Weekend Thread: War Reporting [Y-not]

Saw this neat picture from the Israeli Defense Force's twitter feed:

It got me thinking about military correspondents. I'm sure many of you know more about this topic than I do, but I found this article interesting:

WINSTON CHURCHILL, 1874-1965

"Everybody is in favour of free speech. Hardly a day passes without its being extolled, but some people’s idea of it is that they are free to say what they like, but if anyone says anything back, that is an outrage."
The manner in which Winston Churchill used the power of the media to influence and persuade others was unprecedented. As a young, ambitious man he had always made sure to keep on good terms with newspaper proprietors, becoming close friends with Oliver Borthwick, editor of the Morning Post, and Alfred Harmsworth, proprietor of the Daily Mail, in the late 1890s.
As a war correspondent during the Boer War, his antics and feats of derring-do - including tales of capture and escape - would secure for him a celebrity status he would capitalise on during his early political campaigns.
In 1899, Churchill headed to South Africa as a newspaper correspondent for the Morning Post. While there, he found himself on board an armoured train which was ambushed and captured by Boer soldiers. He arrived in Pretoria at the State Model Schools prison on 18 November 1899 along with all the other prisoners.
On the night of 12 December, a chance to escape presented itself and Churchill climbed over the prison wall while the guards' backs were turned.
Wearing a brown flannel suit with 75 Pounds and four slabs of chocolate in his pocket, Churchill walked through the night in hopes of finding the Delagoa Bay Railway. After one or two train journeys hidden by coal-stained sacks, he found himself at the house of the manager of the Transvaal Collieries, John Howard. Mr Howard hid him in a coal mine before managing to transport him to safety.
It is easy to forget, with the breadth of Churchill's long-spanning political career, that Churchill was first a successful war correspondent.

Follow the link for more short biographies of war correspondents.

There's also this "thinky" piece about modern war journalism, Shooting the Messenger:

Sebastian Junger believed he knew about war. He had reported on conflict for nearly two decades: in the Balkans, West Africa and Afghanistan. He had been shot at. He had watched soldiers die. With the British photographer Tim Hetherington he had made Restrepo, an Oscar-nominated film about an American platoon's 15-month deployment in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley, and had written a book about the same experience. If ever there was a prototypical war reporter, he was it: blue eyed, square jawed; a writer of clean, telegram-ready prose.
But it was not until Hetherington died from a shrapnel injury in Misrata, Libya, on 20 April 2011 - alongside another outstanding photographer, Chris Hondros - that Junger understood conflict the way soldiers do. He and Tim were not only great friends but in the eyes of many were "professionally married" because of their work together for Vanity Fair and on Restrepo. In the gut-shot days that followed Hetherington's death, Junger was avalanched with correspondence.
The email he remembers best from this period came from a Vietnam veteran. The man had admired Junger's book, and felt it came close to showing both the cost and the appeal of war for young men. And in his email the veteran told Junger what he believed to be the harsh central truth about combat: not that you may be killed, but that you were guaranteed to lose people you love.
"And now," he wrote, "you have lost a brother, and you know everything there is to know."

For contrast, read the Wiki page about Yvonne Ridley:

During her captivity she was asked by one of her captors to convert to Islam; she refused, but gave her word she would read the Quran after her release. Once freed, she kept this promise and read the Quran looking for an explanation of the Taliban's treatment of women, only to find there wasn't any. Instead she decided it was "a magna carta for women", saying, "the Koran makes it clear that women are equal in spirituality, worth and education. What everyone forgets is that Islam is perfect; people are not."
She converted to Islam in the summer of 2003, claiming that her new faith has helped put behind her broken marriages and a reputation as the "Patsy Stone of Fleet Street".
In December 2001 Ridley released In the Hands of the Taliban, a memoir detailing the 10 days she was held captive. In it, she expressed worries that officers from Mossad, the Israeli secret service, or from other intelligence agencies, were plotting to have her killed in an effort to boost public support for the war in Afghanistan.

Her life is littered with foolish choices, failed marriages, and lawsuits against her employers.

What a dolt.

To get the bad taste of criminally stupid Ms. Ridley out of your mouth, here's a lovely picture of an IDF soldier:

Open thread.

Posted by: Open Blogger at 06:45 PM

Comments

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1 Joo spider commandos killed that prosecuter.

Posted by: Cristina Kirchner at January 25, 2015 06:49 PM (tdmtT)

2 So, basically, you're telling me that these jooos shapeshifted into spiders.

Posted by: Lauren at January 25, 2015 06:50 PM (MYCIw)

3 I watched Restrepo. Worth a rental.

Posted by: fluffy at January 25, 2015 06:51 PM (Ua6T/)

4 "Islam is perfect."Really bitch?

