Are These Somethings?

Amazon has started selling, for $5, wired, physical buttons you can stick on to your appliances, refrigerator, pantry, etc. -- to order something from Amazon at the touch of a button.

People thought this was a joke as it was announced on April 1 -- but apparently it's real.

A picture is worth a thousand words, or even 150 of mine:

I'm torn is that neat and simple, or is that proof we have become too lazy, and are evolving into bloblike sexless creatures who will feed only on vitamin-enhanced Doritos and the EM radiation of our 24/7 television screens?

I'm pretty convinced This one is something: Michael Bey's Benghazi Attack Movie.

The trailer has just dropped for Michael Bay’s "13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi," based on the book by Mitchell Zuckoff, which in turn is based on the eyewitness reports of five of the six CIA contractors present that night. The sixth, Tyrone Woods, perished in the battle.
Due Jan. 15, "13 Hours" seeks to continue the winning streak of fact-based military movies released in January: Two years ago "Lone Survivor" attracted a huge audience, and this winter "American Sniper" ruled the box office.
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That story is that four Americans, including a US ambassador, died in an all-night terror attack, receiving no help from anyone in Washington. Then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton isn't expected to be a character in the film --but just as she is heading into the first primaries of the 2016 campaign, the nation will be reminded that she was in charge...

Kyle Smith notes the film is not about decisionmaking in Washington, so there will be no direct criticism of La Clinton. Just the sort of suggestiveness about the entire issue.

Posted by: Ace at 04:42 PM

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1 I need a beer button on my frig.

Posted by: Grump928(c) at July 31, 2015 04:42 PM (evdj2)

2 Watch the trailer, good

Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at July 31, 2015 04:42 PM (Ii765)

3 Is there a Kate Upton button?

Posted by: pep at July 31, 2015 04:42 PM (LAe3v)

4 When they get a button to deliver a cold margarita to my house by the time I get home, I'll bite!

Posted by: pj at July 31, 2015 04:43 PM (cHuNI)

5 I just love how Amazon is thinking about how we live. Innovating. Trying to relate to the customer.

It's almost a shame that we don't have the Soviet Union around just to serve as a negative example. The Chinese communists are perfectly happy to borrow anything from the West, as long as they can control it.

Posted by: AmishDude at July 31, 2015 04:44 PM (b65cm)

6 1 I need a beer button on my frig.
Posted by: Grump928(c) at July 31, 2015 04:42 PM (evdj2)

now THAT i can get behind.

Whats the over / under on how long until these buttons are hacked and used as the weak link to get in to everyones network?

How does one upgrade the firmware on the "re order tide" device?

Right, they don't.

Which is why the "internet of things" is a security NIGHTMARE

Posted by: mynewhandle at July 31, 2015 04:44 PM (AkOaV)

7 Who knew Wall-E would be such a prophetic movie?

Posted by: pep at July 31, 2015 04:44 PM (LAe3v)

8 Corgis called.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 31, 2015 04:44 PM (mlFjW)

9 The only thing unreal about those buttons is the price. They should be free, or send in a few box tops to prove you're a non afire customer.

Posted by: Jean at July 31, 2015 04:45 PM (ztOda)

10 6
How about a Andrea Tantaros bikini removal button?

Pffffft. Did you SEE her elbows?

Posted by: pep at July 31, 2015 04:45 PM (LAe3v)

11 Amazon has started selling, for $5, wired, physical buttons you can stick on to your appliances, refrigerator, pantry, etc. -- to order something from Amazon at the touch of a button.

Business opportunity/idea for pimps.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 31, 2015 04:46 PM (mlFjW)

12 If I could afford to have groceries delivered, I would never leave the house. I'd be like those Japanese guys who never leave their room.

Posted by: Pyro Maniac at July 31, 2015 04:46 PM (KZdPW)

13 I wouldn't take one of those if they were free!

Posted by: Carol at July 31, 2015 04:46 PM (sj3Ax)

14 Fuckin' A. I'd love vitamin-enhanced Doritos.

If I could eat chips instead of ruminating on veggies for the same nutrition, whoever would invent that would deserve to be richer than Croesus.

Posted by: logprof at July 31, 2015 04:46 PM (JKQ3s)

15 Non afire should have been bonafide, now I want some Popeyes ....

Posted by: Jean at July 31, 2015 04:46 PM (ztOda)

16
Well its hard to include Shrillary, I mean, she knew nothing was going on like usual. Those emails we will never see would prove it. But they died in a fire or something. Just a shame.

Of course the whole we need more security now, too bad, so sad we are actually reducing security seems like it could make it. If one was so inclined.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 31, 2015 04:47 PM (ODxAs)

17 They sell that Tide stuff at the Walmart, so, a button to buy it and have it delivered doesn't seem like it would do much for me. If, however, a button on my dryer would fold my towels and hang shirts and pants, it might be worth something.

Posted by: huerfano at July 31, 2015 04:47 PM (bynk/)

18 Of course you dont upgrade these -- you toss them and replace them.

Posted by: Rob Crawford at July 31, 2015 04:47 PM (fcrxJ)

19 Now I'm going to watch movie trailer!Thank you, Ace!

Posted by: Carol at July 31, 2015 04:47 PM (sj3Ax)

20 That story is that four Americans, including a US ambassador, died in an all-night terror attack, receiving no help from anyone in Washington.

--Uh, that's more than just a "story;" it's the truth.

Posted by: logprof at July 31, 2015 04:47 PM (JKQ3s)

21 The movie might not include the decision makers in Washington, but one part of the trailer appeared to show a "Screw the rules! We're going in!" scene. That's not gonna reflect well on the leadership back home.

Posted by: junior at July 31, 2015 04:47 PM (3m3mw)

22 Think I'll see the Benghazi movie on opening weekend to send the message that movies like this will make money, provided the reviews *don't* identify it as Lefty propaganda.

*Bonus: Max Fisher at Vox has written a 1,50 word review of the trailer explaining all the ways it is factually incorrect. Ass-covering for Dear Leader much?

Posted by: Lizzy at July 31, 2015 04:48 PM (NOIQH)

23 Pyro, I've found it cheaper to have the groceries delivered. Less impulse buys.

Posted by: Jean at July 31, 2015 04:48 PM (ztOda)

24 Damn. My dog just ordered 142 bags of Gravy Train with his tail.

Posted by: irright at July 31, 2015 04:48 PM (DtNNC)

25 They sell that Tide stuff at the Walmart, so, a button to buy it and
have it delivered doesn't seem like it would do much for me.

Huh? It would mean you don't have to go into WalMart. That's worth quite a bit, right there.

Posted by: pep at July 31, 2015 04:48 PM (LAe3v)

26 * EMERGENCY TIDE. TIDE. TIDE. TIDE. TIDE. TIDE *

Posted by: Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton at July 31, 2015 04:49 PM (UypUQ)

27 "Oh look, an automatic Tide dispenser button...push...push...push...push...Hmm, guess it doesn't work". Repeat for each member of the family.

2 days later $425.00 in Tide shows up. Win.

Posted by: BuckIV at July 31, 2015 04:49 PM (CLfqv)

28 The movie is based on a book co-written by several of the guys who were their on the ground - this is their account of what they experienced.

I'll take their word over sniveling Obama jock-sniffers Max Fisher et. al.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 31, 2015 04:49 PM (NOIQH)

29 Kyle Smith notes the film is not about decisionmaking in Washington, so there will be no direct criticism of La Clinton. Just the sort of suggestiveness about the entire issue.

Just like Blackhawk Down.

Which was based on another Clinton disaster.

That name keeps coming up like Bush. Odd that.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 31, 2015 04:49 PM (VY8H5)

30 Posted by: Lizzy at July 31, 2015 04:48 PM (NOIQH)

Figures. Vox. 150 words. Targeting their audience.

