I’ve opined about the Martini and the water of life from Scotland before.
I would like to discuss another simple, yet classic mixed drink, the Mint Julep. It is very simple and very refreshing on long, hot summer days in the south.
The essence of the recipe is:
2 1/2 oz of good bourbon (e.g., Maker’s Mark or better)
A couple of sprigs of fresh spearmint (peppermint is for philistines)
A teaspoon of sugar (some recipes call for powdered sugar – do not fall for it – regular granulated sugar is a good abrasive for the muddling process – see below)
A teaspoon of water
Crushed ice
In a Tom Collins glass (or an actual Julep glass if you can acually find one) muddle the bottom several leaves of the mint, sugar and water. Don’t be a New York sissy about the muddling. Muddle it so it knows it’s been muddled. Muddle the bejeebers out of it. When you’ve muddled it sufficiently, you’ll have a green, sweet, minty paste in the bottom of your glass.
Fill the glass with crushed ice (Sonic ice – aka rabbit turd ice – works very well for this) and pour the bourbon in. Top off with additional ice. If performed properly, you’ll have what amounts to a mint-infused bourbon slush.
Garnish with the stem and top leaves of the mint sprigs.
Sip while talking in an exaggerated Kentucky Colonel accent. Embrace your internal Foghorn J. Leghorn.
For extra flavor, steep a whole bunch of crushed spearmint in a quart jar of bourbon overnight – even longer is even better.
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Mornin’ Gang
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Bob’s not going to like this; Orlando’s IRIS cameras help nab suspected pot smoker.
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OK, so he’s pretty good with stir fry veggies and marshmallows, but can he bake a biscuit?
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Oh sure. Chimpanzees are all fun and games until someone loses a testicle.
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Does he drink Mint Juleps now?
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I was gonna drink a Julep on a Veranda. But Veranda has gone to visit her mother.
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#2 SD: They ought to get the guy who played Goldmember in the Austin Powers movie, Goldmember, to play the role of Gorby.
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Do you think you could get by with only 1/2 teaspoon of water? A whole teaspoon full seems excessive to me a could cause some dilution.
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#9 EG: Let’s not forget all the disgusting things that fish do in water.
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I guess the fundraising was taking up too much of his time.
I mean, this isn’t Vietnam, when thousands were dying, for cripes’ sake.
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#2 Super Dave, I’m not angry, just continually amazed at how social conservative authoritarians repeatedly trample the 4th amendment in a futile and expensive effort to perpetuate their stupid war on a silly plant.
Haywood was arrested and taken to jail. The other two men were not arrested, according to police.
Local 6 legal expert Amir Ladan said the issue with Haywood’s arrest is that it wasn’t originally based on the evidence but instead on an officer’s opinion of what appeared to be a joint.
“I don’t know that they can watch a video and then rush to a scene and try to make an arrest based of a video,” Ladan told Local 6. “So if they show up and these three guys are hanging out and passing around a handful of peanuts, they’ve got nothing.”“Best” case scenario for the drug warriors is that their violent, forced, warrantless search is held to be acceptable, grainy video is considered probable cause, and this dude gets slapped with misdemeanor possession.
That’s bad news for the rest of us. You have no privacy, you can be searched at any time for any reason (or none at all) and the omnipotent government controls what you can eat, drink, or smoke. Welcome to the police state. -
Schieffer is either lying or delusional. Like one of the commenters said – how can one lean to the left if one is already left?
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G’Morning All
Gonna say hi and rush out . Went to make the second pot of coffee and the coffee maker’s kaput.
I’ll leave you with this:
Better not mess with this old fart
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Romney’s gonna tell his life story at the GOP Convention when he accepts the nomination for president. He’s a man committed to one woman who doesn’t drink or smoke or ever use caffeine or drugs.
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#13 TT: I could not watch the video because it kept stopping after a second or two. That drives me crazy (its a short trip) and I try to avoid that sort of thing. Perhaps I’ll try again later.
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#14 OTL: Didja notice that the video was “directed by Super Dave?” I wonder ifn there is any connection?
