Well, possibly the most important holiday, at least for the secular world in the USA, has come and gone. The Super Bowl has been played. Congratulations to the Packers. Rush Limbaugh is licking his wounds and hoping that next year his beloved Steelers will do better.
I didn’t get to watch much of it. My favorite part was the eTrades commercial, with the baby reassuring his doctor. Too cute.
We had chalupas for dinner, not much else. No big party, no huge barbecue meal.
What about you?
Monday Packers Hangover Open Comments
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Great game, crappy half time and commercials…..except for watching Roseanne get knocked on her azz and the e-trade baby….. and the monkey…..yeah the monkey was ok.
Congrats Packers! Maybe the Texans can duplicate your success bringing in a coach who can’t quite get it done as the head man but is a defensive guru.
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Great game, crappy half time and commercials…..except for watching Roseanne get knocked on her azz and the e-trade baby….. and the monkey…..yeah the monkey was ok.
Congrats Packers! Maybe the Texans can duplicate your success bringing in a coach who can’t quite get it done as the head man but is a defensive guru. -
I will never get spending all that money to air a commercial that I can’t figure out what you just advertised. Guess I didn’t need to know.
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I will never get spending all that money to air a commercial that I can’t figure out what you just advertised. Guess I didn’t need to know.
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The day after the Super Bowl means one thing, 13 days ’till Daytona baby!!
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The day after the Super Bowl means one thing, 13 days ’till Daytona baby!!
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The Packers victory was an inside job! 😉
Seriously, I thought the game and the officiating were both good. The commercials were not as funny as in previous years, and I noticed way too many ads for Fox programming. I didn’t even bother with the halftime stuff.
Daughter and bf watched some of it, but mostly it was just me and the cats. And the cats were asleep.
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The Packers victory was an inside job! 😉
Seriously, I thought the game and the officiating were both good. The commercials were not as funny as in previous years, and I noticed way too many ads for Fox programming. I didn’t even bother with the halftime stuff.
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Had a Warmmonger at the party I was at yesterday. After some green commercial a few Algore jokes went around and this lady jumps in mentioning the climate has never changed this quickly before. Then it went something like this:
Me: How do you know, we don’t have records of the earth’s temperatures from thousands of years ago?
WM: Well they have taken samples from the earth and actually at one time Antarctica had marsh on it.
Me: So you agree the earth’s climate has always changed, way before evil oil?
WM: Yeah but it’s never happened this fast.
They are right, either side of the argument.
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Had a Warmmonger at the party I was at yesterday. After some green commercial a few Algore jokes went around and this lady jumps in mentioning the climate has never changed this quickly before. Then it went something like this:
Me: How do you know, we don’t have records of the earth’s temperatures from thousands of years ago?
WM: Well they have taken samples from the earth and actually at one time Antarctica had marsh on it.
Me: So you agree the earth’s climate has always changed, way before evil oil?
WM: Yeah but it’s never happened this fast.
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Is it just me or does anyone else notice how the foul “O” admin is constantly trying to tie him to Lincoln, or FDR, or Ronaldus Maximus? That coupled with the serious “liberties” they take with the historical record and the ridiculous spin they put on current events – does it strike you as rather Sovietesque? Does anyone else find it “odd” that this man is so vacant they have to make the associations with men of substance in order to enhance his gravitas?
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Is it just me or does anyone else notice how the foul “O” admin is constantly trying to tie him to Lincoln, or FDR, or Ronaldus Maximus? That coupled with the serious “liberties” they take with the historical record and the ridiculous spin they put on current events – does it strike you as rather Sovietesque? Does anyone else find it “odd” that this man is so vacant they have to make the associations with men of substance in order to enhance his gravitas?
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G’Morning all
The day after the Super Bowl means one thing, 13 days ’till Daytona baby!!
With a brand new surface, not just a patch job. Oughta be awesome.
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G’Morning all
The day after the Super Bowl means one thing, 13 days ’till Daytona baby!!
With a brand new surface, not just a patch job. Oughta be awesome.
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constantly trying to tie him to Lincoln, or FDR, or Ronaldus Maximus? That coupled with the serious “liberties” they take with the historical record and the ridiculous spin they put on current events
New scientific evidence shows they have discovered the only thing emptier than a blond’s head.
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constantly trying to tie him to Lincoln, or FDR, or Ronaldus Maximus? That coupled with the serious “liberties” they take with the historical record and the ridiculous spin they put on current events
New scientific evidence shows they have discovered the only thing emptier than a blond’s head.
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Poor Sarah. They just won’t leave her alone.
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Poor Sarah. They just won’t leave her alone.
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Poor Sarah. They just won’t leave her alone.
No more than we bug them……….Some cute things in it, tho.
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Poor Sarah. They just won’t leave her alone.
No more than we bug them……….Some cute things in it, tho.
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I’ll never understand half-time programming for the NFL. They would probably have a larger audience and put on a less costly show if they just had some frisbee dog competitions or the like. Actually did have a somewhat decent game for a change. Foul O must find someone of substance to try to tie himself to (other than Carter perhaps, but Carter was just naive, not evil like this one) for he has none of his own.
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I’ll never understand half-time programming for the NFL. They would probably have a larger audience and put on a less costly show if they just had some frisbee dog competitions or the like. Actually did have a somewhat decent game for a change. Foul O must find someone of substance to try to tie himself to (other than Carter perhaps, but Carter was just naive, not evil like this one) for he has none of his own.
