15Ezc)
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Report: Anti-American Obama to Give Eulogy at John McCain's Funeral
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 06, 2018 10:53 AM (+y/Ru)
Sigh. I even find THAT hard to believe
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 06, 2018 10:53 AM (+y/Ru)
Sigh. I even find THAT hard to believe
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 06, 2018 10:54 AM (SjImc)
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226. Need the Mandela sign language interpreter and lots of Prezninshul Selfies. Oh, and a suitably inspiring photo of TFG on Twitter.
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Slavic Customer Service Rep. at May 06, 2018 10:55 AM (fA1SL)
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Pykrete or ice laced with sawdust - Geoffrey Pyke of Great Britain. Not even Canada had enough ice houses to make the ice for an aircraft carrier.
Lytle S. Adams, an American dentist, gave us Project X-Ray or the incendiary bat bombs. I think they managed to accidentally burn down a church during one test. But it was never deployed.
Lytle S. Adams, an American dentist, gave us Project X-Ray or the incendiary bat bombs. I think they managed to accidentally burn down a church during one test. But it was never deployed.
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at May 06, 2018 10:56 AM (PMCY9)
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I'll watch Crash McCain's funeral if the Mandela sign language guy is there.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 06, 2018 10:57 AM (89T5c)
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What am I missing here?
So, the Prez banged a whore some years ago.
And she either blackmailed him or he thought it better to get her to sign a non-disclosure agreement cuz he was a public personality. And his lawyer got that done.
She was payed $100K+.
Annnnnnnd, what?
Okay, not laudable behavior but not the end o the world either.
Why should I care about any of this? Especially. in light of what BJ Clinton did? Or any number of Kennedys.
It is a mystery.
So, the Prez banged a whore some years ago.
And she either blackmailed him or he thought it better to get her to sign a non-disclosure agreement cuz he was a public personality. And his lawyer got that done.
She was payed $100K+.
Annnnnnnd, what?
Okay, not laudable behavior but not the end o the world either.
Why should I care about any of this? Especially. in light of what BJ Clinton did? Or any number of Kennedys.
It is a mystery.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 06, 2018 10:57 AM (9q7Dl)
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"Since it is so likely that children will meet cruel enemies, let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage. Otherwise you are making their destiny not brighter but darker."
No, no, no......you've got it all wrong. We are supposed to protect them from all disappointments in life. We must provide them with safe spaces and participation trophies. Make sure that failure is not an option so they won't get their feelings hurt. And be sure and start their transgender transitioning no later than 5 years old since that's when a person has the most wisdom and experience in their lives.
No, no, no......you've got it all wrong. We are supposed to protect them from all disappointments in life. We must provide them with safe spaces and participation trophies. Make sure that failure is not an option so they won't get their feelings hurt. And be sure and start their transgender transitioning no later than 5 years old since that's when a person has the most wisdom and experience in their lives.
Posted by: Anonymous White Male at May 06, 2018 10:57 AM (9BLnV)
Posted by: Larsen E. Whipsnade at May 06, 2018 10:57 AM (bML9A)
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Moron author Oren Litwin is attempting to put together a fantasy anthology and crowd-funding it via kirkstarter:
Wouldn't "kirkstarter" be more appropriate for sci-fi than fantasy?
Sorry, saw the typo and couldn't resist.
Wouldn't "kirkstarter" be more appropriate for sci-fi than fantasy?
Sorry, saw the typo and couldn't resist.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - It's OK, I'm with the banned at May 06, 2018 11:01 AM (IcT7t)
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195: "before the industrial revolution... it was hard to make new fortunes."
a regular theme in fiction, movies, tv, of the 40's, 50's & 60's is the scramble to create instant wealth from drilling for oil or uranium mining. people didn't expect to do better than make a living. the stock market might provide a nest egg after decades or a return from utility stocks. 50-90% tax rates will limit expectations. what we've come to expect in wealth creation over the past 30 years is very much tied to reagan's tax cuts, including the tech boom.
a regular theme in fiction, movies, tv, of the 40's, 50's & 60's is the scramble to create instant wealth from drilling for oil or uranium mining. people didn't expect to do better than make a living. the stock market might provide a nest egg after decades or a return from utility stocks. 50-90% tax rates will limit expectations. what we've come to expect in wealth creation over the past 30 years is very much tied to reagan's tax cuts, including the tech boom.
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at May 06, 2018 11:01 AM (Pg+x7)
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I refuse to watch one second of the Hanoi Songbird's funeral. To hell with that traitorous shitbag. Screwed the entire country to get back at Trump.
Posted by: chavez the hugo at May 06, 2018 11:01 AM (KP5rU)
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I liked the examples of manuscript repair OM linked to. I knew about scraping and reusing pages but not the sewing part. We sometimes forget how precious books were in earlier times.
Posted by: JTB at May 06, 2018 11:02 AM (V+03K)
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I believe the bat incendiary bombs were suggested by
the same guy who thought building ship hulls out of ice would be a
great idea. I seem to recall reading a hull was built out of ice and
floated in a lake for a long time without melting.
Going from memory and too lazy to look it up.
Posted by: Blake at May 06, 2018 10:44 AM (WEBkv)
Project Habbakuk. Geoffrey Nathaniel Pyke. The ship hull was built not of plain ice, but of "Pykrete", a frozen mixture of water and wood pulp, so a composite material not unlike fiberglass. The plan was to build giant aircraft carriers made of the material, and station them in mid-Atlantic. A relatively small refrigeration plant would keep them safely frozen. The need for such a thing went away with the development of reliable trans-Atlantic airplanes.
The test hull was built on a remote lake in Jasper National Park, Alberta.
the same guy who thought building ship hulls out of ice would be a
great idea. I seem to recall reading a hull was built out of ice and
floated in a lake for a long time without melting.
Going from memory and too lazy to look it up.
Posted by: Blake at May 06, 2018 10:44 AM (WEBkv)
Project Habbakuk. Geoffrey Nathaniel Pyke. The ship hull was built not of plain ice, but of "Pykrete", a frozen mixture of water and wood pulp, so a composite material not unlike fiberglass. The plan was to build giant aircraft carriers made of the material, and station them in mid-Atlantic. A relatively small refrigeration plant would keep them safely frozen. The need for such a thing went away with the development of reliable trans-Atlantic airplanes.
The test hull was built on a remote lake in Jasper National Park, Alberta.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 06, 2018 11:02 AM (WFV7d)
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Does 'Longitude' have any gratuitous sextant scenes?
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 10:28 AM (mvenn)
Not really, just typical british sailor buggery hyjinx.
Posted by: rhennigantx at May 06, 2018 10:31 AM (JFO2v)
So, matters related to orientation, then?
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 10:28 AM (mvenn)
Not really, just typical british sailor buggery hyjinx.
Posted by: rhennigantx at May 06, 2018 10:31 AM (JFO2v)
So, matters related to orientation, then?
Posted by: BurtTC at May 06, 2018 11:02 AM (cY3LT)
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Want to see a who's who in how the USA got so fucked up? Watch McCain's bullshit funeral
Posted by: Balrog of Morgoth at May 06, 2018 11:04 AM (FTPVM)
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Over 200 and still a book thread.
Roll on
Roll on
Posted by: gNewt at May 06, 2018 11:04 AM (MSiSP)
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Oliver Willis
@owillis
the nra has helped to kill more innocent americans than isis or al qaeda could ever dream of
Olly olly oxen stupid!
@owillis
the nra has helped to kill more innocent americans than isis or al qaeda could ever dream of
Olly olly oxen stupid!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 06, 2018 11:04 AM (+y/Ru)
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Well in the future, a kirk will refer to a guy chewing scenery with a ripped shirt and a damsel in his arms.
A more classical definition of a kirk is a church.
A more classical definition of a kirk is a church.
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at May 06, 2018 11:05 AM (PMCY9)
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Mcshit's funeral is going to make me puke
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 06, 2018 11:05 AM (SjImc)
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It's a good time to remember that McSHit's incompantance helped give us Fredo. Fuck him
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 06, 2018 11:06 AM (SjImc)
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"Unfortunately, it's necessary nowadays. I don't think older people understand just how thoroughly our education system has made its products simply unable to imagine - even in fiction - any way of life different from their own. A friend of my wife's told her about a class reading Pride and Prejudice..."
Your anecdote just shows that it's not the educational system. Teachers still try to instill kids with a sense of context, but it's hard because their upbringing (or lack of it) tells them to shut down anything that doesn't correspond to their view of how things are right now.
This is the too long; didn't read society. The adults are the ones who opine in commentary sections without reference to the actual post. The youngsters are the ones who take it a step down. If it's hard to read, they want it read to them in class. If they miss class, they want a synopsis so they don't have to read on their own time.
In my area, less than 50% of the parents are even registered to vote. It's not because they can't legally register. It's because being informed on the issues is too much work. Let someone else vote instead.
Your anecdote just shows that it's not the educational system. Teachers still try to instill kids with a sense of context, but it's hard because their upbringing (or lack of it) tells them to shut down anything that doesn't correspond to their view of how things are right now.
This is the too long; didn't read society. The adults are the ones who opine in commentary sections without reference to the actual post. The youngsters are the ones who take it a step down. If it's hard to read, they want it read to them in class. If they miss class, they want a synopsis so they don't have to read on their own time.
In my area, less than 50% of the parents are even registered to vote. It's not because they can't legally register. It's because being informed on the issues is too much work. Let someone else vote instead.
Posted by: NaughtyPine at May 06, 2018 11:06 AM (/+bwe)
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"Okay, not laudable behavior but not the end o the world either."
Stormy blew her load on 60 Minutes. She was a blackmailer in 2016. Someone is paying her and her lawyer now. Most people see this.
MSM is trying to push that Trump is a serial liar, but it won't move undecided voters and will just piss off Trump's base. Turnout, turnout, turnout
I don't know what happened with Playmate Karen McDougal. She seemed a more credible witness, and a much greater temptation. I don't find Stormy attractive, but Karen. Yowzaa.
Stormy blew her load on 60 Minutes. She was a blackmailer in 2016. Someone is paying her and her lawyer now. Most people see this.
MSM is trying to push that Trump is a serial liar, but it won't move undecided voters and will just piss off Trump's base. Turnout, turnout, turnout
I don't know what happened with Playmate Karen McDougal. She seemed a more credible witness, and a much greater temptation. I don't find Stormy attractive, but Karen. Yowzaa.
Posted by: Ignoramus at May 06, 2018 11:07 AM (pV/54)
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A lecturer (I can't remember who) said that in this period, before the Industrial Revolution began generating new forms of wealth, there was a constant scramble to acquire other people's money because it was hard to make new fortunes. It sounds very static.
All hail Capitalism.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 10:34 AM (qJtVm)
Well, I don't know. That sounds like commie bullshit. I thought that pretty much everyone in the British upper classes had their money invested in "the Funds". Not sure exactly the sort of investment vehicle it was (a mutual fund, maybe?) but you could earn enough to live on.
Compound interest, how does it work?
All hail Capitalism.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 10:34 AM (qJtVm)
Well, I don't know. That sounds like commie bullshit. I thought that pretty much everyone in the British upper classes had their money invested in "the Funds". Not sure exactly the sort of investment vehicle it was (a mutual fund, maybe?) but you could earn enough to live on.
Compound interest, how does it work?
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair Magazine at May 06, 2018 11:07 AM (ikoCs)
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Oliver Willis
@owillis
the nra has helped to kill more innocent americans than isis or al qaeda could ever dream of
Olly olly oxen stupid!
OK, then let's compare the NRA's "numbers" to Planned Parenthood, shall we?
@owillis
the nra has helped to kill more innocent americans than isis or al qaeda could ever dream of
Olly olly oxen stupid!
OK, then let's compare the NRA's "numbers" to Planned Parenthood, shall we?
Posted by: Blanco Basura - It's OK, I'm with the banned at May 06, 2018 11:07 AM (IcT7t)
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The test hull was built on a remote lake in Jasper National Park, Alberta.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 06, 2018 11:02 AM (WFV7d)
And after being abandoned, it just floated around the lake for something like two years before it finally got bored and melted.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 06, 2018 11:02 AM (WFV7d)
And after being abandoned, it just floated around the lake for something like two years before it finally got bored and melted.
Posted by: hogmartin at May 06, 2018 11:08 AM (y87Qq)
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Only, unlike other Christian versions of other things, like movies, music, rap, fiction, etc., which mostly suck,...
This. I get so frustrated at Christians trying to imitate popular styles in culture in order to make an impact. It seems manipulative, and it's ultimately counterproductive since it portrays Christianity as unable to produce beauty on its own. It's not like there's never a time and place for it, but it shouldn't be the whole enchilada. Try finding original Christian music or literature. It's out there, but it's rare.