Posted by: Golfman at July 31, 2015 04:49 PM (48QDY)

31 Wait. So I can push a button and get instant gratification?

We're all going to be living in a Skinner Box.

Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at July 31, 2015 04:50 PM (1CroS)

32 The only way I'll go see the film is if the opening shot is of a phone ringing in someone's bedroom at 3:00 AM.

Posted by: Area Yoots at July 31, 2015 04:50 PM (NFDop)

33 I think they're something, the start of the internet of things.
But also brilliant advertising by amazon.

Posted by: tsrlbke PhD(c), rogue bioethicist at July 31, 2015 04:50 PM (tM4uk)

34 "Path to 9/11" on DVD please

Posted by: Hobbiehawk at July 31, 2015 04:50 PM (Qot/z)

35 It would work even better if pressing it gave you a food pellet, or perhaps some tasty crack.

Posted by: pep at July 31, 2015 04:50 PM (LAe3v)

36 I'm imagining having those buttons when my son was ~ 3 years old --- and mysteriously receiving dozens of shipments of Tide.....Ahhhhhh!

Posted by: Lizzy at July 31, 2015 04:50 PM (NOIQH)

37 6 1 I need a beer button on my frig.
Posted by: Grump928(c) at July 31, 2015 04:42 PM (evdj2)
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now THAT i can get behind
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I would rather get behind the Kate Upton button that pep mentioned...

Posted by: Chi at July 31, 2015 04:50 PM (VGGOE)

38 Fuck that. I like the idea but I am not paying $5 for each button.

Amazon should get the manufacturers to pay for them. How much would it be worth it for Tide to lock you into their product?

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at July 31, 2015 04:51 PM (so+oy)

39 Everything's fun and games until you plop a 3 year old on top the washer for a minute.

Next thing you know you're getting 300 bottles of Tide and a bill for $2000 in the mail.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at July 31, 2015 04:51 PM (x3GpS)

40 Ever seen every five year old boy, ever, climb up onto the machines and screw with every button on the panel?

I'm thinking that initial delivery will come via eighteen wheeler, rather than the normal UPS van.

Little Johnny's gonna be stitching that button like a crack addled epileptic chimp playing whack-a-mole under multi-colored strobe lights at Chuck E Cheeses.

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at July 31, 2015 04:51 PM (RzZOc)

41 I can't see trailer on my iPad! I'm going to have to turn on Mac.

Posted by: Carol at July 31, 2015 04:51 PM (sj3Ax)

42 So Amazon fronts the money for the button and what percentage of each sale does P&G fork over to Amazon when someone pushes the button?

Posted by: JEM (sometimes The Devoceleraptor) at July 31, 2015 04:51 PM (o+SC1)

43
How about a button that sends flying monkeys to people you don't like.

or a button that sends fake wiki facts to Soladad's Earpiece.

I can see lots of uses for an Easy Button. Wait a minute here, trademark violation!

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 31, 2015 04:51 PM (ODxAs)

44 39 Fuck that. I like the idea but I am not paying $5 for each button.

Amazon should get the manufacturers to pay for them. How much would it be worth it for Tide to lock you into their product?
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at July 31, 2015 04:51 PM (so+oy)

I imagine that is where this is going. This is probably more proof of concept then anything.

When it hits mass markets, I'm sure they will be free.

Posted by: mynewhandle at July 31, 2015 04:51 PM (AkOaV)

45 *Bonus: Max Fisher at Vox has written a 1,50 word review of the trailer explaining all the ways it is factually incorrect. Ass-covering for Dear Leader much?
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Bad reviews have become a thing. Anything not politically correct and approved by the left gets bad reviews and even conservatives won't buy it until someone points out the reviews are dishonest. And even then, the prestige of the reviewer keeps it on the top of the heap, (at least at Amazon). Amazon reviews are no longer trustworthy, good or bad. And that is going to be a problem because some products are substandard and should get bad reviews.

Posted by: Pyro Maniac at July 31, 2015 04:52 PM (KZdPW)

46 @29 Just like Blackhawk Down.

Which was based on another Clinton disaster.
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iirc, Blackhawk Down got a bit political right at the end. I seem to recall that it had one of the guys doing a black background interview scene, and saying something about going back and getting the job done.

Which, as we all know, didn't happen.

Posted by: junior at July 31, 2015 04:52 PM (3m3mw)

47 I'm torn is that neat and simple, or is that proof we have become too lazy, and are evolving into bloblike sexless creatures who will feed only on vitamin-enhanced Doritos and the EM radiation of our 24/7 television screens?

Not over here.

Got up at 5am, worked a bit, read a bit, hit AOSHQ a bit, then worked most of the day, and even got an hour work-out in.

Made TGIF brownies.

In a couple hours, TGIF dinner.

Sipping some TGIF scotch atm.

In the middle of all of that, I ordered some stuff online (not Amazon, but same difference).

I LOVE it. I have time to do all this other stuff. AND get some sun.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at July 31, 2015 04:52 PM (qCMvj)

48 28
The movie is based on a book co-written by several of the guys who were
their on the ground - this is their account of what they experienced.

I really doubt the Dems will respond to specifics in the movie, because really, how can they? The last thing Hillary wants is for a guy who was there to say "prove me wrong".

Posted by: pep at July 31, 2015 04:52 PM (LAe3v)

49 When they get a button to deliver a cold margarita to my house by the time I get home, I'll bite!

Posted by: pj at July 31, 2015 04:43 PM

Eskimo Hut, pick up a daiquiri or margarita at the drive-thru on your way home.

Posted by: huerfano at July 31, 2015 04:52 PM (bynk/)

50 >>It would work even better if pressing it gave you a food pellet, or perhaps some tasty crack.

Like the morphine button you get after surgery.
Oooooh, sweet, sweet pain relief, magical dreams....
*furiously clicks button*

Posted by: Lizzy at July 31, 2015 04:52 PM (NOIQH)

51 Blow-Jobs-R-Us button?

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at July 31, 2015 04:52 PM (x3GpS)

52 Posted by: LTMG at July 31, 2015 04:50 PM (bStPb)

*types*

*deletes*

Posted by: Golfman at July 31, 2015 04:52 PM (48QDY)

53
*pad*

*pad*

*pad*

*pad*

*pad*

Posted by: Kitteh in front of Meow Mix button at July 31, 2015 04:53 PM (fKmBJ)

54 >>When they get a button to deliver a cold margarita to my house by the time I get home, I'll bite!

My darling, may I be of service?
My margaritas are truly the best, I will having you licking.....the salted rim.....

Posted by: Paolo at July 31, 2015 04:53 PM (NOIQH)

55 Geez, it would be nice if that Benghazi movie came out just before the elections...

However.. I have thoroughly convinced myself that Joe Biden is gonna jump into the race and overtake Shrillery.

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at July 31, 2015 04:53 PM (so+oy)

56 29 Kyle Smith notes the film is not about decisionmaking in Washington, so there will be no direct criticism of La Clinton. Just the sort of suggestiveness about the entire issue.

Just like Blackhawk Down.

Which was based on another Clinton disaster.

That name keeps coming up like Bush. Odd that.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 31, 2015 04:49 PM (VY8H5)

--Black Hawk Down is one of the best war movies made in the last 20 years. It was focused on the "action," rather than the politics, which you may be on to with this Benghazi flick. However, Mark Bowden's book did get into some of the politics. If the source material has more criticism of HRHC in it and the movie attracts more people to read the book, so much the better.

Posted by: logprof at July 31, 2015 04:53 PM (JKQ3s)

57 Funny on MSNbC, all the hosts that have lost thier shows are having innane conversations about, reallynothing. Except Obama worship and Bush hate.

Posted by: redenzo at July 31, 2015 04:53 PM (WCnJW)

58 My computer has a Hot Air button.

Posted by: that jerky commenter at July 31, 2015 04:53 PM (ZtFr+)

59 >>Posted by: Kitteh in front of Meow Mix button

Threadwinner!!

