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Thread below the Gardening Thread: Look Up! [KT]
Photographer Olgeir Andresson watched the show, which began four minutes after midnight and lasted until 3 in the morning. As always, the performance of lights was unannounced, making many of us miss it, but Olgeir's photos are a reminder that the season of celestial colors is worth celebrating.Have you noticed anything interesting in your night sky? Other news about Iceland Iceland now has its own refugee population. The story is from PBS. Usual spin applies. A sixteen-year-old German film maker has made a lovely film about Iceland. In general, Russian tourists are the happiest with their visits to Iceland. Japanese tourists are the least happy. What to eat if you have a layover in Iceland. This tiny country is home to the 16th best women's soccer team in the world. Reason for some people to visit right there. The University of Southern Maine has strengthened its ties with Iceland. $500,000 scholarship grant involved. Old Technology vs. New Technology Have you had a personal experience with old technology besting new technology, like the lawnmower vs. the northern lights alarm network above?
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hello!
Posted by: iforgot says God bless Snorky at August 27, 2016 11:10 AM (oGNNA)
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Excellent timing. The wife and I are planning an Iceland vacation for October. Excited!
Posted by: pep at August 27, 2016 11:10 AM (LAe3v)
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Oh for heck's sake, I want to know what to eat in Iceland for REAL -- the article is about how some guy with allergies and no money ate for 24 hours.
Oh for heck's sake, I want to know what to eat in Iceland for REAL -- the article is about how some guy with allergies and no money ate for 24 hours.
Posted by: iforgot says God bless Snorky at August 27, 2016 11:12 AM (oGNNA)
Posted by: KT at August 27, 2016 11:12 AM (qahv/)
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In Iceland you can go down into a hole and take a journey to the center of the Earth.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at August 27, 2016 11:13 AM (IqV8l)
Posted by: Diogenes at August 27, 2016 11:14 AM (0tfLf)
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Vinyl, man!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at August 27, 2016 11:14 AM (jR7Wy)
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One of the cheerleaders on the other side is Salmann Tamimi, a Palestinian imam who stopped off in Iceland en route to North America in the 1970s, and never left.
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We dodged a bullet.
One of the cheerleaders on the other side is Salmann Tamimi, a Palestinian imam who stopped off in Iceland en route to North America in the 1970s, and never left.
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We dodged a bullet.
Posted by: iforgot says God bless Snorky at August 27, 2016 11:14 AM (oGNNA)
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The Mrs was stationed in Iceland with the navy years ago. She always wanted to go back to visit but it never makes very high on vacation planning list. She does have some wonderful stories about being blown around ice fields in heavy winds.
Posted by: Octiparan at August 27, 2016 11:15 AM (f1/cC)
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I'd like to see the Northern Lights someday. If it's not too cold.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 27, 2016 11:15 AM (9ym/8)
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Most of us here on the East Coast could not see the Northern Lights even if they were supposed to be visible. I remember laying in the backyard and staring up at all the stars and occasionaly seeing a shooting star when I was a kid. Back then all the street lights in town were incandescent bulbs with a metal sheild over the top. You did not have the light pollution you have now.
And out in the country where my grandparents lived it was even better and it had lightning bugs. I haven't seen a lighting bug in more than 20 years.
And out in the country where my grandparents lived it was even better and it had lightning bugs. I haven't seen a lighting bug in more than 20 years.
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at August 27, 2016 11:16 AM (mpXpK)
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Oh for heck's sake, I want to know what to eat in Iceland for REAL
It is my understanding that Icelanders are very fond of hot dogs, and eat a lot of them. I'm not kidding.
It is my understanding that Icelanders are very fond of hot dogs, and eat a lot of them. I'm not kidding.
Posted by: pep at August 27, 2016 11:17 AM (LAe3v)
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Iceland: Everything thinks of Bjork, when they think of music from there, but the band Sigur Ros has some international fame. Large, bombastic, quirky (they're from Iceland, after all), and fun.
The British produced show, Fortitude, was filmed there, although the setting was supposed to be arctic circle Norway. If you haven't seen it, it's well worth checking out. Lots of actors you will recognize, including Michael Gambon, who was Dumbledore in the later Harry Potter movies, and Stanley Tucci, as a former FBI agent who... well, check it out.
The British produced show, Fortitude, was filmed there, although the setting was supposed to be arctic circle Norway. If you haven't seen it, it's well worth checking out. Lots of actors you will recognize, including Michael Gambon, who was Dumbledore in the later Harry Potter movies, and Stanley Tucci, as a former FBI agent who... well, check it out.
Posted by: BurtTC at August 27, 2016 11:18 AM (Pz4pT)
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Had a semi-decent display of Northern Lights here around 11:00 P.M. Tuesday night. At least that's when I first saw them. Don't know when they began, or how long they persisted.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 27, 2016 11:18 AM (oqkO3)
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" I haven't seen a lighting bug in more than 20 years. "
Was thinking about that the other day. Never see them anymore here. Used to be an evening staple of sitting out and watching them.
Was thinking about that the other day. Never see them anymore here. Used to be an evening staple of sitting out and watching them.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 27, 2016 11:18 AM (9ym/8)
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Hey Iceland, ever heard of timers? Got 'em on my outside lights! Got my Datursday beer buzz on!
Posted by: Joe Biden: Ready,Rested,Joe at August 27, 2016 11:19 AM (qlPzn)
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Icelandic French fries are mashed potatoes cut into skinny rectangles and baked if I remember correctly
Posted by: Octiparan at August 27, 2016 11:20 AM (f1/cC)
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We have lightning bugs here, and they are one of the things I love about summer. Nothing like watching them flit around at night. Plus they don't bite, and they don't want to get in my house. All points in their favor.
Posted by: bluebell at August 27, 2016 11:20 AM (805dc)
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No night sky here in the 'burbs. When we lived up in one two nine four bumfuck we had milky way, you could see the aurora occasionally, coyotes howled, and the Andromeda could be spotted with the naked eye.
I miss it.
I miss it.
Posted by: the littl shyning man at August 27, 2016 11:20 AM (/fuM0)
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Dang, vic, I even have lightning bugs here in Charlotte.
Posted by: nckate at August 27, 2016 11:21 AM (Tetbj)
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Churchill Manitoba is the way to go for northern lights. Fly to Winnipeg. Puddle jumper to Churchill. We did this last year via the 'learning vacation' (link in nic) and cannot recommend it too high. A fabulous experience.
Posted by: sinmi at August 27, 2016 11:22 AM (I78p1)
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Isn't Churchill one of those places where, when the kids go out to trick-or-treat the adults turn on all the car headlights to make sure the polar bears can be spotted early?
Posted by: Kindltot at August 27, 2016 11:23 AM (ry34m)
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Churchill Manitoba is the way to go for northern lights. Fly to
Winnipeg. Puddle jumper to Churchill. We did this last year via the
'learning vacation' (link in nic) and cannot recommend it too high. A
fabulous experience.
Posted by: sinmi
I read an article about Churchill recently. It seems the town is on hard times because the port closed and a lot of the government jobs are gone. They're making the most of what they have, though, by advertising polar bears and Northern Lights.
Looking at a map, though, they look like they're substantially further South than a lot of the more well know Aurora-watching places.
Churchill Manitoba is the way to go for northern lights. Fly to
Winnipeg. Puddle jumper to Churchill. We did this last year via the
'learning vacation' (link in nic) and cannot recommend it too high. A
fabulous experience.
Posted by: sinmi
I read an article about Churchill recently. It seems the town is on hard times because the port closed and a lot of the government jobs are gone. They're making the most of what they have, though, by advertising polar bears and Northern Lights.
Looking at a map, though, they look like they're substantially further South than a lot of the more well know Aurora-watching places.
Posted by: pep at August 27, 2016 11:24 AM (LAe3v)
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Old Tech v. New Tech: I absolutely hate having to make phone calls on a cell phone.
Beyond the shape of the thing being all wrong, the quality of the voice that is pushed through the other end is wrong. Like it's supposed to resemble a human voice you're hearing, but it's not. I'm not sure how else to explain it.
Beyond the shape of the thing being all wrong, the quality of the voice that is pushed through the other end is wrong. Like it's supposed to resemble a human voice you're hearing, but it's not. I'm not sure how else to explain it.
Posted by: BurtTC at August 27, 2016 11:24 AM (Pz4pT)
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And regarding the magnetometer giving a false indication because a lawnmower operated near it. What kind of dummy mounts a sensitive instrument like that in a place where it is likely to be subject to random disturbances? Probably the same mindset that causes temperature recorders to be placed next to air-conditioning condensers, i guess.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 27, 2016 11:26 AM (oqkO3)
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A trip to Iceland is something I've actually been considering for some time - now it's going to be all crowded.
Posted by: Weasel at August 27, 2016 11:26 AM (Sfs6o)
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We have lightning bugs here, and they are one of the things I love about summer. Nothing like watching them flit around at night. Plus they don't bite, and they don't want to get in my house. All points in their favor.
Posted by: bluebell at August 27, 2016 11:20 AM (805dc)
They may not want to get in the house, but they occasionally do, and are immediately sorry for it. The cats LOVE when a lightning bug makes it in. So much fun to play with, they're large, slow, and freakin' light up!
Posted by: bluebell at August 27, 2016 11:20 AM (805dc)
They may not want to get in the house, but they occasionally do, and are immediately sorry for it. The cats LOVE when a lightning bug makes it in. So much fun to play with, they're large, slow, and freakin' light up!
Posted by: BurtTC at August 27, 2016 11:27 AM (Pz4pT)
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"Fly to Winnipeg. Puddle jumper to Churchill."
Sounds interesting. But Feb 17-21 in northern MB?
Wow.
Sounds interesting. But Feb 17-21 in northern MB?
Wow.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 27, 2016 11:27 AM (9ym/8)
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Dang, vic, I even have lightning bugs here in Charlotte.
Posted by: nckate at August 27, 2016 11:21 AM (Tetbj)
I suspect that heavy use of insecticides in the more rural areas have killed them off.
Dang, vic, I even have lightning bugs here in Charlotte.
Posted by: nckate at August 27, 2016 11:21 AM (Tetbj)
I suspect that heavy use of insecticides in the more rural areas have killed them off.
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at August 27, 2016 11:27 AM (mpXpK)
Posted by: Kindltot at August 27, 2016 11:27 AM (ry34m)
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Carrington Event, bitchez. Northern Lights visible in Miami.
Posted by: Boulder terlit hobo at August 27, 2016 11:28 AM (IFhG2)
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I love my cell phone as a computer, message service, library and atlas, but as a phone it kinda stinks. Too easy to ear-dial, and the sound is flat and tinny.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at August 27, 2016 11:28 AM (jR7Wy)
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I'm very fond of maps, and have looked for the best, most southerly route for a Northwest Passage. There is a good route that would require only a small amount of canal digging to get you from East to West, via the town of Taloyoak. Of course, the problem of winter freezing still exists.
Strangely, the people yammering assuredly about an ice-free Arctic have invested precisely no money in a venture to build the canal.
Strangely, the people yammering assuredly about an ice-free Arctic have invested precisely no money in a venture to build the canal.
Posted by: pep at August 27, 2016 11:29 AM (LAe3v)
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When I was a young kid we use went to the driving- in theater lots of times every summer ( I remember seeing M*A*S*H*)and leaving once there was a tree that must have had 100,000 lightning bugs in it.
I've seen some this year but not many but I'm not out much at night.
I've seen some this year but not many but I'm not out much at night.
Posted by: Skip at August 27, 2016 11:29 AM (0G2eQ)
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Looking at a map, though, they look like they're substantially further South than a lot of the more well know Aurora-watching places.
Yes, but but don't forget it's the geomagnetic pole that matters, not the rotational pole! Take a gander at the auroral oval over at spaceweather.com -- Churchill has got the location, with respect to aurorae, nailed.
Can't count on weather though. When we went, we had one cloudy night out of 4. The previous week was completely overcast.
Yes, but but don't forget it's the geomagnetic pole that matters, not the rotational pole! Take a gander at the auroral oval over at spaceweather.com -- Churchill has got the location, with respect to aurorae, nailed.
Can't count on weather though. When we went, we had one cloudy night out of 4. The previous week was completely overcast.
Posted by: sinmi at August 27, 2016 11:30 AM (I78p1)
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Growing up in Montana we had neither Northern lights or lightening bugs just hungry Grizzly bears. Didn't see a lightning bug until I served time....er..got transferred to the Kansas city area. It took me a while to figure out what those little blinking lights were flickering around the back yard.
Posted by: Octiparan at August 27, 2016 11:30 AM (f1/cC)
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26 A trip to Iceland is something I've actually been considering for some time - now it's going to be all crowded.
Posted by: Weasel at August 27, 2016 11:26 AM (Sfs6o)
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Have the hipsters discovered Greenland yet?
I bet the Hákarl is more authentic.
Posted by: Weasel at August 27, 2016 11:26 AM (Sfs6o)
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Have the hipsters discovered Greenland yet?
I bet the Hákarl is more authentic.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at August 27, 2016 11:30 AM (jR7Wy)
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"I read an article about Churchill recently. It seems the town is on hard times because the port closed"
Control of the Arctic being further ceded as a de facto matter to Russia. Which continues to invest in expanding its northern maritime trade and military capabilities.
And to aggressively press dubious territorial claims in the region, while threatening war over any incursion. (Hey, it's working for China in the South China Sea. Why not?)
Control of the Arctic being further ceded as a de facto matter to Russia. Which continues to invest in expanding its northern maritime trade and military capabilities.
And to aggressively press dubious territorial claims in the region, while threatening war over any incursion. (Hey, it's working for China in the South China Sea. Why not?)
Posted by: torquewrench at August 27, 2016 11:31 AM (noWW6)
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Yes, but but don't forget it's the geomagnetic pole that matters, not the rotational pole!
I hadn't considered that. Thanks.
I hadn't considered that. Thanks.
Posted by: pep at August 27, 2016 11:31 AM (LAe3v)
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For drinking in Iceland.
Three Sheets Iceland episode.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53glZT6ubhs
Three Sheets Iceland episode.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53glZT6ubhs
Posted by: Willy J. at August 27, 2016 11:31 AM (CDowr)
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Those of the global warming crowd have been convinced the Artic will be ice free, of course lowlands will be under water but that hasn't stopped them from buying beach property.
Posted by: Skip at August 27, 2016 11:31 AM (0G2eQ)
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College football is starting soon & will again miss the old school scoreboards. Black background w/ white light bulbs. Modern scoreboards are just an extension of your TV/computer/phone. You kids, get off my AstroTurf!
Posted by: Old vs New at August 27, 2016 11:32 AM (qlPzn)
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And to aggressively press dubious territorial claims in the region, while threatening war over any incursion. (Hey, it's working for China in the South China Sea. Why not?)
Posted by: torquewrench at August 27, 2016 11:31 AM (noWW6)
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I'd feel more sympathy if they hadn't continually bitched about the U.S. Navy/Coast Guard travelling through.
Posted by: torquewrench at August 27, 2016 11:31 AM (noWW6)
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I'd feel more sympathy if they hadn't continually bitched about the U.S. Navy/Coast Guard travelling through.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at August 27, 2016 11:34 AM (jR7Wy)
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HULK LIKE PHOTO.
Posted by: Incredible Hulk at August 27, 2016 11:34 AM (uz/Pv)
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I'm very fond of maps, and have looked for the best, most southerly route for a Northwest Passage. There is a good route that would require only a small amount of canal digging to get you from East to West, via the town of Taloyoak. Of course, the problem of winter freezing still exists.
Strangely, the people yammering assuredly about an ice-free Arctic have invested precisely no money in a venture to build the canal.
Posted by: pep at August 27, 2016 11:29 AM (LAe3v)
That canal-digging would all be through hard, ancient rock, and it might be high ground, too. And since we are headed into a solar minimum, the Arctic won't be ice-free. But you knew that.
Strangely, the people yammering assuredly about an ice-free Arctic have invested precisely no money in a venture to build the canal.
Posted by: pep at August 27, 2016 11:29 AM (LAe3v)
That canal-digging would all be through hard, ancient rock, and it might be high ground, too. And since we are headed into a solar minimum, the Arctic won't be ice-free. But you knew that.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 27, 2016 11:36 AM (oqkO3)
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The other thing (which I don't miss) that you never see anymore is the ubiquitous TV antennas mounted on top of everyone's house.
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at August 27, 2016 11:36 AM (mpXpK)
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Probably get a good fish stick in either Iceland or Greenland.
Posted by: Weasel at August 27, 2016 11:36 AM (Sfs6o)
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49er quarterback won't stand for national anthem because America is racist - says the black guy who makes $3 mill a year to play a game
Posted by: Patrick Henry at August 27, 2016 11:37 AM (XfRY8)
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We lived in Churchill until I was ten. Every Halloween I was raped by a bear wearing a hat & tie. Looking back, a picnic basket costume was unwise.
