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Tuesday Overnight Open Thread (12/18/18 )
Quote I
Elites do not see their fellow citizens in exceptional terms of the affinities of a common language, shared history, or sovereign geography. Instead, they envision themselves as Socratic citizens of the world. They are an international siblinghood with common blue-chip educations, wealth, and long service in the administrative state. The anointed alone “see” and “grasp” what is really going on with the world, and therefore what really needs to be done right now, at all costs, regardless of the opposition from what Hillary wrote off as “all that red in the middle.” Victor Davis HansonQuote II
It’s a tragedy in that Comey and his former inner circle – the now infamous troika of fired FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, fired FBI agent Peter Strzok and former FBI lawyer Lisa Page – have attempted to cloak themselves in the FBI’s rich tradition of fidelity, bravery, and integrity. In reality, these four former FBI officials have done more to hinder the daily work of the 35,000 selfless and hardworking men and women of the FBI than anyone in the storied agency’s history. Former FBI Assistant Director Chris C. SweckerQuote III
It is not inequality that enrages people, but indifference or disdain toward them as human beings. Theodore Dalrymple
The horror. Overworked, underpaid and unappreciated. Tough to be Congress critter elect Occasional Cortez.
No data encryption, no antivirus programs, no multifactor authentication mechanisms, and 28-year-old unpatched vulnerabilities are just some of the cyber-security failings described in a security audit of the US' ballistic missile system released on Friday by the US Department of Defense Inspector General (DOD IG). The report [PDF] was put together earlier this year, in April, after DOD IG officials inspected five random locations where the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) had placed ballistic missiles part of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) --a DOD program developed to protect US territories by launching ballistic missiles to intercept enemy nuclear rockets.
From the land of plenty to Christmas in monochrome.
December (and of course, Christmas itself) used to be are a cathartic time for Venezuelans, a time where you could finally wind down after a long year. Rejoice, celebrate, eat, drink, sing, love, give some caress to your household, and prepare yourself for the upcoming year. That doesn’t seem to be the case anymore—it’s not gonna be the case for a long time, I’m afraid. While our Worker President, Driver of Victories, and Son of Chavez (again, I’m not making any of these titles up) has officially decreed the start of our Christmas festivities on November 23th (the day of his birthday) the spirit of this most sacred holiday is absent.
The Feds tell California. NO.
California telecom regulators have abandoned a plan to impose government fees on text-messaging services, saying that a recent Federal Communications Commission vote has limited its authority over text messaging. The FCC last week voted to classify text-messaging as an information service, rather than a telecommunications service. "Information service" is the same classification the FCC gave to broadband when it repealed net neutrality rules and claimed that states aren't allowed to impose their own net neutrality laws. California's legislature passed a net neutrality law anyway and is defending it in court. But the state's utility regulator chose not to challenge the FCC on regulation of text messaging.
Having even one night without sleep leads people to view junk food more favourably, research suggests. Scientists attribute the effect to the way food rewards are processed by the brain. Previous studies have found that a lack of shuteye is linked to expanding waistlines, with some suggesting disrupted sleep might affect hormone levels, resulting in changes in how hungry or full people feel. But the latest study suggests that with hormones may have little to do with the phenomenon, and that the cause could be changes in the activity within and between regions of the brain involved in reward and regulation. . “Our data brings us a little closer to understanding the mechanism behind how sleep deprivation changes food valuation,” said Prof Jan Peters, a co-author of the research from the University of Cologne.
The California farm at least partially responsible for the most recent romaine e.coli scare is now recalling its cauliflower, as well as its red- and green-leaf lettuce, USA Today reports. The Adam Bros. Farms of Santa Maria, CA, were identified publicly for the first time by the FDA last Thursday. In a statement, the farm explained while none of the aforementioned produce has tested positive for e.coli yet, they were issuing the recall "out of an abundance of caution," as there is a possibility it's been contaminated with e.coli. They elaborate they "discovered that sediment from a reservoir near where the produce was grown tested positive for E. coli. Filtered and treated water from the reservoir may have come in contact with the produce after it was harvested.”
If you can't use Sharia, use cat shit.
Santa Claus needs to be replaced according to the politically correct.
America is completely confused these days: a survey from a graphic design company came out with 10% of the people surveyed wanting Santa Claus to be a woman, and 17% wanting HIM to be gender neutral. Or…wanting him to ditch the fancy red suit for skinny jeans and an iPhone. Oh, and tattoos. And Amazon Prime instead of reindeer. Probably it’s because kids have never seen a reindeer, nor have they ever seen a sleigh or even know what it’s like to ride in one. They have their heads firmly ensconced in the iPhone.
Pot is not a valid currency at The Golden Arches. 1st Runner Up Genius Award Winner.
Adrenaline can lead to a Posthumous Genius Award Winner.
A teenage boy died after he jumped off a tower block while wearing a homemade parachute which failed. Schoolboy Bogdan Firsov even had his mother by his side supporting him as he stood at the top of the high rise building in Ukraine for his daredevil stunt.
But the 15-year-old's parachute failed to open properly and the boy plummeted to the ground and suffered fatal injuries.
Math. Who knew?
Santa Claus is Tonight's Feel Good Story of The Day.
Blind Boy With Autism Meets The Best Santa Ever A mother took to Facebook to write about the "best Santa ever" after an interaction with her blind and autistic son filled her heart with joy.
Tonight's ONT has been brought to you by Games.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: GnuBreed at December 18, 2018 10:00 PM (Z4rgH)
Posted by: Calm Mentor at December 18, 2018 10:01 PM (ffYR/)
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 18, 2018 10:01 PM (Z4rgH)
Posted by: wing at December 18, 2018 10:01 PM (JFzNN)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at December 18, 2018 10:01 PM (c1nDO)
https://youtu.be/NHOI7RJuRG4
Posted by: Zaklog the Great at December 18, 2018 10:02 PM (GJdmj)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at December 18, 2018 10:02 PM (c1nDO)
Posted by: ALH at December 18, 2018 10:02 PM (cS3Yq)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at December 18, 2018 10:02 PM (c1nDO)
Top 10, nothing to sneeze at
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 18, 2018 10:03 PM (aA3+G)
MisHum--the house in the picture looks exactly like the house my grandmother grew up in.
Posted by: Ladyl at December 18, 2018 10:04 PM (TdMsT)
Not surprisingly the man had a history of prior violent behavior:
https://tinyurl.com/yb3vrnp9
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 18, 2018 10:05 PM (AllCR)
Posted by: ALH at December 18, 2018 10:06 PM (cS3Yq)
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at December 18, 2018 10:06 PM (438dO)
Posted by: Barack Obama at December 18, 2018 10:06 PM (cRkMZ)
ONT Greetings, Horde!
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at December 18, 2018 10:06 PM (QzJWU)
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I asked Director Comey about who paid for the dossier. His response:
1) Republicans paid for it -- (Republicans did not pay for it)
2) "Who cares?"
Yes, this is an FBI Director apparently not caring to know who paid for information used to surveil Americans with a FISA warrant.
Posted by: Axeman at December 18, 2018 10:06 PM (aTFPA)
https://youtu.be/NHOI7RJuRG4
Posted by: Zaklog the Great at December 18, 2018 10:02 PM (GJdmj)
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He is the "Lamb slain at the foundation of the world".
Posted by: Axeman at December 18, 2018 10:08 PM (aTFPA)
VDH writes well, even if he does drop classical references like Dennis Miller drops 'fuck'.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at December 18, 2018 10:08 PM (Hmagm)
Not surprisingly the man had a history of prior violent behavior:
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So bike rider complains that scofflaw is blocking the bike lane with his entourage....turns out scofflaw is Dem office holder.
Anyone want to bet the bike rider voted for the scofflaw? And will again in 2020?
Posted by: 18-1 at December 18, 2018 10:08 PM (cRkMZ)
MisHum--the house in the picture looks exactly like the house my grandmother grew up in.
Posted by: Ladyl at December 18, 2018 10:04 PM (TdMsT)
Not sure where the house is located at.
The photo is from one of the websites I use for above the fold photos.
Simplistic with a flag and lovely autumn colors. I enjoyed it very much. Sounds like you did as well
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 18, 2018 10:08 PM (aA3+G)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 18, 2018 10:09 PM (AllCR)
Simplistic with a flag and lovely autumn colors. I enjoyed it very much. Sounds like you did as well
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 18, 2018 10:08 PM (aA3+G)
It's just beautiful.
Posted by: Ladyl at December 18, 2018 10:09 PM (TdMsT)
information used to surveil Americans with a FISA warrant.
****
President Trump, I've for quite a dossier on Comey, Mueller, and Clinton if you would like a copy. My sources in Freedonia swear it is accurate.
Posted by: 18-1 at December 18, 2018 10:09 PM (cRkMZ)
Posted by: Farmer at December 18, 2018 10:10 PM (yJ1e6)
Posted by: Northernlurker, but call me Teem at December 18, 2018 10:11 PM (MkcN1)
Posted by: Eromero at December 18, 2018 10:11 PM (zLDYs)
I can do that with my hands tied behind my back.
Of course my wife complains about it too...
Posted by: Burnt Toast at December 18, 2018 10:11 PM (1g7ch)
Posted by: ALH at December 18, 2018 10:11 PM (cS3Yq)
No, I'm pretty sure that these four former FBI officials adequately represent the pension-seeking, corrupt, incompetent, spiteful, arrogant men and women, not only in the FBI but the entire Department of Just Us.
Posted by: Blue Bird of F'ing Joy at December 18, 2018 10:12 PM (lD3vL)
I don't think it's because of that at all. How many people here have seen a live reindeer, and ridden in an actual sleigh? I certainly haven't.
Posted by: hogmartin at December 18, 2018 10:12 PM (t+qrx)
Posted by: Erik the Redacted, Deplorable Barbarian at December 18, 2018 10:12 PM (kYa6x)
Mrs D isn't a fan of that game either.
Posted by: Diogenes at December 18, 2018 10:12 PM (0tfLf)
Posted by: Rusty Nail at December 18, 2018 10:13 PM (ju9gW)
Bull. 35,000 FBI were the figurative hostages of FOUR bad apples?
That may fly with the civilian sector, but military folks know better - if you see someone doing something bad and you dont stop them, you are just as bad as they are. That's what the culture demands.
It's not the 10% bad apples that are the problem, it's the 90% that look the other way.
Getting really tired of the "everyone else af FBI is a boy scout". Bullshit. If they were then FBI wouldn't be ripe with systemic corruption.
Posted by: Fenrisulven at December 18, 2018 10:13 PM (6S+Rb)
Posted by: t-bird at December 18, 2018 10:13 PM (lK7fO)
Posted by: ALH at December 18, 2018 10:14 PM (cS3Yq)
Posted by: hogmartin at December 18, 2018 10:12 PM
Seen many live reindeer in my life. Didn't realize it was a unique experience.
Posted by: Rusty Nail at December 18, 2018 10:14 PM (ju9gW)
Posted by: Blue Bird of F'ing Joy at December 18, 2018 10:12 PM (lD3vL)
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With the Stolen Valor verdict, the Court recognized a Constitutional right to lie. You can't lie to a FIB agent, not even if they're "stopping by" for a sort of "informal orientation".
The fledgling Police State has set these people above us.
Posted by: Axeman at December 18, 2018 10:15 PM (aTFPA)
Nothing will really ever compare with the 2007 Pakistani Kite Festival.
https://fxn.ws/2rM6qHb
Posted by: Blue Bird of F'ing Joy at December 18, 2018 10:15 PM (lD3vL)
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at December 18, 2018 10:15 PM (UsCnO)
Posted by: Lurking Lurker at December 18, 2018 10:15 PM (8z05I)
Oh and fuck remaking santa claus into some modern little turd.
Posted by: USNtakim profoundly deplorable. at December 18, 2018 10:15 PM (0OmEj)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2018/12/appeals-court-
dismisses-all-ethics-complaints-against-brett-
kavanaugh/
Lawfare, straight up. They tried to break him by any means necessary. I don't see how this crap is sustainable.
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 18, 2018 10:16 PM (Z4rgH)
In between finishing up end-of-semester stuff today, I've been watching a "Dirty Jobs" marathon on the Discovery Channel. It strikes me that everyone going into academia as a career should be required to watch at least half a dozen episodes of this, back-to-back, until they learn the lesson: It's not liberal arts majors who make the world go round.
Posted by: Dr. T at December 18, 2018 10:16 PM (2PXwn)
It's not as long as you think, move closer.
Posted by: ALH at December 18, 2018 10:14 PM (cS3Yq)
Funnel, duct tape, garden hose.
Some assembly required.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 18, 2018 10:17 PM (aA3+G)
Clueless. Idealistic and fucking retarded.
"The world should run the way I WANT it to." "People SHOULD do ____ " xyz, whatever.
No, princess. Daddy lied. It doesn't actually work that way.
Posted by: mikeyG at December 18, 2018 10:17 PM (LL1Be)
Posted by: USNtakim profoundly deplorable. at December 18, 2018 10:15 PM (0OmEj)
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Any remade Santa Claus would be a woman of color, guaranteed.
Posted by: Calm Mentor at December 18, 2018 10:17 PM (ffYR/)
It's not as long as you think, move closer.
Posted by: ALH at December 18, 2018 10:14 PM
It's not so much the distance as the inconsistent pressure or the unseen obstructions, lol.
Posted by: Erik the Redacted, Deplorable Barbarian at December 18, 2018 10:17 PM (kYa6x)
There should be a different sign above the toilet -
It's not as long as you think, move closer.
Posted by: ALH
..............
One place I worked for had a little sign above the urinal:
A pic of a little leaguer up to bat..
"Boys with shorter bats, step up closer to the plate!"
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at December 18, 2018 10:17 PM (438dO)
Posted by: Dr. T at December 18, 2018 10:16 PM (2PXwn)
Well, not if they didn't go to Harvard. Or, if you must, Yale.
Posted by: William Kristol at December 18, 2018 10:18 PM (Vb4BV)
Yep. They are all deep state asshokes. Can we all please stop with the honorable cop bullshit? The good ones are the exception, not the other way around.
Posted by: Lurking Lurker at December 18, 2018 10:19 PM (8z05I)
Posted by: Rusty Nail at December 18, 2018 10:14 PM (ju9gW)
I wouldn't have the first idea where to go looking for one. They aren't indigenous to Ingham County.
Posted by: hogmartin at December 18, 2018 10:19 PM (t+qrx)
Posted by: Santa at December 18, 2018 10:19 PM (Tyii7)
Homes.
Had some problems with Home in my life.
But deep roots.
Earliest memory I can dredge up was toddling along the driveway of our house, looking up at it, thinking, "this is my home."
Later, earthquakes.
But I hang on to that.
Nice house up top.
Posted by: mindful webworker - 4 Days 'til Solstice at December 18, 2018 10:19 PM (7GQxk)
Posted by: mindful webworker - 4 Days 'til Solstice at December 18, 2018 10:19 PM (7GQxk)
I like how the picture smells like wood smoke.
Posted by: hogmartin at December 18, 2018 10:20 PM (t+qrx)
"I just want to be left alone"
Point to a single civilization that achieved that golden dream, buttlick.
