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Learning from Women [KT]
Late Tuesday, the board for the Milwaukee 2020 Host Committee terminated President Liz Gilbert and her chief of staff, Adam Alonso. The move comes just one day after the board suspended the pair and launched an investigation into "toxic workplace" allegations. The Journal Sentinel reported Tuesday that a group of senior women staffers wrote an unsigned letter last week complaining of being "bullied and intimidated" . . .J.J. Sefton picked up a piece on six minority women leaving Elizabeth Warren's campaign, claiming a toxic work environment. Other women may be the answer
Fortunately, there is a program tailored just for racist white Democratic women.
David Thompson explains:In racial-dominatrix news:Why liberal white women pay a lot of money to learn over dinner how they're racist.Says the Guardian,A growing number of women are paying to confront their privilege - and racism - at dinners that cost $2,500... A frank discussion is led by co-founders Regina Jackson, who is black, and Saira Rao, who identifies as Indian American. They started Race to Dinner to challenge liberal white women to accept their racism, however subconscious.
Rao and Jackson believe white, liberal women are the most receptive audience because they are open to changing their behaviour. They don't bother with the 53% of white women who voted for Trump. White men, they feel, are similarly a lost cause.The clients of these women are counseled against having "unmonitored thoughts". But there's more to progressivism than diversity. Elizabeth Warren got caught looking kind of guilty getting off a private jet this week, too. What happens when progressive goals clash? Titania McGrath approvingly linked a piece in Vice by a young Woman of Color, on why she was walking away from being a climate activist:
Armageddon is a small price to pay if it means that we can finally dismantle whiteness.You might want to read the responses to Titania's tweet for some suggestions. Heh. Or even click over to the piece in Vice if you need to brush up on your progressive arguments. Too bad that young climate activist can't get a gig to rake in some big bucks for making white progressive women feel guilty. Maybe she could get paid to tear out their kitchen appliances or something. Are progressives really serious about the climate thing? Compare and Contrast: There was another woman a few decades ago whose advice sometimes went unheeded. Quillette posted a piece yesterday entitled Thostaer Warned Us to Go Slow on European Integration. Too Bad We Didn't Listen. About Thostaer biographer Charles Moore:
According to Moore, the end of the division of Germany was a factor in the attempted coup against Gorbachev in 1991. He also points out that one of the Russians who became convinced that his country had been humiliated by the West during this period was none other than Vladimir Putin, then serving as a KGB officer in East Germany.
And so it is somewhat ironic that Thostaer is remembered by her critics as an inflexible Cold Warrior: At this critical juncture, she had argued for being more sensitive--not less--to the perspective of Russians. Had her advice been heeded, the Russians might have felt less slighted, and the last 30 years of East-West relations might have unfolded differently. Thostaer's arguments and warnings over the issue of European integration were similarly pushed aside. And, as with the USSR, the nature of Thostaer's objections have been mischaracterized. In a major speech about the future of Europe, delivered in Bruges on September 20th, 1988, she "began with a grand historical sweep, taking in the Romans, Magna Carta, the Glorious revolution and much more, all designed to show that Britain was part of European civilization." Thostaer also made it clear that "Britain wanted no 'cosy, isolated existence' on the fringes: 'Our destiny is in Europe, as part of the Community.'" What Thostaer did oppose was the project of "ever-closer union," and the resulting weakening of the influence of nation states. . .
In her speech at The Hague, as Moore summarizes it, "she prophesied that large-scale immigration caused by free movement would cause 'ethnic conflict,' and bring about the rise of extremist parties, that there would be 'national resentment' because of one-size-fits-all financial and economic policies under a single currency, and that a more centralized EC would not be able to work with the influx of new member states from the former Eastern Bloc." This obviously has specific relevance to Brexit and the political forces that led to it (though Thostaer herself, who died in 2013, never lived to see any of this play out). More generally, the common thread is that Thostaer understood the pattern of reaction and counterreaction that governs human affairs, including affairs of state. She stuck by the hard lessons of history even as others around her surrendered giddily to the fin de siecle euphoria that accompanied the end of the Cold War.Worth reading. Music
Have a good weekend. This is the Thread before the Gardening Thread.
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Wish we had more like her.
Posted by: Infidel at February 08, 2020 11:18 AM (MTxDQ)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 08, 2020 11:21 AM (/UQ/R)
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Present !
Posted by: runner at February 08, 2020 11:21 AM (zr5Kq)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 08, 2020 11:22 AM (/UQ/R)
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Hi runner
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 08, 2020 11:22 AM (/UQ/R)
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If the MKE DNC 2020 host committee headquarters is so toxic, they could burn some of those vagina scented candles to help cover it up.
Posted by: Roy at February 08, 2020 11:22 AM (ABjxW)
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WDS, taking it easy today. Not supposed to smoke. I hear you are getting hit with a blizzard.
Posted by: Infidel at February 08, 2020 11:23 AM (MTxDQ)
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In the debates, Bernie said the answer to the world problems would be to diminish our military significantly, while increasing our State Department. Go Deep State!
Posted by: EveR at February 08, 2020 11:24 AM (R0z7P)
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Hi westminsterdogshow !
Posted by: runner at February 08, 2020 11:24 AM (zr5Kq)
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Mr. WDS is out shoveling and I am doing laundry, Fun, fun, fun in the WDS household 
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 08, 2020 11:24 AM (/UQ/R)
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*i called 'em
Posted by: runner at February 08, 2020 11:26 AM (zr5Kq)
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Some of the responses on Armageddon are hilarious.
Posted by: Infidel at February 08, 2020 11:27 AM (MTxDQ)
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You just can't handle strong, empowered, independent women, that's all.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at February 08, 2020 11:28 AM (NWiLs)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at February 08, 2020 11:28 AM (G546f)
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Margaret Thatcher also did not panic when they ran her through the SAS Murder House with her as the hostage.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 08, 2020 11:28 AM (7UXvN)
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Those three minutes and nineteen seconds of the Andrews sisters were time well spent. Gosh, that felt good.
Hay, Horde. Happy Saturday.
Hay, Horde. Happy Saturday.
Posted by: creeper at February 08, 2020 11:29 AM (XxJt1)
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What astounds me, and yet doesn't astound me at the same time, is that the convention is in Milwaukee but the people hired to run the host committee are from New Jersey.
Couldn't find anyone anywhere in Wisconsin to hire?
Couldn't find anyone anywhere in Wisconsin to hire?
Posted by: Vendette at February 08, 2020 11:29 AM (wdsO9)
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I have a dream that my children will one day live in a nation where they will be judged...not by the configuration of their chromosomes...but by the content of their character.
Posted by: Muldoon at February 08, 2020 11:29 AM (m45I2)
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The Problem is these campaigns are lousy with young, stupid, fascist millennials. That's good for us!
They're so wrapped up in their own race and genital bullshit, they end up attacking each other. Beautiful.
The downfall of the Democrats in 2020 won't be President Trump; it'll be their own campaign staffs.
The Problem is these campaigns are lousy with young, stupid, fascist millennials. That's good for us!
They're so wrapped up in their own race and genital bullshit, they end up attacking each other. Beautiful.
The downfall of the Democrats in 2020 won't be President Trump; it'll be their own campaign staffs.
Posted by: Soothsayer, now with a gentle glide applicator tip at February 08, 2020 11:29 AM (PUbDc)
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If you dismantle whiteness, you get redness, blueness and yellowness.
Posted by: deplorable unperson at February 08, 2020 11:30 AM (93FI+)
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can't believe my "NOOD WOMYN" alert hasn't caused a corgi stampede yet
Posted by: vmom 2020 at February 08, 2020 11:31 AM (G546f)
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I can't believe Saira Rao is still around. Fine, let the self-flagellants throw their money away on her. It's less for the DNC.
I can't believe Saira Rao is still around. Fine, let the self-flagellants throw their money away on her. It's less for the DNC.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 08, 2020 11:31 AM (13CQC)
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From out here in the cheap seats, in the flyover hick rube states in JesusLand, it appears the schizophrenic lunatic left Democrat platforms of claiming there is too much hate and divisiveness, the claims that "we" need to Bring Americans Together" yet simultaneously running on an inflexible "Whitey Needs to Die" isn't quite finding purchase in the electorate they are hoping, strangely enough.
"You People Suck, Vote For Me" just doesn't resonate outside the neurotic hysterical wine moms and cat lady bitches, oddly. Who knew?
"You People Suck, Vote For Me" just doesn't resonate outside the neurotic hysterical wine moms and cat lady bitches, oddly. Who knew?
Posted by: Common Tater at February 08, 2020 11:31 AM (NnN0z)
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"Late Tuesday, the board for the Milwaukee 2020 Host Committee terminated President Liz Gilbert and her chief of staff, Adam Alonso."
Terminated, eh? That seems harsh.
Most of the euphemisms for losing your job are worse than losing your job. Terminated, fired, cut, etc.
Terminated, eh? That seems harsh.
Most of the euphemisms for losing your job are worse than losing your job. Terminated, fired, cut, etc.
Posted by: zmdavid at February 08, 2020 11:31 AM (xqRaG)
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Hallo horde
back from chilly doggeh walk
much borking
==
*I have her wrapped around my little paw
back from chilly doggeh walk
much borking
==
*I have her wrapped around my little paw
Posted by: vmom's doggeh at February 08, 2020 11:31 AM (zr5Kq)
Posted by: Muldoon at February 08, 2020 11:32 AM (m45I2)
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Claire McCrackskull is a shitty human being and all, but that "thing" comment is kinda her... eh, thing.
It's a dismissive thing, but it's almost certainly not rayciss. She uses it a lot. On diverse poopulations.
But sure, I see no point in letting her off this kind of hook, the kind she otherwise helps perpetuate.
It's a dismissive thing, but it's almost certainly not rayciss. She uses it a lot. On diverse poopulations.
But sure, I see no point in letting her off this kind of hook, the kind she otherwise helps perpetuate.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2020 11:32 AM (hku12)
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*I have her wrapped around my little paw
Posted by: vmom's doggeh at February 08, 2020 11:31 AM (zr5Kq)
true story
you're a big spoiled doofus
Posted by: vmom's doggeh at February 08, 2020 11:31 AM (zr5Kq)
true story
you're a big spoiled doofus
Posted by: vmom 2020 at February 08, 2020 11:32 AM (G546f)
Posted by: runner at February 08, 2020 11:33 AM (zr5Kq)
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Go Deep State!
Posted by: EveR at February 08, 2020 11:24 AM (R0z7P)
That's funny on a dozen levels.
Posted by: EveR at February 08, 2020 11:24 AM (R0z7P)
That's funny on a dozen levels.
Posted by: creeper at February 08, 2020 11:33 AM (XxJt1)
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If Biden's Not Up for It, Someone Should've Said So Earlier
from VOX
no one could or it would blow the basis for the impeachment
lefties are profoundly shallow and severely dumb
from VOX
no one could or it would blow the basis for the impeachment
lefties are profoundly shallow and severely dumb
Posted by: REDACTED at February 08, 2020 11:33 AM (rpxSz)
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Since I've moved to suburbia, I can confirm - white, middle-class Dem women are complete idiots.
Trump is "icky" so rude and vulgar. Transsexuals are all over the place and face massive discrimination. Mayor Pete is so cute and presentable and is the nice gay son you never had. Women have it sooooo tough and girls need to be "affirmed" 100 times a day.
That's the sort of shit I hear all the time from women whose biggest problem is they broke a fingernail getting the Roomba out of the closet.
Trump is "icky" so rude and vulgar. Transsexuals are all over the place and face massive discrimination. Mayor Pete is so cute and presentable and is the nice gay son you never had. Women have it sooooo tough and girls need to be "affirmed" 100 times a day.
That's the sort of shit I hear all the time from women whose biggest problem is they broke a fingernail getting the Roomba out of the closet.
Posted by: Donna&&&&V. at February 08, 2020 11:34 AM (d6Ksn)
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Clearly it was a toxic environment, they were actually supposed to PRODUCE something!
Get things done!
How Sexist!
Get things done!
How Sexist!
Posted by: Secreatry for President of Ukraine at February 08, 2020 11:34 AM (NgKpN)
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Good morning all. I have laundry to fold but am procrastinating and hanging out here instead.
Posted by: IC at February 08, 2020 11:35 AM (sYDum)
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If you dismantle whiteness, you get redness, blueness and yellowness.
Posted by: deplorable unperson at February 08, 2020 11:30 AM (93FI+)
Until the maggots show up, then you get whiteness again. Stanky whiteness, but still white.
The Hun had a way to deal with this, they built ovens. There is such an obvious parallel between today's left and the atrocities of the past century... but you can't tell them that. I kinda think we're past the point of debate. We're going to have a war... and for those who say we're already AT war, yeah, no. We're not.
When the real one gets here, everyone will know.
Posted by: deplorable unperson at February 08, 2020 11:30 AM (93FI+)
Until the maggots show up, then you get whiteness again. Stanky whiteness, but still white.
The Hun had a way to deal with this, they built ovens. There is such an obvious parallel between today's left and the atrocities of the past century... but you can't tell them that. I kinda think we're past the point of debate. We're going to have a war... and for those who say we're already AT war, yeah, no. We're not.
When the real one gets here, everyone will know.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2020 11:35 AM (hku12)
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I've had every single "woke" cliche in existence parroted back to me by women with very cushy lives.
Posted by: Donna&&&&V. at February 08, 2020 11:37 AM (d6Ksn)
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30 Go Deep State!
Posted by: EveR at February 08, 2020 11:24 AM (R0z7P)
That's funny on a dozen levels.
Posted by: creeper at February 08, 2020 11:33 AM (XxJt1)
We need a deep State Logo,
So we can make Deep State Alumni T-shirts.
We'd make MILLIONS selling them in DC!
Posted by: EveR at February 08, 2020 11:24 AM (R0z7P)
That's funny on a dozen levels.
Posted by: creeper at February 08, 2020 11:33 AM (XxJt1)
We need a deep State Logo,
So we can make Deep State Alumni T-shirts.
We'd make MILLIONS selling them in DC!
Posted by: Don Q at February 08, 2020 11:37 AM (NgKpN)
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I have a dream that my children will one day live in a nation where they will be judged...not by the configuration of their chromosomes...but by the content of their character.
RAAAAAAACIST!!
No really, that's what the modern left thinks about that. I heard somebody being interviewed on MLK day and the interviewer brought up the quote. The response was some convoluted word salad about how *not* taking race into consideration was white privilege or something.
RAAAAAAACIST!!
No really, that's what the modern left thinks about that. I heard somebody being interviewed on MLK day and the interviewer brought up the quote. The response was some convoluted word salad about how *not* taking race into consideration was white privilege or something.
Posted by: Bob the Bilderberg at February 08, 2020 11:37 AM (o9X+2)
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It's a totally toxic workplace, your honor. I was hired a week ago, and yesterday I made a suggestion to the working group and they didn't immediately implement it! Clearly, the only possible reason is unhinged misogyny and unrestrained patriarchy. After all, I have a degree from Sacramento State in Gender pronoun studies. I'm not dumb, like people say. I'm smart and I want respect!
Posted by: Darth Chipmunk at February 08, 2020 11:37 AM (+S1Fy)
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34 Good morning all. I have laundry to fold but am procrastinating and hanging out here instead.
Posted by: IC at February 08, 2020 11:35 AM (sYDum)
I am going to work out and then clean. That's why I'm procrastinating.
Posted by: IC at February 08, 2020 11:35 AM (sYDum)
I am going to work out and then clean. That's why I'm procrastinating.
Posted by: Donna&&&&V. at February 08, 2020 11:38 AM (d6Ksn)
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McGrath/Elfwick 2024
Posted by: hogmartin at February 08, 2020 11:38 AM (t+qrx)
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I found it interesting that the junior staffers on Warren's Nevada campaign felt "marginalized" (which I take to mean nobody would implement any of THEIR brilliant ideas), so they went to their "superiors" in the organization for redress (thus acknowledging that they are junior staffers).
I don't know of any organization that works without some sort of hierarchy of decision-making. As a junior staffer why would you expect to be setting the direction of the campaign, as opposed to working hard, contributing within the purview of your assigned duties, building credibility over time and actually learning on the job.
A corner office (along with the responsibility and decision-making status that go with it) is earned, not bestowed.
I don't know of any organization that works without some sort of hierarchy of decision-making. As a junior staffer why would you expect to be setting the direction of the campaign, as opposed to working hard, contributing within the purview of your assigned duties, building credibility over time and actually learning on the job.
A corner office (along with the responsibility and decision-making status that go with it) is earned, not bestowed.
Posted by: Muldoon at February 08, 2020 11:38 AM (m45I2)
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With the Left , the future is predetermined and history is always changing.
Posted by: deplorable unperson at February 08, 2020 11:39 AM (93FI+)
Posted by: Muldoon at February 08, 2020 11:39 AM (m45I2)
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That's the sort of shit I hear all the time from
women whose biggest problem is they broke a fingernail getting the
Roomba out of the closet.
Posted by: DonnaV. at February 08, 2020 11:34 AM (d6Ksn)
Another zinger from the ladies. Our 'ettes are on a roll.
women whose biggest problem is they broke a fingernail getting the
Roomba out of the closet.
Posted by: DonnaV. at February 08, 2020 11:34 AM (d6Ksn)
Another zinger from the ladies. Our 'ettes are on a roll.
Posted by: creeper at February 08, 2020 11:40 AM (XxJt1)
Posted by: Darth Chipmunk at February 08, 2020 11:40 AM (+S1Fy)
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That's the sort of shit I hear all the time from women whose biggest problem is they broke a fingernail getting the Roomba out of the closet.
Posted by: Donna&&&&V. at February 08, 2020 11:34 AM (d6Ksn)
Heh. Basically they're spoiled, coddled brats in need of a good spanking.
Posted by: Donna&&&&V. at February 08, 2020 11:34 AM (d6Ksn)
Heh. Basically they're spoiled, coddled brats in need of a good spanking.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at February 08, 2020 11:41 AM (NWiLs)
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Since I've moved to suburbia, I can confirm - white, middle-class Dem women are complete idiots.
Trump is "icky" so rude and vulgar. Transsexuals are all over the place and face massive discrimination. Mayor Pete is so cute and presentable and is the nice gay son you never had. Women have it sooooo tough and girls need to be "affirmed" 100 times a day.
That's the sort of shit I hear all the time from women whose biggest problem is they broke a fingernail getting the Roomba out of the closet.
Posted by: Donna&&&&V. at February 08, 2020 11:34 AM (d6Ksn)
Back in the day, white wimminz used to bring in seance artists, palm and tea readers, and the like.
Con artists. Who were mostly other women. And they'd throw their husband's hard earned money at them.
Nowadays, they bring in colored people to tell them how rayciss they are.
I know lots of smart female humans, but women, as a category, are gullible fools.
Trump is "icky" so rude and vulgar. Transsexuals are all over the place and face massive discrimination. Mayor Pete is so cute and presentable and is the nice gay son you never had. Women have it sooooo tough and girls need to be "affirmed" 100 times a day.
That's the sort of shit I hear all the time from women whose biggest problem is they broke a fingernail getting the Roomba out of the closet.
Posted by: Donna&&&&V. at February 08, 2020 11:34 AM (d6Ksn)
Back in the day, white wimminz used to bring in seance artists, palm and tea readers, and the like.
Con artists. Who were mostly other women. And they'd throw their husband's hard earned money at them.
Nowadays, they bring in colored people to tell them how rayciss they are.
I know lots of smart female humans, but women, as a category, are gullible fools.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2020 11:41 AM (hku12)
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Oh, and vaping is almost as bad as the friggin' coronavirus. It's a national crisis.
Posted by: Donna&&&&V. at February 08, 2020 11:41 AM (d6Ksn)
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So 6 women on the DNC committee felt "bullied and intimidated" WTH does that mean? Was the dude imitating slick Willy or was he just 'bullying' them to you know actually get their jobs done? Aside from the thinking they have to improve the world by giving voice to marxist ideas I hate modern journalists because they seem incapable of telling any actual facts. And 6 minority women felt Liewatha's campaign was a 'toxic' environment. Were there insufferable white interns going on and on about having to have all these 'aid' programs because minorities 'need help' (aka they are stupid) or were those 6 expecting to be put on pedestals and not obliged? curious minds would like to know but alas there are hardly any real reporters anymore.
Posted by: PaleRider is simply irredeemable at February 08, 2020 11:42 AM (n4y+3)
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49 Oh, and vaping is almost as bad as the friggin' coronavirus. It's a national crisis.
Posted by: Donna&&&&V. at February 08, 2020 11:41 AM (d6Ksn)
Like, ohmiGAWD, it's like totally unregulated!
Posted by: Donna&&&&V. at February 08, 2020 11:41 AM (d6Ksn)
Like, ohmiGAWD, it's like totally unregulated!
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at February 08, 2020 11:42 AM (NWiLs)
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...getting the Roomba out of the closet.
*********
I thought Roombas were cage-free, not closeted.
*********
I thought Roombas were cage-free, not closeted.
Posted by: Muldoon at February 08, 2020 11:42 AM (m45I2)
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A corner office (along with the responsibility and decision-making status that go with it) is earned, not bestowed.
Posted by: Muldoon at February 08, 2020 11:38 AM (m45I2)
Patriarchal thinking. Stop mansplaining.
Posted by: Muldoon at February 08, 2020 11:38 AM (m45I2)
Patriarchal thinking. Stop mansplaining.
Posted by: Dan Smoot's Apprentice at February 08, 2020 11:43 AM (H8QX8)
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52 ...getting the Roomba out of the closet.
*********
I thought Roombas were cage-free, not closeted.
Posted by: Muldoon at February 08, 2020 11:42 AM (m45I2)
They're free to be who they are, and we should celebrate it.
*********
I thought Roombas were cage-free, not closeted.
Posted by: Muldoon at February 08, 2020 11:42 AM (m45I2)
They're free to be who they are, and we should celebrate it.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at February 08, 2020 11:43 AM (NWiLs)
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That's the sort of shit I hear all the time from women whose biggest
problem is they broke a fingernail getting the Roomba out of the closet.
Posted by: DonnaV. at February 08, 2020 11:34 AM (d6Ksn)
Or opening the front door for the cleaning ladies they're paying in cash.
problem is they broke a fingernail getting the Roomba out of the closet.
Posted by: DonnaV. at February 08, 2020 11:34 AM (d6Ksn)
Or opening the front door for the cleaning ladies they're paying in cash.
Posted by: Vendette at February 08, 2020 11:43 AM (wdsO9)
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Pixy removed Donna's ampersands from my quote
*sobs inconsolably*
I'll never get ampersands. I can't even plagiarize them.
*sobs inconsolably*
I'll never get ampersands. I can't even plagiarize them.
Posted by: creeper at February 08, 2020 11:44 AM (XxJt1)
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"I believe in Equality. I want everyone to be treated equally without regard to race."
Statements like this, were considered far left wing bedwetting squishy thoughts, at least among hard core Democrat racists, at one time. It's true.
Today? Well our "experts on race" in the rarefied air of Academe declare such opinions unworthy of consideration, and deeply "White Supremacy" etc etc. It is true that equality probably looks a whole lot like discrimination if one is used to special favors and a pass on everything that everyone else is expected to adhere to.
The only question in my mind, was it all bullshit from the git go? Was it a movement that was designed this way, or was it hijacked and subverted at some point?
"We all need to learn to live together" to "Whitey Needs to Die" is quite an epic shift, wouldn't you agree?? How did that happen?
Statements like this, were considered far left wing bedwetting squishy thoughts, at least among hard core Democrat racists, at one time. It's true.
Today? Well our "experts on race" in the rarefied air of Academe declare such opinions unworthy of consideration, and deeply "White Supremacy" etc etc. It is true that equality probably looks a whole lot like discrimination if one is used to special favors and a pass on everything that everyone else is expected to adhere to.
The only question in my mind, was it all bullshit from the git go? Was it a movement that was designed this way, or was it hijacked and subverted at some point?
"We all need to learn to live together" to "Whitey Needs to Die" is quite an epic shift, wouldn't you agree?? How did that happen?
Posted by: Common Tater at February 08, 2020 11:44 AM (NnN0z)
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can't believe my "NOOD WOMYN" alert hasn't caused a corgi stampede yet
Posted by: vmom 2020
It's the "Y" in "womyn."
We assumed half-shaved heads, neon green hair on the other side, and enough piercings to affect nearby compasses.
Posted by: vmom 2020
It's the "Y" in "womyn."
We assumed half-shaved heads, neon green hair on the other side, and enough piercings to affect nearby compasses.
Posted by: mikeski at February 08, 2020 11:44 AM (P1f+c)
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58 can't believe my "NOOD WOMYN" alert hasn't caused a corgi stampede yet
Posted by: vmom 2020
It's the "Y" in "womyn."
We assumed half-shaved heads, neon green hair on the other side, and enough piercings to affect nearby compasses.
Posted by: mikeski at February 08, 2020 11:44 AM (P1f+c)
As well as sufficient mass to create a noticeable gravitational field.
Posted by: vmom 2020
It's the "Y" in "womyn."
We assumed half-shaved heads, neon green hair on the other side, and enough piercings to affect nearby compasses.
Posted by: mikeski at February 08, 2020 11:44 AM (P1f+c)
As well as sufficient mass to create a noticeable gravitational field.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at February 08, 2020 11:44 AM (NWiLs)
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Patriarchal thinking. Stop mansplaining.
Posted by: Dan Smoot's Apprentice at February 08, 2020 11:43 AM (H8QX
And I'm willing to bet there was a whole lot of manspreading involved, too!!!
Posted by: Dan Smoot's Apprentice at February 08, 2020 11:43 AM (H8QX
And I'm willing to bet there was a whole lot of manspreading involved, too!!!
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at February 08, 2020 11:45 AM (5AVMW)
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I found it interesting that the junior staffers on Warren's Nevada campaign felt "marginalized" (which I take to mean nobody would implement any of THEIR brilliant ideas), so they went to their "superiors" in the organization for redress (thus acknowledging that they are junior staffers).
I don't know of any organization that works without some sort of hierarchy of decision-making. As a junior staffer why would you expect to be setting the direction of the campaign, as opposed to working hard, contributing within the purview of your assigned duties, building credibility over time and actually learning on the job.
A corner office (along with the responsibility and decision-making status that go with it) is earned, not bestowed.
Posted by: Muldoon at February 08, 2020 11:38 AM (m45I2)
Heh, you say that like you've never met anyone under the age of 40.
There's a direct line between Everybody wins/participation trophy/we don't keep score/no bullying indoctrination going on in skrewels, and the "hey, you should listen to me, I'm not a nobody, I'm smart, not like everybody says" snowflakes in the workforce.
I don't know of any organization that works without some sort of hierarchy of decision-making. As a junior staffer why would you expect to be setting the direction of the campaign, as opposed to working hard, contributing within the purview of your assigned duties, building credibility over time and actually learning on the job.
A corner office (along with the responsibility and decision-making status that go with it) is earned, not bestowed.
Posted by: Muldoon at February 08, 2020 11:38 AM (m45I2)
Heh, you say that like you've never met anyone under the age of 40.
There's a direct line between Everybody wins/participation trophy/we don't keep score/no bullying indoctrination going on in skrewels, and the "hey, you should listen to me, I'm not a nobody, I'm smart, not like everybody says" snowflakes in the workforce.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2020 11:45 AM (hku12)
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I thought Roombas were cage-free, not closeted.
They're free to be who they are, and we should celebrate it.
It's important to make sure that your Roomba is free-range, GMO and organic.
I thought Roombas were cage-free, not closeted.
They're free to be who they are, and we should celebrate it.
It's important to make sure that your Roomba is free-range, GMO and organic.
Posted by: deplorable unperson at February 08, 2020 11:45 AM (93FI+)
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I had the misfortune to forget my earbuds, and was subjected to daytime TV at the Dr's office yesterday.
Someone was on by the name of Wendy Williams (looked more like a drag queen) and she was leading her mostly brain-dead audience of women in getting excited about the latest season of The Real Slutty Housewives of A Big City.
I told my husband that I felt my IQ drooping.
The woman next to him, who was watching this show, was not amused.
