EMT 03/08/20

Finally a warm day to be enjoyed.

Posted by: krakatoa at 06:00 AM

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1 Good morning horde

Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2020 05:01 AM (ZCEU2)

2 Mornin', all

Posted by: My life is insanity at March 08, 2020 05:01 AM (Z/jzm)

3 Today better than yesterday's, tomorrow better than today's weather.

Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2020 05:03 AM (ZCEU2)

4 Good Morning Morons today is Sunday, March 8, 2020, . On this date in 1817 the New York Stock Exchange was founded. The MFM began publishing the meaningless Dow Jones Average soon after. And don't forget today is DST in some backwards States.

Posted by: Vic at March 08, 2020 05:03 AM (mpXpK)

5 It's already 41 here, supposed to hit 60! Woohoo!

Posted by: My life is insanity at March 08, 2020 05:04 AM (Z/jzm)

6 And Rubio wants to get rid of DST changes. So do I but my State so far refuses to do it.

https://tinyurl.com/w47uuup

Posted by: Vic at March 08, 2020 05:04 AM (mpXpK)

7 RAMIREZ (repeat)

https://tinyurl.com/robnute

And that's it for today. Nothing out there today

Posted by: Vic at March 08, 2020 05:04 AM (mpXpK)

8 Krak is up
Posted by: My life is insanity

Thanks !

Posted by: JT at March 08, 2020 05:04 AM (arJlL)

9 It's not so warm 33F here right now.

Posted by: Vic at March 08, 2020 05:05 AM (mpXpK)

10 Yesterday it was light at this hour.

Today, its like lookin' up a cat's ass !

Posted by: JT at March 08, 2020 05:06 AM (arJlL)

11

Thanks, Mlii,,, and mornin'.
Weston comment willowed but nothing earth shaking.
Not worth typing again and since I can't copy/paste because dumb phone...

Posted by: teej at March 08, 2020 05:07 AM (ymIWG)

12
g'mornin' again, 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at March 08, 2020 05:07 AM (ozGRz)

13 Good morning horde.

Posted by: A lotta nerve at March 08, 2020 05:07 AM (JdcHc)

14 Lucky 13!

Posted by: A lotta nerve at March 08, 2020 05:08 AM (JdcHc)

15 *waves to teej

Posted by: My life is insanity at March 08, 2020 05:08 AM (Z/jzm)

16 Sorry to hear True North broke up, teej.

Posted by: My life is insanity at March 08, 2020 05:10 AM (Z/jzm)

17 Guessing its just below freezing now, high 50s later, supposedly 70 tomorrow but they have a way of over guessing often.

Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2020 05:12 AM (ZCEU2)

18 I am off to the Black Friday style lines at Costco to buy toilet paper and probably cigarettes to barter for when civilization collapses in a couple of fortnights. I think that's the message from the nightly news.

Posted by: Downcast at March 08, 2020 05:12 AM (xgpfE)

19 This time change is stupidity

Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2020 05:12 AM (ZCEU2)

20 I'm thinking apple pancakes and make extra because tomorrow won't be any easier to get up.

Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2020 05:14 AM (ZCEU2)

21 Daylight savings made lots of sense in the days of candles and whale oil lamps. I think it's time has passed.

Posted by: Downcast at March 08, 2020 05:14 AM (xgpfE)

22 How is it any saving of time? Stupid name for it.

And the reasoning behind it- save energy? So you use more energy in the morning as opposed to the evening? How is that any better?

Posted by: My life is insanity at March 08, 2020 05:18 AM (Z/jzm)

23 G'mornin' Horde !

A springish 43 degrees out there.
Snow heaps shrinking, yay.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez, we are being gaslighted 24/365 at March 08, 2020 05:19 AM (zlgJP)

24 "Saving 18th century business owners money by arranging the most possible daylight hours for the working shift, and passing the increased lighting costs onto the employees at home day" didn't flow off the tongue as easily.

Posted by: Downcast at March 08, 2020 05:23 AM (xgpfE)

25 Beautiful weather here on the plains north of Denver. Gonna have to spend part of the day prepping for spring lawn renewal...lotta lawn chocolate to pick up.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at March 08, 2020 05:24 AM (saIjW)

26

Me too Mlii.
I really enjoyed them. Lead player could be a real dunderhead at times. 40ish and decided he wanted to play cover tunes in bars? Seriously?
Think TDS had something to do with it and that is not a joke.
Thinks people like Gary should pay more in taxes since he busted his backside to get where he's at and still does to stay there.
I told Gary, screw him.
We might be buying their kick tail speakers to cover the Weston and other bigger gigs. Ones we have have worked fine so far but hey, these really whoop tail.

They had a really good dozen or so year run.
And I did get to cover for their drummer a couple of times and sit in doing percussion a few others.

Memories

Posted by: teej at March 08, 2020 05:26 AM (ymIWG)

27 On Biden, I think he's deteriorating faster than expected -- the Powers That Be probably saw him as electable in a way Hillzebub isn't, and that said hag would be his VP, so she could finally get her talons on the levers of power "when" Biden was incapacitated.

They didn't expect him to crash and burn like this until AFTER the election, IMHO.

Posted by: acethepug at March 08, 2020 05:29 AM (+HMLE)

28 It says France is at 10-15%Muslum now, 20-30% of under 25 years old
americanthinker.com/a french intellectual warns that france will have a muslim future.
https://tinyurl.com/werbzea
Not only France but most of Europe is doomed

Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2020 05:34 AM (ZCEU2)

29 Well teej, sounds like moving on is for the best.

Posted by: My life is insanity at March 08, 2020 05:36 AM (Z/jzm)

30 27 totally agree, wrote last night I could see the Wicked Witch being VP and Slow Joe not making 6 mo.

Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2020 05:36 AM (ZCEU2)

31 coffee may be required, also resetting-of-clocks ... back in a few.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez, we are being gaslighted 24/365 at March 08, 2020 05:37 AM (zlgJP)

32

Sugaring off time,then I'm going to a Maple Syrup farm
with pancake breakfasts and wagon rides with the granddaughter . HOW SWEET IT IS...........

YES I put my C CK forward.

Posted by: saf at March 08, 2020 05:38 AM (5IHGB)

33 I think Tricky Dick started DST.

Posted by: pawn at March 08, 2020 05:39 AM (+LeF+)

34 Biden - i really don't get why his family is allowing him to go through with this. No one who cares about his dignity would put him out there showing off his failing mental abilities. It makes me sick.

Posted by: My life is insanity at March 08, 2020 05:41 AM (Z/jzm)

35 Does daylight saving in spring mean I still have 20 minutes left to be "First" or was that done 100 minutes ago?

Posted by: Downcast at March 08, 2020 05:44 AM (xgpfE)

36 Good morning, all. Up early to go to 7:30 Mass. Not a fan of DST. At least there is a beautiful full moon out there. The March full moon is the worm moon. Warmth today, rain tomorrow. Springtime in Indiana.

Posted by: Mrs. Leggy at March 08, 2020 05:44 AM (Vf4Y7)

37 You know we would all be a little more free if the government would stop making us change our clocks twice a year

Posted by: tmitsss at March 08, 2020 05:44 AM (xlzu7)

38 33 pawn, let's not forget the role Bush played:

On Monday August 8, 2005 President Bush signed into law a broad energy bill (Energy Policy Act of 2005) that extended Daylight Saving Time by four weeks beginning in 2007. The provisions of the bill called for Daylight Saving Time to begin three weeks earlier on the second Sunday in March and end one week later on the first Sunday in November.

My state, MS, is one of 3 with active state congressional bills to end dst or make it permanent.

I figure, #twoweeks.

I can see an argument for either std time or dst, but either way make it permanent. Funnily, Pence was asked about dst yesterday and dodged the question.

Oh yeah, he's a Trump clone. Not.

Posted by: GnuBreed at March 08, 2020 05:49 AM (XF4b8)

39 As far as Biden's malapropism goes, the family and friends learn to compensate for it, and may not notice. The news isn't going to confront Biden and they'll ignore or silence the opposition, so no one that matters is going to mention the Emporer's new aphasia.

Posted by: Downcast at March 08, 2020 05:50 AM (xgpfE)

40 Does anyone know wha' time it is?
Does anyone care?

Posted by: artficial flowers are real at March 08, 2020 05:50 AM (WX+x0)

41 Good morning, horde.

Slow Joe is out to pasture, and I'm guessing this is just a little late.

https://tinyurl.com/w8sxbno

https://tinyurl.com/r6tl58u

Posted by: Grog at March 08, 2020 05:50 AM (weXmt)

42 If a Democratic Candidate was to put ending DST, the blue states would be all for it...Time to let Biden know that is something that will get him into the White House if he can find the front door.

