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Monday Overnight Open Thread (1/21/20)
Quote I
“If that was the end of it and you could guarantee that, I’d be very happy. This is a lady with a compulsion. Hopefully, she understands the extreme penalty she’d be under if this does reoccur. You get cynical after a while.” Gordon Holness
Quote II
Anybody know what the deal is with gay men and the formality they seem to prefer in names? Maybe your experience is different, but every gay man I have ever known – and remember, I lived in San Francisco just off Castro Street for several years – wanted to be called Robert, or Michael, or James. Never Bobby, Mike or Jimmy. A notable exception would be Pete Buttigieg. Though, I suppose if you are a gay man and Butt is already part of your name, adding Peter to the mix would be a bridge too far.Ammo Grrrll
Quote III
"The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it." Ayn Rand
Quote IV
“It comes as no surprise that folks are upping the ante now for Australia,” “The philanthro-porn we’re seeing now is another innovative way to grab the attention of donors who otherwise might remain apathetic.” Melanie Ulle, CEO of Denver-based Philanthropy Expert
Quote V
McSally laid out that simpering microphone jockey and showed that maybe she can take the fight to her gun-stealing, socialist-tolerating astronaut opponent and keep our seat. Fredocon cruise director Bill “Ahoy” Kristol and the usual suspects wet themselves over her show of awesomeness – as a conservative, that’s a mighty credibility boost right there. By the way she owned her play and milked it for earned media afterwards, it looks like she figured out that she’s got zero chance if she’s just another GOP weenie too frightened by the over-paid, under-successful consultant class suits surrounding her to toss a haymaker at some punk reporter. It’s about time. Kurt Schlichter
Quote VI
"Mr. Hoyer from Maryland ... made a very revealing statement for anybody who's concerned about Constitutional rights -- and especially for me -- even those of my Democratic counterparts who worry about their communities, where they discuss police action and rights being violated,"Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA)Quote VII
UNKNOWN MALE: "The reason I'm out here is that I do not support in any way, shape, or form Governor Northam and the Democrats' gun control. What I also don't support is the fact that every news piece you've seen on this, this weekend they always brought the issue of race as though it's nothing but white, rednecks and hillbillies out here who care for the Second Amendment. When actually black Americans, Asian Americans Hispanic Americans, Americans in general care about the Second Amendment. I work at a gun store part time and I can tell you that the number of customers I see of all races, all colors, all creeds who care about the Second Amendment and who just want to peaceably live their lives, enjoy their rights and the Second Amendment. So that's why I'm out here. And main — big media, mainstream media, be damned. If you take a good look at me you can see I'm a black American and all I'm out here for is to enjoy in my Second Amendment rights. That's why I'm here." Unknown male in VA
Quote VIII
If we are not careful, our colleges will produce a group of close-minded, unscientific, illogical propagandists, consumed with immoral acts. Be careful, 'brethren!' Be careful, teachers!” Martin Luther King, Jr.
Virginia follow up..............
Well done common sense, Constitution loving Virginians.
More than 20,000 people converged in the streets of Richmond, Virginia, on Monday to protest their right to bear arms in the face of swingeing state gun control laws set to be enacted later this year. They started arriving before dawn – army veterans, stay-at-home-moms, attorneys, welders, democrats, republicans – united under banners defending the second amendment and, they believe, a constitution under attack. And many of them came with their guns: AR-15s, long-guns and handguns. Governor Ralph Northam had issued a ban on a list of weapons including guns on Capitol Grounds but though the official rally was confined to a steel pen in the grounds sloping up to Virginia State Capitol, there were more people outside that perimeter and outside the scope of the ban.
Berlin and Dublin were ground to a halt in the past 48 hours amid growing outrage at EU regulations. Furious agricultural workers and farmers shut down roads across both Germany and Ireland in fear that environmental regulations are hurting their jobs. Thousands of farmers took part in the protest in Germany, as several hundred tractors blockaded main roads in Bavaria, Baden Württemberg and Bremen, as well as the German capital. he Berlin mayor, Michael Müller, recognized that it was a "burden for Berlin," but "the farmers have their point of view”. He added that locals would "have to tolerate" the upheaval. The rallies coincided with Berlin’s Green Week, a food and agricultural fair which starts on Friday, which has often attracted huge waves of protests in recent years. Farmers across Europe are increasingly alarmed about the future of the agricultural and environmental policy, following the EU's £852bn Green New Deal policy.
It sounds as if Virginia is an open primary state. Operation Chaos anyone? Hugh Hewitt is voting for Bernie in the Dem primary there.
Conservative talk radio host Hugh Hewitt announced that he planned to back Sen. Bernie Sanders in the Virginia Democratic primary because "he's authentic." "Because Virginia allows early voting and because I don’t know where NBC or Salem will have me on March 3, I’m voting this week, and because it’s Virginia, I get to vote in the Democratic primary," Hewitt explained Sunday on Meet the Press. "I’m voting for Bernie Sanders. And I think a lot of people will because he’s authentic." The conservative host clarified that he was not planning to vote for the independent Vermont senator in the 2020 general election and will instead support President Trump. "I want a clear choice between the authentic, traditional socialist and all the people who just pretend to be," Hewitt said about the rest of the Democratic field.
Bears may be the most famous example, but they aren’t the only animals capable of hibernating. Various types of squirrels, bats, and even birds can also lower their bodies’ core temperatures, putting themselves in a state of dormancy for weeks or even months at a time — and one day, humans could join them on that list. “We couldn’t find any showstoppers, any reason it wouldn’t be possible,” John Bradford, an aerospace engineer researching human hibernation for NASA, recently told The Atlantic. Bradford’s NASA work should clue you into one of the reasons scientists are so interested in human hibernation: it could be useful for deep-space travel.
An app that is supposed to be a fun activity for dashcam users to broadcast their camera feeds and drives is actually allowing people to scrape and store the real-time location of drivers across the world. BlackVue is a dashcam company with its own social network. With a small, internet-connected dashcam installed inside their vehicle, BlackVue users can receive alerts when their camera detects an unusual event such as someone colliding with their parked car. Customers can also allow others to tune into their camera's feed, letting others "vicariously experience the excitement and pleasure of driving all over the world," a message displayed inside the app reads.
OK, I get it. This next link comes from Slate. Evil bastard Tech companies rated.
The Evil List
Which tech companies are really doing the most harm? Here are the 30 most dangerous, ranked by the people who know.
Maybe it was fake news, Russian trolls, and Cambridge Analytica. Or Travis Kalanick’s conniption in an Uber. Or the unmasking of Theranos. Or all those Twitter Nazis, and racist Google results, and conspiracy theories on YouTube. Though activists, academics, reporters, and regulators had sent up warning flares for years, it wasn’t until quite recently that the era of enchantment with Silicon Valley ended. The list of scandals—over user privacy and security, over corporate surveillance and data collection, over fraud and foreign propaganda and algorithmic bias, to name a few—was as unending as your Instagram feed. There were hearings, resignations, investigations, major new regulations in Europe, and calls for new laws at home. There was an industry that insisted it now valued privacy and safety but still acted otherwise. There was WeWork, whatever that was.
Born on this day: 20 Jan 1952
Paul Stanley, guitarist and singer with American hard rock band Kiss who had 1976 US No.11 album Rock and Roll Over which spent 26 weeks on the chart and the 1987 UK No.4 single 'Crazy Crazy Nights'. Kiss have been awarded 24 gold albums to date, the most of any American rock band - selling more than 40 million albums. Stanley established The Starchild character for his Kiss persona. via thisdayinmusic.com
On this day: 20 Jan 1988What a Dick.
The Beatles were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. George Harrison, Ringo Starr and Yoko, Sean, and Julian Lennon all attend. Paul McCartney did not attend, sending instead a letter stating that continuing business differences with the other ex-Beatles was the reason for his absence.
A customer at a supermarket in South America faced the wrath of disgruntled employees when they parked their car in the wrong spot. According to Fox News, the driver parked their small Peugeot 208 hostaback in the shopping cart area of a COTO shopping centre in Temperley Argentina, in the Buenos Aires province. That’s a top score in the being-a-jerk department, so employees responded by putting the shopping carts in their rightful spot anyway, all around the vehicle, boxing it in.
Chic-Fil-A Employees Rescue Family From Storm
The internet is full of stories of Chick-fil-A employees going above and beyond to serve their customers. An Alabama woman's recent Facebook post about her local Chick-fil-A has been shared more than 14,000 times.
Top 10 commenters:
1 [660 comments] 'TheJamesMadison, 003 with a License to Kill' [92.64 posts/day]
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5 [415 comments] 'Commissar Hrothgar'
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10 [321 comments] 'tubal' Top 10 sockpuppeteers:
1 [126 names] 'Miklos, between Norway and Denmark (where the train stops)' [17.69 unique names/day]
2 [41 names] 'mindful webworker - 100-comment droll'
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Honorable Mention:
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Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Candidate 29Victor at January 20, 2020 10:00 PM (BJKQV)
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Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at January 20, 2020 10:01 PM (+y/Ru)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 20, 2020 10:01 PM (sHVgQ)
Posted by: GnuBreed at January 20, 2020 10:01 PM (Z4rgH)
*swoons*
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at January 20, 2020 10:01 PM (fNFgo)
No swooning here.
Heights bother me.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 20, 2020 10:02 PM (al4du)
I'll bet that most would lose the bet "which American rock band has the most gold albums?"
I know I would have lost.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at January 20, 2020 10:03 PM (sy5kK)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 20, 2020 10:03 PM (a4EWo)
We are looking at replacing our standard water heater with a tankless model (maybe a Rinnai model).
Any thoughts?
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas at January 20, 2020 10:04 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 20, 2020 10:05 PM (V2Yro)
So far, I think it's like "Casino": kind of like Goodfellas, only not as good.
Posted by: Dr. T at January 20, 2020 10:05 PM (2PXwn)
Missed all the excitement at the Capital but about to start the next chapter in my life. And typical of a Gov yob, someone forget to get me permission to even enter The building. Lol. I will be starting from the concierge lounge and getting up late while they straighten it out. Lol. Life is good
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 20, 2020 10:05 PM (fz3ky)
Look at how short the lower branches are on those trees.
Winter snow and ice broke them all off as the trees tried to grow.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at January 20, 2020 10:05 PM (sy5kK)
Posted by: JT at January 20, 2020 10:05 PM (arJlL)
Posted by: shibumi, living in Atlas Shrugged at January 20, 2020 10:05 PM (gauLa)
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Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 20, 2020 10:07 PM (XVuno)
Posted by: Pete Seria at January 20, 2020 10:07 PM (7ZQe3)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 20, 2020 10:07 PM (rCIE4)
Posted by: davidt at January 20, 2020 10:07 PM (l3+k2)
Posted by: bluebell at January 20, 2020 10:07 PM (/669Q)
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He will not divide us!
Posted by: Shia LeBoof at January 20, 2020 10:08 PM (ppLlx)
Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at January 20, 2020 10:08 PM (JCrfD)
Posted by: Ladyl at January 20, 2020 10:08 PM (TdMsT)
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Sumbitch is a racist.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at January 20, 2020 10:08 PM (+y/Ru)
Posted by: wing at January 20, 2020 10:09 PM (JFzNN)
typical of a Gov yob, someone forget to get me permission to even enter The building. Lol. I will be starting from the concierge lounge and getting up late while they straighten it out. Lol. Life is good
Posted by: Nevergiveup
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Happened at my job, too. A bunch of contracts auto-canceled on December 31. Everyone (including me) had to get re-authorized. Hahahaha, I work for an outfit that protects critical infrastructure from cyber and physical threats HAHAHAHAHA.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 20, 2020 10:09 PM (13CQC)
Posted by: Ladyl at January 20, 2020 10:09 PM (TdMsT)
However, in ONT there is always the threat of She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.
Posted by: Axeman at January 20, 2020 10:09 PM (ppLlx)
If that's any indication, the farmers' outrage won't mean dick.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 20, 2020 10:09 PM (rCIE4)
Posted by: mallfly the Peach of Hoboken at January 20, 2020 10:10 PM (4a9Vv)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 20, 2020 10:10 PM (7rVsF)
So, which of Hillary's bathrooms is the server actually in?
No, wait...you said "protects."
Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at January 20, 2020 10:10 PM (JCrfD)
We are looking at replacing our standard water heater with a tankless model (maybe a Rinnai model).
Any thoughts?
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas at January 20, 2020 10:04 PM (SRRAx)
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We considered going tankless, but due to time and cost, went with a regular tank (we had need to replace it quickly, and having to run new venting made it more expensive).
One thing I came across while researching was that monthly maintenance was necessary for a tankless, otherwise it could fail (though I'll leave it to those who actually own one to verify that).
Posted by: No One of Consequence at January 20, 2020 10:11 PM (CAJOC)
Not his most closely followed recommendation.
Posted by: tbodie. at January 20, 2020 10:11 PM (W2Fol)
Posted by: davidt at January 20, 2020 10:11 PM (l3+k2)
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Too late to close the barn door. The cow is already in the cornfield.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at January 20, 2020 10:11 PM (+y/Ru)
Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at January 20, 2020 10:08 PM (JCrfD)
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What about the cat guy? What are his politics?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 20, 2020 10:11 PM (XVuno)
We are looking at replacing our standard water heater with a tankless model (maybe a Rinnai model).
Any thoughts?
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas
Gas?
Posted by: Aviator at January 20, 2020 10:11 PM (2cuLk)
At the office Christmas party that year she did not lose the opportunity to go up to the MD and say, "Bob, I'd like you to meet my fiance...Robert." This earned her an extremely dirty look from the MD in question.
Posted by: Dr Alice at January 20, 2020 10:12 PM (oW/8k)
Posted by: Pete Seria at January 20, 2020 10:12 PM (7ZQe3)
Posted by: shibumi, living in Atlas Shrugged at January 20, 2020 10:05 PM (gauLa)
And the crazy bullshit laws in the books, aside from perhaps one, were already on the books when she wrote the book.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2020 10:12 PM (eoQWY)
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at January 20, 2020 10:12 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at January 20, 2020 10:08 PM (JCrfD)
Hard to believe that two such massive egos can fit in one room, but they made it work, and work well.
That said, Gene Simmons has the kind of personality that instantly pisses me off. he and I would not get along, at all.
Thankfully I need never worry about us meeting.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, of the Butte Mahons at January 20, 2020 10:12 PM (x8Wzq)
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
MLK got it right, he just picked the wrong side.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at January 20, 2020 10:12 PM (sy5kK)
I hated these guys in their "we're just too smart for you wankers" years.
Posted by: Boswell at January 20, 2020 10:12 PM (32YRo)
Mobile App == Spyware
I have damn few of them. All I have is an offline GPS (no data signal at all, no tracking), Firefox, solitaire, Tetris and my E-Mail. That's it.
And boy do they push apps hard in stores. I went into a 7-11 to get coffee one morning and was asked if I had the app. I said no. They offered it for the "reward" (every 12th cup free, I think). I declined. I had to decline three times.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 20, 2020 10:12 PM (rCIE4)
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Too late to close the barn door. The cow is already in the cornfield.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at January 20, 2020 10:11 PM (+y/Ru)
The Dutch farmers also did that earlier in the winter.
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2020 10:13 PM (eoQWY)
Posted by: Builder Berg at January 20, 2020 10:13 PM (JXzy/)
And no, I am not gay. NTTIAWWT.
Posted by: David, Lt. Col. and decorated REMF at January 20, 2020 10:13 PM (bGP4p)
I think I'll pour a splash of bourbon and settle in for some quality reading.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at January 20, 2020 10:13 PM (QzJWU)
70% want witnesses called.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/20/politics/cnn-poll-trump-impeachment/
Posted by: ggreg at January 20, 2020 10:13 PM (045k4)
We considered going tankless, but due to time and cost, went with a regular tank (we had need to replace it quickly, and having to run new venting made it more expensive).
One thing I came across while researching was that monthly maintenance was necessary for a tankless, otherwise it could fail (though I'll leave it to those who actually own one to verify that).
Posted by: No One of Consequence at January 20, 2020 10:11 PM (CAJOC)
I replaced my hot water heater a couple of months ago. I researched tankless heaters and felt that there were too many cons. People on my community forum seem to have issues with them.
Posted by: Ladyl at January 20, 2020 10:14 PM (TdMsT)
They don't so great in really hard water areas is what we were told by a plumber friend who takes them out & replaces them with tanks for people in our hard water area ...
Posted by: Adriane the Idiots Gotta Dummy Critic ... at January 20, 2020 10:14 PM (LPnfS)
Ah, well, I guess everything old is new again.....
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas at January 20, 2020 10:14 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: Mike Hammer,
On the contrary.
You have correctly named the three cases for nouns in Norwegian.
Posted by: Miklos, Gramatically correct, at least at January 20, 2020 10:14 PM (QzkSJ)
63 We are looking at replacing our standard water heater with a tankless model
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Don't expect support. It's a tankless task.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 20, 2020 10:14 PM (XVuno)
The presidents actions, eventually, as information came out, it convinced me he should be impeached,Bloomberg answered, adding that he thinks there should be a fair trial.
I d have to swallow two or three times, but I would say I would vote to convict because theres just so much evidence that he acted inappropriately.
What a melley mouthed mini putz and traitor. And primo JINO
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 20, 2020 10:15 PM (fz3ky)
Posted by: Oldcat at January 20, 2020 10:12 PM (eoQWY)
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A lot of them are new since then - like FISA and the many enabling acts.
But it was obvious what was happening and why.