I'll wait here. Maybe I'll fill out my 1040 in order to avoid non-fantasy prison.
Posted by: mikeyG at December 18, 2018 10:21 PM (LL1Be)
Posted by: ALH at December 18, 2018 10:11 PM (cS3Yq) "
I have the exact opposite reaction.
One more week of hell and then I get my Chinese food.
Posted by: Who is broseidon, semi-official komodo dragon shifter? at December 18, 2018 10:21 PM (icI8A)
Posted by: Splunge at December 18, 2018 10:21 PM (Vb4BV)
If you're just paying your mortgage and building your pension, you don't deserve the benefit of our doubt.
Posted by: Axeman at December 18, 2018 10:22 PM (aTFPA)
Posted by: Rusty Nail at December 18, 2018 10:22 PM (ju9gW)
Until you propose operating a slaughterhouse on your own land that is upwind of their dream house.
Posted by: Blue Bird of F'ing Joy at December 18, 2018 10:22 PM (lD3vL)
Posted by: mikeyG at December 18, 2018 10:21 PM (LL1Be) "
Japan until like everything else the Mongols and the Portuguese ruined it.*
*Didn't work out too well for the Ainu or the Ryukyuan Kingdom, but "I just want to be left alone" often has the codicil of "After I kill all the people who seem like shifty motherfuckers that aren't in our tribe"
Posted by: Who is broseidon, semi-official komodo dragon shifter? at December 18, 2018 10:23 PM (icI8A)
All except Blue Origin are now scheduled for Wednesday, along with the Indian Space Research Organization, so at the moment there are four launches planned in less than a 24 hour period.
ISRO GSLV: 5:40 am EST
SpaceX Falcon 9: 9:07 am EST
ESA Soyuz: 11:37 am EST
ULA Delta IV Heavy: 8:44 pm EST
Posted by: rickl at December 18, 2018 10:23 PM (sdi6R)
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/1075091690589970433
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/1075091792188633089
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/1075091891530665985
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/1075091984287703040
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/1075092073580244993
Posted by: kbdabear at December 18, 2018 10:24 PM (0Ntuf)
The odd part is, it would be a tax that would actually be fair- it would affect everyone and you would only be taxed as much as you used the service.
Still insane- especially considering how many revenue streams California has and yet finds wanting.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at December 18, 2018 10:24 PM (Hmagm)
Posted by: Splunge at December 18, 2018 10:21 PM
It's a very, very good movie.
Posted by: otho at December 18, 2018 10:25 PM (LkFnL)
Until you propose operating a slaughterhouse on your own land that is upwind of their dream house.
Posted by: Blue Bird of F'ing Joy at December 18, 2018 10:22 PM (lD3vL)
Coase Theory. No govt is needed. Dude won a nobel prize for it.
Posted by: Lurking Lurker at December 18, 2018 10:25 PM (8z05I)
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/1075092172804947969
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/1075092286403432449
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/1075092429202702342
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/1075092523662671872
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/1075092639618424834
Posted by: kbdabear at December 18, 2018 10:25 PM (0Ntuf)
Posted by: mindful webworker - 4 Days 'til Solstice at December 18, 2018 10:25 PM (7GQxk)
I'm particularly cranky about this after reading "License to Lie".
Its at every level. We really have been taken over by hostile occupying enemy force.
Posted by: Blue Bird of F'ing Joy at December 18, 2018 10:25 PM (lD3vL)
Posted by: Eromero at December 18, 2018 10:26 PM (zLDYs)
Never enough revenue streams when you have spending torrents.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - It's OK, I'm with the banned at December 18, 2018 10:27 PM (0bu2O)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at December 18, 2018 10:27 PM (EZebt)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at December 18, 2018 10:27 PM (c1nDO)
messages is that even their crazy constituents would balk at it. It
would hit everyone, and somehow that is disparate impact.
The odd part is, it would be a tax that would actually be fair- it
would affect everyone and you would only be taxed as much as you used
the service.
Still insane- especially considering how many revenue streams California has and yet finds wanting.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at December 18, 2018 10:24 PM (Hmagm)
They and the rest of the USA should tax...err...arrest every damn d^% playing with their phone while driving. I am sick of these menaces. It's like drunk drivers in the 80s but 50 times as many. Good times.
Posted by: Quint at December 18, 2018 10:28 PM (n13/j)
Posted by: mindful webworker - 4 Days 'til Solstice at December 18, 2018 10:25 PM (7GQxk)
Lord knows I try...............
I'm looking forward to the solstice, need moar daylight here in the tundra
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 18, 2018 10:28 PM (aA3+G)
Posted by: booknlass at December 18, 2018 10:28 PM (xIKXj)
Posted by: Lurking Lurker at December 18, 2018 10:28 PM (8z05I)
Spraying the shit Americans won't spray. The risk of e. coli is worth the cheaper prices. Well, at least for the farms that utilize illegals to harvest the crops.
Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at December 18, 2018 10:28 PM (/qEW2)
I kind of like the 'inward vs outward' culture idea. The inward might be more stable, but they often fall into dissolution and stagnation.
Outward has it's own problems, but it has a tendency to focus the people on what is important.
I am not sure there is a good example of an outward facing country these days. With social programs and bureaucracy, everything seems to be more and more inward facing. Aside from Islam.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at December 18, 2018 10:28 PM (Hmagm)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at December 18, 2018 10:29 PM (93ZJL)
Never enough revenue streams when you have spending torrents.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - It's OK, I'm with the banned at December 18, 2018 10:27 PM
This. It's why I don't really care anymore if people work "under the table". Starve the beast.
Posted by: Erik the Redacted, Deplorable Barbarian at December 18, 2018 10:29 PM (kYa6x)
Posted by: Lurking Lurker at December 18, 2018 10:25 PM (8z05I)
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That second word is crucial.
Posted by: Axeman at December 18, 2018 10:29 PM (aTFPA)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 18, 2018 10:29 PM (aA3+G)
Posted by: Eromero at December 18, 2018 10:26 PM (zLDYs) "
Let's not pretend it's unique to them. It's been the stratagem of lots of people. We were supposed to have slightly broken free of it - but the left realized that it's much easier to manipulate people when they cleave to primitive tribal distinctions. Hence their drive to set back race relations in this country a century or two.
Posted by: Who is broseidon, semi-official komodo dragon shifter? at December 18, 2018 10:29 PM (icI8A)
Mulch the Poor.
Posted by: mikeyG at December 18, 2018 10:29 PM (LL1Be)
Posted by: Farmer at December 18, 2018 10:29 PM (yJ1e6)
Al Pacino? Or... Alpa Chino?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAvYZrvmk7Y
Posted by: Rusty Nail at December 18, 2018 10:29 PM (ju9gW)
Bull. 35,000 FBI were the figurative hostages of FOUR bad apples?
That may fly with the civilian sector, but military folks know better - if you see someone doing something bad and you dont stop them, you are just as bad as they are. That's what the culture demands.
It's not the 10% bad apples that are the problem, it's the 90% that look the other way.
Getting really tired of the "everyone else af FBI is a boy scout". Bullshit. If they were then FBI wouldn't be ripe with systemic corruption.
Posted by: Fenrisulven at December 18, 2018 10:13 PM (6S+Rb)
Yeah, this right here. I've had enough of the "selfless honorable patriot" crap. Let's see some actual evidence of that, OK?
Posted by: rickl at December 18, 2018 10:29 PM (sdi6R)
This isn't the case for Venezuela today. Venezuela is now an African country.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at December 18, 2018 10:30 PM (ykYG2)
"We aim to please.
You aim too, please."
Posted by: Muldoon at December 18, 2018 10:30 PM (m45I2)
When you've lost Belgium....
Posted by: Dr. T at December 18, 2018 10:30 PM (2PXwn)
Posted by: Dr. T at December 18, 2018 10:31 PM (2PXwn)
Posted by: USNtakim profoundly deplorable. at December 18, 2018 10:15 PM (0OmEj
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The real Santa was one of them Greek homos. How does that strike you?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at December 18, 2018 10:31 PM (93ZJL)
it's one of those songs that stops time for a few minutes.
Posted by: booknlass at December 18, 2018 10:31 PM (xIKXj)
Posted by: Lurking Lurker at December 18, 2018 10:32 PM (8z05I)
Posted by: Blue Bird of F'ing Joy at December 18, 2018 10:12 PM (lD3vL)
The TV depiction of the FBI is exposed as a laughable myth now.
The FBI has a lot more corruption, incompetence, and shitting on the Constitution than just these 4 clowns. The Crime Lab scandals should alone have mandated a housecleaning. This goes back a long time, but they've had great PR covering a lot of asses.
All I can say we can do about it is to treat FBI witnesses in criminal cases very skeptically, not as saints incapable of lying.
Posted by: kbdabear at December 18, 2018 10:32 PM (0Ntuf)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at December 18, 2018 10:31 PM (93ZJL)
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Did you assume my gender?!
Posted by: Santaperson at December 18, 2018 10:32 PM (aTFPA)
OK, change one thing. The slaughterhouse is owned by The Mob.
Coase Theory fails due to naive attempt of implementation in Real Life.
Posted by: Blue Bird of F'ing Joy at December 18, 2018 10:33 PM (lD3vL)
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My ex-sister in law had a sign by her guest toilet that said:
"We aim to please.
You aim too, please."
Posted by: Muldoon at December 18, 2018 10:30 PM
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Those are great. I rarely miss the sign.
Posted by: irright at December 18, 2018 10:33 PM (RVcmP)
Posted by: Lurking Lurker at December 18, 2018 10:34 PM (8z05I)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at December 18, 2018 10:34 PM (Hmagm)
1.) As per usual, VDH kills it.
2.) The pastry chef in the Dalrymple article was a chump. If someone offered me a painting (that I considered shitty) of myself, or a couple bucks short on the tab, I'd take the painting and put the money in the till, just for the funny memory, and sympathy for the hardship. And I guess I'd be a millionaire for that.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at December 18, 2018 10:34 PM (5aX2M)
Well, had a nice low-budget/low-carb dinner tonight. Scrambled eggs with lots of butter, and antipasto Italiano.
Posted by: qdpsteve at December 18, 2018 10:34 PM (miE9U)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 18, 2018 10:35 PM (fDU8w)
Getting really tired of the "everyone else af FBI is a boy scout". Bullshit. If they were then FBI wouldn't be ripe with systemic corruption.
Posted by: Fenrisulven at December 18, 2018 10:13 PM (6S+Rb)
I have a saying whenever a profession, institution, or corporation demands "you can't treat us all with suspicion because of a few bad apples!"
"When you circle the wagons, you take the fire"
Posted by: kbdabear at December 18, 2018 10:35 PM (0Ntuf)
Good grief, talk about having to "kiss the ring."
Posted by: qdpsteve at December 18, 2018 10:36 PM (miE9U)
I saw I cool Libertarian Party shirt recently that said "I am with her!" and showed the Statue of Liberty. I thought that was pretty cool. It pisses off the right people.
Posted by: Quint at December 18, 2018 10:36 PM (n13/j)
since i'm not on feces book anymore....
Posted by: booknlass at December 18, 2018 10:37 PM (xIKXj)
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The country that was ok with pedophilia as long as the elites were doing it? Those guys?
Posted by: 18-1 at December 18, 2018 10:37 PM (cRkMZ)
Posted by: 18-1 at December 18, 2018 10:37 PM (cRkMZ)
Everyone has a line.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at December 18, 2018 10:38 PM (Hmagm)
34 "these four former FBI officials have done more to hinder the
daily work of the 35,000 selfless and hardworking men and women"
Bull. 35,000 FBI were the figurative hostages of FOUR bad apples?
That may fly with the civilian sector, but military folks know
better - if you see someone doing something bad and you dont stop them,
you are just as bad as they are. That's what the culture demands.
It's not the 10% bad apples that are the problem, it's the 90% that look the other way.
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Every day this one-sided crap continues, even as some actual news outlets uncover continued dubious or illegal activity, the 35,000 "rank and file" look more and more like the getaway driver in a bank robbery.
You've been sworn to uphold the law for all, even if they are your bosses boss.
Or can FBI agents only punch down? Are the "rank and file" so compromised as to not care about open lawbreaking by their superiors?
It looks more and more exactly this.
Or to quote former coach Chuck Knox: "Your actions are so loud, I cannot hear your words".
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at December 18, 2018 10:39 PM (UsCnO)
He told me if you get E. coli from produce, essentially you can assume a Mexican shit in your mouth.
He said they will drop trou in the middle of the field and just shit right there rather than stop picking and head back to the barn/trailer to shit.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at December 18, 2018 10:40 PM (D5IZ3)
Which is why those programs are unwatchable.
There once was a program call Numb3rs where the typical Hollywood FBI is made up of highly attractive, young, brilliant, single, hyper-dedicated, honest warriors for justice who would never sleep, never take time off, and would work for days straight without interruption under any condition. They did enjoy running around whipping out, brandishing and racking unchambered guns pretty much every time they encountered someone questionable.
What made it more comical for this series is that every one of the villains were criminal and mathematical masterminds - all Fields Medal candidates knocking off 7/elevens with extreme mathematical precision and optimism.
If it wasn't for the driver of the get-away car using string theory to plan the escape route, the glorious and noble ubermen of the FBI would have been able to shut them down in a heartbeat.
Posted by: Blue Bird of F'ing Joy at December 18, 2018 10:40 PM (lD3vL)
Si, senor. Is this wrong?
Posted by: tbodie at December 18, 2018 10:40 PM (lwpdV)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at December 18, 2018 10:40 PM (D5IZ3)
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*pushes away chicken Caesar salad*
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at December 18, 2018 10:41 PM (93ZJL)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at December 18, 2018 10:08 PM (Hmagm)
VDH drops ancient Greek references like Leonidas dropping Persians at Thermopylae.
Dennis Miller drops movie references faster than Sonny Corleon at the tollbooth.
Posted by: BourbonChicken at December 18, 2018 10:41 PM (rnAwa)
No indication that St Nicholas, Bishop of Myra was a homo. I assume you were being facetious?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 18, 2018 10:42 PM (AllCR)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at December 18, 2018 10:40 PM (D5IZ3)
I heard similar things wrt pretty much all california produce, but tomato fields in particular when I was out there. That is why they wash tomatoes before processing into paste or sauce in a giant log plume like ride. The smell from that is... memorable.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at December 18, 2018 10:43 PM (Hmagm)
I don't think it's because of that at all. How many people here have seen a live reindeer, and ridden in an actual sleigh? I certainly haven't.
Posted by: hogmartin at December 18, 2018 10:12 PM (t+qrx)
Hundreds of thousands have ridden my sleigh.
Posted by: Sandra Fluke at December 18, 2018 10:44 PM (yScAF)
The truly brilliant operations put images of Obama or Hillary on the urinal cakes.
Ne're a drop wasted on the floor or walls.
Posted by: Blue Bird of F'ing Joy at December 18, 2018 10:44 PM (lD3vL)
"Those of you with short stacks and low manifold pressure, taxi in close and stay chocked from startup to shutdown".
