Sunday Overnight Open Thread (2/16/20)
Quote I
"Last night on CNN, Bernie Sanders called me a political hack. “That’s exactly who the f--- I am! I am a political hack! I am not an ideologue. I am not a purist. He thinks it’s a pejorative. I kind of like it! At least I’m not a communist.” James Carville
Yet the dumb SOB will vote for him. F*ck off Serpent Head. Quote II
There are accidental vegetarians in every country, but an abundance of food is required to convince people to go vegan. It is a status symbol for people who already enjoy status. Anyone with a bit of luck and ambition can win the rat race. It takes a special kind of hunger to win the rat race and then turn one’s nose up at cheese. Bill McMorris
Quote III
"Kansas City families can rest a little easier knowing that a company responsible for facilitating years of illegal trafficking of guns is no longer operating," "When firearm companies repeatedly ignore the law and facilitate gun trafficking they bring these sort of consequences on themselves." Alla Lefkowitz, an attorney
Death by a thousand cuts.
Quote IV
Well, Bloomberg must be the front-runner because liberals are calling him a racist," "Keep booing. That’s how you lost the last election," Bill Maher
Quote V
“Our family’s hope is that her death was not in vain, and that preventative measures are put into place to ensure that nothing like this ever happens to anyone ever again. The tragedy in all of this is that is could have been avoided had there been no sanctuary law. The tragedy is my grandmother is never going to be here again.” Daria Ortiz
Quote VI
“NASCAR fans never forget that no matter who wins the race, what matters most is God, family, country,POTUS Donald J. Trump
Somedays I wish I was back on Twitter. I would love to rub their noses in this shit.
Lawrence O'Donnell is such a douche.
As America's craft beer industry continues to boom, the waste it generates can pose challenges for sewer systems. But if it's used in the right spot, in the right amount, it's potentially beneficial and can actually save wastewater treatment plants money. In Bozeman, Mont., the Water Reclamation Facility treats more than 6 million gallons of water every day from sinks, showers, toilets — really anything that goes down a drain. That includes liquid waste from more than 10 breweries in this city of nearly 50,000. Because it's rich in yeast, hops and sugar, brewery waste can throw off the microbes that wastewater treatment plants rely on to remove nitrogen and phosphorus. The two nutrients can cause algae blooms in rivers and kill off fish. "But if we can use [brewery waste] correctly and put it in the right spot, it's very beneficial to the process," engineering consultant Coralynn Revis says.
You think that a luxury vehicle, could hold its engine. Think again.
Leading police on a high-speed pursuit through a residential neighborhood is, by all accounts, not advised. They're almost definitely going to catch up, and you put everyone around you at risk of injury or death if you decide to high-step away from Johnny Law—doubly so if you're under the influence. One Jaguar XE driver found this out first-hand near Baton Rouge, Louisiana when they ran into a ditch, ejecting them out of the vehicle and unbelievably sending the car's engine flying through the front door of a nearby apartment. Engine 913 of the East Side Fire Department rushed to the scene after receiving a call from law enforcement, only to find what was left of the runaway Jag. The British sedan struck a series of trees before coming to a rest in the ditch, which is reportedly what sent the driver—and the four-cylinder—flying. Emergency services rushed the perp to hospital in critical condition.
The latest from Paul Joseph Watson..............NSFW-Language
Richard Nunez of Austin Texas, is a party animal. Wow.
AUSTIN, Texas - Police have arrested and charged a man with a DWI after he failed multiple sobriety tests, according to court documents. Around 9 p.m. on January 11, police responded to a welfare check on a suspect vehicle that was reported to be driving erratically at the 2000 block of Manor Road. According to court documents, officers searched Nunez's vehicle and found a wet cigarette with a strong chemical odor. Police determined that the suspect was under the influence of a "Dissociative Anesthetic" and could not operate a vehicle safely. Nunez later admitted in jail that he had used a cigarette to smoke embalming fluid. The cigarette was submitted for lab testing and came back positive for Phencyclidine. Nunez was also charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance.
Nice. There are comedians coming up who aren't Woke and PC.
Shocked. Shocked I say. Dirty politics in San Francisco, say it isn't so.
The industrial war complex is composed of folks from the left and right. Instead of promoting wars in Syria, our national defense involving Ukraine, NATO duties, take care of our veterans who are here! Now!
Veteran: The US Military has been involved in a number of actions over the years, none so controversial, or as long lasting as the Vietnam War, which began in 1955 and rumbled on for twenty years until 1975. During that time more than 58,000 American service personnel gave their lives in service to their country. It is a big number, but it has come to light following a report by the US Dept of Veteran Affairs that, between 2008 and 2017, more than 60,000 American military veterans took their own lives.
60,000 was the population of the town I grew up in as a child. Shocking.
Dusty Baker of The Houston Astros.
The Houston Astros cheating scandal is the story that keeps on giving. Following a week where the team issued what were widely deemed as insufficient apologies for their sign-stealing scheme during their run to the 2017 World Series title, new manager Dusty Baker has issued a plea to Major League Baseball. Simply put, he wants the league to protect his players from potential retaliation from pitchers who believe the Astros have not shown enough remorse for their misdeeds. Speaking to reporters on Saturday at Houston’s camp in West Palm Beach, Baker admonished the seemingly “premeditated” nature of threats from players around the league to get one back on the Astros during games:
Put on your big boy pants and STFU.
Jeff Buckley Grace (1994) His musician-father Tim Buckley died at the height of his fame from an alcohol/heroin overdose. Jeff, apparently straight for most of his early career, was drinking and getting high regularly during the recording of this grittily opulent album, his second. Buckley’s multi-octave voice and tortured delivery sound like a mix between Robert Plant and Anthony and the Johnsons in a hot tub full of tequila. Buckley drowned after jumping into the Wolf River for a swim fully clothed and wearing work boots. There is much speculation as to whether it was intentional or not, but the beauty of these songs is unquestioned. Via rate yourmusic.com
What can I say? I'm a Ronson fan.
Piss on it takes on a whole new meaning. Genius Award Winner.
Meet David Marcel-Lewis Johnson. The 26-year-old Michigan resident was arrested early Friday after relieving himself on the bumper of a marked police car, according to Florida cops who captured him mid-stream. Police say that Johnson was in downtown St. Petersburg around 1 AM when he was observed “approaching a sergeant’s police vehicle.” He then “removed his penis from the front of his pants, and urinated on the rear bumper of the vehicle.
Five year old Noah Woods has grit. Tonight's Feel Good Story of The Day.
Noah Woods woke up to find his bedroom on fire, but he didn't panic. He jumped out of bed, grabbed his 2-year-old sister and got out of the house through his bedroom window. But Noah didn't stop there. He went back in to get the family dog and pulled it to safety. Then he ran next door and woke up his uncle to alert the rest of the family. "We've seen children alert their families before," Bartow County Fire Department Chief Dwayne Jamison told CNN. "But for a 5-year-old to be alert enough to do this ... that's pretty extraordinary."
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Comments
(Jump to bottom of page)Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at February 16, 2020 10:00 PM (Dc2NZ)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice... EJEXIT: If Not Now, When? at February 16, 2020 10:00 PM (EQRLd)
Posted by: wing at February 16, 2020 10:01 PM (JFzNN)
Posted by: Tonypete at February 16, 2020 10:01 PM (Y4EXg)
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto at February 16, 2020 10:01 PM (7WaWV)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at February 16, 2020 10:03 PM (Dc2NZ)
Posted by: Tonypete at February 16, 2020 10:03 PM (Y4EXg)
Posted by: GuyFromNH at February 16, 2020 10:03 PM (Gs5TH)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at February 16, 2020 10:04 PM (Dc2NZ)
glad you're feeling better
Posted by: wing at February 16, 2020 10:04 PM (JFzNN)
Posted by: Tonypete at February 16, 2020 10:01 PM (Y4EXg)
Aren't you special?
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 16, 2020 10:05 PM (aA3+G)
Posted by: Rick Wilson, Conserver of Conservatism at February 16, 2020 10:05 PM (XVuno)
Posted by: Cybersmythe at February 16, 2020 10:06 PM (edlKR)
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Tata, little motor!
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 16, 2020 10:07 PM (XVuno)
Posted by: Mr. Feverhead at February 16, 2020 10:07 PM (qu1px)
Posted by: Ladyl at February 16, 2020 10:08 PM (TdMsT)
Posted by: JuJuBee, just generally being shamey at February 16, 2020 10:08 PM (COzlW)
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 16, 2020 10:08 PM (WFcrO)
Posted by: wing at February 16, 2020 10:08 PM (JFzNN)
Did the apartment residents freak out or go, "Woohoo, free engine!"?
Posted by: Blanco Basura - forgetting to remove my socks. at February 16, 2020 10:10 PM (SchxB)
Posted by: Ladyl at February 16, 2020 10:08 PM (TdMsT)
I take it, that is a good thing?
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 16, 2020 10:10 PM (aA3+G)
Posted by: Ladyl at February 16, 2020 10:10 PM (TdMsT)
God Bless Donald J. Trump! Smashing appearance at Daytona today.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 16, 2020 10:08 PM (WFcrO
Thanks.
I had that photo picked long before I heard PDT was going to the races. Sometimes I'm lucky that way.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 16, 2020 10:11 PM (aA3+G)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 16, 2020 10:11 PM (XVuno)
Posted by: Puddleglum at February 16, 2020 10:11 PM (0zDoP)
https://mobile.twitter.com/paulsperry_/status/
1229128702103097346
I'm so Blackpilled at this point, I believe this is all theater and *types deletes*
Posted by: Ahwoo Flu at February 16, 2020 10:12 PM (2Qk5a)
Posted by: Ladyl at February 16, 2020 10:08 PM (TdMsT)
I take it, that is a good thing?
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 16, 2020 10:10 PM (aA3+G)
Very! It's going to take some time to get through all the lovely links.
Posted by: Ladyl at February 16, 2020 10:13 PM (TdMsT)
Posted by: Farmer at February 16, 2020 10:14 PM (K1VGd)
Posted by: Miklos, not from around here at February 16, 2020 10:15 PM (QzkSJ)
HT:Insty (link goes to WIBC mobile news)
Posted by: Basement Cat at February 16, 2020 10:16 PM (pPNCa)
I hear this in a Boris Karloff voice.
Posted by: JuJuBee, just generally being shamey at February 16, 2020 10:08 PM
Long eſs privilege... I haz it!
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto at February 16, 2020 10:16 PM (7WaWV)
Learn to code, hole.
Posted by: David Miller at February 16, 2020 10:17 PM (gBvsd)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 16, 2020 10:18 PM (HTHlp)
POTUS Donald J. Trump
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That's hate speech!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at February 16, 2020 10:18 PM (+y/Ru)
You can't be flying flags on your trucks here at school!
Flags on trucks are too triggering.
No more flags on trucks.
No more flags on trucks!
Posted by: Principal Weatherbee at February 16, 2020 10:19 PM (7OF+y)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 16, 2020 10:18 PM (HTHlp)
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Should we call someone?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 16, 2020 10:19 PM (XVuno)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 16, 2020 10:19 PM (LxWV7)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 16, 2020 10:18 PM
Not dead! He's "rollin' cathodes", idiot...
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto at February 16, 2020 10:19 PM (7WaWV)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 16, 2020 10:20 PM (aA3+G)
Posted by: Tonypete at February 16, 2020 10:01 PM (Y4EXg)
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Watch the hands, buddy!
Posted by: Gray at February 16, 2020 10:20 PM (CAJOC)
Titiana is an intersectional feminist and a Slam poet and sees her oppression everywhere.
She was featured in an article by Quillette before Doyle was doxxed, where she spoke about her temporary suspension from Twitter as her "Nelson Mandela moment" and has spent the last couple of years being the most egregious social justice warrior without a clue.
her first book, Woke, has a chapter called "My Struggle"
The book (which I have never read) has a passage about how she was breastfed for the first 6 months of her life, and she felt this was abuse, as her mother should have known she was a vegan.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 16, 2020 10:20 PM (6rS3m)
Because Obama never used his limo at political appearances.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 16, 2020 10:21 PM (I2/tG)
https://tinyurl.com/qwr8fhh
Angry vegans, one of them topless, interrupted Bernie's rally today in Carson City, NV
Posted by: Enquiring Minds Want to Know at February 16, 2020 10:21 PM (XzVUd)
Posted by: Basement Cat at February 16, 2020 10:21 PM (pPNCa)
God bless you during the coming week...
Over and out. I'm tired, and going to bed.
Nice ONT, MisHum. Thank you.
Posted by: Flyover MAGA at February 16, 2020 10:21 PM (Rbu5d)
Posted by: Kindltot at February 16, 2020 10:20 PM (6rS3m)
* * * *
No words.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 16, 2020 10:21 PM (WFcrO)
Posted by: David Miller at February 16, 2020 10:17 PM
Learn to middle click, my friend...
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto at February 16, 2020 10:22 PM (7WaWV)
Posted by: Puddleglum at February 16, 2020 10:22 PM (0zDoP)
Posted by: Basement Cat at February 16, 2020 10:21 PM
é
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto at February 16, 2020 10:22 PM (7WaWV)
I don't remember James Carnival being so profane.
Anyway, prepare yourselves for the upcoming "Sanders Is Really A Centrist" fake journalism.
Posted by: Soothsayer, now with a gentle glide applicator tip at February 16, 2020 10:23 PM (3rEjV)
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto at February 16, 2020 10:23 PM (7WaWV)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 16, 2020 10:11 PM (XVuno)
Judging by the photo, the bellhousing fractured at each of the bellhousing-to-engine block bolts, thus freeing the engine to go rolling away. I doubt it "flew" through the door, most likely rolled, shedding pieces as it went.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 16, 2020 10:23 PM (LxWV7)
Posted by: Traveling Man&&&& at February 16, 2020 10:23 PM (a4ua0)
I missed a couple if news stories a few days ago, and it something that makes me *furious.* I think that Trump needs to seriously reconsider the "Phase 1" China Trade Deal. Like "tear it up, throw it in the bin, and embargo China" reconsider it.
First up: Equifax. The Equifax breach, which you may remember involved disclosure of nearly *half* of Americans' SSN and financial records. Well, the DoJ (yes, grain of salt on that front) has identified four major Chinese players involved and has (or will) filed charges against them. They're officers in the Chinese military. No joke. Official damn state/military action from China, involving massive data dumps.
Next up: Huawei. They reportedly have the ability (and have for years, and have used it) to use those LEO interfaces to snoop on data, location, etc. at their arbitrary will. Interfaces that shouldn't even exist for *our* government and Huawei - which is essentially an arm of the CCP - uses them at will.
Tear it up and embargo them until they clean up their act and prove it. It will hurt. A lot. It will be borderline catastrophic for us, and state-ending for them (with G-d knows what desperate external actions they will take), but enough is enough. Bankrupt and starve them. No more trade. No more visas. Deport any non-citizen Chinese national. This has gone more than far enough to justify taking the gloves off.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 16, 2020 10:24 PM (IT/Xb)
Posted by: proof of spoof at February 16, 2020 10:24 PM (B+t5k)
Posted by: Puddleglum at February 16, 2020 10:24 PM (0zDoP)
Posted by: Traveling Man&&&& at February 16, 2020 10:24 PM (a4ua0)
I'm as cynical as the next person, but if you are a prosecutor planning on indicting someone, interviewing the target is the last thing you do, after you have put the rest of the case together.
Durham may well betray us, but his failure to interview McCabe yet isn't proof that Durham is taking a dive.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 16, 2020 10:24 PM (I2/tG)
Posted by: davidt at February 16, 2020 10:24 PM (l3+k2)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 16, 2020 10:24 PM (/UQ/R)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at February 16, 2020 10:24 PM (KP5rU)
The way fake journalists will explain bernie sanders' centrism is say since most people agree with sanders, especially young people, he's mainstream, therefore not a radical. Indeed, they'll say opposing bernie sanders is the radical position.
Posted by: Soothsayer, now with a gentle glide applicator tip at February 16, 2020 10:25 PM (3rEjV)
Posted by: David Miller at February 16, 2020 10:17 PM (gBvsd)
Wassamatta you? The Hot Air key broken on your laptop?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 16, 2020 10:25 PM (LxWV7)
Because Obama never used his limo at political appearances.
Posted by: The ARC of History!
Hmm, I seem to recall him tying up downtown DC traffic so he could get a cheeseburger. Several times.
Posted by: Puddleglum at February 16, 2020 10:25 PM (0zDoP)
Yeah, there's the time his limo got stuck on the ramp of the Dublin embassy: https://tinyurl.com/t8bgu2e
Posted by: Basement Cat at February 16, 2020 10:26 PM (pPNCa)
Posted by: Miklos,a regular no life loser at February 16, 2020 10:26 PM (lbTXw)
Learn to code, hole.
Posted by: David Miller at February 16, 2020 10:17 PM (gBvsd)
LOLGFY
Posted by: Traveling Man&&&& at February 16, 2020 10:27 PM (a4ua0)
Two of the protestors were topless. By leftist standards, they weren't bad - not like the overweight green-hair beasts that usually do this sort of thing at leftist demonstrations.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 16, 2020 10:27 PM (I2/tG)
Sorry, MisHum, sir! Please don't ban me!
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto at February 16, 2020 10:27 PM (7WaWV)
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Protesting the dairy industry! Cows have tits too!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at February 16, 2020 10:27 PM (+y/Ru)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 16, 2020 10:24 PM (/UQ/R)
Nope not at all.
Your MoMe info will go up. Swearsies.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 16, 2020 10:28 PM (aA3+G)
Posted by: Basement Cat at February 16, 2020 10:28 PM (pPNCa)
Posted by: Ladyl at February 16, 2020 10:28 PM (TdMsT)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at February 16, 2020 10:29 PM (+y/Ru)
Posted by: Basement Cat at February 16, 2020 10:26 PM (pPNCa)
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That's nothing compared to how an umbrella can bring all forward progress to a halt.
Posted by: Prez'nit Shitnozzle at February 16, 2020 10:29 PM (XVuno)
Posted by: Basement Cat at February 16, 2020 10:28 PM (pPNCa)
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Hmmm. Interesting thought.
They both such pretty hugely now and have sclerotic, decaying militaries. I have no idea who would win this time around. I am torn between "flip a coin" and just calling it for the French.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 16, 2020 10:30 PM (IT/Xb)
I announced this in yesterday's film thread, but no one responded, so I'll try again tonight.
I got the 4k of Ex Machina, so I'm giving away my original blu-ray/DVD combo of it. First person who emails me gets it. QDPSJL at the gmail thingy. Good luck all.
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 10:30 PM (L2ZTs)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 16, 2020 10:30 PM (aA3+G)
Posted by: proof of spoof at February 16, 2020 10:30 PM (B+t5k)
Posted by: davidt at February 16, 2020 10:24 PM (l3+k2)
Indeed. It is travesty, within a scandal, within a tragedy.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 16, 2020 10:30 PM (LxWV7)
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at February 16, 2020 10:31 PM (NWiLs)
I think I've figured out how things work.
Friend, good friend, even best friend comes to you with a problem they have. You do your best to help them with this problem, You find solutions, look up solutions, and generally give them the help they need to solve their problem. And, viola, the problem ends up getting solved with your help.
If you have a problem, on the other hand, this is dismissed or ignored. And you're left alone to deal with this problem.
Please let me say this: their problems were definitely something, and they're thankful you helped them, and they remain friends. But--
In less depressing news, I've done a lot of animation work for the next project which, amazingly enough, has no inexplicable aliens doing incomprehensible things. It should be enjoyed by all.
(I have NO idea how to continue "Instruction." I'm sure I will at some point, but right now...}
PS: Sorry for the depressing rant, please ignore me. It's the safest path.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 16, 2020 10:31 PM (l9m7l)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 10:30 PM (L2ZTs)
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Your brazen offer violates about six federal laws.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 16, 2020 10:31 PM (XVuno)
{{{{{Ladyl}}}}} Did you have a nice dinner? Yes, sometimes I lurk when I don't feel I have anything important to say
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 16, 2020 10:31 PM (/UQ/R)
Posted by: Kindltot at February 16, 2020 10:20 PM (6rS3m)
Couldn't understand her. Guess not speaking a foreign language has its benefits.
Posted by: Braenyard at February 16, 2020 10:32 PM (Hg4NE)
Posted by: buzzion at February 16, 2020 10:32 PM (Z7lwY)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 16, 2020 10:27 PM (I2/tG)
The video was really lousy, though.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 16, 2020 10:32 PM (LxWV7)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 10:30 PM (L2ZTs)
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Your brazen offer violates about six federal laws.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 16, 2020 10:31 PM (XVuno)
And several ONT rules to boot.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 16, 2020 10:32 PM (aA3+G)
Also, I'm thinking I may have to quit my job. I found out this weekend that one of the things my boss is making me do, is against California law, and I guarantee that when I tell him that, his response will be "I don't fcuking care."
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 10:32 PM (L2ZTs)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 10:33 PM (L2ZTs)
Posted by: Jean at February 16, 2020 10:33 PM (B7KlG)
Posted by: davidt at February 16, 2020 10:24 PM (l3+k2)
They do seem to make a good crack house breaching weapon. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 16, 2020 10:33 PM (9Om/r)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 16, 2020 10:33 PM (IT/Xb)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at February 16, 2020 10:33 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at February 16, 2020 10:33 PM (+y/Ru)
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This doesn't involve distributing plastic drinking straws, does it?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 16, 2020 10:33 PM (XVuno)
To be fair, that is a pretty low bar to reach these days.
Posted by: Puddleglum at February 16, 2020 10:34 PM (0zDoP)
Also, I'm thinking I may have to quit my job. I found out this weekend that one of the things my boss is making me do, is against California law, and I guarantee that when I tell him that, his response will be "I don't fcuking care."
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 10:32 PM (L2ZTs)
Isn't working against CA law?
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at February 16, 2020 10:34 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: Soothsayer, now with a gentle glide applicator tip at February 16, 2020 10:25 PM (3rEjV)
Commies always think those opposing them and their policies are radical. Wreakers, even.
Posted by: RickZ at February 16, 2020 10:34 PM (Y8PSl)
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at February 16, 2020 10:34 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 16, 2020 10:33 PM (XVuno)
Worse. Plastic video discs.
Posted by: davidt at February 16, 2020 10:35 PM (l3+k2)
Posted by: Northernlurker at February 16, 2020 10:35 PM (Uu+Jp)
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at February 16, 2020 10:34 PM (NWiLs)
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Use an Uber, go to jail.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 16, 2020 10:35 PM (XVuno)
He's forcing me to keep contacting the woman at my job who complained about me.
I found out that all it takes is for this woman to get pissed off and contact a lawyer, and I'll get in trouble for contacting her while my boss, who forced me to do so, will lie his head off and say "I certainly never said he had to do that!"
I'm not gonna lose all my stuff over the asshole I work for.
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 10:35 PM (L2ZTs)
Posted by: Jean at February 16, 2020 10:35 PM (B7KlG)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at February 16, 2020 10:35 PM (G546f)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 10:35 PM (L2ZTs)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at February 16, 2020 10:35 PM (+y/Ru)
Posted by: buzzion at February 16, 2020 10:32 PM (Z7lwY)
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Yeah, it's a reach. Especially because there are *three* ways to avoid this:
1) Right-click then "Open in new tab" (my least favorite)
B) CTRL+click the link
iii) If on a desktop, click the link with the scroll-wheel button
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 16, 2020 10:36 PM (IT/Xb)
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at February 16, 2020 10:36 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: Puddleglum at February 16, 2020 10:37 PM (0zDoP)
Oh wait. Working isn't illegal, but it's been found to cause cancer by the state of California. My mistake.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at February 16, 2020 10:36 PM (NWiLs)
For a state that has so many frigging things that cause cancer they're still around to piss off the rest of the country. 1000 years ago mankind would have wiped them off the map.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 16, 2020 10:38 PM (9Om/r)
Posted by: proof of spoof at February 16, 2020 10:38 PM (B+t5k)
He's forcing me to keep contacting the woman at my job who complained about me.
I found out that all it takes is for this woman to get pissed off and contact a lawyer, and I'll get in trouble for contacting her while my boss, who forced me to do so, will lie his head off and say "I certainly never said he had to do that!"
I'm not gonna lose all my stuff over the asshole I work for.
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 10:35 PM (L2ZTs)
Dude email. Generate a paper trail and print it out.
Posted by: buzzion at February 16, 2020 10:38 PM (Z7lwY)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 10:38 PM (L2ZTs)
Durham is Barr's McGuffin as Huber was Sessions McGuffin.
Or alternatively..
This is what a multi-act production of The Aristocrats looks like as preformed by Deep State button men.
Posted by: John Thornton at February 16, 2020 10:39 PM (/whCp)
You're refusing to sleep with a tranny?
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at February 16, 2020 10:39 PM (2DOZq)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler
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More precisely, udders. Totally on topic - a dear friend of mine is massively blessed. Naturally, she has worked for the American Dairy Association for years.
The coincidence is not lost on her.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 16, 2020 10:39 PM (Y4EXg)
Posted by: Kindltot at February 16, 2020 10:20 PM (6rS3m
Mom should sue the kid for sexual assault.
Posted by: Cicero Kaboom! Kid. at February 16, 2020 10:39 PM (Vy7tf)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 10:39 PM (L2ZTs)
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at February 16, 2020 10:36 PM (NWiLs)
+++++++++++++
It would be hilarious to see Prop 65 warnings on job descriptions. In fact, if I were independently wealthy and in CA, I might do this as a nuisance lawsuit just to sow discord.
All workplaces are potentially cancer-causing and placarded under Prop 65 (every building in my company's CA headquarters campus has them sprinkled throughout). If I do not see a placard when going for an interview (which is likely) and then get a job, I would strongly consider launching a Prop 65 suit because they didn't inform me up front in the job posting that the workplace could cause cancer.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 16, 2020 10:39 PM (IT/Xb)
The French army is larger than the German at this point (117,000 active soldiers, 15,750 reservists for the French vs. 63,555 soldiers for the German). Advantage France, I'd think.
Then there is the Franco-German Brigade (Brigade Franco-Allemande; Deutsche-Franzoesische Brigade), which consists of about 2,000 soldiers from each country. It has the reputation of being the only military unit in the EU that is aggressive and rude at the same time.
Posted by: Basement Cat at February 16, 2020 10:39 PM (pPNCa)
RE: "Ex Machina 4k Blu-Ray," etc.
These posts might as well be in Urdu or Tagalog-- I wouldn't understand them any less.
Posted by: mnw at February 16, 2020 10:40 PM (Cssks)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 10:41 PM (L2ZTs)
Posted by: mnw at February 16, 2020 10:40 PM (Cssks)
+++++++++
What do girl scout cookies have to do with this?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 16, 2020 10:41 PM (IT/Xb)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 10:41 PM (L2ZTs)
Posted by: Puddleglum at February 16, 2020 10:37 PM (0zDoP)
Making cancer illegal has been found to cause cancer by the state of California.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at February 16, 2020 10:42 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: monkey at February 16, 2020 10:42 PM (CLteG)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 10:41 PM (L2ZTs)
What difference does it make? Nothing but shit, on them.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 16, 2020 10:42 PM (LxWV7)
Posted by: mnw at February 16, 2020 10:40 PM (Cssks)
Uber reltney skwerl tits! Noam Sayin, eh wot?
Posted by: Pug Mahon, of the Butte Mahons at February 16, 2020 10:42 PM (x8Wzq)
California has outlawed the sale and purchase of ionizer air filters.
Half the shit on ebay and amazon can't be purchased by CA residents, and everything has a "prop 65 warning" on it.
Posted by: Soothsayer, now with a gentle glide applicator tip at February 16, 2020 10:42 PM (3rEjV)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 10:42 PM (L2ZTs)
I'm not gonna lose all my stuff over the asshole I work for.
Posted by: qdpsteve at February
You know how you have been quitting, he is trying to get rid of you now.
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 10:43 PM (HALdu)
Posted by: Puddleglum at February 16, 2020 10:37 PM (0zDoP
Within days there would be a sanctuary city for cancer.
Posted by: Cicero Kaboom! Kid. at February 16, 2020 10:43 PM (Vy7tf)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 16, 2020 10:43 PM (2kj6M)
Get it in writing, or email. Talk to landshark and drop a hostile work environment complaint on his ass.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - forgetting to remove my socks. at February 16, 2020 10:43 PM (SchxB)
Still have one, as a matter of fact.
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 10:42 PM (L2ZTs)
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ABBA, I'll bet.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 16, 2020 10:43 PM (XVuno)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 10:43 PM (L2ZTs)
Posted by: monkey at February 16, 2020 10:42 PM (CLteG)
Pshaw! He's just a confirmed bachelor what luvs his mum.
You know, like Bob Liberace.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, of the Butte Mahons at February 16, 2020 10:44 PM (x8Wzq)
Posted by: Quint at February 16, 2020 10:44 PM (n13/j)
Superb re-creation of time & place. Worth seeing for that. I thought it was a bit boring, however.
Posted by: mnw at February 16, 2020 10:44 PM (Cssks)
Springsteen. :-)
I used to have some by Beach Boys, the Who, Steppenwolf and Four Seasons.
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 10:44 PM (L2ZTs)
{{{{{Ladyl}}}}} Did you have a nice dinner? Yes, sometimes I lurk when I don't feel I have anything important to say
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 16, 2020 10:31 PM (/UQ/R)
Hi WDS!
Dinner was nothing particularly special, but the company was!
I hope you had a great weekend!
Posted by: Ladyl at February 16, 2020 10:44 PM (TdMsT)
Oh: I also have some CD-Rs, DVD-Rs and BD-Rs.
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 10:43 PM (L2ZTs)
I have some BVDs.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at February 16, 2020 10:44 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: davidt at February 16, 2020 10:44 PM (l3+k2)
The point behind all these bans is to get you thinking like a serf, existing at the sufferance of the State, instead of a free citizen.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 16, 2020 10:45 PM (I2/tG)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 10:45 PM (L2ZTs)
Posted by: Traveling Man&&&& at February 16, 2020 10:45 PM (a4ua0)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice... EJEXIT: If Not Now, When? at February 16, 2020 10:46 PM (EQRLd)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 10:46 PM (L2ZTs)
The U.S. Air Force has updated its dress code to allow hijabs, beards and turbans. The new guidelines make it easier for Muslim and Sikh personnel to seek religious waivers.
The change the Air Force made last week follows a similar policy the Army implemented.
The guidelines released Feb. 7 allow Muslim women to wear hijabs and Islamic head scarves. They also let Sikh men wear turbans and uncut hair, as well as allow religious or medical exemptions to grow beards up to 2 inches in length.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 16, 2020 10:46 PM (aKsyK)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at February 16, 2020 10:46 PM (G546f)
One has to wonder why the MLB would want to damage their own brand like this.
I never figured out why the NFL thought it would be
good publicity to accuse the Patriots of cheating.
Posted by: Soothsayer, now with a gentle glide applicator tip at February 16, 2020 10:46 PM (3rEjV)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 16, 2020 10:45 PM (I2/tG)
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Prohibiting supposedly free citizens from working as any kind of free-lancer deserves torches and pitchforks. Our idiot legislature is turning CA into Venezuela.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 16, 2020 10:47 PM (XVuno)
Posted by: Miklos, a regular no life loser at February 16, 2020 10:47 PM (adC0H)
https://preview.tinyurl.com/m47fjcl
Posted by: davidt at February 16, 2020 10:44 PM (l3+k2)
Postmodern Jukebox lost its soul when that dumbass broke up with her.
Posted by: buzzion at February 16, 2020 10:47 PM (Z7lwY)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 10:47 PM (L2ZTs)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 16, 2020 10:23 PM (LxWV7)
Next month that engine's gonna be sold to someone by an auto body shop as "re-manufactured, barely been used."
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 16, 2020 10:47 PM (V2Yro)
Got into winemaking at home 7 or 8 years ago. From the best (A cherry wine from tart cherries that was like dunking your entire head into a bucket of fresh cherries) to the worst (Probably the dandelion that tasted 'ok' but smelled like bad eggs while it fermented.
All of it gets consumed.
Posted by: Cicero Kaboom! Kid. at February 16, 2020 10:47 PM (Vy7tf)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 10:48 PM (L2ZTs)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 16, 2020 10:46 PM (aKsyK)
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I could see making an exception for Sikhs. Not the rest of them. But no. Because we're all so freaking #woke, can't do that.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 16, 2020 10:48 PM (IT/Xb)
Posted by: Kindltot at February 16, 2020 10:48 PM (6rS3m)
These posts might as well be in Urdu or Tagalog-- I wouldn't understand them any less.
Posted by: mnw at February 16, 2020 10:40 PM (Cssks)
Yeah, kids these days and their hipster language. I blame the teachers. Why not? I blame them for just about every fucking thing wrong today, including the idiots on the twitters who think when the House impeached Trump he was automatically not President anymore.
Posted by: RickZ at February 16, 2020 10:49 PM (Y8PSl)
Posted by: NALNAMSAM - not as lean, not as mean, still a Marine at February 16, 2020 10:49 PM (+ldAm)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at February 16, 2020 10:49 PM (G546f)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 10:49 PM (L2ZTs)
That's gonna mess with the seal on the gas masks a bit.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - forgetting to remove my socks. at February 16, 2020 10:49 PM (SchxB)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 10:46 PM (L2ZTs)
Ok. I think I asked a few nights ago, but missed your reply. Thought you might be in construction. My company is hiring supers and experienced carpenters. But the work involves travel.
Posted by: Traveling Man&&&& at February 16, 2020 10:49 PM (a4ua0)
Posted by: raimondo at February 16, 2020 10:50 PM (LnUL/)
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto at February 16, 2020 10:50 PM (7WaWV)
Sure I can't work in the nifty little trailer? :-)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 10:50 PM (L2ZTs)
Being a veteran myself and engaging with fellow vets everyday I do not believe for one moment that this number is true in any way, shape, or form.
Posted by: NALNAMSAM - not as lean, not as mean, still a Marine
I wonder about the reported opioid death numbers.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 16, 2020 10:50 PM (aKsyK)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 10:49 PM (L2ZTs)
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1) She said Trump made her lose her appetite. She was clearly lying. She used to be an ordinary looking, kinda chubby girl. Not anymore.
2) I am pretty sure fashion designers are playing a joke. That looks like something from the "Derelicte" collection in Zoolander.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 16, 2020 10:51 PM (IT/Xb)
The change the Air Force made last week follows a similar policy the Army implemented.
The guidelines released Feb. 7 allow Muslim women to wear hijabs and Islamic head scarves. They also let Sikh men wear turbans and uncut hair, as well as allow religious or medical exemptions to grow beards up to 2 inches in length.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 16, 2020 10:46 PM (aKsyK)
But the Army has banned the scripture dog tags. Still doing the one step forward two steps back dance.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at February 16, 2020 10:51 PM (2DOZq)
"Yeah, it turns over just fine!"
Posted by: Blanco Basura - forgetting to remove my socks. at February 16, 2020 10:51 PM (SchxB)
She looks like something left over from the Oompa Loompas in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. :-P
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 10:52 PM (L2ZTs)
According to Reuters, China reported 150 new mainland deaths from the bug as of today:
https://tinyurl.com/txznfn2
But it's Reuters, so take it for what it's worth.
Virtual virus-free hug incoming.
Posted by: Basement Cat at February 16, 2020 10:52 PM (pPNCa)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 16, 2020 10:51 PM (IT/Xb)
All haute couture is just one big running gag.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at February 16, 2020 10:53 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 10:49 PM (L2ZTs)
Gawdalmighty.
Posted by: Ladyl at February 16, 2020 10:53 PM (TdMsT)
wear hijabs and Islamic head scarves. They also let Sikh men wear
turbans and uncut hair, as well as allow religious or medical exemptions
to grow beards up to 2 inches in length.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
For an all volunteer military, we sure seem to change the rules to make volunteering easy. This will not end well.
Posted by: Some rat in the swamp at February 16, 2020 10:53 PM (2ygtH)
https://tinyurl.com/s9ah7zl
https://tinyurl.com/wk6x857
https://tinyurl.com/u2vnrq3
https://tinyurl.com/waqht8k
https://tinyurl.com/vvjbl3q
Posted by: kbdabear at February 16, 2020 10:53 PM (qAR6u)
And those tights are NOT flattering...
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 10:53 PM (L2ZTs)
Thanks for your comment
This wasn't the first story I've posted over the last year about vet suicides
Needless to say it's concerning
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 16, 2020 10:55 PM (aA3+G)
Got into winemaking at home 7 or 8 years ago. From the best (A
cherry wine from tart cherries that was like dunking your entire head
into a bucket of fresh cherries) to the worst (Probably the dandelion
that tasted 'ok' but smelled like bad eggs while it fermented.
All of it gets consumed.
Posted by: Cicero Kaboom! Kid. at February 16, 2020 10:47 PM (Vy7tf)
I tried making beer at home but decided i was too much of a snob to like any beer I could make. I got into cider a long ways back (even before the gluten craze) and I decided to try to make it. Some batches have been great and others have been foul. That is the part that gets me. You get the wrong microbe flying into your blend and there will be trouble. I wold still do it again but so far it has been hit or miss.
Now you see commercial cideries and craf brewwers making 90 cal brews that are trying to replicate hard seltzer. Some of them are ok but it is obvious they are reacting to the market and not making what they want to make. You don't become a cider maker or craft brewer to make water.
Jim Cook of Sam Adams recently said his company's entire growth over the last couple years was based on Truly Seltzer. If not for alcoholic water, the company would not have grown at all.
Posted by: Quint at February 16, 2020 10:55 PM (n13/j)
https://tinyurl.com/qsxnf5d
https://tinyurl.com/vthykln
https://tinyurl.com/tn5ozet
https://tinyurl.com/vnyvmld
https://tinyurl.com/tox52nr
Posted by: kbdabear at February 16, 2020 10:55 PM (qAR6u)
Posted by: mnw at February 16, 2020 10:55 PM (Cssks)
Posted by: Some rat in the swamp at February 16, 2020 10:56 PM (2ygtH)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at February 16, 2020 10:56 PM (G546f)
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at February 16, 2020 10:53 PM (NWiLs)
and yet, them fuckers gather the cash with a big fucking lawn rake, and put it all in big bags with dollar signs on them.
What at fucking stupid, stupid world.
*looks at plate of pizza rolls and glass of tequila whilst listening to Metal Church*
Eh. I'm doing all right.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, of the Butte Mahons at February 16, 2020 10:56 PM (x8Wzq)
Lena Dunham makes runway debut at London Fashion Week
https://tinyurl.com/vfcseaw
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 10:49 PM (L2ZTs)
That dress will be a big seller in Wuhan. You can probably pack the normal-sized Chinese stiffs into it.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 16, 2020 10:56 PM (LxWV7)
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at February 16, 2020 10:56 PM (2DOZq)
Ruben Navarette: In Praise Of Rush Limbaugh
https://tinyurl.com/v7pw474
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 10:56 PM (L2ZTs)
Posted by: Jean at February 16, 2020 10:33 PM (B7KlG)
For the children!
Posted by: Mr. Feverhead at February 16, 2020 10:56 PM (qu1px)
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 16, 2020 10:57 PM (5v5Zx)
Posted by: Ladyl at February 16, 2020 10:53 PM (TdMsT)
The universe's sense of humor needs a Big Bang reset.
Posted by: RickZ at February 16, 2020 10:57 PM (Y8PSl)
Posted by: qdpsteve
I think Jackson Browne said it best. "Doctor, My Eyes!"
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at February 16, 2020 10:57 PM (+y/Ru)
Eh. I'm doing all right.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, of the Butte Mahons at February 16, 2020 10:56 PM (x8Wzq)
You have a plate? Luxury! We had to eat empty pizza roll boxes straight off the ground!
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at February 16, 2020 10:57 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: RickZ at February 16, 2020 10:57 PM (Y8PSl)
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Nah, just a destruction of all cultural "progress" since about 1960 would do the trick.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 16, 2020 10:58 PM (IT/Xb)
"Is this a prize for having learned how not to cry?"
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 10:58 PM (L2ZTs)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at February 16, 2020 10:58 PM (G546f)
Sure I can't work in the nifty little trailer? :-)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 10:50 PM (L2ZTs)
No problem. You wouldn't want to work in my "nifty" trailer. Full of tools and materials and the ride is kind of tough.
Posted by: Traveling Man&&&& at February 16, 2020 10:58 PM (a4ua0)
And those tights are NOT flattering...
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 10:53 PM (L2ZTs)
It's mind-boggling.
Whoever dressed her must despise her.
Posted by: Ladyl at February 16, 2020 10:59 PM (TdMsT)
At this stage if someone offered me a good job in Arizona or Nevada, there's a halfway good chance I'd take it.
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 10:59 PM (L2ZTs)
Re: SSW #4b...
Intriguing red-letter design, there... I believe I get the reference!
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto at February 16, 2020 11:00 PM (7WaWV)
It's the infected on the loose outside China that worries me
Posted by: vmom 2020 at February 16, 2020 11:00 PM (G546f)
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at February 16, 2020 10:57 PM (NWiLs)
Well. It's a paper plate. Found it when I was walking home from the baby lamb rendering plant.
I named it Janie. The plate, not the plant.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, of the Butte Mahons at February 16, 2020 11:00 PM (x8Wzq)
Posted by: Jean at February 16, 2020 10:35 PM (B7KlG)
What happens when these gunmakers are no longer making the guns that cops and bodyguards need? Or our military?
Posted by: kbdabear at February 16, 2020 11:01 PM (qAR6u)
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It's futile. Even with a runway twice as long she'd get that porky fuselage off the ground with those flabby wings.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 16, 2020 11:02 PM (XVuno)
Posted by: kbdabear at February 16, 2020 11:01 PM (qAR6u)
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Their better-connected competitors with cost-plus contracts to furnish their products to the government (so long as they don't offer any product for sale to the public) will fill that need.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 16, 2020 11:03 PM (IT/Xb)
At this stage if someone offered me a good job in Arizona or Nevada, there's a halfway good chance I'd take it.
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 10:59 PM (L2ZTs)
Our company works in 44 States. But right now most of our work is on the east coast and south east. I've been on vacation since the first of November. Can't wait to start back to work though.
Posted by: Traveling Man&&&& at February 16, 2020 11:03 PM (a4ua0)
1974 Chevy Vega hatchback. Aluminum engine. Only 4-cyl I ever owned. Utilitarian little vehicle, never gave me any trouble. But, 4-cyl.
Posted by: mindful webworker
it was no 1970 Mustang Mach I 351 4innaFloor Herst, knowmean? at February 16, 2020 11:04 PM (7OF+y)
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at February 16, 2020 10:53 PM (NWiLs)
Just for you: a Vogue report on men's 2020 fashion trends that will surely make you gag: according to the magazine, men "are no longer bankers or lawyers. They are romantics and lovers; they are sustainable sensualists; they are deeply elegant with escapist tendencies."
You'll probably need eye bleach after looking at the photos: https://tinyurl.com/rto5pr5
Posted by: Basement Cat at February 16, 2020 11:04 PM (pPNCa)
Thanks for your comment
This wasn't the first story I've posted over the last year about vet suicides
Needless to say it's concerning
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian
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Not trying to downplay it at all as one is one too many but holy Christ... there's no way those numbers are accurate unless there making very loose connections.. but again one is too many..
Posted by: NALNAMSAM - not as lean, not as mean, still a Marine at February 16, 2020 11:04 PM (+ldAm)
Finished weeding the garden this afternoon, vaccinated 11 dogs and brushed out Dan tonight.
Dan (body by Masarati, brains by Mattel) has that huge, cottony Swedish coats that he inherited from his great-great-grandfather Birk. It looks impressive in the ring but picks up twigs and garbage and turns into mats at the blink of an eye. Grooming him is a pain for him and us, but he took it reasonably well all things considered.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 16, 2020 11:04 PM (7rVsF)
Posted by: Men Everywhere at February 16, 2020 11:05 PM (5v5Zx)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 11:05 PM (L2ZTs)
Posted by: Tonypete at February 16, 2020 11:05 PM (Y4EXg)
At this stage if someone offered me a good job in Arizona or Nevada, there's a halfway good chance I'd take it.
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 10:59 PM (L2ZTs)
Why not check on Craigslist Help Wanted section?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 16, 2020 11:05 PM (LxWV7)
The universe's sense of humor needs a Big Bang reset.
Posted by: RickZ
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Yeah, I think there's a bug in the firmware.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 16, 2020 11:05 PM (YvUf/)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 11:05 PM (L2ZTs)
So, if you want to pay me $100 to play bass at your daughter's wedding, you can't, otherwise we are both illegal. Got to go through a payroll service. That service has requirements, and you won't like any of them.
Meanwhile, illegal immigrants get to work under the table, get paid cash, vote, serve on juries.
Fuck this.
Posted by: attila the thrilla at February 16, 2020 11:05 PM (w7KSn)
Posted by: Jean at February 16, 2020 10:35 PM (B7KlG)
What happens when these gunmakers are no longer making the guns that cops and bodyguards need? Or our military?
Posted by: kbdabear at February 16, 2020 11:01 PM (qAR6u
I am assuming they used a trafficking allegation to get around the statute that does not allow gun manufacturers to be sued for non defective allegations ( no strict liability) .
I also assume the trafficking allegation is bullshit.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at February 16, 2020 11:06 PM (2DOZq)
you know I have slept with every one of the women in the Sunday Swimwear ONT Compliance Pics.
Half dozen times or more with each of them.
You should know that to a woman each of them gets bitchy if you have sex nine or ten times and finish without any regard for their satisfaction.
To a woman.
You don't even want to know about the surprise anal.
Not more than 5 thank yous.
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 11:06 PM (HALdu)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 16, 2020 11:06 PM (aA3+G)
Posted by: Soothsayer, now with a gentle glide applicator tip at February 16, 2020 10:42 PM (3rEjV)
There isn't a damn new part I pull out of a box for a harley that don't have a frigging warning. A set of blinkers...warning. Gaskets...warning. Wiring...warning. Engine parts...warning. I can't believe the entire state hasn't committed fucking suicide by now if life is that frigging scary.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 16, 2020 11:07 PM (9Om/r)
...
Posted by: Basement Cat at February 16, 2020 11:04 PM (pPNCa)
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No, they aren't. No man should *ever* view the deceitful wishcasting by pop culture outlets as a rubric for behavior. Ever. Down that bath lies misery.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 16, 2020 11:07 PM (IT/Xb)
Posted by: kbdabear at February 16, 2020 11:01 PM (qAR6u)
Jimenez has gone broke, and emerged under a new name several times already. No reason to think they won't do it again.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 16, 2020 11:07 PM (LxWV7)
It's the infected on the loose outside China that worries me
Posted by: vmom 2020 at February 16, 2020 11:00 PM (G546f)
Happy Chinese New Year! Now with more deadly virus.
You couldn't build a better worldwide distribution method than having all the Chinese nationals doing hadj back to the old country for the holiday then being allowed to leave.
/There are no more conspiracy theories. Just theories yet to be proven in a court of law.
Posted by: RickZ at February 16, 2020 11:08 PM (Y8PSl)
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 11:08 PM (HALdu)
It's tough to know what's really going on over there. Is it really as medieval as some leaked video suggests? My sense is "yes", if only because of the fact there is no incentive to fabricate stories and upload to the cloud net, and they
may well end up dead or "missing" when telling the truth. They are very courageous to do this. Like Stelter, and all those guys.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 16, 2020 11:08 PM (48Qpn)
Posted by: Basement Cat at February 16, 2020 11:08 PM (pPNCa)
This prompted a few responses:
Why?
Wouldn't a blimp tether be a better option?
Why does she look so miserable, and puffy?
Seriously: Grow the fuck up and cut back on the tater skins. (BTW: her "parents" are an yuge part of her problems)
And why the fuck did I follow the link?
Posted by: Pug Mahon, of the Butte Mahons at February 16, 2020 11:09 PM (x8Wzq)
Whoever dressed her must despise her.
Posted by: Ladyl
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“Lena takes fashion seriously, but has so much fun at the same time, and that’s what we do. We take what we do seriously, but we also have fun with it. We just got on really well.”
“She dresses for herself,” Capaldo added. “We’ve been lucky to work with such powerful women from the beginning — women who are changing the world for a better place and Lena is a prime example of that. She embodies this spirit of power and intelligence. Everything we stand for as a brand, she ticks every box for us.”
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 16, 2020 11:09 PM (YvUf/)
Simply gag worthy
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 16, 2020 11:06 PM (aA3+G)
Are we being punked by the fashion industry?
Posted by: Ladyl at February 16, 2020 11:09 PM (TdMsT)
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at February 16, 2020 11:10 PM (/P984)
Posted by: kbdabear at February 16, 2020 11:01 PM (qAR6u)
the only thing that allow this experiment to survive is when we realize their is not one culture, but many cultures. If certain people stopped trying to force their culture onto others, we would start getting back to a normal America.
I can see why some people from the inner city hate guns for example. I talked with a liberal ER doctor once and his only experience with guns was the people who came into his operating room. He was still a off the wall lefty who gave no quarter to other opinions, but I could see his point of view. It was myopic, but still real.
I could show this guy millions who love to hunt, protect their families, live according to the Constitution, and are not threat to anyone. But he would not allow it, it is not part of his world. This is why we need to follow the Constitution and stop trying to be triumphalist. A conservatives main job should be to be left in peace. The Left today has no interest in that and that is a problem. This place went pair shaped when too many Americans decided their primary enemies are fellow Americans.
Most of these people should sue their teachers and look side eyed at their parents.
Posted by: Quint at February 16, 2020 11:11 PM (n13/j)
Why does she look so miserable, and puffy?
Seriously: Grow the fuck up and cut back on the tater skins. (BTW: her "parents" are an yuge part of her problems)
And why the fuck did I follow the link?
Posted by: Pug Mahon, of the Butte Mahons at February 16, 2020 11:09 PM (x8Wzq)
For her age, Lena appears incredibly out of shape.
Posted by: Ladyl at February 16, 2020 11:11 PM (TdMsT)
There was an article in Watts Up With That on coronavirus that was somewhat hopeful.
The bad news:
1) It's quite infectious.
2) Three-quarters of the cases are mild - in the other quarter of cases, it turns into viral pneumonia, with a high associated death rate.
The good news:
1) Fourteen-day quarantines really do work. (Whether we have the political will to impose fourteen-day quarantines if the virus gets established here is another question.)
2) You can treat serious cases with an antivirals drug, remdesivir. The guy who got coronavirus in Seattle, after visiting China, went into the viral pneumonia stage, and the pneumonia cleared up in twenty-four hours after he started getting remdesivir.
So good news and bad news, but more good than bad.
The article:
https://tinyurl.com/us96lvh
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 16, 2020 11:11 PM (I2/tG)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice... EJEXIT: If Not Now, When? at February 16, 2020 11:11 PM (EQRLd)
Posted by: mindful webworker
it was no 1970 Mustang Mach I 351 4innaFloor Herst, knowmean? at February 16, 2020 11:04 PM (7OF+y)
Nothing wrong with 4 cylinder engines; they get the job done. Umpty million Model T's, Model A's, and VW's, Toyotas, and Nissans can't wrong.
But Jaguar was a luxury make, whose inline sixes and V12's were legendary. Huge degradation in perceived value, even if it is an exceptionally good 4-banger.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 16, 2020 11:12 PM (LxWV7)
I certainly think so. And the gawdawful prose that the fashion magazines spew on their pages is as repulsive as the garments in the photos. I feel sorry for the copy editors who have to work on that dreck.
Posted by: Basement Cat at February 16, 2020 11:13 PM (pPNCa)
6100 per year of people who have at one time served in the military seems not unusual.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at February 16, 2020 11:13 PM (2DOZq)
Like how the bubonic plague was just a painful chore unless it went pneumonic [or septicaemic].
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at February 16, 2020 11:14 PM (/P984)
My parents moved recently and there was an old copy of "Allure" magazine from 2013 left behind in the built-in magazine rack by the toilet. I was, uh, busy one day and for lack of something better to do, I leafed through it. There was this gem (I copied down as an example) from an interview with Venus Williams:
I always have a dream that I have a kid and that I have to change the diaper. I'm trying to give the kid away because I want to keep playing tennis. It's really bad.
