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Mid-Morning Open Thread [CBD]
The Capture of Puerto Bello, 21 November 1739
George Chambers
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: X at August 23, 2016 09:48 AM (Pby3z)
Posted by: Joe Biden at August 23, 2016 09:48 AM (qlPzn)
Posted by: not Mark Knopfler at August 23, 2016 09:48 AM (2WoCi)
Posted by: Yuimetal at August 23, 2016 09:49 AM (Pby3z)
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Posted by: rickb223 at August 23, 2016 09:49 AM (gJBE5)
Posted by: Rick in SK at August 23, 2016 09:49 AM (/CIN4)
Posted by: Moki at August 23, 2016 09:50 AM (VnCI9)
Posted by: rickb223 at August 23, 2016 09:50 AM (gJBE5)
Posted by: josephistan at August 23, 2016 09:50 AM (7HtZB)
Posted by: rickb223 at August 23, 2016 09:51 AM (gJBE5)
Posted by: Vodka 4 the win at August 23, 2016 09:51 AM (Pu6kv)
Posted by: Brother Cavil, down with Eph 6:12-13 at August 23, 2016 09:51 AM (9krrF)
Posted by: Donna and V. (sans ampersands at the present time) at August 23, 2016 09:51 AM (u0lmX)
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at August 23, 2016 09:51 AM (mpXpK)
WaPo reporting that as a young man, Trump "pulled girls' pigtails and threw rocks."
That does it. I'm voting for Hillary.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 23, 2016 09:51 AM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 23, 2016 09:52 AM (zp+j1)
Posted by: Brother Cavil, down with Eph 6:12-13 at August 23, 2016 09:52 AM (9krrF)
There is a rumor as a teen he also pleasured himself?
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 23, 2016 09:52 AM (zp+j1)
Posted by: rickb223 at August 23, 2016 09:53 AM (gJBE5)
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let he among us who did not, cast the 1st stone
Posted by: Rick in SK at August 23, 2016 09:53 AM (/CIN4)
Posted by: josephistan at August 23, 2016 09:54 AM (7HtZB)
"Trump pulled pigtails!!"
"Hillary opens a pickle jar!!"
They should just cancel the Pulitzers and the Emmys this year. They no longer understand what news and entertainment are.
Posted by: Lizzy at August 23, 2016 09:54 AM (NOIQH)
Trump opens a jar of whoop-ass on Hillary
Obama heads to LA. will explain how this is the white mans fault
Biden is still in D.C. playing with a ball of string
Posted by: Vodka 4 the win at August 23, 2016 09:54 AM (Pu6kv)
Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at August 23, 2016 09:54 AM (YYoIi)
Posted by: steevy at August 23, 2016 09:54 AM (fA75F)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 23, 2016 09:55 AM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: Donna and V
Donna, I posted too late on the last thread. Miller acquired Leines in 1988.
I still like the beer though.
Posted by: Bruce at August 23, 2016 09:55 AM (8ikIW)
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at August 23, 2016 09:55 AM (so+oy)
27 I'm pretty sure there's a kitteh on one of those ships.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 23, 2016 09:55 AM (1ZOkK)
He's the one with a stern look on his face.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at August 23, 2016 09:56 AM (xxSK3)
Posted by: steevy at August 23, 2016 09:56 AM (fA75F)
I love it. The same principle that allows for men to be demonized by feminists allows for Muslim men to grope with impunity, with only a tattoo as a kind of indirect plea to the contrary. This is straight up karma. This will encourage pervs to swith their vacations from Thailand to Germany, and claim to be Syrian refugees.
Posted by: Yuimetal at August 23, 2016 09:57 AM (Pby3z)
I'm pretty sure there's a kitteh on one of those ships.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 23, 2016 09:55 AM (1ZOkK)
A lot of ships in that era did have cats on them to help keep the rat population down.
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at August 23, 2016 09:57 AM (mpXpK)
Posted by: LessoarU. at August 23, 2016 09:57 AM (IG7UE)
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at August 23, 2016 09:57 AM (mpXpK)
Yep.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 23, 2016 09:58 AM (1ZOkK)
I'm pretty sure there's a kitteh on one of those ships.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 23, 2016 09:55 AM (1ZOkK)
A lot of ships in that era did have cats on them to help keep the rat population down.
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at August 23, 2016 09:57 AM (mpXpK)
As always, talk to the man with first-hand historical knowledge.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at August 23, 2016 09:58 AM (xxSK3)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 23, 2016 09:55 AM (1ZOkK)
He's the one with a stern look on his face.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur
I have instructed the first officer to move his ltter box to the poop deck.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 23, 2016 09:58 AM (gJBE5)
Posted by: joe, living dangerously at August 23, 2016 09:59 AM (KUaJL)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 23, 2016 09:59 AM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: Bruce at August 23, 2016 09:59 AM (8ikIW)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 23, 2016 09:59 AM (zp+j1)
One of our family's favorite films is "Master and Commander."
Sea battles were terrifying things.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 23, 2016 09:59 AM (1ZOkK)
I finally broke down and got that movie.
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at August 23, 2016 10:00 AM (mpXpK)
Posted by: Vodka 4 the win at August 23, 2016 10:00 AM (Pu6kv)
Posted by: Lizzy at August 23, 2016 10:00 AM (NOIQH)
Naval warfare must have sucked even more than regular warfare. All the horrible things about gun injuries without modern medicine with the added possibility that you could drown too.
Posted by: joe, living dangerously at August 23, 2016 09:59 AM (KUaJL)
There's a reason that the Royal Navy (among others) had to resort to press gangs to ensure that the ships were fully manned.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at August 23, 2016 10:01 AM (xxSK3)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 23, 2016 10:01 AM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: Max Power at August 23, 2016 10:01 AM (QCc6B)
Posted by: Lizzy
If it was from England it would be 3.8 million pounds.
Posted by: Bruce at August 23, 2016 10:01 AM (8ikIW)
So actually it's no surprise to me at all that there are Dem voters who will react negatively to any real attempts to help blacks. They're quite and happy with the present system - get black votes, pay lip service to pc, without having to actually deal with black people.
Posted by: Donna and V. (sans ampersands at the present time) at August 23, 2016 09:37 AM (u0lmX)
I'm going to say it's not just Dem middle class parents who don't want vouchers. I saw them used by inner city kids to attend a Christian school one of my kids attended. It did not go well. You don't get the absolute disaster kids. For the most part though, you are getting kids with a range of academic and social issues that drag down the rest of the school. Their parent(s)/guardian(s) moan and complain about being asked to do or pay anything.
Here is what your nice suburban school is going to get if the inner city kids get vouchers:
1. Academically behind kids who you either flunk, spend inordinate amounts of time trying to help, or dumb things down. (Based on past results expect the last option.) Also cries of racism.
2. Increased behavioral problems. Also cries of racism.
3. Cries of racism.
4. Fleeing parents who want their kids to learn and don't have time to deal with all of the 1 and 2 nonsense.
5. Cries of racism.
6. Parents/guardians who complain about every little thing not given to them mainly because...racism.
BTW, this isn't a racial thing. The black kids who were being sent by parents who paid their way were like the rest of the kids there.
Posted by: WOPR - Nationalist at August 23, 2016 10:02 AM (Ee2nz)
Posted by: joe, living dangerously at August 23, 2016 09:59 AM (KUaJL)
But there was rum & sodomy!
Posted by: Barry Hussein at August 23, 2016 10:02 AM (7HtZB)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 23, 2016 10:02 AM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: joe, living dangerously at August 23, 2016 10:03 AM (KUaJL)
Posted by: Kerry Lawson at August 23, 2016 10:03 AM (ZKlDy)
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plus the chance of injury when alone in your bunk with a hook for a hand.....
Posted by: Rick in SK at August 23, 2016 10:04 AM (/CIN4)
Lifts a $5million check from a foreign donor with one hand!!!!
Posted by: Lizzy
If it was from England it would be 3.8 million pounds.
that's a shit load of Marks-ists
Posted by: Vodka 4 the win at August 23, 2016 10:04 AM (Pu6kv)
Posted by: V the K at August 23, 2016 10:04 AM (O7MnT)
Posted by: the littl shyning man at August 23, 2016 10:04 AM (rAvFw)
>>had to resort to press gangs
Well, there's the rum, and the sodomy, and of course the lash.
Posted by: JEM at August 23, 2016 10:05 AM (h8FRs)
Naval warfare must have sucked even more than regular warfare. All the
horrible things about gun injuries without modern medicine with the
added possibility that you could drown too.
Posted by: joe, living dangerously at August 23, 2016 09:59 AM (KUaJL)
The suckage in naval warfare then vs WWII was not much different.
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at August 23, 2016 10:05 AM (mpXpK)
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Jebus. no need to think about having lunch today
Posted by: Rick in SK at August 23, 2016 10:05 AM (/CIN4)
Now *that* was the right punchline!
Hillary's so healthy she lifted 250 pounds....well, it was a check for 250 pounds made out to the Clinton foundation.
Posted by: Lizzy at August 23, 2016 10:05 AM (NOIQH)
Thanks, also, for that website. I predict a few hours spent examining it. (Mrs. JTB is rolling her eyes at the sheer understatement. She knows me beyond such BS rhetorical flourishes.)
Posted by: JTB at August 23, 2016 10:05 AM (V+03K)
Posted by: Barney Frank at August 23, 2016 10:06 AM (Pby3z)
Posted by: Reggie! at August 23, 2016 10:06 AM (qlPzn)
Posted by: Barry Hussein at August 23, 2016 10:02 AM (7HtZB)
Don't forget the lash.
Posted by: WOPR - Nationalist at August 23, 2016 10:08 AM (Ee2nz)
Posted by: Private Idaho at August 23, 2016 10:09 AM (YqcVw)
Posted by: Donna and V. (sans ampersands at the present time) at August 23, 2016 09:51 AM (u0lmX)
I give it a "C" too.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 23, 2016 10:09 AM (ry34m)
Posted by: WOPR - Nationalist at August 23, 2016 10:02 AM (Ee2nz)
Don't forget: When some parents start pulling their kids out of the school because of the declining academic standards......cries of racism.
It's like the ghettoization/gentrification process.
Middle class moves out of a declining neighborhood: Racism! You're only leaving because you hate brown people!
Middle class moves into an improving neighborhood: Racism! You're displacing poor brown people and ruining the local aesthetic!
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at August 23, 2016 10:09 AM (xxSK3)
There was a tunnel that led from the basement to the river (part of it is still there). Men would get liquored up and find themselves on board a ship.
Robert Louis Stevenson lived in a building across the street, and hung out there when it was a tavern. He wrote "Treasure Island" while here, and based Billy Bones on a pirate who lived above the tavern.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 23, 2016 10:09 AM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: Insomniac at August 23, 2016 10:10 AM (0mRoj)
Posted by: Yuimetal at August 23, 2016 10:10 AM (Pby3z)
Posted by: Boulder terlit hobo at August 23, 2016 10:10 AM (IFhG2)
No use sittin' here and singin' the blues
So be my guest, you got nothin' to lose
Won't you let me take you on a sea cruise?
Posted by: VA GOP Sucks at August 23, 2016 10:11 AM (eytER)
Posted by: joncelli, Longbow Afficianado and Phalangist at August 23, 2016 10:11 AM (RD7QR)
Just transplanting them to a better school doesn't solve the underlying problem of cultural rot.
Posted by: Insomniac at August 23, 2016 10:12 AM (0mRoj)
Because it put massive friggin' cannons on their quaint and charming sailboats.
That's why.
Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at August 23, 2016 10:12 AM (YqcVw)
Posted by: WOPR - Nationalist at August 23, 2016 10:12 AM (Ee2nz)
I just threw up in my mouth a little.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 23, 2016 10:13 AM (gJBE5)
Posted by: WOPR - Nationalist at August 23, 2016 10:13 AM (Ee2nz)
Flying (large) splinters were a big killer too.
