Weekend Meshugga Open Comments

I ran across the Chosen Surfers, Meshugga Beach Party, yesterday. They’re an interesting band. Think of a cross between Dick Dale and His Del-Tones and some rabbis (complete with prayer shawls and beards – even the babe on keyboard).

Jewish folk music is always uplifting, especially played like this.
Shalom y’all!!!


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  1. texanadian Avatar
    texanadian

    Mornin’ Gang!
    It’s the weekend and I’m at work!

  2. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    Mornin’ Gang!
    It’s the weekend and I’m at work!

  3. Robert M Avatar
    Robert M

    Hello? Tap….tap…..tap……ahem ™

    “Kiss my butt” is now considered a racist statement.

    This has been a public stafety announcement. Carry on.

  4. Southern Tragedy Avatar
    Southern Tragedy

    Hello? Tap….tap…..tap……ahem ™
    “Kiss my butt” is now considered a racist statement.
    This has been a public stafety announcement. Carry on.

  5. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    re: #2

    Tedtam: And even better, they canโ€™t claim heโ€™s racist!

    Hamous: Wanna bet?

  6. Hamous Avatar

    re: #2
    Tedtam: And even better, they canโ€™t claim heโ€™s racist!
    Hamous: Wanna bet?

  7. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    #2 ST

    Thanks for the heads-up on Maine gov Lepage. Go get ’em, gov!

  8. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    #2 ST
    Thanks for the heads-up on Maine gov Lepage. Go get ’em, gov!

  9. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    Hamous #83 Thursday OC

    Michael Williams would clean Howdy Doodyโ€™s clock, I think.

    I had an email from Sen. Jim Demint’s Senate Conservatives Fund:

    As you may remember, SCF encouraged Texas Governor Rick Perry to appoint Michael Williams to Senator Hutchison’s seat when she was expected to resign in the middle of her term. Michael is an outstanding conservative leader and he will be at the very top of our list as we consider candidates for an endorsement in the 2012 election.

  10. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    Hamous #83 Thursday OC

    Michael Williams would clean Howdy Doodyโ€™s clock, I think.

    I had an email from Sen. Jim Demint’s Senate Conservatives Fund:

    As you may remember, SCF encouraged Texas Governor Rick Perry to appoint Michael Williams to Senator Hutchison’s seat when she was expected to resign in the middle of her term. Michael is an outstanding conservative leader and he will be at the very top of our list as we consider candidates for an endorsement in the 2012 election.

  11. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    I see that the Dems and Obama are wanting to make nice at the State of the Union address by sitting among each other, holding hands and singing Kumbaya, agreeing not to be disagreeable, and so forth. Since this is a 180 degree turn from when Nancy was running the House (I think the quote was somewhere along the lines of “it takes a woman to clean the House”), I believe that a show of good faith might be in order to assure the Republicans that they are not playing their usual role as a dupe. Perhaps Obama and Dingy Harry could agree to go along with the repeal of Obamacare in exchange for some kind words and mixed seating at the STOTUA. I might even go along with them on something like that.

    However, in exchange for nothing, the usual suspects seem to have already agreed – including Senators McCain, Snowe, and Collins – the SJL’s of the right who want their photo taken with the President regardless.

  12. El Gordo Avatar

    I see that the Dems and Obama are wanting to make nice at the State of the Union address by sitting among each other, holding hands and singing Kumbaya, agreeing not to be disagreeable, and so forth. Since this is a 180 degree turn from when Nancy was running the House (I think the quote was somewhere along the lines of “it takes a woman to clean the House”), I believe that a show of good faith might be in order to assure the Republicans that they are not playing their usual role as a dupe. Perhaps Obama and Dingy Harry could agree to go along with the repeal of Obamacare in exchange for some kind words and mixed seating at the STOTUA. I might even go along with them on something like that.
    However, in exchange for nothing, the usual suspects seem to have already agreed – including Senators McCain, Snowe, and Collins – the SJL’s of the right who want their photo taken with the President regardless.

  13. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    mharper – Dewhurst is making noises about running too. It will be interesting to see if the Tea Party groups and Demint can overcome the Washington establishment and get Williams nominated.

  14. Hamous Avatar

    mharper – Dewhurst is making noises about running too. It will be interesting to see if the Tea Party groups and Demint can overcome the Washington establishment and get Williams nominated.

  15. Southern Tragedy Avatar
    Southern Tragedy

    #7
    El Gordo, just when Congresswoooman! Sheila Jackson Lee was going to get an easy aisle seat on the empty left side they want to crowd all of them together. What is a Queen to do?

  16. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    #7
    El Gordo, just when Congresswoooman! Sheila Jackson Lee was going to get an easy aisle seat on the empty left side they want to crowd all of them together. What is a Queen to do?

  17. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    I vote for Kinky!

  18. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    Here is the Texas Tribune’s list of possible senate candidates. The one that surprised me the most is Craig James. I’d like to see him try just so everyone would know what a sleazeball he is. I watched the 30 for 30 series episode on SMU recently. I had my doubts that ESPN would tell the story honestly since James is one of their golden boys. To my surprise James came off as an arrogant ahole that knew he had cheated and just didn’t care. Him and Dickerson both just yucked it up when talking about the scandal that led to the NCAA killing SMU football. More recently, the scheming and lies him and his son told that led to Texas Tech firing Mike Leach was reprehensible.

  19. Hamous Avatar

    Here is the Texas Tribune’s list of possible senate candidates. The one that surprised me the most is Craig James. I’d like to see him try just so everyone would know what a sleazeball he is. I watched the 30 for 30 series episode on SMU recently. I had my doubts that ESPN would tell the story honestly since James is one of their golden boys. To my surprise James came off as an arrogant ahole that knew he had cheated and just didn’t care. Him and Dickerson both just yucked it up when talking about the scandal that led to the NCAA killing SMU football. More recently, the scheming and lies him and his son told that led to Texas Tech firing Mike Leach was reprehensible.

  20. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    Good morning all. Bleak 49 at 6 and overcast with off and on misty sprinkles and chill-to-the-bone dampness. A few breaks in the clouds by 8:30 gave way to overcast again by 9; the forecast for 60% chance of rain the rest of the day does not leave much to relieve the doldrums of the dead of winter. Bleached lawns and fields tan and pale are relieved only by patches of clover, winter grasses, remnants of green under sheltering live oaks, and bright splashes of winter garden color.

    No need to feel sorry and depressed however, for Winter saves his worst for points north. We are not knee deep in snowbanks nor wrapped in teeth-chattering temps flirting with zero. Our landscapes only nap rather than sleep deeply and long under Winter’s blanket, and we see the Sun every few days rather than going weeks with him mostly hidden. And we can wear winter clothes in layers rather than bundling up like the Michelin Tire Man.

    Come the end of March we will have lived in Texas 42 years. It was a very good move.

  21. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    Good morning all. Bleak 49 at 6 and overcast with off and on misty sprinkles and chill-to-the-bone dampness. A few breaks in the clouds by 8:30 gave way to overcast again by 9; the forecast for 60% chance of rain the rest of the day does not leave much to relieve the doldrums of the dead of winter. Bleached lawns and fields tan and pale are relieved only by patches of clover, winter grasses, remnants of green under sheltering live oaks, and bright splashes of winter garden color.
    No need to feel sorry and depressed however, for Winter saves his worst for points north. We are not knee deep in snowbanks nor wrapped in teeth-chattering temps flirting with zero. Our landscapes only nap rather than sleep deeply and long under Winter’s blanket, and we see the Sun every few days rather than going weeks with him mostly hidden. And we can wear winter clothes in layers rather than bundling up like the Michelin Tire Man.
    Come the end of March we will have lived in Texas 42 years. It was a very good move.

  22. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    Shalom, Saturday all

    When they throw you under the bus, they throw you ALL the way under. Seems like the best Helen Thomas could do was get a job at the local Green Sheet (Coupla weeks ago), and now they stripped her prestige to zero.

    Helen Thomas Joins Falls Church News-Press
    January 6th, 2011 | Author: ARLnow.com

    Former White House correspondent Helen Thomas has come out of a seven-month retirement to write a column for the Falls Church News-Press.
    Thomas was a long-time fixture in the front row of the White House briefing room, having begun her daily White House coverage in 1960. She resigned as a columnist for Hearst Newspapers last year after making controversial remarks about Jews and Israel. When asked by a video camera-wielding rabbi what she thought of Israel, Thomas said that Jews should โ€œget the hell out of Palestineโ€ and โ€œgo homeโ€ to Germany, Poland and the U.S.
    Thomas, 90, will now be writing a weekly political affairs column exclusively for the News-Press.

    SPJ Executive Committee Votes to Retire Helen Thomas Award
    By Don Irvine | January 15, 2011
    The executive committee of the Society of Professional Journalists voted last week to retire the Helen Thomas Award for Lifetime Achievement after the veteran journalist stood by controversial remarks she made about Israel. The recommendation will be sent to the full board of directors for a vote to retire the award with Thomasโ€™ name attached.
    From the SPJ press release:
    โ€œThis is a complex issue, and the executive committee considered comments and letters from both sides. Because of the importance of this decision, it is appropriate to put this before the full board,โ€ SPJ President Hagit Limor said.
    The executive committee said the following in making its recommendation: โ€œWhile we support Helen Thomasโ€™ right to speak her opinion, we condemn her statements in December as offensive and inappropriate.โ€
    The committee considered removing Thomasโ€™ name from the award in July after remarks she made earlier in the year but decided not to take any action saying it was a one-time spontaneous action for which she later apologized. However when she reiterated those remarks in December it placed the SPJ in a difficult position and in the end they decided to move away from any further controversy by recommending the board retire the award.
    Even though the committee was slow to act and should have realized that Thomas has an outright hatred for Israel they did the right thing by voting to retire the award though they should have removed Thomasโ€™ name from it at the same time. Hopefully the full board will follow through on the committeeโ€™s recommendation and put this tainted award behind them.

  23. OletimerLin Avatar
    OletimerLin

    Shalom, Saturday all
    When they throw you under the bus, they throw you ALL the way under. Seems like the best Helen Thomas could do was get a job at the local Green Sheet (Coupla weeks ago), and now they stripped her prestige to zero.