"Did you really think we want those laws observed?" said Dr. Ferris. "We want them to be broken. You'd better get it straight that it's not a bunch of boy scouts you're up against... We're after power and we mean it... There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What's there in that for anyone?"
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 20, 2020 10:15 PM (rCIE4)
Well, CNN isn't going to like that, are they?
Posted by: nerdygirl at January 20, 2020 10:15 PM (+lVUW)
Posted by: Aviator at January 20, 2020 10:16 PM (2cuLk)
I can't call you that, Dave ...
Posted by: HAL9000 at January 20, 2020 10:16 PM (LPnfS)
51% now support Impeachment and removal from office.
70% want witnesses called.
99.73% want drumhead trial, immediate execution and installation of Hillary! as president.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 20, 2020 10:16 PM (7rVsF)
They require a 4 inch exhaust and 1inch gas supply
...might need to upgrade...
If you have kids. Doesn't matter, 2 of you, perfect
Posted by: Builder Berg at January 20, 2020 10:16 PM (JXzy/)
Posted by: Joe Mannix
So your coffee was declinefeinated.
Posted by: Miklos, 24/7 at January 20, 2020 10:16 PM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: mindful webworker - showing obvious signs of depression at January 20, 2020 10:16 PM (0mP7b)
Posted by: ... at January 20, 2020 10:17 PM (uEbPt)
You will be gone. Period
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 20, 2020 10:17 PM (al4du)
Posted by: Miklos, 24/7 at January 20, 2020 10:16 PM (QzkSJ)
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Self-serve, thankfully.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 20, 2020 10:17 PM (rCIE4)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 20, 2020 10:17 PM (fz3ky)
Posted by: ALH at January 20, 2020 10:17 PM (A7tBu)
And no, I am not gay. NTTIAWWT.
Posted by: David, Lt. Col. and decorated REMF at January 20, 2020 10:13 PM (bGP4p)
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I am just the opposite. Only my parents and the government are allowed to use my legal name.
Posted by: No One of Consequence at January 20, 2020 10:18 PM (CAJOC)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at January 20, 2020 10:18 PM (+y/Ru)
Posted by: David, Lt. Col. and decorated REMF at January 20, 2020 10:18 PM (bGP4p)
Posted by: ... at January 20, 2020 10:17 PM (uEbPt)
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You don't like fucking casino? How do you feel about fucking monkeys?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 20, 2020 10:18 PM (XVuno)
70% want witnesses called.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/20/politics/cnn-poll-trump-impeachment/
Posted by: ggreg at January 20, 2020 10:13 PM (045k4)
Always pays to look at the crosstabs - NOT likely voters, just random adults surveyed.
That means that Illegal Aliens probably make up 5% - 10% of the numbers. What do you think their opinion would be?
plus, everyone who wants to see Joe and Hunter Biden questioned falls into "The Senate should call Witnesses!!!" category.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 20, 2020 10:18 PM (V2Yro)
Together, they did some really good stuff.
But yeah, every time I saw McCartney on TV in 2016, he was a big Hillary guy, and a Trump hater, in his best "aw, shucks, bloke" kind of way.
Like the tunes, but really tired of the man. And he wrote a song after 9/11 that was pro-American, pro-Freedom.
That is what a life of pot smoking and hundreds of millions of dollars will do to a person, I guess.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at January 20, 2020 10:18 PM (sy5kK)
Posted by: Texican ette at January 20, 2020 10:19 PM (aUFe9)
*swoons*
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at January 20, 2020 10:01 PM (fNFgo)
No swooning here.
Heights bother me.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 20, 2020 10:02 PM (al4du
Heh. Just looking at that pic made my stomach turn.
Posted by: tbodie. at January 20, 2020 10:19 PM (W2Fol)
Posted by: Agitator at January 20, 2020 10:19 PM (dPbYy)
Posted by: Mike Dukakis at January 20, 2020 10:19 PM (H5knJ)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 20, 2020 10:19 PM (a4EWo)
The presidents actions, eventually, as information came out, it convinced me he should be impeached,Bloomberg answered, adding that he thinks there should be a fair trial.
I d have to swallow two or three times, but I would say I would vote to convict because theres just so much evidence that he acted inappropriately.
What a melley mouthed mini putz and traitor. And primo JINO
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 20, 2020 10:15 PM (fz3ky)
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So he admits he would use a political process to knock his opponent out of the race. Sounds impeachable to me.
Posted by: No One of Consequence at January 20, 2020 10:20 PM (CAJOC)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 20, 2020 10:20 PM (fz3ky)
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Yeah, run on that, Little Mike.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at January 20, 2020 10:20 PM (+y/Ru)
Bloomberg is everything that is wrong when a diminutive personality tied to physical short comings runs for office - Mike looks in the mirror and cries out for people to respect him - you will be made to respect him! He needs to see a shrink, not run for elective office.
Posted by: Boswell at January 20, 2020 10:20 PM (32YRo)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at January 20, 2020 10:20 PM (G546f)
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto at January 20, 2020 10:20 PM (7ezxV)
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 20, 2020 10:18 PM (V2Yro)
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CNN poll of general population? Don't even bother with the cross-tabs. My trust level in CNN is pegged at zero. I doubt it was even random, as bad as that is. Probably selective.
Plus, even if *they* are trying to be honest (hahahahah), imagine your phone rings with "This a CNN/Ipsos poll and we'd like to ask you about ..."
What do you do? Hang up? Laugh and hang up? Lie your ass off like they do to you? This can't be good for results.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 20, 2020 10:20 PM (rCIE4)
VERY pricy to retrofit because there are location issues and then you have to rerun gas and the equipment is more expensive than tanked and blah blah blah.
If I build a new house I would do tankless but retrofit doesn't seem like it pencils out.
Posted by: blaster at January 20, 2020 10:21 PM (ZfRYq)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 20, 2020 10:21 PM (rCIE4)
I know this may sound odd, but I always call people by whatever their name is when I am introduced to them. So if your name was Gwendolyn, I would always call you that, not Gwen.
So hello, David.
Posted by: ALH at January 20, 2020 10:21 PM (A7tBu)
Heterosexual for all that matters these days.
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at January 20, 2020 10:21 PM (ykYG2)
Posted by: John, the guy with the Long Mustache at January 20, 2020 10:21 PM (sy5kK)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 20, 2020 10:20 PM (fz3ky)
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Did he say his "cancer on the Presidency" line? That made him a household word.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 20, 2020 10:21 PM (XVuno)
Posted by: Bearing Down On Bang Bang Bang Bangity Bang Bang at January 20, 2020 10:22 PM (l3+k2)
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at January 20, 2020 10:22 PM (NWiLs)
The more power we grant an organization, the more evil will find its way there.
Posted by: t-bird at January 20, 2020 10:22 PM (g0Lfb)
They are all mid-late 20-something women with big boobs. I can barely enjoy looking at them because all but one reminds me of AOC and one looks kinda like her.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 20, 2020 10:22 PM (rCIE4)
Be careful who you hire and or inherit
Ie j dean and just about all of PDTs staff
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 20, 2020 10:22 PM (fz3ky)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at January 20, 2020 10:20 PM (G546f)
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Florence Arizona?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 20, 2020 10:22 PM (XVuno)
Posted by: ol' Stan at January 20, 2020 10:23 PM (ykYG2)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 20, 2020 10:23 PM (rCIE4)
Did he say his "cancer on the Presidency" line? That made him a household word.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 20, 2020 10:21 PM (XVuno)
Yup. That and his blond wife. She still with him?
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 20, 2020 10:23 PM (fz3ky)
Posted by: Dr. T at January 20, 2020 10:24 PM (2PXwn)
Please accept my condolences on the loss of your good friend ...
May his Family Find Strength and Be Comforted.
Posted by: Adriane the Critic ... at January 20, 2020 10:24 PM (LPnfS)
Posted by: Dr Alice at January 20, 2020 10:24 PM (oW/8k)
Posted by: Goerge "Miklos" Carlin at January 20, 2020 10:24 PM (QzkSJ)
https://youtu.be/rb53-sDII0o
Eric Johnson - Cliffs of Dover (Live):
https://youtu.be/5Nd7EZ3k39s
Jeff Beck - Blue Wind:
https://youtu.be/jP-bT8FCiOo
And, the Kings - This Beat Goes On/Switchin' to Glide:
https://youtu.be/sxkjvKBPQjo
Posted by: Sharkman at January 20, 2020 10:24 PM (2aX9r)
Posted by: Traveling Man&&&& at January 20, 2020 10:24 PM (vkfbg)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at January 20, 2020 10:25 PM (l9m7l)
You will be gone. Period
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 20, 2020 10:17 PM (al4du)
Thank-you!
Posted by: tbodie. at January 20, 2020 10:25 PM (W2Fol)
This delays getting to the rest of the content, much less jumping into the commentery pool.
Couldn'tcha give us just a little bit more taste of the nub of the crux of the biscuit of the linked source?
Posted by: mindful webworker - I want to know what I need to know before I earn the knowledge by trial and erro at January 20, 2020 10:25 PM (0mP7b)
And no, I am not gay. NTTIAWWT.
Posted by: David, Lt. Col. and decorated REMF at January 20, 2020 10:13 PM (bGP4p)
So when they knock on your door and call "Dave!" do you say "Dave's not here?"
Posted by: Donna&&&&V. at January 20, 2020 10:25 PM (d6Ksn)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at January 20, 2020 10:20 PM (G546f)
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Florence Arizona?
Posted by: Cicero
Florence South Carolina.
Just head on down to Myrtle Beach.
Posted by: Miklos, South of the Border at January 20, 2020 10:25 PM (QzkSJ)
sorry to hear this, and prayers for you, your friend, and family.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at January 20, 2020 10:26 PM (sy5kK)
Posted by: redridinghood at January 20, 2020 10:26 PM (wiXsO)
Posted by: tbodie. at January 20, 2020 10:19 PM (W2Fol)
I let Mrs. MH chauffeur me across the Macinac Bridge
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 20, 2020 10:26 PM (al4du)
Posted by: Frozen Surfperch, back where he belongs at January 20, 2020 10:26 PM (tVQUs)
Posted by: start. bilding . rowbot at January 20, 2020 10:26 PM (0W4Rt)
45s
Beginning tomorrow, those of us serving in the upper chamber face a daunting task as we begin to sift through the evidence and hear from witnesses and perform what is quite possibly our most serious duty
--short of voting for war.
I have not made up my mind yet as to the President's guilt or evidence, yet on the eve of his impeachment trial , polls show a majority of Americans believe the president has committed serious crimes and deserves to be removed from office. While I don't doubt this , I would like to take this opportunity to assure the president that I have not yet reached any conclusions as to his guilt or innocence and will not begin my personal deliberations until I hear ALL the evidence.
Posted by: JoeF. at January 20, 2020 10:26 PM (o1fzk)
Heterosexual for all that matters these days.
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at January 20, 2020 10:21 PM (ykYG2)
Moishe?
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at January 20, 2020 10:27 PM (NWiLs)
* * * *
So sorry for your loss, Agitator. Prayers up for his family and friends. May your memories sustain you in the days ahead.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at January 20, 2020 10:27 PM (fNFgo)
Posted by: redridinghood at January 20, 2020 10:27 PM (wiXsO)
Posted by: Nevergiveup
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If the feds are anything like corporate America, you'll have to send an email from your account to the correct email address to request access to your email.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 20, 2020 10:27 PM (Y4EXg)
Thanks for posting the Beatles. I had a crush on every single one of them when I was 8 years old, except. And John. And Ringo.
Actually the only one I liked was George.
But thank you, just the same!
Posted by: ALH at January 20, 2020 10:27 PM (A7tBu)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 20, 2020 10:18 PM (XVuno)
Fuck fucking monkeys. And fuck the fucking Diaz Brothers. I bury those cockaroaches.
Posted by: ... at January 20, 2020 10:27 PM (uEbPt)
Posted by: Donna&&&&V. at January 20, 2020 10:28 PM (d6Ksn)
Posted by: ALH at January 20, 2020 10:28 PM (A7tBu)
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at January 20, 2020 10:21 PM (ykYG2)
Moishe?
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at January 20, 2020 10:27 PM (NWiLs)
Jesus?
Posted by: hogmartin at January 20, 2020 10:28 PM (t+qrx)
/me shudders
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 20, 2020 10:28 PM (rCIE4)
Posted by: Goerge "Miklos" Carlin at January 20, 2020 10:24 PM
My cold water heater can boil Maine lobster...
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto at January 20, 2020 10:28 PM (7ezxV)
Posted by: IrishEi at January 20, 2020 10:28 PM (sGotD)
Posted by: Adriane the Canadian Music Critic ... at January 20, 2020 10:28 PM (LPnfS)
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at January 20, 2020 10:28 PM (CjFDo)
Maybe tomorrow
Hope you come back
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 20, 2020 10:28 PM (al4du)
Posted by: Nevergiveup
CNN needs to do a poll on how many people think CNN targeted Bernie in the last debate.
Posted by: nerdygirl at January 20, 2020 10:29 PM (+lVUW)
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at January 20, 2020 10:29 PM (ykYG2)
Posted by: Donna&&&&V. at January 20, 2020 10:28 PM (d6Ksn
Especially those black white power guys!
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 20, 2020 10:29 PM (fz3ky)
Posted by: Vindeman at January 20, 2020 10:29 PM (a4EWo)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at January 20, 2020 10:29 PM (13CQC)
Posted by: JoeF. at January 20, 2020 10:30 PM (o1fzk)
Posted by: Pete Seria at January 20, 2020 10:30 PM (7ZQe3)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 20, 2020 10:26 PM (al4du)
Fistbump
Posted by: tbodie. at January 20, 2020 10:30 PM (W2Fol)
Bloomberg said Monday he would vote to convict President Donald Trump if
he were in the Senate.
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And if my grandmother had wheels, she'd still be taller than that worthless shitheel.
Posted by: ... at January 20, 2020 10:30 PM (uEbPt)
Posted by: Donna&&&&V. at January 20, 2020 10:30 PM (d6Ksn)
Posted by: Pete Seria at January 20, 2020 10:30 PM (7ZQe3)
++++++++++++++
I'm sure not. JoeF is on his wavelength, though.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 20, 2020 10:30 PM (rCIE4)
An articulate black man concerned with our Constitutional rights.. he slays the left's meme of a bunch of redneck white nationalists!
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at January 20, 2020 10:31 PM (CjFDo)
Posted by: Frozen Surfperch, just as good as fresh at January 20, 2020 10:31 PM (tVQUs)
Posted by: Donna&&&&V. at January 20, 2020 10:30 PM (d6Ksn)
++++++++++++++
Even with Hollywood's movie magic, I imagine it would be *very* hard to show the brutal takedown of Antifa that would inevitably result as anything other than self-defense.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 20, 2020 10:31 PM (rCIE4)
Posted by: free tibet at January 20, 2020 10:31 PM (89g57)
Posted by: Donna&&&&V. at January 20, 2020 10:30 PM (d6Ksn)
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Good against grandmas.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 20, 2020 10:32 PM (XVuno)
Posted by: JoeF. at January 20, 2020 10:32 PM (o1fzk)
Posted by: Vindeman at January 20, 2020 10:29 PM (a4EWo)
Actually people who do not know you would simply call Colonel for ease. Those who know you would just call fat body or asshole
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 20, 2020 10:32 PM (fz3ky)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at January 20, 2020 10:20 PM (G546f)
I HAVE OPINIONS!
Not sure how many travelers you are looking at.
But, this is where sra blaster and I stayed in Florence:
Guest House Bel Duomo
Literally walk out the door and look around the corner, and the Duomo is RIGHT THERE.
Location is fantastic. Very affordable! Cheap, even, for Florence.
What's the catch - it's not a Marriott. It is kinda of a half-step between a hostel and a hotel. Private rooms, and private bathrooms - but the private bathroom is not in the private room. If you are driving, you have to drive there and it is, well, right there by the Duomo. So traffic is, umm, challenging. And certain times some of the streets you need to drive on are closed. And parking is kind of weird - they give you a voucher to work your away around to a parking garage.
And breakfast? It's continental. But it is a voucher to go to a cafe around the corner.
The rooms are nice and comfy and you can sleep there. This is the key.
BUT. Location location location. You are right where you want to be.
You can get up early in the morning to get in line for L'Academia which is about 5 blocks away. Then after you see David, hoof it over to the line for the Uffizi.
And the restaurants...
Posted by: blaster at January 20, 2020 10:32 PM (ZfRYq)
Posted by: Cicero
Florence South Carolina.
Just head on down to Myrtle Beach.
Posted by: Miklos, South of the Border at January 20, 2020 10:25 PM (QzkSJ)
LOL I know of a really BIG hotel in Florence, Arizona.
Except it's got bars on all the windows.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 20, 2020 10:32 PM (V2Yro)
Posted by: Eromero at January 20, 2020 10:32 PM (UUkQp)
The matter of the film being one continuous shot I found to be not a problem. It works. The filmmakers did make one tiny cheat but again, it works. Go see this movie.
Posted by: DB at January 20, 2020 10:32 PM (iTXRQ)
Posted by: DR.WTF at January 20, 2020 10:32 PM (aS1PU)
Always pays to look at the crosstabs - NOT likely voters, just random adults surveyed.
So, they took a random survey of the CNN newsroom and then asked two or three janitors?