In his autobiography, C.S. Lewis wrote about how, when he was desperately trying to avoid becoming a Christian, that even "the books were turning against me." He couldn't find great literature that wasn't heavily influenced by Christianity. In his day, one couldn't be well-read without reading a hefty dose of Christian authors. Today, being aware of Christian authors would often be seen as an indication that one is not well-read. That may say as much about contemporary culture as it does about Christian art, but you can't tell me that it's all culture's fault.
I wrote a blogpost about this many moons ago where I quote the C.S. Lewis passage at length for anyone who's interested:
http://agentintellect.blogspot.com/2013/09/christianity-and-literature.html
This. I get so frustrated at Christians trying to imitate popular styles in culture in order to make an impact. It seems manipulative, and it's ultimately counterproductive since it portrays Christianity as unable to produce beauty on its own. It's not like there's never a time and place for it, but it shouldn't be the whole enchilada. Try finding original Christian music or literature. It's out there, but it's rare.
In his autobiography, C.S. Lewis wrote about how, when he was desperately trying to avoid becoming a Christian, that even "the books were turning against me." He couldn't find great literature that wasn't heavily influenced by Christianity. In his day, one couldn't be well-read without reading a hefty dose of Christian authors. Today, being aware of Christian authors would often be seen as an indication that one is not well-read. That may say as much about contemporary culture as it does about Christian art, but you can't tell me that it's all culture's fault.
I wrote a blogpost about this many moons ago where I quote the C.S. Lewis passage at length for anyone who's interested:
http://agentintellect.blogspot.com/2013/09/christianity-and-literature.html
Posted by: Jim S. at May 06, 2018 11:08 AM (ynUnH)
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42 Dragging this over from the other thread,I have always meant to order this.
http://tinyurl.com/ya6jrhe6
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Well, I did something I thought I'd never do. I got a Kanye album. I don't boycott. I buycott.
Posted by: True Conservative John McCain
I don't intentionally boycott, I just seem to stop liking (and buying) what these loudmouth dumbass progressive turds put out. Bruce and Dixie Chicks I'm looking at you. Looking, not listening.
http://tinyurl.com/ya6jrhe6
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Well, I did something I thought I'd never do. I got a Kanye album. I don't boycott. I buycott.
Posted by: True Conservative John McCain
I don't intentionally boycott, I just seem to stop liking (and buying) what these loudmouth dumbass progressive turds put out. Bruce and Dixie Chicks I'm looking at you. Looking, not listening.
Posted by: Dirks Strewn DA 1997 at May 06, 2018 11:08 AM (IeDO8)
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Thanks for the tipoff on the Ainsley series, OM. I know a few of those old ASA guys, so it should be an interesting and entertaining read.
Posted by: Bert H at May 06, 2018 11:09 AM (yzxic)
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CDC: 70% of New HIV Infections in Homosexual Men
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And that is WITH the 'Opioid Crisis'...
My guess is the CDC is massaging numbers and it is realistically closer to 90%.
Posted by: garrett at May 06, 2018 10:52 AM (15Ezc)
CDC has ALWAYS lied about the numbers. They purposely fudge them, and absolutely REFUSE to do any challenging of the data they get.
Here's a simple mental exercise, for anyone who wants to examine this.
You go to a testing site. They test you. You test positive. They ask you how you got it. Some percentage of people are going to claim they got it from a toilet seat. Some are going to say they have no idea how they got it. Some will say they were near some gay people, and it might have rubbed off on them. Some will admit they THAT ONE TIME kinda sorta made out with a gay dude. Some will say they get so much poontang, one of them ladies gave it to them.
And some percentage will admit they have receptive gay anal sex, and some will admit they share IV drug needles.
The people in the last two categories are telling the truth.
Most of the (assuming we're talking about males) people in the first paragraph are LYING, because they don't want to admit they have receptive gay anal sex, or share needles while shooting up drugs.
Most, as in nearly all.
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And that is WITH the 'Opioid Crisis'...
My guess is the CDC is massaging numbers and it is realistically closer to 90%.
Posted by: garrett at May 06, 2018 10:52 AM (15Ezc)
CDC has ALWAYS lied about the numbers. They purposely fudge them, and absolutely REFUSE to do any challenging of the data they get.
Here's a simple mental exercise, for anyone who wants to examine this.
You go to a testing site. They test you. You test positive. They ask you how you got it. Some percentage of people are going to claim they got it from a toilet seat. Some are going to say they have no idea how they got it. Some will say they were near some gay people, and it might have rubbed off on them. Some will admit they THAT ONE TIME kinda sorta made out with a gay dude. Some will say they get so much poontang, one of them ladies gave it to them.
And some percentage will admit they have receptive gay anal sex, and some will admit they share IV drug needles.
The people in the last two categories are telling the truth.
Most of the (assuming we're talking about males) people in the first paragraph are LYING, because they don't want to admit they have receptive gay anal sex, or share needles while shooting up drugs.
Most, as in nearly all.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 06, 2018 11:09 AM (cY3LT)
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OK, then let's compare the NRA's "numbers" to Planned Parenthood, shall we?
Posted by: Blanco Basura - It's OK, I'm with the banned at May 06, 2018 11:07 AM (IcT7t)
My response would be: "OK, now do communism."
Posted by: Blanco Basura - It's OK, I'm with the banned at May 06, 2018 11:07 AM (IcT7t)
My response would be: "OK, now do communism."
Posted by: Bert H at May 06, 2018 11:10 AM (yzxic)
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Wow, I'm really hungover. Going to mix up some Colt 45 and Metamucil shandys.
Posted by: Hills at May 06, 2018 11:11 AM (sXefu)
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My guess is the CDC is massaging numbers and it is realistically closer to 90%."
"massage"?
As in scented oils? Bath salts? Zamfir music?
"massage"?
As in scented oils? Bath salts? Zamfir music?
Posted by: Anon a mouse at May 06, 2018 11:11 AM (7LY+6)
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I am always amazed at the random chaos of the chatter on the AOS Bookthread each sunday morning
Mandelbrot has a backseat to the horde!
Bravo!
Mandelbrot has a backseat to the horde!
Bravo!
Posted by: Lurking librarian at May 06, 2018 11:11 AM (aPHOJ)
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I loved Longitude. I watched it on A&E when it first came out and still have it on DVD. You should read the book, too. Also, The Disappearing Spoon by the same author is a quite a read. Its about the periodic table of elements and is really quite entertaining.
Posted by: Douglas whiddon at May 06, 2018 11:11 AM (ZBdBr)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - It's OK, I'm with the banned at May 06, 2018 11:11 AM (IcT7t)
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If we are seeing a new uptick in HIV cases will the activists start beating the drum of fear over heterosexual AIDS again? Or can they even do that in this era of fluid genders?
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at May 06, 2018 11:12 AM (PMCY9)
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Leonardo couldn't have had autism, no one knew how to exploit that yet alone knew what it was.
Posted by: Skip at May 06, 2018 11:13 AM (aC6Sd)
Posted by: Anon a mouse at May 06, 2018 11:13 AM (7LY+6)
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Sorry, gotta share one more:
"Uhtred had the heads of the dead made more presentable with their hair braided, as was then the custom, and transported to Durham; there they were washed by four women, and fixed on stakes round the ramparts. They gave the women who had washed the heads a cow each as payment."
"Uhtred had the heads of the dead made more presentable with their hair braided, as was then the custom, and transported to Durham; there they were washed by four women, and fixed on stakes round the ramparts. They gave the women who had washed the heads a cow each as payment."
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 11:13 AM (qJtVm)
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The horrible industrial revolution brought about the exponential population growth. On a graph it looks like a schadenboner.
If it weren't for the evil robber barons we would still be living in paradise with room for all to breathe.
If it weren't for the evil robber barons we would still be living in paradise with room for all to breathe.
Posted by: gNewt at May 06, 2018 11:13 AM (MSiSP)
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I don't know how far I'll take this but a long term project will be to re-read the Canterbury Tales in Middle English. Haven't done that for decades. I have an edition of the Riverside Chaucer that only contains the parts dealing with the Tales but it has all the introductory material and the glosses at the bottom of the page as well as the complete text. It was one of my better used book store finds.
Posted by: JTB at May 06, 2018 11:14 AM (V+03K)
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Halfway thinking about washing the truck.
Posted by: Weasel at May 06, 2018 11:14 AM (MVjcR)
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And just a point reading the comments, even Benedict Arnold was a patriot once.
Posted by: Skip at May 06, 2018 11:15 AM (aC6Sd)
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In my area, less than 50% of the parents are even registered to vote. It's not because they can't legally register. It's because being informed on the issues is too much work. Let someone else vote instead.
Citizenship should require Federal Service.
Do you want to know more?
Citizenship should require Federal Service.
Do you want to know more?
Posted by: FireNWater at May 06, 2018 11:15 AM (tGjfm)
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Mcshit's funeral is going to make me puke
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 06, 2018 11:05 AM (SjImc)
Its gonna be a Wellstone paloozza
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 06, 2018 11:05 AM (SjImc)
Its gonna be a Wellstone paloozza
Posted by: MAC SOG and nothing will happen at May 06, 2018 11:15 AM (czkHE)
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And after being abandoned, it just floated around the lake for something like two years before it finally got bored and melted.
Posted by: hogmartin at May 06, 2018 11:08 AM (y87Qq)
Yes it took an incredibly long time to melt. The wood pulp gave the ice insulating properties that retarded its melting. And that was a fairly small hull, too. One of the proposed mile-long "carriers" would likely last for several years with no refrigeration at all. And Nazi bombs and torpedoes would just make small divots in it.
Posted by: hogmartin at May 06, 2018 11:08 AM (y87Qq)
Yes it took an incredibly long time to melt. The wood pulp gave the ice insulating properties that retarded its melting. And that was a fairly small hull, too. One of the proposed mile-long "carriers" would likely last for several years with no refrigeration at all. And Nazi bombs and torpedoes would just make small divots in it.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 06, 2018 11:15 AM (WFV7d)
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Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said he regrets choosing former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) to be his running mate during the 2008 presidential campaign.
I regret voting for McCain rather than for the Libertarian candidate although that probably wouldn't have made any sense either.
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said he regrets choosing former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) to be his running mate during the 2008 presidential campaign.
I regret voting for McCain rather than for the Libertarian candidate although that probably wouldn't have made any sense either.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 06, 2018 11:16 AM (IqV8l)
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Halfway thinking about washing the truck.
Posted by: Weasel at May 06, 2018 11:14 AM (MVjcR)
You ought to wash the heads, there might be a cow in it for you.
Posted by: Weasel at May 06, 2018 11:14 AM (MVjcR)
You ought to wash the heads, there might be a cow in it for you.
Posted by: hogmartin at May 06, 2018 11:16 AM (y87Qq)
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I don't know if this has been discussed yet?
Its a rivalry revived on the high seas.
The Navy is reactivating the Second Fleet to patrol the northern Atlantic Ocean amid increased tensions with Russia.
Its a rivalry revived on the high seas.
The Navy is reactivating the Second Fleet to patrol the northern Atlantic Ocean amid increased tensions with Russia.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 06, 2018 11:16 AM (SjImc)
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In May of 1990, in Columbus Ohio, I had just finished a temporary contract at American Yazaki inspecting and reworking wiring harnesses for Honda Accords being made in Marysville, and I had been looking forward to going to the science fiction convention Marcon. When I arrived Friday evening, there wasn't anything in the programming that I found very interesting, so as a kind of default I attended a bit of children's programming "Cooking and Eating in Space" given by the late Hal Clement.
Also attending that particular panel session, also because there wasn't much else of interest going on, was a woman that I wound up sitting next to. About a year later, we were married, and that continues to this day.
Because of this, I decided to buy all the Hal Clement books I could find, and one of those was "Through the Eye of a Needle" and when I told someone, back in the 1990's, that I was going to read it, I was told that I could not, under any circumstances read that book until I had read the book "Needle", which I couldn't find. So, "Through the Eye of a Needle" sat on my shelf for years, unread.
Last Christmas, my lovely and talented bride gave me a copy of "Needle", and I was able, at long last, to read both books. I just finished last night. That's what I've been reading.
Also attending that particular panel session, also because there wasn't much else of interest going on, was a woman that I wound up sitting next to. About a year later, we were married, and that continues to this day.
Because of this, I decided to buy all the Hal Clement books I could find, and one of those was "Through the Eye of a Needle" and when I told someone, back in the 1990's, that I was going to read it, I was told that I could not, under any circumstances read that book until I had read the book "Needle", which I couldn't find. So, "Through the Eye of a Needle" sat on my shelf for years, unread.