Posted by: andycanuck at August 23, 2016 10:14 AM (LdMbv)
Eventually the survivors returned home. The commander of the Virginians remained fond of Admiral Vernon, who led the British efforts, to the point of naming his newly built home after him.
The commander was Lawrence Washington, older half-brother of George. The home was Mount Vernon.
Posted by: Brother Cavil, down with Eph 6:12-13 at August 23, 2016 10:14 AM (9krrF)
-- Jumped the line at Starbucks because she needed her half-caf mocha latte ASAP!
Posted by: Lizzy at August 23, 2016 10:15 AM (NOIQH)
Posted by: Yuimetal at August 23, 2016 10:15 AM (Pby3z)
Posted by: @votermom at August 23, 2016 10:15 AM (Om16U)
Posted by: Boulder terlit hobo at August 23, 2016 10:15 AM (IFhG2)
Posted by: Banana Splits Guy at August 23, 2016 10:16 AM (kJ5Il)
Posted by: JTB
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There are some really neat paintings and engravings of the Battle of Plattsburgh (aka Naavl Battle of Lake Champlain) that are similar in look and feel. SeaForces(dot)org and BattleOfPlattsburgh(dot)org might be worth a look-see.
Len Tantillo's work may also interest you. He paints (for lack of a better term) portraits of sailing ships.
Posted by: FireHorse at August 23, 2016 10:16 AM (EUDLj)
Posted by: JEM at August 23, 2016 10:05 AM (h8FRs)
*Hic* I heard somone say *Hic* "rum", what did I *Hic* miss?
Posted by: Hillary at August 23, 2016 10:16 AM (FwRqg)
Better school, better income, better neighborhood--it's like the problem isn't environmental, but cultural...
Posted by: Brother Cavil, down with Eph 6:12-13 at August 23, 2016 10:16 AM (9krrF)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 23, 2016 10:17 AM (tlBbB)
Because of the subject matter I guess.
Posted by: ScoggDog at August 23, 2016 10:17 AM (qoKAm)
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da fuck is wrong with you? some twisted porn you must be into
Posted by: Rick in SK at August 23, 2016 10:17 AM (/CIN4)
Posted by: Yuimetal at August 23, 2016 10:10 AM (Pby3z)
Satan warship must have been commanded by Admiral Satan.
http://tinyurl.com/jnb4n4n
Posted by: josephistan at August 23, 2016 10:17 AM (7HtZB)
Posted by: V the K at August 23, 2016 10:17 AM (O7MnT)
Posted by: JTB at August 23, 2016 10:17 AM (V+03K)
Posted by: Insomniac at August 23, 2016 10:12 AM (0mRoj)
Yep and that's why vouchers are a losing proposition in today's environment. If you could keep students out for any reason, just or unjust, and didn't have to face the SJW mob, they would work. But right now, people in the suburbs know what will happen.
Posted by: WOPR - Nationalist at August 23, 2016 10:17 AM (Ee2nz)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 23, 2016 10:17 AM (tlBbB)
Bring her 'round aft sailor! Woo hoo!
Posted by: Insomniac at August 23, 2016 10:17 AM (0mRoj)
Posted by: IC at August 23, 2016 10:18 AM (KTFfX)
-- Tied her own sneakers!!!!! (OK, she tied them them loosely before sliding her feet into them so she didn't have to bend over)
Posted by: Lizzy at August 23, 2016 10:18 AM (NOIQH)
opened a jar of pickles for sure.
Posted by: willow at August 23, 2016 10:19 AM (A1MMY)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 23, 2016 10:19 AM (lHb9q)
My kid goes to a charter school. Kids from different counties attend, and there is real economic and racial diversity.
It works because a) the school will and does expel students who behave badly and b) no teachers union and they do fire teaches.
The school only wants serious students and hard-working teachers.
The only way vouchers will work is if they also allow those two reforms. Otherwise they'll just be moving the problem around.
It would work for private schools.
Posted by: @votermom at August 23, 2016 10:19 AM (Om16U)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 23, 2016 10:19 AM (bgrP8)
Flying (large) splinters were a big killer too.
Posted by: andycanuck
I saw Flying Splinters open for Black Powder at the Palladium in '93!
Posted by: rickb223 at August 23, 2016 10:19 AM (gJBE5)
Because it put massive friggin' cannons on their quaint and charming sailboats.
That's why.
Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at August 23, 2016 10:12 AM (YqcVw)
There is a book called Guns Sails and Empires by Carlo Cipolla. It has essentially the same thesis.
Spain was always at a disadvantage to England and France because it couldn't get large iron casting foundries started and maintained in spite of the raw materials, money and available talent.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 23, 2016 10:19 AM (ry34m)
Posted by: willow at August 23, 2016 10:20 AM (A1MMY)
Posted by: Lizzy
Picture in my mind.
Shillary showing up to the first debate. Shuffling in wearing a housecoat and dirty fuzzy slippers.
Posted by: Bruce at August 23, 2016 10:20 AM (8ikIW)
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at August 23, 2016 10:05 AM (mpXpK)
Yeah. No shit.
Posted by: Zombie Daniel Callaghan, RADM, USN at August 23, 2016 10:21 AM (72N6L)
Fixed for accuracy.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 23, 2016 10:21 AM (gJBE5)
I lost an eye at that one!
You did mean 1793, right?
Posted by: zombie horatio nelson, 1st viscount nelson at August 23, 2016 10:21 AM (LdMbv)
Teddy Roosevelt led a charge up San Juan Hill. Both are equally inspiring.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 23, 2016 10:21 AM (tlBbB)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 23, 2016 10:21 AM (lHb9q)
Posted by: willow at August 23, 2016 10:22 AM (A1MMY)
Posted by: willow at August 23, 2016 10:23 AM (A1MMY)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 23, 2016 10:23 AM (tlBbB)
Please excuse me, I'm operating on short sleep or I'd have gotten there schooner.
Posted by: Brother Cavil, down with Eph 6:12-13 at August 23, 2016 10:23 AM (9krrF)
Posted by: JTB at August 23, 2016 10:24 AM (V+03K)
President GW Bush landed a plane on an aircraft carrier. Damn cowboy.
But yeah, opening a pickle jar is impressive!
Posted by: Lizzy at August 23, 2016 10:24 AM (NOIQH)
Posted by: Boulder terlit hobo at August 23, 2016 10:24 AM (IFhG2)
Posted by: willow at August 23, 2016 10:24 AM (A1MMY)
I believe those were cans of worms, dear. Big difference.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 23, 2016 10:24 AM (tlBbB)
Posted by: andycanuck at August 23, 2016 10:24 AM (LdMbv)
it couldn't get large iron casting foundries started and maintained in spite of the raw materials, money and available talent.
If they couldn't with all of that, then it's because they didn't want to.
Raw materials + money + talent?
Can't? Didn't want to.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 23, 2016 10:24 AM (gJBE5)
Posted by: joe, living dangerously at August 23, 2016 10:24 AM (KUaJL)
Posted by: mustbequantum at August 23, 2016 10:24 AM (MIKMs)
I'm really disappointed in yawl.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 23, 2016 10:25 AM (tlBbB)
Posted by: The Death Rattle of Western Civilization at August 23, 2016 10:25 AM (CV0nS)
http://preview.tinyurl.com/gwb4z3n
Apparently the mission team was testing out on the satellite a scenario where the spacecraft lost contact with Earth. Well it went into a hard reset and only now has NASA regained contact. My advice, NASA please don't try this again.
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 23, 2016 10:25 AM (t22Cv)
Why couldn't Spain do that with the same resources? Some lack in the Human Capital side of the equation? My understanding is that they didn't have a very large middle class. Did thar mean fewer skilled craftsmen and less capital for investment?
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 23, 2016 10:25 AM (GDulk)
Posted by: willow at August 23, 2016 10:26 AM (A1MMY)
Posted by: willow
******
Sigh. Everybody does, it seems.
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 23, 2016 10:26 AM (lHb9q)
Posted by: andycanuck at August 23, 2016 10:26 AM (LdMbv)
Please excuse me, I'm operating on short sleep or I'd have gotten there schooner.
Posted by: Brother Cavil
*golf clap*
Posted by: rickb223 at August 23, 2016 10:26 AM (gJBE5)
Posted by: Brother Cavil,
****
Galley gee! That's horrible!
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 23, 2016 10:27 AM (lHb9q)
Posted by: Lincolntf at August 23, 2016 10:27 AM (2cS/G)
satellite a scenario where the spacecraft lost contact with Earth. Well
it went into a hard reset and only now has NASA regained contact. My
advice, NASA please don't try this again.
Posted by: Anna Puma
They finally called the IT guy. He told them to turn it off and back on again.
It worked!
Posted by: Bruce at August 23, 2016 10:27 AM (8ikIW)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 23, 2016 10:27 AM (lHb9q)
I knew something was mizzen from this thread.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 23, 2016 10:28 AM (tlBbB)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 23, 2016 10:01 AM (1ZOkK)
or... MSM cries as Trump adds another 5% points of the Man Vote....
Posted by: Don Q. at August 23, 2016 10:28 AM (qf6WZ)
Posted by: willow at August 23, 2016 10:28 AM (A1MMY)
Posted by: Brother Cavil, down with Eph 6:12-13 at August 23, 2016 10:28 AM (9krrF)
satellite a scenario where the spacecraft lost contact with Earth. Well
it went into a hard reset and only now has NASA regained contact. My
advice, NASA please don't try this again.
Posted by: Anna Puma
They finally called the IT guy. He told them to turn it off and back on again.
It worked!
Unplug it. Wait 10 seconds. Plug it back in and turn it on.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 23, 2016 10:28 AM (gJBE5)
Posted by: willow at August 23, 2016 10:29 AM (A1MMY)
Posted by: JEM at August 23, 2016 10:05 AM (h8FRs)
Yeah, that's a good description of a Saturday night party at Andrew Sullivan's house.
Posted by: OregonMuse at August 23, 2016 10:29 AM (gK1U8)
Posted by: Bruce at August 23, 2016 10:29 AM (8ikIW)
This painting goes better on the wall behind the bar where one is seated with a schooner of beer in hand.
Posted by: LessoarU. at August 23, 2016 10:29 AM (IG7UE)
Posted by: V the K at August 23, 2016 10:29 AM (O7MnT)
Posted by: Boulder terlit hobo at August 23, 2016 10:29 AM (IFhG2)
Apparently he's been asking if anyone wants to see a picture of his dinghy.
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 23, 2016 10:29 AM (lHb9q)
The 1921 silent DeMille picture The Affairs of Anatol featured a seductive temptress named "Satan Synne." She was played by Bebe Daniels.
goo.gl/UZJqRg
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at August 23, 2016 10:29 AM (X6fMO)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 23, 2016 10:30 AM (tlBbB)
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 23, 2016 10:30 AM (t22Cv)
Posted by: willow at August 23, 2016 10:30 AM (A1MMY)
Posted by: TheQuietMan at August 23, 2016 10:30 AM (493sH)
Posted by: andycanuck at August 23, 2016 10:30 AM (LdMbv)
It's the nature of the gig. Eventually you just say "oh, frigate" and go with the current. It's not like it will keel you to spar a bit, after all.
Posted by: Brother Cavil, down with Eph 6:12-13 at August 23, 2016 10:30 AM (9krrF)
Posted by: ghost of hallelujah at August 23, 2016 10:30 AM (oAY8z)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 23, 2016 10:30 AM (lHb9q)
http://tinyurl.com/jd3z5hx
I love it, she's going yo hateful cretins to the world.
Posted by: Time is up at August 23, 2016 10:31 AM (nW9Jm)
Posted by: willow at August 23, 2016 10:31 AM (A1MMY)
Naval warfare must have sucked even more than regular warfare. All the
horrible things about gun injuries without modern medicine with the
added possibility that you could drown too.