Posted by: Paolo at July 31, 2015 04:53 PM (NOIQH)

60 I'm imagining having those buttons when my son was ~ 3 years old --- and mysteriously receiving dozens of shipments of Tide.....Ahhhhhh!
Posted by: Lizzy at July 31, 2015 04:50 PM (NOIQH)

It's set up to avoid that.

I'm torn because on the one hand really? Really it's that hard to pull up the Amazon app and hit buy? On the other hand button that makes Amazon magically send me more coffee pods.

The trailer reads to me like Michael Bay is PISSED about what happened and he is determined those men will be recognized as the heroes they are.

Posted by: alexthechick - Team Joker Money Pile Being Hit By SMOD at July 31, 2015 04:54 PM (mf5HN)

61 there will be no direct criticism of La Clinton. Just the sort of suggestiveness about the entire issue.

Well, would you tell the world that your chief benefactor is an ignorant, drunken criminal skank hated by all?

Posted by: model_1066 at July 31, 2015 04:54 PM (WEvvb)

62 If they stick to close to reality war movies are the tops.
If they try to do politics there a waste of time.

Posted by: Cinnamon@Sugar's human at July 31, 2015 04:54 PM (e3Z5/)

63

The problem will be all of those buttons needed for all of those chocolate truffles needed at a moment's notice

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at July 31, 2015 04:54 PM (qCMvj)

64 Huh? It would mean you don't have to go into WalMart. That's worth quite a bit, right there.

Posted by: pep at July 31, 2015 04:48 PM

The HQ can't be the whole of my social life. I have to get out occasionally.

Posted by: huerfano at July 31, 2015 04:54 PM (bynk/)

65 It was buttons like that that got me shot in 'Nam. Terrible days my friends.

Posted by: Ted Rall at July 31, 2015 04:54 PM (YW47b)

66 I think they're something, the start of the internet of things. But also brilliant advertising by amazon.

Amazon Prime already has a "Pantry" that you can set up. You can have normally used stuff "show up" automagically every so many day apart.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 31, 2015 04:54 PM (mlFjW)

67

yeah, I'll see that movie

I might even go out and pay to see it.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at July 31, 2015 04:54 PM (qCMvj)

68 Posted by: artisanal 'ette
........
What time is dinner?

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at July 31, 2015 04:55 PM (so+oy)

69 We get our cat food off the internet. As long as Walmart is willing to keep shipping a 25lb bag to my house for free, I'm going to take the deal.

Posted by: Grump928(c) at July 31, 2015 04:55 PM (evdj2)

70 Why can't they just let the NSA tell them when I'm low on gin and order some more?

Posted by: Bandersnatch at July 31, 2015 04:55 PM (JtwS4)

71 I keep hitting the refresh button but I'm not getting anything out of it. I try to stay away from here, but you can see how well that is working out.

Posted by: Pyro Maniac at July 31, 2015 04:55 PM (KZdPW)

72 We're all going to be living in a Skinner Box.
Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at July 31, 2015 04:50 PM (1CroS)

Better than a Schrodinger's box.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at July 31, 2015 04:55 PM (x3GpS)

73 It would work even better if pressing it gave you a food pellet, or perhaps some tasty crack.

Almost like a refresh button.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 31, 2015 04:56 PM (mlFjW)

74 From the weee bit hours of the morning thread, I think this is something, too. For me, at least.

repost------------

I might wander out of sci-fi to read this. Sounds good.

Ghost of a Chance

Review: P.W. Singer and August Cole, 'Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the Next World War'

http://freebeacon.com/culture/ghost-of-a-chance/

They have adopted all of Clancy's faults, to be sure---beyond what I've already described, there are the cliched protagonists, the risible coincidences that put the loved ones of said protagonists at risk, the plot twists that are not in the least bit twisty. But they have adopted his strengths, too, and Ghost Fleet is a very creditable Red Storm Rising for the 21st century.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at July 31, 2015 04:56 PM (qCMvj)

75 I don't get it..
I can already set prime to send me the same items monthly if I want (this is a great feature, btw).

For everything else, I have an Amazon app on my phone, which is the size of about 5 of the buttons. Why bother with the button?

Posted by: BunkerInTheBurbs at July 31, 2015 04:56 PM (WDySP)

76 Where's my Brawndo button?

Posted by: eleven at July 31, 2015 04:56 PM (ykfyK)

77 >>The last thing Hillary wants is for a guy who was there to say "prove me wrong".

Max Fisher was claiming the trailer contradicted Congressional testimony.
Testimony in which *none of the surviving people from the consult* were produced by the WH (they disappeared, like smoke!).

I just like that it will bring up this topic, start new discussions about what we know, and still don't know, etc.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 31, 2015 04:56 PM (NOIQH)

78 If they stick to close to reality war movies are the tops.

Fury is pretty good. The oh-shitness of Shermans meeting a Tiger is striking.

Posted by: Grump928(c) at July 31, 2015 04:56 PM (evdj2)

79
iirc, Blackhawk Down got a bit political right at the end. I seem to recall that it had one of the guys doing a black background interview scene, and saying something about going back and getting the job done.

Which, as we all know, didn't happen.

Posted by: junior at July 31, 2015 04:52 PM (3m3mw)

There's also the scene where Garrison is grumbling about how the politicians held back AC130 gunship support. But it's only a single line of dialog.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 31, 2015 04:57 PM (fKmBJ)

80

That would be a great ACE BOOK CLUB read.
Very relevant.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at July 31, 2015 04:57 PM (qCMvj)

81 The HQ can't be the whole of my social life.
I have to get out occasionally.

Sez who?

Posted by: rickb223 at July 31, 2015 04:57 PM (mlFjW)

82 However.. I have thoroughly convinced myself that Joe Biden is gonna jump into the race and overtake Shrillery.
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at July 31, 2015 04:53 PM (so+oy)

Been saying that for weeks.

Posted by: Golfman at July 31, 2015 04:57 PM (48QDY)

83 Brawndo's got what plants crave!

Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod at July 31, 2015 04:57 PM (q20+R)

84 YES, PLEASE ALLOW US TO DELIVER YOUR POISON-FREE FOOD, AND DETERGENTS.

Posted by: ROBOTS at July 31, 2015 04:58 PM (YW47b)

85 So far in the comments,
alcohol, boobies, alcohol, hacked

Will continue to check list for sammich.

#gottalovethehorde

Posted by: DaveA at July 31, 2015 04:58 PM (DL2i+)

86 Posted by: that jerky commenter at July 31, 2015 04:53 PM (ZtFr+)

Is that you Gabe?

Posted by: Golfman at July 31, 2015 04:58 PM (48QDY)

87 I don't get it..
I can already set prime to send me the same items monthly if I want (this is a great feature, btw).

For everything else, I have an Amazon app on my phone, which is the size of about 5 of the buttons. Why bother with the button?
Posted by: BunkerInTheBurbs at July 31, 2015 04:56 PM (WDySP)

It's great for Prime clients.

I'd have to have a wall of buttons though. I usually do order a lot at the same time. Not one thing at a time. Prime is great for free shipping and all that, but I still order a lot at once.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at July 31, 2015 04:58 PM (qCMvj)

88 @78 Max Fisher was claiming the trailer contradicted Congressional testimony.
Testimony in which *none of the surviving people from the consult* were produced by the WH (they disappeared, like smoke!).
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Confusing things even further is that one of the guys who was in Benghazi (the one who appeared on 60 Minutes) appears to have been lying about at least some aspects of what he did that night.

Posted by: junior at July 31, 2015 04:59 PM (3m3mw)

89 >>The trailer reads to me like Michael Bay is PISSED about what happened and he is determined those men will be recognized as the heroes they are.

Yep. Bay is very pro military, pro-patriotism. Watch any of his movies, even the Transformers ones, and it is all about flags waving in the wind, brave soldiers kicking butt and winning, the strong, steadfast people in flyover country.
If it's all a pose, he's doing a fabulous job.