Posted by: Colin at March 08, 2020 05:51 AM (1BIQV)

43 Hiya Mrs. Leggy !

Please say a prayer for the Horde !

Posted by: JT at March 08, 2020 05:54 AM (arJlL)

44

I think you're right, Mlii.
And good for trio.
Plus it sounds like getting the bigger gear, if that happens, has caused Steve to finally decide it's time for "us" to hire a couple of young, strong backs to do load ins/outs.
He's given me fits trying to get him to let Gary and I handle the heavy lifting we already had.
He's 70 or so.
Gary is sixty.
I'm the smack dab in the middle child.
Since we don't do it for the $, all of which goes back into upgrading gear, I'm kind of, or should say really, looking forward to that myself.

Let the kids haul it in and out.
We just set it up, sound check, play, tear it down and pack it up.

Almost like we're pros,,, or something.

New sound outlay? 3K,,, used.
Quite a bit more when new.

Posted by: teej at March 08, 2020 05:54 AM (ymIWG)

45 Morning all

Posted by: Nevergiveup at March 08, 2020 05:57 AM (85Gof)

46 The reason there's a question mark on my front door is just in case I forget my address. Leslie Nielsen

I loved his playing the President in his movies, probably a good interpretation of Biden in the Oval Office, always making weird remarks and his staff trying to correct him.

Posted by: Colin at March 08, 2020 05:58 AM (1BIQV)

47 Hiya, JT! Amen! The Horde and their families are in my prayers every day. Plus extra prayers for our President and his family. He is a gift from God.

Posted by: Mrs. Leggy at March 08, 2020 05:58 AM (Vf4Y7)

48 WTFO??

Posted by: rhennigantx at March 08, 2020 06:00 AM (JFO2v)

49 Plus extra prayers for our President and his family. He is a gift from God.

Agreed !

Posted by: JT at March 08, 2020 06:01 AM (arJlL)

50 Morning Captain !

Posted by: JT at March 08, 2020 06:01 AM (arJlL)

51 Biden - i really don't get why his family is allowing him to go through with this.

I suspect its partially the fear of being exposed as the lying, grifting parasites they are. If he's preznit, he can hide a lot of buffoonery.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at March 08, 2020 06:03 AM (saIjW)

52 Here in Indiana we used to not observe DST, but the brain trust here wanted the children to wait for the school busses in the dark during the entire school year because reasons...

Posted by: Fortcoins at March 08, 2020 06:04 AM (JbL9Q)

53 I feel a hour more tired. But better today than tomorrow. If there is a tomorrow morning

Posted by: Nevergiveup at March 08, 2020 06:04 AM (85Gof)

54 The MFM would treat Biden with love and extra care. Cover for him and try to not notice he forgot to put his pants on.

Posted by: Colin at March 08, 2020 06:06 AM (1BIQV)

55 I woke up, grumpy because it was only six o'clock, then pissed when I realized it was seven and The Man had stolen an hour from my life! *shakes fist*

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at March 08, 2020 06:06 AM (Dc2NZ)

56 I think TD also started the "I can't drive, 55!" rage.

Posted by: pawn at March 08, 2020 06:07 AM (+LeF+)

57 Morning Mouth Breathers

Posted by: weirdflunky at March 08, 2020 06:09 AM (cknjq)

58 South Dakota had a bill to knock this DST shit off. Bill tied 33-33 in the hourse so it failed. Soooo close but no cigar.

Posted by: Molly k. at March 08, 2020 06:09 AM (RKGEf)

59 Which ever way works out best for the time, it should be brought up as helping Climate Change.
The lefties couldn't wait to sign SOMETHING into law

Posted by: Bruce at March 08, 2020 06:10 AM (vd8XM)

60 >> I realized it was seven and The Man had stolen an hour from my life! *shakes fist*
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at March 08, 2020 06:06 AM (Dc2NZ)

It's 6:11 here... Ace's clock didn't change? Great, now I'm all confusef

Posted by: My life is insanity at March 08, 2020 06:11 AM (Z/jzm)

61 It's 6:11 here... Ace's clock didn't change? Great, now I'm all confusef
Posted by: My life is insanity

Heh.
Ace is on my time now.

Posted by: Bruce at March 08, 2020 06:12 AM (vd8XM)

62 Helping Climate Change would require setting the clocks back 250+ years.

Posted by: pawn at March 08, 2020 06:12 AM (+LeF+)

63 >>Ace is on my time now.
Posted by: Bruce

He likes us better!

Posted by: My life is insanity at March 08, 2020 06:13 AM (Z/jzm)

64 So the server running this place does not conform to DST. Good news!

Posted by: rhennigantx at March 08, 2020 06:13 AM (JFO2v)

65 I woke up, grumpy because it was only six o'clock, then pissed when I realized it was seven and The Man had stolen an hour from my life! *shakes fist*
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes

You're beautiful when you're angry.

Posted by: JT at March 08, 2020 06:14 AM (arJlL)

66
I can hear the sap rising,good,no more snoring from her............

NO BACON for me this mornin' an she'll prolly pee in ma cofevfe now.

Posted by: saf at March 08, 2020 06:15 AM (5IHGB)

67 I woke up at 1:30 to pee and then it was 3

Posted by: Nevergiveup at March 08, 2020 06:15 AM (85Gof)

68 Helping Climate Change would require setting the clocks back 250+ years.
Posted by: pawn

WE can do it!!

With YOUR money.

Posted by: Bruce at March 08, 2020 06:16 AM (vd8XM)

69
I think TD also started the "I can't drive, 55!" rage.

Posted by: pawn at March 08, 2020 06:07 AM

no, that was Jimmuh Carter

Posted by: AltonJackson at March 08, 2020 06:17 AM (ozGRz)

70 69
I think TD also started the "I can't drive, 55!" rage.

Posted by: pawn at March 08, 2020 06:07 AM

no, that was Jimmuh Carter
Posted by: AltonJackson at March 08, 2020 06:17 AM (ozGRz)

While wearing a dopy sweater with heat turned down

Posted by: Nevergiveup at March 08, 2020 06:18 AM (85Gof)

71 Morning 'rons and 'ettes.

Shaved and showered. Heading out to grocery store. No one will be there. The store will be all mine.

Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at March 08, 2020 06:19 AM (Dhht7)

72 Age means nothing in being shot in Chicago..7 year old and a 79 year old shot, among others.

Posted by: Colin at March 08, 2020 06:20 AM (1BIQV)

73 Oh yeah, I forgot about the MEOW.

Posted by: pawn at March 08, 2020 06:20 AM (+LeF+)

74 Last time change Pixy got around to it by afternoon. Will commend the AoSHq time machine for being spot on all this year and into the last. It use to be -3 to -6 behind.

Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2020 06:20 AM (ZCEU2)

75 >>While wearing a dopy sweater with heat turned down
Posted by: Nevergiveup

Had a teacher that wrapped a cold, wet paper towel over the thermostat in classroom because they were somehow locked. Fun times.

Posted by: My life is insanity at March 08, 2020 06:22 AM (Z/jzm)

76 MEOW was just a premature New Green Deal.

Posted by: pawn at March 08, 2020 06:22 AM (+LeF+)

77 I woke up at 1:30 to pee and then it was 3
Posted by: Nevergiveup

Did your toilet overflow ?

Posted by: JT at March 08, 2020 06:23 AM (arJlL)

78

Thank heavens for daylight savings time. Light in the evening to do stuff. Can we stay on it permanent?

Posted by: My Pimp Shot My Dealer at March 08, 2020 06:24 AM (CocSf)

79 Imagine if AOC proposed lowering the speed limit to 55? That would be the end of her.

Posted by: pawn at March 08, 2020 06:25 AM (+LeF+)

80 Okay....off to the supermarket.

Don't let me forget my grocery list like I did last week !

Posted by: JT at March 08, 2020 06:25 AM (arJlL)

81 The Pixy Time Machine is in Australia. The time will change in #2weeks.

Posted by: Puddleglum at March 08, 2020 06:25 AM (AW46C)

82 Okay....off to the supermarket.

Don't let me forget my grocery list like I did last week !
Posted by: JT

Don't forget to put a sticky on the door so you don't forget your list!

Posted by: Bruce at March 08, 2020 06:26 AM (vd8XM)

83 "Daylight savings made lots of sense in the days of candles and whale oil lamps."
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Whale oil! That's what I forgot to get at the store!

*leaps into buggy Mannix!-style*

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at March 08, 2020 06:27 AM (Dc2NZ)

84 The squeaky whale gets the oil !

Posted by: JT at March 08, 2020 06:29 AM (arJlL)

85 Whale oil! That's what I forgot to get at the store!

*leaps into buggy Mannix!-style*
Posted by: All Hail Eris

Robin, to the Bat Buggy

Posted by: Bruce at March 08, 2020 06:30 AM (vd8XM)

86 > Biden - i really don't get why his family is allowing him to go through with this.