    Helen Thomas Joins Falls Church News-Press
    January 6th, 2011 | Author: ARLnow.com
    Former White House correspondent Helen Thomas has come out of a seven-month retirement to write a column for the Falls Church News-Press.
    Thomas was a long-time fixture in the front row of the White House briefing room, having begun her daily White House coverage in 1960. She resigned as a columnist for Hearst Newspapers last year after making controversial remarks about Jews and Israel. When asked by a video camera-wielding rabbi what she thought of Israel, Thomas said that Jews should โ€œget the hell out of Palestineโ€ and โ€œgo homeโ€ to Germany, Poland and the U.S.
    Thomas, 90, will now be writing a weekly political affairs column exclusively for the News-Press.

    SPJ Executive Committee Votes to Retire Helen Thomas Award
    By Don Irvine | January 15, 2011
    The executive committee of the Society of Professional Journalists voted last week to retire the Helen Thomas Award for Lifetime Achievement after the veteran journalist stood by controversial remarks she made about Israel. The recommendation will be sent to the full board of directors for a vote to retire the award with Thomasโ€™ name attached.
    From the SPJ press release:
    โ€œThis is a complex issue, and the executive committee considered comments and letters from both sides. Because of the importance of this decision, it is appropriate to put this before the full board,โ€ SPJ President Hagit Limor said.
    The executive committee said the following in making its recommendation: โ€œWhile we support Helen Thomasโ€™ right to speak her opinion, we condemn her statements in December as offensive and inappropriate.โ€
    The committee considered removing Thomasโ€™ name from the award in July after remarks she made earlier in the year but decided not to take any action saying it was a one-time spontaneous action for which she later apologized. However when she reiterated those remarks in December it placed the SPJ in a difficult position and in the end they decided to move away from any further controversy by recommending the board retire the award.
    Even though the committee was slow to act and should have realized that Thomas has an outright hatred for Israel they did the right thing by voting to retire the award though they should have removed Thomasโ€™ name from it at the same time. Hopefully the full board will follow through on the committeeโ€™s recommendation and put this tainted award behind them.

  24. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    I made 92 and Dee made 85

    In a survey of thousands of Americans, one subset โ€“ elected officials โ€“ proved particularly clueless on questions about the U.S. Constitution. In fact, fewer than half could correctly answer such basic questions as “Who can declare war?” and “What are the three branches of government?”
    The Intercollegiate Studies Institute reports it conducted the quiz of over 2,500 adults, asking 33 basic civics questions, many taken from nationally recognized instruments like the U.S. Citizenship Exam, including 10 questions related to the U.S. Constitution.

    Civics Quiz

    Are you more knowledgeable than the average citizen? The average score for all 2,508 Americans taking the following test was 49%; college educators scored 55%. Can you do better? Questions were drawn from past ISI surveys, as well as other nationally recognized exams.

    http://www.americancivicliteracy.org/resources/quiz.aspx

  25. OletimerLin Avatar
    OletimerLin

    I made 92 and Dee made 85

    In a survey of thousands of Americans, one subset โ€“ elected officials โ€“ proved particularly clueless on questions about the U.S. Constitution. In fact, fewer than half could correctly answer such basic questions as “Who can declare war?” and “What are the three branches of government?”
    The Intercollegiate Studies Institute reports it conducted the quiz of over 2,500 adults, asking 33 basic civics questions, many taken from nationally recognized instruments like the U.S. Citizenship Exam, including 10 questions related to the U.S. Constitution.

    Civics Quiz
    Are you more knowledgeable than the average citizen? The average score for all 2,508 Americans taking the following test was 49%; college educators scored 55%. Can you do better? Questions were drawn from past ISI surveys, as well as other nationally recognized exams.

    http://www.americancivicliteracy.org/resources/quiz.aspx

  26. OletimerLin Avatar
    OletimerLin

    11 wagonburner says:
    January 15, 2011 at 10:03 am
    Man acquitted of trying to have sex with Christie Brinkley.

    You sure have been picking on Fla. lately.
    BTW, do you know how to identify the retired New Yorkers down there?
    They’re 60 pounds overweight, bald headed, pasty white and wearing a red Speedo with their left testacle hanging out.

  27. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    testacle

    testicle/there, fixed it

  28. OletimerLin Avatar
    OletimerLin

    testacle

    testicle/there, fixed it

  29. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    #12 Hamous

    Is that an avatarget?

  30. OletimerLin Avatar
    OletimerLin

    #12 Hamous
    Is that an avatarget?

  31. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    Heh. Avatarget. I like it!

  32. Hamous Avatar

    Heh. Avatarget. I like it!

  33. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    #15 OTL, Interesting quiz, I got 90.91. Biggest disagreement was with their view of economics. They are not free marketers. He he he

  34. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    #15 OTL, Interesting quiz, I got 90.91. Biggest disagreement was with their view of economics. They are not free marketers. He he he

  35. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    #16 otl
    It’s just that The Sunshine State is such a target-rich environment that when you look for weird happenings, the other states’ goofy stuff just gets lost in the volume.
    Look at it this way: if you have a bag with a million beads in it, and 950,000 of them are blue and the rest are a mix of other colors, you’re gonna draw a blue one a lot more often than a red one.

    BTW, do you know how to identify the retired New Yorkers down there?
    Theyโ€™re 60 pounds overweight, bald headed, pasty white and wearing a red Speedo with their left testacle hanging out.

    When you wrap a rubber band around a Nerf ball,it’s hard to get anything to stay put under there.
    btw – how do you identify former tractor-trailer rig operators on the beach?
    They’re long-haired, with a dark, wrinkled left arm, a right arm that’s so white it’s almost transparent and smooth asa baby’s butt, and wearing a leopard-print speedo.

  36. OletimerLin Avatar
    OletimerLin

    btw โ€“ how do you identify former tractor-trailer rig operators on the beach?
    Theyโ€™re long-haired, with a dark, wrinkled left arm, a right arm thatโ€™s so white itโ€™s almost transparent and smooth as a babyโ€™s butt, and wearing a leopard-print speedo.

    Sarge? Sarge?

  37. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    #15 otl
    100%

  38. Katfish Avatar

    #23 otl
    Nice try, but wrong. Keep guessing.

  39. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    #23 otl
    Nice try, but wrong. Keep guessing.

  40. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    btw โ€“ how do you identify former tractor-trailer rig operators on the beach?
    Theyโ€™re long-haired, with a dark, wrinkled left arm, a right arm thatโ€™s so white itโ€™s almost transparent and smooth as a babyโ€™s butt, and wearing a leopard-print speedo.

    Or you could just call Squawk and see where he is.

  41. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    #21 Adee

    OTL, Interesting quiz, I got 90.91. Biggest disagreement was with their view of economics. They are not free marketers. He he he

    Me, too, same score, same opinion about some of the questions: Makes a big difference if you are asking what SHOULD be done vs what WOULD (most likely) be done. So I’m sure you missed Q #30 as I did.

    Which of the following fiscal policy combinations would a government most likely follow to stimulate economic activity when the economy is in a severe recession?

  42. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    #21 Adee

    OTL, Interesting quiz, I got 90.91. Biggest disagreement was with their view of economics. They are not free marketers. He he he

    Me, too, same score, same opinion about some of the questions: Makes a big difference if you are asking what SHOULD be done vs what WOULD (most likely) be done. So I’m sure you missed Q #30 as I did.

    Which of the following fiscal policy combinations would a government most likely follow to stimulate economic activity when the economy is in a severe recession?

  43. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    Sarge and Squawk

    Mea Culpa. I meant Squawk, I had my tongue over my eyetooth and couldn’t see what I was saying.

  44. OletimerLin Avatar
    OletimerLin

    Sarge and Squawk
    Mea Culpa. I meant Squawk, I had my tongue over my eyetooth and couldn’t see what I was saying.

  45. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    27 mharper42 says:
    January 15, 2011 at 10:57 am

    #21 Adee

    We all missed the same one.

  46. OletimerLin Avatar
    OletimerLin

    27 mharper42 says:
    January 15, 2011 at 10:57 am
    #21 Adee

    We all missed the same one.

  47. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    #11 Pyro

    That guy was lucky he skated, sounds like a nutburger to me, making such a comment to an animal clinic then to claim he was joking. From the comments:

    Q: What do you call it when a dog is named after a fashion model?

    A: Doggy style.

  48. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    #11 Pyro
    That guy was lucky he skated, sounds like a nutburger to me, making such a comment to an animal clinic then to claim he was joking. From the comments:

    Q: What do you call it when a dog is named after a fashion model?
    A: Doggy style.

  49. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    24 wagonburner says:
    January 15, 2011 at 10:51 am

    #15 otl
    100%

    Congrats!

  50. OletimerLin Avatar
    OletimerLin

    24 wagonburner says:
    January 15, 2011 at 10:51 am
    #15 otl
    100%

    Congrats!

  51. OletimerLin Avatar
    OletimerLin

    Having trouble getting pregnant? Hire a clown.

    In a new study published in Fertility and Sterility, an Israeli team has found that women trying to become pregnant through in-vitro fertilization (IVF) may have greater odds of success if they are entertained by a “medical clown” after the embryo transfer.

  52. bob42 Avatar

    Having trouble getting pregnant? Hire a clown.

    In a new study published in Fertility and Sterility, an Israeli team has found that women trying to become pregnant through in-vitro fertilization (IVF) may have greater odds of success if they are entertained by a “medical clown” after the embryo transfer.

  53. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    Gotta go gang, I have promises to keep and miles to go before I Sleep

  54. OletimerLin Avatar
    OletimerLin

    Gotta go gang, I have promises to keep and miles to go before I Sleep

  55. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    #32 Bob

    Great find! — “Medical Clown”, wonder what that job pays?

    Maybe local hand guy Dr Michael Brown would be a good candidate.

  56. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    #32 Bob
    Great find! — “Medical Clown”, wonder what that job pays?
    Maybe local hand guy Dr Michael Brown would be a good candidate.

  57. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    ST #2;

    I think we can be charitable and send the NAACP a bunch of tooth brushes, tooth paste and mouthwash for the inevitable event. When I read the governor’s statements yesterday Ithe article noted that he refused to appologize for it. I thought, “good…for…HIM!”

  58. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    ST #2;
    I think we can be charitable and send the NAACP a bunch of tooth brushes, tooth paste and mouthwash for the inevitable event. When I read the governor’s statements yesterday Ithe article noted that he refused to appologize for it. I thought, “good…for…HIM!”

  59. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    OK–

    As an explanation:

    I’ve been working from home the past couple of days. The IT guy at work has blocked all video (bandwidth problem or butt wipe problem, take your pick), so I;ve been enjoyingf music videos while working, thats why I’m posting so many up.