Posted by: steevy at January 25, 2015 06:51 PM (v5UtH)

5 So, basically, you're telling me that these jooos shapeshifted into spiders.
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I can neither confirm nor deny the shape-shifting theory!

Posted by: Y-not at January 25, 2015 06:51 PM (9BRsg)

6 Yvonne really wants to be a battered wife, yes what a non aware dolt.

As for the soldier amidst the field of poppies, yes that means more than all the words Yvonne could ever write x 1,000,000.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 25, 2015 06:52 PM (tXIb7)

7 In keeping with her new found status as a good Muslim, did Ms. Ridley get any bits chopped off?

Posted by: PabloD at January 25, 2015 06:52 PM (roESk)

8 Hello, nood.....

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 25, 2015 06:53 PM (FhL32)

9 Walloping Websnappers

Posted by: Dr. Varno at January 25, 2015 06:53 PM (fIv/H)

10 Forbidden Planet is on TCM.Ann Francis was teh hot.

Posted by: steevy at January 25, 2015 06:54 PM (v5UtH)

11 There was some interesting stuff I read about how DC became the War Correspondents' town during the War Between the States, btw. Sounds like even more nepotism and back-scratching than we're seeing today.

Posted by: Y-not at January 25, 2015 06:55 PM (9BRsg)

12 Oooooh Jooo spiders are way cool.

Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod (tm) at January 25, 2015 06:55 PM (KuU4f)

13 My sister has a copy of Winston Churchhill's book The Boer War. Well, its more his writings when he was a correspondent. It is a fascinating read.

Posted by: puddleglum at January 25, 2015 06:56 PM (syGA0)

14 Damn, link broken. Lemme fix it.

Posted by: Y-not at January 25, 2015 06:56 PM (9BRsg)

15 That pic is awesome and the Instagram page is even better.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 25, 2015 06:56 PM (FhL32)

16 For contrast, read the Wiki page about Yvonne Ridley

I ask "how high?" even before Iran tells me to jump.

Posted by: Barack Obama at January 25, 2015 06:57 PM (FcR7P)

17 I had forgotten that Churchill was a war correspondent. I have his six volume set on WWII. His writing is rather dry, but interesting. He had an incredible wit, which he used to skewer all sorts of people. Especially DeGaulle.

Posted by: Old Blue at January 25, 2015 06:58 PM (vVSOO)

18 "Forbidden Planet is on TCM"

Switching back and forth...

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 25, 2015 06:58 PM (FhL32)

19 Forbidden Planet is one of my all time faves.

Great flick.

Posted by: eleven at January 25, 2015 07:00 PM (MDgS8)

20 He had an incredible wit, which he used to skewer all sorts of people.
Were I your husband, madam, I should drink it.

Posted by: andycanuck at January 25, 2015 07:00 PM (L6/+u)

21 For contrast, read the Wiki page about Yvonne Ridley

Did she bother reading any of the Hadiths?

Posted by: قبعة السياسية at January 25, 2015 07:01 PM (0Ew3K)

22 Is that IDF photo of the spider-web warriors, from the AtC "favorite posters" collection?

/runs for life......

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at January 25, 2015 07:01 PM (RzZOc)

23 Palestinian children's blood ages better when wrapped in silk.

Posted by: Fritz at January 25, 2015 07:01 PM (dVmLD)

24 Joo spiders are also shape shifters which is cool too.

Posted by: eleven at January 25, 2015 07:01 PM (MDgS8)

25 TPH obviously not and she was not bothered with the Sura calling all Jews and Christians Moslems in denial. Plus the others on war booty and slave women.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 25, 2015 07:03 PM (tXIb7)

26 Take it to the Food Thread, Fritz!

Posted by: andycanuck at January 25, 2015 07:04 PM (L6/+u)

27 Visit the Insty page. Open individual pics.

The Pisslamists who have commented are blood-boiling.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 25, 2015 07:04 PM (FhL32)

28 but gave her word she would read the Quran after her release. Once freed, she kept this promise and read the Quran

Question for the horde: Has anyone here read the entire Koran?

Posted by: The Political Hat at January 25, 2015 07:04 PM (0Ew3K)

29 Ask Zimriel since he is the Islamic scholar

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 25, 2015 07:05 PM (tXIb7)

30 >>Question for the horde: Has anyone here read the entire Koran?

I own a bible, which I've read.

I own a Book of Mormon, which I have not read but keep in a respectful location out of deference to my neighbors.