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Couple of true one’s, not my twisted humor concoctions.
Don Imus was interviewing his brother and asked if he had watched the President’s speech.
“I did for about a minute until it became apparent that he was not going to resign then I turned it off”There are men in Guam whose full-time job is to travel the countryside and deflower young virgins, who pay them for the privilege of having sex for the first time.
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Couple of true one’s, not my twisted humor concoctions.
Don Imus was interviewing his brother and asked if he had watched the President’s speech.
“I did for about a minute until it became apparent that he was not going to resign then I turned it off”
There are men in Guam whose full-time job is to travel the countryside and deflower young virgins, who pay them for the privilege of having sex for the first time.
Reason: under Guam law, it is expressly forbidden for virgins to marry. -
How tough are you? Apparently I’m not too tough.
(God bless those that took Sarge’s and my place)http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/17843178/1170968015/name/ATT00087.wmv
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How tough are you? Apparently I’m not too tough.
(God bless those that took Sarge’s and my place)
http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/17843178/1170968015/name/ATT00087.wmv -
Entertainment/Media/Internet Service provider consolidation continues.
AOL will pay $300 million in cash and the rest in stock. Arianna Huffington will control all of AOL’s editorial content and assume the title of president and editor in chief of the newly created Huffington Post Media Group. She’ll oversee not only popular AOL websites like Techcrunch and the local Patch news sites, but also properties like MapQuest and MovieFone.
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Entertainment/Media/Internet Service provider consolidation continues.
AOL will pay $300 million in cash and the rest in stock. Arianna Huffington will control all of AOL’s editorial content and assume the title of president and editor in chief of the newly created Huffington Post Media Group. She’ll oversee not only popular AOL websites like Techcrunch and the local Patch news sites, but also properties like MapQuest and MovieFone.
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She’ll oversee not only
popular AOLHo-hum/yawns
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She’ll oversee not only
popular AOLHo-hum/yawns
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Let’s try that again
She’ll oversee not only
popularAOLHo-hum/yawns
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Let’s try that again
She’ll oversee not only
popularAOLHo-hum/yawns
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As far as half time shows go, I’m still a marching band girl. Give me a good marching band with 6-to-5 marching, precision routines, and I’m impressed. I’d rather watch my high school band (we were dang good) than any pop group at half time any day. It would be an honor to any number of colleges or even high schools to be featured at a game like that, and they would work their collective butts off to give a good show.
Call me old-fashioned, I guess.
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As far as half time shows go, I’m still a marching band girl. Give me a good marching band with 6-to-5 marching, precision routines, and I’m impressed. I’d rather watch my high school band (we were dang good) than any pop group at half time any day. It would be an honor to any number of colleges or even high schools to be featured at a game like that, and they would work their collective butts off to give a good show.
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precision routines, and I’m impressed.
One of the best I remember from my HS days was the band was out marching to some Sousa tune and the clarinetist would break from the formation and start a jazz run. The director would glare at the clarinetist and march the band over to her and start doing Sousa again……repeat breakaway and marching…..repeat again. It was a great way to display her musical skills and have fun doing it.
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precision routines, and I’m impressed.
One of the best I remember from my HS days was the band was out marching to some Sousa tune and the clarinetist would break from the formation and start a jazz run. The director would glare at the clarinetist and march the band over to her and start doing Sousa again……repeat breakaway and marching…..repeat again. It was a great way to display her musical skills and have fun doing it.
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#18 TT: I wonder just who the powers that be think the target audience really is?? I can assure you that the people who could afford the big bucks to attend the game are not really impressed with that kind of flash – no talent crapola. Kind of like watching any movie made in the last 5-6 years, there must be a scene where they are playing (c)rap/hiphop. Does anyone over the age of 30 really like that form of “music”?
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#18 TT: I wonder just who the powers that be think the target audience really is?? I can assure you that the people who could afford the big bucks to attend the game are not really impressed with that kind of flash – no talent crapola. Kind of like watching any movie made in the last 5-6 years, there must be a scene where they are playing (c)rap/hiphop. Does anyone over the age of 30 really like that form of “music”?
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Does anyone over the age of 30 really like that form of “music”?
Gives me plenty of time to get the brisket off the smoker.
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Does anyone over the age of 30 really like that form of “music”?
Gives me plenty of time to get the brisket off the smoker.
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#18 Tetdam, I did the classic “military style” 6/5 during the first part of high school, then switched to a school that didn’t. Both methods have their advantages, and when done well are nice to watch. During college I judged both styles at high school contests, and we were instructed to use different criteria, depending on the format.
I tend to prefer the more modern approach because it allows more creativity, and keeps the instruments pointed at the audience. (About 6 minutes into the show they do some Gershwin, it’s pretty cool.)
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#18 Tetdam, I did the classic “military style” 6/5 during the first part of high school, then switched to a school that didn’t. Both methods have their advantages, and when done well are nice to watch. During college I judged both styles at high school contests, and we were instructed to use different criteria, depending on the format.