    So, while I’m at it:

    The best blues tune ever written by a white guy.

  60. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    OK–
    As an explanation:
    I’ve been working from home the past couple of days. The IT guy at work has blocked all video (bandwidth problem or butt wipe problem, take your pick), so I;ve been enjoyingf music videos while working, thats why I’m posting so many up.
    So, while I’m at it:
    The best blues tune ever written by a white guy.

  61. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    #38 That’s a good one but I think this is certainly worthy of consideration as the best blues tune ever written by a (really) white guy:

  62. Hamous Avatar

    #38 That’s a good one but I think this is certainly worthy of consideration as the best blues tune ever written by a (really) white guy:

  63. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    Police: Pics Show AZ Shooter With Murder Weapon, Dressed in Womenโ€™s G-String

    Law enforcement officials said Friday they have multiple photos of Jared L. Loughner posing with a Glock 9mm pistol next to his naked buttocks and dressed in a bright red g-string.

    Looks like Loughner was ready for others to kiss his butt as well. Yikes! ๐Ÿ˜ฏ

  64. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    Police: Pics Show AZ Shooter With Murder Weapon, Dressed in Womenโ€™s G-String

    Law enforcement officials said Friday they have multiple photos of Jared L. Loughner posing with a Glock 9mm pistol next to his naked buttocks and dressed in a bright red g-string.

    Looks like Loughner was ready for others to kiss his butt as well. Yikes! ๐Ÿ˜ฏ

  65. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    Wagon;

    I guess Canada doesn’t want their MTV.

  66. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    Wagon;
    I guess Canada doesn’t want their MTV.

  67. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    Or maybe this one:

    Or this one:

  68. Hamous Avatar

    Or maybe this one:

    Or this one:

  69. Katfish Avatar

    #41 darren
    That kind of stuff is what causes these kinds of songs to happen.

  70. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    #41 darren
    That kind of stuff is what causes these kinds of songs to happen.

  71. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    #38 Thatโ€™s a good one but I think this is certainly worthy of consideration as the best blues tune ever written by a (really) white guy:

    Hmmmm—

    That seems to be more of an emulation than an original composition, but IS worthy of consideration.

    But, this comes back atcha

  72. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    #38 Thatโ€™s a good one but I think this is certainly worthy of consideration as the best blues tune ever written by a (really) white guy:

    Hmmmm—
    That seems to be more of an emulation than an original composition, but IS worthy of consideration.
    But, this comes back atcha

  73. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    That seems to be more of an emulation than an original composition

    Ummm, any blues tune written by any white guy in the last 50 years is an emulation of sorts.

  74. Hamous Avatar

    That seems to be more of an emulation than an original composition

    Ummm, any blues tune written by any white guy in the last 50 years is an emulation of sorts.

  75. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    Ummm, any blues tune written by any white guy in the last 50 years is an emulation of sorts.

    To a point, I would submit.

    For instance.

  76. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    Ummm, any blues tune written by any white guy in the last 50 years is an emulation of sorts.

    To a point, I would submit.
    For instance.

  77. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    Dang
    Where’s my edit button?

    It’s right there in front of you. Cant you see it? ๐Ÿ˜‰

  78. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    Dang
    Where’s my edit button?
    It’s right there in front of you. Cant you see it? ๐Ÿ˜‰

  79. Katfish Avatar

    Cool article on nuclear missile control: Death Wears a Snuggie

  80. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    Cool article on nuclear missile control: Death Wears a Snuggie

  81. squawkbox Avatar

    OletimerLin

    btw โ€“ how do you identify former tractor-trailer rig operators on the beach?
    Theyโ€™re long-haired, with a dark, wrinkled left arm, a right arm thatโ€™s so white itโ€™s almost transparent and smooth as a babyโ€™s butt, and wearing a leopard-print speedo.

    Holy crap described me to a “T”. You forgot the big belly though. But that’s okay it is a common mistake.

    Sarge and Squawk
    Mea Culpa. I meant Squawk, I had my tongue over my eyetooth and couldnโ€™t see what I was saying.

    Sarge would be the pasty pale skinny guy walking around in something that looks like O.D. green boxer shorts.
    O.D. = olive drab.

  82. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    Of course, as emulations go, this is a goodun.

  83. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    Of course, as emulations go, this is a goodun.

  84. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    Sarge would be the pasty pale skinny guy walking around in something that looks like O.D. green boxer shorts.

    O.D. = olive drab.

    Updated for accuracy.

  85. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    Sarge would be the pasty pale skinny guy walking around in something that looks like O.D. green boxer shorts.
    O.D. = olive drab.

    Updated for accuracy.

  86. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    Not an emulation, not even a bluesm tune.

    But one that qualifes as being a cover that is better than the original.

  87. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    Not an emulation, not even a bluesm tune.
    But one that qualifes as being a cover that is better than the original.

  88. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    OK,

    So I got here following the thread from Butterfield, Bloomfield, Gravenites, etc.

    And found the next song that will be banned in Canada as hate speech.

  89. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    OK,
    So I got here following the thread from Butterfield, Bloomfield, Gravenites, etc.
    And found the next song that will be banned in Canada as hate speech.

  90. Katfish Avatar

    Holy cow. Sux 2 b @ LAX today. They had a power outage in the terminals. Planes are stuck on the tarmac (no power to jet bridges). Here’s the line to get to security in the SWA terminal.

  91. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    Holy cow. Sux 2 b @ LAX today. They had a power outage in the terminals. Planes are stuck on the tarmac (no power to jet bridges). Here’s the line to get to security in the SWA terminal.

  92. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    B
    Double E
    R-U-N

    Beer Run

  93. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    B
    Double E
    R-U-N
    Beer Run

  94. OletimerLin Avatar
    OletimerLin

    #37 WB, few things wiss me off as much as nanny staters such as those in the Canadian (or the U.K.) equivalent of our FCC. I know no person, straight or gay, that would interpret Dire Strait’s Money for Nothing as hateful. In context, the tune conveys envy not hate.

    When I worked evenings at a pop rock station, I threw FCC regs to the wind and played the “not safe for radio” version of The Who’s Who are you. It contained (gasp!) the eff word toward the end of the tune.

    I was not alone, behind a service door under the board, we kept our stash of tapes that were banned from the airwaves. The program director heard The Who one night and stopped by, and smiling said, “You do know that if we get a single complaint I’ll have to fire you, right?” And then he tossed a couple of more tapes in the stash.

  95. bob42 Avatar

    #37 WB, few things wiss me off as much as nanny staters such as those in the Canadian (or the U.K.) equivalent of our FCC. I know no person, straight or gay, that would interpret Dire Strait’s Money for Nothing as hateful. In context, the tune conveys envy not hate.
    When I worked evenings at a pop rock station, I threw FCC regs to the wind and played the “not safe for radio” version of The Who’s Who are you. It contained (gasp!) the eff word toward the end of the tune.
    I was not alone, behind a service door under the board, we kept our stash of tapes that were banned from the airwaves. The program director heard The Who one night and stopped by, and smiling said, “You do know that if we get a single complaint I’ll have to fire you, right?” And then he tossed a couple of more tapes in the stash.

  96. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    Yup, I did not get #30 correct in their view. Obviously we have lots of company. ๐Ÿ™‚

  97. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    Yup, I did not get #30 correct in their view. Obviously we have lots of company. ๐Ÿ™‚

  98. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    OK–

    So he’s a self absorbed wierdo.

    He nails it here.

  99. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    OK–
    So he’s a self absorbed wierdo.
    He nails it here.

  100. Robert M Avatar
    Robert M

    Sorry for my #2 post, my queen. You know I don’t visit every day. /50 lashes with a wet noodle

    Did y’all see this article? Hoo, doggie! Michael Berry is going to have a field day on Monday.

  101. Southern Tragedy Avatar
    Southern Tragedy

    Sorry for my #2 post, my queen. You know I don’t visit every day. /50 lashes with a wet noodle
    Did y’all see this article? Hoo, doggie! Michael Berry is going to have a field day on Monday.

  102. gtotracker42 Avatar
    gtotracker42

    Gonzales is a Pascua Yaqui. Most of the Yaqui were the victims of a pogrom by Porfirio Diaz in the late 1800’s. Wiki has really watered that bit down that on their site but at least they still mention it. The few Yaqui in the States are, generally speaking, here because they fled Mexican persecution.

  103. gtotracker42 Avatar
    gtotracker42

    Gonzales is a Pascua Yaqui. Most of the Yaqui were the victims of a pogrom by Porfirio Diaz in the late 1800’s. Wiki has really watered that bit down that on their site but at least they still mention it. The few Yaqui in the States are, generally speaking, here because they fled Mexican persecution.

  104. Robert M Avatar
    Robert M

    None of the victims of the Tucson massacre were known to be Yaqui. Moreover, no rabbi, Catholic priest or Protestant minister, the known religions of the victims, was included in the memorial program.

    GTO: Yabut, he has Roman Catholic views. Why couldn’t he of at least added a rice grain mention of that to the catholic victims? Quite honestly, I saw some of his “memorial” to the victims. Kinda weird.

  105. Southern Tragedy Avatar
    Southern Tragedy

    None of the victims of the Tucson massacre were known to be Yaqui. Moreover, no rabbi, Catholic priest or Protestant minister, the known religions of the victims, was included in the memorial program.

    GTO: Yabut, he has Roman Catholic views. Why couldn’t he of at least added a rice grain mention of that to the catholic victims? Quite honestly, I saw some of his “memorial” to the victims. Kinda weird.

  106. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    I just never cease to be amazed at the ignorance and lack of understanding of some of the posts on this blog. Everyone knows that the Indians (Native Americans nowadays) were in tune with mother Earth and possessed spiritual insight not recognized or achievable by modern religions (meaning those less than 2000 years old). In fact, the more enlightened among us now have our sights set on returning America to its rightful owners, our vision of vast prairies of native grasses and massive herds of buffalo grazing in concert with the almighty, and a few roving bands of natives harvesting only what they need from nature’s bounty and living in peace and harmony with all creatures. And you want to be critical of the Messiah for making supreme efforts to see that all this happens? What’s up with that? And, BYW, I’m getting tired of your total lack of appreciation for his willingness to stoop down to the position of President of the Unites States just for us and sacrificing his many talents just for the little people (and I don’t mean the midgets (can we use that word anymore?)).