1) Money
2) An attempt to slow-walk the prosecution on Hunter

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 08, 2020 06:32 AM (tLWGd)

87 Stop stealing didos!

https://tinyurl.com/vekej5n

Posted by: rhennigantx at March 08, 2020 06:32 AM (JFO2v)

88 Poor ol' Sad Sack Joe, yesterday:

"Because we cannot get reelected...we cannot win this reelection...excuse me...we can only re-elect Donald Trump"

See, he understands one thing clearly !
But the keep shoving him out on stage.
Sickening cruelty.

Imagine how they dream of treating us when they next get power.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez, we are being gaslighted 24/365 at March 08, 2020 06:32 AM (zlgJP)

89 I think TD also started the "I can't drive, 55!" rage.

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I'd love to have Bloomberg levels of both wealth and comfort of wasting money. I'd sponsor constant vigorous academic research into this BS not for environmental purposes, but solely for unintended consequences purposes.

I bet the 55 mph speed limit one is great, especially on global warming, traffic congestion, etc. I'm guessing a car reaching its destination by driving 70mph pollutes less than one stuck in traffic at 55mph.

It might have to get in line, though. There are so many other fun ones, like the move to plastic bags from paper bags to save trees grown on tree farms and how it coincides with the same people insisting we plant tree farms to stop global warming.

Posted by: Moron Robbie was bitten by a radioactive ampersand at March 08, 2020 06:33 AM (KB+zI)

90 Grocery stores around here are limiting hand sanitizer to 3 per customer. I suppose if you really wanted a lot of it, you could just visit all the markets.

Posted by: Colin at March 08, 2020 06:35 AM (1BIQV)

91 >>It might have to get in line, though. There are so many other fun ones, ...
Posted by: Moron Robbie was bitten by a radioactive ampersand at March 08, 2020 06:33 AM (KB+zI)

Ethanol, reformulated gas...

Posted by: My life is insanity at March 08, 2020 06:35 AM (Z/jzm)

92 Suddenly,
I was wide awake.
I checked the time on my cell.
6:00am
NOOOoooooooooo! No, it isn't!
I got up anyway.
___

Can there be
a greater crime
than stealing from
a man his time?
-Guru Radd Dadd

Posted by: mindful webworker
multi-dimensional
at March 08, 2020 06:37 AM (Cd8NC)

93 Well, grocery trip temporarily delayed. Waiting for Cat#1 to kill or stop playing with the mouse he brought up on the deck.

Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at March 08, 2020 06:37 AM (Dhht7)

94 I was just watching excerpts from a SloJoe rally and a Bernie rally. There is no joy in mudville at either one, especially compared to a PDT rally. Joe's attendees have that "won't this idiot shut up" look on their faces, and Bernie's crew looks grim, like they want to seize the Potemkin and kill all the officers.

Posted by: bill in arkansas at March 08, 2020 06:37 AM (C1Lsn)

95 I remember just getting out of the army and having to look for gas. Even, odd and out of gas, sorry. Couldn't take the Plymouth out for much of a spin.

Posted by: Colin at March 08, 2020 06:38 AM (1BIQV)

96 Ethanol, reformulated gas...

--

It's my hypothesis that this was an elaborate plan to get people to embrace battery powered lawn and garden tools.

They didn't know it at the time, of course, and didn't really plan it, but users having to replace their $100 weedeater every single season because the gas keeps ruining them over the winter* is a great motivator.

* Happened to one of ours early on even after running it dry after the last use. When I took it apart to repair it was like the insides were melted. Sta-bil in everything all the time now.

Posted by: Moron Robbie was bitten by a radioactive ampersand at March 08, 2020 06:39 AM (KB+zI)

97 I remember just getting out of the army and having to look for gas. Even, odd and out of gas, sorry. Couldn't take the Plymouth out for much of a spin.
Posted by: Colin

And the crap mobiles that they tried to make everyone buy because they got 2 more miles to the gallon.

Posted by: Bruce at March 08, 2020 06:39 AM (vd8XM)

98 I remember just getting out of the army and having to look for gas. Even, odd and out of gas, sorry. Couldn't take the Plymouth out for much of a spin.

Posted by: Colin at March 08, 2020 06:38 AM (1BIQV)

--

Some moron had a good tip for the burning times. Park elsewhere and walk up with a gas can if the station has three pumps in a row. That middle one will open up often.

Posted by: Moron Robbie was bitten by a radioactive ampersand at March 08, 2020 06:40 AM (KB+zI)

99 At the BEE

Hillary Clinton Says Epstein Assassination Was To 'Manage Anxiety'

Posted by: rhennigantx at March 08, 2020 06:40 AM (JFO2v)

100 Daylight savings is a communist plot to destroy America.

Except for the 'fall back' part. That's ok. Can we keep that part and just skip the 'spring forward' part?

Posted by: The Atom Bomb of Loving Kindness at March 08, 2020 06:41 AM (lXZ2r)

101 Removing vent windows to save 0.5 mpg, which made large numbers of buyers move to air conditioners in their cars, adding weight and parasitic losses on the engine and costing 2-4 mpg.

Yay, we saved 0.5 mpg by removing that useful tool!

Posted by: Moron Robbie was bitten by a radioactive ampersand at March 08, 2020 06:42 AM (KB+zI)

102 All in all to me Slow Joe is as much into Ukraine corruption as Hunter, he was the one allowing himself to be strong armed into protecting that corruption.

Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2020 06:43 AM (ZCEU2)

103 101 Removing vent windows to save 0.5 mpg, which made large numbers of buyers move to air conditioners in their cars, adding weight and parasitic losses on the engine and costing 2-4 mpg.

Yay, we saved 0.5 mpg by removing that useful tool!
Posted by: Moron Robbie was bitten by a radioactive ampersand at March 08, 2020 06:42 AM (KB+zI)

Vent windows just route 100 degree wind into your car. Worthless.

Posted by: rhennigantx at March 08, 2020 06:43 AM (JFO2v)

104 95 Gas lines in the 70's. Ex wife's cousin used to make a buck patrolling the long gas lines on an adult tricycle, selling beer and pop. Somebody turned him in, probably Elizabeth Warren passing through.

Posted by: bill in arkansas at March 08, 2020 06:44 AM (C1Lsn)

105 Even now, they advertise some little POS that I cannot fit in and proudly explain how it gets 4 more miles to gallon then my 09 Enclave around town, and 2 more on the road

Posted by: Bruce at March 08, 2020 06:44 AM (vd8XM)

106 Science suggests that drinkers of hard liquor may have more protection against corona corona my sharonna. HA!

insty link

Posted by: Bourbon, House of at March 08, 2020 06:45 AM (WX+x0)

107 95 Gas lines in the 70's. Ex wife's cousin used to make a buck patrolling the long gas lines on an adult tricycle, selling beer and pop. Somebody turned him in, probably Elizabeth Warren passing through.
Posted by: bill in arkansas

If he'd been selling loosies, they would have shot him

Posted by: Bruce at March 08, 2020 06:45 AM (vd8XM)

108 During the "gas crisis" some made some good dollars selling gadgets that would make your car get great mileage. On the street or in a parking place they would set up and put on demo's by hooking something up to the gas line, It would be magic at 20 dollars.

Posted by: Colin at March 08, 2020 06:46 AM (1BIQV)

109 Vent windows just route 100 degree wind into your car. Worthless.

--

I always found them very useful for de-fogging the windows and moving air through in the non-oppressive months down here in the South.

Posted by: Moron Robbie was bitten by a radioactive ampersand at March 08, 2020 06:46 AM (KB+zI)

110 G'morning, krakatoa. Howdy, Skip. Hi, My life is insanity that I don't think I've ever said hi to before.

G'morning, Vic, good to see your news. Especially on a Saturday.

Hello, JT, teej. Hi, AltonJackson.

Hello soc_rat_eez and dear old CrochetyOldJarhead.

Hi to acethepug. (waves at saf) Hello... pawn?

G'day Mrs. Leggy. Hi tmitsss. Hello GnuBreed.

Hi, Colin. WTFO back, rhennigantx.

What's up, Nevergiveup? Hello, Eris. Hello weirdflunky and Molly K. Hi, Bruce. Hi, olddog in mo. Hah, hi, pimp shot my dealer.

G'morning, Puddleglum. Hi Rodrigo Borgia and Moron Robbie.

Hello... pawn... a lotta nerve... Downcast... Fortcoins... artificial flowers are real... ???

And anyone after #92.

Don't let me do this again.