Posted by: shibumi, living in Atlas Shrugged at January 20, 2020 10:32 PM (gauLa)
Posted by: McCool at January 20, 2020 10:33 PM (KvRqW)
Except it's got bars on all the windows.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 20, 2020 10:32 PM (V2Yro)
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I've heard Florence AZ has more prison cels per capita than anywhere in the U.S.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 20, 2020 10:33 PM (XVuno)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at January 20, 2020 10:34 PM (H5knJ)
Posted by: redridinghood at January 20, 2020 10:34 PM (wiXsO)
Posted by: free tibet at January 20, 2020 10:31 PM (89g57)
Yep...when Mom yelled Micheal David Lee (last name), I knew I was in deep kimchi.
Posted by: Traveling Man&&&& at January 20, 2020 10:34 PM (vkfbg)
Posted by: Traveling Man
"Okay - Thanks for that Grampa Micky-Dave! You know, people call me Joe, but my Dad called me Sloppy and my uncle Bilbo called me Jughead, but the gas station attendant the other day called me "heyu" so, a bit confused here, where was I? Oh yeah, so call me Roy...my word as a Biden." - J. Biden, not a senile candidate for Prez Man of the USA
Posted by: Boswell at January 20, 2020 10:34 PM (32YRo)
Posted by: Vindeman at January 20, 2020 10:29 PM (a4EWo)
Actually people who do not know you would simply call Colonel for ease. Those who know you would just call fat body or asshole
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 20, 2020 10:32 PM (fz3ky)
I thought it was Lt Col Bearclaw?
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at January 20, 2020 10:34 PM (0ReGO)
Without the timestamp clue it is hard to tell.
Posted by: tbodie. at January 20, 2020 10:34 PM (W2Fol)
Posted by: redridinghood
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Do you know anyone that you'd like to get on their bad side?
Posted by: Tonypete at January 20, 2020 10:35 PM (Y4EXg)
Except it's got bars on all the windows.
Posted by: Tom Servo
People try to break in for the famous Breakfast Buffet.
Posted by: Miklos, speculating at January 20, 2020 10:35 PM (QzkSJ)
Another question - layover between US and Italy - if my choice is Amsterdam or Paris
which airport is faster to go thru?
Posted by: vmom 2020 at January 20, 2020 10:35 PM (G546f)
-
Some Moron mentioned Downfall the other day so I decided to watch it. In one scene, after being denied permission from Hitler to leave with his family, one big shot SS doctor, Ernst-Robert Grawitz, kills himself and his family with two grenades. I knew nothing of Grawitz so I looked him up. His big thing was to "eradicate the perverted world of the homosexual" and research into attempts to "cure" homosexuality. This involved experimentation on inmates in Nazi concentration camps. I don't know what kind of medical experiments he did to cure homosexuality but it sounds bad.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at January 20, 2020 10:35 PM (+y/Ru)
Posted by: Pete Seria at January 20, 2020 10:36 PM (7ZQe3)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at January 20, 2020 10:34 PM (H5knJ)
Good to know, bare balls.
Posted by: tbodie. at January 20, 2020 10:36 PM (W2Fol)
Look at this picture
https://tinyurl.com/v3jpjgt
(IT's LEGIT!)
To the left of that Farmacia is a door that goes up to the Guesthouse
Posted by: blaster at January 20, 2020 10:36 PM (ZfRYq)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 20, 2020 10:36 PM (a4EWo)
Posted by: mallfly the Peach of Hoboken at January 20, 2020 10:36 PM (4a9Vv)
There were gossipy rumors about her being a b*tch
I assumed it was just Lefty lies...
but then again, a smart and attractive woman of a certain age who's never been married.. makes you go hmmm
Posted by: McCool at January 20, 2020 10:36 PM (KvRqW)
Posted by: SMH at January 20, 2020 10:37 PM (RU4sa)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 20, 2020 10:32 PM (fz3ky)
I thought it was Lt Col Bearclaw?
Posted by: Helena Handbasket
.........
I thought it was Lt Col Chowthief. No?
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at January 20, 2020 10:37 PM (CjFDo)
70% want witnesses called.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/20/politics/cnn-poll-trump-impeachment/
Posted by: ggreg at January 20, 2020 10:13 PM (045k4)
2 weeks from now
99% wont even give it a thought
Posted by: REDACTED at January 20, 2020 10:37 PM (rpxSz)
Posted by: Thomas LaBelle at January 20, 2020 10:37 PM (XHdLb)
Jon dean on cnn. He is still alive? Lol
Posted by: Nevergiveup
They keep him in suspended animation and revive him whenever a Republican is president.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 20, 2020 10:37 PM (aKsyK)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 20, 2020 10:37 PM (al4du)
I have a theory: If you play "Ain't No Love In The Heart of the City" and someone doesn't like it, they're a reanimated zombie dean of an SS Order Castle. Only way to be that cold.
Experimental replicability may prove challenging due to sparsity of test subjects, though.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 20, 2020 10:37 PM (uKj5K)
Posted by: logprof at January 20, 2020 10:37 PM (oZuI0)
Without the timestamp clue it is hard to tell.
Posted by: tbodie. at January 20, 2020 10:34 PM (W2Fol)
well except for the biggest clue of all. Like who posted it.
he is extremely talented. More Mitt than Mitt, one could say.
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 20, 2020 10:38 PM (V2Yro)
which airport is faster to go thru?
Posted by: vmom 2020 at January 20, 2020 10:35 PM (G546f)
FYI, the Yellow vest protests are still a thing on weekends. Depending on your schedule Paris may be a bad idea.
Posted by: tbodie. at January 20, 2020 10:38 PM (W2Fol)
Posted by: LASue at January 20, 2020 10:38 PM (Ed8Zd)
Posted by: Ladyl at January 20, 2020 10:38 PM (TdMsT)
Posted by: blaster
Always good to have a Farmacia close by.
Extra bonus.
Posted by: Miklos, sometime visitor at January 20, 2020 10:39 PM (QzkSJ)
well, at least it was a coyote and not a chicken
woulds made for a weird headline
Posted by: REDACTED at January 20, 2020 10:39 PM (rpxSz)
Posted by: Texican ette at J
I love that kid's dream. He also had the perfect answer for how to help his dream come true.
Posted by: Moki at January 20, 2020 10:39 PM (mFoNl)
I don't know how those poor bastids lived in WWII era subs without losing their minds.
Posted by: Tonypete at January 20, 2020 10:39 PM (Y4EXg)
Posted by: rhomboid at January 20, 2020 10:39 PM (El6T/)
Never been to AMS but Charles deGaulle is a mess..
Gotta take buses between 6 (?) terminals
Posted by: McCool at January 20, 2020 10:40 PM (KvRqW)
which airport is faster to go thru?
Posted by: vmom 2020 at January 20, 2020 10:35 PM (G546f)
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Schiphol has less traffic, in my experience.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 20, 2020 10:40 PM (XVuno)
Posted by: vmom 2020
Avoid Paris CDG at all costs.
Amsterdam much more better.
Posted by: Miklos, who knows where the cigar lounge is at January 20, 2020 10:40 PM (QzkSJ)
I like Ingraham, but I wouldn't want to get on her bad side.
There were gossipy rumors about her being a b*tch
I assumed it was just Lefty lies...
I used to listen to her radio show. One day during a break when there should have been a commercial there was an open mike and she was giving one of her subordinates Hell and using the f-word repeatedly.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 20, 2020 10:40 PM (aKsyK)
Another question - layover between US and Italy - if my choice is Amsterdam or Paris
which airport is faster to go thru?
Posted by: vmom 2020 at January 20, 2020 10:35 PM (G546f)
Amsterdam.
Funny story in Paris airport.
Layover, go to a cafe in their, and on the table stand with the menu (vertical plastic holder) they have a picture of a hamburger, and then below it a list of sandwiches they have.
Waiter comes over, what would you like, I asked do you have a hamburger? He gets all snooty snotty and monsieur we do not have ze humboorgair!
And I'm like THERE IS A PICTURE OF ONE RIGHT HERE ON YOUR MENU PIERRE!
Posted by: blaster at January 20, 2020 10:40 PM (ZfRYq)
Posted by: Tom Servo at January 20, 2020 10:38 PM (V2Yro)
++++++++++
JoeF is spooky. I suspect that if he got a Romney mask and a voice modulator, he could probably sit for him in the Senate and no one would be the wiser.
Until he started voting like a conservative, anyway.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 20, 2020 10:40 PM (rCIE4)
Posted by: DR.WTF at January 20, 2020 10:32 PM (aS1PU)
Trump is now calling him "Where's". As a first name for Where's Hunter?
And yes, Hunter is earning his new first name, with every new nugget of criminality and sleaziness that leaks out.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at January 20, 2020 10:40 PM (sy5kK)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 20, 2020 10:33 PM (XVuno)
* * * *
Florence, Colorado has been known to have a few cells as well. Supermax!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at January 20, 2020 10:41 PM (fNFgo)
well, at least it was a coyote and not a chicken
woulds made for a weird headline
Posted by: REDACTED at January 20, 2020 10:39 PM (rpxSz)
LO f'n L
Posted by: DR.WTF at January 20, 2020 10:41 PM (aS1PU)
This is the problem with this impeachment. "Acted inappropriately" is a matter of opinion, not facts or evidence. The fact that Nanny uses that phrase is exactly why I view this impeachment as political bullshit. His thinking is the same as the congressional democrats'.
Posted by: nerdygirl at January 20, 2020 10:41 PM (+lVUW)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 20, 2020 10:41 PM (XVuno)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 20, 2020 10:41 PM (al4du)
Posted by: SMH at January 20, 2020 10:41 PM (RU4sa)
which airport is faster to go thru?
Posted by: vmom 2020 at January 20, 2020 10:35 PM (G546f)
++++++++++++++
I've never been through Paris, but I have been through Amsterdam. It was a nightmare but that was *not* the airport's fault. Everything got fucked up and I had 85 minutes to actually enter the Netherlands, get my bag, check back in, get back through security, get to the gate and make the plane.
It should have been impossible. Everyone who worked for airport or the government with whom I interacted cleared the way to help me make it. From border/passport control, security, baggage, airport information workers - everyone. They all were extremely helpful and helped shepherd me through a big confusing airport efficiently to make my impossible connection.
I made the connection. I was treated extremely well by the Amsterdam airport and various authorities.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 20, 2020 10:43 PM (rCIE4)
https://m.youtube.com/ watch?v=MdhhoOdD6mQ&time_continue=239&feature=emb_title
Posted by: squirrelly dan at January 20, 2020 10:43 PM (VIoev)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at January 20, 2020 10:43 PM (G546f)
Posted by: SMH at January 20, 2020 10:43 PM (RU4sa)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 20, 2020 10:44 PM (al4du)
which airport is faster to go thru?
Posted by: vmom 2020 at January 20, 2020 10:35 PM (G546f)
Heard IKA is a blast
Posted by: REDACTED at January 20, 2020 10:44 PM (rpxSz)
Posted by: Moki at January 20, 2020 10:44 PM (mFoNl)
Posted by: kallisto at January 20, 2020 10:44 PM (QgDuz)
Pretty sure he intended to write "robot." And "start building robot" to make your dreams come true are words to live by.
Posted by: Bob the Bilderberg at January 20, 2020 10:44 PM (qc+VF)
Posted by: SMH at January 20, 2020 10:44 PM (RU4sa)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 20, 2020 10:44 PM (al4du)
you mean again. right ?
Posted by: REDACTED at January 20, 2020 10:45 PM (rpxSz)
There were gossipy rumors about her being a b*tch
I assumed it was just Lefty lies...
but then again, a smart and attractive woman of a certain age who's never been married.. makes you go hmmm
Posted by: McCool at January 20, 2020 10:36 PM (KvRqW)
I just watch her show for her guests and opinions. Don't really care too much about the rest, I'm not living with her or dating her.
She is rather opinionated, however. And getting on her bad side, guessing it would be miserable.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at January 20, 2020 10:45 PM (sy5kK)
https://tinyurl.com/yx4nxyxh
Posted by: SMH at January 20, 2020 10:41 PM (RU4sa)
{{{SMH}}}
I just love it when someone from the left makes an ass of himself.
Posted by: Ladyl at January 20, 2020 10:45 PM (TdMsT)
Posted by: Tonypete at January 20, 2020 10:35 PM (Y4EXg)
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Hmmm, I can't stand
Sheila Jackson Lee.
I'm not in her district and if she messed with me I'd call Gov. Abbott or Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.
Posted by: redridinghood at January 20, 2020 10:45 PM (wiXsO)
I, like many people, don't answer the phone unless I recognize the number as someone I know. Thank you, telemarketers. Phone surveys aren't worth shit.
Posted by: nerdygirl at January 20, 2020 10:46 PM (+lVUW)
Oy... I've never been to Paris. I've managed to avoid France, aside from Port-Bou, which is a bad place plagued by rude and pecunious, corrupt civil servants.
I've heard it's cripplingly expensive to visit, however.
Amsterdam's pretty cool. Weird town, but fun for a day or two if it's just a layover.
And, unlike Venice, its canals aren't fetid sewers.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 20, 2020 10:46 PM (uKj5K)
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PRO TIP: Go in the spring, not the summer.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 20, 2020 10:47 PM (XVuno)
Were you there in the spring/summer? Maybe not fetid sewers in Amsterdam, but still... pretty much sewers.
Posted by: shibumi, living in Atlas Shrugged at January 20, 2020 10:47 PM (gauLa)
but
Paperback Writer - what a great burst of sound right from the start. Prime Beatles - the "Rubber Soul/Revolver (virtual double album) days.* When the yeah yeah yeah moptops reached A Whole. Nother. Level. And took us with them or did we bring them along. It's kind of lost in the haze of Norwegian wood.
Single b/w Rain ((when they had A's on both sides of every 45)). Released May 30, 1966, BUT in the US, it didn't appear on an album until Hey Jude, 1970.
Posted by: mindful webworker - yeah, yeah, all you need is AoS at January 20, 2020 10:48 PM (0mP7b)
Never been to AMS but Charles deGaulle is a mess..
Gotta take buses between 6 (?) terminals
Posted by: McCool at January 20, 2020 10:40 PM (KvRqW)
I have been to both and both are worth visiting. If you are talking a layover that gives you time to really see a city, then for sure it just must be Paris. Amsterdam has its fans, no doubt there. But if you are comparing the places as must see cities, it is not really that close.
Posted by: Quint at January 20, 2020 10:48 PM (n13/j)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at January 20, 2020 10:43 PM (G546f)
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Just let us know if you have medical issues!
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 20, 2020 10:48 PM (XVuno)
Posted by: kallisto - at January 20, 2020 10:48 PM (QgDuz)
Yes, 1917 was very good. I won't recommend it because I won't recommend giving commie Hollywood freaks any more money in good conscience. But it was good.
Posted by: ... at January 20, 2020 10:48 PM (uEbPt)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 20, 2020 10:44 PM (al4du)
* * * *
Fine with me, so long as they stay in Arizona.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at January 20, 2020 10:49 PM (fNFgo)
I like Ingraham, but I wouldn't want to get on her bad side.
Posted by: redridinghood at January 20, 2020 10:34 PM (wiXsO)
Eh some people like that kind of thing.
Posted by: ... at January 20, 2020 10:49 PM (uEbPt)
Posted by: logprof at January 20, 2020 10:49 PM (oZuI0)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 20, 2020 10:50 PM (uKj5K)
Posted by: Quint at January 20, 2020 10:50 PM (n13/j)
Posted by: Three Dawg Knights at January 20, 2020 10:50 PM (EgshT)
Posted by: Donna&&&&V. at January 20, 2020 10:50 PM (d6Ksn)
Posted by: Three Dawg Knights at January 20, 2020 10:50 PM (EgshT)
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The ladies are insane there
And they really like the vuvuzelas.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 20, 2020 10:51 PM (XVuno)
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at January 20, 2020 10:52 PM (ykYG2)
Posted by: Three Dawg Knights at January 20, 2020 10:52 PM (EgshT)
Posted by: kallisto - at January 20, 2020 10:52 PM (QgDuz)
Posted by: Ripley at January 20, 2020 10:53 PM (NbRJx)
Posted by: Agitator at January 20, 2020 10:19 PM (dPbYy)
My condolences.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2020 10:53 PM (LxWV7)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 20, 2020 10:53 PM (al4du)
https://m.youtube.com/ watch?v=MdhhoOdD6mQ&time_continue=239&feature=emb_title
Posted by: squirrelly dan at January 20, 2020 10:43 PM (VIoev)
that really is her!
Brenda!
works for me.
now, think of Ana Navarro or Joy Reid doing that.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at January 20, 2020 10:53 PM (sy5kK)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler
If he was capable of blowing up his family with grenades, I don't want to know what he did to gays in concentration camps.
Posted by: nerdygirl at January 20, 2020 10:53 PM (+lVUW)
If you go L'Accademia at 830 there won't be a line, and you will feel weird standing there by yourself. If you walk around and come back 10 minutes later a busload of Japanese tourists or something will be in front of you.
So go early and wait. And then when you get in the door, there are tons of other art things to see on the walls. Ignore them. Bust it to the back to get to David before that busload of Japanese tourists gets there. Get your perspective pic with your hands on his penis and then casually look at the other art on the way out. Then walk over to the Uffizi. You will have a wait because you did not go their first but its okay. If you don't like waiting pay one of the tour guides who bribes your way to the front. Be prepared for Madonna and Child overload.
Posted by: blaster at January 20, 2020 10:53 PM (ZfRYq)
Posted by: eleven at January 20, 2020 10:54 PM (QLPEO)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 20, 2020 10:54 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: ... at
I watched it online
Posted by: DB at January 20, 2020 10:54 PM (iTXRQ)
Posted by: Ripley
Time/Space rip.
Wouldn't be prudent.