And seasickness.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at August 23, 2016 10:31 AM (IqV8l)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 23, 2016 10:31 AM (lHb9q)
Apparently he's been asking if anyone wants to see a picture of his dinghy.
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 23, 2016 10:29 AM (lHb9q)
And then Sydney Leathers shivered his timber.
Arrr!
Posted by: OregonMuse at August 23, 2016 10:31 AM (gK1U8)
Posted by: Boulder terlit hobo at August 23, 2016 10:31 AM (IFhG2)
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 23, 2016 10:32 AM (t22Cv)
Well well well. Barry is going to tear himself away from the golf course for 5 minutes to prance down to Louisiana to make a speech about how great he did and probably take a shot at Trump. It would be nice if the people there gave him the old one finger salute
Posted by: TheQuietMan at August 23, 2016 10:32 AM (493sH)
Posted by: Bruce at August 23, 2016 10:32 AM (8ikIW)
Posted by: Boulder terlit hobo at August 23, 2016 10:32 AM (IFhG2)
--- Throughout add, items like Benghazi, email, Clinton Foundation appear ---
Close up of old lady hands slowing, imperfectly tying shoes.
Cut to shot from behind as old lady wobbly shuffles down hallway with a couple of coughs.
Cut to kitchen counter top with pickle jar. More coughs. Old lady hands struggle to open jar but finally do.
Fade to: hmmm, need some witty text here.
Posted by: WOPR - Nationalist at August 23, 2016 10:32 AM (Ee2nz)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at August 23, 2016 10:32 AM (lHb9q)
Posted by: Boulder terlit hobo at August 23, 2016 10:32 AM (IFhG2)
Must be a slow morning at the gloryhole.
Posted by: joe, living dangerously at August 23, 2016 10:33 AM (KUaJL)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 23, 2016 10:33 AM (tlBbB)
Posted by: The Death Rattle of Western Civilization at August 23, 2016 10:33 AM (CV0nS)
Posted by: free range 'sorta' conservative but not 'true' conservative at August 23, 2016 10:33 AM (ZFUt7)
well except for every other time .
Posted by: willow at August 23, 2016 10:34 AM (A1MMY)
Posted by: WOPR
Help, I've slipped on my own vomit and I can't get up!
Posted by: Bruce at August 23, 2016 10:34 AM (8ikIW)
Posted by: V the K at August 23, 2016 10:34 AM (O7MnT)
Posted by: Blue Hen at August 23, 2016 10:35 AM (326rv)
Posted by: Wenda (sic) at August 23, 2016 10:35 AM (pZEKq)
Once they *didn't* own them I bet they had trouble buying *anything* from there in large quantities. Individuals may have been willing to overlook the past for money, but it takes large numbers to create a maritime empire.
Constantly losing whole treasure fleets to storms couldn't have helped Spain much either.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 23, 2016 10:35 AM (GDulk)
Posted by: Corona at August 23, 2016 10:35 AM (ragzU)
well except for every other time .
Posted by: willow at August 23, 2016 10:34 AM (A1MMY)
I'm sure the Queen will lecture us about how global warming and Trump's hate speech caused the flooding. But the big hero sent all the government aid to save the day
Posted by: TheQuietMan at August 23, 2016 10:35 AM (493sH)
Posted by: V the K at August 23, 2016 10:34 AM (O7MnT)
As long as it's a different group that have been happy with the past 8 years, I'll count it as a win.
Posted by: joe, living dangerously at August 23, 2016 10:36 AM (KUaJL)
Posted by: VA GOP Sucks at August 23, 2016 10:36 AM (eytER)
Posted by: willow at August 23, 2016 10:36 AM (A1MMY)
Who could summon up puns that were cute
But one morning it seems
Someone splintered his beams
With a sudden twenty-one pun salute.
Posted by: Brother Cavil, down with Eph 6:12-13 at August 23, 2016 10:36 AM (9krrF)
"Storms." Yeah, right.
Heh.
Posted by: Sir Francis Drake at August 23, 2016 10:36 AM (tlBbB)
Trying to curry favor?
Posted by: rickb223 at August 23, 2016 10:36 AM (gJBE5)
Posted by: OregonMuse at August 23, 2016 10:36 AM (gK1U8)
Posted by: Rick in SK at August 23, 2016 10:37 AM (/CIN4)
Posted by: TheQuietMan at August 23, 2016 10:35 AM (493sH)
I wonder who willo get the down home shout outs this time ?
Posted by: willow at August 23, 2016 10:37 AM (A1MMY)
Posted by: VA GOP Sucks at August 23, 2016 10:36 AM (eytER)
Will you have a stern lecture for us if we don't?
Posted by: joe, living dangerously at August 23, 2016 10:38 AM (KUaJL)
Trying to pull myself out of this black mood. It ain't easy, I can tell you that.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at August 23, 2016 10:38 AM (X6fMO)
http://preview.tinyurl.com/z5efw5z
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 23, 2016 10:38 AM (t22Cv)
Well well well. Barry is going to tear himself away from the golf
course for 5 minutes to prance down to Louisiana to make a speech about
how great he did and probably take a shot at Trump. It would be nice if
the people there gave him the old one finger salute
Posted by: TheQuietMan at August 23, 2016 10:32 AM (493sH)
MSLSD is upset because Barry shouldn't have to go, and it's "going to cost a lot of money" for his nibs to travel to LA. Freaking window-licking, mouth-breathing idiots.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 23, 2016 10:39 AM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 23, 2016 10:25 AM (GDulk)
Spain suffered from Muslim rule and had a lot of the leftover influences of it. So you see a lot of a thin upper class with everyone else at the bottom. Not much of a middle class and to much of the Allah Will's It mentality towards things. It served them well as conquerors in the New World but it left them perpetually lagging in Europe. Once they lost their income stream from the New World, they faded away.
Posted by: WOPR - Nationalist at August 23, 2016 10:39 AM (Ee2nz)
The Dark and the Rolling Sea
Al Stewart
Oh you slipped away from the harbour side
In the morning bright and clear
And your sails were filled with the rising wind
And you laughed for all to hear
But you never glanced at the ragged dance
Of your lovers on the quay
Don't call on them when the winds rise high
On the dark and the rolling sea
Oh you set your course for the furthest shores
And you never once looked back
And the flag you flew was a pirate cross
On a field of velvet black
And those landsmen who you but lately knew
Were left stranded on the lea
Don't call on them when the storm clouds rise
On the dark and the rolling sea
Oh I have no need of a chart or creed
You told your waiting crew
For the winds of chance, they will bear us straight
And you spoke as though you knew
So you paid no mind to the warning signs
As you gave your words so free
Don't change your tack when the timbers crack
On the dark and the rolling sea
Now the thunder rails in the great mainsails
And the stars desert the skies
And the rigging strains as the hands of rain
Reach down to wash your eyes
And your oarsmen stands with his knife in hand
And his eyes spell mutiny
Don't call my name when your ship goes down
On the dark and the rolling sea.
Posted by: OregonMuse at August 23, 2016 10:39 AM (gK1U8)
Posted by: Aristotle at August 23, 2016 10:40 AM (Pby3z)
Posted by: Brother Cavil, down with Eph 6:12-13 at August 23, 2016 10:41 AM (9krrF)
Joey Biden - Tells Baltic leaders to not take Trump seriously. And then asked them to smell his finger
Posted by: TheQuietMan at August 23, 2016 10:41 AM (493sH)
Posted by: no good deed at August 23, 2016 10:41 AM (9nt94)
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at August 23, 2016 10:41 AM (mpXpK)
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at August 23, 2016 10:42 AM (mpXpK)
Posted by: willow at August 23, 2016 10:43 AM (A1MMY)
Posted by: Insomniac - Pale Horse/Death 2016 at August 23, 2016 10:43 AM (0mRoj)
D'oh! I'd managed to forget the muslim invasion. Combination of Latin cultural disdain for hard work (Sarah Hoyt says it's still an issue in the region) with inshallah and kismet makes it more amazing they managed to accomplish what they did.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 23, 2016 10:43 AM (GDulk)
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at August 23, 2016 10:41 AM (mpXpK)
80 Years War just dealing with the Dutch Revolt. And they were fighting the Ottomans in the Mediterranean as well.
Posted by: josephistan at August 23, 2016 10:44 AM (7HtZB)
One can only pray the Saudis suffer the same fate.
Posted by: V the K at August 23, 2016 10:44 AM (O7MnT)
Posted by: Horatio Nelson at August 23, 2016 10:44 AM (k0G44)
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at August 23, 2016 10:42 AM (mpXpK)
No one was as well trained as the English. The French were happy when they only had four collisions amongst the fleet leaving port.
Posted by: WOPR - Nationalist at August 23, 2016 10:44 AM (Ee2nz)
Posted by: Bruce at August 23, 2016 10:44 AM (8ikIW)
Cut to shot from behind as old lady wobbly shuffles down hallway with a couple of coughs.
Cut to kitchen counter top with pickle jar. More coughs. Old lady hands struggle to open jar but finally do.
Think mixed in there you need to show texts requesting assistance with getting iced tea, requesting to be driven somewhere, assistance programming DVR, wake up call from her nap to meet with a world leader (all from her emails).
Closing: "We need a leader who can do more than command and army of personal assistants to get her through the day."
Posted by: Lizzy at August 23, 2016 10:45 AM (NOIQH)
Posted by: Random Peaceful Mohammedan Guy at August 23, 2016 10:45 AM (xxSK3)
Raw materials + money + talent?
Can't? Didn't want to.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 23, 2016 10:24 AM (gJBE5)
When you have the fabulous wealth of the Indies, it is easier to buy them from Holland.
When you, as a government, are the only consumer then when funding goes away, so does the market
When your best source of talent comes from Reformation countries, the skilled talent is terrified of the Inquisition that pretty much ran the government at times
This unfortunately was the reality for most of Spain's industries. They focused on shipping and agriculture, and the ag market was suppressed because French wheat was cheaper
Now China didn't have artillery and ships because they didn't want the disruption that would cause.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 23, 2016 10:45 AM (ry34m)
Posted by: Corona at August 23, 2016 10:46 AM (ragzU)
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I read that as "draining its coffee for 30 years", and thought well duh, of course they didn't make it.
Posted by: grammie winger at August 23, 2016 10:46 AM (dFi94)
Closing: "We need a leader who can do more than command and army of personal assistants to get her through the day."
Posted by: Lizzy at August 23, 2016 10:45 AM (NOIQH)
Nice. Anyone know a PAC that wants to shuffle a few million my way? I'll cut Lizzy in on the deal.
Posted by: WOPR - Nationalist at August 23, 2016 10:47 AM (Ee2nz)
Posted by: Bruce
Did someone say, "pickled"? *hic*
Posted by: H-ill-ary Clinton at August 23, 2016 10:47 AM (k0G44)
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 23, 2016 10:47 AM (t22Cv)
Posted by: Lord Voldemort at August 23, 2016 10:47 AM (XIXhw)
Posted by: Barney's Frank at August 23, 2016 10:47 AM (TwnkX)
Posted by: Corona at August 23, 2016 10:46 AM (ragzU)
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I use Webroot. 2 years no problems.
Posted by: grammie winger at August 23, 2016 10:47 AM (dFi94)
Posted by: willow at August 23, 2016 10:47 AM (A1MMY)
Posted by: JTB at August 23, 2016 10:47 AM (V+03K)
Posted by: Bruce at August 23, 2016 10:44 AM (8ikIW)
I wonder what genius thought, We'll have the Beast open a pre-opened jar of pickles that will show how healthy she is. And intercourse that bootlicking turd Kimmel. How far he's fallen since the Man Show days. Sellout
Posted by: TheQuietMan at August 23, 2016 10:48 AM (493sH)
Posted by: Corona
Avast!
(I actually use and like this one myself!)
Posted by: Brother Cavil, down with Eph 6:12-13 at August 23, 2016 10:48 AM (9krrF)
Posted by: Kindltot at August 23, 2016 10:45 AM (ry34m)
Never heard that.