I tend to prefer the more modern approach because it allows more creativity, and keeps the instruments pointed at the audience. (About 6 minutes into the show they do some Gershwin, it’s pretty cool.) -
OH, crap, Bob, don’t tell me you like Drum & Bugle Corp! I’ve never liked it, even though it’s the “in” thing to do. To me it looks sloppy and too “showy”. I like a band to look and sound like a band, with a band director who places emphasis on precision and quality sound. Too many D&B bands seem to feature the brass and percussion and the expense of the other instruments. And the “horns away” feature sometimes emphasizes the work of the band, as they turn to the press box and the sound increases.
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OH, crap, Bob, don’t tell me you like Drum & Bugle Corp! I’ve never liked it, even though it’s the “in” thing to do. To me it looks sloppy and too “showy”. I like a band to look and sound like a band, with a band director who places emphasis on precision and quality sound. Too many D&B bands seem to feature the brass and percussion and the expense of the other instruments. And the “horns away” feature sometimes emphasizes the work of the band, as they turn to the press box and the sound increases.
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I am going out on a limb here; I believe that the outcome of all this rioting and contention in the moooooslim middle east will result in “The Contract of peace” for 7 years with Israel, which will be broken in 3-1/2 years. These are the times in which we live.;
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I am going out on a limb here; I believe that the outcome of all this rioting and contention in the moooooslim middle east will result in “The Contract of peace” for 7 years with Israel, which will be broken in 3-1/2 years. These are the times in which we live.;
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I meant to point out that the above video was of a run through, not a real performance. When they’re performing they wear shirts and real uniforms, and toss prettier flags.
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I meant to point out that the above video was of a run through, not a real performance. When they’re performing they wear shirts and real uniforms, and toss prettier flags.
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Morning all.
For you handy types, here’s a home project to try.
http://www.everydaynodaysoff.com/2011/02/02/revolving-shotgun-built-from-scratch/ -
Morning all.
For you handy types, here’s a home project to try.
http://www.everydaynodaysoff.com/2011/02/02/revolving-shotgun-built-from-scratch/ -
#23 Tedtam, to each his/her own I reckon. I think both methods are pleasing, and that it’s good that they are judged by different criteria at contests.
I played clarinet in symphony, sax in jazz band, and marching xylophone during football season. We still had plenty of woodwinds, but several of us would switch to brass or percussion for marching band. We did use the choreographed Drum and Bugle style. What can I say? I like show tunes. 😉
During daughter’s senior year, I was the official roadie for the Clear Lake High Flag and Rifle corps during the spring contest season. Which meant every other Saturday, I’d follow the buses in my truck with all their props and the huge mat they used in the bed. I got to watch a lot of interesting shows.
CLHS (band boosters) hired a professional choreographer to design the show that year, and it was nice. But Friendswood high won the state competition with a routine that involved a ton of theater, multi level props, as well as the mandatory (and judged) tosses and twirls.
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#23 Tedtam, to each his/her own I reckon. I think both methods are pleasing, and that it’s good that they are judged by different criteria at contests.
I played clarinet in symphony, sax in jazz band, and marching xylophone during football season. We still had plenty of woodwinds, but several of us would switch to brass or percussion for marching band. We did use the choreographed Drum and Bugle style. What can I say? I like show tunes. 😉
During daughter’s senior year, I was the official roadie for the Clear Lake High Flag and Rifle corps during the spring contest season. Which meant every other Saturday, I’d follow the buses in my truck with all their props and the huge mat they used in the bed. I got to watch a lot of interesting shows.
CLHS (band boosters) hired a professional choreographer to design the show that year, and it was nice. But Friendswood high won the state competition with a routine that involved a ton of theater, multi level props, as well as the mandatory (and judged) tosses and twirls. -
Good morning all. Chilly 39 and a brisk north wind at 6–getting stronger as the morning unfolds. No madcap squirrel chases this morning, no woodsy critters about other than one of the resident hawks coasting on high looking for breakfast. Clear blue sky that we hope is not full of cedar pollen–again–portends a cold night. Made it to 55 in the sun. The mares nap in sunlight for a bit, then mosey off to graze on the less-than-bountiful winter grass and clover. The wind billows their tails into rippling snowy (Mara and Tessa) and ebon (Cameo) falls. Their barn is well stocked with good hay and feed, and meals are larger in this cold weather to keep their weight stable.
Mariposa snoozes curled up on the exercise bike seat, comfy in a sunbeam. She sometimes stands on the seat and puts her front paws on the handlebars, probably for a better view of the yard but looking very much like she’s driving. Spouse has not yet been able to get the camera out fast enough to capture the scene. For me it is easy to accomplish 25-30 minutes on the bike with this wonderful view of the back yard and two pastures. Time goes by quickly, especially with earphones tuned to good radio.
I saw a small AP article in the Fort Bend Herald 2-6-11, p. 4, regarding Ron Reagan’s slam of Sarah Palin’s speaking in tribute to President Ranald Reagan on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birthday. The gist was she’s nothing like his father and is only interested in making money and keeping her name in the news; she is not and never was a serious candidate for president….At least the AP had the good sense to identify Ron as a left-leaning independent. A pity, Ron has becomd Gollum.
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Good morning all. Chilly 39 and a brisk north wind at 6–getting stronger as the morning unfolds. No madcap squirrel chases this morning, no woodsy critters about other than one of the resident hawks coasting on high looking for breakfast. Clear blue sky that we hope is not full of cedar pollen–again–portends a cold night. Made it to 55 in the sun. The mares nap in sunlight for a bit, then mosey off to graze on the less-than-bountiful winter grass and clover. The wind billows their tails into rippling snowy (Mara and Tessa) and ebon (Cameo) falls. Their barn is well stocked with good hay and feed, and meals are larger in this cold weather to keep their weight stable.