  107. El Gordo Avatar

    I just never cease to be amazed at the ignorance and lack of understanding of some of the posts on this blog. Everyone knows that the Indians (Native Americans nowadays) were in tune with mother Earth and possessed spiritual insight not recognized or achievable by modern religions (meaning those less than 2000 years old). In fact, the more enlightened among us now have our sights set on returning America to its rightful owners, our vision of vast prairies of native grasses and massive herds of buffalo grazing in concert with the almighty, and a few roving bands of natives harvesting only what they need from nature’s bounty and living in peace and harmony with all creatures. And you want to be critical of the Messiah for making supreme efforts to see that all this happens? What’s up with that? And, BYW, I’m getting tired of your total lack of appreciation for his willingness to stoop down to the position of President of the Unites States just for us and sacrificing his many talents just for the little people (and I don’t mean the midgets (can we use that word anymore?)).

  108. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    ST #62;

    I just saw that on Drudge. I guess those suryeor symbols on Sarah Palin’s political map caused Eric Full-of-it to make that death threat.

    Did the Left get the cuplrits in the Tuscan shooting wrong or what.

  109. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    ST #62;
    I just saw that on Drudge. I guess those suryeor symbols on Sarah Palin’s political map caused Eric Full-of-it to make that death threat.
    Did the Left get the cuplrits in the Tuscan shooting wrong or what.

  110. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    Michael Reagan blasted his younger brother, Ron, for suggesting in a new book that their father suffered from the beginning stages of Alzheimer’s disease while he was still in the White House.

    Reagan was a good dude but I clearly remember watching a press conference at the Reagan ranch late in his 2nd term. A reporter asked a question (I don’t remember the topic) and Reagan said “Well……” with a long pause and Nancy, like a ventriloquist, whispers “We’re doing all we can” and Reagan parrots it. I remember thinking at the time, “I wonder if he has Alzheimer’s?”

  111. Hamous Avatar

    Michael Reagan blasted his younger brother, Ron, for suggesting in a new book that their father suffered from the beginning stages of Alzheimer’s disease while he was still in the White House.

    Reagan was a good dude but I clearly remember watching a press conference at the Reagan ranch late in his 2nd term. A reporter asked a question (I don’t remember the topic) and Reagan said “Well……” with a long pause and Nancy, like a ventriloquist, whispers “We’re doing all we can” and Reagan parrots it. I remember thinking at the time, “I wonder if he has Alzheimer’s?”

  112. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    โ€œI wonder if he has Alzheimerโ€™s?โ€

    And you remember thinking that! That’s good news, Hamous. Good news.

  113. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    โ€œI wonder if he has Alzheimerโ€™s?โ€

    And you remember thinking that! That’s good news, Hamous. Good news.

  114. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    The day is complete. Green Bay soundly beat Atlanta tonight, in Atlanta. Vince Lombardi was surely smiling on them. Hope they play da Bears next weekend.

    G’night all.

  115. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    The day is complete. Green Bay soundly beat Atlanta tonight, in Atlanta. Vince Lombardi was surely smiling on them. Hope they play da Bears next weekend.
    G’night all.

  116. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    Mark Levin Threatens to Sue Anyone Tying Him to Tucson Shooting

    Thank you, Mark Levin! Honestly, I do not know why legal action is not taken more often by conservative on such seriously false accusations made against them. I do not like trial lawyers but what’s happened to Conservatives, and the Tea Party bafter the Tuscon shooting in vast amounts of finger pointing and outright accusations towards them that they were somehow responsible for that horrific act of violence to them clearly merits legal action to be taken against the finger pointers.

    Levin, as usual, was 100 percent right.

    What we’ve witnessed in the past six days has been a national disgrace.

    Within minutes of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) getting shot, media members began accusing conservative politicians and pundits of inciting the shooter. This was before anyone knew anything about him.

    We have since learned that whatever politics Jared Lee Loughner had, they were certainly not right-wing, and that he apparently didn’t watch television or listen to talk radio.

    But this didn’t stop the folks responsible for disseminating the news via the airwaves, cable and print to continually and dishonestly misrepresent to their viewers, listeners, and readers that folks like Palin, Levin, Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Bill O’Reilly, and members of the Tea Party all had a hand in this incident.

  117. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    Mark Levin Threatens to Sue Anyone Tying Him to Tucson Shooting
    Thank you, Mark Levin! Honestly, I do not know why legal action is not taken more often by conservative on such seriously false accusations made against them. I do not like trial lawyers but what’s happened to Conservatives, and the Tea Party bafter the Tuscon shooting in vast amounts of finger pointing and outright accusations towards them that they were somehow responsible for that horrific act of violence to them clearly merits legal action to be taken against the finger pointers.

    Levin, as usual, was 100 percent right.
    What we’ve witnessed in the past six days has been a national disgrace.
    Within minutes of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) getting shot, media members began accusing conservative politicians and pundits of inciting the shooter. This was before anyone knew anything about him.
    We have since learned that whatever politics Jared Lee Loughner had, they were certainly not right-wing, and that he apparently didn’t watch television or listen to talk radio.
    But this didn’t stop the folks responsible for disseminating the news via the airwaves, cable and print to continually and dishonestly misrepresent to their viewers, listeners, and readers that folks like Palin, Levin, Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Bill O’Reilly, and members of the Tea Party all had a hand in this incident.

  118. phil Avatar
    phil

    And tonight ladies and gentlemen, the Valedictorian of The Joseph Goebbels School of Journalism, now gainfully employed by the Many Sycophantic Nutjobs Broadcasting Company, Chrissie Matthews, would like to dedicate this song to the One who gave him the throb up his thigh and the tingle in his tinkle.

  119. phil Avatar
    phil

    And tonight ladies and gentlemen, the Valedictorian of The Joseph Goebbels School of Journalism, now gainfully employed by the Many Sycophantic Nutjobs Broadcasting Company, Chrissie Matthews, would like to dedicate this song to the One who gave him the throb up his thigh and the tingle in his tinkle.

  120. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    #65 – If Hamous says it, that in itself should be better than a medical diagnosis and proof enough of the poor man’s condition. Heck, I can’t remember what I’m supposed to do or say half the time, but I can remember that I can’t remember, so maybe that exempts me; or at least lets me know that I’m not in the advanced stages.

  121. El Gordo Avatar

    #65 – If Hamous says it, that in itself should be better than a medical diagnosis and proof enough of the poor man’s condition. Heck, I can’t remember what I’m supposed to do or say half the time, but I can remember that I can’t remember, so maybe that exempts me; or at least lets me know that I’m not in the advanced stages.

  122. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    G’Saturday morning all

    #71 El Gordo

    What are you doing up at 3AM? Sure hope you’re not trying to find your way home or Senora Gordo is with you.

  123. OletimerLin Avatar
    OletimerLin

    G’Saturday morning all
    #71 El Gordo
    What are you doing up at 3AM? Sure hope you’re not trying to find your way home or Senora Gordo is with you.

  124. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    Big Sis has proposed a new rule that would require that every suitcase checked on a US flight be on the same plane as its owner. “That means that even though you want to fly to Orlando at 9am, you may end up on the 10pm plane to Boise.” The airlines oppose the plan.

    They are even against a less stringent rule that would require luggage and owners to be in the same country.

  125. OletimerLin Avatar
    OletimerLin

    Big Sis has proposed a new rule that would require that every suitcase checked on a US flight be on the same plane as its owner. “That means that even though you want to fly to Orlando at 9am, you may end up on the 10pm plane to Boise.” The airlines oppose the plan.
    They are even against a less stringent rule that would require luggage and owners to be in the same country.

  126. Robert M Avatar
    Robert M

    The show must go on!!! Kuddos to the hockey fans.

  127. Southern Tragedy Avatar
    Southern Tragedy

    The show must go on!!! Kuddos to the hockey fans.

  128. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    Good morning all. Is everybody sleeping in today? Well, the gloom and damp don’t really inspire great activity other than must-do indoor chores and really-must-do outdoor ones. From 56 at 6 we have soared to 58 at 11 out here on the north bank of the Brazos at Richmond. A light breeze is about all that stirs; woodsy critters are sleeping in.

    Light rain off and on all night and mist in between leaves wet pavement and puddles in the low spots, fortunately nothing heavy since we have enough moisture already. The mares are resigned to a day inside; Mara is looking out her window at the house and sending a message–where’s the lunch hay, and can you give us some cookies too? Mariposa is asleep in a chair near the computer desk, having assumed a comfy nest Valentine used to favor; perhaps his scent is still there and that invited her.

    Mara being the alpha mare, the oldest, and the only one with offspring pretty much sets the tone for our little herd. Checking with the Arabian horse registry database recently, I see that her son and only child has made her a grandmother 70 times and a greatgrandmother 10 times thus far. He has been busy and so have a few of his kids.

    Ball game at noon to be watched. Go Bears. We want a Packers game in Chicago next weekend.

  129. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    Good morning all. Is everybody sleeping in today? Well, the gloom and damp don’t really inspire great activity other than must-do indoor chores and really-must-do outdoor ones. From 56 at 6 we have soared to 58 at 11 out here on the north bank of the Brazos at Richmond. A light breeze is about all that stirs; woodsy critters are sleeping in.
    Light rain off and on all night and mist in between leaves wet pavement and puddles in the low spots, fortunately nothing heavy since we have enough moisture already. The mares are resigned to a day inside; Mara is looking out her window at the house and sending a message–where’s the lunch hay, and can you give us some cookies too? Mariposa is asleep in a chair near the computer desk, having assumed a comfy nest Valentine used to favor; perhaps his scent is still there and that invited her.
    Mara being the alpha mare, the oldest, and the only one with offspring pretty much sets the tone for our little herd. Checking with the Arabian horse registry database recently, I see that her son and only child has made her a grandmother 70 times and a greatgrandmother 10 times thus far. He has been busy and so have a few of his kids.
    Ball game at noon to be watched. Go Bears. We want a Packers game in Chicago next weekend.

  130. texanadian Avatar
    texanadian

    Good Mornin’ Adee, LQQks like Green Bay is one game out from the Super Bowl. One of my guys at work is a rabid Cowboys Fan and another one is a “Fair Weather” Green Bay fan. He’s been down on Green Bay this year until the last few weeks and now he’s all gung ho. We worked yesterday and he couldn’t wait to get home and watch the game. At least the Cowboy Fan never quits on his team, he’s saying wait til next year.
    As a side-bar the Cowboy fan’s son got to go to Dallas for the Pearland game and he’s waiting on his Championship ring. ๐Ÿ˜€

  131. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    Good Mornin’ Adee, LQQks like Green Bay is one game out from the Super Bowl. One of my guys at work is a rabid Cowboys Fan and another one is a “Fair Weather” Green Bay fan. He’s been down on Green Bay this year until the last few weeks and now he’s all gung ho. We worked yesterday and he couldn’t wait to get home and watch the game. At least the Cowboy Fan never quits on his team, he’s saying wait til next year.
    As a side-bar the Cowboy fan’s son got to go to Dallas for the Pearland game and he’s waiting on his Championship ring. ๐Ÿ˜€

  132. texanadian Avatar
    texanadian

    Now this is interesting; Israel Tests on Worm Called Crucial in Iran Nuclear Delay.