I know Japan and Korea had vessels with cannon on them.
Posted by: WOPR - Nationalist at August 23, 2016 10:48 AM (Ee2nz)
Perhaps 'I Got a Little List' ... no not Franz List ... from The Mikado might cheer you up?
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 23, 2016 10:49 AM (t22Cv)
Can anyone tell a pirate what be a good anti-virus?
Posted by: Corona at August 23, 2016 10:46 AM (ragzU)
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I use Webroot. 2 years no problems.
John McLaughlin - "Wrong! Eleanor?..."
Posted by: Corona at August 23, 2016 10:49 AM (ragzU)
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I read that as "draining its coffee for 30 years", and thought well duh, of course they didn't make it.
Posted by: grammie winger
Pull over at the next island. We have to pee!
Posted by: rickb223 at August 23, 2016 10:49 AM (gJBE5)
she must win after that feat of awesomeness.
Posted by: willow at August 23, 2016 10:50 AM (A1MMY)
Posted by: andycanuck at August 23, 2016 10:50 AM (LdMbv)
Shouldn't that be Zombie John McLaughlin now? #styleguide
Posted by: Brother Cavil, down with Eph 6:12-13 at August 23, 2016 10:51 AM (9krrF)
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 23, 2016 10:51 AM (t22Cv)
Posted by: Insomniac - Pale Horse/Death 2016 at August 23, 2016 10:51 AM (0mRoj)
Posted by: VA GOP Sucks at August 23, 2016 10:51 AM (eytER)
Posted by: Bruce at August 23, 2016 10:51 AM (8ikIW)
Posted by: VA GOP Sucks at August 23, 2016 10:52 AM (eytER)
slinks away hides under the bed.
Posted by: willow at August 23, 2016 10:52 AM (A1MMY)
China had a fleet, may have even discovered the new world. Whatever it was they *did* find caused the to scuttle the fleet upon its return and, I think, execute all the sailors.
Hmm, that might be an interesting alt-history setting for one of the Horde author types.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 23, 2016 10:52 AM (GDulk)
Posted by: Kindltot at August 23, 2016 10:45 AM (ry34m)
Never heard that.
I know Japan and Korea had vessels with cannon on them.
Posted by: WOPR - Nationalist at August 23, 2016 10:48 AM (Ee2nz)
There were a series of naval wars fought between the Dutch & the Chinese in the 17th-century, with the Chinese coming out on top.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-Dutch_conflicts
Posted by: josephistan at August 23, 2016 10:53 AM (7HtZB)
Posted by: Boulder terlit hobo at August 23, 2016 10:54 AM (BTVRh)
Posted by: Captain Hillary at August 23, 2016 10:54 AM (Pby3z)
Posted by: Vodka 4 the win at August 23, 2016 10:54 AM (Pu6kv)
They discovered Area 51.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 23, 2016 10:55 AM (gJBE5)
tis true they claim she open'd the jar of pickle
The lids can be sometimes oh so very fickle
With nary a groan
It unscrewed on its own
Prepare next for the hammer and sickle
Posted by: free range 'sorta' conservative but not 'true' conservative at August 23, 2016 10:55 AM (ZFUt7)
Posted by: WOPR - Nationalist at August 23, 2016 10:48 AM (Ee2nz)
China had iron casting and bronze casting since forever, and they invented gunpowder.
They bought the cannon from the Dominicans and Jesuits who set up foundries at Kowloon.
The Cannon would have been very useful but the army was staffed by peons in situations very similar to slavery, and the officers were chosen often by their ability to pass a civil service exam that included poetry, and interest from the imperial court.
They saw no need to change, and in fact, choosing to build and use cannon would change their society - they preferred to lose, honorably, instead of changing fundamentally to meet new situations on the ground.
Unfortunately for them, they got their wish
There is an odd aside, that at one point the Jesuits and the Dominicans got into an artillery duel in Kowloon.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 23, 2016 10:55 AM (ry34m)
WOPR - Another angle would be overhearing people talking about what one assumes is their granny, saying things like:
"Well, we need to wake her nap at 2:00pm - make sure she's awake before getting out of bed, she's often confused"
"Can you assist her in programming the DVR? You know how much she enjoys her stories"
"Don't forget to make her iced tea! And she needs to be driven to her friend's at 4:00 pm."
Then the screen shows that these are members of Hillary's staff chatting, not concerned caretakers. Tagline: "We need a president who can take that 3:00am call. Unassisted."
Posted by: Lizzy at August 23, 2016 10:55 AM (NOIQH)
Bark once for each pickle, Hillary.
Posted by: global test at August 23, 2016 10:55 AM (2WoCi)
Posted by: Vodka 4 the win at August 23, 2016 10:54 AM (Pu6kv)
No, she sends Huma an email telling her to send someone to open the jar for her.
Posted by: Insomniac at August 23, 2016 10:55 AM (0mRoj)
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I remember the Man Show with Adam Corrola.
Boy has he fallen far. a complete sell-out
Posted by: Rick in SK at August 23, 2016 10:56 AM (/CIN4)
Ok, first timer. Have patience.
Posted by: RI Red at August 23, 2016 10:56 AM (UqlWm)
Posted by: Kindltot at August 23, 2016 10:55 AM (ry34m)
What was that about?
Posted by: josephistan at August 23, 2016 10:56 AM (7HtZB)
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they found Hillary's secret garden. All eyes were gouged out before they set sail on their return
Posted by: Rick in SK at August 23, 2016 10:57 AM (/CIN4)
Before it closed off, Japan had a great interest in modernizing its navy because of the advantage it would give it. One Englishman in particular, William Adams, was so critical to Tokugawa's plans in this regard that the shogun declared the Englishman deceased and in his place was a samurai named Miura Anjin. This was actually what Clavell based Shogun upon.
Posted by: Brother Cavil, down with Eph 6:12-13 at August 23, 2016 10:58 AM (9krrF)
and no one cared.. see you peoples are nice!
Posted by: willow at August 23, 2016 10:58 AM (A1MMY)
Posted by: Kindltot at August 23, 2016 10:55 AM (ry34m)
That is both awful and hilarious. Also tragic, in that it doesn't get taught in history while being the exact sort of thing that makes history interesting.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 23, 2016 10:58 AM (GDulk)
That's Al Stewart's best album IMHO.
Though I do have a heavy duty love for Past, Present, and Future as well.
Posted by: naturalfake at August 23, 2016 10:58 AM (HGtd0)
Posted by: Wenda (sic) at August 23, 2016 10:58 AM (pZEKq)
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they found Hillary's secret garden. All eyes were gouged out before they set sail on their return
So they used a braille sextant for the return trip?
Posted by: rickb223 at August 23, 2016 10:59 AM (gJBE5)
Posted by: andycanuck at August 23, 2016 10:59 AM (LdMbv)
John McLaughlin - "Wrong! Eleanor?..."
Shouldn't that be Zombie John McLaughlin now? #styleguide
Nah, good ol' McLaughlin was always a zombie.
Posted by: Corona at August 23, 2016 10:59 AM (ragzU)
Wanna bet Barry shows up to Louisiana hours late (making everyone wait all those hours) then makes his 5 minute speech before jetting off to a golf game or fund raiser?
Posted by: TheQuietMan at August 23, 2016 10:59 AM (493sH)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 23, 2016 11:01 AM (GDulk)
Posted by: Corona at August 23, 2016 11:01 AM (ragzU)
all those hours) then makes his 5 minute speech before jetting off to a
golf game or fund raiser?
He's scheduled to give statements from LA at 12:55pm Central Time
Nothing scheduled for Wednesday or Thursday.
Probably needs the rest from his punishing schedule of 10 rounds of golf while on vacation.
Posted by: Lizzy at August 23, 2016 11:01 AM (NOIQH)
Posted by: oakum at August 23, 2016 11:02 AM (2WoCi)
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and gives inappropriate shout-outs to various douche bags and cracks jokes before getting all serious-like
Posted by: Rick in SK at August 23, 2016 11:02 AM (/CIN4)
I figure it was a disagreement writ large with artillery. As such things are.
Posted by: Kindltot at August 23, 2016 11:03 AM (ry34m)
Posted by: Lizzy at August 23, 2016 11:03 AM (NOIQH)
Posted by: Rick in SK at August 23, 2016 11:02 AM (/CIN4)
This place needs some dykes but Hillary and Huma couldn't make it...
Posted by: TheQuietMan at August 23, 2016 11:04 AM (493sH)
Speaking of Spain. It was apparently a Spanish merchant captain trying to over-awe a Japanese baron that lead to the self-isolation of Japan. His cargo had been seized and he wanted to show the baron how powerful the Spanish empire was, so showed a map of the world and how much Spain ruled. When asked how had Philip II managed to rule so much, the captain mentioned Spain would send missionaries and priests to a country. When sufficient people had been converted, soldiers would be landed and the government changed. So this was reported Hideoyoshi, fearing for his rule had all the foreigners, nanban-jin, expelled.
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 23, 2016 11:04 AM (t22Cv)
Which book is that? Sounds really interesting
Posted by: josephistan at August 23, 2016 11:04 AM (7HtZB)
This morning I had to deal with a case on a fellow named "Donald Dyke."
**Spock eyebrow**
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at August 23, 2016 11:05 AM (X6fMO)
Posted by: andycanuck at August 23, 2016 11:06 AM (LdMbv)
Whereas for all the handwringing about Trump's visit, according to Weasel Zippers the LA governor has decided it *was* a good thing that brought needed attention to the issue.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 23, 2016 11:06 AM (GDulk)
Posted by: Joe Hallenbeck at August 23, 2016 11:07 AM (YYoIi)
"Roof's increasing tendency toward white supremacist ideology, the government alleges, came in Roof's "travel to such race-relevant destinations as the site of his crimes and locations that have connections to the antebellum and Confederate eras."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With More Je Ne Sais Quoi! at August 23, 2016 11:07 AM (Nwg0u)
And the converts killed, njust to make sure.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 23, 2016 11:08 AM (GDulk)
Though I do have a heavy duty love for Past, Present, and Future as well.
Posted by: naturalfake at August 23, 2016 10:58 AM (HGtd0)
Great minds think alike. Those are my two favorite AS albums, too.
Posted by: OregonMuse at August 23, 2016 11:08 AM (gK1U8)
Posted by: Yo! at August 23, 2016 11:08 AM (uPt3V)
A couple of Pokemon players were held up at gunpoint by some local yutes and robbed of their cellphones, cash, etc.
Probably not the most intelligent thing in the world to be so absorbed in your silly game you're not keeping your head on a swivel for predators.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 23, 2016 11:08 AM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: Patrick Henry at August 23, 2016 11:09 AM (15q3x)
Asking for a friend.
Does anyone remember what the W book title was?
Posted by: Banana Splits Guy at August 23, 2016 11:09 AM (kJ5Il)
So why did Spanish army dominated Europe for over 100 years? They had a huge middle class but endless wars did them in. They have no Islamic influence. In fact France, England and Holland were allies of the Muslim Turks.
Read some history before you spew some ignorant garbage.
Posted by: Time is up at August 23, 2016 11:10 AM (nW9Jm)
The irony being that several of the cannon Tokugawa used at Sekigahara had been aboard Adams' vessel when it limped into port in Japan...
Posted by: Brother Cavil, down with Eph 6:12-13 at August 23, 2016 11:10 AM (9krrF)
The Dutch were apparently allowed to keep a trading mission because the Japanese found them the least offensive. Ran-gaku was a term coined to study the Dutch.
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 23, 2016 11:11 AM (t22Cv)
Posted by: andycanuck at August 23, 2016 10:59 AM (LdMbv)
She has an e-mail server, too. In fact, her byte is worse than her barque.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 23, 2016 11:12 AM (oqkO3)
Posted by: Yuimetal at August 23, 2016 11:12 AM (Pby3z)
They probably saw engravings of the Dutch field hockey team.