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at December 18, 2018 10:45 PM (7s3Gx)
I remember Numb3rs. Actually watched it pretty consistently until the last season when it kinda fell apart, IIRC. I enjoyed it at the time, but even then I could tell, the liberal messaging was strong with this one.
Posted by: Dr. T at December 18, 2018 10:45 PM (2PXwn)
Posted by: Evasiveboat42 at December 18, 2018 10:45 PM (Rz2Nc)
That nic seems familiar.
Hi.
^_._._^
My kitty was walking around the house mournfully meyowerling as he sometimes does.
I played him some Tom Jones. He quieted down. For a few minutes.
https://youtu.be/cB-ur_x-1Hg
Pussycat nose. Hahhahaa. Award-winning lyrics.
Posted by: mindful webworker - 4 Days 'til Solstice at December 18, 2018 10:45 PM (7GQxk)
No indication that St Nicholas, Bishop of Myra was a homo. I assume you were being facetious?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 18, 2018 10:42 PM (AllCR)
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Well, he was Greek, and Rev. Al says they're all homos, so I just put 2 and 2 together.
If St. Nicholas was not a homo, I profoundly regret my derogatory insinuation.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at December 18, 2018 10:46 PM (93ZJL)
Si, senor. Is this wrong?
Posted by: tbodie at December 18, 2018 10:40 PM (lwpdV)
Yes, it was on the water that was sprayed onto the crops.
Now the question becomes, how was e coli in the reservoir?
Posted by: Don Q at December 18, 2018 10:47 PM (NgKpN)
Ne're a drop wasted on the floor or walls.
Posted by: Blue Bird of F'ing Joy at December 18, 2018 10:44 PM (lD3vL)
I could never whup it out in the presence of an image of Obama's face.
Couldn't get over the thought that he'd actually be eagerly enjoying the experience.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at December 18, 2018 10:47 PM (QzJWU)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at December 18, 2018 10:46 PM (93ZJL)
Clearly St. Nick is NOT a Homo...
We all know someone saw MOM kissing Santa Claus, not Dad.
Posted by: Don Q at December 18, 2018 10:48 PM (NgKpN)
I think if we were in an earlier time, when that was commonplace for people with classical educations, it wouldn't seem so off.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at December 18, 2018 10:48 PM (5aX2M)
Just found it at FB...
"Abandon Hope," a SPAM-based tiki cocktail created in Pittsburgh
https://tinyurl.com/yd2aoe2w
Posted by: qdpsteve at December 18, 2018 10:48 PM (miE9U)
Now the question becomes, how was e coli in the reservoir?
Posted by: Don Q at December 18, 2018 10:47 PM (NgKpN)
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They shit in the fields. Either rain or watering runs said shit into the reservoirs.
Posted by: Calm Mentor at December 18, 2018 10:50 PM (ffYR/)
I remember Numb3rs. Actually watched it pretty consistently until the last season when it kinda fell apart, IIRC. I enjoyed it at the time, but even then I could tell, the liberal messaging was strong with this one.
Posted by: Dr. T at December 18, 2018 10:45 PM (2PXwn)
I remember that show. The problem for me with those types of shows is the characters on the show are smarter than the writers of the show so it ultimately fails.
Posted by: Evasiveboat42 at December 18, 2018 10:50 PM (Rz2Nc)
nice to see and Hear you mindful! I still have Puff and two of her kittens, who are now bigger than she is.
the other two kittens are with two of MY kittens. heh.
but last night, the big yellow male kitten, marmaduke, climbed the Christmas tree and pulled it over, crashing to the floor. i was not happy with him.
Posted by: booknlass at December 18, 2018 10:51 PM (xIKXj)
Posted by: Muldoon at December 18, 2018 10:51 PM (m45I2)
The choice is clear.
Posted by: GnuBreed at December 18, 2018 10:51 PM (Z4rgH)
Now the question becomes, how was e coli in the reservoir?
Posted by: Don Q at December 18, 2018 10:47 PM (NgKpN)
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They shit in the fields. Either rain or watering runs said shit into the reservoirs.
Posted by: Calm Mentor at December 18, 2018 10:50 PM (ffYR/)
You have apparently not been to any beach at said reservoirs.
You won't see any White people there now... not a one... they are overrun and dominated by Latinos.
Posted by: Don Q at December 18, 2018 10:52 PM (NgKpN)
"helps" the poor by removing yet another incentive to be productive members of society by providing them with yet another luxury.
and the Mills were OK with the tax because Charity and Volunteerism isn't in their vocabulary.
Posted by: Blue Bird of F'ing Joy at December 18, 2018 10:52 PM (lD3vL)
Posted by: Muldoon at December 18, 2018 10:51 PM (m45I2)
LOL
Posted by: Evasiveboat42 at December 18, 2018 10:53 PM (Rz2Nc)
Posted by: Deacon Bleau at December 18, 2018 10:53 PM (yScAF)
Posted by: Don Q at December 18, 2018 10:47 PM (NgKpN)
There's a collie in the well? Oh, fuck.
Posted by: Lassie at December 18, 2018 10:53 PM (fDU8w)
Posted by: JoeF. at December 18, 2018 10:53 PM (o1fzk)
You won't see any White people there now... not a one... they are overrun and dominated by Latinos.
Posted by: Don Q at December 18, 2018 10:52 PM (NgKpN)
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You are correct, I have not. It sounds like I am missing nothing here in flyover country.
Posted by: Calm Mentor at December 18, 2018 10:54 PM (ffYR/)
Posted by: Muldoon at December 18, 2018 10:51 PM (m45I2)
LOL
Posted by: Evasiveboat42 at December 18, 2018 10:53 PM (Rz2Nc)
Oh deer, he said, as it behooved him to make some comment...
Posted by: Don Q at December 18, 2018 10:54 PM (NgKpN)
******
Outsourcing your charity to a third party absolves you of the responsibility to actually treat people well on a personal level.
Posted by: Muldoon at December 18, 2018 10:55 PM (m45I2)
You won't see any White people there now... not a one... they are overrun and dominated by Latinos.
Because they are at work striving to earn enough money beyond that which is taxed away to save a little for early (pre 80 y.o.) retirement.
Posted by: Blue Bird of F'ing Joy at December 18, 2018 10:56 PM (lD3vL)
and the POTUS and FLOTUS have their Christmas portrait up on there, and it's fabulous.
Posted by: booknlass at December 18, 2018 10:56 PM (xIKXj)
And I thought I was cynical. I bow to you.
Posted by: Blue Bird of F'ing Joy at December 18, 2018 10:57 PM (lD3vL)
How right you are! Care for some romaine lettuce? It's fresh from California.
Posted by: t-bird at December 18, 2018 10:57 PM (QrTqV)
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Do we really have to tell jokes of that elk?
Posted by: 18-1 at December 18, 2018 10:58 PM (cRkMZ)
Posted by: davidt at December 18, 2018 10:59 PM (jGvbj)
Posted by: mikeyG at December 18, 2018 11:00 PM (LL1Be)
Posted by: Don Q at December 18, 2018 10:47 PM (NgKpN)
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Somebody walked down from the Streets of San Franfecal?
Posted by: Axeman at December 18, 2018 11:00 PM (aTFPA)
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G-d, how dumb.
In modern America, comms bandwidth is almost as universal and necessary as food (unless you work alone and don't need access to networks of any kind).
If you're poor, a per-unit tax will definitely hurt you more than its proceeds help you... even if you ascribe the best motives to government, and assume they run at maximum efficiency, this will result from administration overhead.
It's a regressive tax.
I wish we still taught kids math.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at December 18, 2018 11:00 PM (5aX2M)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=4Wi28Vsi_ZU
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at December 18, 2018 11:00 PM (+y/Ru)
Posted by: Fox2! at December 18, 2018 11:01 PM (MwFQu)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at December 18, 2018 11:01 PM (aKsyK)
Posted by: 18-1 at December 18, 2018 10:58 PM (cRkMZ)
Could you Wapiti that?
Posted by: Average Guy at December 18, 2018 11:02 PM (LMcFk)
No, but Venom is out on DVD.
I B so old I remember when the character was introduced as a mistaken upgraded suit for Spiderman.
Posted by: Adriane the But I Like Maps Better than GPS Critic ... at December 18, 2018 11:02 PM (LPnfS)
don't caribout whether someone has seen a reindeer or not.
Antelope no one else here does either.
Posted by: mikeyG at December 18, 2018 11:02 PM (LL1Be)
Posted by: mr lahey at December 18, 2018 11:02 PM (LkFnL)
******
My dad owned an apple orchard. If I looked in bushel box and found a rotten apple (hey, it happens) I was not inclined to grab the one next to it and take a big bite.
Proximity to rot encourages rot.
Posted by: Muldoon at December 18, 2018 11:03 PM (m45I2)
Do we really have to tell jokes of that elk?
Well ... when it comes to bad puns, a moose is as good as a mile ...
Posted by: Adriane the But I Like Maps Better than GPS Critic ... at December 18, 2018 11:03 PM (LPnfS)
There was a house I would drive by where the back of the house's second floor was visible from the road.
From what appeared to be a bedroom window, there was a quite pronounced four to six inch wide mustard colored stain running down from the sill to a tapered off end several feet down.
I was the only one in the car who could instantly speculate on the origin and cause of that discoloration.
Posted by: Blue Bird of F'ing Joy at December 18, 2018 11:04 PM (lD3vL)
Nice picture, MisHum. Reminds me of our house in Ohio. 150 years old, real 2x10 oak joists, maple hardwood floors. On 3.5 acres with a lake and pool. Miss that place.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 18, 2018 11:04 PM (LsBY9)
Ruffage keeps you in a reg'ler way,
But when it's covered a bit,
In Mexican shit,
I have to say no way Jose!
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at December 18, 2018 11:05 PM (D5IZ3)
Posted by: Erik the Redacted, Deplorable Barbarian at December 18, 2018 10:17 PM (kYa6x)
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Not to mention side slips and split streams.
Posted by: THAT GUY at December 18, 2018 11:06 PM (ZDSdL)
mindfulwebworker.wordpress.com
Posted by: mindful webworker - 4 Days 'til Solstice at December 18, 2018 11:06 PM (7GQxk)
now, to go put the meat on the fire, since the fire in the fireplace is toasting everything in the room...
well, HRH and the cats were bitching that it was cold.
it ain't cold no mo'!
Posted by: redc1c4 at December 18, 2018 11:06 PM (zJ7J0)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at December 18, 2018 11:06 PM (+y/Ru)
********
I'm stealing that if you don't mind.
Actually, I'm stealing that even if you don't mind
Posted by: Muldoon at December 18, 2018 11:06 PM (m45I2)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 18, 2018 11:07 PM (LsBY9)
From what appeared to be a bedroom window, there was a quite pronounced four to six inch wide mustard colored stain running down from the sill to a tapered off end several feet down.
I was the only one in the car who could instantly speculate on the origin and cause of that discoloration.
Posted by: Blue Bird of F'ing Joy at December 18, 2018 11:04 PM (lD3vL)
Gross. And for the record I live in a one story brick ranch. If I'm outside working, I'll piss out there, but there aren't any neighbors close.
Posted by: Evasiveboat42 at December 18, 2018 11:07 PM (Rz2Nc)
Posted by: 18-1 at December 18, 2018 11:08 PM (cRkMZ)
Posted by: Usntakim profoundly deplorable at December 18, 2018 11:08 PM (0OmEj)
Posted by: Muldoon at December 18, 2018 11:09 PM (m45I2)
********
I'm stealing that if you don't mind.
Actually, I'm stealing that even if you don't mind
Posted by: Muldoon at December 18, 2018 11:06 PM (m45I2)
....
I see Muldoon is fawning over these bad puns.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at December 18, 2018 11:09 PM (D5IZ3)
Posted by: Chris M at December 18, 2018 11:09 PM (6XZdO)
I see Muldoon is fawning over these bad puns.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at December 18, 2018 11:09 PM (D5IZ3)
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They're okay as a hobby but you'll never make any doe at it.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at December 18, 2018 11:10 PM (93ZJL)
Do we really have to tell jokes of that elk?
Well ... when it comes to bad puns, a moose is as good as a mile ...
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Well, the only thing I have to say is
https://bit.ly/2Evutlm
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at December 18, 2018 11:10 PM (+y/Ru)
Posted by: Adriane the But I Like Maps Better than GPS Critic ... at December 18, 2018 11:11 PM (LPnfS)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at December 18, 2018 11:09 PM (D5IZ3)
He's bucking the trend.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at December 18, 2018 11:11 PM (Hmagm)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 18, 2018 11:11 PM (aA3+G)
Sure you're sick from E. coli, but at least you're not ingesting those awful chemical fertilizer and pesticides!
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 18, 2018 11:11 PM (LsBY9)
Posted by: Max Power at December 18, 2018 11:12 PM (llxrS)
Posted by: Usntakim profoundly deplorable at December 18, 2018 11:12 PM (0OmEj)
One day his blog entry read, "I figured out one thing about having a PVC urinal off my deck. Piss stinks!!"
Posted by: Muldoon at December 18, 2018 11:12 PM (m45I2)
One day his blog entry read, "I figured out one thing about having a PVC urinal off my deck. Piss stinks!!"
Posted by: Muldoon at December 18, 2018 11:12 PM (m45I2)
No shit
Posted by: Crazy Cat Lady at December 18, 2018 11:14 PM (aA3+G)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger
********
I'm not even going to dignify that with an antler.
Posted by: Muldoon at December 18, 2018 11:15 PM (m45I2)
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 18, 2018 11:15 PM (GBteo)
Posted by: 18-1 at December 18, 2018 11:15 PM (cRkMZ)
One day his blog entry read, "I figured out one thing about having a PVC urinal off my deck. Piss stinks!!"
Posted by: Muldoon at December 18, 2018 11:12 PM
Indoor plumbing is one of life's greatest inventions. If you don't take advantage of that, urine for trouble.
Posted by: Erik the Redacted, Deplorable Barbarian at December 18, 2018 11:15 PM (kYa6x)
In bright and sunny Dallas some time ago outside a one-story business complex, a landscaper of certain Central American descent, was apparently unfamiliar with the properties of highly reflective floor-to-ceiling exterior windows, and nature called, and being prohibited from using the indoor facilities decided to step between a hedge and the building to relieve himself against the glass...
The expression on the face of the older woman whose desk was directly opposite and facing the window was priceless.
Posted by: Blue Bird of F'ing Joy at December 18, 2018 11:16 PM (lD3vL)
Posted by: Crazy Cat Lady at December 18, 2018 11:16 PM (aA3+G)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 18, 2018 11:18 PM (aA3+G)
Posted by: Adriane the But I Like Maps Better than GPS Critic ... at December 18, 2018 11:19 PM (LPnfS)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 18, 2018 11:18 PM (aA3+G)
Yes, please.
No Crazy Cat Lady jokes for a few days on the ONT, if you will.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 18, 2018 11:20 PM (GBteo)
Posted by: Usntakim profoundly deplorable at December 18, 2018 11:12 PM (0OmEj)
Quit throwing us on the rack over this.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at December 18, 2018 11:20 PM (Hmagm)
On Yoo Toob
https://tinyurl.com/y9pmo836
Posted by: Muldoon at December 18, 2018 11:22 PM (m45I2)
The expression on the face of the older woman whose desk was directly opposite and facing the window was priceless.