Your cultural elite. Why on earth does *anyone* subscribe to these magazines? They're neurosis-driving bundles of immorality and terrible advice.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 16, 2020 11:15 PM (IT/Xb)
For her age, Lena appears incredibly out of shape.
Posted by: Ladyl at February 16, 2020 11:11 PM (TdMsT)
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A sphere is a shape.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 16, 2020 11:16 PM (XVuno)
But of course, he doesn't believe they should vote for people who will actually support the right for Christians exercise their beliefs, i.e. ickypoo PDT supporters.
Instead he believes Christians should vote for people who would murder them en masse, if they could. Yeah, makes perfect sense.
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 11:16 PM (L2ZTs)
There's no question about it. Americans won't go for it
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 16, 2020 11:16 PM (aA3+G)
6100 per year of people who have at one time served in the military seems not unusual.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at February 16, 2020 11:13 PM (2DOZq)
Mathemanatin' be hard. Also Venn Diagrams.
Posted by: RickZ at February 16, 2020 11:16 PM (Y8PSl)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 11:05 PM (L2ZTs)
If I told you how I got that arrangement with my company, I'd have to shoot you, ha ha.
Posted by: Traveling Man&&&& at February 16, 2020 11:16 PM (a4ua0)
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 11:16 PM (HALdu)
It's mind-boggling.
Whoever dressed her must despise her.
Posted by: Ladyl
circus roustabouts
Posted by: Tonypete
HEY, RUBE!
Posted by: Dog faced boy at February 16, 2020 11:16 PM (aKsyK)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 11:17 PM (L2ZTs)
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 11:16 PM (HALdu)
+++++++++++
I am sure this is a Chicom take on "the power of and."
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 16, 2020 11:17 PM (IT/Xb)
There's no question about it. Americans won't go for it
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian
With no bail in New York for criminals, quarantine would Just Be Wrong.
Posted by: Miklos, not if they're consistent at February 16, 2020 11:17 PM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 11:16 PM (HALdu)
both
Posted by: vmom 2020 at February 16, 2020 11:18 PM (G546f)
Posted by: not so
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The ever appropriate "and" works here.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 16, 2020 11:18 PM (Y4EXg)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February
Right. But I mean maybe the majority are enemies of the state.
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 11:18 PM (HALdu)
I'm inclined to think that a lot of "subscribers" are people who work in advertising agencies and are trying to figure out what might appeal to the "influencers" who post videos on YouTube.
Posted by: Basement Cat at February 16, 2020 11:18 PM (pPNCa)
Posted by: not so
The middle part of the Venn diagram will steadily expand.
Posted by: Miklos, PM predictifier at February 16, 2020 11:18 PM (QzkSJ)
Well she still is playing tennis and doesn't have any kids.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at February 16, 2020 11:18 PM (2DOZq)
How are you doing? I've had a day off so I think I got a lot accomplished but I'm beat to hell and think I have to go to bed soon. Work beckons tomorrow.
Any word on your job interview? Wish you the best.
Posted by: Farmer at February 16, 2020 11:19 PM (K1VGd)
There's no question about it. Americans won't go for it
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 16, 2020 11:16 PM (aA3+G)
At least not until people start dropping like flies here.
Posted by: buzzion at February 16, 2020 11:19 PM (Z7lwY)
His malevolence radiated clear through the TV screen. How did the hacks not feel this sitting next to him?
Posted by: Flubber at February 16, 2020 11:19 PM (PQnIX)
I am gonna nag every one in our family into wearing masks and gloves
coz if even one gets sick we all get sick
Posted by: vmom 2020 at February 16, 2020 11:20 PM (G546f)
His malevolence radiated clear through the TV screen. How did the hacks not feel this sitting next to him?
Posted by: Flubber at February 16, 2020 11:19 PM (PQnIX)
it was their malevolence.
Posted by: Quint at February 16, 2020 11:20 PM (n13/j)
Posted by: Miklos, PM predictifier at February 16, 2020 11:18 PM (QzkSJ)
The middle part of Lena is steadily expanding.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 16, 2020 11:20 PM (5v5Zx)
I am gonna nag every one in our family into wearing masks and gloves
coz if even one gets sick we all get sick
Posted by: vmom 2020 at February
where?
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 11:20 PM (HALdu)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 16, 2020 11:20 PM (48Qpn)
Posted by: Ladyl at February 16, 2020 11:11 PM (TdMsT)
"Globular" is a shape.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 16, 2020 11:20 PM (LxWV7)
Posted by: Grand Rapids at February 16, 2020 11:21 PM (Xo3T0)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at February 16, 2020 11:21 PM (G546f)
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at February 16, 2020 11:21 PM (2DOZq)
Posted by: Grand Rapids at February
EVery time I look at michigan I assume it is covered in latex
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 11:21 PM (HALdu)
Posted by: Count de Monet
She and Leon oughta hang out.
Posted by: Miklos, who also speaks jive at February 16, 2020 11:22 PM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Basement Cat at February 16, 2020 11:18 PM (pPNCa)
+++++++++++++
My same question applies to this type of "influencer" on Instagram, TikTok*, YouTube, etc.
* Especially Chicom-run TikTok.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 16, 2020 11:22 PM (IT/Xb)
I dunno, seems a boatload would love to skip 2 weeks of work, not realizing it would mean no bar, no store, no movie, etc.
Posted by: Some rat in the swamp at February 16, 2020 11:22 PM (2ygtH)
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 11:18 PM (HALdu)
In all communist countries, 'enemy of the state' is fluid. In China's case, it is transmission fluid.
Posted by: RickZ at February 16, 2020 11:22 PM (Y8PSl)
it's the airports and planes I'm worried about
Posted by: vmom 2020 at February
Hasn't everybody stopped flying into and out of china now?
You'll be fine.
The seats are more dangerous than wuhanbola is.
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 11:23 PM (HALdu)
Posted by: buzzion at February 16, 2020 11:24 PM (Z7lwY)
Posted by: not so
The CEO of Delta says passengers should ask permission before sneezing on people and putting their seats back.
Posted by: Miklos, almost a Flying Colonel at February 16, 2020 11:24 PM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 11:17 PM (L2ZTs)
Nah...just a good sales job by me that made it beneficial to the company and me. I have a side gig where I make real good money between Thanksgiving and Christmas that I had before going to work for them that I wanted to keep doing. Helps to work for a family oriented business that cares if it's employees do good. Got very lucky.
Posted by: Traveling Man&&&& at February 16, 2020 11:25 PM (a4ua0)
Posted by: Miklos, almost a Flying Colonel at February
That "don't put your seat back" thing is bs.
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 11:25 PM (HALdu)
I mean, just read the sh!t his supporters all say. They're not shy about it.
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at February 16, 2020 11:26 PM (/P984)
Posted by: Some rat in the swamp at February 16, 2020 11:22 PM (2ygtH)
Liquor/ Grocery delivery, Amazon , hub grub and On Demand. No problem.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at February 16, 2020 11:26 PM (2DOZq)
Posted by: buzzion at February 16, 2020 11:24 PM (Z7lwY)
++++++++
I had heard that the CGI was incredibly bad and after a lot of blowback, they went and changed it.
Since when is it bad to respond your market (instead of, say, letting a star who isn't quite as big a star as she thinks she is have her own vanity project)?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 16, 2020 11:26 PM (IT/Xb)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 16, 2020 11:27 PM (aA3+G)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at February 16, 2020 11:28 PM (G546f)
There isn't a damn new part I pull out of a box for a harley that don't have a frigging warning. A set of blinkers...warning. Gaskets...warning. Wiring...warning. Engine parts...warning. I can't believe the entire state hasn't committed fucking suicide by now if life is that frigging scary.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 16, 2020 11:07 PM (9Om/r)
They must know that the warnings are going to waste on people who put flammable fuel directly over a super hot engine, put the whole thing between their legs and call it fun!
Posted by: OneEyedJack at February 16, 2020 11:28 PM (z79tQ)
skinny girls make me nervous.
Worry about them breaking.
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 11:28 PM (HALdu)
Posted by: Some rat in the swamp
Really. Who will enrich the lettuce with E. Coli?
Posted by: Miklos, a job San Franciscans could do at February 16, 2020 11:28 PM (QzkSJ)
The media's embrace of Avenatti is incomprehensible to me.
His malevolence radiated clear through the TV screen. How did the hacks not feel this sitting next to him?
Posted by: Flubber
Because his malevolence radiated at US.
The hacks radiate it as well.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 16, 2020 11:29 PM (aKsyK)
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 11:29 PM (HALdu)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 16, 2020 11:20 PM (48Qpn)
I have an 8G005, and it works OK, but the audio gets all distorted when it warms up. I am thinking maybe a screen or cathode resistor in the output stage. It did get a complete recap.
I have often thought about getting a poor example of one of the later models, with the unobtanium RF tube, and convert it over to straight AC operation, with 6BA6, 6BE6, etc. Might be able to make quite a hot bandspread receiver out of it.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 16, 2020 11:29 PM (LxWV7)
Posted by: Flubber
he looked like a sleazy sperm
Posted by: vmom 2020 at February 16, 2020 11:30 PM (G546f)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at February
how is that different? How do you know?
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 11:30 PM (HALdu)
I dunno, seems a boatload would love to skip 2 weeks of work, not realizing it would mean no bar, no store, no movie, etc.
Not a single luxury.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 16, 2020 11:31 PM (aKsyK)
Posted by: Miklos, a kindly sort at February 16, 2020 11:31 PM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Miklos, a kindly sort at February
daisy dukes
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 11:32 PM (HALdu)
Posted by: buzzion at February 16, 2020 11:24 PM (Z7lwY)
++++++++
I had heard that the CGI was incredibly bad and after a lot of blowback, they went and changed it.
Since when is it bad to respond your market (instead of, say, letting a star who isn't quite as big a star as she thinks she is have her own vanity project)?
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 16, 2020 11:26 PM (IT/Xb)
It was really bad. Not even close to the original game design. Check out the comparison of the old vs the new.
https://tinyurl.com/vseryub
And it's "bad" because it's "toxic men" who are complaining about you changing their fandom. See the Star Wars complaints. But they're not saying shit about the psycho "new fans" that are bullying people off twitter because their Rey/Kylo romantic fanfiction is done.
Posted by: buzzion at February 16, 2020 11:32 PM (Z7lwY)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 16, 2020 11:32 PM (aA3+G)
Posted by: buzzion at February 16, 2020 11:32 PM (Z7lwY)
+++++++++++++
:: makes wanking motion ::
These people are free to piss in their own pools. They can leave mine out of it. I am not a gamer nor am I a Star Wars fan, but this crap is exactly that.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 16, 2020 11:34 PM (IT/Xb)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 16, 2020 11:34 PM (LxWV7)
His malevolence radiated clear through the TV screen. How did the hacks not feel this sitting next to him?
Posted by: Flubber at February 16, 2020 11:19 PM (PQnIX)
Because they spend all their time around Democrats and he probably is only average for them.
Posted by: buzzion at February 16, 2020 11:35 PM (Z7lwY)
How are you doing? I've had a day off so I think I got a lot accomplished but I'm beat to hell and think I have to go to bed soon. Work beckons tomorrow.
Any word on your job interview? Wish you the best.
Posted by: Farmer at February 16, 2020 11:19 PM (K1VGd)
Hey pal! I'm doing alright. Keeping my fingers crossed. Hope you get a good night's rest and feel better tomorrow.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at February 16, 2020 11:35 PM (NWiLs)
General Motors Co is retreating from more markets outside of the United States and China, saying on Sunday that it will wind down sales, design and engineering operations in Australia and New Zealand and retire the Holden brand by 2021.
It also said that China's Great Wall Motor Co Ltd had agreed to buy GM's Thailand manufacturing plant.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 16, 2020 11:35 PM (aKsyK)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
But it's the little umbrella that really makes it.
Posted by: Miklos, having what he's having at February 16, 2020 11:36 PM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at February 16, 2020 11:36 PM (/P984)
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 11:38 PM (HALdu)
"Ahoy, fodomites and fodomettes!"
I hear this in a Boris Karloff voice.
Posted by: JuJuBee, just generally being shamey at February 16, 2020 10:08 PM (COzlW)
_______
Makes me want to call Mini Micro Midget Munchkin Bloomberg supports FrodoMites and FrodEttes!
Posted by: ShainS, vote Bernie 2020 -- Make Gulags Great Again! at February 16, 2020 11:39 PM (WqPYg)
a family member should gently tell her to avoid cameras.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 16, 2020 11:39 PM (PkVlr)
a family member should gently tell her to avoid cameras.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February
you know, pics
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 11:39 PM (HALdu)
Posted by: Barry! at February 16, 2020 11:40 PM (/P984)
60,000÷9yrs=6,666/yr
Roughly 20,000,000 vets ÷ 6,666 = .00003
So .003% / yr Not exactly an epidemic. Typical VA fun with statistics to get more bucks.
Posted by: Rumblestiltskin at February 16, 2020 11:40 PM (MrQy9)
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 11:38 PM (HALdu)
Spot on
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 16, 2020 11:40 PM (aA3+G)
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 11:41 PM (HALdu)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 16, 2020 11:39 PM (PkVlr)
Wait until the lawsuits for busted lenses start rolling in.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 16, 2020 11:41 PM (LxWV7)
The 1L6 is neither rare nor even fragile. The battery tubes (loctals like 1LA6 and later 9 pin were designed around military requirements. They aren't even particularly expensive, unless you insist on NOS boxed. It's entirely a made up internet lore thing, constantly told and retold over and over, by people who don't even own them.
As an experiment I ran one recapped set for over 2 years straight 24/7 on line voltage till I got bored with the experiment. The tubes lasted about another 10 years of regular use. They were designed to be used with varying voltages and rough service. They care not a whit about overvoltage. In fact trying to "baby" the filaments will like as not cause the oscillator to drop out completely. Just recap the power supply, and the wax capacitors, and resistors, and they will last forever.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 16, 2020 11:41 PM (48Qpn)
Posted by: Miklos, revising and extending at February 16, 2020 11:42 PM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 11:38 PM (HALdu)
Nothing wrong with a free dog, either.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 16, 2020 11:43 PM (LxWV7)
Having met Nurse, I can tell the horde she is lying. She is cute, bright and a fun conversationalist.
Posted by: Some rat in the swamp at February 16, 2020 11:43 PM (2ygtH)
https://tinyurl.com/tdbgcdg
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 16, 2020 11:44 PM (KoKdw)
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at February 16, 2020 11:44 PM (2DOZq)
One thing that stands out in this article is that he is not trying to influence the Left, he is try to influence Christians. He makes his politics purely religious and he uses ONLY a religious test. Funny, I would think his liberal buddies would be offended by that. But of course they are not offended because French is only trying to dissuade conservatives and Christians. Who cares if he says the entire American Experiment is based on religion? He is only trying to tamp down Christian votes.
This guy French is a freaking joke. Only in this disjointed social media world would this guy ever be a thing. He has a right to his opinion. It is the same as some random guy regurgitating garbage at the local bar.
Posted by: Quint at February 16, 2020 11:45 PM (n13/j)
why did I even start the damn things?
ugh. sorry yall.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 16, 2020 11:45 PM (PkVlr)
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 11:38 PM (HALdu)
Nothing wrong with a free dog, either.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 16, 2020 11:43 PM (LxWV7)
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Free dogs are harder and harder to find these days.
Posted by: No One of Consequence at February 16, 2020 11:45 PM (CAJOC)
There is no better return in happiness than buying a dog.
Posted by: not so at
Dang, I was going with CNC machine.
Posted by: Some rat in the swamp at February 16, 2020 11:45 PM (2ygtH)
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 11:38 PM (HALdu)
Nothing wrong with a free dog, either.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February
We get ours out of kill shelters and the fee is around $75. We got an expensive dog fro $200 because they were pimping the fact she was purebred.
Whatever we pay goes to the dogs.
Free is good to though.
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 11:45 PM (HALdu)
Posted by: Rusty Nail at February 16, 2020 11:45 PM (I99aF)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at February 16, 2020 11:46 PM (G546f)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 16, 2020 11:43 PM (LxWV7)
No such thing as free puppies or kittens.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at February 16, 2020 11:46 PM (2DOZq)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 16, 2020 11:41 PM (48Qpn)
Thanks. That is good to know.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 16, 2020 11:46 PM (LxWV7)
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at February 16, 2020 11:46 PM (/P984)
Posted by: Rusty Nail at February 16, 2020 11:45 PM
Prolly used the same dealer who provided for John Belushi.
Posted by: Traveling Man&&&& at February 16, 2020 11:47 PM (a4ua0)
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 11:47 PM (HALdu)
/
Posted by: not so
bullshit, I'll take all the hugs I can get.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 16, 2020 11:48 PM (PkVlr)
This is no time to be copping a feel.
/
Posted by: not so
It's OK, she's a nurse.
Posted by: Miklos, still playing doctor at February 16, 2020 11:48 PM (QzkSJ)
it cracks me up
his tail wags, and ge tries to sniff the tv dog's butt
Posted by: vmom 2020 at February 16, 2020 11:49 PM (G546f)
All our dogs just walked up to our place and adopted us.
The deciders of Providence have not blessed us again for a long time. Not sure we could handle it anyway.
But I miss our last good old boy so much.
Good night
Sweet dreams
Never mind
those nearby screams
Burma Shiv
* pulls receiver out of acoustic coupler *
A♠❚❙❙❘❘❘
Posted by: mindful webworker
so many times, so little chance at February 16, 2020 11:49 PM (7OF+y)
/
Posted by: not so
bullshit, I'll take all the hugs I can get.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February
awkward
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 11:49 PM (HALdu)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 16, 2020 11:43 PM (LxWV7)
No such thing as free puppies or kittens.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at February 16, 2020 11:46 PM (2DOZq)
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When I was growing up, we got most of our pets for free. Two dogs from freinds of the family who couldn't keep them. A kitten found as a stray. And two puppies from a litter that were just being given away. Nobody gives them away anymore.
Posted by: No One of Consequence at February 16, 2020 11:50 PM (CAJOC)
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at February 16, 2020 11:46 PM (2DOZq)
If you want to care for them properly, the vet bills mount up.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 16, 2020 11:50 PM (LxWV7)
it cracks me up
his tail wags, and ge tries to sniff the tv dog's butt
Posted by: vmom 2020 at February
ours watches whatever we are watching. weird.
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 11:50 PM (HALdu)
ugh. sorry yall.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 16, 2020 11:45 PM (PkVlr)
uh, it seemed like a good idea at the time?
Hang in there.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 16, 2020 11:50 PM (5v5Zx)
I liked Stargate, nonironically. I always knew it was based on some sh!t Egyptology but I did think the acting was fine, and the worldbuilding didn't offend me. They even hired some linguists to compose paraCoptic dialogue.
That was what was needed in Tom Cruise's Mummy movie, and for that matter Dwayne Johnson's Scorpion King, which we didn't get.
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at February 16, 2020 11:50 PM (/P984)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 16, 2020 11:48 PM (PkVlr)
Hugs from me, and hugs for Lucy from the kittehs.
Posted by: Basement Cat at February 16, 2020 11:51 PM (pPNCa)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February
Yeah.
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 11:51 PM (HALdu)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - forgetting to remove my socks. at February 16, 2020 11:52 PM (SchxB)
Posted by: PaleRider is simply irredeemable at February 16, 2020 11:53 PM (cDw3P)
maybe only the second time since the theater, and... WTF? French
Stewart playing a soldier? Whose job was it to buy the cocaine for the
casting agency THAT day?
Posted by: Rusty Nail at February 16, 2020 11:45 PM (I99aF)
Killer movie.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 16, 2020 11:54 PM (9Om/r)
Jimenez has gone broke, and emerged under a new name several times already. No reason to think they won't do it again.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 16, 2020 11:07 PM (LxWV7)
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I see that their firearms are injection molded from zinc, the wonder metal. Quintessential Saturday night specials.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimenez_Arms
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 16, 2020 11:54 PM (t5m5e)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - forgetting to remove my socks. at February 16, 2020 11:52 PM (SchxB)
Chickens are doomed to lose. They cannot fly, but cows can jump over the Moon.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 16, 2020 11:54 PM (LxWV7)
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at February 16, 2020 11:55 PM (h1jJh)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at February 16, 2020 11:55 PM (IT/Xb)
*DERP*
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice... EJEXIT: If Not Now, When? at February 16, 2020 11:56 PM (EQRLd)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February
There is a reason that batman chose a gay kid as his partner.
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 11:56 PM (HALdu)
it cracks me up
his tail wags, and ge tries to sniff the tv dog's butt
Posted by: vmom 2020 at February 16, 2020 11:49 PM (G546f)
My friend's Pekinese is the exact opposite. If he sees a dog on tv, even if just a brief bit in a commercial, he thinks the dog is a threat and aggressively barks his head off. But not cats, birds, squirrels or any other animal, just dogs. Dogs on tv really gets his 'territorial instinct' dander up.
Posted by: RickZ at February 16, 2020 11:57 PM (Y8PSl)
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 11:58 PM (HALdu)
*DERP*
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice... EJEXIT: If Not Now, When? at February
There is a reason that batman chose a gay kid as his partner.
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 11:58 PM (HALdu)
I have heard many that say there is no good reason to get a pure bread from a whatever they call them. You should always go for a rescue, as they are in need and to rescue a dog in trouble is better.
That made sense to me but I read not long ago a different view. The poster said there are good reasons, particularly for a new pet owner to get a dog from a breeding farm or whatever they call them. Just like with guns, you have newbies buying their first gun and you have old school types who have been part of that world for half a century.
The argument was a lot of rescue dogs have lots of problems, that is often why their owner gave up on them. Just like we would not recommend a very high maintenance gun or car (like a Jag) to a newbie, it is often a bad idea to convince a new dog owner to go with a rescue.
I am not part of the pet world but i hear this is a serious area of disagreement. The argument for a getting a puppy is there are more chances to bond without so much baggage. It is easier for the new pet owner in many ways.
I hear others that think if you don't go for a rescue dog, that is a lesser choice.
I don't know about this and wonder what other people think. I haven't had a personal dog in decades but am thinking of getting one. I wish i new the website I read recently because they seemed particularly clear about the subject, they made good points for both choices.
One last thing. I have seen a lot of apartment dogs recently and have always felt bad for them. It is great that those owners have good dogs, but i have a sneaking suspicion those those dogs would be happier in the 'burbs or in the country.
Posted by: Quint at February 16, 2020 11:58 PM (n13/j)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
*readies the 51st Flying Pig Bombardment Wing*
Posted by: Air Marshall and BBQ Master Miklos at February 16, 2020 11:58 PM (QzkSJ)
French Stewart as a soldier is far more plausible than, say, Louie Anderson. Nothing against Louie. He's funny as hell.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, of the Butte Mahons at February 17, 2020 12:00 AM (x8Wzq)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - forgetting to remove my socks. at February 17, 2020 12:01 AM (SchxB)
It was just a lame, poorly executed piece of shit. A "C" grade was earned. It could have been a "B" if there'd been any sympathetic male characters on screen and if they'd bothered explaining how Ewan MacGregor (the villain, a horrendous paranoiac misogynist) could possibly have earned the loyalty of his female staff.
No, you're right. It was an "F" and I was a sucker for paying for it. At least I only shelled out $6.50.
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at February 17, 2020 12:02 AM (/P984)
One last thing. I have seen a lot of apartment dogs recently and have always felt bad for them. It is great that those owners have good dogs, but i have a sneaking suspicion those those dogs would be happier in the 'burbs or in the country.
Posted by: Quint at February
1. Dogs adapt to wherever they are. More than where they are they like being part of a team.
2. The breeder vs rescue is a crap shoot. you never know. you can get puppies from shelters, we have. We go with the shelter because they whack so many thousands of dogs wherever we have resided. the numbers are horrifying.
Posted by: not so at February 17, 2020 12:03 AM (HALdu)
Some guerilla bartending may be in order.
I got everything else (but the lemonade's not pink. Got food coloring and grenadine though)
Posted by: Miklos, Necessity being a Mother at February 17, 2020 12:03 AM (QzkSJ)
regarding French Stewart as a soldier: Plausible. Not every soldier looks like Pat Tillman, or me.
French Stewart as a soldier is far more plausible than, say, Louie Anderson. Nothing against Louie. He's funny as hell.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, of the Butte Mahons at February 17, 2020 12:00 AM (x8Wzq)
was he a soldier? That would shock the hell out of me. I know Drew Carey was a Marine and also Ed McMahon.
Posted by: Quint at February 17, 2020 12:03 AM (n13/j)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimenez_Arms
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 16, 2020 11:54 PM (t5m5e)
Prior to being Jimenez, they were Bryco, and prior to that, they were Jennings, also sued into bankruptcy.
I saw a bunch of Jimenez pistols at a gun show last year; they were clad in multi-colored plastic.
Prediction: Jimenez will go bankrupt as a result of this lawsuit, the paralyzed kid will get next to nothing, his lawyer will get a new yacht, and a former employee of Jiminez will buy all the tooling and stock on hand for half a million, and set up operation in Arizona or Utah under a new name. Because there is a bottom-feeder market out there, and their guns do work, after a fashion.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 17, 2020 12:04 AM (LxWV7)
Posted by: not so at February 17, 2020 12:05 AM (HALdu)
I'm going to crawl into bed with my book. I'm sorry to be a downer, but I could use some encouragement.
thank you,
*hugs*
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 17, 2020 12:05 AM (PkVlr)
The real Colour Sgt. Bourne (as depicted in Zulu) was only 5'6".
Posted by: Miklos, with Fun Facts to know and tell at February 17, 2020 12:05 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Quint at February 17, 2020 12:03 AM (n13/j)
No. Far as I know. I am just saying that French Stewart would have been a good physical candidate. His mental status is the wild card.
Also, I served with guys nearly as goofy. so, simple anecdata.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, of the Butte Mahons at February 17, 2020 12:06 AM (x8Wzq)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, of the Butte Mahons at February 17, 2020 12:00 AM (x8Wzq)
I've got it... Muffin-Top Gun: Bingo Wings, starring Lena Dunham.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice... EJEXIT: If Not Now, When? at February 17, 2020 12:06 AM (EQRLd)
Posted by: redc1c4 at February 17, 2020 12:06 AM (SL3Nf)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 16, 2020 11:54 PM
Largely eclipsed by the three series it spawned. I think it's good enough to watch now and again.
Posted by: Rusty Nail at February 17, 2020 12:06 AM (I99aF)
There isn't a right answer
Pick what you want.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 17, 2020 12:07 AM (aA3+G)
*hugs*
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 17, 2020 12:05 AM (PkVlr)
(places hugs in USB port)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 17, 2020 12:07 AM (LxWV7)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, of the Butte Mahons at February 17, 2020 12:08 AM (x8Wzq)
Posted by: Miklos, imbiber at February 17, 2020 12:08 AM (QzkSJ)
I'm going to crawl into bed with my book. I'm sorry to be a downer, but I could use some encouragement.
thank you,
*hugs*
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 17, 2020 12:05 AM (PkVlr)
Endeavor to persevere, nurse.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 17, 2020 12:09 AM (5v5Zx)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice... EJEXIT: If Not Now, When? at February 17, 2020 12:06 AM (EQRLd)
Best fetch me a bucket!
Posted by: Pug Mahon, of the Butte Mahons at February 17, 2020 12:09 AM (x8Wzq)
Posted by: ObjectionSustained at February 17, 2020 12:09 AM (+03gA)
Posted by: not so at February 17, 2020 12:10 AM (HALdu)
Posted by: Miklos, with Fun Facts to know and tell at February 17, 2020 12:05 AM (QzkSJ)
The whiskers made him appear taller.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 17, 2020 12:10 AM (5v5Zx)
Otter
Posted by: attila the thrilla at February 17, 2020 12:10 AM (w7KSn)
Posted by: not so at February 17, 2020 12:11 AM (HALdu)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - forgetting to remove my socks. at February 17, 2020 12:11 AM (SchxB)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, of the Butte Mahons at February 17, 2020 12:11 AM (x8Wzq)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice... EJEXIT: If Not Now, When? at February 17, 2020 12:11 AM (EQRLd)
Posted by: ObjectionSustained at February 17, 2020 12:09 AM
Antidisestablishmentarianism, per the norm.
Posted by: Rusty Nail at February 17, 2020 12:11 AM (I99aF)
Posted by: ObjectionSustained at February
again!
Posted by: not so at February 17, 2020 12:11 AM (HALdu)
Headache!
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 17, 2020 12:11 AM (5v5Zx)
Posted by: not so at February 17, 2020 12:12 AM (HALdu)
A lot of shelter dogs,specially puppies, come from puppy mills.
If our goal is more healthy, well- tempered dogs, why not support responsible breeders.
Posted by: vmom 2020 at February 17, 2020 12:12 AM (G546f)
Posted by: Cheriebebe at February 17, 2020 12:12 AM (a4qVe)
Stewart would have been a good physical candidate. His mental status is
the wild card.
Also, I served with guys nearly as goofy. so, simple anecdata.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, of the Butte Mahons at February 17, 2020 12:06 AM (x8Wzq)
we had a guy in basic that looked like he could bench 300 easily. He probably could have done more as i don't know what the high end of benching is. He was built like the biggest spark plug in history. A good guy, with a good and earnest humor. He never made it out. He could not pass the run and every time he tried it was like he was dying.
If you look at SEAL or SF types. The exact opposite of them are body building types.
Posted by: Quint at February 17, 2020 12:13 AM (n13/j)
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at February 17, 2020 12:13 AM (/P984)
I guess you win.
Posted by: Rusty Nail at February 17, 2020 12:13 AM (I99aF)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, of the Butte Mahons
Don Rickles giving him a hard time for being an Officer was awesome!
Posted by: Some rat in the swamp at February 17, 2020 12:14 AM (2ygtH)
Posted by: Count de Monet at February
nice
you know that brings to mind the women and aspirin thing
how many times do you have a woman say "i have a headache", you offer them an asprin and they say "it's not that kind of headache."
What the fuck kind of headache do you have that is not treated by aspirin or something similar?
Posted by: not so at February 17, 2020 12:14 AM (HALdu)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 17, 2020 12:14 AM (/UQ/R)
Either way it takes time and effort to train. Currently I have four purebreds living with me, and another pup probably coming in late March. I also co-own a few other dogs living somewhere else. I've had dogs from the pound that were wonderful, too. It's really whatever works for you.
Posted by: Evasiveboat42 at February 17, 2020 12:15 AM (Rz2Nc)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 17, 2020 12:16 AM (aKsyK)
In both instances they were already trained not to shit in the house, which was really nice.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - forgetting to remove my socks. at February 17, 2020 12:16 AM (SchxB)
A lot of shelter dogs,specially puppies, come from puppy mills.
If our goal is more healthy, well- tempered dogs, why not support responsible breeders.
Posted by: vmom 2020 at February
Or
quit making dogs if you know there is an oversupply.
Posted by: not so at February 17, 2020 12:17 AM (HALdu)
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto at February 17, 2020 12:17 AM (7WaWV)
{{{{{Hugs}}}}}}
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February
oh. yeah. I need a smoke.
Posted by: not so at February 17, 2020 12:18 AM (HALdu)
Also. Ed McMahon was a badass.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, of the Butte Mahons
Don Rickles giving him a hard time for being an Officer was awesome!
Posted by: Some rat in the swamp
Crapgame didn't like officers.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 17, 2020 12:18 AM (aKsyK)
I have heard many that say there is no good reason to get a pure bread from a whatever they call them. You should always go for a rescue, as they are in need and to rescue a dog in trouble is better.
That made sense to me but I read not long ago a different view. The poster said there are good reasons, particularly for a new pet owner to get a dog from a breeding farm or whatever they call them. Just like with guns, you have newbies buying their first gun and you have old school types who have been part of that world for half a century.
Nothing wrong with getting a dog from a breeder. Most people have the concerns about puppymills. Where they leave the dogs in really shitty conditions and just keep having the bitches pumping out litters.
As for rescues, see the pet thread a few weeks back where we were discussing the pet rescues that act like you are adopting a child and want a full dive into your entire life's history to even consider letting you look at one of their dogs.
I got my mutt and pure bred laying in the bedroom with me right now.
Posted by: buzzion at February 17, 2020 12:18 AM (Z7lwY)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 17, 2020 12:18 AM (LxWV7)
Posted by: Quint at February 17, 2020 12:13 AM (n13/j)
right? Farm tough is what I call it. Not pretty, just fucking rawhide tough. Audie Murphy did not look like Duane Johnson.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, of the Butte Mahons at February 17, 2020 12:18 AM (x8Wzq)
Posted by: Quint at February 17, 2020 12:03 AM (n13/j)
No. Far as I know. I am just saying that French Stewart would have been a good physical candidate. His mental status is the wild card.
Also, I served with guys nearly as goofy. so, simple anecdata.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, of the Butte Mahons at February 17, 2020 12:06 AM (x8Wzq)
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I think French Stewart is passable as a soldier. It's just that he's played so many goofy characters, it can be hard to see him in a more serious role.
Posted by: No One of Consequence at February 17, 2020 12:18 AM (CAJOC)
Posted by: not so at February 17, 2020 12:19 AM (HALdu)
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto at February 17, 2020 12:17 AM (7WaWV)
I take it you've never been to a Morgy (Moron orgy)?
Posted by: ObjectionSustained at February 17, 2020 12:19 AM (+03gA)
I have two male rescues. I would not recommend either for someone inexperienced with dogs. It's a shame because they are amazing dogs.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 17, 2020 12:19 AM (Lqy/e)
Back when we were looking, all the local shelters seemed to have were variations of pit bulls
The breed rescues are very hard to adopt from here - worse than HOAs
Posted by: vmom 2020 at February 17, 2020 12:20 AM (G546f)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - forgetting to remove my socks. at February 17, 2020 12:20 AM (SchxB)
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 17, 2020 12:20 AM (5v5Zx)
As for rescues, see the pet thread a few weeks back where we were discussing the pet rescues that act like you are adopting a child and want a full dive into your entire life's history to even consider letting you look at one of their dogs.
I got my mutt and pure bred laying in the bedroom with me right now.
Posted by: buzzion at February
We ordered a dog sight unseen from a kill shelter in another state and she is fine. never an issue with anything except that she decides when it is bedtime.
Posted by: not so at February 17, 2020 12:21 AM (HALdu)
Posted by: Quint at February 17, 2020 12:13 AM (n13/j)
right? Farm tough is what I call it. Not pretty, just fucking rawhide tough. Audie Murphy did not look like Duane Johnson.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, of the Butte Mahons at February 17, 2020 12:18 AM
In that case, John Diehl (Kawalsky) was good casting.
Posted by: Rusty Nail at February 17, 2020 12:22 AM (I99aF)
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto at February 17, 2020 12:22 AM (7WaWV)
You are kind of dick
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 17, 2020 12:23 AM (/UQ/R)
Posted by: No One of Consequence at February 17, 2020 12:18 AM
Think Green Beret Paul Reubens, and you're getting close.
Posted by: Rusty Nail at February 17, 2020 12:24 AM (I99aF)
You are kind of dick
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February
I am going to need another smoke
Posted by: not so at February 17, 2020 12:24 AM (HALdu)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 17, 2020 12:25 AM (/UQ/R)
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto at February 17, 2020 12:22 AM (7WaWV)
Even if you don't know what a safe word is, you'll know when you need one. But by then it may be too late.
Posted by: ObjectionSustained at February 17, 2020 12:26 AM (+03gA)
archaeological facts and a heavy dose of ancient astronaut theory. One
example is how Daniel couldn't understand the spoken language until the
chick taught him how to pronounce it. This would be true in real life.
Egyptian hieroglyphs are written without vowels, so nobody knows how it
actually sounded. A modern archaeologist could probably communicate
fairly easy with an ancient Egyptian through the written language, but
not the spoken one. They got that part pretty accurate. Then you got the bit about the egyptians not building the pyramids, which allowed them to really bring in the sci-fi. A modern archaeologist would be in the same deep shit as Daniel Jackson had he stepped through a stargate, but a hard line archaeologist might not have stepped through it, but somebody like jackson with a wee bit of alien astronaut leanings would without a second thought, which he did, and without much thought of how the hell to get back. I thought it was a good blend of different theories. What do archaeologists think, what if they're wrong, and on top of that, just what would the military do. I thought it was written pretty good.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 17, 2020 12:26 AM (9Om/r)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 17, 2020 12:27 AM (/UQ/R)
Posted by: not so at February 17, 2020 12:27 AM (HALdu)
Posted by: buzzion at February 17, 2020 12:18 AM (Z7lwY)
Same situation here, and we got them from the same shelter, several months apart. I have no idea why anyone would want to leave our wonderful American Bombay at a shelter, but I know why our adorable mutt cat was rescued- she yells at her prey. (It's hilarious, she even tried to yell at and swat down Pooky's plane once when she saw it out the window.) Oh well, someone's loss, our gain!
Posted by: pookysgirl, kitty mama at February 17, 2020 12:27 AM (XKZwp)
Posted by: Rusty Nail at February 17, 2020 12:27 AM (I99aF)
Posted by: not so at February 17, 2020 12:28 AM (HALdu)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 17, 2020 12:28 AM (Lqy/e)
Pete Buttigieg says America should have politics that welcomes everybody and that "I'm not going to be lectured on family values from the like of Rush Limbaugh, or anybody who supports Donald J. Trump as the moral as well as the political leader of the United States."
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 17, 2020 12:28 AM (aKsyK)
They offered to adopt it out no fee. He said "nah put it down."
Posted by: not so at February 17, 2020 12:29 AM (HALdu)
Yeah, not gonna click on that, sorry.
The odds of there being any images I really want to see at that link seem... small.
Heh.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 17, 2020 12:30 AM (Ewo9R)
Posted by: pookysgirl, kitty mama at February 17, 2020 12:31 AM (XKZwp)
Posted by: not so at February 17, 2020 12:05 AM (HALdu
He's been ruining it for 13 years now. /s
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at February 17, 2020 12:31 AM (2DOZq)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr
Here Pete. Here's one of my extensive collection of strawmen. It's been used a lot, and has some...uh...stuff on it, but you won't mind that.
Posted by: B. Hussein, you can call me Barry at February 17, 2020 12:32 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 17, 2020 12:28 AM
Butt Petergag's "basket of deplorables" moment?
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto at February 17, 2020 12:32 AM (7WaWV)
that welcomes everybody and that "I'm not going to be lectured on family
values from the like of Rush Limbaugh, or anybody who supports Donald
J. Trump as the moral as well as the political leader of the United
States."
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 17, 2020 12:28 AM (aKsyK)
What he's saying is that in the end he just wants to plow male ass.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 17, 2020 12:32 AM (9Om/r)
Posted by: Quint at February 17, 2020 12:33 AM (n13/j)
Posted by: not so
Please remove the gimp mask, Sir.
Posted by: TSA New Friend at February 17, 2020 12:34 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: klaftern at February 17, 2020 12:34 AM (RuIsu)
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at February 17, 2020 12:34 AM (2DOZq)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 17, 2020 12:34 AM (L2ZTs)
ZAMAK pot metal: is there anything it can't do?
Well, yeah, actually, there are a lot of things it can't do.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 17, 2020 12:35 AM (Ewo9R)
I swear, Booty-judge is *trying* to bait someone into calling him on his "alternative lifestyle" when he starts moralizing. He really is begging for someone to take the bait just so he can pull out his Gay Card.
Posted by: pookysgirl, kitty mama
He keeps claiming that Pence hates him and criticizes him when there is no proof of such.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 17, 2020 12:35 AM (aKsyK)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 17, 2020 12:35 AM (/UQ/R)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 17, 2020 12:32 AM (9Om/r)
And if his judgement is so, so wrong in that rather simple, but fundamental aspect of human existence, why should we trust it in other, more complicated matters?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 17, 2020 12:35 AM (LxWV7)
Posted by: Miklos, AM it is now at February 17, 2020 12:36 AM (QzkSJ)
The Sunday Telegraph said senior NHS managers have been told that the service will stop testing for the strain known as Covid-19 "once around 100 cases have been confirmed" across Britain.
Posted by: vmom 2020 at February 17, 2020 12:36 AM (G546f)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 17, 2020 12:37 AM (/UQ/R)
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One supposes that he then flounced home to see his husband.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 17, 2020 12:37 AM (ZMWtN)
the like of Rush Limbaugh, or anybody who supports Donald J. Trump as
the moral as well as the political leader of the United States."
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 17, 2020 12:28 AM
Butt Petergag's "basket of deplorables" moment?
Posted by: Zettai Roshia-no Asetto at February 17, 2020 12:32 AM (7WaWV)
F him. Limbaugh accomplished more than this guy in a month than he has done his entire, irrelevant career. I am sorry, but if you knew who Mayor Pete was three years ago, you likely lived in his town. This guy will likely go the way of Kaine and Webb.
Posted by: Quint at February 17, 2020 12:37 AM (n13/j)
Wot? I'm as sympathetic to veterans as the next guy, but the earliest you could date the start of US involvement in Vietnam is 1963. Prior to that it was the French.
Posted by: Ace's liver at February 17, 2020 12:37 AM (wGeit)
Well, yeah, actually, there are a lot of things it can't do.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 17, 2020 12:35 AM (Ewo9R)
Well, it's probably no weaker than polymer. But it's a lot heavier.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 17, 2020 12:38 AM (LxWV7)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow
Gloating is unbecoming.
Celebration is fine.
Posted by: Miklos, AM it is again then at February 17, 2020 12:38 AM (QzkSJ)
Thanks for the Buckley vid, MH. That's a great track from a great album. Reminded me to get out the album and give it another listen or five.
Posted by: Average Guy at February 17, 2020 12:39 AM (BaHwF)
Teh gays can have all of the buttsecks, and conceive thusly.
Thing is, their offspring will all be literal shit-heads whut vote Dem, every time.
Only way to deal with 'em is to flush 'em all out in the 2020 election.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at February 17, 2020 12:40 AM (QzJWU)
Posted by: not so at February 17, 2020 12:05 AM (HALdu
He's been ruining it for 13 years now. /s
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at February 17, 2020 12:31 AM (2DOZq)
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and i've been not watching it for at least that long.
he's just another Leftard with a soupcon of talent and a shit load of luck.
and his kid is a thug life spoiled brat.
Posted by: redc1c4 at February 17, 2020 12:40 AM (SL3Nf)
That's really all they've got nowadays. Their policies have failed everywhere they've been tried.
Their biggest recent mistake was leading with "racist" rather than "misogynist" after Trump v. Skankles.
Trump won because he flipped six states in the Electoral College, all of which went for Gaylord twice.
But the reason they wouldn't vote for pasty-white Hillary? "Racism".
Whatever you say, hoss.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 17, 2020 12:40 AM (Ewo9R)
Posted by: not so at February 17, 2020 12:41 AM (HALdu)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 17, 2020 12:41 AM (Lqy/e)
Posted by: Summer of Love at February 17, 2020 12:41 AM (FJrl0)
Posted by: not so at February 17, 2020 12:41 AM (HALdu)
More prone to brittle failure too, I'd guess, particularly if the casting quality control is shit.
But that's just a guess.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 17, 2020 12:42 AM (Ewo9R)
Posted by: not so at February 17, 2020 12:42 AM (HALdu)
Posted by: not so at February 17, 2020 12:42 AM (HALdu)
US was putting "advisors" into South Vietnam as early as 1955. Their mission was to train the South Vietnamese troops, but you now how government and truth seldom see each other.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - forgetting to remove my socks. at February 17, 2020 12:43 AM (SchxB)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 17, 2020 12:38 AM (LxWV7)
I'm guessing it's more prone to fatigue failure, but IANAME
Posted by: Average Guy at February 17, 2020 12:43 AM (BaHwF)
Posted by: not so at February 17, 2020 12:05 AM (HALdu
He's been ruining it for 13 years now. /s
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at February 17, 2020 12:31 AM (2DOZq)
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and i've been not watching it for at least that long.
he's just another Leftard with a soupcon of talent and a shit load of luck.
and his kid is a thug life spoiled brat.
Posted by: redc1c4 at February
fat models, gay models just do what Bob did.
Posted by: not so at February 17, 2020 12:44 AM (HALdu)
Posted by: pookysgirl, comparatively wise at February 17, 2020 12:46 AM (XKZwp)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - forgetting to remove my socks. at February 17, 2020 12:47 AM (SchxB)
"soupçon"???
Did someone spike your drink with chablis?
Posted by: Miklos, o zut at February 17, 2020 12:47 AM (QzkSJ)
I'm as sympathetic to veterans as the next guy, but the earliest you could date the start of US involvement in Vietnam is 1963.
In Praise of Pip
www.imdb.com/title/tt0734579
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 17, 2020 12:47 AM (aKsyK)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 17, 2020 12:48 AM (/UQ/R)
Because Obama never used his limo at political appearances.
He did, however, take a bunch of donors for a joyride on Air Force One around New York harbor and buzz Ground Zero at low altitude causing a panic on Wall Street.
Posted by: Flatville Bill at February 17, 2020 12:48 AM (k3WO2)
Know what though?
I don't care.
Countless grannies coast to coast are protected by Jennings/Bryan/Jimenez .380 guns secreted in nightstands, front door side-tables and purses, everywhere.
Count me a fan. Those guns will likely never see 50 rounds fired in their entire existence.
And they only have to work for a magazine's worth, if that. You can be SURE granny ain't gonna execute a Tactical Reload on a partial mag, right?
I feel the same about '70s Charter Arms. When they were really bottom feeding junk.
They still went BANG.
Every poor, Social Security maxing, Meals on Wheels eating granny out there, DESERVES to be armed for her self defense.
More Jimenez, less EveryMomz, PLEASE.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at February 17, 2020 12:48 AM (QzJWU)
Punch Adam Sandler in the face?
Posted by: Blanco Basura - forgetting to remove my socks. at February 17, 2020 12:47 AM (SchxB)
schtup the help?
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 17, 2020 12:48 AM (5v5Zx)
US was putting "advisors" into South Vietnam as early as 1955. Their mission was to train the South Vietnamese troops, but you now how government and truth seldom see each other.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - forgetting to remove my socks. at February 17, 2020 12:43 AM (SchxB)
It's quite a stretch to say we were fighting a war at that time. If that's the standard, the US hasn't been at peace since the 19th century.
Posted by: Ace's liver at February 17, 2020 12:48 AM (wGeit)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 17, 2020 12:48 AM (WI7YS)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 17, 2020 12:48 AM (a4EWo)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February
was doing a bootygig campaign sticker
Posted by: not so at February 17, 2020 12:49 AM (HALdu)
Posted by: torabora at February 17, 2020 12:49 AM (nZO62)
But that's just a guess.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 17, 2020 12:42 AM (Ewo9R)
Well, you would have to design the gun to match the characteristics of the material chosen. And only one of their guns is 9 mm. The rest are .22, .380, and .25 caliber.
They are an entry-level firearm for people who want a new plinker or carry piece, and who don't have a lot of money.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 17, 2020 12:50 AM (LxWV7)
A very valid point.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 17, 2020 12:50 AM (Ewo9R)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 17, 2020 12:50 AM (WI7YS)
Posted by: not so at February 17, 2020 12:51 AM (HALdu)
Posted by: Karl Marx at February 17, 2020 12:51 AM (Ewo9R)
the like of Rush Limbaugh"
Rush roped a dope, when the woman wanted to change her vote after she found out Pete was gay it showed it was not common knowledge (him having a "husband") for people that aren't political junkies.
So, Rush, mentions it and now it's Pete's #1 talking point.
Posted by: Alice McD at February 17, 2020 12:52 AM (2CtSR)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 17, 2020 12:50 AM (WI7YS)
fevered dreams?
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 17, 2020 12:52 AM (5v5Zx)
Yeah, it's a mystery.
I look at Trump the same way I would look at a hiring highly aggressive lawyer. I'm not hiring him to be a nice guy.
Posted by: Karl Marx at February 17, 2020 12:53 AM (Ewo9R)
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at February 17, 2020 12:48 AM (QzJWU)
Well said, Jim!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 17, 2020 12:53 AM (LxWV7)
So, while it didn't ramp up big time til Gulf of Tonkin (1964), we were there for a good long while by then.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice... EJEXIT: If Not Now, When? at February 17, 2020 12:53 AM (EQRLd)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 17, 2020 12:48 AM (WI7YS)
this primary is getting to be the most fun in years - you can sense that the DNC is settling in on Bloomie as their most viable candidate, BUT the Burnie Bros are digging up all this dirt on him and sabotaging him. Meanwhile Bloomie is going to start returning the favor to Burnie. I don't see Butty with either the money or the organization to compete with either of them for very long.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 17, 2020 12:53 AM (V2Yro)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 17, 2020 12:54 AM (/UQ/R)
Someone call my name?
Posted by:
FIFY
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at February 17, 2020 12:54 AM (QzJWU)
Posted by: Ace's liver
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Direct engagement, perhaps, but there was a good deal of American support for the French. Lots of equipment, but Air America was active also.
"The U.S. military advisory effort in Vietnam had a modest beginning in September 1950, when the United States Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG), Vietnam, was established in Saigon. Its mission was to supervise the issuance and employment of $10 million of military equipment to support French legionnaires in their effort to combat Viet Minh forces. By 1953 the amount of U.S. military aid had jumped to over $350 million and was used to replace the badly worn World War II vintage equipment that France, still suffering economically from the devastation of that war, was still using."
Also Laos.
Not the best source, but Wiki:
From 1959 to 1962 the airline provided direct and indirect support to US Special Forces "Ambidextrous", "Hotfoot", and "White Star", which trained the regular Royal Laotian armed forces. After 1962 a similar operation known as Project 404 fielded numerous US Army attachés (ARMA) and air attachés (AIRA) to the US embassy in Vientiane
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 17, 2020 12:55 AM (HTHlp)
he's just another Leftard with a soupcon of talent and a shit load of luck.
and his kid is a thug life spoiled brat.
Posted by: redc1c4 at February
Carey is a big time Libertarian for what it's worth. And the kid you're talking about is not his. He's just a father figure to the kid whose mom was a former fiancé of Carey's.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at February 17, 2020 12:55 AM (2DOZq)
Karl also banged (and impregnated) the help. The kid was farmed out for adoption, and the housekeeper continued to live with the family for the rest of Karl's life.
She was buried in the same grave as Karl and his wife.
Quite possibly an early "throuple".
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 17, 2020 12:57 AM (Ewo9R)
From 1959 to 1962 the airline provided direct and indirect support to US Special Forces "Ambidextrous", "Hotfoot", and "White Star", which trained the regular Royal Laotian armed forces. After 1962 a similar operation known as Project 404 fielded numerous US Army attachés (ARMA) and air attachés (AIRA) to the US embassy in Vientiane
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 17, 2020 12:55 AM (HTHlp)
The French used M29 Weasels quite extensively in Vietnam.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 17, 2020 12:58 AM (LxWV7)
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at February 17, 2020 12:58 AM (2DOZq)
Years ago, I was going home after working late in the French Quarter (Saenger Theater). On the MLK late bus, about 2 AM, a young woman got on in distress, saying that a car full of men had been circling around while she was waiting for the bus, but the bus came just in time.
Then-they're following the bus! Only about 5 people on the bus (and me the only pallorized one).
A Granny pulled a .32 out of her purse and said "Take this and take care of yourself."
I checked the police reports later, apparently no further incident.
Posted by: Miklos, on the MLK bus no more at February 17, 2020 12:58 AM (QzkSJ)
ButtJizz seems to be the current DNC (i.e., Soros) favorite, though. They've put Biden out to drift away on an ice floe in the last couple of weeks, Warren is a non-starter, and they HATE Bernie and Bloomberg.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 17, 2020 12:59 AM (Ewo9R)
Low voter turnout benefits cultists - I bring into evidence, the D primary races in Fort Bend 2010 and 2012, which raised up Kesha Rogers the LaRouchie.
Bernie Corbyn WILL be the nominee if mud starts flying.
