I’ve experienced something like this before.
Dude’s going about 150km/h (~96mph); I was doing about 235km/h (~146mph) in a Nissan Maxima. I’m pretty sure that was as fast as it could go (at least under its own power). I say this because I had my foot’s full weight resting on the gas pedal for several continuous minutes somewhere between Hanover and Frankfurt.
I looked in the rearview mirror and could not see anyone. I changed lanes to pass some goober in an Opel Astra and immediately changed back (just like you’re Required By Law to do) and still almost got run over by some Steve McQueen wannabe in a 700-series BMW.
Fun On The Autobahn
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Prove it, Shannon. 🙂
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A recent study which demonstrates that abortion restrictions in Chile have not hurt maternal-mortality outcomes has received a considerable amount of attention. As I wrote previously, this study is very important for several reasons. It is methodologically rigorous, it analyzes reliable public-health data, and it looks at one of the few countries to place restrictions on abortion after a period of legalization. As such, it should come as no surprise that the Guttmacher Institute has revved up its spin machine in the hopes of discrediting the study. Unfortunately, Guttmacher’s response leaves much to be desired.
In their response to the study, Guttmacher makes several points. First they claim that abortion was restricted in Chile prior to the passage of a restrictive 1989 law. However, while there were some legal restrictions on abortion in Chile prior to 1989, abortions were still allowed for “therapeutic” purposes. The authors of the Chilean maternal-mortality study identify a hospital in Santiago that performed thousands of abortions in the months preceding the coup in 1973. Even taking Guttmacher’s claim at face value, the sharp decline in the Chilean maternal-mortality rate clearly shows that it is possible for developing countries to lower their maternal-mortality rates without legalizing abortion. -
On a recent facebook thread I got into the issue of the US healthcare being rated among the lowest with other wealthy nations. I pointed out that other countries rate mortality differently than the US and thus the comparisons are skewed. The reply I got back was that even after adjusting the differences, the rankings remained the same. Here’s the article linked in that reply:
The zombie infant mortality explanation
I linked to the last cited report in that article and it was very slow and it also looks as if one will need an account and perhaps even pay to read that report for him or herself.
Said cited report needing account and/or payment to read fully:
U.S. Health in International Perspective: Shorter Lives, Poorer Health (2013)
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I think I became a zombie just by reading those links
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The autobahn video is neat, it proves that speed is relative, IE if you are going real fast and someone is going much faster when he passes you, you may as well be sitting still. Back when I was a kid, I was ridding shotgun in my buddy’s 1969 Z-28 (a real Z-28) and we were going down US 231 in Alabama, I didn’t know how fast we were going, because the speedo only went to 120 MPH and it was pointing straight down, well past the 120 mark and the tach was on 6200 RPM. It was like going past a car that was parked at 70 MPH. Years later, after learning that you could calculate the speed of an automobile, if you knew the gear ratio, the diameter of the tires and the RPM, I found out that we were doing about 138 MPH. FWIW; It was a little scary, even for a stupid 16 year old.
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Here you go, folks.
Get a real job changing diapers on anchor babies in San Antonio and as a bonus, you get to work for Baptists.
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Years later, after learning that you could calculate the speep of an automobile, if you knew the gear ratio, the diameter of the tires and the RPM, I found out that we were doing about 138 MPH.
You’re overcomplicating it.
You don’t need to know gear ratios, read-end ratios, tire diameter, or any of that. All you need to know is a speed at a particular rpm in a given gear.
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There’s a bit of a debate going on at Fishie Craven’s FB page of the “I can’t believe those stupid Tea Partiers are putting the Senate majority in jeopardy by being such whiny babies about the Cochran run off. After all he was just reaching out to minorities, and that’s what we want the Republican party to do.” type.
If you have an opportunity to engage in such discussions, I suggest asking this question:Do we really want candidates who ‘reach out’ to minority communities by telling them that Republicans are racists?
Then elaborate:
Here’s the thing: After what happened to Dave Dewhurst—twice—why is anybody surprised by this reaction? It was, in fact, entirely predictable—which is why I think the Dems in MS so eagerly helped Cochran with his effort to get out Dem voters. If you want to be angry with anybody about the reaction to the NRSC and the MS Rep Party sending out flyers saying Republican candidates and voters are racists, blame them. Its the Party leadership that decided to not only alienate, but call a big portion of their base actually evil. They did that because they held their control of the Party as a higher goal than gaining a majority in the Senate. That seat was going to go to the Republican, no matter who won the Primary. But now there is a very real danger that its going to the Democrat.
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#4 Shannon
I hadn’t heard of the passing of Fouad Ajami.
I had never to my recollection heard of him or read anything he wrote. He sounds like a fascinating man and I may now seek out some of his writings. I don’t personally know any arabs or muslims who “get” America. I guess the first question to find the answer to will be, was he muslim?
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Not a fan of Dimon or JPM by any means (made a conscious decision to take my money out of that bank years ago), but prematurely dancing on the guy’s grave is pretty tasteless. I’ll pray for him. Some of the comments are reprehensible.