If I had a copy of the Koran, it would be lining my bird cage.

Posted by: Y-not at January 25, 2015 07:06 PM (9BRsg)

31 Evening Horde.

We piss anyone off this weekend?

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at January 25, 2015 07:07 PM (GEICT)

32 A reading selection in one of my junior high English textbooks was an excerpt from young Churchill's Boer War coverage. I wonder if they would still allow that these days.

Posted by: All Hail Eris at January 25, 2015 07:07 PM (KH1sk)

33 Is the day long?

Posted by: Infidel at January 25, 2015 07:09 PM (ceok8)

34 I'd like to offer a huge happy 25th birfday to D'oh Boy tonight.

Just left the oyster roast we hosted for him, attended by about 30 friends.

Met a young Long Islander who told me he hadn't been able to make a single friend here until he met our son, who introduced him to a host of friends.

Great evening, cold, windy, sunny.

God bless all of you who prayed for his safe return from Afshitistan.

Love you, Horde.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at January 25, 2015 07:11 PM (FsuaD)

35 Churchill was an amazing guy. Not always on point. AKA Gallipoli.

http://tinyurl.com/yek3kqj

Posted by: Nip Sip at January 25, 2015 07:11 PM (0FSuD)

36 Reporter 'may' now know some of the loss of the Modern American Sailor or Soldier....

But unless politician give away the very victory his friends died to give??? He does not yet know the very bitter rage many of us feel.

Posted by: BB Wolf at January 25, 2015 07:11 PM (qh617)

37 Ditto Jane D'oh

Posted by: Infidel at January 25, 2015 07:11 PM (ceok8)

38 About ten years ago, in an effort to be better inform I tried reading the Koran. It's such an incoherent bad read I gave up after a couple attempts.

Posted by: lowandslow at January 25, 2015 07:12 PM (+ebSh)

39 Let it be known that I still hate the English dubs of Silent Mobius. Could they have picked a worse English voice for Grosspolia than Bandai did in the first movie?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 25, 2015 07:12 PM (tXIb7)

40 Spider-rabbi, Spider-rabbi, does whatever...oh forget it, Pixy probably still thinks I'm a spammer anyway.

Posted by: Brother Cavil, by the Pale Moon light at January 25, 2015 07:12 PM (m9V0o)

41 Question for the horde: Has anyone here read the entire Koran?

Posted by: The Political Hat at January 25, 2015 07:04 PM (0Ew3K)

Yes...

Posted by: BB Wolf at January 25, 2015 07:12 PM (qh617)

42 We piss anyone off this weekend?
Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at January 25, 2015 07:07 PM (GEICT)
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Eris only spreads joy and contentment. She never sows discord or derives pleasure from the laughable misfortunes of others.

Posted by: All Hail Eris at January 25, 2015 07:13 PM (KH1sk)

43 Happy B'day to your D'oh Boy, Jane!

Glad he's home, safe n' sound and enjoying the celebration. I'll surely hoist a glass his way, later t'nite! Cheers!

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at January 25, 2015 07:13 PM (RzZOc)

44 The Quran is not arranged in chronological order. Apparently the first Sura given to Mohammed by Jibriel is IIRC Sura 93.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 25, 2015 07:13 PM (tXIb7)

45 A reading selection in one of my junior high English textbooks was an excerpt from young Churchill's Boer War coverage. I wonder if they would still allow that these days.

Posted by: All Hail Eris at January 25, 2015 07:07 PM (KH1sk)

Ahahahahaha!

Posted by: Kommun Koar Edukashun at January 25, 2015 07:15 PM (0Ew3K)

46
He had an incredible wit, which he used to skewer all sorts of people.
Were I your husband, madam, I should drink it.

Tomorrow, madam, I shall be sober.

Posted by: Retread at January 25, 2015 07:15 PM (px8hG)

47 We had a copy of the Koran. We bought it to purposefully place it in our catbox.

What can I say, we're H8rs.

Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod (tm) at January 25, 2015 07:16 PM (KuU4f)

48 Happy 25 th to your boy, Jane.

He sounds like a terrific kid/good man and that your pride is well justified. We need more like him.

Posted by: Goldilocks at January 25, 2015 07:16 PM (5D7mX)

49 Congrats, Jane....

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 25, 2015 07:16 PM (FhL32)

50 Let it be known that I still hate the English dubs of Silent Mobius. Could they have picked a worse English voice for Grosspolia than Bandai did in the first movie?

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 25, 2015 07:12 PM (tXIb7)

Is that the same cast they use for the TV series?