Last Christmas, my lovely and talented bride gave me a copy of "Needle", and I was able, at long last, to read both books. I just finished last night. That's what I've been reading.
Posted by: Cybersmythe at May 06, 2018 11:16 AM (jT9wB)
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Here is a bit of history trivia, when was the first time US planes bombed any part of the country we now know of as Vietnam?
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at May 06, 2018 11:16 AM (PMCY9)
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Of course not washing the truck is an option, too.
Posted by: Weasel at May 06, 2018 11:16 AM (MVjcR)
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Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said he regrets choosing former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) to be his running mate during the 2008 presidential campaign.
I regret voting for McCain rather than for the Libertarian candidate although that probably wouldn't have made any sense either.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 06, 2018 11:16 AM (IqV8l)
A POS like McSHit is more dangerous to American than the Left.
I regret voting for McCain rather than for the Libertarian candidate although that probably wouldn't have made any sense either.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 06, 2018 11:16 AM (IqV8l)
A POS like McSHit is more dangerous to American than the Left.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 06, 2018 11:17 AM (SjImc)
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Why Weasel hasn't it rainded in a week?
Posted by: Skip at May 06, 2018 11:18 AM (aC6Sd)
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Here is a bit of history trivia, when was the first time US planes bombed any part of the country we now know of as Vietnam?
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at May 06, 2018 11:16 AM (PMCY9)
Going to go with WWII, CBI campaign.
But if it were that easy, you probably wouldn't be offering up the question.
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at May 06, 2018 11:16 AM (PMCY9)
Going to go with WWII, CBI campaign.
But if it were that easy, you probably wouldn't be offering up the question.
Posted by: hogmartin at May 06, 2018 11:18 AM (y87Qq)
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268 Halfway thinking about washing the truck.
Posted by: Weasel at May 06, 2018 11:14 AM (MVjcR)
You're just one hard-working son of a gun, aren't you?
Posted by: Weasel at May 06, 2018 11:14 AM (MVjcR)
You're just one hard-working son of a gun, aren't you?
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair Magazine at May 06, 2018 11:18 AM (ikoCs)
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269 And just a point reading the comments, even Benedict Arnold was a patriot once.'
I would say that he was much more like the GOP-e, with the exception that he appears to have actually had physical courage. But he was only on the Patriot's side as long as he thought that was the best path to personal wealth and social standing for him, personally. As soon as it looked like he could earn a lot more from the other side, he jumped over.
I would say that he was much more like the GOP-e, with the exception that he appears to have actually had physical courage. But he was only on the Patriot's side as long as he thought that was the best path to personal wealth and social standing for him, personally. As soon as it looked like he could earn a lot more from the other side, he jumped over.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 06, 2018 11:19 AM (V2Yro)
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280 Why Weasel hasn't it rainded in a week?
Posted by: Skip at May 06, 2018 11:18 AM (aC6Sd)
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Nope, and I park it out front under an oak. My once blue truck is now yeller.
280 Why Weasel hasn't it rainded in a week?
Posted by: Skip at May 06, 2018 11:18 AM (aC6Sd)
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Nope, and I park it out front under an oak. My once blue truck is now yeller.
Posted by: Weasel at May 06, 2018 11:19 AM (MVjcR)
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My guess is that we bombed Vietnam in WWII. Something Japanese.
Posted by: Ignoramus at May 06, 2018 11:19 AM (pV/54)
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Of course not washing the truck is an option, too."
Depends. Under 10 years old, must wash.
Over 10, washing will destroy the patina. And the gunk holding the whole thing together.
Depends. Under 10 years old, must wash.
Over 10, washing will destroy the patina. And the gunk holding the whole thing together.
Posted by: Anon a mouse at May 06, 2018 11:20 AM (7LY+6)
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Here is a bit of history trivia, when was the first time US planes bombed any part of the country we now know of as Vietnam?
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at May 06, 2018 11:16 AM (PMCY9)
I would assume during WWII, when it was under Japanese occupation?
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at May 06, 2018 11:16 AM (PMCY9)
I would assume during WWII, when it was under Japanese occupation?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 06, 2018 11:20 AM (WFV7d)
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I have a simple question: Does anyone actually see Mccain say they things he's supposedly saying?
Really, he could already be dead, and I'm not sure that will stop his pronouncements.
Really, he could already be dead, and I'm not sure that will stop his pronouncements.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 06, 2018 11:20 AM (cY3LT)
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277 my guess is right after the Gulf of Tonken incident
Posted by: Skip at May 06, 2018 11:20 AM (aC6Sd)
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Mcshit's funeral is going to make me puke
Posted by: Nevergiveup
Its gonna be a Wellstone paloozza
Posted by: MAC SOG and nothing will happen
Who will benefit from the paloozzzza?
Mcshit's funeral is going to make me puke
Posted by: Nevergiveup
Its gonna be a Wellstone paloozza
Posted by: MAC SOG and nothing will happen
Who will benefit from the paloozzzza?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 06, 2018 11:21 AM (IqV8l)
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282 268 Halfway thinking about washing the truck.
Posted by: Weasel at May 06, 2018 11:14 AM (MVjcR)
You're just one hard-working son of a gun, aren't you?
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair Magazine at May 06, 2018 11:18 AM (ikoCs)
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I like to serve as an inspiration for others!
Posted by: Weasel at May 06, 2018 11:14 AM (MVjcR)
You're just one hard-working son of a gun, aren't you?
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair Magazine at May 06, 2018 11:18 AM (ikoCs)
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I like to serve as an inspiration for others!
Posted by: Weasel at May 06, 2018 11:21 AM (MVjcR)
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Did we bomb Vietnam at any time to help the french especially at Diem Ben Phu? If I spelled that right?
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 06, 2018 11:22 AM (SjImc)
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Well, I don't know. That sounds like commie bullshit.
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Not really sure how creating new wealth sounds like Commie bullshit.
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Not really sure how creating new wealth sounds like Commie bullshit.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 11:22 AM (qJtVm)
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A POS like McSHit is more dangerous to American than the Left."
I'll go so far as to say that the only difference between an Obama Presidency and a McCain Presidency is that we would have been involved in a lot more wars with ground troops, across the world.
Oh, and McCain wouldn't have bothered with redoing health care, he would have gone straight to his passion, which was (and still is) Open Borders, Amnesty for All, and Instant Citizenship with Voting Rights for All.
In retrospect, I actually think that in 2008 Obama was the lesser of two Great Evils.
I'll go so far as to say that the only difference between an Obama Presidency and a McCain Presidency is that we would have been involved in a lot more wars with ground troops, across the world.
Oh, and McCain wouldn't have bothered with redoing health care, he would have gone straight to his passion, which was (and still is) Open Borders, Amnesty for All, and Instant Citizenship with Voting Rights for All.
In retrospect, I actually think that in 2008 Obama was the lesser of two Great Evils.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 06, 2018 11:22 AM (V2Yro)
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I had a vigorous debate with two very liberal friends back in 2008. I had to later recant that they were right, McCain would have gotten us into even more wars. He also has always had a prickly personality that wouldn't have worn well. And his Leftist leanings would have gotten free rein.
Posted by: Ignoramus at May 06, 2018 11:23 AM (pV/54)
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The problem I have is that I really want to wash the truck, but I cut the grass yesterday and I don't want to set unreasonable expectations for WeaselWoman. These things must be managed carefully.
Posted by: Weasel at May 06, 2018 11:23 AM (MVjcR)
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Now right I off assumed a question about bombing Vietnam was after WWII.
Gulf of Tonkin was Aug 1964.
Gulf of Tonkin was Aug 1964.
Posted by: Skip at May 06, 2018 11:23 AM (aC6Sd)
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In retrospect, I actually think that in 2008 Obama was the lesser of two Great Evils.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 06, 2018 11:22 AM (V2Yro)
There was a time I would have argued with you on that one...there was a time
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 06, 2018 11:22 AM (V2Yro)
There was a time I would have argued with you on that one...there was a time
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 06, 2018 11:24 AM (SjImc)
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Here is a bit of history trivia, when was the first time US planes bombed any part of the country we now know of as Vietnam?
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at May 06, 2018 11:16 AM (PMCY9)
I mean, any answer that includes 'during declared hostilities in or near Southeast Asia during the 20th century' HAS to be wrong, given the commenter posing the question, so I'll go with: hilarious but regrettable gross error in aerial navigation during the half-time flyover show during the 1924 Rose Bowl.
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at May 06, 2018 11:16 AM (PMCY9)
I mean, any answer that includes 'during declared hostilities in or near Southeast Asia during the 20th century' HAS to be wrong, given the commenter posing the question, so I'll go with: hilarious but regrettable gross error in aerial navigation during the half-time flyover show during the 1924 Rose Bowl.
Posted by: hogmartin at May 06, 2018 11:24 AM (y87Qq)
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You're not the only one who raised an eyebrow at the
hamster element of the tale.
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 10:50 AM (mvenn)
Well, I enjoyed it. The hamsters added a bit of levity and fantasy that lightened the tone.
hamster element of the tale.
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 10:50 AM (mvenn)
Well, I enjoyed it. The hamsters added a bit of levity and fantasy that lightened the tone.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 06, 2018 11:25 AM (wYseH)
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Really, he could already be dead, and I'm not sure that will stop his pronouncements.
It's like Stephen Hawking for the last 5 years or so. Everything that he supposedly said was programmed in by his staff. With McCain, everything is written by his top advisors, with the approval of Cindy, who now controls all access to the comatose remains.
His life has turned into an extended "Weekend at Bernie's".
It's like Stephen Hawking for the last 5 years or so. Everything that he supposedly said was programmed in by his staff. With McCain, everything is written by his top advisors, with the approval of Cindy, who now controls all access to the comatose remains.
His life has turned into an extended "Weekend at Bernie's".
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 06, 2018 11:25 AM (V2Yro)
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Not really sure how creating new wealth sounds like Commie bullshit.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 11:22 AM (qJtVm)
No, I meant it sounded like the lecturer was saying they got their new wealth by taking it from others. Like wealth creation is a zero-sum game.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 11:22 AM (qJtVm)
No, I meant it sounded like the lecturer was saying they got their new wealth by taking it from others. Like wealth creation is a zero-sum game.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair Magazine at May 06, 2018 11:25 AM (ikoCs)
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McCain hates Trump so much that he doesn't even want him attending his funeral, but Obama and GWB---are just fine. Obama said all kinds of nasty stuff about McCain in '08 and was snippy with him even after he won ("I won, John") and I seem to vaguely remember W playing dirty against McCain in the 2000 primaries, but I don't remember exactly what it was.....
Posted by: JoeF. at May 06, 2018 11:26 AM (7uYFy)
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Wife has NPR on, this Leftist is cracking me up.
There can't be reversed discrimination because the job the white guy said was his but was taken by a black woman wasn't his to begin with.
Now he's going on about President Trump.
There can't be reversed discrimination because the job the white guy said was his but was taken by a black woman wasn't his to begin with.
Now he's going on about President Trump.
Posted by: Skip at May 06, 2018 11:26 AM (aC6Sd)
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Anna, I'm stumped. Did somebody stray from their flight path and mistake Vietnam for Burma?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 11:27 AM (qJtVm)
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I don't remember exactly what it was.....
Posted by: JoeF. at May 06, 2018 11:26 AM (7uYFy)
Suggested that he was having an affair (or had an affair).
And I believe the accusation.
Posted by: JoeF. at May 06, 2018 11:26 AM (7uYFy)
Suggested that he was having an affair (or had an affair).
And I believe the accusation.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 06, 2018 11:28 AM (wYseH)
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The problem I have is that I really want to wash the truck, but I cut the grass yesterday and I don't want to set unreasonable expectations for WeaselWoman. These things must be managed carefully.
Posted by: Weasel at May 06, 2018 11:23 AM (MVjcR)
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Our pollen count is still through the roof. Don't bother washing it, because it will look just as bad in 24 hours as it does now.
You're welcome.
Posted by: Weasel at May 06, 2018 11:23 AM (MVjcR)
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Our pollen count is still through the roof. Don't bother washing it, because it will look just as bad in 24 hours as it does now.
You're welcome.
Posted by: bluebell at May 06, 2018 11:28 AM (oMtOd)
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307 The problem I have is that I really want to wash the truck, but I cut the grass yesterday and I don't want to set unreasonable expectations for WeaselWoman. These things must be managed carefully.
Posted by: Weasel at May 06, 2018 11:23 AM (MVjcR)
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Our pollen count is still through the roof. Don't bother washing it, because it will look just as bad in 24 hours as it does now.
You're welcome.
Posted by: bluebell at May 06, 2018 11:28 AM (oMtOd)
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Thanks!
307 The problem I have is that I really want to wash the truck, but I cut the grass yesterday and I don't want to set unreasonable expectations for WeaselWoman. These things must be managed carefully.