Someone was on by the name of Wendy Williams (looked more like a drag queen) and she was leading her mostly brain-dead audience of women in getting excited about the latest season of The Real Slutty Housewives of A Big City.
I told my husband that I felt my IQ drooping.
The woman next to him, who was watching this show, was not amused.
Posted by: SMH at February 08, 2020 11:46 AM (RU4sa)
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I thought Roombas were cage-free, not closeted.
Posted by: Muldoon
They're free to be who they are, and we should celebrate it.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo
I identify as an Instant Pot.
Posted by: Muldoon
They're free to be who they are, and we should celebrate it.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo
I identify as an Instant Pot.
Posted by: Insomniac's Roomba at February 08, 2020 11:46 AM (P1f+c)
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Rao and Jackson believe white, liberal women are the most receptive audience because they are open to changing their behaviour. They don't bother with the 53% of white women who voted for Trump. White men, they feel, are similarly a lost cause.
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LOL, preach to the choir. Please, don't concern yourself with broadening your appeal to anyone. Stick to your drunk, stupid wine mom constituency.
I swear... Democrat is the new Republican. They're doing ALL the behaviors that led us to decades of bitter failure.
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LOL, preach to the choir. Please, don't concern yourself with broadening your appeal to anyone. Stick to your drunk, stupid wine mom constituency.
I swear... Democrat is the new Republican. They're doing ALL the behaviors that led us to decades of bitter failure.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice... EJEXIT: If Not Now, When? at February 08, 2020 11:47 AM (uKj5K)
Posted by: Muldoon at February 08, 2020 11:47 AM (m45I2)
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My Roomba identifies as an espresso machine, so now my house is dirty and my coffee tastes like dust bunnies.... Thanks Obama!!!
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at February 08, 2020 11:47 AM (5AVMW)
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"Back in the day, white wimminz used to bring in seance artists, palm and tea readers, and the like."
And nowadays, it's every fad diet plan on TV (although they say they're for "body positivity" in the next breath, they'll tell you they're thinking about going to Sono Bello to get the fat suctioned off).
I used to wonder how anybody could possibly stand to watch "The View." Now i know.
And nowadays, it's every fad diet plan on TV (although they say they're for "body positivity" in the next breath, they'll tell you they're thinking about going to Sono Bello to get the fat suctioned off).
I used to wonder how anybody could possibly stand to watch "The View." Now i know.
Posted by: Donna&&&&V. at February 08, 2020 11:47 AM (d6Ksn)
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at February 08, 2020 11:48 AM (5AVMW)
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I'm cage free but in a cage
Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2020 11:48 AM (ZCEU2)
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I used to wonder how anybody could possibly stand to watch "The View." Now i know.
Posted by: Donna&&&&V. at February 08, 2020 11:47 AM (d6Ksn)
or Ophrha
Posted by: Donna&&&&V. at February 08, 2020 11:47 AM (d6Ksn)
or Ophrha
Posted by: runner at February 08, 2020 11:49 AM (zr5Kq)
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*sobs inconsolably*
I'll never get ampersands. I can't even plagiarize them.
Posted by: creeper at February 08, 2020 11:44 AM (XxJt1)
Do not weep.
Here you go: &&&&&&&&&&
I'll never get ampersands. I can't even plagiarize them.
Posted by: creeper at February 08, 2020 11:44 AM (XxJt1)
Do not weep.
Here you go: &&&&&&&&&&
Posted by: Donna&&&&V. at February 08, 2020 11:49 AM (d6Ksn)
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65 Rao and Jackson believe white, liberal women are the most receptive audience because they are open to changing their behaviour.
What behaviour are they looking to change? These women already vote Democrat and attend their stupid lectures, so what are they asking these silly women to actually do?
What behaviour are they looking to change? These women already vote Democrat and attend their stupid lectures, so what are they asking these silly women to actually do?
Posted by: Don Lemon at February 08, 2020 11:49 AM (Uu+Jp)
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They're free to be who they are, and we should celebrate it.
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I saw a news report that many Roombas in America have converted to Islam and are silently planning terroristic attacks on citizens.
Yep, you guessed it, they've formed a Sweeper Cell
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I saw a news report that many Roombas in America have converted to Islam and are silently planning terroristic attacks on citizens.
Yep, you guessed it, they've formed a Sweeper Cell
Posted by: Muldoon at February 08, 2020 11:49 AM (m45I2)
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63 I had the misfortune to forget my earbuds, and was subjected to daytime TV at the Dr's office yesterday.
Someone was on by the name of Wendy Williams (looked more like a drag queen) and she was leading her mostly brain-dead audience of women in getting excited about the latest season of The Real Slutty Housewives of A Big City.
I told my husband that I felt my IQ drooping.
The woman next to him, who was watching this show, was not amused.
Posted by: SMH at February 08, 2020 11:46 AM (RU4sa)
I'm to the point where I keep score when I'm out in public, 1 point for every dirty look I get.
It all started when I spent a couple days at Disneyland with a now Ex Girlfriend.. I was just having fun, talking, kind of playing with some other people kids as we stood in line to get in.
Parents were fine with my antics, but I got a REAL dirty look from some Old Bag standing next in line.
Heaven forbid! Someone is, shudder, having FUN!
Now I keep score.
Someone was on by the name of Wendy Williams (looked more like a drag queen) and she was leading her mostly brain-dead audience of women in getting excited about the latest season of The Real Slutty Housewives of A Big City.
I told my husband that I felt my IQ drooping.
The woman next to him, who was watching this show, was not amused.
Posted by: SMH at February 08, 2020 11:46 AM (RU4sa)
I'm to the point where I keep score when I'm out in public, 1 point for every dirty look I get.
It all started when I spent a couple days at Disneyland with a now Ex Girlfriend.. I was just having fun, talking, kind of playing with some other people kids as we stood in line to get in.
Parents were fine with my antics, but I got a REAL dirty look from some Old Bag standing next in line.
Heaven forbid! Someone is, shudder, having FUN!
Now I keep score.
Posted by: Don Q at February 08, 2020 11:49 AM (NgKpN)
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Last week, I can't remember what day because I am a boomer, I held a door open for a youngish lady who told me, in no uncertain terms, she was fully capable of opening a door. Not "I got it" or even a "thanks anyway". Little bint. My Dad, or for that matter Mom would give me the slaponthebackofdahead if I didn't hold open a door for a lady.
Posted by: bill in arkansas at February 08, 2020 11:49 AM (C1Lsn)
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Armageddon is a small price to pay if it means that we can finally dismantle whiteness.
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Titania may joke, but this is very close to the attitudes of the 1944 Nazi Party, with one word change. And probably closer to the attitude of the 2020 Democrat Party than I care to think about.
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Titania may joke, but this is very close to the attitudes of the 1944 Nazi Party, with one word change. And probably closer to the attitude of the 2020 Democrat Party than I care to think about.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice... EJEXIT: If Not Now, When? at February 08, 2020 11:50 AM (uKj5K)
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The only question in my mind, was it all bullshit from the git go? Was it a movement that was designed this way, or was it hijacked and subverted at some point?
"We all need to learn to live together" to "Whitey Needs to Die" is quite an epic shift, wouldn't you agree?? How did that happen?
Posted by: Common Tater at February 08, 2020 11:44 AM (NnN0z)
Short answer: read Douglas Murray's "Madness of Crowds." Other short answer: No, it wasn't all bullshit.
Other, slightly longer short answer: It was the commies what did it. They came in, exploited all these movements, and eventually took over. So the race for power means not equality, but total domination. It's how they roll.
"We all need to learn to live together" to "Whitey Needs to Die" is quite an epic shift, wouldn't you agree?? How did that happen?
Posted by: Common Tater at February 08, 2020 11:44 AM (NnN0z)
Short answer: read Douglas Murray's "Madness of Crowds." Other short answer: No, it wasn't all bullshit.
Other, slightly longer short answer: It was the commies what did it. They came in, exploited all these movements, and eventually took over. So the race for power means not equality, but total domination. It's how they roll.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2020 11:50 AM (hku12)
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I'm cage free but in a cage
Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2020 11:48 AM (ZCEU2)
In many ways this is the story of Nicolas Cage.
Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2020 11:48 AM (ZCEU2)
In many ways this is the story of Nicolas Cage.
Posted by: hogmartin at February 08, 2020 11:50 AM (t+qrx)
Posted by: runner at February 08, 2020 11:50 AM (zr5Kq)
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Wine Moms suck to a degree indescribable by the English language. Maybe a 40+ letter Teutonic compound noun?
Posted by: PacosMojo at February 08, 2020 11:50 AM (pV4s0)
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Last week, I can't remember what day because I am a boomer, I held a door open for a youngish lady who told me, in no uncertain terms, she was fully capable of opening a door.
==
should have slammed ut in her face
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should have slammed ut in her face
Posted by: vmom 2020 at February 08, 2020 11:50 AM (G546f)
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&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& help yourself.
Posted by: chavez the hugo at February 08, 2020 11:50 AM (KP5rU)
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All of the young people that go into politics to "make a difference" are all exactly the same.
Posted by: klaftern at February 08, 2020 11:51 AM (RuIsu)
85
Aren't we way overdue for a white cop shooting a non-white criminal? The Left needs a school shooting or some race riots, soon.
Aren't we way overdue for a white cop shooting a non-white criminal? The Left needs a school shooting or some race riots, soon.
Posted by: Soothsayer, now with a gentle glide applicator tip at February 08, 2020 11:51 AM (PUbDc)
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*my show off maneuver did not work as planned
Posted by: runner at February 08, 2020 11:51 AM (zr5Kq)
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We assumed half-shaved heads, neon green hair on the other side, and enough piercings to affect nearby compasses.
In the animal world, flourescent plumage is often nature's way of saying "Danger! Stay Away!". It works in meatspace too, I expect, or near enough.
I have it on good authority that purple hair, while deserving of a wide berth, is generally OK, for some values of "OK". Neon green, not so much.
In the animal world, flourescent plumage is often nature's way of saying "Danger! Stay Away!". It works in meatspace too, I expect, or near enough.
I have it on good authority that purple hair, while deserving of a wide berth, is generally OK, for some values of "OK". Neon green, not so much.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 08, 2020 11:51 AM (NnN0z)
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women, as a category, are gullible fools.
So are men, as evidenced by Bernie bros, Antifa dudes, male journalists, other Democrats, guys seeking facial feminization surgery (HT Insty: the Yale Health Plan now pays for this procedure), and half the population of Congress. Folly is an equal-opportunity employer; I know, because I saw it firsthand in grad school.
So are men, as evidenced by Bernie bros, Antifa dudes, male journalists, other Democrats, guys seeking facial feminization surgery (HT Insty: the Yale Health Plan now pays for this procedure), and half the population of Congress. Folly is an equal-opportunity employer; I know, because I saw it firsthand in grad school.
Posted by: Basement Cat at February 08, 2020 11:52 AM (pPNCa)
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http://bit.ly/2SaSjcx
*******
Facepalm: MSNBC Host Finds Out Gerrymandering Not Cause of GOP Success. The Democrats Just Suck.
*******
Katy Tur(D) one of our Betters
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Facepalm: MSNBC Host Finds Out Gerrymandering Not Cause of GOP Success. The Democrats Just Suck.
*******
Katy Tur(D) one of our Betters
Posted by: Ghost Of Qassem Soleimani at February 08, 2020 11:52 AM (BqBId)
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Why liberal white women pay a lot of money to learn over dinner how they're racist.
________
My wife points out that this is right out of Tom Wolfe.
________
My wife points out that this is right out of Tom Wolfe.
Posted by: Eeyore at February 08, 2020 11:52 AM (ZbwAu)
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I could go on and on, but I need to get my ass on the treadmill.
I admit to feeling the body positivity lately. Down 15 pounds since Christmas
I admit to feeling the body positivity lately. Down 15 pounds since Christmas
Posted by: Donna&&&&V. at February 08, 2020 11:52 AM (d6Ksn)
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Last week, I can't remember what day because I am a boomer, I held a door open for a youngish lady who told me, in no uncertain terms, she was fully capable of opening a door.
should of said you just wanted to see her ass
should of said you just wanted to see her ass
Posted by: runner at February 08, 2020 11:52 AM (zr5Kq)
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i don't hold doors open for anyone. fuck it not worth taking the chance anymore. maybe a seasoned person, that's about it. everybody else can go horsefuck.
Posted by: chavez the hugo at February 08, 2020 11:53 AM (KP5rU)
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76 Last week, I can't remember what day because I am a boomer, I held a door open for a youngish lady who told me, in no uncertain terms, she was fully capable of opening a door. Not "I got it" or even a "thanks anyway". Little bint. My Dad, or for that matter Mom would give me the slaponthebackofdahead if I didn't hold open a door for a lady.
Posted by: bill in arkansas at February 08, 2020 11:49 AM (C1Lsn)
Just say "Oh, sorry, I always open doors for the mentally challenged'.
Posted by: bill in arkansas at February 08, 2020 11:49 AM (C1Lsn)
Just say "Oh, sorry, I always open doors for the mentally challenged'.
Posted by: Don Q at February 08, 2020 11:53 AM (NgKpN)
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I kinda think we're past the point of debate. We're going to have a war... and for those who say we're already AT war, yeah, no. We're not.
When the real one gets here, everyone will know.
Posted by: BurtTC
Exactly.
Morning all.
When the real one gets here, everyone will know.
Posted by: BurtTC
Exactly.
Morning all.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 08, 2020 11:53 AM (o+pgY)
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Happy Saturday everyone!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at February 08, 2020 11:53 AM (axyOa)
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i don't hold doors open for anyone. fuck it not worth taking the chance anymore. maybe a seasoned person, that's about it. everybody else can go horsefuck.
Posted by: chavez the hugo
Equality. Is. A. Stone. Cold. Bitch.
Posted by: chavez the hugo
Equality. Is. A. Stone. Cold. Bitch.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 08, 2020 11:54 AM (o+pgY)
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76: Well there's your problem, that youngish gal was no lady. If she was she would have thanked you and then walked quickly to the next door to hold it for you if she wanted to make the point of women can handle doors now that we don't have voluminous skirts to get caught in them.
Posted by: PaleRider is simply irredeemable at February 08, 2020 11:54 AM (n4y+3)
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So Rao and Jackson are still around? And white liberal women are still paying them for abuse? Thank you God that I am a deplorable and they'll never bother me.
This sounds like a nasty parody of the Sacrament of Confession. The point of Confession, of course is to *acknowledge* your sins, show a "firm purpose of amendment" and be forgiven. Only with these gals, it sounds as though you can confess all you want but you will NEVER BE FORGIVEN. In which case, what's the point?
This sounds like a nasty parody of the Sacrament of Confession. The point of Confession, of course is to *acknowledge* your sins, show a "firm purpose of amendment" and be forgiven. Only with these gals, it sounds as though you can confess all you want but you will NEVER BE FORGIVEN. In which case, what's the point?
Posted by: Annalucia at February 08, 2020 11:54 AM (S6ArX)
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97 i don't hold doors open for anyone. fuck it not worth taking the chance anymore. maybe a seasoned person, that's about it. everybody else can go horsefuck.
Posted by: chavez the hugo
Equality. Is. A. Stone. Cold. Bitch.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 08, 2020 11:54 AM (o+pgY)
Here's my problem. If I walk through a door and somebody is one or two steps behind I am unable to not hold the door. I just can't do it.
Posted by: chavez the hugo
Equality. Is. A. Stone. Cold. Bitch.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 08, 2020 11:54 AM (o+pgY)
Here's my problem. If I walk through a door and somebody is one or two steps behind I am unable to not hold the door. I just can't do it.
Posted by: Don Lemon at February 08, 2020 11:56 AM (Uu+Jp)
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93 Can't help it, chav. One time Mom and I were walking home from the Rexall, the old man was on the front porch, and he noticed I wasn't standing closest to the road, and hilarity pushing violence ensued.
Posted by: bill in arkansas at February 08, 2020 11:56 AM (C1Lsn)
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97: i'm a firm believer in equality.
Posted by: chavez the hugo at February 08, 2020 11:56 AM (KP5rU)
Posted by: Basement Cat at February 08, 2020 11:56 AM (pPNCa)
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98 76: Well there's your problem, that youngish gal was no lady. If she was she would have thanked you and then walked quickly to the next door to hold it for you if she wanted to make the point of women can handle doors now that we don't have voluminous skirts to get caught in them.
Posted by: PaleRider is simply irredeemable at February 08, 2020 11:54 AM (n4y+3)
Hmmm, might be a good comeback there.
Sorry, I mistook you for a Lady.
Posted by: PaleRider is simply irredeemable at February 08, 2020 11:54 AM (n4y+3)
Hmmm, might be a good comeback there.
Sorry, I mistook you for a Lady.
Posted by: Don Q at February 08, 2020 11:56 AM (NgKpN)
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There is a certain element in any society that finds too much time on their hands. Once they progress from the 24-7 struggle for survival they apply all their spare time to complaining about their state rather than working to improve it.
And there is the breeding ground for socialism. A regressive, not progressive, force.
It is a viewpoint that mandates we all share equally the grubs we dig from the ground and burn the nutcase who says we should feed grubs to domesticated chickens to eat.
And there is the breeding ground for socialism. A regressive, not progressive, force.
It is a viewpoint that mandates we all share equally the grubs we dig from the ground and burn the nutcase who says we should feed grubs to domesticated chickens to eat.
Posted by: Headless Body of Agnew at February 08, 2020 11:57 AM (e1mEI)
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women, as a category, are gullible fools.
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So are men, as evidenced by Bernie bros, Antifa dudes, male journalists, other Democrats, guys seeking facial feminization surgery (HT Insty: the Yale Health Plan now pays for this procedure), and half the population of Congress. Folly is an equal-opportunity employer; I know, because I saw it firsthand in grad school.
Posted by: Basement Cat at February 08, 2020 11:52 AM (pPNCa)
Nah, you're dealing with selection bias there. Lots of men, the majority of men, don't fit into those categories you are describing.
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So are men, as evidenced by Bernie bros, Antifa dudes, male journalists, other Democrats, guys seeking facial feminization surgery (HT Insty: the Yale Health Plan now pays for this procedure), and half the population of Congress. Folly is an equal-opportunity employer; I know, because I saw it firsthand in grad school.
Posted by: Basement Cat at February 08, 2020 11:52 AM (pPNCa)
Nah, you're dealing with selection bias there. Lots of men, the majority of men, don't fit into those categories you are describing.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2020 11:57 AM (hku12)
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So are these women Fredas?
So are these women Fredas?
Posted by: Bean Counteress of Rohan at February 08, 2020 11:58 AM (2+j2N)
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never used to be that way. certain elements of society forced my hand. don't give a fuck.
Posted by: chavez the hugo at February 08, 2020 11:58 AM (KP5rU)
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I had the door-opening experience in the '90's here in California. I held the door. She snapped that she could get her own door. I nodded and simply said, "I hold the door for ladies." She responded, "I'm no lady" as she walked past. I just stood there waiting for her to realize what she'd said. But yeah, no.
So I stopped holding the door for anyone for a short while and I just do my thing. So, of course, within a week a woman who was expecting me to hold the door was shocked that I didn't, muttering, "How rude!" under her breath.
Leftists: Heads they win, tails we lose.
So I stopped holding the door for anyone for a short while and I just do my thing. So, of course, within a week a woman who was expecting me to hold the door was shocked that I didn't, muttering, "How rude!" under her breath.
Leftists: Heads they win, tails we lose.
Posted by: Darth Chipmunk at February 08, 2020 11:58 AM (+S1Fy)
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From Trump's SOTU -- "The unemployment rate for women reached the lowest level in almost 70 years - and last year, women filled 72 percent of all new jobs added."
this is a little disturbing. My vision sees families growing, with women home enjoying a rich life with their kids. Women are certainly capable of professional careers, but there is probably greater potential for participating in the richness of Life, by being a mother at home.
Most jobs are not all that enriching, and while much of parenting may be somewhat tedious and not all pure joy -- with connectivity, the basic chores can include more intellectual WiFi stimulus. And with unlimited resources online, the "art" of parenting can itself be an academic pursuit, not just toddler tedium.
That is just my vision of a retort to the left's 60 year war on the family, where their "progressive" woman's fulfillment had to be tied to some job, instead of the open possibilities of rich family life that could include arts, music, spiritual advances -- whatever.
this is a little disturbing. My vision sees families growing, with women home enjoying a rich life with their kids. Women are certainly capable of professional careers, but there is probably greater potential for participating in the richness of Life, by being a mother at home.
Most jobs are not all that enriching, and while much of parenting may be somewhat tedious and not all pure joy -- with connectivity, the basic chores can include more intellectual WiFi stimulus. And with unlimited resources online, the "art" of parenting can itself be an academic pursuit, not just toddler tedium.
That is just my vision of a retort to the left's 60 year war on the family, where their "progressive" woman's fulfillment had to be tied to some job, instead of the open possibilities of rich family life that could include arts, music, spiritual advances -- whatever.
Posted by: illiniwek at February 08, 2020 11:59 AM (Cus5s)
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Equality. Is. A. Stone. Cold. Bitch.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 08, 2020 11:54 AM (o+pgY)
Here's my problem. If I walk through a door and somebody is one or two steps behind I am unable to not hold the door. I just can't do it.
Posted by: Don Lemon at February 08, 2020 11:56 AM (Uu+Jp)
The problem is that you are allowing them to dictate your actions.
Don't.
OWN IT. Open those doors with pride, knowing you are a Gentleman.
Don't apologize for THEIR lack of grace and manners.
Tell them , sorry, I self identify as a Gentleman.
Posted by: rickb223 at February 08, 2020 11:54 AM (o+pgY)
Here's my problem. If I walk through a door and somebody is one or two steps behind I am unable to not hold the door. I just can't do it.
Posted by: Don Lemon at February 08, 2020 11:56 AM (Uu+Jp)
The problem is that you are allowing them to dictate your actions.
Don't.
OWN IT. Open those doors with pride, knowing you are a Gentleman.
Don't apologize for THEIR lack of grace and manners.
Tell them , sorry, I self identify as a Gentleman.
Posted by: Don Q at February 08, 2020 11:59 AM (NgKpN)
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In the animal world, flourescent plumage is often nature's way of saying "Danger! Stay Away!".
Posted by: Common Tater
The word for the day is "aposematism".
And the comic for the day is The Far Side.
Posted by: Common Tater
The word for the day is "aposematism".
And the comic for the day is The Far Side.
Posted by: mikeski at February 08, 2020 11:59 AM (P1f+c)
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I hold doors for all people. It's common decency. Thanking people for doing so is also common decency.
I'm not going to change.
I'm not the one who sucks here.
The sucky people need to change.
I'm not going to change.
I'm not the one who sucks here.
The sucky people need to change.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice... EJEXIT: If Not Now, When? at February 08, 2020 11:59 AM (uKj5K)
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98 76: Well there's your problem, that youngish gal was no lady. If she was she would have thanked you and then walked quickly to the next door to hold it for you if she wanted to make the point of women can handle doors now that we don't have voluminous skirts to get caught in them.
Posted by: PaleRider is simply irredeemable at February 08, 2020 11:54 AM (n4y+3)
There's a simple answer to this type of confrontation:
Sorry [young lady, or substitute your own phrase here for the person in question], I don't hold doors open for you, I do it for me. I'm a gentleman. What you are, I can't say.
Posted by: PaleRider is simply irredeemable at February 08, 2020 11:54 AM (n4y+3)
There's a simple answer to this type of confrontation:
Sorry [young lady, or substitute your own phrase here for the person in question], I don't hold doors open for you, I do it for me. I'm a gentleman. What you are, I can't say.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2020 11:59 AM (hku12)
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UMASS surveyed N.H. Democrats and 62% preferred SMOD to Trump winning a second term.
That's real.
That's real.
Posted by: blaster at February 08, 2020 11:59 AM (ZfRYq)
116
Sock off
Posted by: Northernlurker at February 08, 2020 12:00 PM (Uu+Jp)
Posted by: Soothsayer, now with a gentle glide applicator tip at February 08, 2020 12:00 PM (PUbDc)
118
Years ago while still on active duty, I got to spend about an hour with Former Ambassador and retire Army 3 star Vernon Walters. A fantastic guy even in old age. He had some fantastic stories about Mrs Thatcher and you could tell he was impressed by her.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 08, 2020 12:01 PM (axyOa)
119
It took me about 6 months to lose 45 pounds, roughly.
The last 10 pounds? Looks like that will take 6 months. It is amazingly difficult. And jonesing for carbs is horrible. It's easier to eat nothing (fast) than it is to eat. I'm determined though.
The last 10 pounds? Looks like that will take 6 months. It is amazingly difficult. And jonesing for carbs is horrible. It's easier to eat nothing (fast) than it is to eat. I'm determined though.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 08, 2020 12:01 PM (NnN0z)
120
115 UMASS surveyed N.H. Democrats and 62% preferred SMOD to Trump winning a second term.
That's real.
Posted by: blaster at February 08, 2020 11:59 AM (ZfRYq)
Well, if you had poled here during the Obama years, it would have been the same.
Now, if the poled SMOD vs Bernie?
That's real.
Posted by: blaster at February 08, 2020 11:59 AM (ZfRYq)
Well, if you had poled here during the Obama years, it would have been the same.
Now, if the poled SMOD vs Bernie?
Posted by: Don Q at February 08, 2020 12:01 PM (NgKpN)
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The problem is that you are allowing them to dictate your actions.
Don't.
OWN IT. Open those doors with pride, knowing you are a Gentleman.
Don't apologize for THEIR lack of grace and manners.
Tell them , sorry, I self identify as a Gentleman.
Posted by: Don Q at February 08, 2020 11:59 AM (NgKpN)
There's a simple answer to this type of confrontation:
Sorry [young lady, or substitute your own phrase here for the person in question], I don't hold doors open for you, I do it for me. I'm a gentleman. What you are, I can't say.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2020 11:59 AM (hku12)
Hey! Stop that!!
Don't.
OWN IT. Open those doors with pride, knowing you are a Gentleman.
Don't apologize for THEIR lack of grace and manners.
Tell them , sorry, I self identify as a Gentleman.
Posted by: Don Q at February 08, 2020 11:59 AM (NgKpN)
There's a simple answer to this type of confrontation:
Sorry [young lady, or substitute your own phrase here for the person in question], I don't hold doors open for you, I do it for me. I'm a gentleman. What you are, I can't say.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2020 11:59 AM (hku12)
Hey! Stop that!!
Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2020 12:02 PM (hku12)
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Arrrghhh. I don't wanna do anything, today.
Maybe I'll tackle the Anode Rod in the water heater...
Arrrghhh. I don't wanna do anything, today.
Maybe I'll tackle the Anode Rod in the water heater...
Posted by: Soothsayer, now with a gentle glide applicator tip at February 08, 2020 12:02 PM (PUbDc)
123
*sobs inconsolably*
I'll never get ampersands. I can't even plagiarize them.
Posted by: creeper
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Just take your 'ampersanded' text (or any text using unusual characters, say, with umlauts), paste it into the window here:
https://www.charset.org/html-special-characters
Click the 'Convert' button, copy and paste the converted text into AoSHQ. It's simple, I have that address on my toolbar, because I use it frequently.
That site was created by a Moron, wish I could recall who, because it is very nice.
I'll never get ampersands. I can't even plagiarize them.
Posted by: creeper
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Just take your 'ampersanded' text (or any text using unusual characters, say, with umlauts), paste it into the window here:
https://www.charset.org/html-special-characters
Click the 'Convert' button, copy and paste the converted text into AoSHQ. It's simple, I have that address on my toolbar, because I use it frequently.
That site was created by a Moron, wish I could recall who, because it is very nice.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2020 12:02 PM (Z1eux)
124
It may well have been mentioned before here, but Orson Bean, referenced in the sidebar, was Andrew Breitbart's father in law.
Posted by: Jinx the Cat at February 08, 2020 12:03 PM (FTlwv)
125
Hey! Stop that!!
Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2020 12:02 PM (hku12)
We need to retake the public square.
And the ONLY way to do that is to act.
Hey! Stop that!!
Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2020 12:02 PM (hku12)
We need to retake the public square.