Posted by: yowza at August 23, 2016 11:13 AM (2WoCi)
Posted by: oakum at August 23, 2016 11:02 AM (2WoCi)
Aargh! You beat me to it. That'll teach me to take time out to pour a cup of coffee.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 23, 2016 11:13 AM (oqkO3)
Not true. What did Spain in was their wars and spending all their money on their military. 1500's and early 1600s Spain was the most prosperous times for any European nation since the Ceasars.
Where did you people learn history?
Posted by: Time is up at August 23, 2016 11:14 AM (nW9Jm)
Posted by: Banana Splits Guy at August 23, 2016 11:14 AM (kJ5Il)
I had a band once.
It was called 999 Megabytes.
We couldn't get a gig.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 23, 2016 11:14 AM (gJBE5)
The invasion of Korea was Hideyoshi's undoing.
Posted by: Time is up at August 23, 2016 11:15 AM (nW9Jm)
We use AVG Free version here at Chateau D'Eez.
Years of no problems, other than automatic database updates occurring at inconvenient times.
Note, you have to be careful clicking on things to get the fully free version rather than a 30-day trial of their paid products.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at August 23, 2016 11:16 AM (Z8DIA)
If it was indeed the Spanish guy who sent them over the edge, perhaps they found out how much the Dutch hated the Spanish and figured they could work with that.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 23, 2016 11:16 AM (GDulk)
It was called 999 Megabytes.
We couldn't get a gig.>>>
So what did doing Zip Drive you to do?
Posted by: Buzzsaw at August 23, 2016 11:16 AM (XtAzU)
Posted by: free range 'sorta' conservative but not 'true' conservative at August 23, 2016 11:16 AM (ZFUt7)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 23, 2016 11:16 AM (6HqlZ)
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There are only two things I can't stand in this world: People who are intolerant of other people's cultures, and the Dutch.
Posted by: Rick in SK at August 23, 2016 11:16 AM (/CIN4)
She was wearing a full out red pantsuit,including a button up collar that could double as a neck brace. Long sleeves.
I get that she is trying to cover up everything from age marks, floppy boobs, big gut and wide butt, but it is bizarre. No one wears full sleeve pants suits buttoned up to the jawline in August. Everywhere. Her eyes look major league buggy last night also. I know she is hypothyroid, but her eyes looked like a repeat of Barbara Bush's Graves disease.
Posted by: Jen the original at August 23, 2016 11:17 AM (aSpG0)
It was called 999 Megabytes.
We couldn't get a gig.>>>
So what did doing Zip Drive you to do?
We plugged away.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 23, 2016 11:17 AM (gJBE5)
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It's the Horde's bread and butter, free range.
Posted by: andycanuck at August 23, 2016 11:17 AM (LdMbv)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at August 23, 2016 11:19 AM (IqV8l)
To hide tremors and/or catheter.
Posted by: Lizzy at August 23, 2016 11:19 AM (NOIQH)
Posted by: Yuimetal at August 23, 2016 11:19 AM (Pby3z)
Of course there will be people who want to see Obama or people will be
paid to look like they are excited, but the ones who know about the 16
page book of regulations specifying that aid not be given on the basis
of race or national origin can't exactly be thrilled.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 23, 2016 11:16 AM (6HqlZ)
Huh. I wonder if they handed out that book of regs after Hurricane Sandy? Or does it just apply to mostly white southerners?
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 23, 2016 11:19 AM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With More Je Ne Sais Quoi! at August 23, 2016 11:07 AM (Nwg0u)
Sounds like he was pretty mentally ill.
Posted by: joe, living dangerously at August 23, 2016 11:20 AM (KUaJL)
Posted by: Yuimetal at August 23, 2016 11:20 AM (PjWy4)
And the Radio controlled auto injector that guy who is her shadow usually carries.
Posted by: Buzzsaw at August 23, 2016 11:21 AM (XtAzU)
Posted by: andycanuck at August 23, 2016 11:22 AM (LdMbv)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at August 23, 2016 11:22 AM (IqV8l)
The news doesn't even begin to TOUCH on the devastation. Of course, most news outlets have barely covered the flooding. It reminded me of Katrina.
There was one family that left their home (which ended up not being flooded) and went to the wife's family's house, which had a five foot raised foundation.
They ended up trapped in upstairs rooms as the water filled the downstairs. A dozen people (neighbors included) trapped for three days.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 23, 2016 11:23 AM (1ZOkK)
And please, people, it's Hildebeest, not Hildabeast.
Posted by: Yuimetal at August 23, 2016 11:20 AM (PjWy4)
I prefer Hell Beast. More accurate.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 23, 2016 11:23 AM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at August 23, 2016 11:24 AM (7ZVPa)
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 23, 2016 11:25 AM (t22Cv)
My sister and her husband are part of Vinyard's help team and are there with teams from a couple of other churches. The church building was being used as a shelter for local families until it too flooded and the homes of several member families have been destroyed as well.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 23, 2016 11:26 AM (GDulk)
slinks away hides under the bed.
Posted by: willow at August 23, 2016 10:52 AM (A1MMY)
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willow, men are also for removing tree frogs from grills and catching mice.
But - here's how to be an independent woman and open your own jars! Turn the jar over so the lid is facing down, and give it a sharp rap on the counter. Then turn it back up and open it as usual.
I saw this on Rachael Ray years ago and it works.
Posted by: bluebell at August 23, 2016 11:26 AM (805dc)
MFM: If Barry says it's not a news event then it's not a news event.
Posted by: TheQuietMan at August 23, 2016 11:26 AM (493sH)
It's a pen. I shit you not. That's the claim I read.
Yeah, if you take the biggest Sharpie magic marker you've ever seen put it on a diet of human growth hormone, amphetamine, and steroids. Force it to do squats everday.
Posted by: free range 'sorta' conservative but not 'true' conservative at August 23, 2016 11:27 AM (ZFUt7)
Posted by: zombie horatio nelson, 1st viscount nelson at August 23, 2016 11:27 AM (LdMbv)
Hannity has become to Donald Trump what Chris Matthews has been to Obama. He practically has to wipe his mouth after every interview.
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Posted by: V the K at August 23, 2016 11:27 AM (O7MnT)
Posted by: OregonMuse at August 23, 2016 11:28 AM (HRSh5)
downstairs. A dozen people (neighbors included) trapped for three days.
That happened during Hurricane Ike in Bridge City, TX. That storm pushed a ton of water. It flooded in places that hadn't seen water like that in a long time. People forgot how bad it could flood.
Posted by: no good deed at August 23, 2016 11:28 AM (9nt94)
on the counter. Then turn it back up and open it as usual.
I do that! Also have this thingy from Oxo that can be used to grip the jar's top (V-shaped with jagged edges on the inside that grip any size top) and then open it.
Posted by: Lizzy at August 23, 2016 11:29 AM (NOIQH)
Posted by: the world's biggest Sharpie magic marker at August 23, 2016 11:29 AM (LdMbv)
Hannity has become to Donald Trump what Chris
Matthews has been to Obama. He practically has to wipe his mouth after
every interview.
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Posted by: V the K at August 23, 2016 11:27 AM (O7MnT)
I was watching him because he was on the ground in LA. He went out with a local sheriff and went in homes, talked with flood victims, and people in a local church.
Those Cajuns are a tough lot. Not an ounce of self-pity among them.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 23, 2016 11:30 AM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: the world's biggest Sharpie magic marker at August 23, 2016 11:30 AM (LdMbv)
I was wondering the same thing. I keep checking to see if there's a new post since there's so few new comments. And Willow's here, of course.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 23, 2016 11:31 AM (GDulk)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 23, 2016 11:30 AM (1ZOkK)
And that's why the Democrats ignore them.
Posted by: OregonMuse at August 23, 2016 11:31 AM (HRSh5)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Now With More Je Ne Sais Quoi! at August 23, 2016 11:07 AM (Nwg0u)
Sounds like he was pretty mentally ill.
Posted by: joe, living dangerously at August 23, 2016 11:20 AM (KUaJL)
Nearly all, if not all of the "mass shootings" over the last several years that were not objectively terror, involved people who were on some sort of psychotropic medication. And over the past many years, these drugs have been famously over-prescribed.
If our leftist well-wishers for a utopian society were serious about protecting members of that society, they'd call for some serious scrutiny of doctors prescribing these drugs, and not focus like a laser on curtailing freedoms.
Posted by: Mr Macca Bean at August 23, 2016 11:33 AM (4ng05)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 23, 2016 11:31 AM (GDulk)
Actually, I had lost my internet connection for a few minutes, so I had rebooted my modem. I was just checking to see if my new IP address was on pixy's banned list. Thankfully, it isn't.
Posted by: OregonMuse at August 23, 2016 11:33 AM (HRSh5)
This area hasn't had a major hurricane in over a hundred years. We are well-covered with flood insurance, living on an island. Our home has a raised foundation (about 5-6 ft.), but in a Cat 2 hurricane at high tide, we'd be under 20' of water.
I keep telling husband when he sells his business and retires, I want to move to the SC or GA foothills. It's lovely here, but I can't take the stress of hurricane season every summer.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 23, 2016 11:33 AM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: Puddin Head at August 23, 2016 11:34 AM (oDCMR)
The Department of Children and Family Services announced the latest figure Monday.
The storm and its flooding have damaged an estimated 60,000 homes and forced thousands to seek temporary housing with relatives, friends or shelters.
More than 106,000 people have registered for federal disaster aid, with the state saying $20 million has been distributed to individuals so far.
At least 40 state highways remained closed.
http://preview.tinyurl.com/jykg3zu
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 23, 2016 11:34 AM (t22Cv)
Nope. A lot of my friends won't even ask for help. In this situation, it's not a good thing. Sometimes you have to put aside your pride and ask for help. It's humbling. So, a good Cajun just helps and doesn't wait for them to ask.
Posted by: no good deed at August 23, 2016 11:35 AM (9nt94)
I'm sure Barry gives a flying f*ck.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 23, 2016 11:36 AM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: Francis O'Dornick at August 23, 2016 11:36 AM (u0s1P)
Yesterday was Kid#2's birthday. Dad is on a business trip and Kid#4 is away at school.
So I bring out my chocolate cake with candles burning and we sing "Happy Birthday" to Kid#2.
Kid#1: Mom, why are there 4 candles on Kid#2's cake?
Me (brightly): Well, I didn't have enough candles, so that represents two tens and two ones!
(pause)
Kids#1, 3, and 5: Ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Kid#2: I'm 23
Me:
Posted by: bluebell at August 23, 2016 11:36 AM (805dc)
Posted by: mrp at August 23, 2016 11:37 AM (JBggj)
I told my husband, when we finally have a forever home even if it is in the middle of the desert, we will buy flood insurance. The problem some of my friends are running into is renters' insurance. It doesn't cover flooding either.
Posted by: no good deed at August 23, 2016 11:37 AM (9nt94)
Add stair climbing and we have a regular America's Ninja Warrior on our hands!
Posted by: LizLem at August 23, 2016 11:37 AM (hvf9s)
Posted by: Jodie Arias at August 23, 2016 11:38 AM (m3iiU)
Posted by: Tilikum Killer Assault Whale- Skeet Surfer at August 23, 2016 11:39 AM (m3iiU)
Posted by: Puddin Head at August 23, 2016 11:34 AM (oDCMR)
If Lincoln was going for the Dr. Evil/Mao look
Posted by: TheQuietMan at August 23, 2016 11:39 AM (493sH)
Posted by: Bruce
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It's a knotty topic.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 23, 2016 11:41 AM (9mTYi)
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In her younger days she was big into the East German Border Guard look.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 23, 2016 11:41 AM (r65B3)
Posted by: Puddin Head at August 23, 2016 11:34 AM (oDCMR)
If Lincoln was going for the Dr. Evil/Mao look
Posted by: TheQuietMan
While wearing a 1950's Kirby Vacuum bag.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 23, 2016 11:41 AM (gJBE5)
Posted by: TheQuietMan at August 23, 2016 11:39 AM (493sH)
I was just about to post that she's been auditioning for the role of next Bond villain all campaign season! Beat me to it.