Posted by: Lizzy at July 31, 2015 04:59 PM (NOIQH)

90 I need a beer button on my frig.
Posted by: Grump928(c) at July 31, 2015 04:42 PM (evdj2)

I could replace my natural gas line with a Scotch line...

just sayin'

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at July 31, 2015 04:59 PM (qCMvj)

91 "but just as she is heading into the first primaries of the 2016 campaign, the nation will be reminded that she was in charge..."

No it won't. No connection will be made. And the people in the primaries don't even care.

Posted by: rrpjr at July 31, 2015 05:00 PM (s/yC1)

92
Dammit. Charmin button... *click click click* shoulda done that 3 days ago...

Posted by: guy sitting on the pot at July 31, 2015 05:00 PM (wAQA5)

93 Oops. Da Zero might not be a shoo in for a 3rd term.

http://goo.gl/7j1gb6

Posted by: maddogg at July 31, 2015 05:00 PM (xWW96)

94 >>one of the guys who was in Benghazi (the one who appeared on 60 Minutes) appears to have been lying about at least some aspects of what he did that night.

Hadn't heard that...

Posted by: Lizzy at July 31, 2015 05:00 PM (NOIQH)

95 Press my button.......

Posted by: Sandra Fluke at July 31, 2015 05:00 PM (l3vZN)

96
Narco, a 10 part binge series by Netflix will air on 8/28. It's about the hunt for Pablo Escobar.

Lots of films about dead Pablo these days. Not sure it if is just Hwd being copycats or something else.

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at July 31, 2015 05:01 PM (iQIUe)

97 I order (in bulk) from Walmart 8 pound bags of Epsom salts for my roses. I have to order the right ones for free shipping. I have six 8 lb. bags left to use very soon. It's getting late (August ) in rose season to fertilize roses.
I found movie trailer I could watch on this iPad at another website. I was out about all day yesterday only heard news on radio when I was in my car. I read some things on iPhone while waiting at hair salon.

Posted by: Carol at July 31, 2015 05:01 PM (sj3Ax)

98

I hope you already have THIS button ready to go:

http://freebeacon.com/hillary-laugh-button/

Come on! Hit it!

You kinda get a gag-reflex lol out of it.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at July 31, 2015 05:01 PM (qCMvj)

99 My new president button seems to be on the fritz.

I'm now hitting it with a hammer.

Posted by: Dr Spank at July 31, 2015 05:01 PM (YW47b)

100 Gutfeld is an idiot.

Posted by: Golfman at July 31, 2015 05:01 PM (48QDY)

101 Hadn't heard that...
Posted by: Lizzy at July 31, 2015 05:00 PM (NOIQH)

Yeah. Chick reporter got excoriated for a special she did featuring him on sixty minutes I think..

I forget which chick, and I forget the details.

So there's that. Not very helpful.

Posted by: mynewhandle at July 31, 2015 05:02 PM (AkOaV)

102
One of the better parts of Blackhawk Down (the book) is where one of the wounded Rangers is being treated by the medics and one of them says that he feels sorry for the wounded.

The Ranger responds "If you want to be sorry for someone, feel sorry for Skinny. We kicked his ass."

And the Ranger was 100% right. Aidid's militia was essentially destroyed, and all it would have taken is to breathe on them to topple them completely. So of course, Bill C surrendered.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 31, 2015 05:02 PM (fKmBJ)

103 >>Yeah. Chick reporter got excoriated for a special she did featuring him on sixty minutes I think..

Oh, right - Lara Logan.
Was he really inaccurate or was it a WH beat-down of someone not following the narrative?

Posted by: Lizzy at July 31, 2015 05:03 PM (NOIQH)

104

When they start charging you by the mile, you'll want the buttons. Lots of buttons.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at July 31, 2015 05:03 PM (qCMvj)

105 Press my bippy button. Heh heh heh

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That at July 31, 2015 05:03 PM (x3GpS)

106 @74 They have adopted all of Clancy's faults, to be sure---beyond what I've already described, there are the cliched protagonists, the risible coincidences that put the loved ones of said protagonists at risk, the plot twists that are not in the least bit twisty. But they have adopted his strengths, too, and Ghost Fleet is a very creditable Red Storm Rising for the 21st century.
------------------

Speaking of '80s era Cold War books...

Battlefront, the makers of a popular 15mm WW2 miniatures game called 'Flames of War', have announced that they're going to release a Cold War Gone Hot miniatures game this October. And earlier this week they revealed the name of the first rulebook in support of the new game - Team Yankee.

It's been interesting seeing responses from people regarding the name. The older folks, or younger folks more dialed into the Cold War era, think that the name is great. The younger folks who are more oblivious to the era think that it's silly, as they see it as similar to shouting "Murica!"

Posted by: junior at July 31, 2015 05:04 PM (3m3mw)

107 Damn. My dog just ordered 142 bags of Gravy Train with his tail.
Posted by: irright at July 31, 2015 04:48 PM (DtNNC)

ha!

You'd have to have the buttons behind a lock/key with kitteh cats.

They would get this right away, and laugh at you.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at July 31, 2015 05:04 PM (qCMvj)

108 I'm not a fan of country music, but I heard on news on the radio that Lynn Anderson died at age 67.I don't know if it's new but I've had the radio in since Rush was on.

Posted by: Carol at July 31, 2015 05:04 PM (sj3Ax)

109 Oh, right - Lara Logan.
Was he really inaccurate or was it a WH beat-down of someone not following the narrative?
Posted by: Lizzy at July 31, 2015 05:03 PM (NOIQH)

That I don't know.

I know she backed down from the story, so I have to assume she had a reason.

Posted by: mynewhandle at July 31, 2015 05:05 PM (AkOaV)

110 2 days later $425.00 in Tide shows up. Win.
Posted by: BuckIV at July 31, 2015 04:49 PM (CLfqv)

Kids!

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at July 31, 2015 05:05 PM (qCMvj)

111 "Why can't they just let the NSA tell them when I'm low on gin and order some more?"

There is a storefront door to a second floor business downtown.

It's for a psychic/mindreader.

Sign says "Door is locked, please ring bell, and I will come down"

I'm thinking: wouldn't she just know when you're there?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 31, 2015 05:06 PM (VPLuQ)

112 @103 Oh, right - Lara Logan.
Was he really inaccurate or was it a WH beat-down of someone not following the narrative?
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I'm pretty sure he was inaccurate. I remember watching part of the interview and thinking to myself, "This doesn't seem to match up with what I've heard elsewhere."

Posted by: junior at July 31, 2015 05:06 PM (3m3mw)

113 Posted by: Carol at July 31, 2015 05:04 PM (sj3Ax)

One of my best friend's dad played bass for her.

Posted by: Golfman at July 31, 2015 05:06 PM (48QDY)

114 People with children and curious pets will learn to love these buttons.

Posted by: Begonia at July 31, 2015 05:06 PM (tu1OA)

115 Amazon Prime is God's gift to men. It is how men were meant to "shop", no malls, no lines, no grocery stores, just log on, click and two days later Santa in brown drops off stuff at your door.
Pure awesomeness.

Posted by: Max Entropy at July 31, 2015 05:06 PM (cgtTL)

116 People walk around with a mini-computer attached to them, and with mere swipes, can order easily.

Yet that obviously takes too much effort for some.

SMOD/Yellowstone 2016.

*now if button could order air strikes...*

Posted by: SMFH at it all at July 31, 2015 05:07 PM (zyIlW)

117 And yes, I do love Prime.

Posted by: SMFH at it all at July 31, 2015 05:07 PM (zyIlW)

118 It would work even better if pressing it gave you a food pellet, or perhaps some tasty crack.
Posted by: pep at July 31, 2015 04:50 PM (LAe3v)

lol

Are we not men?

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at July 31, 2015 05:07 PM (qCMvj)

119 I'm hot and cold with Prime.

Sometimes I use it all the time.