Posted by: The Möbius Hat at January 25, 2015 07:16 PM (0Ew3K)

51 Tomorrow, madam, I shall be sober.

Whenever you see something big, you want to nationalize it.

Posted by: pep at January 25, 2015 07:16 PM (4nR9/)

52 All Hail Eris brings joy and sunshine as she yodels while swinging madly her Claymore.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 25, 2015 07:17 PM (tXIb7)

53 Nice work, DG.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 25, 2015 07:17 PM (FhL32)

54 The thing about reading the Koran is you can't read it as written from front to back. It's organized from shortest to longest book, but because of abrogation, you are never sure of what verse is actually dogma unless you happen to be sitting there with a reference book to look that shit up. Basically, anything peaceful got aborgated once Muhammad shifted into warlord mode. But just reading the book as written, you'll see peaceful verses interspersed with violent based on nothing but length.

Posted by: Lauren at January 25, 2015 07:17 PM (MYCIw)

55 43
Happy B'day to your D'oh Boy, Jane!

Glad he's home, safe n' sound and enjoying the celebration. I'll surely hoist a glass his way, later t'nite! Cheers!

Jim

Sunk New Dawn

Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at January 25, 2015 07:13 PM (RzZOc)

Thanks. He's hoisted a few too many, so he's agreed to stay here tonight. I took his truck keys (with his knowledge) to be on the safe side.

He went to see "American Sniper" Friday night, and I was concerned. I asked him how he liked it, and he said it was "realistic as hell."

And then he said it made him want to re-up.

Ah, youth.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at January 25, 2015 07:17 PM (FsuaD)

56 Happy birthday D'Ohboy!

Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod (tm) at January 25, 2015 07:17 PM (KuU4f)

57 Hello, gimp.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 25, 2015 07:17 PM (FhL32)

58 I will soon know TPH, just doing a few screen caps on the computer from the DVDs. Could not fit the Japanese LDs in to be read....

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 25, 2015 07:18 PM (tXIb7)

59 I think Robert Spencer put out a guide on how to read it in an order so it made some kind of sense, but even with that I couldn't read it. It's just a mess.

Posted by: lowandslow at January 25, 2015 07:18 PM (+ebSh)

60 I have read the entire Koran.

With my butt.

Posted by: Just another sock at January 25, 2015 07:19 PM (6CTxJ)

61 Assholes gonna asshole.

Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod (tm) at January 25, 2015 07:20 PM (KuU4f)

62 Posted by: Lauren at January 25, 2015 07:17 PM (MYCIw)

Yup... not an easy read at all...

And its like 5 Biblical Scholars all quoting verse out of order at you... you can find just about anything in there somewhere... BUT...

The key is that they believe Moh was the perfect man, and you should follow the example of his life... which went from Trader, to Slaver and War Lord.... the later part being more Holy than the prior.

Posted by: BB Wolf at January 25, 2015 07:20 PM (qh617)

63 Right after 9/11, we had a group at our church who studied the Koran. Our leader was (I've forgotten who he was) an expert in the Koran.

I don't care who you are, or how you try to twist it, the Koran spells death to non-believers (unless we convert).

I won't get into the comparisons between the Old Testament and the Koran because I'm just plain tired.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at January 25, 2015 07:20 PM (FsuaD)

64 Watching Rambo First Blood. That Brian Dennehy is one hell of an actor.

Posted by: fairweatherbill gatekeeper of pestilence at January 25, 2015 07:21 PM (hcW+E)

65 Crazy gotta cray cray.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at January 25, 2015 07:22 PM (FsuaD)

66 Hi Anna ::waves::

Jane, I'm so glad your boy is back home safe for the nonce. Do you think there's a chance he'd ever re-up (maybe with a regime change)?

Posted by: All Hail Eris at January 25, 2015 07:22 PM (KH1sk)

67 *hic*

Posted by: John Boehner at January 25, 2015 07:22 PM (3rrMW)

68 The female IDF soldier looks to be in the Paratroopers (Tzanchanim). At least, the combination of the color of her beret and boots seems to indicate that.

That's pretty bad-ass.

Posted by: RamonAllones at January 25, 2015 07:23 PM (BE7cW)

69 "Question for the horde: Has anyone here read the entire Koran?"

I diligently read everything cover to cover.

It's alternately tedious and terrifying.

And impossible to take seriously. It's no wonder Islam has been forced to spread itself by the sword. It would be a minor and laughed-at fringe cult, even among Arabs, had it not imposed a rule of conversion or death.