Posted by: Leonardo DiCaprio at August 27, 2016 11:38 AM (qlPzn)
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I bet the Hákarl is more authentic.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage
In German, the Hot Carl is authentic.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage
In German, the Hot Carl is authentic.
Posted by: Mutti Merkel at August 27, 2016 11:38 AM (xhqXI)
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Fox reports that Bill "Spaceman" Lee, former Red Sox standout, has announced a run for governor in his native Vermont. His platform is "legalizing marijuana and making the DH illegal".
Posted by: MTF at August 27, 2016 11:38 AM (/m8T6)
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It's best to plan trips to Iceland soon, while there are still a few remaining pockets of snow and ice.
Posted by: Al Gore Professor Meritless at August 27, 2016 11:39 AM (ZFUt7)
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TV antennae got traded for satellite dishes.
At least they're small now, and no longer take up half (or better!) of one's backyard.
At least they're small now, and no longer take up half (or better!) of one's backyard.
Posted by: JQ Flyover at August 27, 2016 11:39 AM (044Fx)
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Is there a word for the serendipity of the internet? Yesterday Mrs928 saw some flamer from Tyler Texas and whatever he was talking about interested her, so she googled him to see if he had a facebook or whatever. She found a guy with the same name, but it wasn't him, but she noticed that he had, for some reason, posted a HS Yearbook page of his uncle from 1947. And who is on the same yearbook page with his uncle, you might ask? My mother, age 14.
Weird.
Weird.
Posted by: Grump928(C) says Free Soothie! at August 27, 2016 11:41 AM (rwI+c)
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Can anyone who has visited comment on the quality of Icelandic tartar sauce?
Posted by: Weasel at August 27, 2016 11:43 AM (Sfs6o)
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53 At least they're small now, and no longer take up half (or better!) of one's backyard.
Posted by: JQ Flyover at August 27, 2016 11:39 AM (044Fx)
They got traded for cable first. But then cable was cheap. When I finally cut the cord my satellite service was costing me over $60/month.
Posted by: JQ Flyover at August 27, 2016 11:39 AM (044Fx)
They got traded for cable first. But then cable was cheap. When I finally cut the cord my satellite service was costing me over $60/month.
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at August 27, 2016 11:44 AM (mpXpK)
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If you want to see the northern lights and stay in North America I recommend Yellowknife or Hay River in Canada's Northwest Territories. Between Edmonton and northern Alberta is good also.
They speak English and are really nice and polite.
They speak English and are really nice and polite.
Posted by: JackS at August 27, 2016 11:45 AM (hgwL9)
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she noticed that he had, for some reason, posted a HS Yearbook page of his uncle from 1947. And who is on the same yearbook page with his uncle, you might ask? My mother, age 14.
Weird.
Posted by: Grump928(C) says Free Soothie!
And who was your aunt's paperboy in the mid 70s? You guessed it...
Weird.
Posted by: Grump928(C) says Free Soothie!
And who was your aunt's paperboy in the mid 70s? You guessed it...
Posted by: Kevin Bacon at August 27, 2016 11:45 AM (xhqXI)
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Iceland, Iceland
Rape-fugee Muzzie scheiss land
Once they collect welfare
They will never return again.
Rape-fugee Muzzie scheiss land
Once they collect welfare
They will never return again.
Posted by: Yuimetal at August 27, 2016 11:45 AM (uz/Pv)
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1/2 black? QB who was adopted and raised by a white family if I'm remembering correctly.
Posted by: nckate at August 27, 2016 11:46 AM (Tetbj)
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"49er quarterback won't stand for national anthem because America is
racist - says the black guy who makes $3 mill a year to play a game"
Forget it, Jake. It's the NFL.
Same organization which greenlit a Super Bowl halftime show last year which romanticized as heroes... the Black Panthers. The drug-dealing, recreationally-raping, cop-murdering Black Panthers.
racist - says the black guy who makes $3 mill a year to play a game"
Forget it, Jake. It's the NFL.
Same organization which greenlit a Super Bowl halftime show last year which romanticized as heroes... the Black Panthers. The drug-dealing, recreationally-raping, cop-murdering Black Panthers.
Posted by: torquewrench at August 27, 2016 11:46 AM (noWW6)
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49er quarterback won't stand for national anthem because America is racist - says the black guy who makes $3 mill a year to play a game
Posted by: Patrick Henry at August 27, 2016 11:37 AM (XfRY
$3 million??
"Colin Kaepernick signed a 6 year, $114,000,000 contract with the San Francisco 49ers, including a $12,328,766 signing bonus, $61,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $19,000,000."
Proving once more, if you can run/jump/throw, you don't need brains to get ahead in this country.
Of course, you need those things if you want to win Super Bowls, but the difference between Kaepernick and... say, Joe Montana, is that Kaepernick is a significantly more gifted athlete, but Joe has four Super Bowl wins.
The brain, as they say, helps.
Posted by: Patrick Henry at August 27, 2016 11:37 AM (XfRY
$3 million??
"Colin Kaepernick signed a 6 year, $114,000,000 contract with the San Francisco 49ers, including a $12,328,766 signing bonus, $61,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $19,000,000."
Proving once more, if you can run/jump/throw, you don't need brains to get ahead in this country.
Of course, you need those things if you want to win Super Bowls, but the difference between Kaepernick and... say, Joe Montana, is that Kaepernick is a significantly more gifted athlete, but Joe has four Super Bowl wins.
The brain, as they say, helps.
Posted by: BurtTC at August 27, 2016 11:46 AM (Pz4pT)
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41 Those of the global warming crowd have been convinced the Artic will be ice free, of course lowlands will be under water but that hasn't stopped them from buying beach property.
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This is how I always know Oprah and Ellen and Al-gore and the others don't believe their own scare-mongering. Buying estates in Santa Barbara?
41 Those of the global warming crowd have been convinced the Artic will be ice free, of course lowlands will be under water but that hasn't stopped them from buying beach property.
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This is how I always know Oprah and Ellen and Al-gore and the others don't believe their own scare-mongering. Buying estates in Santa Barbara?
Posted by: iforgot says God bless Snorky at August 27, 2016 11:47 AM (oGNNA)
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Yellowknife in summer, bring bug spray folks - awful.
Posted by: Patrick Henry at August 27, 2016 11:47 AM (XfRY8)
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That canal-digging would all be through hard, ancient rock, and it might be high ground, too.
Would that be Laurentian Plateau?
Would that be Laurentian Plateau?
Posted by: pep at August 27, 2016 11:48 AM (LAe3v)
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1/2 black? QB who was adopted and raised by a white family if I'm remembering correctly.
Posted by: nckate at August 27, 2016 11:46 AM (Tetbj)
And lost his job to Blaine Gabbert, the one guy playing the position in the league who is dumber than he is.
Yes, I considered Rothlessburger when making that statement.
Posted by: nckate at August 27, 2016 11:46 AM (Tetbj)
And lost his job to Blaine Gabbert, the one guy playing the position in the league who is dumber than he is.
Yes, I considered Rothlessburger when making that statement.
Posted by: BurtTC at August 27, 2016 11:48 AM (Pz4pT)
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A Most interesting morning trout fishing here, stopped by a small pond well stocked with pan fish just for some fun ( catch and release).
Out of the thick brush wandered a black bear some 30 feet away.
Looked at me ,then stood up. I already had the 1911 out and aimed and in a loud intimidating voice indicated he/she needed to leave. So after a few tense seconds, it dropped back on all fours and strolled off, I could hear it pushing through the undergrowth for sometime.
I then went to the truck,when I could walk. Have not been that scared in years. Could have pissed myself with no effort.
A Most interesting morning trout fishing here, stopped by a small pond well stocked with pan fish just for some fun ( catch and release).
Out of the thick brush wandered a black bear some 30 feet away.
Looked at me ,then stood up. I already had the 1911 out and aimed and in a loud intimidating voice indicated he/she needed to leave. So after a few tense seconds, it dropped back on all fours and strolled off, I could hear it pushing through the undergrowth for sometime.
I then went to the truck,when I could walk. Have not been that scared in years. Could have pissed myself with no effort.
Posted by: irongrampa at August 27, 2016 11:49 AM (X35Yt)
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"Looking back, a picnic basket costume was unwise."
You didn't come here for the hunting, did you?!
You didn't come here for the hunting, did you?!
Posted by: Rapey Bear at August 27, 2016 11:49 AM (9ym/8)
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Forget it, Jake. It's the NFL.
Same organization which greenlit a Super Bowl halftime show last year which romanticized as heroes... the Black Panthers. The drug-dealing, recreationally-raping, cop-murdering Black Panthers.
Posted by: torquewrench at August 27, 2016 11:46 AM (noWW6)
And suspended its best player because he wouldn't hand over his cell phone to them.
Same organization which greenlit a Super Bowl halftime show last year which romanticized as heroes... the Black Panthers. The drug-dealing, recreationally-raping, cop-murdering Black Panthers.
Posted by: torquewrench at August 27, 2016 11:46 AM (noWW6)
And suspended its best player because he wouldn't hand over his cell phone to them.
Posted by: BurtTC at August 27, 2016 11:49 AM (Pz4pT)
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One more reason to root against SF, as if the 1981 NFC Championship Game wasn't enough.
Posted by: Grump928(C) says Free Soothie!, with purchase of commenter of equal or greater value at August 27, 2016 11:50 AM (rwI+c)
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When I finally cut the cord my satellite service was costing me over $60/month.
Posted by: Vic
So, awhile ago, yes?
Wish I could talk hubby into cutting cable-- it's over 140/month (incl. internet), with NO 'movie channels' *and* we must have a converter box for Each tv (extra $ for more than 2)
Used to be, the beauty of cable over satellite, imo, was that you *didn't* need a stoopid f*king box anymore... grr.
fml
Posted by: Vic
So, awhile ago, yes?
Wish I could talk hubby into cutting cable-- it's over 140/month (incl. internet), with NO 'movie channels' *and* we must have a converter box for Each tv (extra $ for more than 2)
Used to be, the beauty of cable over satellite, imo, was that you *didn't* need a stoopid f*king box anymore... grr.
fml
Posted by: JQ Flyover at August 27, 2016 11:50 AM (044Fx)
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Just saw a PBS documentary about extreme train lines. The featured one was Trans-Siberian. Absolutely fascinating. Russia has done very well in embracing the cold and using it to their advantage. How many icebreakers does the US have again?
Posted by: mustbequantum at August 27, 2016 11:50 AM (MIKMs)
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Would that be Laurentian Plateau?
Posted by: pep at August 27, 2016 11:48 AM (LAe3v)
Canadian Shield. That far north, there might be some younger rocks overlying it, not sure at the moment, and too lazy to look it up.
Posted by: pep at August 27, 2016 11:48 AM (LAe3v)
Canadian Shield. That far north, there might be some younger rocks overlying it, not sure at the moment, and too lazy to look it up.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 27, 2016 11:51 AM (oqkO3)
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I clicked on the link to the German kid's short film about Iceland. On the sidebar, there's a story about a 5 year old Icelandic transgender kid.
Shit. Iceland may be remote but it's doing its' part to participate in the Era of Stupid.
Shit. Iceland may be remote but it's doing its' part to participate in the Era of Stupid.
Posted by: Donna&&&&&V. whitely brandishing ampersands&&&&&so there at August 27, 2016 11:52 AM (P8951)
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We used to have a problem with bears (in California) snooping around a loading dock trying to get into the dumpster. We chased them off by throwing pine cones at them. You have never seen a more indignant look than a bear you have just beaned with a pine cone.
Posted by: Weasel at August 27, 2016 11:53 AM (Sfs6o)
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Willowed from below.
177 So, Colin Kaepernick refuses to stand for the national anthem because of all the oppression of minorities in this country. Another reason to hate the niners.
177 So, Colin Kaepernick refuses to stand for the national anthem because of all the oppression of minorities in this country. Another reason to hate the niners.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at August 27, 2016 11:54 AM (kTF2Z)
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61 "49er quarterback won't stand for national anthem because America is
racist - says the black guy who makes $3 mill a year to play a game"
Forget it, Jake. It's the NFL."
It's also San Francisco. Fan bases in other parts of the country would be very unhappy with that shit. San Fran applauds crap like that.
racist - says the black guy who makes $3 mill a year to play a game"
Forget it, Jake. It's the NFL."
It's also San Francisco. Fan bases in other parts of the country would be very unhappy with that shit. San Fran applauds crap like that.
Posted by: Donna&&&&&V. whitely brandishing ampersands&&&&&so there at August 27, 2016 11:55 AM (P8951)
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>>>Iceland now has its own refugee population. The story is from PBS. Usual spin applies.
Muzzies are like mice. One in a cage is ok. Hordes of them roaming around constitutes a health hazard.
Muzzies are like mice. One in a cage is ok. Hordes of them roaming around constitutes a health hazard.
Posted by: Yuimetal at August 27, 2016 11:55 AM (uz/Pv)
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Yellowknife in summer, bring bug spray folks - awful.
Posted by: Patrick Henry at August 27, 2016 11:47 AM (XfRY
I prefer Yellowknife during the other season, winter.
Posted by: Patrick Henry at August 27, 2016 11:47 AM (XfRY
I prefer Yellowknife during the other season, winter.
Posted by: JackS at August 27, 2016 11:55 AM (hgwL9)
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I think the Laurentian Plateau and the Canadian Shield are the same thing. Looks like it's on the border of the Shield proper, probably a mix.
http://tinyurl.com/jyjarvw
http://tinyurl.com/jyjarvw
Posted by: pep at August 27, 2016 11:55 AM (LAe3v)
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@67
Damn, ig, I don't blame ya. Bears scare the fcuk outta me.
Watched a show a few years ago where some hunter/explorer/hiker said that his greatest fear was walking up on a bear cub.
Damn, ig, I don't blame ya. Bears scare the fcuk outta me.
Watched a show a few years ago where some hunter/explorer/hiker said that his greatest fear was walking up on a bear cub.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 27, 2016 11:56 AM (9ym/8)
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And lost his job to Blaine Gabbert, the one guy playing the position in the league who is dumber than he is.
Yes, I considered Rothlessburger when making that statement.
Posted by: BurtTC
THAT'S FUNNY CUZ...
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HEY!
Yes, I considered Rothlessburger when making that statement.
Posted by: BurtTC
THAT'S FUNNY CUZ...
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HEY!
Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at August 27, 2016 11:57 AM (xhqXI)
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Howdy Irongrandpa, similar story where I had a boar Griz amble into camp one morning. Drew the S&W .357 and had a conversation with the bear. It wasn't until later after it left I shook like a leaf.
Posted by: Octiparan at August 27, 2016 11:57 AM (f1/cC)
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Wish I could talk hubby into cutting cable-- it's
over 140/month (incl. internet), with NO 'movie channels' *and* we must
have a converter box for Each tv (extra $ for more than 2)
Used to be, the beauty of cable over satellite, imo, was that you *didn't* need a stoopid f*king box anymore... grr.
fml
Posted by: JQ Flyover at August 27, 2016 11:50 AM (044Fx)
My satellite and internet was costing me $130 a month with the taxes and fees.
over 140/month (incl. internet), with NO 'movie channels' *and* we must
have a converter box for Each tv (extra $ for more than 2)
Used to be, the beauty of cable over satellite, imo, was that you *didn't* need a stoopid f*king box anymore... grr.
fml
Posted by: JQ Flyover at August 27, 2016 11:50 AM (044Fx)
My satellite and internet was costing me $130 a month with the taxes and fees.
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at August 27, 2016 11:57 AM (mpXpK)
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51 Fox reports that Bill "Spaceman" Lee, former Red Sox standout, has announced a run for governor in his native Vermont. His platform is "legalizing marijuana and making the DH illegal".
Posted by: MTF at August 27, 2016 11:38 AM (/m8T6)
Lee is a Commie and friggin' nut case, but he's entertaining. And he might just win in Vermont.
I have to agree with making the DH illegal.
Posted by: MTF at August 27, 2016 11:38 AM (/m8T6)
Lee is a Commie and friggin' nut case, but he's entertaining. And he might just win in Vermont.
I have to agree with making the DH illegal.
Posted by: Donna&&&&&V. whitely brandishing ampersands&&&&&so there at August 27, 2016 11:57 AM (P8951)
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>>>"Colin Kaepernick signed a 6 year, $114,000,000 contract with the San Francisco 49ers, including a $12,328,766 signing bonus, $61,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $19,000,000."<<<
Good Lord! And he's a third tier quarterback at best. Tony Romo eat your heart out!
Good Lord! And he's a third tier quarterback at best. Tony Romo eat your heart out!