Mariposa snoozes curled up on the exercise bike seat, comfy in a sunbeam. She sometimes stands on the seat and puts her front paws on the handlebars, probably for a better view of the yard but looking very much like she’s driving. Spouse has not yet been able to get the camera out fast enough to capture the scene. For me it is easy to accomplish 25-30 minutes on the bike with this wonderful view of the back yard and two pastures. Time goes by quickly, especially with earphones tuned to good radio.
I saw a small AP article in the Fort Bend Herald 2-6-11, p. 4, regarding Ron Reagan’s slam of Sarah Palin’s speaking in tribute to President Ranald Reagan on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birthday. The gist was she’s nothing like his father and is only interested in making money and keeping her name in the news; she is not and never was a serious candidate for president….At least the AP had the good sense to identify Ron as a left-leaning independent. A pity, Ron has becomd Gollum. -
Opps, link takes you to the home page, the article is on the opinion page, lower left.
Where is the tutorial on how to use the tool bar? Just stumbled on how to do a link.
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Opps, link takes you to the home page, the article is on the opinion page, lower left.
Where is the tutorial on how to use the tool bar? Just stumbled on how to do a link.
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Entertainment/Media/Internet Service provider consolidation Examples of AOL’s increasing irrelevance continues.
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Entertainment/Media/Internet Service provider consolidation Examples of AOL’s increasing irrelevance continues.
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Crap
Entertainment/Media/Internet Service provider consolidationI sure do miss that edit button
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Entertainment/Media/Internet Service provider consolidation
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As far as half time shows go, I’m still a marching band
girlnerd.FIFY
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As far as half time shows go, I’m still a marching band
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#26 Bob
What can I say? I like show tunes.
How do you feel about clown suits; and gay bears in bed for that matter?
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#26 Bob
What can I say? I like show tunes.
How do you feel about clown suits; and gay bears in bed for that matter?
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precision routines, and I’m impressed.
I went to High School in the early 70’s.
Precision in the band suffered somewhat.
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precision routines, and I’m impressed.
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#32 I’ve never been in bed with two gay bears wearing clown suits, but if that’s what floats your boat or toots your whistle, that’s OK with me. 😉
However, I will admit to having played/sang more than a few show tunes.
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#32 I’ve never been in bed with two gay bears wearing clown suits, but if that’s what floats your boat or toots your whistle, that’s OK with me. 😉
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#31 Sarge
As far as half time shows go, I’m still a marching band
girlnerd.Actually, we were known as “band fags”. We also had (high school is cruel):
Drama druts (spell drut backwards and you’ll get it)
Choir queers
Prissy Prancers (the all-girl drill team – they were dress-coded and appearance rated even when off the field, poor things)
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#31 Sarge
As far as half time shows go, I’m still a marching band
girlnerd.Actually, we were known as “band fags”. We also had (high school is cruel):
Drama druts (spell drut backwards and you’ll get it)
Choir queers
Prissy Prancers (the all-girl drill team – they were dress-coded and appearance rated even when off the field, poor things)
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Family Feud question: Name something that gets passed around.
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Family Feud question: Name something that gets passed around.
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All we had was band nerds, jocks, and freaks
I was not a band nerd or a jock
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#37 Sarge
Ah, it sounds as if you were one of what we called “Snack Shackers”. There was a place across the street from the high school where students could play pool, get hamburgers, chips, etc., or just hang out. It was usually populated by the long haired and cigarette smoking crowd, which were not seen as a particularly accomplished group of people. It was widely believed by the non-Snack Shack crowd that most of those SSers were probably smoking pot, skipping class (many did, including my sister), robbing banks, kidnapping small children, putting cats in trees, and in general contributing to the general delinquency of our town.
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#37 Sarge
Ah, it sounds as if you were one of what we called “Snack Shackers”. There was a place across the street from the high school where students could play pool, get hamburgers, chips, etc., or just hang out. It was usually populated by the long haired and cigarette smoking crowd, which were not seen as a particularly accomplished group of people. It was widely believed by the non-Snack Shack crowd that most of those SSers were probably smoking pot, skipping class (many did, including my sister), robbing banks, kidnapping small children, putting cats in trees, and in general contributing to the general delinquency of our town. -
#36 Bob420: The first thing that popped into my sick head was: A sexually Transmitted disease.
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#36 Bob420: The first thing that popped into my sick head was: A sexually Transmitted disease.
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#39 Pervert! 😉
The first thing that popped in to mind was a cold or virus.
Sarge/Teftam, I was a primarily a music nerd, but when I could, I helped out with theater and speech tourneys. You don’t meet very many girls during football practice.
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#39 Pervert! 😉
The first thing that popped in to mind was a cold or virus.
Sarge/Teftam, I was a primarily a music nerd, but when I could, I helped out with theater and speech tourneys. You don’t meet very many girls during football practice. -
I can’t think of a much better union that AOL and Arianna. This might even top the Time Warner years in terms of a market disaster.
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I can’t think of a much better union that AOL and Arianna. This might even top the Time Warner years in terms of a market disaster.