Posted by: Blue Bird of F'ing Joy at December 18, 2018 11:16 PM (lD3vL)
That's funny.
Posted by: Evasiveboat42 at December 18, 2018 11:23 PM (Rz2Nc)
Posted by: Chris M at December 18, 2018 11:09 PM (6XZdO)
Around here, they usually land-spread the liquid manure in the Spring, before planting the crop, and it's not for row crops, but for grains, or field peas, or oil seeds, which get combined, and further processed before they hit your table.
Posted by: Lassie at December 18, 2018 11:24 PM (fDU8w)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 18, 2018 11:24 PM (aA3+G)
Posted by: NCKate at December 18, 2018 11:24 PM (dMTwl)
Posted by: Usntakim profoundly deplorable at December 18, 2018 11:24 PM (0OmEj)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 18, 2018 11:24 PM (fDU8w)
Posted by: Usntakim profoundly deplorable at December 18, 2018 11:24 PM (0OmEj)
You're starting to boar us though.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at December 18, 2018 11:25 PM (Hmagm)
Posted by: THAT GUY at December 18, 2018 11:25 PM (ZDSdL)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 18, 2018 11:26 PM (aA3+G)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at December 18, 2018 10:08 PM (Hmagm)
Dude, VDH was ON Dennis Miller's podcast last week
Posted by: Kindltot at December 18, 2018 11:27 PM (mUa7G)
Posted by: Usntakim profoundly deplorable at December 18, 2018 11:24 PM (0OmEj)
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i herd that.
Posted by: redc1c4 at December 18, 2018 11:30 PM (zJ7J0)
Posted by: redc1c4 at December 18, 2018 11:30 PM (zJ7J0)
He's just trying to get your goat.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 18, 2018 11:31 PM (fDU8w)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 18, 2018 11:32 PM (LsBY9)
Posted by: steevy at December 18, 2018 11:32 PM (BXMxN)
so i thought i'd make up for it with this
youtu.be/Sjc2KwhlrtA
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at December 18, 2018 11:32 PM (ykYG2)
https://tinyurl.com/y6u3yt3p
Posted by: steevy at December 18, 2018 11:32 PM (BXMxN)
I don't know, but I think I need to go back and repeat 6th grade. Wish me luck!
Posted by: Evasiveboat42 at December 18, 2018 11:34 PM (Rz2Nc)
Posted by: literally serious at December 18, 2018 11:35 PM (ZUUI1)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 18, 2018 11:31 PM
Is that really so baaaad?
I kid, I kid!
Posted by: Erik the Redacted, Deplorable Barbarian at December 18, 2018 11:36 PM (kYa6x)
https://tinyurl.com/y6u3yt3p
Posted by: steevy at December 18, 2018 11:32 PM (BXMxN)
...sigh.
You know, if she's trying to work out her sexual frustrations, there are 30 year old almost lawyers in the boston area willing to oblige.
Oh well.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 18, 2018 11:36 PM (GBteo)
They aren't Catholic nor into camping and thus can't employ the usual vectors?
Posted by: Blue Bird of F'ing Joy at December 18, 2018 11:36 PM (lD3vL)
Posted by: Muldoon at December 18, 2018 11:40 PM (m45I2)
Posted by: Usntakim profoundly deplorable at December 18, 2018 11:40 PM (0OmEj)
https://tinyurl.com/y6u3yt3p
Posted by: steevy at December 18, 2018 11:32 PM (BXMxN)
...sigh.
You know, if she's trying to work out her sexual frustrations, there are 30 year old almost lawyers in the boston area willing to oblige.
Oh well.
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 18, 2018 11:36 PM (GBteo)
That picture taken in court prices she is a mouth breathing retard who has zero remorse for what she did because she feels entitled to all penises. She should be hung.
Posted by: literally serious at December 18, 2018 11:41 PM (ZUUI1)
Posted by: literally serious at December 18, 2018 11:41 PM (ZUUI1)
You are way more judgey than I am. NTTAWWT
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 18, 2018 11:42 PM (GBteo)
Frank Sinatra was owning that show like Scipio Africanus was owning Carthage at the battle of Zama.
(as far as I am concerned VDH and Dennis Miller have combined in the Barkley transporter, and this is my new bit)
Posted by: BourbonChicken at December 18, 2018 11:43 PM (rnAwa)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at December 18, 2018 11:45 PM (ykYG2)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at December 18, 2018 11:45 PM (Hmagm)
Posted by: mindful webworker - 4 Days 'til Solstice at December 18, 2018 11:45 PM (7GQxk)
*motions to Harry*
Psst! I hear mindfulwebworker has a daughter. Good wife material, from the rumors. But don't tell him I told you, I think bluebell loaned him a spare shank.
Posted by: Erik the Redacted, Deplorable Barbarian at December 18, 2018 11:46 PM (kYa6x)
Clearly the kid ain't that bright if he's still in the 6th grade at 13. Still, teacher's husband has to feel like a real loser knowing his wife is banging tweens.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at December 18, 2018 11:46 PM (4aGnm)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at December 18, 2018 11:45 PM (Hmagm)
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Only a little more often than the Battle of Zima.
Posted by: Axeman at December 18, 2018 11:47 PM (aTFPA)
Earlier post today discussed Woody Allen. It appears that male pervs go in to acting and female pervs go in to teaching.
Posted by: tbodie at December 18, 2018 11:47 PM (lwpdV)
It has been a few years, but I remembered the Romans practicing sidestepping in formation to avoid an elephant charge was one of the decisive factors in the battle.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at December 18, 2018 11:48 PM (Hmagm)
Psst! I hear mindfulwebworker has a daughter. Good wife material, from the rumors. But don't tell him I told you, I think bluebell loaned him a spare shank.
Posted by: Erik the Redacted, Deplorable Barbarian at December 18, 2018 11:46 PM (kYa6x)
::spock eyebrow::
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at December 18, 2018 11:48 PM (GBteo)
OMG, 12yo, 13yo, everybody budding out (some sooner, some later)... incredibly vulnerable time.
I ... could've used some more positive guidance...
Posted by: mindful webworker - 4 Days 'til Solstice at December 18, 2018 11:48 PM (7GQxk)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at December 18, 2018 11:45 PM (Hmagm)
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Massinissa was a back-stabber!
Posted by: Hannibal at December 18, 2018 11:49 PM (93ZJL)
mindfulwebworks.com/radical/fauxcahontus-npc.jpg
Posted by: mindful webworker - 4 Days 'til Solstice at December 18, 2018 11:45 PM (7GQxk)
Wait, is this a graphic image of Elizabeth Warren or a graphical representation of Elizabeth Warren, that may be graphic or not?
Have to ask before I click.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at December 18, 2018 11:50 PM (Hmagm)
I can't help it if I opened a Christmas present early.
It was such intriguing packaging. All pointy.
Posted by: mindful webworker - 4 Days 'til Solstice at December 18, 2018 11:50 PM (7GQxk)
We wouldn't have this problem of teachers preying on students if we spent more on a public education system currently starved of funds.
(/s, needless to say)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 18, 2018 11:51 PM (LsBY9)
An old couple live together in a nursing home.
One day, Mrs. Jones goes into the rec room, to see Mrs. Smith givin' Mr. Jones a handy under the bridge table.
Mrs. Jones flips shit, and asks "How could you do this?! What does Mrs. Smith have that I don't?!"
Mr. Jones just smiles and says: "Parkinson's!"
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at December 18, 2018 11:52 PM (5aX2M)
(/s, needless to say)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 18, 2018 11:51 PM (LsBY9)
Yeah! They could go out and spend that money on 'man'whores and blow!
(equally /s)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at December 18, 2018 11:52 PM (Hmagm)
I can, in my little 2x4 town, interact with people who exemplify those values so derided currently.
Every day. They are Americans, not simply people who live in this country.
They exist in numbers greater than you might imagine. They're the backbone of America.
I would entreat you to take a moment to remember this plus the coming season and what we celebrate.
Then give thanks that you're blessed to celebrate in this the most exceptional country on the planet--even in these troubled times.
So for a while, put the pearl clutching and hand wringing away.
Posted by: irongrmpa at December 18, 2018 11:52 PM (S/hVx)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 18, 2018 11:51 PM (LsBY9)
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And stoning.
Posted by: Axeman at December 18, 2018 11:53 PM (aTFPA)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 18, 2018 11:53 PM (fDU8w)
....
#TrustAllTeachers #ItsNotAJobItsACalling #PayingForSuppliesWithTheirOwnMoney
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at December 18, 2018 11:53 PM (4aGnm)
Have to ask before I click.
A wise precaution.
You can (generally ) trust my links, especially to my own webworks. - Nothing great but I have fun.
Posted by: mindful webworker - 4 Days 'til Solstice at December 18, 2018 11:54 PM (7GQxk)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at December 18, 2018 11:54 PM (ykYG2)
You can (generally ) trust my links, especially to my own webworks. - Nothing great but I have fun.
Posted by: mindful webworker - 4 Days 'til Solstice at December 18, 2018 11:54 PM (7GQxk)
Gentlemen of the Horde, you will notice he still does not answer the question!
j/k
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at December 18, 2018 11:55 PM (Hmagm)
It was such intriguing packaging. All pointy.
Posted by: mindful webworker - 4 Days 'til Solstice at December 18, 2018 11:50 PM
*nods while calmly, but hurriedly, preparing longboat for sail*
Posted by: Erik the Redacted, Deplorable Barbarian at December 18, 2018 11:55 PM (kYa6x)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at December 18, 2018 11:56 PM (Hmagm)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at December 18, 2018 11:56 PM (4aGnm)
Hilarious!
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 18, 2018 11:57 PM (aA3+G)
Good night, Hordians. Now that I'm on vacation instead of rolling out at 5:00, I can sleep in until 5:30.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 18, 2018 11:57 PM (LsBY9)
I've always loved that line of BS by the teaching cartel.
Basically the message is: If you want better teachers you need to pay us more.
So I then ask: Does that mean you are going to quit and have a more competent yet more expensive teacher take your place - or have you been holding back on us?
I didn't know that the secret to have good education was to pay the same worthless teachers more money and provide more benefits.
Posted by: Blue Bird of F'ing Joy at December 18, 2018 11:57 PM (lD3vL)
How am I supposed to know who Ben Shapiro 'destroyed', 'wrecked' or otherwise discomfited?
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at December 18, 2018 11:58 PM (Hmagm)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at December 18, 2018 11:59 PM (Hmagm)
Posted by: Chris M at December 18, 2018 11:09 PM (6XZdO)
Manure is usually composted so that it reaches a temperature that kills off a lot of harmful pathogens, and additionally isn't applied when the crop is getting close to being harvested.
Posted by: Sjg at December 18, 2018 11:59 PM (gDSJf)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at December 18, 2018 11:58 PM (Hmagm)
Smart money says "nobody".
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 19, 2018 12:00 AM (fDU8w)
In the waning days of the Star League, an experiment was conducted at a remote and secure military outpost to regain some of the lost military advantage. A new AI that was to be networked with just the neurohelms of the mechs of a reinforced Regimental Combat Team. Getting the human pilots out of the cockpits and thus raising the critical temperature the mechs could operate at. But something in the AI went wrong, rumors of sabotaged code, and the garrison found itself wiped out by the AI run mechs.
The Star League was too hard pressed to retake the outpost and instead destroyed any mention of the star system's location.
Now centuries later you are a rising mech warrior and the last map to the outpost has ended up in your hands. What shall you do? Who is out there who still wants that LosTech? Who wants to stop you?
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at December 19, 2018 12:01 AM (pzswX)
Posted by: BourbonChicken at December 19, 2018 12:02 AM (rnAwa)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at December 18, 2018 11:45 PM (ykYG2)
Desomd the Amazing dances at a gay bar. He is 10.
https://gab.ai/media/image/bq-5c18db562b9e9.jpeg
Posted by: literally serious at December 19, 2018 12:03 AM (ZUUI1)
Posted by: AshevilleRobert at December 19, 2018 12:03 AM (DjIXP)
I'm an autodidact.
I went to school just to keep my parents out of jail.
Posted by: Blue Bird of F'ing Joy at December 19, 2018 12:03 AM (lD3vL)
(/s, needless to say)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 18, 2018 11:51 PM (LsBY9)
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This is, literally, my brain dead, dead to me, Sisters response to all ills in the school systems. She is an Educator in suburban Chicago. Emphasis on the job title.
When I point out to her that we spend twice the money that other developed Countries do to achieve half the results they get per student, crickets. She is against the Education tax exemption for those 62+.
She is 51, and getting set to retire in 3 years. They already have another house in Wisconsin, which they will then move to, because IL taxes, which they voted for.
They wre the very definition of locust residents.
Posted by: Calm Mentor at December 19, 2018 12:04 AM (ffYR/)
My generation has enough problems, Gen 'X' can keep him.
Posted by: Blue Bird of F'ing Joy at December 19, 2018 12:04 AM (lD3vL)
Posted by: BourbonChicken at December 19, 2018 12:02 AM (rnAwa)
Little fuckstick with nothing original to say is taking over Michael Savage spot nation wide. Savage was 2nd behind Rush and is getting dropped because nationalism is bad.
Posted by: literally serious at December 19, 2018 12:05 AM (ZUUI1)
Posted by: npc at December 19, 2018 12:06 AM (5aX2M)
How am I supposed to know who Ben Shapiro 'destroyed', 'wrecked' or otherwise discomfited?
Posted by: Aetius451AD"
They've been having a lot of problems with a stealth redirect on their page and trying to figure out where it's coming from. I assume that they've stripped out everything but the posts and are adding stuff back in one at a time and see when it starts happening again.
Posted by: AshevilleRobert at December 19, 2018 12:06 AM (DjIXP)
(/s, needless to say)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 18, 2018 11:51 PM (LsBY9)
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This is, literally, my brain dead, dead to me, Sisters response to all ills in the school systems. She is an Educator in suburban Chicago. Emphasis on the job title.
When I point out to her that we spend twice the money that other developed Countries do to achieve half the results they get per student, crickets. She is against the Education tax exemption for those 62+.
She is 51, and getting set to retire in 3 years. They already have another house in Wisconsin, which they will then move to, because IL taxes, which they voted for.
They wre the very definition of locust residents.
Posted by: Calm Mentor at December 19, 2018 12:04 AM (ffYR/)
Time to address the EQ.
Posted by: literally serious at December 19, 2018 12:07 AM (ZUUI1)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at December 19, 2018 12:07 AM (c1nDO)
Posted by: Braenyard at December 19, 2018 12:07 AM (Q5ALd)
Posted by: BourbonChicken at December 19, 2018 12:10 AM (rnAwa)
so very envious.
i do have parents and brother's family to meet but still.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at December 19, 2018 12:10 AM (ykYG2)
Manure is usually composted so that it reaches a temperature that kills off a lot of harmful pathogens, and additionally isn't applied when the crop is getting close to being harvested.