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at February 17, 2020 12:59 AM (/P984)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 17, 2020 12:57 AM (Ewo9R)
Marx apparently had personal hygiene issues. Wifey was probably happy that old Karl was banging the housemaid, and not her.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 17, 2020 12:59 AM (LxWV7)
Quite possibly an early "throuple".
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 17, 2020 12:57 AM (Ewo9R)
That's a landfill, not a grave.
Graves are consecrated ground.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at February 17, 2020 01:00 AM (QzJWU)
Posted by: Zombie Karl Marx at February 17, 2020 01:01 AM (EgshT)
Is Kel-Tec still around? They used to make cheap, but (relatively) serviceable weapons. A lot of crap QC from the factory, as I recall, but if it went bang the first time you tried it would probably continue to go bang for a while.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 17, 2020 01:01 AM (Ewo9R)
Bernie gets my vote as will any challenger to Dem incumbents in county positions.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 17, 2020 01:02 AM (5v5Zx)
He had about six kids by her, so apparently they got together from time to time.
Assuming they were actually his. Could've been Engels', I suppose.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 17, 2020 01:02 AM (Ewo9R)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 17, 2020 01:02 AM (aKsyK)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Well, she and a couple of the children were busy starving to death.
Posted by: Miklos, actual alumnus of Karl Marx U. at February 17, 2020 01:03 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 17, 2020 01:01 AM (Ewo9R)
Kel-TEc is still around, and I think it was said on today's gub thread that they make a 9 mm pistol caliber carbine that keeps selling out.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 17, 2020 01:03 AM (LxWV7)
chick taught him how to pronounce it. This would be true in real life.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 17, 2020 12:26 AM (9Om/r)
Like any dead language I would guess, including Latin. I learned one pronunciation for Latin, but the class one year ahead of me learned another.
I've always struggled with languages having verbs at the end of sentences. English sentence structure is subject noun, verb, object noun. But with the verb at the end, it's just very confusing to me. I could imagine speaking it would be just as difficult. I guess that's why Latin has so many 'catchphrases', they got tired of figuring out that verb conjugation shit, too.
Posted by: RickZ at February 17, 2020 01:04 AM (Y8PSl)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 17, 2020 01:05 AM (/UQ/R)
Posted by: RickZ
And they never had a word for "yes".
Posted by: Miklosius Caroliniensis at February 17, 2020 01:06 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 17, 2020 01:01 AM (Ewo9R)
Not only "still around" but climbing the quality ratings like a crack-addled Moron.
Fellow shooter at the range couldn't hit diddly with is Kel-Tek PT380.
Outdoor range, and a discarded juice box is on the ground at about five yards.
Seven rounds later, and I've relocated that juice box out to the 18 yard marker. Told the owner "it's not the gun."
Their larger format guns for .380 and 9mm are champs. Cheap, and not "champs" for a full IDPA season of 10,000 rounds.
But Champs for the nightstand/door-side table/purse role, all the same.
Strong BUY recommendation.
P.S. Same for Bersa Thunder in .380.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at February 17, 2020 01:07 AM (QzJWU)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 17, 2020 01:07 AM (/UQ/R)
A lot of people involved with history today hate the idea that wars have beginning dates and end dates. The argument they make are there are only "long wars". What they are doing is conflating battles among armies from nation states with "struggles" that they believe never end.
You see this with the Civil War today. It was a war from 1861-1865. But you have many "historians" that talk about "Long War" They conflate their political grievances with war itself. Some claim the Civil War started long before 1861 and some say it has never ended.
Words need to mean things if we are ever going to have a shared common history. Wars have to have a particular meaning or they will no longer have a meaning at all.
I don't doubt the US put advisors into Vietnam before 1964. And no doubt the last Americans left long after the war ended. But it comes down to the meaning of war itself.
Could not someone argue that the American Revolution did not end until 1812? They countries were still antagonistic until that point and long after.
I can't say for sure the date the Vietnam War started or ended. I can say it is funny that it called "controversial" by the people who made it controversial.
Posted by: Quint at February 17, 2020 01:08 AM (n13/j)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 17, 2020 12:28 AM (aKsyK)
'Cept Nazis. Man, the left really hates their kissing cousins, the Nazis.
Posted by: RickZ at February 17, 2020 01:08 AM (Y8PSl)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 17, 2020 01:03 AM (LxWV7)
KelTec Sub 2000 Gen 2 takes the glock mags. I like mine very much.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at February 17, 2020 01:10 AM (2DOZq)
She actually has a cute face but needs to drop a few lbs and just de-ugly her whole personality.
10 years ago she'd never be on that runway so she's got the woke culture to thank for that experience... if she remembers it.
Posted by: keena at February 17, 2020 01:11 AM (RiTnx)
Posted by: RickZ at February 17, 2020 01:08 AM (Y8PSl)
The Left doesn't like Competition. The International Socialists hate the National Socialists for having so much in common.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Low Glycemic Souls at February 17, 2020 01:11 AM (Wm5SB)
Well, dates have official bookmark functions. The US was effectively at war with Nazi Germany before Pearl Harbor and subsequent declarations.
Posted by: Miklos, save the date at February 17, 2020 01:12 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 17, 2020 12:28 AM (aKsyK)
O.K. Mr. Buttigieg. YOU welcome MS-13 members, drunk drivers and other murderers into your house and pay for their medical coverage and food bills.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 17, 2020 01:12 AM (WI7YS)
Posted by: Ace's liver at February 17, 2020 12:37 AM (wGeit)
The first US military death in Vietnam was in 1956.
Posted by: RickZ at February 17, 2020 01:14 AM (Y8PSl)
today's gub thread that they make a 9 mm pistol caliber carbine that
keeps selling out.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 17, 2020 01:03 AM (LxWV7)
KelTec Sub 2000 Gen 2 takes the glock mags. I like mine very much.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at February 17, 2020 01:10 AM (2DOZq)
I am not recommending it as it has been finicky to some. But the Kel Tec p 32 has been one of the finest mouse guns I have ever owned. Some have had troubles though I believe they can always send it back for a fluff and buff. I have found that gun to be 100 percent reliable and one of the most technologically advanced weapons of its time. The thing basically weighs nothing, is as tiny as all get out, and if you know how to use it, it works.
i could see someone causing an FTF with a weak grip. I could also see the long trigger pull being something you need to get used to. But that weapon stands out over the decades as truly being an achievement.
Posted by: Quint at February 17, 2020 01:14 AM (n13/j)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
The Third Amendment would allow for that.
Posted by: Miklos, also some Souter-style Eminent Domain action at February 17, 2020 01:15 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 17, 2020 01:16 AM (Ewo9R)
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at February 17, 2020 01:10 AM (2DOZq)
This is Miscegenation of Arms, and shall be met with hickory shampoos, fire hoses and german shepherds at every street, corner and classroom door!
Governor H&H Rigby Dakota Purdy Merkel mk. III rd.
Posted by: Jim at February 17, 2020 01:18 AM (QzJWU)
I agree that the US was invovled in Vietnam prior to 1964. I once did a paper on Eisenhower and how he tried to help the French in Indochina or at least how he kept a keep eye on the area as a danger zone. I think He sent some SF types/advisors over there. He did more than that but that stands out.
There was a "Barney Miller" TV episode where Sergeant Dietrich said he got a merit badge in the Boy Scouts for writing such a paper during the Eisenhower administration.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 17, 2020 01:22 AM (aKsyK)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 17, 2020 01:24 AM (LxWV7)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 17, 2020 01:27 AM (a4EWo)
Posted by: RickZ at February 17, 2020 01:30 AM (Y8PSl)
Alarm in six hours. I'll get more sleep than last night.
You buncha sleep stealing futhermuckingbunofasitches.
Love ya, Horde!
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at February 17, 2020 01:30 AM (QzJWU)
Posted by: rhomboid at February 17, 2020 01:30 AM (El6T/)
Once had tea in the house of one of the first translators assigned to MAC-V (Military Assistance Commission - Vietnam), our big liaison operation during our big direct involvement. Ethnic Chinese. Modest house, Tanh Son Nhat, near the airport. He had quite the stories, had fled just ahead of the NVA in April '75, returned in the 90s, had a good business.
His photo book, with all the black/white pics of him with Amb. Bunker and other recognizable figures of the time, was great. In the back were the color photos of all the nice houses he owns and rents out to western expat corporate types. Whole cycle of history in one small photo album.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 17, 2020 01:35 AM (El6T/)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - forgetting to remove my socks. at February 17, 2020 01:37 AM (SchxB)
Posted by: Quint at February 17, 2020 01:37 AM (n13/j)
Posted by: rhomboid at February 17, 2020 01:30 AM (El6T/)
An asshole troll is socking Miklos -- again.
Miklos, a regular no life loser at February 17, 2020 01:27 AM (6K7U0)
Posted by: RickZ at February 17, 2020 01:39 AM (Y8PSl)
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at February 17, 2020 01:40 AM (/P984)
Posted by: rhomboid at February 17, 2020 01:40 AM (El6T/)
Posted by: rhomboid at February 17, 2020 01:40 AM (El6T/)
The hash always give the troll game away.
Not Jack Straw's hash stash, mind you.
Posted by: RickZ at February 17, 2020 01:42 AM (Y8PSl)
Posted by: rhomboid
*thinking cap on*
Miklos has a Special Hash bestowed by the Jesuits.
Accept no substitutes.
Posted by: Miklos, sui generis at February 17, 2020 01:47 AM (QzkSJ)
If we sat around and tried to invent an arrogant insulting buffoon engineered to alienate almost everyone (I don't think even your average urban ignoramus has active contempt for farmers), we probably would dismiss the actual Bloomberg as too over-the-top.
He has nearly *half a billion $$$* paid or earmarked for ads. You read that right.
As degrading as it is for the country that someone like him is even openly vying for public office, we can only hope his billions and his arrogance keep him in the race for a while, sliming it out with the other despicable freaks in the Dem primary.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 17, 2020 01:48 AM (El6T/)
Posted by: rhomboid
There is precedent for plutocrat politicos.
In the end, Crassus crapped out.
Posted by: Miklosius, not doing a full Santayana at February 17, 2020 01:50 AM (QzkSJ)
I love the commentary and camaraderie. But the trolls, I no like so much.
Posted by: Quint at February 17, 2020 01:50 AM (n13/j)
The mind boggles at the walking political implosion that is Bloomberg.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 17, 2020 01:51 AM (El6T/)
Posted by: rhomboid at February 17, 2020 01:48 AM (El6T/)
I know, right?
Posted by: HIllary, Throwing Awa The Deplorables Vote at February 17, 2020 01:52 AM (Y8PSl)
Posted by: Miklosius, not doing a full Santayana at February 17, 2020 01:50 AM (QzkSJ)
Where are the Parthians when you need them?
Posted by: Ace's liver at February 17, 2020 01:53 AM (wGeit)
It's almost like he watched Trump do it and said to himself, "It can't be that easy!"
And now he's going to find out it's not.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - forgetting to remove my socks. at February 17, 2020 01:54 AM (SchxB)
This is gonna be a long 8 months. But, The CIC is descending into LaLa tomorrow so I will BBQ and fly the RW&B out front.
Posted by: Nightwatch stone axe smith at February 17, 2020 01:54 AM (kFkpX)
Posted by: Ace's live
Contemplating de-Mullahfication.
Posted by: Miklos, who likes a good glass of Shiraz at February 17, 2020 01:55 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - forgetting to remove my socks. at February 17, 2020 01:59 AM (SchxB)
I love the commentary and camaraderie. But the trolls, I no like so much.
Posted by: Quint at February 17, 2020 01:50 AM (n13/j)
As I said last night, with the major troll infestation (there was more than one if the hashes were any indication), I don't get the whole troll thing. But then I don't live in my mommy's basement depending on her to go to the grocery store to feed me, either, then throw a hissy fit because she bought generic cheese puffs and not Cheetos.
(I guess I should be proud as I was socked last night, too.)
Posted by: RickZ at February 17, 2020 02:00 AM (Y8PSl)
Posted by: RickZ
Ace hisself has dealt with this troll stuff in DaywalkerTime.
It is someone using an anonymizer with constant changes of IP and therefore hash.
Ace wasn't sure how to deal with it.
Posted by: Miklos, it's prolly Rooskies, right? at February 17, 2020 02:02 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Miklosian Anti-Marketing SA de CV at February 17, 2020 02:03 AM (QzkSJ)
That may have been the birth of the #twoweeks meme.
Posted by: boulder t'hobo at February 17, 2020 02:05 AM (/P984)
I agree with RickZ, it is trolling. Some troll basically shut down
the place last night. These people are weird and why I am always one
foot in and one foot out on the net. I have always said I was generally
on my way to Australia/lurking.
I love the commentary and camaraderie. But the trolls, I no like so much.
Posted by: Quint at February 17, 2020 01:50 AM (n13/j)
As I said last night, with the major troll infestation (there was
more than one if the hashes were any indication), I don't get the whole
troll thing. But then I don't live in my mommy's basement depending on
her to go to the grocery store to feed me, either, then throw a hissy
fit because she bought generic cheese puffs and not Cheetos.
(I guess I should be proud as I was socked last night, too.)
Posted by: RickZ at February 17, 2020 02:00 AM (Y8PSl)
i don't think i have been socked but that is fine, I am probably not important enough to be socked. It is a badge of honor in many ways as they know who the for real posters are. My hash tag has never changed from the day I started posting afaik.
That attack last night looked like an attack on the site. Some jajoff changed tags every time. Maybe it was different people or someone who has a strong vpn. I get this is an old school, site. I don't want to sign into face book or whatever. But it seems these guys can change vpns. I have a life and focus on other things.
They also seem to have personal grievances. They should watch more sitcoms. i recommend the stuff from the 90s. There has to be a way to get a wedged stick out of an orifice.
Posted by: Quint at February 17, 2020 02:06 AM (n13/j)
It's those bastard Macedonian content farmers.
Rooskies are too busy drinking to troll.
Posted by: RickZ at February 17, 2020 02:07 AM (Y8PSl)
Posted by: seven roman legions at February 17, 2020 02:07 AM (/P984)
Posted by: Quint
But...the trolls may be trying to get one IN
Posted by: Miklos, just guessing at February 17, 2020 02:08 AM (QzkSJ)
Serious? The current Mayor used to baby-sit Kamel-Toe's kids..who were from Willie's wet noodle?.....let me jump into a vat of Val-U-Rite to properly emulsify this level of Honky-Tonk geezipperdee.
Posted by: Nightwatch stone axe smith at February 17, 2020 02:08 AM (kFkpX)
Posted by: Quint at February 17, 2020 02:06 AM (n13/j)
Believe me, I'm not important enough, either, it's just that last night I mocked them and hurt their widdle feewings.
Posted by: RickZ at February 17, 2020 02:09 AM (Y8PSl)
Explosives.
Lots and lots of explosives.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - forgetting to remove my socks. at February 17, 2020 02:11 AM (SchxB)
Posted by: RickZ
True.
In Moscow, it's already time for the traditional 11 AM vodka break.
Now I understand why Hillz wanted a "peregruzka*" with those guys.
*the word means "overload", not "reset"
Posted by: Miklosov Miklosevitch at February 17, 2020 02:12 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: RickZ
I think it may be our buddy raimondo.
About the time the troll arrived, there was some authentic raimondo gibberish.
Posted by: Miklosov Miklosevitch, without the Brezhnev eyebrows at February 17, 2020 02:14 AM (QzkSJ)
Gotta get up and pound some nails into baseboard before the sun goes down tomorrow. Can't do that if I sleep through all the daylight hours.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - forgetting to remove my socks. at February 17, 2020 02:14 AM (SchxB)
sorry ettes....should have done a medical disclaimer before hand.
So far I sleep better
Posted by: Nightwatch stone axe smith at February 17, 2020 02:15 AM (kFkpX)
Clicking on your nic leads to "Bad Gateway".
Which would be an OK, but not great band name.
More like an album title.
Posted by: Miklos, rectifying the names at February 17, 2020 02:16 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Miklos, rectifying the names at February 17, 2020 02:16 AM (QzkSJ)
I say that every time I read Gateway Pundits' 'exclusive breaking news'.
Posted by: RickZ at February 17, 2020 02:20 AM (Y8PSl)
Posted by: Hierominous Botch at February 17, 2020 02:24 AM (YqED9)
Dang, obviously left the party early (work)..down threading to check out what this mayhem looks like.....be back
Posted by: Nightwatch stone axe smith at February 17, 2020 02:35 AM (kFkpX)
until she got her apartment, 1961. She was dating a SF captain who was
an advisor in Vietnam. Got to shoot his .45 out behind the house. A bit
too much gun for me, it turned out, as a pre-teen. I did manage to hit a
Valvoine can at about 20 feet, but 5-6 rounds or so wore me out.
Posted by: Hierominous Botch at February 17, 2020 02:24 AM (YqED9)
that is a cool story. I can see why that would seem like a lot of a gun. I personally dont' think the 1911 is that rough, but that is as an adult. I did shoot a 44 mag revolver as a young teen. now that was a blast in many ways. I still have the pic back when that meant an actual picture.
Posted by: Quint at February 17, 2020 02:35 AM (n13/j)
Posted by: RickZ
As a former newspaper/magazine/book editor, I find the writing on GP to be painful to read.
But, no enemies to the right, as Lenin never said.
Posted by: Miklos, editor emeritus at February 17, 2020 02:46 AM (QzkSJ)
Evening!
Posted by: Gooshy, listening carefully to Zathrus at February 17, 2020 02:48 AM (BHpHr)
Posted by: Quint at February 17, 2020 02:35 AM (n13/j)
First time I shot one of those it was in an indoor range in a lane next to cement wall.
I could feel my eyeballs rattling. It was the weirdest sensation.
Posted by: Ace's liver at February 17, 2020 02:51 AM (wGeit)
Bait and trap (humanitarian not catch and release...but catch and Ban Hammer?)
just thinking and drinkin.....
Posted by: Nightwatch stone axe smith at February 17, 2020 02:56 AM (kFkpX)
now that was a blast in many ways. I still have the pic back when that
meant an actual picture.
Posted by: Quint at February 17, 2020 02:35 AM (n13/j)
First time I shot one of those it was in an indoor range in a lane next to cement wall.
I could feel my eyeballs rattling. It was the weirdest sensation.
Posted by: Ace's liver at February 17, 2020 02:51 AM (wGeit)
A kid I went to school with got killed by one of those at point blank range. They were fucking around with it at the kitchen table and it went off. Another dude I knew was there when it happened and was right next to him. He said he died instantly. A blank stare, then head on the table, dead. Kinda like Greedo in star wars. I don't think he ever got over that, it could have been him. yeah it was a bad scene.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 17, 2020 02:57 AM (9Om/r)
Posted by: Nightwatch stone axe smith at February 17, 2020 03:00 AM (kFkpX)
Posted by: RickZ at February 17, 2020 03:01 AM (Y8PSl)
Posted by: Gooshy
Thank you for your presence.
It more than compensates for the trollfestation.
Posted by: Miklos, top o' the mornin! at February 17, 2020 03:06 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: RickZ
Maybe we should start a club. I think Slapweasel had one of these at one point.
Posted by: Miklos, of authentic provenance at February 17, 2020 03:07 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Miklos, of bourbonistic proclivities at February 17, 2020 03:09 AM (QzkSJ)
I feel so honored.
Posted by: RickZ at February 17, 2020 03:01 AM (Y8PSl)
what a piece of shit. You don't deserve this. There should be a way to be rid of these vermin. It if is software specific, I can't help you there. If it is up to people standing guard and banning the vermin, count me in.
Posted by: Quint at February 17, 2020 03:09 AM (n13/j)
Posted by: Quint at February 17, 2020 03:10 AM (n13/j)
Still will not stack up to deaths in cars....on bicycles ..by the common flu and the like....so why ya all demonize guns?
You a fucking commie/marxist /pinko ,,,,,yeah you know the drill....cux THAT'S your drill....
E S A D......you figure that out.
Posted by: Nightwatch stone axe smith at February 17, 2020 03:11 AM (kFkpX)
I thought I smelled something.
Posted by: Gooshy, listening carefully to Zathrus at February 17, 2020 03:12 AM (BHpHr)
those at point blank range. They were fucking around with it at the
kitchen table and it went off. Another dude I knew was there when it
happened and was right next to him. He said he died instantly. A blank
stare, then head on the table, dead. Kinda like Greedo in star wars. I
don't think he ever got over that, it could have been him. yeah it was a
bad scene.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 17, 2020 02:57 AM (9Om/r)
bad memory there Berserker. The cliche is when they pull out the magazine but don't know there is one in the pipe.
The parents should keep their weapons secured but ALSO teach their kids proper handling and how to shoot. one without the other will be a failure.
Posted by: Quint at February 17, 2020 03:13 AM (n13/j)
Posted by: Gooshy
Unfortunately, it isn't due to the Boiled Peanut aspect of the Food thread.
Posted by: Miklos, who does like boiled peanuts at February 17, 2020 03:15 AM (QzkSJ)
The cliche is when they pull out the magazine but don't know there is one in the pipe.
------------'
That and "blanks". Some guy shot his wife with a .38 wadcutter.
TV provides poor firearms training.
Posted by: Gooshy, listening carefully to Zathrus at February 17, 2020 03:17 AM (BHpHr)
Lol, can't stand boiled peanuts, and I've had the best from Atlanta Farmer's Market.
Posted by: Gooshy, listening carefully to Zathrus at February 17, 2020 03:20 AM (BHpHr)
Posted by: Vic at February 17, 2020 03:22 AM (mpXpK)
https://tinyurl.com/v5tqhoa
Posted by: Vic at February 17, 2020 03:23 AM (mpXpK)
https://tinyurl.com/w4kglhw
Posted by: Vic at February 17, 2020 03:23 AM (mpXpK)
https://tinyurl.com/wm85av2
Posted by: Vic at February 17, 2020 03:24 AM (mpXpK)
https://tinyurl.com/uadg3y5
Posted by: Vic at February 17, 2020 03:24 AM (mpXpK)
Posted by: Vic at February 17, 2020 03:25 AM (mpXpK)
Posted by: Quint at February 17, 2020 03:09 AM (n13/j)
"Deserves got nothin' to do with it."
You just have to point at and mock their impotent rage because they are impo'tent. All their lefty dreams under Bathhouse Barry, to be finalized under Queen Hillary, are slipping away faster than Lizzie Warpath's campaign. As their Saint Alinksy, says, ridicule is man's most potent weapon. They hate to be ridiculed because they're Big Men On Campus bathroom stall walls.
Probably just a Burnie Bro establishing his trolling cred. 'Tis to laugh. Heartily. Guffaw even.
Posted by: RickZ at February 17, 2020 03:25 AM (Y8PSl)
hi vic!
Posted by: Gooshy, listening carefully to Zathrus at February 17, 2020 03:25 AM (BHpHr)
Posted by: Vic at February 17, 2020 03:26 AM (mpXpK)
It is a cliche but it works. Never, ever put your finger on a trigger unless you are ready to kill. Forget safeties and all that jazz, that is just a part of the function of the gun. Never put your finger on a trigger unless you plan to destroy what you are aiming at.
You see in countless Hollyweird films the actors instinctively put their finger on the trigger. They are wrong and should be shamed for it.
i don't want to hear about safeties. Revolvers have no safeties. just like a Glock, don't pull the trigger and it wont go off 100 percent of the time.
parents should secure their weapons from children AND teach them proper firearms skills.
I realize people shoot blanks and empty loads in movies and reenactments. I really don't know that protocol their other than you should aim away from the other guy. I read once that reenactors banned ram rods because of the possibility someone would leave it in their weapon and shoot the rod at someone.
Posted by: Quint at February 17, 2020 03:26 AM (n13/j)
Posted by: Gooshy, listening carefully to Zathrus at February 17, 2020 03:20 AM (BHpHr)
Zathras have no one to talk to. No one manages poor zathras, you see. So Zathras talks to dirt, sometimes talks to walls, or talks to ceilings, but dirt is closer. Dirt is used to everyone walking on it, just like Zathras.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 17, 2020 03:30 AM (9Om/r)
Posted by: RickZ at February 17, 2020 03:38 AM (Y8PSl)
The Z man was one of my favorite supporting characters.
Posted by: Gooshy, listening carefully to Zathrus at February 17, 2020 03:40 AM (BHpHr)
Posted by: RickZ
*practices chortle*
Posted by: It ain't over till the fat Miklos sings at February 17, 2020 03:42 AM (QzkSJ)
Ah, Zathrus not Rick. Liked him too, of course.
Posted by: Gooshy, listening carefully to Zathrus at February 17, 2020 03:45 AM (BHpHr)
Oh yes.
Brandon Lee
Jon-Erik Hexum
Posted by: Miklos, vaguely recalling at February 17, 2020 03:45 AM (QzkSJ)
I couldn't remember Hexums name. He shot HIMSELF in the head, horsing around on set.
Posted by: Gooshy, listening carefully to Zathrus at February 17, 2020 03:47 AM (BHpHr)
Posted by: Gooshy
Now see?
Good firearms instructors tell you not to do that.
Posted by: Miklos, certified Magyar sniper at February 17, 2020 03:51 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Skip at February 17, 2020 03:52 AM (ZCEU2)
Posted by: Skip at February 17, 2020 03:52 AM (ZCEU2)
Posted by: Gooshy, listening carefully to Zathrus at February 17, 2020 03:54 AM (BHpHr)
Posted by: RickZ...no alarm needed at February 17, 2020 03:55 AM (wAKZi)
Posted by: Skip
At the moment yes.
I was instructed to make blueberry muffins around 7.
May the the breakfast be with us!
Posted by: Miklos, certified actual Miklos at February 17, 2020 03:55 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Skip at February 17, 2020 03:52 AM (ZCEU2)
The ones that have this hash:
(QzkSJ)
But not the other ones.
Posted by: m at February 17, 2020 03:55 AM (7juvc)
Posted by: Gooshy, listening carefully to Zathrus at February 17, 2020 03:59 AM (BHpHr)
Posted by: Skip at February 17, 2020 03:59 AM (ZCEU2)
(QzkSJ)
But not the other ones.
Posted by: m
It's nice to be noticed.
*prepares extra Cafe du Monde Coffee and beignets for m*
Posted by: Miklos, yes indeed at February 17, 2020 04:00 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: RickZ at February 17, 2020 04:06 AM (Y8PSl)
But it's free on Amazon Prime, which I have for free.
Posted by: McMiklos, a thrifty lad at February 17, 2020 04:07 AM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: RickZ
The State of California has determined that Hydrox and generic Cheeto-equivalents produce unacceptable levels of incoherent trolling.
Which is fine in the State of California.
Posted by: Miklos, off to have a late midnite snack at February 17, 2020 04:10 AM (QzkSJ)
* These comments have not been approved by the state of California. For some reason we need to tell other states we don't approve of these comments. And for some reason other states allow us to print this commentary on their products. We don't get it either.
Posted by: Quint at February 17, 2020 04:14 AM (n13/j)
Posted by: My life is insanity at February 17, 2020 04:18 AM (XI1YR)
Who do I talk to about Mondays becoming a part of the weekend?
Posted by: My life is insanity at February 17, 2020 04:29 AM (XI1YR)
Posted by: RickZ at February 17, 2020 04:31 AM (Y8PSl)
Mornin' all.
Left alarm on "B" which is 3am instead oc "A" which is 4:15.
Didn't hit me till I got downstairs and coffee wasn't waiting.
Ah well, I can get to work early, get off early and have more of the "nice" afternoon to put new brake pads on Toy rear end.
Posted by: teej at February 17, 2020 04:32 AM (NnN0z)
Posted by: Skip at February 17, 2020 04:34 AM (ZCEU2)
Posted by: JT at February 17, 2020 04:36 AM (arJlL)
Posted by: Skip at February 17, 2020 04:39 AM (ZCEU2)
Posted by: Skip at February 17, 2020 04:39 AM (ZCEU2)
I used to work like that. It's bad for your health.
Posted by: Ace's liver at February 17, 2020 04:44 AM (wGeit)
And I'm going to be late if I don't get moving.
Who do I talk to about Mondays becoming a part of the weekend?
Posted by: My life is insanity at February 17, 2020 04:29 AM (XI1YR)
hey MLA. I told you I was relurking I guess I did so for a spell. It is hard to give it up whole cloth.
It is Washington's Birthday by the Federal Calendar. Are you off today?
A handful of states call it President's Day (spit), but at least as many celebrate Washington, Lincoln, or a combination of the two. A few good states like Texas made the mistake of proclaiming "presidents day". My guess is they wanted into the act and wanted to put an LBJ up there with Washington a Lincoln.
I know in my state the holiday is called George Washington Day. I know that federal holiday is called Washington's Birthday. The Left won on this one. I have seen state proclamations that say schools and libraries will be closed for Presidents Day when no holiday of that name exists.
This is a great example of when the masses are too dumb to know better and that people in charge or also dumb but still have an agenda. Everyone knows this as "presidents day" but that is NOT the national holiday and it is only a recognized holiday by no more than half the states.
I give up on this one. I petitioned my state to know the name of their own holiday and to know the name of the national holiday. They did not respond as they are are lemmings. Hell they likely laughed really. They love it when \they are so warped that they can laugh at a normal. They probably wonder why I care. Well, if they don't know the name of their OWN holiday, why should we trust them with anything. I didn't name the thing. Why are people so stupid as to not be able to check the national holiday register and the same for their states?
And isn't the the national holiday the real thing and the state bs is just local pandering? The federal holiday is still Columbus Day. So if some warped state or locality says it is Indigenous Peoples day, do we have to change our views because of a handful of weirdos?
I hope someone mentions the actual holiday tomorrow. It is not that hard. Anyone can check the federal holiday callender on the net.
I showed these people they are clueless and don't even know their own state. But they do not care, They have the culture, it was a bums rush.
Posted by: Quint at February 17, 2020 04:47 AM (n13/j)
Posted by: My life is insanity at February 17, 2020 04:47 AM (XI1YR)
Posted by: Skip at February 17, 2020 04:49 AM (ZCEU2)
Posted by: Quint at February 17, 2020 04:50 AM (n13/j)
https://tinyurl.com/vu85rqf
There were more totalitarians in the government than I realized
Posted by: Skip at February 17, 2020 04:53 AM (ZCEU2)
Posted by: Quint at February 17, 2020 04:50 AM
Agreed.
Hi, Quint, always good to see you back here. I do not have off today. Peon job, no 'bank hours'.
Posted by: My life is insanity at February 17, 2020 04:55 AM (XI1YR)
Posted by: My life is insanity at February 17, 2020 04:56 AM (XI1YR)
Posted by: My life is insanity at February 17, 2020 04:55 AM (XI1YR
Understood. I am happy to converse with you, and I wish you all the best. You are one of my faves here there is no doubt about that. Have a good day MLA.
Posted by: Quint at February 17, 2020 04:59 AM (n13/j)
Gonna mosey on out myself.
Focus on getting around so as not to waste that hour early I woke up.
Wait, did I just say that?
Later
Posted by: teej at February 17, 2020 05:03 AM (hLB6Q)
Posted by: Skip at February 17, 2020 05:06 AM (ZCEU2)
The DOJ has 113k employees, I'm surprised only 1100 rat fucks signed the letter, bet Yates was one of the signers.
Forget decimation, the DOJ needs a multitude of decimation.
Posted by: John Thornton at February 17, 2020 05:08 AM (/whCp)
https://tinyurl.com/sp25wjv
Read before about "Q", not sure if I believe there is some lone person out there all knowing.
Posted by: Skip at February 17, 2020 05:13 AM (ZCEU2)
Posted by: Skip at February 17, 2020 05:17 AM (ZCEU2)
Q is a speculator and theorizer, if he had true insight and or inside knowledge he would have been neutralized a long time ago.
Or said another way...
Epstein did not kill himself.
Posted by: John Thornton at February 17, 2020 05:25 AM (/whCp)
If only i care about this that is fine. Not shaming others but i have said my piece on it. If others care, they will sound off. If not, it will be a great Presidents Day for us all. I was thinking of going full blast on the new threads. But I have done that for years. You guys aren't the audience anyway.
What kills me is most just go along with the commercials. People on tv say something enough and everyone believes it. How does that not differ from other political arguments?
ok. not lying, I might still mention it. I am fired up about this. It galls the hell out of me that even conservatives call this presidents day,. Sorry for going off, that is not my way. But there is something about this that really bothers me. How hard is it to look at the Federal Calendar? People spend half their lives on the 'net.
Posted by: Quint at February 17, 2020 05:27 AM (n13/j)
Posted by: Case at February 17, 2020 05:28 AM (tWAkG)
https://tinyurl.com/wtlq7ed
Leftist government run amok, easily could happen here and suspected Nov 6, 2016 at midnight it would be this and worse if Hillary was President as was expected.
But then like 12:30 Pennsylvania went for Trump and knew it would be all right.
Posted by: Skip at February 17, 2020 05:29 AM (ZCEU2)
Posted by: Skip at February 17, 2020 05:30 AM (ZCEU2)
And did he focus-group that decision?
Posted by: oldtimer at February 17, 2020 05:30 AM (zt1Y6)
Mark Levin gave the business to FDR last night.
FDR was probably one of the biggest thugs and racists behind problay only Woodrow Wilson.
Fun fact:
FDR nominated a Kkk member to the Supreme Court and in that year garnered 70 pct support of the black vote in the same year he prevented the GOPs anti-lynching laws from being adopted.
Posted by: John Thornton at February 17, 2020 05:34 AM (/whCp)
And did he focus-group that decision?
Posted by: oldtimer at February 17, 2020 05:30 AM (zt1Y6)
Multi-position player. Goes with the territory.
Posted by: RickZ at February 17, 2020 05:37 AM (Y8PSl)
The DOJ has 113k employees
Posted by: John Thornton at February 17, 2020 05:08 AM (/whCp)
Thanks for that context. That is useful.
Posted by: m at February 17, 2020 05:39 AM (KXX3K)
Posted by: Case at February 17, 2020 05:42 AM (tWAkG)
Posted by: Case at February 17, 2020 05:42 AM (tWAkG)
To me, they're both equally bad because they recruit from the Ivies, Harvard in particular.
Posted by: RickZ at February 17, 2020 05:45 AM (Y8PSl)
Posted by: Skip at February 17, 2020 05:30 AM (ZCEU2)
yeah, that is a whole other thing. They decided a while back to make holidays on Monday so people could get a three day weekend.
I respect Washington and Lincoln. They should get their own holidays on their actual birthdays and people should be taught why it matters.
But what kills me the most abotu "president's day" is it is a fraud. it is mainly about selling mattresses. But when states call a holiday named for Washington "presidents day" they are either unworthy as they are so stupid, or they are complicent becuase they are liars. Again, they made the holidays, they are the state and federal holidays. How can anyone respect these crooks when they lie about their OWN holidays?
i challenged these people last year. They always pawn it off to the next guy. They don't want to honor Washington. That is the last this they want to do. They laugh that someone cares as most go along with the program.
To be clear, and just for an example. In a a state that celebrates Washintgon's Birthday and a nation that celebrates George Washington Day. They all put up signs, made by the state, that say "Closed for President's Day"
Am alone on this? A state that lies to its citizens and employees people so dumb as to not know what they are saying? I am sorry of this bothers me but what the hell.
What is next?
Posted by: Quint at February 17, 2020 05:46 AM (n13/j)
Good morning, Hordians.
Let's get out there and enrage the lunatics by living a good life today.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 17, 2020 05:52 AM (7rVsF)
What is next?
Posted by: Quint at February 17, 2020 05:46 AM (n13/j)
Telling the little lies with ease makes telling the big lies easier. Practice makes perfect.
What's next? As people keel over in the streets of American cities, they'll tell us they all suffered from dehydration. No coronavirus to see here, move along (until you keel over, too).
Posted by: RickZ at February 17, 2020 05:54 AM (Y8PSl)
Let's smile and be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 17, 2020 05:57 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 17, 2020 05:58 AM (u82oZ)
Good morning, Hordians.
Let's get out there and enrage the lunatics by living a good life today.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 17, 2020 05:52 AM (7rVsF)
659 Good morning!
Let's smile and be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 17, 2020 05:57 AM (u82oZ)
Perfect start to the day!
Posted by: m at February 17, 2020 06:00 AM (KXX3K)
Gun Thread: The CMP 1911A1! [Weasel]
NOTE: I'll be checking in periodically during the thread this evening so please don't burn the place down, 'kay? Remember, you're all Gun Thread Safety Officers!
Every year the CMP will receive up to 10,000 1911A1 pistols from military arsenals for sale to the public. The funds from these sales will support CMP (Civilian Marksmanship Program) programs. Pistols are inspected and sorted into 3 grades (rack, field and Service ). People who wanted to purchase a 1911 pistol submitted an application packet to the CMP. Packets were assigned a random generated lottery number The initial lottery they are still working through had almost 20,000 applications with lottery numbers assigned. When your lottery number comes up you are contacted by phone or email and provide payment prior to shipment. Two background checks are performed, an initial background check prior to shipment and another at the 01 firearms dealer the pistol is shipped to. I had submitted my packet in Sept of 2018 and was assigned lottery number 11,7xx. The scuttlebutt I'm hearing is that in 18-24 months they will be taking new applications.For more information see 1911 Information - Civilian Marksmanship Program Well danged if this isn't Gun Thread worthy! One of our own Morons scores and scores bigly! Congratulations, The Walking Dude! Can we see some pictures?
As promised here are some photos of the 1911A1 I just got from the CMP. Years ago I waited too long to order a M-1 Carbine and one day they were gone never to be seen again at that price so I did not make that same mistake with the M-1 Garands and now the 1911's they offer. I really wanted a war time 1911A1 because my Dad carried one through France and all the way into Berlin when it fell. He actually got a marksmanship medal for it, a pin that looked like a little 1911A1, in addition to the marksmanship medal for rifle which is a musket in a long blue box with a wreath. He said not many people qualified for the marksmanship medal for the 1911A1. He passed away in 2017. We are losing the greatest generation as they march off into time. Not many of them left.
Man, ain't that the truth. Great story, The Walking Dude, and thank you for sharing it with us. Now let's see those pictures!
Shipped in a lockable case which much better than the cases used to ship M-1 Garands.
Nice foam insert with cutouts for the pistol and magazine.
As a gun collector you learn pretty early that you need to look in every nook and cranny of these boxes. Underneath all the foam was an Amry tech manual for the M1911A1 and a lock to safely secure the pistol from young'uns.
Markings right side. US govt property mark , SN (the large O in No. without a line under it indicates its the last marking iteration used by Remington Rand when they resumed production in 1943). From researching the SN it left the factory in March of 1945. To the left of the top of the grip if you look closely you can see partial stamp of the ordnance dept inspection (crossed cannons) which started appearing on pistols in 1942. Partial stampings of this are common. The 8 or & upper right of trigger and the J or 0 on the trigger guard directly below the trigger are some sort of factory inspection marks. I don't know what they mean yet and am still researching those.
Left side of pistol- last of 3 iterations of Remington Rand Slide marking (shorter than the slide stop) which was used from SN 980000 until end of production. Notice P proof mark near magazine release button to right of trigger. Also notice the FJA to the upper right of triggers which are the inspectors Initials (Col Frank J Atwood) only found on Remington Rand and Ithaca frames.
Top of slide and magazine heel- Notice P proof mark on top of slide to the right of the rear sight. The markings on the barrel indicate it is a govt contract barrel made after 1949 ".45 auto" and "7791193 " The 7791193 is the govt contract number. The magazine markings indicate it is a post WWII govt contract magazine made by Checkmate Industries.
Disaasembled - the C in a box on the bottom of the barrel Lug indicates the post 1949 govt contract barrel was made by Colt.
Barrel lug - other side.
Barrel Rifling- looks like new or very little use to me.
Damn, man! That's some nice shooting right there! What gun were you using?
I am mainly a target shooter, favoring .22 and .38 Special. I mainly shoot revolvers in single-action mode with a two handed hold and factory iron sights, although I'll also occasionally break out one of the autoloaders for variety. I sometimes save my good targets to take along and show to my dad when I go to check on the old folks on Sunday nights. The attached target is from a week ago, and is a personal best - 6 shots of .38 wadcutter from my old K-38 at 25 feet.Those of you who have been reading here for long will know I'm a big fan of Smith & Wesson revolvers, and the K38 model in particular. They do not call this the Masterpiece for no good reason! I have lots of old guns and lots of new guns but for dead level accuracy and the simple joy of shooting, it's hard to beat the K38. Very nicely done, Neon Madman, and be glad you have your dad around to show your targets to. Thank you for sending this in!
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Posted by: lin-duh at February 16, 2020 07:03 PM (UUBmN)
that he used to shoot Nazis in Italy with.
Sitting in the case behind my left shoulder right now. I should probably clean it soon.
Posted by: Defenestratus at February 16, 2020 07:04 PM (9V81o)
Me: "Why? No one else knows you're here."
"Now put on this ball gag if you want to keep breathing, and we'll take a nice little trip to Mexico. Where's my shovel?"
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Posted by: Skip at February 16, 2020 07:06 PM (ZCEU2)
We were hunting just south of the Red River near Wichita Falls, Texas. I had a side by side 12 gauge and junior had a side by side 20. Our guide brought his dogs, a pointer and a retriever. The pointer was a German Shorthair and the retriever was a Pudelpointer. The area where we were hunting is periodically seeded with quail raised with limited human contact, so they retain most of their instinct, and mix well with the limited number of wild birds in the area.
The hunt began with a safety briefing, especially important since the youngster had never hunted quail, and might be prone to getting over anxious. Quail hunting is more fast paced than many other hunts. Often, one will not go more than five or ten minutes between opportunities to shoot, and the birds often form coveys of up to a dozen birds. Once they break into flight, they take off in every direction at once, and once airborne give the hunter only a brief opportunity for a shot.
As we strolled through the field, the pointer would move back and forth across our direction of travel, moving left to right and back to cover all of the hunters, like a destroyer screen searching for submarines. Each time he would pick up a scent, his path would narrow until he was directly downwind of a target. He would creep forward and then point. We would move into position behind him, and the the retriever would be loosed to flush the birds. As they broke, each shooter would cover any birds flying in his zone, left, right, or center. We found single birds, doubles, and several large conveys.
After walking a total of eight and a half miles and leaving the dogs happy but exhausted, we ended up with 14 quail. After breasting them and putting them on ice, we headed home, where we grilled them with a rub, and wrapping them in bacon. Junior was pleased to have successfully put food on the table, and I was proud of him for being not only succesful, but a responsible hunter. He bagged nearly half of our haul.
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at February 16, 2020 07:07 PM (Idr1T)
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Posted by: Weasel at February 16, 2020 07:09 PM (CQjeG)
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Posted by: Weasel at February 16, 2020 07:10 PM (CQjeG)
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Posted by: JTB at February 16, 2020 07:11 PM (7EjX1)
Posted by: JTB at February 16, 2020 07:15 PM (7EjX1)
Posted by: Heidi at February 16, 2020 07:11 PM (Orx/W
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Howdy Heidi! I was really excited to see your registration come through. Can't wait to meet you both!
Posted by: Weasel at February 16, 2020 07:15 PM (CQjeG)
Posted by: Bob the Bilderberg at February 16, 2020 07:16 PM (nUH2t)
https://preview.tinyurl.com/snratg9 Looks good for the price. It's going with my polymer 80 not-yet-a-receiver. If your interested, they have 9 left
McGyver, over
Posted by: McGyver at February 16, 2020 07:16 PM (gMngZ)
Is that one of them new-fangled spices?
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 16, 2020 07:17 PM (tkyK5)
Don't know the legality of it up in your neck of the woods, but I personally want to shoot a deer with an HP 22LR to observe the actual effects.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 16, 2020 07:19 PM (tkyK5)
Posted by: JTB at February 16, 2020 07:20 PM (7EjX1)
Posted by: eastofsuez at February 16, 2020 07:20 PM (U2zca)
I had a 1991A1 some years ago and traded it in for something else
now I want one again cuz it's such a classic gun
Posted by: DB- just DB at February 16, 2020 07:20 PM (iTXRQ)
Is that one of them new-fangled spices?
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 16, 2020 07:17 PM (tkyK5)
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Granny's recipe.
Posted by: Weasel at February 16, 2020 07:21 PM (CQjeG)
So after all is said I done I have left the rifle to have the scope mounted and I should be picking it up later this week. When I will be able to take it out to the range is anyone's guess. Not a fan of being at the range on cold, dreary days. I will keep you posted.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 16, 2020 07:22 PM (uyKdz)
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at February 16, 2020 07:23 PM (NWiLs)
Will there be a cotillion?
Asking for a friend.
Posted by: J. Random Moron at February 16, 2020 07:23 PM (El0Ll)
The comment in the article as copied above describes the Combat Infantryman Badge which is only rewarded to someone in actual combat with and enemy.
Posted by: Sergeant Major at February 16, 2020 07:24 PM (WffSE)
Posted by: Weasel at February 16, 2020 07:10 PM (CQjeG)
Weasel, what happens in the cooking thread stays in the cooking thread. :-)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 16, 2020 07:24 PM (uyKdz)
Thats a lot of square feet to fill with guns. Me likey.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at February 16, 2020 07:27 PM (2DOZq)
Bob, If it's an automatic, use whatever feeds the most reliably. If it's a revolver, preferably a 9 or 10 shot, you would have to test the ammo to see which produces the damage you want. Since I only use 22s for plinking and accuracy, I never gave thought to the damage the round does.
Posted by: JTB at February 16, 2020 07:29 PM (7EjX1)
Posted by: McGyver at February 16, 2020 07:30 PM (gMngZ)
A quail hunt is on my bucket list. My pointer bitch turned 5 yesterday.
Posted by: clutch at February 16, 2020 07:32 PM (9UmRs)
I am in the running for one of those, but my lottery number is 17 thousand-something. I'm in the last 4 or 5 hundred. I believe they are up to 11 thousand-something, maybe in the 12 thousands now. I hope they don't run out of pistols before they get to my number.
A pre-Range report: Going tomorrow.
Posted by: Gref at February 16, 2020 07:32 PM (AMIL/)
If one shoots perfectly, a total 195 rounds will be shot.
If one shoots less than perfectly, such as someone like myself, round count will be just a tad higher.
Okay, maybe a tad and smidgen higher.
Good time, but, more importantly, quality time was spent with the sidearm.
Sig 1911 shooting 230 grain FMJ, if anyone is interested.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing
at February 16, 2020 07:33 PM (WEBkv)
Posted by: eastofsuez at February 16, 2020 07:33 PM (U2zca)
Thats a lot of square feet to fill with guns. Me likey.
I thought Amazon was going to put ALL of the brick and mortar retailers out of business.
Are you trying to tell me that they still haven't figured out how to download an AR-10 to my Kindle?
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 16, 2020 07:33 PM (tkyK5)
Posted by: Weasel
.......
I was amazed to find out boiled peanuts are soft when you eat them.. and commented on WTF is wrong with you Southerners!
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at February 16, 2020 07:35 PM (CjFDo)
Posted by: NZFrank with a M2 at February 16, 2020 07:36 PM (bgJ0E)
I had trouble finding a good concealed carry situation. Mainly worked with belly bands and elastic band shoulder holster. I had settled on the last but it was an "eh" sort of answer. It worked well enough.
But well enough wasn't quite good enough so I ended up not carrying more often than not.
So among the things I did at Christmas was go very low carb and I shed about 15 lbs which was good. And, I got a better belly band, neoprene rather than elastic.
With reduced Dunlop and the better belly band (not expensive, $20), I find that carry is a lot more comfortable.
Posted by: blaster at February 16, 2020 07:36 PM (ZfRYq)
Posted by: JTB at February 16, 2020 07:20 PM (7EjX1)
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I have both a CMP purchased refurbished M1 and an M1 I had CMP refurbish.
Both rifles look great, even though I've put a few hundred rounds through both.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing
at February 16, 2020 07:36 PM (WEBkv)
I bet if your father was a Senator with Biden as a surname, then you could easily improve your lottery number!
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 16, 2020 07:37 PM (tkyK5)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 16, 2020 07:37 PM (tT0V4)
https://tinyurl.com/sh42odm
Posted by: Mikey NTH - The Outrage Outlet for Your Souvenier Impeachment Gear! at February 16, 2020 07:39 PM (VpCKZ)
Can anyone help out an old "Idiot" on the correct protocol?
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 16, 2020 07:41 PM (tkyK5)
Posted by: JTB at February 16, 2020 07:43 PM (7EjX1)
Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at February 16, 2020 07:44 PM (1CjJc)
Posted by: Joe Biden at February 16, 2020 07:44 PM (H5knJ)
You have to be careful about punctuation marks, some are not Pixy Compliant. When you see "black diamonds" in a quote then you know what is wrong.
Posted by: Mikey NTH - The Outrage Outlet for Your Souvenier Impeachment Gear! at February 16, 2020 07:45 PM (VpCKZ)
I tried to quote two previous comments, but my html tags failed to italicize the quotes.
Just copy and paste from a Word document.
Posted by: deplorable unperson - a drunk at February 16, 2020 07:45 PM (ykID5)
Ya hit the sweet spot, boss
Posted by: RI Red at February 16, 2020 07:47 PM (Lw60G)
Posted by: Eromero at February 16, 2020 07:48 PM (UUkQp)
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing
at February 16, 2020 07:48 PM (WEBkv)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 16, 2020 07:48 PM (tkyK5)
Posted by: deplorable unperson
so if I compose my comment in word, with italics or whatever, it will paste in here without crashing the blog?
Posted by: DB- just DB at February 16, 2020 07:49 PM (iTXRQ)
Posted by: Kindltot at February 16, 2020 07:49 PM (6rS3m)
Hopefully we will see M9's, M-14s and M16A1-3's and M4's down the road soon.
A man can dream.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at February 16, 2020 07:49 PM (Z+IKu)
I will STFU and quit stomping on the gun thread.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 16, 2020 07:50 PM (tkyK5)
Hopefully we will see M9's, M-14s and M16A1-3's and M4's down the road soon.
A man can dream.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at February 16, 2020 07:49 PM (Z+IKu)
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BAR.
The military must have one or a dozen collecting dust somewhere...
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing
at February 16, 2020 07:50 PM (WEBkv)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 16, 2020 07:52 PM (PkVlr)
Range time! A fortnight ago I hit my beloved Top Gun Range in Houston and fired 549 rounds with my G26, Beretta 92 FS, and the beloved Sig P226 TacOps. (It was supposed to be 550 rounds but one round was a dud; I checked the back and the firing pin from the Beretta could not strike the casing any harder. Clearly there was an issue with the powder. Not enough perhaps to get the thing to go "boom"?)
As much as I love my Sig, I noticed two key problems with it: for some reason a screw came out of the handle on the left side, and the lime-green fiber optic piece that makes up the front sight was long gone. Fortunately, as I was staying in Galveston, I met Jim (he of the Sunk New Dawn) and his better half the night previous. (A gentleman and a scholar, he.) He recommended Collector's Firearms as a must-see place, and I tool his advice. I'm glad I did, because I asked if they could look at my Sig as they had gunsmiths on site. They did so, and revived the Sig to its original form. (I decided on a red fiber optic sight this time instead of the lime-green; I'll have to try this out on the range at some point. I figure that if I use a red dot in a M4 scope, I can use a red dot on the front sight of the Sig.)
And while at Collector's Firearms I looked through their selection of firearms, which is extensive, to say the least. While they were working on the Sig I was window shopping their selection, which again is extensive. So much so that I suspect this is why they will soon move to a new location in Houston that is not terribly far from their present location.
Eventually, I want to hit a range at minimum once a month. But my employment situation will need to be upgraded. Working on that.
(I'll bitch about TSA later - actually if I get a moment I will send a lengthy e-mail to Weasel about it for it could be good fodder for discussion.)
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at February 16, 2020 07:52 PM (ZSGV5)
Been banging Steel like a wild man getting ready for my Gunsight Long Range rifle course in April.
Posted by: DBCooper at February 16, 2020 07:52 PM (bttOm)
Posted by: Weasel at February 16, 2020 07:10 PM (CQjeG)
Sorry, but eating boiled peanuts is like eating hot, hard snot in my experience.