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PS to above – Maybe they can get Carley Fiorina on the management team to finish them off once and for all.
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PS to above – Maybe they can get Carley Fiorina on the management team to finish them off once and for all.
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As far as half time shows go, I’m still a marching band girl. Give me a good marching band with 6-to-5 marching, precision routines, and I’m impressed. I’d rather watch my high school band (we were dang good) than any pop group at half time any day.
Meh. There’s nothing wrong with a good pop band. Many are quite talented. We just didn’t happen to get one with talent on display yesterday.
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As far as half time shows go, I’m still a marching band girl. Give me a good marching band with 6-to-5 marching, precision routines, and I’m impressed. I’d rather watch my high school band (we were dang good) than any pop group at half time any day.
Meh. There’s nothing wrong with a good pop band. Many are quite talented. We just didn’t happen to get one with talent on display yesterday.
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Plus, Fergie has cooties.
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Plus, Fergie has cooties.
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The blade apparently severed a major artery in his right calf. The man, Jose Luis Ochoa, was fined $370 last year for owning and training an animal for fighting.
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The blade apparently severed a major artery in his right calf. The man, Jose Luis Ochoa, was fined $370 last year for owning and training an animal for fighting.
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Ah, it sounds as if you were one of what we called “Snack Shackers”. There was a place across the street from the high school where students could play pool, get hamburgers, chips, etc., or just hang out. It was usually populated by the long haired and cigarette smoking crowd, which were not seen as a particularly accomplished group of people. It was widely believed by the non-Snack Shack crowd that most of those SSers were probably smoking pot, skipping class (many did, including my sister), robbing banks, kidnapping small children, putting cats in trees, and in general contributing to the general delinquency of our town.
I never robbed any banks or kidnapped any children.
I’ll take the fifth on the rest
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Ah, it sounds as if you were one of what we called “Snack Shackers”. There was a place across the street from the high school where students could play pool, get hamburgers, chips, etc., or just hang out. It was usually populated by the long haired and cigarette smoking crowd, which were not seen as a particularly accomplished group of people. It was widely believed by the non-Snack Shack crowd that most of those SSers were probably smoking pot, skipping class (many did, including my sister), robbing banks, kidnapping small children, putting cats in trees, and in general contributing to the general delinquency of our town.
I never robbed any banks or kidnapped any children.
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I always kinda figured the cats liked being put in trees. Why else would they have claws in the first place?
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I always kinda figured the cats liked being put in trees. Why else would they have claws in the first place?
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Plus, Fergie has cooties.
Ohhhhh… I see. Turns out Tedtam is one of those cheerleader H8R types. I get it now.
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Plus, Fergie has cooties.
Ohhhhh… I see. Turns out Tedtam is one of those cheerleader H8R types. I get it now.
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#48 dood
Odd thing is… What’s one thing you’ve never seen in a tree or on a roof?
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#48 dood
Odd thing is… What’s one thing you’ve never seen in a tree or on a roof?
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#38 Tedtam, re: Snack Shackers. I never smoked cannabis in high school.
However… We did regularly skip classes. In the spring, the 18 member jazz band would “tour.” Meaning that we’d show up early for school, pack the seniors’ cars and trucks with our axes, and go play for an elementary or intermediate school. With such an early start we could have made it back by 10:30 am, but the way cool band director would cut us excuses for all day, as long as we promised to stop farting around and return to school in time for band class in the afternoon. We often wondered what he did with the extra time. 😉
Yet another fringe benefit of being a band nerd.
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#38 Tedtam, re: Snack Shackers. I never smoked cannabis in high school.
However… We did regularly skip classes. In the spring, the 18 member jazz band would “tour.” Meaning that we’d show up early for school, pack the seniors’ cars and trucks with our axes, and go play for an elementary or intermediate school. With such an early start we could have made it back by 10:30 am, but the way cool band director would cut us excuses for all day, as long as we promised to stop farting around and return to school in time for band class in the afternoon. We often wondered what he did with the extra time. 😉
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I never smoked cannabis in high school.
Well no wonder you’re so pro-legalization now. You didn’t get your ya yas out early on like most folks.
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I never smoked cannabis in high school.
Well no wonder you’re so pro-legalization now. You didn’t get your ya yas out early on like most folks.
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#52 I don’t think high schoolers should use cannabis, alcohol, or tobacco. Trouble is, cannabis retailers have no incentive to check IDs.
At times I wished I had smoked it. The band nerds (some of whom did smoke) knew better, but because I changed schools mid year and looked older than I was, a few low lifes got the idea that I was a planted “narc” and harassed me to the point of violence. Me and the nerds got our revenge.
I still remember the first time I tried it, as a college freshman in my shared dorm room. My room mate took the first toke, fell over dead, became a communist, and voted for Jimmy Carter.
Actually, we were sitting across from each other trading the bong. After a few hits I wondered what would happen if I blew instead of sucked. The bowl erupted like a fiery volcano, directly followed by a graceful arc of smelly bong water that landed directly on his crotch.
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#52 I don’t think high schoolers should use cannabis, alcohol, or tobacco. Trouble is, cannabis retailers have no incentive to check IDs.
At times I wished I had smoked it. The band nerds (some of whom did smoke) knew better, but because I changed schools mid year and looked older than I was, a few low lifes got the idea that I was a planted “narc” and harassed me to the point of violence. Me and the nerds got our revenge.