Posted by: Sjg
I remember years ago when farmers used manure spreaders which flung poo onto the fields.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at December 19, 2018 12:12 AM (aKsyK)
mindfulwebworks.com/radical/fauxcahontus-npc.jpg
Misanthropic Humanitarian #251:
Hilarious!
The Horde is ever-inspiring, lemme tell ya.
Posted by: mindful webworker - 4 Days 'til Solstice at December 19, 2018 12:12 AM (7GQxk)
For working people, immigrants, & the poor, self-care is political -- not because we want it to be, but bc of the inevitable shaming of someone doing a face mask while financially stressed. So I've decided to take others along with me on IG as I learn what self-care even means and why it's important," she added on Twitter...
More self-congratulatory yet meaningless word hash from A Occasionally-Coherent.
Y sew Sirius, sunshine?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at December 19, 2018 12:13 AM (pNxlR)
Posted by: some rat in the swamp at December 19, 2018 12:13 AM (LOq4H)
Tell her we don't want her sorry FIB ass here, you on the other hand are warmly invited
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 19, 2018 12:14 AM (aA3+G)
Say that she got out of college in mid 20s and landed her union teaching gig with classroom sizes mandated to no more than 20 students. So we are talking thirty years, or less than three cycles of twenty students if assuming a K-12 (13 years government "education")
If she kept the same students from K through graduation, (assuming no drop-outs) we are talking maybe fifty kids educated in total. And for that she will receive how many millions in dollars of lifetime compensation from rookie to 90 y.o pensioner 65+ years of pay and benefits for fifty children? A bare minimum of three to five million in total tax payer compensation?
These kids would have to cough up at least $100,000 just in her labor costs alone - forget the cost of the administrative staff, the facilities, meal programs, trips, extracurriculars, the usual graft, corruption and theft added on...
Is a government "education" really worth over $250,000 per child - especially when an illegal alien punches out litters of offspring?
Posted by: Blue Bird of F'ing Joy at December 19, 2018 12:14 AM (lD3vL)
Desomd the Amazing dances at a gay bar. He is 10.[/i
Heard of this. I think. So much crap so fast. IAC, I decline to view, or care.
Posted by: mindful webworker - 4 Days 'til Solstice at December 19, 2018 12:15 AM (7GQxk)
That's how Trump looks at Ben Shapiro.
https://youtu.be/g3dl32LaOls
Posted by: BourbonChicken at December 19, 2018 12:16 AM (rnAwa)
Thanks, the cardboard membership is on its way
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 19, 2018 12:16 AM (aA3+G)
When I point out to her that we spend twice the money that other developed Countries do to achieve half the results they get per student, crickets. She is against the Education tax exemption for those 62+.
She is 51, and getting set to retire in 3 years. They already have another house in Wisconsin, which they will then move to, because IL taxes, which they voted for.
They wre the very definition of locust residents.
Posted by: Calm Mentor at December 19, 2018 12:04 AM (ffYR/)
If she thinks she is doing a good job, she should be in favor of merit-based pay for teachers.
If she's against it, then she knows she's just a time-server.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 19, 2018 12:18 AM (fDU8w)
I don't think the world will miss stories of his mother's meatballs, his dog or his boat.
Posted by: Blue Bird of F'ing Joy at December 19, 2018 12:18 AM (lD3vL)
Did you miss the three years until full pension retirement?
She is more than likely mailing it in.
Posted by: Blue Bird of F'ing Joy at December 19, 2018 12:19 AM (lD3vL)
243 We need to start a charity to provide dildos for schoolteachers.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 18, 2018 11:53 PM (fDU8w)
Sybians
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at December 19, 2018 12:20 AM (pNxlR)
Posted by: irongrmpa at December 19, 2018 12:21 AM (S/hVx)
Posted by: Usntakim profoundly deplorable at December 19, 2018 12:22 AM (0OmEj)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 19, 2018 12:14 AM (aA3+G)
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Thank you.
Unfortunately for you, they are already there, with a house in Elkhorn on Lauderdale lakes. They will vote Blue until the day they die, and beyond, because they are true believers.
I had to cease speaking with her when I asked her why she would move to a lower tax state when she voted for those IL taxes. She promptly blocked me on all social media.
Posted by: Calm Mentor at December 19, 2018 12:23 AM (ffYR/)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at December 19, 2018 12:12 AM (aKsyK)
Those are still used.
Posted by: Evasiveboat42 at December 19, 2018 12:25 AM (Rz2Nc)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at December 19, 2018 12:25 AM (Hmagm)
So the local school district, which serves a large Sanctuary City, put out a bond issue for the usual luxuries - plus they want to equip the students with laptop computers and home internet service. They want to finance this on a bond.
Forget how they will deal with the large continuous shrinkage in computer hardware assets for many of their illegal aliens - it means that the teachers are essentially running a kennel and the kids do computerized instruction in their own language at their own speed.
The drug addict bums who frequently congregate around the town homeless shelter (aka "Library") could easily be paid in Ripple and Mad Dog 20/20 to act as ersatz sentinels in the classroom while the precious darlings surf pr0n on their taxpayer provided computers all day.
Why do we need teachers?
Posted by: Blue Bird of F'ing Joy at December 19, 2018 12:25 AM (lD3vL)
Merry Christmas, be safe and sleep well, good people.
Posted by: irongrmpa
grmpa??? grmpa??? Who are you and what have you done with our iron-thumbed inspiration?
Sweet dreams, IG.
Posted by: mindful webworker - 4 Days 'til Solstice at December 19, 2018 12:26 AM (7GQxk)
Posted by: Surfperch at December 19, 2018 12:28 AM (tp5vm)
We went to the Christmas / Hannukah program at the grandkids' day care center today. Their performances were cute.
Afterward, I spent time in the 17 month old granddaughters' classroom. At one point I started doing the department store's Santa Claus' dialogue from A Christmas Story. The "Ho! Ho! Ho!" brought the six or so toddlers, wide eyed with wonder, over to where I sat. It was so cool.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at December 19, 2018 12:29 AM (pNxlR)
Posted by: mindful webworker - 4 Days 'til Solstice at December 19, 2018 12:30 AM (7GQxk)
Get to meet up with Infidel and Cheri over the weekend
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at December 19, 2018 12:07 AM (c1nDO)
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Oy vey. I have a Christmas loving girlfriend, so we're going to the Botanic Gardens for the lights on Friday, and the Nutcracker at Ellie Caulkins on Sunday.
Saturday will be dinner at my dad's because my mom'll want to slip in a Sabbath dinner before the pagan festival next week, lol.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at December 19, 2018 12:32 AM (5aX2M)
She is 51, and getting set to retire in 3 years. They already have another house in Wisconsin, which they will then move to, because IL taxes, which they voted for.
Let me guess: she is fully on board with addressing Joey Choo-Choo's wife as "Dr. Jill" Biden.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at December 19, 2018 12:33 AM (pNxlR)
If she's against it, then she knows she's just a time-server.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 19, 2018 12:18 AM (fDU8w)
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She is against, cuz it's not "fair" and they are "underfunded". She is a true believer, and has had her eye on the teachers union retirement age for a long time now.
She will keep working, as a "consultant", for her school district for twice her already generous daily pay, cuz her bennies for her and hubby are locked in at retirement, for life.
Posted by: Calm Mentor at December 19, 2018 12:34 AM (ffYR/)
Posted by: mindful webworker - 4 Days 'til Solstice at December 19, 2018 12:30 AM (7GQxk)
Let's see:
1. I enjoy fishing and seafood (as the name implies).
2. I've lived in Bluest Commiefornia for 6 years after moving here for w*rk back in 2012.
Posted by: Surfperch at December 19, 2018 12:36 AM (tp5vm)
Port St. Lucie, FL - isn't that where another McDs customer called 911 some years back because the restaurant had run out of Chicken McNuggets?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at December 19, 2018 12:39 AM (pNxlR)
If she's against it, then she knows she's just a time-server.
I think I'm doing a good job, and I'm against merit-based pay for teachers. I been wrong before, though...
Do we hold doctors responsible for the health of their patients?
Do we hold police responsible for the law-abidingness of their constituents?
Is a cop in a low-crime small town a better policeman than one in a big city merely because the crime rate is lower in the small town?
Is the crime rate in Beverly Hills lower than Watts because the police are that much better???
Merit pay tries to reduce a multivariate product to a single cause.
But I been wrong before... maybe it's my doctor's fault I'm overweight- yeah that's the ticket
Posted by: MAxIE, mentioned in dispatches at December 19, 2018 12:40 AM (9TR2V)
And she probably does not think of herself as wealthy (even though a lifetime pension and retiring at 54 is pretty damn good.) Simply because she is a teacher.
I have run into this before. It is an odd attitude that strikes even the kids and spouses of teachers who are thoughtful, well reasoned, etc otherwise. You are talking to someone and all of a sudden they are looking at you with a blue eyed religious furor and it is always so jarring.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at December 19, 2018 12:41 AM (Hmagm)
She will keep working, as a "consultant", for her school district for twice her already generous daily pay, cuz her bennies for her and hubby are locked in at retirement, for life.
Posted by: Calm Mentor at December 19, 2018 12:34 AM (ffYR/)
Of course she's against it. Because it works, and the hacks get discouraged and leave, and the unions lose influence.
So, time-server, then. She doesn't really give a shit about the kids.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 19, 2018 12:42 AM (fDU8w)
If the players all suck and smoke weed all day and the team doesn't win the championship it must be the coach's fault.
Hey I'm getting it now I think
Posted by: MAxIE, mentioned in dispatches at December 19, 2018 12:44 AM (9TR2V)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at December 19, 2018 12:33 AM (pNxlR)
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Probably. I have no idea, as we have not spoken for over 2 years now. This was because sistuh snowflake could not handle "hurtful" posts I used to put up on FaceDesk.
At last accounting, she considered herself a political moderate. I pointed out that this position was like being between Stalin and Mao. She was not amused.
Posted by: Calm Mentor at December 19, 2018 12:45 AM (ffYR/)
Posted by: MAxIE, the hack at December 19, 2018 12:45 AM (9TR2V)
Posted by: J. Random Dude at December 19, 2018 12:47 AM (FfJxM)
Should be simple enough
Posted by: MAxIE, the hack at December 19, 2018 12:47 AM (9TR2V)
Posted by: MAxIE, the hack at December 19, 2018 12:45 AM (9TR2V)
All the private sector.
What do I win?
Posted by: Evasiveboat42 at December 19, 2018 12:47 AM (Rz2Nc)
But I been wrong before... maybe it's my doctor's fault I'm overweight- yeah that's the ticket
Posted by: MAxIE, mentioned in dispatches at December 19, 2018 12:40 AM (9TR2V)
Well, you don't base merit-based pay upon the raw test scores of the students; you base it upon the amount of improvement in class's score after a year of the teacher working with them.
If you and Mrs. O'Grady both teach introductory auto mechanics to classes of 30 each at All-Ghetto Tech, and your class gets 4 A's, 10 B's, 10 C's, and 6 D's; and Mrs. O'Grady's class gets 0 A's, 2 B's, 15 C', and 13 D's; then you get the merit raise, and she doesn't.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 19, 2018 12:50 AM (fDU8w)
Posted by: MAxIE, the hack at December 19, 2018 12:50 AM (9TR2V)
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Never had, never will -- but the joke's on her -- that generous Illinois pension is a chimera -- there's no actual money there, nor will there be.
Posted by: Lurk at December 19, 2018 12:51 AM (j3frD)
Posted by: MAxIE, the hack at December 19, 2018 12:50 AM (9TR2V)
Enough about Mr. and Mrs. Gosnell.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 19, 2018 12:54 AM (fDU8w)
What do I win?
Posted by: Evasiveboat42 at December 19, 2018 12:47 AM (Rz2Nc)
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Yup. At least for what I do, government work is better when you're a young kid, but it's a dead end after a while.
I had a government recruiter admit to that.
You'll just get old and dull working for them.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at December 19, 2018 12:54 AM (5aX2M)
Never had, never will -- but the joke's on her -- that generous Illinois pension is a chimera -- there's no actual money there, nor will there be.
Posted by: Lurk
They will be funded by revenue from marijuana and gambling.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at December 19, 2018 12:54 AM (aKsyK)
So, time-server, then. She doesn't really give a shit about the kids.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 19, 2018 12:42 AM (fDU8w)
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Ultimately, yes, but with an "Educators" slant toward things. Again, emphasis on title. She really does consider herself as above the minuteia because her cause is so noble.
Posted by: Calm Mentor at December 19, 2018 12:54 AM (ffYR/)
May your girl be blessed with care from those that love all animal as if they were their own.
Posted by: Adriane the But I Like Maps Better than GPS Critic ... at December 19, 2018 12:56 AM (LPnfS)
Posted by: Calm Mentor at December 19, 2018 12:54 AM (ffYR/)
If her cause is that noble, why does she not work for nothing as a volunteer?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 19, 2018 12:57 AM (fDU8w)
Posted by: J. Random Dude at December 19, 2018 12:47 AM (FfJxM)
Pray your dog gets to doing better, J.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at December 19, 2018 12:58 AM (Hmagm)
Grady and the Principal are on the Feminist Educators Board of Directors while I actually committed the thoughtcrime of using the wrong pronouns in class; you think we're gonna get a randomized distribution of students to make such a comparative measure of improvement possible?
Dealership servicewriters if left unchecked will always funnel the gravy jobs to their favorite mechanics, especially when kickbacks are involved, which they often are. It's the exact same situation.
The grade thing is even worse; everyone will get an "A" if it affects the bottom line- in fact that's the reason we have a 90% high school graduation rate and a 33% proficiency in English rate
Posted by: MAxIE, the hack at December 19, 2018 12:59 AM (9TR2V)
Posted by: J. Random Dude at December 19, 2018 12:47 AM (FfJxM)
How awful, I certainly hope and pray she is ok.
Posted by: Evasiveboat42 at December 19, 2018 12:59 AM (Rz2Nc)
Posted by: MAxIE, the hack at December 19, 2018 01:01 AM (9TR2V)
Posted by: MAxIE, the hack at December 19, 2018 12:59 AM (9TR2V)
Well, if you had a truly merit-based system, there would be no "Feminist Educators Board of Directors" because all those bitches would be WalMart greeters.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 19, 2018 01:03 AM (fDU8w)
Merit pay's greatest effect is taking the best teachers out of ghetto schools so that they'll have more "merit"
Posted by: MAxIE, the hack at December 19, 2018 01:03 AM (9TR2V)
Look it frustrates me too cuz I have my face stuck in it all day
Posted by: MAxIE, the hack at December 19, 2018 01:09 AM (9TR2V)
Posted by: MAxIE, the hack at December 19, 2018 01:03 AM (9TR2V)
Like I said, the metric for merit should not be students' raw scores, but how much their scores have improved after you've had your shot at cramming knowledge into their tiny brains.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 19, 2018 01:09 AM (fDU8w)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at December 19, 2018 01:09 AM (5aX2M)
The dumb kid remembers the story.
The average kid remembers the story and learns a little about the place it is set in.
The bright kid does all that and makes observations about human behavior as well.
A bunch of kids engaged in the exact same activity will stratify intelligence.