Posted by: mindful webworker
multi-dimensional
at March 08, 2020 06:47 AM (Cd8NC)

111 I always found them very useful for de-fogging the windows and moving air through in the non-oppressive months down here in the South.
Posted by: Moron Robbie

And dropping cigarette butts

Posted by: Bruce at March 08, 2020 06:47 AM (vd8XM)

112

WHALE OIL BEEF OCT....................

most likely,Irish

Posted by: saf at March 08, 2020 06:48 AM (5IHGB)

113 >>Vent windows just route 100 degree wind into your car. Worthless.
Posted by: rhennigantx at March 08, 2020 06:43 AM (JFO2v)

I guess in WI it was a cooler wind. Saved me many times from barfing with being car sick. Mom would set me on her lap and let the cool breeze hit my face. *OMG! No car seats for kids then.

Posted by: My life is insanity at March 08, 2020 06:48 AM (Z/jzm)

114
Shaved and showered.. Heading out to grocery store. No one will be there. The store will be all mine.
Posted by: olddog in mo,

I did that yesterday. Store was out of bleach. Sigh, it's been on my list since December. Had to make one extra stop.

Posted by: Infidel at March 08, 2020 06:50 AM (XG6D3)

115 townhall.com/wayneallynroot - is joe biden fit to be president
https://tinyurl.com/uu5v7rs

Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2020 06:51 AM (ZCEU2)

116 Don't let me do this again.

Posted by: mindful

Ever?

And Good Morning!

Posted by: Bruce at March 08, 2020 06:51 AM (vd8XM)

117 Trying to remember what was the last car/truck that had vent windows. S10? maybe earlier, like a VW.

Posted by: Colin at March 08, 2020 06:52 AM (1BIQV)

118 Oil wars they have begun.

Apparently, Russia and the Saudis had a big falling out last week, with Putin refusing to cut production. So. Saudi Arabia has decided to ramp UP their production. All of this, in a lower demand situation due to virusgate. (PS -- if VirusGate hasn't been coined yet, I'm laying claim)

Currently, the US is #1 in oil production, with Russia a close #2. SA is a few million bpd back, but not for long.

Here's my guess -- Sometime in the next few months, gas prices are gonna fall $0.50 a gallon or more. Our frackers are gonna take a big financial hit though, as their production costs are a lot higher than SA or Russia. New drilling will be curtailed, I bet.

Supply and demand -- How does it work? Like usual.

Posted by: GnuBreed at March 08, 2020 06:53 AM (XF4b8)

119 G'mornin' mindful webworker !

Nice heimisch touch, actually, to greet us all by nic !

Posted by: sock_rat_eez, we are being gaslighted 24/365 at March 08, 2020 06:53 AM (zlgJP)

120 Even now, they advertise some little POS that I cannot fit in and proudly explain how it gets 4 more miles to gallon then my 09 Enclave around town, and 2 more on the road

Posted by: Bruce at March 08, 2020 06:44 AM (vd8XM)

--

The fun part is to compare MPG numbers of passenger cars in the 80s to those same makes and models now.

1984 Honda Accord, 1.8L: 23 city, 29 highway

2018 Honda Accord 2.0L: 23 city, 34 highway

Hooray!

Posted by: Moron Robbie was bitten by a radioactive ampersand at March 08, 2020 06:53 AM (KB+zI)

121 > Vent windows just route 100 degree wind into your car. Worthless.

Some people don't live in areas where the temperature gets too hot to support human life. :-)

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 08, 2020 06:53 AM (tLWGd)

122 Joey Bidet is not fit to be a washroom attendant, he's now more of a waste basket.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 08, 2020 06:54 AM (0U1GL)

123 Mornin', mindful webworker m-d!

Posted by: My life is insanity at March 08, 2020 06:54 AM (Z/jzm)

124 HYAAAAAH!

That miserable black fly that was buzzing around last night actually did let me sleep. Didn't see him again until just now: he landed on the lower-right of my monitor. SMACK with the back of my hand, and there's a dead fly on the desk, and only the slightest bit of bug blood on the screen.

VICTORY IS MINE! HUMANS RULE!

Posted by: mindful webworker
multi-dimensional
at March 08, 2020 06:55 AM (Cd8NC)

125 My 72 Mustang maybe had wings, don't really remember off hand.

Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2020 06:55 AM (ZCEU2)

126 120 The 1976 and 1977 Honda Civic CVCC five speeds were rated at 54mpg highway, and could do it. Unfortunately, they were rusting apart on the showroom floors.

Posted by: bill in arkansas at March 08, 2020 06:58 AM (C1Lsn)

127 107 95 Gas lines in the 70's. Ex wife's cousin used to make a buck patrolling the long gas lines on an adult tricycle, selling beer and pop. Somebody turned him in, probably Elizabeth Warren passing through.
Posted by: bill in arkansas

If he'd been selling loosies, they would have shot him
Posted by: Bruce at March 08, 2020 06:45 AM (vd8XM)

Choked to death is more appropriate. A laws are based on the ultimate threat of death.

Posted by: rhennigantx at March 08, 2020 06:58 AM (JFO2v)

128 I can't believe I'd ever think this, let alone admit to it, but I'm actually starting to feel a bit sorry for Joe Biden. He's being taken advantage of by a family (his wife) who are bound and determined to get him into the WH. Despite the fact that he obviously is mentally slipping in a big way. Yes, the "regular" Joe Biden is a nasty and habitual liar. But the "old" Joe needs help. I'm not so partisan to not think that and (sort of) feel for the guy.

Posted by: Lady in Black at March 08, 2020 06:58 AM (JoUsr)

129 > And the crap mobiles that they tried to make everyone buy because they got 2 more miles to the gallon.

Before: cars that had 440 Six Packs, 428 Cobra Jets, and the like.

After: Geo Metros and VW Golfs.

Definitely a factor in the cuckification of America, IMO.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 08, 2020 06:59 AM (tLWGd)

130 113 >>Vent windows just route 100 degree wind into your car. Worthless.
Posted by: rhennigantx at March 08, 2020 06:43 AM (JFO2v)

I guess in WI it was a cooler wind. Saved me many times from barfing with being car sick. Mom would set me on her lap and let the cool breeze hit my face. *OMG! No car seats for kids then.
Posted by: My life is insanity at March 08, 2020 06:48 AM (Z/jzm)

I think eating Kaboom made you pretty fuckn tough back then.

Posted by: rhennigantx at March 08, 2020 07:00 AM (JFO2v)

131 The Grand Canyon of difference now between Left and Right, the exposed chasm, and the clarity of the moral distinctions and implications of each path, has made polite political discussion impossible for me. There is no way to rationalize the option of Leftism, no way an intellectually sound or honest person who claims to care about freedom can argue the Leftist case. Period.

Posted by: Dan Smoot's Apprentice at March 08, 2020 07:00 AM (H8QX8)

132 The only car I owned with wing winders was a '64 Bug. Max speed on that pos was 60 mph, and it needed some downhill to hit that #.

Posted by: GnuBreed at March 08, 2020 07:01 AM (XF4b8)

133 Whale Oil does have useful tribological characteristics.

Posted by: The Otters at March 08, 2020 07:01 AM (DMUuz)

134 VICTORY IS MINE! HUMANS RULE!

Posted by: mindful webworker

-

I bought an enclosed cylinder wrapped in adhesive (fly paper) as a traditional fly paper competitor recently. It worked really great and wasn't offensive to have sitting on a desk or counter.

Posted by: Moron Robbie was bitten by a radioactive ampersand at March 08, 2020 07:03 AM (KB+zI)

135 132 I used to mess around with old type 1 VW beetles, and that wing vent was a necessity for windshield defogging, especially when the heater boxes were rusted out (always).

Posted by: bill in arkansas at March 08, 2020 07:03 AM (C1Lsn)

136 1964 Volkswagen Type 113 Beetle US edition had a 1200cc 40HP motor as opposed to the earlier 1200cc 36HP motor.

And the original Nazi specifications for the People's Car was only 100KM/hr on the Autobahn.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 08, 2020 07:03 AM (0U1GL)

137 Family is stirring. Y'all have fun.

Posted by: Moron Robbie was bitten by a radioactive ampersand at March 08, 2020 07:03 AM (KB+zI)

138 And the original Nazi specifications for the People's Car was only 100KM/hr on the Autobahn.

Posted by: Anna Puma
Fun fun fun, on the Autobahn...

Posted by: Bruce at March 08, 2020 07:04 AM (vd8XM)

139 > Whale Oil does have useful tribological characteristics.

There are a lot of antique watches and scientific instruments that specify it. It's apparently getting hard to come by.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 08, 2020 07:04 AM (tLWGd)

140 132 The only car I owned with wing winders was a '64 Bug. Max speed on that pos was 60 mph, and it needed some downhill to hit that #.
Posted by: GnuBreed at March 08, 2020 07:01 AM (XF4b

My 67 MGBGT had the wing windows.