Posted by: Traveling Man&&&& at February 16, 2020 07:52 PM (a4ua0)
Posted by: deplorable unperson
Teh Barrel is using socks now?
Posted by: Blanco Basura -It's OK, I'm with the banned at February 16, 2020 07:53 PM (6+cih)
I second the Rock Island GI series 1911; outstanding pistol for the money
Posted by: AltonJackson at February 16, 2020 07:53 PM (bu7Fg)
great poast though!
Posted by: redc1c4 at February 16, 2020 07:54 PM (SL3Nf)
My issue pistol was a bit rattly. If I recall correctly it had been a Korean War built pistol.
Posted by: blaster at February 16, 2020 07:54 PM (ZfRYq)
Posted by: deplorable unperson -I'm a helper at February 16, 2020 07:54 PM (ykID5)
Posted by: Weasel at February 16, 2020 07:10 PM (CQjeG)
Sorry, but eating boiled peanuts is like eating hot, hard snot in my experience.
Posted by: Traveling Man&&&& at February 16, 2020 07:52 PM (a4ua0)
I was too busy chowing down on cashews to notice.
Cashews are my drug of choice, and like drugs, they are addictive and expensive.Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at February 16, 2020 07:54 PM (ZSGV5)
I am working on a Chinese Mystery Pistol which is basically a handmade copy of an FN model 1900, as illustrated here:
https://preview.tinyurl.com/weua3e7
but chambered in .30 Mauser instead of .32 ACP. Loading an empty .30 cartridge with a live primer, it will not strike the primer hard enough to fire it, although it does leave a dimple. When the spring is installed, and the slide not present, the spring seems to bulge out sideways, and is slightly polished from where it has made contact with the bore in the slide. I am wondering if this friction is slowing the expansion of the spring, and making the striker hit too feeble?
Would a spring with smaller O.D. work better, maybe?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 16, 2020 07:55 PM (LxWV7)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 16, 2020 07:55 PM (tkyK5)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 16, 2020 07:56 PM (uyKdz)
I did pick up a Springfield Armory CMP M1 eons ago - it had mismatched wood so I corrected that. Great shooter and loads of fun.
I'll bring her to TX as she would be PO'd if I didn't.
No range time this week.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 16, 2020 07:57 PM (Y4EXg)
Posted by: Eromero at February 16, 2020 07:57 PM (UUkQp)
Lesson: Plan ahead to get components when possible. I don't actually need primers right now so it isn't important. This time.
Posted by: JTB at February 16, 2020 07:57 PM (7EjX1)
My issue pistol was a bit rattly. If I recall correctly it had been a Korean War built pistol.
Posted by: blaster at February 16, 2020 07:54 PM (ZfRYq)
To this day whenever I report to the range in the AF to shoot the M9, I hear people bitching about the M9 and how we should have never dumped the 1911. (I like the M9; I don't see the reason for the fuss.)
I wonder what the timetable for the rollout of the M17 is? That way I can plan on getting one of them for practice. This is why the Beretta was my first gun purchase - for practice in between range sessions in the AF.
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at February 16, 2020 07:57 PM (ZSGV5)
Yeah, what he said.
(Back to reading the content.)
Posted by: GWB at February 16, 2020 07:58 PM (LNiBi)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 16, 2020 07:59 PM (KZzsI)
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at February 16, 2020 08:01 PM (ZSGV5)
The military must have one or a dozen collecting dust somewhere...
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing
at February 16, 2020 07:50 PM (WEBkv)
Ooooo...good one. I bet there are a few collecting dust somewhere and they need to be liberated ASAP!
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at February 16, 2020 08:02 PM (Z+IKu)
She's purdy and pulverizes the center of the target all by herself.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 16, 2020 08:02 PM (PkVlr)
I will STFU and quit stomping on the gun thread.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 16, 2020 07:50 PM
If you want to italicize something, perhaps like "Thanks, deplorable.", put an [ i ] (without the space before or after the i), in front, AND a [ /i ] (again, without the two spaces) after what you'd like italicized.
Failure to do the latter will result in a trip to The Barrel.
You DO NOT want to go to The Barrel.
Posted by: Duncanthrax The Austere at February 16, 2020 08:03 PM (DMUuz)
Bob, look up some of the gel tests with hollow points. I have seen 22LR shot from a 2" barrel that did not expand at all due to the lower velocity. Penetration was up to 11".
Of course, "it depends" is usually the correct firearms answer. You should be able to find some tests by a gun geek that are a pretty close match to the weapon you would be using.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 16, 2020 08:04 PM (tkyK5)
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 16, 2020 08:04 PM (V2Yro)
Wonder how many 1911s they could get by melting down the Muzzy Mecca rock at Kaaba?
Posted by: deplorable unperson -I'm a helper at February 16, 2020 08:04 PM (ykID5)
Not a fair test. 17 degrees, rusty operator, poor use of lead sled, etc. All operator error. 12 rounds rushed. One group of three had a single hole and one flyer.
But the bedding looks liked it set and worked well.
A new skill for the upcoming 6.5. This week!
Posted by: RI Red at February 16, 2020 08:05 PM (Lw60G)
probably shouldn't locate near a shooting range if they don't like the
sound of gunfire."
We have a similar problem related air bases: people move in close to a military airbase (Air Force or Navy, usually) then complain about the constant noise over their houses. Didn't used to be a problem for a couple of reasons, but one was all the exclusion zones around the bases (and a LOT of airports) have been built into over the decades.
We had a spate of it about 10+ years ago in the Virginia Beach area. (Interestingly, about the same time the whole "poor Puerto Rican island is being bombed!" kerfuffle was ongoing.)
Posted by: GWB at February 16, 2020 08:05 PM (LNiBi)
Posted by: GWB at February 16, 2020 08:06 PM (LNiBi)
Posted by: deplorable unperson -I'm a helper
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Uh, none?
As the material will be too radioactive for years to use.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 16, 2020 08:06 PM (Y4EXg)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 16, 2020 08:07 PM (pw+jk)
Ton of talent in that one. Great script, you couldn't really go wrong.
Wonder how many 1911s they could get by melting down the Muzzy Mecca rock at Kaaba?
ITs pretty big, probably can carve that baby up into a bunch of frames with a water cutter
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 16, 2020 08:08 PM (KZzsI)
(I am usually a lurker!)
So you're telling me The Barrel is not a local pub where AOS morons go to drink cheap scotch and tell good stories, and then afterwards roust a few hobos lying on the sidewalk?
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 16, 2020 08:09 PM (tkyK5)
As the material will be too radioactive for years to use.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 16, 2020 08:06 PM (Y4EXg)
Actually, iron itself cannot become radioactive. It's about the most stable atomic nucleus out there.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 16, 2020 08:09 PM (LxWV7)
Posted by: Bob the Bilderberg at February 16, 2020 07:16 PM (nUH2t)
A LOT of it! I'd make sure the weapon had large mags (most older .22s do) and I had loads of spares to keep shooting.
Oh, and I might make sure I had two of them. I have 2 hands, after all.
(If you get, say, 10% with decent penetration and expansion, then throwing 50 rounds at the guy as fast as you can pull triggers is going to get you 5 good hits.)
Posted by: GWB at February 16, 2020 08:10 PM (LNiBi)
As the material will be too radioactive for years to use.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 16, 2020 08:06 PM (Y4EXg)
Actually, iron itself cannot become radioactive. It's about the most stable atomic nucleus out there.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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The stuff you learn here!
Posted by: Tonypete at February 16, 2020 08:10 PM (Y4EXg)
Gotta reduce all the variables . . .
Posted by: RI Red at February 16, 2020 08:11 PM (Lw60G)
Posted by: Braenyard at February 16, 2020 08:12 PM (Hg4NE)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 16, 2020 08:09 PM (LxWV7)
It will, however, be highly adulterated.
Posted by: GWB at February 16, 2020 08:12 PM (LNiBi)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 16, 2020 08:12 PM (tkyK5)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 16, 2020 08:12 PM (KZzsI)
A good friend said to me over 20 years ago that one of the best days of his life was the day a FedEx guy showed up to deliver his Garand. It took me years, but I finally got organized with my son, got the paperwork together and we each ordered ours. Delivery was one of the best days of our lives!
Better, though, has been taking the long trip from Tejas to Alabama to go to the armory and store. On my 3rd trip, last December, I arrived at 8 am and with 13 people in front of me when the door was unlocked. They had probably 40 Garands (and several 1903 and 1917s that they don't advertise). There were 2 serviced but all original Garands on the rack. Fun morning. I hauled back 2. And match ammo was on sale with a gun purchase!
Another lottery thing: their Advanced Maintenance Class. Well worth doing. You get to assemble and fine-tune your own Garand. Another 3 great days in my life.
Posted by: OSL at February 16, 2020 08:15 PM (wNww/)
$289.50 + $16.00 shipping + state sales tax
http://bit.ly/37vrZOY
5 in stock at the time I post. M16A1 food.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at February 16, 2020 08:15 PM (yQpMk)
local pub where AOS morons go to drink cheap scotch and tell good
stories, and then afterwards roust a few hobos lying on the sidewalk?
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 16, 2020 08:09 PM (tkyK5)
Well...it is a little bit more complicated, and horrifying, than that...
Posted by: Mikey NTH - The Outrage Outlet for Your Souvenier Impeachment Gear! at February 16, 2020 08:15 PM (VpCKZ)
Posted by: Eromero at February 16, 2020 08:15 PM (UUkQp)
What does the horde recommend for a handgun for me in Harris County? I think I want a 9mm, but am definitely open to suggestions. Thank you in advance.
Posted by: jayhawkone at February 16, 2020 08:15 PM (ZD+J8)
I don't remember being taught that she escaped from...Maryland.
She carries a flintlock pistol. On topic.
Posted by: blaster at February 16, 2020 08:16 PM (ZfRYq)
Weasel has a report with pictures that he may be able to fit in some time.
But it's really a tryout for my Ruger American Predator in 6.5, which my gun guy swears will be here soon.
Posted by: RI Red at February 16, 2020 08:17 PM (Lw60G)
Posted by: jayhawkone
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What is the intended use of your new friend?
I like the CZ full size frames (75 Series) but that is just me.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 16, 2020 08:18 PM (Y4EXg)
I liked that movie. They did a good job of plain-ing up the actress but still didn't do Harriet justice as she was, as someone put it at the time, unfortunate in appearance.
Posted by: Grump928(C) at February 16, 2020 08:18 PM (yQpMk)
McGyver, out
Posted by: McGyver at February 16, 2020 08:18 PM (gMngZ)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 16, 2020 08:18 PM (CKxoR)
This actually interests me more than shooting. Arnold Schwarzenegger studied stripping, cleaning, and reassembling the guns he was to use in Terminator for months, until he could do so not only without looking, but with mechanical precision, robotic, even.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 16, 2020 08:18 PM (KZzsI)
Posted by: Braenyard at February 16, 2020 08:19 PM (Hg4NE)
Posted by: jayhawkone at February 16, 2020 08:19 PM (ZD+J8)
I think I will write it up and send it weasel and he can include it in the next gub thread or not.
Posted by: blaster at February 16, 2020 08:20 PM (ZfRYq)
Posted by: Tonypete at February 16, 2020 08:21 PM (Y4EXg)
Do you have a gun range nearby that rents pistols? If so, go shoot 'em all.
The variables for each person matter a lot. Take your son, take your wife too.
I got my wife a S&W 9mm for Christmas, but she has not yet been out to the range!
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 16, 2020 08:21 PM (tkyK5)
Our range is an outdoor 100 yd range, but someone is building a brand new gun shop with an indoor range close to Clemson University, about 10 miles from the house.
Posted by: Traveling Man&&&& at February 16, 2020 08:22 PM (a4ua0)
Posted by: Emmie at February 16, 2020 08:22 PM (87gB3)
Posted by: jayhawkone at February 16, 2020 08:15 PM (ZD+J
Concealed carry, nightstand full-size, whut?
Get a Sig can't go wrong. They got something in all the slots.
Posted by: blaster at February 16, 2020 08:23 PM (ZfRYq)
Saweet shooter. Even with my 29 yo eyes, I can iron sight the 300 yd gong and make it ring.
Like Patton said, "The finest battle rifle . . ."
Posted by: RI Red at February 16, 2020 08:25 PM (Lw60G)
Posted by: NOT THAT GUY at February 16, 2020 08:25 PM (f4xAl)
Working on restoring Lithgow wwII era no 1, mk 3 to firing status. Finally obtained a lebel forend for another restore, and picked up an Mas 36 adjustable rear sight used in frg Mas 36 French af rifle.
Natchez shooters supply has good prices on .223 and 5.56 ball ammo about 290 per 1000.
Should finally spend some quality revolver time at range this week.
Posted by: Whig at February 16, 2020 08:25 PM (EUDB2)
Posted by: jayhawkone at February 16, 2020 08:26 PM (ZD+J8)
Posted by: The Walking Dude at February 16, 2020 08:27 PM (cCxiu)
In 1903, T.R. prevailed on the military authorities to set up the Board for the Promotion of Civilian Rifle Practice. If you hear old-timers talk about the good old days when rifles and ammo were provided more or less free of charge, you'll be hearing about them. The Director of Civilian Marksmanship was the heir to that, and the downside of all this government involvement was that the various state "Rifle and Pistol Associations" and the NRA lulled themselves into thinking that their main function was to keep records.
Slowly, slowly after WWII, NRA put together a structure for running regional and national championship matches in smallbore and high-power, but they absolutely hated it, since it cost a lot to do and the fees and dues did not cover it. The Olympic movement made things worse, since there were two sets of qualifying procedures, two sets of rules and targets, and Olmpians are a royal pain in the ass (I have a couple in the family).
NRA has never done anything in national competition but try to get out of the responsibility for putting them on. This has caused a very great deal of ill feeling about the NRA, because when you first join, or first start shooting, it just seems like the most natural thing in the world that they should be the national sanctioning body, and just naturally be in charge of fostering enthusiasm, paying for training and athletic developmet, and hanging targets. NRA would like to know how they make money on this.
So, along came the Clinton admin and the "end of history." Billy Jeff actually sent an Asst. SecDef up The Hill to testify to Congress that personal marksmanship skill was no longer required for the defense of the nation. Army was ordered to spin off all the offices and support procedures that had partially set up and supplied national matches. The DCM was to be shut down.
But those matches at Camp Perry (and by extension, the military and Olympic matches at Benning) were producing quite a lot of revenue, for shooting supply vendors, a few hotels and restaurants, and the post office at Lacarne. Enter the least likely gun advocate in the US, Dem Rep Marcy Kaptur, a one-time nunnery pledge and city planner. Unwilling to see several million in tourism revenue (and several thousand votes) just vanish, she campaigned stoutly to set up the CMP as it now stands, in charge of putting on training and matches, funded by surplus sales. She votes for every damn gun ban the Party demands, and yet you would not be getting those sweet-sweet carbines without her.
NRA is almost, not-quite out of the smallbore match business. The new ASSA and CMP have taken up all the slack, and the scene is a mess. CMP is trying hard, and doing pretty well, in establishing high-school and collegiate air rifle to take over the space that, 50 years ago, smallbore rifle clubs filled. The "World Series of Shooting" scene that used to be Camp Perry is shot for good. There are still some nice CMP matches there. The NRA show is at Atterbury -- and I count this as the 4th time the various nattering NRA out-groups have tried to find the "perfect" place to move the National Matches.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 16, 2020 08:27 PM (8IOEj)
Posted by: RI Red at February 16, 2020 08:27 PM (Lw60G)
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at February 16, 2020 08:28 PM (ZSGV5)
Posted by: Eromero at February 16, 2020 08:28 PM (UUkQp)
I liked the revolver and hated the m9 because it did not fit my hand as well as the k frame.
Posted by: Whig at February 16, 2020 08:29 PM (EUDB2)
Posted by: ck at February 16, 2020 08:29 PM (Gf0Po)
Have fun with your Predator!
However, I thought the barrel was already floated on that one.
I do think you need to invent a "smart target" that tells you what went wrong on your ammo/rifle when you do get a flyer.
BTW, what happened to the old big game hunters in Africa when they only had time for one shot and it was a flyer? (I think I know the answer.)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 16, 2020 08:30 PM (tkyK5)
Posted by: The Walking Dude at February 16, 2020 08:30 PM (cCxiu)
Dang, Walking Dude!
Apologies, didn't read the thread (whut??), but the usual questions:
* which grade is that?
* did you request a WWII gun, as is common with the M1s, via a yellow sticky note on the application?
The parkerization - hell, the whole thing - looks new/freshly re-arsenaled & never re-issued.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 08:30 PM (El6T/)
We look forward to meeting you and having you join us for a lot of shooting, food and fun.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 16, 2020 08:33 PM (CKxoR)
In the context of guns, it usually means aligned or synchronized.
Posted by: Bob the Bilderberg at February 16, 2020 08:33 PM (nUH2t)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 16, 2020 08:34 PM (LxWV7)
Incredibly, I own only one so far (XD "Tactical" = 5-inch barrel) - love it. CZ-75 will be next, for sure. After that, not sure.
But at the range on duty day I've been seeing some very shweet 9mm AR platforms. Thinking of building one, as light as possible. Might even be something The Boss will feel she can handle easily (she's very good with the M1 carbine).
And - going to do a new 9mm load today. 700-X. Bought it during the last "panic" as a general purpose powder because it was available, want to use it up. Always use 124g round-nose now, usually plated, but got a great deal on some FMJ, so those will be "standard" for a while.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 08:34 PM (El6T/)
Posted by: RI Red at February 16, 2020 08:35 PM (Lw60G)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February
or how many bodies are on it
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 08:35 PM (HALdu)
McGyver, out
Posted by: McGyver
I like the M-9, too, McG. It's a solid pistol, I'll never carry one concealed (because I'm a little he-bitch and physically COULDN'T), but I think it's a fine, serviceable pistol. Picked a surplus one up years ago, re-sold it for a CZ-75 (which I don't regret even a little bit), but I loved my M-9 when I had one and I'd have zero issues carrying one again.
Posted by: Seal the deal and let's boogie (nee Oedipus) at February 16, 2020 08:36 PM (N4r5a)
Two weeks ago Coronavirus was blamed on eating bats.
Last week they blamed pangolins.
Today on FOX Business - "it's the damn civet cats!!!!"
Apparently , Noah's Ark was pretty much ate up with Coronaviruses.
Posted by: deplorable unperson -I'm a helper at February 16, 2020 08:36 PM (ykID5)
In the context of guns, it usually means aligned or synchronized.
Posted by: Bob the Bilderberg at February 16, 2020 08:33 PM (nUH2t)
Or, in the context of gun-*control* it means you have to tell Nanny Government which guns you own so they can later come looking for you for various _totally_ non-nefarious reasons.
Posted by: GWB at February 16, 2020 08:37 PM (LNiBi)
Purpose - cordon sanitaire - a buffer against idiots who might want to interfere. This in a rural area, not heavily developed. BLM land on a few sides, then scattered ranches with homes on another side.
Haven't seen the latest, but last time I saw a map, the cordon was almost complete.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 08:37 PM (El6T/)
Two weeks ago Coronavirus was blamed on eating bats.
Last week they blamed pangolins.
Today on FOX Business - "it's the damn civet cats!!!!"
Apparently , Noah's Ark was pretty much ate up with Coronaviruses.
Posted by: deplorable unperson -I'm a helper at February
you are worrying too much. the public info is garbage. the chicom are lying and nothing we get is any good.
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 08:38 PM (HALdu)
In the context of guns, it usually means aligned or synchronized
I thought it meant, "A well regulated militia . . ."
Posted by: RI Red at February 16, 2020 08:38 PM (Lw60G)
Much as I loathe CA, I cannot fault the access I have to shooting sports where I live.
Also, I plan to see if I can arrange for a 2 gun match in this area. Rifle/pistol.
I have to propose the match to my club, then direct it, but, worth it, if it gives me a chance to do some CQB with the Garand. Shooting the Garand being the real reason I plan suggest our club host a match.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing
at February 16, 2020 08:38 PM (WEBkv)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Sounds like a Camp-9? Not a bad price, nowadays. If private sale, always the lack-of-paperwork bonus, YMMV.
Posted by: Seal the deal and let's boogie (nee Oedipus) at February 16, 2020 08:38 PM (N4r5a)
TWD, sweet CMP 1911. I've gotten several Garands, an 03, and a carbine from them in the past. Love them all.
Posted by: That Deplorable SOB Van Owen at February 16, 2020 08:38 PM (zggXQ)
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 08:39 PM (El6T/)
And once again , you fail to accurately interpret my scorn.
Posted by: deplorable unperson -I'm a helper at February 16, 2020 08:40 PM (ykID5)
And once again , you fail to accurately interpret my scorn.
Posted by: deplorable unperson -I'm a helper at February
have I done this before?
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 08:40 PM (HALdu)
My issue pistol was a bit rattly. If I recall correctly it had been a Korean War built pistol.
Posted by: blaster at February 16, 2020 07:54 PM (ZfRYq)
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LOL, my unit at the time, HHT 1/18th Cav, had 1911's until the very late 90's. i may be one of the last people to have ever carried one in the field in 98/99. i was the 1SG driver, but w*rked in the arms room when at home station.
Top bitched at me once that he was carrying an M-9, issued by me, and i still had a 45. i told him that he had an example to set, so he got the new pistol, and i used the privileges of rank and position to issue myself a real pistol. (i retired with 19 years, 11.5 months TIG as a SP4/E-4)
Buck, here's a toast to you. a great man, Fu*ked over by a little one at the end of your career, to cover up his mistakes and failures.
McBreaty (sp?): you're alive only because it was illegal to kill you, and i know someone who was actively contemplating it, because DeDe and i talked him out of it. i just wish i had known it was you in the full porta-potty that morning...
it would have "blown over" on you, door side down.
Posted by: redc1c4 at February 16, 2020 08:41 PM (SL3Nf)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 16, 2020 08:21 PM (tkyK5)
I got a Smith & Wesson Model 14 Combat Masterpiece for my ex wife.
Best trade I've ever made.
*tip the veal, try your waitress!*
(and don't never, ever piss off Neon Madman. Wow!)
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at February 16, 2020 08:41 PM (QzJWU)
Posted by: deplorable unperson -I'm a helper at February 16, 2020 08:41 PM (ykID5)
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 08:41 PM (El6T/)
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 08:35 PM (HALdu)
Sounds like it might be a Marlin Camp Carbine.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 16, 2020 08:42 PM (LxWV7)
Posted by: RI Red at February 16, 2020 08:43 PM (Lw60G)
McGyver, out
Posted by: McGyver at February 16, 2020 08:43 PM (gMngZ)
Posted by: deplorable unperson -I'm a helper at February
If it makes you feel better, it is nothing personal, I don't even remember commenting to you before.
Maybe you could invent a scorn tag or something to indicate it is scorn and not hysterics? emojii?
cause it comes across as hysterics.
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 08:44 PM (HALdu)
Since you are interested in targets and maybe HD, not concealed carry, I think the CZ 75 is the best 9mm out there. Like any semi-auto, it does have to be cleaned and lubed to maintain reliability.
If it could be a revolver (my preference) a Ruger GP100 357 or K-frame Smith, both using 38 specials, would be an excellent alternative. Either is capable of great accuracy. And I believe a double action revolver is the best home defense handgun.
But as others suggested, handle as many as possible to get a real feel for the weight and balance.
Posted by: JTB at February 16, 2020 08:44 PM (7EjX1)
As long as I keep my core values and competencies aligned with the synergies, and leverage the mindspace and reach out to all stakeholders, I should be fine.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 08:44 PM (El6T/)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot
Nope, wouldn't have made a bit of difference!
My word as a Biden!
/biden
Posted by: Seal the deal and let's boogie (nee Oedipus) at February 16, 2020 08:44 PM (N4r5a)
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 08:44 PM (HALdu)
Posted by: The Walking Dude at February 16, 2020 08:45 PM (cCxiu)
Posted by: Grump928(C) at February 16, 2020 08:46 PM (yQpMk)
In the context of guns, it usually means aligned or synchronized.
Posted by: Bob the Bilderberg at February 16, 2020 08:33 PM (nUH2t)
Or, in the context of gun-*control* it means you have to tell Nanny Government which guns you own so they can later come looking for you for various _totally_ non-nefarious reasons.
Posted by: GWB at February 16, 2020 08:37 PM
What am I, chopped liver?
Posted by: S&W Registered Magnum at February 16, 2020 08:47 PM (DMUuz)
If you can find/handle a S&W Model 66 or 19, do so. 4-inch barrel. Balance is perfect. S&W has resumed making the 66 (stainless version) as part of their Classic line - and they're not giving them away, ahemm. However, good used 66s and 19s are still out there, I think. Or even a Model 10, an earlier police side-arm standard model.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 08:47 PM (El6T/)
Posted by: Eromero at February 16, 2020 08:47 PM (UUkQp)
It is the only one I have not lost in a tragic canoing accident.
Posted by: butch at February 16, 2020 08:47 PM (hXu8T)
Posted by: Grump928(C) at February 16, 2020 08:48 PM (yQpMk)
Posted by: The Walking Dude at February 16, 2020 08:48 PM (cCxiu)
Love the 1911, but had no interest in the CMP ones, at least not the level of interest that made the cost and hassle seem worth it.
Your 1911 has me questioning my approach here.
Though a 1911 in 9mm was my only 1911 ambition.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 08:49 PM (El6T/)
A lower shipped for $129.
With HB961 crossed over to the Virginia Senate I think stocking up is wise.
Posted by: blaster at February 16, 2020 08:49 PM (ZfRYq)
Younger son and I went to the Avalanche/Kings game at the AFA last night.
Sucks that the Av's lost. But it was a friggin' brilliant event. I could write an essay about this weekend. I won't bore y'all, but hockey fans are pretty fucking pro-America. Even the random Kings fans around us.
The Air Force acapella group singing the National Anthem while the skydivers dropped into the field gave me goosebumps.
Gawdammit, I love America!
Fucking awesome weekend. Best part? Spending time with my son.
Thanks for listening.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, of the Butte Mahons at February 16, 2020 08:50 PM (x8Wzq)
For reserve I got a 500-rd can of the Prvi Partisan Garand ammo.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 08:50 PM (El6T/)
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 08:44 PM (El6T/
All good, rhomboid. Just don't double charge.
Posted by: RI Red at February 16, 2020 08:51 PM (Lw60G)
Posted by: Duncanthrax The Austere at February 16, 2020 08:51 PM (DMUuz)
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 08:41 PM (El6T/)
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My plan is to come up with match that is USPSA combined with Steel Challenge with a bit of IDPA tossed in for good measure.
I've got two stages designed, in my head, already.
I want to do one where one exits a car, pistol, retreat, open trunk, get rifle, finish stage. (we have a vehicle we use for such things)
Then another will be plate racks and poppers, move around the corner, rifle in hand, CQB on IDPA targets, last shot is a popper plate, which would be the stop plate for that stage.
I want a maximum of two stages that are combo pistol rifle and the rest all pistol or all rifle. Mainly due to time constraints because the transition from pistol to rifle and vice versa is time consuming.
I'm hoping for lots of lead in a short amount of time.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing
at February 16, 2020 08:51 PM (WEBkv)
Posted by: Cosda at February 16, 2020 08:52 PM (O9VW1)
Top bitched at me once that he was carrying an M-9, issued by me, and i still had a 45. i told him that he had an example to set, so he got the new pistol, and i used the privileges of rank and position to issue myself a real pistol. (i retired with 19 years, 11.5 months TIG as a SP4/E-4)
...
Posted by: redc1c4 at February 16, 2020 08:41 PM (SL3Nf)
That would be CARNG right?
I qualified it with active duty.
Posted by: blaster at February 16, 2020 08:52 PM (ZfRYq)
Posted by: jayhawkone
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What is the intended use of your new friend?
I like the CZ full size frames (75 Series) but that is just me.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 16, 2020 08:18 PM (Y4EXg)
==
I concur. Recoil feels like a 22LR. Accurate as I am.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 16, 2020 08:52 PM (pw+jk)
Once saw a football game there. Flyover was, well, as you'd expect, impressive (*Air Force* Academy) - and it was late 80s, height of the Cold War, we had lots of s**t to fly.
B-1 finished off the fly-over. He effed up, came in way too low - was exciting and noisy in the upper deck where we were, the pilot got in trouble, but helped make the day.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 08:53 PM (El6T/)
Posted by: None shall pass at February 16, 2020 08:53 PM (JdcHc)
Due to my hand size, pretty picky about what I buy to shoot. Best feeling semi automatic pistols for me are the hi power and the Smith and Wesson mp polymer series. Close third is a Smith 3rd gen pistol in Dao.
But then again the std at grip works for me which is not true for some. Ironically, I recently got a colt new service which is huge but it has good trigger reach for me with splinter grips. .
Posted by: Whig at February 16, 2020 08:53 PM (EUDB2)
I've been hearing many good things about their PSAK-47. Tempted.
Posted by: Duncanthrax The Austere at February 16, 2020 08:54 PM (DMUuz)
One of these days I'm going to make it to one of the stores.
Posted by: The Walking Dude at February 16, 2020 08:55 PM (cCxiu)
It is the only one I have not lost in a tragic canoing accident.
Posted by: butch at February 16, 2020 08:47 PM (hXu8T)
Not my first, but definitely one of my best. I put fluorescent paint on the sights and it works as intended. Big fat bullet going downrange to impact target. And it's waterproof despite many canoe trips.
Posted by: RI Red at February 16, 2020 08:55 PM (Lw60G)
Posted by: RI Red at February 16, 2020 08:43 PM (Lw60G)
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I've been shooting High Power with a K-31. But, my eyes don't work very well with the sights on that rifle any more.
So, on to the Garand.
Darn.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing
at February 16, 2020 08:56 PM (WEBkv)
Posted by: Whig at February 16, 2020 08:58 PM (EUDB2)
A great steel match no longer in existence a bit north of me once had a night/Halloween shoot. Amazing. Even had an Anaheim PD cruiser - "borrowed" - from which we started one stage.
That steel match used to typically have a round count around 200-220. That's what I'm talking about. My long-time stand-by matches here locally have become pretty boring, and with round counts well under 100. For half a Saturday? Don't think so. Also far less interesting that it used to be, no moving or popper-actuated targets, lots of paper that needs to be scored (and I don't care about precision in a practical, action- oriented shoot).
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 08:58 PM (El6T/)
I've got a question about people's Loctite habits. I'm indecisive, and I frequently move scopes and accessories around between firearms. For this reason I usually avoid putting Loctite on anything until I'm really sure I've found the right place for something.
That worked well enough until last weekend at the range when I offered a gun for Mark and Nurse to shoot, and the gun fell apart in Mark's hands. It was quite an embarrassment!
So, here's what I'm wondering:
1) How often do y'all apply Loctite when you attach an accessory to a gun?
2) Have you ever had problems with loose screws?
3) Have you ever wanted to remove an accessory, but decided against it because of the hassle of removing Loctite?
Posted by: Lazy Messenger at February 16, 2020 08:58 PM (f0Pv6)
Posted by: butch at February 16, 2020 08:59 PM (hXu8T)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 16, 2020 08:59 PM (aKsyK)
Would love to do the Garand armorer's course, too.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 09:01 PM (El6T/)
168
Seal the deal @ 140- CZ75 Sp-01 or M9 for carry? Both heavy, but the CZ
feels like a cross between 1911 and Hi-Power, a match made in heaven,
and thus the winner. Oh, yeah. Accurate as he-double-l.
Posted by: Eromero
P-01, not SP-01.
Finest pistols I've ever owned (I purchased 2 of the 600 imported into the US with the OD Cerakote from the factory a decade ago). I will never part with them. They are sacrosanct with me.
Actually, all my CZs are sacrosanct. I've never sold a CZ. I presently own 7. Finest firearms manufacturer on the face of the planet, IMHO.
Looking to can a Evo Scorpion pistol for Mrs. Seal-the-Deal this year.
Posted by: Seal the deal and let's boogie (nee Oedipus) at February 16, 2020 09:02 PM (N4r5a)
Posted by: The Walking Dude at February 16, 2020 09:02 PM (cCxiu)
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I'll make sure to give you plenty of advance warning, should the match come off.
It will be held on a Sunday, because it will take a couple of days to set up.
I don't expect the match to happen before September of this year, as it will take time to coordinate with club matches and the range we shoot at.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing
at February 16, 2020 09:03 PM (WEBkv)
I thought it meant, "A well regulated militia . . ."
I take my Metamucil.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 16, 2020 08:59 PM (aKsyK)
I refer to that as my morning "constitutional".
Posted by: RI Red at February 16, 2020 09:03 PM (Lw60G)
Saw some F-35s fly over as we crawled along the road to the parking area. thankfully we got inside before the opening ceremonies.
I've been to a few hockey games (Avalanche, CO Eagles), so the ice, bizarrely, was farther away, but I was well able to follow the action.
Still. This was a very fun weekend.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, of the Butte Mahons at February 16, 2020 09:03 PM (x8Wzq)
Anyway, if you haven't, and can, try some CZs.
Speaking of which, anyone here own and shoot the CZ 75 Compact? Love how that handles.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 09:03 PM (El6T/)
Posted by: The Walking Dude at February 16, 2020 09:04 PM (cCxiu)
1) How often do y'all apply Loctite when you attach an accessory to a gun?
2) Have you ever had problems with loose screws?
3) Have you ever wanted to remove an accessory, but decided against it because of the hassle of removing Loctite?
Posted by: Lazy Messenger
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I don't have accessories per se but I do loctite (blue 242) a threaded barrel end protective sleeve. I remove the protective end for normal weapon cleaning and simply reapply.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 16, 2020 09:04 PM (Y4EXg)
Have used the blue Loctite on rollerblades, a few gun items (brass bead sight on the Mossberg 500 - sucker fell off). Not hard to break it.
Seal the deal - nice. Do you have the CZ-75 compact?
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 09:06 PM (El6T/)
Watch out, WD!
Posted by: RI Red at February 16, 2020 09:09 PM (Lw60G)
Posted by: rhomboid
Hey, rhomboid, see my comment a few up. The CZ-75 Compact and P-01 are pretty much the same...I think the Compact has steel frame and P-01 has aluminum (so weight difference), as well as P-01 has rail for light under barrel.
But...best firearm I have ever owned. First CZ I purchased. I liked it so much I purchased another. And because of them, I now own 5 other CZ firearms.
I'm just some random Moron who shows up for the thread, and I know everybody is a fanboi for their brand, but...
Posted by: Seal the deal and let's boogie (nee Oedipus) at February 16, 2020 09:10 PM (N4r5a)
I bid on a Remington as part of an estate sale. I bid way too low, silent, and there were others there who knew what they were bidding on.
Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at February 16, 2020 09:12 PM (1CjJc)
I have planned to start with the CZ-75 full size. Have never handled a P-01, just the Compact (metal frame). We'll see.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 09:12 PM (El6T/)
Posted by: Eromero at February 16, 2020 09:12 PM (UUkQp)
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing
at February 16, 2020 09:13 PM (WEBkv)
Yes, I handled and fired a Czech 75 and liked it. Handled a cz 82 but didn't want another cartridge on hand. However, as my recent semi autos buys are for sd purposes, I carry Dao or da/sa only without safeties and recently been using a beretta compact px4 in trad da or a single stack springfield xds.
Love the Browning hi power but best way to carry is cocked and locked. I can't guarantee swiping the safety without a lot of practice so it is a range gun only.
Posted by: Whig at February 16, 2020 09:14 PM (EUDB2)
Posted by: butch at February 16, 2020 09:15 PM (hXu8T)
Posted by: Seal the deal
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First time I shot a CZ I thought, oh yeah, this is for me. I didn't have much trouble getting use to DA/SA w/o a safety. I do have a wee bit of trouble not printing when carrying the SP-01 but what the heck? It suits me.
I am updating my wardrobe to fix that issue.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 16, 2020 09:19 PM (Y4EXg)
Posted by: RI Red at February 16, 2020 09:19 PM (Lw60G)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 16, 2020 09:21 PM (XVuno)
Posted by: rhomboid
Heh, I'm overstating a bit for effect. It was an AR pistol in 300BLK. It has a KAK Blade "arm brace" which is held in place by set screw, which walked loose and let the "arm brace" slide around loosely and drop off the end of the buffer tube. It also has a reflex sight with a quick-detach mount; that mount is tensioned by a set screw which also walked loose, so the quick-detach lever fell open and the sight toppled off the rail.
Posted by: Lazy Messenger at February 16, 2020 09:22 PM (f0Pv6)
Posted by: Eromero at February 16, 2020 09:23 PM (UUkQp)
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 08:44 PM (El6T/
All good, rhomboid. Just don't double charge.
Posted by: RI Red at February 16, 2020 08:51 PM (Lw60G)
Value billing, FTW.
Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at February 16, 2020 09:23 PM (1CjJc)
Posted by: jayhawkone
Browning Hi Power. It is the QUINTessintial 9mm. Of course there are good arguments for the CZ, Glock and many others. Some have 9mm 1911's and love them. I think that is a bit weird but don't doubt they are cool to shoot.
Posted by: Quint at February 16, 2020 09:24 PM (n13/j)
Getting close to 29 (like most of us here), starting to get...fat. My IWB holsters are becoming...a little uncomfortable.
So, without going into details nobody cares about on this thread, I'll also be detailing my "woes" and "goes" in the next GAINZYO!!! thread.
Posted by: Seal the deal and let's boogie (nee Oedipus) at February 16, 2020 09:25 PM (N4r5a)
Posted by: Weasel at February 16, 2020 09:26 PM (cb9b5)
From insty:
Mike Bloomberg on farmers and machinists: "You all are just too stupid for today's world"
https://pjmedia.com/instapundit/358512/
Tell me Mike, How stupid to you have to be to think that? How stupid do you have to be to SAY that publicly?
Posted by: Gentlemen, this is democracy manifest at February 16, 2020 09:26 PM (LWu6U)
Posted by: Jean at February 16, 2020 09:27 PM (B7KlG)
Posted by: Tonypete at February 16, 2020 09:27 PM (Y4EXg)
butch, That reminds me of one of my favorite lines:
"I may be slow but I got direction."
Seems increasingly pertinent these days.
Posted by: JTB at February 16, 2020 09:27 PM (7EjX1)
Posted by: S&W Registered Magnum at February 16, 2020 08:47 PM (DMUuz)
This.
Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at February 16, 2020 09:28 PM (1CjJc)
Night, all!
Posted by: RI Red at February 16, 2020 09:28 PM (Lw60G)
Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at February 16, 2020 09:29 PM (1CjJc)
Posted by: Jean at February 16, 2020 09:29 PM (B7KlG)
I qualified it with active duty.
Posted by: blaster at February 16, 2020 08:52 PM (ZfRYq)
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sorry, i forgot to throw that designator in there...
i tell people, especially nosy Fu*ks at the VA, that i wasn't really in the Army, but was instead part of the world's largest military reenactment group, since we were always 3-4 cycles behind AD and others in getting new gear.
first M-1 to hit my unit was an IP version from Korea, and i never did see a M-240 that wasn't mounted on a tank, and therefore not in my arms room.
i was a bit surprised the day i found the same Pig we took to Arkansas for the national matches back in the early 80's when i was C-3/160 INF (M) in the lockers there at Ontario. it was like old home week. oink, oink, oink!
Posted by: redc1c4 at February 16, 2020 09:30 PM (SL3Nf)
Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at February 16, 2020 09:30 PM (1CjJc)
Posted by: The Walking Dude at February 16, 2020 09:31 PM (cCxiu)
Posted by: Whig at February 16, 2020 09:31 PM (EUDB2)
McGyver, out
Posted by: McGyver at February 16, 2020 09:32 PM (gMngZ)
But it really comes down to personal preference. I got the CZ when what I really wanted was a BHP. Some of that is style over substance, no doubt there. Both are good guns. OF course the BHP has a small cult following and not much else. they don't make it any more. If you do look for a vintage BHP, the T and C series guns are considered the best.
Posted by: Quint at February 16, 2020 09:33 PM (n13/j)
..."Old, fat, and slow still gets the job done"
Actress and left-wing activist Lena Dunham made her runway debut at London Fashion Week last week alongside traditional fashion models.
Lena Dunham, a vocal critic of President Donald Trump, walked in a show for the brand 16Arlington of which she has worn designs by in the recent past.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 16, 2020 09:33 PM (aKsyK)
I so super-wanna-go to the NoVaMoMe...if I did, rhomboid...I'd so totally bring my CZs!
Posted by: Seal the deal and let's boogie (nee Oedipus) at February 16, 2020 09:33 PM (N4r5a)
Posted by: JTB at February 16, 2020 09:34 PM (7EjX1)
Posted by: Jerry "Comedy Gold" Nadless at February 16, 2020 09:37 PM (EgshT)
bought the very rare CZ 75 S/A. The function of the gun was great but
there were some things I didn't like so much. If I remember correctly,
the upper slide was a bit small for me.
...
Posted by: Quint
Good point, Quint! That was actually one of my selling points on the CZ...the slide slips INSIDE of the frame. Thus making a smaller slide. For smaller folks like myself, that IS the selling point.
Posted by: Seal the deal and let's boogie (nee Oedipus) at February 16, 2020 09:37 PM (N4r5a)
Night, all!
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"Another"? Is this like a hobby?
Word to the wise: Stamp collecting can be both exciting and educational. Just sayin'
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 16, 2020 09:38 PM (XVuno)
Seal the deal,
There's no shooting at the NoVaMoMe. It's strictly an evening to get together and chat. The TxMoMe has all the shooting.
Posted by: JTB at February 16, 2020 09:38 PM (7EjX1)
Posted by: jayhawkone at February 16, 2020 09:41 PM (ZD+J8)
Word to the wise: Stamp collecting can be both exciting and educational. Just sayin'
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 16, 2020 09:38 PM (XVuno)
And it gets the ladies.
Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at February 16, 2020 09:42 PM (1CjJc)
My brain hurts.
Posted by: RI Red at February 16, 2020 09:42 PM (Lw60G)
but...my 20th Anniversary is May 6th...I'm already committed to the
Epicenter 3-day Metal-Fest in Charlotte the weekend before...
I so super-wanna-go to the NoVaMoMe...if I did, rhomboid...I'd so totally bring my CZs!
Posted by: Seal the deal and let's boogie (nee Oedipus) at February 16, 2020 09:33 PM (N4r5a)
My anniversary is may 7th, but I'm still going. I'm bringing the other half, she didn't blink at the idea, so fuck it.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 16, 2020 09:43 PM (9Om/r)
There's no shooting at the NoVaMoMe. It's strictly an evening to get together and chat. The TxMoMe has all the shooting.
Posted by: JTB
LOL, thanks for pointing that out.
I simply meant that, had we both been going there, we could have found a local range (surely there are ranges there!) and had a grand afternoon before the gathering!
Posted by: Seal the deal and let's boogie (nee Oedipus) at February 16, 2020 09:44 PM (N4r5a)
selling points on the CZ...the slide slips INSIDE of the frame. Thus
making a smaller slide. For smaller folks like myself, that IS the
selling point.
Posted by: Seal the deal and let's boogie (nee Oedipus) at February 16, 2020 09:37 PM (N4r5a)
Yep, that is the point for sure. Everyone has different needs and interests. Just like I would never recommend any new shooter going for a BHP unless they have shot one and like the looks and characteristics. Some guy getting a BHP site unseen and then finding out about trigger bite would be a bad scene.
For sure get to a good range, meet with some friends, do whatever to try various hand guns out is my advice to anyone really. There is a reason people get rid of a lot of previously sought after weapons.
Posted by: Quint at February 16, 2020 09:45 PM (n13/j)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 16, 2020 09:38 PM (XVuno)
And it gets the ladies.
Posted by: flounder
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Philately, is there anything it can't do?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 16, 2020 09:46 PM (KoKdw)
Posted by: butch at February 16, 2020 09:15 PM (hXu8T)
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i just bought two t-shirts on line with that pretty much the same comment.
i'll send in a pic when i get them in a week or so, and i also resemble that remark.
Posted by: redc1c4 at February 16, 2020 09:47 PM (SL3Nf)
could have found a local range (surely there are ranges there!) and had
a grand afternoon before the gathering!
Posted by: Seal the deal and let's boogie (nee Oedipus) at February 16, 2020 09:44 PM (N4r5a)
there is definitely a range there. The NRA HQ is there. They also have the national firearms museum.
Posted by: Quint at February 16, 2020 09:47 PM (n13/j)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
I hear ya, B-DD...I'm just already committed to the weekend before.
It would be super-awesome to meet you and your bride, though.
Posted by: Seal the deal and let's boogie (nee Oedipus) at February 16, 2020 09:48 PM (N4r5a)
Philately, is there anything it can't do?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 16, 2020 09:46 PM (KoKdw)
It gets my stamp of approval. After all, it *is* the original Cancelled Culture.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at February 16, 2020 09:48 PM (QzJWU)
Those things are SOLID blocks of metal.
The nice thing about that is that I have found that the CZ attenuates recoil because of their size. I don't know if I'd get one or not.
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at February 16, 2020 09:49 PM (ZSGV5)
Posted by: Quint at February 16, 2020 09:45 PM (n13/j)
This is why I love Top Gun Range in Houston. TONS of guns to try out. You can rent one with fifty rounds and find out if it's up to your liking or not.
In a very real sense, guns are like shoes. It makes sense to try one out before settling on one. One may look cool but be terrible for handling for whatever reason (and may yet work extremely well for someone else).
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at February 16, 2020 09:51 PM (ZSGV5)
It would be super-awesome to meet you and your bride, though.
Posted by: Seal the deal and let's boogie (nee Oedipus) at February 16, 2020 09:48 PM (N4r5a)
We're thinking about doing the texas thing when it happens. We were talking about doing some smaller trips instead of one big trip every year. What part of texas is it?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 16, 2020 09:52 PM (9Om/r)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice... EJEXIT: If Not Now, When? at February 16, 2020 09:52 PM (EQRLd)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 16, 2020 09:54 PM (9Om/r)
Corsicana, about an hour south of Dallas on I45.
Posted by: Panhandler at February 16, 2020 09:54 PM (S/rwf)
So cheap. Ships to a place close by that charges $20 transfer for veterans.
I am thinking of maybe stocking up on lowers as the uppers are not firearms for later.
Posted by: blaster at February 16, 2020 09:57 PM (ZfRYq)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at February 16, 2020 10:01 PM (d1uFV)
My brain hurts.
Posted by: RI Red at February 16, 2020 09:42 PM (Lw60G)
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Yikes. That's rough. My condolences.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at February 16, 2020 10:04 PM (XVuno)
I remember that one!!!
Woohoo, it was fun!
Posted by: GWB at February 16, 2020 10:07 PM (LNiBi)
TL;DR - Glock 44 is shaping up, was a mag spring issue.
So, spent all of yesterday's range visit trying to iron out what was going wrong with the G44. My gut told me it was the magazine design, Moron Lazy Messenger said it was probably the mag springs. He was right.
Loading 9 rounds, I had zero malfunctions. So I spent most of the session loading 6 rounds for some drills with Nurse Ratchet (5 yards and 7 yards: strong hand only 6 rounds, reload and then weak hand only 6 rounds).
Doing this for about 300 rounds, I decided to try loading the magazines to full 10 round capacity. I did and it worked! No malfunctions at all for the next 100 rounds.
I'll do a full inspection and cleaning later this week, but the main quirks seem to have worked themselves out! So I will have a functional Glock 19 stand in for training. The accuracy has been very fine, by the way.
I also got to spend some quality time with my CZ P-07 Kadet adapter, which is very very nice. I shot better with it, because DA/SA and the SA trigger is Quality.
I do suck at weak hand shooting. Very much sucking. So more training on that next week.
The Nurse, by the way, is very good even one handed and even weak hand only. So...watchit.
It was a very good day at the range.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards at February 16, 2020 10:08 PM (d1uFV)
Posted by: JTB at February 16, 2020 09:38 PM (7EjX1)
Well, why the hell not?
Posted by: GWB at February 16, 2020 10:18 PM (LNiBi)
Posted by: JTB at February 16, 2020 09:38 PM (7EjX1)
So far.
Posted by: blaster at February 16, 2020 10:19 PM (ZfRYq)
Posted by: attila the thrilla at February 16, 2020 10:26 PM (w7KSn)
Because Virginia
Posted by: attila the thrilla at February 16, 2020 10:26 PM (w7KSn)
what
the hell has happened to this world where Virginia is a cautionary
tale? A year ago Virginia was at the cutting edge of 2a rights and
their state organizations were models for others. That is a warning for
everyone really, don't get complacent.
And
one final point. I love the looks, style, history, and shootability of
the BHP. It is a still the quintessential 9mm wondergun to many. But
"In no way do I recommend it to a newbie or anyone who just owns one
gun. Sure you can learn to use it and it should work well. It will also
be a thing of beauty and only go up in value. There are no major design
flaw unless you are shooting IDPA or something.
But
I would not pick it as a first gun. Hell, there is nothing wrong with
the G19 really as long as you get good instruction. The BHP is a thing
of beauty to many and no other gun points as well. The Glock in
particular points weird for those used to 1911s and more classic
firearms. But you can get used to anything.
I
am not referring to the OP as I don't know his situation. But If I
were to recommend a first firearm to someone, it would likely be a wheel
gun or Glock. They key is don't pull that trigger full stop. And get
good training.
Posted by: Quint at February 16, 2020 10:41 PM (n13/j)
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at February 17, 2020 01:16 AM (2DOZq)
Food Thread: Peanuts And Zero-Proof Drinks And Unicorn Butt Cake: One Of These Sounds Good!
Whole Foods has moved into the fringes of the far-left part of the progressive mainstream of supermarkets, but if this ridiculous list is any indication, they have a long way to go before I start shopping there for more than a few particular items.
10 Food Trends To Look For In 2020, According To Whole Foods
Get ready to say yes, way to zero-proof aperitifs, see West African cuisine rise to prominence and say goodbye to tired and staid kids' menus. Whole Foods Market just released its list of 2020 food trends to watch for and topping the list of predictions is a continued focus on eco-conscious eats. More than 50 Whole Foods Market staff members including local foragers, regional and global buyers and culinary experts put together the list of 10 food trends based on consumer preferences data, their own product sourcing experiences and what's been popular at food and wellness industry exhibitions. Here's a look at the food that will be popping up on plates in the year to come.Where to start...where to start? How about a big LOLGF? This list is a mass of hipster douche-bag SJW crap, with every leftist political meme inserted into what should be an easy and uncomplicated experience...buying food for the family. But no, they have to thrust their soppy, ahistoric, innumerate, ignorant-of-basic-economics blather into the mundane task of going to the store for dinner.
I mentioned to commenter "Roscoe," when he sent me this photo that I had eaten vegemite a long time ago while visitng Australia, and I am still traumatized by the experience. I asked that he explain the deeply psychotic reasons why he eats the stuff!
I missed it by only 28 years?!? Now I regret eating my last jar too quickly. It was probably pre-WWII. I'm originally Aussie. And a love for black, salty, foul-smelling, brewer's-yeast extract is something that all right-minded Aussies grow up with and proudly exercise. It's another one of the primary things that makes us distinct from & superior to Kiwis, let alone the English. Regarding your encounter, a few years back at my work we were asked to "bring a plate" for some occasion. I brought Vegemite sandwiches. There are a few co-workers who still remember being traumatized by that experience, I can tell you.
Commenter "Butch" emailed with the unsurprising news that I am completely full of shit when it comes to "Balsamic Cream Sauce." Remember the roasted onions with what I thought was going to be a balsamic reduction? Well...I was spectacularly wrong.
BALSAMIC CREAM SAUCE
Why you people listen to me is beyond all reckoning. Except for that whole maple syrup brouhaha. About that I am 100% correct!
Long-time lurker "RS" has sausage on the brain, just like me! But he is luckier than I...
What purports to be the oldest continuously operating restaurant in the world serves only bratwurst cooked over a charcoal grill, It's on the banks of the Danube in Regensburg, Germany. The sausages are authentic Bavarian brats which are the diameter ob our breakfast links and the length of a over-sized hot dog. They are divine. I've eaten there many, many times.Here's the restaurant's website, the menu, and it even has a wiki entry!