Posted by: torquewrench at January 25, 2015 07:23 PM (noWW6)

70 Something must be going on at the sanitarium. Gimp's visits have started to vary and get a little unpredictable.

Maybe a new colonic schedule...?

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 25, 2015 07:23 PM (FhL32)

71 Eris only spreads joy and contentment. She never sows discord or derives pleasure from the laughable misfortunes of others.

Posted by: All Hail Eris at January 25, 2015 07:13 PM (KH1sk)

hahahahahahahaa......

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at January 25, 2015 07:23 PM (GEICT)

72 That Brian Dennehy is one hell of an actor.

Posted by: fairweatherbill gatekeeper of pestilence at January 25, 2015 07:21 PM (hcW+E)

His best work was as the Titanic.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at January 25, 2015 07:23 PM (FsuaD)

73 His best work was as the Titanic.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at January 25, 2015 07:23 PM (FsuaD)

That's a common mistake.

Brian Dennehy was the iceberg.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at January 25, 2015 07:24 PM (GEICT)

74 It's organized from shortest to longest book, but because of abrogation, you are never sure of what verse is actually dogma unless you happen to be sitting there with a reference book to look that shit up.

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So Big Mo wrote in Joseph Heller style. Heller is funnier, though.

Posted by: The Great White Snark at January 25, 2015 07:24 PM (LImiJ)

75 Dennehy played the role of British Columbia in First Blood, didn't he?

Posted by: andycanuck at January 25, 2015 07:24 PM (L6/+u)

76 Besides ace and JJ we have any other NYC morons?

Looks like you all are in for some fun times!

Posted by: Nip Sip at January 25, 2015 07:24 PM (0FSuD)

77
Jane, I'm so glad your boy is back home safe for
the nonce. Do you think there's a chance he'd ever re-up (maybe with a
regime change)?

Posted by: All Hail Eris at January 25, 2015 07:22 PM (KH1sk)

He's earning a degree towards doing shit even more dangerous than he was doing in the military. So there's that.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at January 25, 2015 07:25 PM (FsuaD)

78 And then there are all the Hadith.

Islam is absurd.

Posted by: Lauren at January 25, 2015 07:26 PM (MYCIw)

79 That's a common mistake.

Brian Dennehy was the iceberg.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at January 25, 2015 07:24 PM (GEICT)

*smacks forehead* That's right. I'd forgotten. Didn't he portray the ice storm in The Day After Tomorrow" though?

Posted by: Jane D'oh at January 25, 2015 07:26 PM (FsuaD)

80 He's earning a degree towards doing shit even more dangerous than he was doing in the military. So there's that.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at January 25, 2015 07:25 PM (FsuaD)
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Ninja demolition assassin?

Posted by: All Hail Eris at January 25, 2015 07:27 PM (KH1sk)

81 35 Churchill was an amazing guy. Not always on point. AKA Gallipoli.

Churchill wasn't totally at fault. His plan ended up being taken over and growing out of proportion to what he wanted. It doesn't mean his plan would have worked. Just that it was what he envisioned.

Posted by: Better Feared than Loved at January 25, 2015 07:27 PM (nRvEn)

82 Jane D'oh- Your sons patriotism comes from his soul.What a lucky young man that he has such a support system. These are the men that America great.

Posted by: Ben Had at January 25, 2015 07:28 PM (PuzlK)

83 Great White,

Well Mo didn't write jack since he was illiterate, but yeah whoever scribbled together his ramblings was apparently OCD without any concept of "context" or "narrative flow".

Posted by: Lauren at January 25, 2015 07:28 PM (MYCIw)

84 Ninja demolition assassin?

Posted by: All Hail Eris at January 25, 2015 07:27 PM (KH1sk)

LOL

Posted by: Jane D'oh at January 25, 2015 07:28 PM (FsuaD)

85 Lauren I keeeeeeel you!!!!!!!

Posted by: Achmed the dead terrorist at January 25, 2015 07:29 PM (WNERA)

86 that Yvonne Ridley bint is a 56 year old flake

why any one shouldever listen to her or follow her example is beyond me.

what a loser

meanwhile my sweet 15 year old daughter was ranting today that she is sick of classmates who casually say they cant wait to get away form "american culture" and how its so beneath them.

she asked them if they would leave thier movies, tv shows, music, books, clothes, electronics, medicine and free speech behind.

so proud of my kick ass daughter

Posted by: ThunderB, ShapeShifter at January 25, 2015 07:30 PM (zOTsN)

87 Achmed, you forget that I'm a Texan. Good luck, bro.

I think Mrs. D'oh's son may like to have a talk with you though. Probably best to make out the will beforehand.