    The worm itself now appears to have included two major components. One was designed to send Iranโ€™s nuclear centrifuges spinning wildly out of control. Another seems right out of the movies: The computer program also secretly recorded what normal operations at the nuclear plant looked like, then played those readings back to plant operators, like a pre-recorded security tape in a bank heist, so that it would appear that everything was operating normally while the centrifuges were actually tearing themselves apart.
    Snip~
    Officially, neither American nor Israeli officials will even utter the name of the malicious computer program, much less describe any role in designing it. But Israeli officials grin widely when asked about its effects. Mr. Obamaโ€™s chief strategist for combating weapons of mass destruction, Gary Samore, sidestepped a Stuxnet question at a recent conference about Iran, but added with a smile: โ€œIโ€™m glad to hear they are having troubles with their centrifuge machines, and the U.S. and its allies are doing everything we can to make it more complicated.โ€
    Snip~
    No one was more intrigued than Mr. Langner, a former psychologist who runs a small computer security company in a suburb of Hamburg. Eager to design protective software for his clients, he had his five employees focus on picking apart the code and running it on the series of Siemens controllers neatly stacked in racks, their lights blinking.

    He quickly discovered that the worm only kicked into gear when it detected the presence of a specific configuration of controllers, running a set of processes that appear to exist only in a centrifuge plant. โ€œThe attackers took great care to make sure that only their designated targets were hit,โ€ he said. โ€œIt was a marksmanโ€™s job.โ€

    Neat stuff, you need to read the whole thing.

  133. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    Now this is interesting; Israel Tests on Worm Called Crucial in Iran Nuclear Delay.

    The worm itself now appears to have included two major components. One was designed to send Iranโ€™s nuclear centrifuges spinning wildly out of control. Another seems right out of the movies: The computer program also secretly recorded what normal operations at the nuclear plant looked like, then played those readings back to plant operators, like a pre-recorded security tape in a bank heist, so that it would appear that everything was operating normally while the centrifuges were actually tearing themselves apart.
    Snip~
    Officially, neither American nor Israeli officials will even utter the name of the malicious computer program, much less describe any role in designing it. But Israeli officials grin widely when asked about its effects. Mr. Obamaโ€™s chief strategist for combating weapons of mass destruction, Gary Samore, sidestepped a Stuxnet question at a recent conference about Iran, but added with a smile: โ€œIโ€™m glad to hear they are having troubles with their centrifuge machines, and the U.S. and its allies are doing everything we can to make it more complicated.โ€
    Snip~
    No one was more intrigued than Mr. Langner, a former psychologist who runs a small computer security company in a suburb of Hamburg. Eager to design protective software for his clients, he had his five employees focus on picking apart the code and running it on the series of Siemens controllers neatly stacked in racks, their lights blinking.
    He quickly discovered that the worm only kicked into gear when it detected the presence of a specific configuration of controllers, running a set of processes that appear to exist only in a centrifuge plant. โ€œThe attackers took great care to make sure that only their designated targets were hit,โ€ he said. โ€œIt was a marksmanโ€™s job.โ€

    Neat stuff, you need to read the whole thing.

  134. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    #76 Adee

    must-do indoor chores and really-must-do outdoor ones

    I have totally wimped out this weekend, both indoors and out. No motivation at all. Well, I did work on my Q4 estimated tax which must be mailed by Tuesday. I need to do some shopping but it is simply too dreary to go out.

  135. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    #76 Adee

    must-do indoor chores and really-must-do outdoor ones

    I have totally wimped out this weekend, both indoors and out. No motivation at all. Well, I did work on my Q4 estimated tax which must be mailed by Tuesday. I need to do some shopping but it is simply too dreary to go out.

  136. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    The Sunday HouChron ran a good George Will column under the headline “112th Congress charged with restoring Founders’ ideas”.

    Recommended!
    http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/will011611.php3

  137. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    The Sunday HouChron ran a good George Will column under the headline “112th Congress charged with restoring Founders’ ideas”.
    Recommended!
    http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/will011611.php3

  138. Southern Tragedy Avatar
    Southern Tragedy

    #78
    SD

    I saw that story a few weeks ago, fascinating stuff. I’m suprised it did not get much attention, maybe we will see a book and a movie in the future.

    I saw interviews with people who would know, that this was a project possible only a global scale. Kudos to all that kept their mouths shut. Evidently they did not even attempt infiltrating the sites, the worm was simply installed on flash drives of the scientists on their home computers figuring they would eventually, carelessly, use at work. Which they did.

    The chaos and confusion caused infighting, top scientists “disappeared”, and the whole operation slowed to a snails pace.

  139. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    #78
    SD
    I saw that story a few weeks ago, fascinating stuff. I’m suprised it did not get much attention, maybe we will see a book and a movie in the future.
    I saw interviews with people who would know, that this was a project possible only a global scale. Kudos to all that kept their mouths shut. Evidently they did not even attempt infiltrating the sites, the worm was simply installed on flash drives of the scientists on their home computers figuring they would eventually, carelessly, use at work. Which they did.
    The chaos and confusion caused infighting, top scientists “disappeared”, and the whole operation slowed to a snails pace.

  140. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    62 Southern Tragedy says:
    January 15, 2011 at 7:18 pm
    Sarah Palin responsible for Tucson town hall meeting arrest of an attendee. Stay tuned for more, breaking detailsโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.

    And here comes one.

    First, lets review what the nice man said.

    That’s where the atmosphere turned tense. When Tucson Tea Party founder Trent Humphries rose to suggest that any conversation about gun control should be put off until after the funerals for all the victims, witnesses say Fuller became agitated. Two told KGUN9 News that finally, Fuller took a picture of Humphries, and said, “You’re dead.”
    When State Rep. Terri Proud (R-Tucson) rose to explain and clarify current and proposed gun legislation in the state, several people groaned or booed her. One of those booing, according to several witnesses, was Fuller. Witnesses sitting near Fuller told KGUN9 News that Fuller was making them feel very uncomfortable.

    The event wrapped up a short time later. Deputies then escorted Fuller from the room. As he was being led off, Fuller shouted loudly to the room at large. Several witnesses said that what they thought they heard him shout was, “You’re all whores!”

    Emotional? Perhaps. A man who makes death threats as part of advancement of a poltical agenda? A bit more evenidence of that than there is that being Loughner’s motive:

    Fuller, age 63, is a political operative who specializes in gathering petitions for ballot initiatives. Before the program began, he passed out business cards to people sitting around him that read:
    “Signatures
    “Expediting Initiatives since 2006
    “J. Eric Fuller
    “Political Circulator.”

    He’s in the same business that ACORN is and, apparently, for the same people.

    Here’s the new developement. ABC making sure that the People are fully informed:

    As NewsBusters previously reported, a survivor of last week’s Tucson shootings issued a death threat to a Tea Party member Saturday in the middle of a taping for a town hall meeting to be aired on ABC’s “This Week.”

    For some reason, ABC World News Saturday in its report about the gathering chose to omit the seriousness of the threat and that it was made to a Tea Partier (video follows courtesy Mark Finkelstein with transcript and commentary):

    snip

    MUIR: Christiane, thank you. And again, I’ll join Christiane for a special edition of โ€œThis week,โ€ โ€œAfter the Tragedy: An American Conversation Continued.โ€ Thatโ€™s tomorrow morning right here on ABC.

    Another note tonight on today’s town hall meeting, one of the victims of the shooting who was in the audience became agitated and was detained by security. It happened toward the end of the conversation. James Fuller who was shot twice last week, took offense at what another audience member was saying and mumbled what seemed to be a threat. Security did escort him out of the building, and he’s been charged now with a misdemeanor.

  141. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    62 Southern Tragedy says:
    January 15, 2011 at 7:18 pm
    Sarah Palin responsible for Tucson town hall meeting arrest of an attendee. Stay tuned for more, breaking detailsโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆ.

    And here comes one.
    First, lets review what the nice man said.

    That’s where the atmosphere turned tense. When Tucson Tea Party founder Trent Humphries rose to suggest that any conversation about gun control should be put off until after the funerals for all the victims, witnesses say Fuller became agitated. Two told KGUN9 News that finally, Fuller took a picture of Humphries, and said, “You’re dead.”
    When State Rep. Terri Proud (R-Tucson) rose to explain and clarify current and proposed gun legislation in the state, several people groaned or booed her. One of those booing, according to several witnesses, was Fuller. Witnesses sitting near Fuller told KGUN9 News that Fuller was making them feel very uncomfortable.
    The event wrapped up a short time later. Deputies then escorted Fuller from the room. As he was being led off, Fuller shouted loudly to the room at large. Several witnesses said that what they thought they heard him shout was, “You’re all whores!”

    Emotional? Perhaps. A man who makes death threats as part of advancement of a poltical agenda? A bit more evenidence of that than there is that being Loughner’s motive:

    Fuller, age 63, is a political operative who specializes in gathering petitions for ballot initiatives. Before the program began, he passed out business cards to people sitting around him that read:
    “Signatures
    “Expediting Initiatives since 2006
    “J. Eric Fuller
    “Political Circulator.”

    He’s in the same business that ACORN is and, apparently, for the same people.
    Here’s the new developement. ABC making sure that the People are fully informed:

    As NewsBusters previously reported, a survivor of last week’s Tucson shootings issued a death threat to a Tea Party member Saturday in the middle of a taping for a town hall meeting to be aired on ABC’s “This Week.”
    For some reason, ABC World News Saturday in its report about the gathering chose to omit the seriousness of the threat and that it was made to a Tea Partier (video follows courtesy Mark Finkelstein with transcript and commentary):
    snip

    MUIR: Christiane, thank you. And again, I’ll join Christiane for a special edition of โ€œThis week,โ€ โ€œAfter the Tragedy: An American Conversation Continued.โ€ Thatโ€™s tomorrow morning right here on ABC.
    Another note tonight on today’s town hall meeting, one of the victims of the shooting who was in the audience became agitated and was detained by security. It happened toward the end of the conversation. James Fuller who was shot twice last week, took offense at what another audience member was saying and mumbled what seemed to be a threat. Security did escort him out of the building, and he’s been charged now with a misdemean
    or.