Food and cooking tips, Large-breasted Muscovy ducks, well-marbled NY strips, bartenders who use vermouth in Martinis, crisp bacon (although I am moving toward less crisp), thick and fluffy pita, and good tomatoes that aren't square, pale pink and covered with Mestizo E.coli: cbd dot aoshq at gmail dot com. Any advocacy of French Toast with syrup will result in disciplinary action up to and including being nuked from orbit. And yes, shaking a Manhattan is blasphemy...it's in the Bible!
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(Jump to bottom of page)Posted by: Braenyard at February 16, 2020 04:00 PM (Hg4NE)
Posted by: krusty at February 16, 2020 04:01 PM (QTR/U)
Posted by: Skip at February 16, 2020 04:01 PM (ZCEU2)
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 16, 2020 04:01 PM (WFcrO)
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Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 16, 2020 04:05 PM (JUOKG)
Posted by: m at February 16, 2020 04:05 PM (ghFVE)
Nothing to do with food, though.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 16, 2020 04:05 PM (l9m7l)
For those of you unfamiliar with Laphroaig, it's an intensely peaty, iodine-y single malt. It isn't for everyone, but I like that type. However, even I can't drink Laphroaig every day. It's intense.
Turns out, the Lore has all the best properties of the 10, but is so much smoother and complex. I can't recommend it enough. Well, assuming you have $100 to blow.
I think it may just have displaced Talisker as my favorite.
Posted by: pep at February 16, 2020 04:07 PM (T6t7i)
That as well as the Strawberry Festival in Plant City Florida every year at the end of February.
Posted by: Cheriebebe at February 16, 2020 04:07 PM (a4qVe)
McGyver, out
Posted by: McGyver at February 16, 2020 04:08 PM (gMngZ)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 16, 2020 04:09 PM (3H9h1)
Posted by: DB- just DB at February 16, 2020 04:10 PM (iTXRQ)
I really like the Whistlepig 10, but it is also quite spendy, so I thought I'd try something a bit cheaper, but still not cheap. I got a bottle of Knob Creek Single Cask Select and the wife and I did a blind taste test.
The Knob Creek is spicier, almost peppery. It's quite good, but not nearly as good as the Whistlepig. The search continues for affordable rye.
Posted by: pep at February 16, 2020 04:10 PM (T6t7i)
are they chewy, are they gooey, what
Posted by: DB- just DB at February 16, 2020 04:10 PM
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Salty, chewy stingy messes usually, unless you get them in the deep South from someone who knows what they are doing.
Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 16, 2020 04:11 PM (JUOKG)
The simplest way to "make" boiled peanuts is in the crock pot.
Add salt only! Anything else is some kinda left wing plot.
Why yes, I am from the South why do you ask?
Posted by: weirdflunky at February 16, 2020 04:11 PM (cknjq)
So, auspicious:
When I checked the fridge this morning, I saw that we actually had challah left from this past Shabbos dinner (this is VERY rare). And since it is indisputable that fresh, thickly sliced challah makes the *best* French Toast, I started to grab some eggs to begin the custard.
And that's when I saw the unopened quart of lactose-free eggnog we'd bought for the girls when they came to visit in late December. This gave me an idea: what *is* eggnog but slightly nutmeggy egg custard?
Hmmmm....
So after confirming that the nog was still potable, I set about slicing and dunking the challah, firing up the CI skillet with some canola oil, and voila! The most tender, fluffy, *delicious* FT I've ever made. While I of course anointed mine with [redacted], mrs ibguy went with just butter and a sprinkle of kosher salt (of course).
Wow.
Posted by: ibguy at February 16, 2020 04:12 PM (EHVbt)
Posted by: socalcon at February 16, 2020 04:12 PM (Roy2Z)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 16, 2020 04:13 PM (XyVor)
I am genuinely surprised that they didn't push "bug eating" as leftist scum are wont to do in current year (along with living in pods).
As an aside, I recommend using non-iodized salt for making boiled peanuts as the iodized salt will impart a slight metallic taste.
Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at February 16, 2020 04:13 PM (DTX3h)
Posted by: Gabby Johnson at February 16, 2020 04:13 PM (7s3Gx)
Water?
Posted by: socalcon at February 16, 2020 04:12 PM (Roy2Z)
I think they must be talking about sweet tea.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 16, 2020 04:13 PM (XyVor)
I tried really hard to read the article but when I saw "Regenerative Agriculture" and "West African Cuisine" I clicked out. Life's too short to read that bullsh*t.
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at February 16, 2020 04:14 PM (Dhht7)
if I get a bag of roasted-in-the-shell peanuts, about every 5th or 6th one I will eat shell and all
Posted by: DB- just DB at February 16, 2020 04:14 PM (iTXRQ)
Posted by: Gabby Johnson at February 16, 2020 04:14 PM (7s3Gx)
So after confirming that the nog was still potable, I set about slicing and dunking the challah, firing up the CI skillet with some canola oil, and voila! The most tender, fluffy, *delicious* FT I've ever made. While I of course anointed mine with [redacted], mrs ibguy went with just butter and a sprinkle of kosher salt (of course).
Wow.
Posted by: ibguy at February 16, 2020 04:12 PM (EHVbt)
Oh my gosh that sounds so good!
Posted by: Ladyl at February 16, 2020 04:15 PM (TdMsT)
Posted by: socalcon at February 16, 2020 04:15 PM (Roy2Z)
Posted by: kallisto at February 16, 2020 04:16 PM (baQys)
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 04:16 PM (cF8AT)
Posted by: Cheriebebe at February 16, 2020 04:17 PM (a4qVe)
Posted by: LASue at February 16, 2020 04:17 PM (Ed8Zd)
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at February 16, 2020 04:18 PM (Dhht7)
Posted by: DR.WTF at February 16, 2020 04:18 PM (aS1PU)
Posted by: DR.WTF at February 16, 2020 04:18 PM
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Yep, pretty much just a jar full of chemicals.
Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 16, 2020 04:19 PM (JUOKG)
Posted by: krusty at February 16, 2020 04:19 PM (QTR/U)
Posted by: JTB at February 16, 2020 04:19 PM (7EjX1)
ProTip: most of the recipes on the 'net cay pressure cook for 40-45 minutes, but I've found going to an hour and 15 minutes under pressure yields a MUCH more toothsome result.
Did cedar plank salmon for Shabbos dinner, best I've ever made. Pre-salted with a sprinkle of sea salt and then fruidge for a whuile, then rub of 1 cup brown sugar and a Kroger-pack of finely chopped fresh baby dill. Let *that* sit for a while, then fire up the barbie and get to work.
Oh: you'll want to soak those plans for a while, too.
Posted by: ibguy at February 16, 2020 04:19 PM (EHVbt)
Well, where shall we start?
What exactly are you looking for in a Rye? Sweetness? Earthiness? Proof? And for the douche bags, "provenance?"
Let us get down to brass tacks and discuss.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 16, 2020 04:20 PM (3H9h1)
Posted by: DB- just DB at February 16, 2020 04:14
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The shell's just extra roughage. Should be OK.
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at February 16, 2020 04:20 PM (Dhht7)
ProTip: most of the recipes on the 'net cay pressure cook for 40-45 minutes, but I've found going to an hour and 15 minutes under pressure yields a MUCH more toothsome result.
Did cedar plank salmon for Shabbos dinner, best I've ever made. Pre-salted with a sprinkle of sea salt and then fruidge for a whuile, then rub of 1 cup brown sugar and a Kroger-pack of finely chopped fresh baby dill. Let *that* sit for a while, then fire up the barbie and get to work.
Oh: you'll want to soak those plans for a while, too.
Posted by: ibguy at February 16, 2020 04:19 PM (EHVbt)
You should open a restaurant, Ibguy!
Posted by: Ladyl at February 16, 2020 04:20 PM (TdMsT)
Posted by: kallisto at February 16, 2020 04:21 PM (baQys)
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at February 16, 2020 04:21 PM (jxuqq)
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of course it is. the writer is based in Nuevo York.
Posted by: runner at February 16, 2020 04:21 PM (zr5Kq)
Posted by: olddog
oh I'm not worried about it
the shell has a mild vanilla flavor, to me at least
ymmv
Posted by: DB- just DB at February 16, 2020 04:22 PM (iTXRQ)
Customer service is also going down the tubes too.
It's really a shame.
Posted by: Cheriebebe at February 16, 2020 04:22 PM (a4qVe)
Posted by: runner at February 16, 2020 04:22 PM (zr5Kq)
Posted by: Mayor Pete at February 16, 2020 04:23 PM (Pgcou)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice... EJEXIT: If Not Now, When? at February 16, 2020 04:25 PM (pftYY)
Rye Bourbon/whiskey...
Well, where shall we start?
What exactly are you looking for in a Rye? Sweetness? Earthiness? Proof? And for the douche bags, "provenance?"
Given that I'd never tasted rye until a few months ago, I'm not sure. As I said, I do like peaty, smoky Scotch, so figured a spicier, less sweet version of bourbon would be good. Also, I don't drink it straight, although I may start. Most of the rye I've consumed was in the form of a Manhattan, which is rapidly becoming a favorite cocktail, if I'm not drinking Scotch neat, or Gand T in the summertime.
It seemed silly to spend Whistlepig prices on mixed drinks, but I maintain that you can taste the difference, so I'm still looking for that top shelf product with the non-top shelf price.
Posted by: pep at February 16, 2020 04:26 PM (T6t7i)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 16, 2020 04:26 PM (ZLI7S)
Posted by: Regular gus fringe here to give you nightmares at February 16, 2020 04:26 PM (6/uwW)
provenance?
there was a time when pappy and black maple were affordable and readily available.
anymore i am always searching.
woodford is good.
Bulliet cask is nice.
Posted by: krusty at February 16, 2020 04:26 PM (QTR/U)
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 04:16 PM (cF8AT)
Yes Tami.
"Green" in the shell. Water, peanuts and salt. That's it.
We eat them until we're sick then bag up the rest and freeze the rest. Take out a bag or three and reheat and eat.
Posted by: weirdflunky at February 16, 2020 04:26 PM (cknjq)
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 04:26 PM (cF8AT)
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 04:27 PM (cF8AT)
Posted by: runner at February 16, 2020 04:28 PM (zr5Kq)
Posted by: PaleRider is simply irredeemable at February 16, 2020 04:28 PM (cDw3P)
Posted by: Ladyl at February 16, 2020 04:28 PM (TdMsT)
Posted by: LiveFreeOrDie at February 16, 2020 04:28 PM (H9lUe)
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 04:26 PM (cF8AT)
Here you can buy them in the grocery store. Publix, WalMart wherever.
Posted by: weirdflunky at February 16, 2020 04:28 PM (cknjq)
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 04:26 PM
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Let me save you the time. Don't!
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at February 16, 2020 04:29 PM (Dhht7)
Posted by: Regular gus fringe here to give you nightmares at February 16, 2020 04:29 PM (6/uwW)
Posted by: PaleRider is simply irredeemable at February 16, 2020 04:28 PM (cDw3P)
Actually, I saw them in the can at Walmart the other day.
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 04:29 PM (cF8AT)
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 04:27 PM (cF8AT)
Green is uncooked.
Don't try to boil roasted peanuts
Posted by: weirdflunky at February 16, 2020 04:30 PM (cknjq)
Posted by: Cheriebebe at February 16, 2020 04:30 PM (a4qVe)
Posted by: weirdflunky at February 16, 2020 04:28 PM (cknjq)
You just mean roasted unsalted peanuts in the shell, right?
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 04:30 PM (cF8AT)
Posted by: Big V at February 16, 2020 04:31 PM (XEC2p)
Posted by: weirdflunky at February 16, 2020 04:31 PM (cknjq)
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 04:31 PM (cF8AT)
Posted by: LiveFreeOrDie at February 16, 2020 04:32 PM (H9lUe)
The search continues for affordable rye.
Is $30 for 750 ml affordable ?
Posted by: runner
Here in NoVa, Whistlepig 10 is about $75, and Knob Creek Select Single Cask is about $50. I'd say the latter is a reasonable compromise between taste and price, but I'm always looking to do better. I don't know that $30 would have the taste I expect, but I've never bought it, so I don't know.
Posted by: pep at February 16, 2020 04:32 PM (T6t7i)
Posted by: weirdflunky at February 16, 2020 04:32 PM (cknjq)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice... EJEXIT: If Not Now, When? at February 16, 2020 04:33 PM (pftYY)
Posted by: Braenyard at February 16, 2020 04:33 PM (Hg4NE)
Posted by: Braenyard at February 16, 2020 04:33 PM (Hg4NE)
Posted by: Max Power at February 16, 2020 04:34 PM (llxrS)
Posted by: Matt at February 16, 2020 04:34 PM (mtCSE)
I like Laphoaig and had a chance to try the various styles. This was befor they released the Lore version. My preference is the Laphroaig Quarter Cask. It has all the peatiness, which I enjoy, but there is an underlying sweetness. And it costs around $50, not $100 .
Posted by: JTB at February 16, 2020 04:36 PM (7EjX1)
You can get peanuts this time of year but they danged sure ain't fresh.
Posted by: weirdflunky at February 16, 2020 04:36 PM (cknjq)
Posted by: pep at February 16, 2020 04:32 PM (T6t7i)
Not an expert in Rye whiskey, but I tried Templeton and liked it. It's about $30 in my area.
Posted by: runner at February 16, 2020 04:36 PM (zr5Kq)
Posted by: runner at February 16, 2020 04:38 PM (zr5Kq)
Posted by: Nazdar at February 16, 2020 04:39 PM (JVDFb)
flexitarian diets, brands are experimenting with swapping soy (a top allergen) for mung bean, hempseed, avocado and other plant-based alternatives.
"flexitarian"
Posted by: Lizzy at February 16, 2020 04:39 PM (bDqIh)
10 Food Trends To Look For In 2020, According To Whole Foods
most of the stuff in this article is okay, it's just they have to combine it, like cbd says, with dumb sjw and pc bs phrases and vernacular
much of that stuff I eat already, and some I would try
I just don't want to be TOLD what to eat and the reasons behind it, because it's silly. I'll eat it if I like it. I'll try it if it sounds good.
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at February 16, 2020 04:39 PM (vEIlU)
Posted by: runner at February 16, 2020 04:40 PM (zr5Kq)
Posted by: ibguy at February 16, 2020 04:40 PM (EHVbt)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at February 16, 2020 04:40 PM (vEIlU)
I'd recommend any Rye for "tasting purposes" before suggesting a $50+ bottle. Rye is an acquired taste. I personally have a love/hate relationship with it.
I spend several hundred dollars a month on good booze. Bourbons, Scotches, Vodka, Gin, etc.
My liver will testify.
Sipping Bourbon, vs. drinking Bourbon is a $30 spread. Rye is higher.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 16, 2020 04:40 PM (3H9h1)
nice!
I would travel there just for this, lol.
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at February 16, 2020 04:41 PM (vEIlU)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 16, 2020 04:41 PM (VIynn)
Posted by: Lizzy at February 16, 2020 04:39 PM (bDqIh)
~~~~~
Someone who is a vegetarian but sometimes eats meat.
In other words, full of crap.
Posted by: IrishEi at February 16, 2020 04:41 PM (sGotD)
You can get peanuts this time of year but they danged sure ain't fresh.
Posted by: weirdflunky at February 16, 2020 04:36 PM (cknjq)
Ah ok. Are they just with the roasted shelled peanuts or where?
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 04:41 PM (cF8AT)
You really sold me. I can't wait to tolerate Vegemite!
The hell is wrong with you people? There's not enough things in Australia to kill you, you have to invent new one?
Posted by: JackStraw at February 16, 2020 04:42 PM (ZLI7S)
Posted by: Skip at February 16, 2020 04:42 PM (ZCEU2)
Posted by: Skip at February 16, 2020 04:44 PM (ZCEU2)
"Nose of sweet and spicy flavors with aromas of caramelized banana,
vanilla, cinnamon , and wintergreen. Oak is subtle, leaving a
honey-sweet entry on the palate that moves quick to dry rye grain, chili
flake, and black pepper. Gold Medal- San Francisco World Spirits
Tasting"
Posted by: runner
Is that the Templeton?
Posted by: pep at February 16, 2020 04:44 PM (T6t7i)
Here they're in the produce section. You might have to order them where you are. They'll be dried out from the seller. (Those driers are really freaking loud. really really loud)
Uncooked!
Posted by: weirdflunky at February 16, 2020 04:44 PM (cknjq)
The best rye I've found is Pikesville Rye. It's 110 proof but is smooth and VERY flavorful. And even at state run store prices, it's still under $45. I've been able to try a number of ryes, including Whistle Pig, and none have come close to Pikesville. It is a great value.
Posted by: JTB at February 16, 2020 04:44 PM (7EjX1)
With our pending move to the Charleston area in about 28 days, there is a roadside yuy on Ashley River Road at the Charleston end that makes her favorite. Wears a MAGA hat all day while running the place.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 16, 2020 04:44 PM (tQaZ2)
some people in here like sushi or brussels sprouts which I find thoroughly grotesque
others like Vegemite
eat and let eat
Posted by: DB- just DB at February 16, 2020 04:45 PM (iTXRQ)
Bourbon, oh yes. Bulleit is excellent and my own personal favorite, Big Horn. Made in Montana and outstanding if, a pain to find.
Driving to St Regis, MT is the closest I've ever found to me. It's probably heresy but I sip it neat. No ice, no water.
Posted by: Winston a dreg of society at February 16, 2020 04:45 PM (Tt761)
Green means fresh, not dried out.
Hardy Farms has some of the best peanuts and I believe they will send you some green or boiled.
If you've ever had bad boiled peanuts I can understand the dislike. The canned ones taste like dirt.
Posted by: freaked at February 16, 2020 04:45 PM (Tnijr)
In other words, full of crap.
Seriously? That is hilarious: "I want the cache of claiming to be a vegetarian - to save the planet! - with out giving up meat." Alrighty!
I was just relieved to not see bugs on that list -- unless that's part pf West African cuisine that it a hot new trend. . .
Posted by: Lizzy at February 16, 2020 04:45 PM (bDqIh)
Posted by: Martini Farmer
I've had the biggest problem with bourbon. Most of them are just way too sweet for me.
Posted by: pep at February 16, 2020 04:45 PM (T6t7i)
Posted by: Aud at February 16, 2020 04:46 PM (uBywd)
Posted by: clutch at February 16, 2020 04:46 PM (9UmRs)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 16, 2020 04:42 PM (ZLI7S)
They live fast and die young.
Posted by: DR.WTF at February 16, 2020 04:46 PM (aS1PU)
I've recently inherited a sous vide circulator (?) and don't know what to try first.
Posted by: squeakywheel at February 16, 2020 04:46 PM (n6wjb)
Posted by: Aud at February 16, 2020 04:46 PM (uBywd)
Obviously deranged
Posted by: weirdflunky at February 16, 2020 04:47 PM (cknjq)
proof but is smooth and VERY flavorful. And even at state run store
prices, it's still under $45. I've been able to try a number of ryes,
including Whistle Pig, and none have come close to Pikesville. It is a
great value.
Posted by: JTB
I've heard good reviews of it, but they didn't have it in the store last time I looked. I'll keep looking.
Posted by: pep at February 16, 2020 04:47 PM (T6t7i)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez on the new phone, yay ? at February 16, 2020 04:48 PM (zlgJP)
They are nasty. They will never catch on. They smell and taste like a week old corpse dipped in shit.
This is some kind of prank on the hipsters by the marketeers.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice... EJEXIT: If Not Now, When? at February 16, 2020 04:48 PM (pftYY)
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at February 16, 2020 04:49 PM (Dhht7)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 16, 2020 04:09 PM (3H9h1)
except you need to use your Whole Paycheck.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at February 16, 2020 04:49 PM (sy5kK)
Posted by: Wut at February 16, 2020 04:49 PM (M20vx)
Posted by: DB- just DB at February 16, 2020 04:10
No, they're ruined peanuts. And they are pronounced without the letter "i" in boiled. At least as my southerner wife pronounces it.
Posted by: clutch at February 16, 2020 04:50 PM (9UmRs)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 16, 2020 04:50 PM (pw+jk)
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 04:50 PM (cF8AT)
fish,
fish,
and a Moroccan Chicken with Apricots and Almonds for a few nights this week - it was so delicious
(chicken, s/p, olive oil, ground coriander, smoked paprika, lemon juice, honey, chickpeas, dried apricots, shallot, fresh parsley, and greens - they recommend romaine lettuce hearts and watercress - I used romaine and a Spring green mix, and toasted whole almonds that you later chop coarse)
Valentines Day treat for Friday+ was some homemade Butterscotch Pudding that I've been craving. Weird craving. But I do not remember the last time I had butterscotch pudding. I was probably a kid. I guess I'm getting old. Kids and older people eat butterscotch pudding! With lots of whipped cream that I only lightly sugared to balance out the sweet pudding.
A light week to counter the weekends.
Tonight we're having Chicken Quesadilla's. I'm in the middle of prepping so have to get back to the kitchen.
I made quick guacamole to go with it.
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at February 16, 2020 04:50 PM (vEIlU)
Posted by: runner at February 16, 2020 04:50 PM (zr5Kq)
Posted by: DB- just DB at February 16, 2020 04:51 PM (iTXRQ)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 16, 2020 04:51 PM (r+sAi)
Posted by: freaked at February 16, 2020 04:51 PM (Tnijr)
The hell is wrong with you people? There's not enough things in Australia to kill you, you have to invent new one?
Ahh..but that's the secret mate! if you can survive eating something like Vegemite on a regular basis than you can pretty much survive anywhere, especially an environment as hostile as Australia.
Posted by: Matt at February 16, 2020 04:52 PM (mtCSE)
GARAM MASALA
That makes the dish and your house smells amazing.
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at February 16, 2020 04:53 PM (vEIlU)
Whiskey was originally a traded commodity because the growers couldn't get their corn to market down the Mississippi before it spoiled. Hence, Whiskey/Bourbon.
Rye, based on rice was different.
However I'm amused by the ability to make both into booze in little time.
Profit!
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 16, 2020 04:53 PM (3H9h1)
Wow.
Posted by: ibguy at February 16, 2020 04:12 PM (EHVbt)
Redacted = Peanut Butter and Maple Syrup, I assume...that's my favorite way to eat French Toast. I can't stand powdered sugar.
Posted by: Traveling Man&&&& at February 16, 2020 04:54 PM (a4ua0)
Posted by: weirdflunky at February 16, 2020 04:54 PM (cknjq)
Posted by: DB- just DB at February 16, 2020 04:51 PM (iT
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I'd prefer to eat a damn light bulb. And I have a broad pallette. The opposite of a picky eater.
But mung beans and jackfruit are repulsive. Inedible.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice... EJEXIT: If Not Now, When? at February 16, 2020 04:55 PM (pftYY)
Eats from the West African region, made up of 16 nations, might just be the new "it" cuisine. You'll likely see ancient grains like fonio, teff and millet as well as superfoods like moringa and tamarind in more dishes and on grocery shelves.
well, I use tamarind in many of my Asian dishes, so...
too much crossover. This is not a trend.
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at February 16, 2020 04:55 PM (vEIlU)
Check the Virginia ABC website for availability. It shows Pikesville in stock in Manassas, Gainesville, Dale City and Springfield.
BTW, I only drink spirits in small amounts and neat. I just like the taste. A typical cocktail might have more booze than I would go through in a week.
Posted by: JTB at February 16, 2020 04:56 PM (7EjX1)
I am trying to replicate a Italian meal we had, it will have a heavy Parmesan reggiano element as well so that what we're working with
Posted by: Cheriebebe at February 16, 2020 04:56 PM (a4qVe)
Posted by: freaked at February 16, 2020 04:51 PM (Tnijr)
https://tinyurl.com/smhja95
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 04:56 PM (cF8AT)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice... EJEXIT: If Not Now, When? at February 16, 2020 04:57 PM (pftYY)
Posted by: krusty at February 16, 2020 04:58 PM (+68l0)
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at February 16, 2020 04:58 PM (kFLDt)
Friday, I made gyros and roasted herb potatoes with feta for dinner. They were excellent, if I do say so myself, and I do.
Gyros: https://youtu.be/e3Rr0xzeFIs
Tzatziki: https://tinyurl.com/y33qdgws
Potatoes: https://tinyurl.com/u59qjba
Pita: No link. From Joy of Cooking
Since I didn't have dried oregano on hand, I used fresh oregano from the garden for the gyro meat and the potatoes. Just used a bunch more fresh than dried.
Bon apetit, or whatever they say in Greece.
Posted by: Average Guy at February 16, 2020 04:58 PM (BaHwF)
Posted by: weirdflunky at February 16, 2020 04:54 PM
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I've had the Not-canned "boled" peanuts and was disappointed. And the whole family was p*ssed at me for making them try them. No one liked them.
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at February 16, 2020 04:58 PM (Dhht7)
Posted by: JTB at February 16, 2020 04:36 PM
I'm a bourbon guy and I'll try that quarter cask stuff. Trying to get a scotch start.
Posted by: clutch at February 16, 2020 04:58 PM (9UmRs)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice... EJEXIT: If Not Now, When? at February 16, 2020 04:57 PM (pftYY)
Not caveman food. Parakeet food.
Posted by: Average Guy at February 16, 2020 04:59 PM (BaHwF)
I've had the Not-canned "boled" peanuts and was disappointed. And the whole family was p*ssed at me for making them try them. No one liked them.
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at February 16, 2020 04:58 PM (Dhht7)
Obviously deranged
Posted by: weirdflunky at February 16, 2020 04:59 PM (cknjq)
Posted by: Muad'dib at February 16, 2020 04:59 PM (l5hQl)
Yeah they are out of season. They will come in July or so. I figured they would have some frozen though.
Posted by: freaked at February 16, 2020 05:00 PM (Tnijr)
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 04:56 PM
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Whew! You dodged a bullet.
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at February 16, 2020 05:01 PM (Dhht7)
Rye, based on rice was different.
However I'm amused by the ability to make both into booze in little time.
Profit!
Posted by: Martini Farmer
Isn't rye made from....rye, a wheat type?
Posted by: pep at February 16, 2020 05:01 PM (T6t7i)
Posted by: Diogenes at February 16, 2020 05:01 PM (axyOa)
Posted by: olddog in mo
Most excellent.
Please also leave all the okra and oysters for me.
Posted by: Miklos, the hour of dinner approacheth at February 16, 2020 05:02 PM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Bruce at February 16, 2020 05:02 PM (vd8XM)
Ok horde, what would be a more peppery with a bit of sweet to it whisky or bourbon or rye?
Posted by: Cheriebebe
Sounds like rye to me. Bourbon is sweeter, because its main ingredient is corn. Scotch can vary, but is usually smokier.
Posted by: pep at February 16, 2020 05:02 PM (T6t7i)
The hell is wrong with you people? There's not enough things in Australia to kill you, you have to invent new one?
Ahh..but that's the secret mate! if you can survive eating something like Vegemite on a regular basis than you can pretty much survive anywhere, especially an environment as hostile as Australia.
Posted by: Matt
That was the ONE thing in Australia I ate that literally did NOT try to kill me. The doner kebabs at Bondi Beach? Yep. Grilled Shrimp in Brisbane? Heck yeah. Toast with marmite/vegemite? The only freaking thing I kept down, besides arrowroot biscuits.
I loath the stuff, but it gave me nourishment during an otherwise wretched week in Sydney.
Posted by: Moki at February 16, 2020 05:03 PM (mFoNl)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 16, 2020 04:09 PM (3H9h1)
except you need to use your Whole Paycheck.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at February 16, 2020 04:49 PM (sy5kK)
I've never understood the fascination with that place. (But then, there's no accounting for things sometimes. I will never understand why, for instance, my mother LOVES Kroger, even though it is more expensive than other stores. Additionally, what is the deal with Trader Joe's and Aldi stores? I've been in them and cannot be less impressed.)
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at February 16, 2020 05:03 PM (kFLDt)
Holy Grail who were digging up peet? Turns out they were making Scotch Whiskey by pissing through the peet and bottling it. Witness the violence inherent in the system.
Posted by: monkey at February 16, 2020 05:03 PM (CLteG)
proof but is smooth and VERY flavorful. And even at state run store
prices, it's still under $45. I've been able to try a number of ryes,
including Whistle Pig, and none have come close to Pikesville. It is a
great value.
Posted by: JTB
I've heard good reviews of it, but they didn't have it in the store last time I looked. I'll keep looking.
Posted by: pep at February 16, 2020 04:47 PM (T6t7i)
Pikesville Rye is Rittenhouse with a few more years on it.
Go with the Rittenhouse if you want a good cheap mixer.
High West Double Rye makes a nice Manhattan as well.
Posted by: naturalfake at February 16, 2020 05:04 PM (9wmyx)
Please also leave all the okra and oysters for me.
Posted by: Miklos, the hour of dinner approacheth at February 16, 2020 05:02
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Oysters, no. Okra, I'll leave for you unless it's fried or in gumbo.
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at February 16, 2020 05:04 PM (Dhht7)
Posted by: freaked at February 16, 2020 05:04 PM (Tnijr)
Customer service is also going down the tubes too.
It's really a shame.
Posted by: Cheriebebe at February 16, 2020 04:22 PM (a4qVe)
Hole Foods is a tool of Jeff Bezo's vision of taking over the universe.
Hole Foods is a built in depot for picking up retail stuff, that one buys over the internet. It just happens to be a stylish grocery store now.
What it will turn into is in Bezo's mind, and perhaps a few senior managers. But it sure isn't the Whole Foods that many got used to before Jeff dropped $13 Billion.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at February 16, 2020 05:05 PM (sy5kK)
so you can tell your friends you shop there and feel good about yourself
Posted by: DB- just DB at February 16, 2020 05:06 PM (iTXRQ)
Posted by: Northernlurker at February 16, 2020 05:06 PM (zYoUB)
if I get a bag of roasted-in-the-shell peanuts, about every 5th or 6th one I will eat shell and all
Posted by: DB- just DB
Nah. I've done that; so you're as normal as I am.
!
Posted by: JT at February 16, 2020 05:06 PM (arJlL)
Posted by: Traveling Man&&&& at February 16, 2020 05:06 PM (a4ua0)
Please also leave all the okra and oysters for me.
Posted by: Miklos, the hour of dinner approacheth at February 16, 2020 05:02
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Oysters, no. Okra, I'll leave for you unless it's fried or in gumbo.
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at February 16, 2020 05:04 PM (Dhht7)
***
Okra.
Someone had to mention okra.
I'm already having a crappy day and it just got worse.
That vile weed.
Scourge of everything chlorophyll.
Just reading it causes the bile to rise.
I need a beer.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 16, 2020 05:07 PM (axyOa)
if I get a bag of roasted-in-the-shell peanuts, about every 5th or 6th one I will eat shell and all
Posted by: DB- just DB
Your appendix is going to burst.
Posted by: monkey at February 16, 2020 05:07 PM (CLteG)
My bad... mostly wheat. Depends on the blend. My issues with Rye are that's it's not easily mixed with stuff. Gingerer Ale maybe. Not fond of fruit juices for Rye.
I typically drink Bourbon, Rye, Scotch, etc. neat, or perhaps over ice.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 16, 2020 05:07 PM (3H9h1)
Where else you gonna get the Ghey Cakes?
Posted by: Miklos, with a good guess at February 16, 2020 05:07 PM (QzkSJ)
BOL'D
P-
NUTS
on one side and
CLOSED
I'M
TARD
on the other
Posted by: jhawk90 at February 16, 2020 05:08 PM (7Ry16)
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at February 16, 2020 05:01 PM (Dhht7)
LOL!!
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 05:08 PM (cF8AT)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at February 16, 2020 05:09 PM (VjHOE)
Posted by: JT at February 16, 2020 05:09 PM (arJlL)
Good as fresh from the coast? Not even close! But they weren't rubbery or watery, and Mrs. Refugee says she'll keep me . . so not a bad result at all.
Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 16, 2020 05:09 PM (8AONa)
I'm from the east coast where you get fresh oysters same day
steamed in the shell with a little hot sauce or cocktail sauce, that's good stuff
or deep-fried
Posted by: DB- just DB at February 16, 2020 05:09 PM (iTXRQ)
Someone had to mention okra.
I'm already having a crappy day and it just got worse.
That vile weed.
Scourge of everything chlorophyll.
Just reading it causes the bile to rise.
I need a beer.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 16, 2020 05:07
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Miklos did it. *pours Diogenes beer thru USB port*
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at February 16, 2020 05:11 PM (Dhht7)
Posted by: monkey
ah, I been doing it a long time- if it were bad for me I think I'd have suffered by now
Posted by: DB- just DB at February 16, 2020 05:11 PM (iTXRQ)
Oh yeah, used to have a Sprouts nearby and loved it - the veggies and fruit there are so much better than at a King Soopers or Stop n Shop.
Posted by: Lizzy at February 16, 2020 05:12 PM (bDqIh)
Posted by: Northernlurker at February 16, 2020 05:12 PM (zYoUB)
@Jeffrey_Marty
What in the hell is wrong with these people
https://tinyurl.com/r2vaam8
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 05:13 PM (cF8AT)
112 ... Pep,
Check the Virginia ABC website for availability. It shows Pikesville
in stock in Manassas, Gainesville, Dale City and Springfield.
Thanks. I'm always surprised by the variability in stock from store to store.
Posted by: pep at February 16, 2020 05:14 PM (T6t7i)
And they will clean you out if your all bound up.
Oh, look it's martini time. One olive only please.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at February 16, 2020 05:14 PM (Z+IKu)
Posted by: Northernlurker at February 16, 2020 05:14 PM (zYoUB)
Posted by: Muad'dib at February 16, 2020 05:15 PM (cVvbj)
https://tinyurl.com/r2vaam8
Posted by: Tami
Interesting. Are the knives coming out for Bloomberg?
Posted by: pep at February 16, 2020 05:15 PM (T6t7i)
I am replacing my oven this spring
do I go with the old timey electric heating element type or get one of those fancy smooth top ranges
Posted by: DB- just DB at February 16, 2020 05:15 PM (iTXRQ)
What in the hell is wrong with these people
https://tinyurl.com/r2vaam8
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 05:13 PM (cF8AT)
Gawdalmighty.
Posted by: Ladyl at February 16, 2020 05:15 PM (TdMsT)
Posted by: JTB at February 16, 2020 05:15 PM (7EjX1)
Posted by: banana Dream at February 16, 2020 05:16 PM (l6b3d)
I made fajita chicken quesadillas with green chiles instead of jalapenos in them with an extra spicy guacamole on the side.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 16, 2020 05:16 PM (CKxoR)
Part of my interest in rye whiskey is historical. Rye grain grows, even
flourishes, where other grains won't. It was possibly the most common
type of whiskey in the Colonies and early America. George Washington had
one of the biggest distilleries at Mount Vernon. They rebuilt a small
version of the distillery and are using Washington's recipe to make
small runs of rye. It would be fun to try some.
I've had it. You haven't missed anything.
Posted by: pep at February 16, 2020 05:16 PM (T6t7i)
Made a tasty and simple supper last night. Family pack of chicken thighs, skin on and with the bone, damnit. 10 pieces. Lightly trimmed the excess fat, coated with a little olive oil, seasoned all over with zattarains seasoning, placed on a wire rack, skin side up, over a rimmed baking sheet, shoved (gently) into a 400 degree oven for 45 minutes.
Served with jasmine rice. Hot, tasty, cheap, and easy! Just like I like my dates.
Posted by: eastofsuez at February 16, 2020 05:17 PM (U2zca)
Posted by: Northernlurker at February 16, 2020 05:12 PM (zYoUB)
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Your fingers shrivel up like you've been in the pool all day. They remind me of going to flea markets and sports as a kid.
Posted by: jhawk90 at February 16, 2020 05:17 PM (7Ry16)
Posted by: Northernlurker at February 16, 2020 05:17 PM (zYoUB)
Posted by: Traveling Man&&&& at February 16, 2020 05:18 PM (a4ua0)
Posted by: jhawk90
Sure. Your fingers.
Posted by: pep at February 16, 2020 05:18 PM (T6t7i)
I made fajita chicken quesadillas with green chiles instead of jalapenos in them with an extra spicy guacamole on the side.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 16, 2020 05:16 PM (CKxoR)
Omg. That sounds wonderful.
I'm going out to dinner with a friend and we're getting Mexican. Now I can't wait!
Posted by: Ladyl at February 16, 2020 05:18 PM (TdMsT)
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 16, 2020 05:18 PM (+lVUW)
Posted by: JTB at February 16, 2020 05:19 PM (7EjX1)
do I go with the old timey electric heating element type or get one of those fancy smooth top ranges
Posted by: DB- just DB
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I don't see longbow/crossbow level arguing, but it may get close. My personal preference is smooth top electric. Not quite as precise as gas, but close - plus it's easier to clean (If you have the right cleaner.)
Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 16, 2020 05:19 PM (8AONa)
Posted by: Mrs. Leggy at February 16, 2020 05:19 PM (Vf4Y7)
Could you tell me how you reheat them? Oven? Microwave?
Posted by: cfo mom at February 16, 2020 05:20 PM (RfzVr)
Posted by: klaftern at February 16, 2020 05:20 PM (RuIsu)
Posted by: Northernlurker at February 16, 2020 05:20 PM (zYoUB)
Zero-Proof Drinks And Unicorn Butt Cake
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I'll have a slice of ass-cake and a stein of why bother.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 16, 2020 05:21 PM (t5m5e)
Thanks for the heads up about the Mount Vernon rye. That will save me a lot of wondering and maybe money.
Posted by: JTB at February 16, 2020 05:22 PM (7EjX1)
Third week of owning one, and still glad we got it.
Danish baby back ribs come out 'fall off the bone' tender.
And come to think of it, can one make boiled peanuts in an instant pot on the pressure cook setting.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 16, 2020 05:22 PM (tT0V4)
Posted by: Northernlurker
I tried it once. No big deal. Kind of a anise flavor. No green fairy
Posted by: Bruce at February 16, 2020 05:22 PM (vd8XM)
do I go with the old timey electric heating element type or get one of those fancy smooth top ranges
Posted by: DB- just DB
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Natural gas.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 16, 2020 05:22 PM (Y4EXg)
Part of my interest in rye whiskey is historical. Rye grain, even
flourishes, where other grains won't. It was possibly the most common
type of whiskey in the Colonies and early America. George Washington had
one of the biggest distilleries at Mount Vernon. They rebuilt a small
version of the distillery and are using Washington's recipe to make
small runs of rye. It would be fun to try some.
Posted by: JTB
If you're local, MV has a whisky tasting around Xmas for about $80 a ticket. There are dozens of vendors giving out tastes of their wares. Some are quite good, and some....aren't. Still, you get to walk around the MV exhibition hall, which is now quite impressive, all the while sipping and chatting. Well worth the money.
Posted by: pep at February 16, 2020 05:22 PM (T6t7i)
Posted by: Northernlurker at February 16, 2020 05:20 P
Catch me on St Patricks Day!!
Posted by: Mayor Pete at February 16, 2020 05:23 PM (l5hQl)
Pfft.
Couldn't see what *any fuss at all* was about.
The store appeared much cleaner than its clientele, though.
Posted by: JQ at February 16, 2020 05:23 PM (whOIk)
Do you sell your maple syrup commercially?
Posted by: JTB at February 16, 2020 05
I'm afraid not.
Posted by: Muad'dib at February 16, 2020 05:24 PM (l5hQl)
Posted by: lin-duh at February 16, 2020 05:24 PM (UUBmN)
Posted by: Mrs. Leggy at February 16, 2020 05:25 PM (Vf4Y7)
do I go with the old timey electric heating element type or get one of those fancy smooth top ranges "
Another topic I need to ask about.
No gas available in new home.
Any thoughts on induction cooktop?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 16, 2020 05:25 PM (tT0V4)
Posted by: Northernlurker
I tried it once. No big deal. Kind of a anise flavor. No green fairy
Posted by: Bruce at February 16, 2020 05:22 PM (vd8XM)
If you don't like anise/black licorice, you'll hate it.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at February 16, 2020 05:25 PM (NWiLs)
if I want a gas stove I'd have to pay a plumber to put in the pipe$
I gotta go electric
Posted by: DB- just DB at February 16, 2020 05:25 PM (iTXRQ)
That makes the dish and your house smells amazing.
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at February 16, 2020 04:53 PM (vEIlU)
Mmm. That sounds delicious!
Our daughter received some Spice House Masala Cocoa mix from one of her brothers on Christmas. It is so good.
The combo would make an awesome cupcake &/or icing.
Posted by: OldDominionMom at February 16, 2020 05:25 PM (dH/BH)
Posted by: sharon(willow's apprentice) at February 16, 2020 05:26 PM (QzF6i)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 16, 2020 05:26 PM (CKxoR)
Posted by: lin-duh at February 16, 2020 05:26 PM (UUBmN)
Posted by: Insomniac -
And Ouzo is cheaper
Posted by: Bruce at February 16, 2020 05:26 PM (vd8XM)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at February 16, 2020 05:27 PM (VjHOE)
I'm feeling better just run down, tired, and ditzy.
Posted by: lin-duh at February 16, 2020 05:27 PM (UUBmN)
Posted by: Puddleglum at February 16, 2020 05:27 PM (0zDoP)
Posted by: lin-duh at February 16, 2020 05:24 PM (UUBmN)
Sorry about your flu. When I'm sick I tend to lose my appetite entirely.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at February 16, 2020 05:28 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: lin-duh
i'd have to buy new pots n pans for a smooth top stove?
Posted by: DB- just DB at February 16, 2020 05:28 PM (iTXRQ)
Posted by: Tinfoilbaby at February 16, 2020 05:27 PM (VjHOE)
*shoves Taco Bell Burrito Supreme through USB port*
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at February 16, 2020 05:28 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: Eromero at February 16, 2020 05:29 PM (UUkQp)
Posted by: banana Dream at February 16, 2020 05:29 PM (l6b3d)
Posted by: Insomniac
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I'm one of those luck people that can backpack in the mountains for 5 days and eat next to nothing but gain weight...luck me!
Posted by: lin-duh at February 16, 2020 05:29 PM (UUBmN)
I gotta go electric
Posted by: DB- just DB
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I figured - just goofing on ya.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 16, 2020 05:29 PM (Y4EXg)
I made fajita chicken quesadillas with green chiles instead of jalapenos in them with an extra spicy guacamole on the side.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 16, 2020 05:16 PM
Hi, Ben Had. Sounds delish. Daughter made some this week using green chiles, too. Less heat so mama could handle them.
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at February 16, 2020 05:29 PM (Dhht7)
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at February 16, 2020 05:31 PM (CjFDo)
Posted by: DB
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Not for an electric glass top stove but you do need the right pans to make induction work. They look the same but the technology is totally different.
Posted by: lin-duh at February 16, 2020 05:31 PM (UUBmN)
Posted by: weirdflunky at February 16, 2020 05:31 PM (cknjq)
Posted by: Eromero at February 16, 2020 05:31 PM (UUkQp)
the demo was taken to our little dump
included was a lightly used but filthy 48' wolf french cooktop, gas
had my friend glass shot the thing
second best thing I've ever found at the dump
still in use today
Posted by: REDACTED at February 16, 2020 05:33 PM (rpxSz)
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at February 16, 2020 05:11 PM (Dhht7)
You Sir, are a scholar ands gentleman!
Thanxs!
Cheers!
Posted by: Diogenes at February 16, 2020 05:33 PM (mBL57)
Posted by: Eromero at February 16, 2020 05:31 PM (UUkQp)
As long as it's not the South Bend Fairy
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at February 16, 2020 05:34 PM (NWiLs)
https://bit.ly/2SvXLqM
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at February 16, 2020 05:34 PM (+y/Ru)
And the first?
Posted by: krusty at February 16, 2020 05:34 PM (LkbqK)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 16, 2020 05:35 PM (tT0V4)
Posted by: Northernlurker at February 16, 2020 05:35 PM (zYoUB)
I made fajita chicken quesadillas with green chiles instead of jalapenos in them with an extra spicy guacamole on the side.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 16, 2020 05:16 PM (CKxoR)
I have to admit I just love it when the crazies turn on each other.
Posted by: Ladyl at February 16, 2020 05:35 PM (TdMsT)
Posted by: Mayor Pete at February 16, 2020 05:35 PM (EgshT)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 16, 2020 05:36 PM (d2mYc)
do I go with the old timey electric heating element type or get one of those fancy smooth top ranges
Posted by: DB- just DB
If you plan to do any canning, please check this out before buying a flat cooktop:
preview.tinyurl.com/d87fyn3
Also, not recommended to use cast iron cookware on flat cooktop, due to scratching and risk of breakage.
But! They look so professional and are much easier to keep clean.
Good luck with your decision!
Posted by: JQ at February 16, 2020 05:37 PM (whOIk)
Posted by: Burlesqe Cow at February 16, 2020 05:38 PM (aKsyK)
Posted by: Northernlurker at February 16, 2020 05:39 PM (zYoUB)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 16, 2020 05:40 PM (CKxoR)
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at February 16, 2020 05:40 PM (N3JsI)
Posted by: rammajamma at February 16, 2020 05:40 PM (SwWMX)
Not recommended by the range makers or the pressure canner manufacturers.
Posted by: cfo mom at February 16, 2020 05:40 PM (RfzVr)
Posted by: Northernlurker at February 16, 2020 05:39 PM (zYoUB)
That sounds delicious.
Posted by: Ladyl at February 16, 2020 05:41 PM (TdMsT)
I have a 6 burner gas Viking stove top now. I love it.
I also have a single burner induction cook top for cooking the random thing outside like fried food or fish. The induction is world's better than a regular glass cook top but I still prefer my gas cooktop to all else.
Posted by: lin-duh at February 16, 2020 05:41 PM (UUBmN)
Posted by: Northernlurker at February 16, 2020 05:39 PM (zYoUB)
That sounds delicious.
Posted by: Ladyl at February 16, 2020 05:41 PM (TdMsT
It actually is.
Posted by: Northernlurker at February 16, 2020 05:41 PM (zYoUB)
Posted by: Northernlurker at February 16, 2020 05:39 PM (zYoUB)
Is the drink called "greed?"
Posted by: Ladyl at February 16, 2020 05:43 PM (TdMsT)
Redneck tater chips, they is.
Posted by: BifBewalski at February 16, 2020 05:43 PM (VcFUs)
Posted by: Northernlurker at February 16, 2020 05:39 PM (zYoUB)
Is the drink called "greed?"
Posted by: Ladyl at February 16, 2020 05:43 PM (TdMsT
Yes it is. They have a a series called The Seven Deadly Gins.
Posted by: Northernlurker at February 16, 2020 05:45 PM (zYoUB)
over 200 means we are also over 100.
At the Daily Caller, Mitt has gone to Germany to sell out Trump and America. Of course, they love him like MSNBC faces after a backstabbing vote.
At least Patty Murray is too stupid to be this corrupt and anti-American.
Republican Utah Sen. Mitt Romney was toasted at the Munich Security Conference Saturday as probably the most courageous lawmaker we have in the United States.
He was governor of Massachusetts early in his career. He was the person who organized the Salt Lake Winter Olympics one of the most successful. He was the Republican nominee in 2012. He's got a doctorate in law from Harvard. And he is probably the most courageous lawmaker we have in the United States, the panel moderator said.
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at February 16, 2020 05:45 PM (sy5kK)
Pfft.
Couldn't see what *any fuss at all* was about.
The store appeared much cleaner than its clientele, though.
Posted by: JQ
They do have some frozen food items that you don't see in other stores. They have these British type meat pies that are very good, but really high in calories.
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 16, 2020 05:45 PM (+lVUW)
The reason I have to replace my stove is because someone I wont say who didn't run the self-cleaning function often enough and now the oven wont cook food right
Posted by: DB- just DB at February 16, 2020 05:46 PM (iTXRQ)
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 16, 2020 05:45 PM (+lVUW)
Love me some Pork Pie.
Served at room temperature with some mustard, chutney and pickle.
A cold beer to wash it all down and it's heaven.
It's like a hot dog on steroids.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at February 16, 2020 05:48 PM (Z+IKu)
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at February 16, 2020 05:49 PM (sy5kK)
Posted by: Northernlurker at February 16, 2020 05:50 PM (zYoUB)
Posted by: ZOD at February 16, 2020 05:52 PM (XzT/D)
Posted by: ZOD at February 16, 2020 05:52 PM (XzT/D)
The boss is on your back and your truck won't start
None of your friends want to listen to Hank
Well I can't fix that, no
But I can fix a drink, pour it on ice
Mix it on up and get'cha feeling right
I can get'cha buzzed, I can get'cha smiling
I can make you feel like you're sitting on an island
I can make it fruity or I can make it strong
All you gotta do is tell me what you want
Put it to your lips, take a little sip
Tell me what you think, yeah
I can fix a drink
Posted by: LeftCoast Jansen, singing in my dreams at February 16, 2020 05:53 PM (sy5kK)
Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg
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You know who else traveled to Germany?
Posted by: Tonypete at February 16, 2020 05:54 PM (Y4EXg)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 16, 2020 05:40 PM
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Thanks, Ben Had. I'll look into it. Currently, she's preferring ginger-ale due to carbonation. Non-carbonated beverages have been laying heavy in her stomach. Sometimes though I'll mix juice with her ginger-ale.
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at February 16, 2020 05:54 PM (Dhht7)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 16, 2020 05:56 PM (ZMWtN)
Posted by: Northernlurker at February 16, 2020 05:57 PM (zYoUB)
Posted by: kallisto at February 16, 2020 05:58 PM (h/+hH)
Posted by: Eromero at February 16, 2020 05:58 PM (UUkQp)
My business partner is on a bunch of antibiotics and aspirin and it keeps down the nausea.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 16, 2020 06:00 PM (CKxoR)
Contacted utility to see if gas is available in the new community, and we just pay for connection and piping.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 16, 2020 06:01 PM (tT0V4)
The best rye I've found is Pikesville Rye. It's 110 proof but is smooth and VERY flavorful. And even at state run store prices, it's still under $45. I've been able to try a number of ryes, including Whistle Pig, and none have come close to Pikesville. It is a great value.
Posted by: JTB at February 16, 2020 04:44 PM (7EjX1)
Pikesville is apparently an older (6 yrs vs. 4), higher proof version of Rittenhouse BIB. I haven't tried it, but Rittenhouse BIB is my go-to affordable Rye, so I'll probably like it.
Sazerac is a bit higher-priced, but very good, and perfect in its namesake cocktail, so I tend to keep it around because sazerac cocktails are great.
Posted by: Splunge at February 16, 2020 06:01 PM (dOV9E)
Posted by: kallisto at February 16, 2020 06:02 PM (h/+hH)
Posted by: kallisto at February 16, 2020 05:58 PM (h/+hH)
I know nine ways to make rice paste. I bought a rice cooker.
Posted by: Braenyard at February 16, 2020 06:02 PM (Hg4NE)
Has anyone here tried a whisky stone?
Posted by: Northernlurker
Yes. It didn't seem to work very well. I'd have to look at the respective heat capacities of ice and stone, but the drink just didn't seem to get as cold. Of course, it also doesn't dilute your drink.
Posted by: pep at February 16, 2020 06:02 PM (T6t7i)
Bloomberg on why farmers can't work in information technology
MB: "I can teach anyone how to be a farmer 1 dig a hole 2 put a seed in 3 put dirt on top 4 add water 5 up comes the corn"
The skill 4information technology is completely different you need more grey matter
https://tinyurl.com/qvk8rq4
This is guy is going places! LOL!
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 06:03 PM (cF8AT)
Posted by: Suburbanbanshee at February 16, 2020 06:03 PM (F6I9Q)
Posted by: Splunge at February 16, 2020 06:05 PM (dOV9E)
Posted by: pep at February 16, 2020 06:02 PM (T6t7i
Dilution is part of it.
Posted by: Northernlurker at February 16, 2020 06:05 PM (zYoUB)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 16, 2020 06:06 PM (CKxoR)
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 06:03 PM (cF8AT)
Ha! My buddy said he was failure theater I said he was really smart with his money.