Posted by: BourbonChicken at December 19, 2018 01:12 AM (rnAwa)
Look it frustrates me too cuz I have my face stuck in it all day
Posted by: MAxIE, the hack at December 19, 2018 01:09 AM (9TR2V)
They do. Most play geologists own shares in the company they work for, and performance bonuses are not unheard of, either. I am a day-rate contractor, and I will buy shares, too. I'm not talking about one-well companies drilling rank wildcats, where such a thing might be considered insider trading. And mostly, I don't know if a well i am on will be a money-maker or a dud, because that can't usually be known until production testing has been done.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 19, 2018 01:14 AM (fDU8w)
Posted by: MAxIE, the hack at December 19, 2018 01:09 AM (9TR2V)
No one is taking a shot at you personally. We are just reacting to the idea that we should try to fix the same problem (poor student performance) with the same solution (pay teachers more- irrespective of performance, better facilities, more materials, etc) when there seems to be no change in the problem when we do that- aside from teachers oftentimes (or at least the loudest of them) coming back and demanding more of the same without any changes otherwise.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at December 19, 2018 01:18 AM (Hmagm)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 19, 2018 01:09 AM
1)There are a certain percentage of students who simply do not want to learn anything.
2) These students also tend to want to prevent the other students from learning anything, so they disrupt the class.
3) Because of any number of stupid "social justice" ideas, these students cannot be punished or stopped from disrupting the class.
4) ???
5) Merit
Posted by: Chuck C at December 19, 2018 01:21 AM (YTxkQ)
The dumb kid remembers the story.
The average kid remembers the story and learns a little about the place it is set in.
The bright kid does all that and makes observations about human behavior as well.
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Thank you for that.
Sooner or later you've got to talk about the students and their role in process.
Posted by: dDan at December 19, 2018 01:22 AM (hwYmz)
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This is the important one. People are completely unpredictable unless you watch them closely. If you don't like doing that, you have to accept a certain amount of risk.
Posted by: Total Moron at December 19, 2018 01:24 AM (AFCJX)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at December 19, 2018 01:25 AM (Hmagm)
The dumb kid remembers the story.
The average kid remembers the story and learns a little about the place it is set in.
The bright kid does all that and makes observations about human behavior as well.
A bunch of kids engaged in the exact same activity will stratify intelligence.
Posted by: BourbonChicken at December 19, 2018 01:12 AM (rnAwa)
That's a brilliant and accurate observation.
True story.
Fourth grade, I'm in the class and we're reading the print version of The Adventures of Mr. Toad.
My turn comes to read, and I'm doing all the voices, not stumbling over the words, reading it like an adult storyteller would read it to the class.
The teacher, spellbound.
My peers in the class, looking at me like I had grown third eye.
I was derided on the playground by my peers, and sent through batteries of "tests" by various upper echelon school admin and psych types.
The reaction and pressure from my peers made me really throttle things back there for the rest of the year.
I deliberately read in a monotone, just to get through the task, and that was that.
My teacher, crestfallen.
My peers, off to fresher sport.
This folks, is why a kid's parents divorcing SUCKS. My Dad was no longer around to back me up and teach me courage.
Come the fifth grade, and I had taught myself to fight on the schoolground. Never had a problem with "peers" after that.
Don't let your kids be a fourth-grade me.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
p.s. Prayers J. Random's dog.... UP. And for J. Random, whoever you are.
*static*
Posted by: Jim at December 19, 2018 01:26 AM (QzJWU)
Liberals have a problem with reality.
Posted by: Axeman at December 19, 2018 01:29 AM (aTFPA)
More money given to schools ensures that the Why-Nots in this world never have to land.
Posted by: Axeman at December 19, 2018 01:31 AM (aTFPA)
2) These students also tend to want to prevent the other students from learning anything, so they disrupt the class.
3) Because of any number of stupid "social justice" ideas, these students cannot be punished or stopped from disrupting the class.
4) ???
5) Merit
Posted by: Chuck C at December 19, 2018 01:21 AM (YTxkQ)
Throw the disruptive students out of class. Send them to a reform school.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 19, 2018 01:32 AM (fDU8w)
Posted by: musical jolly chimp at December 19, 2018 01:34 AM (Pg+x7)
Posted by: Surfperch at December 19, 2018 01:36 AM (X//Zo)
Now, Toyota has a decent ad out, but it's ruined by the breathy hipster chick sigh-singing over it.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at December 19, 2018 01:37 AM (5aX2M)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 19, 2018 01:38 AM (MTjB1)
by the way, the way things are you are making a lot of assumptions to get to the singer is a girl.
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 19, 2018 01:41 AM (MTjB1)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 19, 2018 01:32 AM (fDU8w)
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You know our current culture better than this. This would be ruled to have a "dispirate impact", and therefore not allowable.
Posted by: Calm Mentor at December 19, 2018 01:41 AM (ffYR/)
Posted by: Calm Mentor at December 19, 2018 01:41 AM (ffYR/)
We all know the whole system is rigged. Throw it all out, and go back to what worked for the first half of the 20th Century.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 19, 2018 01:45 AM (fDU8w)
Posted by: Axeman at December 19, 2018 01:45 AM (aTFPA)
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difficult to do because of FAPE - Free appropriate public education for all and special education laws.
The best solution is to get the govt. out of education.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at December 19, 2018 01:50 AM (IDhUW)
Posted by: yankeefifth at December 19, 2018 01:41 AM (MTjB1)
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Assumes facts not in evidence.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at December 19, 2018 01:53 AM (5aX2M)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 19, 2018 01:45 AM (fDU8w)
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That would be awesome. Griggs vs. Duke Power fcuked all that up in 1973 though. Intelligence/aptitude tests were the norm for hiring until then. After that, College degrees became the norm. Cuz they needed some kinda yardstick.
Posted by: Calm Mentor at December 19, 2018 01:54 AM (ffYR/)
The best solution is to get the govt. out of education.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at December 19, 2018 01:50 AM (IDhUW)
Reform school is appropriate education for some of those shitbirds.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 19, 2018 01:55 AM (fDU8w)
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What' going on in Japan?
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at December 19, 2018 01:55 AM (IDhUW)
Posted by: goodluckduck at December 19, 2018 02:00 AM (V8zw+)
Reform school is appropriate education for some of those shitbirds.
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I don't disagree, I'm just saying that there a lot of time consuming hoops to make that happen, and it is very difficult to do because of the laws and regulations that schools have to work under.
Public education is a mess.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at December 19, 2018 02:02 AM (IDhUW)
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at December 19, 2018 02:03 AM (IDhUW)
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at December 19, 2018 02:02 AM (IDhUW)
It's a mess because the Left, and I mean actual Communists, made it that way as a matter of policy.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 19, 2018 02:05 AM (fDU8w)
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at December 19, 2018 02:02 AM (IDhUW)
Bit of an understatement.
My son has challenges. ADHD, attachment issues, etc. He also failed 4 out of six of his classes last quarter. He has a special "plan" to deal with his issues in school, but it doesn't do much except let the teacher tell him to get out of class when he is disruptive. You would think that failing that many classes would red-flag him for some serious special treatment, but no, they just keep on letting him take up space in the classroom and accomplish pretty much nothing.
All those lovely special education dollars? Heaven only knows where they end up, but it ain't in teaching kids with challenges.
I can ask, constantly, where is your homework, why aren't you doing your homework, what did you learn in school today, when are you going to start practicing for your math test. I can say no hockey until your work is done, no after school events until you pass your classes, on and on ad nauseum.
What I cannot do is follow him around in school and force him to pay attention, ask the questions, do the work.
Silly me, I was under the impression that we paid teachers to do that part. They don't. They don't even give him a stern look over the top of the glasses.
Public education is a sewer, and a racket to give outrageous benefits to the folks who graduated from teacher's college because they couldn't do math or physics or chemistry.
My son will not get an education until he joins the military.
Posted by: tcn in AK at December 19, 2018 02:08 AM (NXsWM)
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at December 19, 2018 01:55 AM (IDhUW)
Pretty much what they have been moving toward the past couple of years. They are converting carriers over to be able to launch F-35s and have ordered the F-35s- they are just saying explicitly that that is what they are doing.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at December 19, 2018 02:09 AM (Hmagm)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at December 19, 2018 02:11 AM (Hmagm)
Posted by: Calm Mentor at December 19, 2018 02:11 AM (ffYR/)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at December 19, 2018 02:13 AM (Hmagm)
We have been talking about the leftist takeover of academia, media and the culture for so long, there is nothing new there. But I will admit even while I personally rang the bell on these things, it all seemed a bit academic back in the day. It seemed like we could change course with just a little effort.
That time has passed. Anti-American ideologies that seemed laughable just five or ten years ago are now de rigueur, they are mainstream thought, at least in blue areas. I don't even know what to tell a conservative parent in these regions. My one tip would be to screw the hands off approach. The hard left is not playing around here.
Posted by: Quint at December 19, 2018 02:16 AM (n13/j)
Talk constantly to the Sped teacher/director. Read the parental rights booklet. Be a thorn in their side. They will place him in the " least restrictive environment, which means the classroom that he will be kicked out of. So insist on pullout time in small groups or one-on-one. Tell them you want daily email updates, missing daily homework.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at December 19, 2018 02:18 AM (IDhUW)
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at December 19, 2018 01:55 AM (IDhUW)
Pretty much what they have been moving toward the past couple of years. They are converting carriers over to be able to launch F-35s and have ordered the F-35s- they are just saying explicitly that that is what they are doing.
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Getting serious about self defense or looking to go on the offensive?
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at December 19, 2018 02:20 AM (IDhUW)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 19, 2018 02:21 AM (fDU8w)
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at December 19, 2018 02:20 AM (IDhUW)
I dunno. The tone of the article implied this was not purely about defense, but more about being able to take the fight to the fleet of China (in conjunction with the US.)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at December 19, 2018 02:22 AM (Hmagm)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at December 19, 2018 02:22 AM (Hmagm)
Public education is a govt institution and tilts heavily statist even in flyover country. It could rightfully be called Big Education and is just as corrupt as any of the other "Bigs"
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at December 19, 2018 02:24 AM (IDhUW)
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at December 19, 2018 02:26 AM (IDhUW)
Public education is a govt institution and tilts heavily statist
even in flyover country. It could rightfully be called Big Education and
is just as corrupt as any of the other "Bigs"
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at December 19, 2018 02:24 AM (IDhUW)
that is true, but the candy cane teacher got called on it. In blue areas they likely would have been promoted. I have seen changes in blue regions that would shock the libs of just a decade ago. Not denying the problem is everywhere, but the degree is not the same. At least in Middle America and outside the big cities, there is some resistance to those who want to upend it all.
Posted by: Quint at December 19, 2018 02:29 AM (n13/j)
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Nope, the small army of bureaucrats and paper pushers that has been hired with those special ed dollars doesn't want to do anything so hands-on as work with students. They have reports to write and powerpoint presentations to generate and conferences to attend. Who has time for actual students?
Posted by: Boots at December 19, 2018 02:31 AM (e9omi)
"I am starting a week of self-care where I am taking the week off and taking care of me. I don't know how to do that though, so I would appreciate any and all self-care tips," she said in an Instagram video.
types; deletes
Posted by: m at December 19, 2018 02:31 AM (eJj1Q)
Posted by: m at December 19, 2018 02:31 AM (eJj1Q)
For shame m. I imagine your prescription included a sawed off shotgun being inserted in one orifice or another.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at December 19, 2018 02:35 AM (Hmagm)
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I encourage everyone here to verbally support those that are resisting because there really is a tendency to statism in education, and those fighting for Legacy America often feel very alone.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at December 19, 2018 02:36 AM (IDhUW)
"I am starting a week of self-care where I am taking the week off and taking care of me. I don't know how to do that though, so I would appreciate any and all self-care tips," she said in an Instagram video.
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Sounds like she needs some of those adulting classes.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at December 19, 2018 02:38 AM (IDhUW)
Posted by: Quint at December 19, 2018 02:39 AM (n13/j)
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at December 19, 2018 02:38 AM (IDhUW)
To be fair, when I have vacation, I do things like: Go to the dentist. Plan to hit the optometrist for the first time in *coughcough* years. Drink.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at December 19, 2018 02:39 AM (Hmagm)
Posted by: Quint at December 19, 2018 02:39 AM (n13/j)
Ohhh. Shepherd's staff. I like candy canes more now. Thanks.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at December 19, 2018 02:40 AM (Hmagm)
that are resisting because there really is a tendency to statism in
education, and those fighting for Legacy America often feel very alone.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at December 19, 2018 02:36 AM (IDhUW)
Right on! The left likes to squawk, it is time normals sound off.
Posted by: Quint at December 19, 2018 02:41 AM (n13/j)
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Ha. I've taken a couple extra days over Christmas break, so I can have my gall bladder removed before it becomes an emergency.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at December 19, 2018 02:42 AM (IDhUW)
Posted by: AmericanKestrel at December 19, 2018 02:45 AM (IDhUW)
Posted by: Adriane the But I Like Maps Better than GPS Critic ... at December 19, 2018 02:49 AM (LPnfS)
It was a new principle.
Posted by: Adriane the But I Like Maps Better than GPS Critic ... at December 19, 2018 02:49 AM (LPnfS)
Yes. My guess is she moves to the coast. The better play would be to stay in NE and learn how to get along with normals.
Posted by: Quint at December 19, 2018 02:53 AM (n13/j)
Posted by: Skip at December 19, 2018 03:25 AM (/rm4P)
Posted by: Skip at December 19, 2018 03:31 AM (/rm4P)
Anyone else feel like that applies to Alejandra Ojos-Locos?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at December 19, 2018 03:34 AM (Ct55T)
Anyone else feel like that applies to Alejandra Ojos-Locos?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at December 19, 2018 03:34 AM (Ct55T)
We could only dream.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at December 19, 2018 03:40 AM (ycWCI)
Posted by: Skip at December 19, 2018 03:43 AM (/rm4P)
I could imagine those in red areas of the country just not getting it. I
could see them thinking things are not really so bad at schools etc.
And they are likely right. Geography means these things are more
theoretical than anything else. But for those "behind enemy lines",
things like giving your kid's education over to the state are very
serious concerns.
Posted by: Quint at December 19, 2018 02:16 AM (n13/j)"...
This is huge misunderstanding and a large contributor to the mess we now find ourselves in.
We are more than 20 years past the point where any meaningful number of areas could sit back and say "oh we don't need to worry about that leftist BS in *our* schools, not around here".
The leftist takeover of the parts of higher ed that turned out teachers was virtually complete by that point; they simply hadn't started cranking up the crazy so much, and it was much easier for non-lefties to make it through the programs with their sanity and reputations intact. But they were still churning out little Pol Pot wannabes in vast numbers, who in turn populated public schools all over the nation.
I would go so far as to say the leftist takeover of public education has been the single greatest threat to our nation; and it largely happened while people were too busy with work, monday night football, and beer.
Posted by: lurker (the other one) at December 19, 2018 03:44 AM (67XdO)
hi ONT!
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HIYA Booknlass !
Merry Christmas to you and yourn !