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#15 OTL
After the speech Prince Harry will deliver the rebuttal.
I don’t know if you meant your double entendre or not.
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Obama’s core middle-class support, and that of his party, comes from what might be best described as “the clerisy,” a 21st century version of France’s pre-revolution First Estate. This includes an ever-expanding class of minders — lawyers, teachers, university professors, the media and, most particularly, the relatively well paid legions of public sector workers — who inhabit Washington, academia, large non-profits and government centers across the country.
This largely well-heeled “middle class” still adores the president, and party theoreticians see it as the Democratic Party’s new base. Gallup surveys reveal Obama does best among “professionals” such as teachers, lawyers and educators. After retirees, educators and lawyers are the two biggest sources of campaign contributions for Obama by occupation. Obama’s largest source of funds among individual organizations is the University of California, Harvard is fifth and its wannabe cousin Stanford ranks ninth.
Like teachers, much of academia and the legal bar like expanding government since the tax spigot flows in the right direction: that is, into their mouths. Like the old clerical classes, who relied on tithes and the collection bowl, many in today’s clerisy lives somewhat high on the hog; nearly one in five federal workers earn over $100,000. -
Poor Bobo, he just can’t seem to kick his Palin Fixation. I guess the meds aint workin are they?
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Good morning Hamsters. Slightly breezy overnight and 74 early on this morning. Now stronger breeze has taken over, most welcome.
Wow that was quite a night of fire and strength in speeches in Tampa last night.
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Well it looks like the Louisiana Deluge is finally gonna let up. MS and AL are still getting soaked and that will likely continue for the rest of the day.
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I would like to see a hologram of Ronaldus Magnus for the surprise spot.
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These are some of my favorite quotes from Paul Ryan’s speech, too. Again, my favorite:
”None of us have to settle for the best this administration offers— a dull, adventureless journey from one entitlement to the next, a government-planned life, a country where everything is free but us.”
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#17 Bones
“directed by Super Dave?”
Published on Aug 28, 2012 by David Rawls
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Surprise speaker: Has Jan Brewer been ruled out?
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Iowahawk has a guest writer eulogize Neil Armstrong.
As I stood looking into the night sky, at the billions upon billions of stars twinkling across their celestial field, amid the clicking of the photographer’s shutter, I couldn’t help but wonder if there were other life forms – perhaps other civilizations – out there. If so, were they looking back at us? Could they have powerful enough telescopes to see our planet in detail, and to observe the many ways I have worked tirelessly to make Earth a better place? Has my example served as an inspiration to the faraway aliens to work for their own extraterrestrial hope and change?
It was a moment that drove home to me just how significant I am in the grand scheme of things.Makes me wanna barf.
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30 texanadian says:
August 30, 2012 at 11:13 am
Make my day.
http://www.deadline.com/2012/08/clint-eastwood-to-speak-at-republican-convention-on-thursday-report/Yawnnnnn—-
While Eastwood my be interesting, his stature is not such that making him the “surprise speaker” on the Big Night is any kind of a good idea. Chuck Norris didn’t do much to help Huckabee, Eastwood won’t do much to help Romney.
One thing to consider:
Unless you’re over 50, Clint Eastwood has always been an Old Guy. The last movie where he played anything approaching an action hereo was 12 years ago when he played an Old Guy coming out of retirement to save the day, his last really good movie was twenty years ago, and his last Dirty Harry movie was 24 years ago. He might energize people from our generation, but younger folk are going to look at him the same way we looked at actors from the 1930’s when we were in out 20’s.
The goal would be much better served with someone like Doug Wilder or another prominent Democrat who repeats the Artur Davis meme of Barry being a big dissapointment to Moderate to Conservative Democrat—someone who truly does come as a Big Surprise with that kind of message. Having said that, I hope the rumors of Joe Lieberman doing a repeat of his 2008 performance aren’t true—it wouldn’t be much of a suprise anyway. -
I wonder if Eastwood will mention the republican party platform plank that supports needless discrimination at the hand of an all powerful nanny-in-your-pants authoritarian government.