Posted by: Weasel at May 06, 2018 11:23 AM (MVjcR)
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Our pollen count is still through the roof. Don't bother washing it, because it will look just as bad in 24 hours as it does now.
You're welcome.
Posted by: bluebell at May 06, 2018 11:28 AM (oMtOd)
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Thanks!
Posted by: Weasel at May 06, 2018 11:29 AM (MVjcR)
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No, I meant it sounded like the lecturer was saying they got their new wealth by taking it from others. Like wealth creation is a zero-sum game.
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That is the exact opposite of what he (she?) meant.
It was a zero-sum game BEFORE the Industrial Revolution, hence the competition for the same slice of pie.
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That is the exact opposite of what he (she?) meant.
It was a zero-sum game BEFORE the Industrial Revolution, hence the competition for the same slice of pie.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 11:29 AM (qJtVm)
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"but I don't remember exactly what it was....."
McCain upset W in NH, so Rove had to knock out McCain in SC. So he pushed that McCain had an illegitimate black child. Which was technically true as McCain and Cindy had adopted a kid.
McCain upset W in NH, so Rove had to knock out McCain in SC. So he pushed that McCain had an illegitimate black child. Which was technically true as McCain and Cindy had adopted a kid.
Posted by: Ignoramus at May 06, 2018 11:29 AM (pV/54)
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If I remember the CIA ran aircraft in Vietnam long before the official US involvement, maybe as early as Dien Bien Phu
Posted by: Skip at May 06, 2018 11:29 AM (aC6Sd)
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I like to serve as an inspiration for others!
Posted by: Weasel
*******
Indeed. Now you've got me halfway thinking about you washing your truck.
Posted by: Weasel
*******
Indeed. Now you've got me halfway thinking about you washing your truck.
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 11:30 AM (mvenn)
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Mcshit's funeral is going to make me puke
Posted by: Nevergiveup
Its gonna be a Wellstone paloozza
Posted by: MAC SOG and nothing will happen
Who will benefit from the paloozzzza?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 06, 2018 11:21 AM (IqV8l)
The Left and the NeverTrumpers will drag and parade around McCain's corpse for as long as they feel it necessary in order to do damage to Trump. But it won't work. In fact, they'll probably overdo it....
Posted by: Nevergiveup
Its gonna be a Wellstone paloozza
Posted by: MAC SOG and nothing will happen
Who will benefit from the paloozzzza?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 06, 2018 11:21 AM (IqV8l)
The Left and the NeverTrumpers will drag and parade around McCain's corpse for as long as they feel it necessary in order to do damage to Trump. But it won't work. In fact, they'll probably overdo it....
Posted by: JoeF. at May 06, 2018 11:30 AM (7uYFy)
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In retrospect, I actually think that in 2008 Obama was the lesser of two Great Evils.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 06, 2018 11:22 AM (V2Yro)
For all of his faults (and they are many), I don't think McCain would've divided the country, pitted Americans against each other, weaponized the IRS, corrupted the FBI and the DOJ quite like Obama did.
It's going to take decades to get an accurate and honest assessment of the extent of the damage Obama and his progressive goons wreaked on this country.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 06, 2018 11:22 AM (V2Yro)
For all of his faults (and they are many), I don't think McCain would've divided the country, pitted Americans against each other, weaponized the IRS, corrupted the FBI and the DOJ quite like Obama did.
It's going to take decades to get an accurate and honest assessment of the extent of the damage Obama and his progressive goons wreaked on this country.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair Magazine at May 06, 2018 11:30 AM (ikoCs)
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Bombing Annam? I'm going to go with Steve McQueen in Sand Pebbles in the 20s.
Latitude and sex scenes? I'm going with Walter Matthau in Charlie Varrick.
Latitude and sex scenes? I'm going with Walter Matthau in Charlie Varrick.
Posted by: goatexchange at May 06, 2018 11:30 AM (wmOeg)
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McCain upset W in NH, so Rove had to knock out McCain in SC. So he pushed that McCain had an illegitimate black child. Which was technically true as McCain and Cindy had adopted a kid.
Posted by: Ignoramus at May 06, 2018 11:29 AM (pV/54)
You know what? That really is low.
Posted by: Ignoramus at May 06, 2018 11:29 AM (pV/54)
You know what? That really is low.
Posted by: JoeF. at May 06, 2018 11:31 AM (7uYFy)
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Indeed. Now you've got me halfway thinking about you washing your truck.
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 11:30 AM (mvenn)
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He's not as inspiring to me. I'm only a third of the way thinking about him washing his truck.
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 11:30 AM (mvenn)
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He's not as inspiring to me. I'm only a third of the way thinking about him washing his truck.
Posted by: bluebell at May 06, 2018 11:31 AM (oMtOd)
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>>Indeed. Now you've got me halfway thinking about you washing your truck.
I'm hard at work trying to figure out how to get him to wash my car.
I'm hard at work trying to figure out how to get him to wash my car.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 06, 2018 11:31 AM (/tuJf)
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In retrospect, I actually think that in 2008 Obama was the lesser of two Great Evils.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 06, 2018 11:22 AM (V2Yro)
That sounds about right.
Also, I think that Oblabla running in that race instead of Hillary! was a real blessing in disguise given his "The One" treatment by the MSM/Hollywood.
If Hillary! had won two terms and then Oblabla was immaculated-
we'd be living in some weird hybrid Venezuelan/Russian/Cultural Revolution/Gender Fluid Poverty Gulag-
with Our Betters firmly in charge.
Or Civil War.
In retrospect, I actually think that in 2008 Obama was the lesser of two Great Evils.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 06, 2018 11:22 AM (V2Yro)
That sounds about right.
Also, I think that Oblabla running in that race instead of Hillary! was a real blessing in disguise given his "The One" treatment by the MSM/Hollywood.
If Hillary! had won two terms and then Oblabla was immaculated-
we'd be living in some weird hybrid Venezuelan/Russian/Cultural Revolution/Gender Fluid Poverty Gulag-
with Our Betters firmly in charge.
Or Civil War.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 06, 2018 11:31 AM (9q7Dl)
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It should also be remembered that it was McShit that first attacke PDT and pretty nasty also.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 06, 2018 11:31 AM (SjImc)
321
All this work is making me tired. Might need a nap.
Posted by: Weasel at May 06, 2018 11:32 AM (MVjcR)
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All this talk of chores has reminded me that I still need to mow the front yard. Are you happy now, you jerks?
Posted by: hogmartin at May 06, 2018 11:33 AM (y87Qq)
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I'm hard at work trying to figure out how to get him to wash my car.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 06, 2018 11:31 AM (/tuJf)
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Maybe if I think two-thirds of the way about him washing his truck, he'd wash my car if I drove it over there.
Maybe?
Posted by: JackStraw at May 06, 2018 11:31 AM (/tuJf)
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Maybe if I think two-thirds of the way about him washing his truck, he'd wash my car if I drove it over there.
Maybe?
Posted by: bluebell at May 06, 2018 11:33 AM (oMtOd)
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I mean, any answer that includes 'during declared hostilities in or near Southeast Asia during the 20th century' HAS to be wrong, given the commenter posing the question, so I'll go with: hilarious but regrettable gross error in aerial navigation during the half-time flyover show during the 1924 Rose Bowl.
Posted by: hogmartin at May 06, 2018 11:24 AM (y87Qq)
Wait, are you saying that the pilot overshot the Rose Bowl and wound up dumping a load on Saigon?
Posted by: hogmartin at May 06, 2018 11:24 AM (y87Qq)
Wait, are you saying that the pilot overshot the Rose Bowl and wound up dumping a load on Saigon?
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair Magazine at May 06, 2018 11:33 AM (ikoCs)
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Here is a bit of history trivia, when was the first time US planes bombed any part of the country we now know of as Vietnam?
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at May 06, 2018 11:16 AM
My father was in the 14h Air Force in China during WWII and the Japanese occupied French Indo-China which was Vietnam.
I haven't found anything definitive that we did bomb Vietnam, but the 14th Air Force was actively engaged against the Japanese all along the line from the Himalayas to the Formosa Strait.
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at May 06, 2018 11:16 AM
My father was in the 14h Air Force in China during WWII and the Japanese occupied French Indo-China which was Vietnam.
I haven't found anything definitive that we did bomb Vietnam, but the 14th Air Force was actively engaged against the Japanese all along the line from the Himalayas to the Formosa Strait.
Posted by: Skandia Recluse - old at May 06, 2018 11:33 AM (roQNm)
326
Guy on NPR was a Gender Studies Professor at some university
Posted by: Skip at May 06, 2018 11:34 AM (aC6Sd)
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I'm hard at work trying to figure out how to get him to wash my car.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 06, 2018 11:31 AM (/tuJf)
Jacob deGrom is available for the next 10 days....
Posted by: JackStraw at May 06, 2018 11:31 AM (/tuJf)
Jacob deGrom is available for the next 10 days....
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 06, 2018 11:34 AM (wYseH)
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12 January 1945, aircraft of the carrier USS Essex and other elements of the US fleet strike the Saigon area and Cap Du San Jacque. Among the ships sunk was a French light cruiser.
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at May 06, 2018 11:34 AM (PMCY9)
329
"249 A lecturer (I can't remember who) said that in this period, before the Industrial Revolution began generating new forms of wealth, there was a constant scramble to acquire other people's money because it was hard to make new fortunes. It sounds very static."
A big reason for this is that there were NO countries doing what we call straight Capitalism in that earlier period - that's why it was such a Big Deal when Adam Smith published "The Wealth of Nations" in 1776. (Quite a year)
The system before that was primarily Mercantilism, with heavy Government involvement. It was standard for the Monarchy to reward top political supporters by giving them a monopoly over a certain trade, or goods to be imported. The person who was granted these "Letters Patent" was of course supposed to kick back some of the cash to the Monarchy, and the Monarchy would use force to quash any competitors who attempted to sell the goods more cheaply.
So, it was an extremely corrupt and anti-competitive system, and smuggling was a constant issue, since it was the only way to get around the corruption.
NOT much of a "capitalist" system at all.
A big reason for this is that there were NO countries doing what we call straight Capitalism in that earlier period - that's why it was such a Big Deal when Adam Smith published "The Wealth of Nations" in 1776. (Quite a year)
The system before that was primarily Mercantilism, with heavy Government involvement. It was standard for the Monarchy to reward top political supporters by giving them a monopoly over a certain trade, or goods to be imported. The person who was granted these "Letters Patent" was of course supposed to kick back some of the cash to the Monarchy, and the Monarchy would use force to quash any competitors who attempted to sell the goods more cheaply.
So, it was an extremely corrupt and anti-competitive system, and smuggling was a constant issue, since it was the only way to get around the corruption.
NOT much of a "capitalist" system at all.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 06, 2018 11:34 AM (V2Yro)
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>>Maybe if I think two-thirds of the way about him washing his truck, he'd wash my car if I drove it over there.
>>Maybe?
That's a lot of thinking. You probably should take it easy so you don't strain something.
>>Maybe?
That's a lot of thinking. You probably should take it easy so you don't strain something.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 06, 2018 11:34 AM (/tuJf)
331
Washing the car is not part of my feminine culture.
Posted by: votermom pimping NEW Moron-authored books! at May 06, 2018 11:35 AM (hMwEB)
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321 All this work is making me tired. Might need a nap.
Posted by: Weasel at May 06, 2018 11:32 AM (MVjcR)
Take the rest of the day off. You've earned it. And tell Mrs. Weasel we said so.
Posted by: Weasel at May 06, 2018 11:32 AM (MVjcR)
Take the rest of the day off. You've earned it. And tell Mrs. Weasel we said so.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair Magazine at May 06, 2018 11:35 AM (ikoCs)
333
Hate to be ghoulish, but with Bush 41, Jimmy Carter and Bob Dole and Keith Richards all getting way up there, the mourning period for McCain might be brief......
Posted by: JoeF. at May 06, 2018 11:35 AM (7uYFy)
Posted by: Diogenes at May 06, 2018 11:35 AM (0tfLf)
335
I thought Ike almost released B-29s to help the French during their DBP crisis but he did not.
Might have helped, might not.
Might have helped, might not.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at May 06, 2018 11:36 AM (EoRCO)
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Termites: an exterminator from New Orleans says termites can build their nests under lake floors, are eating creosoted pilings from the inside out, can burrow hundreds of yards to their feeding site and will ultimately cause New Orleans to cave in.
"Apparently, Formosan termites, connected to tree cavities had been mining under the levees and under the canal, river and lake beds. "
...