Posted by: JT at December 19, 2018 03:46 AM (p4XDv)
Posted by: Skip at December 19, 2018 03:43 AM (/rm4P)
I dunno. I would say their focus is not on pesky reading, writing, and arithmetic and rather about how to think about social principles.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at December 19, 2018 03:47 AM (ycWCI)
Posted by: Skip at December 19, 2018 03:57 AM (/rm4P)
Posted by: Skip at December 19, 2018 03:57 AM (/rm4P)
Common core seems almost like a joke. This is math. There is only one result, but some of the stuff I have seen for how they solve math problems seem back asswards. It is not wrong per se, but it seems simpler to learn the way we did (but this could also be because that is the way we think.)
One of the things about it is that it seems like a case of 'controlling how people think or approach problem solving.' Which then affects how they perceive the world around them. Kind of eerie, because it then starts making you wonder: do they want a world where people will add 2 and 2 and get 5.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at December 19, 2018 04:02 AM (ycWCI)
Your point is well made. And I certainly was not trying to downplay the leftist take over of schools. When I see what they have done to the regions they turned deep blue, I would have hoped there was still a part of"Red America" that is not so badly affected. I agree that many who consider themselves to be "normals" have been just too distracted or disinterested to challenge the take over.
The other good point you make is that the left did this some time ago, but only in recent years have they felt it is safe to turn the fanaticism up to HI.
Posted by: Quint at December 19, 2018 04:15 AM (n13/j)
Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at December 19, 2018 04:19 AM (t6MX/)
I have no problem with liberal teachers. I actually enjoyed sparring with them and even learning from them in some ways. But this is a different time and differences of opinion are not allowed it seems.
Posted by: Quint at December 19, 2018 04:20 AM (n13/j)
Posted by: Skip at December 19, 2018 04:23 AM (/rm4P)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at December 19, 2018 04:02 AM (ycWCI)
Yes. When they have you believing that biological sex does not equal gender, then what won't you believe.
It is about control more than it is about education.
Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at December 19, 2018 04:26 AM (t6MX/)
Posted by: Skip at December 19, 2018 04:33 AM (/rm4P)
But would rather go back to bed.
Posted by: Skip at December 19, 2018 04:38 AM (/rm4P)
Posted by: Skip at December 19, 2018 04:42 AM (/rm4P)
Posted by: Skip at December 19, 2018 04:45 AM (/rm4P)
Posted by: Skip at December 19, 2018 03:43 AM (/rm4P)
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I think it is more like the Left took advantage of the incompetence they mostly created.
There is a lot of victim and identity studies, so not enough time to learn actual skills needed to be a functioning adult.
But they have them trained to tribe up with code words. Which is easier than actually learning useful information.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at December 19, 2018 04:55 AM (UsCnO)
Have a great day everyone.
Posted by: Skip at December 19, 2018 05:00 AM (/rm4P)
He's apparently been cooperating against his assosicates that were indicated the other day for FARA violations.
And the judge basically blowing up the plea deal is shit icing on the shit cake.
Lawyer client privledge is dead.
Plea deals don't mean shit.
I expect at some point I expect Miller's team to go for the trifecta and arrest the Presidents wife and force her to give testimony against him.
This is bullshit.
Posted by: Kreplach at December 19, 2018 05:42 AM (qxq6t)
Posted by: mr lahey at December 19, 2018 05:42 AM (LkFnL)
I guess after the display yesterday in the Flynn case, we are now in the Bread and Circus phase of government.
Posted by: Ben Had at December 19, 2018 05:56 AM (I4gka)
Meanwhile, hundreds of illegals are just watched as they cross the border and immedialty turn themselves to ICE near El Paso in one day Is catch and release still a thing? And in the meantime, how much to feed and cloth and house and medically care each month for these thousands and thousands of people?
Arrghh.
Posted by: LASue at December 19, 2018 06:01 AM (XROPS)
Posted by: rammajamma at December 19, 2018 06:02 AM (WfgEW)
After what went down in the court yesterday I am more demoralized than I ever imagined I would ever be.
I am losing my patience with Trump.
This is no longer just about him, it's about us and what the Deep State is being allowed to get away with.
Attorney Client Privledge is gone.
Plea Deals don't mean shit.
What's next?
Forcing a wife to give testimony against her husband?
Not being allowed to plead the 5th?
The only person that can put an end to this outrageousness is Donald Trump and he better act soon because starting Jan 3 his administration is going to be beset and assaulted from every direction imaginable by the incoming Donk congress.
This is bullshit.
Posted by: Kreplach at December 19, 2018 06:05 AM (qxq6t)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 19, 2018 06:09 AM (cqNba)
Let's smile and be happy and strike fear in the heart of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at December 19, 2018 06:10 AM (hyuyC)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 19, 2018 06:11 AM (LsBY9)
Not Obama's fault that shit sucked.
Country was just to big for one person.
Or was I imagining that in a fever dream years ago?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 19, 2018 06:12 AM (cqNba)
That is a very hard proposition today my friend.
I think the most I will be able to muster is bemused indifference.
Posted by: Kreplach at December 19, 2018 06:13 AM (qxq6t)
Consider the action of our elites. They hate us.
Did the Republic die, in the hearts and minds of our elites, in 2008? In that case ... The only organization left to hold the course of the country is the military.
To use them to act is to change forever the possibility of getting together. Consider the carnage of the civil wars between the end of the Roman Republic and the beginning of Emperors.
Now or later is the question. Is there a plan of action that neutralizes the people in putative control?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at December 19, 2018 06:15 AM (hyuyC)
So CNN News articles suggests fed chairman may raise rates just to prove he wont be bullied by Trump.
How asinine is everything about that story?
Posted by: LASue at December 19, 2018 06:16 AM (XROPS)
has the House oversight committee indicated they will be issuing a report before the house changes hands?
Are they turning over work product to Senate counterparts so the Senate can continue the work?
What the fuck is going on?????
Posted by: Kreplach at December 19, 2018 06:16 AM (qxq6t)
Posted by: rammajamma at December 19, 2018 06:02 AM
Stock market is NOT overheated
Oil prices are NOT rising, in fact, plummeting
Those fvckers raise interest rates, some heads need to roll.
Posted by: Newest Nic at December 19, 2018 06:19 AM (jYje5)
What I and my team of local pragmatists (I am not the leader, but am known to them) are doing is clear and hold in the local area.
We now hold the majority in the elected County Government. We have fired bad people in local government. I hold a lesser position, and have lowered my own taxes the last two years.
I am going to pitch an outreach program to local home-schooled high schoolers. And we have our annual Constitution Bee, totally under the radar of the Left.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at December 19, 2018 06:19 AM (hyuyC)
Posted by: rammajamma at December 19, 2018 06:22 AM (WfgEW)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at December 19, 2018 06:22 AM (hyuyC)
It does not appear that anyone in a position to do something about the outrageous lawlessness and corruption is going to do anything about it.
The breathtaking corruption and criminality we are witnessing in real-time is astounding.
I and we knew that the Government, as all governments do, had corrupt bad actors, but what we did not know until this moment was the staggering scale and scope of the corruption and rot and that it is now embedded into the very marrow and DNA of this government.
I really do fear for the future.
And I don't see a way out.
Posted by: Kreplach at December 19, 2018 06:23 AM (qxq6t)
Posted by: rickb223 at December 19, 2018 06:23 AM (xzezz)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 19, 2018 06:26 AM (m8J9w)
https://tinyurl.com/y9fhgl7c
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 19, 2018 06:27 AM (cqNba)
I hear you. I have those fears, but be resolute.
I see the Left, with some exceptions, as being afraid of conflict. And the more they control, the more Red-Red conflict there will be. They are picking defenseless target for now.
There is always a way. Even if only to be inside Festung Kreplach and let the madness burn out.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at December 19, 2018 06:27 AM (hyuyC)
In fact, I'd make the argument that raising interest rates now is a political move, but with unintended consequences. Short recession now instead of going into the 2020 election.
Advantage Trump.
Posted by: Newest Nic at December 19, 2018 06:28 AM (jYje5)
Meanwhile the invaders continue to flow across the border and the country continues it's march to bankruptcy. But at least we have better criminal justice for felons.
Posted by: Ripley at December 19, 2018 06:29 AM (MxEKc)
We have survived plenty of deliberate Reichstag Dire events so far. Look at Britain after the Dunblane School Massacre. They were done in one.
The contradiction of flooding society with criminals, the Left importing violent criminals and protecting criminals is self-defeating in a woke society, if we avoid a Marxist Leader.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at December 19, 2018 06:31 AM (hyuyC)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 19, 2018 06:33 AM (07mXI)
Have a wonderful day, everyone.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at December 19, 2018 06:33 AM (hyuyC)
Posted by: Colin at December 19, 2018 06:34 AM (8yExT)
Meanwhile the invaders continue to flow across the border and the country continues it's march to bankruptcy. But at least we have better criminal justice for felons.
Posted by: Ripley at December 19, 2018 06:29 AM (MxEKc)
Any bill passed over whelmingly by the Senate must be a big bag of nothing.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 19, 2018 06:35 AM (m8J9w)
Remember when the Left used to say that this nation was simply ungovernable by one person?
Somehow that never means that the nation should be governed at the lowest possible levels.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 19, 2018 06:38 AM (LsBY9)
Sound plan. Do what you can at your level. No use getting spun up about shit you have no control over.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 19, 2018 06:38 AM (07mXI)
Now streaming "Lemminkainen's Island Adventures" by Uuno Klami, with the Lahti Symphony Orchestra conducted by Osmo Vanska.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 19, 2018 06:40 AM (LsBY9)
Also pretty telling is that you cannot find any version of the bill posted on the Senate site or anywhere for that matter.
So we literally don't know the scale and scope of the bill nor what they stuffed into it.
This is bullshit.
Posted by: Kreplach at December 19, 2018 06:44 AM (qxq6t)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 19, 2018 06:38 AM (07mXI)
I had a chemistry instructor in college who repeated that over and over. Being young, I thought I could set the world on fire with fire. Now many years later, I can see where he was right. He was an professor who was quite practical, and very little if any politics in his class room. Still remember making explosives in the lab, lots of fun.
Posted by: Colin at December 19, 2018 06:45 AM (8yExT)
So we literally don't know the scale and scope of the bill nor what they stuffed into it.
This is bullshit.
Posted by: Kreplach at December 19, 2018 06:44 AM
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THIS IS SPARTA!!!!!!!
Posted by: Leonidas at December 19, 2018 06:45 AM (JUOKG)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 19, 2018 06:35 AM (m8J9w)
yep
Posted by: votermom pimping NEW Moron-authored books! at December 19, 2018 06:45 AM (BJlbN)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 19, 2018 06:35 AM (m8J9w)
That would be the best-case scenario ... it's probably far worse.
G'mornin' everybody !
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at December 19, 2018 06:48 AM (mfOi4)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 19, 2018 06:52 AM (m8J9w)
Posted by: freaked at December 19, 2018 06:52 AM (UdKB7)
Posted by: m at December 19, 2018 06:52 AM (Q7mSB)
Cause you know with 100% certainty that if she had won ruth "buzzy" ginsberg would have announced her retirement the day after the inauguration.
Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at December 19, 2018 06:53 AM (JUOKG)
That would be the best-case scenario ... it's probably far worse.
G'mornin' everybody !
Posted by: sock_rat_eez
Bipartisanship is when the Stupid Party and the Evil Party get together to do something stupid and evil.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 19, 2018 06:54 AM (LsBY9)
Uh huh.
Posted by: freaked at December 19, 2018 06:56 AM (UdKB7)
Cause you know with 100% certainty that if she had won ruth "buzzy" ginsberg would have announced her retirement the day after the inauguration.
Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at December 19, 2018 06:53 AM (JUOKG)
Hey we got 2 Supreme Court Judges and an Enbassy in Jerusalem. If PDT walked away tomorrow, I would be satisfied. Everything forward is gravy
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 19, 2018 06:56 AM (m8J9w)
Posted by: Downcast at December 19, 2018 06:58 AM (VWE5i)
Jerusalem. If PDT walked away tomorrow, I would be satisfied. Everything
forward is gravy
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 19, 2018 06:56 AM
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Don't give up on getting another SCOTUS pick. Mr Grimm might yet do some reaping before Trump leaves office.
But yes everything so far is fantastic IMO, especially in light of the fact that everyone knew (including Trump himself) that he was going to lose.
Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at December 19, 2018 06:58 AM (JUOKG)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at December 19, 2018 07:06 AM (mfOi4)
Posted by: Downcast
A quick search also shows recipes for pot roast, chicken, carnitas....
Posted by: Bruce at December 19, 2018 07:06 AM (8ikIW)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 19, 2018 07:06 AM (m8J9w)
Is that all that machine is good for?
Posted by: Downcast at December 19, 2018 06:58 AM
I think it makes rice in like four minutes. I only used mine once to make a pea soup. Which really pulverized the peas and ham.
It's purpose, to me anyway, is to expedite the cooking process.
I'm usually in no hurry so prefer a dutch oven and a really slow process.
Posted by: Newest Nic at December 19, 2018 07:10 AM (jYje5)
Compared to the daily beat-down we would get from HRC & Co, we are very fortunate. Blessed even.
Posted by: freaked at December 19, 2018 07:11 AM (UdKB7)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 19, 2018 06:38 AM (07mXI)
Crotchedy person is wise. Good morning hordelings. 6 more shopping days till Christmas.
Posted by: grammie winger, church pirate at December 19, 2018 07:12 AM (lwiT4)
Update: Alice Walker Has Promoted Icke Before; Is a Member of the BDS Movement (Because Of Course She Is)
Her pic in Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarves garb from the Daily Caller shows that she went full Dopey.
Not surprised ...
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at December 19, 2018 07:12 AM (pNxlR)
Compared to the daily beat-down we would get from HRC & Co, we are very fortunate. Blessed even.
Posted by: freaked at December 19, 2018 07:11 AM (UdKB7)
Me, too. If we had HRC in the WH, we wouldn't even recognize ourselves now. She would have wrecked so much, so often, that we couldn't even have kept track.
Posted by: m at December 19, 2018 07:14 AM (Q7mSB)
Compared to the daily beat-down we would get from HRC Co, we are very fortunate. Blessed even.
Posted by: freaked at December 19, 2018 07:11 AM
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Yes we were blessed when Trump won. I can't begin to imagine the frustration, anger and hatred that would be vented daily on this site if hillary was President.
The economy would be in the $hitter and Trump would have been charged with multiple crimes to show what happens when an outsider challenges the deep state.
Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at December 19, 2018 07:15 AM (JUOKG)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at December 19, 2018 07:16 AM (cqNba)
would have wrecked so much, so often, that we couldn't even have kept
track.
I think she would have done us in. Broken us. Buried us. Ruined us.
Posted by: grammie winger, church pirate at December 19, 2018 07:16 AM (lwiT4)
Posted by: freaked at December 19, 2018 07:16 AM (UdKB7)
Posted by: grammie winger, church pirate at December 19, 2018 07:17 AM (lwiT4)
Posted by: JT at December 19, 2018 07:18 AM (p4XDv)
"RARE mutant breeds of shark have been discovered lurking inside an underwater volcano spewing acid that could explode at any moment."