Posted by: eleven at January 20, 2020 10:54 PM (QLPEO)
And, unlike Venice, its canals aren't fetid sewers.
Were you there in the spring/summer? Maybe not fetid sewers in Amsterdam, but still... pretty much sewers.
Posted by: shibumi, living in Atlas Shrugged at January 20, 2020 10:47 PM (gauLa)
I hate to give an opinion without rock solid evidence, it is my way. But I have been to Venice and it is not my favorite Italian city. If you are planing to spend time in major Italian cities, as a general rule I would allocate less time to Venice. For sure go there, but it is not a place I would choose to linger in.
There was something about the commercialism of the place, the thousands of Japanese taking photos, and the crap floating in the canals that just didn't do it for me.
Posted by: Quint at January 20, 2020 10:55 PM (n13/j)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 20, 2020 10:55 PM (al4du)
Posted by: Donna&&&&V. at January 20, 2020 10:28 PM (d6Ksn)
Kind of gives the lie to all the Sturm und Drang posted here by
Concerned Posters the last few days.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2020 10:55 PM (LxWV7)
https://tinyurl.com/yx4nxyxh
Posted by: SMH at January 20, 2020 10:41 PM
That's PRICELESS!!
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto at January 20, 2020 10:55 PM (7ezxV)
Posted by: No One of Consequence
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When we built our current house 10 years ago we got 2 tankless water heaters. Never heard about monthly maintenance. We love ours. Retro fitting for them is not alway cost effective or easy.
Posted by: lin-duh at January 20, 2020 10:55 PM (UUBmN)
My favorite moment from Venice:
My friend and I saw a stream of people stepping over/around a drunk bag lady right by the big train terminal. We stopped to see if she needed a hand off the steps, and realized she wasn't drunk, but obviously ill. So we got the train station to call an ambulance.
It was a good reminder that most people are not like Americans.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 20, 2020 10:56 PM (uKj5K)
Posted by: boulder t'hobo
What were your expectations?
If you expect nothing it's ok.
Posted by: eleven at January 20, 2020 10:56 PM (QLPEO)
And they really like the vuvuzelas.
Posted by: Cicero
Don't stick your vuvuzela in crazy.
Just sayin'.
Posted by: Miklos, who knows whereof he speaks at January 20, 2020 10:56 PM (QzkSJ)
https://tinyurl.com/uku87wf
https://tinyurl.com/t4nt3rr
https://tinyurl.com/vfkgfjq
https://tinyurl.com/t4zjyzl
https://tinyurl.com/u27drxv
Posted by: kbdabear at January 20, 2020 10:56 PM (qAR6u)
2 hour job interview with a total of 6 people. Then there will be phone interviews with 2 other people. Jeez, this is a temp to hire job - you'd think I was a candidate for a Cabinet position.
When I moved to DC in '84, I arrived on a Saturday, went to a temp agency on Monday morning and was sent right from their office to the temp job. I was working Monday afternoon. Times have changed :{
Posted by: Donna&&&&V. at January 20, 2020 10:56 PM (d6Ksn)
The girl was hot, but it WASN'T Ingraham.....
Posted by: JoeF. at January 20, 2020 10:56 PM (o1fzk)
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at January 20, 2020 10:52 PM (ykYG2)
--I think the Hulu drek is a spinoff. Never saw the movie either.
The Hulu show had all manner of black chicks spewing annoying hipster rat-a-tat-tat dialogue. Too much for me to suspend disbelief of that conceit.
Posted by: logprof at January 20, 2020 10:56 PM (oZuI0)
Several hotels will get tickets for you if you request them online, even if you're not staying at the hotel. You have to contact them a few weeks in advance. DO IT!
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 20, 2020 10:57 PM (XVuno)
And then I find...
Top 10 sockpuppeteers:
1 [126 names] 'Miklos, between Norway and Denmark (where the train stops)' [17.69 unique names/day]
2 [41 names] 'mindful webworker - 100-comment droll'
100-comment droll. How rule.
Thanks, Miklos. Keep on sockin'.
Posted by: mindful webworker - yeah, yeah, all you need is AoS at January 20, 2020 10:57 PM (0mP7b)
Posted by: Quint at January 20, 2020 10:55 PM (n13/j)
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All of these things. I was totally jacked to go there, and left inside of 36 hours.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 20, 2020 10:57 PM (uKj5K)
Movies like that should be enlivened with a big CGI cave troll. Whenever Jack Black or John Cusack (who were both ubiquitous in 2000s era white movie) say something snooty, the cave troll slaps them around.
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at January 20, 2020 10:57 PM (ykYG2)
https://tinyurl.com/rvrcbjf
https://tinyurl.com/synsjjo
https://tinyurl.com/tpr298a
https://tinyurl.com/rtz76qt
https://tinyurl.com/qrzfgua
Posted by: kbdabear at January 20, 2020 10:58 PM (qAR6u)
Posted by: kallisto - at January 20, 2020 10:58 PM (QgDuz)
We are looking at replacing our standard water heater with a tankless model (maybe a Rinnai model).
Any thoughts?
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas
Gas?
Posted by: Aviator at January 20, 2020 10:11 PM (2cuLk)
Yes.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas at January 20, 2020 10:58 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at January 20, 2020 10:58 PM (G546f)
And haggle. Figure on paying about 60% of the first price. Maybe better if you bundle.
Posted by: blaster at January 20, 2020 10:59 PM (ZfRYq)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 20, 2020 10:53 PM (al4du)
* * * *
**SNORT**
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at January 20, 2020 10:59 PM (fNFgo)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 20, 2020 10:59 PM (al4du)
Also, she was already a speechwriter for Reagan by the late '80's
Posted by: JoeF. at January 20, 2020 10:59 PM (o1fzk)
Posted by: New York Times at January 20, 2020 10:59 PM (ERzXf)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 20, 2020 11:00 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 20, 2020 10:57 PM (uKj5K)
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You have to go off-season and you need to stay in a palazzo. My last trip there was in November and it was atmospheric and awesome. Had the great luck to get caught in the aqua Alta on one of its rare occurrences.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 20, 2020 11:00 PM (XVuno)
High Fidelity at age 35. Ghey
Posted by: squirrelly dan at January 20, 2020 11:00 PM (VIoev)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 20, 2020 11:01 PM (rCIE4)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at January 20, 2020 10:35 PM (+y/Ru)
He allowed them only gray paint and swastikas to decorate their cells.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2020 11:01 PM (LxWV7)
Posted by: mindful webworker - yeah, yeah, all you need is AoS at January 20, 2020 10:57 PM
Indeed! It's friggin' genius!
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto at January 20, 2020 11:01 PM (7ezxV)
We had a bug that got fixed. Works fine now.
Posted by: eleven at January 20, 2020 11:01 PM (QLPEO)
what do you do for cell phone and spending money in Italy?
Posted by: vmom 2020 at January 20, 2020 11:01 PM (G546f)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 20, 2020 11:01 PM (al4du)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at January 20, 2020 10:58 PM (G546f)
Well there is no debating taste, right?
Firenze is my favorite city in Italy. Does it show?
I can guarantee you will not be disappointed.
Posted by: blaster at January 20, 2020 11:02 PM (ZfRYq)
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at January 20, 2020 11:03 PM (ykYG2)
High Fidelity at age 35. Ghey
Posted by: squirrelly dan
After that old lady sniz link your opinions are moot.
Posted by: eleven at January 20, 2020 11:03 PM (QLPEO)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at January 20, 2020 11:01 PM (G546f)
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Buy an international plan for a month. AT&T has coverage in almost all of Europe at reasonable rates.
Cancel the international plan as soon as you get home.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 20, 2020 11:03 PM (XVuno)
Also, she was already a speechwriter for Reagan by the late '80's
Posted by: JoeF. at January 20, 2020 10:59 PM (o1fzk)
I found a barrel in the last thread to put fantasy killjoys for the night. It's Laura, Enoch.
Posted by: squirrelly dan at January 20, 2020 11:04 PM (VIoev)
Posted by: blaster at January 20, 2020 11:04 PM (ZfRYq)
Posted by: vmom 2020
Get a prepaid Italian SIM card.
Posted by: Miklos, who has a Hungarian one if that helps at January 20, 2020 11:05 PM (QzkSJ)
For American Kestrel and anyone else who's interested, here's my latest Fast Foodie column.
BANH MI 2 ELETRIC BOOGALOO: LEE'S SANDWICHES, THE McDONALDS OF VIETNAMESE FAST FOOD?
By (qdpsteve)
"The Fast Foodie"
Could Lee's Sandwiches be fairly called the McDonalds of Vietnamese fast food?
In our last episode of the Fast Foodie, I reviewed my first banh mi sandwich, procured at Banh Mi Saigon 168 in Westminster. This week's column continues my quest to try new Asian foods.
As shared earlier, I'm unfamiliar with all but the most common Asian tasties such as orange chicken, kung pao, garlic shrimp and others. I still remember Chun King canned Chinese kits sold years ago in supermarkets, but don't think you need a Masters in Manchurian munchies to know they, while delicious, weren't quite authentic. I liked that first banh mi, but have no clue how they should really taste.
Could Lee's Sandwiches have the secret? They appear to be the most successful Vietnamese fast food chain anywhere. Per Wikipedia, they have almost 60 locations in the U.S., started up in the early 1980s and have three nearby stores in Stanton, Garden Grove and Westminster.
I tried Lee's at Westminster Mall, as per Google it's this area's most-liked location, with a 4.4 rating from 17 reviews. It's the standard mall eatery with a monitor menu and ordering stand crowded with side items such as chips, promotions, and a bucket of plastic straws. (Take that, Sacramento!) Main entrees are divided into "Asian Sandwiches" and "European Sandwiches" boards. They also offer milk teas, smoothies and Vietnamese-style coffee drinks, which I never even knew existed.
I did the same as last time and ordered a chicken banh mi sandwich on a baguette, mini egg rolls and Pepsi. The rolls seemed intriguing-- 25 mini shrimp egg rolls for $2.99 (what??) with sweet-and-sour sauce.
As you can see in the photos, everything came very streamlined-looking, as expected from a fast food chain. The sandwich had all the same veggies except cucumber. I took some bites and felt comfortable as it was almost the same flavor as Banh Mi Saigon 168's beef sandwich, just a tiny bit less robust. The baguette was fresh and flaky.
When Lee's says MINI egg rolls, they mean it. These were pretty much Asian-style fries so thin, I don't know how they get the shrimp inside. They had classic fried-fry flavor. The packeted sweet-and-sour sauce sweetened them slightly.
I also couldn't help but notice their packaging motif is red, white and blue, as if to say 'Vietnamese food made for Americans.' And the "European Sandwiches" caught my eye; I'd like to try the Lee's Club.
The Fast Foodie's Far Eastern fare familiarization fest will continue. I now feel I have a better idea of what banh mi should taste like, but there's far more than what first appears to the eye and tongue. More adventures coming soon!
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 20, 2020 11:05 PM (L2ZTs)
Posted by: eleven at January 20, 2020 11:03 PM
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto at January 20, 2020 11:05 PM (7ezxV)
Posted by: eleven at January 20, 2020 11:03 PM (QLPEO)
Was that what that was? Attached to the legs of a Center.
Posted by: squirrelly dan at January 20, 2020 11:05 PM (VIoev)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 20, 2020 11:06 PM (uKj5K)
Loan me your phone I will go back to Twitter for awhile
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 20, 2020 11:06 PM (al4du)
#31 I'm a black American and all I'm out here for is to enjoy in my Second Amendment rights. That's why I'm here." Unknown male in VA
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He will not divide us!
Posted by: Shia LeBoof
Egad. That struck me as particularly funny, dusting off that old meme
Posted by: mindful webworker - boofing? at January 20, 2020 11:06 PM (0mP7b)
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2020 11:06 PM (6rS3m)
And, here's some real important news - Amerian Express? Forget it. About half of Italian places accept it, and often will charge you extra.
Visa/MC no problem. Take it everywhere.
Posted by: blaster at January 20, 2020 11:07 PM (ZfRYq)
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at January 20, 2020 11:08 PM (fNFgo)
And, here's some real important news - Amerian Express? Forget it. About half of Italian places accept it, and often will charge you extra.
Visa/MC no problem. Take it everywhere.
Posted by: blaster at January 20, 2020 11:07 PM (ZfRYq)
++++++++++++++
My company card is AmEx. Learned that lesson the hard way. I come prepared with cash or my own card and go through reimbursement. AmEx is not well accepted outside of major hotels, at least not in my experience.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 20, 2020 11:08 PM (rCIE4)
High Fidelity at age 35. Ghey
Posted by: squirrelly dan at January 20, 2020 11:00 PM (VIoev)
I enjoyed the movie, many years ago. Not inclined to revisit it. As I age, my appetite for snark diminishes to the vanishing point.
But nothing in this world can possibly be worse than the song of the same name.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7tMy1eA9DQ
Posted by: Splunge at January 20, 2020 11:08 PM (dOV9E)
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 20, 2020 11:05 PM (L2ZTs)
smart move.
always keep the crowds wanting more.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at January 20, 2020 11:08 PM (sy5kK)
Posted by: kallisto - at January 20, 2020 11:09 PM (QgDuz)
Visa/MC no problem. Take it everywhere.
Posted by: blaster
The ticket machines for Italian trains don't always accept US Visa/Mastercard.
Posted by: Miklos, who had that problem at January 20, 2020 11:09 PM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 20, 2020 11:09 PM (L2ZTs)
Agr÷ed, and many thanks for another great ont. You do a great job.
I think my fear of heights goes back to when I was a little kid and wandering through the great aunt's house on Thanksgiving. I was opening doors trying to find my dad one was a pantry one was a bathroom and then I opened up one that was Stark and stepped inside to turn on the light.
It turned out to be the basement and I fell to the floor. I swear to this day that's where my fear of heights comes from. And it got a hell of a lot worse when I went to Branson and went to Silver City or whatever that is holy moly. You enter the center of the cave and you're like 35 stories high on these steps that are open it scared the s*** out of me. But I had to do it with my nieces and nephews.
Has anyone heard from Slap today? Sounded like he might have to go to the hospital just wondered if anybody has heard from him. Prayers up from here for Slap.
Posted by: Farmer at January 20, 2020 11:10 PM (V/IwH)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 20, 2020 11:10 PM (al4du)
Technicality Girl Strikes Again!
Posted by: pookysgirl, not armed but still dangerous at January 20, 2020 11:10 PM (XKZwp)
Posted by: eleven at January 20, 2020 11:10 PM (QLPEO)
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Ah, but when you get traveler's cheques from AmEx, they have offices everywhere in Europe. I mean, you could be stumbling around lost in the forests of Moravia, groping for your long-gone wallet and kidney, and before you found your way out, there'd be a lean-to made of deerskins with an AmEx agent to make you whole.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 20, 2020 11:10 PM (uKj5K)
Posted by: squirrelly dan at January 20, 2020 11:11 PM (VIoev)
Don't encourage him
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian
Not without consulting Quora first.
Posted by: Miklos, with most if not all the answers at January 20, 2020 11:11 PM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: eleven at January 20, 2020 11:12 PM (QLPEO)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at January 20, 2020 11:12 PM (G546f)
Posted by: Kindltot at January 20, 2020 11:12 PM (6rS3m)
Not sure why you don't like that, but oh well.
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 20, 2020 11:12 PM (L2ZTs)
IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE REALLY IT WAS JUST LIKE WOODSTOCK MAN - NOTHING BUT PEACE, LOVE, AND HARMONY.
Posted by: BEAN RASSLEBONKERS at January 20, 2020 11:12 PM (0mP7b)
frankly was disappointed. The city was meh and the people were oh so
special and tightassed. I did get a nice ring there.
Posted by: kallisto - at January 20, 2020 10:52 PM (QgDuz)
I truly loved Florence because I spent so much time prior studying the history of the place. Like a few other cities in Italy, they are jaded by the throngs of tourists. My opinion is you will never go wrong by spending time in hill towns, the farther from the tourist trade the better. But you have to see Florence or you never saw Italy.
Find an Italy atlas and just pick out hill towns to visit. From my experience, the further south you go the more welcome you you will be. But also, get off the tourist trail, that will make a hell of a lot of a difference.
Posted by: Quint at January 20, 2020 11:14 PM (n13/j)
Posted by: squirrelly dan at January 20, 2020 11:14 PM (VIoev)
Posted by: Kindltot
Those were the Ancient Slavonauts.
Tunguska Airmen.
Posted by: Miklosov Miklosievich at January 20, 2020 11:15 PM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: eleven at January 20, 2020 11:12 PM (QLPEO)
They were supposed to list *different* things. I have the feeling that her teacher gave up on explaining the precise difference between the two.
Posted by: pookysgirl, not armed but still dangerous at January 20, 2020 11:15 PM (XKZwp)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at January 20, 2020 11:15 PM (G546f)
Like the top pic. Colorado? Wonder what the old structure is in the foreground.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at January 20, 2020 11:15 PM (2B9A/)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at January 20, 2020 11:12 PM (G546f)
* * * *
But he may need an anonymous identity...
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at January 20, 2020 11:15 PM (fNFgo)
frankly was disappointed. The city was meh and the people were oh so
special and tightassed. I did get a nice ring there.
Posted by: kallisto
Kinda sounds like Austin.
Posted by: eleven at January 20, 2020 11:15 PM (QLPEO)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 20, 2020 11:15 PM (KP5rU)
Don't encourage him
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian
Not without consulting Quora first.