  142. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    If Hamous says it, that in itself should be better than a medical diagnosis and proof enough of the poor manโ€™s condition.

    You do realize he was medically diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, right? I don’t think that’s in doubt. The question is, when did his symptoms first appear? He announced his diagnosis publicly in 1994. Given the slow progression of the disease it is entirely probable he was in the beginning stages while still in office. So what? The man was a class act and a great president:

    I now begin the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life. I know that for America there will always be a bright dawn ahead.

  143. Hamous Avatar

    If Hamous says it, that in itself should be better than a medical diagnosis and proof enough of the poor manโ€™s condition.

    You do realize he was medically diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, right? I don’t think that’s in doubt. The question is, when did his symptoms first appear? He announced his diagnosis publicly in 1994. Given the slow progression of the disease it is entirely probable he was in the beginning stages while still in office. So what? The man was a class act and a great president:

    I now begin the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life. I know that for America there will always be a bright dawn ahead.

  144. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    Adee – using the Law of Brandons, the Seahawks have two Brandons and the Bears have one, so the Seahawks should win. The good news is the Packers have three Brandons so they should win against either opponent. The bad news is the Patriots have five Brandons so they’ll win the Superbowl ๐Ÿ˜‰

  145. Hamous Avatar

    Adee – using the Law of Brandons, the Seahawks have two Brandons and the Bears have one, so the Seahawks should win. The good news is the Packers have three Brandons so they should win against either opponent. The bad news is the Patriots have five Brandons so they’ll win the Superbowl ๐Ÿ˜‰

  146. bweldon Avatar
    bweldon

    Dang those Brandons have been fruitful and multiplied.

  147. squawkbox Avatar

    Dang those Brandons have been fruitful and multiplied.

  148. Southern Tragedy Avatar
    Southern Tragedy

    Why y’all dissin’ on the Muhammads??

  149. GJT Avatar
    GJT

    Why y’all dissin’ on the Muhammads??

  150. Katfish Avatar

    #82 sarge
    Dangit. I was gonna use that in a post. Specifically, I was going to compare and contrast Mr. Fuller’s actions since the shooting with those of Christina Green’s father.

    John Green showed us all what courage and poise in the face of every parent’s worst nightmare looks like.

    โ€œWe know she wouldnโ€™t want things changed. She would not want restrictions
    โ€ฆ
    I think thereโ€™s always going to be random acts. I think Christina and our family generally believes that thereโ€™s a lot of good people out there and thatโ€™s what weโ€™re going to take away from this.
    โ€ฆ
    We donโ€™t wish this on anybody and Iโ€™m sure they donโ€™t wish this on us. If we live in a country like the United States where we are more free than anywhere else then we are subject to things like this happening. And, thatโ€™s the price we have to pay.โ€

    I can’t even to begin to imagine the pain this man is feeling. Christina was the apple of his eye and was taken away from him by a lone nut.

  151. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    #82 sarge
    Dangit. I was gonna use that in a post. Specifically, I was going to compare and contrast Mr. Fuller’s actions since the shooting with those of Christina Green’s father.
    John Green showed us all what courage and poise in the face of every parent’s worst nightmare looks like.

    โ€œWe know she wouldnโ€™t want things changed. She would not want restrictions
    โ€ฆ
    I think thereโ€™s always going to be random acts. I think Christina and our family generally believes that thereโ€™s a lot of good people out there and thatโ€™s what weโ€™re going to take away from this.
    โ€ฆ
    We donโ€™t wish this on anybody and Iโ€™m sure they donโ€™t wish this on us. If we live in a country like the United States where we are more free than anywhere else then we are subject to things like this happening. And, thatโ€™s the price we have to pay.โ€

    I can’t even to begin to imagine the pain this man is feeling. Christina was the apple of his eye and was taken away from him by a lone nut.

  152. Katfish Avatar

    One of the members of the Texas Congressional delegation, Louis Gohmert, a former state Judge is saying that Sheriff Dipstik in Tucson needs to shut his mouth because he’s damaging the prosecution’s case every time he talks to the media. There’s a reason nobody comments on ongoing investigations, but it looks like Dipstik is either too senile or too much of a partisan, or too much of an attention wh0re, or is trying to hide something, or is just too stupid, or some combination of one or more of the above to follow that path.

  153. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    One of the members of the Texas Congressional delegation, Louis Gohmert, a former state Judge is saying that Sheriff Dipstik in Tucson needs to shut his mouth because he’s damaging the prosecution’s case every time he talks to the media. There’s a reason nobody comments on ongoing investigations, but it looks like Dipstik is either too senile or too much of a partisan, or too much of an attention wh0re, or is trying to hide something, or is just too stupid, or some combination of one or more of the above to follow that path.

  154. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    #83 Hamous

    So what?

    The problem is, it’s hard to trust that ratfink son Ron Reagan not to be maliciously trying to discredit his father.

  155. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    #83 Hamous

    So what?

    The problem is, it’s hard to trust that ratfink son Ron Reagan not to be maliciously trying to discredit his father.

  156. phil Avatar
    phil

    Looks like the celebration in Green Bay last night got a little rough.

    Packers!!!

  157. phil Avatar
    phil

    Looks like the celebration in Green Bay last night got a little rough.
    Packers!!!

  158. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    Hey, it’s the Skipper!

  159. Hamous Avatar

    Hey, it’s the Skipper!

  160. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    Dang;
    This guy Fuller was a real nutbar.

    What are you looking for on this site? KIndred spirits and an opportunity to advocate my personal agenda promoting social justice and common sense.
    Areas of Specialty: I use extraordinary persuasive charisma to interest blase, apathetic, oblivious and at times hostile voters to listen to the voice of justice and consanguinity. My experiences encountering public figures and many affluent travelers in person has led me to believe that we all are to blame for George W. Bush.
    As Plato stated, “The penalty that good men pay for not being interested in politics is to be governed by men worse than themselves.”
    About Me: Non-deep pocket with a lot of heart. Began life as a computer operator, military service leading to non-physical disability, unable to resume career, left main stream and lived in small towns for a decade studying library books and piano, moved into Tucson in 1994 and worked as a Chauffeur for most of 10 years, presented state-wide initiatives at libraries, worked elections, in ’09 worked at the Census Bureau as a field rep and a clerk. Non drinker for one year, non smoker for 40 years.
    Hobbies:
    Piano, bicycling, tennis, proselytizing

  161. texanadian Avatar
    texanadian

    Adee got Her wish Green Bay/Bears YES!!

  162. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    Adee got Her wish Green Bay/Bears YES!!

  163. texanadian Avatar
    texanadian

    #94 Sarge

    Began life as a computer operator, military service leading to non-physical disability, unable to resume career,

    non-physical disability NUTCASE Maybe?

  164. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    #94 Sarge

    Began life as a computer operator, military service leading to non-physical disability, unable to resume career,

    non-physical disability NUTCASE Maybe?

  165. Tedtam Avatar

    Hubby cracks me up. He take blood pressure medicine, which he is very dutiful in taking. Checks his blood pressure every day, sometimes twice a day. (His mentor/”second daddy” figure died of stroke.) He does physical work every day, which is good, but he still has a belly on him. He came home to watch the football game – and his idea of “eating healthy” involved potato chips, sour cream dip – wait for it —— wait for it —– and YES! he eats celery! Usually slathered in dip, but he eats healthy, healthy celery!

    Yep, my man’ll live forever!

  166. Tedtam Avatar

    Hubby cracks me up. He take blood pressure medicine, which he is very dutiful in taking. Checks his blood pressure every day, sometimes twice a day. (His mentor/”second daddy” figure died of stroke.) He does physical work every day, which is good, but he still has a belly on him. He came home to watch the football game – and his idea of “eating healthy” involved potato chips, sour cream dip – wait for it —— wait for it —– and YES! he eats celery! Usually slathered in dip, but he eats healthy, healthy celery!
    Yep, my man’ll live forever!

  167. Tedtam Avatar

    And now, he breaks out the cheese. Oh, wait, it’s a LARGE container of dip. He finished off the small one.

  168. Tedtam Avatar

    And now, he breaks out the cheese. Oh, wait, it’s a LARGE container of dip. He finished off the small one.

  169. OletimerLin Avatar
    OletimerLin

    Breaking News: Fox “responsible” for yet another shooting.

  170. bob42 Avatar

    Breaking News: Fox “responsible” for yet another shooting.

  171. Sarge Avatar
    Sarge

    non-physical disability NUTCASE Maybe?

    “non-physical” might indicate some kind of mental problem. His Lefty defenders on the web are claiming PTSD, but he says he was a computer programmer, so unless someone can tell me what kind of activity involved in computer programming equals combat stress, I’m going to call BS on that.
    There’s bvunches of folks who have been trying to verify his Veteran status since his comments on Democracy Now wihtout any luck.
    They’re also portraying him as a “shooting victim” and I’ve seen where his injuries were described as being in his knee and back. That makes me beleive that he was hit with bullet or concrete fragments, and is looking for that kind of “unassailable moral authority” the Leftos like in thier victim/spokespersons—the 2011 version of Cindy Sheehan if you will.
    There are also defenders giving him cover by saying that he suffers from PTSD because of the shooting, but that doesn’t wash with previous comments he’s made. This on HuffPo in response to a post made back when the lefties were claiming that Tea Partiers made racist comments and spit on members of Congress:

    โ€œYou are so totally right on Rob Horton! Let’s kick these freak-out artists in the pants and send the Replundercยญan sociopaths back to their gated communitieยญs with a black eye. Let the world enjoy the pleasure of watching “Screw You” politicianยญs get thrown out of office.โ€

    And it seems he brought his violent streak with him when he went to Giffords’ event that day:

    UPDATE: Apparently, Mr. Fuller had quite the week for himself. Hereโ€™s a comment from the conservative blog Redstate, on Mr. Fullerโ€™s interview with theโ€ฆahem, New York Times.
    Mr. Fuller was also involved in a confrontation on Jan. 8, shortly before the attack on Ms. Giffords, which occurred at an event she held for her constituents outside a Safeway supermarket. He said in a long interview last week with The New York Times that he had argued there with a man he described as a former Marine after a heated discussion over politics. Gabriel Zimmerman, an aide to Ms. Giffords, separated the two.
    Mr. Zimmerman was killed in the attack later that morning.
    Mr. Fuller spoke dismissively of Republicans during the interview. โ€œThey appeal to simple-minded rednecks,โ€ he said.
    snip
    In the first days after the attack, his anger seemed especially strong. In the interview, he repeatedly denounced the โ€œTea Party crime syndicate,โ€ and said he placed some of the blame for the shooting on Sarah Palin and other Republican leaders, saying he believed they had contributed to a toxic atmosphere.
    He said he had expected to see protesters at Ms. Giffordsโ€™s event, and had planned โ€œto shout them down because I can make a lot of noise

    The irony here is palpable.