Then I don't use it for a few months.

Then I'm back on it for everything.

Sometimes I'd just rather have whatever it is I want ASAP and not wait 2-3 days.

Posted by: mynewhandle at July 31, 2015 05:08 PM (AkOaV)

120 Obama only believes in saving traitorous low-lifes like Bowe Bergdahl. Decent, brave, patriotic Americans are left hanging in the breeze or left to die, like in Benghazi. Own it Democrats. Obama is you.

And if Obama's white half could have a son he'd look like Bowe Berghdal. Suck it Democrats.

Posted by: LGoPs at July 31, 2015 05:08 PM (KbcxK)

121 The chick I sometimes see has a button I push to get her to make me a sandwich.

Posted by: Dr Spank at July 31, 2015 05:09 PM (YW47b)

122 I would rather get behind the Kate Upton button that pep mentioned...
Posted by: Chi at July 31, 2015 04:50 PM (VGGOE)

All of the Fox women, sans one I won't mention...

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at July 31, 2015 05:09 PM (qCMvj)

123 I would rather get behind the Kate Upton butt

FIFY

Posted by: wooga at July 31, 2015 05:10 PM (zHvpi)

124 Fuck that. I like the idea but I am not paying $5 for each button.

Amazon should get the manufacturers to pay for them. How much would it be worth it for Tide to lock you into their product?
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at July 31, 2015 04:51 PM (so+oy)

They'll be hacked, just like dongles were.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at July 31, 2015 05:10 PM (qCMvj)

125
Once papa johns gives you a button and sends your standard order that could be trouble.

Of course, a Hate Chicken Sandwich button would work well.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 31, 2015 05:10 PM (ODxAs)

126 @120 Obama only believes in saving traitorous low-lifes like Bowe Bergdahl. Decent, brave, patriotic Americans are left hanging in the breeze or left to die, like in Benghazi.
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Or Iran...

Posted by: junior at July 31, 2015 05:10 PM (3m3mw)

127 I would rather get behind the Kate Upton button that pep mentioned...
Posted by: Chi at July 31, 2015 04:50 PM (VGGOE)

Yep, an airstrike button would be a very nice thing to have...

Posted by: SMFH at it all at July 31, 2015 05:11 PM (zyIlW)

128 Wait! You can get vitamin enhanced Doritos?

Posted by: bergerbilder at July 31, 2015 05:11 PM (+jijM)

129 @125 Of course, a Hate Chicken Sandwich button would work well.
-------------------------

That would be the Chik-Fil-A button, wouldn't it?

Posted by: junior at July 31, 2015 05:11 PM (3m3mw)

130 Yep, an airstrike button would be a very nice thing to have...

Posted by: SMFH

Especially for the halfwits driving slowly in the left lane while yammering on their phones.

Posted by: pep at July 31, 2015 05:12 PM (LAe3v)

131 Amazon Prime is God's gift to men. It is how men were meant to "shop", no malls, no lines, no grocery stores, just log on, click and two days later Santa in brown
drops off stuff at your door.

2 Day Delivery is a misnomer. If I click the order button on Wednesday, I expect delivery on Friday. Sometimes, it doesn't even get "packed until Friday. Then it's delivered on Monday.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 31, 2015 05:13 PM (mlFjW)

132 All of the Fox women, sans one I won't mention...

Posted by: artisanal 'ette

Shepherd Smith?

Posted by: pep at July 31, 2015 05:13 PM (LAe3v)

133 *sigh* sometimes things sound way more funny in my head.

Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod at July 31, 2015 05:13 PM (q20+R)

134 However.. I have thoroughly convinced myself that Joe Biden is gonna jump into the race and overtake Shrillery.
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at July 31, 2015 04:53 PM (so+oy)

And when his dentures fall out during a debate....

God love ya, Joe being Joe.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at July 31, 2015 05:13 PM (qCMvj)

135 Posted by: pep at July 31, 2015 05:13 PM (LAe3v)

Way to smack that soft ball.

Posted by: Golfman at July 31, 2015 05:14 PM (48QDY)

136 Posted by: artisanal 'ette
........
What time is dinner?

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at July 31, 2015 04:55 PM (so+oy)

Soon.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at July 31, 2015 05:15 PM (qCMvj)

137
yep, Chik-fil-et. A delicious delicious button.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 31, 2015 05:16 PM (ODxAs)

138 Posted by: artisanal 'ette
........
What time is dinner?
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at July 31, 2015
04:55 PM (so+oy)
Soon.
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at July 31, 2015
05:15 PM (qCMvj)

#twoweeks

Posted by: rickb223 at July 31, 2015 05:16 PM (mlFjW)

139 or, just get it at Walmart for 10 to 72 dollars cheaper:

Amazon
Tuscan Whole Milk, 1 Gallon, 128 fl oz
3 new from $74.99

Posted by: AC at July 31, 2015 05:16 PM (TzeLs)

140 pep,

In that case, I'd be like a monkey on crack pounding on that button.

Posted by: SMFH at it all at July 31, 2015 05:17 PM (zyIlW)

141 Wait. Doritos aren't vitamin enhanced? Shit. No wonder...

Posted by: Yobogoya at July 31, 2015 05:17 PM (k47e3)

142 Is there a Kate Upton button?

Silly! There are 2 Kate Upton buttons.

Posted by: bergerbilder at July 31, 2015 05:17 PM (+jijM)

143 My new president button seems to be on the fritz.

I'm now hitting it with a hammer.
Posted by: Dr Spank at July 31, 2015 05:01 PM (YW47b)

Spank!

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at July 31, 2015 05:17 PM (qCMvj)

144 I need estrogen-tainted milk to counteract the steroid-laced beef I eat. A balanced diet being very important.

Posted by: Grump928(c) at July 31, 2015 05:18 PM (evdj2)

145 In that case, I'd be like a monkey on crack pounding on that button.
Posted by: SMFH at it all at July 31, 2015 05:17 PM (zyIlW)
---
**sidles over**

How YOU doin'?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at July 31, 2015 05:18 PM (jR7Wy)

146
I saw a younger woman holding a "Draft Joe" sign on the web.

I pray she does not reproduce.

Posted by: Tilikum Killer Assault Whale at July 31, 2015 05:18 PM (8marX)

147 3 Is there a Kate Upton button?
Posted by: pep at July 31, 2015 04:42 PM (LAe3v)

Two of 'em.

Posted by: Jay Guevara at July 31, 2015 05:18 PM (oKE6c)

148 Is there a Kate Upton button?

Silly! There are 2 Kate Upton buttons.

Big mf'n buttons.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 31, 2015 05:18 PM (mlFjW)

149 Gutfeld is an idiot.
Posted by: Golfman at July 31, 2015 05:01 PM (48QDY)

I still like him.

I thought I would not like RedEye without him, however, but I don't. I think it's better. They are bringing in more comedians, although they have to get comfortable with the environs.

Not sure what the disconnected Andy Levy thing is all about though. It seems to disrupt the show more then enhance it. Sad. I love Levy.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at July 31, 2015 05:19 PM (qCMvj)

150
I push my wife's buttons, I just get in trouble.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 31, 2015 05:20 PM (ODxAs)

151 Heh Eris.

I really, really despise folks that talk/text and drive.

Posted by: SMFH at it all at July 31, 2015 05:20 PM (zyIlW)

152 It's actually a large-scale behavioral experiment between Amazon and university research departments. Next they'll install the shock collars and fiddle with traffic lights to turn the streets into a maze.

Posted by: Colorado Alex at July 31, 2015 05:20 PM (OiH3z)

153 Now their "One-Click" patent suddenly makes a whole lot more sense.

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at July 31, 2015 05:21 PM (EHU9F)

154 Apparently, I found the SMFH button...

Posted by: Chi at July 31, 2015 05:21 PM (VGGOE)

155 Apropos of nothing, I caught a show on TV last night called Gotham City Live or something. A live NY Comedy club.

Gabe Kaplan has gotten old.