Posted by: Fritz at August 27, 2016 11:57 AM (HVQlX)
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Willowed from below.
177 So, Colin Kaepernick refuses to stand for the national anthem because of all the oppression of minorities in this country. Another reason to hate the niners.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at August 27, 2016 11:54 AM (kTF2Z)
I really thought he was going to be a superstar, but with all his athletic talent, he's got the brain of a 9th grade dropout.
Oh well, the NFL west features the Truther Seahawks, the BLM Ninners, the Stan Kronky- Chase the Money Loser Rams, and the Cardinals.
Not hard to figure out who to root for.
177 So, Colin Kaepernick refuses to stand for the national anthem because of all the oppression of minorities in this country. Another reason to hate the niners.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at August 27, 2016 11:54 AM (kTF2Z)
I really thought he was going to be a superstar, but with all his athletic talent, he's got the brain of a 9th grade dropout.
Oh well, the NFL west features the Truther Seahawks, the BLM Ninners, the Stan Kronky- Chase the Money Loser Rams, and the Cardinals.
Not hard to figure out who to root for.
Posted by: BurtTC at August 27, 2016 11:58 AM (Pz4pT)
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This is how I always know Oprah and Ellen and Al-gore and the others don't believe their own scare-mongering. Buying estates in Santa Barbara?
Posted by: iforgot says God bless Snorky at August 27, 2016 11:47 AM
They are figuring that they can stem the tides when their folks are totally in control.
This is how I always know Oprah and Ellen and Al-gore and the others don't believe their own scare-mongering. Buying estates in Santa Barbara?
Posted by: iforgot says God bless Snorky at August 27, 2016 11:47 AM
They are figuring that they can stem the tides when their folks are totally in control.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at August 27, 2016 11:59 AM (IqV8l)
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Kaepernick sounds like Rachel Noerdlinger. Adopted by white parents, but hates white people.
Posted by: Yuimetal at August 27, 2016 11:59 AM (uz/Pv)
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Yes, I considered Rothlessburger when making that statement.
Posted by: BurtTC
THAT'S FUNNY CUZ...
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HEY!
Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at August 27, 2016 11:57 AM (xhqXI)
Heh. Never. Gets. Old.
Posted by: BurtTC
THAT'S FUNNY CUZ...
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HEY!
Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at August 27, 2016 11:57 AM (xhqXI)
Heh. Never. Gets. Old.
Posted by: BurtTC at August 27, 2016 11:59 AM (Pz4pT)
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And lost his job to Blaine Gabbert, the one guy playing the position in the league who is dumber than he is.
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My dumb vote would go to the Cutler -- whining about his O-line people. Suck it up, buttercup.
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My dumb vote would go to the Cutler -- whining about his O-line people. Suck it up, buttercup.
Posted by: mustbequantum at August 27, 2016 12:00 PM (MIKMs)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 27, 2016 12:00 PM (9ym/8)
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177 So, Colin Kaepernick refuses to stand for the national anthem because of all the oppression of minorities in this country. Another reason to hate the niners.
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And this is one reason guilt-ridden white liberals keep voting the way they do. They believe this shit. They're MOVED by this guy's "principles" and they sympathize with his cause. And they have no idea there are NFL players who think differently, because what reporter even thinks to ask a Black NFL player or Olympic athlete why he/she did the normal thing and stood for the anthem?
177 So, Colin Kaepernick refuses to stand for the national anthem because of all the oppression of minorities in this country. Another reason to hate the niners.
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And this is one reason guilt-ridden white liberals keep voting the way they do. They believe this shit. They're MOVED by this guy's "principles" and they sympathize with his cause. And they have no idea there are NFL players who think differently, because what reporter even thinks to ask a Black NFL player or Olympic athlete why he/she did the normal thing and stood for the anthem?
Posted by: iforgot says God bless Snorky at August 27, 2016 12:02 PM (oGNNA)
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Watched a show a few years ago where some hunter/explorer/hiker said that his greatest fear was walking up on a bear cub.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 27, 2016 11:56 AM (9ym/
If I went hiking, which I do not do, I'd carry a firearm with enough punch to bring down a bear, as insurance.
I couldn't ever sleep when I was camping with the Girl Scouts. I was sure a bear would come eat us all. I was shaking every time I heard a rustle.
No, I'm not an outdoor girl. Nature is a damn bitch and is best appreciated from the front porch of the cabin or the on the deck of a ferry.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 27, 2016 11:56 AM (9ym/
If I went hiking, which I do not do, I'd carry a firearm with enough punch to bring down a bear, as insurance.
I couldn't ever sleep when I was camping with the Girl Scouts. I was sure a bear would come eat us all. I was shaking every time I heard a rustle.
No, I'm not an outdoor girl. Nature is a damn bitch and is best appreciated from the front porch of the cabin or the on the deck of a ferry.
Posted by: Donna&&&&&V. whitely brandishing ampersands&&&&&so there at August 27, 2016 12:02 PM (P8951)
Posted by: sinmi at August 27, 2016 12:02 PM (I78p1)
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C-Span 2 at 1315hrs (1:15pm) Bill Ayers discusses Demand the Impossible! :a radical manifesto
Posted by: Skip at August 27, 2016 12:03 PM (0G2eQ)
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92 "How many icebreakers does the US have again?"
I think the Coast Guard has like......3?
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 27, 2016 12:00 PM (9ym/
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Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria?
I think the Coast Guard has like......3?
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 27, 2016 12:00 PM (9ym/
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Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria?
Posted by: Weasel at August 27, 2016 12:03 PM (Sfs6o)
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"It wasn't until later after it left I shook like a leaf."
A friend of a friend relates a story of while camping in CO he's sitting around the fire one afternoon and hears something. Looks up and a GD bear is galloping out of trees right at him. His rifle is in its case leaning up against a tree about ten yards away.
Then, all of a sudden the bear stops, turns around, and, wanders off. No idea why, but he admits to maybe poo-ing himself a little bit.
A friend of a friend relates a story of while camping in CO he's sitting around the fire one afternoon and hears something. Looks up and a GD bear is galloping out of trees right at him. His rifle is in its case leaning up against a tree about ten yards away.
Then, all of a sudden the bear stops, turns around, and, wanders off. No idea why, but he admits to maybe poo-ing himself a little bit.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 27, 2016 12:04 PM (9ym/8)
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96 C-Span 2 at 1315hrs (1:15pm) Bill Ayers discusses Demand the Impossible! :a radical manifesto
Posted by: Skip at August 27, 2016 12:03 PM (0G2eQ)
I'll pass. I have a new TV and it would be a shame if I threw it out the living room window in a rage.
Elvis shot his TV. I know just how he felt.
Posted by: Skip at August 27, 2016 12:03 PM (0G2eQ)
I'll pass. I have a new TV and it would be a shame if I threw it out the living room window in a rage.
Elvis shot his TV. I know just how he felt.
Posted by: Donna&&&&&V. whitely brandishing ampersands&&&&&so there at August 27, 2016 12:05 PM (P8951)
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Icelandic food? Try the Kaestur hakarl. I hear it's lovely.
Posted by: Bacon Jeff at August 27, 2016 12:05 PM (VSenK)
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I do often try to watch leftists as much as I can take, it is good to see the other side to see what they are preaching.
Posted by: Skip at August 27, 2016 12:07 PM (0G2eQ)
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Kaepernick sounds like Rachel Noerdlinger. Adopted by white parents, but hates white people.
Posted by: Yuimetal at August 27, 2016 11:59 AM (uz/Pv)
Huh, it's almost like this experience of being half-white, half-black, creates an extra layer of guilt for some mush-minded lefties, so they become even MORE irrationally vocal about their raycissty rayciss accusations of raycism.
Almost.
Posted by: Yuimetal at August 27, 2016 11:59 AM (uz/Pv)
Huh, it's almost like this experience of being half-white, half-black, creates an extra layer of guilt for some mush-minded lefties, so they become even MORE irrationally vocal about their raycissty rayciss accusations of raycism.
Almost.
Posted by: BurtTC at August 27, 2016 12:07 PM (Pz4pT)
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Trump's rallies are coming less frequently. The only one on his pubic schedule right now is on Tuesday in Everett, WA, I believe the most recent was on Thursday? Maybe he's spending time on debate prep and hammering out details on his policies, or what he says are his policies.
Trump's rallies are coming less frequently. The only one on his pubic schedule right now is on Tuesday in Everett, WA, I believe the most recent was on Thursday? Maybe he's spending time on debate prep and hammering out details on his policies, or what he says are his policies.
Posted by: iforgot says God bless Snorky at August 27, 2016 12:08 PM (oGNNA)
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irongrampa, you're from upstate New York. Just curious - is hunting allowed in the Catskills or 'dacks? Probably not now, but was it?
I used to know a guy from Kingston NY who said he went hunting all the time when he was growing up but he didn't say where.
I used to know a guy from Kingston NY who said he went hunting all the time when he was growing up but he didn't say where.
Posted by: Donna&&&&&V. whitely brandishing ampersands&&&&&so there at August 27, 2016 12:08 PM (P8951)
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>>>I couldn't ever sleep when I was camping with the Girl Scouts. I was sure a bear would come eat us all. I was shaking every time I heard a rustle. <<<
I woke up one morning to find a rattlesnake curled up at the foot of my sleeping bag, enjoying my warmth.
FYI, rattlesnake tastes like a bony chicken.
I woke up one morning to find a rattlesnake curled up at the foot of my sleeping bag, enjoying my warmth.
FYI, rattlesnake tastes like a bony chicken.
Posted by: Fritz at August 27, 2016 12:10 PM (HVQlX)
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At 5pm on the other hand Nicolas Irving discusses Way of the Reaper, have it on reminder
Posted by: Skip at August 27, 2016 12:10 PM (0G2eQ)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 27, 2016 12:10 PM (9ym/8)
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Even when adopted by white parents, the left is somehow still able to poison their minds. Maybe the parents were leftists and did some of it themselves?
Posted by: Yuimetal at August 27, 2016 12:11 PM (uz/Pv)
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$3 million?? "Colin Kaepernick signed a 6 year, $114,000,000 contract with the San Francisco 49ers, including a $12,328,766 signing bonus, $61,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $19,000,000."
This guy is makingnothing close tothose numbers,3 million sounds about right.
$3 million?? "Colin Kaepernick signed a 6 year, $114,000,000 contract with the San Francisco 49ers, including a $12,328,766 signing bonus, $61,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $19,000,000."
This guy is makingnothing close tothose numbers,3 million sounds about right.
Posted by: Flawless Male Logic at August 27, 2016 12:11 PM (lKyWE)
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96 C-Span 2 at 1315hrs (1:15pm) Bill Ayers discusses Demand the Impossible!
I demand the impossible - that Ayers be declared a traitor and that he end his worthless life being shunned by society and seeing his totalitarian hopes dashed.
Yeah, it's impossible.
I demand the impossible - that Ayers be declared a traitor and that he end his worthless life being shunned by society and seeing his totalitarian hopes dashed.
Yeah, it's impossible.
Posted by: Donna&&&&&V. whitely brandishing ampersands&&&&&so there at August 27, 2016 12:12 PM (P8951)
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Huh, it's almost like this experience of being half-white, half-black, creates an extra layer of guilt for some mush-minded lefties, so they become even MORE irrationally vocal about their raycissty rayciss accusations of raycism.
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Don't hold it against me that I'm half-white; I'm just as full of resentment and grievances as you! But thank God I'm Halle Berry and not Leslie Jones, because being a halfrican does make for foxy.
Huh, it's almost like this experience of being half-white, half-black, creates an extra layer of guilt for some mush-minded lefties, so they become even MORE irrationally vocal about their raycissty rayciss accusations of raycism.
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Don't hold it against me that I'm half-white; I'm just as full of resentment and grievances as you! But thank God I'm Halle Berry and not Leslie Jones, because being a halfrican does make for foxy.
Posted by: iforgot says God bless Snorky at August 27, 2016 12:12 PM (oGNNA)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 27, 2016 12:12 PM (9ym/8)
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Maybe the parents were leftists and did some of it themselves?
Posted by: Yuimetal at August 27, 2016 12:11 PM (uz/Pv)
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That's my guess.
Maybe the parents were leftists and did some of it themselves?
Posted by: Yuimetal at August 27, 2016 12:11 PM (uz/Pv)
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That's my guess.
Posted by: iforgot says God bless Snorky at August 27, 2016 12:13 PM (oGNNA)
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"Looks up and a GD bear is galloping out of trees right at him. His
rifle is in its case leaning up against a tree about ten yards away."
The canister of bear spray is easier to keep on you at all times in something like a leg or upper arm holster, and it gives you better odds if being rushed.
Hard to for even a pro to manage a rifle snap shot at close range. Especially since there are places on a bear that a rifle shot won't result in immediate disabling.
The rifle absolutely has its place and I'd want one in bear country alongside the spray.
Also: a dog.
rifle is in its case leaning up against a tree about ten yards away."
The canister of bear spray is easier to keep on you at all times in something like a leg or upper arm holster, and it gives you better odds if being rushed.
Hard to for even a pro to manage a rifle snap shot at close range. Especially since there are places on a bear that a rifle shot won't result in immediate disabling.
The rifle absolutely has its place and I'd want one in bear country alongside the spray.
Also: a dog.
Posted by: torquewrench at August 27, 2016 12:13 PM (noWW6)
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I woke up one morning to find a rattlesnake curled up at the foot of my sleeping bag, enjoying my warmth.
Posted by: Fritz at August 27, 2016 12:10 PM (HVQlX)
It would have been a wet warmth in my case, as I would have peed in my sleeping bag.
Posted by: Fritz at August 27, 2016 12:10 PM (HVQlX)
It would have been a wet warmth in my case, as I would have peed in my sleeping bag.
Posted by: Donna&&&&&V. whitely brandishing ampersands&&&&&so there at August 27, 2016 12:13 PM (P8951)
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This guy is makingnothing close tothose numbers,3 million sounds about right.
Posted by: Flawless Male Logic at August 27, 2016 12:11 PM (lKyWE)
I don't care what it sounds like. That's what his contract is. It's public information.
Posted by: Flawless Male Logic at August 27, 2016 12:11 PM (lKyWE)
I don't care what it sounds like. That's what his contract is. It's public information.
Posted by: BurtTC at August 27, 2016 12:14 PM (Pz4pT)
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I demand the impossible - that Ayers be declared a traitor and that he end his worthless life being shunned by society and seeing his totalitarian hopes dashed.
Justice would have him horribly maimed by a nail bomb.
Justice would have him horribly maimed by a nail bomb.
Posted by: Grump928(C) says Free Soothie!, with purchase of commenter of equal or greater value at August 27, 2016 12:14 PM (rwI+c)
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>>Watched a show a few years ago where some hunter/explorer/hiker said that his greatest fear was walking up on a bear cub.
Yes. Years ago we were hiking in Shenandoah Nat'l Park. came upon some hikers stopped on the trail, and one young bimbo in the group tells me excitedly that they're watching two bear cubs about 40 ft away and "...you should put your son on your shoulders so he can see them!" (son was 4 years old). Looked at my hubby and said, "We need to get out of here ASAP before their mom shows up!!" Just like the idiots here on CO who are charmed by the "pretty kitty" mountain lions they see on hiking trails. Gah!
Yes. Years ago we were hiking in Shenandoah Nat'l Park. came upon some hikers stopped on the trail, and one young bimbo in the group tells me excitedly that they're watching two bear cubs about 40 ft away and "...you should put your son on your shoulders so he can see them!" (son was 4 years old). Looked at my hubby and said, "We need to get out of here ASAP before their mom shows up!!" Just like the idiots here on CO who are charmed by the "pretty kitty" mountain lions they see on hiking trails. Gah!
Posted by: Lizzy at August 27, 2016 12:17 PM (NOIQH)
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>>>Justice would have him horribly maimed by a nail bomb.
Posted by: Grump928(C)
Dzhokar Tsarnaev is still alive isn't he? Would also be nice to see some justice meted out on him.
Posted by: Grump928(C)
Dzhokar Tsarnaev is still alive isn't he? Would also be nice to see some justice meted out on him.
Posted by: Yuimetal at August 27, 2016 12:17 PM (uz/Pv)
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Justice would have him horribly maimed by a nail bomb.
Posted by: Grump928(C) says Free Soothie!, with purchase of commenter of equal or greater value at August 27, 2016 12:14 PM (rwI+c)
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Or an American flag that he's standing on suddenly goes up in flames.
Justice would have him horribly maimed by a nail bomb.
Posted by: Grump928(C) says Free Soothie!, with purchase of commenter of equal or greater value at August 27, 2016 12:14 PM (rwI+c)
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Or an American flag that he's standing on suddenly goes up in flames.