  172. Tedtam Avatar

    I have a contact from our trip to Sicily. Mr. Lowry has a website for families of Poggioreale, from which my grandfather hailed. I’ve been tripping down memory lane, looking at the pictures he’s posted of Poggioreale Vecchio, as well as the new town. Poking around at other articles he put on the site, I found an article that was of interest to him because the boat involved is the one his grandmother arrived on. It talks about how the “surly Sicilians” were handled upon their arrival, how strictly they were screened, one at a time, by immigration officials as families awaited their official “arrival”. Here’s the paragraph that really stood out:

    Captain Thos. Craig, commander of the steamship, said that he had had an uneventful trip from Palermo to this city. Only one death occurred, from natural causes, and not from any infections or contagious disease. The immigrants were remarkably healthy during the voyage, and they were a sturdy set able to be self-supporting after landing in America.

    Ah, how things have changed. Years ago, one had to be “self supporting” to be accepted into this country.

  173. Tedtam Avatar

    I have a contact from our trip to Sicily. Mr. Lowry has a website for families of Poggioreale, from which my grandfather hailed. I’ve been tripping down memory lane, looking at the pictures he’s posted of Poggioreale Vecchio, as well as the new town. Poking around at other articles he put on the site, I found an article that was of interest to him because the boat involved is the one his grandmother arrived on. It talks about how the “surly Sicilians” were handled upon their arrival, how strictly they were screened, one at a time, by immigration officials as families awaited their official “arrival”. Here’s the paragraph that really stood out:

    Captain Thos. Craig, commander of the steamship, said that he had had an uneventful trip from Palermo to this city. Only one death occurred, from natural causes, and not from any infections or contagious disease. The immigrants were remarkably healthy during the voyage, and they were a sturdy set able to be self-supporting after landing in America.

    Ah, how things have changed. Years ago, one had to be “self supporting” to be accepted into this country.

  174. texanadian Avatar
    texanadian

    Well, we’re celebrating Daugther’s belated birthday today, Daughter and Her Hubby, the Boy and his Bride, my “Part Time Daugher” that moved back from Stephenville and of course my Wife and I are going to PF Chang’s place in Sugarland. YES!! Life is GOOD! Thank you Lord. Later, Gang.

  175. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    Well, we’re celebrating Daugther’s belated birthday today, Daughter and Her Hubby, the Boy and his Bride, my “Part Time Daugher” that moved back from Stephenville and of course my Wife and I are going to PF Chang’s place in Sugarland. YES!! Life is GOOD! Thank you Lord. Later, Gang.

  176. Tedtam Avatar

    Ah, it helps to read the whole article before posting (BTW – This article appeared in the Daily Picayune of New Orleans, Louisiana on Wednesday, October 26, 1898.):

    The Bolivia reached the Northeastern wharf, and then the work of the inspectors began. Their duty was to find out if any of the Italians belonged to the excluded classes mentioned in the immigration laws, namely, paupers, persons liable to be a charge on the community, idiots, insane individuals, persons suffering from infectious or contagious or loathsome diseases, and persons brought over under contract to perform labor in the United States, in violation of the alien labor law.

    As quickly as the name of the party was tallied or checked he was registered, and, if having successfully passed the medical examination, and having satisfactorily answered the questions put to him by Inspector Holman, he was allowed to take up his goods and chattels and hie himself to the open arms of relatives and friends on shore.

    In the registration of immigrants the inspector permitted those to land who were clearly and beyond doubt entitled to that privilege, but he detained a large number for special inquiry, as he was not entirely satisfied as to their eligibility to land. About 300 were permitted to leave, and nearly the same number were detained for special inquiry. The larger part of the immigrants, however, will be examined to-day

    Inspector Holman is satisfied, insofar as he was able to judge by cursory examination, that the new arrivals are healthy, able-bodied, fairly intelligent and capable of taking care of themselves. Some of them possess enough money to give them a start in life, while those who are not so well off financially seem robust and willing and able to work .

    The board of special inquiry will first take in hand the case of the seventy-one immigrants on the Britannia. The department at Washington has ordered to reopen the case, and give the rejected men a new trial, as relatives and friends of those people in this city have signified their readiness to vouch that the parties who were not allowed to land will not become a burden on the community.

    Again, my how times have changed!

  177. Tedtam Avatar

    Ah, it helps to read the whole article before posting (BTW – This article appeared in the Daily Picayune of New Orleans, Louisiana on Wednesday, October 26, 1898.):

    The Bolivia reached the Northeastern wharf, and then the work of the inspectors began. Their duty was to find out if any of the Italians belonged to the excluded classes mentioned in the immigration laws, namely, paupers, persons liable to be a charge on the community, idiots, insane individuals, persons suffering from infectious or contagious or loathsome diseases, and persons brought over under contract to perform labor in the United States, in violation of the alien labor law.

    As quickly as the name of the party was tallied or checked he was registered, and, if having successfully passed the medical examination, and having satisfactorily answered the questions put to him by Inspector Holman, he was allowed to take up his goods and chattels and hie himself to the open arms of relatives and friends on shore.
    In the registration of immigrants the inspector permitted those to land who were clearly and beyond doubt entitled to that privilege, but he detained a large number for special inquiry, as he was not entirely satisfied as to their eligibility to land. About 300 were permitted to leave, and nearly the same number were detained for special inquiry. The larger part of the immigrants, however, will be examined to-day

    Inspector Holman is satisfied, insofar as he was able to judge by cursory examination, that the new arrivals are healthy, able-bodied, fairly intelligent and capable of taking care of themselves. Some of them possess enough money to give them a start in life, while those who are not so well off financially seem robust and willing and able to work .

    The board of special inquiry will first take in hand the case of the seventy-one immigrants on the Britannia. The department at Washington has ordered to reopen the case, and give the rejected men a new trial, as relatives and friends of those people in this city have signified their readiness to vouch that the parties who were not allowed to land will not become a burden on the community.

    Again, my how times have changed!

  178. Tedtam Avatar

    I like the dog at the beginning and the bird at the end. They seem to be doing their thing because they truly enjoy it.

  179. Tedtam Avatar

    I like the dog at the beginning and the bird at the end. They seem to be doing their thing because they truly enjoy it.

  180. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    #94 Sarge, good find. Once again, you have nailed it, by finding this man’s self-description posted online.

  181. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    #94 Sarge, good find. Once again, you have nailed it, by finding this man’s self-description posted online.

  182. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    #97 TT

    my manโ€™ll live forever!

    Maybe he likes celery?

    The only way I can get my husband to eat fruit is if I put Cool-Whip on it. ๐Ÿ™‚

  183. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    #97 TT

    my manโ€™ll live forever!

    Maybe he likes celery?
    The only way I can get my husband to eat fruit is if I put Cool-Whip on it. ๐Ÿ™‚

  184. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    #100 Sarge (Hey, you didn’t shout “100 !!!”)

    he says he was a computer programmer

    Nope, he said he was a computer operator. Programming takes some snap, it does not require “extraordinary persuasive charisma”. In fact, I’ve never known a programmer wih an ounce of charisma.

    In reading what Sarge has turned up about Fuller, the man seems to have neither snap nor charisma. Lots of mental cases drawn to that event in Tucson that day…

  185. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    #100 Sarge (Hey, you didn’t shout “100 !!!”)

    he says he was a computer programmer

    Nope, he said he was a computer operator. Programming takes some snap, it does not require “extraordinary persuasive charisma”. In fact, I’ve never known a programmer wih an ounce of charisma.
    In reading what Sarge has turned up about Fuller, the man seems to have neither snap nor charisma. Lots of mental cases drawn to that event in Tucson that day…

  186. Tedtam Avatar

    Mharper

    My man says he’s eating the celery because it’s “healthy”. /withholding comment

    And I was an applications programmer for about 15 years. No charisma? You wanna rephrase that? ๐Ÿ˜‰

  187. Tedtam Avatar

    Mharper
    My man says he’s eating the celery because it’s “healthy”. /withholding comment
    And I was an applications programmer for about 15 years. No charisma? You wanna rephrase that? ๐Ÿ˜‰

  188. Tedtam Avatar

    A young man was lost wandering in a forest, when he came upon a small house. He knocked on the door and was greeted by a very old Chinese man with a long, grey beard.

    “I’m lost,” said the man. “Can you put me up for the night?”

    “Certainly,” the Chinese man said, “but on one condition. If you so much as lay a finger on my daughter, I will inflict upon you the three worst Chinese tortures known to man.”

    “Ok,” said the man, thinking that the daughter must be pretty old given her father’s age, and entered the house. Before dinner, the daughter came down the stairs. She was young, beautiful, and had a fantastic figure. She was obviously attracted to the young man since she couldn’t keep her eyes off him during the meal.

    Remembering the old man’s warning, he ignored her and went up to bed alone. But during he night, he could bear it no longer, and sneaked into her room for a night of passion. He was careful to keep everything quiet so the old man wouldn’t hear. Near dawn he crept back to his room, exhausted, but happy.

    He woke to feel a pressure on his chest. Opening his eyes he saw a large rock on his chest with a note on it that read, “Chinese Torture 1: Large rock on chest.”

    “Well, that’s pretty pathetic,” he thought. “If that’s the best the old man can do then I don’t have much to worry about.” He picked the large rock, walked over to the window and threw it out. As he did so he noticed another note on it that read: “Chinese Torture 2: Rock tied to left testicle.” In a panic he glanced down and saw the rope was already getting close to the end. Figuring that a few broken bones was better than castration, he jumped out of the window after the boulder. As he plummeted downward he saw a large sign on the ground that read, “Chinese Torture 3: Right testicle tied to bedpost.”