Posted by: Miklos, with most if not all the answers at January 20, 2020
***SNORT***
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 20, 2020 11:15 PM (al4du)
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 20, 2020 11:16 PM (L2ZTs)
Posted by: Quint
That, and having an uncle named "Johnny Fingers".
Posted by: Miklos, a Wise Guy at January 20, 2020 11:16 PM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 20, 2020 11:16 PM (al4du)
Posted by: logprof at January 20, 2020 11:16 PM (oZuI0)
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 20, 2020 11:16 PM (L2ZTs)
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto at January 20, 2020 11:17 PM (7ezxV)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 20, 2020 11:17 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at January 20, 2020 11:15 PM (2B9A/)
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With that beetle- or mistletoe-kill (whatever it is), it could be Eagle, Summit, or Lake Counties. But I'd bet a nickel on British Columbia.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 20, 2020 11:18 PM (uKj5K)
Unless you're going through water heaters fast, it might not be worth it to go tankless. Tankless are nice, but if you're getting 10+ years out of a regular water heater, is the extra expense worth it?
Posted by: Soothsayer, very senile at January 20, 2020 11:18 PM (yixc7)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 20, 2020 11:18 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: Quint at January 20, 2020 11:14 PM (n13/j)
I truly loved Florence, and I spent no time at all studying the history of the place. It was just a great place to walk around, and look at things, and EAT! A sandwich of unbelievably good cured pork products, bought from a tiny sidewalk storefront, eaten while sitting on a curb, washed down with a plastic glass of surprisingly good and cheap Brunello? Yes please.
I think I got lucky, because I visited in February, and lucked out with the weather. No crowds. Breezed into the Uffizi with no prior planning. Walked into restaurants with no reservations.
Posted by: Splunge at January 20, 2020 11:18 PM (dOV9E)
Posted by: free tibet at January 20, 2020 11:18 PM (89g57)
KLM will charge taxes per passenger and Delta will just charge same amount once so KLM turns out to be so much more expensive
strange...
Posted by: vmom 2020 at January 20, 2020 11:19 PM (G546f)
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at January 20, 2020 11:19 PM (sy5kK)
Not sure why you don't like that, but oh well.
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 20, 2020 11:12 PM (L2ZTs)
American Kestrel is an 'Ette. And 'Ettes are invariably polite.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2020 11:19 PM (LxWV7)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2020 11:19 PM (LxWV7)
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She's a good'un. Even nice to me.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 20, 2020 11:20 PM (uKj5K)
Anyhoo I figured it was safe to excerpt my latest column. It's neither a Quora question nor a yacht rock ditty. :-)
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 20, 2020 11:20 PM (L2ZTs)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 20, 2020 11:21 PM (al4du)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at January 20, 2020 11:15 PM (2B9A/)
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The structure appears to be a railroad trestle. As to where, I do not know. Don't recall any that high on the Silverton-Durango line.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at January 20, 2020 11:21 PM (fNFgo)
Posted by: eleven at January 20, 2020 11:15 PM (QLPEO)
+++++++++++++++++
San Antonio > Austin
I had to stay an extra week in San Antonio once, so had a weekend day off. I ran up to Austin to go see it. I didn't see what the big deal was. I had an excellent brunch, though, I will give it that.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 20, 2020 11:21 PM (rCIE4)
Posted by: kallisto - at January 20, 2020 11:21 PM (QgDuz)
I'm partial to Florence and the Machine, myself.
good music.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at January 20, 2020 11:19 PM (sy5kK)
--I you play Florence and the Machine in the same room as Rage Against the Machine, do they cancel each other out and therefore produce silence?
Posted by: logprof at January 20, 2020 11:21 PM (oZuI0)
Then I can link to it rather than post whole columns here, as per vmom's good suggestion.
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 20, 2020 11:21 PM (L2ZTs)
strange...
Posted by: vmom 2020
Taxes and fees on tickets form Europe are much higher than originating in the US.
Saving the planet and such.
A round trip ticket originating in the US should one tax and fee amount added for both directions.
Posted by: Miklos, a Flying Colonel (almost) at January 20, 2020 11:22 PM (QzkSJ)
If cost is an issue why not just use a tank? I don't see any huge difference in performance unless there's lots of people taking showers.
Posted by: eleven at January 20, 2020 11:22 PM (QLPEO)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 20, 2020 11:18 PM (uKj5K)
There are some high abandoned trestles on the old Kettle Valley line.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2020 11:22 PM (LxWV7)
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 20, 2020 11:22 PM (L2ZTs)
God bless. 35 years is a good run on fishing buddy.
Posted by: mindful webworker at January 20, 2020 11:22 PM (0mP7b)
Feel free to post a link or 2 to your food articles.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 20, 2020 11:24 PM (al4du)
I'm partial to Florence and the Machine, myself.
good music.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at January 20, 2020 11:19 PM (sy5kK)
--I you play Florence and the Machine in the same room as Rage Against the Machine, do they cancel each other out and therefore produce silence?
Posted by: logprof at January 20, 2020 11:21 PM (oZuI0)
Hard hitting analysis on the most important events of the day is exactly why I stay here.
When does the seminar on the sound of one hand clapping start?
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at January 20, 2020 11:24 PM (sy5kK)
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 20, 2020 11:24 PM (L2ZTs)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
When Bluebell get polite...too polite...
Posted by: Miklos, en garde at January 20, 2020 11:24 PM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: eleven at January 20, 2020 11:24 PM (QLPEO)
I mean it's literally the same flight - just if you buy thru KLM it's that much more
I bet Air France is the same
glad to know why
Posted by: vmom 2020 at January 20, 2020 11:24 PM (G546f)
If you do your own research, you can stay in crazy awesome areas in the middle of things for a song. So many people on cruises or bus trips stay in the cheapest dumps ever, and some are a good hour from the city center. i say forget the tours and do it yourself. you will get a lot more out of it and have a lot more pride in the whole thing. Also, you will get a much better experience.
Posted by: Quint at January 20, 2020 11:24 PM (n13/j)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 20, 2020 11:25 PM (al4du)
Posted by: eleven at January 20, 2020 11:22 PM (QLPEO)
If you took the turret off the tank, and stopped up all the holes in the hull, it would make a dandy hot tub. I know a guy who did that to a '57 Chevy.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2020 11:25 PM (LxWV7)
Posted by: logprof at January 20, 2020 11:21 PM (oZuI0)
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Sadly, no. It just make a cacophony that is somewhere between "House Impeachment Committee" and "Drunken Millenial Up-Talkers Discussing Social Justice at Closing Time at What Used to be Your Favorite Bar" on the unbearability scale.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 20, 2020 11:26 PM (rCIE4)
Posted by: kallisto - at January 20, 2020 11:26 PM (QgDuz)
Make damn sure you buy the Travel Insurance, coving your entire trip. Air, rental cars, hotel reservations, damage to any, illness, etc.
It's cheap, and it'll pay you back if you have to pay extra for any of those things.
Galveston is the 4th largest Cruise Ship home port in the U.S., and the fastest growing.
I drive a great many ships passengers back to either of the Houston airports when their ship returns.
Just this week, we had two ships return to port delayed by fog and a major search and rescue effort.
The people who'd bought Trip Insurance, were bothered by the delay, but calm when facing higher return flight costs.
Those without? Not happy campers, I can attest.
BUY IT.
And then we'll all pray you don't have to claim a dime of it's potential value.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at January 20, 2020 11:26 PM (QzJWU)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at January 20, 2020 11:26 PM (G546f)
Posted by: Ladyl at January 20, 2020 11:26 PM (TdMsT)
Posted by: Quint at January 20, 2020 10:55 PM (n13/j)
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All of these things. I was totally jacked to go there, and left inside of 36 hours.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 20, 2020 10:57 PM (uKj5K
Venice? Hold my beer:
gondolier. playing elvis. on an accordion. my friend t & i looked at each, went wtf & at the same time said ok eurail sleeper car to munich tonight we have seen enough.
Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at January 20, 2020 11:27 PM (tUOCc)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 20, 2020 11:21 PM (rCIE4)
* * * *
There are several small towns between San Antonio and Austin that would be worth a visit. New Braunfels and Fredericksburg for example.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at January 20, 2020 11:27 PM (fNFgo)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at January 20, 2020 11:27 PM (G546f)
prior studying the history of the place. Like a few other cities in
Italy, they are jaded by the throngs of tourists. My opinion is you will
never go wrong by spending time in hill towns, the farther from the
tourist trade the better. But you have to see Florence or you never saw
Italy.
Find an Italy atlas and just pick out hill towns to
visit. From my experience, the further south you go the more welcome you
you will be. But also, get off the tourist trail, that will make a hell
of a lot of a difference.
Posted by: Quint at January 20, 2020 11:14 PM (n13/j)
Florence was amazing, but the food blew ass. I can't put my finger on what I didn't like about it, its almost like every person there was originally NOT from italy and brought their own ideas with them. Like a city of locusts.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 20, 2020 11:27 PM (9Om/r)
Posted by: Evasiveboat42 at January 20, 2020 11:28 PM (Rz2Nc)
Posted by: Rodney "bam smash pow ...help!!...King at January 20, 2020 11:28 PM (/LQkF)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Impossible.
AOP...have you ever seen Cold War Motors?
For some reason everytime I see you I think of these guys:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRhAdJo2W8s
Posted by: eleven at January 20, 2020 11:28 PM (QLPEO)
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 20, 2020 11:28 PM (L2ZTs)
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 20, 2020 11:29 PM (L2ZTs)
Posted by: Cheribebe at January 20, 2020 11:29 PM (pGrg3)
That reminds me. Travel to Europe by cruise ship can be cheaper then flying. Usually to EU in Spring, from EU to US in Fall. I have seen New Orleans-Barcelona for $330.
Norwegian does cheap one-way tickets for a possible combination.
Posted by: Miklos, actually thinking about this at January 20, 2020 11:29 PM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at January 20, 2020 11:30 PM (2B9A/)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at January 20, 2020 11:30 PM (G546f)
Hope you come back
Heh. I hardly ever read the ONT, you know. Just happened to be passing by tonight.
Posted by: mindful webworker - I just read it for the pictures at January 20, 2020 11:30 PM (0mP7b)
These idiots actually believe this insanity.
Posted by: Ripley at January 20, 2020 11:30 PM (NbRJx)
Posted by: redc1c4 at January 20, 2020 11:31 PM (5RpHt)
https://preview.tinyurl.com/uv7e2tt
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2020 11:31 PM (LxWV7)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at January 20, 2020 11:31 PM (/UQ/R)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 20, 2020 11:31 PM (al4du)
trapped on a boat with strangers
surrounded by shark infested waters
aaahhhhh
Posted by: vmom 2020 at January 20, 2020 11:31 PM (G546f)
Posted by: Soothsayer, very senile at January 20, 2020 11:32 PM (yixc7)
Posted by: eleven at January 20, 2020 11:33 PM (QLPEO)
dunno why I always get stuck planning trips
Posted by: vmom 2020 at January 20, 2020 11:33 PM (G546f)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at January 20, 2020 10:20 PM (G546f)
I would help you if I could. My info is so dated now that it would likely be of little use. The only thing I can say is do your research. Find travel communities online or use the old school travel loges.
I don't recall where i found the last place I stayed in Florence but it was right next to Dantes boyhood home. I paid less than a hundred bucks though the neighboring hotel charged a good 5 bills. The fun was researching this stuff, at least that is what I enjoyed.
Maybe check out a Rick steeves guide but he is a shadow of what he was 30 years ago.
Posted by: Quint at January 20, 2020 11:33 PM (n13/j)
trapped on a boat with strangers
surrounded by shark infested waters
aaahhhhh
Posted by: vmom 2020 at January 20, 2020 11:31 PM (G546f)
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To be fair, they hardly ever sink.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 20, 2020 11:33 PM (XVuno)
Not flying! Nopity nope nope!
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto at January 20, 2020 11:33 PM (7ezxV)
good night horde
Posted by: vmom 2020 at January 20, 2020 11:33 PM (G546f)
trapped on a boat with strangers
surrounded by shark infested waters
aaahhhhh
after the norovirus, the sharks will seem like a mercy
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at January 20, 2020 11:33 PM (ykYG2)
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 20, 2020 11:34 PM (L2ZTs)
Posted by: Boswell at January 20, 2020 11:34 PM (32YRo)
If you play Florence and the Machine in the same room as Rage Against the Machine, do they cancel each other out and therefore produce silence?
Posted by: logprof
The Roaring Silence
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at January 20, 2020 11:34 PM (aKsyK)
Posted by: eleven at January 20, 2020 11:34 PM (QLPEO)
***
In the 70s the "scientific consensus" was that global cooling was going to kill us all.
So should we listen to "the experts" or should we let oil companies spread "propaganda" about "climate change"? Which is it lefties?
Posted by: 18-1 at January 20, 2020 11:34 PM (WdocV)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 20, 2020 11:34 PM (rCIE4)
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at January 20, 2020 11:33 PM (ykYG2)
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Don't get me started in the lounge acts.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 20, 2020 11:35 PM (XVuno)
You might have to be more specific.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at January 20, 2020 11:35 PM (2B9A/)
https://preview.tinyurl.com/uv7e2tt
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2020 11:31 PM (LxWV7)
* * * *
I would say more probable than not. Great find, AOP!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at January 20, 2020 11:35 PM (fNFgo)
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 20, 2020 11:35 PM (L2ZTs)
the Machine, do they cancel each other out and therefore produce
silence?
***
Wow, I hadn't even thought about the band Rage Against My Daddy's Trust Fund in so long. Are they still together? What the hell did they do when Obama, leader of the Machine, was president?
Posted by: 18-1 at January 20, 2020 11:36 PM (WdocV)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at January 20, 2020 11:36 PM (/UQ/R)
Posted by: Soothsayer, very senile at January 20, 2020 11:36 PM (yixc7)
put my finger on what I didn't like about it, its almost like every
person there was originally NOT from italy and brought their own ideas
with them. Like a city of locusts.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 20, 2020 11:27 PM (9Om/r)
The best meal i had was in Rome. We had pasta with white truffle shaved over it. It was not cheap by a long shot but was amazing. I loved the old school Italian stuff too as that is my wheel house. It is what I cook on a regular basis every week. To be without it would not be life for me.
Posted by: Quint at January 20, 2020 11:36 PM (n13/j)
Not flying! Nopity nope nope!
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto at January 20, 2020 11:33 PM (7ezxV)
++++++++++++++++
So, you can do it. They're called freighter cruises. A lot of freighters have spare cabins and you can book passage on them. From what I hear (I have never done this, but I have looked into it), the rooms are typically comfortable but spartan. The food is good and you eat with the crew. Nothing is on-demand like on a cruise ship - meal times are meal times but they're good. Few amenities. You'll be tuned out with no WiFi/cellular, etc. Bring a book and comfortable shoes, so you can walk around when you tire of reading.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 20, 2020 11:36 PM (rCIE4)
___
That's a bloody terrible joke bruv.
Posted by: British 18-1 at January 20, 2020 11:36 PM (WdocV)
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto at January 20, 2020 11:33 PM (7ezxV)
How about a flying boat?
Posted by: Blohm and Voss at January 20, 2020 11:37 PM (/LQkF)
Posted by: 18-1 at January 20, 2020 11:36 PM (WdocV)
++++++++++++
A bunch of them teamed up Chris Cornell to make Audioslave. I don't know if Rage survived that or ended then.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 20, 2020 11:37 PM (rCIE4)
Posted by: eleven at January 20, 2020 11:34 PM (QLPEO)
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I took a trip down the Nike once and there weren't enough fat German guys in speedos to occupy the crocodiles for more than a half hour.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 20, 2020 11:37 PM (XVuno)
Let's import it!
___
Hey diversity of micro organisms is our strength!
Posted by: The FNM at January 20, 2020 11:37 PM (WdocV)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 20, 2020 11:37 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto at January 20, 2020 11:33 PM (7ezxV)
How about a flying boat?
Posted by: Blohm and Voss at January 20, 2020 11:37 PM (/LQkF)
Saying you flew to Europe on the Spruce Goose would be a good conversation starter.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at January 20, 2020 11:37 PM (2B9A/)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2020 11:31 PM (LxWV7)
* * * *
I would say more probable than not. Great find, AOP!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at January 20, 2020 11:35 PM (fNFgo)
the more I look, the more I would bet on AOP's suggestion. Look at the lack of a rail on the farside of his pic, and then look at the top pic, no rail. And the trees look quite similar.
then again, I would bet on most, if not all, of AOP's suggestions, because he is one smart man who knows one heck of a pile of usable knowledge.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at January 20, 2020 11:38 PM (sy5kK)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 20, 2020 11:38 PM (XVuno)
Posted by: 18-1 at January 20, 2020 11:39 PM (WdocV)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 20, 2020 11:37 PM (KP5rU)
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Ferrari's or tomato sauce?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 20, 2020 11:39 PM (XVuno)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 20, 2020 11:40 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at January 20, 2020 11:40 PM (2B9A/)
I took a trip down the Nike once and there weren't enough fat German guys in speedos to occupy the crocodiles for more than a half hour.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 20, 2020 11:37 PM (XVuno)
Huh?
Nike has so much money, they bought the Willamette River and renamed it!
And they can write off the entire project as a marketing expense.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at January 20, 2020 11:40 PM (sy5kK)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 20, 2020 11:40 PM (XVuno)
Fuck autocucumber, and fuck Nike.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 20, 2020 11:38 PM (XVuno)
I was wondering if there was a river in Greece... God/dess of Victory, IIRC?