"They can eat foam insulation and the plastic insulation from buried electrical cables. New Orleans sits atop a 400 foot deposit of alluvium with huge strata of buried, prehistoric wood. The Formosan termite has been mining this nearly unlimited resource for 60 years. "
www.adrianstrees.com/tree-termites/
"Apparently, Formosan termites, connected to tree cavities had been mining under the levees and under the canal, river and lake beds. "
...
"They can eat foam insulation and the plastic insulation from buried electrical cables. New Orleans sits atop a 400 foot deposit of alluvium with huge strata of buried, prehistoric wood. The Formosan termite has been mining this nearly unlimited resource for 60 years. "
www.adrianstrees.com/tree-termites/
Posted by: gNewt at May 06, 2018 11:36 AM (MSiSP)
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Guy on NPR was a Gender Studies Professor at some university.
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At what specific point on your life track does your world view go so astray that you end up a Gender Studies Professor?
Does it go all the way back to aggressive noogying and Indian rope burns on the playground?
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At what specific point on your life track does your world view go so astray that you end up a Gender Studies Professor?
Does it go all the way back to aggressive noogying and Indian rope burns on the playground?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 11:36 AM (qJtVm)
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Wait, are you saying that the pilot overshot the Rose Bowl and wound up dumping a load on Saigon?"
John McCain calculated the flight path.
John McCain calculated the flight path.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 06, 2018 11:36 AM (V2Yro)
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Know some people that were buying farmland with interest free USDA loans. Then going to Forestry and getting grant to lay fallow the land. Then getting another grant to plant trees. So in about 20 years they own the land outright and have trees worth more than the land. Plus they now file taxes as FARMERS to get tons of writeoffs.
Posted by: rhennigantx at May 06, 2018 09:44 AM (JFO2v)
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*blinks innocently*
Posted by: Weasel at May 06, 2018 09:47 AM (MVjcR
Now, I have nothing remotely as luxurious as Weasel Acres, but I do have 11 acres of fine, wooded, snow-bound land in Siberian New Hampshire. With "current use" (wild growing forest), 6 of those acres cost me $8.00 a year in property tax. I love NH!
Know some people that were buying farmland with interest free USDA loans. Then going to Forestry and getting grant to lay fallow the land. Then getting another grant to plant trees. So in about 20 years they own the land outright and have trees worth more than the land. Plus they now file taxes as FARMERS to get tons of writeoffs.
Posted by: rhennigantx at May 06, 2018 09:44 AM (JFO2v)
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*blinks innocently*
Posted by: Weasel at May 06, 2018 09:47 AM (MVjcR
Now, I have nothing remotely as luxurious as Weasel Acres, but I do have 11 acres of fine, wooded, snow-bound land in Siberian New Hampshire. With "current use" (wild growing forest), 6 of those acres cost me $8.00 a year in property tax. I love NH!
Posted by: RI Red at May 06, 2018 11:36 AM (NZn1S)
340
There's that annoying noise again.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 06, 2018 11:37 AM (/tuJf)
341
That's a lot of thinking. You probably should take it easy so you don't strain something.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 06, 2018 11:34 AM (/tuJf)
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You're right. All this talk of fractions is making me woozy.
I 100% think I won't get Weasel to wash my car. Or his truck.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 06, 2018 11:34 AM (/tuJf)
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You're right. All this talk of fractions is making me woozy.
I 100% think I won't get Weasel to wash my car. Or his truck.
Posted by: bluebell at May 06, 2018 11:37 AM (oMtOd)
342
McShit is such a POS, that they might try to pull a Francisco Franco and keep his sorry ass alive to Nov
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 06, 2018 11:37 AM (SjImc)
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Wait, are you saying that the pilot overshot the Rose Bowl and wound up dumping a load on Saigon?
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair Magazine at May 06, 2018 11:33 AM (ikoCs)
Hey, I wasn't there. I can't say it didn't happen.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair Magazine at May 06, 2018 11:33 AM (ikoCs)
Hey, I wasn't there. I can't say it didn't happen.
Posted by: hogmartin at May 06, 2018 11:37 AM (y87Qq)
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How will a Bill Clinton funeral be handled now.
Complicated, no?
I think the hypocrisy will be Hillarious.
Complicated, no?
I think the hypocrisy will be Hillarious.
Posted by: Ignoramus at May 06, 2018 11:38 AM (pV/54)
345
You people aren't the boss of me! I'll wash it! I will!
Posted by: Weasel at May 06, 2018 11:38 AM (MVjcR)
346
My dem hubby might be finally sick of NeverTrump nooz shows.
The past couple of weekends he's had the tv on the English language Japanese news service as background noise.
The past couple of weekends he's had the tv on the English language Japanese news service as background noise.
Posted by: votermom pimping NEW Moron-authored books! at May 06, 2018 11:38 AM (hMwEB)
347
I wash my car all the time...it's called leaving it out in the rain
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 06, 2018 11:38 AM (SjImc)
348
329. The Emperor, CHOAM, and the Spacing Guild. Three legs of a stool.
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Slavic Customer Service Rep. at May 06, 2018 11:39 AM (fA1SL)
349
Guy on NPR was a Gender Studies Professor at some university
Posted by: Skip at May 06, 2018 11:34 AM (aC6Sd)
AKA: bullshit artist.
Posted by: Skip at May 06, 2018 11:34 AM (aC6Sd)
AKA: bullshit artist.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 06, 2018 11:39 AM (WFV7d)
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The past couple of weekends he's had the tv on the English language Japanese news service as background noise.
Posted by: votermom pimping NEW Moron-authored books! at May 06, 2018 11:38 AM (hMwEB)
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At work we sometimes switch to Phoenix or Al Jazeera to get better news coverage.
Posted by: votermom pimping NEW Moron-authored books! at May 06, 2018 11:38 AM (hMwEB)
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At work we sometimes switch to Phoenix or Al Jazeera to get better news coverage.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 11:39 AM (qJtVm)
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349. Did he bullshit this week? Has he attempted to bullshit this week?
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Slavic Customer Service Rep. at May 06, 2018 11:40 AM (fA1SL)
352
It is not inconceivable that Amelia Earhart was in the Saigon vicinity on her ill-fated flight in 1937. Don't know if she was packing though.
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 11:40 AM (mvenn)
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At least with NHK you get weather girls... Al-Jeers-at-us? Not so much.
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at May 06, 2018 11:40 AM (PMCY9)
354
We were fucked either way in 2008. If Choomy McBathouse lost, Juan was an insurance policy.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 06, 2018 11:41 AM (89T5c)
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333 Hate to be ghoulish, but with Bush 41, Jimmy Carter and Bob Dole and Keith Richards all getting way up there, the mourning period for McCain might be brief......"
I've decided that when McCain officially kicks the bucket, I'm going to go and take a great big dump in honor of him, and when that ends my period of mourning will also be over.
I've decided that when McCain officially kicks the bucket, I'm going to go and take a great big dump in honor of him, and when that ends my period of mourning will also be over.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 06, 2018 11:41 AM (V2Yro)
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It is not inconceivable that Amelia Earhart was in the Saigon vicinity on her ill-fated flight in 1937. Don't know if she was packing though.
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 11:40 AM (mvenn)
Are you intimating she was a trannie?
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 11:40 AM (mvenn)
Are you intimating she was a trannie?
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 06, 2018 11:41 AM (SjImc)
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356. Did you just assume Amelia's gender? Or did you assign one?
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Slavic Customer Service Rep. at May 06, 2018 11:42 AM (fA1SL)
358
Muldoon got intimate with a tranny in Saigon?
Posted by: votermom pimping NEW Moron-authored books! at May 06, 2018 11:42 AM (hMwEB)
359
At work we sometimes switch to Phoenix or Al Jazeera to get better news coverage.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 11:39 AM (qJtVm)
Wouldn't surprise me if Al Jazeera's coverage is more objective and fact-based than CNN.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 11:39 AM (qJtVm)
Wouldn't surprise me if Al Jazeera's coverage is more objective and fact-based than CNN.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair Magazine at May 06, 2018 11:43 AM (ikoCs)
360
358. No, he said 'the sheriff is near.'
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Slavic Customer Service Rep. at May 06, 2018 11:43 AM (fA1SL)
361
'tsundoku' AKA book club fantasy syndrome.
Posted by: mao tse tongue at May 06, 2018 11:44 AM (E1i/y)
362
Muldoon got intimate with a tranny in Saigon?
As opposed to one night in Bangkok with Madam Butterfly?
As opposed to one night in Bangkok with Madam Butterfly?
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at May 06, 2018 11:44 AM (PMCY9)
363
I see all these neat, organized, clean libraries and dispair of every showing mine.
There are heaps of books, some still in boxes, overflowing, double-stacked bookshelves, calendars and art all featuring naked women or guns or both.
But it does make me happy. Having my own library was always one of my life goals.
There are heaps of books, some still in boxes, overflowing, double-stacked bookshelves, calendars and art all featuring naked women or guns or both.
But it does make me happy. Having my own library was always one of my life goals.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at May 06, 2018 11:44 AM (xJa6I)
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Packing heat!
You pervs.
As in carrying bombs! To drop on Vietnam! As a speculative response to when the earliest American plane to bomb Vietnam was.
You pervs.
SMH
You pervs.
You pervs.
As in carrying bombs! To drop on Vietnam! As a speculative response to when the earliest American plane to bomb Vietnam was.
You pervs.
SMH
You pervs.
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 11:45 AM (mvenn)
365
Muldoon got intimate with a tranny in Saigon?
Posted by: votermom pimping NEW Moron-authored books! at May 06, 2018 11:42 AM (hMwEB)
No, I think OM just said that someone missed the bowl and dumped a load in Saigon.
Posted by: votermom pimping NEW Moron-authored books! at May 06, 2018 11:42 AM (hMwEB)
No, I think OM just said that someone missed the bowl and dumped a load in Saigon.
Posted by: hogmartin at May 06, 2018 11:45 AM (y87Qq)
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Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 06, 2018 11:39 AM
It was like listening to half carnival barker half used car salesman
It was like listening to half carnival barker half used car salesman
Posted by: Skip at May 06, 2018 11:46 AM (aC6Sd)
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As stupid and psycho and vile as McCain is, he'd probably still not have nearly the destructive sort of operation that the affirmative action intern and his gang of freaks and Beltway mediocrities did. Also, since GOP, there's a good chance he'd have no loyal support in Congress, so his worst/most unpopular crap would face obstacles.
Were I Trump I'd completely ignore his passing. Seriously. Not even a twatter acknowledgement. Who would care?
Were I Trump I'd completely ignore his passing. Seriously. Not even a twatter acknowledgement. Who would care?
Posted by: rhomboid at May 06, 2018 11:46 AM (QDnY+)
368
Not seeing anything on the lawyers blogs about Sessions
Posted by: Skip at May 06, 2018 11:47 AM (aC6Sd)
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Please buy my new book, Ms. Strangelove: How I Stopped Hurrying and Learned to Love It In the Butt!
Posted by: Stormy Daniels at May 06, 2018 11:47 AM (rdl6o)
370
Well speaking of bombing, WWII, and the Rose Bowl, which Rose Bowl was played outside Pasadena, and where was it played?
Posted by: rhomboid at May 06, 2018 11:48 AM (QDnY+)
371
hilarious but regrettable gross error in aerial navigation during the half-time flyover show during the 1924 Rose Bowl.
Posted by: hogmartin at May 06, 2018 11:24 AM (y87Qq)
If you think it through, it was a false flag operation by the German Chinese Military Mission, using Chinese air force bombers. Hoping to get France and the U.S. involved in a war. All part of the updated Phase 2 plan for the Great War.
hilarious but regrettable gross error in aerial navigation during the half-time flyover show during the 1924 Rose Bowl.
Posted by: hogmartin at May 06, 2018 11:24 AM (y87Qq)
If you think it through, it was a false flag operation by the German Chinese Military Mission, using Chinese air force bombers. Hoping to get France and the U.S. involved in a war. All part of the updated Phase 2 plan for the Great War.
Posted by: Headless Body of Agnew at May 06, 2018 11:48 AM (e1mEI)
372
Not much time this past few weeks, so all I have been doing is online commentary reading. I know I have a huuuuge gap in my Revolutionary War history, so does anyone have a good recommendation on an overview?
Out in the Louisiana Purchase, some of those histories are elided because we weren't there yet and what we got as schoolkids were 'modern' (post 1820) history.
Out in the Louisiana Purchase, some of those histories are elided because we weren't there yet and what we got as schoolkids were 'modern' (post 1820) history.
Posted by: mustbequantum at May 06, 2018 11:49 AM (MIKMs)
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Does 'Longitude' have any gratuitous sextant scenes?
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 10:28 AM (mvenn)
Only where they pull out the astrolabe during the Royal Navy sodomy scenes.
Does 'Longitude' have any gratuitous sextant scenes?