Posted by: iforgot says God bless Snorky at August 27, 2016 12:18 PM (oGNNA)
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I couldn't ever sleep when I was camping with the Girl Scouts.
Posted by: Donna&&&&&V. whitely brandishing ampersands&&&&&so there at August 27, 2016 12:02 PM (P8951)
Yeah, that would scare the stuffing out of me too.
Bears? Oh heck, bears don't scare me.
Posted by: Donna&&&&&V. whitely brandishing ampersands&&&&&so there at August 27, 2016 12:02 PM (P8951)
Yeah, that would scare the stuffing out of me too.
Bears? Oh heck, bears don't scare me.
Posted by: BurtTC at August 27, 2016 12:18 PM (Pz4pT)
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Good morning
Posted by: chemjeff at August 27, 2016 12:18 PM (uAvJJ)
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Ricardo, that is always one of my fears in grizzly country - runaway bear syndrome. Read a book on grizzly attacks a while ago. One of the stories talks about a camper taking a dump and a runaway bear and cubs burst through the underbrush and attack. They would.not.give.up the body and had to be shot.
Grizzly attacks are personal to me because I had a good friend killed by one near Glacier Park 30 some years ago.
Grizzly attacks are personal to me because I had a good friend killed by one near Glacier Park 30 some years ago.
Posted by: Octiparan at August 27, 2016 12:19 PM (f1/cC)
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morning, cj!
morning, cj!
Posted by: iforgot says God bless Snorky at August 27, 2016 12:19 PM (oGNNA)
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Don't mind me, I am just procrastinating on cleaning the house
Posted by: chemjeff at August 27, 2016 12:19 PM (uAvJJ)
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"Hard to for even a pro to manage a rifle snap shot at close range. Especially since there are places on a bear that a rifle shot won't result in immediate disabling."
Oh, true. Scared, startled.......bear coming at you bouncing up and down.
Oh, true. Scared, startled.......bear coming at you bouncing up and down.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 27, 2016 12:20 PM (9ym/8)
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And all I wanted was a pic-a-nic basket!
Posted by: Yogi Bear at August 27, 2016 12:21 PM (uAvJJ)
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Oh for heck's sake, I want to know what to eat in Iceland for REAL
It is my understanding that Icelanders are very fond of hot dogs, and eat a lot of them. I'm not kidding.
Posted by: pep at August 27, 2016 11:17 AM (LAe3v)
Puffins....they hunt them as they fly off the ledges. Grilled with a little basting...
It is my understanding that Icelanders are very fond of hot dogs, and eat a lot of them. I'm not kidding.
Posted by: pep at August 27, 2016 11:17 AM (LAe3v)
Puffins....they hunt them as they fly off the ledges. Grilled with a little basting...
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at August 27, 2016 12:21 PM (ej1L0)
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Puffins....they hunt them as they fly off the ledges. Grilled with a little basting...
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at August 27, 2016 12:21 PM (ej1L0)
Do they taste like chicken?
Puffins....they hunt them as they fly off the ledges. Grilled with a little basting...
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at August 27, 2016 12:21 PM (ej1L0)
Do they taste like chicken?
Posted by: Donna&&&&&V. whitely brandishing ampersands&&&&&so there at August 27, 2016 12:22 PM (P8951)
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Today is the day I commit myself to retrieving what I found useful but didn't copy to Google Keep in the last TWO weekends' book threads.
I am sorry and I humbly repent.
As for open-thread material - why is it that every time something bad happens to someone youngish and female the Daily Mail is able to come up with selfies of said individual pushing up her tits?
Used to be we made sure our kids had clean underwear in case they were squashed by a bus, now we have to make sure they have clean Facebook.
I am sorry and I humbly repent.
As for open-thread material - why is it that every time something bad happens to someone youngish and female the Daily Mail is able to come up with selfies of said individual pushing up her tits?
Used to be we made sure our kids had clean underwear in case they were squashed by a bus, now we have to make sure they have clean Facebook.
Posted by: JEM at August 27, 2016 12:22 PM (o+SC1)
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Posted by: Lizzy at August 27, 2016 12:17 PM (NOIQH)
Meanwhile, in NYC subway riders are scared shitless by - crickets and worms.
(Admittedly having worms thrown at you would be icky, but it's hardly like having a face-sized spider come your way.)
Meanwhile, in NYC subway riders are scared shitless by - crickets and worms.
(Admittedly having worms thrown at you would be icky, but it's hardly like having a face-sized spider come your way.)
Posted by: Donna&&&&&V. whitely brandishing ampersands&&&&&so there at August 27, 2016 12:24 PM (P8951)
Posted by: t-bird at August 27, 2016 12:25 PM (ANVXm)
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>> Meanwhile, in NYC subway riders are scared
>> shitless by - crickets and worms.
It's New York City. Never trust the judgment of someone who doesn't own a car.
>> shitless by - crickets and worms.
It's New York City. Never trust the judgment of someone who doesn't own a car.
Posted by: JEM at August 27, 2016 12:25 PM (o+SC1)
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>>Grizzly attacks are personal to me because I had a good friend killed by one near Glacier Park 30 some years ago.
Ugh, that's horrible. They give all sorts of cautions and instructions at Glacier for avoiding bears --- freaked me out when we went hiking there.
MIL lives in VT mountains and for years had a local bear they referred to as "Lefty" because his lefty eye was damaged. One time Lefty made a visit to the back of their house while MIL and our son were in front - they were clued in when their 5 dogs came running at them. We did not like this since MIL and husband are uber-progressives and horrified that we suggested getting a gun for protection from Lefty after that.
Ugh, that's horrible. They give all sorts of cautions and instructions at Glacier for avoiding bears --- freaked me out when we went hiking there.
MIL lives in VT mountains and for years had a local bear they referred to as "Lefty" because his lefty eye was damaged. One time Lefty made a visit to the back of their house while MIL and our son were in front - they were clued in when their 5 dogs came running at them. We did not like this since MIL and husband are uber-progressives and horrified that we suggested getting a gun for protection from Lefty after that.
Posted by: Lizzy at August 27, 2016 12:25 PM (NOIQH)
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Just like the idiots here on CO who are charmed by the "pretty kitty" mountain lions they see on hiking trails. Gah!
Posted by: Lizzy
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I called my next-door neighbors because I could hear their kids playing in their back yard, and a momma bear and two cubs had just wandered into my yard.
I told them that it might be a good idea to have the kids come inside on that account. In the next minute, parents and kids have run over to my yard to 'see the bears'.
Posted by: Lizzy
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I called my next-door neighbors because I could hear their kids playing in their back yard, and a momma bear and two cubs had just wandered into my yard.
I told them that it might be a good idea to have the kids come inside on that account. In the next minute, parents and kids have run over to my yard to 'see the bears'.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 27, 2016 12:26 PM (9mTYi)
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Posted by: pep at August 27, 2016 11:17 AM (LAe3v)
According to one of the links on that Iceland page, they eat a lot of lamb and salmon, which sounds good to me. And Skyr cheese. I have no idea what that tastes like. Probably sheep's milk cheese.
According to one of the links on that Iceland page, they eat a lot of lamb and salmon, which sounds good to me. And Skyr cheese. I have no idea what that tastes like. Probably sheep's milk cheese.
Posted by: Donna&&&&&V. whitely brandishing ampersands&&&&&so there at August 27, 2016 12:26 PM (P8951)
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Don't mind me, I am just procrastinating on cleaning the house Posted by: chemjeff at August 27, 2016 12:19 PM (uAvJJ)
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Me too. Dog and cat just gave up their posts at the front door and went back to bed because no grandkids today.
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Me too. Dog and cat just gave up their posts at the front door and went back to bed because no grandkids today.
Posted by: mustbequantum at August 27, 2016 12:26 PM (MIKMs)
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>> Colin Kaepernick has decided that he is a twat.
It's a shame what the NFL has become. I mean, of course, it's always been a media show, but just in the last decade it's become a shitshow.
It's a shame what the NFL has become. I mean, of course, it's always been a media show, but just in the last decade it's become a shitshow.
Posted by: JEM at August 27, 2016 12:27 PM (o+SC1)
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It's New York City. Never trust the judgment of someone who doesn't own a car.
Posted by: JEM
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Well, that would include a lot of Washington bureaucrats....
Posted by: JEM
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Well, that would include a lot of Washington bureaucrats....
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 27, 2016 12:28 PM (9mTYi)
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>>>because being a halfrican does make for foxy.
:::writes in diary, curses self silently for not having better ideas for bet:::
:::writes in diary, curses self silently for not having better ideas for bet:::
Posted by: Banana Splits Guy at August 27, 2016 12:28 PM (+b2T3)
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>>In the next minute, parents and kids have run over to my yard to 'see the bears'.
Hello --- predators!!!!?!
Hello --- predators!!!!?!
Posted by: Lizzy at August 27, 2016 12:31 PM (NOIQH)
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141 >>In the next minute, parents and kids have run over to my yard to 'see the bears'.
Hello --- predators!!!!?!
Posted by: Lizzy at August 27, 2016 12:31 PM (NOIQH)
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I blame Walt Disney.
Hello --- predators!!!!?!
Posted by: Lizzy at August 27, 2016 12:31 PM (NOIQH)
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I blame Walt Disney.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at August 27, 2016 12:32 PM (jR7Wy)
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Old tech vs. New tech.
Power outage or internet outage
ATM and Credit Debit card, whaaaaa
Cash, priceless
Power outage or internet outage
ATM and Credit Debit card, whaaaaa
Cash, priceless
Posted by: centralscrutinizer at August 27, 2016 12:32 PM (vI+F1)
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If I got paid millions to play a game I'd thank God every day for being so fortunate, but that's just me.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at August 27, 2016 12:32 PM (kTF2Z)
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Going to use some "new" technology right now -- a gasoline-powered lawn mower -- with some "old" technology -- a hand rake.
My father lost the tip of one of his fingers to an old reel grass cutter when he was a kid. We had one when I was growing up that I used. It was an interesting experience. You never let the grass get too long when you had one of those.
Going to use some "new" technology right now -- a gasoline-powered lawn mower -- with some "old" technology -- a hand rake.
My father lost the tip of one of his fingers to an old reel grass cutter when he was a kid. We had one when I was growing up that I used. It was an interesting experience. You never let the grass get too long when you had one of those.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 27, 2016 12:32 PM (fOgSR)
Posted by: JEM at August 27, 2016 12:33 PM (o+SC1)
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If I were a pretty boy like DiCaprio, I'd be alive today.
Posted by: zombie Timothy Treadwell at August 27, 2016 12:33 PM (uz/Pv)
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I woke up one morning to find a rattlesnake curled up at the foot of my sleeping bag, enjoying my warmth.
Posted by: Fritz at August 27, 2016 12:10 PM
I was hunting an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas I'll never know.
I woke up one morning to find a rattlesnake curled up at the foot of my sleeping bag, enjoying my warmth.
Posted by: Fritz at August 27, 2016 12:10 PM
I was hunting an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas I'll never know.
Posted by: Graucho at August 27, 2016 12:34 PM (IqV8l)
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It's a shame what the NFL has become. I mean, of course, it's always been a media show
Interesting moves by the NFL, to throw their lot in with those who don't actually like football.
Interesting moves by the NFL, to throw their lot in with those who don't actually like football.
Posted by: t-bird at August 27, 2016 12:34 PM (yddCj)
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It is my understanding that Icelanders are very fond of hot dogs, and eat a lot of them. I'm not kidding.
Posted by: pep at August 27, 2016 11:17 AM (LAe3v)
We are very fond of hot dogs. Well, most of us anyway.
Posted by: pep at August 27, 2016 11:17 AM (LAe3v)
We are very fond of hot dogs. Well, most of us anyway.
Posted by: Icelandic Women's Soccer Team at August 27, 2016 12:34 PM (uAvJJ)
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"Oh, true. Scared, startled.......bear coming at you bouncing up and down."
The makings of a very bad day.
I had read an account from an elk hunter who suddenly had to deal with a bear charge, and got off two shots, both of which missed. His hunting buddy, behind and to one side, then anchored the bear with one immediate-stop shot.
First hunter sits down on a log with shaky legs, safes his rifle with shaky hands, takes a very long very deep breath, and says, "Thanks."
His buddy says that it was pure dumb luck and that he probably wouldn't ever be able to make the same shot successfully. Oy.
The makings of a very bad day.
I had read an account from an elk hunter who suddenly had to deal with a bear charge, and got off two shots, both of which missed. His hunting buddy, behind and to one side, then anchored the bear with one immediate-stop shot.
First hunter sits down on a log with shaky legs, safes his rifle with shaky hands, takes a very long very deep breath, and says, "Thanks."
His buddy says that it was pure dumb luck and that he probably wouldn't ever be able to make the same shot successfully. Oy.
Posted by: torquewrench at August 27, 2016 12:34 PM (noWW6)
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It's a shame what the NFL has become. I mean, of course, it's always been a media show, but just in the last decade it's become a shitshow.
Posted by: JEM at August 27, 2016 12:27 PM (o+SC1)
Weird to see the most American of sports become anti-American.
That horseshit doesn't appear to have spread to mlb, thank God. They're too preoccupied with coming up with innovations like "instant"replay challenges that can go on for 4 minutes while nobody in the stands has a clue as to what is being reviewed to occupy themselves with radical political shit.
Vin Scully made an on-air comment about how socialism doesn't work and never has a few weeks ago - which makes me like old Vin even more.
Posted by: JEM at August 27, 2016 12:27 PM (o+SC1)
Weird to see the most American of sports become anti-American.
That horseshit doesn't appear to have spread to mlb, thank God. They're too preoccupied with coming up with innovations like "instant"replay challenges that can go on for 4 minutes while nobody in the stands has a clue as to what is being reviewed to occupy themselves with radical political shit.
Vin Scully made an on-air comment about how socialism doesn't work and never has a few weeks ago - which makes me like old Vin even more.
Posted by: Donna&&&&&V. whitely brandishing ampersands&&&&&so there at August 27, 2016 12:34 PM (P8951)
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In the next minute, parents and kids have run over to my yard to 'see the bears'.
Hello --- predators!!!!?!
Posted by: Lizzy at August 27, 2016 12:31 PM (NOIQH)
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I blame Walt Disney.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at August 27, 2016 12:32 PM (jR7Wy)
I'm trying to parse the various comments here, to determine... the predators, are we talking about the bears or the kids, or the Dinsey Corp?
Hello --- predators!!!!?!
Posted by: Lizzy at August 27, 2016 12:31 PM (NOIQH)
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I blame Walt Disney.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at August 27, 2016 12:32 PM (jR7Wy)
I'm trying to parse the various comments here, to determine... the predators, are we talking about the bears or the kids, or the Dinsey Corp?
Posted by: BurtTC at August 27, 2016 12:35 PM (Pz4pT)
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Do they taste like chicken?
I'd hazard a guess that they taste like fish since that is their diet, by and large.
Do they taste like chicken?
I'd hazard a guess that they taste like fish since that is their diet, by and large.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 27, 2016 12:35 PM (fOgSR)
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Kaepernick can go fuck himself and if the NFL does not take any action against him so can they.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 27, 2016 12:35 PM (Ozsfq)
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Passengers
inside a carriage on the New York subway were sent into a panicked
frenzy after a woman released a tub of live bugs and then urinated on
herself.The incident took place on a Brooklyn-bound D train on Wednesday just after 6pm, according to police.The woman had been trying to sell crickets and worms during the evening commute when a group of teenagers reportedly pushed her.One witness said someone had punched her in the face.
So many things wrong with this story.....Pictures don't help.
inside a carriage on the New York subway were sent into a panicked
frenzy after a woman released a tub of live bugs and then urinated on
herself.The incident took place on a Brooklyn-bound D train on Wednesday just after 6pm, according to police.The woman had been trying to sell crickets and worms during the evening commute when a group of teenagers reportedly pushed her.One witness said someone had punched her in the face.
So many things wrong with this story.....Pictures don't help.
Posted by: Lizzy at August 27, 2016 12:35 PM (NOIQH)
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Interesting moves by the NFL, to throw their lot in with those who don't actually like football.
Posted by: t-bird at August 27, 2016 12:34 PM (yddCj)
Kinda like the cops in Minneapolis and San Jose siding with protesters who would be happy if any of them were shot by a black thug.
Interesting moves by the NFL, to throw their lot in with those who don't actually like football.
Posted by: t-bird at August 27, 2016 12:34 PM (yddCj)
Kinda like the cops in Minneapolis and San Jose siding with protesters who would be happy if any of them were shot by a black thug.