He bought the wrong production company.
Posted by: Braenyard at February 16, 2020 06:07 PM (Hg4NE)
Bloomberg, my gawd.
The amazing thing is that so, so many of the current lib/Dem/"progressive"/whatever public figures are a barely plausibly *parody* of themselves.
The depressing and disastrous things is that much of America is too alien or dumbed down to reject them like the freaks they are.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 06:07 PM (El6T/)
Posted by: Northernlurker
They don't really taste like whiskey and you can break your teeth on them.
Posted by: Aviator at February 16, 2020 06:09 PM (2cuLk)
Just slice them as thin as I can, remove seeds, and immerse in a solution that's roughly 1 part white vinegar/1 part water/a few teaspoons of salt and a bit of sugar.
Leave on the counter for week, then refrigerate. Excellent on fish, chicken, even on some cracker hors d'oeuvres, or cut up in certain salads.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 06:09 PM (El6T/)
My business partner is on a bunch of antibiotics and aspirin and it keeps down the nausea.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 16, 2020 06:00 PM
Looks like Wally-World may carry here. Will try it out. Thank you.
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at February 16, 2020 06:09 PM (Dhht7)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 16, 2020 06:06 PM (CKxoR)
And if he picks Hillary as his running mate, there's no tellin' how many people they can alienate. To the moon!
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 06:10 PM (cF8AT)
You can't use cast iron on a glass top.
Posted by: DaveA at February 16, 2020 06:10 PM (FhXTo)
Posted by: Braenyard at February 16, 2020 06:11 PM (Hg4NE)
Posted by: cfo mom at February 16, 2020 06:12 PM (RfzVr)
Posted by: DaveA
and I have Mom's perfectly seasoned 50 year old cast iron skillet
Posted by: DB- just DB at February 16, 2020 06:12 PM (iTXRQ)
Posted by: corn and beans at February 16, 2020 06:12 PM (tkNkP)
Rush says exactly what I am thinking again.
Why don't Buttjuice and his ghey-hub make out on stage ?
America just LERVS deep-tongue kissing males and mutual razor stubble.
C'mon Petie! Show off those totally not twisted and completely non-deviant "family values" and watch those poll numbers SOAR!
Posted by: deplorable unperson -To Mars! at February 16, 2020 06:13 PM (ykID5)
Posted by: Nancy at 7000 ft at February 16, 2020 06:13 PM (0tmoY)
Posted by: kallisto at February 16, 2020 06:14 PM (h/+hH)
Just a photo of the WH lit up with rainbow colors, from the day the SCOTUS issued its ridiculous, arrogant, nasty ukaz* on marriage redefinition.
Which was, of course, a gross and unprecedented use of public property and symbols for political (or worse) purposes, a really disgusting display that perfectly illustrated the collapse of the civic culture among the racist-authoritarians.
* regardless of view on the underlying issue
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 06:14 PM (El6T/)
Posted by: Nancy
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I just use my regular waffle maker. Just make them smaller is all.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 16, 2020 06:14 PM (Y4EXg)
Posted by: kallisto at February 16, 2020 06:14 PM (h/+hH)
Long Island Duck? That isn't anything like Coney Island Whitefish is it?
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at February 16, 2020 06:14 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: Ahwoo Flu at February 16, 2020 06:15 PM (MQjt2)
Posted by: Emmie at February 16, 2020 06:15 PM (87gB3)
I've done it many times.
Whether it is recommended practice is beyond me, and nor do I care.
Posted by: eastofsuez at February 16, 2020 06:15 PM (U2zca)
Their bakery items are good. And different. Also, their Korean BBQ/Bulgogi sauce is really, really good.
Posted by: IrishEi at February 16, 2020 06:16 PM (sGotD)
Posted by: rhomboid
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Link please? Thanks!
Posted by: Tonypete at February 16, 2020 06:16 PM (Y4EXg)
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 06:17 PM (El6T/)
Posted by: Amy Hill at February 16, 2020 06:17 PM (xUVVX)
Posted by: Tonypete at February 16, 2020 06:17 PM (Y4EXg)
Paid for by Broadway Outdoor, a Utah-based billboard company. Can't see anything on their website about their politics.
Think they're bucking for a big media buy when he's up for re-election?
http://www.bwayoutdoor.com/about/
Posted by: Michael Rittenhouse at February 16, 2020 06:17 PM (Ph5jo)
Posted by: kallisto at February 16, 2020 06:18 PM (h/+hH)
(likely Bob Hope airport AKA "BUR")
them Ospreys are LAF, if you've near been near one.
Posted by: redc1c4 at February 16, 2020 06:18 PM (SL3Nf)
I get the whole beans and eggs thing.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 16, 2020 06:19 PM (CKxoR)
Just a photo of the WH lit up with rainbow colors, from the day the SCOTUS issued its ridiculous, arrogant, nasty ukaz* on marriage redefinition.
Which was, of course, a gross and unprecedented use of public property and symbols for political (or worse) purposes, a really disgusting display that perfectly illustrated the collapse of the civic culture among the racist-authoritarians.
* regardless of view on the underlying issue
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 06:14 PM (El6T/
Then Twitchy posted this:
https://tinyurl.com/ta3zdkh
Speaking of Twitchy, the dullard Seth Abramson, tweeted this....scroll through, you'll see a response from Michelle Malkin:
https://tinyurl.com/twqfao6
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 06:20 PM (cF8AT)
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 06:20 PM (El6T/)
Posted by: DaveA
and I have Mom's perfectly seasoned 50 year old cast iron skillet
Posted by: DB- just DB at February 16, 2020 06:12 PM
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Skip has commented that he does. Just have to be really careful. I haven't tried it on mine at lake 'coz reasons.
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at February 16, 2020 06:21 PM (Dhht7)
Besides, I don't like buying my fruit next to a vacuum cleaner that's also for sale.
Posted by: IrishEi at February 16, 2020 06:21 PM (sGotD)
Posted by: Skip at February 16, 2020 06:21 PM (ZCEU2)
Posted by: corn and beans at February 16, 2020 06:21 PM (tkNkP)
Posted by: kallisto at February 16, 2020 06:22 PM (h/+hH)
Trump sending USBP agents to Sanctuary Cities to drag illegal asses in to the streets.
Or something like that.
Posted by: deplorable unperson -To Mars! at February 16, 2020 06:22 PM (ykID5)
Posted by: redc1c4 at February 16, 2020 06:23 PM (SL3Nf)
g'early evenin', 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at February 16, 2020 06:23 PM (bu7Fg)
Unfortunately the sub-mediocre GOP is nearly unable to rise above "move on!" and "let's do the work of the American people!" and other sub-moronic bromides, so the Dems' trivializing of impeachment, a truly epic blow to the constitution and to centuries of practice, will pass without substantive rebuke (apart from on the margins).
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 06:24 PM (El6T/)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 16, 2020 06:24 PM (tT0V4)
@HaMeturgeman
This video of Bloomberg saying we should deny care to people once they're past a certain age (because it isn't worth it) is everything about him which is so awful.
https://tinyurl.com/wlbebqr
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 06:25 PM (cF8AT)
I bought 10 more pounds of potatoes when I already had 10 pounds. Yikes! This will be a good way to deal with half of them. Love the idea of being able to pull out "just enough" for one meal.
Posted by: cfo mom at February 16, 2020 06:25 PM (RfzVr)
Posted by: Tonypete at February 16, 2020 06:25 PM (Y4EXg)
https://youtu.be/dLHz4xK4sHY
Slightly premature 2020 Trump victory lap.
https://youtu.be/HBbrunsOlF8
Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at February 16, 2020 06:25 PM (1CjJc)
Posted by: zombie jeff dahmer at February 16, 2020 06:25 PM (H5knJ)
Make the Road New Jersey, an immigrant support group, in a tweet accused the Trump administration of "deploying weapons of war to our communities".
Democratic congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, whose district includes Boston, said: "We will not stand for this."
"Let us be clear, this move has nothing to do with public safety, but rather serves only to further the Trump Administration's agenda to intimidate and retaliate against cities that uphold the dignity and humanity of our immigrant neighbors," she said a statement.
Meanwhile, former CBP Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske told the Times the move was a "significant mistake".
Shit just got real.
Posted by: deplorable unperson -To Mars! at February 16, 2020 06:25 PM (ykID5)
Jumbo whole cashew halves 30oz. $11.99
The stuff of life. Nuff said.
Posted by: corn and beans at February 16, 2020 06:27 PM (tkNkP)
Posted by: redc1c4 at February 16, 2020 06:23 PM (SL3Nf)
I hope to God he won't
He's a horror.
Posted by: Ladyl at February 16, 2020 06:27 PM (TdMsT)
Posted by: kallisto at February 16, 2020 06:27 PM (h/+hH)
Ayanna Pressley Retweeted
@RepPressley
·
Feb 15
Our communities are not war zones. @DHSgov
must reverse course and immediately withdraw @CBP
tactical teams from our streets and our neighborhoods.
Posted by: deplorable unperson -To Mars! at February 16, 2020 06:28 PM (ykID5)
Muad'dib, Thanks for letting me know. We'll go back to Roth Sugar Bush where we got our last gallon. With the diabetes, it takes a while to go through the stuff.
Posted by: JTB at February 16, 2020 06:30 PM (7EjX1)
per vote.
Posted by: Braenyard at February 16, 2020 06:30 PM (Hg4NE)
Something about those fit for work, to the right. Those that aren't to the left.
All he needs is a splendid black uniform.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at February 16, 2020 06:32 PM (Z+IKu)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 16, 2020 06:19 PM (CKxoR)
Ben Had, I'm showing up for breakfast tomorrow!
Posted by: Emmie at February 16, 2020 06:33 PM (87gB3)
Posted by: kallisto at February 16, 2020 06:33 PM (h/+hH)
Posted by: Fritzy at February 16, 2020 06:34 PM (VY+MJ)
Make the Road New Jersey, an immigrant support group, in a tweet accused the Trump administration of "deploying weapons of war to our communities".
They paved New Jersey and put up a parking lot.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 16, 2020 06:34 PM (aKsyK)
https://twitter.com/mooncult/status
/1229117153644662784
Posted by: Lizzy at February 16, 2020 06:34 PM (bDqIh)
Hispanic Caucus
@HispanicCaucus
#183;
Feb 14
Pres Trump is deploying tactical SWAT-like units to "sanctuary cities". This will only terrorize communities undermine public safety.
We must stay true to our American values #ProtectEachother.
Please, be prepared #KnowYourRights.
Oddly , neither AOC nor Ayanna's Tweets were marked as sensitive material, unlike Trump's innocuous Daytona 500 photo op.
At this point, Twitter is essentially Orwell's Big Brother.
Posted by: deplorable unperson -To Mars! at February 16, 2020 06:35 PM (ykID5)
Posted by: REDACTED at February 16, 2020 06:35 PM (rpxSz)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 16, 2020 06:36 PM (CKxoR)
Posted by: kallisto at February 16, 2020 06:37 PM (h/+hH)
On this episode of Joe not knowing what state he's in:
https://tinyurl.com/te4occf
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 06:37 PM (cF8AT)
Overconsumption of them depletes testosterone and make you into a little bitch.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at February 16, 2020 06:39 PM (Fmg3Y)
Turned out pretty well, actually, for very low cost and zero effort.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 06:39 PM (El6T/)
announced plans to deploy highly trained tactical border control agents
to so-called "sanctuary cities" across the country to boost arrests of
undocumented immigrants.
Members of the US Customs and Border Protection's
(CBP) Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC) will be among the officers
deployed to cities including Los Angeles, Chicago and New York, to
assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Officers will also be sent to San Francisco, Atlanta, Houston,
Boston, New Orleans, Detroit and Newark, New Jersey, CBP spokesman
Lawrence Payne said in a statement on Friday.
YASS SLAY, ICE
Posted by: deplorable unperson -To Mars! at February 16, 2020 06:39 PM (ykID5)
He's really hit a nerve with this, huh? Earlier today the local news had Ed Markey and Joe Kennedy ranting about it, and also saw Chicago mayor making some stern-faced public statement.
Posted by: Lizzy at February 16, 2020 06:40 PM (bDqIh)
Having an "always hungry" nine year old boy here on a M-F basis helps to keep my inventory in check.
Posted by: cfo mom at February 16, 2020 06:40 PM (RfzVr)
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 06:40 PM (El6T/)
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 06:39 PM (El6T/)
sounds sublime
I love cheating
Posted by: REDACTED at February 16, 2020 06:41 PM (rpxSz)
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at February 16, 2020 06:43 PM (Dhht7)
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at February 16, 2020 06:43 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: Citizen of Bureaustan at February 16, 2020 06:43 PM (ldmQR)
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at February 16, 2020 06:44 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: REDACTED at February 16, 2020 06:44 PM (rpxSz)
Mike Bloomturd
never trust a man with no lips
Posted by: REDACTED
He can buy all the lips he needs.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 16, 2020 06:45 PM (aKsyK)
Peanuts or unsweetened peanut butter is one of the magic ingredients that makes Thai stir-fry and dipping sauce one of my go to meals.
Peanuts give amazing flavor to chicken merinaded in lime juice. Add sesame oil, julienned hot peppers and other veggies, ginger and a dash of coconut in your wok with a shot of nuoc mam fish sauce to make a meal that will satiate your tummy and clean out your sinuses (depending on number of peppers and ginger added) .
Posted by: deplorable unperson -To Mars! at February 16, 2020 06:46 PM (ykID5)
Mike Bloomturd
never trust a man with no lips
Posted by: REDACTED
He can buy all the lips he needs.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 16, 2020 06:45 PM (aKsyK)
He is, but he's buying those fake wax one's.
Posted by: Braenyard at February 16, 2020 06:46 PM (Hg4NE)
Posted by: Skip at February 16, 2020 06:47 PM (ZCEU2)
Posted by: kallisto at February 16, 2020 06:48 PM (h/+hH)
It'll stave off the soy tits and put lead in your pencil.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at February 16, 2020 06:48 PM (Fmg3Y)
Posted by: corn and beans at February 16, 2020 06:49 PM (tkNkP)
Beans with eggs?
Sheeesh.
Next thing you'll be telling me is you eats grits with breakfast instead of fried potatoes n onions.
Posted by: teej at February 16, 2020 06:50 PM (D2xaQ)
never trust a man with no lips
Posted by: REDACTED at February 16, 2020 06:44 PM (rpxSz)
Never trust a man with a huge chip on his shoulder and no sense of humor what ever.
Posted by: Ladyl at February 16, 2020 06:50 PM (TdMsT)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 16, 2020 06:51 PM (CKxoR)
Posted by: Ladyl at February 16, 2020 06:51 PM (TdMsT)
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 06:51 PM (L2ZTs)
Posted by: Kindltot at February 16, 2020 06:51 PM (6rS3m)
Posted by: REDACTED at February 16, 2020 06:51 PM (rpxSz)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 16, 2020 06:34 PM
How could anyone tell the difference?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 16, 2020 06:51 PM (aetXb)
Posted by: kallisto at February 16, 2020 06:14 PM
That was me. I think the diner was in Hackensack.
Posted by: clutch at February 16, 2020 06:52 PM (9UmRs)
Posted by: Insomniac
--------
Call me when it's raining men.
Posted by: Petey Butterjug at February 16, 2020 06:52 PM (U7Mh9)
Mike Bloomturd
never trust a man with no lips
Posted by: REDACTED
He can buy all the lips he needs.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr
I bet a mustache wouldn't help a bit, either.
Posted by: corn and beans at February 16, 2020 06:52 PM (tkNkP)
Posted by: Cicero Kaboom! Kid. at February 16, 2020 06:52 PM (Vy7tf)
Posted by: kallisto at February 16, 2020 06:53 PM (h/+hH)
Posted by: deplorable unperson -To Mars! at February 16, 2020 06:53 PM (ykID5)
Is one in the offing?
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at February 16, 2020 06:53 PM (Fmg3Y)
Posted by: Eromero at February 16, 2020 06:54 PM (UUkQp)
"Why can't you all just shut up and agree with me?! I'm richer and smarter than you dammit!!"
Posted by: qdpsteve at February 16, 2020 06:55 PM (L2ZTs)
Posted by: Puddleglum at February 16, 2020 06:55 PM (0zDoP)
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 06:55 PM (cF8AT)
It'll stave off the soy tits and put lead in your pencil.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger
That is somewhat reminiscent of Webb Wilder.
"work hard, rock hard, eat hard, sleep hard, grow big, wear glasses if you need 'em!
Posted by: Miklos, unrepentant Okra-ite at February 16, 2020 06:55 PM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 16, 2020 06:55 PM (CKxoR)
Is one in the offing?
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at February
dude, find a thread where someone was not talking about going to next year's momee at benhad"s.
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 06:56 PM (HALdu)
Posted by: deplorable unperson - a drunk at February 16, 2020 06:56 PM (ykID5)
Bloomturd, not so much
Posted by: REDACTED at February 16, 2020 06:57 PM (rpxSz)
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 16, 2020 05:18 PM (+lVUW)
And the customer said, "yeah, I know it's been soup. But what is it now?"
Posted by: Just the punchline at February 16, 2020 06:57 PM (LxWV7)
Posted by: Tonypete at February 16, 2020 05:54 PM (Y4EXg)
You going to tell us?
Posted by: Gabby Johnson at February 16, 2020 06:57 PM (7s3Gx)
https://tinyurl.com/w27bedv
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 06:55 PM (cF8AT)
in the worst way
Posted by: REDACTED at February 16, 2020 06:58 PM (rpxSz)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 16, 2020 06:58 PM (CKxoR)
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 06:4
No way!
Posted by: Zero Prosecutions Zero Raids at February 16, 2020 06:58 PM (M20vx)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 16, 2020 06:55 PM (CKxoR)
I think I'd be down for that.
Be a helluva road trip. Is there info up yet somewhere?
My email is hash + 72 at gee male.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at February 16, 2020 06:58 PM (Fmg3Y)
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 06:56 PM (HALdu)
....
Sorry. I pop in here usually on a break at work or once I'm buzzed at 2 am.
I don't keep up as much as I should.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at February 16, 2020 07:00 PM (Fmg3Y)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 16, 2020 07:02 PM (CKxoR)
I don't keep up as much as I should.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at February
just funnin ya
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 07:03 PM (HALdu)
(I should be working now anyway)
Here is my theory: Xi has said he was in control from start. Now why would he say this?
Well, If he says he was not in control, then easy to blame him since he is leader. If he says he is in control, then he can blame people who work for him for not following his orders.
Yesterday he came out and said he was in control since beginning, which means early Jan (at latest) when decision was made to hide from public. This was big mistake.
So I think Xi is under pressure to resign. Not only are public dying, but even CCP members! Doesn't virus know who they are! So Beijing is in lockdown and party members no longer feel invincible. Xi is to blame.
I really think we are seeing end of CCP.
Posted by: Gentlemen, this is democracy manifest at February 16, 2020 07:03 PM (LWu6U)
Posted by: Eromero at February 16, 2020 07:03 PM (UUkQp)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at February 16, 2020 07:06 PM (Fmg3Y)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 16, 2020 07:06 PM (CKxoR)
Posted by: Eromero at February 16, 2020 07:07 PM (UUkQp)
I think it is about 50/50 to hit other countries. Japan found dozens of symptomless carriers on cruise ship, and on cruise ship either incubation is very long, or infection is very easy to transmit. Either one means 14 day quarantine is not enough and so maybe carriers will slip though.
The real tragedy is that we have this data out of Japan after 10 days of their testing, but after 2 months in China they tell the world almost nothing.
Posted by: Gentlemen, this is democracy manifest at February 16, 2020 07:07 PM (LWu6U)
Posted by: My life is insanity at February 16, 2020 07:07 PM (yolcu)
(I should be working now anyway)
Here is my theory: Xi has said he was in control from start. Now why would he say this?
Well, If he says he was not in control, then easy to blame him since he is leader. If he says he is in control, then he can blame people who work for him for not following his orders.
Yesterday he came out and said he was in control since beginning, which means early Jan (at latest) when decision was made to hide from public. This was big mistake.
So I think Xi is under pressure to resign. Not only are public dying, but even CCP members! Doesn't virus know who they are! So Beijing is in lockdown and party members no longer feel invincible. Xi is to blame.
I really think we are seeing end of CCP.
Posted by: Gentlemen, this is democracy macomplenifest at February
Meh, mebbe
Dictators usually do not brag about having no clue and being out of control.
However, if the wuhanwola thing goes sideways bigly I cold see him getting booted and mebbe an end to them.
The thing about the chicom vs the sovs is that the chinese empire has been a thing much longer than the russian empire.
Who knows.
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 07:07 PM (HALdu)
Posted by: Eromero at February
no.
he is not trusted enough to do so.
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 07:08 PM (HALdu)
Posted by: Eromero at February 16, 2020 07:09 PM (UUkQp)
The hell is wrong with you people? There's not enough things in Australia to kill you, you have to invent new one?
Posted by: JackStraw at February 16, 2020 04:42 PM (ZLI7S)
No, wait, it might also cause a gout flare up!
Posted by: Kindltot at February 16, 2020 07:09 PM (6rS3m)
The ginger-ale she enjoys probably helps with the waves of nausea. Just the smell of ginger worked for me but sipping ginger-ale or eating a few ginger snaps made the nausea bearable.
Posted by: My life is insanity at February 16, 2020 07:10 PM (yolcu)
OK, that is different question. Short answer is no.
Long answer is that my fear of war has always come from the PLA who are so indoctrinated in their propaganda that they think war with US is inevitable and that China will win, and the sooner the better.
So in a sense, Xi has been focusing on his slow takeover approach and was protection against real war.
If he is axed, then situation is more risky, but overall better for world since the evil empire will be in disarray and less powerful.
Posted by: Gentlemen, this is democracy manifest at February 16, 2020 07:10 PM (LWu6U)
Posted by: Kindltot at February 16, 2020 06:51 PM (6rS3m)
They might be edible without the anise. Hate, hate, hate anise, and anything that contains it. Truly pukeworthy.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 16, 2020 07:16 PM (LxWV7)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
None of my anise cookies for you!
Posted by: My life is insanity at February 16, 2020 07:17 PM (yolcu)
May I interest you in a black licorice and fennel salad with anise dressing?
Posted by: Bandersnatch at February 16, 2020 07:18 PM (gd9RK)
Posted by: Aud at February 16, 2020 04:46 PM (uBywd)
Ooh. I have a bucket list for you!
Daikon Kimchi!
Lutefisk in cream sauce!
Surstromming!
Hakarl!
Durian!
Jackfruit congee!
Oporto style tripe!
Tripas Fritas (fried chitterlings)!
Nom Nom Nom
Posted by: Kindltot at February 16, 2020 07:18 PM (6rS3m)
Posted by: Gabby Johnson at February 16, 2020 07:21 PM (7s3Gx)
Posted by: My life is insanity at February 16, 2020 07:17 PM (yolcu)
Thanks, very thoughtful of you.
416
May I interest you in a black licorice and fennel salad with anise dressing?
Posted by: Bandersnatch at February 16, 2020 07:18 PM (gd9RK)
Sorry. Fresh out of goats, starving or otherwise.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 16, 2020 07:22 PM (LxWV7)
https://tinyurl.com/r2vaam8
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 05:13 PM (cF8AT)
Is it just me, or does Bloomberg radiate "President Skroob"?
Posted by: Kindltot at February 16, 2020 07:24 PM (6rS3m)
The thing about the chicom vs the sovs is that the chinese empire has been a thing much longer than the russian empire.
And while there is a lot of Mexican asses that eed to be kicked out, there is no way that the current ICE BORTAC deployment is unrelated to Chinese infiltration by Bat-soup flu carriers.
If that shit WAS in fact a chemical weapon, who the hell do think they planned to launch it against?
This just stepped up the timing.
Posted by: deplorable unperson - a drunk at February 16, 2020 07:26 PM (ykID5)
Posted by: deplorable unperson - a drunk at February 16, 2020 07:27 PM (ykID5)
Posted by: Miklos, still unrepentant Okra-ite at February 16, 2020 07:33 PM (QzkSJ)
Posted by: Northernlurker at February 16, 2020 07:34 PM (Uu+Jp)
I don't think it was bio weapon.
I think it is possible (maybe plausible, but not >50% chance) that it was accidental release from their lab. They had incident in fall where workers were splashed with bat goo while taking samples and had to be isolated. But down the block people are butchering and eating the same bats, so why worry about some bat blood splashed on skin? There is more to that story.
Posted by: Gentlemen, this is democracy manifest at February 16, 2020 07:38 PM (LWu6U)
Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at February 16, 2020 07:41 PM (1CjJc)
I don't know. Everything is a weapon to Commies bent on world domination on a shoestring budget.
But whatever the context, there is no doubt that there are Chinese national carriers here in the US. Hope those BORTAC agents glove up and mask up.
Posted by: deplorable unperson - a drunk at February 16, 2020 07:43 PM (ykID5)
there are Chinese national carriers here in the US. Hope those BORTAC
agents glove up and mask up.
Posted by: deplorable unperson - a drunk at February 16, 2020 07:43 PM (ykID5)
CDC is currently of the opinion that it is specifically virulent against Chinese, Meh for everyone else.
However, if you want to worry, worry about the vagrants crapping on the sidewalk, and it getting airborne as an aerosol when the city comes by to powerwash it all away.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 16, 2020 07:45 PM (6rS3m)
Posted by: My life is insanity at February 16, 2020 07:48 PM (XI1YR)
Daughter went to the German resturant this summer, said it was great, have sign saying they have been in business since the middle ages...
And rainbow cake is made in layers baked separately.
Posted by: petunia at February 16, 2020 07:49 PM (4FqDg)
Posted by: Mr. Azelastine at February 16, 2020 08:27 PM (2oYEN)
Posted by: WarEagle82 at February 16, 2020 08:35 PM (/bKlZ)
Posted by: javapoppa at February 16, 2020 11:06 PM (vOBba)
Is It Time To Cut Puerto Rico Loose, Or Completely Take It Over?
Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States, was struck by hurricanes in September 2017. These storms left the island devestated.
Hurricane Irma struck Puerto Rico in early September 2017. Two weeks later, on September 20, Hurricane Maria made landfall in the municipality of Yabucoa. When the debris settled, almost 3,000 people were dead, thousands more were displaced, and the island’s already aging infrastructure was severely weakened. The island’s antiquated power grid, which had been neglected for years, took an especially hard blow. Immediately after the storm, at least 1.5 million people were left without electricity, some for almost a year, casting the island into the longest blackout in U.S. history.Of course "climate change" was blamed. As we all know, living in the middle of an ocean has no risk whatsoever. And there is no reason to build your infrastructure accordingly for example.
When the scolds came up for air, it was "Orange Man Bad"."
The mouthy representative was joined by Miami Representative Donna Shalala, who said: “It’s been almost 2 1/2 years since Hurricane Maria devastated the island, but the Trump administration continues delaying the disbursement of billions of dollars in disaster relief for Puerto Rico. Rebuilding Puerto Rico cannot continue to be postponed due to bureaucratic inertia in Washington.”
Not all of the problems with Puerto Rico's recovery were Washington's fault. The duly elected governor resigned.
And of course we can't forget about aid wasting away in warehouses.
The government of Puerto Rico is either inept or corrupt. I'm starting to think there are more inept individuals there than corrupt. The latest news from Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico’s government fell victim to a $2.6M email phishing scam
The government of Puerto Rico has revealed it fell victim to an email phishing scam, with the attackers making off with more than $2.6 million in stolen funds. On February 12, the finance director of the island’s Industrial Development Company, Rubén Rivera, filed a compliant to police, noting the agency wired the funds to a fraudulent account, AP reports.
The transfer purportedly took place on January 17, after the agency received an email which suggested there has been a change to a banking account tied to remittance payments, according to a police statement.
It's time to say "Buh-bye" Puerto Rico. Give them a set amount of money and let them sink or swim on their own. Without Uncle Sam's cash trough to prop them perhaps they will get serious about governing. There is no need to take them as the 51st State of the U.S.A. as we have enough incompetent states. (Looking at Illinois and California)
Comments
(Jump to bottom of page)Posted by: pep at February 16, 2020 02:17 PM (T6t7i)
Posted by: McGyver at February 16, 2020 02:18 PM (gMngZ)
Posted by: m at February 16, 2020 02:18 PM (ghFVE)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 16, 2020 02:18 PM (/UQ/R)
Posted by: lin-duh at February 16, 2020 02:18 PM (UUBmN)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 16, 2020 02:18 PM (/UQ/R)
Agree with this, but since Puerto Ricans are US citizens, what happens when the entire island decides to move to the mainland?
Posted by: pep at February 16, 2020 02:18 PM (T6t7i)
Posted by: Skip at February 16, 2020 02:20 PM (ZCEU2)
Take it over and all you gain is another failed Democrat state
Posted by: Skip
That doesn't speak English.
Posted by: pep at February 16, 2020 02:20 PM (T6t7i)
Posted by: krusty at February 16, 2020 02:21 PM (QTR/U)
Posted by: Skip at February 16, 2020 02:21 PM (ZCEU2)
Posted by: Skip
That doesn't speak English.
Like California will be soon.
Posted by: Blanco Basura -It's OK, I'm with the banned at February 16, 2020 02:22 PM (SchxB)
Posted by: Some rat in the swamp at February 16, 2020 02:22 PM (2ygtH)
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 02:23 PM (cF8AT)
Posted by: krusty at February 16, 2020 02:24 PM (QTR/U)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 16, 2020 02:24 PM (KZzsI)
Posted by: Prickly Pete Salmonella at February 16, 2020 02:25 PM (cJqki)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
The colorful parades.
Posted by: Some rat in the swamp at February 16, 2020 02:25 PM (2ygtH)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 16, 2020 02:24 PM (KZzsI)
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Coaling stations in the Caribbean.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Co. Q, 365th Dog Faced Pony Soldier Bn. at February 16, 2020 02:25 PM (jW9oF)
Posted by: Every Idiot DemonTard at February 16, 2020 02:25 PM (7Fj9P)
Posted by: Groundhog at February 16, 2020 02:26 PM (VYwSh)
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 16, 2020 02:26 PM (V2Yro)
Taking it over would require an attempt to change the culture from banana republic to first world republic, and I doubt it's possible. Heck, I'd probably resent it if I were them.
Sell it to the Chinese.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Low Glycemic Souls at February 16, 2020 02:26 PM (Wm5SB)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 16, 2020 02:26 PM (PkVlr)
Posted by: creeper at February 16, 2020 02:26 PM (XxJt1)
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 16, 2020 02:26 PM (V2Yro)
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Well, so could Gaza, for that matter, but look at who the locals have chosen to run the place.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Co. Q, 365th Dog Faced Pony Soldier Bn. at February 16, 2020 02:27 PM (jW9oF)
If not I bet the Venezuelan and Cubans will find the resources to put a Brigade on the ground and render the case moot.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 16, 2020 02:27 PM (axyOa)
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 16, 2020 02:27 PM (V2Yro)
Posted by: USNtakim at February 16, 2020 02:27 PM (0OmEj)
I'm glad Trump pushed back on his critics, but at the end of the day, even he basically gave them what they wanted so he wouldn't be called a racist. Just money down a rabbit hole.
Posted by: Blago at February 16, 2020 02:28 PM (sjTfF)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 16, 2020 02:28 PM (/dN1M)
If not I bet the Venezuelan and Cubans will find the resources to put a Brigade on the ground and render the case moot.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 16, 2020 02:27 PM (axyOa)
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Haiti had the best time since they threw out the French when the U. S. was running the place, and look what happened when we left.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Co. Q, 365th Dog Faced Pony Soldier Bn. at February 16, 2020 02:29 PM (jW9oF)
that means the Richard Daly gang, that was passed down to his son, then to Madigan. And Chicago, the commie capital of the US, gives us Obama, Hillary (spent some time there) ... lots of commie forces operate out of Chicago ... they must be competent, only our governors go to prison, not the main Crime Lords.
Posted by: illiniwek at February 16, 2020 02:29 PM (Cus5s)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Co. Q, 365th Dog Faced Pony Soldier Bn. at February 16, 2020 02:27 PM (jW9oF)\
Gaza is infected with the poison of Islam. That's incurable. Puerto Rico is still very Catholic.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 16, 2020 02:29 PM (V2Yro)
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Low Glycemic Souls at February 16, 2020 02:26 PM (Wm5SB)
Trade it to Denmark for Greenland. Denmark needs a Caribbean outpost.
Posted by: DR.WTF at February 16, 2020 02:29 PM (aS1PU)
I disagree, because I think with even a tiny bit of competent
management Puerto Rico could be one of the most wonderful and profitable
spots in the entire Caribbean.
And with $1000B I could run the world. The problem is that corruption is part of the culture, and achievement isn't, so unless you're willing to pick up the white man's burden and force them to do things your way, it's up to them to change it. I, for one, feel no need to save the world.
Posted by: pep at February 16, 2020 02:30 PM (T6t7i)
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they basically are. A local contractor group my company helps sponsor was tripping all over their dicks to tell us how easy it was to recruit laborers from PR. "No immigration requirements!" This is the one downside to Trump's economy, there's a vacuum for skilled/unskilled jobs being filled with a permanent Dcrat voter base.
Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at February 16, 2020 02:31 PM (7Fj9P)
Thanks for asking. Yes, I'm feeling better but still feel tired all the time. Also a bit of dizziness and light headedness. I guess that just means I'm not over it completely yet. I think it took me about 3-4 weeks before I felt myself again last time I got the flu.
Posted by: lin-duh at February 16, 2020 02:31 PM (UUBmN)
Posted by: krusty at February 16, 2020 02:31 PM (QTR/U)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Co. Q, 365th Dog Faced Pony Soldier Bn
Hmmmm, it's almost like there is a racial or cultural component in play.
Posted by: Some rat in the swamp at February 16, 2020 02:33 PM (2ygtH)
Posted by: freaked at February 16, 2020 02:33 PM (Tnijr)
Posted by: Braenyard at February 16, 2020 02:33 PM (Hg4NE)
Posted by: m at February 16, 2020 02:33 PM (ghFVE)
i doubt anyone in puerto rico understands that concept.
Posted by: krusty at February 16, 2020 02:31 PM (QTR/U)
The lack of which is the defining characteristic of all Third World countries.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 16, 2020 02:34 PM (7p0Hn)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 16, 2020 02:34 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: mr tmz at February 16, 2020 02:34 PM (m/Gc2)
Posted by: Gref at February 16, 2020 02:34 PM (AMIL/)
Posted by: freaked at February 16, 2020 02:33 PM (Tnijr)
Genius
The District of Puerto Rico
Not a city
Not a mayor
Not a vote
Posted by: Braenyard at February 16, 2020 02:34 PM (Hg4NE)
Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at February 16, 2020 02:35 PM (7Fj9P)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 16, 2020 02:35 PM (2kj6M)
Posted by: Vic at February 16, 2020 02:35 PM (mpXpK)
At some point, there is no distinction.
Posted by: Schuler at February 16, 2020 02:36 PM (ySdHR)
If Trump would just build a train going to Puerto Rico I could go there and take some money from Trump's vault and with the help of my family we will make Puerto Green again!
Posted by: AOC at February 16, 2020 02:36 PM (Vy7tf)
Puerto Ricans at least in this area were brought in to pick tobacco and never went back.
3-4 generations now and English is their 2nd language.
Posted by: Groundhog at February 16, 2020 02:37 PM (VYwSh)
Swap it for Iceland.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc.
Now there's an idea. Best vacation spot on planet Earth.
Posted by: pep at February 16, 2020 02:37 PM (T6t7i)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at February 16, 2020 02:37 PM (wc1vX)
Posted by: Cheriebebe at February 16, 2020 02:37 PM (a4qVe)
Trade it to Denmark for Greenland. Denmark needs a Caribbean outpost.
Posted by: DR.WTF at February 16, 2020 02:29 PM (aS1PU
We brought what are now the US Virgin Islands from them before our entry into The Great War.
Posted by: Fox2! at February 16, 2020 02:38 PM (qyH+l)
Posted by: pep at February 16, 2020 02:30 PM (T6t7i)
The core problem is, it's US that is enforcing, enabling, and backing the corruption! We always have.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 16, 2020 02:38 PM (V2Yro)
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 02:38 PM (cF8AT)
Soros and the Foundations love their NGOs, and fund them with tax-free income. Ukraine could be the start of cleaning up our "World Policing used for oligarch profiteering" game. We need to engage with neighbors and allies around the world, but cut the DeepState middle men out of the process. (not so easy when witnesses like Epstein, Whitey and Seth disappear ... and patriots face oppressive persecution and malicious prosecution)
Posted by: illiniwek at February 16, 2020 02:38 PM (Cus5s)
Posted by: Bandersnatch at February 16, 2020 02:38 PM (gd9RK)
We closed Naval Station Roosevelt Roads at the PR government's request. And closed an excellent Vieques Island training area also.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 16, 2020 02:39 PM (u82oZ)
At some point, there is no distinction.
Posted by: Schuler at February
***
And sprinkled liberally with Latin machismo bullshit.
Posted by: Diogenes at February 16, 2020 02:39 PM (axyOa)
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 02:39 PM (cF8AT)
Posted by: Bandersnatch at February 16, 2020 02:39 PM (gd9RK)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 16, 2020 02:39 PM (KZzsI)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6_H6NjiIMk
Posted by: m at February 16, 2020 02:33 PM (ghFVE)
FOX Broadcast managed not to show this.
Posted by: Braenyard at February 16, 2020 02:39 PM (Hg4NE)
Posted by: Cheriebebe at February 16, 2020 02:39 PM (a4qVe)
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 16, 2020 02:39 PM (V2Yro)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 16, 2020 02:40 PM (pw+jk)
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 16, 2020 02:40 PM (PkVlr)
Posted by: creeper at February 16, 2020 02:40 PM (XxJt1)
Let's smile and be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.
My Internet works! Yeah. Now my wife can shop.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 16, 2020 02:40 PM (u82oZ)
Do what you are told or Rape, Plunder, Pillage.
HQ School of Business 101
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 02:40 PM (HALdu)
Not a city
Not a mayor
Not a vote
Posted by: Braenyard at February 16, 2020 02:34 PM (Hg4NE
But more than ten miles square.
Posted by: Fox2! at February 16, 2020 02:40 PM (qyH+l)
Posted by: Tom Servo
It's not quite so simple, but I agree we should stop subsidizing the corruption. It's like a lazy 20-something in your basement. If you don't make them shift for themselves, they've no reason to grow up.
Posted by: pep at February 16, 2020 02:40 PM (T6t7i)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at February 16, 2020 02:41 PM (KP5rU)
company helps sponsor was tripping all over their dicks to tell us how
easy it was to recruit laborers from PR. "No immigration requirements!"
This is the one downside to Trump's economy, there's a vacuum for
skilled/unskilled jobs being filled with a permanent Dcrat voter base.
Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at February 16, 2020 02:31 PM (7Fj9P)
______________________________________________My old boss when I was in college hired a lot of PRs to work in his restaurant kitchen. They all universally disparaged America as inferior to Puerto Rico in every way, but could never answer why they were living in the States.
Posted by: elliot at February 16, 2020 02:41 PM (k94B5)
corrode ambition and ability, just makes everyone lazy and corrupt and
incompetent. Its like a belt of sloth and failure around the world
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
Great observation! (steals idea, slinks off.)
Posted by: Some rat in the swamp at February 16, 2020 02:41 PM (2ygtH)
Posted by: runner at February 16, 2020 02:41 PM (zr5Kq)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 16, 2020 02:41 PM (KZzsI)
Posted by: Patrick from Ohio at February 16, 2020 02:41 PM (dKiJG)
Posted by: creeper at February 16, 2020 02:42 PM (XxJt1)
Posted by: Bandersnatch at February 16, 2020 02:42 PM (gd9RK)
corrode ambition and ability, just makes everyone lazy and corrupt and
incompetent. Its like a belt of sloth and failure around the world
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
Has something to do with the rum fueled incest
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 02:42 PM (HALdu)
Posted by: Redenzo at February 16, 2020 02:42 PM (E7vND)
Posted by: runner at February 16, 2020 02:42 PM (zr5Kq)
There is something about the tropics which seems to corrode ambition and
ability, just makes everyone lazy and corrupt and incompetent. Its like
a belt of sloth and failure around the world
The funny thing is that my personal mentor and scientific hero is of PR ancestry. He grew up in NYC (Brooklyn, maybe?) and was twice the worker and 10x the brain I ever was.
Posted by: pep at February 16, 2020 02:43 PM (T6t7i)
One of the things that they noted to us is that after the hurricanes, the professional individuals that had the means fled to the the US, leaving behind mostly unskilled laborers, impoverished low education individuals and elderly and disabled, all who lacked the resources to leave.
So basically, they are attempting to rebuild the island and care for the elderly and infirmed with relief workers and unskilled laborers. When skilled individuals are needed the most, they are the least available.
This is a glimpse at what will happen, IMO, if our own government attempts to turn socialist. The best and brightest will flee leaving an ever increasing incompetent citizenry to try to sort out increasingly difficult problems.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at February 16, 2020 02:43 PM (MMC4G)
What's wrong with Puerto Rico is it's full of Puerto Ricans. Same thing with South America, Africa, and the Middle East (sans Israel).
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 16, 2020 02:43 PM (7p0Hn)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at February 16, 2020 02:43 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 16, 2020 02:43 PM (KZzsI)
Posted by: Bert G at February 16, 2020 02:44 PM (OMsf+)
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 02:44 PM (HALdu)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at February 16, 2020 02:44 PM (+y/Ru)
Aka "social distillation."
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 16, 2020 02:44 PM (7p0Hn)
Posted by: Braenyard at February 16, 2020 02:44 PM (Hg4NE)
Posted by: runner at February 16, 2020 02:41 PM (zr5Kq)
Phillippines?
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 16, 2020 02:45 PM (7p0Hn)
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Yeah, right. Inept "or" corrupt.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at February
Is there someone here not familiar with the power of "and"?
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 02:45 PM (HALdu)
=================
They should deploy the mini-gun are spit off a bunch of blanks. Truly a triggering moment!
Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at February 16, 2020 02:45 PM (7Fj9P)
Posted by: runner at February 16, 2020 02:46 PM (zr5Kq)
Posted by: kallisto at February 16, 2020 02:46 PM (0Dnge)
Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at February 16, 2020 02:46 PM (jWe5r)
Supposedly Jamaicans are super hard workers -- when not in Jamaica. 3 jobs, work all day long. Its the region, somehow. Everything comes too easily, its too relaxed and comfortable to care, and too hot to work.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 16, 2020 02:46 PM (KZzsI)
Video: Trump addressing the #Daytona500 audience pre-race to raucous applause -> "My fellow race fans, there is no greater thrill than to join you at the World Center of Racing for the 620nd second Daytona 500 -- so exciting!"
https://tinyurl.com/rx6l6c6
For those that missed this because Effing Fox cut to commercials....
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 02:47 PM (cF8AT)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at February 16, 2020 02:47 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: kallisto at February 16, 2020 02:46 PM
Hell, that was his *first* experience, in the early 60s.
Posted by: Bert G at February 16, 2020 02:47 PM (OMsf+)
The Greenland natives have been crushed by alcoholism and no jobs. The Danes emigrating to Greenland took most of the good jobs.
Hrothgar's book Tuning the Rig was very helpful in pointing this out.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 16, 2020 02:47 PM (u82oZ)
When he gets up to make his speech he needs to begin by asking
"WHAT THE FUCK IS WONG WITH YOU!?"
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 02:47 PM (HALdu)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at February 16, 2020 02:48 PM (+y/Ru)
Long, long ago the Spaniard had honor and was hard working and productive. Then they discovered the new world and found an ocean of cheaply obtained riches. Shiploads of MILLIONS of dollars of silver every year. Slaves working for basically nothing to produce ship loads of food sold for a fortune.
After like 30 generations, they're all lazy as hell and corrupt.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 16, 2020 02:48 PM (KZzsI)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 16, 2020 02:48 PM (u82oZ)
The Greenland natives have been crushed by alcoholism and no jobs. The Danes emigrating to Greenland took most of the good jobs.
Hrothgar's book Tuning the Rig was very helpful in pointing this out.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February
meh
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 02:49 PM (HALdu)
-------------------------------------
'MURICA!!!!
Posted by: Puddleglum at February 16, 2020 02:49 PM (0zDoP)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 16, 2020 02:46 PM (KZzsI)
You can kind of see that at work in Hawaii. Life is just too easy ("ain't no ting, bruddah"). It's not as though you have to plan and lay aside resources to get through a bitter winter. The weather is clement all year round.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 16, 2020 02:49 PM (7p0Hn)
The core problem is, it's US that is enforcing, enabling, and backing the corruption! We always have.
And we're making a bundle!
Posted by: Hillary! at February 16, 2020 02:50 PM (wc1vX)
I would not be concerned so much if it were based on Spanish Colonial case law, after all the goal was a continuity of legal systems, customs and usages, but since there has been 5 serious changes in Spanish governments and their laws since 1898, if renewal is required I would feel a focus on English common law would be more germane.
That and to be honest, I don't deal much with people from PR, but the ones I have made me think fondly of the Cubans I have had to deal with. Cubans have some sort of sense of humor for one.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 16, 2020 02:50 PM (6rS3m)
This is a glimpse at what will happen, IMO, if our own government attempts to turn socialist. The best and brightest will flee leaving an ever increasing incompetent citizenry to try to sort out increasingly difficult problems.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger
Where will they go?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 16, 2020 02:51 PM (aKsyK)
Posted by: DB- just DB at February 16, 2020 02:51 PM (iTXRQ)
Nah. That's how we got the American Virgin Islands.
Buy Greenland outright, make it an American economic zone, site a lot of missiles there, and then trade Puerto Rico to Canada for draft picks to be named later.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 16, 2020 02:51 PM (u82oZ)
Story goes that only the accountants and ships captains knew how much gold was carried back to Spain.
The captains and accountants became very wealthy.
Posted by: Braenyard at February 16, 2020 02:51 PM (Hg4NE)
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 16, 2020 02:45 PM (7p0Hn)
True. They were not US citizens though, were they ? That adds a complication.
Posted by: runner at February 16, 2020 02:51 PM (zr5Kq)
Posted by: runner at February 16, 2020 02:41 PM (zr5Kq)
Phillippines?
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 16, 2020 02:45 PM (7p0Hn
PI manage to have daily blackouts in goodweather.
Posted by: Cicero Kaboom! Kid. at February 16, 2020 02:51 PM (Vy7tf)
Posted by: creeper at February 16, 2020 02:51 PM (XxJt1)
There's only 3.6 million people on the entire island, less than most major US urban areas.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 16, 2020 02:39 PM (V2Yro)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------It is estimated that 5.8 million Puerto Ricans live in the states.
I remember listening to the President of Ireland talk about 4 million people living in Ireland and 30 million people in the US of Irish descent. The numbers were pretty eye opening.
Posted by: elliot at February 16, 2020 02:51 PM (k94B5)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6_H6NjiIMk
Posted by: m at February 16, 2020 02:33 PM (ghFVE)
FOX Broadcast managed not to show this.
Posted by: Braenyard at February 16, 2020 02:39 PM (Hg4NE)
WTF are you doing Fox, I don't give a shit about Shamus,
Posted by: Patrick from Ohio at February 16, 2020 02:52 PM (dKiJG)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kEJlVdzgC0
Posted by: m at February 16, 2020 02:52 PM (ghFVE)
re: my neighbor
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 02:52 PM (HALdu)
Posted by: Bert G at February 16, 2020 02:52 PM (OMsf+)
Posted by: Puddleglum at February 16, 2020 02:52 PM (0zDoP)
One the one hand, its always going to be filled with, well, Puerto Ricans - so, corrupt and lazy and stupid. Sorry, Carmen, who I know lurks here.
On the other hand, you don't want those filthy ChiComs or CubeComs to get their bloody hands on it - because they'll turn Ricans into corrupt lazy stupid communists in a heart beat, another island threat off our coast.
I'd let it go, but with a caveat - we'll turn the place into rubble unless they sign a status of force agreement into perpetuity.
Posted by: Boswell at February 16, 2020 02:53 PM (32YRo)
Posted by: creeper at February 16, 2020 02:53 PM (XxJt1)
Posted by: creeper at February 16, 2020 02:53 PM (XxJt1)
Inland. A USexit, with rumps on either coast.
Prepare for expeditionary warfare to return CA and NY to America.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 16, 2020 02:53 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: m at February 16, 2020 02:54 PM (ghFVE)
Set it free.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 16, 2020 02:54 PM (ZLI7S)
Posted by: DB- just DB at February 16, 2020 02:55 PM (iTXRQ)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
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First you learn the native custom
Soon a word of Spanish or two
You know that you cannot trust them
Cause they know they can't trust you
Posted by: J. Buffet at February 16, 2020 02:55 PM (2kj6M)
Posted by: Bert G at February 16, 2020 02:55 PM (OMsf+)
Posted by: DB- just DB at February 16, 2020 02:55 PM (iTXRQ)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
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First you learn the native custom
Soon a word of Spanish or two
You know that you cannot trust them
Cause they know they can't trust you
Posted by: J. Buffet
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Send lawyers, guns, and money.
Posted by: W. Zevon at February 16, 2020 02:55 PM (2kj6M)
Posted by: Puddleglum at February 16, 2020 02:56 PM (0zDoP)
"In Jesus's name we pray."
National Anthem!
https://preview.tinyurl.com/u57rctw
Posted by: m at February 16, 2020 02:56 PM (ghFVE)
Posted by: Puddleglum at February 16, 2020 02:52 PM (0zDoP)
She's got that cat's eyem watching you look.
Posted by: Braenyard at February 16, 2020 02:56 PM (Hg4NE)
There is something about the tropics which seems to corrode ambition and ability, just makes everyone lazy and corrupt and incompetent. Its like a belt of sloth and failure around the world
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
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Too effin' true.
It may be related or not, but I had an experience with attending a Puerto Rican friend's wedding in Puerto Rico. He just about lost his mind over his family's behavior. He explained to them up, down, sideways, and back again, getting their affirmation at every sentence, that this time it had to be different. His American friends were flying in, he'd hired American friends as the minister, the photographer who would do candid outdoor photos of the wedding and the reception (to take place at the same venue boom-boom), and to do the cooking for the reception, so they HAD TO BE ON TIME FOR HIS WEDDING.
I couldn't believe how casually his family arrived 2 hours late, with the photographer having lost most of her light and the food gone cold. Just *sauntered* in.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 16, 2020 02:56 PM (G51Gf)
We had plenty of Philippines citizens serving in the US Navy after it became independent.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 16, 2020 02:56 PM (u82oZ)
Stuff's hard to find!
Posted by: m at February 16, 2020 02:56 PM (ghFVE)
Posted by: Patrick from Ohio at February 16, 2020 02:57 PM (dKiJG)
Posted by: Puddleglum at February 16, 2020 02:57 PM (0zDoP)
Posted by: m at February 16, 2020 02:57 PM (ghFVE)
Posted by: kallisto at February 16, 2020 02:57 PM (0Dnge)
After like 30 generations, they're all lazy as hell and corrupt.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 16, 2020 02:48 PM (KZzsI)
The other factor was that at the same time all this wealth poured in, in the 1500's and 1600's, the Spanish Monarchy set up a massive Bureaucracy to run everything, which was accountable to no one but itself. ALL of the Spanish speaking countries inherited this system, and IT more than anything else is the source of the constant corruption.
For hundreds of years, the only way for anyone to get anything done has been to find the proper official, big or small, and pay him off.
How to run Puerto Rico - put in place a provisional government, and have all posts staffed by NON Puerto Ricans with no connections to the island - and rotate them out of their postings every 6 months.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 16, 2020 02:57 PM (V2Yro)
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 02:58 PM (HALdu)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 16, 2020 02:58 PM (u82oZ)
Tough day for liberals.
Posted by: Redenzo at February 16, 2020 02:58 PM (E7vND)
Posted by: Skip at February 16, 2020 02:58 PM (ZCEU2)
Tough day for liberals.