Posted by: Dan Smoot's Apprentice at March 08, 2020 07:06 AM (H8QX8)

141 Dad's 65 ford fairlane had wing windows and i think the 72 ford econoline van did. But I don't think the starsky and hutch car did...a torino?

Posted by: My life is insanity at March 08, 2020 07:06 AM (Z/jzm)

142 /a french intellectual warns that france will have a muslim future

======
One silver lining will be that civilization will no longer be afflicted with Fwench 'intellectuals'.

Rousseau, Sartre, Foucault, Derrida.....boils on the ass of humanity.

Posted by: Vlad the impaler,whittling away like mad at March 08, 2020 07:07 AM (d6mdH)

143 Had a 50 something beetle for a short time (not a split window) and it had semaphores. They sometimes worked and they were "unusual".

Posted by: bill in arkansas at March 08, 2020 07:08 AM (C1Lsn)

144 Unfortunately we will still have David French - faux intellectual.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 08, 2020 07:09 AM (0U1GL)

145 144 Unfortunately we will still have David French - faux intellectual.
Posted by: Anna Puma at March 08, 2020 07:09 AM (0U1GL)

Do not forget the French Davidians.

Posted by: rhennigantx at March 08, 2020 07:09 AM (JFO2v)

146 >> ... Yes, the "regular" Joe Biden is a nasty and habitual liar. But the "old" Joe needs help. I'm not so partisan to not think that and (sort of) feel for the guy.
Posted by: Lady in Black at March 08, 2020 06:58 AM (JoUsr)

I agree. Maybe it's because of my personal/family experience, but I am appalled that his family will put their gain before his health issues.

Posted by: My life is insanity at March 08, 2020 07:10 AM (Z/jzm)

147 IIRC until 1958 Euro model VW Beetles still had semaphores. And some did make it to the US with returning GIs or on the gray market.

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 08, 2020 07:11 AM (0U1GL)

148 Also French-looking mofos like John Kerry.

It is a mystery how the man somehow manages to get a French haircut in Massachusetts.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 08, 2020 07:11 AM (tLWGd)

149 Wings were mostly for throwing out cigarette butts

Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2020 07:11 AM (ZCEU2)

150 Good morning!

Let's smile and be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 08, 2020 07:11 AM (u82oZ)

151

Mornin' back atcha, mindful.
Hah, I don't think I've seen anyone cover all the nics like that before.

Were you looking through a magic glass that looks like a big magnifying glass when you did it?

Posted by: teej at March 08, 2020 07:11 AM (ymIWG)

152 Anyway time to scoot. Have fun and don't burn the place down.

Miyaaahhh!!!

Posted by: Anna Puma at March 08, 2020 07:12 AM (0U1GL)

153 Yeah, changing the clocks is annoying, almost as annoying as all the pissing and moanng about it.
There are more important things to complain anout.
Like, why are so many Democrats still allowed access to oxygen?

Posted by: Vlad the impaler,whittling away like mad at March 08, 2020 07:12 AM (d6mdH)

154 Joe is gone. He is nothing more than a tool to use, now. He will be used. For the greater good.

Posted by: Power to the People! at March 08, 2020 07:13 AM (/LQkF)

155 There's a cattle operation not far from here with a 4X8 sign out front "Black Angus Bulls for Sale". If David French ever saw that he would drive off the road in excitement, thinking of Shaquille O'Neil in a kilt keeping momma happy.

Posted by: bill in arkansas at March 08, 2020 07:13 AM (C1Lsn)

156 > Joe is gone. He is nothing more than a tool to use, now. He will be used. For the greater good.

The Plugs/Burny debate is just going to be embarrassing.

On both sides.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 08, 2020 07:15 AM (tLWGd)

157 I only use locally sourced synthetic whale oil produced by real synthetic free range whales.

Posted by: Call me Fishsmell at March 08, 2020 07:15 AM (Tnijr)

158 Thank you Vic. Your effort and links are much appreciated. I had no idea the NYSE was so old.

Yes, I live in a backward state.
Pro tip: The Angus and Jersey cows have no idea what the time is.

Ramirez is still good an relevant, even being a repeat.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 08, 2020 07:15 AM (u82oZ)

159 147 I bought that one off a returning air force officer, Anna. Made a good buck on it in Ohio due to lack of rust. 57 or 58 IIRC.

Posted by: bill in arkansas at March 08, 2020 07:16 AM (C1Lsn)

160 Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 08, 2020 07:15 AM (tLWGd)

Even a broken tool has a use.

Posted by: The needs of the Many at March 08, 2020 07:16 AM (/LQkF)

161 > One silver lining will be that civilization will no longer be afflicted with Fwench 'intellectuals'.

Question: who was the last French philosopher who actually had something useful to say?

I'm going with Descartes.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 08, 2020 07:16 AM (tLWGd)

162
My '67 LOTUS ELAN has electric windows (still working) 4 wheel disk brakes,weighs 1,400Lbs and puts out 110HP...I don't know the MPG but the Smiles per gallon are around 100......... Jealous much?

Posted by: saf at March 08, 2020 07:16 AM (5IHGB)

163 teej

Good morning, good sir. The local paper has headlines and columns about the collapse of KSU basketball. IDNC.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 08, 2020 07:17 AM (u82oZ)

164 Sadly to some Slow Joe is the new front man of the Democrats, they all got the memo .
Its fine with me, just expecting a switcheroo by or at their convention or else they are sending him to his Little Big Horn.

Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2020 07:17 AM (ZCEU2)

165 8:18 ?

What sorcery is this ?

Posted by: Women and kids at March 08, 2020 07:18 AM (WOiz0)

166 Off sock

Posted by: jsg at March 08, 2020 07:18 AM (WOiz0)

167 My '67 LOTUS ELAN has electric windows (still working) 4 wheel disk brakes,weighs 1,400Lbs and puts out 110HP...I don't know the MPG but the Smiles per gallon are around 100......... Jealous much?
Posted by: saf at March 08, 2020 07:16 AM (5IHGB)

My best friend's father had a 67 Lotus Elan S2. We would argue endlessly about which was better and faster, the Lotus or my brother's MGC (the 6-cylinder iteration of the 'B' only produced for a couple of years). That's what kids do.

Posted by: Dan Smoot's Apprentice at March 08, 2020 07:20 AM (H8QX8)

168 mornin yall. The coronavirus has taught me two things.
One is never go on a cruise ship. Two is stay out of Chinese Five Star hotels.

Posted by: freaked IIi at March 08, 2020 07:20 AM (Tnijr)

169 > Its fine with me, just expecting a switcheroo by or at their convention or else they are sending him to his Little Big Horn.

I think they know at this stage that they are going to lose big, and have decided to make a burnt offering of Plugs so they can justify running a Hip Young Communist of Color and Unspecified Gender next time.

Of course, that won't work either.

What we see playing out in American politics right now is the final campaign of the Cold War. And you know what? We're winning. Not every battle, but overall, we're winning.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 08, 2020 07:20 AM (tLWGd)

170 Did you know Sloppy Joe's middle name ?

It is Robinette.

Ha.

Posted by: jsg at March 08, 2020 07:22 AM (WOiz0)

171

Mornin' back atcha, NaCly.
Kinda sad but still, just a game.
Stay with me a minute or two.

Posted by: teej at March 08, 2020 07:22 AM (ymIWG)

172 "I think they know at this stage that they are going to lose big, and have decided to make a burnt offering of Plugs"

Let me point out that I've said this FOR OVER A YEAR and yall though I was nuts.

Posted by: freaked IIi at March 08, 2020 07:22 AM (Tnijr)

173 > It is Robinette.

He should start going by that and wearing a cocktail dress.

He'd pick up several million Millennial votes instantly.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 08, 2020 07:22 AM (tLWGd)

174 Rodrigo Borgia

You are right. We pragmatists are winning. It has been a long slog through Mordor, but Mt Doom is in sight.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 08, 2020 07:23 AM (u82oZ)

175 G'morning, all.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 08, 2020 07:24 AM (O4024)

176 teej

As you wish.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 08, 2020 07:24 AM (u82oZ)

177 The Dems have been waiting for their Steiner to come, but he came up short.

Posted by: freaked IIi at March 08, 2020 07:24 AM (Tnijr)

178 He should start going by that and wearing a cocktail dress.

He'd pick up several million Millennial votes instantly.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
And identify as Lil' Corn Pop

Posted by: Bruce at March 08, 2020 07:24 AM (vd8XM)

179 Village Idiot's Apprentice

Top o ta mornin to ya, gov'nor.

How is the unpacking going? All boxes emptied and stowed?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 08, 2020 07:25 AM (u82oZ)

180 Sorry, not sorry about Joe Biden - he helped facilitate the reign of error on this country and he is exposing the Democrat party and the Swamp for what they are - users and abusers for their own end. I expect Bernie to be non combative like he was with HRC as he has his orders too - the Orange Man, however, will eviscerate him.