I still remember the first time I tried it, as a college freshman in my shared dorm room. My room mate took the first toke, fell over dead, became a communist, and voted for Jimmy Carter.
Actually, we were sitting across from each other trading the bong. After a few hits I wondered what would happen if I blew instead of sucked. The bowl erupted like a fiery volcano, directly followed by a graceful arc of smelly bong water that landed directly on his crotch. -
#52 – Are ya yas only acceptable in past tense?
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#52 – Are ya yas only acceptable in past tense?
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#46 bob From the article;
Bird stabs man: A man was killed by a chicken at a cockfight in California after he was stabbed in the leg by a bird with a blade attached to its
beak.spurs. The blade apparently severed a major artery in his right calf. The man, Jose Luis Ochoa, was fined $370 last year for owning and training an animal for fighting.I fixed for them, no charge.
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#46 bob From the article;
Bird stabs man: A man was killed by a chicken at a cockfight in California after he was stabbed in the leg by a bird with a blade attached to its
beak.spurs. The blade apparently severed a major artery in his right calf. The man, Jose Luis Ochoa, was fined $370 last year for owning and training an animal for fighting.I fixed for them, no charge.
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#52 – Are ya yas only acceptable in past tense?
Way past tense Like before Mick Jagger became a geriatric old coot.
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#52 – Are ya yas only acceptable in past tense?
Way past tense Like before Mick Jagger became a geriatric old coot.
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Better LINK for the cockfight.
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Better LINK for the cockfight.
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Why did “Little Jerry” Seinfeld just pop into my head?
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Why did “Little Jerry” Seinfeld just pop into my head?
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#52 I don’t think high schoolers should use cannabis, alcohol, or tobacco.
Nor do I, really. My comment was made in jest. As a father of two young kids (you met them both) I have very strong feelings on this issue.
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#52 I don’t think high schoolers should use cannabis, alcohol, or tobacco.
Nor do I, really. My comment was made in jest. As a father of two young kids (you met them both) I have very strong feelings on this issue.
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Dude42, I knew it was in jest. I remember meeting your kids, and wish you and your better half the best with them in the coming years.
So far so good with mine. But there have been some iffy moments along the way. I can offer no one-size-fits-all advice, but when they asked me about my past, be it sex, drugs, or rock & roll, I was able to be honest with them and offer respected advice, mainly because we maintained good open communications…
…And I relentlessly and covertly monitored their internet activity until they were 18. 🙂
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Dude42, I knew it was in jest. I remember meeting your kids, and wish you and your better half the best with them in the coming years.
So far so good with mine. But there have been some iffy moments along the way. I can offer no one-size-fits-all advice, but when they asked me about my past, be it sex, drugs, or rock & roll, I was able to be honest with them and offer respected advice, mainly because we maintained good open communications…
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One of my duties is to communicate safety topics throughout the facility. We have monthly themes and this month is Hand Safety. Safety can be pretty dry so I like to mix it up. I have this poster scattered throughout the building. So I get into work this morning and have an email from an employee whining that he is offended by the poster because “Homer Simpson is an idiot and we don’t have any idiots working here”. I’m doing my best not to take advantage of such a set-up, I think I’ll calmly reply “Homer Simpson is a cartoon. Lighten up.” I’m quite sure I’ll be reported to HR.
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One of my duties is to communicate safety topics throughout the facility. We have monthly themes and this month is Hand Safety. Safety can be pretty dry so I like to mix it up. I have this poster scattered throughout the building. So I get into work this morning and have an email from an employee whining that he is offended by the poster because “Homer Simpson is an idiot and we don’t have any idiots working here”. I’m doing my best not to take advantage of such a set-up, I think I’ll calmly reply “Homer Simpson is a cartoon. Lighten up.” I’m quite sure I’ll be reported to HR.
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#61 Hamous
Reply back: “Some tools are irreplaceable. Other tools are. Which are you?”
THEN they’ll report you to HR.
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#61 Hamous
Reply back: “Some tools are irreplaceable. Other tools are. Which are you?”
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#61 Hamous, That offended employee has too much time on his/her hands and needs more work assigned….:)
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#61 Hamous, That offended employee has too much time on his/her hands and needs more work assigned….:)
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This person is very easily offended. If he thinks you should be offended but are not he will be offended for you. No kidding.
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This person is very easily offended. If he thinks you should be offended but are not he will be offended for you. No kidding.
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#64 – We should all count our blessings we aint that person’s spouse eh?
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#64 – We should all count our blessings we aint that person’s spouse eh?
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#61 Hambone,…
“Homer Simpson is an idiot and we don’t have any idiots working here”.
That made me chuckle, I work at NASA, and if we have IDIOTS, I’m sure you have idiots at your place of business. 😉
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#61 Hambone,…
“Homer Simpson is an idiot and we don’t have any idiots working here”.
That made me chuckle, I work at NASA, and if we have IDIOTS, I’m sure you have idiots at your place of business. 😉
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1 in 5 people are idiots, if you don’t see one around you then you’re it.
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1 in 5 people are idiots, if you don’t see one around you then you’re it.
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Too funny; WIRE: ‘HUFFINGTON POST’ backers had sought an exit…
The move, announced Monday, comes at a hefty premium. AOL is estimated to be paying 32 times earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for The Huffington Post, said Benchmark Co analyst Clayton Moran.