And the ONLY way to do that is to act.
Posted by: Don Q at February 08, 2020 12:03 PM (NgKpN)
126
Women have a lot of hormone problems that make them go crazy. And shoes. Shoes makes them go crazy.
Posted by: Case at February 08, 2020 12:03 PM (URpia)
Posted by: Muldoon at February 08, 2020 12:03 PM (m45I2)
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126 Women have a lot of hormone problems that make them go crazy. And shoes. Shoes makes them go crazy.
Posted by: Case at February 08, 2020 12:03 PM (URpia)
And cats.
Posted by: Case at February 08, 2020 12:03 PM (URpia)
And cats.
Posted by: Don Q at February 08, 2020 12:04 PM (NgKpN)
129
I'm pretty sure that half of the staff at Shadow, Inc. are women. To be fair, the other half are soyboys, so no real conclusion can be reached.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2020 12:04 PM (98WNR)
130
Tell them , sorry, I self identify as a Gentleman.
Posted by: Don Q at February 08, 2020 11:59 AM (NgKpN)
Lol. Nice. Two birds...
Posted by: Don Q at February 08, 2020 11:59 AM (NgKpN)
Lol. Nice. Two birds...
Posted by: Cannibal Blob at February 08, 2020 12:04 PM (hmgiv)
131
Women: love 'em; the long and the short and the tall
bring 'em all. Can't live with 'em and you can't kill 'em. Love 'em all.
bring 'em all. Can't live with 'em and you can't kill 'em. Love 'em all.
Posted by: Braenyard at February 08, 2020 12:05 PM (bETih)
132
Once they progress from the 24-7 struggle for survival they apply all their spare time to complaining about their state rather than working to improve it.
Gerard Van der Leun posted an essay a couple days ago about the increase in happiness across the land over the past three years:
https://tinyurl.com/rmgsqov
"There are the failed, the insane . . . and those whom this new era has made hateful over this prosperity and insane over the origins of that prosperity. But they are not even a smidgen of a tittle of a jot of the 325 million American souls."
Gerard Van der Leun posted an essay a couple days ago about the increase in happiness across the land over the past three years:
https://tinyurl.com/rmgsqov
"There are the failed, the insane . . . and those whom this new era has made hateful over this prosperity and insane over the origins of that prosperity. But they are not even a smidgen of a tittle of a jot of the 325 million American souls."
Posted by: Basement Cat at February 08, 2020 12:05 PM (pPNCa)
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except that woman with the gold pegger
Posted by: Braenyard at February 08, 2020 12:05 PM (bETih)
Posted by: jsg at February 08, 2020 12:05 PM (Dv4wX)
135
Toxoplasmosis is a real thing.
Posted by: klaftern at February 08, 2020 12:05 PM (RuIsu)
136
Orson Bean was on Match Game occasionally.
Mr Bean was also a voice in Rankin-Bass's (Guys who did Rudolph) cartoon production of Lord of the Rings. Or was it Bilbo Baggins? I dunno. Good cartoon, tho.
Orson Bean was on Match Game occasionally.
Mr Bean was also a voice in Rankin-Bass's (Guys who did Rudolph) cartoon production of Lord of the Rings. Or was it Bilbo Baggins? I dunno. Good cartoon, tho.
Posted by: Soothsayer, now with a gentle glide applicator tip at February 08, 2020 12:05 PM (PUbDc)
137
Hey! Stop that!!
Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2020 12:02 PM (hku12)
We need to retake the public square.
And the ONLY way to do that is to act.
Posted by: Don Q at February 08, 2020 12:03 PM (NgKpN)
I meant stop stealing my response before I give it!
Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2020 12:02 PM (hku12)
We need to retake the public square.
And the ONLY way to do that is to act.
Posted by: Don Q at February 08, 2020 12:03 PM (NgKpN)
I meant stop stealing my response before I give it!
Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2020 12:06 PM (hku12)
138
Vernon Walters - what a life.
He was Ike's translator on DDay.
He was listening in when Yasser Arafat ordered the killing of US Ambassador Cleo Nobel.
We knew about it and still dealt with Arafat.
I never understood that.
He was Ike's translator on DDay.
He was listening in when Yasser Arafat ordered the killing of US Ambassador Cleo Nobel.
We knew about it and still dealt with Arafat.
I never understood that.
Posted by: blaster at February 08, 2020 12:06 PM (ZfRYq)
139
I was tasked to find an agency to do web development work for our company, got a referral for one and checked them out.
At the bottom of their website were logos for "WOMEN's LEADERS CERTIFIED, WOMEN OWNED BUSINESS, CERTIFIED LGBTBE"
Bye.
At the bottom of their website were logos for "WOMEN's LEADERS CERTIFIED, WOMEN OWNED BUSINESS, CERTIFIED LGBTBE"
Bye.
Posted by: Two Weeks From Everywhere at February 08, 2020 12:06 PM (+dsLj)
140
I'm honestly not sure if I'm remembering the right person but I recall enjoying Orson Bean chatting with Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show.
He was witty.
He was witty.
Posted by: Northernlurker at February 08, 2020 12:07 PM (Uu+Jp)
Posted by: fluffy at February 08, 2020 12:07 PM (dCRRg)
142
Women have a lot of hormone problems that make them go crazy. And shoes. Shoes makes them go crazy.
And cats.
And purses. Nearly 100% of crazy women have purses.
And cats.
And purses. Nearly 100% of crazy women have purses.
Posted by: deplorable unperson at February 08, 2020 12:07 PM (93FI+)
143
I always say, until I see a bunch of women hanging on the back of a garbage truck, it's all bullshit.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 08, 2020 12:08 PM (xfb67)
144
I hold doors because I want to with the statement, "I have all day everyday, after you". No neg. feedback in Cowtown , still a place of manners.
Posted by: Cowtown at February 08, 2020 12:08 PM (WX+x0)
145
129 I'm pretty sure that half of the staff at Shadow, Inc. are women. To be fair, the other half are soyboys, so no real conclusion can be reached.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2020 12:04 PM (98WNR)
CEO was an arts history major, whose prior career was all in Social Justice crap.
No technology in his background at all.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2020 12:04 PM (98WNR)
CEO was an arts history major, whose prior career was all in Social Justice crap.
No technology in his background at all.
Posted by: Don Q at February 08, 2020 12:08 PM (NgKpN)
146
I always say, until I see a bunch of women hanging on the back of a garbage truck, it's all bullshit.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe
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Fullbacks
Posted by: sniffybigtoe
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Fullbacks
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2020 12:09 PM (98WNR)
147
Women have a lot of hormone problems that make them go crazy. And shoes. Shoes makes them go crazy.
And cats.
And purses. Nearly 100% of crazy women have purses.
*********
I think I'm going to step back to a spot just outside the expected blast radius. Okay, carry on.
And cats.
And purses. Nearly 100% of crazy women have purses.
*********
I think I'm going to step back to a spot just outside the expected blast radius. Okay, carry on.
Posted by: Muldoon at February 08, 2020 12:09 PM (m45I2)
148
Etiquette tip. Do you know, that if a driver holds open a door, the gent is supposed to get in first? That comes from 18th and 19th century booby traps. Did you know, if you and a lady both decide to have a cigarette, the gent lights his first, thus taking away the noxious fumes of lighter or match. Really stupid thing I have learned.
Posted by: bill in arkansas at February 08, 2020 12:09 PM (C1Lsn)
149
CEO was an arts history major, whose prior career was all in Social Justice crap.
No technology in his background at all.
Posted by: Don Q
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Script kiddies.
No technology in his background at all.
Posted by: Don Q
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Script kiddies.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2020 12:09 PM (98WNR)
150
When I'm out smoking at work I will often hold the door open for the surveyors or UPS guys with loads of stuff.
Anytime someone opens the door for me I always say thank you. Common courtesy.
Anytime someone opens the door for me I always say thank you. Common courtesy.
Posted by: Infidel at February 08, 2020 12:09 PM (MTxDQ)
151
I hold doors for all people. It's common decency. Thanking people for doing so is also common decency.
I'm not going to change.
+1. Parents with small children are usually extremely grateful for the courtesy.
I'm not going to change.
+1. Parents with small children are usually extremely grateful for the courtesy.
Posted by: Basement Cat at February 08, 2020 12:10 PM (pPNCa)
152
Vernon Walters - what a life.
He was Ike's translator on DDay.
He was listening in when Yasser Arafat ordered the killing of US Ambassador Cleo Nobel.
We knew about it and still dealt with Arafat.
I never understood that.
Posted by: blaster at February 08, 2020 12:06 PM (ZfRYq)
Jimmah Carter.
He was more responsible for these past 40 years of Middle Eastern policy than anyone. Unless you count Henry Kissingingers.
And we are now seeing a President who is saying "F that" the Carter Doctrine. Finally.
He was Ike's translator on DDay.
He was listening in when Yasser Arafat ordered the killing of US Ambassador Cleo Nobel.
We knew about it and still dealt with Arafat.
I never understood that.
Posted by: blaster at February 08, 2020 12:06 PM (ZfRYq)
Jimmah Carter.
He was more responsible for these past 40 years of Middle Eastern policy than anyone. Unless you count Henry Kissingingers.
And we are now seeing a President who is saying "F that" the Carter Doctrine. Finally.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2020 12:10 PM (hku12)
153
I don't think I'd open the door for Hillary, if she happened to be stumbling, unattended, into a door near me.
I don't even want to take even a hint of a risk of a possibility of seeing her ass.
I don't even want to take even a hint of a risk of a possibility of seeing her ass.
Posted by: Northernlurker at February 08, 2020 12:11 PM (Uu+Jp)
154
It's a biological fact that women view situations based more on an emotional state than a logical state. The end result of both processes often overlap so in many instances it's not distinguishable. Unfortunately when applying an emotional outlook to a situation that requires a logical outlook it s far worse than vice versa.
That said the logical solution isn't always the best long term solution or even the immediate solution. I'm glad we have a system to look at things from both viewpoints.
That said the logical solution isn't always the best long term solution or even the immediate solution. I'm glad we have a system to look at things from both viewpoints.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at February 08, 2020 12:11 PM (2DOZq)
155
The only place I got the HOW DARE YOU HOLD OPEN THE DOOR, was while working in Boston. The usual retort to them was either their intelligence was too low to work a door handle or I was holding it for the person behind them and how rude of them to cut in front.
Posted by: Beartooth at February 08, 2020 12:11 PM (Mki/r)
156
Northernlurker, I might hold the door and stick my foot out at the last second.
Posted by: Infidel at February 08, 2020 12:12 PM (MTxDQ)
157
151 I hold doors for all people. It's common decency. Thanking people for doing so is also common decency.
I'm not going to change.
+1. Parents with small children are usually extremely grateful for the courtesy.
Posted by: Basement Cat at February 08, 2020 12:10 PM (pPNCa)
If someone, male or female, is following me through a doorway, I hold the door. It is common courtesy.
I'm not going to change.
+1. Parents with small children are usually extremely grateful for the courtesy.
Posted by: Basement Cat at February 08, 2020 12:10 PM (pPNCa)
If someone, male or female, is following me through a doorway, I hold the door. It is common courtesy.
Posted by: Northernlurker at February 08, 2020 12:12 PM (Uu+Jp)
158
We should turn everything over to the women and let them support us. And I have become accustom to a very high quality of life.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 08, 2020 12:13 PM (xfb67)
159
CEO was an arts history major, whose prior career was all in Social Justice crap.
No technology in his background at all.
Posted by: Don Q
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Ben Rhodes - Masters in Creative Writing, and, United States Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications
No technology in his background at all.
Posted by: Don Q
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Ben Rhodes - Masters in Creative Writing, and, United States Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2020 12:13 PM (NAs56)
160
Women have a lot of hormone problems that make them go crazy. And shoes. Shoes makes them go crazy.
And cats.
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And purses. Nearly 100% of crazy women have purses.
Posted by: deplorable unperson at February 08, 2020 12:07 PM (93FI+)
And vaginas! Nearly 100% of crazy wimminz have vaganas...
But not 100%.
And cats.
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And purses. Nearly 100% of crazy women have purses.
Posted by: deplorable unperson at February 08, 2020 12:07 PM (93FI+)
And vaginas! Nearly 100% of crazy wimminz have vaganas...
But not 100%.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2020 12:13 PM (hku12)
161
I used to joke about how some people can tell that somebody is a racist by just one look. Now they are getting paid $2500 to explain to the person they took one look at that they can tell they are racist because...
I used to joke about how some people can tell that somebody is a racist by just one look. Now they are getting paid $2500 to explain to the person they took one look at that they can tell they are racist because...
Posted by: Burnt Toast at February 08, 2020 12:13 PM (1g7ch)
162
Now here is something that came up in my FB feed. for a FB personal fundraiser: I was like "huh, I don't think I've ever seen this person on my feed" before I read it and then I read.
"House burned down this week,lived there for 15yrs,,lost everything including my beloved cat, Izzy Bella,, I have no insurance and because my home location is in a bad area the community critics upon their pedestals are stepping up their hate game, spitting lies and assuming the worst of me and my family,, people who I have never talked to calling me a druggie and just being deplorable humans and their wicked lies really hurt me a lot,,but I have no option but to clean up and ..."
Well w/o knowing someone or vouching from someone I do know I don't donate to personal funds regardless; but this post had me scratching my head. Declare that your neighbors &/or acquaintances are spiteful meanies and expect to raise money.
I was like "well maybe there are many wine mom's out there that will go, well *I'm* above those critics and will donate" but I'm certainly not inclined to be charitable to someone with this kind of attitude.
"House burned down this week,lived there for 15yrs,,lost everything including my beloved cat, Izzy Bella,, I have no insurance and because my home location is in a bad area the community critics upon their pedestals are stepping up their hate game, spitting lies and assuming the worst of me and my family,, people who I have never talked to calling me a druggie and just being deplorable humans and their wicked lies really hurt me a lot,,but I have no option but to clean up and ..."
Well w/o knowing someone or vouching from someone I do know I don't donate to personal funds regardless; but this post had me scratching my head. Declare that your neighbors &/or acquaintances are spiteful meanies and expect to raise money.
I was like "well maybe there are many wine mom's out there that will go, well *I'm* above those critics and will donate" but I'm certainly not inclined to be charitable to someone with this kind of attitude.
Posted by: PaleRider is simply irredeemable at February 08, 2020 12:13 PM (n4y+3)
163
Mission Statement Alert!
At Shadow, our mission is to build political power for the
progressive movement by developing affordable and easy-to-use tools for
teams and budgets of any size.
At Shadow, our mission is to build political power for the
progressive movement by developing affordable and easy-to-use tools for
teams and budgets of any size.
Posted by: deplorable unperson at February 08, 2020 12:14 PM (93FI+)
164
>Really stupid thing I have learned.
Posted by: bill in Arkansas
also: a gentleman escorting a lady on the sidewalk walks between the lady and the curb, so as to shield her from any street-borne unpleasantness
Posted by: bill in Arkansas
also: a gentleman escorting a lady on the sidewalk walks between the lady and the curb, so as to shield her from any street-borne unpleasantness
Posted by: DB- just DB at February 08, 2020 12:14 PM (iTXRQ)
165
One possible solution to that awkward door moment is to gauge approach speed and at just the right moment kneel down and pretend to tie your shoe, making sure to avoid eye contact until the approaching woman has cleared the doorway on her own.
It's a little tougher to pull this off wearing loafers, but if you commit, you can make it believable.
It's a little tougher to pull this off wearing loafers, but if you commit, you can make it believable.
Posted by: Muldoon at February 08, 2020 12:14 PM (m45I2)
166
We should turn everything over to the women and let them support us. And I have become accustom to a very high quality of life.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe
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I would settle for equity in scrubbing the toilets and mowing the grass.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe
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I would settle for equity in scrubbing the toilets and mowing the grass.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2020 12:14 PM (NAs56)
Posted by: Soothsayer, now with a gentle glide applicator tip at February 08, 2020 12:15 PM (PUbDc)
168
this is a little disturbing. My vision sees families growing, with women home enjoying a rich life with their kids.
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I have to play both roles, and because my time is split there are things I don't know about taking care of the home or my personal stuff simply because I don't have the time to learn it all, even simple stuff like using vinegar to strip the detergent and hard water residue out of my laundry.
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I have to play both roles, and because my time is split there are things I don't know about taking care of the home or my personal stuff simply because I don't have the time to learn it all, even simple stuff like using vinegar to strip the detergent and hard water residue out of my laundry.
Posted by: Two Weeks From Everywhere at February 08, 2020 12:15 PM (+dsLj)
169
My experience holding doors for women, kids to old, has way more than not, have gotten appreciative responses.
Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2020 12:15 PM (ZCEU2)
170
boomer, I held a door open for a youngish lady who told me, in no uncertain terms, she was fully capable of opening a door.
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should have slammed ut in her face
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When I'm out with my kids I occasionally hurry and open the door for them and tell them it's cause I like to make them look bad for not opening the door for their old mother. They are young enough that if I tell them to open doors for old people it doesn't have the effect of showing them. I want them to understand what common courtesy and manners are and how important it is to realize that everybody contributes to polite society.
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should have slammed ut in her face
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When I'm out with my kids I occasionally hurry and open the door for them and tell them it's cause I like to make them look bad for not opening the door for their old mother. They are young enough that if I tell them to open doors for old people it doesn't have the effect of showing them. I want them to understand what common courtesy and manners are and how important it is to realize that everybody contributes to polite society.
Posted by: Chillin the most at February 08, 2020 12:15 PM (lonOK)
171
Mike Hammer, thanks for the link. I went there. Once was a time when I would have understood it. Those days are gone.
S'okay. I've bumbled through for fifteen years without ampersands. Nothing's changed. I will continue to hold those of you who flaunt your ampersands in awe.
S'okay. I've bumbled through for fifteen years without ampersands. Nothing's changed. I will continue to hold those of you who flaunt your ampersands in awe.
Posted by: creeper at February 08, 2020 12:15 PM (XxJt1)
172
also: a gentleman escorting a lady on the sidewalk walks between the lady and the curb, so as to shield her from any street-borne unpleasantness
*******
I thought that was incase a piano fell from above you could prevent her remains from splattering into the street. I guess I've got a lot to learn about chivalry.
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I thought that was incase a piano fell from above you could prevent her remains from splattering into the street. I guess I've got a lot to learn about chivalry.
Posted by: Muldoon at February 08, 2020 12:16 PM (m45I2)
173
At Shadow, our mission is to build political power for the
progressive movement by developing affordable and easy-to-use tools for
teams and budgets of any size.
Posted by: deplorable unperson
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I suppose that we should be thankful that Obama didn't hire them to build solar plants. OTOH...maybe he did.
progressive movement by developing affordable and easy-to-use tools for
teams and budgets of any size.
Posted by: deplorable unperson
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I suppose that we should be thankful that Obama didn't hire them to build solar plants. OTOH...maybe he did.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2020 12:16 PM (NAs56)
174
I don't hold doors open for people approaching with their heads down in their phones.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at February 08, 2020 12:16 PM (2DOZq)
175
Claire McCaskill phrased things really, really badly, but I think the "thing" she was talking about was the fact that it looked like Dr, Carson didn't have his own seat and was perched on the side of someone elses seat, not that Dr. Carson himself was a thing. However, she or whoever does her tweets needed blowback because of that since she was trying to make a point about supposed racism. If a Republican had said the same thing they would have been lambasted from here to the antipodes.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 08, 2020 12:16 PM (WI7YS)
Posted by: rickb223 at February 08, 2020 12:16 PM (o+pgY)
177
164 Yeah, I mentioned that back at 101. The old man and his buddy Guckenheimer were in a black mood that day.
Posted by: bill in arkansas at February 08, 2020 12:17 PM (C1Lsn)
178
When my wife and I were on our honeymoon in Fort Lauderdale I was walking with her beside the curb and got a complement from a passerby.
Posted by: Northernlurker at February 08, 2020 12:17 PM (Uu+Jp)
179
Smokers may be more vulnerable to Coronavirus
"we observed significantly higher ACE2 gene expression in smoker samples compared to non-smoker samples. This indicates the smokers may be more susceptible to 2019-nCov and thus smoking history should be considered in identifying susceptible population and standardizing treatment regimen."
https://preview.tinyurl.com/uz4xm8s
"we observed significantly higher ACE2 gene expression in smoker samples compared to non-smoker samples. This indicates the smokers may be more susceptible to 2019-nCov and thus smoking history should be considered in identifying susceptible population and standardizing treatment regimen."
https://preview.tinyurl.com/uz4xm8s
Posted by: vmom 2020 at February 08, 2020 12:17 PM (G546f)
180
I hold doors open for anyone behind me, and I really don't give a shit whether they like it or not.
Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2020 12:18 PM (MVjcR)
181
Where da boobie pics?
Posted by: The Man from Athens at February 08, 2020 12:18 PM (QMwOT)
182
168 this is a little disturbing. My vision sees families growing, with women home enjoying a rich life with their kids.
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I have to play both roles, and because my time is split there are things I don't know about taking care of the home or my personal stuff simply because I don't have the time to learn it all, even simple stuff like using vinegar to strip the detergent and hard water residue out of my laundry.
Posted by: Two Weeks From Everywhere at February 08, 2020 12:15 PM (+dsLj)
hmm. I really enjoy my job, it really is very intellectually challenging and full filling. I also enjoy being a mom. Admittedly, it is hard to juggle both roles but I do have a great husband who enjoys fatherhood and between the both of us, I think we do a decent job.
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I have to play both roles, and because my time is split there are things I don't know about taking care of the home or my personal stuff simply because I don't have the time to learn it all, even simple stuff like using vinegar to strip the detergent and hard water residue out of my laundry.
Posted by: Two Weeks From Everywhere at February 08, 2020 12:15 PM (+dsLj)
hmm. I really enjoy my job, it really is very intellectually challenging and full filling. I also enjoy being a mom. Admittedly, it is hard to juggle both roles but I do have a great husband who enjoys fatherhood and between the both of us, I think we do a decent job.
Posted by: IC at February 08, 2020 12:18 PM (sYDum)
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It's a little tougher to pull this off wearing loafers, but if you commit, you can make it believable.
Posted by: Muldoon at February 08, 2020 12:14 PM (m45I2)
Go one further and very obviously mime tying your loafers. It's like ignoring people while wearing headphones with the plug sitting on the desk in front of you.
Posted by: Muldoon at February 08, 2020 12:14 PM (m45I2)
Go one further and very obviously mime tying your loafers. It's like ignoring people while wearing headphones with the plug sitting on the desk in front of you.
Posted by: hogmartin at February 08, 2020 12:18 PM (t+qrx)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 08, 2020 12:18 PM (xfb67)
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Gent is the shield for the lady against splash/mud from carriages etc.
Posted by: Cowtown at February 08, 2020 12:18 PM (WX+x0)
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I also say thank you to people who hold the door open for me.
Some people seem surprised at the thank you.
Some people seem surprised at the thank you.
Posted by: Northernlurker at February 08, 2020 12:19 PM (Uu+Jp)
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163 Mission Statement Alert!
At Shadow, our mission is to build political power for the
progressive movement by developing affordable and easy-to-use tools for
teams and budgets of any size.
Posted by: deplorable unperson at February 08, 2020 12:14 PM (93FI+)
Affordable ? Check
Easy to Use ? Meh
Actually Works ? LOLGF
At Shadow, our mission is to build political power for the
progressive movement by developing affordable and easy-to-use tools for
teams and budgets of any size.
Posted by: deplorable unperson at February 08, 2020 12:14 PM (93FI+)
Affordable ? Check
Easy to Use ? Meh
Actually Works ? LOLGF
Posted by: jsg at February 08, 2020 12:19 PM (Dv4wX)
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I like to stand next to automatic doors like at the grocery store and just tap my foot on the activating mat as women approach.
"You're welcome!!"
"You're welcome!!"
Posted by: Muldoon at February 08, 2020 12:19 PM (m45I2)
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I usually make the lady take off her coat to put over puddles so I don't dirty my loafers. Unless I bought the coat.
Posted by: Pimp hand at February 08, 2020 12:19 PM (2DOZq)
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I thought that was incase a piano fell from above you could prevent her remains from splattering into the street. I guess I've got a lot to learn about chivalry.
Posted by: Muldoon at February 08, 2020 12:16 PM (m45I2)
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Or an anvil. That happens, you know. Clang! Anvil on the head.
I thought that was incase a piano fell from above you could prevent her remains from splattering into the street. I guess I've got a lot to learn about chivalry.
Posted by: Muldoon at February 08, 2020 12:16 PM (m45I2)
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Or an anvil. That happens, you know. Clang! Anvil on the head.
Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2020 12:19 PM (MVjcR)
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Ive gotten to point that if I read articles in my field of industry and see it was written by a woman I immediately disregard it.
Not that women can't inform intelligently and provide excellent insight, but I have no faith that they got to the position they did with hard work and smarts. It was all handed to them via quotas and RAH RAH RAH VAGINA feminism DEFEAT THE PATRIARCHY, and it shows in their utter incompetence and incredibly bad advice.
Not that women can't inform intelligently and provide excellent insight, but I have no faith that they got to the position they did with hard work and smarts. It was all handed to them via quotas and RAH RAH RAH VAGINA feminism DEFEAT THE PATRIARCHY, and it shows in their utter incompetence and incredibly bad advice.
Posted by: Two Weeks From Everywhere at February 08, 2020 12:19 PM (+dsLj)
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Around here everyone holds doors for everyone else. Sometimes it's hard to get in the store for all the people being nice. We're still living in the fifties .
Posted by: creeper at February 08, 2020 12:20 PM (XxJt1)
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Posted by: PaleRider is simply irredeemable at February 08, 2020 12:13 PM (n4y+3)
No insurance? I think I see her problem. Imma go out on a limb and assume she voted for barky and hildebeast.
No insurance? I think I see her problem. Imma go out on a limb and assume she voted for barky and hildebeast.
Posted by: Infidel at February 08, 2020 12:20 PM (MTxDQ)
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I thought that was incase a piano fell from above you could prevent her remains from splattering into the street. I guess I've got a lot to learn about chivalry.
Posted by: Muldoon at February 08, 2020 12:16 PM (m45I2)
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Or an anvil. That happens, you know. Clang! Anvil on the head.
Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2020 12:19 PM (MVjcR)
Have you guys been hanging out with Wiley Coyote?
Posted by: Muldoon at February 08, 2020 12:16 PM (m45I2)
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Or an anvil. That happens, you know. Clang! Anvil on the head.
Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2020 12:19 PM (MVjcR)
Have you guys been hanging out with Wiley Coyote?
Posted by: Northernlurker at February 08, 2020 12:21 PM (Uu+Jp)
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Mike Hammer, thanks for the link. I went there. Once was a time when I would have understood it. Those days are gone.
S'okay. I've bumbled through for fifteen years without ampersands. Nothing's changed. I will continue to hold those of you who flaunt your ampersands in awe.
Posted by: creeper
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Well, I want to be encouraging, because after you have used it once, you'll find that it is pretty straightforward. Moreover, a life without ampersands is somewhat arid, and my concerns are always with the well-being of the Horde. Mostly. Sometimes.
S'okay. I've bumbled through for fifteen years without ampersands. Nothing's changed. I will continue to hold those of you who flaunt your ampersands in awe.
Posted by: creeper
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Well, I want to be encouraging, because after you have used it once, you'll find that it is pretty straightforward. Moreover, a life without ampersands is somewhat arid, and my concerns are always with the well-being of the Horde. Mostly. Sometimes.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2020 12:21 PM (C78No)
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Gent is the shield for the lady against splash/mud from carriages etc.
Posted by: Cowtown at February 08, 2020 12:18 PM (WX+x0)
And to protect her when a convertible full of dorks pulls up with a Mr. Microphone and starts talking about how they will be picking her up later.....
Posted by: Cowtown at February 08, 2020 12:18 PM (WX+x0)
And to protect her when a convertible full of dorks pulls up with a Mr. Microphone and starts talking about how they will be picking her up later.....
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at February 08, 2020 12:21 PM (5AVMW)
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I was like "well maybe there are many wine mom's out there that will go, well *I'm* above those critics and will donate" but I'm certainly not inclined to be charitable to someone with this kind of attitude.