Posted by: LizLem at August 23, 2016 11:42 AM (hvf9s)
Posted by: Diogenes at August 23, 2016 11:43 AM (r65B3)
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It will take 40 days and nights of rain for us to have a flooding problem.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 23, 2016 11:43 AM (9mTYi)
Posted by: Puddin Head at August 23, 2016 11:34 AM (oDCMR)
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If Lincoln was going for the Dr. Evil/Mao look
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She needs a Beaver Top Hat to pull it off. She has Billy acting as the beard.
Posted by: Puddin Head at August 23, 2016 11:43 AM (oDCMR)
That Depends.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 23, 2016 11:44 AM (gJBE5)
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If Lincoln was going for the Dr. Evil/Mao look
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She needs a Beaver Top Hat to pull it off. She has Billy acting as the beard.
Posted by: Puddin Head at August 23, 2016 11:43 AM (oDCMR)
Won't be the first beaver she's given head to.
Posted by: Insomniac at August 23, 2016 11:44 AM (0mRoj)
Yesterday was Kid#2's birthday. Dad is on a business trip and Kid#4 is away at school.
So I bring out my chocolate cake with candles burning and we sing "Happy Birthday" to Kid#2.
Kid#1: Mom, why are there 4 candles on Kid#2's cake?
Me (brightly): Well, I didn't have enough candles, so that represents two tens and two ones!
(pause)
Kids#1, 3, and 5: Ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Kid#2: I'm 23
Me:
Posted by: bluebell at August 23, 2016 11:36 AM (805dc)
Okay okay, but here's the thing: This ought to be a reminder to all 5, once you REACH a certain age, not only does the number not matter, but your mom should NOT be the one buying, decorating, and candling the darned cake!!
Time to instill some good ol' American style guilt/shame in birthday child's sibs, I would think.l
Posted by: BurtTC at August 23, 2016 11:45 AM (TOk1P)
Posted by: Blue Hen at August 23, 2016 11:46 AM (326rv)
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She knows her way around a jar of pickles.
Posted by: Puddin Head at August 23, 2016 11:46 AM (oDCMR)
RIP ✡
Posted by: Gran at August 23, 2016 11:47 AM (XIXhw)
combat the college rape "epidemic". Whaddaya suppose that the reaction
would be?
Oh, that's a good one!
Someone needs to start making them.
Posted by: Lizzy at August 23, 2016 11:47 AM (NOIQH)
Posted by: Puddin Head at August 23, 2016 11:43 AM (oDCMR)
Won't be the first beaver she's given head to.
Posted by: Insomniac at August 23, 2016 11:44 AM (0mRoj)
Theodore Cleaver: Gee Wally, why does that drunk old lady keep looking at me like that?
Posted by: TheQuietMan at August 23, 2016 11:47 AM (493sH)
She knows her way around a jar of pickles.
And her outfit matched the pickles.....
Posted by: donna at August 23, 2016 11:47 AM (O2RFr)
Posted by: psycho sock at August 23, 2016 11:47 AM (LdMbv)
Posted by: Lizzy at August 23, 2016 11:48 AM (NOIQH)
Posted by: BurtTC at August 23, 2016 11:45 AM (TOk1P)
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No, I like making the cakes. Oldest sibling brought the ice cream after work, other two siblings did all the set-up and cleanup from dinner. I can't complain.
I also evidently can't add.
Posted by: bluebell at August 23, 2016 11:48 AM (805dc)
Posted by: rickb223 at August 23, 2016 11:48 AM (gJBE5)
Posted by: andycanuck at August 23, 2016 11:48 AM (LdMbv)
I know he isn't, but it would be comedy gold.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 23, 2016 11:49 AM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at August 23, 2016 11:49 AM (IqV8l)
Posted by: andycanuck at August 23, 2016 11:48 AM (LdMbv)
How about a coon skin cap ?Or is that racist now?
Posted by: donna at August 23, 2016 11:50 AM (O2RFr)
"Scott is the nepotistically-privileged son of four-time Oscar winner Clint Eastwood"
Doesn't that apply to practically everyone in Hollywood? Why single out Clint's son? Wondering if the jab is because Clint has made jabs at Hillbeest.
The article also says Clint beat him, but then later reveals it occurred after Scott left his 14 year old sister at a party and went for beer with his friends. We didn't do physical punishment in my house, but um, yeah, leaving a 14 year old to the pedo sharks that swim around California? Don't blame Clint one bit.
Posted by: LizLem at August 23, 2016 11:51 AM (hvf9s)
Posted by: Hillary! at August 23, 2016 11:51 AM (0mRoj)
Posted by: Diogenes at August 23, 2016 11:51 AM (r65B3)
Posted by: Fritz at August 23, 2016 11:52 AM (2Mnv1)
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Decision Pont
Posted by: Diogenes at August 23, 2016 11:51 AM (r65B3)
I understand his favorite board game was Strategerego.
Posted by: Gran at August 23, 2016 11:52 AM (XIXhw)
Posted by: Diogenes at August 23, 2016 11:43 AM (r65B3)
Even when I miss them, I don't miss them.
Reminds me of the story PJ O'Rourke tells, about an area of Mexico, through which they were traveling on one of their vehicle rally tours. The locals had either their own language, or at least some regional dialect that was slightly different.
Being a bit of a tourist area, there were often westerners who would sort of condescend to the locals, and the kids would approach the ladies saying "miss, miss." The ladies would be flattered, and would sometimes give money or treats to the kids, who would run away, laughing.
Turns out the word "miss" in English, was NOT the same meaning as the word "mis" in the local dialect, which was a rather vulgar reference to female body parts.
Inside joke the locals understood, and the westerners would be completely clueless about.
Posted by: BurtTC at August 23, 2016 11:53 AM (TOk1P)
You remember the big argument about which year started the new millenium? Ya I got trapped in that.
Lost friends over it.
So anyway, when someone asks my age, (Doctors, Lawyers, and Police Officers) I don't know what to tell them. So I just tell them the year I was born and let them figure it out.
Posted by: Bud Nachoski at August 23, 2016 11:53 AM (6ggxT)
I know he isn't, but it would be comedy gold.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 23, 2016 11:49 AM (1ZOkK)
There's a billboard for that movie on my way home. The actors look nothing like who they are supposed to be portraying especially piranha mouth Michelle. I'd like to put a picture of LaWanda Page on it
Posted by: TheQuietMan at August 23, 2016 11:54 AM (493sH)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at August 23, 2016 11:54 AM (IqV8l)
I can't figure out if the theme this week is shipwrecks (there's one in the water), or just boats/ships in general.
Waiting to see if there is a picture of the Minnow on the island. Then we will know for sure.
Posted by: bluebell at August 23, 2016 11:56 AM (805dc)
Of course it's because of Clint's politics. Nicolas Cage, Emma Roberts, Gwyneth Paltrow, Drew Barrymore, and a whoe host of others are all part of Hollywood royalty. You don't see articles bitching about their nepotistic advantage.
Posted by: Insomniac at August 23, 2016 11:57 AM (0mRoj)
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Okay, that should be used anytime Chelsea is mentioned, or either of the Obama girls.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 23, 2016 11:57 AM (9mTYi)
Posted by: steevy at August 23, 2016 11:57 AM (fA75F)
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No, I like making the cakes. Oldest sibling brought the ice cream after work, other two siblings did all the set-up and cleanup from dinner. I can't complain.
I also evidently can't add.
Posted by: bluebell at August 23, 2016 11:48 AM (805dc)
Sure sure sure, I can't speak for the ladies, but just sorta assume all mothers are entitled to a certain amount of guilt-giving.
Posted by: BurtTC at August 23, 2016 11:57 AM (TOk1P)
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Decision Pont
Posted by: Diogenes at August 23, 2016 11:51 AM (r65B3)
It actually was Very Worried Walrus, but Winona was only 6 and clearly time machines will not be invented in my lifetime.
Posted by: Banana Splits Guy at August 23, 2016 11:58 AM (kJ5Il)
Posted by: Boulder terlit hobo at August 23, 2016 11:58 AM (1qOto)
Posted by: LizLem at August 23, 2016 11:58 AM (hvf9s)
You know Jane... when you see that couple hundred mile wide hurricane clouds, the *only* area that is going to have that level of storm surge is *maybe* a ten or fifteen mile wide area - in a Cat 4. On a long enough timeline, like 500 years, every area could eventually get hit. But on a year to year basis, your odds are extremely, extremely low.
Posted by: free range 'sorta' conservative but not 'true' conservative at August 23, 2016 12:00 PM (ZFUt7)
https://youtu.be/PvngX_-K-NI
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 23, 2016 12:01 PM (t22Cv)
>> and retires, I want to move to the SC or GA
>> foothills. It's lovely here, but I can't take the stress
>> of hurricane season every summer.
What's the old line about the difference between the army and the navy? In the navy you get clean laundry and hot food every day until they sink the ship and you die?
Welcome to earthquake country.
A little cloudy today. Might not break 75 degrees.
Posted by: JEM at August 23, 2016 12:01 PM (o+SC1)
HHmmmmm...anybody dig up sandy burger's body and check his pants?
Posted by: Diogenes at August 23, 2016 12:01 PM (r65B3)
Posted by: BurtTC
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Ah. The killer, slightly downcast look, accompanied by, a soft "Oh, I'm so disappointed..."
Ack! Just stab me with a knife.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 23, 2016 12:02 PM (9mTYi)
Ack! Just stab me with a knife.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 23, 2016 12:02 PM (9mTYi)
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Ooh, this is good stuff. Hang on while I get a pen . . . .
Posted by: bluebell at August 23, 2016 12:03 PM (805dc)
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 23, 2016 12:03 PM (t22Cv)
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Decision Pont
Posted by: Diogenes at August 23, 2016 11:51 AM (r65B3)
It actually was Very Worried Walrus, but Winona was only 6 and clearly time machines will not be invented in my lifetime.
Posted by: Banana Splits Guy
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That's what I get for coming late to the party. Damned work. I missed the meaning of the question.
Posted by: Diogenes at August 23, 2016 12:03 PM (r65B3)
Posted by: Boulder terlit hobo at August 23, 2016 11:58 AM (1qOto)
That's no planet...
Posted by: Obi-Wan Kenobi at August 23, 2016 12:03 PM (XIXhw)
Hmm, let's see, that also applies to...
Kate and Oliver Hudson
Bryce Dallas Howard *and* her dad, Ron Howard
Dakota Johnson
Jeff and Beau Bridges Bridges
Angelica and Danny Huston
Bridget Fonda *and her dad, Peter Fonda, and aunt, Jane Fonda
Scott Caan
Colin Hanks
And so many more...
Posted by: Lizzy at August 23, 2016 12:04 PM (NOIQH)
It sounds mighty hot down there. 95 degrees with 98% humidity.
How do people breath?
Posted by: jwest at August 23, 2016 12:04 PM (Zs4uk)
Posted by: Virgin Galactic, Michael Moore only wanted to go suborbital at August 23, 2016 12:04 PM (o+SC1)
Posted by: BurtTC
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Ah. The killer, slightly downcast look, accompanied by, a soft "Oh, I'm so disappointed..."
Ack! Just stab me with a knife.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 23, 2016 12:02 PM (9mTYi)
There's also the somewhat similar "I'm not angry. I'm just...disappointed."
Posted by: Insomniac at August 23, 2016 12:05 PM (0mRoj)
Exactly. There's a huge list, but only Scott Eastwood is "nepotistically privileged." It's all about politics.
Posted by: Insomniac at August 23, 2016 12:06 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: Insomniac at August 23, 2016 12:05 PM (0mRoj)
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**scribbles furiously** "not angry . . . disappointed . . ."