Be afraid citizens, very afraid. Teh Gayz are comin to git ya!A serious threat to our country’s constitutional order, perhaps even more dangerous than presidential malfeasance, is an activist judiciary, in which some judges usurp the powers reserved to other branches of government. A blatant example has been the court-ordered redefinition of marriage in several States. This is more than a matter of warring legal concepts and ideals. It is an assault on the foundations of our society, challenging the institution which, for thousands of years in virtually every civilization, has been entrusted with the rearing of children and the transmission of cultural values.
These people who are making a big deal out of gay marriage? I don’t give a [deleted] about who wants to get married to anybody else! Why not?! We’re making a big deal out of things we shouldn’t be making a deal out of … They go on and on with all this bull[deleted] about ‘sanctity’ — don’t give me that sanctity crap! Just give everybody the chance to have the life they want.
You tell ‘um Dirty Harry. Tell ‘um good!
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A serious threat to our country’s constitutional order, perhaps even more dangerous than presidential malfeasance, is an activist judiciary, in which some judges usurp the powers reserved to other branches of government. A blatant example has been the court-ordered redefinition of marriage in several States. This is more than a matter of warring legal concepts and ideals. It is an assault on the foundations of our society, challenging the institution which, for thousands of years in virtually every civilization, has been entrusted with the rearing of children and the transmission of cultural values.
Regardless of the example presented, I completely and fully support that plank in the platform. Those who support judicial activism when it supports thier cause really aren’t against judicial activism.
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Good grief – Is MSNBC trying to compete with Comedy Central’s coverage of the election?
Condi Rice ROCKED!!!but you know what Chris Matthews heard during this speech? Birthers screaming in anguish, or something. Matthews interrupted Andrea Mitchell to make sure she pinned Rice down on Matthews’ obsession. Rice, however, wasn’t going to play along:
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Sarge, I’m against judicial activism when it’s real. In the above example, it is not.
Having read all of the transcripts and rulings in the Prop 8 discrimination lawsuit, I can assure you that there was no “judicial activism” involved at all. The defendants (pro-needless discrimination side) did not have a factual case to present, at all. Had they introduced any of the ads they used to scare people into voting for Prop 8 as evidence in that trial, they could have been charged with perjury.
The liars lost, fair and square. Calling the ruling “judicial activism” just means the religious authoritarians are sore loosers that like to whine like kids when they don’t get their way. -
I see Broken Record Bobo (BRB) is at it again.
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Super Dave, from last night:
Nasty, Nasty Stuff! Actually worse than that gawd awful stuff that they have in Nawlins’
Back in 75, I took my Bride to Hawaii for our honeymoon, for a week and we had the Primo Beer AND the Kona Coffee so I know what I’m talking about, the beer tastes like watered down Coors and the coffee like 10W-50 motor oil! …….Just Sayin’Kona is overpriced and overrated, but most folks still prefer it to south/central American as well as African. The Hawaiian I’ve been roasting for the past couple of years is Ka’u, from The Will and Grace Farm. Organically grown, hand tended and hand picked, these beans are not only better rated than all Kona, their appearance is superior to other beans; large/uniform in size, healthy, and they roast very evenly at a light to full (not dark!) roast. It’s naturally sweet with notes of honey and chocolate on the nose, and molasses, milk chocolate and hints of almond nuttiness on the tongue. It goes well with a breakfast pastry in the morning, or a phat-phat-phatty in the afternoon.
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Sarge, I’m against judicial activism when it’s real. In the above example, it is not.
The only reason its not real to you, Bob, is that you’re happy with the result. You support judicial activism when you agree with what the judge does, I’m against it even if it does what I want.
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Another one fights back and protects himself and his property.
“Is this something you ever wanna do in your life?” he asked. “No. Something you have to do? If you’re forced to it, you’ve got to.”
And even though he bested the would-be robbers, Bayezes still has nightmares about the horrifying incident.And there will always be bad guys:
“We’re trying to protect everything again to try and stop this,” he said. “We’ve enhanced security more, added more cameras, everything else you can do to the place. I mean, it’s a fortress. How much more do you have to do to it to protect your livelihood?”