Posted by: rammajamma at March 08, 2020 07:25 AM (SwWMX)

181 Okay, back to bed for a while. I've proven that I CAN get up this early. No need to run up the score. Heh.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 08, 2020 07:25 AM (tLWGd)

182 180 Sorry, not sorry about Joe Biden -
Posted by: rammajamma at March 08, 2020 07:25 AM (SwWMX)

Not even remotely.

Posted by: Dan Smoot's Apprentice at March 08, 2020 07:25 AM (H8QX8)

183 > Let me point out that I've said this FOR OVER A YEAR and yall though I was nuts.

You gotta wonder if Plugs even realizes that he's being set up to lose.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 08, 2020 07:26 AM (tLWGd)

184 Dan Smoot's Apprentice

Biden's decay feels like ... karma.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 08, 2020 07:26 AM (u82oZ)

185 So it appears Joe has picked Amy and he obviously promised Pete and Beto gigs - trying to recreate the Kennedy brightest young minds in the room BS - yeah that McNamara guy was really bright.

Posted by: rammajamma at March 08, 2020 07:26 AM (SwWMX)

186 Hey Salty.

No...still have to paint the interior.

Then replace the carpet on the second floor with real hardwood.

Will be sleeping at Village Idiot's (Actual) spare room for several weeks yet.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 08, 2020 07:26 AM (O4024)

187

I everywhere on the interwebs that today is International Wymyn's Day. Odd, that it's only leftist wymyn like Eleanor Roosevelt, Gloria Steinham and Hillary Clinton who seem to be among honored today who advanced the cause of wymyn

Posted by: TheQuietMan at March 08, 2020 07:27 AM (PZ7zc)

188 Rodrigo Borgia

Have some great sack time.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 08, 2020 07:27 AM (u82oZ)

189 International Women's Day was an invention of the USSR.

Posted by: rammajamma at March 08, 2020 07:28 AM (SwWMX)

190
You gotta wonder if Plugs even realizes that he's being set up to lose.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at March 08, 2020 07:26 AM (tLWGd)

He doesn't even know what office he's running for.

Posted by: TheQuietMan at March 08, 2020 07:28 AM (PZ7zc)

191 Feel sorry for Barky's VP? When hell freezes over and Biden and Barky are choking on Satan' frozen popsicle I'll consider it.

Posted by: freaked IIi at March 08, 2020 07:29 AM (Tnijr)

192 My 67 MGBGT had the wing windows.

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I had a 67 Caprice with a 396 that had wing windowx. Last year of that, I believe. The were great for letting out the ciggy and joint smoke

Posted by: Pete Seria at March 08, 2020 07:29 AM (7ZQe3)

193 Wings were mostly for throwing out cigarette butts

Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2020 07:11 AM (ZCEU2)

I thought they were for Bands on the Run

Posted by: TheQuietMan at March 08, 2020 07:29 AM (PZ7zc)

194 180 Sorry, not sorry about Joe Biden

I offer him Tarleton's quarter.

Posted by: jsg at March 08, 2020 07:29 AM (WOiz0)

195 International Women's Day means Cyd Charisse, my French girlfriend Yvette, and Margret Thatcher to me.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 08, 2020 07:29 AM (u82oZ)

196 195
International Women's Day means Cyd Charisse, my French girlfriend Yvette, and Margret Thatcher to me.

Posted by: NaCly Dog
And my wife finally wearing the French maids outfit I bought her

Posted by: Bruce at March 08, 2020 07:31 AM (vd8XM)

197

Much more sad is what I encountered on the campus every time there recently.
In all the time spent walking to and fro, two, count em, two, students even looked at me, smiled back and said hi as we walked past each other.
The rest, ear buds in, stare straight ahead.
I swear, New York is probably more friendly.
Now THAT is sad.

By the way, sitting in for True North, since they broke up, in Weston Mo on 18th of April.
You know the folks here better than I and it might make for a grand, ad-lib meet.
Pass it on, if you would, to HH and other area Hoardsters if you see em.

Posted by: teej at March 08, 2020 07:31 AM (ymIWG)

198 Cyd Charisse

Good for you! That would be most problematic for me, if I was stupid enough to suggest something like that. And in truth, servile submission was never my thing.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 08, 2020 07:32 AM (u82oZ)

199 Joe Biden is a despicable c ckSvcker who deserves every bit of humiliation that he's going thru.

Posted by: firefirefire at March 08, 2020 07:33 AM (Seb55)

200

I do believe Wymmns still have "WINGS"to let out the
funky odors...it's a sticky wicket lassies.

Do angels have bigger wings?

Posted by: saf at March 08, 2020 07:34 AM (5IHGB)

201 It would be great if we could get an infiltrator into the sound booth at a Biden rally. Play "Sundown" by Gordon Lightfoot.

Posted by: bill in arkansas at March 08, 2020 07:34 AM (C1Lsn)

202 I don't know any International Women. Do they have a Domestic Women's day? I can get Mrs f'd new mop.

Posted by: freaked IIi at March 08, 2020 07:34 AM (Tnijr)

203 teej

Good for you. I will pass the word to my peeps.

Today is our Constitution Bee. A year of planning, and a 3 hour show. But it's all classy now that I am not Chairman.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 08, 2020 07:35 AM (u82oZ)

204 I don't know any International Women. Do they have a Domestic Women's day? I can get Mrs f'd new mop.

Posted by: freaked II
Make Mrs f'd a cuppa International Coffee...Viola, she's International!

Posted by: Bruce at March 08, 2020 07:36 AM (vd8XM)

205 So why wouldn't they Hillary into the battle, give her one last hurrah?

Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2020 07:36 AM (ZCEU2)

206 Skip

Early days. That new exoskeleton needs a lot of fine tuning.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 08, 2020 07:38 AM (u82oZ)

207

Hmmm, NaCly, I always thought you were a classy guy who just toned it down a bit so as not to make the rest of us look so bad.

Posted by: teej at March 08, 2020 07:38 AM (ymIWG)

208 Hmmm, NaCly, I always thought you were a classy guy who just toned it down a bit so as not to make the rest of us look so bad.
Posted by: teej at March 08, 2020 07:38 AM (ymIWG)

Can confirm.

Posted by: hogmartin at March 08, 2020 07:38 AM (t+qrx)

209 205 They want Hillary remembered as a dowager queen type, former first lady, secretary of state, and the one who whacked Epstein.

Posted by: bill in arkansas at March 08, 2020 07:38 AM (C1Lsn)

210 So on this fine day I may have finally found the momma snake that has been making all the baby cottenmouths around here.

She was well over 3 foot long and to two shots from a 20 gauge to kill. Quite a thing to find before your morning coffee.

Posted by: Big V at March 08, 2020 07:39 AM (XEC2p)

211 "So on this fine day I may have finally found the momma snake that has been making all the baby cottenmouths around here. "

Now you need to find the daddy snake, too.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 08, 2020 07:40 AM (O4024)

212 >> So on this fine day I may have finally found the momma snake that has been making all the baby She was well over 3 foot long and to two shots from a 20 gauge to kill. Quite a thing to find before your morning coffee.
Posted by: Big V around here

Snakes! *shudder Why does it have to be snakes?!

Posted by: Indiana Jones at March 08, 2020 07:42 AM (Z/jzm)

213 hogmartin

Nonsense on stilts! I have a framed copy of AtC Victory tits jpg in the inner sanctum. If, happy day, we meet, I want to get that signed by Her Majesty.

Time to drag my knuckles out of here and prep for outdoor chores.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 08, 2020 07:42 AM (u82oZ)

214 I have heard that the secret cure for Coronavirus is to down oneTidePod, with a mouthful of ground cinnamon.

Washed down with 2.9 oz of apple cider vinegar.

But, I have seen no actual verification of this yet.

So I don't recommend that anyone try it.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 08, 2020 07:42 AM (O4024)

215 Have a blessed day, everyone.

Hand washing is the new head on a swivel. Because COVID-19 has a Mattis plan.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 08, 2020 07:43 AM (u82oZ)

216 Snakes do serve a function if you can live with them.

Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2020 07:44 AM (ZCEU2)

217 Be safe, Salty.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at March 08, 2020 07:45 AM (O4024)

218 For giggles will see if the virus supplies are wiped out today. We need bar soap so have hope that will still be found.

Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2020 07:46 AM (ZCEU2)

219 189 International Women's Day was an invention of the USSR.
Posted by: rammajamma at March 08, 2020 07:28 AM (SwWMX)

===

This is true. When I was studying Russian, our Soviet produced textbooks often referred to it, to the confusion of the students.