Posted by: Grump928(c) at July 31, 2015 05:21 PM (evdj2)

156 I really, really despise folks that talk/text
and drive.

What about posting to AoSHQ?

Posted by: rickb223 at July 31, 2015 05:22 PM (mlFjW)

157 *eyes Chi*

*types*

*deletes*

Posted by: SMFH at it all at July 31, 2015 05:22 PM (zyIlW)

158 My keyboard disappeared I had to reopen page?
Hi SMFH! Chi!

Posted by: Carol at July 31, 2015 05:22 PM (sj3Ax)

159 Not sure what the disconnected Andy Levy thing is all about though. It seems to disrupt the show more then enhance it. Sad. I love Levy.
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at July 31, 2015 05:19 PM (qCMvj)
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The show started out with Andy as Ombudsman, correcting Greg's many, many factual errors at halftime (No, Greg, Tokyo is not in China, etc.) and at the end. So it's sort of going back to their roots.

Maybe he'll bring back his Jooo pamphlets.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at July 31, 2015 05:23 PM (jR7Wy)

160 Amazon Prime is God's gift to men. It is how men were meant to "shop", no malls, no lines, no grocery stores, just log on, click and two days later Santa in brown drops off stuff at your door.
Pure awesomeness.
Posted by: Max Entropy at July 31, 2015 05:06 PM (cgtTL)

God's gift to women who hate shopping.
We do exist.
Been an amazon customer since the day they put up their site. Not kidding.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at July 31, 2015 05:23 PM (qCMvj)

161 heya Carol : )

Posted by: SMFH at it all at July 31, 2015 05:23 PM (zyIlW)

162 "I've fallen and I can't get up!"

(Five days later Hillary is rescued by the Tide delivery man.)

Posted by: zombie at July 31, 2015 05:24 PM (jBuUi)

163
Well I see the murderer of the Crow Indian family in Montana was an illegal immigrant. Then he got arrested for burglary and then the govt under obama gave him legal status.

They pressed the stupid button.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 31, 2015 05:24 PM (ODxAs)

164 Hi, Miss Carol. Good to see you!
How are you? Pain under control?

Posted by: Chi at July 31, 2015 05:25 PM (VGGOE)

165 'ette,

Since 2006 for me. One of the few places that delivered to APO/FPO addys.

Posted by: SMFH at it all at July 31, 2015 05:25 PM (zyIlW)

166 "I push my wife's buttons, I just get in trouble."

Apparently, the fetching Mrs VIA has a twin sister.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 31, 2015 05:25 PM (VPLuQ)

167 Shepherd Smith?
Posted by: pep at July 31, 2015 05:13 PM (LAe3v)

ahaha
almost spit out my scotch on the kb
that would be a crime

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at July 31, 2015 05:25 PM (qCMvj)

168 Mmmm. Vitamin-enhanced Doritos. A food group of it's own.

Add bran and it's a nerd's nirvana.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 31, 2015 05:26 PM (u82oZ)

169 "Bay is very pro military, pro-patriotism."

He is, and that's part of why the bleeder critics hate his "jingoism".

These guys' story deserves to be told, and I'm going to see this, but Jim from "The Office" doesn't seem like the right guy to play a former SEAL, so I hope he doesn't fuck it up. This movie does have Max Martini, however, who seems to exclusively play badasses. I doubt we'll ever see a romantic comedy with him playing against Sandra Bullock.

Posted by: UGAdawg at July 31, 2015 05:26 PM (c+vBe)

170 Well I see the murderer of the Crow Indian family in Montana was an illegal immigrant. Then he got arrested for burglary and then the govt under obama gave him legal status.

Good. No obstacles to lethal injection then.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 31, 2015 05:26 PM (mlFjW)

171
In Colorado only, Amazon sells "Panama Red" and "Maui Wowie" buttons that you stick on your bong.

Posted by: zombie at July 31, 2015 05:26 PM (jBuUi)

172 Amazon Prime is God's gift to men. It is how men were meant to "shop", no malls, no lines, no grocery stores, just log on, click and two days later Santa in brown drops off stuff at your door.
Pure awesomeness.
Posted by: Max Entropy at July 31, 2015 05:06 PM (cgtTL)

As long as you don't need a Confederate Flag.

Posted by: ConservativeMonster at July 31, 2015 05:26 PM (3edTg)

173 166 "I push my wife's buttons, I just get in trouble."

Apparently, the fetching Mrs VIA has a twin sister.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 31, 2015 05:25 PM (VPLuQ)

Ha ha tripplettes just ask Mrs. MH

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, at July 31, 2015 05:27 PM (Gp1PS)

174 Guy, Fox is reporting that he was a legal green card holder. He had been charged with burglary in Wyoming, and ICE couldn't do anything to him unless and until he was convicted. Arrived in 2013.
Fox News report from WZ
http://tinyurl.com/pjhtset

Posted by: Old Blue at July 31, 2015 05:27 PM (9iR5/)

175 152 It's actually a large-scale behavioral experiment between Amazon and university research departments. Next they'll install the shock collars and fiddle with traffic lights to turn the streets into a maze.
Posted by: Colorado Alex

To increase order frequency, the "Tide" button sprays a little spritz of cocaine up your nose each time you press it.

Posted by: zombie at July 31, 2015 05:27 PM (jBuUi)

176 "As long as you don't need a Confederate Flag. "

I have mis-appropriated them, and they are now to be referred to as "Southern Pride" flags.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 31, 2015 05:28 PM (VPLuQ)

177 To increase order frequency, the "Tide" button sprays a little spritz of cocaine up your nose each time you press it.
Posted by: zombie at July 31, 2015 05

Guess I will do the laundry now

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, at July 31, 2015 05:29 PM (Gp1PS)

178

Ouch.

My husband just pushed my "Make me a drink, woman!" button AND the "Make me my dinner, woman!"

I shall comply.

I leave you with the bookend to my morning comment, twofer repost.

for some odd reason, hubby was singing Sound of Music to me as he was leaving...

So long, farewell
Auf Wiedersehen, adieu

Adieu, adieu
To you and you and you

lol, he's glad it's friday

--

So Long Farewell lyrics Sound of Music Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkWtd4tZ4eY

(I'm going back outside to read fiction and enjoy my java.)

So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, good night
I hate to go and leave this pretty sight

of course, he was singing the french part...

Adieu.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at July 31, 2015 05:30 PM (qCMvj)

179 MisHum -
Im bringing my laundry to your house!

Posted by: Chi at July 31, 2015 05:30 PM (VGGOE)

180 RIP Vile Rat

Posted by: Zakn at July 31, 2015 05:31 PM (BtZep)

181

179 MisHum -
Im bringing my laundry to your house!
Posted by: Chi at July 31, 2015 05:30 PM (VGGOE)

Only if you bring Tucker

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian, at July 31, 2015 05:31 PM (Gp1PS)

182 Guess I will do the laundry now

And now and now and now and now...........

Posted by: rickb223 at July 31, 2015 05:31 PM (mlFjW)

183 Damn. I need that beer button STAT!

Posted by: Old Blue at July 31, 2015 05:32 PM (9iR5/)

184 Two things Baltimore has going for it.

1. Freddy Gray tribute shootings

2. A brand new, ginormous Amazon distribution center.

They just opened our zip code to TWO Hour delivery.

(Amazon, not the Tribute shootings)

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 31, 2015 05:34 PM (VPLuQ)

185 Hi Chi,Neck is a bit worse than usual because I went out in garden for at least 1.5 hours I didn't have neck collar on.Yesterday I had my haircut stopped at Hannadord's (it's my favorite grocery store) because prices are the least expensive of things I love-Kumato tomatoes, smoked Gruyere cheese for burgers, and a few other things.They also have carrot cake muffins that are delicious only 89 cents each.
I was going to go outside today, but feel it from yesterday. I'll be back to usual tomorrow.
How are you??