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Re: Eastwood speech
You know, the pubbies have been taking flak for having minorities on stage, as if they were plants of some kind. But the fact that they are there (and there some in the audience, from what I’ve seen), along with the current economic conditions, may get a few of the cradle Dems to begin breaking patterns. I get the impression that there is a slow shifting of voting ppatterns. Can’t quote sources, it’s just an impression.
Having a Hollywood icon like Eastwood may show that although he’s considered an anomaly, there are entertainment figures who do not blindly follow the liberal forces in their industry. No, he may not have an earthshaking effect on the monolithic liberal structure, but perceptions may be subtly changed.
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The religion of asalaam alikum and Allah Akbar bring you this.
An international coalition of churches representing more than half a billion Christians will meet in Geneva next month to take up the plight of an 11-year-old Christian girl who faces execution under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws.
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#39 Wow Sarge, that’s an interesting unfounded declaration coming from a guy that has clearly not even read the ruling, much less the transcripts. I’ve read both, and both support my assertion with fact, not emotional political rhetoric.
The only reason its not real to you, Bob, is that you’re happy with the result. You support judicial activism when you agree with what the judge does, I’m against it even if it does what I want.
Until you’ve done your homework on this case, you don’t know what you’re talking about and you’re casually tossing a term around simply because you do not like the ruling.
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#43 – Geez trolling for grandbabies already?
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West Wendover, UT –
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#48 – wth you doin in a casino Bootzso????
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West Wendover is a tiny grease spot of a town nestled into a small mountain range overlooking the Bonneville Salt Flats.
The Enola Gay pilots trained here at an Army Air Force base which is now undergoing renovations as an historical site (no doubt with Harry Reid stimulus money). The bomb and gunnery range (at over 1.8 million acres) was the largest in the world.
Now there are three casinos, three liquor stores, a couple of grocery stores and a couple of truck stops.
Like most casino towns, it’s a real dump.
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I did not know that Utah had any casinos. That surprises me.
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Sorry mharp, I meant Nevada.
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West Wendover is on the Nevada side.
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August 30, 2012 at 12:45 pm
#39 Wow Sarge, that’s an interesting unfounded declaration coming from a guy that has clearly not even read the ruling, much less the transcripts. I’ve read both, and both support my assertion with fact, not emotional political rhetoric.Show me your friggin Law Degree, and I’ll start to consider whether your interpretation of the transcripts are not affected by your bias to the degree that you have an iota of a point..
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I’m flabbergasted! Bobo is in favor of “happy people” marriage?!? Bobo is in favor of rank judicial activism that overturns the clear and convincing will of the people of a state? Who’d a thunk it?
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We’ll head back to Salt Lake City (100 miles East of here) in the morning to hang out for a couple of days. I figure we’ll run up to Park City and look around. And go see the Temple. Any other suggestions for “don’t miss” in Salt Lake City??????!
The landing approach to Salt Lake City was most impressive yesterday. It sits at the foot of a pretty impressive range.
As I say about the Rockies, it ain’t the Alps, but damned impressive anyway. -
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I find this varies considerably from near-death experience to near-death experience. For example, having a wandering loonie break down the door of my game store to look for women was so funny the entire concussion and pools of blood thing was a minor footnote. Being sucked out into the Atlantic by an undertow was deeply irritating. Having a snowba[n]k collapse on me was alarming because of the claustrophobia issue. The car wreck was over almost before I had time to realise what was happening.
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#58 – Keep an eye out for any of our BACA Sisters or Brothers (BACA was founded in SLC yanno……..)
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The landing approach to Salt Lake City was most impressive yesterday. It sits at the foot of a pretty impressive range.
Kenmore or GE?
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Shannon
Go to the Great Salt Lake. It is amazing. Was there with my folks when I was 8 or so and went wading in it. It’s nothing like wading in fresh water or even ocean water. You come out wet but soon discover tiny salt crystals appearing on your drying skin–lots of salt crystals that sort of sparkle in the sun and feel like tiny grains of sand. You need to rinse off well in fresh water before getting dressed. Maybe wading there is no longer allowed. Just sticking a hand in it will give the experience. -
Sarge, the trial judge has a law degree, as did every judge that reviewed the ruling. The defendants had good lawyers, also with degrees. They just had no case to present.