Posted by: Redenzo at February 16, 2020 02:58 PM (E7vND)
Maybe they'll get with the program.
Could happen!
Posted by: m at February 16, 2020 02:59 PM (ghFVE)
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 02:59 PM (HALdu)
There is something about the tropics which seems to corrode ambition and ability, just makes everyone lazy and corrupt and incompetent. Its like a belt of sloth and failure around the world
Nothin' to do but help help Ginger and Mary Ann make coconut creampies.
Posted by: Hillary! at February 16, 2020 02:59 PM (wc1vX)
Explain Singapore.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 16, 2020 02:58 PM (u82oZ)
Old Chinese culture + a Benevolent Dictator.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 16, 2020 03:00 PM (V2Yro)
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 16, 2020 03:00 PM (8Kudz)
Posted by: chavez the hugo at February 16, 2020 03:00 PM (KP5rU)
Posted by: runner at February 16, 2020 02:41 PM (zr5Kq)
As mentioned above, Philippines. Northern Marianas, "kind of". Returned Iwo and Okinawa, and some other islands, to Japan.
Posted by: Fox2! at February 16, 2020 03:00 PM (qyH+l)
Tough day for liberals.
Posted by: Redenzo
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They're not watching.
Posted by: Puddleglum at February 16, 2020 03:01 PM (0zDoP)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 16, 2020 03:01 PM (u82oZ)
Tough day for liberals.
Posted by: Redenzo at February 16, 2020 02:58 PM (E7vND)
And "The Beast" on the track.
Posted by: Fox2! at February 16, 2020 03:01 PM (qyH+l)
Posted by: creeper at February 16, 2020 03:01 PM (XxJt1)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 16, 2020 02:58 PM (u82oZ)
Old Chinese culture + a Benevolent Dictator.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February
British colonial rule
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 03:02 PM (HALdu)
Posted by: Les Kinetic at February 16, 2020 03:02 PM (SELQh)
Posted by: CN at February 16, 2020 03:02 PM (ONvIw)
Long, long ago the Spaniard had honor and was
hard working and productive. Then they discovered the new world and
found an ocean of cheaply obtained riches. Shiploads of MILLIONS of
dollars of silver every year. Slaves working for basically nothing to
produce ship loads of food sold for a fortune.
After like 30 generations, they're all lazy as hell and corrupt.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 16, 2020 02:48 PM (KZzsI)
Not really. Spain has always been corrupt. The riches of the Indies just made it worse. Prior to the end of the reconquista it was a collection of warring principalities, just like the German states, and there is a place to say Catalonia was a cut above, but on the whole, opportunistic, power grabbing strongmen. Once the crown got all the power and all the money, it was more of the same in a bigger sandbox.
Spain's saving grace was local autonomy and local laws, but even that went by the board with the liberal reforms to consolidate power after the Napoleonic wars
Franco was pretty honorable, but even he had to bend to the needs and wants of the power blocks in the kingdom. Even the absolute dictator had to bend a bit.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 16, 2020 03:02 PM (6rS3m)
Posted by: Puddleglum at February 16, 2020 03:01 PM (0zDoP)
Yeah, they're most likely watching Bill Moyer reruns on their local PBS station...
Posted by: Boswell at February 16, 2020 03:02 PM (32YRo)
Posted by: Patrick from Ohio at February 16, 2020 03:02 PM (dKiJG)
Posted by: IrishEi at February 16, 2020 03:02 PM (sGotD)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 16, 2020 03:02 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Winston Churchill at February 16, 2020 03:02 PM (4bd7D)
It's hot, there is a lot of rum, sand, ocean and palm trees.
I don't think we need a Congressional inquiry to solve this mystery.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 16, 2020 03:03 PM (ZLI7S)
Posted by: IrishEi at February 16, 2020 03:02 PM (sGotD)
Most of us missed it. Fox decided commercials were way more important.
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 03:03 PM (cF8AT)
British colonial rule
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 03:02 PM (HALdu)
refusal of Keynesian money theory, and Socialist economic theories.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 16, 2020 03:03 PM (6rS3m)
-
How Mini Mike thought it would be.
https://bit.ly/38xsGZr
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at February 16, 2020 03:03 PM (+y/Ru)
Posted by: DB- just DB at February 16, 2020 03:03 PM (iTXRQ)
Posted by: IrishEi at February 16, 2020 03:02 PM (sGotD)
128 Here's a 17-second clip of PDT in the Beast taking a lap.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kEJlVdzgC0
Posted by: m at February 16, 2020 02:52 PM (ghFVE)
Posted by: m at February 16, 2020 03:04 PM (ghFVE)
@maggieNYT
Using the official apparatus of government for what appears to be a political event
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 03:04 PM (cF8AT)
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 16, 2020 03:05 PM (V2Yro)
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 16, 2020 03:05 PM (WFcrO)
Posted by: Fox2! at February 16, 2020 03:00 PM (qyH+l)
so, possible. none given US passports, none were US citizens, though, right ? ( You can serve in US armed forces without being citizen.) will be taken over by China or Mexico, maybe turned into full-fledged drug republic within months. too close to home.
Posted by: runner at February 16, 2020 03:05 PM (zr5Kq)
Posted by: krusty at February 16, 2020 03:06 PM (QTR/U)
From Everything, Nothing: Tanzania
From Nothing, Everything: Hong Kong
Just the chapter titles have tremendous meaning.
Anyway, been years, but greatly simplified - yep, how you do things, standards, behavior, "culture", not weather or resources.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 03:06 PM (El6T/)
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 03:02 PM (HALdu)
Yeah, India sucks. So does Pakistan. Maybe its the Kurdish or Punjab or Pashtun but whatever was the issue - British Colonial Rule couldn't unbake that unholy cake.
Posted by: Boswell at February 16, 2020 03:06 PM (32YRo)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at February 16, 2020 03:06 PM (+y/Ru)
Posted by: Picric at February 16, 2020 03:06 PM (nonGu)
Posted by: It's me donna at February 16, 2020 03:06 PM (6XlcD)
Posted by: Braenyard at February 16, 2020 03:07 PM (Hg4NE)
@maggieNYT
Using the official apparatus of government for what appears to be a political event
Posted by: Tami
-------------------------------------
Livin' large and rent free in Maggie's head.
Posted by: Puddleglum at February 16, 2020 03:07 PM (0zDoP)
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 03:03 PM (cF8AT)
~~~~~
Jerks.
------------------------------------
128 Here's a 17-second clip of PDT in the Beast taking a lap.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kEJlVdzgC0
Posted by: m at February 16, 2020 03:04 PM (ghFVE)
~~~~~
Thanks, m!
Posted by: IrishEi at February 16, 2020 03:07 PM (sGotD)
Will look up
Posted by: krusty at February 16, 2020 03:08 PM (QTR/U)
Posted by: kallisto at February 16, 2020 03:08 PM (0Dnge)
Posted by: Patrick from Ohio at February 16, 2020 03:08 PM (dKiJG)
Posted by: Boswell at February
Which explains nothing.
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 03:09 PM (HALdu)
Posted by: Puddleglum at February 16, 2020 03:07 PM (0zDoP)
Wide open space in there for running around...
Posted by: Boswell at February 16, 2020 03:09 PM (32YRo)
Posted by: IC at February 16, 2020 03:09 PM (sYDum)
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 03:10 PM (cF8AT)
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 03:09 PM (HALdu)
Don't be obtuse - It explains why British Colonial Rule is not a dispositive reason to give for any one country's success after it has long since left.
Posted by: Boswell at February 16, 2020 03:10 PM (32YRo)
Posted by: Patrick from Ohio at February 16, 2020 03:11 PM (dKiJG)
Posted by: Braenyard at February 16, 2020 03:11 PM (Hg4NE)
Posted by: Patrick from Ohio at February 16, 2020 03:09 PM (dKiJG)
Maybe that clip was a test run?
Posted by: m at February 16, 2020 03:11 PM (ghFVE)
Posted by: Puddleglum at February 16, 2020 03:11 PM (0zDoP)
Bloomberg insisted with his ad spend
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How Mini Mike thought it would be.
https://bit.ly/38xsGZr
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler
Paywall
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 16, 2020 03:11 PM (aKsyK)
Posted by: DB- just DB at February 16, 2020 03:11 PM (iTXRQ)
They drive on the Left there, but seem more together than Puerto Rico.
We do have some interesting intel resources in Puerto Rico, so we gots that.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 16, 2020 03:11 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Braenyard at February 16, 2020 03:11 PM (Hg4NE)
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at February 16, 2020 03:12 PM (kFLDt)
There is something about the tropics which seems to corrode ambition and ability, just makes everyone lazy and corrupt and incompetent. Its like a belt of sloth and failure around the world
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
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Hmm, just stumbled on this:
>>Air conditioning is important for the economy. In machine shops, productivity is at its peak at 65 degrees Fahrenheit with humidity between 65% and 75%. Productivity is 15% lower at 75 degrees and 28% lower at 86 degrees.
There's the laziness thing, which probably contributes to the corruption thing. If you're not going to produce, you'll have to scam.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 16, 2020 03:12 PM (G51Gf)
Posted by: Tonypete at February 16, 2020 03:13 PM (Y4EXg)
Posted by: Gref at February 16, 2020 03:13 PM (AMIL/)
Posted by: runner at February 16, 2020 03:13 PM (zr5Kq)
There are quieter, less well understood cases. Oman and Jordan, even the current UAE a bit. Impossible to believe that much of their best governance or civic features would exist without the British influence (which, in those cases, is not merely in the rear-view mirror - "behind every minister is a retired senior British civil servant" is still somewhat the case).
Shortened and AOSHQ'd: "what have the Romans ever done for US?"
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 03:13 PM (El6T/)
Posted by: Kindltot
Occasionally, problem is you don't know when he's going to bend or kill everyone with your mDNA
Posted by: Jean at February 16, 2020 03:13 PM (B7KlG)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 16, 2020 03:13 PM (G51Gf)
Posted by: Boswell at February
Your analysis fails to account for dozens of important factors, including geography, history, religion, education, national identity, population size, integration into trading systems.
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 03:14 PM (HALdu)
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 03:14 PM (cF8AT)
Holy Shit this is great
Posted by: Patrick from Ohio
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You can simply *tell* a Dad joke. You don't have to pull one.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 16, 2020 03:15 PM (G51Gf)
Posted by: Patrick from Ohio at February
How does it look from the barrel?
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 03:15 PM (HALdu)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 16, 2020 03:15 PM (KZzsI)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February
Swing and a miss, again
He doesn't know he
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 03:16 PM (HALdu)
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 03:17 PM (cF8AT)
(Yearly corporate site inspections were not done due to remoteness, so after about a 10 year hiatus an announced inspection was done, and everything looked great. About a month later there was a bill to the Headquarters in Elgin, Illinois for about 90 trucks to pick up, drive around the island, and drop off at the same place as pick up. Turns out that the inventory was picked up and driven around while the inspection was going on. The next inspection was about 4 days later. It was unannounced and had Hand cuffs involved.)
Posted by: Picric at February 16, 2020 03:17 PM (nonGu)
Posted by: Some rat in the swamp at February 16, 2020 02:33 PM (2ygtH)
Race has absolutely NOTHING to do with it. (Corruption and ineptness do not care about your skin pigmentation. The sooner people figure these things out, the better.)
Culture, especially a culture of corruption, DOES, because that is learned and handed down over decades and centuries. It CAN be unlearned, and can be altered while preserving what works. But that as we have seen is not easy.
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at February 16, 2020 03:17 PM (kFLDt)
Now the race. I still don't like the segment racing stuff. Hopefully the rain will stay away. Most of all, not too many cautions, please guys?
Posted by: Puddleglum at February 16, 2020 03:18 PM (0zDoP)
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at February 16, 2020 03:18 PM (Dhht7)
Hey, Patrick from Ohio! You blew the margins.
Posted by: m at February 16, 2020 03:18 PM (ghFVE)
Posted by: creeper at February 16, 2020 03:18 PM (XxJt1)
Posted by: creeper
Cervesas
Posted by: Jean at February 16, 2020 03:18 PM (B7KlG)
Posted by: Braenyard at February 16, 2020 03:19 PM (Hg4NE)
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 03:19 PM (HALdu)
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at February 16, 2020 03:20 PM (Dhht7)
in typing class. It's the key
at your right little finger
the return key.
Posted by: Braenyard at February 16, 2020 03:20 PM (Hg4NE)
Posted by: Cheriebebe at February 16, 2020 03:21 PM (a4qVe)
Posted by: mark1971 at February 16, 2020 03:21 PM (xPl2J)
Posted by: Braenyard at February 16, 2020 03:19 PM (Hg4NE)
No, just the assfucking without common courtesy.
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at February 16, 2020 03:21 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at February 16, 2020 03:22 PM (+y/Ru)
Posted by: runner at February 16, 2020 03:23 PM (zr5Kq)
https://bit.ly/39BWSTa
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at February 16, 2020 03:22 PM (+y/Ru)
* * * *
Thanks, AWTW!
How's Charlie?
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 16, 2020 03:24 PM (WFcrO)
Posted by: freaked at February 16, 2020 03:24 PM (Tnijr)
Posted by: DB- just DB at February 16, 2020 03:24 PM (iTXRQ)
Posted by: Biergood at February 16, 2020 03:24 PM (yb6r+)
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 03:24 PM (HALdu)
Posted by: creeper at February 16, 2020 03:25 PM (XxJt1)
Posted by: m at February 16, 2020 03:25 PM (ghFVE)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at February 16, 2020 03:25 PM (+y/Ru)
Posted by: creeper at February 16, 2020 03:25 PM (XxJt1)
Posted by: Regular joe at February 16, 2020 03:26 PM (6/uwW)
https://preview.tinyurl.com/rwyz92l
Posted by: m at February 16, 2020 03:27 PM (ghFVE)
who tweeted earlier from the race her goal was to get Trump to sign her
helmet today. He responded "DM me...I may know someone." Then a couple
of pics of her, Trump, Melania, Trump Jr., and the girl holding her
signed helmet.
Posted by: Biergood at February 16, 2020 03:24 PM (yb6r+)
Hailie Deegan. She finished second in the ARCA race earlier this week. She will go places if she has the talent. She is likeable, unilke Danica Patrick.
Posted by: mark1971 at February 16, 2020 03:27 PM (xPl2J)
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 03:14 PM (HALdu)
You being argumentative to be argumentative - Colonial Rule did not work out as a factor in many areas - it ought not be given as the sole reason any one area that had it once became success because - oh, I don't know, maybe
"geography, history, religion, education, national identity, population size, integration into trading systems" were more important
so, to quote you, not Colonial Rule.
Posted by: Boswell at February 16, 2020 03:27 PM (32YRo)
Posted by: PR at February 16, 2020 03:27 PM (rpxSz)
President @realDonaldTrump: Gentlemen, start your engines.
https://tinyurl.com/rc78e37
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 03:28 PM (cF8AT)
Posted by: Regular joe at February 16, 2020 03:26 PM
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Most of the Middle East begs to disagree with that statement.
Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 16, 2020 03:28 PM (JUOKG)
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at February 16, 2020 03:28 PM (kFLDt)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 16, 2020 03:29 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Patrick from Ohio at February 16, 2020 03:29 PM (dKiJG)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at February 16, 2020 03:25 PM (+y/Ru)
* * * *
Sorry to hear that. Hope you can get it turned around.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 16, 2020 03:29 PM (WFcrO)
Posted by: m at February 16, 2020 03:25 PM (ghFVE)
Yes he did it appears.
And it better stop
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 16, 2020 03:31 PM (aA3+G)
Posted by: socalcon at February 16, 2020 03:31 PM (Roy2Z)
Posted by: Biergood at February 16, 2020 03:24 PM (yb6r+)
https://tinyurl.com/r3rgloo
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 03:31 PM (cF8AT)
Posted by: Max Power at February 16, 2020 03:31 PM (llxrS)
Posted by: creeper at February 16, 2020 03:31 PM (XxJt1)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 16, 2020 03:31 PM (aKsyK)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at February 16, 2020 03:32 PM (wc1vX)
Posted by: creeper at February 16, 2020 03:31 PM (XxJt1)
Thank Tami for alerting me.
I step away to grab lunch and this happens.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 16, 2020 03:33 PM (aA3+G)
Bad, Patrick from Ohio!
Posted by: m at February 16, 2020 03:33 PM (ghFVE)
Posted by: DB- just DB at February 16, 2020 03:33 PM (iTXRQ)
Posted by: creeper at February 16, 2020 03:33 PM (XxJt1)
"geography, history, religion, education, national identity, population size, integration into trading systems" were more important
so, to quote you, not Colonial Rule.
Posted by: Boswell at February
First off, you decided to be argumentative for the sake of being argumentative, then offered a stupid argument.
see - your initiial comment.
British colonialism is not sufficient in and of itself, it was the code for success. They gave it to them. That they decided to adopt and stay with it afterwards was dependent upon and affected by numerous things.
It was the foundation for success.
Why is this hard for you?
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 03:33 PM (HALdu)
Jorden and Egypt are better, contrasted with Syria (French). There were not a lot of resources for the colonies and mandates they got after WWI. Malaysia, Hong Kong, India and Singapore were colonies for a lot longer.
I would compare India with Brazil for colonial influence, and both are better than the Congo.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 16, 2020 03:33 PM (u82oZ)
Some of them became unruly and down right uppity.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 16, 2020 03:33 PM (ZLI7S)
Posted by: DB- just DB at February 16, 2020 03:33 PM (iTXRQ)
Put spaces between words, so the text can wrap.
Posted by: m at February 16, 2020 03:34 PM (ghFVE)
Appoint Billy Jeff as overseer of both and let the rapes begin.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at February 16, 2020 03:34 PM (Z+IKu)
Posted by: creeper at February 16, 2020 03:34 PM (XxJt1)
The Greenland natives have been crushed by alcoholism and no jobs. The Danes emigrating to Greenland took most of the good jobs.
We were warned that it was against the law to give the migrating "Dog People" candy when I was at Thule.
Posted by: Fox2! at February 16, 2020 03:34 PM (qyH+l)
Of course that all fell apart. Some places that weren't as good (Burkina Faso, Cameroon) slid further back, Ivory Coast sadly declined greatly.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 03:35 PM (El6T/)
But, the thing to remember is that ten minutes after "we" set Puerto Rico "free" on the international market, every other piss-ant wannabe world power will have a naval station in the Caribbean. Same applies to the USVI, and for that matter, Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas.
Big, cute joke, until you actually fly over it once or read the charts of where the channels are ("channel is," for Tortuga). Do you think you don't need the Gulf Coast open to the Atlantic? Ask the Confederates how that worked out.
If you were about to ask about giving away the Panama Canal, go ahead and ask. One of the stupider things this nation ever did. It's part of China now.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 16, 2020 03:35 PM (8IOEj)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 16, 2020 03:36 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 16, 2020 03:35 PM (8IOEj)
Jimmy Carter strikes again.
Posted by: DR.WTF at February 16, 2020 03:36 PM (aS1PU)
START THE F'ING RACE!!!!
And when they do, there'll be a caution on lap 5 and 20 and 30 and 47..........
Posted by: Groundhog at February 16, 2020 03:37 PM (VYwSh)
So good it makes me laugh.
Of course it helps that 1) he actually does love American culture 2) is a hyper-energetic emotional patriot 3) has helped create and presides over a booming economy whose benefits are more far-reaching (within the society) than most booms have been.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 03:37 PM (El6T/)
My sister lived in Botswana for a couple years. She loved it.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 16, 2020 03:37 PM (ZLI7S)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 16, 2020 02:39 PM (u82oZ)
Closed Ramey AFB on the other end of the island ca 50 years ago.
Posted by: Fox2! at February 16, 2020 03:37 PM (qyH+l)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 16, 2020 03:33 PM (u82oZ)
Speaking of the Congo.....
https://tinyurl.com/td8ykmh
Roland strikes again.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at February 16, 2020 03:38 PM (Z+IKu)
We have to balance strategic gains with strategic overstretch.
We can not even get a clean Presidential;] election in the US of A. Since 1960.
We have some tending in our own garden first.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 16, 2020 03:38 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 03:38 PM (El6T/)
Of course it helps that 1) he actually does love American culture 2) is a hyper-energetic emotional patriot 3) has helped create and presides over a booming economy whose benefits are more far-reaching (within the society) than most booms have been.
Trump also understands one thing a lot of (GOP) pols don't:
Kiss your supporters' asses, not your enemies'.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at February 16, 2020 03:38 PM (wc1vX)
Posted by: m at February 16, 2020 03:38 PM (ghFVE)
Posted by: Regular joe at February 16, 2020 03:40 PM (6/uwW)
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 16, 2020 03:35 PM (8IOEj)
It will be replaced by the sea level National Dignity Canal.
Posted by: Fox2! at February 16, 2020 03:40 PM (qyH+l)
Posted by: DB- just DB at February 16, 2020 03:40 PM (iTXRQ)
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 16, 2020 03:35 PM (8IOEj)
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Totally agree with you on the Panama Canal. We should never have ceded control. China was staking their claim as soon as the U.S. left the air bases. Huge strategic mistake.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 16, 2020 03:41 PM (WFcrO)
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 03:33 PM (HALdu)
You take your handle here and yourself too seriously
And you're basically a knucklehead
Posted by: Boswell at February 16, 2020 03:41 PM (32YRo)
Posted by: Groundhog at February 16, 2020 03:42 PM (VYwSh)
And you're basically a knucklehead
Posted by: Boswell at February
That's why this is hard for you?
So, not your fault, interesting.
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 03:42 PM (HALdu)
"We stole it fair and square" - also Sam, I think.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 03:43 PM (El6T/)
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 03:31 PM
Tami, did you see in the comments to Hailie's tweet that Twitter flagged as "includes potentially sensitive content." ?
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at February 16, 2020 03:43 PM (Dhht7)
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Having fun and kicking ass the Trump way.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at February 16, 2020 03:44 PM (+y/Ru)
Posted by: Cheriebebe at February 16, 2020 03:44 PM (a4qVe)
Posted by: EveR at February 16, 2020 03:44 PM (ZZDMQ)
Posted by: Cheriebebe at February 16, 2020 03:44 PM (a4qVe)
Posted by: Skip at February 16, 2020 03:45 PM (ZCEU2)
It seems to me the only colonies that turned out ok we're under British control. Turn it over to them.
Posted by: Regular joe at February 16, 2020 03:26 PM (6/uwW)
Zimbabwe: What could possibly go wrong?
Posted by: TheQuietMan at February 16, 2020 03:45 PM (Zy4Mt)
who tweeted earlier from the race her goal was to get Trump to sign her
helmet today. He responded "DM me...I may know someone." Then a couple
of pics of her, Trump, Melania, Trump Jr., and the girl holding her
signed helmet.
Posted by: Biergood at February 16, 2020 03:24 PM (yb6r+)
https://tinyurl.com/r3rgloo
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 03:31 PM
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And twitter is listing it as "sensitive content" because Trump.
Posted by: Mr. Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 16, 2020 03:45 PM (JUOKG)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 16, 2020 02:39 PM (u82oZ)
how necessary was it, really? I remember it was a Marine corps bombing range - but everything is going to smart bombs, missiles, drones. It was a training area fit for fighting a Vietnam type war, which we're not going to do again, not in any of our lifetimes.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 16, 2020 03:45 PM (V2Yro)
Posted by: Tom Servo at February
It was use by carriers for practice
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 03:46 PM (HALdu)
Posted by: Groundhog
I could certainly do without the thing where they announce the drivers and they walk out on stage to loud crappy music, dancing badly, and holding sponsor product.
Posted by: Biergood at February 16, 2020 03:46 PM (yb6r+)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at February 16, 2020 03:46 PM (+y/Ru)
Posted by: olddog in mo, uckfay ancercay at February 16, 2020 03:43 PM (Dhht7)
Yes, and people have brought it up in the comments.
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 03:46 PM (cF8AT)
Bermuda, Canada and a few other colonies in North America turned out ok.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 16, 2020 03:47 PM (ZLI7S)
Posted by: deplorable unperson -To Mars! at February 16, 2020 03:47 PM (ykID5)
Ended up eating at one restaurant ..... 3 times.
Peter and Jeannette's. Dutch former math teacher, his Surinamese wife. Indonesian (rijstaffel), with Surinamese twists. Fantastic.
Our group felt funny going their the second time, but by the third, we'd established there was no other "ethnic" place on the island up to our standards.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 03:47 PM (El6T/)
Posted by: Braenyard at February 16, 2020 03:47 PM (Hg4NE)
Just to be sure.
Posted by: deplorable unperson -To Mars! at February
move everybody to one side
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 03:48 PM (HALdu)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 16, 2020 03:49 PM (tT0V4)
Of course - since the UK itself has morphed partly into Orwell's dystopian nightmare, Canada following along is kind of "natural", I guess, even with the citadel of freedom next door.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 03:49 PM (El6T/)
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Well, if both CNN and MSNBC say so . ..
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at February 16, 2020 03:49 PM (+y/Ru)
Posted by: Regular joe at February 16, 2020 03:26 PM (6/uwW)
Zimbabwe: What could possibly go wrong?
Posted by: TheQuietMan at February 16, 2020 03:45 PM (Zy4Mt)
They threw over the excellent English Legal System (which goes hand in hand with government) and went back to pure Kleptocracy.
One of the main themes that Winston Churchill spoke much about, in his later years, is that the English Speaking People had developed an attitude of practical self governance and contempt for corruption that was almost unheard of in world history, and that because of that the Anglosphere was always going to produce the best, most fair, and most prosperous societies on the planet.
that's not a very "woke" point of view these days.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 16, 2020 03:50 PM (V2Yro)
It's supposed to be one of the best on the island. the area it's in seems sketchy.
Posted by: Cheriebebe at February 16, 2020 03:50 PM (a4qVe)
Posted by: mark1971
If you look at her Twitter feed, you'll see the pic. Twitter deemed it sensitive for viewers so you'll have to click that link so you can view the pic. Twitter is full of sad, miserable people if that pic offends you.
Posted by: Puddleglum at February 16, 2020 03:50 PM (0zDoP)
Posted by: Braenyard at February 16, 2020 03:50 PM (Hg4NE)
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at February 16, 2020 03:51 PM (NWiLs)
Is that the 'acting white' that we always hear about?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 16, 2020 03:51 PM (tT0V4)
I aver that the training you got at Vieques Island is still needed today. I could go into reasons, but we have lots some of our edge in Amphib, Surface, NGFS, and Air Strike Ops because the alternatives are less handy.
Well, except for Fallon. They do a great job, now.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 16, 2020 03:52 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 03:49 PM (El6T/)
Canada's problem is that it's a low population country dominated by a handful of big cities, which are just like Northeastern US cities. It's what the Left wants for the US - a US Government which was run only by NYC, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, and San Fran.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 16, 2020 03:52 PM (V2Yro)
After 8 years, then a few more, of the utter politicization and hollowing out of DOJ, capped by the FISA abuse festival, the Mueller outrage and its satellite outrages, *now* they're concerned.
About a probably deliberately provocative stunt by prosecutors who may well have been involved in various kinds of improper conduct? Concerning a nothing case involving no crimes of any importance whatever?
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 03:53 PM (El6T/)
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Well, if both CNN and MSNBC say so . ..
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
LOLGF!
Posted by: Puddleglum at February 16, 2020 03:53 PM (0zDoP)
Posted by: Regular joe at February 16, 2020 03:53 PM (6/uwW)
Posted by: Skip at February 16, 2020 03:53 PM (ZCEU2)
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Well, if both CNN and MSNBC say so . ..
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
LOLGF!
Posted by: Puddleglum at February 16, 2020 03:53 PM (0zDoP)
Putting the "anal" in "analysts."
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at February 16, 2020 03:54 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 16, 2020 02:29 PM
So is Venezuela, and all the other central and south American economic basket cases. Means precisely nothing in terms of sustaining a free market economy and the rule of law.Per capita income in PR is far below the poorest U.S. state (Mississippi). The only reason anybody wants to make PR a state is to create another Democratic stronghold. No thanks.
Posted by: Bigsmith at February 16, 2020 03:54 PM (G/mW5)
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Well, if both CNN and MSNBC say so . ..
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
LOLGF!
Posted by: Puddleglum at February 16, 2020 03:53 PM (0zDoP)
Operation Chaos Bernie Bro might work to shut them up!
Posted by: m at February 16, 2020 03:54 PM (ghFVE)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 16, 2020 03:55 PM (u82oZ)
The seem afraid of Barr for some reason. Odd.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 16, 2020 03:55 PM (ZLI7S)
I don't recall any sketchy areas on the island, and we covered most of it.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 03:56 PM (El6T/)
They are kind of like a money digging girlfriend who is past her prime.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 16, 2020 03:57 PM (XyVor)
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The Hell you say!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at February 16, 2020 03:57 PM (+y/Ru)
Posted by: Cheriebebe at February 16, 2020 03:58 PM (a4qVe)
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 03:58 PM (El6T/)
I'm assuming the corrupt people appropriated it for themselves.
Posted by: Emmie at February 16, 2020 03:58 PM (87gB3)
Make it a state and you have one more state in the Deep Blue column.
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&&&V at February 16, 2020 03:59 PM (d6Ksn)
Posted by: deplorable unperson -To Mars! at February 16, 2020 03:59 PM (ykID5)
Posted by: JT at February 16, 2020 03:59 PM (arJlL)
Posted by: rhomboid at February 16, 2020 03:58 PM (El6T/)
Let's not forget California and Washington state. Or hell, DC.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 16, 2020 03:59 PM (XyVor)
I agree, I only brought that up because someone compared it to Gaza, and since Gaza is infected with radical Islam, it is absolutely a lost cause. We don't like to admit that the PR's aren't capable of governing themselves, but they aren't, and they never will be. I think we need to govern them with that in mind, and it could be done. I don't like the idea of cutting them loose because they'll just invite someone else, like China, to come in and take over, and we don't need to be handing China prime real estate just off our borders, especially not when we already own it.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 16, 2020 04:00 PM (V2Yro)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 16, 2020 04:00 PM (XyVor)
Posted by: JT at February
That's why he is so popular with the ladies,
he always works hard.
Posted by: not so at February 16, 2020 04:00 PM (HALdu)
Guess who is in charge of straightening out Puerto Rico's finances?
If you said the same woman who was put in Ukraine from 2014 - 2016 to straighten out their's, you win.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 16, 2020 04:00 PM (ZLI7S)
We closed Naval Station Roosevelt Roads at the PR government's request. And closed an excellent Vieques Island training area also.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 16, 2020 02:39 PM (u82oZ)
Not true. They were very much against closing RR. I was involved tangentially in that cluster.
There was a group of developers that wanted to put up a bunch of expensive houses on Vieques, which was part of the only range we had that had the capability for live fire on air, sea, and land. You could set up a full blown amphibious exercise with live fire.
Anyway these developers bought a bunch of politicians in PR and also in the US (looking at you, Al Sharpton) to push the US out of Vieques. Eventually, they prevailed.
This had two effects. One, the remaining training area around RR became nothing special. It no longer had a bombing range or any place to do amphibious landings. Live fire ship-based AA exercises would be constantly interrupted by civilian traffic around Vieques. We had other facilities on the coasts and Hawaii with the same capability.
And two, Congress was irritated. They had been tarred as racists and colonialists by virtually the entire Puerto Rican political class. Congress does not like to be irritated, and there was a rather large outlay of military funding they could zero out without affecting a single US voter.
So Congress decided to close Roosevelt Roads, which had been either the second or third largest industry in PR. The locals howled like stuck pigs. Congress was again called racist, and also vindictive. The Puerto Ricans protested and sang hippie songs and wailed and cried and rended their garments. But in the end it didn't matter because they had no longer had anything to offer.
I do not feel sorry for the Puerto Ricans. They brought this on themselves. We should cut them loose, and after a grace period of, say, five years anyone who stays on the island should have their US citizenship revoked. It was only ever granted by an act of congress and can be removed the same way.
Posted by: Ace's liver at February 16, 2020 04:01 PM (wGeit)
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 16, 2020 04:01 PM (WFcrO)
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 16, 2020 04:02 PM (V2Yro)
later, on September 20, Hurricane Maria made landfall in the
municipality of Yabucoa
You people really have trouble with subtle hints.
Posted by: God at February 16, 2020 04:03 PM (ykID5)
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 16, 2020 04:00 PM (V2Yro)
Why not give the Chinese a constant drain on the treasury?
Posted by: Ace's liver at February 16, 2020 04:05 PM (wGeit)
Thank you. I thought we told them that RR was not needed if we lost the training areas.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 16, 2020 04:07 PM (u82oZ)
Thank you. I thought we told them that RR was not needed if we lost the training areas.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 16, 2020 04:07 PM (u82oZ)
I'm sure they were made aware of the possibility and, for whatever reason, didn't take it seriously.
Posted by: Ace's liver at February 16, 2020 04:25 PM (wGeit)
I'd be happy to cut the place loose and let them see what they can do to improve their own lives. Or, in reality, let them see how quickly they can fall apart like the rest of central and south America.
Posted by: WarEagle82 at February 16, 2020 04:27 PM (/bKlZ)
Oh, it was worse than that. For decades, there had been talk that one day the old canal would be obsolete, and that a new one would have to be built alongside it.
Unbeknownst to us actual US citizens and taxpayers, most of that work had already been done, concealed in the underbrush. When the Chinese took over, most of the new access to US east-coast ports was already there.
Thank you, US taxpayers!There were hearings before both houses of Congress when the giveaway was under consideration, and this information was never made public. "We" would never have stood for it if the extent of the loss had been known.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 16, 2020 04:32 PM (8IOEj)
Posted by: WarEagle82 at February 16, 2020 04:27 PM (/bKlZ)
Yeah, I wonder what would happen. /sarc
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 16, 2020 04:32 PM (mlxZk)
Posted by: Chris M at February 16, 2020 04:37 PM (6XZdO)
We were willing to make global thermonuclear war to avoid giving the Russians a base 90 miles from Florida. And in 1962, snotnose, that was not the name of a computer game. Actual smoking-ruin world war.
But, snide-assed comments about "cutting PR loose" to teach them a lesson. They would quickly learn the same lesson the Cubans did. And apparently that is fine with everybody. Big joke. Well, at least we don't have beards!
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 16, 2020 04:38 PM (8IOEj)
Posted by: God at February 16, 2020 04:03 PM (ykID5)
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Lord, ain't that the truth.
Posted by: SMH at how dense people are at February 16, 2020 04:39 PM (RU4sa)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 16, 2020 03:47 PM (ZLI7S)
It must be remembered that Canada is not a free country. And its people have completely acquiesced, and indeed demanded, the destruction of their liberty; and therefore they are unfit to be free, and incapable of self-government. (h/t, TX Declaration of Independence, 1836)
(And also with apologies to our Canadian friends who post here. CLEARLY, there are exceptions. But they are consistently outvoted.)
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at February 16, 2020 04:43 PM (kFLDt)
Remove the government, Military government, Keep the tax incentives, Switch education and the official language to English only. Screw international peace corps missions, send all those twits to PR to teach English and hand out diabetes medicine.
In a generation it'd be Florida south. Not that that's awesome, but it'd be an improvement.
It's a lovely island, again except for the people. And even some of the people are nice.
Posted by: Dave at February 16, 2020 05:10 PM (KWYbg)
Posted by: Michael L Blair at February 16, 2020 05:16 PM (yiAMj)
Posted by: jdgalt at February 16, 2020 05:39 PM (3SFo/)
Failure is a built in feature of the Fed disease.
Posted by: daddycrocodile at February 16, 2020 05:40 PM (JpdPK)
Posted by: IRReverend Sharpton at February 16, 2020 05:40 PM (17+9D)
Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at February 16, 2020 05:44 PM (17+9D)
Good-bye Puerto Rico.
Posted by: Esteban at February 16, 2020 05:54 PM (6bzH1)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 16, 2020 06:18 PM (3H9h1)
https://youtu.be/dLHz4xK4sHY
Slightly premature 2020 Trump victory lap.
https://youtu.be/HBbrunsOlF8
Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at February 16, 2020 06:23 PM (1CjJc)
No.
But definitely time to acknowledge that the people there cannot manage their own affairs and have a government put in place for them until a new generation of locals can be educated and trained for management.
Posted by: Sam at February 16, 2020 07:38 PM (ohyxL)
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 16, 2020 04:00 PM (V2Yro)
Tom, I agree... which is more or less the reasoning for the current "halfway house" Commonwealth status of PR. I don't believe it is at all clear that either statehood or independence would be better for either the Puerto Ricans or us.
Posted by: Bigsmith at February 16, 2020 07:41 PM (G/mW5)
Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at February 16, 2020 07:59 PM (gAXBD)
Posted by: Cheriebebe
You don't say.
Posted by: Natalee Ann Holloway at February 16, 2020 08:58 PM (2cuLk)
Is This The Truck For You?
There’s a pickup war coming, and it’s going to be electric. Inspired by the success of Tesla’s performance brand, an army of American startups — and one very large legacy automaker — will roll out five battery-powered trucks over the next two years. Although we’ve seen only prototypes, sketches and teaser photos of the five electric titans — the GMC Hummer EV, Tesla Cybertruck, Rivian R1T, Lordstown Endurance and Bollinger Motors B2 — they look to be big, powerful and defiantly different. And more truck makers may join the battery-power revolution, including an electric F-150 from Ford.
Recently Tesla introduced a pickup truck. My humble opinion? It looked like a piece of crap and not practical. Now a new EV truck will be hitting the showroom floors in the near future.
Nikola Corporation has unveiled the Badger, the automaker's first electric pickup truck. It has a maximum range of 600 miles by using its fuel cell — hydrogen — and battery power sources. Nikola traditionally manufactures electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles for "heavy-duty" use, including semi-trucks, off-roading power sport vehicles, and jet ski-esque watercraft. This is the company's first time entering the soon-to-be crowded electric pickup truck market. "I have been working on this pickup program for years and believe the market is now ready for something that can handle a full day's worth of work without running out of energy," CEO of Nikola, Trevor Milton, said in a statement.They are a nice looking vehicle. Well that certainly is a big boast. I can see the Badger working for an urban weekend warrior who lives in warmer climates. But what about the Wyoming rancher, Minnesota logger and the other hard working and playing truck owners? What about charging stations? What about the grid improvements that are needed to provide all the juice for these Evs?
I'll be looking for a "new" truck this summer. My 1998 Chevrolet with 200,000 miles needs to be put to snow plow pasture only. The EV prices aren't frightening. Look at a fully loaded pickup with a motor. But for me, I'll stick with the internal combustion engine.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of page)Posted by: REDACTED at February 16, 2020 12:18 PM (rpxSz)
Posted by: Prii Owners at February 16, 2020 12:19 PM (DMUuz)
Posted by: browndog at February 16, 2020 12:20 PM (gD6Ka)
Posted by: Patrick from Ohio at February 16, 2020 12:21 PM (dKiJG)
Posted by: Grannymimi at February 16, 2020 12:21 PM (u5LFV)
Posted by: None shall pass at February 16, 2020 12:22 PM (JdcHc)
Posted by: Prii Owners at February 16, 2020 12:19 PM (DMUuz)
I thought it was Prius.
Posted by: Yammato, Admiral, IJN, Commander in Chief. Mobile Striking Force at February 16, 2020 12:22 PM (qyH+l)
Posted by: Skip at February 16, 2020 12:22 PM (ZCEU2)
Posted by: Grannymimi at February 16, 2020 12:23 PM (u5LFV)
Posted by: Arkansas Biden Baby at February 16, 2020 12:23 PM (EgshT)
Posted by: vmom 2020 at February 16, 2020 12:24 PM (G546f)
It has a maximum range of 600 miles by using its fuel cell - hydrogen - and battery power sources.
Just drive down to the hydrogen station and top off.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 16, 2020 12:25 PM (aKsyK)
Posted by: Skip at February 16, 2020 12:25 PM (ZCEU2)
Posted by: Michael Rittenhouse at February 16, 2020 12:26 PM (Ph5jo)
It might, however, make sense to look at a diesel-electric solution, especially with motor-in-hub electric drive.
Posted by: EndOfPatience at February 16, 2020 12:27 PM (ttfl2)
Posted by: batterup at February 16, 2020 12:27 PM (K4I9O)
My daily driver is a 30 year old gas burning Jeep with over 360K miles. And it still goes offroad frequently.
Posted by: jay at February 16, 2020 12:27 PM (Lv3Ws)
Posted by: Skip at February 16, 2020 12:27 PM (ZCEU2)
Posted by: Michael Rittenhouse at February 16, 2020 12:27 PM (Ph5jo)
Posted by: BurtTC at February 16, 2020 12:27 PM (hku12)
Posted by: Common Tater at February 16, 2020 12:28 PM (tNuhy)
These are what I call "urban pickups". Highly polished and shiny trucks that have never seen a sack of cement or a bale of hay.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 16, 2020 12:28 PM (7rVsF)
Posted by: Long-time Commenter, First-time Reader at February 16, 2020 12:28 PM (9acFt)
Posted by: Jean at February 16, 2020 12:29 PM (B7KlG)
Posted by: henry at February 16, 2020 12:30 PM (J3Rfi)
Posted by: Skip at February 16, 2020 12:31 PM (ZCEU2)
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All pickup, no cattle.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at February 16, 2020 12:31 PM (+y/Ru)
My daily driver is a 30 year old gas burning Jeep with over 360K miles. And it still goes offroad frequently.
Posted by: jay at February 16, 2020 12:27 PM (Lv3Ws)
I suspect Musk DOES know what he's doing.
I hate American auto makers with a passion of a thousand burning suns, and would NEVER buy anything they make.
Ever.
But I'm going to get a pickup reasonably soon.
Right now my options are Toyota and Nissan. Period.
I wouldn't mind seeing some mold-breaking models from somewhere, but I'm not going to be one of the first to buy one. Somebody will though.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 16, 2020 12:31 PM (hku12)
On a car board I'm a member of - not Prius or even Toyota - there was a Prius owner on there who considered himself somewhat of an evangelical for the Prius and took every opportunity to tell us we bought the wrong car. He was insufferable and was eventually kicked off the board.I told him once I would never buy a Prius because I didn't want to be thought of as the type of person who would own a Prius.
Posted by: Jeff Weimer at February 16, 2020 12:32 PM (TtMOe)
Posted by: illiniwek at February 16, 2020 12:32 PM (Cus5s)
3.5 liter V6 Engine and six speed tranny.
Some old Boomer had it and didn't drive it much, only had 8,000 miles on it. When I went to get it, I lifted the hood and the amount of leaves in there was proof the old bastard never even lifted the hood. Otherwise it was clean as a whistle except for the cab.
I cleaned out the stink and filth left behind by the old coot and the truck now smells, drives and runs great.
Takes 5w-20 oil.......weird.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at February 16, 2020 12:32 PM (Z+IKu)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at February 16, 2020 12:32 PM (+y/Ru)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
The sole reason SUVs and pickups outsell other models is the CAFE regulations. People want the biggest car they can afford. That's SUV/pickups now.
Automakers can't make big sedans anymore and still hit the evermore-stringent MPG regs. The SUV/pickup lines have lower CAFE mileage standards.
So we're driving bigger vehicles than we need/want, because regs keep automakers from selling us what we want.
Posted by: Michael Rittenhouse at February 16, 2020 12:32 PM (Ph5jo)
Unless you incorporate hydrogen fuel cells or some dramatically new power source, the math makes zero sense. But if ALL you ever have to do is haul a few bundles of 2x4s for a few miles so the Paolo can construct the gazebo your lonely and frustrated wife wants (directly before he meets her other womanly demands) it'll be just fine.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice... EJEXIT: If Not Now, When? at February 16, 2020 12:32 PM (pftYY)
There's no replacement for cubic displacement.
Wish it had a 360, but it's enough.
Posted by: jsg at February 16, 2020 12:32 PM (Bj1MG)
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar at February 16, 2020 12:33 PM (BiNEL)
Posted by: Prii Owners at February 16, 2020 12:19 PM (DMUuz)
I thought it was Prius.
Posted by: Yammato, Admiral, IJN, Commander in Chief. Mobile Striking Force at February 16, 2020 12:22 PM (qyH+l)
You stay out of this, you're dead.
Posted by: hogmartin at February 16, 2020 12:33 PM (t+qrx)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 16, 2020 12:33 PM (aA3+G)
Posted by: Arkansas Biden Baby at February 16, 2020 12:23 PM (EgshT)
I don't want a pickle.
Posted by: Arlo Guthrie at February 16, 2020 12:34 PM (t+qrx)
So I drove to town and back this morning. No hydrogen stations. 3 gas stations that had 3 grades of gasoline and diesel
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 16, 2020 12:35 PM (aA3+G)
Posted by: Patrick from Ohio at February 16, 2020 12:35 PM (dKiJG)
Are these electric pickups going to have smoke generators to imitate the assholes who gun their engines to gas the cars behind them?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 16, 2020 12:36 PM (7rVsF)
Posted by: henry at February 16, 2020 12:36 PM (J3Rfi)
https://preview.tinyurl.com/sm8vxsp
Article in local fishwrap about a woman who volunteered at the local VA hospital for almost 50 years.
Posted by: Infidel at February 16, 2020 12:36 PM (MTxDQ)
And I'd say 1 out of 5 has some uber snotty license plate "grn4gaia" or "sokleen" or similar. Fuck I hate these idiots. Even worse they get their commute lane sticker and free subsidized charging stations.
Posted by: clutch cargo at February 16, 2020 12:38 PM (8B6Ng)
Posted by: Mrs. Leggy at February 16, 2020 12:38 PM (Vf4Y7)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 16, 2020 12:36 PM (7rVsF)
Artificial diesel smell would be nice too. I just can't get enough of that diesel smell when I'm at a stoplight.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 16, 2020 12:38 PM (hku12)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 16, 2020 12:35 PM (aA3+G)
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Oh sure. Diesel-electric could well be feasible. Maybe even for pickups as opposed to long-haul. But Douchebag Logic has two iron rules:
1.) It can't be fuelled by petrochemicals.
2.) It can't be fuelled by nuclear power production.
So, Douchebag Logic is impossible.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice... EJEXIT: If Not Now, When? at February 16, 2020 12:38 PM (pftYY)
And for a pickup? Give me the portable energy storage of diesel or gasoline. I tow a heavy trailer so I think the extra costs of buying and maintaining a diesel were an OK tradeoff. My veterinarian was telling me once most of his clients tell him he should have a diesel. I just looked at him and said "but you hardly ever tow, and you don't have a huge trailer when you do"
Posted by: PaleRider is simply irredeemable at February 16, 2020 12:39 PM (n4y+3)
I wouldn't mind seeing some mold-breaking models from somewhere, but I'm not going to be one of the first to buy one. Somebody will though.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 16, 2020 12:31 PM
FIFY. Sadly, Nissan quality, particularly Titan, seems very poor right now. Much wailing and gnashing of teeth for the last few years on the forums and car magazines.
If you can hang on for a year or two, Toyota will be refreshing. The Tundra is a bit dated. OTOH, I own one, and am overall satisfied.
Posted by: Duncanthrax The Austere at February 16, 2020 12:39 PM (DMUuz)
Posted by: Duncanthrax The Austere at February 16, 2020 12:39 PM (DMUuz)
Shame about the infrastructure. Someone else get on that. I'm just the ideas guy.
Posted by: hogmartin at February 16, 2020 12:40 PM (t+qrx)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 16, 2020 12:40 PM (/UQ/R)
Posted by: Duncanthrax The Austere at February 16, 2020 12:40 PM (DMUuz)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 16, 2020 12:41 PM (BQEAt)
Posted by: jollyr at February 16, 2020 12:41 PM (1Ds+X)
Shame about the infrastructure. Someone else get on that. I'm just the ideas guy.
Posted by: hogmartin at February 16, 2020 12:40 PM (t+qrx)
Didn't you give a TED talk about this?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 16, 2020 12:41 PM (7rVsF)
stop and frisk 6x. If you got found with pot you spent two days getting processed in central processing. This pissed off minority voters and helped give us DiBlasio.
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 16, 2020 12:41 PM (8Kudz)
Posted by: BurtTC
Not to worry. Just get behind me and you'll spend the next 20 minutes going 2 miles, with plentiful stops and long waits, and an exhaust pipe pointed straight back at you.
Posted by: School bus at February 16, 2020 12:42 PM (T6t7i)
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 16, 2020 12:43 PM (8Kudz)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 16, 2020 12:36 PM (7rVsF)
Artificial diesel smell would be nice too. I just can't get enough of that diesel smell when I'm at a stoplight.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 16, 2020 12:38 PM (hku12)
Spare a thought for the poor 'ettes, who must keep a spare pair of panties in the car in case they're at a stop light and someone revs a truck.
Posted by: hogmartin at February 16, 2020 12:43 PM (t+qrx)
Not to mention, what about truck owners who want to work on their own trucks (i.e. maintenance, oil changes, etc.), not take them into the dealer. The electric vehicle underhood setup is nothing like an internal combustion engine underhood. Unless new owners educate themselves on how an electric vehicle works, they are forced to take their vehicle in to the dealer for maintenance they previously did themselves.
The only reason there is even a push by all the vehicle manufacturers to go electric is because of the government regulations and penalties for MPG and GGE (Greenhouse Gas Emissions). In other words, future automobile design is being pushed by lawyers and former bartenders and radicals. Brilliant...
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 16, 2020 12:44 PM (Do5/p)
Posted by: Jeff Weimer at February 16, 2020 12:44 PM (TtMOe)
Shame about the infrastructure. Someone else get on that. I'm just the ideas guy.
Posted by: hogmartin at February 16, 2020 12:40 PM
The problem is that Hydrogen is a pesky escape artist (being a very small molecule helps), and embrittles metal over time. Coming up with a reliable and safe distribution network will take effort.
Back in the '70s, the materials science folks were working on ceramic 'pebbles' that would sit in the tank and provide storage via enhanced surface area. Over time, the pebbles broke up and got smaller, and more efficient. I haven't seen anything about that over the years.
Posted by: Duncanthrax The Austere at February 16, 2020 12:44 PM (DMUuz)
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 16, 2020 12:43 PM (8Kudz)
You're making the argument for harnessing the clean, reliable atomic power of the future for me here.
Posted by: hogmartin at February 16, 2020 12:45 PM (t+qrx)
I wouldn't mind seeing some mold-breaking models from somewhere, but I'm not going to be one of the first to buy one. Somebody will though.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 16, 2020 12:31 PM
FIFY. Sadly, Nissan quality, particularly Titan, seems very poor right now. Much wailing and gnashing of teeth for the last few years on the forums and car magazines.
If you can hang on for a year or two, Toyota will be refreshing. The Tundra is a bit dated. OTOH, I own one, and am overall satisfied.
Posted by: Duncanthrax The Austere at February 16, 2020 12:39 PM (DMUuz)
I'm not going big. I don't need big. I'm looking at Frontiers and Tacomas.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 16, 2020 12:45 PM (hku12)
How energy efficient are electrics when a utility has to burn fuel and then transmit the electricity, and then have it stored in a battery for later use.
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 16, 2020 12:43 PM (8Kudz)
Douchebag thinking says stuff comes from somewhere. Details are for losers.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 16, 2020 12:45 PM (7rVsF)
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Funniest part is, sanctimonious Leftists demanding we all drive cars powered by the clean coal they demand be banned. Jackasses.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice... EJEXIT: If Not Now, When? at February 16, 2020 12:45 PM (pftYY)
Posted by: Diogenes at February 16, 2020 12:46 PM (axyOa)
There's no replacement for cubic displacement.
Wish it had a 360, but it's enough.
Posted by: jsg
That's close to my weekend truck, a '00 Dakota but with the 5.9/360.
Apparently I don't drive it enough, and had to go to the pick-and-pull last weekend to get a replacement fuel rail, which I just installed yesterday. The friggin squirrels apparently decided to make a home under the 'kota's hood and chewed the crossover tube of the fuel rail (which, naturally, is no longer in production). Thank God for the LKQ pick-and-pulls.
But, humming like a bird again with 224k miles on it.
Now, to find a permanent solution to the friggin tree-rats chewing the hoses under my hood.