Posted by: PaleRider is simply irredeemable at February 08, 2020 12:13 PM (n4y+3)
Donate what? Next month's rent??
I mean, I know it's a scam, but if we pretend it's not, you had a house, and you didn't have insurance.
Life lessons. Learned the hard way.
Sorry fella, you aren't ready for home ownership. Or having a pet. Find an apartment, pay your rent, build your credit, save your money. And maybe, just maybe, the next time you own a home, you'll be more responsible.
Giving you money now won't help you do that.
And I'm sorry about your cat. Otherwise... yeah, no.
Posted by: PaleRider is simply irredeemable at February 08, 2020 12:13 PM (n4y+3)
Donate what? Next month's rent??
I mean, I know it's a scam, but if we pretend it's not, you had a house, and you didn't have insurance.
Life lessons. Learned the hard way.
Sorry fella, you aren't ready for home ownership. Or having a pet. Find an apartment, pay your rent, build your credit, save your money. And maybe, just maybe, the next time you own a home, you'll be more responsible.
Giving you money now won't help you do that.
And I'm sorry about your cat. Otherwise... yeah, no.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2020 12:21 PM (hku12)
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Los Lobos played Wicked Rain last night
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at February 08, 2020 12:22 PM (PUmDY)
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next up : Skolkovo
Posted by: deplorable unperson at February 08, 2020 12:22 PM (93FI+)
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It's hard to remember all the rules of chivalry, so I stick with the ones that have catchy little mnemonics. Like "always make passes at girls who wear glasses".
Posted by: hogmartin at February 08, 2020 12:22 PM (t+qrx)
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Not private jet!! That Cherokee Sky Chariot!
Not private jet!! That Cherokee Sky Chariot!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 08, 2020 12:22 PM (pNxlR)
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Being a lurker I don't believe I'm worthy of ampersands.
Posted by: Northernlurker at February 08, 2020 12:22 PM (Uu+Jp)
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Have you guys been hanging out with Wiley Coyote?
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No. Adam Schiff. Why do you ask?
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No. Adam Schiff. Why do you ask?
Posted by: Darth Chipmunk at February 08, 2020 12:23 PM (+S1Fy)
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Have you guys been hanging out with Wiley Coyote?
Posted by: Northernlurker at February 08, 2020 12:21 PM (Uu+Jp)
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Still one of my heroes!
Have you guys been hanging out with Wiley Coyote?
Posted by: Northernlurker at February 08, 2020 12:21 PM (Uu+Jp)
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Still one of my heroes!
Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2020 12:24 PM (MVjcR)
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Do you know, that if a driver holds open a door, the gent is supposed to get in first? That comes from 18th and 19th century booby traps
Back when the Netherlands was still largely Calvinist (as recently as the 1950s), it was customary for men to precede women when walking up a flight of stairs, so that they wouldn't be thought to be trying to look up the woman's dress. Today we have voyeurs sneaking upskirt photos in busy public places that they then post on Pornhub, and boast about it. Not to mention the creeps that hide miniature cameras in women's bathrooms or changing rooms. A little more Calvinism in the public square wouldn't be a bad thing.
Back when the Netherlands was still largely Calvinist (as recently as the 1950s), it was customary for men to precede women when walking up a flight of stairs, so that they wouldn't be thought to be trying to look up the woman's dress. Today we have voyeurs sneaking upskirt photos in busy public places that they then post on Pornhub, and boast about it. Not to mention the creeps that hide miniature cameras in women's bathrooms or changing rooms. A little more Calvinism in the public square wouldn't be a bad thing.
Posted by: Basement Cat at February 08, 2020 12:24 PM (pPNCa)
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Some of the responses on Armageddon are hilarious.
Posted by: Infidel at February 08, 2020 11:27 AM (MTxDQ)
Armageddon thoroughly sick of all this catastrophism.
Posted by: Infidel at February 08, 2020 11:27 AM (MTxDQ)
Armageddon thoroughly sick of all this catastrophism.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 08, 2020 12:24 PM (LxWV7)
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From the Titania McGrath twitter responses ...
phil woods @phil_woods 7h
Replying to @TitaniaMcGrath
I'm doing my bit by switching off the gas central heating. An open fire burning logs and plastic bottles is a lot warmer. Have you noticed how well plastic burns? It is the fuel of tomorrow.
LOL
From the Titania McGrath twitter responses ...
phil woods @phil_woods 7h
Replying to @TitaniaMcGrath
I'm doing my bit by switching off the gas central heating. An open fire burning logs and plastic bottles is a lot warmer. Have you noticed how well plastic burns? It is the fuel of tomorrow.
LOL
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 08, 2020 12:25 PM (pNxlR)
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There is controversy about walking with a lady. In olden days, a gent was supposed to walk closest to the building, in the event of somebody dumping a chamber pot. Nowadays, in certain southern California areas, couples hold hands and hop scotch to avoid fecal matter.
Posted by: bill in arkansas at February 08, 2020 12:25 PM (C1Lsn)
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Gent is the shield for the lady against splash/mud from carriages etc.
Posted by: Cowtown
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Sadly, if a chamber pot is emptied from above, there's no good defense.
Posted by: Cowtown
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Sadly, if a chamber pot is emptied from above, there's no good defense.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2020 12:25 PM (C78No)
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One thing I learned from women was that everything was about them.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 08, 2020 12:25 PM (xfb67)
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At Shado, our mission is to build political and military power to kill aliens stealing our precious bodily parts.
At Shado, our mission is to build political and military power to kill aliens stealing our precious bodily parts.
Posted by: Cdr Ed Straker at February 08, 2020 12:26 PM (e1mEI)
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Ampersands? We don't need no, stinking ampersands!
Posted by: Bandito Beartooth at February 08, 2020 12:26 PM (Mki/r)
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Sadly, if a chamber pot is emptied from above, there's no good defense.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2020 12:25 PM (C78No)
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Pretty much the case with anvils and pianos, too.
Sadly, if a chamber pot is emptied from above, there's no good defense.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2020 12:25 PM (C78No)
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Pretty much the case with anvils and pianos, too.
Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2020 12:26 PM (MVjcR)
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Admittedly, it is hard to juggle both roles but I do have a great husband who enjoys fatherhood and between the both of us, I think we do a decent job.
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This is more about time than capability or how roles should be defined. If you were a full time mom instead of splitting between that and work, you'd have more time to learn and master the domestic life. Likewise if a husband didn't have to split roles either he has the time to be more ambitious, focus on his job and potentially move up the ranks, earning more and making more. The same would be the case if a husband was stay at home but still had to juggle between that and a job to make ends meet.
the worst thing that could have happened to this country was the point where we need two full time incomes just to keep our heads above water.
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This is more about time than capability or how roles should be defined. If you were a full time mom instead of splitting between that and work, you'd have more time to learn and master the domestic life. Likewise if a husband didn't have to split roles either he has the time to be more ambitious, focus on his job and potentially move up the ranks, earning more and making more. The same would be the case if a husband was stay at home but still had to juggle between that and a job to make ends meet.
the worst thing that could have happened to this country was the point where we need two full time incomes just to keep our heads above water.
Posted by: Two Weeks From Everywhere at February 08, 2020 12:26 PM (+dsLj)
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Have you guys been hanging out with Wiley Coyote?
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I was working on the fourteenth floor
Some bricks I had to clear
And throwin' 'em down from such a height
Was not a good idear...
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I was working on the fourteenth floor
Some bricks I had to clear
And throwin' 'em down from such a height
Was not a good idear...
Posted by: Muldoon at February 08, 2020 12:26 PM (m45I2)
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A thing I love about Thatcher is that she was both wise and clever.
Posted by: Emmie at February 08, 2020 12:26 PM (87gB3)
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Claire McCaskill phrased things really, really badly, but I think the "thing" she was talking about was the fact that it looked like Dr, Carson didn't have his own seat and was perched on the side of someone elses seat, not that Dr. Carson himself was a thing. However, she or whoever does her tweets needed blowback because of that since she was trying to make a point about supposed racism. If a Republican had said the same thing they would have been lambasted from here to the antipodes.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 08, 2020 12:16 PM (WI7YS)
She uses the word "thing" when she's being condescending towards people. So it was indeed, an attempt to insult Dr. Carson, just not in a rayciss way.
So yeah, she deserves blowback. She won't get it, except places like here, but she definitely deserves.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 08, 2020 12:16 PM (WI7YS)
She uses the word "thing" when she's being condescending towards people. So it was indeed, an attempt to insult Dr. Carson, just not in a rayciss way.
So yeah, she deserves blowback. She won't get it, except places like here, but she definitely deserves.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2020 12:27 PM (hku12)
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I hold doors for everybody. I've noticed other people do the same. In fact, there was a poster here once who talked about something they were grateful for was that everybody holds the door at their local Quik Check/ Wawa or whatever their local convenience store is called.,
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 08, 2020 12:27 PM (WI7YS)
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I assume Dr Carson didn't take it as racist but just rude.
Posted by: Pimp hand at February 08, 2020 12:28 PM (2DOZq)
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One word Benjamin......one word...plastics.
Is that you Mrs. Robinson? Where's Elaine?
RIP Buck Henry
Is that you Mrs. Robinson? Where's Elaine?
RIP Buck Henry
Posted by: Cowtown at February 08, 2020 12:28 PM (WX+x0)
Posted by: jsg at February 08, 2020 12:29 PM (Dv4wX)
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The foreman wasn't pleasant
He being an awful sod
And he said I'd have to take them down
The ladder in my hod
Well clearing all these bricks by hand
It was so awful slow
So I hoisted up a barrel
And secured a rope below
The foreman wasn't pleasant
He being an awful sod
And he said I'd have to take them down
The ladder in my hod
Well clearing all these bricks by hand
It was so awful slow
So I hoisted up a barrel
And secured a rope below
Posted by: Muldoon at February 08, 2020 12:29 PM (m45I2)
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Too bad Maggie Thatcher never had a chance to do a Stupid Bowl half time show.
Getting jiggy wit it!.......
Getting jiggy wit it!.......
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at February 08, 2020 12:29 PM (Z+IKu)
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the worst thing that could have happened to this country was the point where we need two full time incomes just to keep our heads above water.
Posted by: Two Weeks From Everywhere at February 08, 2020 12:26 PM (+dsLj)
That happens when Government becomes one of your dependents. Too bad we can't take (more of) a tax deduction for that particular dependent.
Posted by: Two Weeks From Everywhere at February 08, 2020 12:26 PM (+dsLj)
That happens when Government becomes one of your dependents. Too bad we can't take (more of) a tax deduction for that particular dependent.
Posted by: Emmie at February 08, 2020 12:29 PM (87gB3)
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30 feet is a rough estimate. Depends on how quickly the person is walking or even paying attention.
Posted by: jsg at February 08, 2020 12:30 PM (Dv4wX)
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BurtTC, If they were a home owner the mortgage company probably would have forced them to have insurance. So I guessed renting a house. Its just such a bizarre post. A mention of losing beloved cat but nothing about being heartsick about that. No link to a news report about the fire and I'd think most places the local news would cover a fire, possibly w/o names of renters but at least verifying the fact of a fire. I always wonder with things like this that seem so out there to me if some psych student is running an experiment on behavior.
Posted by: PaleRider is simply irredeemable at February 08, 2020 12:30 PM (n4y+3)
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At Shadow, our mission is to build political power for the progressive movement by developing affordable and easy-to-use tools for teams and budgets of any size.
Posted by: deplorable unperson at February 08, 2020 12:14 PM (93FI+)
At Shadow, we're big proponents of the rework economy -- use our products and you'll be reworking the results over and over again!
At Shadow, our mission is to build political power for the progressive movement by developing affordable and easy-to-use tools for teams and budgets of any size.
Posted by: deplorable unperson at February 08, 2020 12:14 PM (93FI+)
At Shadow, we're big proponents of the rework economy -- use our products and you'll be reworking the results over and over again!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 08, 2020 12:31 PM (pNxlR)
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It's hard to remember all the rules of chivalry, so I stick with the ones that have catchy little mnemonics. Like "always make passes at girls who wear glasses".
Posted by: hogmartin at February 08, 2020 12:22 PM (t+qrx)
Nowadays, there are too many things a guy can get wrong, if he's not careful. They spend soooo much time making sure they're not raping the gal, so they almost have to have a signed document for each stage of the sexual encounter.
Holding doors and such, those things might be nice, but a young man trying to be a "gentleman" has more important things to remember. Having the wherewithal to stop in the middle of the sex act because she changes her mind, that's quite the challenge. So many rules.
Such as: "If the glove don't fit, you musta quit."
Posted by: hogmartin at February 08, 2020 12:22 PM (t+qrx)
Nowadays, there are too many things a guy can get wrong, if he's not careful. They spend soooo much time making sure they're not raping the gal, so they almost have to have a signed document for each stage of the sexual encounter.
Holding doors and such, those things might be nice, but a young man trying to be a "gentleman" has more important things to remember. Having the wherewithal to stop in the middle of the sex act because she changes her mind, that's quite the challenge. So many rules.
Such as: "If the glove don't fit, you musta quit."
Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2020 12:32 PM (hku12)
Posted by: creeper at February 08, 2020 12:32 PM (XxJt1)
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The purpose of Shadow is control of the process and outcomes.
Posted by: Cowtown at February 08, 2020 12:33 PM (WX+x0)
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But in my haste to do the job
I was too blind to see
That a barrel full of building bricks
Was heavier than me
So I went down to cut the rope
And the barrel fell like lead
And clinging tightly to the rope
I started up instead
I shot up like a rocket
And to my surprise I found
That halfway up I met
The bloody barrel coming down
I was too blind to see
That a barrel full of building bricks
Was heavier than me
So I went down to cut the rope
And the barrel fell like lead
And clinging tightly to the rope
I started up instead
I shot up like a rocket
And to my surprise I found
That halfway up I met
The bloody barrel coming down
Posted by: Muldoon at February 08, 2020 12:34 PM (m45I2)
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At my wife's request, we participate in a subscription service that calls us racists every single day. It's our local newspaper. They call her a white racist for much less money than Race to Dinner charges to call white women racist.
Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at February 08, 2020 12:34 PM (d9Cw3)
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Great Britain and to a lesser extent Europe needs another Thatcher. Won't happen. Anyone of that ilk will, like PDT, be labeled as an extremist, fascist ideologue.
Posted by: Sock Monkey...waxing bananas at February 08, 2020 12:34 PM (Y3/Ti)
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Too bad Maggie Thatcher never had a chance to do a Stupid Bowl half time show.
There's always Justin Trudeau-- he likes to show off his mad dance skilz.
There's always Justin Trudeau-- he likes to show off his mad dance skilz.
Posted by: Basement Cat at February 08, 2020 12:34 PM (pPNCa)
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That whole PACRONYM/ACRONYM/Shadow deal is emblematic of what f*ckups the Left/Prog/Libs/Dems are. It emphasizes the fact that they can only get by as leeches on the body of something larger than themselves. Left to their own devices, they would shrivel and die.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2020 12:35 PM (lK7fO)
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218 I hold doors for everybody. I've noticed other people do the same. In fact, there was a poster here once who talked about something they were grateful for was that everybody holds the door at their local Quik Check/ Wawa or whatever their local convenience store is called.,
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 08, 2020 12:27 PM (WI7YS)
It is a simple courtesy and it is simple enough to do. I do it all the time, and for anyone. I've never been berated yet, but smiled at and thanked often.
218 I hold doors for everybody. I've noticed other people do the same. In fact, there was a poster here once who talked about something they were grateful for was that everybody holds the door at their local Quik Check/ Wawa or whatever their local convenience store is called.,
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 08, 2020 12:27 PM (WI7YS)
It is a simple courtesy and it is simple enough to do. I do it all the time, and for anyone. I've never been berated yet, but smiled at and thanked often.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 08, 2020 12:35 PM (pNxlR)
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219 I think that if Dr. Carson was designated survivor, and , Heaven forbid he had to do his duty, he would be very polite while radiating a hemisphere.
Posted by: bill in arkansas at February 08, 2020 12:35 PM (C1Lsn)
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You need the book Home Comforts. It's got great info on cleaning and maintaining your home.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 08, 2020 12:35 PM (Lqy/e)
Posted by: creeper at February 08, 2020 12:35 PM (XxJt1)
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At my wife's request, we participate in a subscription service that calls us racists every single day.
Whatever you are paying, I will do the same and charge you ....30 % less ! Because I like you.
Whatever you are paying, I will do the same and charge you ....30 % less ! Because I like you.
Posted by: runner at February 08, 2020 12:36 PM (zr5Kq)
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Now the barrel struck my shoulder
As to the ground it sped
And when I'd reached the top
I hit the pulley with my head
I spun around all stunned and shocked
By this almighty blow
While the barrel spilled out half the bricks
Fourteen floors below
As to the ground it sped
And when I'd reached the top
I hit the pulley with my head
I spun around all stunned and shocked
By this almighty blow
While the barrel spilled out half the bricks
Fourteen floors below
Posted by: Muldoon at February 08, 2020 12:36 PM (m45I2)
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BurtTC, If they were a home owner the mortgage company probably would have forced them to have insurance. So I guessed renting a house. Its just such a bizarre post. A mention of losing beloved cat but nothing about being heartsick about that. No link to a news report about the fire and I'd think most places the local news would cover a fire, possibly w/o names of renters but at least verifying the fact of a fire. I always wonder with things like this that seem so out there to me if some psych student is running an experiment on behavior.
Posted by: PaleRider is simply irredeemable at February 08, 2020 12:30 PM (n4y+3)
99% certain it's just a scam.
But again, if it's real, and if they were renters, what the hell do they need money for?
Clothes? Pots and pans? Toothbrushes and toothpaste?
Get your shite together, save your money, rent a place, and start over. Smarter, next time.
And if you need some quick cash, sure, about $1500 ought to do it. Get it from family, a friend. Someone will loan you the money.
Posted by: PaleRider is simply irredeemable at February 08, 2020 12:30 PM (n4y+3)
99% certain it's just a scam.
But again, if it's real, and if they were renters, what the hell do they need money for?
Clothes? Pots and pans? Toothbrushes and toothpaste?
Get your shite together, save your money, rent a place, and start over. Smarter, next time.
And if you need some quick cash, sure, about $1500 ought to do it. Get it from family, a friend. Someone will loan you the money.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2020 12:36 PM (hku12)
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230 The purpose of Shadow is control of the process and outcomes.
Posted by: Cowtown at February 08, 2020 12:33 PM (WX+x0)
And how did that work out for the customer?
Bwahahahahahahahahahahaha!
230 The purpose of Shadow is control of the process and outcomes.
Posted by: Cowtown at February 08, 2020 12:33 PM (WX+x0)
And how did that work out for the customer?
Bwahahahahahahahahahahaha!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 08, 2020 12:37 PM (pNxlR)
Posted by: creeper at February 08, 2020 12:37 PM (XxJt1)
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creeper #229: Test
Hey, neighbor, you can always use the html entity
amp;
Oh, no, wait, that requires '&'.
Well, then, the straight-up html code
#38;
No, no, that takes a '&', too.
It's a setting in your browser. Yeah, that's the ticket.
Hey, neighbor, you can always use the html entity
amp;
Oh, no, wait, that requires '&'.
Well, then, the straight-up html code
#38;
No, no, that takes a '&', too.
It's a setting in your browser. Yeah, that's the ticket.
Posted by: mindful webworker - technically squeaking at February 08, 2020 12:37 PM (TIFWI)
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Well when the bricks had fallen
from the barrel to the floor
I then outweighed the barrel
and I started down once more
Still clinging tightly to the rope
I headed toward the ground
And landed on the building bricks
That were all scattered round
from the barrel to the floor
I then outweighed the barrel
and I started down once more
Still clinging tightly to the rope
I headed toward the ground
And landed on the building bricks
That were all scattered round
Posted by: Muldoon at February 08, 2020 12:38 PM (m45I2)
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argh burned my thumb
stupid lunch
stupid lunch
Posted by: vmom 2020 at February 08, 2020 12:38 PM (G546f)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 08, 2020 12:38 PM (pNxlR)
249
I really should get up from my break and write the gun thread, but I'm pinned down by an 11 pound dog.
Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2020 12:38 PM (MVjcR)
250
I'm sorry you lost your Xbox, but no.
Posted by: jsg at February 08, 2020 12:39 PM (Dv4wX)
251
232 At my wife's request, we participate in a subscription service that calls us racists every single day. It's our local newspaper. They call her a white racist for much less money than Race to Dinner charges to call white women racist.
Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at February 08, 2020 12:34 PM (d9Cw3)
My local rag is a Democrat talking point beginning to end. Except for the 'letters to the editor' the comments section is open and they get burned every other day.
The comments section is probably the only reason they are still in business.
Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at February 08, 2020 12:34 PM (d9Cw3)
My local rag is a Democrat talking point beginning to end. Except for the 'letters to the editor' the comments section is open and they get burned every other day.
The comments section is probably the only reason they are still in business.
Posted by: Braenyard at February 08, 2020 12:39 PM (bETih)
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I used to wear jeans all the time. Then I switched to wearing long skirts, about 10 years ago. I found that guys didn't hesitate to open doirs for me or offer to help. It's like they thought it would be safe to do so. It's was interesting to see the change.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 08, 2020 12:39 PM (Lqy/e)
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And how did that work out for the customer?
Bwahahahahahahahahahahaha!
Shhhhhhh. The Dems are masterminds.
And how did that work out for the customer?
Bwahahahahahahahahahahaha!
Shhhhhhh. The Dems are masterminds.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at February 08, 2020 12:40 PM (oVJmc)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 08, 2020 12:40 PM (pNxlR)
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mindful, I don't know who is funnier...you or Muldoon.
Posted by: creeper at February 08, 2020 12:40 PM (XxJt1)
Posted by: mindful webworker - technically squeaking at February 08, 2020 12:40 PM (TIFWI)
Posted by: &&&& &&&&&& at February 08, 2020 12:41 PM (z0XD8)
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BurtTC, Well like I said, I don't ever donate to personal fundraisers unless I know the person or the fundee is vouched for by someone I do know and trust. But many appeals do tug on one's heartstrings. This one I was just "WOW" I am halfway tempted to post back, and give them some tips in case they have aspergers, but I will follow my 'don't engage with crazy angry people' personal rule.
Posted by: PaleRider is simply irredeemable at February 08, 2020 12:42 PM (n4y+3)
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Well when I'd reached the bottom
I thought I'd passed the worst
But the barrel hit the pulley
And then the bottom burst
A shower of bricks fell down on me
I hadn't got a hope
And as I was losing consciousness
I let go of the bloody rope
Well the barrel now being heavier
It started down once more
And srtruck across me smartly
As I lay there on the floor
It broke some ribs and my left arm
And I can only say
That I hope you'lol understand
Why Paddy's not at work today!
I thought I'd passed the worst
But the barrel hit the pulley
And then the bottom burst
A shower of bricks fell down on me
I hadn't got a hope
And as I was losing consciousness
I let go of the bloody rope
Well the barrel now being heavier
It started down once more
And srtruck across me smartly
As I lay there on the floor
It broke some ribs and my left arm
And I can only say
That I hope you'lol understand
Why Paddy's not at work today!
Posted by: Muldoon at February 08, 2020 12:42 PM (m45I2)
260
At my wife's request, we participate in a subscription service that calls us racists every single day. It's our local newspaper. They call her a white racist for much less money than Race to Dinner charges to call white women racist.
Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at February 08, 2020 12:34 PM (d9Cw3)
Letter to the editor in today's fish wrap called me a racist among other things for supporting Trump, of course relating the story to her son. This from a lady Rev. I like FS much better.
Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at February 08, 2020 12:34 PM (d9Cw3)
Letter to the editor in today's fish wrap called me a racist among other things for supporting Trump, of course relating the story to her son. This from a lady Rev. I like FS much better.
Posted by: Infidel at February 08, 2020 12:42 PM (MTxDQ)
261
This women's thing and soy boys has just about run its course. It's a positive thing of selection allowing real women and real men to self identify to each other.
Posted by: Braenyard at February 08, 2020 12:42 PM (bETih)
262
Question for the Horde: anybody else notice a recent increase in "Bernie" bumper stickers in their neighborhood? I've seen at least ten new ones in the past two weeks. I live in a blue state, but I don't recall anything like this for Hillary in 2016.
Posted by: Basement Cat at February 08, 2020 12:42 PM (pPNCa)
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Ooh here's gun, the Sig 338 (8.6mm) 50 cal and SOCOM is testing it for contract. Picture of twin 50 cal on USS Boxer ; also single 50 cal 338 on a marine chopper.
Posted by: Cowtown at February 08, 2020 12:42 PM (WX+x0)
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Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 08, 2020 12:35 PM (pNxlR)
Exactly; I've never been berated either and sometimes it leads to a nice exchange for one of us to say "Have a nice day!" and "You too".
Exactly; I've never been berated either and sometimes it leads to a nice exchange for one of us to say "Have a nice day!" and "You too".
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 08, 2020 12:42 PM (WI7YS)
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I'm sorry you lost your Xbox, but no.
Posted by: jsg at February 08, 2020 12:39 PM (Dv4wX)
Exactly.
As a mind experiment, it's probably not a bad idea to imagine losing all one's possessions. What would life be like? What would you do?
If one is mourning the loss of possessions, you're doing it wrong.
Posted by: jsg at February 08, 2020 12:39 PM (Dv4wX)
Exactly.
As a mind experiment, it's probably not a bad idea to imagine losing all one's possessions. What would life be like? What would you do?
If one is mourning the loss of possessions, you're doing it wrong.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2020 12:43 PM (hku12)
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Shhhhhhh. The Dems are masterminds.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at February 08, 2020 12:40 PM (oVJmc)
From what I recall of the "laughing young'uns coders clutching their Mac_whatevers to their heaving bosoms" photo on the ACRONYM / SHADOW web blather, there wasn't a readily identifiable Asian face in the bunch. Pretty much doomed to fail from the start!
Shhhhhhh. The Dems are masterminds.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at February 08, 2020 12:40 PM (oVJmc)
From what I recall of the "laughing young'uns coders clutching their Mac_whatevers to their heaving bosoms" photo on the ACRONYM / SHADOW web blather, there wasn't a readily identifiable Asian face in the bunch. Pretty much doomed to fail from the start!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 08, 2020 12:43 PM (pNxlR)
267
111 - dead on. I id as a Gentleman and will also hold doors for anyone as common courtesy is part and parcel of a civilized society.
Posted by: TarzanTurk at February 08, 2020 12:44 PM (kiGn9)
268
I really should get up from my break and write the gun thread, but I'm pinned down by an 11 pound dog.
Posted by: Weasel
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If there's anyone else in the house, have them open a peanut butter jar.
Posted by: Weasel
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If there's anyone else in the house, have them open a peanut butter jar.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2020 12:44 PM (nIvDu)
269
I sang that song a capella at my mom's 90th birthday party. She died a little over a year later. I don't think that there was a connection.
Posted by: Muldoon at February 08, 2020 12:45 PM (m45I2)
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Still morning and hey, all y'all.
The Great Maggie should be an inspiration for little girls everywhere.
Anyway, I got caught up with the Verdict Ted Cruz podcasts. Very nice and worth the time.
Is anyone else having trouble with BitChute? I'll go to Styx site and his daily is blank.
The Great Maggie should be an inspiration for little girls everywhere.
Anyway, I got caught up with the Verdict Ted Cruz podcasts. Very nice and worth the time.
Is anyone else having trouble with BitChute? I'll go to Styx site and his daily is blank.
Posted by: mustbequantum at February 08, 2020 12:45 PM (MIKMs)
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From what I recall of the "laughing young'uns coders clutching their Mac_whatevers to their heaving bosoms" photo on the ACRONYM / SHADOW web blather, there wasn't a readily identifiable Asian face in the bunch. Pretty much doomed to fail from the start!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot
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I've been looking for that pic, haven't been able to find it.