Similar content deals, such as Hellman & Friedman’s acquisition of Internet Brands in September 2010, typically go for eight to 12 times earnings, said Moran.
“AOL just spent 40 percent of their cash for very little near-term return,” said Moran.So,…would this be a complete loser climbing up on the Titanic? The left is just way too weird!
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Too funny; WIRE: ‘HUFFINGTON POST’ backers had sought an exit…
The move, announced Monday, comes at a hefty premium. AOL is estimated to be paying 32 times earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for The Huffington Post, said Benchmark Co analyst Clayton Moran.
Similar content deals, such as Hellman & Friedman’s acquisition of Internet Brands in September 2010, typically go for eight to 12 times earnings, said Moran.
“AOL just spent 40 percent of their cash for very little near-term return,” said Moran.So,…would this be a complete loser climbing up on the Titanic? The left is just way too weird!
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#68 Tim
Harsh but true.
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Anyone got a cure for the wintertime blues? After the 4-5 days of freezing weather, I just haven’t snapped back and felt like life was good again. No physical complaints, just the blues.
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Anyone got a cure for the wintertime blues? After the 4-5 days of freezing weather, I just haven’t snapped back and felt like life was good again. No physical complaints, just the blues.
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I believe Hammy’s grandmother will approve. Bellamy Brothers- Jalapenos
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I believe Hammy’s grandmother will approve. Bellamy Brothers- Jalapenos
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#69 Super Dave
You might despise Arianna Huffington as the gold-bricking ho she has always been, but you must give her credit for crafting a deal in which it appears she is being bought out when, in fact, she is swallowing the whale. Dangerous woman there and she has done it all on the riches of a great Houstonian, Mr. Roy Huffington.
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#69 Super Dave
You might despise Arianna Huffington as the gold-bricking ho she has always been, but you must give her credit for crafting a deal in which it appears she is being bought out when, in fact, she is swallowing the whale. Dangerous woman there and she has done it all on the riches of a great Houstonian, Mr. Roy Huffington. -
Michael Berry’s Snow in Houston parody was #3 in it’s category with YouTube thanks to all us who sent it around.
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Michael Berry’s Snow in Houston parody was #3 in it’s category with YouTube thanks to all us who sent it around.
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Jerry Jones was by golly gonna set the Supr Bowl’s all time attendance record no matter where he had to squeeze them, but turns out the idiocy will forever be an albatross around his neck. Poor Jerry.
Fans shorted in seating controversy.
As far as the victims go, I think they made out pretty good myself.
Goodell has said the NFL will give those fans who did not get seats tickets to next year’s Super Bowl, as well as three-times face value for the tickets.
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Jerry Jones was by golly gonna set the Supr Bowl’s all time attendance record no matter where he had to squeeze them, but turns out the idiocy will forever be an albatross around his neck. Poor Jerry.
Fans shorted in seating controversy.
As far as the victims go, I think they made out pretty good myself.Goodell has said the NFL will give those fans who did not get seats tickets to next year’s Super Bowl, as well as three-times face value for the tickets.
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#73 Texpat
gold-bricking ho
Did you mean gold-digging?
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#73 Texpat
gold-bricking ho
Did you mean gold-digging?
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goldbricking
Noun 1. goldbricking – the evasion of work or duty
goofing off, shirking, slacking, soldiering
dodging, escape, evasion – nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do; “his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible”; “that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive” -
goldbricking
Noun 1. goldbricking – the evasion of work or duty
goofing off, shirking, slacking, soldiering
dodging, escape, evasion – nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do; “his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible”; “that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive” -
#76 mharper
Both are applicable.
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Hamous #61;
I’m quite sure I’ll be reported to HR.
Email back and say, “YOU work here, don’t you?” Then I’m sure HR will get in touch with you promptly.
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Hamous #61;
I’m quite sure I’ll be reported to HR.
Email back and say, “YOU work here, don’t you?” Then I’m sure HR will get in touch with you promptly.
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Oops, I fotgot, “doh!”.
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Oops, I fotgot, “doh!”.
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“forgot” 😳
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“forgot” 😳
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Like Reagan, Palin’s considerable savvy, knowledge, and talent are often brushed aside and dismissed by the establishment ruling class, who either think they know better and are superior to Palin, or who often foolishly mistake a candidate’s eagerness and willingness to do favors for them, an “inside baseball” game Palin refuses to play, as the ultimate sign of competence or “gravitas.”
I agree 100%. This is a good read. Especially how Palin’s mastered the new media.
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Like Reagan, Palin’s considerable savvy, knowledge, and talent are often brushed aside and dismissed by the establishment ruling class, who either think they know better and are superior to Palin, or who often foolishly mistake a candidate’s eagerness and willingness to do favors for them, an “inside baseball” game Palin refuses to play, as the ultimate sign of competence or “gravitas.”
I agree 100%. This is a good read. Especially how Palin’s mastered the new media.
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bob #53;
Trouble is, cannabis retailers have no incentive to check IDs.
Bob, did either or both of your girls get involved in minor-aged drinking?
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bob #53;
Trouble is, cannabis retailers have no incentive to check IDs.
Bob, did either or both of your girls get involved in minor-aged drinking?