Posted by: Donna&&&&&V. whitely brandishing ampersands&&&&&so there at August 27, 2016 12:36 PM (P8951)
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Kaepernick can go fuck himself and if the NFL does not take any action against him so can they.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 27, 2016 12:35 PM (Ozsfq)
Let the no talent fuck go play in Iran
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 27, 2016 12:35 PM (Ozsfq)
Let the no talent fuck go play in Iran
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 27, 2016 12:36 PM (Ozsfq)
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I'd hazard a guess that they taste like fish since that is their diet, by and large.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM)
Huma must eat a lot of fish.
*hic*
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM)
Huma must eat a lot of fish.
*hic*
Posted by: Hillary! Rodham-Rodham at August 27, 2016 12:36 PM (xhqXI)
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Yet one more reason not to live in New York...
Posted by: chemjeff at August 27, 2016 12:36 PM (uAvJJ)
Posted by: Lizzy at August 27, 2016 12:36 PM (NOIQH)
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"Grizzly attacks are personal to me because I had a good friend killed by one near Glacier Park 30 some years ago."
Ugh, and people are still getting killed regularly by grizzlies in that region.
I go to Grand Teton NP nearly every summer and grizzlies have moved into the northern end.
The black bears there are so used to people that they ignore them. On a hike we came up on a bear with two cubs cramming their faces with berries, and they could not have been less interested in us. We sure didn't linger though. If one ever came walking towards me, I think I would join the disaster-pants club.
One other thing that weirds me out is coming up on a cow moose and I can't see where the calf is. The park moose are calm, but I don't want to find out how agitated they can get by putting myself between mama moose and the baby.
Ugh, and people are still getting killed regularly by grizzlies in that region.
I go to Grand Teton NP nearly every summer and grizzlies have moved into the northern end.
The black bears there are so used to people that they ignore them. On a hike we came up on a bear with two cubs cramming their faces with berries, and they could not have been less interested in us. We sure didn't linger though. If one ever came walking towards me, I think I would join the disaster-pants club.
One other thing that weirds me out is coming up on a cow moose and I can't see where the calf is. The park moose are calm, but I don't want to find out how agitated they can get by putting myself between mama moose and the baby.
Posted by: stace...TEXIT at August 27, 2016 12:37 PM (ozZau)
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It's also San Francisco. Fan bases in other parts of the country would be very unhappy with that shit. San Fran applauds crap like that.
Posted by: DonnaV. whitely brandishing ampersandsso there at August 27, 2016 11:55 AM (P8951)
Here's the funny thing about the 9ers franchise, and I say this as one who has been a fan of theirs since the days of John Brodie.
They don't like "characters".
I'm not sure what it is, but through all the years of ownership and management changes, the fact remains that guys that seem to do well in the 49er system are quiet, unassuming, uncontroversial players who simply get the job done. Loudmouths, egotists, braggarts, etc. never seem to last long with SF, no matter how good they are. I'm thinking of Deion Sanders and Terrell Owens, both wildly talented players who only lasted a few seasons at SF. Their kind of "hey everybody, look at me" personality just didn't work there.
And they've been looking to unload Kaepernick, anyway. So if he continues to attract attention because of his shitty attitude, he'll be gone that much faster.
Posted by: DonnaV. whitely brandishing ampersandsso there at August 27, 2016 11:55 AM (P8951)
Here's the funny thing about the 9ers franchise, and I say this as one who has been a fan of theirs since the days of John Brodie.
They don't like "characters".
I'm not sure what it is, but through all the years of ownership and management changes, the fact remains that guys that seem to do well in the 49er system are quiet, unassuming, uncontroversial players who simply get the job done. Loudmouths, egotists, braggarts, etc. never seem to last long with SF, no matter how good they are. I'm thinking of Deion Sanders and Terrell Owens, both wildly talented players who only lasted a few seasons at SF. Their kind of "hey everybody, look at me" personality just didn't work there.
And they've been looking to unload Kaepernick, anyway. So if he continues to attract attention because of his shitty attitude, he'll be gone that much faster.
Posted by: OregonMuse at August 27, 2016 12:37 PM (Scu/0)
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>> Cash, priceless
Yeah, your disaster bin needs to have $500 in small bills in there.
You could argue that if you were preparing for a real disaster small bits of precious metals, bottles of IPA, or perhaps young virgins might be more valuable currency, but then you have to feed the young virgins and keep them from drinking the beer...
Yeah, your disaster bin needs to have $500 in small bills in there.
You could argue that if you were preparing for a real disaster small bits of precious metals, bottles of IPA, or perhaps young virgins might be more valuable currency, but then you have to feed the young virgins and keep them from drinking the beer...
Posted by: JEM at August 27, 2016 12:37 PM (o+SC1)
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Headline on Drudge about football player that refuses to stand for the National Anthem. He enjoys the best of the US and his response is to piss on it. Typical.
Posted by: freaked at August 27, 2016 12:38 PM (BO/km)
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I'm trying to parse the various comments here, to determine... the predators, are we talking about the bears or the kids, or the Dinsey Corp?
Posted by: BurtTC at August 27, 2016 12:35 PM (Pz4pT)
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Ha! Cage match!
But I blame Disney for making bears big lovable galoots (See: Baloo, Little John, etc.)
Posted by: BurtTC at August 27, 2016 12:35 PM (Pz4pT)
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Ha! Cage match!
But I blame Disney for making bears big lovable galoots (See: Baloo, Little John, etc.)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at August 27, 2016 12:38 PM (jR7Wy)
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Old tech vs. New tech.
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Power outage - Gas appliances with pilot lights. Cooking, hot water.
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Power outage - Gas appliances with pilot lights. Cooking, hot water.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 27, 2016 12:38 PM (9mTYi)
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It's a shame what the NFL has become. I mean, of course, it's always been a media show, but just in the last decade it's become a shitshow.
Posted by: JEM at August 27, 2016 12:27 PM (o+SC1)
Weird to see the most American of sports become anti-American.
That horseshit doesn't appear to have spread to mlb, thank God. They're too preoccupied with coming up with innovations like "instant"replay challenges that can go on for 4 minutes while nobody in the stands has a clue as to what is being reviewed to occupy themselves with radical political shit.
Vin Scully made an on-air comment about how socialism doesn't work and never has a few weeks ago - which makes me like old Vin even more.
Posted by: Donna&&&&&V. whitely brandishing ampersands&&&&&so there at August 27, 2016 12:34 PM (P8951)
You know, I was thinking about this the other day. Sometimes, in the context of any number of things, we tend to think in a "larger picture" sense, that the world is spinning the way it is, because all of it has begun to spin that way.
When in reality, in some very specific circumstances, the world spins in its direction, sometimes because of a small handful of people who decide to spin it that way.
I'm thinking of guys like Soros, Hitler, and Roger Goodell.
I'm not necessarily comparing those three people... but I'm also not necessarily, not.
Posted by: JEM at August 27, 2016 12:27 PM (o+SC1)
Weird to see the most American of sports become anti-American.
That horseshit doesn't appear to have spread to mlb, thank God. They're too preoccupied with coming up with innovations like "instant"replay challenges that can go on for 4 minutes while nobody in the stands has a clue as to what is being reviewed to occupy themselves with radical political shit.
Vin Scully made an on-air comment about how socialism doesn't work and never has a few weeks ago - which makes me like old Vin even more.
Posted by: Donna&&&&&V. whitely brandishing ampersands&&&&&so there at August 27, 2016 12:34 PM (P8951)
You know, I was thinking about this the other day. Sometimes, in the context of any number of things, we tend to think in a "larger picture" sense, that the world is spinning the way it is, because all of it has begun to spin that way.
When in reality, in some very specific circumstances, the world spins in its direction, sometimes because of a small handful of people who decide to spin it that way.
I'm thinking of guys like Soros, Hitler, and Roger Goodell.
I'm not necessarily comparing those three people... but I'm also not necessarily, not.
Posted by: BurtTC at August 27, 2016 12:38 PM (Pz4pT)
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Posted by: Lizzy at August 27, 2016 12:35 PM (NOIQH)
Molly Malone sold cockles and mussels in the streets of Dublin. This NY woman was all "crickets and worms! Get your crickets and worms here!" New York foodies eat a lot of weird stuff, but I don't think they've discovered the joys of cricket and worm eating yet.
Molly Malone sold cockles and mussels in the streets of Dublin. This NY woman was all "crickets and worms! Get your crickets and worms here!" New York foodies eat a lot of weird stuff, but I don't think they've discovered the joys of cricket and worm eating yet.
Posted by: Donna&&&&&V. whitely brandishing ampersands&&&&&so there at August 27, 2016 12:39 PM (P8951)
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Headline on Drudge about football player that refuses to stand for the National Anthem. He enjoys the best of the US and his response is to piss on it. Typical.
Posted by: freaked at August 27, 2016 12:38 PM (BO/km)
Fuck Him, Fuck the 49s, and Fuck the NFL
Posted by: freaked at August 27, 2016 12:38 PM (BO/km)
Fuck Him, Fuck the 49s, and Fuck the NFL
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 27, 2016 12:39 PM (Ozsfq)
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But I blame Disney for making bears big lovable galoots (See: Baloo, Little John, etc.)
Posted by: All Hail Eris
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Br'er Bear
Posted by: All Hail Eris
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Br'er Bear
Posted by: Song of the South at August 27, 2016 12:40 PM (9mTYi)
Posted by: Random google search result at August 27, 2016 12:40 PM (Pby3z)
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One other thing that weirds me out is coming up on a
cow moose and I can't see where the calf is. The park moose are calm,
but I don't want to find out how agitated they can get by putting myself
between mama moose and the baby.
Posted by: stace...TEXIT at August 27, 2016 12:37 PM (ozZau)
I've read that moose kill more people in Alaska than bears.
cow moose and I can't see where the calf is. The park moose are calm,
but I don't want to find out how agitated they can get by putting myself
between mama moose and the baby.
Posted by: stace...TEXIT at August 27, 2016 12:37 PM (ozZau)
I've read that moose kill more people in Alaska than bears.
Posted by: BignJames at August 27, 2016 12:40 PM (9RGU3)
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Br'er Bear
Posted by: Song of the South at August 27, 2016 12:40 PM (9mTYi)
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This film doesn't exist!
Br'er Bear
Posted by: Song of the South at August 27, 2016 12:40 PM (9mTYi)
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This film doesn't exist!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at August 27, 2016 12:41 PM (jR7Wy)
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Headline on Drudge about football player that refuses to stand for the National Anthem. He enjoys the best of the US and his response is to piss on it. Typical.
Posted by: freaked
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I know just how he feels, I have to live in the White House.
Posted by: freaked
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I know just how he feels, I have to live in the White House.
Posted by: Moocher at August 27, 2016 12:41 PM (9mTYi)
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New York foodies eat a lot of weird stuff, but I don't think they've discovered the joys of cricket and worm eating yet.
Posted by: DonnaV. whitely brandishing ampersandsso there at August
don't be so sure...
http://tinyurl.com/jjkn49d
Posted by: DonnaV. whitely brandishing ampersandsso there at August
don't be so sure...
http://tinyurl.com/jjkn49d
Posted by: chemjeff at August 27, 2016 12:41 PM (uAvJJ)
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Mother bears can tell that you mean no harm to their cubs, and will be grateful to you for babysitting them.
Posted by: Colin Powell at August 27, 2016 12:41 PM (uz/Pv)
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I've read that moose kill more people in Alaska than bears.
Posted by: BignJames
A moose bite can be pretty nasty.
Posted by: BignJames
A moose bite can be pretty nasty.
Posted by: Swedish Subtitles at August 27, 2016 12:41 PM (xhqXI)
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This guy does not even appreciate that he is one of the lucky performers in the circus. F' em and the culture that bred him.
Posted by: freaked at August 27, 2016 12:42 PM (BO/km)
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>>Ugh, and people are still getting killed regularly by grizzlies in that region.
Read an article a while back about how Yellowstone rangers are having to deal with numerous visitors who want to get selfies with bears. They're stupid enough to approach wild animals and then turn their back to them for a picture. Darwin award-level stupid.
Read an article a while back about how Yellowstone rangers are having to deal with numerous visitors who want to get selfies with bears. They're stupid enough to approach wild animals and then turn their back to them for a picture. Darwin award-level stupid.
Posted by: Lizzy at August 27, 2016 12:42 PM (NOIQH)
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the predators, are we talking about the bears or the kids, or the Dinsey Corp?
Bears.
Posted by: Lizzy at August 27, 2016 12:36 PM (NOIQH)
Le Sigh... all I can do is attempt to bring teh funneh.
My efforts, once again, dashed.
Bears.
Posted by: Lizzy at August 27, 2016 12:36 PM (NOIQH)
Le Sigh... all I can do is attempt to bring teh funneh.
My efforts, once again, dashed.
Posted by: BurtTC at August 27, 2016 12:42 PM (Pz4pT)
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>> I say this as one who has been a fan of theirs
>> since the days of John Brodie.
My father used to turn on football on the TV and remind me "Now watch, Brodie will be great until he's hit once, then he just runs like hell."
>> They don't like "characters".
There's defintely an element of that. Some of the stars have been 'names' but they largely didn't get away with doing stupid things.
The NFL has changed a bit in the past decade, though.
>> And they've been looking to unload Kaepernick,
>> anyway.
It's a little unfortunate when what you're trying to sell devalues itself.
>> since the days of John Brodie.
My father used to turn on football on the TV and remind me "Now watch, Brodie will be great until he's hit once, then he just runs like hell."
>> They don't like "characters".
There's defintely an element of that. Some of the stars have been 'names' but they largely didn't get away with doing stupid things.
The NFL has changed a bit in the past decade, though.
>> And they've been looking to unload Kaepernick,
>> anyway.
It's a little unfortunate when what you're trying to sell devalues itself.
Posted by: JEM at August 27, 2016 12:43 PM (o+SC1)
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I used to love football on Sundays. I could care less nowadays.
Roger Goddell is a fucking asshole.
Roger Goddell is a fucking asshole.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at August 27, 2016 12:43 PM (89T5c)
Posted by: Lizzy at August 27, 2016 12:45 PM (NOIQH)
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Goddell is a fucking asshole. He will suspend Brady for 4 games on no proof and no science, but I bet he doesn't suspend that fuck Kaepernick even one game.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 27, 2016 12:45 PM (Ozsfq)
Posted by: Moocher at August 27, 2016 12:45 PM (9mTYi)
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:::writes in diary, curses self silently for not having better ideas for bet:::
Posted by: Banana Splits Guy at August 27, 2016 12:28 PM (+b2T3)
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Yeah, I have my regrets about that bet, mostly taking it while under the influence of the whole notion that Justice Will Prevail. Won't catch me on that one again! I'm learning from these Sean Penn quotes, such as "This is a common problem with all the youth - distraction. Don't forget to leave a tip."
:::writes in diary, curses self silently for not having better ideas for bet:::
Posted by: Banana Splits Guy at August 27, 2016 12:28 PM (+b2T3)
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Yeah, I have my regrets about that bet, mostly taking it while under the influence of the whole notion that Justice Will Prevail. Won't catch me on that one again! I'm learning from these Sean Penn quotes, such as "This is a common problem with all the youth - distraction. Don't forget to leave a tip."
Posted by: iforgot says God bless Snorky at August 27, 2016 12:46 PM (oGNNA)
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Never been that close to a live bear in the wild before, I think I could have managed 2 rounds to the head if I had to shoot.
I wasn't actually scared until the dust settled. Everything seemed to be in slow motion and crystal clear while it was happening.
Never been that close to a live bear in the wild before, I think I could have managed 2 rounds to the head if I had to shoot.
I wasn't actually scared until the dust settled. Everything seemed to be in slow motion and crystal clear while it was happening.
Posted by: irongrampa at August 27, 2016 12:46 PM (X35Yt)
Posted by: BBC at August 27, 2016 12:46 PM (IqV8l)
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>>>I had read an account from an elk hunter who suddenly had to deal with a bear charge, and got off two shots, both of which missed.<<<
Years ago I was hunting elk on horseback in the back 40 where we happened to spook a grizzly. Fortunately, he made a beeline in the opposite direction. Unfortunately, my horse bucked me off into a barbed wire fence, bolted the other way, and left me hanging.
Years ago I was hunting elk on horseback in the back 40 where we happened to spook a grizzly. Fortunately, he made a beeline in the opposite direction. Unfortunately, my horse bucked me off into a barbed wire fence, bolted the other way, and left me hanging.
Posted by: Fritz at August 27, 2016 12:47 PM (HVQlX)
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They're stupid enough to approach wild animals and then turn their back to them for a picture. Darwin award-level stupid.
Posted by: Lizzy
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Could make for some epic photos.
Posted by: Lizzy
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Could make for some epic photos.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 27, 2016 12:47 PM (9mTYi)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 27, 2016 12:47 PM (9mTYi)
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Nood.