Dobroe ytro morons.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at March 08, 2020 07:46 AM (EZebt)

220 216 Snakes do serve a function if you can live with them.
Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2020 07:44 AM (ZCEU2)

Practicing my head chopping off with a shovel technique

Posted by: jsg at March 08, 2020 07:47 AM (WOiz0)

221 Has Biden condemned Schumer yet? No? How about Bernie? Well, so much for that.

Posted by: freaked IIi at March 08, 2020 07:47 AM (Tnijr)

222 Today is our Constitution Bee. A year of planning, and a 3 hour show. But it's all classy now that I am not Chairman.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at March 08, 2020 07:35 AM

Started going thru the cupboards in Dad's garage yesterday. Found a bundle of Pocket Constitutions that I plan on leaving around places I go to.

Posted by: Infidel at March 08, 2020 07:48 AM (XG6D3)

223

Agree if they're non-poisonous snakes, Skip.
No moccasins in my neck of the woods but bullsnakes, blacksnakes, garters and the like could easily pick up the slack for the rattlers and copperheads around here.

Posted by: teej at March 08, 2020 07:49 AM (ymIWG)

224 Has Biden condemned Schumer yet? No? How about Bernie? Well, so much for that.

Posted by: freaked IIi at March 08, 2020 07:47 AM (Tnijr)

No, but he had a few choice words for George McGovern

Posted by: TheQuietMan at March 08, 2020 07:50 AM (yISI5)

225 My 35 year old Jeep has vent windows

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at March 08, 2020 07:51 AM (LZerG)

226 I served with Soviets in mid-80s. UN gig. its true about Women's Day. USSR started it, with their own 'National Women's Day.' As they told us, "this is the one day in the year that WE MEN do domestic chores, to show our respect for women."

Because we couldn't resist it, we BEGGED them to tell our accompanying wives ALL ABOUT Soviet Women's Day. then we popped popcorn and sat back and watched the fun!

Posted by: goatexchange at March 08, 2020 08:51 AM (MYa8n)

227 Rattlesnakes, Cottonmouths and Water Moccasins here, hardly ever came across any and have spent a lot of times as a kid in the woods and along river banks.

Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2020 08:51 AM (ZCEU2)

228 I miss wing windows. I guess they had to cut costs somewhere to achieve save the planet gas consumption. The worst was reducing the amount of safety glass on front windshields. One pice of gravel will cost you 10x what you saved in Mpg. Fucking stupid.

Posted by: Mel Gibson at March 08, 2020 08:51 AM (QZCjk)

229 Fixed!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 08, 2020 08:51 AM (dLLD6)

230 One of my kids friends attended the Hanover, NH party where the idiot Dartmouth medical school student also attended, which he did even though he knew he had been exposed to the coronavirus. Since he wasn't symptomatic he figured "why sit at home on a Saturday night?". Now, he's sick and two other people at the party are also now sick. Everyone who went to the party should probably self-quarantine.

What's crazy is my daughters friend just traveled home for California for spring break. She did this even though she knows she was exposed to a sick person, but she never thought to self-quarantine. After all, she doesn't feel sick, so why interrupt her travel plans? Same idiotic thinking the med student exhibited.

The lesson is: People cannot be trusted to self-quarantine.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 08, 2020 08:52 AM (NVYyb)

231 By the way, sitting in for True North, since they broke up, in Weston Mo on 18th of April.
You know the folks here better than I and it might make for a grand, ad-lib meet.
Pass it on, if you would, to HH and other area Hoardsters if you see em.

That would be fun teej! I didn't know True North broke up.

Posted by: Jewells45 at March 08, 2020 08:52 AM (dUJdY)

232 Arc lighting is expensive, laddie.

Posted by: Farmers and Businesses and Whatnot at March 08, 2020 08:54 AM (Y5H00)

233
An observation on the Kurt Cobain quote about Trump:

The "debunking" depends a great deal on Cobain being a liberal dem who could never say anything nice about a nasty Repug, especially Trump. however....

When Cobain allegedly said it, wasn't Trump a Democrat? And rather well liked?

I doubt he said it, but a debunking that gets this illogical makes one wonder, no?

Posted by: Gooshy, listening carefully to Zathrus at March 08, 2020 08:54 AM (jdPaL)

234 Sanders should challenge Biden to explain one single area of policy daylight between the two of them. Biden has gone so far left in this promary, there isn't any daylight he could cite.

Bet Slo-Joe doesn't know, though. (That's an all-purpose alliteration, since Slo-Joe doesn't know much of anything.)

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 08, 2020 08:55 AM (NVYyb)

235 Only seen it from Conservative blogs but the hand wringing about Lieawatha dropping out is a riot to read.
That woman came in 3rd in her own state, she was a horrible candidate.

Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2020 08:56 AM (ZCEU2)

236 Thanks CBD

Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2020 08:57 AM (ZCEU2)

237 My dad grew up shooting cottonmouths every time he went out on the bayou. Didn't make any difference to their numbers. I like snakes, but I've no objection to shooting the venomous ones.

I hate DST. I'd rather stay on standard time because we're GMT-6 and even numbers are better than odd numbers, but not having to change clocks would be worth being stuck on GMT-5 year round.

Posted by: Mrs. Peel at March 08, 2020 08:57 AM (rWZ8Y)

238 227 Rattlesnakes, Cottonmouths and Water Moccasins here, hardly ever came across any and have spent a lot of times as a kid in the woods and along river banks.
Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2020 08:51 AM (ZCEU2)

Snakes fascinate me. I live in an area now with venomous snakes. So far only seen black racers and rat snakes and a beautiful red-bellied water snake (actually bright orange on underside). I've been wondering if I would kill a venomous snake if I came across one.

Posted by: Dan Smoot's Apprentice at March 08, 2020 08:57 AM (H8QX8)

239 I hate cottonmouths. Kind of take all the fun out of poking along a stream.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 08, 2020 08:58 AM (NVYyb)

240 I've been watiching the news and we in Brattleboro think that 44 billion people dead should get Donald Trump impeached.

Posted by: Mary Cloggenstien of Brattleboro Vermouth at March 08, 2020 08:58 AM (Tnijr)

241 teej: Hah, I don't think I've seen anyone cover all the nics like that before.
Were you looking through a magic glass that looks like a big magnifying glass when you did it?

'Composing in Notepad while scrolling down the page in the browser' -- that's kinda like a magic glass...

Posted by: mindful webworker
multi-dimensional
at March 08, 2020 08:58 AM (MukDh)

242 Only seen it from Conservative blogs but the hand wringing about Lieawatha dropping out is a riot to read.
That woman came in 3rd in her own state, she was a horrible candidate.
Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2020 08:56 AM (ZCEU2)

"If I and the last remaining people who will put up with me would vote for her, then LITERALLY EVERYONE I KNOW would vote for her. I don't know anyone who isn't excited about her campaign. That means that she is the most popular candidate. QED."

Posted by: hogmartin at March 08, 2020 08:59 AM (t+qrx)

243 And my husband's '64 Falcon has those little windows I think you guys are talking about. No A/C, so we don't drive it much in the summer.

Posted by: Mrs. Peel at March 08, 2020 08:59 AM (rWZ8Y)

244 I think they still make the 64 Falcon in Chile.

Posted by: Mel Gibson at March 08, 2020 09:01 AM (QZCjk)

245 Joe's campaign team picked Amy Klobuchar? Well, there's some news I guess. I wonder if she has any appeal to Wisconsin voters.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 08, 2020 09:01 AM (NVYyb)

246 Keep your vent windows closed people or the cordobavirus will blow right in your face.

Posted by: Mary Cloggenstien of Brattleboro Vermouth at March 08, 2020 09:01 AM (Tnijr)

247 I say move clocks ahead by half an hour in the spring and leave them there permanently. Nobody cares if we aren't a whole number of hours ahead or behind GMT anyway. Hell, I'd bet a brand new shiny dollar bill that less than two in ten people you see on the street could tell you what GMT stands for anyway.

Posted by: weirdflunky at March 08, 2020 09:02 AM (cknjq)

248 Slow Joe has no opinions of his own, never has, he is a politician for politicians sake

Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2020 09:02 AM (ZCEU2)

249 You know who isn't enjoying this beautiful day?

Sheik Hole Slam.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 08, 2020 09:02 AM (6FeV1)

250 buongiorno, orda

oggi andiamo alla mostra dei fiori

Posted by: vmom 2020 at March 08, 2020 09:02 AM (G546f)

251
Lake Havasu, AZ was awash in rattlesnakes in the sixties. Ridiculous level of the things.

Posted by: Gooshy, listening carefully to Zathrus at March 08, 2020 09:03 AM (jdPaL)

252 >>>Hell, I'd bet a brand new shiny dollar bill that less than two in ten
people you see on the street could tell you what GMT stands for anyway

Two in a hundred

Posted by: Huck Follywood at March 08, 2020 09:04 AM (NVYyb)

253
The local paper has a letter from a Catholic man residing in Naples, Fl who is outraged that a pastor from a CA church in NJ was refusing First Communion to a severely autistic boy (The pastor has since changed his mind). I'm not here to debate this point because I'm not a RC pastor, but if it were my church he would be able to take it because it's a sacrament of God's love and Jesus' sacrifice and participation in a meal with the family of God. We don't have to completely understand what's going on in Communion to know that God loves us.