Posted by: bluebell at August 23, 2016 12:06 PM (805dc)
>> body by now.
In other news, the Clinton Global Initiative has provided $15M in funding for development of a new faster-eating species of earthworm.
Posted by: JEM at August 23, 2016 12:06 PM (o+SC1)
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 23, 2016 12:01 PM (t22Cv)
Okay, HOW did I not know that film exists?????? Hits like every B-grade horror movie, Vincent Price adoring bone in my body.
*adds feverishly to movie queue*
Posted by: LizLem at August 23, 2016 12:07 PM (hvf9s)
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There's always an Arquillian Battle Cruiser, or a Corillian Death Ray, or an intergalactic plague that is about to wipe out all life on this miserable little planet...
Posted by: Diogenes at August 23, 2016 12:07 PM (r65B3)
Posted by: Insomniac at August 23, 2016 12:05 PM (0mRoj)
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**scribbles furiously** "not angry . . . disappointed . . ."
Posted by: bluebell at August 23, 2016 12:06 PM (805dc)
You have to deliver it with the appropriately pained facial expression for maximum effect.
Posted by: Insomniac at August 23, 2016 12:07 PM (0mRoj)
Images: http://tinyurl.com/j5rz9gd
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 23, 2016 12:08 PM (9mTYi)
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 23, 2016 12:03 PM (t22Cv)
With a cloth!!
Posted by: Hillbeast, shopping at the Mao's Wearhouse store while drinking boxed wine at August 23, 2016 12:09 PM (hvf9s)
Posted by: Insomniac at August 23, 2016 12:07 PM (0mRoj)
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Like this?
Posted by: bluebell at August 23, 2016 12:09 PM (805dc)
Posted by: zombie Dr. Seuss at August 23, 2016 12:09 PM (HIDKl)
Posted by: Insomniac at August 23, 2016 12:05 PM (0mRoj)
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**scribbles furiously** "not angry . . . disappointed . . ."
Posted by: bluebell at August 23, 2016 12:06 PM (805dc)
You have to deliver it with the appropriately pained facial expression for maximum effect.
If you crush their soul and destroy them for a generation, that's a bullseye!
Posted by: rickb223 at August 23, 2016 12:09 PM (gJBE5)
My wife said she isn't going anywhere without the grandkids, so the family has been in discussions about possible places to relocate.
She's partial to North Carolina. Daughter and son in law like it too. I'm pushing Argentina.
Posted by: jwest at August 23, 2016 12:09 PM (Zs4uk)
Posted by: JEM at August 23, 2016 12:09 PM (o+SC1)
Posted by: Insomniac at August 23, 2016 12:09 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: Insomniac at August 23, 2016 12:07 PM (0mRoj)
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Like this?
Posted by: bluebell at August 23, 2016 12:09 PM (805dc)
No no no, you fight to hold back the years.
Posted by: Insomniac at August 23, 2016 12:10 PM (0mRoj)
Rosemary Clooney's nepotistically privileged nephew George...
Posted by: LizLem at August 23, 2016 12:10 PM (hvf9s)
Posted by: Insomniac
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Yup, Same vein. Apparently it's something passed from mother to daughter.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 23, 2016 12:10 PM (9mTYi)
Posted by: rickb223 at August 23, 2016 12:09 PM (gJBE5)
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I don't think I should do that. I'm getting to the age where I have to start considering that they will be making the decisions about which nursing home they will put me in.
Posted by: bluebell at August 23, 2016 12:10 PM (805dc)
Posted by: Insomniac at August 23, 2016 12:11 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: Insomniac at August 23, 2016 12:10 PM (0mRoj)
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Heh. Lost that battle after I turned 40.
Posted by: bluebell at August 23, 2016 12:11 PM (805dc)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 23, 2016 12:11 PM (9mTYi)
Which time? Crazy Ivan came back for another pass as I recall...
Posted by: Brother Cavil, down with Eph 6:12-13 at August 23, 2016 12:12 PM (9krrF)
Posted by: BurtTC
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Ah. The killer, slightly downcast look, accompanied by, a soft "Oh, I'm so disappointed..."
Ack! Just stab me with a knife.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 23, 2016 12:02 PM (9mTYi)
There's also the somewhat similar "I'm not angry. I'm just...disappointed."
Posted by: Insomniac at August 23, 2016 12:05 PM (0mRoj)
I'm rather fond of the "after all I did... and don't forget, you were a difficult birth, of course I was TIRED, and simply ran out of energy. Darling child, can you ever FORGIVE me???"
Posted by: BurtTC at August 23, 2016 12:12 PM (TOk1P)
Posted by: Insomniac at August 23, 2016 12:05 PM (0mRoj)
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**scribbles furiously** "not angry . . . disappointed . . ."
Posted by: bluebell at August 23, 2016 12:06 PM (805dc)
You have to deliver it with the appropriately pained facial expression for maximum effect.
If you crush their soul and destroy them for a generation, that's a bullseye!
Posted by: rickb223 at August 23, 2016 12:09 PM (gJBE5)
Yup, that's just good parenting right there. You want them broken, self-loathing and riddled with guilt.
Posted by: Insomniac at August 23, 2016 12:12 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: BurtTC
After 27 hours of labor!!
Posted by: rickb223 at August 23, 2016 12:13 PM (gJBE5)
Posted by: BurtTC
After 27 hours of labor!!
Posted by: rickb223 at August 23, 2016 12:13 PM (gJBE5)
And why is it always 27? Does an even number sound even more contrived or something?
Posted by: Insomniac at August 23, 2016 12:14 PM (0mRoj)
difficult birth, of course I was TIRED, and simply ran out of energy.
Darling child, can you ever FORGIVE me???"
Posted by: BurtTC
After 27 hours of labor!!
You forgot - in a New York taxi while it snowed and there was a garbage strike.
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 23, 2016 12:14 PM (t22Cv)
http://www.youngcons.com/difference-high-school-1970-2015-couldnt-accurate/
It'd be funnier if it weren't so tragically true.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at August 23, 2016 12:15 PM (SRKgf)
difficult birth, of course I was TIRED, and simply ran out of energy.
Darling child, can you ever FORGIVE me???"
Posted by: BurtTC
After 27 hours of labor!!
You forgot - in a New York taxi while it snowed and there was a garbage strike.
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 23, 2016 12:14 PM (t22Cv)
Had to cauterize the umbilical stump with the cab's cigarette lighter.
Posted by: Insomniac at August 23, 2016 12:15 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: Virgin Galactic, Michael Moore only wanted to go suborbital at August 23, 2016 12:04 PM (o+SC1)
The 1st stage of that rocket would have burned up all of its fuel just getting off the pad.
"10 feet!.... 20!.... 30!...."
Posted by: Gran at August 23, 2016 12:15 PM (XIXhw)
I think because I grew up near Boston* I was fascinated with battles among wooden sailing ships before I ever got into WWII stuff.
* we had the USS Constitution and Lexington and Concord and all the things.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at August 23, 2016 12:16 PM (mgbwf)
Posted by: rickb223 at August 23, 2016 12:13 PM (gJBE5)
And why is it always 27? Does an even number sound even more contrived or something?
Posted by: Insomniac at August 23, 2016 12:14 PM (0mRoj)
Momma, tell me again the story of the 8 months of your feet swelling...
Posted by: BurtTC at August 23, 2016 12:16 PM (TOk1P)
Posted by: DanMan at August 23, 2016 12:17 PM (RusNE)
My sweet husband, who is away on a business trip, texted "Happy Birthday" to Kid#2 on a group chat that only has him, me, and Kid#4 (the one who is away).
Kid#4 sent him back a text saying, "Daddy, Kid#2 isn't on this group, lol."
So Dad sent back a text saying "Oops, sorry."
Then he sent another text, not in the group chat, saying "Happy Birthday Kid#2, Love, Dad."
Only he sent it to Kid#4, not Kid#2. So Kid#4 had to write back, "Dad this is Kid#4 again."
See? Insanity runs in our family.
Posted by: bluebell at August 23, 2016 12:17 PM (805dc)
Posted by: BurtTC at August 23, 2016 12:16 PM (TOk1P)
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It was 9 months, thank you very much, and in some cases it was more than 9 months.
Posted by: bluebell at August 23, 2016 12:19 PM (805dc)
Posted by: Sphynx at August 23, 2016 12:19 PM (OZmbA)
So Dad sent back a text saying "Oops, sorry."
Then he sent another text, not in the group chat, saying "Happy Birthday Kid#2, Love, Dad."
Only he sent it to Kid#4, not Kid#2. So Kid#4 had to write back, "Dad this is Kid#4 again."
See? Insanity runs in our family.
Posted by: bluebell at August 23, 2016 12:17 PM (805dc)
I'm not sure Dad likes Kid #2 all that much.
Posted by: Insomniac at August 23, 2016 12:20 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: bluebell
You should have pulled a George Foreman and named them all George.
Then hubby would be getting texts saying "this is George, you want to send that to George".
Posted by: Bandersnatch at August 23, 2016 12:21 PM (mgbwf)
I hate my life sometimes.
Posted by: Brother Cavil, down with Eph 6:12-13 at August 23, 2016 12:22 PM (9krrF)
Roads were under water, bridges washed out. Trees down everywhere. No power for days.
Just to put those crybabies in Louisiana's 30 inches of rain in perspective.
Posted by: free range 'sorta' conservative but not 'true' conservative at August 23, 2016 12:22 PM (ZFUt7)
Posted by: Brother Cavil, down with Eph 6:12-13 at August 23, 2016 12:22 PM (9krrF)
Hate it back, Works for me
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 23, 2016 12:23 PM (zp+j1)
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 23, 2016 12:23 PM (t22Cv)
Roads were under water, bridges washed out. Trees down everywhere. No power for days.
Just to put those crybabies in Louisiana's 30 inches of rain in perspective.
Posted by: free range 'sorta' conservative but not 'true' conservative at August 23, 2016 12:22 PM (ZFUt7)
I went to a Summer Camp in Wayne County for 14 years. Some great summer thunder storms
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 23, 2016 12:24 PM (zp+j1)
I hate my life sometimes.
Posted by: Brother Cavil, down with Eph 6:12-13 at August 23, 2016 12:22 PM (9krrF)
Loving life would be like Stockholm Syndrome.
Posted by: Insomniac at August 23, 2016 12:24 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: Insomniac at August 23, 2016 12:20 PM (0mRoj)
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Heh. The really funny thing is, these two sibs (both girls) have birthdays only 4 days apart (different years, obviously). They share a room, and they look the most alike. People often think they are twins, and even their friends will see pictures posted by one and send messages to the other asking "Why are you (wherever the sister is)?"
Bander's right; we should have named them all George. Then there would be no confusion at all.
Posted by: bluebell at August 23, 2016 12:24 PM (805dc)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 23, 2016 10:25 AM (GDulk)
I read extensively about the life and times of Diego Valesquez, the great Spanish painter, arguably one of the greatest painters of all time. One of the truths that emerged from that research was that Spanish gentlemen didn't work. No, seriously: the culture was such that the brightest and best of Spanish manhood was taught to believe that industry and trades were anathema to the noble ideal. To get one's hands dirty, literally or figuratively, was considered ungentlemanly, ignoble.
So yeah, you're right: there was a lack in the human capital side of the equation.
Posted by: troyriser at August 23, 2016 12:24 PM (OGbEB)
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Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 23, 2016 12:25 PM (zp+j1)
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 23, 2016 12:23 PM (t22Cv)
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You jest, but true story: I have a friend who had 5 kids, then after a long gap (maybe 5 or 6 years) had a 6th child. And of course when they would see people they hadn't seen for a long time they would say yes, this is number 6.
She hadn't realized how much the kid picked up on this until one day when he was a toddler, someone asked him what his name was, and yes, he said, "I'm number 6."