Show me your friggin Law Degree, and I’ll start to consider whether your interpretation of the transcripts are not affected by your bias to the degree that you have an iota of a point..
Until you actually read the ruling/transcripts you will remain willfully ignorant on the subject.
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Until you actually read the ruling/transcripts you will remain willfully ignorant on the subject.
You, in your generally biased manner, have absolutely no way of knowing whether or not I’ve read any friggin thing at all. You make assumptions that support your argument that have no basis in fact.
Which is enough for me to call into question your ability to make any kind of unbiased opinion on any matters regarding the issue.
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Shoot. You prolly know what I’m going to read before I read it.
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#67 Sarge: I think he has been drinking the bong water again.
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I remain unconvinced that there is evidence of discrimination here. The GLBT gaggle thinks that governmental sanction of their relationship is necessary for their validation.
What you’re talking about at its core is sanctioning a behavior that nice people would rather not hear about. There is not now, nor has there been it the past several years anything stopping two or more gays from living together and doing whatever they want to/with/around each other.
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If we would just end this war on a silly plant, queers could marry each other.
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If we would just end this war on a silly plant, the United Airlines ticket agents in Rio de Janeiro would show up earlier so I could go find a bar somewhere.
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Bobolicious, you are the most biased (and ignorant) person to ever grace these pages. You’ve convinced yourself you’re smarter than everyone else. Your air of superiority alienates everyone here. I suspect the only folks who will tolerate you are your fellow cult members in the CotR. They have to because that’s your cult’s dogma: accept every possible libertine lifestyle/perversion except the ones that don’t accept every possible libertine lifestyle/perversion. You think that repeatedly calling everyone “irrational” and/or “authoritarian” somehow makes it true. You do it so often it makes you sound like … well … you know. If you want to continue to hang around here to satiate your obsession with calling conservatives silly names, feel free to do so. You offer nothing rational or substantive to any discussion so I recommend the rest of the commenters give you the Shammy treatment. I’ll go first…
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If we would just let queers marry each other, hamous would put down his haterade and have a nice ice-cold mint julep.
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The issue at hand is whether the Prop 8 ruling was “Judicial Activism.” The republican party states that it is. No one here has made a case to support that claim, yet they agree with it.
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If you irrational authoritarians would end your war on a stupid plant I wouldn’t have to drink haterade.
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Sounds like you’re using the haterade to wash down a big ‘ol pile of hater salad.
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These folks that believe you don’t have the same information they have just because you’ve reached a different conclusion are truly the most ignorant among us. They are so friggin impressed with thier own intelligence that they automatically assume anyone with a different opinion is either uninformed or unintelligent.
Yet they will ignorantly claim to know things they cannot possibly know.The issue at hand is whether the Prop 8 ruling was “Judicial Activism.” The republican party states that it is. No one here has made a case to support that claim, yet they agree with it.
No, you feaking ignorant ass. This is the issue:
Regardless of the example presented, I completely and fully support that plank in the platform. Those who support judicial activism when it supports thier cause really aren’t against judicial activism.
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The dude announcing flights thinks he’s one of those blonde movie sirens from the forties or something.
He sounds like he’s trying to seduce the passengers onto the Lufthansa flight to Frankfurt with a really really bad breathy voice.
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#78 Pyro: He’s just hot for you. He wants you to change your destination to where ever he’s going so’s y’all can take long showers in the wee hours of the morning.
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There is no way I’m clicking on that link.
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He sounds like he’s trying to seduce the passengers onto the Lufthansa flight to Frankfurt with a really really bad breathy voice.
When you walk by him you should say “You know how to whistle, don’t you, Estêvão? You just put your lips together and… blow. “
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Sounds like you’re using the haterade to wash down a big ‘ol pile of hater salad.
Nope. Hater Tots.
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The kid on this billboard expressed the facts succinctly. I also agree with the conclusion.