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#83 Darren, I did my best to prepare my girls for the real world.
Alcohol retailers have incentives to check IDs. From what my daughters have told me, it was far easier for them to buy weed than alcohol, and I credit that to the stupid war on a stupid plant.
The authoritarian state of Texas still permits young (under 21) adults to have a beer under the supervision of a responsible parent. So I was permitted to teach my teenage daughters about the effects of the alcohol that they would soon be legally able to obtain anyway, in a safe controlled environment. From time to time I cooked up some of my awesome “Kickin Chickin” (spicy chicken fajitas with Mexican rice) for dinner, and let the girls have a Corona with the obligatory lime wedge.
If you have a problem with that, please speak to the cat, or write your congress critter.
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#83 Darren, I did my best to prepare my girls for the real world.
Alcohol retailers have incentives to check IDs. From what my daughters have told me, it was far easier for them to buy weed than alcohol, and I credit that to the stupid war on a stupid plant.
The authoritarian state of Texas still permits young (under 21) adults to have a beer under the supervision of a responsible parent. So I was permitted to teach my teenage daughters about the effects of the alcohol that they would soon be legally able to obtain anyway, in a safe controlled environment. From time to time I cooked up some of my awesome “Kickin Chickin” (spicy chicken fajitas with Mexican rice) for dinner, and let the girls have a Corona with the obligatory lime wedge.
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Alcohol retailers have incentives to check IDs.
And so if the incentive to check ID isn’t the problem, then what is?
From what my daughters have told me, it was far easier for them to buy weed than alcohol
Nonesense. The only possible way that is true is if their weed dealer lived right next to them. At least closer than the closest alcohol retailer. Even then, could they have scored alcohol from the same weed dealer? If so, then it is only easier to buy weed from a weed dealer would have been by them **choosing** to buy weed instead of booze. The War on Drugs has NOTHING to do with the availablity of marijuana being more ready than alcohol. To say contray defies common sense and eveythying I experienced growing up. And your daughters would have been close friends with my close friends.
For the record, I know about the Texas law permitting minor drinking under the minor’s adult supervision. Also, I was in no way, shape, or form, questioning your praenthood. I was just brining to light the stupidity of your drug statement.
From time to time I cooked up some of my awesome “Kickin Chickin” (spicy chicken fajitas with Mexican rice) for dinner, and let the girls have a Corona with the obligatory lime wedge.
And this all happened AFTER high school, correct?
I don’t think high schoolers should use cannabis, alcohol, or tobacco. Trouble is, cannabis retailers have no incentive to check IDs.
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Alcohol retailers have incentives to check IDs.
And so if the incentive to check ID isn’t the problem, then what is?
From what my daughters have told me, it was far easier for them to buy weed than alcohol
Nonesense. The only possible way that is true is if their weed dealer lived right next to them. At least closer than the closest alcohol retailer. Even then, could they have scored alcohol from the same weed dealer? If so, then it is only easier to buy weed from a weed dealer would have been by them **choosing** to buy weed instead of booze. The War on Drugs has NOTHING to do with the availablity of marijuana being more ready than alcohol. To say contray defies common sense and eveythying I experienced growing up. And your daughters would have been close friends with my close friends.
For the record, I know about the Texas law permitting minor drinking under the minor’s adult supervision. Also, I was in no way, shape, or form, questioning your praenthood. I was just brining to light the stupidity of your drug statement.From time to time I cooked up some of my awesome “Kickin Chickin” (spicy chicken fajitas with Mexican rice) for dinner, and let the girls have a Corona with the obligatory lime wedge.
And this all happened AFTER high school, correct?
I don’t think high schoolers should use cannabis, alcohol, or tobacco. Trouble is, cannabis retailers have no incentive to check IDs.
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No great surprise here, really; Palin has quietly backed the end of DADT and expressed support for conservative gays and lesbians in the past. Speaking here with David Brody from the Christian Broadcast Network and excerpted by Breitbart TV, Palin doesn’t endorse GOProud but does defend their attendance at CPAC, and argues that the value of events such as CPAC is to debate the issues and provide as much information as possible to attendees:
That damn social conservative Christian authoritarian.
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No great surprise here, really; Palin has quietly backed the end of DADT and expressed support for conservative gays and lesbians in the past. Speaking here with David Brody from the Christian Broadcast Network and excerpted by Breitbart TV, Palin doesn’t endorse GOProud but does defend their attendance at CPAC, and argues that the value of events such as CPAC is to debate the issues and provide as much information as possible to attendees:
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#85 You don’t know what your talking about.
Nonesense. The only possible way that is true is if their weed dealer lived right next to them. At least closer than the closest alcohol retailer.
“Nonsense” my ass. “Only possible way”? Get real man. I’ve been there, done that, got the t-shirt, washed it, dried it, folded it, and put it away.
Raise your kids however you like. I support your right to do so. My kids are doing just fine, and I hope that yours do too.
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#85 You don’t know what your talking about.
Nonesense. The only possible way that is true is if their weed dealer lived right next to them. At least closer than the closest alcohol retailer.
“Nonsense” my ass. “Only possible way”? Get real man. I’ve been there, done that, got the t-shirt, washed it, dried it, folded it, and put it away.
Raise your kids however you like. I support your right to do so. My kids are doing just fine, and I hope that yours do too.
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