Posted by: Lauren at January 25, 2015 07:31 PM (MYCIw)

88 All suspects are innocent until proven Discordian in a Court of Chaos.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at January 25, 2015 07:31 PM (fIv/H)

89 Churchill wasn't totally at fault. His plan ended up being taken over
and growing out of proportion to what he wanted. It doesn't mean his
plan would have worked. Just that it was what he envisioned.

True. It was also true that Churchill made Jackie Fisher his First Sea Lord, against the advice of many. Fisher was truly brilliant, but by that time, he was way past his prime, and may well have been senile. He vacillated and resigned, and generally screwed things up at critical junctures. The idea that this was all on Churchill is false; there was plenty of blame to go around.

Posted by: pep at January 25, 2015 07:31 PM (4nR9/)

90 Boston here, we are also expecting 2+ ft of snow. Yay.
The parking follies are already starting-watch for reports of parking space-saving with traffic cones, beach chairs, toilets, what have you in my neigborhood. It's an annual event. Thank god I have a deeded spot.

I am curious to see how De Blasio handles plowing out his fans (Manhattanites) vs. his enemies (Staten Island) and his people (Bronx, etc.).

I just booked tickets to FL for the end of March, in protest.

Posted by: Goldilocks at January 25, 2015 07:31 PM (5D7mX)

91 just because you can fill a hole with shit doesnt mean it isnt shit

Posted by: ThunderB, ShapeShifter at January 25, 2015 07:32 PM (zOTsN)

92 Here, once again, is the link to the momma great horned owl live cam in my neighborhood.

She had one hell of a night, Friday, with driving, soaking rains, high winds, lightning, and cold.

Tonight she seems rather mellow.

http://landingsbirdcam.com/

Posted by: Jane D'oh at January 25, 2015 07:32 PM (FsuaD)

93 It's organized from shortest to longest book,

That makes as much sense as alphabetically by the last word pot hooked in.

Or the content.

Posted by: DaveA at January 25, 2015 07:33 PM (DL2i+)

94 89

Did you read Killing Patton. I know. But it seems to document Churchill trying to work a deal with Stalin separate from the other allies. The book makes him look flaky. IMNOHO -- in my not so humble....

Posted by: Bob from table9 at January 25, 2015 07:35 PM (WNERA)

95 who the fuck is #85?

Hey asshole, my buddies and I would LOVE to see you also...we live not too far from Lauren.

Posted by: SMFH at it all at January 25, 2015 07:35 PM (OsWis)

96 @92

Watched her some yesterday and today. Today has been quiet. She got up enough earlier to see the eggs and shake herself off.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 25, 2015 07:35 PM (FhL32)

97 American Sniper is number 1 again. And Mortdecai has bombed hard. Excellent.

Posted by: buzzion at January 25, 2015 07:35 PM (zt+N6)

98 I received a blister on the bottom of my foot hiking today. I shall name it Yvonne Ridley.

Posted by: Thin veneer of civility at January 25, 2015 07:35 PM (XzRw1)

99
We need a "I'm Not Gonna Watch The Stupid ProBowl So Let's Talk About The Blizzard And Food" thread.

Posted by: Soothsayer of The Righteous And Harmonious Fists at January 25, 2015 07:35 PM (ObXhH)

100 Good night for TV, a NFL punt, pass and kick contest, Boehner pissing and moaning about conservatives and actors award show. I'm sad I've finished binge watching the last season of Justified.

Posted by: lowandslow at January 25, 2015 07:36 PM (+ebSh)

101
95 who the fuck is #85? Hey asshole, my buddies and I would LOVE to see you also...we live not too far from Lauren.
Posted by: SMFH at it all at January 25, 2015 07:35 PM (OsWis)

Are you talking about the Jeff Dunham Skeleton puppet?

Posted by: buzzion at January 25, 2015 07:36 PM (zt+N6)

102 I took a Ridley this morning

Posted by: ThunderB, ShapeShifter at January 25, 2015 07:37 PM (zOTsN)

103 100

Watch it using amazon prime?

Posted by: Bob from table9 at January 25, 2015 07:37 PM (WNERA)

104
On snowy nights, it's fun to order Chinese takeout. Make them earn those tips.

Posted by: Soothsayer of The Righteous And Harmonious Fists at January 25, 2015 07:37 PM (ObXhH)

105 101,

I never did like that puppet ; >

Posted by: SMFH at it all at January 25, 2015 07:37 PM (OsWis)

106 We need a good name for this storm. Preferably one that incorporates deflated balls.

Posted by: Lauren at January 25, 2015 07:37 PM (MYCIw)

107 Achmed the dead terrorist is hilarious. Do a youtube search.

Posted by: votermom at January 25, 2015 07:38 PM (cbfNE)

108
Watched her some yesterday and today. Today has been quiet. She got up enough earlier to see the eggs and shake herself off.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 25, 2015 07:35 PM (FhL32)

I believe it was sometime Friday that she was harassed by crows. Her two babies are due to hatch around Feb. 1. I hope to hell at least one parent is on the nest at all times.