From what I recall of the "laughing young'uns coders clutching their Mac_whatevers to their heaving bosoms" photo on the ACRONYM / SHADOW web blather, there wasn't a readily identifiable Asian face in the bunch. Pretty much doomed to fail from the start!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot
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I've been looking for that pic, haven't been able to find it.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2020 12:45 PM (nIvDu)
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We want to advise you that you have driven creeper to insanity with your ostentatious display of ampersands. She will return when she has come to grips with the concept that life is not fair.
Posted by: creeper's caretakers at February 08, 2020 12:45 PM (XxJt1)
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Shhhhhhh. The Dems are masterminds.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at February 08, 2020 12:40 PM (oVJmc)
From what I recall of the "laughing young'uns coders clutching their Mac_whatevers to their heaving bosoms" photo on the ACRONYM / SHADOW web blather, there wasn't a readily identifiable Asian face in the bunch. Pretty much doomed to fail from the start!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 08, 2020 12:43 PM (pNxlR)
& &&&&&& &&&& &&&&&& &&& &&&&&&&&&&&.
&&& &&&& &&&& & &&&&!
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at February 08, 2020 12:40 PM (oVJmc)
From what I recall of the "laughing young'uns coders clutching their Mac_whatevers to their heaving bosoms" photo on the ACRONYM / SHADOW web blather, there wasn't a readily identifiable Asian face in the bunch. Pretty much doomed to fail from the start!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 08, 2020 12:43 PM (pNxlR)
& &&&&&& &&&& &&&&&& &&& &&&&&&&&&&&.
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Posted by: &&&& &&&&&& at February 08, 2020 12:46 PM (z0XD8)
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Question for the Horde: anybody else notice a recent increase in "Bernie" bumper stickers in their neighborhood? I've seen at least ten new ones in the past two weeks. I live in a blue state, but I don't recall anything like this for Hillary in 2016.
Posted by: Basement Cat at February 08, 2020 12:42 PM (pPNCa)
I live in a deep red part of a blue(ish) state. There is exactly one political sign I've seen, for the local councilman.
Zero political bumper stickers. None.
Posted by: Basement Cat at February 08, 2020 12:42 PM (pPNCa)
I live in a deep red part of a blue(ish) state. There is exactly one political sign I've seen, for the local councilman.
Zero political bumper stickers. None.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2020 12:46 PM (hku12)
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Exactly.
As a mind experiment, it's probably not a bad idea to imagine losing all one's possessions. What would life be like? What would you do?
If one is mourning the loss of possessions, you're doing it wrong.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2020 12:43 PM (hku12)
I have, and yes. The only think to survive was the cradle in the far corner of the bedroom and the rosary hanging over it.
As a mind experiment, it's probably not a bad idea to imagine losing all one's possessions. What would life be like? What would you do?
If one is mourning the loss of possessions, you're doing it wrong.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2020 12:43 PM (hku12)
I have, and yes. The only think to survive was the cradle in the far corner of the bedroom and the rosary hanging over it.
Posted by: Infidel at February 08, 2020 12:46 PM (MTxDQ)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 08, 2020 12:46 PM (pNxlR)
277
Okay, FTR, HTML entity & doesn't work here.
Seriously, maybe someone can say, isn't this ampersand thing the same as turning off "smart quotes" in a browser?
So I've heard - I never had a problem with Opera.
Seriously, maybe someone can say, isn't this ampersand thing the same as turning off "smart quotes" in a browser?
So I've heard - I never had a problem with Opera.
Posted by: mindful webworker - technically squeaking at February 08, 2020 12:46 PM (TIFWI)
278
Burt losing everything (possessions) is/was instructive. Our total loss was Katrina lesson being do not hold tightly to stuff. Family and love is what counts. Heaven welcomes the love.
Posted by: Cowtown at February 08, 2020 12:47 PM (WX+x0)
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I sang that song a capella at my mom's 90th birthday party. She died a little over a year later. I don't think that there was a connection.
Posted by: Muldoon
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It's the puns that worry me.
Posted by: Muldoon
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It's the puns that worry me.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2020 12:47 PM (nIvDu)
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I'm cage free but in a cage
Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2020 11:48 AM (ZCEU2)
In many ways this is the story of Nicolas Cage.
Posted by: hogmartin
I'm sure Skip's a better actor.......
Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2020 11:48 AM (ZCEU2)
In many ways this is the story of Nicolas Cage.
Posted by: hogmartin
I'm sure Skip's a better actor.......
Posted by: JT at February 08, 2020 12:47 PM (arJlL)
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Bongino's Show Ep. 1176
"Trump's Secret Weapon"
The extent of Clinton foreign/Russian collusion is... Unreal.
"Trump's Secret Weapon"
The extent of Clinton foreign/Russian collusion is... Unreal.
Posted by: deplorable unperson -To Mars! at February 08, 2020 12:47 PM (93FI+)
282
Has Trump fired anyone today or is he taking the weekend off?
Posted by: Braenyard at February 08, 2020 12:48 PM (bETih)
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& &&&&&& &&&& &&&&&& &&& &&&&&&&&&&&.
&&& &&&& &&&& & &&&&!
Posted by: &&&& &&&&&& at February 08, 2020 12:46 PM (z0XD
It's a steganography exercise! Grab a pencil and paper and let's get to work!
& &&&&&& &&&& &&&&&& &&& &&&&&&&&&&&.
&&& &&&& &&&& & &&&&!
Posted by: &&&& &&&&&& at February 08, 2020 12:46 PM (z0XD
It's a steganography exercise! Grab a pencil and paper and let's get to work!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 08, 2020 12:48 PM (pNxlR)
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Can't say about Democrat stickers on vehicals but should start to pay attention to them.
Just starting to think seeing articles on them, getting the idea Buttaguy is becomeing the front runner the higher echelon wants you to want.
Just starting to think seeing articles on them, getting the idea Buttaguy is becomeing the front runner the higher echelon wants you to want.
Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2020 12:48 PM (ZCEU2)
285
He should let Barron deliver the next You're Fired slip. Don Jr. doesn't need the practice.
Posted by: Braenyard at February 08, 2020 12:48 PM (bETih)
Posted by: Alice McD at February 08, 2020 12:49 PM (E+yET)
287
Having evacuated for sundry hurricanes, the top of my priority list is photographs, second are the few small items that were passed to me by grandparents.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2020 12:49 PM (Y9zp1)
288
Women lead the way? I thought Rangers lead the way?
Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 08, 2020 12:49 PM (nRk/c)
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I've seen a few Bernie stickers. Really don't pay that much attention. Live in a red area of a blue state.
Posted by: Infidel at February 08, 2020 12:49 PM (MTxDQ)
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Burt losing everything (possessions) is/was instructive. Our total loss was Katrina lesson being do not hold tightly to stuff. Family and love is what counts. Heaven welcomes the love.
Posted by: Cowtown at February 08, 2020 12:47 PM (WX+x0)
I am sorry for your loss, and yes, that is a valuable life lesson. Even cherished family heirlooms, photographs... you protect them if you can, but if you must, you protect yourself and your family first.
Posted by: Cowtown at February 08, 2020 12:47 PM (WX+x0)
I am sorry for your loss, and yes, that is a valuable life lesson. Even cherished family heirlooms, photographs... you protect them if you can, but if you must, you protect yourself and your family first.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2020 12:50 PM (hku12)
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Just starting to think seeing articles on them, getting the idea Buttaguy is becomeing the front runner the higher echelon wants you to want.
Posted by: Skip
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He has the 'If you can fake sincerity' thing down pat. He's a Red Diaper baby.
Posted by: Skip
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He has the 'If you can fake sincerity' thing down pat. He's a Red Diaper baby.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2020 12:50 PM (Y9zp1)
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When I'm out smoking at work I will often hold the door open for the surveyors or UPS guys with loads of stuff.
Anytime someone opens the door for me I always say thank you. Common courtesy.
Posted by: Infidel at February 08, 2020 12:09 PM (MTxDQ)
My rule for door holding is for me to hold if the alternative means letting it close in the face of the person behind me. I won't linger to hold a door unless I see an elderly or handicapped person approaching.
Anytime someone opens the door for me I always say thank you. Common courtesy.
Posted by: Infidel at February 08, 2020 12:09 PM (MTxDQ)
My rule for door holding is for me to hold if the alternative means letting it close in the face of the person behind me. I won't linger to hold a door unless I see an elderly or handicapped person approaching.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 08, 2020 12:51 PM (LxWV7)
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Question for the Horde: anybody else notice a recent increase in
"Bernie" bumper stickers in their neighborhood? I've seen at least ten
new ones in the past two weeks. I live in a blue state, but I don't
recall anything like this for Hillary in 2016.
Posted by: Basement Cat at February 08, 2020 12:42 PM (pPNCa)
I live in NoVA, where cars that have bumper stickers from 2008 and 2012 aren't uncommon.
As for the whole door opening thing, I do my best to thank someone who holds a door open for me or a man who pauses so I can enter or exit an elevator. I'll also try to hold open doors whenever I can, and if it's for someone who needs more time and protests because I'm wasting mine waiting for them I'll generally joke that they're keeping me from doing laundry. That usually gets a chuckle.
"Bernie" bumper stickers in their neighborhood? I've seen at least ten
new ones in the past two weeks. I live in a blue state, but I don't
recall anything like this for Hillary in 2016.
Posted by: Basement Cat at February 08, 2020 12:42 PM (pPNCa)
I live in NoVA, where cars that have bumper stickers from 2008 and 2012 aren't uncommon.
As for the whole door opening thing, I do my best to thank someone who holds a door open for me or a man who pauses so I can enter or exit an elevator. I'll also try to hold open doors whenever I can, and if it's for someone who needs more time and protests because I'm wasting mine waiting for them I'll generally joke that they're keeping me from doing laundry. That usually gets a chuckle.
Posted by: Vendette at February 08, 2020 12:51 PM (wdsO9)
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Suppose I should head out to the appliance parts store.
Posted by: Infidel at February 08, 2020 12:51 PM (MTxDQ)
295
If one is mourning the loss of possessions, you're doing it wrong.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2020 12:43 PM (hku12)
^^This^^
Family and loved ones are all that matter in the end
Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2020 12:43 PM (hku12)
^^This^^
Family and loved ones are all that matter in the end
Posted by: jsg at February 08, 2020 12:51 PM (Dv4wX)
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I saw a lot of Bernie stickers in 2016, they didn't replace with Hillary stickers before Nov. either. And one from a gal that I was surprised would be buying into socialism.
Posted by: PaleRider is simply irredeemable at February 08, 2020 12:51 PM (n4y+3)
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Question for the Horde: anybody else notice a recent increase in "Bernie" bumper stickers in their neighborhood? I've seen at least ten new ones in the past two weeks. I live in a blue state, but I don't recall anything like this for Hillary in 2016.
Posted by: Basement Cat at February 08, 2020 12:42 PM (pPNCa)
I live in a deep red part of a blue(ish) state. There is exactly one political sign I've seen, for the local councilman.
Zero political bumper stickers. None.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2020 12:46 PM (hku12)
I saw one about a month ago.
Beto was the big dealio around here. esp among the older cat lady contingent.
No Warren.
I saw my first Buttgig sticker maybe two weeks ago.
Though I have seen maybe 3 or 4 Bloomy stickers since the Super Bowl.
No Senile Joe at all. But, that's to be expected. He's never gotten anywhere in the primaries before.
Posted by: Basement Cat at February 08, 2020 12:42 PM (pPNCa)
I live in a deep red part of a blue(ish) state. There is exactly one political sign I've seen, for the local councilman.
Zero political bumper stickers. None.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2020 12:46 PM (hku12)
I saw one about a month ago.
Beto was the big dealio around here. esp among the older cat lady contingent.
No Warren.
I saw my first Buttgig sticker maybe two weeks ago.
Though I have seen maybe 3 or 4 Bloomy stickers since the Super Bowl.
No Senile Joe at all. But, that's to be expected. He's never gotten anywhere in the primaries before.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 08, 2020 12:51 PM (z0XD8)
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Claire McCrackskull is a shitty human being and all, but that "thing" comment is kinda her... eh, thing.
It's a dismissive thing, but it's almost certainly not rayciss. She uses it a lot. On diverse poopulations.
But sure, I see no point in letting her off this kind of hook, the kind she otherwise helps perpetuate.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2020 11:32 AM (hku12)
She's an ignorant clucking hen who benefited from GOP circular firing squads led by Dudley DoRight Mutt Rombley such that people know who that birdbrain is, but pulling the rayciss dogshit is a tactic we should avoid.
It's a dismissive thing, but it's almost certainly not rayciss. She uses it a lot. On diverse poopulations.
But sure, I see no point in letting her off this kind of hook, the kind she otherwise helps perpetuate.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2020 11:32 AM (hku12)
She's an ignorant clucking hen who benefited from GOP circular firing squads led by Dudley DoRight Mutt Rombley such that people know who that birdbrain is, but pulling the rayciss dogshit is a tactic we should avoid.
Posted by: Captain Hate at February 08, 2020 12:52 PM (Yp/pV)
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Seriously, maybe someone can say, isn't this ampersand thing the same as turning off "smart quotes" in a browser?
It's about living the pure AoSHQ life --
> posting without pants
> being "ah, shucks!" modest when you score a "first!"
> going willingly, if nor resignedly, to the barrel whenever you transgress the unwritten laws
> not obsessing over whether you can post ampersands
Live thusly and you will be rewarded.
Remember, you do not find ampersands -- ampersands find you!
Seriously, maybe someone can say, isn't this ampersand thing the same as turning off "smart quotes" in a browser?
It's about living the pure AoSHQ life --
> posting without pants
> being "ah, shucks!" modest when you score a "first!"
> going willingly, if nor resignedly, to the barrel whenever you transgress the unwritten laws
> not obsessing over whether you can post ampersands
Live thusly and you will be rewarded.
Remember, you do not find ampersands -- ampersands find you!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 08, 2020 12:52 PM (pNxlR)
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He has the 'If you can fake sincerity' thing down pat. He's a Red Diaper baby.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2020 12:50 PM (Y9zp1)
Yup, his father was an out and out commie
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2020 12:50 PM (Y9zp1)
Yup, his father was an out and out commie
Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 08, 2020 12:53 PM (nRk/c)
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Just starting to think seeing articles on them, getting the idea Buttaguy is becomeing the front runner the higher echelon wants you to want.
Yeah, one thing that surprised me about the increase in Bernie stickers is that I haven't seen any for Buttboy yet, and I'm thinking that the local yutes (four colleges and universities within a ten-mile radius) should find him appealing.
Yeah, one thing that surprised me about the increase in Bernie stickers is that I haven't seen any for Buttboy yet, and I'm thinking that the local yutes (four colleges and universities within a ten-mile radius) should find him appealing.
Posted by: Basement Cat at February 08, 2020 12:53 PM (pPNCa)
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Lady Thatcher is proof that God intervenes by raising up unlikely people for His purpose.
When the IRA blew up the hotel she was staying in, she appeared on television within hours, unshaken, and strong.
When I visited the wardroom of a Royal Navy flagship, I noticed that the Thatcher portrait was twice the size of the Queen's.
When the IRA blew up the hotel she was staying in, she appeared on television within hours, unshaken, and strong.
When I visited the wardroom of a Royal Navy flagship, I noticed that the Thatcher portrait was twice the size of the Queen's.
Posted by: VADM Collingwood RN - Holding Nelson's Rum Ration at February 08, 2020 12:53 PM (9X60i)
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Can't say about Democrat stickers on vehicals but should start to pay attention to them.
Just starting to think seeing articles on them, getting the idea Buttaguy is becomeing the front runner the higher echelon wants you to want.
Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2020 12:48 PM (ZCEU2)
I was stuck in a couple places this week, with teevees on. Several runs of Doomberg ads. I'm not even sure when our primaries are, but I think he's trying to make his money make the difference. And these are Democrats he's wooing, so it might.
Just starting to think seeing articles on them, getting the idea Buttaguy is becomeing the front runner the higher echelon wants you to want.
Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2020 12:48 PM (ZCEU2)
I was stuck in a couple places this week, with teevees on. Several runs of Doomberg ads. I'm not even sure when our primaries are, but I think he's trying to make his money make the difference. And these are Democrats he's wooing, so it might.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2020 12:53 PM (hku12)
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Women lead the way? I thought Rangers lead the way?
Posted by: Nevergiveup
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Here, a pic that will strike fear into our enemies hearts, from Wiki: https://tinyurl.com/spqsgg3
Posted by: Nevergiveup
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Here, a pic that will strike fear into our enemies hearts, from Wiki: https://tinyurl.com/spqsgg3
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2020 12:53 PM (Y9zp1)
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Donald Trump Jr. Retweeted
Van Jones
@VanJones68
#183;
13h
Bloomberg has a problem because of what he did with stop-and-frisk. It was a HORROR SHOW to be Black or Latino in New York for years. You were constantly stopped for NO reason #8211; and Bloomberg defended it until 20 minutes ago. #DemDebates @CNN
Blue on Blue
Van Jones
@VanJones68
#183;
13h
Bloomberg has a problem because of what he did with stop-and-frisk. It was a HORROR SHOW to be Black or Latino in New York for years. You were constantly stopped for NO reason #8211; and Bloomberg defended it until 20 minutes ago. #DemDebates @CNN
Blue on Blue
Posted by: deplorable unperson -To Mars! at February 08, 2020 12:53 PM (93FI+)
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Here in Kenosha I see cars with old stickers of elections past, but I haven't noticed any new ones, for anybody.
Posted by: Annalucia at February 08, 2020 12:54 PM (S6ArX)
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Buttedgedge taking SC, GA, AL, MS, LA, TX, OK, AR, and TN, is a lead pipe cinch.
Posted by: Braenyard at February 08, 2020 12:54 PM (bETih)
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Bernie's core: No bumpers for stickers.
Posted by: klaftern at February 08, 2020 12:55 PM (RuIsu)
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Buttedgedge taking SC, GA, AL, MS, LA, TX, OK, AR, and TN, is a lead pipe cinch.
Posted by: Braenyard
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Ah. The 'Squeal like a pig' belt.
Posted by: Braenyard
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Ah. The 'Squeal like a pig' belt.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2020 12:55 PM (lK7fO)
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The big take away from this week is that the combination of the 19th amendment and the shaming of spanking has been not worked as desired.
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 12:56 PM (HALdu)
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TLC creep is awesome
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at February 08, 2020 12:56 PM (PUmDY)
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Bernie's core: No bumpers for stickers.
Posted by: klaftern at February
Yeah, his core has tats.
Posted by: klaftern at February
Yeah, his core has tats.
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 12:56 PM (HALdu)
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What I did see recently, and which caused me some dismay, was a recently-sold home with one of those big "HATE HAS NO HOME HERE" yard signs, and I thought, "Damn, there goes the neighborhood."
Probably a Chicago transplant. All the worse because Brown Line and I are Chicago transplants ourselves, and were hoping to get away from that stuff. Let's hope Yard Sign is an outlier.
Probably a Chicago transplant. All the worse because Brown Line and I are Chicago transplants ourselves, and were hoping to get away from that stuff. Let's hope Yard Sign is an outlier.
Posted by: Annalucia at February 08, 2020 12:56 PM (S6ArX)
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Who cares about these wimmens. When do we eat?
Posted by: Lt. Col. Bearclaw at February 08, 2020 12:56 PM (EgshT)
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I hear banjo's.
Posted by: Infidel at February 08, 2020 12:57 PM (MTxDQ)
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Here in Kenosha I see cars with old stickers of elections past, but I haven't noticed any new ones, for anybody.
Posted by: Annalucia at February 08, 2020 12:54 PM (S6ArX)
That's true. I still see leftover Hillary! stickers on bumpers.
The stupid is strong in that tribe.
Posted by: Annalucia at February 08, 2020 12:54 PM (S6ArX)
That's true. I still see leftover Hillary! stickers on bumpers.
The stupid is strong in that tribe.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 08, 2020 12:57 PM (z0XD8)
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 12:58 PM (HALdu)
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Buttedgedge taking SC, GA, AL, MS, LA, TX, OK, AR, and TN, is a lead pipe cinch.
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He is one of those people who literally makes me cringe. Carefully and meticulously checking all the boxes for 'influence' and 'academe'. However, the legendary wine moms will give him the vote because 'he is just like that cute couple on that TV show -- hope his husband and he gets to buy a baby soon'.
Yuck. Shudder.
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He is one of those people who literally makes me cringe. Carefully and meticulously checking all the boxes for 'influence' and 'academe'. However, the legendary wine moms will give him the vote because 'he is just like that cute couple on that TV show -- hope his husband and he gets to buy a baby soon'.
Yuck. Shudder.
Posted by: mustbequantum at February 08, 2020 12:59 PM (MIKMs)
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Welp, break is over. WeaselDog chased WeaselWoman downstairs hoping to help her eat lunch. Back to the ol' keyboard.
Posted by: Weasel at February 08, 2020 12:59 PM (MVjcR)
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Buttedgedge taking SC, GA, AL, MS, LA, TX, OK, AR, and TN, is a lead pipe cinch.
Do we have to have the gay sex talk?
Do we have to have the gay sex talk?
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 01:00 PM (HALdu)
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Posted by: Drc at February 08, 2020 01:00 PM (llGBY)
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Claire McCrackskull is a shitty human being and all, but that "thing" comment is kinda her... eh, thing.
It's a dismissive thing, but it's almost certainly not rayciss. She uses it a lot. On diverse poopulations.
But sure, I see no point in letting her off this kind of hook, the kind she otherwise helps perpetuate.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2020 11:32 AM (hku12)
She's an ignorant clucking hen who benefited from GOP circular firing squads led by Dudley DoRight Mutt Rombley such that people know who that birdbrain is, but pulling the rayciss dogshit is a tactic we should avoid.
Posted by: Captain Hate at February 08, 2020 12:52 PM (Yp/pV)
Claire was once a "sensible" Democrat. Was a prosecutor for a while, ran for Gov (and was not nominated)... I don't think she ever held state office before she was elected Senator, but now I can't remember.
Her big "thing" was talking the plain talk stuff that Missouri voters will often eat up. And not having been elected Governor, she could go to Washington, and act in lockstep with her Party, then go back home and put on the plaintalk hat again. It worked. One time.
Hawley barely beat her this last time, but by then her act wasn't fooling enough voters.
My guess is, she's gunning for a Secretary job in the next Dem Administration. If by some chance they win it this year. I doubt she's Veep material.
It's a dismissive thing, but it's almost certainly not rayciss. She uses it a lot. On diverse poopulations.
But sure, I see no point in letting her off this kind of hook, the kind she otherwise helps perpetuate.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2020 11:32 AM (hku12)
She's an ignorant clucking hen who benefited from GOP circular firing squads led by Dudley DoRight Mutt Rombley such that people know who that birdbrain is, but pulling the rayciss dogshit is a tactic we should avoid.
Posted by: Captain Hate at February 08, 2020 12:52 PM (Yp/pV)
Claire was once a "sensible" Democrat. Was a prosecutor for a while, ran for Gov (and was not nominated)... I don't think she ever held state office before she was elected Senator, but now I can't remember.
Her big "thing" was talking the plain talk stuff that Missouri voters will often eat up. And not having been elected Governor, she could go to Washington, and act in lockstep with her Party, then go back home and put on the plaintalk hat again. It worked. One time.
Hawley barely beat her this last time, but by then her act wasn't fooling enough voters.
My guess is, she's gunning for a Secretary job in the next Dem Administration. If by some chance they win it this year. I doubt she's Veep material.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2020 01:01 PM (hku12)
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Intel and Cisco donated millions to the Clinton's partner Skolkovo. FBI and US Army warned that Skolkovo was stealing tech and making hypersonic weapons - to kill Americans.
The wife of one of the Skolkovo project partners/Clinton donors was confirmed by the US Senate as Secretary of the Air Force in October 2019.
#theSwamp
The wife of one of the Skolkovo project partners/Clinton donors was confirmed by the US Senate as Secretary of the Air Force in October 2019.
#theSwamp
Posted by: deplorable unperson -To Mars! at February 08, 2020 01:02 PM (93FI+)
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304 Women lead the way? I thought Rangers lead the way?
Posted by: Nevergiveup
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Here, a pic that will strike fear into our enemies hearts, from Wiki: https://tinyurl.com/spqsgg3
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2020 12:53 PM (Y9zp1)
Show me your WAR FACE!
Posted by: Nevergiveup
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Here, a pic that will strike fear into our enemies hearts, from Wiki: https://tinyurl.com/spqsgg3
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2020 12:53 PM (Y9zp1)
Show me your WAR FACE!
Posted by: Don Q at February 08, 2020 01:03 PM (NgKpN)
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I used to wear jeans all the time. Then I switched
to wearing long skirts, about 10 years ago. I found that guys didn't
hesitate to open doirs for me or offer to help. It's like they thought
it would be safe to do so. It's was interesting to see the change.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 08, 2020 12:39 PM (Lqy/e)
I wore a suits and ties to work for a week to see what happened.
One manager sneered, but he doesn't like little people.
On the street I got more room and seemed to get more respect. It helps that I get them tailored to fit me and I wear them well.
I think I will start wearing suits on prime number days over after the first week.
I will stand out from the people in board-shorts
to wearing long skirts, about 10 years ago. I found that guys didn't
hesitate to open doirs for me or offer to help. It's like they thought
it would be safe to do so. It's was interesting to see the change.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 08, 2020 12:39 PM (Lqy/e)
I wore a suits and ties to work for a week to see what happened.
One manager sneered, but he doesn't like little people.
On the street I got more room and seemed to get more respect. It helps that I get them tailored to fit me and I wear them well.
I think I will start wearing suits on prime number days over after the first week.
I will stand out from the people in board-shorts
Posted by: Kindltot at February 08, 2020 01:03 PM (6rS3m)
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Buttedgedge taking ... is a lead pipe cinch.
Posted by: Braenyard at February 08, 2020 12:54 PM (bETih)
That's what HE said.
Posted by: Braenyard at February 08, 2020 12:54 PM (bETih)
That's what HE said.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2020 01:04 PM (hku12)
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Show me your WAR FACE!
Posted by: Don Q at February 08, 2020 01:03 PM (NgKpN)
Here ya go: https://tinyurl.com/wtymmem
Posted by: Don Q at February 08, 2020 01:03 PM (NgKpN)
Here ya go: https://tinyurl.com/wtymmem
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 08, 2020 01:04 PM (BA9Nh)
Posted by: mustbequantum at February 08, 2020 01:05 PM (MIKMs)
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Anyone remember the old cartoon SPY SHADOW?
Super cool.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaGgplcVC8Y
Anyone remember the old cartoon SPY SHADOW?
Super cool.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaGgplcVC8Y
Posted by: soothsayerwing plover at February 08, 2020 01:06 PM (PUbDc)
Posted by: Maxipad Waters at February 08, 2020 01:06 PM (EgshT)
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Buttedgedge taking SC, GA, AL, MS, LA, TX, OK, AR, and TN, is a lead pipe cinch.
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He is one of those people who literally makes me cringe. Carefully and meticulously checking all the boxes for 'influence' and 'academe'. However, the legendary wine moms will give him the vote because 'he is just like that cute couple on that TV show -- hope his husband and he gets to buy a baby soon'.
Yuck. Shudder.
Posted by: mustbequantum at February 08, 2020 12:59 PM (MIKMs)
He's the Democrat version of Mario Ruby Oh!
Speaking strictly as a hetero male though, I think Marco is cuter.
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He is one of those people who literally makes me cringe. Carefully and meticulously checking all the boxes for 'influence' and 'academe'. However, the legendary wine moms will give him the vote because 'he is just like that cute couple on that TV show -- hope his husband and he gets to buy a baby soon'.
Yuck. Shudder.
Posted by: mustbequantum at February 08, 2020 12:59 PM (MIKMs)
He's the Democrat version of Mario Ruby Oh!
Speaking strictly as a hetero male though, I think Marco is cuter.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2020 01:06 PM (hku12)
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I would say Trump would have better results if he targeted Black men rather than white suburban women.
And black women are right out.
I was looking at some election data.
Trump got 14pct of Black Men and 0.00 of black women.
He scored 13pct with white college educated white women.
And black women are right out.
I was looking at some election data.
Trump got 14pct of Black Men and 0.00 of black women.
He scored 13pct with white college educated white women.