Posted by: Seal the deal and let's boogie (nee Oedipus) at February 16, 2020 12:46 PM (N4r5a)
Posted by: Duncanthrax The Austere at February 16, 2020 12:44 PM (DMUuz)
I'd honestly assumed this was a semi-solved problem at this point, that hydrogen could be kept in suspension with other materials like you mention, without bleeding out of its container.
Posted by: hogmartin at February 16, 2020 12:46 PM (t+qrx)
Posted by: School bus at February 16, 2020 12:42 PM (T6t7i)
Yup.....and with all the talk of how fat and lazy kids are today it's time to eliminate skool busing and get all those fat assed kids bicycles to ride to their government indoctrination centers.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at February 16, 2020 12:48 PM (Z+IKu)
Posted by: Ben Had at February 16, 2020 12:41 PM
You could have that today. Torque can be even better than diesel (there's a reason locomotives use diesel/electric motive power).
Getting more than 30 miles down the road before recharging might be problematic, however. ;-)
Posted by: Duncanthrax The Austere at February 16, 2020 12:48 PM (DMUuz)
Posted by: hogmartin at February 16, 2020 12:43 PM (t+qrx)
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WTF?
Is this a joke?
Posted by: SMH at February 16, 2020 12:48 PM (RU4sa)
Posted by: freaked at February 16, 2020 12:48 PM (Tnijr)
Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at February 16, 2020 12:48 PM (581br)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 16, 2020 12:36 PM (7rVsF)
Artificial diesel smell would be nice too. I just can't get enough of that diesel smell when I'm at a stoplight.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 16, 2020 12:38 PM (hku12)
Spare a thought for the poor 'ettes, who must keep a spare pair of panties in the car in case they're at a stop light and someone revs a truck.
Posted by: hogmartin at February 16, 2020 12:43 PM (t+qrx)
Is that a thing?
My experience is, more often than not, if you pull up to said diesel truck, it's being driven by a chick, or some toothless yokel, driving to spend his Social Security check at Walmart.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 16, 2020 12:48 PM (hku12)
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at February 16, 2020 12:49 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: hogmartin at February 16, 2020 12:43 PM (t+qrx)
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WTF?
Is this a joke?
Posted by: SMH
LOL !!!
Posted by: JT at February 16, 2020 12:50 PM (arJlL)
Posted by: BurtTC at February 16, 2020 12:48 PM (hku12)
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In my neck of the woods, they're used in farming operations.
Posted by: SMH at February 16, 2020 12:50 PM (RU4sa)
Posted by: Seal the deal and let's boogie (nee Oedipus) at February 16, 2020 12:46 PM
Once-a-week spraying with a peppermint-oil solution in the corners of the engine compartments has been working for me.
Posted by: Duncanthrax The Austere at February 16, 2020 12:50 PM (DMUuz)
Is this a joke?
Posted by: SMH at February 16, 2020 12:48 PM (RU4sa)
...yes? Guys pull up to stops in the summer and rev trucks when girls walk by. Girls are, near as I can tell, not particularly impressed.
Maybe it's a college town thing.
Posted by: hogmartin at February 16, 2020 12:50 PM (t+qrx)
If you fold the rear seats down, the storage capacity is also pretty handy. I've hauled several deer from the field in my Prius (wrapped in a tarp to keep blood off the upholstery).
Posted by: Grimaldi at February 16, 2020 12:51 PM (r6oYH)
Is this a joke?
Posted by: SMH at February 16, 2020 12:48 PM
Calm your mammiform protuberances.
Posted by: Duncanthrax The Austere at February 16, 2020 12:51 PM (DMUuz)
Posted by: illiniwek at February 16, 2020 12:51 PM (Cus5s)
So called renewables are incapable of meeting demand for the foreseeable future, and the massive increase in coal-seam methane emissions will offset reduction of carbon emissions by several times.
If greenhouse gas reduction is your goal, this is fucking retarded.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice... EJEXIT: If Not Now, When? at February 16, 2020 12:52 PM (pftYY)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 16, 2020 12:25 PM
Good luck with that, buddy.
Posted by: The Hindenburg at February 16, 2020 12:52 PM (OMsf+)
Posted by: Diogenes at February 16, 2020 12:46 PM (axyOa)
Pretty sure I'm going to buy used, and it has to have 4wd, otherwise I wouldn't need it. My car does fine on most roads, but I'd like the option of better traction on the rare occasions when I'll need it. And... the main reason I need one, is so I can leave the pavement on weekends.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 16, 2020 12:53 PM (hku12)
Posted by: Cosda at February 16, 2020 12:53 PM (O9VW1)
I need 4WD. I like to go places where the roads aren't and maybe sand is.
But how do you keep your fishing rods and camping gear secure in a pickup? An SUV does all of the 4WD goodness and lets you lock your shit up.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at February 16, 2020 12:54 PM (gd9RK)
Posted by: BurtTC at February 16, 2020 12:45 PM
Tacomas ('Tacos') have had some frame corrosion issues, but there's not nearly the b*tching about them that there is around Nissans in the forums.
Posted by: Duncanthrax The Austere at February 16, 2020 12:54 PM (DMUuz)
Are these electric pickups going to have smoke generators to imitate the assholes who gun their engines to gas the cars behind them?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at February 16, 2020 12:36 PM (7rVsF)
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Nah, just RGB truck nuts.
Posted by: Groundhog at February 16, 2020 12:55 PM (VYwSh)
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at February 16, 2020 12:55 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: Duncanthrax The Austere
Thanks. Wife suggested moth balls, but I'm afraid that'll make the passenger compartment smell like an old person's attic, lol. I think I could deal with the peppermint oil smell.
Posted by: Seal the deal and let's boogie (nee Oedipus) at February 16, 2020 12:55 PM (N4r5a)
Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at February 16, 2020 12:55 PM (d9Cw3)
Posted by: Cosda at February 16, 2020 12:56 PM (O9VW1)
Posted by: BurtTC at February 16, 2020 12:48 PM (hku12)
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In my neck of the woods, they're used in farming operations.
Posted by: SMH at February 16, 2020 12:50 PM (RU4sa)
Understood. I ain't got nothin' against folks with work trucks.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 16, 2020 12:56 PM (hku12)
HIGHLY recommended, I would say. Some of the best Science Fiction I have read. I am impatiently awaiting publication of the 9th and final book in the series. When the date of that pub is revealed, I will go back and re-read the previous 8 before the last. The series is that good.
Posted by: Sharkman at February 16, 2020 12:56 PM (0o2qn)
Posted by: Farmer Bob at February 16, 2020 12:57 PM (87EdW)
Sent you an email a couple of days ago re Colorado Morondevous
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 16, 2020 12:40 PM (/UQ/R)
I saw that. I'll get to it.
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 16, 2020 12:58 PM (aA3+G)
Posted by: Insomniac - Ex Cineribus Resurgo at February 16, 2020 12:55 PM (NWiLs)
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LOL. I grew up in a county with no emissions test. I just tied what was left of my dad's Chevy's exhaust system to the chassis with wire coathangers, to prevent it from dragging on the ground and sparking a wildfire.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice... EJEXIT: If Not Now, When? at February 16, 2020 12:58 PM (pftYY)
1978/80s when CAFE started kicking in heavy suburban dads bought their wives Suburbans.
The Musk Truck is the new Suburban; it's big, it's beafy, it rides six passengers comfortably, you can put sports gear or even a 4x8 sheet of plywood in the bed.
It's the new city wagon.
And the price point $40K is competitive.
Me, I'm driving my 150 until it or I drop.
Posted by: Braenyard at February 16, 2020 12:59 PM (Hg4NE)
Posted by: Muad'dib at February 16, 2020 12:59 PM (Um2IM)
Right when you need the heater...which draws on the battery, too.
In a gas engine, the heater is run on waste heat. Doesn't affect mileage at all.
And don't forget about a/c in the summer...
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at February 16, 2020 01:01 PM (wc1vX)
Posted by: Farmer Bob at February 16, 2020 01:02 PM (87EdW)
Posted by: Skip at February 16, 2020 01:02 PM (ZCEU2)
Posted by: Cosda at February 16, 2020 12:53 PM
All your cargo space will be consumed by the solar panels you had to bring along.
Posted by: Bert G at February 16, 2020 01:02 PM (OMsf+)
Posted by: Duncanthrax The Austere at February 16, 2020 12:50 PM (DMUuz)
My attic is infested, think I will try it there.
Posted by: Braenyard at February 16, 2020 01:02 PM (Hg4NE)
Scenario: Beat up diesel trucks (one with amazing sound system and ripping guitar soloist)with armed citizens escort a tanker from burger place to burger place confiscating fryer oil for future conversion.
Posted by: Headless Body of Agnew at February 16, 2020 01:03 PM (e1mEI)
Posted by: BurtTC at February 16, 2020 12:45 PM
Tacomas ('Tacos') have had some frame corrosion issues, but there's not nearly the b*tching about them that there is around Nissans in the forums.
Posted by: Duncanthrax The Austere at February 16, 2020 12:54 PM (DMUuz)
I'm generally going by what the "pros" are saying.
As you know, the problem with forums (this place included) is you never know what axe the particular commenter has to grind.
It's like Amazon reviews. If you read enough of them, you can get a consensus, but you can't rely on the occasional one star review, because they might not like the color, or they are using it in a manner that is nothing like what you intend... or, occasionally, they've got a vested interest in promoting a competitor, so they just make stuff up.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 16, 2020 01:03 PM (hku12)
Posted by: creeper at February 16, 2020 01:03 PM (XxJt1)
Posted by: Farmer Bob at February 16, 2020 01:03 PM (87EdW)
https://tinyurl.com/ve2bz3v
Posted by: DR.WTF at February 16, 2020 01:04 PM (aS1PU)
Posted by: Seal the deal and let's boogie (nee Oedipus) at February 16, 2020 12:55 PM
It slightly smells like candy canes for a day or two outside; haven't ever detected the smell inside.
Here's what I'm using off of Amazon:
Mighty Mint - 16oz Mice Repellent Peppermint Oil - Non Toxic
There's another brand "Colton's" that I might try next (cheaper on a /oz. basis), but so far the Mighty Mint has worked.
Posted by: Duncanthrax The Austere at February 16, 2020 01:04 PM (DMUuz)
Posted by: westminsterdogshow at February 16, 2020 01:05 PM (/UQ/R)
Posted by: creeper
That's because you're smart and of good moral character. You were surely raised right and are probably good looking.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at February 16, 2020 01:06 PM (gd9RK)
I need 4WD. I like to go places where the roads aren't and maybe sand is.
But how do you keep your fishing rods and camping gear secure in a pickup? An SUV does all of the 4WD goodness and lets you lock your shit up.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at February 16, 2020 12:54 PM (gd9RK)
Lots of SUVs are just car frames with 4wd and bigger wheels.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 16, 2020 01:06 PM (hku12)
Tomorrow I'm taking a rental Camry on a long road trip, which I expect to be role perfect as well.
Yeah, I've been a confirmed Toyota loyalist after years of other brands (and quite a bit of GM junk).
Not wanting to start any fights or anything.
Posted by: Pete Seria at February 16, 2020 01:06 PM (7ZQe3)
"How do I qualify to be in the 1% who gets to keep their IC engine vehicles? I mean, is it a political decision? Money? Will there be a special government department that gets to make the call?
One of the things I would love to see a real journalist do is insist the left defines their terms. Obama said "Hope and Change" but never defined what he meant.
Bloomberg is claiming he will get "It" done without defining what "It" really is.
AOC said 1% got to keep their IC engines, make her define who the 1% is.
The left says the immigration system is 'broken' but never really gives details, only that the solution is open borders.
Posted by: JB1000 at February 16, 2020 01:06 PM (1nz3P)
Posted by: Bandersnatch at February 16, 2020 12:54 PM (gd9RK)
I have a gun rack in my window. I keep two rods there for any fishing emergency. I keep my lures in a flat compartmentalized container.
In my tool box in the back, tools are on the driver's side. On the passenger's side I have a tent, a tarp, a hammock, a pot, flatware, e.t.c and st least 3 days emergency rations. I also have a tough box 63 gallon secured in the bed.
With all this i still have room for the 4 and 8 foot leaders that i use daily and the propane bottle i always haul around.
Posted by: Ex-ex at February 16, 2020 01:06 PM (RU4sa)
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Ha, yea I'll pass. One drunk bastard drops the "pump," and it's curtains for everyone!
I kid, I'm sure they're safetied. But the thought makes me laugh.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice... EJEXIT: If Not Now, When? at February 16, 2020 01:07 PM (pftYY)
No, those are bullshitty crossovers, no matter what they call themselves.
A real SUV is a truck with body on frame and leaf spring suspension.
Nothing with a unibody is a truck or an SUV.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at February 16, 2020 01:08 PM (gd9RK)
Posted by: WTP at February 16, 2020 01:08 PM (WQfDg)
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With all this i still have room for the 4 and 8 foot leaders that i use daily and the propane bottle i always haul around.
Posted by: Ex-ex at February 16, 2020 01:06 PM
Where do you keep the flies you put on the leaders?
;-)
Posted by: Duncanthrax The Austere at February 16, 2020 01:09 PM (DMUuz)
Posted by: creeper at February 16, 2020 01:09 PM (XxJt1)
Posted by: Skip at February 16, 2020 01:10 PM (ZCEU2)
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 16, 2020 01:10 PM (8Kudz)
Look for the electric pickups by the side of the road, where they've run out of juice.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 16, 2020 01:10 PM (7p0Hn)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 16, 2020 01:11 PM (X2ND2)
Posted by: drerbrererd at February 16, 2020 01:11 PM (mZC3Q)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at February 16, 2020 01:11 PM (wc1vX)
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 16, 2020 01:10 PM (8Kudz)
We'll just need more batteries, that's all. Batteries are the power source of the future, I've been assured.
I'd have posted this sooner, but my cell phone ran out of juice.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 16, 2020 01:11 PM (7p0Hn)
Posted by: Greta Thunberg, meatball-scented Druid philosopher at February 16, 2020 01:12 PM (EgshT)
Look for the electric pickups by the side of the road, where they've run out of juice.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 16, 2020 01:10 PM (7p0Hn)
I seem to recall that if one were to run a Prius battery all the way down, the car would brick.
Posted by: DR.WTF at February 16, 2020 01:12 PM (aS1PU)
If I still have this gig, yes. I'm on double secret probabtion. They like me but there's bureaucracy and things. So yes. Probably.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at February 16, 2020 01:12 PM (gd9RK)
Tomorrow I'm taking a rental Camry on a long road trip, which I expect to be role perfect as well.
Yeah, I've been a confirmed Toyota loyalist after years of other brands (and quite a bit of GM junk).
Not wanting to start any fights or anything.
Posted by: Pete Seria at February 16, 2020 01:06 PM (7ZQe3)
I'm on my fourth Honda. Different models, different needs.
I had a Ridgeline, which was perfect for my needs at the time, but right now I don't think it would be the right truck for what I want... an occasional off-roader that can go places my car can't.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 16, 2020 01:12 PM (hku12)
Posted by: Pete Seria at February 16, 2020 01:13 PM (7ZQe3)
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 16, 2020 01:13 PM (8Kudz)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 16, 2020 01:13 PM (dKiJG)
An electric vehicle in a MN winter? Sure.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles
Plus those in the hinterlands. They really do hate us.
Posted by: Some rat in the swamp at February 16, 2020 01:14 PM (2ygtH)
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No, those are bullshitty crossovers, no matter what they call themselves.
A real SUV is a truck with body on frame and leaf spring suspension.
Nothing with a unibody is a truck or an SUV.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at February 16, 2020 01:08 PM (gd9RK)
And so, the "true" SUVs these days are what?
Jeeps?
Anything else? Cuz I ain't buying no damned Jeep.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 16, 2020 01:14 PM (hku12)
Posted by: Some rat in the swamp at February 16, 2020 01:14 PM (2ygtH)
Also for Tesla, their hand-finished body work is a bitch to repair. Can you imagine the cost if the repair is being done on an exoskeleton on the Tesla truck instead of just a side or quarter panel? Now that the Model 3 is attracting a lot of new customers we're going to start to see how much body work Tesla shops can really handle.
Posted by: Chunk Hunger at February 16, 2020 01:14 PM (sN9mD)
;-)
Posted by: Duncanthrax The Austere at February 16, 2020 01:09 PM (DMUuz)
Flies? I can't speak to that. I don't know anybody in south Georgia or around here that fly fishes.
Posted by: Ex-ex at February 16, 2020 01:16 PM (RU4sa)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 16, 2020 01:11 PM (X2ND2)
I want the Fred Flintstone option.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 16, 2020 01:16 PM (hku12)
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 16, 2020 01:16 PM (8Kudz)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at February 16, 2020 01:11 PM (wc1vX)
I really don't get it. Battery life depends on the loads applied. Turning on the heater will drain the bejesus out of a battery, which of course supplies less power at low temperatures. So how far can you get on a battery charge depends critically on the temperature.
But no problem in a balmy MN winter, right? You miscalculate, you can just sit by the side of the road and catch up on your reading, right?
Another factor: battery performance inevitably degrades over time. Maybe you could've gotten, say, 250 miles out of a charge when the battery was brand new, but now - unbeknownst to you - you can only get 200 miles on a charge, and it's really cold, so maybe you can only get 170 miles, what with the heater and lights on, the low temperature, and degradation of the battery's performance.
But that's not a problem in a MN winter, right?
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 16, 2020 01:17 PM (7p0Hn)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 16, 2020 01:17 PM (aA3+G)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 16, 2020 01:17 PM (X2ND2)
Posted by: Skip at February 16, 2020 01:17 PM (ZCEU2)
Posted by: creeper at February 16, 2020 01:17 PM (XxJt1)
My XTerra is a truck. They don't make them anymore, though, so I hope it never dies. Only 240K on it so far, so no rush.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at February 16, 2020 01:17 PM (gd9RK)
Posted by: Greta Thunberg, meatball-scented Druid philosopher at February 16, 2020 01:18 PM (EgshT)
Posted by: JB1000 at February 16, 2020 01:06 PM (1nz3P)
Not only that, but if we still have a 1% need for these vehicles (say, just for kicks, EMT, Firetrucks, Electric Lineworker vehicles, and the like), how does anyone produce them profitably?
Posted by: April at February 16, 2020 01:19 PM (OX9vb)
https://preview.tinyurl.com/whzcuzf
Posted by: m at February 16, 2020 01:20 PM (ghFVE)
Though I hadn't noticed it, the old ring gave evidence of wobble. New one is solid as a rock.
Posted by: creeper at February 16, 2020 01:20 PM (XxJt1)
Posted by: Greta Thunberg, meatball-scented Druid philosopher at February 16, 2020 01:12 PM (EgshT)
Not to mention your training bra.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 16, 2020 01:20 PM (7p0Hn)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 16, 2020 01:21 PM (dKiJG)
Posted by: Skip at February 16, 2020 01:21 PM (ZCEU2)
Jeeps?
Anything else? Cuz I ain't buying no damned Jeep.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 16, 2020 01:14 PM
Toyota 4Runner.
Posted by: Bert G at February 16, 2020 01:21 PM (OMsf+)
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at February 16, 2020 01:22 PM (Z+IKu)
Not only that, but if we still have a 1% need for these vehicles (say, just for kicks, EMT, Firetrucks, Electric Lineworker vehicles, and the like), how does anyone produce them profitably?
Or produce the fuel supply for a 1% market?
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at February 16, 2020 01:22 PM (wc1vX)
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 01:22 PM (cF8AT)
Posted by: Skip at February 16, 2020 01:22 PM (ZCEU2)
Posted by: Some rat in the swamp at February 16, 2020 01:14 PM (2ygtH)
What about people in the cities who run out of juice in the ghetto on a hot summer night?
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 16, 2020 01:22 PM (7p0Hn)
Posted by: bill in arkansas at February 16, 2020 01:23 PM (C1Lsn)
Posted by: Michael Rittenhouse at February 16, 2020 12:32 PM (Ph5jo)
Dude, personally I have always wanted to drive big trucks. When I was 10 years old I wanted either a blue Dodge Ram short bed with KC lights OR a 65 mustang fastback. I don't care about the politics I never wanted a sedan. It's either a truck or a muscle car for me.
Posted by: Cheriebebe at February 16, 2020 01:23 PM (a4qVe)
Posted by: Some rat in the swamp at February 16, 2020 01:23 PM (2ygtH)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 16, 2020 01:23 PM (X2ND2)
Posted by: creeper at February 16, 2020 01:23 PM (XxJt1)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 16, 2020 01:13 PM (dKiJG)
No generator. Just solar panels. Batteries run down, you just cool your heels for eight hours. Assuming the sun is out. Otherwise, just get comfy because you're going to be there for a while.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 16, 2020 01:24 PM (7p0Hn)
Posted by: Farmer Bob at February 16, 2020 01:24 PM (87EdW)
Air Force One did a flyby of Daytona International Speedway!
https://preview.tinyurl.com/whzcuzf
Posted by: m at February 16,
Heh, tell me our magnificent President had it do a barrel roll!
Posted by: Some rat in the swamp at February 16, 2020 01:25 PM (2ygtH)
Posted by: bill in arkansas at February 16, 2020 01:23 PM (C1Lsn)
Recharging time is a critical flaw. If it takes much longer than gassing up - which it does - electric vehicles will be a niche market only.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 16, 2020 01:26 PM (7p0Hn)
The current crop of "trucks" are anything but. Luxurious, high-riding cars with a box the size of a steamer trunk.
Posted by: Bret at February 16, 2020 01:26 PM (Wnxq0)
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at February 16, 2020 01:22 PM (wc1vX)
But she has an Econ degree, right? LOL
Posted by: April at February 16, 2020 01:26 PM (OX9vb)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 16, 2020 01:26 PM (pw+jk)
Posted by: creeper at February 16, 2020 01:26 PM (XxJt1)
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 16, 2020 01:13 PM
Tell us about it.
Posted by: Lithium Batteries for Pete Buttigeg! at February 16, 2020 01:26 PM (DMUuz)
I too needed to tow a camper (my parents gave me their old 2003 Dutchman) and went halfway. I sold my 2014 Nissan Frontier (miss it - trouble free very underrated truck) and bought a 2014 Dodge Ecodiesel. Great mileage, but I hate going from a Nissan piece of perfect Engineering to an American made POS that I have to slap parts on every 4 to 6 months. Finally bought a high end OBD scanner. It's a must for American made vehicles
When a check light comes on you can see the code and clear it if its BS. My welcome to the 21st century of owning a truck.
Posted by: The Guy at February 16, 2020 01:26 PM (4cEdi)
You run out of juice, you walk 12 desert miles to town, and now what? A can of electricity?
Posted by: Bandersnatch at February 16, 2020 01:26 PM (gd9RK)
"Coal/Oil-Fired Electric"
And start dropping by Tesla charging stations with them.
Seriously, you walkers, DO YOU NOT KNOW HOW ELECTRICITY IS GENERATED!?!?!
Posted by: Sharkman at February 16, 2020 01:26 PM (0o2qn)
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 01:26 PM (cF8AT)
Posted by: kallisto at February 16, 2020 01:26 PM (71bXH)
https://preview.tinyurl.com/whzcuzf
Posted by: m at February 16,
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Heh, tell me our magnificent President had it do a barrel roll!
Posted by: Some rat in the swamp at February 16, 2020 01:25 PM
Has Trump taken the lap in The Beast yet?
https://tinyurl.com/un6986s
Posted by: Bert G at February 16, 2020 01:27 PM (OMsf+)
But the single most significant question is that of the charging-station infrastructure. Until that's resolved, the only use for EV's will be for "in-town" shopping, theater, grand-kids, etc. IOW, they will be very nice golf-carts......although the Chevy Bolt sedan looks awful and has all the comfort of a Willys GP.
Posted by: dad29 at February 16, 2020 01:27 PM (5QjOf)
Posted by: The Guy at February 16, 2020 01:27 PM (4cEdi)
161 I was watching that there "Mountain Man" show before I cut the cable some years back and Festus or whatever his name was converted his pick up into a wood burning vehicle.
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at February 16, 2020 01:22 PM (Z+IKu)
We were watching some old Disney Movie and the Truck was coal powered and the movie was ONE IF OUR DINOSAURS IS MISSING. Very problematic movie since the Chicoms are the bad guys
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 16, 2020 01:27 PM (dKiJG)
https://tinyurl.com/rxnaxku
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 01:26 PM (cF8AT)
Wow!!!!
Posted by: m at February 16, 2020 01:28 PM (ghFVE)
(Anybody who says "batteries" gets smacked upside the head.)
We already have a problem with brownouts and such, and at least here in the People's Republic, they're shutting down power plants, while encouraging greater use of electricity. It's those clever liberals at it again.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 16, 2020 01:28 PM (7p0Hn)
Posted by: Cheriebebe at February 16, 2020 01:23 PM (a4qVe)
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The healing power of "and."
Use it.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 16, 2020 01:28 PM (pw+jk)
Posted by: Bandersnatch
Gonna be a lot of EVs towed by ICEs!
Posted by: Some rat in the swamp at February 16, 2020 01:28 PM (2ygtH)
Posted by: creeper at February 16, 2020 01:28 PM (XxJt1)
Posted by: Hairyback Guy a
Eustace, Festus is Gunsmoke.
Posted by: Infidel at February 16, 2020 01:29 PM (MTxDQ)
Maybe because Dad always drove a truck? All the sexiest boys drove trucks? Who cares why?
The other reason is, I commute to town from the country, and I like to have a chance against the deer.
Posted by: April at February 16, 2020 01:29 PM (OX9vb)
Posted by: bill in arkansas at February 16, 2020 01:29 PM (C1Lsn)
Posted by: Farmer Bob at February 16, 2020 01:30 PM (87EdW)
Posted by: Infidel at February 16, 2020 01:29 PM (MTxDQ)
Yeah that's him.....Eustace.
He seemed like a real nice guy.
Thanks Infidel!
Posted by: Hairyback Guy at February 16, 2020 01:30 PM (Z+IKu)
https://tinyurl.com/un6986s
Posted by: Bert G at February 16, 2020 01:27 PM (OMsf+)
Nope. Just landed at the airport a little while ago.
I'm trying to find a good online site for watching this.
Posted by: m at February 16, 2020 01:30 PM (ghFVE)
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 01:30 PM (cF8AT)
If you're smart, life sucks in a Commie society, you go through life frustrated or worse. Unless you join the party and make your goal in life the oppression of others. If you're not so smart you're a dumb cow and go along with the program
It sucks to be in a country where the average IQ is 80 -- and there are many -- because nothing will ever get done right
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 16, 2020 01:31 PM (8Kudz)
If I had DJT money, I'd secretly have a replica built with a fiberglass body, a 700 HP engine, and race tires tucked into the wheel wells and hidden with fake wheel covers. Then have a real driver bring it out on the track doing 60 MPH for a lap and then suddenly wick it up to 160 for four or five laps. It'd probably cost a $1M for a ten minute prank but you know the car would go directly to the NASCAR HoF with Trump's name and picture. Would be worth every cent for the PR.
Posted by: Bob the Bilderberg at February 16, 2020 01:31 PM (qc+VF)
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 16, 2020 01:31 PM (X2ND2)
What about people in the cities who run out of juice in the ghetto on a hot summer night?
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara
How does one make an electric Molotov cocktail?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 16, 2020 01:31 PM (aKsyK)
(Anybody who says "batteries" gets smacked upside the head.)
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 16, 2020 01:28 PM
Duh! Petting cats on clear winter days. It's
Posted by: Brattleboro Wymyn's & Feline Health Coöperative at February 16, 2020 01:32 PM (DMUuz)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 16, 2020 01:32 PM (pw+jk)
https://www.foxsports.com/watch/1231750
Posted by: m at February 16, 2020 01:32 PM (ghFVE)
Posted by: Sharkman at February 16, 2020 01:26 PM (0o2qn)
Seriously? I think a lot of people do not, especially on the distaff side. They really think electricity comes from outlets, and that's as far as they go.
How many humanities majors have any conception of power generation and distribution? My guess? Precious few. I bet most of them never think about it.
I (very briefly) dated a gal who wondered aloud how incandescent light bulbs and air conditioners worked. She was probably trying to inflate my male ego by playing dumb, but all she succeeded in doing was making me think of how dumb our kids might be.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 16, 2020 01:32 PM (7p0Hn)
and at least here in the People's Republic, they're shutting down power
plants, while encouraging greater use of electricity. It's those clever
liberals at it again.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara
We were just told because Washington has so many dams, we'll be just fine. Well, good luck supplying 100% of power with 20% capacity. PLUS! Our idiots want to REMOVE dams. THAT level of stupid can't be natural, it must be learned!
Posted by: Some rat in the swamp at February 16, 2020 01:32 PM (2ygtH)
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 16, 2020 01:31 PM (8Kudz)
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And that is going down every year due to illegals and refugees.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 16, 2020 01:33 PM (pw+jk)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 16, 2020 01:33 PM (KZzsI)
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara
How does one make an electric Molotov cocktail?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 16, 2020 01:31 PM (aKsyK)
I'm sure the locals will be happy to show one.
Actually, under those circumstances, you'd definitely need the Ma Deuce option on your vehicle.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 16, 2020 01:33 PM (7p0Hn)
You run out of juice, you walk 12 desert miles to town, and now what? A can of electricity?
Posted by: Bandersnatch at February 16, 2020 01:26 PM (gd9RK)
Serious question, and of course feel free to tell me I'm an idiot if this is an idiotic question, but....
Could drones potentially be the answer? Sending a drone with enough electrical juice to charge a stranded vehicle?
Posted by: BurtTC at February 16, 2020 01:33 PM (hku12)
Because fewer power plants is good, apparently.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 16, 2020 01:34 PM (KZzsI)
Posted by: creeper at February 16, 2020 01:28 PM (XxJt1)
There's a video of the original exhibition of the 707, (Seattle?) Big deal fly over with folks all along the river and the pilot does a barrel roll.
Beautiful.
Conference with the boss, not so much.
Posted by: Braenyard at February 16, 2020 01:34 PM (Hg4NE)
That's because dams are evil.
Posted by: Bandersnatch, on behalf of the salmon at February 16, 2020 01:35 PM (gd9RK)
Posted by: Cheriebebe at February 16, 2020 01:35 PM (a4qVe)
Posted by: Some rat in the swamp at February 16, 2020 01:32 PM (2ygtH)
IIRC, California is already removing dams, so that the guppies and other fish can romp and play.
Once again, California leads the way! Right behind Venezuela.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 16, 2020 01:35 PM (7p0Hn)
Posted by: Farmer Bob at February 16, 2020 01:35 PM (87EdW)
Posted by: Jean at February 16, 2020 01:35 PM (B7KlG)
dams, we'll be just fine. Well, good luck supplying 100% of power with
20% capacity. PLUS! Our idiots want to REMOVE dams. THAT level of stupid
can't be natural, it must be learned!
Posted by: Some rat in the swamp at February 16, 2020 01:32 PM (2ygtH)
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I tried to explain to a very, very smart leftist that hydro power was the only effective solar power. He called me stupid and went off in a huff.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 16, 2020 01:35 PM (pw+jk)
Posted by: m at February 16, 2020 01:36 PM (ghFVE)
181 Seriously, what if you run out of electricity in the desert?
Posted by: Bandersnatch at February 16, 2020 01:26 PM (gd9RK)
You send a flatbed out to get it or you bury it there. Those are the only two options.
Posted by: drerbrererd at February 16, 2020 01:36 PM (mZC3Q)
Posted by: bill in arkansas at February 16, 2020 01:36 PM (C1Lsn)
Have to be a pretty hefty drone to carry that much extra electricity. But it could work (would also work for gasoline)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 16, 2020 01:37 PM (KZzsI)
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 01:37 PM (cF8AT)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 16, 2020 01:37 PM (dKiJG)
Posted by: m at February 16, 2020 01:37 PM (ghFVE)
But tits. Won her the audition
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 16, 2020 01:37 PM (8Kudz)
Posted by: Farmer Bob
So my .50 is a positional good, I thought position refered to a place, as in: OP, alternate fighting position, etc.
Posted by: Jean at February 16, 2020 01:37 PM (B7KlG)
Vesco's pilot did it when Vesco sold the airplane...a last flight "Good-bye".
Posted by: creeper at February 16, 2020 01:37 PM (XxJt1)
Posted by: m at February 16, 2020 01:37 PM
I'm not.
Posted by: Bert G at February 16, 2020 01:38 PM (OMsf+)
Posted by: m at February 16, 2020 01:37 PM (ghFVE)
Isn't he a NT-er?
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 01:38 PM (cF8AT)
Posted by: Sharkman at February 16, 2020 01:26 PM
Begun the Nightcrawler/Daywalker Wars have.
Posted by: Duncanthrax The Austere at February 16, 2020 01:38 PM (DMUuz)
Posted by: Farmer Bob at February 16, 2020 01:38 PM (87EdW)
https://youtu.be/yi0_u_WaPWk
Posted by: Sharkman at February 16, 2020 01:38 PM (0o2qn)
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 16, 2020 01:38 PM (8Kudz)
Have to be a pretty hefty drone to carry that much extra electricity. But it could work (would also work for gasoline)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 16, 2020 01:37 PM (KZzsI)
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Work much better and have an extended range for gasoline as the return trip you would have a much lighter load.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 16, 2020 01:39 PM (pw+jk)
Camping somewhere there's a sign saying - you are 120 miles from the closest medical facility and 80 miles from the closest tow truck. We are not responsible for you. Be careful.
Posted by: Braenyard at February 16, 2020 01:39 PM (Hg4NE)
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 16, 2020 01:38 PM (8Kudz)
Ah, you're right. Thanks!
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 01:39 PM (cF8AT)
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 16, 2020 01:39 PM (V2Yro)
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 16, 2020 01:32 PM (7p0Hn)
Omagosh no, man. I think you seriously missed out there.
She's not that dumb, but she wanted to see if you passed the man test.
What is the man test?
Any time she asks you something, even if it's something like how to catch and kill a mouse, or move a heavy object, or fix something. How you react... if there's ANY hesitation on your part, you failed the man test.
I have on occasion, failed said test. Not because I couldn't so something, but because I was on the wrong side of the equation. My thought was, "you ain't puttin' out, honey, I ain't doin' that for you. I'm not your chump."
Her thought, of course, was "I ain't puttin' out until you prove your manliness."
Posted by: BurtTC at February 16, 2020 01:40 PM (hku12)
Why increase the un-sprung weight and expose the motor/s to more shock and road salt?
Diesel-electric
They're making 9 and 10 speed transmissions nowadays. Generator/motor transmission e.g. locomotives make sense for trains where your pulling thru long stretches of time that might not be at ideal rev's for your prime mover.
Posted by: DaveA at February 16, 2020 01:40 PM (FhXTo)
Posted by: Farmer Bob at February 16, 2020 01:35 PM
In Austin, one amplifies the positional through the application of one or more Beto stickers.
Posted by: Duncanthrax The Austere at February 16, 2020 01:40 PM (DMUuz)
Posted by: Farmer Bob at February 16, 2020 01:35 PM (87EdW)
They could just put signs on their cars that read "I'm an a-hole with more money than sense."
Same message, pretty much.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 16, 2020 01:40 PM (7p0Hn)
Posted by: kallisto at February 16, 2020 01:40 PM (71bXH)
Posted by: Cheriebebe at February 16, 2020 01:41 PM (a4qVe)
Posted by: Jean at February 16, 2020 01:41 PM (B7KlG)
What the fuck is this shit? Are we British all of a sudden or just elite cocksuckers? And don't fucking start with the Merriam-Webster alternate form bullshit either goddammit.
"They are nice looking vehicles" or "It is a nice looking vehicle". Agreement motherfuckers. Agreement.
Posted by: E. B. White at February 16, 2020 01:41 PM (AsjQP)
AF 1 flyover at Daytona.
The donkeys are in AAA league and Trump is in the show.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 16, 2020 01:42 PM (pw+jk)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 16, 2020 01:42 PM (ZLI7S)
Posted by: creeper at February 16, 2020 01:42 PM (XxJt1)
Same message, pretty much.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 16, 2020 01:40 PM
I still have some stickers and lawn signs ...
Posted by: Beto at February 16, 2020 01:42 PM (DMUuz)
Revolution, is it? Well it ain't gonna revolve too much if the power goes out now is it Edison?
And what about the nasty disposal trouble and the increase in power grid consumption? No plan for either?
Posted by: Dan Patterson at February 16, 2020 01:43 PM (AsjQP)
Posted by: Skip at February 16, 2020 01:43 PM (ZCEU2)
Or a mini nuke but nobody will ever let that happen.
Electric cars are "positional goods." They are bought not for utility primarily, but for the message it sends to others.
If I lived in town and had a job in town, and enough money for like 3 cars, I would get a little electric car for commuting to work and back. That's pretty much the only circumstance I can imagine them being useful.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 16, 2020 01:43 PM (KZzsI)
At the time of the House vote,there was not a single copy of the final bill in Congress. Minions were still sticking in crazy things
Had it passed we would have been thrown into a deep D depression while we retrofitted for a Green New World
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 16, 2020 01:44 PM (8Kudz)
Posted by: Cheriebebe at February 16, 2020 01:44 PM (a4qVe)
I want him at the wheel of a ceremonial Shelby or at the very least in an open roofed JFK-mobile. I'm pretty sure the SS has kept Mannlicher-Carcanos out of the stadium.
Posted by: Bandersnatch, on behalf of the salmon at February 16, 2020 01:44 PM (gd9RK)
Posted by: Cheriebebe at February 16, 2020 01:45 PM (a4qVe)
Posted by: Farmer Bob at February 16, 2020 01:38 PM (87EdW)
Ok, so it was a dumb question, and thanks for answering it without saying so.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 16, 2020 01:45 PM (hku12)
AF 1 flyover at Daytona.
The donkeys are in AAA league and Trump is in the show.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at February 16, 2020 01:42 PM (pw+jk)
And then he's going to take a "Victory Lap"! And speak from "Victory Lane" at Daytona!
Posted by: m at February 16, 2020 01:46 PM (ghFVE)
Posted by: creeper at February 16, 2020 01:46 PM (XxJt1)
Ever the pedogogue, I did explain how they worked, but she's convinced me she really didn't know, and I couldn't shake the image of sitting around a dinner table with her and a couple of kids who were dullards.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 16, 2020 01:46 PM (7p0Hn)
Posted by: m at February 16, 2020 01:46 PM (ghFVE)
I'm ripped on Victory Gin!
Posted by: hogmartin at February 16, 2020 01:46 PM (t+qrx)
Holy crap Bloomberg ads on fox are frequent and heinous.
Posted by: Cheriebebe
I just laugh when they come on. Keep spending that money short round, keep sharing that wealth!
Posted by: Some rat in the swamp at February 16, 2020 01:47 PM (2ygtH)
Posted by: Sharkman at February 16, 2020 01:48 PM (0o2qn)
No, I think it could be done but its going to have to be a huge drone like one of those Air Force ones that circle the globe. Big enough that it can carry the weight of all those extra batteries its not tapping into and make the run. Which would cost a crapload to build and maintain. Probably not worth the expense to charge your stuck Chevy Leaf.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 16, 2020 01:48 PM (KZzsI)
I don't own one.
But there is a parking spot at my garden club bank that is "reserved for low-emitting vehicles."
I go out of my way to park there every time I go.
Sue me.
Posted by: Ladyl at February 16, 2020 01:49 PM (TdMsT)
Posted by: Some rat in the swamp at February 16, 2020 01:47 PM (2ygtH)
Well there is that. He is such an exhausting insufferable prick.
Posted by: Cheriebebe at February 16, 2020 01:49 PM (a4qVe)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6_H6NjiIMk
Posted by: m at February 16, 2020 01:50 PM (ghFVE)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 16, 2020 01:42 PM (ZLI7S)
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Hey everybody, JackStraw is running for president! You heard it here first.
You need a campaign manager. I can't do it because I plan to be in charge of bimbo eruptions and I understand that will be a full-time job.
Posted by: bluebell - NoVaMoMe2020! at February 16, 2020 01:50 PM (/669Q)
I mean, if you a short in the electrical system of a gas-powered car, no problem, you can just track it down.
But if you a short in an EV, you could get fried if the short makes the chassis hot. I don't know the voltage and current of an EV battery, but it HAS to be substantial to power the motor moving the vehicle.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 16, 2020 01:50 PM (7p0Hn)
Posted by: Little Mikey Bloomberg at February 16, 2020 01:50 PM (EgshT)
Posted by: Cheriebebe at February 16, 2020 01:49 PM (a4qVe)
He sure is.
Posted by: Ladyl at February 16, 2020 01:50 PM (TdMsT)
Posted by: IrishEi at February 16, 2020 01:51 PM (sGotD)
Ever the pedogogue, I did explain how they worked, but she's convinced me she really didn't know, and I couldn't shake the image of sitting around a dinner table with her and a couple of kids who were dullards.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 16, 2020 01:46 PM (7p0Hn)
Well, that's unfortunate for her.
That's my thing though, I think it's perfectly fine if someone doesn't understand something, and says so, but then if you go to the trouble to explain it (presuming you aren't using overly technical language), then at least have the courtesy to sit through a short educational description.
If you can't be bothered to at least feign interest (and demonstrate some grasp of what is being explained), then yeah, you might not be good for much.
At least not for the long haul.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 16, 2020 01:51 PM (hku12)
Much less coming into an airport.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at February 16, 2020 01:52 PM (wc1vX)
Posted by: Cheriebebe at February 16, 2020 01:52 PM (a4qVe)
Posted by: m at February 16, 2020 01:52 PM (ghFVE)
Posted by: IrishEi
What is the name of the knockoffs?
Posted by: Bruce at February 16, 2020 01:53 PM (vd8XM)
HIGHLY recommended,
Ditto. The TV series is very well done also. There are scenes where they pull off a chapters worth of back-story/pain with a look.
Posted by: DaveA at February 16, 2020 01:53 PM (FhXTo)
"I've found a new way to lose weight'.
Posted by: Braenyard at February 16, 2020 01:53 PM (Hg4NE)
It will be a cabinet level job in my administration. You will serve alongside my Minister of Rum and Beer.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 16, 2020 01:53 PM (ZLI7S)
They can make whatever they want. I'll never need another truck.
Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at February 16, 2020 01:53 PM (jWe5r)
Posted by: IrishEi
Link?
Posted by: Infidel at February 16, 2020 01:54 PM (MTxDQ)
Just the thought of all of those smelly, drunken flyover rubes in one place gives me the vapors.
Posted by: Muggles Merkin at February 16, 2020 01:54 PM (EgshT)
Posted by: Cheriebebe at February 16, 2020 01:52 PM (a4qVe)
Hi Cheriebebe! I'm doing great! How about you?
Posted by: Ladyl at February 16, 2020 01:54 PM (TdMsT)
Does HE get to boff the trophy girl till it HERTZ.
I see Paris
I see Bill France
I see chequered underpanties.
Posted by: saf at February 16, 2020 01:54 PM (5IHGB)
@LizRNC
The Beast!
https://tinyurl.com/uxdc9zs
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 01:54 PM (cF8AT)
Posted by: creeper at February 16, 2020 01:54 PM (XxJt1)
Posted by: Bruce at February 16, 2020 01:53 PM (vd8XM)
~~~~~
3D MAXpider All-Weather Mat
Got them on Amazon. $60!
Posted by: IrishEi at February 16, 2020 01:55 PM (sGotD)
Posted by: Some rat in the swamp at February 16, 2020 01:55 PM (2ygtH)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 16, 2020 01:53 PM (ZLI7S)
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Ooh, thank you. I know it will be a demanding job but I will work tirelessly for my lime daiquiri at the end of each week. Someone else can have the beer.
Posted by: bluebell - NoVaMoMe2020! at February 16, 2020 01:55 PM (/669Q)
My neighbor drove from Columbus to Orlando in their Tesla and it only cost him 10.00 dollars because most of the charging stations were free
Who gives away free electricity?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 16, 2020 01:55 PM (aKsyK)
Posted by: Bruce at February 16, 2020 01:56 PM (vd8XM)
I don't get it.
Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at February 16, 2020 01:56 PM (jWe5r)
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No, I think it could be done but its going to have to be a huge drone like one of those Air Force ones that circle the globe. Big enough that it can carry the weight of all those extra batteries its not tapping into and make the run. Which would cost a crapload to build and maintain. Probably not worth the expense to charge your stuck Chevy Leaf.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 16, 2020 01:48 PM (KZzsI)
Right, but that's what I mean. I wanted to know if it was practical, and apparently the answer is resoundingly, "no."
Reminds me of Hughes' Spruce Goose. He made damned sure the thing COULD fly, but also at the same time demonstrated without any question, it would never be practical. Thus showing once again, just because you can doesn't mean you should.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 16, 2020 01:56 PM (hku12)
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 16, 2020 01:56 PM (8Kudz)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 16, 2020 01:53 PM (ZLI7S)
I'll take Weed Minister.
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 01:56 PM (cF8AT)
Posted by: Ladyl at February 16, 2020 01:54 PM (TdMsT)
Doing good!
Posted by: Cheriebebe at February 16, 2020 01:57 PM (a4qVe)
Ooh, thank you. I know it will be a demanding job but I will work tirelessly for my lime daiquiri at the end of each week. Someone else can have the beer.
Posted by: bluebell - NoVaMoMe2020! at February 16, 2020 01:55 PM (/669Q)
I would love to join you for a lime daiquiri!
(My goodness that's hard to spell)
Posted by: Ladyl at February 16, 2020 01:57 PM (TdMsT)
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 01:56 PM (cF8AT)
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I kind of figured that job would go to garrett.
Posted by: bluebell - NoVaMoMe2020! at February 16, 2020 01:57 PM (/669Q)
Her thought, of course, was "I ain't puttin' out until you prove your manliness."
Posted by: BurtTC at February 16, 2020 01:40 PM (hku12)
I had a good friend who was the perfect stereotype of an engineer, and he used to consistently fail that test the other way. Some girl would ask him something simple about an appliance, and he couldn't stop himself from launching into an hour long lecture about the theory of Electrons.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 16, 2020 01:57 PM (V2Yro)
Posted by: JackStraw at February 16, 2020 01:42 PM (ZLI7S)
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Hey everybody, JackStraw is running for president! You heard it here first.
You need a campaign manager. I can't do it because I plan to be in charge of bimbo eruptions and I understand that will be a full-time job.
Posted by: bluebell - NoVaMoMe2020! at February 16, 2020 01:50 PM (/669Q)
Sounds like there might be some wet work involved. You up for that?
Posted by: BurtTC at February 16, 2020 01:58 PM (hku12)
(My goodness that's hard to spell)
Posted by: Ladyl at February 16, 2020 01:57 PM (TdMsT)
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Quick! Sign up for a position in JackStraw's cabinet and you have have the Minister of Rum and Beer make one for you too.
Posted by: bluebell - NoVaMoMe2020! at February 16, 2020 01:58 PM (/669Q)
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 16, 2020 01:56 PM (8Kudz)
No. Nor for any other reason.
Posted by: hogmartin at February 16, 2020 01:58 PM (t+qrx)
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 01:56 PM (cF8AT)
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I kind of figured that job would go to garrett.
Posted by: bluebell - NoVaMoMe2020! at February 16, 2020 01:57 PM (/669Q)
Damnit. I wanna do something!
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 01:58 PM (cF8AT)
Posted by: Cheriebebe at February 16, 2020 01:44 PM (a4qVe)
He thinks it only added about an over an Hour and half , because the car would tell him that he had enough of a charge for the next station. You have to include Bathroom breaks and eating with kids. It coats me about 180 in fuel and he did it for less than 10 dollars.
Posted by: Patrick from Ohio at February 16, 2020 01:58 PM (dKiJG)
Posted by: Skip at February 16, 2020 01:59 PM (ZCEU2)
Posted by: BurtTC at February 16, 2020 01:58 PM (hku12)
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You're asking the lady with the shiv collection, you know.
Posted by: bluebell - NoVaMoMe2020! at February 16, 2020 01:59 PM (/669Q)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
Well, quite frankly, it ain't free, but since you're the one paying, we'll keep that lie alive.
Posted by: Green new deal at February 16, 2020 01:59 PM (2ygtH)
Now to pay attention to Daytona.
Posted by: creeper at February 16, 2020 01:59 PM (XxJt1)
Posted by: Nurse ratched at February 16, 2020 01:59 PM (PkVlr)
Posted by: Farmer Bob at February 16, 2020 01:59 PM (87EdW)
Posted by: Tami at February 16, 2020 01:58 PM (cF8AT)
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Minister of Grilling. We will need some good steaks to go with those daiquiris.
Posted by: bluebell - NoVaMoMe2020! at February 16, 2020 02:00 PM (/669Q)
Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at February 16, 2020 02:00 PM (7Fj9P)
Posted by: Cheriebebe at February 16, 2020 02:00 PM (a4qVe)
Don't worry, there will be plenty to do since I will be spending most of my time on Air Force One and in the Beast someone is going have to do the actual work.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 16, 2020 02:01 PM (ZLI7S)
Posted by: Skip at February 16, 2020 02:01 PM (ZCEU2)
Her thought, of course, was "I ain't puttin' out until you prove your manliness."
Posted by: BurtTC at February 16, 2020 01:40 PM (hku12)
I had a good friend who was the perfect stereotype of an engineer, and he used to consistently fail that test the other way. Some girl would ask him something simple about an appliance, and he couldn't stop himself from launching into an hour long lecture about the theory of Electrons.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 16, 2020 01:57 PM (V2Yro)
Heh. Alas, the nerd. Thinking she really WANTS to understand it. Occasionally believing he's found Miss Right.
I realize those kinds of couples DO exist. They spend their days discussing how the universe works. Meanwhile, they have plumbing and light fixtures that remain unrepaired for decades.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 16, 2020 02:01 PM (hku12)
Posted by: Silence Dogood at February 16, 2020 02:02 PM (SH7Tr)
Who gives away free electricity?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 16, 2020 01:55 PM (aKsyK)
Taxpayers.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at February 16, 2020 02:02 PM (7p0Hn)
My dad was big into racing and we've watched it since King Richard ruled
the tracks. Racing isn't as fun because they've added restrictor
plates, phantom track debris, and just too many frickin rules.
Posted by: Cheriebebe
Could never get into: "Go fast, turn left, turn left, turn left..."
Posted by: Green new deal at February 16, 2020 02:03 PM (2ygtH)
They do, eh? Never heard of them. And the blue lights on the running board look faggy.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 16, 2020 02:04 PM (LxWV7)
And he used "exotic type of stainless steel" as an excuse.
I'm not sure with the various tax-farming schemes going on that any of these vehicles would be being made.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain, Channeling Vir, and Waving, Like This.... at February 16, 2020 02:04 PM (dwojT)
Posted by: Muggles Merkin at February 16, 2020 02:04 PM (EgshT)
Posted by: Some rat in the swamp at February 16, 2020 02:04 PM (2ygtH)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6_H6NjiIMk
Posted by: m at February 16, 2020 02:04 PM (ghFVE)
Posted by: Bandersnatch at February 16, 2020 02:04 PM (gd9RK)
Posted by: Cheriebebe at February 16, 2020 02:05 PM (a4qVe)
Posted by: Farmer Bob at February 16, 2020 01:59 PM (87EdW)
It's a catch-all marketing term that covers a lot of drivetrain bits, but for the engine, it means something like a 13:1 compression ratio. On some, it includes regenerative braking that charges a capacitor (instead of a battery) for the hotel load at stoplights so it can disengage the alternator from the A/C, lights, stuff like that, and it doesn't shut off the engine at stops.
No, I don't know how they get a claimed 13:1 compression ratio on 87 octane.
Posted by: hogmartin at February 16, 2020 02:05 PM (t+qrx)
Posted by: Muggles Merkin at February 16, 2020 02:04 PM (EgshT)
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Which reminds me: there will be an opening in President JackStraw's cabinet for Minister of Sammiches. Applications now being accepted.
Posted by: bluebell - NoVaMoMe2020! at February 16, 2020 02:05 PM (/669Q)