Posted by: HH at August 27, 2016 12:49 PM (DrCtv)
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Years ago I was hunting elk on horseback in the back 40 where we happened to spook a grizzly. Fortunately, he made a beeline in the opposite direction. Unfortunately, my horse bucked me off into a barbed wire fence, bolted the other way, and left me hanging.
Posted by: Fritz at August 27, 2016 12:47 PM (HVQlX)
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Your life and my life are so different!
*sips espresso, wolfs down pasta*
(p.s. Hope you and the fence mended quickly)
Posted by: Fritz at August 27, 2016 12:47 PM (HVQlX)
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Your life and my life are so different!
*sips espresso, wolfs down pasta*
(p.s. Hope you and the fence mended quickly)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at August 27, 2016 12:49 PM (jR7Wy)
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I don't like bears. Too butch for my tastes.
Posted by: Queen Barry I at August 27, 2016 12:49 PM (xhqXI)
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Read an article a while back about how Yellowstone rangers are having to deal with numerous visitors who want to get selfies with bears. They're stupid enough to approach wild animals and then turn their back to them for a picture. Darwin award-level stupid.
Posted by: Lizzy at August 27, 2016 12:42 PM (NOIQH)
Lol, so many people have no grasp of the concept of "wild animals".
It's been years since I visited Yellowstone, but in the visitor centers they had video screens on continuous loop of tourists getting nailed by buffaloes--video after video of tourists getting flying lessons from their large bovine friends.
Posted by: Lizzy at August 27, 2016 12:42 PM (NOIQH)
Lol, so many people have no grasp of the concept of "wild animals".
It's been years since I visited Yellowstone, but in the visitor centers they had video screens on continuous loop of tourists getting nailed by buffaloes--video after video of tourists getting flying lessons from their large bovine friends.
Posted by: stace...TEXIT at August 27, 2016 12:49 PM (ozZau)
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I blame Walt Disney.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at August 27, 2016 12:32 PM (jR7Wy)
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Except for Old Yeller.
I blame Walt Disney.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at August 27, 2016 12:32 PM (jR7Wy)
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Except for Old Yeller.
Posted by: iforgot says God bless Snorky at August 27, 2016 12:50 PM (oGNNA)
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Lizzy, guarantee your LIV would change their tune when THEY are facing down a bear and no where to hide until afterwards then they can second guess the merits of the evil gun.
Dogs are great for having around the house. It's the idiots that take them hiking in grizzly country I hate. Dogs have a nasty habit of chasing bears until the bear has had enough and chases the dog back to their owners.
As an extension of my bear story above. A few minutes after the bear left ,I followed it to be sure it had left and wasn't planning an ambush. All of a sudden there is rustling in the brush next to me along the trail, I react by swinging the pistol around to shoot and out pops an Irish setter. Gaaa! I almost sent him across the rainbow bridge. Stupid campers brought along their dog.
Dogs are great for having around the house. It's the idiots that take them hiking in grizzly country I hate. Dogs have a nasty habit of chasing bears until the bear has had enough and chases the dog back to their owners.
As an extension of my bear story above. A few minutes after the bear left ,I followed it to be sure it had left and wasn't planning an ambush. All of a sudden there is rustling in the brush next to me along the trail, I react by swinging the pistol around to shoot and out pops an Irish setter. Gaaa! I almost sent him across the rainbow bridge. Stupid campers brought along their dog.
Posted by: Octiparan at August 27, 2016 12:51 PM (f1/cC)
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191 They're stupid enough to approach wild animals and then turn their back to them for a picture. Darwin award-level stupid.
Posted by: Lizzy
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Could make for some epic photos.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 27, 2016 12:47 PM (9mTYi)
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Fuzzy Faces of Death
Posted by: Lizzy
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Could make for some epic photos.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 27, 2016 12:47 PM (9mTYi)
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Fuzzy Faces of Death
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at August 27, 2016 12:52 PM (jR7Wy)
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Do they taste like chicken?
I'd hazard a guess that they taste like fish since that is their diet, by and large.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM)
I ate a vegan once. He didn't taste like broccoli and carrots, though.
I'd hazard a guess that they taste like fish since that is their diet, by and large.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM)
I ate a vegan once. He didn't taste like broccoli and carrots, though.
Posted by: Geoffrey Dahmer at August 27, 2016 12:52 PM (uz/Pv)
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The bear is against the wall.
Posted by: Mike Hammer
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Well, I'm not frisking him!
Posted by: Mike Hammer
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Well, I'm not frisking him!
Posted by: Chi at August 27, 2016 12:52 PM (AZnqb)
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"It's been years since I visited Yellowstone, but in the visitor
centers they had video screens on continuous loop of tourists getting
nailed by buffaloes--video after video of tourists getting flying
lessons from their large bovine friends."
And people still want to go up and take an arm's length photo!
You couldn't make this stuff up.
centers they had video screens on continuous loop of tourists getting
nailed by buffaloes--video after video of tourists getting flying
lessons from their large bovine friends."
And people still want to go up and take an arm's length photo!
You couldn't make this stuff up.
Posted by: torquewrench at August 27, 2016 12:52 PM (noWW6)
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Nood.
Posted by: HH at August 27, 2016 12:49 PM (DrCtv)
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Gardening. Duly ignored. I confess I don't get it.
Nood.
Posted by: HH at August 27, 2016 12:49 PM (DrCtv)
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Gardening. Duly ignored. I confess I don't get it.
Posted by: iforgot says God bless Snorky at August 27, 2016 12:54 PM (oGNNA)
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Then, all of a sudden the bear stops, turns around, and, wanders off. No idea why, but he admits to maybe poo-ing himself a little bit.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 27, 2016 12:04 PM (9ym/
Most of the time, the bear is as frightened of you as you are of it. Most of the time.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at August 27, 2016 12:04 PM (9ym/
Most of the time, the bear is as frightened of you as you are of it. Most of the time.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 27, 2016 12:55 PM (oqkO3)
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Years ago after a summer of a number of tourist being gored by buffalo in Yellowstone, the Bozeman newspaper plastered a sports like headline on the first page saying "Buffalo 6, Tourist 0."
Posted by: Octiparan at August 27, 2016 12:59 PM (f1/cC)
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Best avoid the gardening thread. It's gone bananas.
Posted by: Yuimetal at August 27, 2016 01:00 PM (uz/Pv)
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If the Burning Man Festival founder gets it why can't the average Liberal?
"However, Burning Man's founder Larry Harvey made it clear in a statement that the festival isn't keen on purists judging others for luxurious camps (years before, RVs were the offending party). "Scan Burning Man's 10 Principles, and you will not find radical equality among them," Harvey wrote. "This is because our city has always been a place where old and young, rich and poor, can live on common ground. But common ground is not a level playing field and should not be interpreted as mandating equal living conditions."
...If only there were a set of rules written down by the founders of "Burning Man" , based on the 10 principles, that laid out the limits of the Burning Man's management's intrusion on all the fun!...
"However, Burning Man's founder Larry Harvey made it clear in a statement that the festival isn't keen on purists judging others for luxurious camps (years before, RVs were the offending party). "Scan Burning Man's 10 Principles, and you will not find radical equality among them," Harvey wrote. "This is because our city has always been a place where old and young, rich and poor, can live on common ground. But common ground is not a level playing field and should not be interpreted as mandating equal living conditions."
...If only there were a set of rules written down by the founders of "Burning Man" , based on the 10 principles, that laid out the limits of the Burning Man's management's intrusion on all the fun!...
Posted by: Catman at August 27, 2016 01:03 PM (EcmAX)
Posted by: Jay Guevara at August 27, 2016 01:04 PM (SRKgf)
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Passengers
inside a carriage on the New York subway were sent into a panicked
frenzy after a woman released a tub of live bugs and then urinated on
herself.The incident took place on a Brooklyn-bound D train on Wednesday just after 6pm, according to police.The woman had been trying to sell crickets and worms during the evening commute when a group of teenagers reportedly pushed her.One witness said someone had punched her in the face.
So many things wrong with this story.....Pictures don't help.
Posted by: Lizzy at August 27, 2016 12:35 PM (NOIQH)
Yeah that is a weird story. I don't think the woman is a muzzie. Looks like a black gal wearing the sorta-traditional head cloth affected by black women from the deep South and parts of Africa and the Caribbean. But definitely mentally ill. Subway riders are not the prime market for selling bait. Crack, maybe, but not bait.
inside a carriage on the New York subway were sent into a panicked
frenzy after a woman released a tub of live bugs and then urinated on
herself.The incident took place on a Brooklyn-bound D train on Wednesday just after 6pm, according to police.The woman had been trying to sell crickets and worms during the evening commute when a group of teenagers reportedly pushed her.One witness said someone had punched her in the face.
So many things wrong with this story.....Pictures don't help.
Posted by: Lizzy at August 27, 2016 12:35 PM (NOIQH)
Yeah that is a weird story. I don't think the woman is a muzzie. Looks like a black gal wearing the sorta-traditional head cloth affected by black women from the deep South and parts of Africa and the Caribbean. But definitely mentally ill. Subway riders are not the prime market for selling bait. Crack, maybe, but not bait.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 27, 2016 01:04 PM (oqkO3)
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>>> They're stupid enough to approach wild animals and then turn their back to them for a picture.
Just occurred to me, how in Genesis three, God curses Adam and Eve with toil in growing crops, pain in childbirth, etc. but does not mention anything about animals, like bears and lions, who no longer acknowledge human dominion over them.
Just occurred to me, how in Genesis three, God curses Adam and Eve with toil in growing crops, pain in childbirth, etc. but does not mention anything about animals, like bears and lions, who no longer acknowledge human dominion over them.
Posted by: Yuimetal at August 27, 2016 01:06 PM (uz/Pv)
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Colin Kaepernick, who sucks so bad now that he's lost his starting job to Blaine Gabbert, refuses to stand for the National Anthem because America oppresses black people.
There's always Canadian Football, loser
http://tinyurl.com/zvw9aw7
There's always Canadian Football, loser
http://tinyurl.com/zvw9aw7
Posted by: kbdabear at August 27, 2016 01:07 PM (Ya7zs)
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170 Headline on Drudge about football player that refuses to stand for the National Anthem. He enjoys the best of the US and his response is to piss on it. Typical.
Posted by: freaked at August 27, 2016 12:38 PM (BO/km)
Fuck Him, Fuck the 49s, and Fuck the NFL
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 27, 2016 12:39 PM (Ozsfq)
This.
Posted by: freaked at August 27, 2016 12:38 PM (BO/km)
Fuck Him, Fuck the 49s, and Fuck the NFL
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 27, 2016 12:39 PM (Ozsfq)
This.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at August 27, 2016 01:09 PM (SRKgf)
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211 Colin Kaepernick, who sucks so bad now that he's lost his starting job to Blaine Gabbert, refuses to stand for the National Anthem because America oppresses black people.
There's always Canadian Football, loser
http://tinyurl.com/zvw9aw7
Posted by: kbdabear at August 27, 2016 01:07 PM (Ya7zs)
And if not that, arena football.
There's always Canadian Football, loser
http://tinyurl.com/zvw9aw7
Posted by: kbdabear at August 27, 2016 01:07 PM (Ya7zs)
And if not that, arena football.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at August 27, 2016 01:09 PM (SRKgf)
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And if not that, arena football.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at August 27, 2016 01:09 PM (SRKgf)
If that doesn't work he can always fall back on his college degree...oh wait
And if not that, arena football.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at August 27, 2016 01:09 PM (SRKgf)
If that doesn't work he can always fall back on his college degree...oh wait
Posted by: Flawless Male Logic at August 27, 2016 01:13 PM (lKyWE)
Posted by: torabora at August 27, 2016 01:15 PM (D0kE9)
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And if not that, arena football.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at August 27, 2016 01:09 PM (SRKgf)
Is lingerie football still around?
Posted by: Jay Guevara at August 27, 2016 01:09 PM (SRKgf)
Is lingerie football still around?
Posted by: OregonMuse at August 27, 2016 01:16 PM (Scu/0)
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"Dogs have a nasty habit of chasing bears until the bear has had enough and chases the dog back to their owners."
This thing's just an especially big squirrel, amirite?
This thing's just an especially big squirrel, amirite?
Posted by: The Dog at August 27, 2016 01:17 PM (noWW6)
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Posted by: BurtTC at August 27, 2016 12:38 PM (Pz4pT)
Excellent point.
Ironically, Marxism has always discounted the "Great Man" theory off history. They push the idea of huge impersonal, abstract forces molding society. Being collectivists, they don't want to give individuals too much credit.
And yet would Marxism have ever made any headway without Marx, Lenin, Trotsky, Stalin, etc....? One strongwilled and evil individual and a relatively small number of fanatical followers (like SWJs) can indeed bend the world in their direction.
Of course, a relatively small group of people can also shape the world for good - more and more, I am struck by how incredibly fortunate we were to have men like Washington, Jefferson, Hamilton, etc. in that time and place. I'm also thinking that was a huge anomaly. Washington refused kingship. How many pols today would do the same.
Excellent point.
Ironically, Marxism has always discounted the "Great Man" theory off history. They push the idea of huge impersonal, abstract forces molding society. Being collectivists, they don't want to give individuals too much credit.
And yet would Marxism have ever made any headway without Marx, Lenin, Trotsky, Stalin, etc....? One strongwilled and evil individual and a relatively small number of fanatical followers (like SWJs) can indeed bend the world in their direction.
Of course, a relatively small group of people can also shape the world for good - more and more, I am struck by how incredibly fortunate we were to have men like Washington, Jefferson, Hamilton, etc. in that time and place. I'm also thinking that was a huge anomaly. Washington refused kingship. How many pols today would do the same.
Posted by: Donna&&&&&V. whitely brandishing ampersands&&&&&so there at August 27, 2016 01:17 PM (P8951)
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There's always Canadian Football, loser
http://tinyurl.com/zvw9aw7
Posted by: kbdabear at August 27, 2016 01:07 PM (Ya7zs)
He sounds like an asshole. Send us Tebow. Kaepernick, you can keep.
http://tinyurl.com/zvw9aw7
Posted by: kbdabear at August 27, 2016 01:07 PM (Ya7zs)
He sounds like an asshole. Send us Tebow. Kaepernick, you can keep.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 27, 2016 01:18 PM (oqkO3)
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> think I could have managed 2 rounds to the head if I had to shoot.
I'm really happy your adventure turned out so well.
ALASKA STATE PARKS BEAR TARGET ASP-BB;
Alaska State Parks Bear target. Brown Bear target with shaded hit-zone ring.
http://preview.tinyurl.com/jkcdopq
IG, the skull on any bear is very thick. You're better off with attempted heart shots, or so I was taught. Real life situation with a charging bear? Good luck!
Everybody carried 18.5" slug barrel shotguns on the field crews in AK.
I'm really happy your adventure turned out so well.
ALASKA STATE PARKS BEAR TARGET ASP-BB;
Alaska State Parks Bear target. Brown Bear target with shaded hit-zone ring.
http://preview.tinyurl.com/jkcdopq
IG, the skull on any bear is very thick. You're better off with attempted heart shots, or so I was taught. Real life situation with a charging bear? Good luck!
Everybody carried 18.5" slug barrel shotguns on the field crews in AK.
Posted by: Random google search result at August 27, 2016 01:24 PM (Pby3z)
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And if not that, arena football.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at August 27, 2016 01:09 PM (SRKgf)
Or leave and go live in Zimbabwe. I hear it is a multi-racial workers' paradise there and the breadbasket of all of Africa with lots of opportunities for an uneducated, ill-mannered soon to be ex-NFL QB to thrive in.
Bu-Bye Colon.....
Posted by: Jay Guevara at August 27, 2016 01:09 PM (SRKgf)
Or leave and go live in Zimbabwe. I hear it is a multi-racial workers' paradise there and the breadbasket of all of Africa with lots of opportunities for an uneducated, ill-mannered soon to be ex-NFL QB to thrive in.
Bu-Bye Colon.....
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at August 27, 2016 01:26 PM (ej1L0)
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I've always thought the 49ers treated Alex Smith rather shabbily. Guy gets injured, no fault of his own, so they bring in Kaepernick who has some good games, so Smith remains benched for the rest of the season.
That was the year that SF came within one play of winning their sixth Super Bowl.
They've never been much of a threat since. And over the next 2-3 years, Kaepernick developed an uncanny ability to make bad passes and throw picks in pressure situations. Kind of like a reverse Montana, who only got better when the heat was on.
Finally, Kaepernick's underperformance gets so bad that they bench him for Blaine Gabbert. And now Kaepernick is hollering about oppression. I'm thinking it's more of a cry for relevance.
That was the year that SF came within one play of winning their sixth Super Bowl.