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#80: Heartbreak ridge.
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Nope. Hater Tots.
I can respect that.
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When you walk by him you should say “You know how to whistle, don’t you, Estêvão? You just put your lips together and… blow. “
I have no idea where he is – nor do I want to know.
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If you authoritarian nutjobs would just let queers marry each other, Estêvão could stay at home and decorate while the butch one was out providing for them.
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From last night;
When I first went to Mia’s site, the “Money Bomb” was at $67K and I couldn’t get in, when I donated @ about 12 noon it was @ 83K now it’s $132,293.32! 😀
Now it’s $195,150.14! Dang,….Dammit! 😉
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#17 Bonecrusher, although I resemble that video, I’m not that “Super Dave”. 😉
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#80 Sarge
There is no way I’m clicking on that link.
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#28 mharper42
Guess they might be cousins… but our Super Dave is not a Rawls. Whatcha wanna bet that every David thinks of himself as Super Dave?
I’ve told this story before but it was when most of us visited LST. Back in another life I was an avionics, bench technician, which means that I repaired all kind of avionics gear, transmitters, receivers, glide slopes, transponders, DME’s and radar. When I worked @ Hobby back in the mid 80’s I considered myself the third best technician at the airport, #1 was a friend of mine, #2 was a young kid who was very smart, this, BTW, was my honest opinion. My buddy thought that I was #1 the young kid #2 and he third. Anywho, I was the lead tech and if we had to send a radio back to the factory because no one in the shop could fix it, they gave it to me as a last ditch effort to get it fixed. One of the guys there gave me the name “Super Dave” from the Super Dave Osborn Show that was popular then, it was kind of a joke. He used to say; “That’s just SUPER,……Dave.” I chose the name because I thought it was funny and have since thought about of changing it because it’s a little pretentious. But I figured that it had been around long enough to be OK.
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Of course it is OK! Hammy’s Couch would not be the same without its very own Super Dave.
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Of course it is OK! Hammy’s Couch would not be the same without its very own Super Dave.
That and we might need some electronic crap fixed or sumptin:>)
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Uh huh. My cable box is on the fritz…
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I luv me some hater tots.
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Dang, a black, female, liberal who served in Romney’s Cabinet in Mass, speaking. Pretty good stuff. 😉
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Oh and Iron Mary and Bones, thanks, y’all re too kind.
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This is one of those moment in life when I just have to “grin and bear it”. Eldest child is performing bow exercises on the violin. I would be sending the wrong message if I go and put on ear muffs.
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Give me a big ole baked hater, split down the middle filled with butter. sour cream, cheeder cheese and and a heap O Ryan’s BBQ Pork. MMM, MMM
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I’m streaming the youtube gop convention coverage. It’s quite a bit behind the pbs coverage, but it’s still better than having my head ‘splode listening to Gwen Awful and her cronies.
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A crowd of Olympians on the Romney stage, including Scott Hamilton and the coach of the Miracle on Ice hockey team.
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CSPAN is just cameras, no talking dorkheads.
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I don’t remember so much live music at the previous conventions. Seems to trivialize the occasion.
Somebody recently asked (maybe Michael Savage?) — why do we still do live conventions? The convention originated when delegates had to travel by horseback. Today with the internet, why do it this unnecessarily old-fashioned way?
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#101 Tedtam, Ya’ beat me to it the Gal talking was Kim Rhodes who won the Gold Medal in Skeet this year and who became the first female US athlete to medal in five straight Olympics!
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Hubby’s getting quite teary ’bout now. He’s such a softy for personal stories.
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Did Dirty Harry speak already?
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He’s coming up soon, maybe next.
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Did Dirty Harry speak already?
That was my question, did I miss him?
He’s coming up soon, maybe next.
Rubio is introducing Romney next, so they say. ❓
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#72 Hummus
There’s a Shammy treatment?
I’m always the last to find out, I hope it doesn’t hurt or involve pyrotechnics. Sounds like something that restores testicular fortitude.