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at January 20, 2020 11:41 PM (2B9A/)
Posted by: kallisto - at January 20, 2020 11:41 PM (QgDuz)
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at January 20, 2020 11:38 PM (sy5kK)
* * * *
That he does!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at January 20, 2020 11:41 PM (fNFgo)
Posted by: Michael Scott at January 20, 2020 11:41 PM (oZuI0)
https://boards.4chan.org/pol/thread/ 240251712#p240251712
Posted by: squirrelly dan at January 20, 2020 11:42 PM (VIoev)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 20, 2020 11:40 PM (XVuno)
And crashed into some cardboard boxes.
Then pulled out a roll of Mentos and given an insouciant grin for the camera.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at January 20, 2020 11:42 PM (2B9A/)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 20, 2020 11:36 PM
Yes... The lovely and long-suffering Mrs RnA and I have heard of this, and it's on the bucket list -- once we retire and become empty-nesters! One down, one to go...
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto at January 20, 2020 11:42 PM (7ezxV)
Posted by: Quint
In the early 90's I went to Spain with friends and we used an off the beaten trail guide to restaurants - am I ever glad we did - the sweetest hosts, the best food ever, and no tourists! It was fantastic - I believe that Frommers has a similar guide out now - I recommend the off the beaten trail stuff!
Posted by: Boswell at January 20, 2020 11:43 PM (32YRo)
Posted by: Tonypete at January 20, 2020 11:43 PM (Y4EXg)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at January 20, 2020 11:40 PM (2B9A/)
++++++++++++++++
I went to the Evergreen Aviation museum outside of Portland with a friend. They have the Spruce Goose. He lived there and was in the aviation industry and it was *not* his first time going and he took me through the gigantic freaking place. The main building is so big they have an original 747 as a hood ornament on the roof ridge.
Anyway, we are going around and looking at airplanes. About a half hour in, I turned to him and said, "You said they have the Spruce Goose here. Where is it?"
He started laughing and said, "You're standing under its wing."
My perspective suddenly shifted. Here I was, looking at normal airplanes from various eras - things I could comprehend - in the shadow of the Spruce Goose.
It was so big I literally didn't see it.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 20, 2020 11:43 PM (rCIE4)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 20, 2020 11:44 PM (XVuno)
white truffle shaved over it. It was not cheap by a long shot but was
amazing. I loved the old school Italian stuff too as that is my wheel
house. It is what I cook on a regular basis every week. To be without it
would not be life for me.
Posted by: Quint at January 20, 2020 11:36 PM (n13/j)
Yeah definitely Rome for the win where the food is concerned. The food was off the chart. I found a place right around the corner from my hotel that had seating outside, and that was right around the corner from the US embassy. It was not expensive at all, and was really good. They brought you wine in a pitcher, no bottles. I ate there a few times, their pizza was also great. The Naples area kicked ass too for food.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 20, 2020 11:44 PM (9Om/r)
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at January 20, 2020 11:37 PM (2B9A/)
Or a PanAm Clipper:
https://www.clipperflyingboats.com/
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2020 11:44 PM (LxWV7)
Posted by: Titanic II at January 20, 2020 11:45 PM (/LQkF)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 20, 2020 11:45 PM (XVuno)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 20, 2020 11:45 PM (7rVsF)
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto at January 20, 2020 11:46 PM (7ezxV)
Posted by: logprof at January 20, 2020 11:46 PM (oZuI0)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at January 20, 2020 11:45 PM (7rVsF)
* * * *
You are a man of many talents.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at January 20, 2020 11:47 PM (fNFgo)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 20, 2020 11:43 PM (rCIE4)
I had a similar experience as a kid seeing the B-36 and the Valkyrie in the Air Force Museum. Not on that scale though.
Plus the B-36 had the Mailed fist clutching Thunderbolts- Which is just cool at any age.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at January 20, 2020 11:47 PM (2B9A/)
Posted by: logprof at January 20, 2020 11:46 PM (oZuI0)
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That's okay. Not much more was Appenine.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at January 20, 2020 11:47 PM (XVuno)
then again, I would bet on most, if not all, of AOP's suggestions, because he is one smart man who knows one heck of a pile of usable knowledge.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at January 20, 2020 11:38 PM (sy5kK)
Must be some impostor!
Part of the old Kettle Valley line has been converted into a hiking trail, and I think that trestle is part of it. Some of the rest is abandoned, and some is used for a steam excursion railway.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2020 11:48 PM (LxWV7)
We'll sing in the sunshine.
We'll laugh every day.
We'll sing in the sunshine.
Then I'll be on my way.
^^^
Is this not the perfect AoS intro/outro song, if we had an intro/outro song?
Posted by: Soothsayer, very senile at January 20, 2020 11:48 PM (yixc7)
Posted by: Soothsayer, very senile at January 20, 2020 11:50 PM (yixc7)
Other than pastry, it's not actually recommended for baking. It makes cookies bland somehow. But I put it on everything.
Posted by: ... at January 20, 2020 11:50 PM (uEbPt)
Posted by: Soothsayer, very senile at January 20, 2020 11:48 PM (yixc7)
Well, "intro and outro" by the Bonzo Dog Band is pretty cool, too.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2020 11:51 PM (LxWV7)
Other than pastry, it's not actually recommended for baking. It makes cookies bland somehow. But I put it on everything.
Posted by: ... at January 20, 2020 11:50 PM (uEbPt)
+++++++++++++++
Is that at all like Irish butter? The best part about eating bread in Ireland is the excuse it gives you to eat more butter.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at January 20, 2020 11:51 PM (rCIE4)
Must be some impostor!
Part of the old Kettle Valley line has been converted into a hiking trail, and I think that trestle is part of it. Some of the rest is abandoned, and some is used for a steam excursion railway.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 20, 2020 11:48 PM (LxWV7)
Hey AOP. IIRC, you are in the AZ desert now, enjoying their lack of snow and cold.
When you head back north in the Spring, c'mon up I-5 and when passing through Seattle, let us local morons buy you food and drink.
Give us some lead time though, we can easily get sidetracked and forget to read the calendar correctly.
And if you haven't yet stopped at Tacoma's LeMay Auto Museum, plan at least an extra 4 hours or more in your schedule. I think you would love it. They continue to revolve their massive collection of cars every few months. Always something new, or new-old, to be more accurate.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at January 20, 2020 11:55 PM (sy5kK)
Posted by: Soothsayer, very senile at January 20, 2020 11:55 PM (yixc7)
Posted by: Soothsayer, very senile at January 20, 2020 11:56 PM (yixc7)
I've read enough, & listened to Gene Simmons enough, to form the opinion that Gene didn't like Paul Stanley very much.
For a rock star of the first magnitude, Gene Simmons was/is unusually focused & down to earth. If there was such a thing as a rock star who is normal, that would be Simmons, Alice Cooper, & very few others.
Posted by: mnw at January 20, 2020 11:56 PM (Cssks)
A word to the wise, be cautious with firmware updates -- for anything, even a mouse.
My new screamer (well, it's a year old) is not the most stable system in the world. Still haven't got the kinks worked out of the BIOS and the low level stuff. In UEFI mode, weird shit happens.
Well, said weird shit was my Logitech mouse with the unifying receiver decided it needed to update the firmware on said receiver. I let it have at it, and bam, "update failed", and then the system hung up hard, requiring reset.
Well, after reset, it turned out the little mouse receiver dongle was bricked.
Long story short, but I was able to download a tool and reflash the firmware on another machine and I got it working again.
So there you go. Now, when I put the UEFI in compatibility mode and do a regular ol' MBR style boot, none of this weird shit happens.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at January 20, 2020 11:57 PM (rCwaK)
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at January 20, 2020 11:58 PM (ykYG2)
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at January 21, 2020 12:00 AM (sy5kK)
Posted by: logprof at January 20, 2020 11:16 PM (oZuI0)
The Vatican Museums > The Sistine Chapel.
for sure the Sistine Chapel is a once in a lifetime experience. But the Vatican Museums are basically unknown to non Catholics and they offer more than anyone who wants to see great art could imagine.
Posted by: Quint at January 21, 2020 12:00 AM (n13/j)
Main takeaways I recollect-
That black girl singing that song - "I always hated that song."
Dude (Cusack?) is nutzo failure-oriented, but his girlfriend is cucumber-cool and walks him through the anxiety, mostly by ignoring it. If you find a girl like that, you might get somewhere in life. Not Cusack, but you.
Posted by: mindful webworker - and that guy who was in Jumanji Jungle Book at January 21, 2020 12:01 AM (0mP7b)
Posted by: four seasons at January 21, 2020 12:02 AM (PisyI)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 21, 2020 12:02 AM (9Om/r)
for sure the Sistine Chapel is a once in a lifetime experience. But the Vatican Museums are basically unknown to non Catholics and they offer more than anyone who wants to see great art could imagine.
Posted by: Quint at January 21, 2020 12:00 AM (n13/j)
--As a geography geek, the maps alone are worth more than than the price of admission.
Posted by: logprof at January 21, 2020 12:02 AM (oZuI0)
Posted by: kallisto - at January 21, 2020 12:02 AM (QgDuz)
I need your prayers for someone.
My ex-wife's previous husband has decided to end his life, Tonight.
Due to intractable, inoperable pain.
I've met him before, and he's a decent guy.
What bothers me most is that he will be dying alone.
Please, if you can send prayers for him, do.
Posted by: Captain Obvious at January 21, 2020 12:04 AM (jW9oF)
Francis Drake's own maps & drawings were considered Top Secret. He turned them over to the Queen's ministers, & they are now lost to history.
Posted by: mnw at January 21, 2020 12:05 AM (Cssks)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at January 21, 2020 12:05 AM (a4EWo)
Posted by: logprof at January 21, 2020 12:07 AM (oZuI0)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 21, 2020 12:07 AM (sHVgQ)
Give us some lead time though, we can easily get sidetracked and forget to read the calendar correctly.
And if you haven't yet stopped at Tacoma's LeMay Auto Museum, plan at least an extra 4 hours or more in your schedule. I think you would love it. They continue to revolve their massive collection of cars every few months. Always something new, or new-old, to be more accurate.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at January 20, 2020 11:55 PM (sy5kK)
Thanks. I will bear that in mind, but it's a long detour for me, unless I can combine it with a visit with family in Vancouver, B.C.
In doggie news, Pogo was back to the vet today, after 48 hours on gabapentin and antibiotics failed to relieve the pain in her pelvic region. As soon as she got in the front door of the vet clinic, she peed voluminously on the floor, which really scotched the bladder infection idea.
They took X-rays, and they appear to show degenerative disc disease in her L4 - L5 region. The pain from this can be the reason for her not peeing or pooping as per normal. X-rays also showed no indication of bowel blockage.
So her new scrip is for pain-killers, NSAIDS, and muscle relaxant, which may allow for some healing to take place in her spine.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2020 12:07 AM (LxWV7)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 21, 2020 12:07 AM (sHVgQ)
*SIIIIIIIIGH*
No
Posted by: Teh MBM at January 21, 2020 12:08 AM (oZuI0)
Posted by: kallisto - at January 21, 2020 12:08 AM (QgDuz)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 21, 2020 12:09 AM (KP5rU)
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at January 21, 2020 12:09 AM (ufFY8)
Posted by: kallisto - at January 21, 2020 12:08 AM (QgDuz)
--Yeah, I'm also a house cat.
Posted by: logprof at January 21, 2020 12:09 AM (oZuI0)
Posted by: mnw at January 21, 2020 12:10 AM (Cssks)
Posted by: Cicero
I remain a Vespal Virgin.
Posted by: Miklosius at January 21, 2020 12:10 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 21, 2020 12:11 AM (KP5rU)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at January 21, 2020 12:14 AM (KP5rU)
Posted by: Jim at January 21, 2020 12:14 AM (QzJWU)
There's, of course, Richard. I use that only when writing my signature and in other formal circumstances, like when I am rightfully addressed as King Richard or somesuch. (Hey, it's what I often identify as so fuck off.)
But then there are the short versions. Rick, Ricky, Dick, Dicky, Rich and Richie. Of those, the last four were definitely a no-no in my book and were never used. I only allowed myself to be called Ricky by aunts and uncles as they had the right of age; one of my aunts called me Ricky 'til the day she died a decade ago. Any other person who tried to use that were quickly corrected. I preferred Rick, as my nick here proves. Even my Mom never called me Richard -- unless she was really pissed at me. Then came the middle name, too, along with the last one. If my Mom was mad and yelled 'Rick!', I breathed a sign of relief. But if I heard 'Richard XXXXXX ZXXXXXXX', it was time to run for the hills, which was difficult as a child as hills were hundreds of miles away.
Posted by: RickZ at January 21, 2020 12:14 AM (Y8PSl)
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston,TX
Posted by: Jim at January 21, 2020 12:14 AM (QzJWU)
Muslim bikers ride Lamb-rettas.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2020 12:17 AM (LxWV7)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at January 21, 2020 12:17 AM (/UQ/R)
Great job in Va today. One arrest.
Even better was the area police call they ran at the conclusion.
Just like the Tea Party people did. I was proud of that each time we held a protest.
Posted by: irongrampa at January 21, 2020 12:18 AM (KATBx)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2020 12:17 AM (LxWV7)
And here I thought muslim bikers rode Splodeyspokes. Learn sumptin' new everyday.
Posted by: RickZ at January 21, 2020 12:19 AM (Y8PSl)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Is the NSAID Galiprant, by chance?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 21, 2020 12:19 AM (sHVgQ)
Posted by: kallisto - at January 21, 2020 12:20 AM (QgDuz)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2020 12:17 AM (LxWV7)
That was ba-a-a-a-a-a-a-d-d-d.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at January 21, 2020 12:21 AM (QzJWU)
Of course, pretty much anywhere you stand in Rome you cannot swing an otter without hitting some sort of priceless art or architecture.
Posted by: Aetius451AD Work Laptop at January 21, 2020 12:21 AM (2B9A/)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 21, 2020 12:19 AM (sHVgQ)
Carprofen-Rimadyl.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2020 12:21 AM (LxWV7)
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim
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Sez ewe.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 21, 2020 12:21 AM (sHVgQ)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Geeze, I thought that I knew them all by now, but not that one. Sure hope it helps.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 21, 2020 12:23 AM (sHVgQ)
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim
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Sez ewe.
Posted by: Mike Hammer
I'll butt out.
Posted by: Miklos, taking his own advice at January 21, 2020 12:24 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2020 12:25 AM (LxWV7)
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim
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Sez ewe.
Posted by: Mike Hammer
I'll butt out.
Posted by: Miklos, taking his own advice at January 21, 2020 12:24 AM (QzkSJ)
--Veal y'all please stop with the bad puns?
Posted by: logprof at January 21, 2020 12:27 AM (oZuI0)
Florence was not built nor certainly able to handle the tourists that
would surly come and infest the place - it was not a working destination
or city, but a tourist work of art. But Paris, Madrid and London were
built as working cities and as such are able to handle such things as
tourists and therefore, if you must be a tourist, be a tourist in a
working city like Paris, Madrid or London.
Posted by: Boswell at January 20, 2020 11:34 PM (32YRo)
cool quote there.
Posted by: Quint at January 21, 2020 12:31 AM (n13/j)
Posted by: qdpsteve at January 21, 2020 12:34 AM (L2ZTs)
Posted by: Cheribebe at January 20, 2020 11:29 PM (pGrg3)
My brother used to swear by Priceline, but he stopped when he found himself contractually locked into a price higher than the one he'd bid. The hotels add all sorts of fees disguised to look like taxes and there really isn't anything you can do about it.
Posted by: Ace's liver at January 21, 2020 12:34 AM (wGeit)
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston,TX
Posted by: Jim at January 21, 2020 12:14 AM (QzJWU)
Not this one. lol
Funny story. When we were kids a friend of mine was given a vespa by his neighbor. It was trash, sat for a billion years, seized motor, and we found a peach pit on the gas tank. There was a bridge 2 blocks away that went over some train tracks. We pushed it up to the top of the bridge and threw it off landing it in the woods. It broke in half. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 21, 2020 12:36 AM (9Om/r)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at January 21, 2020 12:37 AM (/UQ/R)
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim
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Sez ewe.
Posted by: Mike Hammer
I'll butt out.
Posted by: Miklos, taking his own advice at January 21, 2020 12:24 AM (QzkSJ)
--Veal y'all please stop with the bad puns?
Posted by: logprof at January 21, 2020 12:27 AM (oZuI0)
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a whole flock of puns any decent person would feel sheepish about making.
wool have to discuss this in an executive meeting.
Posted by: redc1c4 at January 21, 2020 12:42 AM (5RpHt)
Posted by: logprof at January 21, 2020 12:42 AM (oZuI0)
In the early 90's I went to Spain with friends
and we used an off the beaten trail guide to restaurants - am I ever
glad we did - the sweetest hosts, the best food ever, and no tourists!
It was fantastic - I believe that Frommers has a similar guide out now -
I recommend the off the beaten trail stuff!
Posted by: Boswell at January 20, 2020 11:43 PM (32YRo)
So true. I first went to Europe at that same time. There were so many books, when we still read book, that showed up places off the beaten path.
I didn't get to Spain until the early 2000s. I love the place really. The history, food, culture, really the whole thing. I used to travel Europe from the UK to the South and skip Spain altogether. It was a huge mistake and I would go to Spain three times if I only had four chances to go back.
Posted by: Quint at January 21, 2020 12:43 AM (n13/j)
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at January 20, 2020 11:55 PM (sy5kK)
Thanks. I will bear that in mind, but it's a long detour for me, unless I can combine it with a visit with family in Vancouver, B.C.