They've never been much of a threat since. And over the next 2-3 years, Kaepernick developed an uncanny ability to make bad passes and throw picks in pressure situations. Kind of like a reverse Montana, who only got better when the heat was on.
Finally, Kaepernick's underperformance gets so bad that they bench him for Blaine Gabbert. And now Kaepernick is hollering about oppression. I'm thinking it's more of a cry for relevance.
Posted by: OregonMuse at August 27, 2016 01:29 PM (Scu/0)
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Send you Kaeperpick?.....that would get intercepted
Posted by: A dude in MI at August 27, 2016 01:31 PM (0LQ4f)
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Kaepernick? Just another NFL retard.
Posted by: Soona at August 27, 2016 01:32 PM (Fmupd)
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223 Send you Kaeperpick?.....that would get intercepted
Posted by: A dude in MI at August 27, 2016 01:31 PM (0LQ4f)
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Ha!!
Where in Michigan?
Posted by: A dude in MI at August 27, 2016 01:31 PM (0LQ4f)
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Ha!!
Where in Michigan?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at August 27, 2016 01:33 PM (jR7Wy)
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Speaking of the NFL, anyone else find pre-season football a total waste of time to watch?
Posted by: HH at August 27, 2016 01:33 PM (DrCtv)
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Posted by: Yuimetal at August 27, 2016 01:06 PM (uz/Pv)
That comes after the flood. God told Noah it was fine to eat animals, but to be aware they'd return the favor.
That comes after the flood. God told Noah it was fine to eat animals, but to be aware they'd return the favor.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at August 27, 2016 01:34 PM (GDulk)
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All this predator talk, and I just put a library hold on "Supple Leopard" per Ace's remarks in his musclehead columns. Let's see if I can read it without snickering. It sounds like one of Anthony Weiner's noms de dicquepic
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at August 27, 2016 01:38 PM (jR7Wy)
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>> If that doesn't work he can always fall back on his >> college degree...oh wait
Off the athletic field well, let's just say Kaepernick ain't no Steve Young. Nor a Jerry Rice. Nor a Joe Montana. Nor...
Off the athletic field well, let's just say Kaepernick ain't no Steve Young. Nor a Jerry Rice. Nor a Joe Montana. Nor...
Posted by: JEM at August 27, 2016 01:39 PM (o+SC1)
Posted by: teej at August 27, 2016 01:40 PM (aVY3U)
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229 >> If that doesn't work he can always fall back on his >> college degree...oh wait
Off the athletic field well, let's just say Kaepernick ain't no Steve Young. Nor a Jerry Rice. Nor a Joe Montana. Nor...
Posted by: JEM at August 27, 2016 01:39 PM (o+SC1)
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Subway cricket-man.
Off the athletic field well, let's just say Kaepernick ain't no Steve Young. Nor a Jerry Rice. Nor a Joe Montana. Nor...
Posted by: JEM at August 27, 2016 01:39 PM (o+SC1)
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Subway cricket-man.
Posted by: Soona at August 27, 2016 01:41 PM (Fmupd)
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>> Off the athletic field well, let's just say Kaepernick
>> ain't no Steve Young. Nor a Jerry Rice. Nor a Joe
>> Montana. Nor...
Just noticed the other day that Lynn Swann is now USC athletic director. Don't know him, but his father's a local, still with us, and a good guy.
>> ain't no Steve Young. Nor a Jerry Rice. Nor a Joe
>> Montana. Nor...
Just noticed the other day that Lynn Swann is now USC athletic director. Don't know him, but his father's a local, still with us, and a good guy.
Posted by: JEM at August 27, 2016 01:41 PM (o+SC1)
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Thanks teej. Hopefully I can make it. Oh, and how about them Royals?
Posted by: HH at August 27, 2016 01:41 PM (DrCtv)
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226 Speaking of the NFL, anyone else find pre-season football a total waste of time to watch?
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I know your question is directed to sports fans, but Yes because I find all pro sports a total waste of time. I'm not dissing sports fans. I simply don't understand how people can get behind a team that's assembled of players who have made a financial decision to work for Company A vs Company B. It's like madly rooting for Foot, Cone & Belding to snag more accounts than Ogilvy & Mather.
226 Speaking of the NFL, anyone else find pre-season football a total waste of time to watch?
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I know your question is directed to sports fans, but Yes because I find all pro sports a total waste of time. I'm not dissing sports fans. I simply don't understand how people can get behind a team that's assembled of players who have made a financial decision to work for Company A vs Company B. It's like madly rooting for Foot, Cone & Belding to snag more accounts than Ogilvy & Mather.
Posted by: iforgot says God bless Snorky at August 27, 2016 01:44 PM (oGNNA)
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Lovin' the rally mantis!
Only in baseball...
Heard on the radio that someone did a photo shop take off where instead of angels they had a couple of mantis lifting Dyson up to make that catch the other night.
Only in baseball...
Heard on the radio that someone did a photo shop take off where instead of angels they had a couple of mantis lifting Dyson up to make that catch the other night.
Posted by: teej at August 27, 2016 01:46 PM (aVY3U)
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>> It's like madly rooting for Foot, Cone & Belding to
>> snag more accounts than Ogilvy & Mather.
CAT-ER-PILL-AR! CAT-ER-PILL-AR!
Yeah, frankly, the only pro sports I follow involve engines and usually wheels, and only occasionally and peripherally because of the drivers.
>> snag more accounts than Ogilvy & Mather.
CAT-ER-PILL-AR! CAT-ER-PILL-AR!
Yeah, frankly, the only pro sports I follow involve engines and usually wheels, and only occasionally and peripherally because of the drivers.
Posted by: JEM at August 27, 2016 01:48 PM (o+SC1)
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"I simply don't understand how people can get behind a team that's
assembled of players who have made a financial decision to work for
Company A vs Company B."
The Onion (ye olde tyme classic Onion) explains all.
http://tinyurl.com/qzo482v
assembled of players who have made a financial decision to work for
Company A vs Company B."
The Onion (ye olde tyme classic Onion) explains all.
http://tinyurl.com/qzo482v
Posted by: torquewrench at August 27, 2016 01:48 PM (noWW6)
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Posted by: teej at August 27, 2016 01:46 PM (aVY3U)
Oh that's hilarious! And some of the fans now are wearing mantis masks, which you've probably seen.
Oh that's hilarious! And some of the fans now are wearing mantis masks, which you've probably seen.
Posted by: HH at August 27, 2016 01:49 PM (DrCtv)
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Most but by no means all of them iforgot.
Been a few Royals recently taking less to stay in KC.
Those guys are getting to be like family having fun.
Been a few Royals recently taking less to stay in KC.
Those guys are getting to be like family having fun.
Posted by: teej at August 27, 2016 01:49 PM (aVY3U)
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Haven't seen it HH.
No tv for a while now.
New a to d box didn't fix it. Nor a new cable.
Rabbit ears gone bad?
Only the shadow knows.
No tv for a while now.
New a to d box didn't fix it. Nor a new cable.
Rabbit ears gone bad?
Only the shadow knows.
Posted by: teej at August 27, 2016 01:53 PM (aVY3U)
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And I'd better go see if it's dry enough to get some mowing in.
And if you make it out to hear us say hi when you get there. I'll want to have a talk with the waitress.
And if you make it out to hear us say hi when you get there. I'll want to have a talk with the waitress.
Posted by: teej at August 27, 2016 01:56 PM (aVY3U)
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Probably already mentioned, but Kaepernick posts on social media about #BLM, and also was (still is?) dating muslim DJ.
Posted by: Lizzy at August 27, 2016 01:59 PM (NOIQH)
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Pretty pissed at that ass wipe Kapernack... Oppressed? Sure if making 14 million a year is oppression...
Posted by: donna at August 27, 2016 02:00 PM (O2RFr)
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He sounds like an asshole. Send us Tebow. Kaepernick, you can keep.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 27, 2016 01:18 PM (oqkO3)
Tebow's playing baseball now. I like the guy but I am skeptical that a 29 year old who hasn't played baseball since hs is going to become a good mlb player. I'd love to be proven wrong though. If he does some time in rookie ball and the minors and plays in Mexico or the DR perhaps he'll be able to do it.
As big and strong as he is, if he ever is able to hit major league pitching consistently, man, would he hammer that ball.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at August 27, 2016 01:18 PM (oqkO3)
Tebow's playing baseball now. I like the guy but I am skeptical that a 29 year old who hasn't played baseball since hs is going to become a good mlb player. I'd love to be proven wrong though. If he does some time in rookie ball and the minors and plays in Mexico or the DR perhaps he'll be able to do it.
As big and strong as he is, if he ever is able to hit major league pitching consistently, man, would he hammer that ball.
Posted by: Donna&&&&&V. whitely brandishing ampersands&&&&&so there at August 27, 2016 02:00 PM (P8951)
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Of course I'd want to meet you. And I have a red t-shirt with ACE on the top of it. I'll wear that...
Posted by: HH at August 27, 2016 02:00 PM (DrCtv)
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Read an article a while back about how Yellowstone rangers are having to deal with numerous visitors who want to get selfies with bears.
I will honor them.
I will honor them.
Posted by: The Bear at August 27, 2016 02:03 PM (rwI+c)
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Read an article a while back about how Yellowstone rangers are having to deal with numerous visitors who want to get selfies with bears.
Didn't work out so good when I tried it.
Didn't work out so good when I tried it.
Posted by: Leonardo DiCaprio at August 27, 2016 02:05 PM (Scu/0)
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246 Read an article a while back about how Yellowstone rangers are having to deal with numerous visitors who want to get selfies with bears.
I will honor them.
Posted by: The Bear at August 27, 2016 02:03 PM (rwI+c)
There was a picture making email rounds a few years back of a bear sitting at a picnic table with front paws on the table like he was waiting for lunch to be served.
Maybe he was. "Dear Lord, please send me some more delicious humans who want to take selfies with me. Could they be a little fatter though? That San Francisco PETA activist I ate last week was kind of stringy."
I will honor them.
Posted by: The Bear at August 27, 2016 02:03 PM (rwI+c)
There was a picture making email rounds a few years back of a bear sitting at a picnic table with front paws on the table like he was waiting for lunch to be served.
Maybe he was. "Dear Lord, please send me some more delicious humans who want to take selfies with me. Could they be a little fatter though? That San Francisco PETA activist I ate last week was kind of stringy."
Posted by: Donna&&&&&V. whitely brandishing ampersands&&&&&so there at August 27, 2016 02:07 PM (P8951)
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Read an article a while back about how Yellowstone rangers are having to deal with numerous visitors who want to get selfies with bears.
That would be a boo boo.
Read an article a while back about how Yellowstone rangers are having to deal with numerous visitors who want to get selfies with bears.
That would be a boo boo.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at August 27, 2016 02:09 PM (IqV8l)
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Lawnmowers are a problem for lightning bugs. Apparently they hide in the grass during the day. I don't know if they "sleep" in the human sense.
Posted by: rickl at August 27, 2016 02:10 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: 49ers Front Office at August 27, 2016 02:12 PM (kTF2Z)
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251 Son of a BITCH!!!
*swigs whiskey*
*munches on Vicodin*
Posted by: 49ers Front Office
Except they said it was His "right" to do it... I'm here in NorCal and his little stunt isn't going over so well ...
*swigs whiskey*
*munches on Vicodin*
Posted by: 49ers Front Office
Except they said it was His "right" to do it... I'm here in NorCal and his little stunt isn't going over so well ...
Posted by: donna at August 27, 2016 02:13 PM (O2RFr)
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@ 250
We've had a resurgence of lightning bugs here.More this year than I can remember seeing in ages.
Not in the numbers I remember seeing as a kid, but neat to see again.
We've had a resurgence of lightning bugs here.More this year than I can remember seeing in ages.
Not in the numbers I remember seeing as a kid, but neat to see again.
Posted by: irongrampa at August 27, 2016 02:15 PM (X35Yt)
Posted by: The Bear at August 27, 2016 02:15 PM (rwI+c)
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I don't know what Kaepernick's thing is, but I used to fly my flag daily, but quit after the 2012 election. Now I only fly it on Memorial Day and Veterans Day. I'm hoping to be able to fly it again on November 9.
Posted by: rickl at August 27, 2016 02:17 PM (sdi6R)
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I thought we already decided that David French was a piece of shit cocksucker and a closet Democrat?
Well, he is. He's a phony -- and if you believe any of his true conservative bullshit, you're a fucking idiot.
I thought we already decided that David French was a piece of shit cocksucker and a closet Democrat?
Well, he is. He's a phony -- and if you believe any of his true conservative bullshit, you're a fucking idiot.
Posted by: Mister Magoo's at August 27, 2016 02:19 PM (ae4pN)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at August 27, 2016 02:19 PM (IqV8l)
Posted by: Mister Magoo's at August 27, 2016 02:21 PM (ae4pN)
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I'm hoping to be able to fly it again on November 9.
Maybe upside down.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at August 27, 2016 02:19 PM (IqV8l)
I did that on July 4, 2013. I haven't done it since because it may be dangerous to call attention to oneself in the fundamentally transformed USSA.
I'm hoping to be able to fly it again on November 9.
Maybe upside down.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at August 27, 2016 02:19 PM (IqV8l)
I did that on July 4, 2013. I haven't done it since because it may be dangerous to call attention to oneself in the fundamentally transformed USSA.
Posted by: rickl at August 27, 2016 02:22 PM (sdi6R)
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As soon as I saw Kaepernick story headline on the news I figured he was a flaming leftist, and has been taught the US is a racist, imperialist society and the planet would have been had we never been here.
Posted by: Skip at August 27, 2016 02:22 PM (0G2eQ)
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>> Probably already mentioned, but Kaepernick posts
>> on social media about #BLM, and also was (still
>> is?) dating muslim DJ.
If you're gonna be an asshole, you've got to be an asshole that's exceptionally good at what you do, and he is not.
>> on social media about #BLM, and also was (still
>> is?) dating muslim DJ.
If you're gonna be an asshole, you've got to be an asshole that's exceptionally good at what you do, and he is not.
Posted by: JEM at August 27, 2016 02:23 PM (o+SC1)
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After the Confederate Battle Flag was effectively outlawed, I bought a Stars and Bars flag. I haven't used it yet, but maybe I'll fly that on November 9 if {shudder} Hillary wins.
Posted by: rickl at August 27, 2016 02:28 PM (sdi6R)
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>> Well, he is. He's a phony -- and if you believe any
>> of his true conservative bullshit, you're a fucking
>> idiot.
He's just one of the RedStateish 'true conservatives' that expected 2016 to be the year when the Democrats nominated a criminal (as they have) and a conservative Republican could walk into the White House.
Except none of the 'conservative Republicans' would speak forcefully enough to the issues that the GOP electorate cared about, and instead we get Trump.
So they're all butthurt because the 'true conservatives' give lip service (and no more) to stuff like trade and immigration, and a Trump doesn't let them move the ball very far on socon issues and may be a bit squishy on national security.
Please note the above is not intended as a Trump endorsement. He's a pinball game, you might score the 50000 point bonus three times in a row or the ball might go straight between the paddles. But the alternative is Hillary and that's not an alternative.
The Paul Wolfowitz endorsement of Hillary is exactly as useful with the electorate as the KKK guy voting for Hillary cited yesterday in Drudge.
>> of his true conservative bullshit, you're a fucking
>> idiot.
He's just one of the RedStateish 'true conservatives' that expected 2016 to be the year when the Democrats nominated a criminal (as they have) and a conservative Republican could walk into the White House.
Except none of the 'conservative Republicans' would speak forcefully enough to the issues that the GOP electorate cared about, and instead we get Trump.
So they're all butthurt because the 'true conservatives' give lip service (and no more) to stuff like trade and immigration, and a Trump doesn't let them move the ball very far on socon issues and may be a bit squishy on national security.
Please note the above is not intended as a Trump endorsement. He's a pinball game, you might score the 50000 point bonus three times in a row or the ball might go straight between the paddles. But the alternative is Hillary and that's not an alternative.
The Paul Wolfowitz endorsement of Hillary is exactly as useful with the electorate as the KKK guy voting for Hillary cited yesterday in Drudge.
Posted by: JEM at August 27, 2016 02:30 PM (o+SC1)
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Can't wait for Tim Tebow's baseball workout. He can totally do it because he was good his junior year in high school 12 years ago.
Good luck hitting a curve ball, a good change up, a split finger, a cutter, a hard slider, a two seam fastball, and a 95 mph 4seam fastball. Other than that I'm sure he can barrel a 88 mph 4 seam fastball during BP.
Baseball is fucking hard. Football players are arrogant as fuck.
Good luck hitting a curve ball, a good change up, a split finger, a cutter, a hard slider, a two seam fastball, and a 95 mph 4seam fastball. Other than that I'm sure he can barrel a 88 mph 4 seam fastball during BP.