Posted by: freaked at December 19, 2018 07:20 AM (UdKB7)
Posted by: grammie winger, church pirate at December 19, 2018 07:21 AM (lwiT4)
Schkicther is talking but ain't nobody going to do anything about it, not even Trump.
As I said above, this is no longer about him, not after yesterday, this is about all of us.
The longer Trump allows this shit to go on the further away we get from be able to right the ship.
It's come out that one of the reasons that Comey blew up the other day was that he grew angry over being asked about the Steele Dossier and about his treatment of Clinton...
His response is who care's this is old news.
So the farther we go down the road the further we get away from the central questions that animated all of this.
Mueller's mandate such that it was, was to find if there was Russian Collusion between Trump and the Russians...
He can't because there wasn't so now he's spinning off in a myriad different directions, destroying people and perverting the rule of law and pushing this nation closer to banana republic status.
At this point there is only one man that can do anything about this and his name is Donald Trump and he's not doing anything about it.
I'm angry and frustrated and powerless.
Not a happy camper.
Posted by: Kreplach at December 19, 2018 07:21 AM (qxq6t)
Posted by: freaked at December 19, 2018 07:16 AM (UdKB7)
He needs to vote.
Posted by: m at December 19, 2018 07:22 AM (Q7mSB)
Posted by: JT at December 19, 2018 07:22 AM (p4XDv)
Not sure how they think running a rich 5th generation Irish-American white guy would work for them though.
Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at December 19, 2018 07:23 AM (JUOKG)
Posted by: freaked at December 19, 2018 07:16 AM (UdKB7)
He needs to vote.
Posted by: m at December 19, 2018 07:22 AM (Q7mSB)
Twice and three times on Sundays
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 19, 2018 07:24 AM (m8J9w)
Not sure how they think running a rich 5th generation Irish-American white guy would work for them though.
Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at December 19, 2018 07:23 AM (JUOKG)
The anti-beto ads, they write themselves.
Beto = Beta
Posted by: m at December 19, 2018 07:24 AM (Q7mSB)
I'm sure he does. Problems is, where he is at his vote is nullified by the FSA.
Posted by: freaked at December 19, 2018 07:25 AM (UdKB7)
Posted by: doomed at December 19, 2018 07:27 AM (iTv3w)
I'm sure he does. Problems is, where he is at his vote is nullified by the FSA.
Posted by: freaked at December 19, 2018 07:25 AM (UdKB7)
One man, one vote. That's pretty much all we ask!
Posted by: m at December 19, 2018 07:28 AM (Q7mSB)
Posted by: freaked at December 19, 2018 07:28 AM (UdKB7)
As I've said before, you need to get out of New Jersey. Sell your house and go.
Posted by: clutch at December 19, 2018 07:28 AM (RNYcf)
Posted by: doomed at December 19, 2018 07:29 AM (iTv3w)
I like Schlichter's advice to pardon one and all, particularly to list their transgressions in detail.
Let the truly guilty sputter and fume that "That's, that's not true!". Fine, then renounce your pardon - we'll be forwarding the particulars of your transgressions to prosecutors.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at December 19, 2018 07:29 AM (pNxlR)
Posted by: freaked at December 19, 2018 07:30 AM (UdKB7)
Posted by: doomed at December 19, 2018 07:30 AM (iTv3w)
474 Shooting at Florida high school. Again.
Posted by: doomed at December 19, 2018 07:27 AM (iTv3w)
Li'l Shitler will be there on his bike, post haste!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at December 19, 2018 07:31 AM (pNxlR)
Posted by: grammie winger, church pirate at December 19, 2018 07:32 AM (lwiT4)
Posted by: freaked at December 19, 2018 07:32 AM (UdKB7)
Posted by: freaked at December 19, 2018 07:33 AM (UdKB7)
Posted by: doomed at December 19, 2018 07:30 AM (iTv3w)
I see a 15yo shot while walking to school in Orlando. That it?
Posted by: BignJames at December 19, 2018 07:34 AM (cxHbL)
463 I think Hillary is literally of the devil. Not sarcasm.
Posted by: grammie winger, church pirate at December 19, 2018 07:17 AM (lwiT4)
Devil in a Blue Muumuu
The songs write themselves.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at December 19, 2018 07:34 AM (pNxlR)
Posted by: doomed at December 19, 2018 07:35 AM (iTv3w)
I live in NJ. I'm generally not pissed off. I can get quite annoyed by politics and don't like the high taxes and traffic in NJ and like most other people I have stresses, but it depends on where your focus is as to what your temperament is, .
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 19, 2018 07:36 AM (AllCR)
Posted by: freaked at December 19, 2018 07:36 AM (UdKB7)
Well, it's more than a little odd that Hillary and Bill went to visit a voodoo ceremony on their honeymoon (That's a normal thing?!) and John Podesta is some creepy dude.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 19, 2018 07:37 AM (AllCR)
Posted by: grammie winger, church pirate at December 19, 2018 07:39 AM (lwiT4)
It does, but some people manage to associate with people who are normal and enjoy things that they can.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 19, 2018 07:39 AM (AllCR)
I know but you are practically a saint. Us average sinners are not so patience with mankind.
Posted by: freaked at December 19, 2018 07:39 AM (UdKB7)
Posted by: freaked at December 19, 2018 07:40 AM (UdKB7)
Yep. I live in the DC suburbs. When I visit the parental units in Western PA, its an entirely different feeling. More relaxed, less "THE WORLD IS GOING TO END BECAUSE {insert stupid legislation here}" . I keep telling everybody at work that nobody in the 'real' world gives a shit about a government shutdown. It's just inside the Beltway outrage-gasm's.
Posted by: Puddleglum at December 19, 2018 07:40 AM (8EKo7)
Posted by: m at December 19, 2018 07:40 AM (Q7mSB)
Posted by: doomed at December 19, 2018 07:41 AM (iTv3w)
114 The TV depiction of the FBI is exposed as a laughable myth now.
Which is why those programs are unwatchable.
There once was a program call Numb3rs where the typical Hollywood FBI is made up of highly attractive, young, brilliant, single, hyper-dedicated, honest warriors for justice who would never sleep, never take time off, and would work for days straight without interruption under any condition. They did enjoy running around whipping out, brandishing and racking unchambered guns pretty much every time they encountered someone questionable.
What made it more comical for this series is that every one of the villains were criminal and mathematical masterminds - all Fields Medal candidates knocking off 7/elevens with extreme mathematical precision and optimism.
If it wasn't for the driver of the get-away car using string theory to plan the escape route, the glorious and noble ubermen of the FBI would have been able to shut them down in a heartbeat.
Posted by: Blue Bird of F'ing Joy at December 18, 2018 10:40 PM (lD3vL)
What ultimately made Numb3rs unwatchable was that the FBI agent's math wizard brother was a math wizard in each and every field of mathematics and also was a wizard at applying said mathematics.
I've known math wizards. They are both highly specialized and non-adept at applying even basic living skills, much less their own fields' lessons.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at December 19, 2018 07:41 AM (pNxlR)
Posted by: JayDubWalker at December 19, 2018 07:41 AM (axaxF)
My daughter lived in a tiny little hovel in New Jersey and paid about 10 grand a year in real estate taxes.
She now lives in an ~3,500 sq foot house in 'middle America' with four bedrooms, four baths, couple acres of property with a swimming pool. Annual real estate taxes about 2 grand.
It's a quality of life thing. In New Jersey they take that away from you.
Posted by: Newest Nic at December 19, 2018 07:43 AM (jYje5)
Posted by: grammie winger, church pirate at December 19, 2018 07:43 AM (lwiT4)
Go to sign off to go issue our troop's weekly newsletter and to write some letters of recommendation.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at December 19, 2018 07:43 AM (pNxlR)
Posted by: Newest Nic at December 19, 2018 07:43 AM (jYje5)
And your 15 bullets Magazines
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 19, 2018 07:44 AM (m8J9w)
Only a saint in that I attempt to follow Christ-which is how Paul uses the word, It is not used with a big "S" to describe people canonized by the RCC.
Really I find he less obsessively I follow politics every day the less pissed off I am. I had to do a bunch of Christmas cards for the church folks yesterday. Then I went to see some senior citizens do a Christmas song and dance program at a nursing home. A resident there I just met invited me up to where he lived to see some scale model of the H.MS "Victory" that he made over a seven year period. It was gorgeous. It was a great day!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 19, 2018 07:45 AM (AllCR)
Posted by: grammie winger, church pirate at December 19, 2018 07:46 AM (lwiT4)
Posted by: Gritty at December 19, 2018 07:46 AM (nID3z)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 19, 2018 07:46 AM (m8J9w)
Hey I'm getting it now I think
Here is the principle logical flaw in that whole reasoning: While in your argument you compare one region or one context to another, your criticism then quickly switches to one monolithic system with no contexts.
That is, when asking the question are Beverly Hills cops better than officers working in Watts you are taking the aggregate of all cops in BH to the aggregate of all cops in Watts. Then you criticize a system that dishes out pay per individual within each of those systems.
In the case of teachers, it has been understood that the market discovers the pay for a teacher for a particular school or school district. If the pay is too low then there would be few takers because those teachers would work a different school system or pursue a different career path, or just stay home watching TV waiting out the school system for a better offer.
Merit pay seeks to pay the individual within that school district more for work that can be compared to her peers within that same district, not to some Unicorn District far away.
Of course, I view the government school system as a welfare kennel operation, it should be treated as such and have the same expectations as such. If parents want to have their spawn succeed and get an education, it shouldn't be entrusted to apathetic, lazy and greedy union thugs whose primary focus is plundering a system - and have that system made up of a mostly apathetic and disengaged taxing structure.
I don't have a dog in the hunt outside the fact I'm being forced at gunpoint to underwrite a deliberately wasteful and corrupt system. When they talk about raising taxes to pay for a natatorium, all I see is taxes being raised for yet another luxury to be used by very few people.
The teachers know that regardless of class room performance, their pay is tired directly to their ability to intimidate politicians and manipulate the voter base.
Merit pay would be decided by corrupt and greedy administrative hacks who would use tax money to manipulate those who are dependent on winning their favor. So instead of teachers having sex with their students, they are performing some lewd act on their supervisors.
The whole system is evil and needs to be burned to the ground. Yet because of the lavish pension system, even if all schools were closed Right Now today, we would still need to tax the bejeebus out of everyone for the next forty years to pay off those pensioners.
Posted by: Blue Bird of F'ing Joy at December 19, 2018 07:46 AM (lD3vL)
Posted by: Newest Nic at December 19, 2018 07:43 AM (jYje5)
Again aside from the taxes and needing a little more money my quality of life is fine.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 19, 2018 07:46 AM (AllCR)
No; is that a tradition in Rev's church?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 19, 2018 07:47 AM (AllCR)
That is no doubt true for everyone. We should all remember what's most important, and it aint politics..
Posted by: freaked at December 19, 2018 07:48 AM (UdKB7)
Posted by: Newest Nic at December 19, 2018 07:43 AM (jYje5)
And your 15 bullets Magazines
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 19, 2018 07:44 AM (m8J9w)
There is a fundamental difference between the Mid-Atlantic/New England Urban view of the world, and the Midwest/Southern Rural view.
The more I travel, the more I see it. Two entirely different cultures.
Posted by: JayDubWalker at December 19, 2018 07:48 AM (axaxF)
That is no doubt true for everyone. We should all remember what's most important, and it aint politics..
Posted by: freaked at December 19, 2018 07:48 AM (UdKB7)
It's beanbags?
Posted by: m at December 19, 2018 07:48 AM (Q7mSB)
g'mornin', 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at December 19, 2018 07:49 AM (KCxzN)
My wife bought "Baby it's cold outside" Holiday cards. She knew I'd like that
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 19, 2018 07:46 AM
Did you see that link I put up yesterday to the Muslim Brotherhood connection to that song? If not I'll find it again. Something you would definitely want to know.
Posted by: Newest Nic at December 19, 2018 07:49 AM (jYje5)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 19, 2018 07:49 AM (m8J9w)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 19, 2018 07:47 AM (AllCR)
Yes, every Wednesday night during Advent. Tonight is the last one. It is a shortened service with no communion. They don't sing Christmas carols till Christmas Eve, thhough, which is kind of a bummer. The rest of it is nice.
Posted by: grammie winger, church pirate at December 19, 2018 07:49 AM (lwiT4)
Posted by: Newest Nic at December 19, 2018 07:49 AM (jYje5)
Was in the Car most of yesterday
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 19, 2018 07:50 AM (m8J9w)
Sure, if that's your thing. Just don't put beans in your ears, unless of course that's your thing too, in which case I don't wanna know.
Posted by: freaked at December 19, 2018 07:51 AM (UdKB7)
I think an attitude of gratitude is a huge help. Some poster there the other days said she is grateful for having running water. I thought that was a very true and thoughtful comment. I could be living in some hovel with indoor plumbing and running water picking things out of the trash. I don't. I a grateful to God for that.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 19, 2018 07:51 AM (AllCR)
Posted by: Newest Nic at December 19, 2018 07:49 AM (jYje5)
Was in the Car most of yesterday
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 19, 2018 07:50 AM (m8J9w)
The Beitbart Article? Just read it.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 19, 2018 07:53 AM (m8J9w)
It sounds very high church Lutheran. We sang one Christmas carol last week because I was "joyful "Sunday" and we sang "joy To the world" We will have another Christmas carol his week but I try to save them for Christmas Eve, because I like Advent to be Advent.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 19, 2018 07:53 AM (AllCR)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 19, 2018 07:50 AM
You'll want to read this. I'm sure you know of Sayyid Qutb.
https://pjmedia.com/homeland-security/with-the-baby-its-cold-
outside-uproar-islam-and-metoo-intersect/
Posted by: Newest Nic at December 19, 2018 07:53 AM (jYje5)
Meant some hovel with NO indoor plumbing
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 19, 2018 07:54 AM (AllCR)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 19, 2018 07:50 AM
You'll want to read this. I'm sure you know of Sayyid Qutb.
https://pjmedia.com/homeland-security/with-the-baby-its-cold-
outside-uproar-islam-and-metoo-intersect/
Posted by: Newest Nic at December 19, 2018 07:53 AM (jYje5)
Yeah found it on Breitbart. Typical. Thanks
Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 19, 2018 07:55 AM (m8J9w)
The left doesn't recognize that the Venn diagram of leftism and islam is overlapping more and more every day.
Posted by: Newest Nic at December 19, 2018 07:56 AM (jYje5)
It's over, it's all over.
Posted by: GIGANTORX at December 19, 2018 07:57 AM (HnOg/)
Posted by: m at December 19, 2018 07:58 AM (Q7mSB)
Posted by: m at December 19, 2018 07:59 AM (Q7mSB)
Who knows - maybe they were thankful for the Romans.
Posted by: JayDubWalker at December 19, 2018 08:00 AM (axaxF)
I'm neither a Carthanganian nor a Roman and I can't be obsessively worried about who's gonna take my stuff every day. It's God's stuff anyway.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 19, 2018 08:03 AM (AllCR)
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