Posted by: bluebell at August 23, 2016 12:27 PM (805dc)
Ack! Just stab me with a knife.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 23, 2016 12:02 PM (9mTYi)
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Ooh, this is good stuff. Hang on while I get a pen . . . .
Posted by: bluebell at August 23, 2016 12:03 PM (805dc)
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Always told mine that they owed me on their birthdays so any celebrations would be about ME ME ME.
Posted by: mustbequantum at August 23, 2016 12:27 PM (MIKMs)
Posted by: Adm. George Dewey, saying things students do not study anymore at August 23, 2016 12:27 PM (9mTYi)
Posted by: Grand Moff Tarkin at August 23, 2016 12:28 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: Shock poll at August 23, 2016 12:28 PM (TwnkX)
I gave them really cool actual names, though. Declan and Eamon.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at August 23, 2016 12:29 PM (mgbwf)
Much of the border, one of the world's most dangerous flashpoints, is strewn with land mines and laced with barbed wire. But South Korean media said no land mines had been planted in the area of the truce village of Panmunjom until North Korea placed an unspecified number there last week.
???
It's almost as if there is NO US President in The White House?
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 23, 2016 12:29 PM (zp+j1)
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 23, 2016 12:23 PM (t22Cv)
"Buk buk. I am not a number. I am a free chicken. Braa-aa-aaa-kk!"
Posted by: The Chicken at August 23, 2016 12:30 PM (HRSh5)
Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at August 23, 2016 12:30 PM (/CXhS)
Posted by: Bandersnatch at August 23, 2016 12:29 PM (mgbwf)
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Very cool names indeed, Bander. I didn't even realize you had kids.
Posted by: bluebell at August 23, 2016 12:30 PM (805dc)
Sea battles were terrifying things.
Posted by: Jane D'oh
You should check out the whole selection of Aubrey-Maturin novels by Patrick O'Brian. Master and Commander was a treatment of a combination of 2 of the novels. There's like 15 or 20, and all fabulous. They are incredibly historically accurate and the details of the ships and the Royal Navy life was wonderful. I think I'm going to start them over again soon.
Posted by: Dirks Strewn at August 23, 2016 12:30 PM (kfcYC)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 23, 2016 12:31 PM (9mTYi)
Or is she still gherkin us around?
Posted by: GnuBreed at August 23, 2016 12:32 PM (gyKtp)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 23, 2016 12:31 PM (9mTYi)
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Only occasionally? She's a better woman than I. I do it on a daily basis, and I'm not kidding.
When they complain, I always tell the kids they are lucky we don't have a dog.
Posted by: bluebell at August 23, 2016 12:32 PM (805dc)
Sea battles were terrifying things.
Posted by: Jane D'oh
Season 2 of Black Sails where everyone gets their asses kicked.
Posted by: rickb223 at August 23, 2016 12:33 PM (gJBE5)
Season 2 was soooooo much better - moare pirate stuff, less soap opera.
Posted by: Lizzy at August 23, 2016 12:34 PM (NOIQH)
He posted yesterday.
I've emailed him asking about his absence and he says he's been too depressed to play with the Horde.
So, hopefully he's lurking and we can all tell him we want him back.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at August 23, 2016 12:34 PM (mgbwf)
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Oops... it's "You may fire when you are ready, Gridley."
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 23, 2016 12:34 PM (9mTYi)
Posted by: Yo! at August 23, 2016 12:34 PM (uPt3V)
Posted by: lindafell de spair -racist, redneck, bitter clinger, Moron in flyover TEXIT! at August 23, 2016 12:35 PM (xVgrA)
Posted by: The Death Rattle of Western Civilization at August 23, 2016 12:35 PM (CV0nS)
Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at August 23, 2016 12:35 PM (/CXhS)
run through a list of names before she landed on the right one for the
child being chastised.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 23, 2016 12:31 PM (9mTYi)
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I do that all the time. I don't even need to be vexed. Granddaughter is an exact replica of Daughter, a complete reproduction including temperment. I often call her by my daughter's name. She usually hollers - "Grandma! My name is __________! Like in the Bible!"
Posted by: grammie winger at August 23, 2016 12:35 PM (dFi94)
Heh. The family curse: Get more than 2 of the males in our family in one place and nobody can remember anybody's name.
Posted by: Brother Cavil, down with Eph 6:12-13 at August 23, 2016 12:35 PM (9krrF)
Posted by: Headless Body of Agnew at August 23, 2016 12:36 PM (FtrY1)
She was able to tear open a potato chip bag all by herself.
Posted by: steevy at August 23, 2016 12:36 PM (fA75F)
Posted by: vlasic at August 23, 2016 12:36 PM (ZFUt7)
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My parents picked a generic name that we were all supposed to come running. First thing we did was name the pet that silly name. So, tradition carries on.
Posted by: mustbequantum at August 23, 2016 12:37 PM (MIKMs)
I think he was around earlier, but he seems subject to a particularly foul humour at the moment. (This is in contrast to a foul humor, is is de rigeur under the best of conditions hereabouts.)
Posted by: Brother Cavil, down with Eph 6:12-13 at August 23, 2016 12:38 PM (9krrF)
Nbc
Posted by: Shock poll at August 23, 2016 12:28 PM (TwnkX)
That's obviously wrong.
She's killed LOTS more people than that.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at August 23, 2016 12:38 PM (SRKgf)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 23, 2016 12:38 PM (HIDKl)
Posted by: mrp at August 23, 2016 12:38 PM (JBggj)
As is "The Look".
Posted by: Duncanthrax at August 23, 2016 12:38 PM (HIDKl)
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Your face is going to freeze that way !
Posted by: grammie winger at August 23, 2016 12:39 PM (dFi94)
My own 28 hour labor was easy compared to hers, minus the epidural *not working.* I'd still like to hunt down and maim the anesthesiologist.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 23, 2016 12:39 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: grammie winger
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Heh. Reading Acts 9:36, I note that 'Tabitha' is translated to 'Dorcas' in Greek. Just claim that you momentarily lapsed into another language.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 23, 2016 12:40 PM (9mTYi)
Posted by: mrp at August 23, 2016 12:40 PM (JBggj)
Bring it on.
Posted by: Ignoramus at August 23, 2016 12:40 PM (r1fLd)
Posted by: Mick Jagger at August 23, 2016 12:41 PM (HIDKl)
Posted by: grammie winger at August 23, 2016 12:41 PM (dFi94)
Posted by: mrp at August 23, 2016 12:38 PM (JBggj)
"alt-right"---what a crock of shit
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 23, 2016 12:42 PM (zp+j1)
She can't reinvent her own terrible Image so she has to reinvent the booggy man that's always 'out to get her'.
Has she finally declared victory over 'the vast right wing conspiracy'?
Posted by: free range 'sorta' conservative but not 'true' conservative at August 23, 2016 12:43 PM (ZFUt7)
Hey, non sequitur, but did you get rid of the bees yet?
Posted by: bluebell at August 23, 2016 12:43 PM (805dc)
Until the doctor said to the anaesthesiologist "don't give her that dose, it will kill her!".
I didn't translate that part.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at August 23, 2016 12:43 PM (mgbwf)
Posted by: grammie winger at August 23, 2016 12:41 PM (dFi94)
Takes a little time to mix up the dressing from scratch.
Posted by: Insomniac at August 23, 2016 12:43 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: Nevergiveup
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You may fire when ready...
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 23, 2016 12:43 PM (9mTYi)
Posted by: mustbequantum at August 23, 2016 12:43 PM (MIKMs)
translated to 'Dorcas' in Greek. Just claim that you momentarily lapsed
into another language.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 23, 2016 12:40 PM (9mTYi)
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I hope I wouldn't lapse into Dorcas. yikes
Posted by: grammie winger at August 23, 2016 12:43 PM (dFi94)
Posted by: Anna Puma at August 23, 2016 12:43 PM (t22Cv)
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Wrong....they also have, "Trump is a racist!!"
Posted by: lindafell de spair -racist, redneck, bitter clinger, Moron in flyover TEXIT! at August 23, 2016 12:44 PM (xVgrA)
It's just a cute way of insinuating racism. It's going to backfire in the most horrible way possible someday, you know.
Posted by: Brother Cavil, down with Eph 6:12-13 at August 23, 2016 12:45 PM (9krrF)
Posted by: mrp at August 23, 2016 12:45 PM (JBggj)
Posted by: Hillary landslide at August 23, 2016 12:45 PM (TwnkX)
"MSM is announcing that Hillary will give a speech on Thursday "to target Trump's 'alt-right' embrace"."
Trump postponing his immigration speech looks like a pretty slick move.It forced Clinton to something because she can't just sit back and let the pay for play e-mails sit out there for a week.
Posted by: Flawless Male Logic at August 23, 2016 12:45 PM (lKyWE)
Posted by: The Death Rattle of Western Civilization at August 23, 2016 12:45 PM (CV0nS)
The Taliban control 80% of the area now.
So glad our troops died and risked their lives so Barry could give it up. Pisses son the hell off.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 23, 2016 12:46 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: grammie winger
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I still miss commenter Dorcas Blimline.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 23, 2016 12:46 PM (9mTYi)
Posted by: Nevergiveup
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You may fire when ready...
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 23, 2016 12:43 PM (9mTYi)
Fire for Effect?
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 23, 2016 12:46 PM (zp+j1)
Posted by: Bandersnatch at August 23, 2016 12:46 PM (mgbwf)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 23, 2016 12:46 PM (1ZOkK)
Not only your son
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 23, 2016 12:46 PM (zp+j1)
Posted by: bluebell at August 23, 2016 12:43 PM (805dc)
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Alas, no. Rev went their early this morning with the handyman the landlord uses. Bees apparently had a drunken orgy last night and now their population has exploded times three. They went after the handyman. He is trying to reach landlord for an exterminator pronto. So far, married life bears a striking resemblance to single life. Oh well. It gets me out of cooking.
Posted by: grammie winger at August 23, 2016 12:47 PM (dFi94)
Posted by: Stringer Davis at August 23, 2016 12:48 PM (tIja6)
"alt-right"---what a crock of shit
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 23, 2016 12:42 PM (zp+j1)
Trump had the opportunity to disavow David Duke and all the rest when Duke gave Trump his endorsement but he (Trump) didn't do it. Instead, Trump claimed ignorance of who and what Dukeis and expressed confusion about the whole controversy--I think becauseTrump was hoping the wholestinking mess of neo-Nazi endorsementswould blow over quickly.It didn't.
I'm not sayingTrumpis a bigot or okay with these slimeballs. One of the reasons Trump left the Reform Party back in the day is because David Duke and other Klan types were hoping to hijack the Reform Party brand for their own purposes.
Posted by: troyriser at August 23, 2016 12:49 PM (OGbEB)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 23, 2016 12:49 PM (1ZOkK)
Posted by: bluebell at August 23, 2016 12:52 PM (805dc)
As an aside, the Mecklenburg County, NC flag has two symbols on it, a Liberty cap, and a hornets nest. We made it pretty hot for the British during the revolution.
Pic:
http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/u/us-nccha.gif
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 23, 2016 12:52 PM (9mTYi)
Hillary's instincts will be to implicitly attack "bitter clingers" while playing to the cheap seats in states that are already Deep Blue.
Stronger together, indeed.
Posted by: Ignoramus at August 23, 2016 01:04 PM (r1fLd)
Hillary of course was the first to go birther, and it was Sid Vicious Blumenthal's involvement that got him banished from Hillary's State Department, but he got in through the bathroom window, so to speak.
Posted by: Ignoramus at August 23, 2016 01:10 PM (r1fLd)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at August 23, 2016 12:46 PM (1ZOkK)
He's not the only one pissed over this crap!
Posted by: Hrothgar at August 23, 2016 01:12 PM (wCEn4)
p.s. can you move the art thread to when I get home?
Posted by: Skip at August 23, 2016 03:42 PM (0G2eQ)
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