Baseball is fucking hard. Football players are arrogant as fuck.
Posted by: Pepe at August 27, 2016 02:32 PM (rpYJm)
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Holy shit Sanchez hits another homer.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 27, 2016 02:34 PM (Ozsfq)
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48 49er quarterback won't stand for national anthem because America is racist - says the black guy who makes $3 mill a year to play a game]/i]
I heard he tried to throw the American flag onto the ground but it got intercepted.
I heard he tried to throw the American flag onto the ground but it got intercepted.
Posted by: Puddleglum at August 27, 2016 02:34 PM (DX+0z)
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they said it was His "right" to do it...
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This line from the NFL website kill me:
>>By taking a stand for civil rights, Kaepernick, 28, joins other athletes, like the NBA's ...
etc. Making a civil rights issue out of a sow's ear.
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This line from the NFL website kill me:
>>By taking a stand for civil rights, Kaepernick, 28, joins other athletes, like the NBA's ...
etc. Making a civil rights issue out of a sow's ear.
Posted by: iforgot says God bless Snorky at August 27, 2016 02:35 PM (oGNNA)
Posted by: Puddleglum at August 27, 2016 02:35 PM (DX+0z)
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An antidote to the Kapearnick nonsense:
https://www.facebook.com/ben.husser.7/posts/10154267919190306
Dear Mr President,
I want to thank you for reminding us in South Louisiana not to
discriminate against anyone based on race or religion. Had you not
reminded us of this I don't know what we would have done. See we rode
around in a boat saving people and well race or religion never entered
my mind. Not once. It didn't enter my buddies mind or my wife's. Just
saving people.....
https://www.facebook.com/ben.husser.7/posts/10154267919190306
Dear Mr President,
I want to thank you for reminding us in South Louisiana not to
discriminate against anyone based on race or religion. Had you not
reminded us of this I don't know what we would have done. See we rode
around in a boat saving people and well race or religion never entered
my mind. Not once. It didn't enter my buddies mind or my wife's. Just
saving people.....
Posted by: Lizzy at August 27, 2016 02:35 PM (NOIQH)
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I heard he tried to throw the American flag onto the ground but it got intercepted.
Posted by: Puddleglum at August 27, 2016 02:34 PM (DX+0z)
outstanding!
Posted by: Puddleglum at August 27, 2016 02:34 PM (DX+0z)
outstanding!
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 27, 2016 02:35 PM (Ozsfq)
Posted by: pele at August 27, 2016 02:35 PM (BO/km)
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Ha!!
Where in Michigan?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at August 27, 2016 01:33 PM (jR7Wy)
West Side! N of GR
Where in Michigan?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at August 27, 2016 01:33 PM (jR7Wy)
West Side! N of GR
Posted by: A dude in MI at August 27, 2016 02:37 PM (0LQ4f)
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>> I heard he tried to throw the American flag onto
>> the ground but it got intercepted.
It's Kaepernick, so he was probably sacked for a ten-yard loss, stripped of the flag, and it was run back for a touchdown.
The 49ers have never had dominant offensive lines. Go back and review any Montana-era 49ers game - you can count on one hand the number of pass plays he held the ball beyond three seconds, and in most of those he ended up on his ass.
Steve Young was not as quick, he could run but he couldn't get rid of the ball as fast as Montana so when he stood in to throw he got his bell rung too often, and he sensibly walked away.
>> the ground but it got intercepted.
It's Kaepernick, so he was probably sacked for a ten-yard loss, stripped of the flag, and it was run back for a touchdown.
The 49ers have never had dominant offensive lines. Go back and review any Montana-era 49ers game - you can count on one hand the number of pass plays he held the ball beyond three seconds, and in most of those he ended up on his ass.
Steve Young was not as quick, he could run but he couldn't get rid of the ball as fast as Montana so when he stood in to throw he got his bell rung too often, and he sensibly walked away.
Posted by: JEM at August 27, 2016 02:39 PM (o+SC1)
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By the way in the 1/2 inning before Sanchez hit his 11 the home run, he throw out a runner trying to steal 2nd with a pin point throw
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 27, 2016 02:40 PM (Ozsfq)
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260 As soon as I saw Kaepernick story headline on the news I figured he was a flaming leftist, and has been taught the US is a racist, imperialist society and the planet would have been had we never been here.
Posted by: Skip at August 27, 2016 02:22 PM (0G2eQ)
Well for gosh sakes, if he really thinks the U.S. is such an evil and oppressive country, then the only moral option for him is to give up his whopping big NFL salary and go live someplace else. Maybe he could become a mendicant monk in rural Mexico and help poor people.
Posted by: Skip at August 27, 2016 02:22 PM (0G2eQ)
Well for gosh sakes, if he really thinks the U.S. is such an evil and oppressive country, then the only moral option for him is to give up his whopping big NFL salary and go live someplace else. Maybe he could become a mendicant monk in rural Mexico and help poor people.
Posted by: OregonMuse at August 27, 2016 02:42 PM (Scu/0)
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274 By the way in the 1/2 inning before Sanchez hit his 11 the home run, he throw out a runner trying to steal 2nd with a pin point throw
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 27, 2016 02:40 PM (Ozsfq)
So y'all are happy with the upgrade from Brian McCann, who was good until he went blind while in Atlanta.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 27, 2016 02:40 PM (Ozsfq)
So y'all are happy with the upgrade from Brian McCann, who was good until he went blind while in Atlanta.
Posted by: Pepe at August 27, 2016 02:43 PM (rpYJm)
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Mrs Franpsycho reads Drudge 10x a day and is a huge Niner fan. SHTF in our house any minute now.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 27, 2016 02:44 PM (EZebt)
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266 48 49er quarterback won't stand for national anthem because America is racist - says the black guy who makes $3 mill a year to play a game]/i]
I heard he tried to throw the American flag onto the ground but it got intercepted.
Posted by: Puddleglum at August 27, 2016 02:34 PM (DX+0z)
I knee-jerk assumed he was black when I read the story, but Binged him and he's white. As someone else said, he's a raving lefty. I'm sure he's totes down with the #BLM struggle.
I heard he tried to throw the American flag onto the ground but it got intercepted.
Posted by: Puddleglum at August 27, 2016 02:34 PM (DX+0z)
I knee-jerk assumed he was black when I read the story, but Binged him and he's white. As someone else said, he's a raving lefty. I'm sure he's totes down with the #BLM struggle.
Posted by: rickl at August 27, 2016 02:44 PM (sdi6R)
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273 >> I heard he tried to throw the American flag onto
>> the ground but it got intercepted.
It's Kaepernick, so he was probably sacked for a ten-yard loss, stripped of the flag, and it was run back for a touchdown.
The 49ers have never had dominant offensive lines. Go back and review any Montana-era 49ers game - you can count on one hand the number of pass plays he held the ball beyond three seconds, and in most of those he ended up on his ass.
Steve Young was not as quick, he could run but he couldn't get rid of the ball as fast as Montana so when he stood in to throw he got his bell rung too often, and he sensibly walked away.
Posted by: JEM at August 27, 2016 02:39 PM (o+SC1
Montana is one mean fire-breathing competitor. You can't teach that.
>> the ground but it got intercepted.
It's Kaepernick, so he was probably sacked for a ten-yard loss, stripped of the flag, and it was run back for a touchdown.
The 49ers have never had dominant offensive lines. Go back and review any Montana-era 49ers game - you can count on one hand the number of pass plays he held the ball beyond three seconds, and in most of those he ended up on his ass.
Steve Young was not as quick, he could run but he couldn't get rid of the ball as fast as Montana so when he stood in to throw he got his bell rung too often, and he sensibly walked away.
Posted by: JEM at August 27, 2016 02:39 PM (o+SC1
Montana is one mean fire-breathing competitor. You can't teach that.
Posted by: Pepe at August 27, 2016 02:45 PM (rpYJm)
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So y'all are happy with the upgrade from Brian McCann, who was good until he went blind while in Atlanta.
Posted by: Pepe at August 27, 2016 02:43 PM (rpYJm)
I have nothing what so ever against McCann. He's been a 100% stand up guy. But what this rookie is doing is historic.
Posted by: Pepe at August 27, 2016 02:43 PM (rpYJm)
I have nothing what so ever against McCann. He's been a 100% stand up guy. But what this rookie is doing is historic.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 27, 2016 02:45 PM (Ozsfq)
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Obama is President, so isn't failing to stand for the anthem racist or something?
Posted by: blaster at August 27, 2016 02:47 PM (ACqhm)
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I knee-jerk assumed he was black when I read the story, but Binged him and he's white. As someone else said, he's a raving lefty. I'm sure he's totes down with the #BLM struggle.
Posted by: rickl at August 27, 2016 02:44 PM (sdi6R)
I "think" he is 1/2 black. But I don't care if he is purple green, what he is preaching is factually incorrect, faulty reasoning, and fucking idiotic. Let the prick go play in Iran
Posted by: rickl at August 27, 2016 02:44 PM (sdi6R)
I "think" he is 1/2 black. But I don't care if he is purple green, what he is preaching is factually incorrect, faulty reasoning, and fucking idiotic. Let the prick go play in Iran
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 27, 2016 02:47 PM (Ozsfq)
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West Side! N of GR
Posted by: A dude in MI at August 27, 2016 02:37 PM (0LQ4f)
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Our Empress is also a Westie.
Posted by: A dude in MI at August 27, 2016 02:37 PM (0LQ4f)
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Our Empress is also a Westie.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at August 27, 2016 02:47 PM (jR7Wy)
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>> I knee-jerk assumed he was black when I read the
>> story, but Binged him and he's white.
Stupidity and race are not necessarily correlated.
>> story, but Binged him and he's white.
Stupidity and race are not necessarily correlated.
Posted by: JEM at August 27, 2016 02:48 PM (o+SC1)
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Mizzou Renames Unisex Restrooms Because Term Isnt Inclusive Enough
Apparently the Mizzou administration has totally gone off the leftist PC cliff. You may recall that this years enrollment is down 2,200 students as a result of the administrations surrender to Black Lives Matters anarchists last year.
Weasel Zippers
Another example of why this election is so important.
Apparently the Mizzou administration has totally gone off the leftist PC cliff. You may recall that this years enrollment is down 2,200 students as a result of the administrations surrender to Black Lives Matters anarchists last year.
Weasel Zippers
Another example of why this election is so important.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 27, 2016 02:49 PM (Ozsfq)
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282
I "think" he is 1/2 black. But I don't care if he is purple green, what he is preaching is factually incorrect, faulty reasoning, and fucking idiotic. Let the prick go play in Iran
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 27, 2016 02:47 PM (Ozsfq)
His facial features look white, but in some of the photos he looks like he has a pretty good tan. So you're probably right.
I "think" he is 1/2 black. But I don't care if he is purple green, what he is preaching is factually incorrect, faulty reasoning, and fucking idiotic. Let the prick go play in Iran
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 27, 2016 02:47 PM (Ozsfq)
His facial features look white, but in some of the photos he looks like he has a pretty good tan. So you're probably right.
Posted by: rickl at August 27, 2016 02:51 PM (sdi6R)
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Hey all, pet thread is Nood
Posted by: L, Elle at August 27, 2016 02:51 PM (6IPEM)
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Mizzou Renames Unisex Restrooms Because Term Isnt Inclusive Enough
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Parasexual? Pansexual? Transexual Universalist?
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Parasexual? Pansexual? Transexual Universalist?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at August 27, 2016 02:51 PM (jR7Wy)
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>> Montana is one mean fire-breathing competitor. You
>> can't teach that.
I'll never be an NFL coach, I'm sure, but if I were I'd drive one message into my offense and my offensive coaching squad and my scouts:
From the snap you've got three seconds to throw the ball. If you can do that consistently, if you have a quarterback with the eyes and the arm to do that consistently, you will win. You will not always win pretty, you won't get the fifty-yard-reception stats, but you will win. You need some decently quick 10-15-yard receivers, and you need a back or two to make your running game credible, but it's all about three seconds.
>> can't teach that.
I'll never be an NFL coach, I'm sure, but if I were I'd drive one message into my offense and my offensive coaching squad and my scouts:
From the snap you've got three seconds to throw the ball. If you can do that consistently, if you have a quarterback with the eyes and the arm to do that consistently, you will win. You will not always win pretty, you won't get the fifty-yard-reception stats, but you will win. You need some decently quick 10-15-yard receivers, and you need a back or two to make your running game credible, but it's all about three seconds.
Posted by: JEM at August 27, 2016 02:52 PM (o+SC1)
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but Binged him and he's white.
His birth mother was white. his birth father is black
He was then put up for adoption and adopted by 2 white parents
His birth mother was white. his birth father is black
He was then put up for adoption and adopted by 2 white parents
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 27, 2016 02:52 PM (Ozsfq)
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It's a shame that we can spend billions on endless wars, but we can't have a qb with a triple digit IQ.
Posted by: 49ers at August 27, 2016 02:52 PM (kTF2Z)
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290
His birth mother was white. his birth father is black
He was then put up for adoption and adopted by 2 white parents
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 27, 2016 02:52 PM (Ozsfq)
So Whitey is oppressing him. Got it.
His birth mother was white. his birth father is black
He was then put up for adoption and adopted by 2 white parents
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 27, 2016 02:52 PM (Ozsfq)
So Whitey is oppressing him. Got it.
Posted by: rickl at August 27, 2016 02:54 PM (sdi6R)
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280 So y'all are happy with the upgrade from Brian McCann, who was good until he went blind while in Atlanta.
Posted by: Pepe at August 27, 2016 02:43 PM (rpYJm)
I have nothing what so ever against McCann. He's been a 100% stand up guy. But what this rookie is doing is historic.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 27, 2016 02:45 PM (Ozsfq
I love Brian McCann. Yankees paid way too much for him and he jumped on that money train and that short porch in right. Can't blame him one bit.
That rookie is on a hot streak for sure. Seems great behind the plate as well.
Posted by: Pepe at August 27, 2016 02:43 PM (rpYJm)
I have nothing what so ever against McCann. He's been a 100% stand up guy. But what this rookie is doing is historic.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 27, 2016 02:45 PM (Ozsfq
I love Brian McCann. Yankees paid way too much for him and he jumped on that money train and that short porch in right. Can't blame him one bit.
That rookie is on a hot streak for sure. Seems great behind the plate as well.
Posted by: Pepe at August 27, 2016 02:59 PM (rpYJm)
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His birth mother was white. his birth father is black
He was then put up for adoption and adopted by 2 white parents
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 27, 2016 02:52 PM
Sounds vaguely familiar....
His birth mother was white. his birth father is black
He was then put up for adoption and adopted by 2 white parents
Posted by: Nevergiveup at August 27, 2016 02:52 PM
Sounds vaguely familiar....
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at August 27, 2016 02:59 PM (IqV8l)
Posted by: JEM at August 27, 2016 03:02 PM (o+SC1)
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So Whitey is oppressing him. Got it.
Posted by: rickl at August 27, 2016 02:54 PM (sdi6R)
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Whitey adoptive parents might be SJWs who taught him that.
So Whitey is oppressing him. Got it.
Posted by: rickl at August 27, 2016 02:54 PM (sdi6R)
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Whitey adoptive parents might be SJWs who taught him that.
Posted by: iforgot says God bless Snorky at August 27, 2016 03:06 PM (oGNNA)
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Whitey adoptive parents might be SJWs who taught him that.
Posted by: iforgot says God bless Snorky at August 27, 2016 03:06 PM (oGNNA)
Good point. Most of the illegal Mexicans who come here don't particularly hate America, but their children who go to our schools will very likely become La Raza members.
Whitey adoptive parents might be SJWs who taught him that.
Posted by: iforgot says God bless Snorky at August 27, 2016 03:06 PM (oGNNA)
Good point. Most of the illegal Mexicans who come here don't particularly hate America, but their children who go to our schools will very likely become La Raza members.
Posted by: rickl at August 27, 2016 03:19 PM (sdi6R)
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Most of the illegal Mexicans who come here don't particularly hate America, but their children who go to our schools will very likely become La Raza members.
Posted by: rickl at August 27, 2016 03:19 PM (sdi6R)
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And don't forget the Muslim immigrants whose kids go all radical. Crazy-making, isn't it?
Most of the illegal Mexicans who come here don't particularly hate America, but their children who go to our schools will very likely become La Raza members.
Posted by: rickl at August 27, 2016 03:19 PM (sdi6R)
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And don't forget the Muslim immigrants whose kids go all radical. Crazy-making, isn't it?
Posted by: iforgot says God bless Snorky at August 27, 2016 04:06 PM (oGNNA)
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Prager always says schools are nothing but leftist seminaries.
Posted by: Skip at August 27, 2016 04:24 PM (0G2eQ)
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