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 10:28 AM (mvenn)
Only where they pull out the astrolabe during the Royal Navy sodomy scenes.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 06, 2018 11:49 AM (eXA4G)
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Skip, Nunes and Meadows said Sessions should/would be held in contempt for latest stonewalling. Not sure about details (whether they have Ryan's go-ahead to proceed), but that's the morning "news" on this, I think.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 06, 2018 11:49 AM (QDnY+)
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NOT much of a "capitalist" system at all.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 06, 2018 11:34 AM (V2Yro)
I love Wealth of Nations. I read it every 3 or 4 years. He tears apart the aristocracy of the world at that time thinking. Things he proved wrong (limiting sheep grown in UK to only be sold in UK) and that did not work. Limiting our oil and gas from being sold diminishes our wealth as an economy. I barrel of oil sold to the highest bidder or contact encourages that producer and others to find more oil.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 06, 2018 11:34 AM (V2Yro)
I love Wealth of Nations. I read it every 3 or 4 years. He tears apart the aristocracy of the world at that time thinking. Things he proved wrong (limiting sheep grown in UK to only be sold in UK) and that did not work. Limiting our oil and gas from being sold diminishes our wealth as an economy. I barrel of oil sold to the highest bidder or contact encourages that producer and others to find more oil.
Posted by: rhennigantx at May 06, 2018 11:50 AM (JFO2v)
376
Riane Eisler, The Chalice and the Blade was a work of authentic feminist gibberish. It got rave reviews from Ashley Montagu, whose name gets dropped in the text, as are the names of Catherine MacKinnon, Bella Abzug, and Andrea Dworkin.
It starts out plagiarising Marija Gimbutas' claims of feminist We Wuz Kangz, or rather Quanqz, that Old Europe had a fine gynocentric civilisation, all in harmony with the natural world, united under the Mother Goddess; but then those eeevil Indo-Europeans invaded and forced a male "Dominator" society upon them. Meanwhile a parallel development happened in the Near East, culminating in the Old Testament patriarchy.
Eisler hates capitalism, organised Christianity, and the Ayatollah; and she doesn't like Stalin's Communism, on account it is too male too. She claims she doesn't want a matriarchy, just equality, but somehow never gets around to criticising the radfems.
Eisler also swallows a number of Left lies, like that the Egyptians were black (genetics proves they weren't, excepting the Nubian pharaohs of the 25th Dynasty), and that hunter-gatherer "bushmen" like the !Kung are the most peaceful humans (LOL!).
Eisler is uninterested in the question of what happened to the Neanderthals if the first European hunter-gatherers were the kumbaya sort. She does have to answer to the cave-paintings of men holding spears, presumably warriors or even hunters. She says they're the wrong kind of spear. (Sure, sharp sticks can't spear a whole bison. But they can PROD bison, and stampede them, in the direction of a cliff.)
Eisler is even worse on the arrival of Old European Farmers (now known as the Sardinian genotype), not having any real handle on how they arrived. And she carries over from Gimbutas that Old [Farming] Europe was literate. We still have no evidence of that.
From all Eisler's false or unprovable starting-assumptions, she claims we are naturally gynocentric, or "gylanic" (a word she makes up herself) but have been programmed from birth into our current gender roles.
To combat all our societal ills (as she sees them), Eisler recommends to reprogram all the world's children as feminists. But nonviolently, somehow. She uses the passive voice here. We can start with moar womens'-studies departments!
In sum, Eisler is a bullshit artist and a would-be tyrant. Her book is a plagiarised mess as history and a failure as an argument. Thank G-d (the Father) for modern genetics research, for taking the fun out of prehistorical fantasies.
It starts out plagiarising Marija Gimbutas' claims of feminist We Wuz Kangz, or rather Quanqz, that Old Europe had a fine gynocentric civilisation, all in harmony with the natural world, united under the Mother Goddess; but then those eeevil Indo-Europeans invaded and forced a male "Dominator" society upon them. Meanwhile a parallel development happened in the Near East, culminating in the Old Testament patriarchy.
Eisler hates capitalism, organised Christianity, and the Ayatollah; and she doesn't like Stalin's Communism, on account it is too male too. She claims she doesn't want a matriarchy, just equality, but somehow never gets around to criticising the radfems.
Eisler also swallows a number of Left lies, like that the Egyptians were black (genetics proves they weren't, excepting the Nubian pharaohs of the 25th Dynasty), and that hunter-gatherer "bushmen" like the !Kung are the most peaceful humans (LOL!).
Eisler is uninterested in the question of what happened to the Neanderthals if the first European hunter-gatherers were the kumbaya sort. She does have to answer to the cave-paintings of men holding spears, presumably warriors or even hunters. She says they're the wrong kind of spear. (Sure, sharp sticks can't spear a whole bison. But they can PROD bison, and stampede them, in the direction of a cliff.)
Eisler is even worse on the arrival of Old European Farmers (now known as the Sardinian genotype), not having any real handle on how they arrived. And she carries over from Gimbutas that Old [Farming] Europe was literate. We still have no evidence of that.
From all Eisler's false or unprovable starting-assumptions, she claims we are naturally gynocentric, or "gylanic" (a word she makes up herself) but have been programmed from birth into our current gender roles.
To combat all our societal ills (as she sees them), Eisler recommends to reprogram all the world's children as feminists. But nonviolently, somehow. She uses the passive voice here. We can start with moar womens'-studies departments!
In sum, Eisler is a bullshit artist and a would-be tyrant. Her book is a plagiarised mess as history and a failure as an argument. Thank G-d (the Father) for modern genetics research, for taking the fun out of prehistorical fantasies.
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at May 06, 2018 11:51 AM (6FqZa)
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>>RI Red @212 - Glad you enjoyed A Rambling Wreck. The third book in my series, The Brave and the Bold is about half done now. I anticipate releasing it later this year.
Posted by: Hans G. Schantz at May 06, 2018 11:52 AM (1pQvR)
378
Well speaking of bombing, WWII, and the Rose Bowl, which Rose Bowl was played outside Pasadena, and where was it played?
It was a parody called the "Hoes Bowl", and it was filmed in a Van Nuys rental with only a rear entry.
It was a parody called the "Hoes Bowl", and it was filmed in a Van Nuys rental with only a rear entry.
Posted by: Stormy Daniels at May 06, 2018 11:52 AM (rdl6o)
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Out in the Louisiana Purchase, some of those histories are elided because we weren't there yet and what we got as schoolkids were 'modern' (post 1820) history."
As a kid going to school in Arizona, I always liked Arizona State History. "First there were Indians here, but then they mostly died out, probably because of a drought or something. then the Cowboys came! But not many. We did have one Civil War Battle! (Picacho Peak) Casualties were 3 mules and 1 horse. And now there's Us! Oh yeah, Teddy Roosevelt built a big dam, too. That's all, class dismissed!"
As a kid going to school in Arizona, I always liked Arizona State History. "First there were Indians here, but then they mostly died out, probably because of a drought or something. then the Cowboys came! But not many. We did have one Civil War Battle! (Picacho Peak) Casualties were 3 mules and 1 horse. And now there's Us! Oh yeah, Teddy Roosevelt built a big dam, too. That's all, class dismissed!"
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 06, 2018 11:52 AM (V2Yro)
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"A home without books is incomplete." My house used to look like that. Last year I dumped 95% of my books. It's all on the internet. Print is dead. House less cluttered.
Posted by: gp at May 06, 2018 11:53 AM (mk9aG)
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LOL I thought CBD was joking about DeGrom going on the DL? The Mets have the WORSE med staff in the history of sports
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 06, 2018 11:53 AM (SjImc)
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If you teach a child to read, every book is a children's book.
Posted by: Mitch Hedberg at May 06, 2018 11:55 AM (rdl6o)
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rhennigantx : Eisler "proves" that capitalism is androcratic. By quoting some Reagan-era pig who claimed that only men can do capitalism.
(to Eisler - if you as a feminist find yourself agreeing with some pig, and use that in service of your argument, you are doing rhetoric, not feminism.)
(to Eisler - if you as a feminist find yourself agreeing with some pig, and use that in service of your argument, you are doing rhetoric, not feminism.)
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at May 06, 2018 11:55 AM (6FqZa)
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IDF shoots dead 3 Palestinians said to be planting bombs on Gaza fence
good progress...it was only 2 dead a hour ago
good progress...it was only 2 dead a hour ago
Posted by: Nevergiveup at May 06, 2018 11:56 AM (SjImc)
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Out in the Louisiana Purchase, some of those histories are elided because we weren't there yet and what we got as schoolkids were 'modern' (post 1820) history.
Posted by: mustbequantum
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And....?
Posted by: mustbequantum
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And....?
Posted by: gNewt at May 06, 2018 11:56 AM (MSiSP)
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372 Not much time this past few weeks, so all I have been doing is online commentary reading. I know I have a huuuuge gap in my Revolutionary War history, so does anyone have a good recommendation on an overview?
Out in the Louisiana Purchase, some of those histories are elided because we weren't there yet and what we got as schoolkids were 'modern' (post 1820) history.
Posted by: mustbequantum at May 06, 2018 11:49 AM (MIKMs)
The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789 (Oxford History of the United States) by Robert Middlekauff
Washington's Crossing (Pivotal Moments in American History) by David Hackett Fischer
Almost A Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence by John Ferling
A history of the American Revolution: Britain and the loss of the thirteen colonies By John Alden....though fair warning, this is from the Brit POV
Out in the Louisiana Purchase, some of those histories are elided because we weren't there yet and what we got as schoolkids were 'modern' (post 1820) history.
Posted by: mustbequantum at May 06, 2018 11:49 AM (MIKMs)
The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789 (Oxford History of the United States) by Robert Middlekauff
Washington's Crossing (Pivotal Moments in American History) by David Hackett Fischer
Almost A Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence by John Ferling
A history of the American Revolution: Britain and the loss of the thirteen colonies By John Alden....though fair warning, this is from the Brit POV
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at May 06, 2018 11:56 AM (xJa6I)
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377 >>RI Red @212 - Glad you enjoyed A Rambling Wreck. The third book in my series, The Brave and the Bold is about half done now. I anticipate releasing it later this year.
Posted by: Hans G. Schantz at May 06, 2018 11:52 AM (1pQvR)
looking forward to book 3!
Posted by: Hans G. Schantz at May 06, 2018 11:52 AM (1pQvR)
looking forward to book 3!
Posted by: votermom pimping NEW Moron-authored books! at May 06, 2018 11:58 AM (hMwEB)
388
The history of Grand Junction, CO in one sentence.
During the great migration west, some people were less ambitious, as are their descendants.
During the great migration west, some people were less ambitious, as are their descendants.
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 11:58 AM (mvenn)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 06, 2018 11:59 AM (+y/Ru)
390
>>Skip, Nunes and Meadows said Sessions should/would be held in contempt for latest stonewalling. Not sure about details (whether they have Ryan's go-ahead to proceed), but that's the morning "news" on this, I think.
And the DOJ responded by releasing the letter they sent to Nunes last Thursday, May 3rd. Quite an interesting letter.
Sara Carter provides some excerpts but I am looking for the complete letter which I heard says the DOJ is working with the Intel Community and the White House.
https://tinyurl.com/y9lzkcc7
And the DOJ responded by releasing the letter they sent to Nunes last Thursday, May 3rd. Quite an interesting letter.
Sara Carter provides some excerpts but I am looking for the complete letter which I heard says the DOJ is working with the Intel Community and the White House.
https://tinyurl.com/y9lzkcc7
Posted by: JackStraw at May 06, 2018 12:01 PM (/tuJf)
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 12:01 PM (mvenn)
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383 rhennigantx : Eisler "proves" that capitalism is androcratic. By quoting some Reagan-era pig who claimed that only men can do capitalism.
(to Eisler - if you as a feminist find yourself agreeing with some pig, and use that in service of your argument, you are doing rhetoric, not feminism.)
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at May 06, 2018 11:55 AM (6FqZa)
Dollars do not care we they go! I think women are wonderful capitalist, many times more thoughtful (or mindful) than men. Much of feminism appears to be based on that Jane story from BHussein. Jane was most happy when she was subservient to the state that took care of her needs.
(to Eisler - if you as a feminist find yourself agreeing with some pig, and use that in service of your argument, you are doing rhetoric, not feminism.)
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at May 06, 2018 11:55 AM (6FqZa)
Dollars do not care we they go! I think women are wonderful capitalist, many times more thoughtful (or mindful) than men. Much of feminism appears to be based on that Jane story from BHussein. Jane was most happy when she was subservient to the state that took care of her needs.
Posted by: rhennigantx at May 06, 2018 12:02 PM (JFO2v)
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During the great migration west, some people were less ambitious, as are their descendants.