Yeah, Alberta is a long way from I-5. Edmonton is about 800 miles from Seattle. Not exactly a quick drive.
I know you love cars, so that's why I mentioned the LeMay Car Museum. It is the largest single collection of American cars in the world.
And they have Studebakers!
At one time, it was over 3,500 cars. Mr LeMay started the garbage service for Pierce County (Tacoma) after WWII. God-fearing and blue collar, his hobby was to buy old cars, mostly American. He started buying old cars in the '60's. He would show up in an old pickup and overalls, and the retiree or widow selling the old car in the barn or garage had no idea how rich the guy was. He just kept buying and buying all kinds of cars for decades and then bought cheap warehouses or buildings that he could store them.
After Mr LeMay passed, in his 80's, the Missus and kids got together and tried to figure out the best way forward.
Many duplicate cars were sold at auction, the LeMay - America's Car Museum was built in Tacoma ( I believe that the City of Tacoma floated some bonds to pay for construction) to show off a part of the collection.
Later, another building Mr LeMay bought to store some of his thousands of cars, is now a second museum, about 30 minutes away in Spanaway, where they keep a lot of special cars in the collection.
If anyone is going to visit Seattle, do drive south a half hour and visit the LeMay - America's Car Museum if you like cars, or history. There are volunteers that will answer questions for you. One of them is a good buddy, and he says the list of volunteers keeps growing.
It is really a cool place.
https://tinyurl.com/sk6lcrs
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at January 21, 2020 12:46 AM (sy5kK)
wool have to discuss this in an executive meeting.
Posted by: redc1c4
You would have to horn in.
Posted by: Miklos "Norma" Shearer at January 21, 2020 12:47 AM (QzkSJ)
Florence was not built nor certainly able to handle the tourists that
would surly come and infest the place - it was not a working destination
or city, but a tourist work of art. But Paris, Madrid and London were
built as working cities and as such are able to handle such things as
tourists and therefore, if you must be a tourist, be a tourist in a
working city like Paris, Madrid or London.
Posted by: Boswell at January 20, 2020 11:34 PM (32YRo)
--Many of the prettiest cities in western/central Europe were not "working": Foix, Chartres, Heidelberg, Amiens, Avila, Salisbury, Rheims, Baden, Salzburg, Ulm . . .
Posted by: logprof at January 21, 2020 12:50 AM (oZuI0)
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at January 21, 2020 12:51 AM (DY3v8)
Posted by: logprof at January 21, 2020 12:52 AM (oZuI0)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2020 12:54 AM (LxWV7)
Posted by: logprof at January 21, 2020 12:50 AM (oZuI0)
Well, those were working towns; it's just that the cathedral was the industry. There were no factories or industries as we know them.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2020 12:58 AM (LxWV7)
One of the best sandwiches ever had was from a tiny deli attached to a gas station down at the beach in Fiumicino.
They didn't have sushi.
Posted by: rhomboid at January 21, 2020 12:59 AM (El6T/)
They didn't have sushi.
Posted by: rhomboid
I think the secret is the garum.
Posted by: Miklosius Augustulus at January 21, 2020 01:03 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2020 01:03 AM (LxWV7)
FFS.
I know we all know how distorted and toxic and problematic the "press" is.
I recognize baselines are hard to come by - it's been bad for a long time, so "measuring" how bad it is now vs. then is a dicey exercise.
But jeebus. Consumers of this garbage, who don't know better, and who marinate in it all the time with no actual information or individual experience to help them .... now exist in a make-believe world every bit as artificial (and pernicious) as that of a 1970s Soviet citizen who didn't listen to BBC or VOA or DW and consumed TASS and Pravda and Radio Moscow.
Posted by: rhomboid at January 21, 2020 01:04 AM (El6T/)
I might as well rant about something else that pissed me off today. Exploitation of elderly patients. My 92 yr old father's urologist decided he wasn't emptying his bladder completely and prescribed catheterization once a day before bed.
He refuses to let my mother do that, so it's sort of moot.
At any rate, the doc signed him up with this catheter supply outfit.
And they are the biggest scammers on the planet. They called and left a message to call them for important information they needed. My mother calls them, and all it was was trying to sign her up for all sorts of other shit.
One of those was this "alert" thingy -- you know, the help I've fallen and I can't get up shit. They wouldn't take no for an answer, saying, "Oh not, Mrs. X, you *NEED* this, what's the name on your bank account? We need the account number too".
My mother just hung up.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at January 21, 2020 01:05 AM (rCwaK)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2020 12:58 AM (LxWV7)
--Speaking from first-hand experience, no ginormous cathedrals in Foix or Baden.
Foix has a kickass castle, though.
Posted by: logprof at January 21, 2020 01:06 AM (oZuI0)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 21, 2020 01:03 AM (LxWV7)
--Put the bitch to bed.
'Night, AOP.
Posted by: logprof at January 21, 2020 01:07 AM (oZuI0)
Europe were not "working": Foix, Chartres, Heidelberg, Amiens, Avila,
Salisbury, Rheims, Baden, Salzburg, Ulm . . .
Posted by: logprof at January 21, 2020 12:50 AM (oZuI0)
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you're welcome.
Posted by: USAAC 8th Air Force at January 21, 2020 01:08 AM (5RpHt)
Posted by: USAAC 8th Air Force at January 21, 2020 01:08 AM (5RpHt)
--Thankfully, the incredibly stupid "strategic" bombings did not damage these towns much. The Thirty Years' War was much worse to a few of them.
Posted by: logprof at January 21, 2020 01:12 AM (oZuI0)
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good for Mom.
i'd also strongly suggest they seek a new doc, or at least a 2nd opinion.
constant catheterization can wind up causing a patient to no longer void on their own, condemning them to a life with a constant piddle pack companion, with resulting loss of quality of life.
that happened to my FIL, albeit the stubborn bastard brought it on himself.
Posted by: USAAC 8th Air Force at January 21, 2020 01:12 AM (5RpHt)
Posted by: redc1c4 at January 21, 2020 01:13 AM (5RpHt)
Posted by: Anachronda at January 21, 2020 01:15 AM (kf5Ci)
One of the best sandwiches ever had was from a tiny deli attached to a gas station down at the beach in Fiumicino.
They didn't have sushi.
Posted by: rhomboid
I think the secret is the garum.
phase 1 of making garum is to round up some gas station sushi that's about ready to walk off on its own.
Posted by: Anachronda at January 21, 2020 01:17 AM (kf5Ci)
Posted by: redc1c4 at January 21, 2020 01:13 AM (5RpHt)
I got to meet General LeMay, and his wife, on Lackland AFB. 1977.
They were driving a rental car, and I stopped 'em at the Main Gate to ascertain I.D.
The General was very gratified to realize that I knew of him, and the history attached to his name.
He returned my salute, and then offered a very heartfelt handshake.
DAMN, but the lack of the cel phone camera in those days.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at January 21, 2020 01:19 AM (QzJWU)
omeone once said something that struck me as right -
Florence was not built nor certainly able to handle the tourists that
would surly come and infest the place
not certain whether typo or editorial comment about tourists.
Posted by: Anachronda at January 21, 2020 01:20 AM (kf5Ci)
My father has had prostate trouble for years. A few years, he had it reamed out, and the results weren't as well as expected.
He dribbles all the time, and we finally got him to wear the "briefs" as we euphemistically call them.
The past year, it seems like he's had a constant UTI, and they can't get get rid of it. The urologist is concerned with that, and what's going on.
My father is not the most cooperative patient in the world, to say the least.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at January 21, 2020 01:21 AM (rCwaK)
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at January 21, 2020 01:19 AM (QzJWU)
cool story there. I say it was enhanced by the lack of the cell phone. You had an experience no one else can be a part of just by clicking around.
My parents and me once met Jack Lord in an elevator in Hawaii. No pic would have improved it, that is my opinion.
Posted by: Quint at January 21, 2020 01:23 AM (n13/j)
Prayers up from here 4 Pogo. Hope he is well soon. It was a pleasure to meet him in Vegas, nice dog.
Posted by: Farmer at January 21, 2020 01:24 AM (V/IwH)
Jack Lord's hair should be in the Smithsonian.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at January 21, 2020 01:25 AM (rCwaK)
Jack Lord's hair should be in the Smithsonian.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at January 21, 2020 01:25 AM (rCwaK)
That's not even an exaggeration.
I know that the current version of Hawaii Five O tries, but it just isn't even close to the original.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at January 21, 2020 01:31 AM (JXnBD)
I just wish I still had my old camera-camera. . . .
Posted by: logprof at January 21, 2020 01:32 AM (oZuI0)
Good video of Hawaii scenery displayed on a 60 inch 4k flat screen is pretty awesome.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at January 21, 2020 01:35 AM (JXnBD)
I knew there was a remake of Hawaii Five-O, but I've never even attempted to watch it. I can't stand to see classic old shows desecrated.
There is only one Steve McGarrett.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at January 21, 2020 01:41 AM (rCwaK)
Posted by: Richard McEnroe at January 21, 2020 01:41 AM (ABuva)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at January 21, 2020 01:43 AM (rCwaK)
they concentrate on the real star of the show, the incredible geology
of Hawaii.
Good video of Hawaii scenery displayed on a 60 inch 4k flat screen is pretty awesome.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at January 21, 2020 01:35 AM (JXnBD)
I will check it out based on your rec. For sure i thought it was was the worst idea ever, along with Hawaii 5-0. The latter makes it clear that even if they made a good show it could NEVER have the same cultural impact.
i mentioned Jack Lord and everyone knew who i was talking about. He was as big in Hawaii as Don Ho. And both were celebrities when that meant sometthing. Today no one cares because every other person claims to be a celebrity. I know I don't care about them. I have seen enough people who could not pass an AP history test so as to not want to meet another again.
Jack Lord meant something in that day because celebrities still meant something. That someone thinks they can do Magnum PI again really tells is all. "You can't do it again you doof. How about Simon and Simon with Paul Simon and some other jagoff named Simon.
Posted by: Quint at January 21, 2020 01:50 AM (n13/j)
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
The one cruise I took out of Galveston that's exactly what happened. It was delayed over 4 hours. We were waiting to get on so it was a small nuisance.
Virtually everyone who was on the boat missed flights, etc. Not a happy bunch. What a way to end a vacation
Posted by: Ghost of Bob Crane at January 21, 2020 01:54 AM (lMju7)
Posted by: Quint at January 21, 2020 01:54 AM (n13/j)
Posted by: mindful webworker - and that guy who was in Jumanji Jungle Book at January 21, 2020 02:03 AM (0mP7b)
Stand by for a re-make of "Happy Days" if they impeach our CIC....Ron Howard will be CGI'd into a pre-teen OPIE and Nancy will be CGI'd into a LGBTQO version of the Fonnz....
saints preserve us....
Posted by: Nightwatch on the ramparts at January 21, 2020 02:04 AM (kFkpX)
Posted by: Ghost of Bob Crane at January 21, 2020 01:54 AM (lMju7)
The time FOUR cruise ships were stranded in the gulf, overnight, due to fog?
Yeah.
Only three of them cleared customs the next day. Then at 10:30pm, Customs said "fuckit, we're going home."
The fourth was moored alongside a grain dock, until the 2nd morning.
THOSE were not Happy Campers, when they disembarked.
Not happy, at all.
Hasta la nite nite Horde!
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at January 21, 2020 02:05 AM (QzJWU)
One thing that struck me about Amsterdam was the infamous red-light district and the weed shops and smart shops.
It was one of the most austere of all Imperial capitals, and it still retains that atmosphere, but has this 24/7 bacchanalia, catering to all of Europe's dissolute derelicts, directly in the center of the City.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 21, 2020 02:07 AM (uKj5K)
Though there are the classless new money'd here that wish WE were more like THEM.
as if bitches....as if.
Keep smoking your pot.
Posted by: Nightwatch on the ramparts at January 21, 2020 02:11 AM (kFkpX)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
Note to self-
AMSTERDAM
Posted by: Miklos, dissolute derelict of the Very Best Sort at January 21, 2020 02:21 AM (QzkSJ)
That is why......they remain ....Europe...and not America.
Though there are the classless new money'd here that wish WE were more like THEM.
as if bitches....as if.
Keep smoking your pot.
Posted by: Nightwatch on the ramparts at January 21, 2020 02:11 AM (kFkpX)
'don't give then too much credit. At best they want Europe's efficiency and power without giving a damn about the culture, history, and way of life.
So why does every leftist want us to be like Sweden or Denmark? They sound like racists to me. They also come off as untraveled jagoffs who never had the balls to challenge their teachers.
I feel bad for these people because i never felt put upon or afraid to call out a teacher. What a time to grow up in when it is a simple known that people can not stand up for themselves.
Posted by: Quint at January 21, 2020 02:23 AM (n13/j)
https://preview.tinyurl.com/y4gp6kwu
There is no equal.
Posted by: publius,
One for the books.
Posted by: Danno at January 21, 2020 02:23 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion
*uses announcer voice*
THERE IS ONLY ONE STEVE McGARRETT
Posted by: Special Guest Star William Conrad at January 21, 2020 02:26 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at January 21, 2020 02:07 AM (uKj5K)
They're in the process of getting rid of the red light district through redevelopment. Turns out brothels don't bring in as much tax money as Prada shops.
Posted by: Ace's liver at January 21, 2020 02:33 AM (wGeit)
There is only one Cannon, too.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at January 21, 2020 02:36 AM (f1Vqw)
Hey, you dang woodchucks, quit chucking my wood!
I don't know, but that just cracks me up. Geico is running the original woodchuck ad, along with some "sequels". They slay me.
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at January 21, 2020 02:38 AM (f1Vqw)
Posted by: publius,
Ghey Metric or American?
Posted by: Miklos, three sheets to the wind at January 21, 2020 02:42 AM (QzkSJ)
Martha Mcsally
Meanwhile Gub Ralph "I'm with the Klanman" is trying to take credit for no violence today.
No wondering why I'll put my trust on one side of the aisle (not all of it) and none on the other. Feels like the Rubicon has been crossed to me.
Posted by: Sock Monkey..playing late night wack a troll at January 21, 2020 03:01 AM (oSfNU)
Posted by: Ace's liver at January 21, 2020 03:06 AM (wGeit)
Posted by: Boomer Redneque, MAGAbilly at January 21, 2020 03:07 AM (KXHve)
Posted by: Ace's liver
Tank killer and awesome ground support. Splitting hairs my friend. It's purpose is not logistical it's purpose is to kill the enemy. I'll give her the credit. What should she call herself. Tactical support pilot?
Posted by: Sock Monkey..playing late night wack a troll at January 21, 2020 03:13 AM (oSfNU)
Posted by: raimondo at January 21, 2020 03:27 AM (2EMWu)
When you say "I'm a fighter pilot" you're stretching the truth if all you've ever flown is attack aircraft.
Now, she may actually have been a fighter pilot and flew F-16s or whatever. I just haven't been able to find any reference to it.
Posted by: Ace's liver at January 21, 2020 03:29 AM (wGeit)
Posted by: Ace's liver at January 21, 2020 03:29 AM (wGeit)
Posted by: eleven at January 21, 2020 03:40 AM (QLPEO)
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I've noticed he"s started trolling by night. Must have a bad prostate. Probably impotent, too.
Posted by: Linn Ridge. Kiss my Bot. at January 21, 2020 03:40 AM (4R6Rp)
Posted by: Ace's liver at January 21, 2020 03:29 AM (wGeit)
Made up history is the best kind of history.
Posted by: Howard Zinn at January 21, 2020 03:43 AM (Y8PSl)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 21, 2020 03:44 AM (ZXnzo)
Posted by: Linn Ridge. Kiss my Bot. at January 21, 2020 03:40 AM (4R6Rp)
Its trolling always seems to be the 3 a.m. witching hour.
Posted by: RickZ at January 21, 2020 03:44 AM (Y8PSl)
Posted by: RickZ
Well, sounds like "witch".
Posted by: Miklos, three and three-quarters sheets to the wind at January 21, 2020 03:52 AM (QzkSJ)
Now, she may actually have been a fighter pilot and flew F-16s or whatever. I just haven't been able to find any reference to it.
Posted by: Ace's liver
No I believe you're correct but remember she's dealing with the general voting public. Combat pilot would be a more apt label but there not going to differentiate. Bad ass plane that most ground pounders love and the badguys fear. She's got some gonads and we can use more of those .
Posted by: Sock Monkey..playing late night wack a troll at January 21, 2020 03:56 AM (oSfNU)
dealing with the general voting public. Combat pilot would be a more apt
label but there not going to differentiate. Bad ass plane that most
ground pounders love and the badguys fear. She's got some gonads and we
can use more of those .
Posted by: Sock Monkey..playing late night wack a troll at January 21, 2020 03:56 AM (oSfNU)
I'm pretty sure if you can fly an A-10 you can flight any "fighter" with not much more adaptation than learning the stereo and heater controls in a new car. I can't fly jack shit, so she can call herself anything she wants, and I'll just say yes ma'am. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 21, 2020 04:00 AM (9Om/r)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at January 21, 2020 04:04 AM (9Om/r)
Posted by: pawn at January 21, 2020 04:17 AM (PveK5)
That and the fact that the Air Force deploys the A-10 in Tactical Fighter Wings and the squadrons therein are designated as Fighter Squadrons, including the A-10 squadrons.
The Navy and Marine Corps would designate them as Attack or Light Attack; they would probably be USMC aircraft if they belonged to the sea services. I know the Marines wouldn't mind that at all.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 21, 2020 04:19 AM (ZXnzo)
Use to play around A-10s, lots of work.