(I feel like an idiot even typing that. Like birds haven't survived forever with predator attacks.)

Posted by: Jane D'oh at January 25, 2015 07:38 PM (FsuaD)

109 Snowhadi

Posted by: ThunderB, ShapeShifter at January 25, 2015 07:38 PM (zOTsN)

110 >>
I received a blister on the bottom of my foot hiking today. I shall name it Yvonne Ridley.

Posted by: Thin veneer of civility

No can do buddy. That name is reserved for ass pimples.

Posted by: Aviator at January 25, 2015 07:38 PM (3rrMW)

111 De Blizzardo

Posted by: ThunderB, ShapeShifter at January 25, 2015 07:38 PM (zOTsN)

112 He's earning a degree towards doing shit even more dangerous than he was doing in the military. So there's that.

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Bouncer assigned to keep Michael Moore out of all-you-can-eat restaurants?

Posted by: The Great White Snark at January 25, 2015 07:38 PM (LImiJ)

113 White Privilege Out

Posted by: ThunderB, ShapeShifter at January 25, 2015 07:39 PM (zOTsN)

114
106 We need a good name for this storm. Preferably one that incorporates deflated balls.

I'm sure the idiotic weather channel has already named it. And I'm sure its a proper multicultural name and/or spelling to show that they are inclusive.

And yep, looks like its Winter Storm Juno.

Posted by: buzzion at January 25, 2015 07:39 PM (zt+N6)

115 I thought that was a picture of Antarctica at first. It has about the same shape.

Posted by: rickl at January 25, 2015 07:40 PM (sdi6R)

116 Jeebus. Is the "Weather" Channel still naming f*cking snowstorms no one will ever remember?

Thanks, NBC and Comcast for dumbing down a once interesting and valuable channel for information about THE FUCKING WEATHER.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at January 25, 2015 07:40 PM (FsuaD)

117 when did they start naming blizzards

seriously its a blizzard. they happen this time of year

I thought only hurricanes got named

Posted by: ThunderB, ShapeShifter at January 25, 2015 07:41 PM (zOTsN)

118 They started naming them 2 or 3 years ago.

Posted by: buzzion at January 25, 2015 07:41 PM (zt+N6)

119 As war correspondents go, Ernie Pyle's work is excellent. A soldier's correspondent.

Posted by: fastfreefall at January 25, 2015 07:41 PM (pqOzY)

120 "Watch it using amazon prime?"

Yep, It was good except for the Ava in the woman's prison storyline. Who would have thought that? So I skipped over that part.

Posted by: lowandslow at January 25, 2015 07:41 PM (+ebSh)

121 they should name it Barack

it ruins transportation, work and schools and covers the area with white stuff

Posted by: ThunderB, ShapeShifter at January 25, 2015 07:41 PM (zOTsN)

122 94
89

Did you read Killing Patton. I know. But it seems to document
Churchill trying to work a deal with Stalin separate from the other
allies.

No, and I have a hard time believing that. Churchill loathed the Communists, and Joe Stalin most of all. He also knew that Britain's fate was inextricably intertwined with the US. A separate peace would have been deadly to that relationship.

What I know about the Fisher incident came from Martin Gilbert's bio. It was a real tragedy, given how much Fisher did for the British Navy, but as the man said, "you've got to know when to fold them".

Posted by: pep at January 25, 2015 07:41 PM (4nR9/)

123
John Madden's keys to surviving a blizzard:

NOOD!

Posted by: Soothsayer of The Righteous And Harmonious Fists at January 25, 2015 07:42 PM (ObXhH)

124 "Bouncer assigned to keep Michael Moore out of all-you-can-eat restaurants?"

That's a pretty tall order.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 25, 2015 07:42 PM (FhL32)

125 The Weather Channel started naming snowstorms, presumably to increase the drama.

I don't think the National Weather Service recognizes the names.