Posted by: Mr. Wiffle Snuff at February 08, 2020 01:06 PM (1JUCi)
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Claire went to Washington and did what they told her to do. Romp in the swamp.
Posted by: klaftern at February 08, 2020 01:06 PM (RuIsu)
334
Yo! Don't you be worrying about no fag bein' president.
We got Trump's back
We got Trump's back
Posted by: African American Voters at February 08, 2020 01:06 PM (CqE5x)
335
Waterfalls is bad ass as well
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at February 08, 2020 01:08 PM (PUmDY)
336
Women lead the way? I thought Rangers lead the way?
Posted by: Nevergiveup
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Here, a pic that will strike fear into our enemies hearts, from Wiki: https://tinyurl.com/spqsgg3
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2020 12:53 PM (Y9zp1)
Show me your WAR FACE!
Posted by: Don Q at February 08, 2020 01:03 PM
***
I'm thinking good for her! She's out there doing it and willing to put her life on the line.
Better than so many of the womenz sitting in colleges bitching about every little thing.
Posted by: Nevergiveup
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Here, a pic that will strike fear into our enemies hearts, from Wiki: https://tinyurl.com/spqsgg3
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2020 12:53 PM (Y9zp1)
Show me your WAR FACE!
Posted by: Don Q at February 08, 2020 01:03 PM
***
I'm thinking good for her! She's out there doing it and willing to put her life on the line.
Better than so many of the womenz sitting in colleges bitching about every little thing.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 08, 2020 01:08 PM (axyOa)
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He scored 13pct with white college educated white women.
Posted by: Mr. Wiffle Snuff at February 08, 2020 01:06 PM (1JUCi)
It was that low?
Posted by: Mr. Wiffle Snuff at February 08, 2020 01:06 PM (1JUCi)
It was that low?
Posted by: JoeF. at February 08, 2020 01:08 PM (CqE5x)
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Trump got 14pct of Black Men and 0.00 of black women.
0% of black women? LOL Some accurate poll there?
0% of black women? LOL Some accurate poll there?
Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 08, 2020 01:08 PM (nRk/c)
Posted by: socalcon at February 08, 2020 01:08 PM (Roy2Z)
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interesting in that VICE piece, the Climate Activist of Color seems to think activism is actually doing something. An end in itself.
So what she "walked away" from was not getting to be lead corpse at the weekly corner die-in?
Heavy.
So what she "walked away" from was not getting to be lead corpse at the weekly corner die-in?
Heavy.
Posted by: barbarausa at February 08, 2020 01:09 PM (W7IZQ)
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I'm thinking good for her! She's out there doing it and willing to put her life on the line.
Better than so many of the womenz sitting in colleges bitching about every little thing.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 08, 2020 01:08 PM (axyOa)
Oh women make a huge contribution to the US Military. We could not function now a days without women. And most are absolutley top draw.
Better than so many of the womenz sitting in colleges bitching about every little thing.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 08, 2020 01:08 PM (axyOa)
Oh women make a huge contribution to the US Military. We could not function now a days without women. And most are absolutley top draw.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 08, 2020 01:09 PM (nRk/c)
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327 Show me your WAR FACE!
Posted by: Don Q at February 08, 2020 01:03 PM (NgKpN)
Here ya go: https://tinyurl.com/wtymmem
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 08, 2020 01:04 PM (BA9Nh)
/Golf Clap
Well played ole Chum, wicked Googly there, what not!
Posted by: Don Q at February 08, 2020 01:03 PM (NgKpN)
Here ya go: https://tinyurl.com/wtymmem
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 08, 2020 01:04 PM (BA9Nh)
/Golf Clap
Well played ole Chum, wicked Googly there, what not!
Posted by: Don Q at February 08, 2020 01:10 PM (NgKpN)
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The clients of these women are counseled against having "unmonitored thoughts".
Minitrue: Bravo comrades. You're doing a great job
The clients of these women are counseled against having "unmonitored thoughts".
Minitrue: Bravo comrades. You're doing a great job
Posted by: TheQuietMan at February 08, 2020 01:10 PM (kWkNp)
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He scored 13pct with white college educated white women.
Posted by: Mr. Wiffle Snuff at February 08, 2020 01:06 PM (1JUCi)
It was that low?
Posted by: JoeF. at February 08, 2020 01:08 PM (CqE5x)
Just goes to show the truth of the old truism my grandpappy used to tell me: 90% of the statistics your read on the internet are bullshite.
Posted by: Mr. Wiffle Snuff at February 08, 2020 01:06 PM (1JUCi)
It was that low?
Posted by: JoeF. at February 08, 2020 01:08 PM (CqE5x)
Just goes to show the truth of the old truism my grandpappy used to tell me: 90% of the statistics your read on the internet are bullshite.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 08, 2020 01:10 PM (hku12)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 08, 2020 01:10 PM (/cCNU)
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Why liberal white women pay a lot of money to learn over dinner how they're racist.
A growing number of women are paying to confront their privilege - and
racism - at dinners that cost $2,500... A frank discussion is led by
co-founders Regina Jackson, who is black, and Saira Rao, who identifies
as Indian American. They started Race to Dinner to challenge liberal
white women to accept their racism, however subconscious.
Save us from the stupidity of wine moms
A growing number of women are paying to confront their privilege - and
racism - at dinners that cost $2,500... A frank discussion is led by
co-founders Regina Jackson, who is black, and Saira Rao, who identifies
as Indian American. They started Race to Dinner to challenge liberal
white women to accept their racism, however subconscious.
Save us from the stupidity of wine moms
Posted by: TheQuietMan at February 08, 2020 01:11 PM (kWkNp)
347
I'm seeing more Bloomberg signs and stickers than the 2nd ranked Bernie signs and stickers.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 08, 2020 01:12 PM (WI7YS)
348
J.J. Sefton picked up a piece on six minority women leaving Elizabeth Warren's campaign, claiming a toxic work environment.
Bloomberg must have really poured on the money for that stunt to take place.
Bloomberg must have really poured on the money for that stunt to take place.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 08, 2020 01:12 PM (KZzsI)
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Last week, I can't remember what day because I am a boomer, I held a door open for a youngish lady who told me, in no uncertain terms, she was fully capable of opening a door. Not "I got it" or even a "thanks anyway". Little bint. My Dad, or for that matter Mom would give me the slaponthebackofdahead if I didn't hold open a door for a lady.
Posted by: bill in arkansas at February 08, 2020 11:49 AM
I did that once at an unnamed NW based defense and aerospace company. The six "ladies" made it very clear that they were not weak helpless ladies needing a man to hold the door for them.
I just told them I didn't hold the door because they were ladies, I held it because I was a gentleman.
The looks on their faces was priceless!
Posted by: bill in arkansas at February 08, 2020 11:49 AM
I did that once at an unnamed NW based defense and aerospace company. The six "ladies" made it very clear that they were not weak helpless ladies needing a man to hold the door for them.
I just told them I didn't hold the door because they were ladies, I held it because I was a gentleman.
The looks on their faces was priceless!
Posted by: Diogenes at February 08, 2020 01:12 PM (axyOa)
350
At those Race to Dinner events, do they also charge an extra $500 to see the Egress?
Posted by: Roy at February 08, 2020 01:12 PM (ABjxW)
351
Trump got 14pct of Black Men and 0.00 of black women.
Posted by: Mr. Wiffle Snuff at February 08, 2020 01:06 PM (1JUCi)
My people used every part of the black woman.
Posted by: Mr. Wiffle Snuff at February 08, 2020 01:06 PM (1JUCi)
My people used every part of the black woman.
Posted by: Elizabeth Warren at February 08, 2020 01:13 PM (t+qrx)
352
Trump got 14pct of Black Men and 0.00 of black women.
He scored 13pct with white college educated white women.
Posted by: Mr. Wiffle Snuff at February 08, 2020 01:06 PM (1JUCi)
What's going on with black women?
He scored 13pct with white college educated white women.
Posted by: Mr. Wiffle Snuff at February 08, 2020 01:06 PM (1JUCi)
What's going on with black women?
Posted by: Dan Smoot's Apprentice at February 08, 2020 01:13 PM (H8QX8)
353
hen I switched to wearing long skirts, about 10 years ago. I found that guys didn't hesitate to open doors for me or offer to help.
Men love dresses. Men are baffled that women seem to not want to wear dresses.
Men love dresses. Men are baffled that women seem to not want to wear dresses.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 08, 2020 01:13 PM (KZzsI)
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Shit, for $2,500 I could have all the dead aspen trees taken out, stumps ground and almost replace the torn up sidewalk next to the garage. Stupid fuckwits.
Posted by: Infidel at February 08, 2020 01:13 PM (MTxDQ)
355
Yo! Don't you be worrying about no fag bein' president.
We got Trump's back
Posted by: African American Voters at February 08, 2020 01:06 PM (CqE5x)
Trump's appeal with blacks really points out the complete ineptitude of past GOP outreach (and I really hate that word) efforts. Their votes have always been available by just addressing normal aspirations and not pandering but Failure Theater concentrated on Gas Chamber priorities of importing cheaper labor.
We got Trump's back
Posted by: African American Voters at February 08, 2020 01:06 PM (CqE5x)
Trump's appeal with blacks really points out the complete ineptitude of past GOP outreach (and I really hate that word) efforts. Their votes have always been available by just addressing normal aspirations and not pandering but Failure Theater concentrated on Gas Chamber priorities of importing cheaper labor.
Posted by: Captain Hate at February 08, 2020 01:14 PM (Yp/pV)
356
Saw a article Peter Strzok has new information to start Impeachment 2.0 since he got all butt hurt Light Col. Vindman and twin were canned.
Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2020 01:14 PM (ZCEU2)
357
Here ya go: https://tinyurl.com/wtymmem
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara
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Was that really necessary? The dog ran from the room.
Also, just glanced out the window, it's snowing. Welcome South brother!
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara
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Was that really necessary? The dog ran from the room.
Also, just glanced out the window, it's snowing. Welcome South brother!
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2020 01:15 PM (DCYln)
358
I never could get over anybody thinking Barack Obama had charisma. He came across to me as having all the charm of a constipated mortician.
Posted by: Dan Smoot's Apprentice at February 08, 2020 01:15 PM (H8QX8)
359
Trump's appeal with blacks really points out the complete ineptitude of past GOP outreach (and I really hate that word) efforts.
Well, they were awful at it and basically assumed it was impossible but Trump is also a special case. The guy is considered the apex of achievement among many blacks. He was used over and over by rap stars to epitomize their dreams. They look up to him and think he's badass, plus they like his non-stuffy, non-condescending approach to things.
Well, they were awful at it and basically assumed it was impossible but Trump is also a special case. The guy is considered the apex of achievement among many blacks. He was used over and over by rap stars to epitomize their dreams. They look up to him and think he's badass, plus they like his non-stuffy, non-condescending approach to things.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 08, 2020 01:16 PM (KZzsI)
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Saw a article Peter Strzok has new information to start Impeachment 2.0 since he got all butt hurt Light Col. Vindman and twin were canned.
Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2020 01:14 PM (ZCEU2)
Why is Strzok still breathing free air?
Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2020 01:14 PM (ZCEU2)
Why is Strzok still breathing free air?
Posted by: hogmartin at February 08, 2020 01:16 PM (t+qrx)
361
J.J. Sefton picked up a piece on six minority women leaving Elizabeth Warren's campaign, claiming a toxic work environment.
Bloomberg must have really poured on the money for that stunt to take place.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 08, 2020 01:12 PM (KZzsI)
Pete's campaign has also had toxic work environment claims. I believe Sanders' too.
Bloomberg must have really poured on the money for that stunt to take place.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 08, 2020 01:12 PM (KZzsI)
Pete's campaign has also had toxic work environment claims. I believe Sanders' too.
Posted by: Vendette at February 08, 2020 01:16 PM (wdsO9)
362
Unmonitored thoughts are not good.
Posted by: Zombie Uncle Joe Stalin at February 08, 2020 01:17 PM (EgshT)
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AIPAC issued an apology on Saturday after sponsoring a Facebook ad that slammed radicals in the Democratic Party and blamed them for pushing their antisemitic policies down the throats of the American people. It also called supporters to sign a letter to Democrats in Congress dont abandon Israel.
Sigh...American Jews are damn near a lost cause I fear.
Sigh...American Jews are damn near a lost cause I fear.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 08, 2020 01:17 PM (nRk/c)
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Oh women make a huge contribution to the US Military. We could not function now a days without women. And most are absolutley top draw.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at February
Sure, but at a second standard
Posted by: Nevergiveup at February
Sure, but at a second standard
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 01:17 PM (HALdu)
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I just told them I didn't hold the door because they were ladies, I held it because I was a gentleman.
I'll probably still be giving up my chair for ladies (deliberate term) when I'm 125.
I just told them I didn't hold the door because they were ladies, I held it because I was a gentleman.
I'll probably still be giving up my chair for ladies (deliberate term) when I'm 125.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 08, 2020 01:17 PM (/cCNU)
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Pete's campaign has also had toxic work environment claims. I believe Sanders' too.
Bloomberg has huge pull with unions and plenty of contacts. This is right up their alley.
Bloomberg has huge pull with unions and plenty of contacts. This is right up their alley.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 08, 2020 01:18 PM (KZzsI)
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362 Unmonitored thoughts are not good.
Posted by: Zombie Uncle Joe Stalin at February 08, 2020 01:17 PM (EgshT)
Unmonitored unmonitored thoughts are even worse.
Posted by: Zombie Uncle Joe Stalin at February 08, 2020 01:17 PM (EgshT)
Unmonitored unmonitored thoughts are even worse.
Posted by: Dan Smoot's Apprentice at February 08, 2020 01:18 PM (H8QX8)
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The mark of a gentleman is that he shows every woman the same courtesy.
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 01:19 PM (HALdu)
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According to the oil change sticker on my truck window, I've been remiss and am overdue for change. However, truck computer says oil life indicator says 53%. Which one is lying to me?
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at February 08, 2020 01:19 PM (Dhht7)
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I'll probably still be giving up my chair for ladies (deliberate term) when I'm 125.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 08, 2020 01:17 PM
Yup.
My mom would leap out of her grave and take a belt to my butt if I didn't.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 08, 2020 01:17 PM
Yup.
My mom would leap out of her grave and take a belt to my butt if I didn't.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 08, 2020 01:19 PM (axyOa)
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I never could get over anybody thinking Barack Obama had charisma. He came across to me as having all the charm of a constipated mortician.
Posted by: Dan Smoot's Apprentice at February 08, 2020 01:15 PM (H8QX
Everything was based on that 2004 convention speech. Farcebook was completely drenched in lib spooge immediately afterward. It was all bullshit and lies, as was subsequently revealed, but it was the most effective propaganda I've ever witnessed.
Posted by: Dan Smoot's Apprentice at February 08, 2020 01:15 PM (H8QX
Everything was based on that 2004 convention speech. Farcebook was completely drenched in lib spooge immediately afterward. It was all bullshit and lies, as was subsequently revealed, but it was the most effective propaganda I've ever witnessed.
Posted by: Captain Hate at February 08, 2020 01:19 PM (Yp/pV)
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Men love dresses. Men are baffled that women seem to not want to wear dresses.
Men are baffled that many women no longer even try to take pride in their appearance.
Men love dresses. Men are baffled that women seem to not want to wear dresses.
Men are baffled that many women no longer even try to take pride in their appearance.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 08, 2020 01:20 PM (/cCNU)
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Pete's campaign has also had toxic work environment claims. I believe Sanders' too.
The people who foster Grievance Culture never think it will happen to them.
The people who foster Grievance Culture never think it will happen to them.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at February 08, 2020 01:20 PM (oVJmc)
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Men are baffled that many women no longer even try to take pride in their appearance.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February
This
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February
This
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 01:20 PM (HALdu)
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Oh women make a huge contribution to the US Military. We could not function now a days without women. And most are absolutley top draw.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at February
Sure, but at a second standard
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 01:17 PM (HALdu)
Actually absolutley NOT. MOST are in Staff/Support Positions and are in admirable shape.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at February
Sure, but at a second standard
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 01:17 PM (HALdu)
Actually absolutley NOT. MOST are in Staff/Support Positions and are in admirable shape.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 08, 2020 01:21 PM (nRk/c)
Posted by: runner, there was a commercial like that, right ?? at February 08, 2020 01:21 PM (zr5Kq)
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In Bruges - good movie!
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at February 08, 2020 01:21 PM (CjFDo)
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Men are baffled that so many women dress like men. It is almost as if they don't like being female.
Posted by: Drc at February 08, 2020 01:21 PM (llGBY)
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Actually absolutley NOT. MOST are in Staff/Support Positions and are in admirable shape.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at February
When did they start having to meet the same standard as men to get in?
Posted by: Nevergiveup at February
When did they start having to meet the same standard as men to get in?
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 01:22 PM (HALdu)
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If I had gone into the Navy when I wanted to, I would be retired by now. Circumstances prevented that.
Posted by: Infidel at February 08, 2020 01:22 PM (MTxDQ)
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Trump's appeal with blacks really points out the complete ineptitude of past GOP outreach (and I really hate that word) efforts.
Well, they were awful at it and basically assumed it was impossible but Trump is also a special case. The guy is considered the apex of achievement among many blacks. He was used over and over by rap stars to epitomize their dreams. They look up to him and think he's badass, plus they like his non-stuffy, non-condescending approach to things.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 08, 2020 01:16 PM
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Spot on Christopher.
This is exactly right.
He treats everyone the same, with respect and dignity (until you demonstrate you don't deserve it). He doesn't condescend, none of the 'you're special cause you're black' BS. He treats people like people and brings an attitude of lets work together as Americans.
Well, they were awful at it and basically assumed it was impossible but Trump is also a special case. The guy is considered the apex of achievement among many blacks. He was used over and over by rap stars to epitomize their dreams. They look up to him and think he's badass, plus they like his non-stuffy, non-condescending approach to things.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 08, 2020 01:16 PM
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Spot on Christopher.
This is exactly right.
He treats everyone the same, with respect and dignity (until you demonstrate you don't deserve it). He doesn't condescend, none of the 'you're special cause you're black' BS. He treats people like people and brings an attitude of lets work together as Americans.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 08, 2020 01:22 PM (axyOa)
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Men are baffled that so many women dress like men. It is almost as if they don't like being female.
Posted by: Drc at February 08, 2020 01:21 PM (llGBY)
These days certain guys are trying to have the being female covered. It's the Bizzaro World we're in
Posted by: Drc at February 08, 2020 01:21 PM (llGBY)
These days certain guys are trying to have the being female covered. It's the Bizzaro World we're in
Posted by: TheQuietMan at February 08, 2020 01:23 PM (kWkNp)
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GARDEN NOOD is up
Posted by: Skip, the guy who says NOOD at February 08, 2020 01:24 PM (ZCEU2)
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Trump is also a special case. The guy is considered the apex of achievement among many blacks. He was used over and over by rap stars to epitomize their dreams. They look up to him and think he's badass, plus they like his non-stuffy, non-condescending approach to things.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 08, 2020 01:16 PM (KZzsI)
It helped that his image had been inside their living room as an executive on a television show. Blacks have always known who he is unlike some nervous white guy like Mutt Rombley who acted like someone put a turd in his pocket and can't figure out how to get rid of it before it starts stinking.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 08, 2020 01:16 PM (KZzsI)
It helped that his image had been inside their living room as an executive on a television show. Blacks have always known who he is unlike some nervous white guy like Mutt Rombley who acted like someone put a turd in his pocket and can't figure out how to get rid of it before it starts stinking.
Posted by: Captain Hate at February 08, 2020 01:24 PM (Yp/pV)
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Trump is also a special case. The guy is considered the apex of achievement among many blacks. He was used over and over by rap stars to epitomize their dreams. They look up to him and think he's badass, plus they like his non-stuffy, non-condescending approach to things.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February
and bling
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February
and bling
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 01:24 PM (HALdu)
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Its hilarious how the news is framing Trump firing people who tried to get him thrown out of office. What, exactly, did they expect was going to happen??
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 08, 2020 01:24 PM (KZzsI)
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Trump is like a classy rapper.
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 01:25 PM (HALdu)
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A paralegal at work was a (*ahem*) hefty woman. Yet her hair was always done nicely, she used cosmetics to her advantage and she wore clothes that didn't emphasize her weight. The result was that she looked quite attractive.
A paralegal at work was a (*ahem*) hefty woman. Yet her hair was always done nicely, she used cosmetics to her advantage and she wore clothes that didn't emphasize her weight. The result was that she looked quite attractive.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 08, 2020 01:26 PM (/cCNU)
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Sure, but at a second standard
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 01:17 PM (HALdu)
Actually absolutley NOT. MOST are in Staff/Support Positions and are in admirable shape.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 08, 2020 01:21 PM
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It's been a few years since Desert Storm. My deputy was a woman and dammed good at the job. My clerk was a woman and I cross trainer her on the Artillery computer and on how to read intelligence reports. One night she personally discovered, tracked and targeted an entire D-30 artillery battalion. Wiped them out. Not bad for a Spec-4 with a high school diploma...and an attitude!
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 01:17 PM (HALdu)
Actually absolutley NOT. MOST are in Staff/Support Positions and are in admirable shape.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 08, 2020 01:21 PM
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It's been a few years since Desert Storm. My deputy was a woman and dammed good at the job. My clerk was a woman and I cross trainer her on the Artillery computer and on how to read intelligence reports. One night she personally discovered, tracked and targeted an entire D-30 artillery battalion. Wiped them out. Not bad for a Spec-4 with a high school diploma...and an attitude!
Posted by: Diogenes at February 08, 2020 01:26 PM (axyOa)
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Actually absolutley NOT. MOST are in Staff/Support Positions and are in admirable shape.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at February
When did they start having to meet the same standard as men to get in?
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 01:22 PM (HALdu)
Your confusing issues. No one denies that there are physical differences between men and women. And for things like PT tests, there are differences which are based on reality and not fantasy. AND going forward, the PT test will be job specific rather than sex specific. Your trying to use that physical difference to slam women in the Military, and that is not fair. There are also age specific standards. Should all older Military personal be dismissed?
As I said since most females, and for that matter most military personal in general, are in a Staff support function. Their physical standards are just fine for that function.
Combat units are a whole other story
Posted by: Nevergiveup at February
When did they start having to meet the same standard as men to get in?
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 01:22 PM (HALdu)
Your confusing issues. No one denies that there are physical differences between men and women. And for things like PT tests, there are differences which are based on reality and not fantasy. AND going forward, the PT test will be job specific rather than sex specific. Your trying to use that physical difference to slam women in the Military, and that is not fair. There are also age specific standards. Should all older Military personal be dismissed?
As I said since most females, and for that matter most military personal in general, are in a Staff support function. Their physical standards are just fine for that function.
Combat units are a whole other story
Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 08, 2020 01:27 PM (nRk/c)
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A paralegal at work was a (*ahem*) hefty woman. Yet her hair was always done nicely, she used cosmetics to her advantage and she wore clothes that didn't emphasize her weight. The result was that she looked quite attractive.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February
In our industry where suit and ties are Monday through Thursday and Friday is casual business attire, the women especially under 40 do not understand the difference between casual and slovenly.
You need to bathe every morning and flip flops are not appropriate under any circumstances no matter whose logo is on them and how much you paid for them.
And if you are showing your toes get a fucking pedicure.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February
In our industry where suit and ties are Monday through Thursday and Friday is casual business attire, the women especially under 40 do not understand the difference between casual and slovenly.
You need to bathe every morning and flip flops are not appropriate under any circumstances no matter whose logo is on them and how much you paid for them.
And if you are showing your toes get a fucking pedicure.
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 01:28 PM (HALdu)
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When did they start having to meet the same standard as men to get in?
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 01:22 PM (HALdu)
If you mean having battle assignments it was Clinton.
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 01:22 PM (HALdu)
If you mean having battle assignments it was Clinton.
Posted by: Braenyard at February 08, 2020 01:29 PM (bETih)
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Nice pheasant shot. We used to have a small flock of feral peacocks in my neighborhood. I think the foxes got them all eventually.
Posted by: Rusty Nail at February 08, 2020 01:29 PM (I99aF)
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Men are baffled that so many women dress like men. It is almost as if they don't like being female.
Yeah I don't get that at all. Women clearly understand that its distasteful and unpleasant for guys to pretend to be women. Why do they figure we'll want them to dress and act like men??
On that theme, I was talking about this with my mom the other day. She was asking why so many young men don't get married any more.
Well mom... there's no upside and an avalanche of downside.
DISCLAIMER: some women, perhaps many, are not like what I'm about to describe. Nearly ALL of these women are taken, and hence not available for men to marry.
Why should a man give up independence to be with a woman who thinks mostly of herself, will not give anything up to be married, demands the man change to match her every whim, refuses to offer him anything in particular to keep him around other than the alleged joy of her mere presence, and then attacks him in public and at any whim divorces him and ravages his bank account and life.
Where's the upside for men, here? Where's the benefit? Even the "free milk and a cow" argument is gone, with women giving it up to random strangers they meet on a phone app.
Yeah I don't get that at all. Women clearly understand that its distasteful and unpleasant for guys to pretend to be women. Why do they figure we'll want them to dress and act like men??
On that theme, I was talking about this with my mom the other day. She was asking why so many young men don't get married any more.
Well mom... there's no upside and an avalanche of downside.
DISCLAIMER: some women, perhaps many, are not like what I'm about to describe. Nearly ALL of these women are taken, and hence not available for men to marry.
Why should a man give up independence to be with a woman who thinks mostly of herself, will not give anything up to be married, demands the man change to match her every whim, refuses to offer him anything in particular to keep him around other than the alleged joy of her mere presence, and then attacks him in public and at any whim divorces him and ravages his bank account and life.
Where's the upside for men, here? Where's the benefit? Even the "free milk and a cow" argument is gone, with women giving it up to random strangers they meet on a phone app.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 08, 2020 01:29 PM (KZzsI)
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Mutt Rombley who acted like someone put a turd in his pocket and can't figure out how to get rid of it before it starts stinking.
Posted by: Captain Hate
Perfect description.
Posted by: Captain Hate
Perfect description.
Posted by: Infidel at February 08, 2020 01:31 PM (MTxDQ)
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And for things like PT tests, there are differences which are based on reality and not fantasy. AND going forward, the PT test will be job specific rather than sex specific.
Forgive me for being an ignorant civilian without military experience but... is it not the job of EVERYONE in the military to be ready to fight and kill? I get that we need people typing and driving and so on behind the battle lines, but ALL Of them should be ready and able to fight, too right?
I mean... the enemy isn't going to pull up and stop attacking because they reached the secretarial pool. If you can't fight or are sub par in your abilities are you really a serviceman??
Forgive me for being an ignorant civilian without military experience but... is it not the job of EVERYONE in the military to be ready to fight and kill? I get that we need people typing and driving and so on behind the battle lines, but ALL Of them should be ready and able to fight, too right?
I mean... the enemy isn't going to pull up and stop attacking because they reached the secretarial pool. If you can't fight or are sub par in your abilities are you really a serviceman??
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 08, 2020 01:32 PM (KZzsI)
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The Outsider is very good so far
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at February 08, 2020 01:32 PM (PUmDY)
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I think it's only the Marines - every man a rifleman - the other branches not so much.
Posted by: Braenyard at February 08, 2020 01:33 PM (bETih)
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DISCLAIMER: some women, perhaps many, are not like what I'm about to
describe. Nearly ALL of these women are taken, and hence not available
for men to marry.
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Works just as well for men not available to marry. I worry about my youngest because her pool of available decent men without serious baggage is limited.
describe. Nearly ALL of these women are taken, and hence not available
for men to marry.
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Works just as well for men not available to marry. I worry about my youngest because her pool of available decent men without serious baggage is limited.
Posted by: mustbequantum at February 08, 2020 01:33 PM (MIKMs)
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Your confusing issues. No one denies that there are physical differences between men and women. And for things like PT tests, there are differences which are based on reality and not fantasy. AND going forward, the PT test will be job specific rather than sex specific. Your trying to use that physical difference to slam women in the Military, and that is not fair. There are also age specific standards. Should all older Military personal be dismissed?