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2020 04:19 AM (ZCEU2)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 21, 2020 04:23 AM (ZXnzo)
Posted by: Skip
If my memory serves me they are nearly 40 years in service. Desk warriors have been trying to kill them for years. Family member who did 2 deployments in Shrub's debacle had some very descriptive comments about their effectiveness. The Warthogs not the desk jockeys.
Posted by: Sock Monkey..playing late night wack a troll at January 21, 2020 04:31 AM (oSfNU)
Posted by: Ace's liver at January 21, 2020 03:29 AM (wGeit)
Like Elizabeth Warren.
Posted by: m at January 21, 2020 04:33 AM (Ne1i4)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2020 04:37 AM (ZCEU2)
Use to play around A-10s, lots of work.
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2020 04:19 AM (ZCEU2)
Play around?
Posted by: m at January 21, 2020 04:38 AM (Ne1i4)
Posted by: Vic at January 21, 2020 04:40 AM (mpXpK)
The Senate impeachment trial is set to begin today with loudmouth Communists assholes demanding rules that would allow them to make another Nazi Peelousy spectacle in the Senate. You can thank Senate DIABLOs for this trial even being held. These traitorous bitches need to be thrown out of the Party after the 2020 elections when Republican are likely to pick up a LOT of seats thanks to Nazi Peelousy.
https://tinyurl.com/s27hp4r
Posted by: Vic at January 21, 2020 04:41 AM (mpXpK)
Insane AOC claims there is no 'left' in this country, claims the communists are 'centrist conservatives'. She will be gone in 2020 too.
https://tinyurl.com/szugdzj
Posted by: Vic at January 21, 2020 04:41 AM (mpXpK)
https://tinyurl.com/wqfslpr
Posted by: Vic at January 21, 2020 04:42 AM (mpXpK)
https://tinyurl.com/ultc3rk
Posted by: Vic at January 21, 2020 04:42 AM (mpXpK)
Bid Chief Lyingwatha claims the biggest threat to foreign policy is the AGW scam.
https://tinyurl.com/ssr5rha
Posted by: Vic at January 21, 2020 04:44 AM (mpXpK)
RAMIREZ (repeat)
https://tinyurl.com/vx2ko9o
And that's it for today. And as I write this it is 27F outside
Posted by: Vic at January 21, 2020 04:45 AM (mpXpK)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2020 04:48 AM (ZCEU2)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2020 04:48 AM (ZCEU2)
cool
Posted by: m at January 21, 2020 04:54 AM (Ne1i4)
Posted by: m at January 21, 2020 04:55 AM (Ne1i4)
Posted by: m at January 21, 2020 05:00 AM (Ne1i4)
Insane AOC claims there is no 'left' in this country, claims the communists are 'centrist conservatives'. She will be gone in 2020 too.
https://tinyurl.com/szugdzj
Posted by: Vic at January 21, 2020 04:41 AM (mpXpK)
Her fellow Democrats can't wait to redistrict her away. They smile and nod politely when she's spouting nonsense about taking everyone's car away or nationalizing health care, but she's been raising money to primary other Democrats, and that is a bridge too far.
Posted by: Ace's liver at January 21, 2020 05:04 AM (wGeit)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2020 05:04 AM (ZCEU2)
Isn't F-14 what the Iranians have? If so, I doubt they keep that maintenance schedule.
Posted by: clutch at January 21, 2020 05:05 AM (+mbOC)
Posted by: JT at January 21, 2020 05:05 AM (arJlL)
Not a bridge too far for the 35 and unders that believe Cortez' envy. I wonder if she is worth a million dollars yet?
Posted by: clutch at January 21, 2020 05:08 AM (+mbOC)
Posted by: Josh Brolin at January 21, 2020 05:11 AM (DMUuz)
Posted by: clutch at January 21, 2020 05:05 AM (+mbOC)
About the only thing left of the Iranian F-14's are the airframes, everything else has been retrofitted with non-Grumman parts. Support for them rapidly collapsed around 1978 or so...
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 21, 2020 05:12 AM (ZXnzo)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 21, 2020 05:14 AM (ZXnzo)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2020 05:15 AM (ZCEU2)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 21, 2020 05:12 AM (ZXnzo)
When the F-14 was taken out of service in the US the air frames and parts were shredded to keep them from finding their way into Iranian hands.
Posted by: Ace's liver at January 21, 2020 05:18 AM (wGeit)
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at January 21, 2020 05:14 AM (ZXnzo)
Bah. You can make much higher quality guns with a cheap CNC mill.
Posted by: Ace's liver at January 21, 2020 05:19 AM (wGeit)
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2020 05:27 AM (ZCEU2)
He's the walking dead. Biden looks alive next to him. Hell RBG looks alive next to him and she's dead.
Posted by: torabora at January 21, 2020 05:30 AM (Y274z)
At least working close.
Have a great day horde
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2020 05:30 AM (ZCEU2)
Posted by: torabora at January 21, 2020 05:32 AM (Y274z)
/2020/01/seems-very-fair.html
Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2020 05:15 AM (ZCEU2)
Nice! Here's the tinyurl for it:
https://preview.tinyurl.com/vm5rm9q
Posted by: m at January 21, 2020 05:34 AM (Ne1i4)
Posted by: Eromero at January 21, 2020 05:54 AM (UUkQp)
Posted by: DB at January 21, 2020 06:06 AM (iTXRQ)
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2020 06:06 AM (5RARy)
Posted by: DB at January 21, 2020 06:06 AM (iTXRQ)
Let's smile and be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2020 06:15 AM (u82oZ)
Snow tonight. But no SF or LA homeless moving in, so we are good.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2020 06:19 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: jsg at January 21, 2020 06:21 AM (Z658e)
If, repeat, if the GOPe was stupid enough to vote to remove Trump ... {Redacted}. OPSEC.
types.
deletes.
That would be a very poor choice.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2020 06:22 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2020 06:23 AM (u82oZ)
I just read a Sean Spicier, not Spicer, tweet...
"Pro-gun rallies are more peaceful than the free tampon and birth control rallies"
Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2020 06:25 AM (vd8XM)
Very cool. Great idea. The people at the rally did good. Proud of them.
Like all meetings of mostly pragmatic Americans, it was a joyous occasion.
Just like the 2009 9/12 March on Washington, the 2010 Glen Beck Meeting on the Mall, and Ben Had's TxMoMeets. All fun.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2020 06:27 AM (u82oZ)
592
The Senate impeachment trial is set to begin today
That's some rotten timing.
Posted by: jsg at January 21, 2020 06:29 AM (Z658e)
Nothing on a thread search with Control - F.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2020 06:23 AM (u82oZ)
Thanks.
Posted by: jsg at January 21, 2020 06:30 AM (Z658e)
Leftist only know about Today. They are greatly uninformed about history and science.
But we know, and that is what matters.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2020 06:31 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: saf at January 21, 2020 06:34 AM (5IHGB)
Have a blessed day, and hold your head high as an American. We have the best cultural standards on the planet. Just look at protests in Iran, Lebanon, France, ...
A special shout out to Village Idiot's Apprentice, Mrs VIA, and their son, who is arriving after a round the world cruise with 5,000 close friends. May their reunion be as special as their dreams.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at January 21, 2020 06:35 AM (u82oZ)
Bid Chief Lyingwatha claims the biggest threat to foreign policy is the AGW scam.
https://tinyurl.com/ssr5rha
Posted by: Vic at January 21, 2020 04:44 AM (mpXpK)
AGW is greatest shell game ever. You look at any event, turn it over and say they is the proof. Then you use the same logic to say oh look, here is something caused by AGW.
It is a religion.
Posted by: rhennigantx at January 21, 2020 06:35 AM (JFO2v)
TOP PIC is fake here are NO BUN-JEE JUMPERS.......
Posted by: saf at January 21, 2020 06:36 AM (5IHGB)
Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2020 06:38 AM (vd8XM)
Posted by: TrivialPursuer at January 21, 2020 06:38 AM (k4dH2)
No need.
You were safer there than in a Democrat mother's womb.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2020 06:40 AM (MjyI6)
Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2020 06:41 AM (vd8XM)
592
The Senate impeachment trial is set to begin today
That's some rotten timing.
Posted by: jsg
The same people telling me the right won't fuck this up and convict Trump are the same people that said Nancy would never bring it to the floor for a vote.
Excuse me folks if your prognostications don't give me warm and fuzzies.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2020 06:44 AM (MjyI6)
Posted by: Baldy at January 21, 2020 06:45 AM (OLCH5)
We're sanctioning this evil. We act like spectators to it, as if we have no control. Listening Barr?
Posted by: Dan Smoot's Apprentice at January 21, 2020 06:46 AM (H8QX8)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at January 21, 2020 06:47 AM (8dJG7)
Posted by: Case at January 21, 2020 06:47 AM (GFT37)
Confederate flags have been outlawed because they can become airborne and clog the traditional snail darter breeding grounds
Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2020 06:50 AM (vd8XM)
One flag can cause more environmental damage and 1,500,500 plastic bags...
Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2020 06:51 AM (vd8XM)
How the left twists their heads around that kind of logic should be painful.
Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at January 21, 2020 06:53 AM (JUOKG)
Many people that carry the flag say Y'all. A known trigger word
Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2020 06:53 AM (vd8XM)
Speaking of plastic bags......how's Nancy Pelosi ?
Posted by: JT at January 21, 2020 06:53 AM (arJlL)
Excuse me folks if your prognostications don't give me warm and fuzzies.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2020 06:44 AM (MjyI6)
I've been saying from the beginning that they'll fuck it up. How can they not? Getting rid of Trump or at the very least finessing a way to damage him while looking like heroes at the ramparts is the big game.
Posted by: Dan Smoot's Apprentice at January 21, 2020 06:53 AM (H8QX8)
Posted by: JT
Working on finding out if she can buy Shillaries fireworks at a good price...or not. It ain't her money
Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2020 06:54 AM (vd8XM)
Posted by: Case at January 21, 2020 06:55 AM (GFT37)
Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2020 06:56 AM (vd8XM)
Posted by: rhennigantx at January 21, 2020 06:56 AM (JFO2v)
How the left twists their heads around that kind of logic should be painful.
Posted by: Mr. Scott
Should cause their necks to snap.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2020 06:57 AM (MjyI6)
Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2020 06:57 AM (vd8XM)
Posted by: Case at January 21, 2020 06:58 AM (GFT37)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2020 06:58 AM (WI7YS)
Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2020 06:59 AM (vd8XM)
Bustling with potential bloodshed.
Posted by: jsg at January 21, 2020 07:00 AM (Z658e)
It was seething, barely contained, it's a powderkeg, a lighted fuse, it's only a matter of time.
Posted by: Dan Smoot's Apprentice at January 21, 2020 07:02 AM (H8QX8)
Please for Slapweasel who thought that he might need to go to the hospital Monday morning for his liver disease. He needs a liver donor and that God with his parents (whom he has been looking after) and his brother who will miss him
I believe that Donna&&&&& is having a interview today for a job today
For all the young people beginning college today after a break. That they be safe and find a good purpose in their lives. Also, for safety. After an accident which was not his fault in his dad's/his car he is having to take my old jalopey to school
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at January 21, 2020 07:05 AM (WI7YS)
Posted by: Case at January 21, 2020 07:06 AM (GFT37)
Norways coalition government is on the brink of collapse after an anti-immigrant party pulled out over the decision to allow an Isis-bride back into the country from Syria.
Posted by: rhennigantx at January 21, 2020 07:10 AM (JFO2v)
The Navy and Marine Corps would designate them as Attack or Light Attack; they would probably be USMC aircraft if they belonged to the sea services. I know the Marines wouldn't mind that at all.
Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde,
In one Pentagon gigglefuck, the zootsuiters in the fightee mafia were trying to kill off the A10 and the Marine Corps made a pitch to their brotherhood on the Hill to take them AND the associated force structure (read that as almost a third of the USMC budget) from the USAF. I think it was the first time anyone's defeated the USAF since Boyd.
Posted by: Jean at January 21, 2020 07:12 AM (B7KlG)
Posted by: freaked at January 21, 2020 07:12 AM (Tnijr)
Bustling with potential bloodshed.
Posted by: jsg at January 21, 2020 07:00 AM
An Army in being.
Posted by: Jean at January 21, 2020 07:15 AM (B7KlG)
Posted by: freaked at January 21, 2020 07:15 AM (Tnijr)
Posted by: freaked at January 21, 2020 07:12 AM (Tnijr)
The Beast, is that you??
Posted by: rhennigantx at January 21, 2020 07:16 AM (JFO2v)
Posted by: freaked
So they're going to call Hunter Biden
Posted by: Jean at January 21, 2020 07:17 AM (B7KlG)
Posted by: Hesco Gypsy at January 21, 2020 07:18 AM (05Lgc)
Posted by: rammajamma at January 21, 2020 07:20 AM (xceTB)
g'mornin', 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at January 21, 2020 07:21 AM (cuot+)
Posted by: Lady in Black at January 21, 2020 07:21 AM (JoUsr)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 21, 2020 07:21 AM (jg1QG)
--
Anyone in the "media" (quotes on purpose) think to question why they didn't bring forth all witnesses in the House when they were making their flimsy, partisan case to begin with?
Posted by: Lady in Black at January 21, 2020 07:23 AM (JoUsr)
Posted by: Jean at January 21, 2020 07:24 AM (B7KlG)
Posted by: Lady in Black
They ran out of time, what with the security of the whole USA at risk and having to get the impeachments over to the Senate ASAP!!!
Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2020 07:25 AM (vd8XM)
Posted by: Case at January 21, 2020 07:25 AM (GFT37)
He's the walking dead. Biden looks alive next to him. Hell RBG looks alive next to him and she's dead.
Posted by: torabora"
The more level headed Dems that want to be president should be aiming to be his VP and avoid all this primary nastiness.
Posted by: Ripley at January 21, 2020 07:27 AM (MxEKc)
--
Level headed Dems. I think I've found the problem.
Posted by: Lady in Black at January 21, 2020 07:28 AM (JoUsr)
Posted by: Ripley at January 21, 2020 07:30 AM (MxEKc)
He's the walking dead. Biden looks alive next to him. Hell RBG looks alive next to him and she's dead.
Posted by: torabora"
The more level headed Dems that want to be president should be aiming to be his VP and avoid all this primary nastiness.
Posted by: Ripley at January 21, 2020 07:27 AM (MxEKc)
Only good socialist is dead socialist!
Posted by: rhennigantx at January 21, 2020 07:32 AM (JFO2v)
Posted by: Ripley
Shame on you!
*snort
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2020 07:32 AM (5RARy)
Posted by: Ripley at January 21, 2020 07:30 AM (MxEKc)
Blame Autocorrect.
Posted by: jsg at January 21, 2020 07:32 AM (Z658e)
Posted by: Ripley at January 21, 2020 07:34 AM (MxEKc)
Posted by: freaked
Ace got an honorable mention at 19 with 18 socks.
Posted by: rickb223 at January 21, 2020 07:34 AM (5RARy)
Posted by: Lady in Black at January 21, 2020 07:35 AM (JoUsr)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 21, 2020 07:36 AM (al4du)
Posted by: WitchDoktor, as if you give a damn at January 21, 2020 07:36 AM (E6Fgq)
First time I heard the AF was ditching the A10 and the Army said we'll take it was 1987.
Posted by: blaster at January 21, 2020 07:37 AM (ZfRYq)
Posted by: JT at January 21, 2020 07:39 AM (arJlL)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 21, 2020 07:41 AM (al4du)
I'm late to this discussion but I am a non-gay man who won't accept being referred to by other-than-my-name. It started in the second grade where 4 boys with the same first name were assigned to a single class. The teacher started assigning diminutives to 3 of us and I didn't care for that. I informed here that I had a perfectly usable name and would answer only to that.
My father, in possibly the only decent thing he ever did for me in my life, backed me up on that. I've never looked back. Bobby, Jimmy, Teddy, whatever...those are for friends and friends will accept your preference if you choose to not use them.
Posted by: Laughing in Texas at January 21, 2020 07:42 AM (muI26)
Posted by: JT at January 21, 2020 07:43 AM (arJlL)
Posted by: Laughing in Texas at January 21, 2020 07:44 AM (muI26)
Posted by: Laughing in Texas at January 21, 2020 07:44 AM (muI26)
Deader than RBG!
Posted by: rhennigantx at January 21, 2020 07:45 AM (JFO2v)
There were lots of cops.
Posted by: blaster at January 21, 2020 07:46 AM (ZfRYq)
How does morning all come out as Barney doll? I'm up too early need to go back to sleep for a couple hours. Anyone heard anything about slap?
Posted by: Farmer at January 21, 2020 07:46 AM (V/IwH)
Posted by: JT at January 21, 2020 07:47 AM (arJlL)
Posted by: Bruce at January 21, 2020 07:47 AM (vd8XM)
There were lots of cops.
Posted by: blaster at January 21, 2020 07:46 AM (ZfRYq)
They're just mad because the cops didn't drag any 2A supporters away.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at January 21, 2020 07:47 AM (NWiLs)
Posted by: Laughing in Texas at January 21, 2020 07:47 AM (muI26)
Posted by: WitchDoktor, as if you give a damn at January 21, 2020 07:47 AM (E6Fgq)
close-minded, unscientific, illogical propagandists, consumed with
immoral acts. Be careful, 'brethren!' Be careful, teachers! "
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Funny...MLK jr. was all of those things himself
Posted by: Sidney Allen Johnson at January 21, 2020 09:18 AM (NkLx8)
Posted by: Sidney Allen Johnson at January 21, 2020 09:20 AM (NkLx8)
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