  189. Tedtam Avatar

    A young man was lost wandering in a forest, when he came upon a small house. He knocked on the door and was greeted by a very old Chinese man with a long, grey beard.
    “I’m lost,” said the man. “Can you put me up for the night?”
    “Certainly,” the Chinese man said, “but on one condition. If you so much as lay a finger on my daughter, I will inflict upon you the three worst Chinese tortures known to man.”
    “Ok,” said the man, thinking that the daughter must be pretty old given her father’s age, and entered the house. Before dinner, the daughter came down the stairs. She was young, beautiful, and had a fantastic figure. She was obviously attracted to the young man since she couldn’t keep her eyes off him during the meal.
    Remembering the old man’s warning, he ignored her and went up to bed alone. But during he night, he could bear it no longer, and sneaked into her room for a night of passion. He was careful to keep everything quiet so the old man wouldn’t hear. Near dawn he crept back to his room, exhausted, but happy.
    He woke to feel a pressure on his chest. Opening his eyes he saw a large rock on his chest with a note on it that read, “Chinese Torture 1: Large rock on chest.”
    “Well, that’s pretty pathetic,” he thought. “If that’s the best the old man can do then I don’t have much to worry about.” He picked the large rock, walked over to the window and threw it out. As he did so he noticed another note on it that read: “Chinese Torture 2: Rock tied to left testicle.” In a panic he glanced down and saw the rope was already getting close to the end. Figuring that a few broken bones was better than castration, he jumped out of the window after the boulder. As he plummeted downward he saw a large sign on the ground that read, “Chinese Torture 3: Right testicle tied to bedpost.”

  190. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    bob #99;

    Heh. looks like one hunter got outfoxed, eh? ๐Ÿ™‚

  191. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    bob #99;
    Heh. looks like one hunter got outfoxed, eh? ๐Ÿ™‚

  192. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    Civil Discourse Fail: Giuliani, the Right Rushed to Judgment Tooโ€ฆby Trying to Defend Itself

    In the first moments after this there was a rush to judgement on both sides. you know, left wingers trying to blame it on right wing, Tea Party, Sarah Palin. uhh, right wingers trying to fight back and defend themselves against what was really an outrageous charge…

    If I were to nominate that remark as the dipsh*t remark of 2011 it would probably win.

  193. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    Civil Discourse Fail: Giuliani, the Right Rushed to Judgment Tooโ€ฆby Trying to Defend Itself
    In the first moments after this there was a rush to judgement on both sides. you know, left wingers trying to blame it on right wing, Tea Party, Sarah Palin. uhh, right wingers trying to fight back and defend themselves against what was really an outrageous charge…

    If I were to nominate that remark as the dipsh*t remark of 2011 it would probably win.

  194. OletimerLin Avatar
    OletimerLin

    My mom comes in and out of being “herself.” For example a few days ago, I got here in the morning, and she insisted that overnight, she, her nurse and the nurse aid had filmed a lesbian porn flick.

    She would not be dissuaded from her conclusion. Later when she was herself again, I pointed out that she had on a different color gown, and that there were body cleaning products in her room that weren’t there before. She chuckled and accepted the logical conclusion that she’d received a sponge bath.

    She was herself again this morning, and I told her of all the prayers and well wishes from the Hamster crew. She asked me to relay her gratitude to y’all. Thanks.

  195. bob42 Avatar

    My mom comes in and out of being “herself.” For example a few days ago, I got here in the morning, and she insisted that overnight, she, her nurse and the nurse aid had filmed a lesbian porn flick.
    She would not be dissuaded from her conclusion. Later when she was herself again, I pointed out that she had on a different color gown, and that there were body cleaning products in her room that weren’t there before. She chuckled and accepted the logical conclusion that she’d received a sponge bath.
    She was herself again this morning, and I told her of all the prayers and well wishes from the Hamster crew. She asked me to relay her gratitude to y’all. Thanks.

  196. Katfish Avatar

    I got here in the morning, and she insisted that overnight, she, her nurse and the nurse aid had filmed a lesbian porn flick.

    The apple falls close to the tree…

    Seriously however, my great-grandmother would go through times similar to what you describe. On one visit, you could talk to her like you could 30 years prior. The next day, she couldn’t remember who you were. It’s a sad thing to watch.

    But – when she was lucid, the times and conversation were wonderful. She could and would describe things of several years ago as if they had occurred yesterday.

  197. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    I got here in the morning, and she insisted that overnight, she, her nurse and the nurse aid had filmed a lesbian porn flick.

    The apple falls close to the tree…
    Seriously however, my great-grandmother would go through times similar to what you describe. On one visit, you could talk to her like you could 30 years prior. The next day, she couldn’t remember who you were. It’s a sad thing to watch.
    But – when she was lucid, the times and conversation were wonderful. She could and would describe things of several years ago as if they had occurred yesterday.

  198. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    My #111;

    Oops. I messed up on the block quotes. ๐Ÿ™

  199. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    My #111;
    Oops. I messed up on the block quotes. ๐Ÿ™

  200. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    bob #112;

    My mom comes in and out of being โ€œherself.โ€ For example a few days ago, I got here in the morning, and she insisted that overnight, she, her nurse and the nurse aid had filmed a lesbian porn flick.

    You’re definitely her son.

    You and her are still in my thoughts and prayers. This may go on for a while. Perhaps years.

  201. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    bob #112;

    My mom comes in and out of being โ€œherself.โ€ For example a few days ago, I got here in the morning, and she insisted that overnight, she, her nurse and the nurse aid had filmed a lesbian porn flick.

    You’re definitely her son.
    You and her are still in my thoughts and prayers. This may go on for a while. Perhaps years.

  202. Tedtam Avatar

    I can see Bob and his mom having some interesting times. I pray that the good times last until the end, whenever that may be.

  203. Tedtam Avatar

    I can see Bob and his mom having some interesting times. I pray that the good times last until the end, whenever that may be.

  204. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    85 Hamous

    The bad news is the Patriots have five Brandons so theyโ€™ll win the Superbowl.

    You’ve forgotten the Law of Aaron Rodgers.
    Sorry, Adee, cheeseheads win it all this year.

  205. Shannon Avatar
    Shannon

    85 Hamous

    The bad news is the Patriots have five Brandons so theyโ€™ll win the Superbowl.

    You’ve forgotten the Law of Aaron Rodgers.
    Sorry, Adee, cheeseheads win it all this year.

  206. texanadian Avatar
    texanadian

    So the Jets beat the Pats,…Interesting,…Go Green Bay.

  207. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    So the Jets beat the Pats,…Interesting,…Go Green Bay.

  208. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    #112 bob42 – that reminded me of my grandmother, although her story wasn’t quite as racy. She lived to be 95 and was lucid up until the last few weeks of her life. A few days before she died she announced she was going to have another baby.

  209. Hamous Avatar

    #112 bob42 – that reminded me of my grandmother, although her story wasn’t quite as racy. She lived to be 95 and was lucid up until the last few weeks of her life. A few days before she died she announced she was going to have another baby.

  210. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    #117 Yeah, I need to look at the data again. Maybe its the Inverse Law of Brandons.

  211. Hamous Avatar

    #117 Yeah, I need to look at the data again. Maybe its the Inverse Law of Brandons.

  212. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    The Pack has to get by da Bears first, but I have faith in them to do so.

  213. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    The Pack has to get by da Bears first, but I have faith in them to do so.

  214. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    Two cars traveling in opposite directions both came across a bridge at the exact same time. The bridge was wide enough to allow only one car to pass at any given time. The car heading north had a noticable “go Bears” sticker on it while the car traveling south had a noticable “Go Packers” on it. Since logically neither one wanted the other to pass first, they both entered onto the bridge at the same time. Sure enough, CRASH! They both got out and argued for a couple of minutes. The Bears fan finally said, “you know, we really should calm down until the police come by. Listen, I have a couple of Jack Daniels mini bottles in the car. Why don’t we each have one and then later call the police and get through this incident?” The Packers fan, taken by the Bears fans’ unexpected show of kindness agreed to have a friendly JDs and then call the police. The Bears fan gave the Packers fan his bottle which the Packers fan opened and gave it a healthy chug. The Bears fan then chucked his bottle out of sight into a stream under the bridge. “What are you doing,” the Packers fan inquired. Pulling out his cell phone the Bears fan said, “I’m calling the police.” ๐Ÿ˜†

  215. Darren Avatar
    Darren

    Two cars traveling in opposite directions both came across a bridge at the exact same time. The bridge was wide enough to allow only one car to pass at any given time. The car heading north had a noticable “go Bears” sticker on it while the car traveling south had a noticable “Go Packers” on it. Since logically neither one wanted the other to pass first, they both entered onto the bridge at the same time. Sure enough, CRASH! They both got out and argued for a couple of minutes. The Bears fan finally said, “you know, we really should calm down until the police come by. Listen, I have a couple of Jack Daniels mini bottles in the car. Why don’t we each have one and then later call the police and get through this incident?” The Packers fan, taken by the Bears fans’ unexpected show of kindness agreed to have a friendly JDs and then call the police. The Bears fan gave the Packers fan his bottle which the Packers fan opened and gave it a healthy chug. The Bears fan then chucked his bottle out of sight into a stream under the bridge. “What are you doing,” the Packers fan inquired. Pulling out his cell phone the Bears fan said, “I’m calling the police.” ๐Ÿ˜†

  216. Hamous Avatar

    Hey y’all wake the h_!! up! 2nd Day Shalom.

  217. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    Hey y’all wake the h_!! up! 2nd Day Shalom.

  218. Hamous Avatar

    #15 Geezer: I just took the quiz and:

    You answered 31 out of 33 correctly โ€” 93.94 %

    That I could score that much higher than elected officials is darned scary!

  219. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    #15 Geezer: I just took the quiz and:

    You answered 31 out of 33 correctly โ€” 93.94 %

    That I could score that much higher than elected officials is darned scary!

  220. Hamous Avatar

    #19 Pyro: I noticed that the “journalists” neglected to put a photo or political affiliation of the perp in the article; . . . . . . . . . I wonder why?

  221. Bonecrusher Avatar
    Bonecrusher

    #19 Pyro: I noticed that the “journalists” neglected to put a photo or political affiliation of the perp in the article; . . . . . . . . . I wonder why?

  222. Super Dave Avatar
    Super Dave

    I guess everyone is busy getting ready for the parades downtown today.

  223. El Gordo Avatar

    I guess everyone is busy getting ready for the parades downtown today.

  224. Tedtam Avatar

    Monday OC thread is now open.

  225. Tedtam Avatar

    Monday OC thread is now open.

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