As I said since most females, and for that matter most military personal in general, are in a Staff support function. Their physical standards are just fine for that function.
Combat units are a whole other story
Posted by: Nevergiveup at February
So going forward men and women in boot camp will be meeting the same standards and there is going to be an option for a man with the same physical abilities as a woman to go into a clerical field?
My point is not that women do not make a meaningful contribution to the military, they certainly do, however, if they are going to be held to a lower standard then there should be fewer reward.
Then there is the pregnancy thing.
As I said since most females, and for that matter most military personal in general, are in a Staff support function. Their physical standards are just fine for that function.
Combat units are a whole other story
Posted by: Nevergiveup at February
So going forward men and women in boot camp will be meeting the same standards and there is going to be an option for a man with the same physical abilities as a woman to go into a clerical field?
My point is not that women do not make a meaningful contribution to the military, they certainly do, however, if they are going to be held to a lower standard then there should be fewer reward.
Then there is the pregnancy thing.
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 01:34 PM (HALdu)
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orgive me for being an ignorant civilian without military experience but... is it not the job of EVERYONE in the military to be ready to fight and kill? I get that we need people typing and driving and so on behind the battle lines, but ALL Of them should be ready and able to fight, too right?
I mean... the enemy isn't going to pull up and stop attacking because they reached the secretarial pool. If you can't fight or are sub par in your abilities are you really a serviceman??
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 08, 2020 01:32 PM (KZzsI)
Yes up to a point. But in Reality probably 20-30 % of the Military are inn Combat Units. The rest of us are in a support function and yes we get minimal training when deployed, we are experts in our support functions, at least some of us.
I mean... the enemy isn't going to pull up and stop attacking because they reached the secretarial pool. If you can't fight or are sub par in your abilities are you really a serviceman??
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 08, 2020 01:32 PM (KZzsI)
Yes up to a point. But in Reality probably 20-30 % of the Military are inn Combat Units. The rest of us are in a support function and yes we get minimal training when deployed, we are experts in our support functions, at least some of us.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 08, 2020 01:35 PM (nRk/c)
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Works just as well for men not available to marry.
Oh I agree completely. Men are worthless and immature losers as well. I feel so bad for young women trying to find a husband, its always been pretty awful to find someone worthwhile in a field of gangly, pimply young losers but these days half of them think they are women or are just packed with soy.
Oh I agree completely. Men are worthless and immature losers as well. I feel so bad for young women trying to find a husband, its always been pretty awful to find someone worthwhile in a field of gangly, pimply young losers but these days half of them think they are women or are just packed with soy.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 08, 2020 01:36 PM (KZzsI)
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So going forward men and women in boot camp will be meeting the same standards and there is going to be an option for a man with the same physical abilities as a woman to go into a clerical field?
My point is not that women do not make a meaningful contribution to the military, they certainly do, however, if they are going to be held to a lower standard then there should be fewer reward.
Then there is the pregnancy thing.
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 01:34 PM (HALdu)
No, you don't get it. But that is fine. I hold my women shipmates in much higher regard than you do
My point is not that women do not make a meaningful contribution to the military, they certainly do, however, if they are going to be held to a lower standard then there should be fewer reward.
Then there is the pregnancy thing.
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 01:34 PM (HALdu)
No, you don't get it. But that is fine. I hold my women shipmates in much higher regard than you do
Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 08, 2020 01:36 PM (nRk/c)
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I think it's only the Marines - every man a rifleman - the other branches not so much.
Posted by: Braenyard at February 08, 2020 01:33 PM (bETih)
Everyone in the Army has to be weapons qualified, at least when I was in. Except Chaplains. No clue about JAG. But I was a Soldier and a medic. The young females in S-3 were all qualified and had to prove it regularly on the range. And they went into the field right along with us in the line batteries.
Posted by: Braenyard at February 08, 2020 01:33 PM (bETih)
Everyone in the Army has to be weapons qualified, at least when I was in. Except Chaplains. No clue about JAG. But I was a Soldier and a medic. The young females in S-3 were all qualified and had to prove it regularly on the range. And they went into the field right along with us in the line batteries.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, of the Butte Mahons at February 08, 2020 01:36 PM (x8Wzq)
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I'm attracted to women who wear eclair belts.
Posted by: Lt. Col. Bearclaw at February 08, 2020 01:36 PM (EgshT)
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Yes up to a point. But in Reality probably 20-30 % of the Military are inn Combat Units. The rest of us are in a support function and yes we get minimal training when deployed, we are experts in our support functions, at least some of us.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at February
I always thought you would have been useful in extracting information at gitmo.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at February
I always thought you would have been useful in extracting information at gitmo.
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 01:36 PM (HALdu)
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386 Its hilarious how the news is framing Trump firing people who tried to get him thrown out of office. What, exactly, did they expect was going to happen??
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 08, 2020 01:24 PM (KZzsI)
They made it pretty clear they didn't want to work for him and they got their wish.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 08, 2020 01:24 PM (KZzsI)
They made it pretty clear they didn't want to work for him and they got their wish.
Posted by: Northernlurker at February 08, 2020 01:37 PM (Uu+Jp)
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Fun story:
I received a bassinet that I announced my intention to assemble forthwith. All tubes and screws and bolts and fabric, packed to maximum flatness.
Then, the nurse called from the hospital. We were snowbound yesterday and unable to attend our daughter, so Lady YD had lots of questions and the call went on for like 45 minutes, postponing my bassinet building plans.
Lo and behold, when we came out from the bedroom, the bassinet was built. Her little 9yo daughter doesn't have a lot of hand-strength, so I had to tighten everything, but there it was. I was pretty impressed. Gave her $5.
Fun story:
I received a bassinet that I announced my intention to assemble forthwith. All tubes and screws and bolts and fabric, packed to maximum flatness.
Then, the nurse called from the hospital. We were snowbound yesterday and unable to attend our daughter, so Lady YD had lots of questions and the call went on for like 45 minutes, postponing my bassinet building plans.
Lo and behold, when we came out from the bedroom, the bassinet was built. Her little 9yo daughter doesn't have a lot of hand-strength, so I had to tighten everything, but there it was. I was pretty impressed. Gave her $5.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 08, 2020 01:39 PM (uKj5K)
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No, you don't get it. But that is fine. I hold my women shipmates in much higher regard than you do
Posted by: Nevergiveup at February
I do get it. My point is not that they are not smart, hardworking, whatever, it is that they are not held to the same standard as men.
If a man doe not meet the requirements for men to get through boot camp he is not getting in, even if he meets that standard for women.
What happens if a woman gets pregnant? How does that affect her career?
Posted by: Nevergiveup at February
I do get it. My point is not that they are not smart, hardworking, whatever, it is that they are not held to the same standard as men.
If a man doe not meet the requirements for men to get through boot camp he is not getting in, even if he meets that standard for women.
What happens if a woman gets pregnant? How does that affect her career?
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 01:39 PM (HALdu)
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It's excellent snarky high school humor and all and I enjoy it like everyone else, but I don't really care that Vindman appears not very fit. It's not the problem.
The problem is the collapse of standards and unwritten rules such that an obscure staffer can not only cause problems for a president, for no good reason, but that he can help launch an actual effing *impeachment* (however ludicrous that was), via coordination with another obscure staffer in the IC, who files a "whistleblower" complaint that is unlawful (not an IC matter), which complaint is immediately and comically dismissed by DOJ/OLC for its obvious lack of merit (campaign finance law violation).
All the jibber-jabber over Purple Heart and REMF and pastry and (my favorite) foreign-born!!!! is immaterial and stupid and boring. But it's apparently almost all that's within the capacity of everyone's favorite commentators.
The problem is the collapse of standards and unwritten rules such that an obscure staffer can not only cause problems for a president, for no good reason, but that he can help launch an actual effing *impeachment* (however ludicrous that was), via coordination with another obscure staffer in the IC, who files a "whistleblower" complaint that is unlawful (not an IC matter), which complaint is immediately and comically dismissed by DOJ/OLC for its obvious lack of merit (campaign finance law violation).
All the jibber-jabber over Purple Heart and REMF and pastry and (my favorite) foreign-born!!!! is immaterial and stupid and boring. But it's apparently almost all that's within the capacity of everyone's favorite commentators.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 08, 2020 01:40 PM (El6T/)
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A friend, who was going to be assigned non-combat, in boot camp was taught to throw a grenade - one grenade.
He, under supervision, pulled the pin and threw one live grenade. He had done it therefore if he had to do it he could.
Combat personnel training is more extensive, I think.
He, under supervision, pulled the pin and threw one live grenade. He had done it therefore if he had to do it he could.
Combat personnel training is more extensive, I think.
Posted by: Braenyard at February 08, 2020 01:40 PM (bETih)
412
And a nice pork chop necklace is always tastefully appropriate.
Posted by: Lt. Col. Bearclaw at February 08, 2020 01:40 PM (EgshT)
413
They made it pretty clear they didn't want to work for him and they got their wish.
Posted by: Northernlurker at February 08, 2020 01:37 PM (Uu+Jp)
Did none of those a holes watch the apprentice?
Confession-I never watched until he got the nomination. But I had heard about it.
They made it pretty clear they didn't want to work for him and they got their wish.
Posted by: Northernlurker at February 08, 2020 01:37 PM (Uu+Jp)
Did none of those a holes watch the apprentice?
Confession-I never watched until he got the nomination. But I had heard about it.
Posted by: Infidel at February 08, 2020 01:40 PM (MTxDQ)
414
Ah, they didn't want to work for President Trump but wanted him fired not themselves.
Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2020 01:41 PM (ZCEU2)
415
Last week, I can't remember what day because I am a boomer, I held a door open for a youngish lady who told me, in no uncertain terms, she was fully capable of opening a door. Not "I got it" or even a "thanks anyway". Little bint. My Dad, or for that matter Mom would give me the slaponthebackofdahead if I didn't hold open a door for a lady.
Posted by: bill in arkansas at February 08, 2020 11:49 AM
Last week I held the door for a young woman who was approaching the gym. She glared at me and rather pointedly went to another door and opened it.
First time I've had that happen since I left Berkeley many years ago.
Posted by: bill in arkansas at February 08, 2020 11:49 AM
Last week I held the door for a young woman who was approaching the gym. She glared at me and rather pointedly went to another door and opened it.
First time I've had that happen since I left Berkeley many years ago.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 08, 2020 01:41 PM (BA9Nh)
416
Is this the Little Women thread?
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at February 08, 2020 01:41 PM (PUmDY)
417
boomer, I held a door open for a youngish lady who told me, in no uncertain terms, she was fully capable of opening a door. Not "I got it" or even a "thanks anyway". Little bint. My Dad, or for that matter Mom would give me the slaponthebackofdahead if I didn't hold open a door for a lady.
Posted by: bill in arkansas at February 08, 2020 11:49 AM
Last week I held the door for a young woman who was approaching the gym. She glared at me and rather pointedly went to another door and opened it.
First time I've had that happen since I left Berkeley many years ago.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February
Opening the door is about who you are not them.
Posted by: bill in arkansas at February 08, 2020 11:49 AM
Last week I held the door for a young woman who was approaching the gym. She glared at me and rather pointedly went to another door and opened it.
First time I've had that happen since I left Berkeley many years ago.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February
Opening the door is about who you are not them.
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 01:42 PM (HALdu)
418
I was in the garden this morning planning for the summer when suddenly my knees got weak, my vision was blurry and passion filled my heart.
Happens every time I think of the sexiest man in the world Harvey Weinstein.
Happens every time I think of the sexiest man in the world Harvey Weinstein.
Posted by: Hillary - green thumbs - Clinton. at February 08, 2020 01:43 PM (Pgcou)
419
I was in the garden this morning planning for the summer when suddenly my knees got weak, my vision was blurry and passion filled my heart.
Happens every time I think of the sexiest man in the world Harvey Weinstein.
Posted by: Hillary - green thumbs - Clinton. at February
When an old woman's thoughts turn to scissoring
Happens every time I think of the sexiest man in the world Harvey Weinstein.
Posted by: Hillary - green thumbs - Clinton. at February
When an old woman's thoughts turn to scissoring
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 01:43 PM (HALdu)
420
But I'd love to see a return (?) to or establishment of a "norm" (as exists in some sub-sections already) in the military that *everybody* is fit. As NGU says, most of the military is support (spear, not tip of spear), has been so in the modern era.
But I think there are real and morale and mindset advantages to a spoken, and unspoken, standard of fitness for everyone.
Taking into account that fitness is not just a cosmetic thing. There are plenty of men lacking six-pack abs who are fast, coordinated, strong, and very capable of self-defense or offensive violence.
But I think there are real and morale and mindset advantages to a spoken, and unspoken, standard of fitness for everyone.
Taking into account that fitness is not just a cosmetic thing. There are plenty of men lacking six-pack abs who are fast, coordinated, strong, and very capable of self-defense or offensive violence.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 08, 2020 01:46 PM (El6T/)
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If a man doe not meet the requirements for men to get through boot camp he is not getting in, even if he meets that standard for women.
What happens if a woman gets pregnant? How does that affect her career?
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 01:39 PM (HALdu)
The standards at boot camp are gender specific and appropriately so. As I said only a fool does not recognize there are physical differences between men and women. And as I have also said the vast vast vast majority of women ( and all military personal end up in support roles ) and thus the standards are appropriate. Standards for combat units should be the same for anyone.
As far as pregnancy, if handle appropriately, there should be no negative consequences for being pregnant and appropriate acommadations are made. If the pregnancy is not appropriate, then yes there are negative consequences to your career.
What happens if a woman gets pregnant? How does that affect her career?
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 01:39 PM (HALdu)
The standards at boot camp are gender specific and appropriately so. As I said only a fool does not recognize there are physical differences between men and women. And as I have also said the vast vast vast majority of women ( and all military personal end up in support roles ) and thus the standards are appropriate. Standards for combat units should be the same for anyone.
As far as pregnancy, if handle appropriately, there should be no negative consequences for being pregnant and appropriate acommadations are made. If the pregnancy is not appropriate, then yes there are negative consequences to your career.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 08, 2020 01:46 PM (nRk/c)
422
I was in the garden this morning planning for the summer when suddenly my knees got weak, my vision was blurry and passion filled my heart.
Happens every time I think of the sexiest man in the world Harvey Weinstein.
Posted by: Hillary - green thumbs - Clinton. at February 08, 2020 01:43 PM (Pgcou)
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Gardening thread's upstairs, ya dirty ol' bag.
I was in the garden this morning planning for the summer when suddenly my knees got weak, my vision was blurry and passion filled my heart.
Happens every time I think of the sexiest man in the world Harvey Weinstein.
Posted by: Hillary - green thumbs - Clinton. at February 08, 2020 01:43 PM (Pgcou)
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Gardening thread's upstairs, ya dirty ol' bag.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 08, 2020 01:47 PM (uKj5K)
423
The Andrew Sisters woulda benefited greatly from a little autotuning. And a sandwich or two.
Quillette has become, to me, a weekly place to visit. Different perspectives while mostly avoiding polemics, timely subjects...
An easy place to find A Good Read.
Quillette has become, to me, a weekly place to visit. Different perspectives while mostly avoiding polemics, timely subjects...
An easy place to find A Good Read.
Posted by: GnuBreed at February 08, 2020 01:47 PM (wwSQm)
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But I'd love to see a return (?) to or establishment of a "norm" (as exists in some sub-sections already) in the military that *everybody* is fit. As NGU says, most of the military is support (spear, not tip of spear), has been so in the modern era.
But I think there are real and morale and mindset advantages to a spoken, and unspoken, standard of fitness for everyone.
Taking into account that fitness is not just a cosmetic thing. There are plenty of men lacking six-pack abs who are fast, coordinated, strong, and very capable of self-defense or offensive violence.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 08, 2020 01:46 PM (El6T/)
There is a norm, but it is both age and sex appropriate. Now is it always enforced? Obviously not. LOL
But I think there are real and morale and mindset advantages to a spoken, and unspoken, standard of fitness for everyone.
Taking into account that fitness is not just a cosmetic thing. There are plenty of men lacking six-pack abs who are fast, coordinated, strong, and very capable of self-defense or offensive violence.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 08, 2020 01:46 PM (El6T/)
There is a norm, but it is both age and sex appropriate. Now is it always enforced? Obviously not. LOL
Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 08, 2020 01:48 PM (nRk/c)
425
Contagious is very great
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at February 08, 2020 01:52 PM (PUmDY)
426
The standards at boot camp are gender specific and appropriately so. As I said only a fool does not recognize there are physical differences between men and women. And as I have also said the vast vast vast majority of women ( and all military personal end up in support roles ) and thus the standards are appropriate. Standards for combat units should be the same for anyone.
As far as pregnancy, if handle appropriately, there should be no negative consequences for being pregnant and appropriate acommadations are made. If the pregnancy is not appropriate, then yes there are negative consequences to your career.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at February
You are missing or ignoring my point.
The standards are different for men and women. Does it not make sense that there are men that would meet the woman's standard for boot camp, not the men's standard, and perform as admirably as your woman shipmates?
What happens if a woman in a clerical position for a combat unit gets pregnant when they are ordered into combat?
I am not sure why you want to make this a thing.
I sincerely believe that the women that work for you are as good as any man in the specific tasks you are having them do. However, it is not fair that men of equal physical ability are forbidden from having the same job and it is not fair that the women are given the same rewards as men that have the same ability to perform the tasks and meed a higher physical standard.
As far as pregnancy, if handle appropriately, there should be no negative consequences for being pregnant and appropriate acommadations are made. If the pregnancy is not appropriate, then yes there are negative consequences to your career.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at February
You are missing or ignoring my point.
The standards are different for men and women. Does it not make sense that there are men that would meet the woman's standard for boot camp, not the men's standard, and perform as admirably as your woman shipmates?
What happens if a woman in a clerical position for a combat unit gets pregnant when they are ordered into combat?
I am not sure why you want to make this a thing.
I sincerely believe that the women that work for you are as good as any man in the specific tasks you are having them do. However, it is not fair that men of equal physical ability are forbidden from having the same job and it is not fair that the women are given the same rewards as men that have the same ability to perform the tasks and meed a higher physical standard.
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 01:53 PM (HALdu)
427
Last week I held the door for a young woman who was approaching the gym. She glared at me and rather pointedly went to another door and opened it.
Wierd, I haven't run into that since it happened to my dad in the 70s when I was a boy. He thought it was hilarious.
Wierd, I haven't run into that since it happened to my dad in the 70s when I was a boy. He thought it was hilarious.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 08, 2020 01:53 PM (KZzsI)
428
There is a norm, but it is both age and sex appropriate. Now is it always enforced? Obviously not. LOL
Posted by: Nevergiveup
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This is about me, isn't it?
There is a norm, but it is both age and sex appropriate. Now is it always enforced? Obviously not. LOL
Posted by: Nevergiveup
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This is about me, isn't it?
Posted by: Lieutenant Colonel Vindman at February 08, 2020 01:53 PM (DCYln)
429
Turn the tv down
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie juju at February 08, 2020 01:55 PM (PUmDY)
430
However, it is not fair that men of equal physical ability are forbidden from having the same job and it is not fair that the women are given the same rewards as men that have the same ability to perform the tasks and meed a higher physical standard.
I don't really give a crap about fair in the military. I care about effectiveness and capability. If you have a section of the military which is simply not up to the task of fighting, that's a problem because it is just not possible to be sure when or where you will need someone to fight.
The military is a fighting machine, a killing machine, to "kill people and break things" as Limbaugh puts it. Having some kind of two-tiered requirements which allow some to be less capable and physically able is not a positive development.
I don't really give a crap about fair in the military. I care about effectiveness and capability. If you have a section of the military which is simply not up to the task of fighting, that's a problem because it is just not possible to be sure when or where you will need someone to fight.
The military is a fighting machine, a killing machine, to "kill people and break things" as Limbaugh puts it. Having some kind of two-tiered requirements which allow some to be less capable and physically able is not a positive development.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 08, 2020 01:55 PM (KZzsI)
431
Last week I held the door for a young woman who was approaching the gym. She glared at me and rather pointedly went to another door and opened it.
Wierd, I haven't run into that since it happened to my dad in the 70s when I was a boy. He thought it was hilarious.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 08, 2020 01:53 PM (KZzsI)
I guess I must not get around, because in my entire life of holding doors open for both men and women, I have not heard anything like this.
Wierd, I haven't run into that since it happened to my dad in the 70s when I was a boy. He thought it was hilarious.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 08, 2020 01:53 PM (KZzsI)
I guess I must not get around, because in my entire life of holding doors open for both men and women, I have not heard anything like this.
Posted by: JoeF. at February 08, 2020 01:56 PM (CqE5x)
432
I see Bernie stickers on vehicles usually driven by what appear to be young, dumb and full of cum brainless twats and I see Boot Edge Edge stickers on vehicles usually driven by some old fart who is still looking for another Boomer hand out after the age of 65.
Weird.
Weird.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at February 08, 2020 01:56 PM (Z+IKu)
433
Last week I held the door for a young woman who was approaching the gym.
She glared at me and rather pointedly went to another door and opened
it.
First time I've had that happen since I left Berkeley many years ago.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February
Of course, if she had a flat tire she'd probably be hoping you'd change it for her.
She glared at me and rather pointedly went to another door and opened
it.
First time I've had that happen since I left Berkeley many years ago.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February
Of course, if she had a flat tire she'd probably be hoping you'd change it for her.
Posted by: Vendette at February 08, 2020 01:57 PM (wdsO9)
434
Everyone in the Army has to be weapons qualified, at least when I was in. Except Chaplains. No clue about JAG. But I was a Soldier and a medic. The young females in S-3 were all qualified and had to prove it regularly on the range. And they went into the field right along with us in the line batteries.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, of the Butte Mahons at February 08, 2020 01:36 PM
The women in my sections all got very good at fieldcraft once I briefed them on who the SPEZNAZ were and who their targets were.
My only qualification for them to stay in my section was, meet the Army standards and do their jobs. Fail either one of those and I made sure they had lots of training to get better...or were given the opportunity to find success in the BEQ latrine cleaning detail.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, of the Butte Mahons at February 08, 2020 01:36 PM
The women in my sections all got very good at fieldcraft once I briefed them on who the SPEZNAZ were and who their targets were.
My only qualification for them to stay in my section was, meet the Army standards and do their jobs. Fail either one of those and I made sure they had lots of training to get better...or were given the opportunity to find success in the BEQ latrine cleaning detail.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 08, 2020 01:58 PM (axyOa)
435
Yeah, people being fat doesn't bother me. Bunch of people in my personal life, whom I love, are fat. I don't attach a lot of importance to physical things of any kind.
Churchill was a big, fat bastard. Really fat. I don't care.
But if I hate you, I'll dog on you for anything. Your weight, your age, your race, your sexuality. Anything. Everything about you is up for ridicule. That's the way it is.
And Vindman is a fat fuck and probably half-a-faggot, too.
Yeah, people being fat doesn't bother me. Bunch of people in my personal life, whom I love, are fat. I don't attach a lot of importance to physical things of any kind.
Churchill was a big, fat bastard. Really fat. I don't care.
But if I hate you, I'll dog on you for anything. Your weight, your age, your race, your sexuality. Anything. Everything about you is up for ridicule. That's the way it is.
And Vindman is a fat fuck and probably half-a-faggot, too.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 08, 2020 01:59 PM (uKj5K)
436
I don't really give a crap about fair in the military. I care about effectiveness and capability. If you have a section of the military which is simply not up to the task of fighting, that's a problem because it is just not possible to be sure when or where you will need someone to fight.
The military is a fighting machine, a killing machine, to "kill people and break things" as Limbaugh puts it. Having some kind of two-tiered requirements which allow some to be less capable and physically able is not a positive development.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February
I agree that the military should be designed to do military things.
The issue of fairness is because some have decided to use the military for things other than military things.
They have decided that it is fair to bring in women who are weaker than men and give them the same opportunities as men.
If there were a two track system in the military say combat and support and you were in either or at the outset that wold be fair.
Support troops have a track that is not as dangerous and not as rewarding. Combat troops more danger more rewards.
Excluding men from jobs that women have because of physical differences is unfair.
The military is a fighting machine, a killing machine, to "kill people and break things" as Limbaugh puts it. Having some kind of two-tiered requirements which allow some to be less capable and physically able is not a positive development.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February
I agree that the military should be designed to do military things.
The issue of fairness is because some have decided to use the military for things other than military things.
They have decided that it is fair to bring in women who are weaker than men and give them the same opportunities as men.
If there were a two track system in the military say combat and support and you were in either or at the outset that wold be fair.
Support troops have a track that is not as dangerous and not as rewarding. Combat troops more danger more rewards.
Excluding men from jobs that women have because of physical differences is unfair.
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 01:59 PM (HALdu)
437
Drive a preacher wild, loll
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at February 08, 2020 02:01 PM (PUmDY)
438
And Vindman is a fat fuck and probably half-a-faggot, too.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February
His twin is the other half
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February
His twin is the other half
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 02:01 PM (HALdu)
439
Is it sad that I didn't know Orson Bean was alive until he wasn't?
Posted by: Grump928(C) at February 08, 2020 02:02 PM (yQpMk)
440
I guess I must not get around, because in my entire life of holding doors open for both men and women, I have not heard anything like this.
Posted by: JoeF. at February
it is a thing.
I hold doors for every woman within reason.
I offer to get their carry on in and out of the overheads too.
Posted by: JoeF. at February
it is a thing.
I hold doors for every woman within reason.
I offer to get their carry on in and out of the overheads too.
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 02:02 PM (HALdu)
441
I see Bernie stickers on vehicles usually driven by
what appear to be young, dumb and full of cum brainless twats and I see
Boot Edge Edge stickers on vehicles usually driven by some old fart who
is still looking for another Boomer hand out after the age of 65.
Weird.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at February 08, 2020 01:56 PM (Z+IKu)
To give a non-political explanation of the latter, there's a host on a well-known shopping channel who occasionally gets phone calls from avid viewers who will tell him they wish he'd marry the caller's daughter because he's such a nice guy. He's always very gracious about it. He's also gay, but unlike Pete he keeps his private life private.
what appear to be young, dumb and full of cum brainless twats and I see
Boot Edge Edge stickers on vehicles usually driven by some old fart who
is still looking for another Boomer hand out after the age of 65.
Weird.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at February 08, 2020 01:56 PM (Z+IKu)
To give a non-political explanation of the latter, there's a host on a well-known shopping channel who occasionally gets phone calls from avid viewers who will tell him they wish he'd marry the caller's daughter because he's such a nice guy. He's always very gracious about it. He's also gay, but unlike Pete he keeps his private life private.
Posted by: Vendette at February 08, 2020 02:02 PM (wdsO9)
442
Busted is awesome as well
Posted by: Cosmic Charlie at February 08, 2020 02:03 PM (PUmDY)
443
I don't really give a crap about fair in the military. I care about effectiveness and capability. If you have a section of the military which is simply not up to the task of fighting, that's a problem because it is just not possible to be sure when or where you will need someone to fight.
The military is a fighting machine, a killing machine, to "kill people and break things" as Limbaugh puts it. Having some kind of two-tiered requirements which allow some to be less capable and physically able is not a positive development.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 08, 2020 01:55 PM (KZzsI)
Military doesn't do KP anymore either.
It's inefficient to train every computer technician up to the level of a combat personnel. Let the fighter be a fighter and the tech be a tech.
One person cannot be all things.
The military is a fighting machine, a killing machine, to "kill people and break things" as Limbaugh puts it. Having some kind of two-tiered requirements which allow some to be less capable and physically able is not a positive development.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 08, 2020 01:55 PM (KZzsI)
Military doesn't do KP anymore either.
It's inefficient to train every computer technician up to the level of a combat personnel. Let the fighter be a fighter and the tech be a tech.
One person cannot be all things.
Posted by: Braenyard at February 08, 2020 02:03 PM (bETih)
444
Is it sad that I didn't know Orson Bean was alive until he wasn't?
Posted by: Grump928(C) at February
nah, he didn't know whether or not you were.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at February
nah, he didn't know whether or not you were.