Posted by: Carol at July 31, 2015 05:34 PM (sj3Ax)

186 Amazon Prime is God's gift to men. It is how men were meant to "shop", no malls, no lines, no grocery stores, just log on, click and two days later Santa in brown
drops off stuff at your door.

And no fat women blocking the aisles!

Posted by: bergerbilder at July 31, 2015 05:35 PM (+jijM)

187 They just opened our zip code to TWO Hour delivery.
(Amazon, not the Tribute shootings)

You already had the two hour delivery for shootings.

Posted by: rickb223 at July 31, 2015 05:35 PM (mlFjW)

188

Oh, here.

Renegades (Official Video)
~ X Ambassadors

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u-niluB8HI

And I said hey
Hey, hey, hey
Living like we're renegades
Hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey
Living like we're renegades
Renegades, renegades

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at July 31, 2015 05:36 PM (qCMvj)

189 A brand new, ginormous Amazon distribution center.

They just opened our zip code to TWO Hour delivery.

(Amazon, not the Tribute shootings)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 31, 2015 05:34 PM (VPLuQ)
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Does that include the Amazon Wine Store? Talk about Just In Time delivery!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at July 31, 2015 05:38 PM (jR7Wy)

190 We need our own version of Hollywood. I am sure that some one who has a buttload of money wants even more after financing a fact based movie on something like this, except with 100% more finger pointing.

After all....

Fuck You. War.

Posted by: Jacob's Step Stool at July 31, 2015 05:38 PM (VNgld)

191 But if we don't have to go to the store, then how will we get to experience the joy that is people of Wal-Mart at 2 a.m.?

Posted by: Colorado Alex at July 31, 2015 05:38 PM (OiH3z)

192 Remember the MENSA member, Ashley Judd?

Twitchy brings teh funnie

http://wp.me/p2aVG0-1SNW

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 31, 2015 05:39 PM (VPLuQ)

193 "then how will we get to experience the joy that is people of Wal-Mart at 2 a.m.?'

Save gas.
Bookmark this

http://tinyurl.com/l4uhap

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 31, 2015 05:40 PM (VPLuQ)

194 I'ma go with Tam's thoughts on speciation hard at work:

http://preview.tinyurl.com/pfq5vrw

View From The Porch

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 31, 2015 05:41 PM (go6ud)

195 They don't have an Intellectual Froglegs button, but here's a link:

http://tinyurl.com/pnylhax

You're welcome.

Posted by: Semper In Stercus at July 31, 2015 05:41 PM (BZAd3)

196 Then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton isn't expected to be a character in the film

Which is pretty much what she did in real life.

Are they going to have action scenes of Barky sleeping through it? How about him jetting off to Vegas (where he had warned people to stop going to) to go suck up some cash?? I understand that they might want to cut out Barky tripping as he boards Air Farce One ...

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at July 31, 2015 05:43 PM (MYSVz)

197 I'll be the 150th to ask, "Where's the outcall girl button?"

Posted by: Lurking In The Wilderness at July 31, 2015 05:43 PM (1Y+hH)

198 191 But if we don't have to go to the store, then how will we get to experience the joy that is people of Wal-Mart at 2 a.m.?
Posted by: Colorado Alex at July 31, 2015 05:38 PM (OiH3z)
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Other Drugs-without-drugs experiences:
1. San Francisco Greyhound Bus Station at 2:00 a.m.
2. Denny's at 2:00 a.m. during BronyCon
3. The Monkey Bar off a doubleback mid watch

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at July 31, 2015 05:44 PM (jR7Wy)

199 Now they need to patent the double-click button so you don't just hit it by mistake.

Posted by: bergerbilder at July 31, 2015 05:45 PM (+jijM)

200 "Now they need to patent the double-click button so you don't just hit it by mistake."

Good idea!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 31, 2015 05:46 PM (VPLuQ)

201
ah ok, misread something, but it used to be, I think, if you get caught with a major crime you lost your green card.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 31, 2015 05:46 PM (ODxAs)

202 "Now they need to patent the double-click button so you don't just hit it by mistake."

Good idea!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at July 31, 2015 05:47 PM (VPLuQ)

203 My evil angel sitting on my shoulder tells me I'd like to have an Andrea Tarantos button.

Posted by: MTF at July 31, 2015 05:48 PM (TxJGV)

204 SMFH,How are you?

Posted by: Carol at July 31, 2015 05:48 PM (sj3Ax)

205 Word from the street is that Hillary Clinton has a 3:00am button, but instead of prodding her tired old ass into action it orders a highball nightcap.

Posted by: Fritz at July 31, 2015 05:48 PM (UzPAd)

206 ah ok, misread something, but it used to be, I think, if you get caught with a major crime you lost your green card.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 31, 2015 05:46 PM (ODxAs)

It's still that. But now you lose your green card, become an illegal and, therefore, are entitled to a green card.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at July 31, 2015 05:48 PM (MYSVz)

207 You do realize we already have the crack button, right? It's the refresh arrow for an acecomments page.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at July 31, 2015 05:48 PM (jR7Wy)

208 g'late afternoon, 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at July 31, 2015 05:50 PM (KCxzN)

209 Mitchell Zuckoff did the movie about Benghazi?
OK, I'll buy the ticket.
It is important to keep an open mind.
But to be truly and genuinely reassured about what went down there (and how we must feel about it), I'll wait for The Master: Steven Spielberg.

Posted by: Rogber Egbert at July 31, 2015 05:50 PM (wDI/A)

210 I'm fine, Carol.

Thanks for asking.

Hope you feel better.

Posted by: SMFH at it all at July 31, 2015 05:51 PM (zyIlW)

211 Word from the street is that Hillary Clinton has a 3:00am button, but instead of prodding her tired old ass into action it orders a highball nightcap.

Posted by: Fritz at July 31, 2015 05:48 PM (UzPAd)

PEREGRUZKA!!!

I came up with the idea of buttons. I'm suing amazon ... unless they want to donate a few billion to my charitable organization ...

Posted by: Shrillary Rodham Cankles at July 31, 2015 05:51 PM (MYSVz)

212
Now they need to patent the double-click button so you don't just hit it by mistake.

If you hit it by mistake, there's probably alcohol involved somewhere.

Posted by: Blanco Basura at July 31, 2015 05:52 PM (4WhSY)

213 212,

Yeah, don't see how that could go wrong with this crowd.

Posted by: SMFH at it all at July 31, 2015 05:52 PM (zyIlW)

214 "Kyle Smith notes the film is not about decision making in Washington".

Really?

It's probably been said upthread but the Benghazi clusterf*** not only involved decision making in Washington, it was an event driven exclusively by decision making in Washington. Jeez...

Posted by: TJ Camper at July 31, 2015 05:53 PM (rdkic)

215 ah ok, misread something, but it used to be, I think, if you get caught with a major crime you lost your green card.
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That's still true. But according to the story, he couldn't be deported until after he was convicted. He'd lose the green card and wouldn't be able to get another. Doesn't mean that he wouldn't come back across the border.

Posted by: Old Blue at July 31, 2015 05:53 PM (9iR5/)

216 40
Little Johnny's gonna be stitching that button like a crack addled epileptic chimp playing whack-a-mole under multi-colored strobe lights at Chuck E Cheeses.

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

best sentence on the interwebs all day

Posted by: the Butcher at July 31, 2015 05:54 PM (fUjxW)

217 ...at least what it turned into was.

and a video, of course.

Posted by: TJ Camper at July 31, 2015 05:54 PM (rdkic)

218
I was in the store with my ten year old daughter yesterday and we walk by the t-shirt aisle with some funny ones plus ya know the avengers, etc. We see a brony one and my daughter says, "why would a man want a my little pony t-shirt?"