Posted by: rickl at January 25, 2015 07:42 PM (sdi6R)

126 unexpectedly

Posted by: ThunderB, ShapeShifter at January 25, 2015 07:43 PM (zOTsN)

127 Kneel before SNOD!!

Posted by: All Hail Eris at January 25, 2015 07:43 PM (KH1sk)

128 Interesting the Bandai DVDs of Silent Mobius TV defaults to the Japanese vocal tracks.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 25, 2015 07:43 PM (tXIb7)

129 127 Kneel before SNOD!!

Posted by: All Hail Eris at January 25, 2015 07:43 PM (KH1sk)

I like that better than the Weather Channel's names.

Posted by: rickl at January 25, 2015 07:45 PM (sdi6R)

130 That's a pretty tall order. And wide

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 25, 2015 07:45 PM (tXIb7)

131
28 The Political Hat

Question for the horde: Has anyone here read the entire Koran?

I came close. I have an english translation, and I've read a couple of passages, and I read Robert Spencer's "Blogging the Quran" series back in 2008 (?). He provided a paraphrasing but also a lot of useful clarity.

Posted by: Arbalest at January 25, 2015 07:45 PM (FlRtG)

132
Here is a link, for those who are interested, to a page at Jihad Watch that links to all of the chapters:

http://www.jihadwatch.org/quran-commentary

Posted by: Arbalest at January 25, 2015 07:48 PM (FlRtG)

133 I name all blizzards. They're all named I Hate This Fcuking Weather. Keeps me from confusing one storm with another.

Posted by: fairweatherbill gatekeeper of pestilence at January 25, 2015 07:49 PM (hcW+E)

134 You know how I know Elizabeth Warren won't be president? Because she's the little injun that couldn't.

Posted by: The Great White Snark at January 25, 2015 07:50 PM (LImiJ)

135 I read somewhere that Great Honed Owls cannot make their own nest. They use an old Hawk nest or something.

Posted by: Ronster at January 25, 2015 07:51 PM (ymjdW)

136 135 I read somewhere that Great Honed Owls cannot make their own nest. They use an old Hawk nest or something.
Posted by: Ronster

The cowbird is so lazy it lays it's eggs in other birds nests and let's the host raise the hatchling. Since cowbird babies develop faster than most other babies, the babies that actually belong to the host starve to death.

Posted by: fairweatherbill ornithologist at large at January 25, 2015 07:58 PM (hcW+E)

137 So the cowbird is basically a bird parasite, then. Interesting.

Posted by: rickl at January 25, 2015 08:01 PM (sdi6R)

138 fairweatherbill ornithologist at large at January 25, 2015 07:58 PM (hcW+E)

True. That is why I shoot them every chance I get.

Posted by: Ronster at January 25, 2015 08:02 PM (ymjdW)

139 The cowbird is so lazy it lays it's eggs in other birds nests and let's the host raise the hatchling. Since cowbird babies develop faster than most other babies, the babies that actually belong to the host starve to death.

Posted by: fairweatherbill ornithologist at large at January 25, 2015 07:58 PM (hcW+E)

What you talkin' bout, Willis?

Posted by: The Cuckoo at January 25, 2015 08:14 PM (uSAVP)

140 Christiane Amanpour was known as Christy AmaWhore during Gulf War I. I shit you not.

McGyver, Out

Posted by: McGyver at January 25, 2015 08:14 PM (ez3ak)

141 HAVANA - The start of talks on repairing 50 years of broken relations appears to have left President Raul Castro's government focused on winning additional concessions without giving in to U.S. demands for greater freedoms, despite the seeming benefits that warmer ties could have for the country's struggling economy.

Following the highest-level open talks in three decades between the two nations, Cuban officials remained firm in rejecting significant reforms pushed by the United States as part of President Barack Obama's surprise move to re-establish ties and rebuild economic relations with the Communist-led country.

"One can't think that in order to improve and normalize relations with the U.S., Cuba has to give up the principles it believes in," Cuba's top diplomat for U.S. affairs, Josefina Vidal, told The Associated Press after the end of the talks. "Changes in Cuba aren't negotiable."

... there's a sucker POTUS re-born every minute.

Posted by: Dame Vaako at January 25, 2015 08:26 PM (e8kgV)

142 Obama-Hey I'm searching for a legacy here and I'll try any port!

Posted by: Ben Had at January 25, 2015 08:31 PM (PuzlK)

143 Just throwing this out there, but has anyone ever made a Koran in chronological order, or one with the superseded passages lined out, or both? Seems like that would be useful and not too hard to do, rather than referring to a guide book.

Posted by: Joe B at January 25, 2015 10:43 PM (5f5bM)

144 @76 Yes, and yes we are.
Back when I was growing up in Upstate NY we had a word for winter storms. We'd call it "snow"

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