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 02:03 PM (HALdu)
445
Weird, I haven't run into that since it happened to my dad in the 70s when I was a boy. He thought it was hilarious.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 08, 2020 01:53 PM (KZzsI)
I haven't had it happen since the 70s either, although it used to be quite common in Berkeley then.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 08, 2020 01:53 PM (KZzsI)
I haven't had it happen since the 70s either, although it used to be quite common in Berkeley then.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 08, 2020 02:04 PM (BA9Nh)
446
China is finally allowing an international team to assist with corona virus containment.
61 cases found on cruise ship in NJ.
All is well.
61 cases found on cruise ship in NJ.
All is well.
Posted by: deplorable unperson -To Mars! at February 08, 2020 02:04 PM (93FI+)
447
His twin is the other half
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 02:01 PM (HALdu)
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Yeah I heard they were gay for each other. Gross.
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 02:01 PM (HALdu)
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Yeah I heard they were gay for each other. Gross.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 08, 2020 02:05 PM (uKj5K)
448
They made it pretty clear they didn't want to work for him and they got their wish.
Posted by: Northernlurker at February 08, 2020 01:37 PM (Uu+Jp)
Trump's greatest mistake, from the get-go, was not cleaning house more thoroughly to start with.
But as an outsider to the system, he didn't have 4500 political trustworthies to put into those roles.
Hell, he STILL doesn't.
Posted by: Northernlurker at February 08, 2020 01:37 PM (Uu+Jp)
Trump's greatest mistake, from the get-go, was not cleaning house more thoroughly to start with.
But as an outsider to the system, he didn't have 4500 political trustworthies to put into those roles.
Hell, he STILL doesn't.
Posted by: GnuBreed at February 08, 2020 02:05 PM (wwSQm)
449
Did you see the vid of the Chinese man and woman getting taken away in the truck that was here yesterday.
Those fuckers are not taking them to get better.
Those fuckers are not taking them to get better.
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 02:06 PM (HALdu)
450
Yeah I heard they were gay for each other. Gross.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February
And obama
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February
And obama
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 02:06 PM (HALdu)
Posted by: Enquiring Minds Want to Know at February 08, 2020 02:08 PM (XzVUd)
452
to "kill people and break things"
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From Huckabee, I think:
"The military is not a social experiment. The purpose of the military is kill people and break things. It's not to transform the culture by trying out some ideas that some people think would make us a different country and more diverse."
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From Huckabee, I think:
"The military is not a social experiment. The purpose of the military is kill people and break things. It's not to transform the culture by trying out some ideas that some people think would make us a different country and more diverse."
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2020 02:08 PM (CE5C/)
453
450
Yeah I heard they were gay for each other. Gross.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February
And obama
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7979007/
Yeah I heard they were gay for each other. Gross.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February
And obama
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7979007/
Posted by: Enquiring Minds Want to Know at February 08, 2020 02:08 PM (XzVUd)
454
My mom would leap out of her grave and take a belt to my butt if I didn't.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 08, 2020 01:19 PM (axyOa)
After Mom and both Grandmothers, there would be a long line of women in black with rulers.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 08, 2020 01:19 PM (axyOa)
After Mom and both Grandmothers, there would be a long line of women in black with rulers.
Posted by: Fox2! at February 08, 2020 02:09 PM (qyH+l)
455
61 cases found on cruise ship in NJ.
All is well.
Posted by: deplorable unperson -To Mars! at February 08, 2020 02:04 PM (93FI+)
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Yikes!
Do you have a link for that, deplorable?
All is well.
Posted by: deplorable unperson -To Mars! at February 08, 2020 02:04 PM (93FI+)
~~~~~
Yikes!
Do you have a link for that, deplorable?
Posted by: IrishEi at February 08, 2020 02:09 PM (sGotD)
456
Trump's greatest mistake, from the get-go, was not cleaning house more thoroughly to start with.
But as an outsider to the system, he didn't have 4500 political trustworthies to put into those roles.
Hell, he STILL doesn't.
Posted by: GnuBreed at February
Two things about Trump.
If you heard him speak about the military and general officers I think he believed that honor was more important to them than anything. It never occurred to him that they were other.
He did not have binders of staff in waiting to bring in to the gov with him. It never occurred to him that the gov would work against him as they have.
He did not have the ability to replace thousands quickly.
But as an outsider to the system, he didn't have 4500 political trustworthies to put into those roles.
Hell, he STILL doesn't.
Posted by: GnuBreed at February
Two things about Trump.
If you heard him speak about the military and general officers I think he believed that honor was more important to them than anything. It never occurred to him that they were other.
He did not have binders of staff in waiting to bring in to the gov with him. It never occurred to him that the gov would work against him as they have.
He did not have the ability to replace thousands quickly.
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 02:10 PM (HALdu)
457
Oops 2:10 I gotta run. If you do find a link, drop it here and I'll find it when I get back. Thnx
Posted by: IrishEi at February 08, 2020 02:10 PM (sGotD)
458
Military doesn't do KP anymore either.
Posted by: Braenyard
Does the Navy bring civilians along at sea to peel potatoes?
Military doesn't do KP anymore either.
Posted by: Braenyard
Does the Navy bring civilians along at sea to peel potatoes?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 08, 2020 02:10 PM (aKsyK)
459
"The military is not a social experiment. The
purpose of the military is kill people and break things. It's not to
transform the culture by trying out some ideas that some people think
would make us a different country and more diverse."
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2020 02:08 PM (CE5C/)
Just look north to Canada to see what's going on there. They've got vastly outdated equipment, buy used stuff from other countries, and morale is in the toilet but the biggest focus of the government and the brass is to meet women and minority quotas. Last I saw the women/minority level was about 15% of the entire military; their goal is 25%.
purpose of the military is kill people and break things. It's not to
transform the culture by trying out some ideas that some people think
would make us a different country and more diverse."
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2020 02:08 PM (CE5C/)
Just look north to Canada to see what's going on there. They've got vastly outdated equipment, buy used stuff from other countries, and morale is in the toilet but the biggest focus of the government and the brass is to meet women and minority quotas. Last I saw the women/minority level was about 15% of the entire military; their goal is 25%.
Posted by: Vendette at February 08, 2020 02:11 PM (wdsO9)
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correction: 61 patients, 11 Americans some FROM New Jersey - currently docked in Yokohama Japan
https://www.webmd.com/ lung/news/20200207/coronavirus-infects-61-people- aboard-cruise-ship
https://www.webmd.com/ lung/news/20200207/coronavirus-infects-61-people- aboard-cruise-ship
Posted by: deplorable unperson -To Mars! at February 08, 2020 02:13 PM (93FI+)
461
Does the Navy bring civilians along at sea to peel potatoes?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 08, 2020 02:10 PM (aKsyK)
The Navy has ratings aboard ships for food prep and mess cranks to do the cleanup. Mess facilities ashore as often as not will have contractors and institutional pre-packaged foodservice trays.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 08, 2020 02:10 PM (aKsyK)
The Navy has ratings aboard ships for food prep and mess cranks to do the cleanup. Mess facilities ashore as often as not will have contractors and institutional pre-packaged foodservice trays.
Posted by: hogmartin at February 08, 2020 02:13 PM (t+qrx)
462
He did not have binders of staff in waiting to bring in to the gov with him. It never occurred to him that the gov would work against him as they have.
He did not have the ability to replace thousands quickly.
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 02:10 PM (HALdu)
I pray he is just now starting to settle the family business now that the first shampeachment is over.
He did not have binders of staff in waiting to bring in to the gov with him. It never occurred to him that the gov would work against him as they have.
He did not have the ability to replace thousands quickly.
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 02:10 PM (HALdu)
I pray he is just now starting to settle the family business now that the first shampeachment is over.
Posted by: Infidel at February 08, 2020 02:13 PM (MTxDQ)
463
451 Women's puroresu
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7981283
...
Posted by: Enquiring Minds Want to Know at February 08, 2020 02:08 PM (XzVUd)
A movie in waiting - Puroresu meets Lucha Libre.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7981283
...
Posted by: Enquiring Minds Want to Know at February 08, 2020 02:08 PM (XzVUd)
A movie in waiting - Puroresu meets Lucha Libre.
Posted by: Braenyard at February 08, 2020 02:14 PM (bETih)
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 02:15 PM (HALdu)
465
ok another clarification - the New Jersey connection - sorry USAToday
https://www.usatoday.com /story/travel/cruises/2020/02/07/coronavirus-cruise-ship- docked-bayonne-nj-have-precautionary-screening/4689302002/
https://www.usatoday.com /story/travel/cruises/2020/02/07/coronavirus-cruise-ship- docked-bayonne-nj-have-precautionary-screening/4689302002/
Posted by: deplorable unperson -To Mars! at February 08, 2020 02:16 PM (93FI+)
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I pray he is just now starting to settle the family business now that the first shampeachment is over.
Posted by: Infidel at February
Same.
He is worse off than anyone else because he has to get rid of the obama guys and the never Trumpers.
Posted by: Infidel at February
Same.
He is worse off than anyone else because he has to get rid of the obama guys and the never Trumpers.
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 02:17 PM (HALdu)
467
"Which one is lying to me?"
My Ford Escape has 141k miles on it.
Everything is working great, since I pay attention to things and maintain everything on schedule.
But, the computer sensor panel (now 19 years old) is apparently kaput, because it (intermittently) lights up with every warning you can shake a stick at (while running normally) then one day I start it and all the lights are off.
I just keep driving it. It's paid for.
My Ford Escape has 141k miles on it.
Everything is working great, since I pay attention to things and maintain everything on schedule.
But, the computer sensor panel (now 19 years old) is apparently kaput, because it (intermittently) lights up with every warning you can shake a stick at (while running normally) then one day I start it and all the lights are off.
I just keep driving it. It's paid for.
Posted by: navybrat, mostly lurking at February 08, 2020 02:17 PM (w7KSn)
468
The Navy has ratings aboard ships for food prep and mess cranks to do the cleanup. Mess facilities ashore as often as not will have contractors and institutional pre-packaged foodservice trays.
Posted by: hogmartin
----------
I find that...disturbing.
Cleaning the company mess grease traps was an object lesson in doing what you are told to do. Same with latrine duty.
Quidvis recte factum quamvis humile praeclarum
Posted by: hogmartin
----------
I find that...disturbing.
Cleaning the company mess grease traps was an object lesson in doing what you are told to do. Same with latrine duty.
Quidvis recte factum quamvis humile praeclarum
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2020 02:17 PM (C78No)
469
ok another clarification - the New Jersey connection - sorry USAToday
https://www.usatoday.com /story/travel/cruises/2020/02/07/coronavirus-cruise-ship- docked-bayonne-nj-have-precautionary-screening/4689302002/
Posted by: deplorable unperson -To Mars! at February
USA Today?
Why not quote the comments here?
https://www.usatoday.com /story/travel/cruises/2020/02/07/coronavirus-cruise-ship- docked-bayonne-nj-have-precautionary-screening/4689302002/
Posted by: deplorable unperson -To Mars! at February
USA Today?
Why not quote the comments here?
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 02:17 PM (HALdu)
470
My Ford Escape has 141k miles on it.
Everything is working great, since I pay attention to things and maintain everything on schedule.
But, the computer sensor panel (now 19 years old) is apparently kaput, because it (intermittently) lights up with every warning you can shake a stick at (while running normally) then one day I start it and all the lights are off.
I just keep driving it. It's paid for.
Posted by: navybrat, mostly lurking at February
How much for a new part?
Everything is working great, since I pay attention to things and maintain everything on schedule.
But, the computer sensor panel (now 19 years old) is apparently kaput, because it (intermittently) lights up with every warning you can shake a stick at (while running normally) then one day I start it and all the lights are off.
I just keep driving it. It's paid for.
Posted by: navybrat, mostly lurking at February
How much for a new part?
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 02:19 PM (HALdu)
471
JHU page lists "others" for cruise ships with a total of 61. I don't think that is for a singel ship though.
https://tinyurl.com/usg22ww
There are at least 2 cruise ships with cases. Hong Kong and Japan. But I've seen references to New Jersey and Singapore. It stands to reason there will be more.
https://tinyurl.com/usg22ww
There are at least 2 cruise ships with cases. Hong Kong and Japan. But I've seen references to New Jersey and Singapore. It stands to reason there will be more.
Posted by: Enquiring Minds Want to Know at February 08, 2020 02:19 PM (XzVUd)
472
Royal Caribbean cruise ship in New Jersey cleared after four people tested for coronavirus
They were "screened and cleared" whatever that means.
They were "screened and cleared" whatever that means.
Posted by: deplorable unperson -To Mars! at February 08, 2020 02:21 PM (93FI+)
473
Read here that they are readying the earthquake facility in CA and Radio said they are prepping Lackland AFB, San Antonio.
Posted by: Braenyard at February 08, 2020 02:22 PM (bETih)
474
"How much for a new part?"
Last time I asked, a couple grand.
Last time I asked, a couple grand.
Posted by: navybrat, mostly lurking at February 08, 2020 02:22 PM (w7KSn)
475
This underlines my thought about cruise ships - don't go.
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 02:22 PM (HALdu)
476
472 They were "screened and cleared" whatever that means.
Screened = looking for symptoms
Cleared = PCR test for virus
I guess ... but the media get everything wrong.
Screened = looking for symptoms
Cleared = PCR test for virus
I guess ... but the media get everything wrong.
Posted by: Enquiring Minds Want to Know at February 08, 2020 02:23 PM (XzVUd)
477
Last time I asked, a couple grand.
Posted by: navybrat, mostly lurking at February
So more than the car. That is too bad. How hard is it to do yourself?
Posted by: navybrat, mostly lurking at February
So more than the car. That is too bad. How hard is it to do yourself?
Posted by: not so at February 08, 2020 02:24 PM (HALdu)
478
Cleaning the company mess grease traps was an object lesson in doing what you are told to do. Same with latrine duty.
Quidvis recte factum quamvis humile praeclarum
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2020 02:17 PM (C78No)
Nubs at their first ship will crank, guaranteed. As for food prep ashore... if the Navy pays to send someone to A school and then on to a shore command for a support role, I don't know that a food service obligation does anything that can't be done at the command. I'm sure there's no shortage of unpleasant and thankless work that an E-nothing PN or SK or HM can get stuck with, and it might even have something to do with their eventual rate.
Quidvis recte factum quamvis humile praeclarum
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2020 02:17 PM (C78No)
Nubs at their first ship will crank, guaranteed. As for food prep ashore... if the Navy pays to send someone to A school and then on to a shore command for a support role, I don't know that a food service obligation does anything that can't be done at the command. I'm sure there's no shortage of unpleasant and thankless work that an E-nothing PN or SK or HM can get stuck with, and it might even have something to do with their eventual rate.
Posted by: hogmartin at February 08, 2020 02:24 PM (t+qrx)
479
I get sick every time I fly, I don't even want to imagine what would happen on a cruise ship.
Mythbusters had a great segment on spreading contamination and germs and how to reduce it
https://youtu.be/3wPKBpk7wUY
Mythbusters had a great segment on spreading contamination and germs and how to reduce it
https://youtu.be/3wPKBpk7wUY
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 08, 2020 02:25 PM (KZzsI)
480
Did KP once in basic training, was only a few hours and helped out but don't remember what we did, around 4 of us were sent there.
Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2020 02:27 PM (ZCEU2)
481
I've never done anything on this car more than change a battery and replace headlights. Wiper blades.
My mechanic says it probably won't pass CA smog test again. Nothing with the engine light on passes.
This year, no smog. Next year I'll probably trade it in.
Too bad, I've loved this car. It has a great power to size ratio and is very responsive in a tight spot. That particular V6 is a great package, and 4wd. Good in snow.
Not great for comfort. But it's usually just me and the missus.
My mechanic says it probably won't pass CA smog test again. Nothing with the engine light on passes.
This year, no smog. Next year I'll probably trade it in.
Too bad, I've loved this car. It has a great power to size ratio and is very responsive in a tight spot. That particular V6 is a great package, and 4wd. Good in snow.
Not great for comfort. But it's usually just me and the missus.
Posted by: navybrat, mostly lurking at February 08, 2020 02:28 PM (w7KSn)
482
The only time I ever got sea sick was on a cruise ship. Not on a fishing boat (uncle was a commercial fisherman), not on a ferry or river taxi, not on a Navy ship. On a cruise ship if I was below decks I felt like I was dying.
Posted by: Big V at February 08, 2020 02:31 PM (y/fJ4)
483
Anyone watching the XFL besides me?
Posted by: Grump928(C) at February 08, 2020 02:31 PM (yQpMk)
484
I think the XFL kickoff is okay. It needs a few tweaks though.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at February 08, 2020 02:32 PM (yQpMk)
485
Just how long does the Hockey Season not play? NHL seems like its in season and postseason almost continually when not on strike
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 08, 2020 02:33 PM (KZzsI)
486
I have, in the past, worked on cruise ships for months at a time, adding up to several years.
I was young and it was a grand life.
But at that times, ships were 2000 or 2500 passengers, including crew.
Now they have these enormous ships.
The missus and I did several sailing cruises, the most recent to Tahiti. About 150 passengers.
It was the best.
I never got sick, but I did gain weight.
I was young and it was a grand life.
But at that times, ships were 2000 or 2500 passengers, including crew.
Now they have these enormous ships.
The missus and I did several sailing cruises, the most recent to Tahiti. About 150 passengers.
It was the best.
I never got sick, but I did gain weight.
Posted by: navybrat, mostly lurking at February 08, 2020 02:34 PM (w7KSn)
487
Last time I asked, a couple grand.
Posted by: navybrat, mostly lurking at February
Intermittent electrical fault, eh? I had a Buick with this issue; the engine mounted control computer would occasionally fail and it would die at random.
Perusing internet boards on the issue, the cure was fairly simple -- Remove the computer, sand the contact surfaces, and remount. Good ole corrosion was to blame.
Posted by: navybrat, mostly lurking at February
Intermittent electrical fault, eh? I had a Buick with this issue; the engine mounted control computer would occasionally fail and it would die at random.
Perusing internet boards on the issue, the cure was fairly simple -- Remove the computer, sand the contact surfaces, and remount. Good ole corrosion was to blame.
Posted by: GnuBreed at February 08, 2020 02:36 PM (wwSQm)
488
Just how long does the Hockey Season not play? NHL seems like its in season and postseason almost continually when not on strike
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 08, 2020 02:33 PM (KZzsI)
NHL training camp starts in September, regular season gets going around the 2nd weekend of October, playoffs start in early April, playoffs end in early to mid-June.
I've proclaimed many times before that the season is way too long. So is the NBA's.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 08, 2020 02:33 PM (KZzsI)
NHL training camp starts in September, regular season gets going around the 2nd weekend of October, playoffs start in early April, playoffs end in early to mid-June.
I've proclaimed many times before that the season is way too long. So is the NBA's.
Posted by: Vendette at February 08, 2020 02:37 PM (wdsO9)
489
I was on a cruise ship on the North Sea in a storm and think only me and one of the guys I was with were the only two on the ship not sea sick, never on a aircraft either have I.
Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2020 02:37 PM (ZCEU2)
Posted by: navybrat, mostly lurking at February 08, 2020 02:37 PM (w7KSn)
491
Intermittent electrical contacts are the bane of the industry.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 08, 2020 02:39 PM (NAs56)
492
One time, we were docked at Puerto Vallarta and a nearby hurricane took an unexpected turn, right at us.
The passengers and crew were (mostly) ashore.
The captain hired every available taxi to go to town and collect us. They got most of us.
Then, a thing I had never seen before, the crew did not bother with the usual disconnecting of the docking lines.
Out came the chainsaws, brrrp, and we were away, in no time.
Some people got left ashore and had to fly to our next destination, which I recall was Panama.
The passengers and crew were (mostly) ashore.
The captain hired every available taxi to go to town and collect us. They got most of us.
Then, a thing I had never seen before, the crew did not bother with the usual disconnecting of the docking lines.
Out came the chainsaws, brrrp, and we were away, in no time.
Some people got left ashore and had to fly to our next destination, which I recall was Panama.
Posted by: navybrat, mostly lurking at February 08, 2020 02:41 PM (w7KSn)
Posted by: navybrat, mostly lurking at February 08, 2020 02:46 PM (w7KSn)
494
Pet thread, in case anyone's still here.
Posted by: hogmartin at February 08, 2020 03:07 PM (t+qrx)
495
One thing that Trump has working for him is that -
he was the first Republican President after Obama.
Obama had to be a YUGE disappointment for any Black Democrat with an IQ above their shoe size.
Here he was The First Black President Evah! But, not only that but he was a Superior Being. Almost a Spiritual God-Man walking among us. And the Smartest President Evah! to boot.
Remember all those videos on youtube with these poor Black Women especially going on and on and on about how Obama was going to buy them gas and food and housing. And all Black Americans were going to get their share of the pie cuz Obama! And their lives would be so much better!!!!!
Nope.
The reality was that Obama was even worse than the average Democrat administration for Black Americans because the MSM never held him accountable for anything.
The poor and middle class lost jobs. Their schools were worse. Their neighborhoods, schools, and jobs taken away from them.
In essence, they were promised the world and got less than nothing.
Sure, some of Obama's Black Cronies got rich, but as per usual most of the $10T went to rich white men and women.
What a fucking surprise. Color me shocked.
Trump was absolutely brilliant when he started saying "what do you have to lose?" to Black Americans.
Even the dullest had to realize that they had been played for fools all of their lives. They'd been lied to all of their lives.
And now, lookee here, that horrible Trump who was gonna put them back in chains, who was Hitler Squared, who was the worst racist evah, was leading the way for greater opportunity and employment for Black Americans than Ever Before.
The situations not unlike when the Emperor of Japan was revealed, not to be a god but a squirt, a little guy with a high voice.
That may be the difference between Black Men and Women and voting for Trump.
Black women still can't believe that the weaselly little runt Obama isn't/wasn't Their Strong Black Man Who Was Going to Save them and Provide For Them. Cuz that was their dream.
Black Men on the other hand, who are now working, can be strong Black Men providing for their families. That clicks a lot of buttons in men.
And they can now see clearly.
he was the first Republican President after Obama.
Obama had to be a YUGE disappointment for any Black Democrat with an IQ above their shoe size.
Here he was The First Black President Evah! But, not only that but he was a Superior Being. Almost a Spiritual God-Man walking among us. And the Smartest President Evah! to boot.
Remember all those videos on youtube with these poor Black Women especially going on and on and on about how Obama was going to buy them gas and food and housing. And all Black Americans were going to get their share of the pie cuz Obama! And their lives would be so much better!!!!!
Nope.
The reality was that Obama was even worse than the average Democrat administration for Black Americans because the MSM never held him accountable for anything.
The poor and middle class lost jobs. Their schools were worse. Their neighborhoods, schools, and jobs taken away from them.
In essence, they were promised the world and got less than nothing.
Sure, some of Obama's Black Cronies got rich, but as per usual most of the $10T went to rich white men and women.
What a fucking surprise. Color me shocked.
Trump was absolutely brilliant when he started saying "what do you have to lose?" to Black Americans.
Even the dullest had to realize that they had been played for fools all of their lives. They'd been lied to all of their lives.
And now, lookee here, that horrible Trump who was gonna put them back in chains, who was Hitler Squared, who was the worst racist evah, was leading the way for greater opportunity and employment for Black Americans than Ever Before.
The situations not unlike when the Emperor of Japan was revealed, not to be a god but a squirt, a little guy with a high voice.
That may be the difference between Black Men and Women and voting for Trump.
Black women still can't believe that the weaselly little runt Obama isn't/wasn't Their Strong Black Man Who Was Going to Save them and Provide For Them. Cuz that was their dream.
Black Men on the other hand, who are now working, can be strong Black Men providing for their families. That clicks a lot of buttons in men.
And they can now see clearly.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 08, 2020 03:07 PM (z0XD8)
496
Thanks for the tip.
I am going to attempt that fix right now!
Posted by: navybrat, mostly lurking at February 08, 2020 02:46 PM (w7KSn)
There are probably even youtube videos on how to R-n-R the module.
Hope it works.
I am going to attempt that fix right now!
Posted by: navybrat, mostly lurking at February 08, 2020 02:46 PM (w7KSn)
There are probably even youtube videos on how to R-n-R the module.
Hope it works.
Posted by: GnuBreed at February 08, 2020 03:11 PM (wwSQm)
497
270 Still morning and hey, all y'all.
The Great Maggie should be an inspiration for little girls everywhere.
Posted by: mustbequantum at February 08, 2020 12:45 PM
This got me thinking... who exactly is a conservative woman in politics akin to a Margaret Thatcher whom girls can look up to today???
I cannot really think of anyone. Sure there are plenty of female political commentators out there (i.e. Michelle Malkin, etc.). But there really are no solid conservative female politicians for any young conservative women to look up to today.
Granted, who other than William F. Buckley, Barry Goldwater, Ronald Reagan and Rush Limbaugh (and unfortunately for only a short time, Andrew Breitbart) have young conservative men had to look up to over the past 20-30 years???
The Great Maggie should be an inspiration for little girls everywhere.
Posted by: mustbequantum at February 08, 2020 12:45 PM
This got me thinking... who exactly is a conservative woman in politics akin to a Margaret Thatcher whom girls can look up to today???
I cannot really think of anyone. Sure there are plenty of female political commentators out there (i.e. Michelle Malkin, etc.). But there really are no solid conservative female politicians for any young conservative women to look up to today.
Granted, who other than William F. Buckley, Barry Goldwater, Ronald Reagan and Rush Limbaugh (and unfortunately for only a short time, Andrew Breitbart) have young conservative men had to look up to over the past 20-30 years???
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 08, 2020 03:23 PM (Do5/p)
Posted by: navybrat, at large at February 08, 2020 04:05 PM (w7KSn)
499
Gnubreed, it worked!
Total cost: $0 and half an hour of my life.
Ima kiss you. Mwah!
Posted by: navybrat, at large at February 08, 2020 04:05 PM (w7KSn)
Excellent!
Total cost: $0 and half an hour of my life.
Ima kiss you. Mwah!
Posted by: navybrat, at large at February 08, 2020 04:05 PM (w7KSn)
Excellent!
Posted by: GnuBreed at February 08, 2020 04:29 PM (wwSQm)
500
I do every week wish this thread carried through the specialty threads for comments like
Jug Ears gave the Medal of Freedom to Robert DeNero.
Jug Ears gave the Medal of Freedom to Robert DeNero.
Posted by: Skip at February 08, 2020 04:32 PM (ZCEU2)
501
Titania McGrath is a troll account, a conservative posing as a libtard.
Posted by: harbqll at February 08, 2020 04:45 PM (EXLiM)
502
...Breitbart, who once was a fierce liberal, may never have been a conservative or built the foundation for his media empire had he not seen a Rush Limbaugh book in [Orson] Bean’s library.
"Take it home and read it, Andrew," Bean recalled telling his son-in-law.
That is Rush Limbaugh's legacy in a nutshell.
https://tinyurl.com/vmgfpan
https://preview.tinyurl.com/vmgfpan
"Take it home and read it, Andrew," Bean recalled telling his son-in-law.
That is Rush Limbaugh's legacy in a nutshell.
https://tinyurl.com/vmgfpan
https://preview.tinyurl.com/vmgfpan
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Leather-Clad Biker Freaks Terrorize Australian Town
When Clinton Was President, Torture Was Cool
What Wonkette Means When She Explains What Tina Brown Means
Wonkette's Stand-Up Act
Wankette HQ Gay-Rumors Du Jour
Here's What's Bugging Me: Goose and Slider
My Own Micah Wright Style Confession of Dishonesty
Outraged "Conservatives" React to the FMA
An On-Line Impression of Dennis Miller Having Sex with a Kodiak Bear
The Story the Rightwing Media Refuses to Report!
Our Lunch with David "Glengarry Glen Ross" Mamet
The House of Love: Paul Krugman
A Michael Moore Mystery (TM)
The Dowd-O-Matic!
Liberal Consistency and Other Myths
Kepler's Laws of Liberal Media Bias
John Kerry-- The Splunge! Candidate
"Divisive" Politics & "Attacks on Patriotism" (very long)
The Donkey ("The Raven" parody)
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