"Exactly" I snickered.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 31, 2015 05:54 PM (ODxAs)

219 I was blathering nonsense, I guess.

Posted by: Ted Balls at July 31, 2015 05:55 PM (Dwehj)

220 best sentence on the interwebs all day
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Yeah, that had me cracking up so much the Mrs. made me read it to her. She laughed too.

Posted by: Old Blue at July 31, 2015 05:55 PM (9iR5/)

221 8 33 37 39
Me too. WTF is wrong with these intellectually superior people? Not only are they so often rife with mental illness, personality disorders and emotional problems they're fundamentally incompetent too. Maybe these attributes are what the prog leaders look for in new recruits.

Posted by: Eric Hoffer's Thumb at July 31, 2015 05:55 PM (76M0e)

222 Wouldnt you have to confirm the order and provide financial data? I think the button just adds it to a list they email you. Otherwise, some moron will come along and hit the button a zillion times.

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at July 31, 2015 05:55 PM (iQIUe)

223 WetHot American Summer on Netflix has gone from funny to distractingly bizarre. I'm on episode 5 of 8, masochistically anticipating the last 3.

Posted by: Lincolntf at July 31, 2015 05:55 PM (2cS/G)

224 Carol, long time no see.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at July 31, 2015 05:56 PM (LA7Cm)

225 I bought a Gadsden Flag it's out front but it's only one sided! I sent pic to Hrothgar he sent me link to Culpeper Flags it's much cheaper I ordered two sided Gadsden Flag for next year.

They had Confederate Flags!

Posted by: Carol at July 31, 2015 05:56 PM (sj3Ax)

226 @214 "Kyle Smith notes the film is not about decision making in Washington".

Really?

It's probably been said upthread but the Benghazi clusterf*** not only involved decision making in Washington, it was an event driven exclusively by decision making in Washington. Jeez...
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The source book focuses exclusively on the guys in Libya. So yeah, the movie will nominally be "apolitical". But as you noted, the event by it's very nature is political. Watching the movie will hopefully get people to start asking questions about what exactly led up to the disaster.

Posted by: junior at July 31, 2015 05:56 PM (FRGa/)

227 the first time your kids order 30 of something, because they think it's fun to push the buttons, or the drunken guests at your party do it because they're your drunk friends, such a button will die a horrible death.

just write stuff down on a note pad, you lazy bastards.

Posted by: redc1c4 at July 31, 2015 05:57 PM (RiMtm)

228 Lynn Anderson dead at 67 from heart attack. "I never promised you a Rose Garden"

Posted by: rickb223 at July 31, 2015 05:57 PM (mlFjW)

229 I'd be like those Japanese guys who never leave their room.

Posted by: Pyro Maniac at July 31, 2015 04:46 PM

Here, we call people like that Blog Stars of teh Intarwebz. Have you ever seen the Corpulent "Captain" or Chuck Turd outdoors?

I didn't think so.

Breitbart is reporting that "GOP Insiders" claim that Trump will be out of the race before the Iowa primary. Nice shit-stirring there, Sons of Andrew.

Posted by: MrScribbler at July 31, 2015 05:58 PM (rCmeG)

230 Sometimes,even on this blog you have people who tbelieve the " Hoover did nothing about the depression" line.

http://pjmedia.com/instapundit/211654/

Posted by: steevy at July 31, 2015 05:59 PM (sPO3u)

231 Carol,
I'm doing well. Surviving. I let the lawn go too long, so it's all I can do to try to catch up every other day. No real gardening. I figure by winter, I'll be be to a regular schedule.

(Sorry for the long response time. I don't have a "dinner" button, so I had to start my own.)

Posted by: Chi at July 31, 2015 06:01 PM (VGGOE)

232 Non-breaking news everybody guessed - Hillary has a hippo thyroid.

I may have misspelled something in that sentence.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 31, 2015 06:01 PM (ODxAs)

233 Sometimes,even on this blog you have people who tbelieve the " Hoover did nothing about the depression" line.
Posted by: steevy at July 31, 2015 05:59 PM

You have to remember they didn't have the drugs we have today. And teh Herb wasn't a doctor, either, so there's that....

Posted by: MrScribbler at July 31, 2015 06:02 PM (rCmeG)

234 http://tinyurl.com/c8kuea
Here is tiny URL to flag company.

Posted by: Carol at July 31, 2015 06:03 PM (sj3Ax)

235 233 LOL

Posted by: steevy at July 31, 2015 06:03 PM (sPO3u)

236 One of my neighbors is still flying a Gonzales flag, and that still puzzles me. Not used to seeing MA people expressing such ideas in public.

It's a one-sided flag, too, as was one of the originals I saw when I was still in Texas.

Posted by: MrScribbler at July 31, 2015 06:04 PM (rCmeG)

237 Well, Raiders snagged the top spot in this ranking.

Ranking all 32 NFL uniforms.

http://www.csnwashington.com/media_gallery/photos-ranking-all-32-nfl-uniforms#slide-1

Posted by: SMFH at it all at July 31, 2015 06:07 PM (zyIlW)

238 Where is everybody?Eating dinner?

Posted by: steevy at July 31, 2015 06:09 PM (sPO3u)

239 Golfman,I'm sorry for your friend.

Posted by: Carol at July 31, 2015 06:10 PM (sj3Ax)

240 Posted by: steevy at July 31, 2015 06:03 PM

It amazes me that people still buy into that "oooooh, FDR saaaaaved us from the Depression!!11!!!" crap.

At the time, 90% of what he did made it worse. Later, that number was revised upward to 100%. For this country, Hitler and Tojo were the miracle workers that got the people back on their feet.

Posted by: MrScribbler at July 31, 2015 06:11 PM (rCmeG)

241 I think it was Amity Shlaes who had a line like " The Great Depression was only great in the US".The rest of the world recovered within a year.

Posted by: steevy at July 31, 2015 06:18 PM (sPO3u)

242 Rowdy Roddy Piper is dead at 61...

Posted by: scrood at July 31, 2015 06:19 PM (3b9U4)

243 Hitler and Tojo were the miracle workers that got the people back on their feet.

I thought the two miracle workers were Fat Man and Little Boy.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at July 31, 2015 06:19 PM (W5DcG)

244 242 Coming soon,a They Live! remake.

Posted by: steevy at July 31, 2015 06:22 PM (sPO3u)

245 Well,I thought there was an exclamaion point in that movie title.

Posted by: steevy at July 31, 2015 06:23 PM (sPO3u)

246 Steevy.There's a new thread up!

Posted by: Carol at July 31, 2015 06:27 PM (sj3Ax)

247 246 Willowed!

Posted by: steevy at July 31, 2015 06:28 PM (sPO3u)

248 The Internet of Things is coming, Amazon is just the first to try and take advantage of it, it won't make us any lazier, it's not like we were exerting tons of energy to get on our laptops, go to a website and order what we need. It will be interesting to watch the landscape change as brick and mortars become more and more irrelevant though.

Posted by: All the meh at July 31, 2015 06:30 PM (VviqM)

249 If you hit it by mistake, there's probably alcohol involved somewhere.

Posted by: Blanco Basura at July 31, 2015 05:52 PM (4WhSY)

Or a kid.

Posted by: HTL at July 31, 2015 07:02 PM (C+g9m)

250 Amazon HAD sold dash buttons. We have one for TP. Never a poopie emergency left unwiped. Anyway, they only did it for a few limited products and stopped. We still can buy the TP no problem. Wish they had more options. Like pizza and beer.

Posted by: Chris M at July 31, 2015 07:42 PM (oed8N)

251 Maybe we will eventually get to see "The Path to 9/11" again once Hillary is gone. It was very good and has been suppressed by friend of Hillary Disney for years.

Posted by: Mike K at July 31, 2015 09:43 PM (5namt)

252 RE:Amazon buttons
"Go away! Baitin'"

Posted by: rechill at August 01, 2015 11:02 AM (IIRUt)

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