At any rate, the humor for me was that the author of the letter described himself as an 88 year old "retired Catholic." I make plenty of typos and grammatical errors here, but you'd think someone at the NY Post would have understood that he probably meant that he was 88 and a retired man-not that he was a retired Catholic unless he's a lapsed RC.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 08, 2020 09:04 AM (WI7YS)

254 Greenwich Mean Time

Posted by: Infidel at March 08, 2020 09:04 AM (XG6D3)

255 243 And my husband's '64 Falcon has those little windows I think you guys are talking about. No A/C, so we don't drive it much in the summer.
Posted by: Mrs. Peel at March 08, 2020 08:59 AM (rWZ8Y)

My dad had a '70 C10 with them. If you flipped them all the way around as far as they would go, that was your air conditioning, along with the 2 lower vents you could open by pulling a handle on each side.

Posted by: jsg at March 08, 2020 09:04 AM (WOiz0)

256 Keep your vent windows closed people or the cordobavirus will blow right in your face.
Posted by: Mary Cloggenstien of Brattleboro Vermouth at March 08, 2020 09:01 AM (Tnijr)

I hereby acknowledge the cleverness of this poat.

Posted by: hogmartin at March 08, 2020 09:04 AM (t+qrx)

257 I am sure it was shocking for the Democrats to learn their party is full of racist, homophobic misogynists. Somehow it's the Republicans fault though. Musta been one of those party switches they keep talking about.

Posted by: no good deed at March 08, 2020 09:04 AM (MmFTx)

258 Sorry, not a CA church, a Catholic Church in NJ.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 08, 2020 09:05 AM (WI7YS)

259 "254 Greenwich Mean Time
Posted by: Infidel "

* gasp *

We never have Mean time in Brattleboro. It's a freindly city full of nice people and patriots who love Bernie Sanders.

Posted by: Mary Cloggenstien of Brattleboro Vermouth at March 08, 2020 09:06 AM (Tnijr)

260 International Women's Day needs a big poster with Melania Trump, Raquel Welch, and, you know, like that.

Oh, by the way, there's a book thread for those who do that kind of thing.

http://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=386173

Posted by: mindful webworker
multi-dimensional
at March 08, 2020 09:07 AM (MukDh)

261 I suspect a fake Mary. This one spells too well.

Posted by: jsg at March 08, 2020 09:07 AM (WOiz0)

262 nood books

Posted by: AltonJackson at March 08, 2020 09:07 AM (ozGRz)

263 Except for that friendly error.

Posted by: jsg at March 08, 2020 09:08 AM (WOiz0)

264 ~4 minute documentary on time (with mention of GMT).

https://youtu.be/NvpbW7JRu0Q

Posted by: hogmartin at March 08, 2020 09:08 AM (t+qrx)

265 227 Rattlesnakes, Cottonmouths and Water Moccasins here, hardly ever came across any and have spent a lot of times as a kid in the woods and along river banks.

Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2020 08:51 AM (ZCEU2)

Those are the same snake. No kidding. Just different names for the same exact snake.

Posted by: GnuBreed at March 08, 2020 09:11 AM (XF4b8)

266

Kind of a recent thing, Jewells.
Someone, maybe the McCormicks distillery, is throwing a shindig.
Should be a blast if good weather.
Don't know details yet other than the date.
Big street party? Played a few of those there back in the 90's.
Fun stuff.

Mindful, the magic looking glass thing was a reference to Miss Nancy and Romper Room.

'I see Billy and Julie and Cindy and Tommy'...
Musta been a local kids show.

Posted by: teej at March 08, 2020 09:13 AM (ymIWG)

267 Re: the priest refusing communion...

How autistic are we taking here?

IIANM, "The Church" has all kinds of provisions in Canon Law for special cases, and making sure the disabled have access to The Sacraments.

Unless there was some very specific and compelling reason to refuse communion, it seems at first smell like this priest was not acting properly.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 08, 2020 09:18 AM (07ZCO)

268 Because, really, how much do seven year old at the functioning level of seven years old-much less a most severly autistic boy- really understand about transubstantiation? It's hard enough for adults to grasp, or as a hymn in our hymnal says, "Who shall say how bread and wine God to us conveys?" (From "O the depth of love of Love divine") It's a divine mystery.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 08, 2020 09:18 AM (WI7YS)

269 Most severly austistic and someone must have had a word with the priest.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at March 08, 2020 09:19 AM (WI7YS)

270 "Retired catholic" ~~ "Former Marine" ?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 08, 2020 09:20 AM (07ZCO)

271 Not inna my town you don't.

Posted by: THe Pope Of Greenwich Village at March 08, 2020 09:20 AM (Y5H00)

272 Isn't confirmation and first communion for Catholics usually wayyyy later than seven years old, anyway?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 08, 2020 09:22 AM (07ZCO)

273 Willow me this, Batman

teej: Mindful, the magic looking glass thing was a reference to Miss Nancy and Romper Room.

Whoooa-oa

Dusty, long-sealed rooms in my memory suddenly have the doors blown open with sunlight blazing in.

Posted by: mindful webworker
multi-dimensional
at March 08, 2020 09:24 AM (MukDh)

274 I remember Romper Room. Mom says she used to put me on my little potty in front of the TV. I guess that was to help me go. I don't need that anymore.

Posted by: freaked IIc at March 08, 2020 09:27 AM (Tnijr)

275 Also... i thought protestants usually didn't do communion for children, either.... the point being that they are already in a sort of closer communion with The Head Honcho than adults, so it's a bit redundant. Even outside the catholic context of transubstantiation and sacraments.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 08, 2020 09:28 AM (6FeV1)

276 Seems 3 different, Copperheads, 2 types of rattlesnakes Timber and
Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake

Posted by: Skip at March 08, 2020 09:34 AM (ZCEU2)

277 Not bookthread-carryover-worthy continuance

___

Romper Room
imdb.com/title/tt0190196/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

1953-1994--42 seasons!??!! WTF?? If you'd told me 'til '59 I'd'a said, nnaaaww.

Posted by: mindful webworker
multi-dimensional
at March 08, 2020 09:35 AM (MukDh)

278 I've been reading "The Modern Clock, A Study of Time Keeping Mechanism; Its Construction, Regulation
and Repair" 1905.

I had no idea there was so much involved in designing a proper pendulum. You have to account for temperature changes and even air resistance. By the time this book was written, it was a highly developed technology.

This book would serve anyone who is into old clocks well. For me, it serves well to put me to sleep withing ten minutes.

Anyway, it's one of the new releases on Gutenberg, and of course, free.

Posted by: freaked IIc at March 08, 2020 09:36 AM (Tnijr)

279 Ops wrong thread.

That was quite a run MWW. I would have been a fan about 1965.

Posted by: freaked IIc at March 08, 2020 09:38 AM (Tnijr)

280 Apropos of nothing, the Murphy Oil station at my local Walmart is now dispensing ethanol free pure gas. My small engines thank them.

Posted by: Grump928(C) at March 08, 2020 09:38 AM (yQpMk)

281 Clock escapements are fascinating. You need an odd number of teeth to keep them running. Every little part has a specific name.

Posted by: pawn at March 08, 2020 09:41 AM (+LeF+)

282 >>Isn't confirmation and first communion for Catholics usually wayyyy later than seven years old, anyway?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at March 08, 2020 09:22 AM (07ZCO)

2nd grade for 1st Communion and Confirmation now junior year of HS

Posted by: Indiana Jones at March 08, 2020 09:51 AM (Z/jzm)

283 >>I see Billy and Julie and Cindy and Tommy'...
Musta been a local kids show.
Posted by: teej

Romper room was on here, too. But I'm not old enough to actually remember it...*cough*

Maybe reruns?

Posted by: Indiana Jones at March 08, 2020 09:54 AM (Z/jzm)

284 How'd that sock stay on?

Posted by: My life is insanity at March 08, 2020 09:54 AM (Z/jzm)

285 what's a true north ?

Posted by: stevieq at March 08, 2020 10:25 AM (B+t5k)

286 I'd love to find one of those ramjet automotive AC units that hung on the window.

Posted by: Jean at March 08, 2020 11:58 AM (B7KlG)

287 The quarantine response to a virus with a 14d asymptomatic contagion window is silly. We would be better suited isolating anyone with pre existing lung issues.

Posted by: Jean at March 08, 2020 12:01 PM (B7KlG)

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