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 11:58 AM (mvenn)
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The first time we drove out west and got to the Badlands, my husband said, "if I had been moving my family west in a wagon train and come upon this, I would have said 'hey kids! We're home!'"
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 11:58 AM (mvenn)
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The first time we drove out west and got to the Badlands, my husband said, "if I had been moving my family west in a wagon train and come upon this, I would have said 'hey kids! We're home!'"
Posted by: bluebell at May 06, 2018 12:02 PM (oMtOd)
394
Killing England, by Bill 'O is a good read on the revolution. Loaded with obscure facts. The Kong's wig was powdered with arsenic to kill bugs.
Posted by: PhilDirt at May 06, 2018 12:03 PM (HM+zM)
395
I guess I can stop searching. The entire letter from Boyd to Nunes is in her story.
Very interesting.
Very interesting.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 06, 2018 12:04 PM (/tuJf)
396
390. Yep. Trust Trump. Trust the plan.
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Slavic Customer Service Rep. at May 06, 2018 12:04 PM (fA1SL)
397
Are you now, or have you ever been, a bullshitter?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 06, 2018 12:04 PM (+y/Ru)
398
And weasel, if you're half thinking about washing the truck, just go and wash half. It'll make you feel better.
Posted by: RI Red at May 06, 2018 12:05 PM (NZn1S)
399
>>Yep. Trust Trump. Trust the plan.
Also realize that sometimes Trump says things for effect and are not meant to be taken literally.
Also realize that sometimes Trump says things for effect and are not meant to be taken literally.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 06, 2018 12:06 PM (/tuJf)
400
I don't trust Bill O'.
Posted by: gNewt at May 06, 2018 12:06 PM (MSiSP)
401
398 And weasel, if you're half thinking about washing the truck, just go and wash half. It'll make you feel better.
Posted by: RI Red at May 06, 2018 12:05 PM (NZn1S)
wash the front half so you make a good impression
Posted by: RI Red at May 06, 2018 12:05 PM (NZn1S)
wash the front half so you make a good impression
Posted by: votermom pimping NEW Moron-authored books! at May 06, 2018 12:06 PM (hMwEB)
402
391 Nietzsche is dead
*******
Scratch one Nietzsche
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 12:01 PM (mvenn)
Didn't know he sported a flattop cut.
391 Nietzsche is dead
*******
Scratch one Nietzsche
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 12:01 PM (mvenn)
Didn't know he sported a flattop cut.
Posted by: Headless Body of Agnew at May 06, 2018 12:06 PM (e1mEI)
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(Picacho Peak)
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Pikachu! I just knew that US cultural hegemony is now proved! /s
As a kid in the early 60s, we got a lot of French stuff (Illinois) and Voyageurs traveling the rivers. I really recommend some of the historical Tiffany mosaics in Chicago downtown.
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Pikachu! I just knew that US cultural hegemony is now proved! /s
As a kid in the early 60s, we got a lot of French stuff (Illinois) and Voyageurs traveling the rivers. I really recommend some of the historical Tiffany mosaics in Chicago downtown.
Posted by: mustbequantum at May 06, 2018 12:06 PM (MIKMs)
404
so I'll go with: hilarious but regrettable gross error in aerial navigation during the half-time flyover show during the 1924 Rose Bowl.
Posted by: hogmartin
Wrong Way Feldman
so I'll go with: hilarious but regrettable gross error in aerial navigation during the half-time flyover show during the 1924 Rose Bowl.
Posted by: hogmartin
Wrong Way Feldman
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 06, 2018 12:06 PM (IqV8l)
405
The history of Grand Junction, CO in one sentence.
During the great migration west, some people were less ambitious, as are their descendants.
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 11:58 AM (mvenn)
Holy smokes, I don't know nothin' about the people there, but the area is lovely. The National Monument is one of the most bootiful places on Erf.
During the great migration west, some people were less ambitious, as are their descendants.
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 11:58 AM (mvenn)
Holy smokes, I don't know nothin' about the people there, but the area is lovely. The National Monument is one of the most bootiful places on Erf.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 06, 2018 12:07 PM (cY3LT)
406
399. Exactly. As Limbaugh said, the mistake is that people take the man literally, but not seriously.
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Slavic Customer Service Rep. at May 06, 2018 12:07 PM (fA1SL)
Posted by: Julia at May 06, 2018 12:09 PM (6FqZa)
408
Credit where credit is due. I actually borrowed that line from a great lyric in a James McMurtry song- Levelland. About a town in west TX and life in general.
Flatter than a tabletop
Makes you wonder why they stopped
Wagon must have lost a wheel
or they lacked ambition, one
On the great migration west
Separated from the rest
Though they might have tried their best
They never caught the sun
So they sunk some roots down in the dirt
To keep from blowin' off the earth
Built a town around here
And when the dust had all but cleared
They called it Levelland
Flatter than a tabletop
Makes you wonder why they stopped
Wagon must have lost a wheel
or they lacked ambition, one
On the great migration west
Separated from the rest
Though they might have tried their best
They never caught the sun
So they sunk some roots down in the dirt
To keep from blowin' off the earth
Built a town around here
And when the dust had all but cleared
They called it Levelland
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 12:10 PM (mvenn)
409
Hard to believe no one has mentioned David France's role in the Perfect Christian book.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - I choose to live my life as a black woman at May 06, 2018 12:10 PM (VgKNm)
410
Who's this "Jane" hussy?
Posted by: Julia at May 06, 2018 12:09 PM (6FqZa)
Jane or Julia. Was a white girl name. Where was the site for Women of Color?
Posted by: Julia at May 06, 2018 12:09 PM (6FqZa)
Jane or Julia. Was a white girl name. Where was the site for Women of Color?
Posted by: rhennigantx at May 06, 2018 12:10 PM (JFO2v)
411
Citizenship should require Federal Service.
Do you want to know more?
Posted by: FireNWater at May 06, 2018 11:15 AM
No, thanks. My father and uncles were called up the draft, and not only did it interfere with the starting of their careers, they have stories about the draftees who were unfit for the service, let alone citizenship. Federal Service would become make-work for people only interested in getting citizenship. Bureaucracy is so much fun now; let's add more incompetence.
And considering the time in which we live, tying citizenship to federal service would create the perfect environment for "universal income", quotas, and social engineering. The Federal Service would be stacked with Trigglypuffs, "Dreamers", and gender-nonconformers. Imagine who would be found unfit for service, though.
Do you want to know more?
Posted by: FireNWater at May 06, 2018 11:15 AM
No, thanks. My father and uncles were called up the draft, and not only did it interfere with the starting of their careers, they have stories about the draftees who were unfit for the service, let alone citizenship. Federal Service would become make-work for people only interested in getting citizenship. Bureaucracy is so much fun now; let's add more incompetence.
And considering the time in which we live, tying citizenship to federal service would create the perfect environment for "universal income", quotas, and social engineering. The Federal Service would be stacked with Trigglypuffs, "Dreamers", and gender-nonconformers. Imagine who would be found unfit for service, though.
Posted by: NaughtyPine at May 06, 2018 12:10 PM (/+bwe)
412
The National Monument is one of the most bootiful places on Erf.
*******
That happens to be the view off my SW facing deck.
*******
That happens to be the view off my SW facing deck.
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 12:11 PM (mvenn)
413
Imagine who would be found unfit for service, though.
Posted by: NaughtyPine at May 06, 2018 12:10 PM (/+bwe)
Exciting opportunities await in the fast-growing field of caterpillar hair counting.
Posted by: NaughtyPine at May 06, 2018 12:10 PM (/+bwe)
Exciting opportunities await in the fast-growing field of caterpillar hair counting.
Posted by: hogmartin at May 06, 2018 12:13 PM (y87Qq)
414
394 Killing England, by Bill 'O is a good read on the revolution. Loaded with obscure facts. The Kong's wig was powdered with arsenic to kill bugs.
Posted by: PhilDirt at May 06, 2018 12:03 PM (HM+zM)
King Kong wore a lace wig??
Posted by: PhilDirt at May 06, 2018 12:03 PM (HM+zM)
King Kong wore a lace wig??
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair Magazine at May 06, 2018 12:13 PM (ikoCs)
415
The National Monument is one of the most bootiful places on Erf.
*******
That happens to be the view off my SW facing deck.
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 12:11 PM (mvenn)
You are a most fortunate man!
I do sincerely hope the dope smokers haven't started ruining the place though.
*******
That happens to be the view off my SW facing deck.
Posted by: Muldoon at May 06, 2018 12:11 PM (mvenn)
You are a most fortunate man!
I do sincerely hope the dope smokers haven't started ruining the place though.
Posted by: BurtTC at May 06, 2018 12:13 PM (cY3LT)
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The first time we drove out west and got to the Badlands, my husband
said, "if I had been moving my family west in a wagon train and come
upon this, I would have said 'hey kids! We're home!'"
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Grandmother was literally born in a US Army Connestoga Wagon in the Badlands (approx 1900-1910). Getting her a birth certificate for a passport was a hoot. Umbrellas were a big thing for her because she remembered her mother taking whatever baby out of the wagon to get fresh air and the umbrella was the only shade on the trail.
The first time we drove out west and got to the Badlands, my husband
said, "if I had been moving my family west in a wagon train and come
upon this, I would have said 'hey kids! We're home!'"
=====
Grandmother was literally born in a US Army Connestoga Wagon in the Badlands (approx 1900-1910). Getting her a birth certificate for a passport was a hoot. Umbrellas were a big thing for her because she remembered her mother taking whatever baby out of the wagon to get fresh air and the umbrella was the only shade on the trail.
Posted by: mustbequantum at May 06, 2018 12:14 PM (MIKMs)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 06, 2018 12:14 PM (IqV8l)
418
Nood up.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 06, 2018 12:14 PM (9q7Dl)
419
College requires mandatory volunteerism. I'm amused that committing crimes often does, too.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - I choose to live my life as a black woman at May 06, 2018 12:15 PM (VgKNm)
420
Also realize that sometimes Trump says things for effect to give the MSM explosive diarrhea and are not meant to be taken literally.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 06, 2018 12:06 PM (/tuJf)
Clarified.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 06, 2018 12:06 PM (/tuJf)
Clarified.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader & Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair Magazine at May 06, 2018 12:16 PM (ikoCs)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 12:17 PM (qJtVm)
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Did we bomb Vietnam at any time to help the french especially at Diem Ben Phu? If I spelled that right?
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The first American casualty in Vietnam was "Earthquake" McGoon, a pilot but not a bomber pilot. He was re-supplying Dien Bien Phu by air.
https://bit.ly/2HUx3o3
He wax nicknamed Earthquake after a popular comic strip of the era.
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The first American casualty in Vietnam was "Earthquake" McGoon, a pilot but not a bomber pilot. He was re-supplying Dien Bien Phu by air.
https://bit.ly/2HUx3o3
He wax nicknamed Earthquake after a popular comic strip of the era.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at May 06, 2018 12:17 PM (+y/Ru)
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I suppose this would've been better on the movie thread-
but the story-telling in "Infinity War" was very clever.
It was Thanos' story and he acted as the antagonist.
Which helped tie all the various action scenes and storylines together.
Otherwise, it would've been chaos.
but the story-telling in "Infinity War" was very clever.
It was Thanos' story and he acted as the antagonist.
Which helped tie all the various action scenes and storylines together.
Otherwise, it would've been chaos.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 06, 2018 12:18 PM (9q7Dl)
Posted by: French Jeton at May 06, 2018 12:18 PM (Fjvqd)
Posted by: naturalfake at May 06, 2018 12:19 PM (9q7Dl)
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>>Clarified.
Sometimes it appears to be catching. The letter that the DOJ sent to Nunes clearly states that the DOJ has been working with the White House, where Donald Trump lives, to determine what information they can turn over to Congress and by extension to the public because everything that Congress gets leaks immediately.
Trump knows exactly what is going on at the DOJ.
Sometimes it appears to be catching. The letter that the DOJ sent to Nunes clearly states that the DOJ has been working with the White House, where Donald Trump lives, to determine what information they can turn over to Congress and by extension to the public because everything that Congress gets leaks immediately.
Trump knows exactly what is going on at the DOJ.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 06, 2018 12:23 PM (/tuJf)
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Anybody got any suggestions for good asteroid-centric sci fi stories?
There's a Heinlein short about a secret agent eluding a pursuing cruiser on an asteroid. Forget the title, though.
There's a Heinlein short about a secret agent eluding a pursuing cruiser on an asteroid. Forget the title, though.
Posted by: Fox2! at May 06, 2018 12:27 PM (brIR5)
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Mark Andrew Edwards -- Thank you for the recommendations.
(Your nick or name sounds like I am angry at you. Anybody who has heard all three names in a yell knows.)