FWIW, Super Dave Osborne was played by Bob Einstein, some may remember him as Officer Judy from the Smothers Brothers TV show. Also, his younger brother is Albert Brooks, a famous comedy writer. For us old farts, his father was Parkyakarkus on Eddie Cantor’s show. -
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Eastwood’s up.
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Hey Tedtam was RIGHT!! Clint Eastwood is on NOW! 😀
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Instead of an empty suit, (Obama) Clint has an empty chair! Great!
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Rubio is giving a great speech.
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So at sunset, 10 miles from the dirtbag town, standing in the Bonneville Salt Flats, Texpat and I watch his beautiful daughter get married. Just as it started, a rain storm approaches from the West. We stand surrounded by one of the most magnificent displays of God’s work that can be imagined…
The blazing setting sun-behind the mountains- blocked by the falling rain…and to
East the the white salt flat turns varying shades of blue and pink.
Majestic.
Amazing.
I ‘ve stood on top of the world in Austria, Germany, Italy and elsewhere, and once more I’m breathless.
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Safe trips home, guys.
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This is funny.
Fox’s Sally Kohn filed her Paul Ryan’s speech in 3 words story late last night, apparently after the editors turned in. It’s the most widely read article on Fox News and has gone viral.
Fox has been jacking with it all day and has brought in the big guns to knock it off, but it just gets bigger. On their trending site it is number 2 with 84k Facebook shares behind their number 1 story with zero shares.
Just one of those behind the scenes peeks at fair and balanced. 😉On the other hand, to anyone paying the slightest bit of attention to facts, Ryan’s speech was an apparent attempt to set the world record for the greatest number of blatant lies and misrepresentations slipped into a single political speech. On this measure, while it was Romney who ran the Olympics, Ryan earned the gold.
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Congrats, Texpat.
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“Mr Putin will see a little less flexibility and a lot more backbone.” — Mitt Romney
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Thanks for the C-Span link. It is really nice watching a political event without the incessant blathering of the talking heads.
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I didn’t realize C-SPAN had a streaming service, just found it tonight. Something in my cable equipment is conked out so I’ve had to watch the convention online.
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Dang. Boehner talked and didn’t cry!
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Sarge – save your breath.
Shamaal is just a buzzing little bug. I don’t listen to him unless it’s something simple, like dog walking.
Romney did have a few good lines in his speech, didn’t he? And I loved watching all those kids with the balloons. I’ll say, from my youth ministry experience, you put balloons in a room and happiness ensues. And I think that rule works, to some greater or lesser extent, no matter how old the kids are. -
Welp, I’ve talked to daughter and texted her during the convention and I was hitting the sack around 10, while watching the Tube and the boy called to tell me about ALL the new rules that they had at his store to stave off the lawyers and we talked for 46 minutes! Did I ever tell Y’all that life is GOOD? Well, it is! 😉
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Romney did have a few good lines in his speech, didn’t he? And I loved watching all those kids with the balloons. I’ll say, from my youth ministry experience, you put balloons in a room and happiness ensues. And I think that rule works, to some greater or lesser extent, no matter how old the kids are.
It was better than expected. Rubio was great and Ryan beat them both.
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Dang.
Missed the convention again.
Ah, well.
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Clint’s performance was clever and effective. What a way to give a speech.
He made my day. 🙂
Marco of course was magnificent. And Mitt probably surprised a bunch of doubters with his speech. Bet ole Putin noticed–as well he should. This man means what he says and does not make idle conversation on important matters.
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Watching a Tedeschi Trucks Band concert. Really good but why, oh why is it required to post “tweets” on the screen? It’s annoying and pointless.
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Rubio speaking about Obama….
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OK, it’s time to get up, shake off that hangover from too many mint juleps, and get to posting again. I’ll start if off this morning-
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To my surprize I watched the speeches last night. Clint was great and funny… I can’tdo that to myself – was hilarious. Rubio was good and Romney eally through down the gauntlet. I thought the speech was really good.
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Friday OC up.
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#8 Pyro
Finally made it back from Brazil.
Glad to hear you did not end up on that Lufthansa flight to Frankfurt that you mentioned yesterday…
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