(Your nick or name sounds like I am angry at you. Anybody who has heard all three names in a yell knows.)
Posted by: mustbequantum at May 06, 2018 12:30 PM (MIKMs)
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Third attempt to post a "thank you" for using my photo on my go-to Sunday thread, where I have picked up new-to-me authors & titles! Yes, that's Piglet and friends - Winnie-the-Pooh was a magical book for me as a kid. No, the chairs aren't angry, just heavy!
Posted by: Reine at May 06, 2018 12:36 PM (U3qOI)
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No, the chairs aren't angry, just heavy!
Posted by: Reine at May 06, 2018 12:36 PM (U3qOI)
Heh. Didn't notice that.
GRRRR! GRRRR!!
Posted by: Reine at May 06, 2018 12:36 PM (U3qOI)
Heh. Didn't notice that.
GRRRR! GRRRR!!
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Fed Up at May 06, 2018 12:38 PM (Mkuv2)
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Reine -- Great place for homeschooling or after dinner conversations and Trivial Pursuit. Son and wife have those wrought iron chairs and I would steal them if I could -- flooring be damned.
Posted by: mustbequantum at May 06, 2018 12:46 PM (MIKMs)
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Finished The Ionian Mission
https://youtu.be/PZ7kx8z5M2Y
https://youtu.be/PZ7kx8z5M2Y
Posted by: Skip at May 06, 2018 12:49 PM (aC6Sd)
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and will ultimately cause New Orleans to cave in.
New Orleans is sinking, man, and I don't wanna swim.
New Orleans is sinking, man, and I don't wanna swim.
Posted by: zombie Gord Downie at May 06, 2018 12:49 PM (I+yle)
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Sgt. Mom - bought Luna City 6, read it, really enjoyed it. Now rereading the whole series. It's just such fun.
Posted by: Dr Alice at May 06, 2018 12:50 PM (LaT54)
435
If anyone is looking for a deal on Amazon Fire Tablets
there is a great deal going on right now.
Posted by: Cheriebebe
Are these the eink* one's?
Posted by: Jean at May 06, 2018 10:32 AM (MS0+a)
And I'll bet they all have Alexa thrown in for free, if that bothers you as it did me!
there is a great deal going on right now.
Posted by: Cheriebebe
Are these the eink* one's?
Posted by: Jean at May 06, 2018 10:32 AM (MS0+a)
And I'll bet they all have Alexa thrown in for free, if that bothers you as it did me!
Posted by: Comrade Hrothgar at May 06, 2018 12:51 PM (n9EOP)
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Imagine who would be found unfit for service, though.
Posted by: NaughtyPine at May 06, 2018 12:10 PM (/+bwe)
Exciting opportunities await in the fast-growing field of caterpillar hair counting.
Posted by: hogmartin at May 06, 2018 12:13 PM
Lol. Exactly! A no doubt the service period will be several years, after which you'll be eligible for college grants in wildlife micro-management.
Posted by: NaughtyPine at May 06, 2018 12:10 PM (/+bwe)
Exciting opportunities await in the fast-growing field of caterpillar hair counting.
Posted by: hogmartin at May 06, 2018 12:13 PM
Lol. Exactly! A no doubt the service period will be several years, after which you'll be eligible for college grants in wildlife micro-management.
Posted by: NaughtyPine at May 06, 2018 12:53 PM (/+bwe)
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Late to this but...
In retrospect, I actually think that in 2008 Obama was the lesser of two Great Evils.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 06, 2018 11:22 AM (V2Yro)
I agree. He'd have been a terrible President; so bad that we'd now be in the second Cock Ravenous term with a completely demoralized GOP base.
And I'm pretty sure that Rove/GWB plot in South Carolina has been completely refuted; it doesn't give me any pleasure to say that because those lying dunces are on my permanent shit list.
In retrospect, I actually think that in 2008 Obama was the lesser of two Great Evils.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 06, 2018 11:22 AM (V2Yro)
I agree. He'd have been a terrible President; so bad that we'd now be in the second Cock Ravenous term with a completely demoralized GOP base.
And I'm pretty sure that Rove/GWB plot in South Carolina has been completely refuted; it doesn't give me any pleasure to say that because those lying dunces are on my permanent shit list.
Posted by: Captain Hate at May 06, 2018 01:00 PM (y7DUB)
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"Canute took to the sea and went back to Denmark; but not before landing his hostages of the year before on the English coast shorn of their hands, ears, and noses. We should not overlook the fact that, if they did include some of Uhtred's kin, this constituted an affront of the most serious kind to the honor of his family.
Yes, tough luck on Uhtred's honor!
Yes, tough luck on Uhtred's honor!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 01:06 PM (qJtVm)
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Dr. Alice - glad you are enjoying the series!
At some point, we may do an omnibus volume - maybe three or four of them put together in a bigger volume. I think maybe when we get to eight or nine in the series. A book of more than 600 pages does get awkward for some readers, because of the size...
At some point, we may do an omnibus volume - maybe three or four of them put together in a bigger volume. I think maybe when we get to eight or nine in the series. A book of more than 600 pages does get awkward for some readers, because of the size...
Posted by: Sgt. Mom at May 06, 2018 01:20 PM (xnmPy)
440
Reine, Thanks for sharing, I'm with you, A home without books is incomplete.
Posted by: InspiredHistoryMike at May 06, 2018 01:20 PM (vFHFh)
441
58
Good morning! I've been enjoying Dragon Storm (Heritage of Power Book 1) by Lindsay Buroker. Fun fantasy adventure.
Lindsay is one of my literary heroes. Her podcast on youtube is great and I admire her work ethic and skills.
Good morning! I've been enjoying Dragon Storm (Heritage of Power Book 1) by Lindsay Buroker. Fun fantasy adventure.
Lindsay is one of my literary heroes. Her podcast on youtube is great and I admire her work ethic and skills.
Posted by: William Alan Webb at May 06, 2018 01:27 PM (OhYcy)
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I just ordered the third of William Alan Webb's "Last Brigade" series
for kindle, so I'll be reading that for a few days. The series really
is a fun read.
You are so kind to mention that here, April. My editor/publisher is also a lurker moronette, J. Gunnar Grey, an awesome lady like yourself.
I just ordered the third of William Alan Webb's "Last Brigade" series
for kindle, so I'll be reading that for a few days. The series really
is a fun read.
You are so kind to mention that here, April. My editor/publisher is also a lurker moronette, J. Gunnar Grey, an awesome lady like yourself.
Posted by: William Alan Webb at May 06, 2018 01:28 PM (OhYcy)
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The Conquering Sword of Conan by Robert E Howard
was the last book I read. For the 3rd time. No one writes fantasy
like that anymore. If they do, let me know which authors to look up.
NOBODY is as good as Howard, not now, not ever. He is one of my influences but I never try to write like him, although I do drop in an occasional inside reference for fellow Howardians. And one of my characters is named Coaner, has volcanic blue eyes, a mane of black hair, walks with the stealth of a panther and was born on a battlefield, but a wizard conjured him and he can't remember much of his childhood except it was really cold.
However, rather than thump my own chest, have you read Karl Edward Wagner's Kane series? If not, that guy was incredible. He even wrote a Conan novel. I strongly recommend his stuff.
was the last book I read. For the 3rd time. No one writes fantasy
like that anymore. If they do, let me know which authors to look up.
NOBODY is as good as Howard, not now, not ever. He is one of my influences but I never try to write like him, although I do drop in an occasional inside reference for fellow Howardians. And one of my characters is named Coaner, has volcanic blue eyes, a mane of black hair, walks with the stealth of a panther and was born on a battlefield, but a wizard conjured him and he can't remember much of his childhood except it was really cold.
However, rather than thump my own chest, have you read Karl Edward Wagner's Kane series? If not, that guy was incredible. He even wrote a Conan novel. I strongly recommend his stuff.
Posted by: William Alan Webb at May 06, 2018 01:36 PM (OhYcy)
444
I'm mentioned on the front page! I'm so excited it's pathetic!
Posted by: joncelli, nominal Lutheran at May 06, 2018 01:48 PM (1FhAQ)
445
230 Pykrete or ice laced with sawdust - Geoffrey Pyke of Great Britain. Not even Canada had enough ice houses to make the ice for an aircraft carrier.
Lytle S. Adams, an American dentist, gave us Project X-Ray or the incendiary bat bombs. I think they managed to accidentally burn down a church during one test. But it was never deployed.
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at May 06, 2018 10:56 AM (PMCY9)
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Considering I read all that stuff well before I turned 29 I give myself credit for remembering Pykrete and subtract points for conflating bat incendiary with Pykrete.
Lytle S. Adams, an American dentist, gave us Project X-Ray or the incendiary bat bombs. I think they managed to accidentally burn down a church during one test. But it was never deployed.
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at May 06, 2018 10:56 AM (PMCY9)
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Considering I read all that stuff well before I turned 29 I give myself credit for remembering Pykrete and subtract points for conflating bat incendiary with Pykrete.
Posted by: Blake at May 06, 2018 01:51 PM (WEBkv)
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These are heady days for us, Joncelli.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 01:51 PM (qJtVm)
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444 I'm mentioned on the front page! I'm so excited it's pathetic!
Posted by: joncelli, nominal Lutheran at May 06, 2018 01:48 PM (1FhAQ)
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Yah, well, your comment was a riff off of a comment I made.
Pfui. Which means I need to pout, flounce and ghost, i guess.
I just cannot keep straight as to how one is supposed to react to slights of internet, real or, mostly imagined and made up.
Posted by: joncelli, nominal Lutheran at May 06, 2018 01:48 PM (1FhAQ)
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Yah, well, your comment was a riff off of a comment I made.
Pfui. Which means I need to pout, flounce and ghost, i guess.
I just cannot keep straight as to how one is supposed to react to slights of internet, real or, mostly imagined and made up.
Posted by: Blake at May 06, 2018 01:53 PM (WEBkv)
448
Winnie-the-Poo is still pretty magical, even for 29 year old kids.
Posted by: Huck Follywood, I'm your Huckleberry! at May 06, 2018 01:56 PM (rBnYq)
449
Only a hundred pages into VDH's The Second World Wars but so far it's outstanding! Very readable, full of interesting history and its all woven together in the inimitable Hanson voice.
Posted by: Huck Follywood, I'm your Huckleberry! at May 06, 2018 01:59 PM (rBnYq)
450
Anybody got any suggestions for good asteroid-centric sci fi stories?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 09:59 AM (qJtVm)
Bruce Sterling's "Schizmatrix" and Michael Swanwick's "Vacuum Flowers".
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 06, 2018 09:59 AM (qJtVm)
Bruce Sterling's "Schizmatrix" and Michael Swanwick's "Vacuum Flowers".
Posted by: Misha Burnett at May 06, 2018 02:08 PM (Pfjza)
451
Went to London in '14. One of my best memories was seeing the Harrison clocks. Simply magnificent. Hundreds of years old and (with a slight refurb in the early 20th century), they're still running.
Posted by: Captain Comic at May 06, 2018 02:48 PM (2kwMm)
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Went to London in '14. One of my best memories was seeing the Harrison clocks. Simply magnificent. Hundreds of years old and (with a slight refurb in the early 20th century), they're still running.
Posted by: Captain Comic at May 06, 2018 02:48 PM (2kwMm)
I think those clocks are haram now and no longer on display!
Posted by: Captain Comic at May 06, 2018 02:48 PM (2kwMm)
I think those clocks are haram now and no longer on display!
Posted by: Comrade Hrothgar at May 06, 2018 02:52 PM (n9EOP)
453
Thanks for the mention of my book. It made my morning. I always look forward to the book thread and especially enjoy the library pictures.
RG Ainslee
RG Ainslee
Posted by: Raven One at May 06, 2018 04:09 PM (qSnW8)
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Waaaay late, but accounted for.
Reading:
Last volume of Churchill's war memoirs , 'Triumph and Tragedy'
Andrew Hodges, 'Alan Turing: The Enigma'
Thomas Sowell, 'Black Rednecks and White Liberals'
Reading:
Last volume of Churchill's war memoirs , 'Triumph and Tragedy'
Andrew Hodges, 'Alan Turing: The Enigma'
Thomas Sowell, 'Black Rednecks and White Liberals'
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc.,,etc. at May 06, 2018 06:11 PM (Zdm89)
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I know I have a huuuuge gap in my Revolutionary War history, so does anyone have a good recommendation on an overview?
We won.
We won.
Posted by: JT at May 06, 2018 07:06 PM (DFzTN)
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tsundoku- this can't apply to me I've read at lest a quarter of the books I've acquired.
I just haven't gotten to the rest...
yet.
I just haven't gotten to the rest...
yet.
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