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#9 Texpat
Calling those refugees anchor babies makes me realize that is exactly what they are, even if they are out of diapers. In the Age of Obammy, anchor babies don’t even have to be born on our soil, they just have to cross our border. Or be dragged or carried across. -
I don’t personally know any arabs or muslims who “get” America.
Broaden your horizons. I personally know several muslims who “get” America as well or better than folks I know who were born and raised here.
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Thanks for the link, Dooooodster. I don’t know a lot of muslims but those I did work with were educated and modern and emigrated to the West, yet not enlightened. In general, isn’t it true that those born into islam yet later enlightened, emigrate and leave that religion?
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Popping in to say good morning Hamsters. Waiting to leave for Intergalactic.
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Have a safe and enjoyable trip, Adee. Breathe a little of that cool dry air for us! 🙂
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In general, isn’t it true that those born into islam yet later enlightened, emigrate and leave that religion?
“Enlightened” is a very subjective word. I know some people who are lifelong Christians whom I consider anything but enlightened. In my experience, Muslims can embrace the American culture (such as it is / was) and still remain true to their faith.
The Free Muslims Coalition does not seek to change the tenets of the religion. However, the Coalition believes that the Koran only provides general principles of governance which leaves the faithful with substantial flexibility to modernize popular Muslim practices and beliefs.
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Conditions at the “emergency migrant holding centers” are so bad that workers are threatened with arrest if they disclose how bad things are. If children were treated in that manner by private citizens, CPS would be breaking down doors, followed by the cops to charge them with reckless endangerment and cruelty to children.
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#20: Let’s not forget that they represent a clear and present danger to the health and safety of the American citizen in general as they are the equivalent of a biological weapon of mass destruction. They are carriers of scabies, antibiotic resistant tuberculosis, HIV, measles, and who knows what else. Under current immigration law they are ineligible to enter the US based on the disease factor alone.
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#22: I think that merits a face palm.
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HI SQUACK!!!
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Speaking of storm troopers – I’m wondering:
1) Obama reaches the end of his term soon
2) He’s a narcissistic megalomaniac who would love to run the country forever
3) He’s done just about everything he can to divide our people into groups and set us against each other
4) He’s doing his best to destroy our economy
5) He’s inundating our country with an overwhelming flood of illegal immigrants with levels of pestilence and disease that we have yet to fathom
6) #5 will leave us with a medical health burden that will further weaken our economy
7) #5 will also further divide our country and raise negative emotions
8) Federal agencies like FEMA and even the post office have been stockpiling ammunition
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…believes that the Koran only provides general principles of governance which leaves the faithful with substantial flexibility to modernize popular…
Therein lies the problem. Unlike Judaism or Christianity, current day Islam allows no challenge to its hierarchical clerical authority and forbids any exegetical debate and criticism over issues of substance. Twenty-first century Islam epitomizes rigid, authoritarian fundamentalism. Unless and until it reverses this curse, Islam will never undergo the reformation and modernizing transformation that is centuries past due.
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Breitbart has this story which may have been posted before. My question is when does the secret service realize that the oath they took to protect and defend the constitution from all enemies foreign and domestic and their current posting have become mutually exclusive?
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Fouad Ajami was raised in Lebanon by his Persian Shiite Muslim family who were immigrants from Iran. He wrote three excellent books, all of which are available at Amazon. Ajami was an advisor and friend of many prominent conservative foreign policy leaders. -
Not all Wal-Mart shoppers should be laughed at. And all she asked in return was that it be “paid forward”.
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#26 TP,
Unlike Judaism or Christianity, current day Islam allows no challenge to its hierarchical clerical authority and forbids any exegetical debate and criticism over issues of substance.
Agree completely, but that doesn’t mean that everyday American Muslim folks aren’t becoming more flexible in their faith even if the hard-line clerical types aren’t, whether said clerical types allow it or not. My daughter has several friends from school who are Muslim and their attitudes towards American culture are nothing like a lot of right-wing folks would have you believe. Particularly notable is the lack of misogyny among these Muslim families versus the common perception of them. The times they are a changing.
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Via Hugh Hewitt.
Of all people, Cass Sunstein, most recently of Obama administration fame, wrote a very good synopsis of the Alger Hiss/Whittaker Chambers case of the late 1940s. Hewitt always asks journalists about Alger Hiss when they come on his show the first time to test their knowledge of American political history. He humiliated the Senior Political Editor for HuffPo this week by exposing his vast ignorance.
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He wasn’t planning on the book becoming a global literary sensation. He probably didn’t suspect that he would win a Nobel Prize for Literature. And he certainly never dreamed that he would prompt an elaborate covert action by the Central Intelligence Agency, whose operatives saw his novel as the perfect opportunity for a cultural drone strike, exposing for all the world to see the Soviet Communist Party’s prodigious contempt for genuine creativity.
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We rented our unit last night. I had two showings, one at 5:15 and one at 5:30. The 5:15 showed up, with all of their belongings in their car. She admitted that she had an eviction in process at her other apartments, but that they were bugging out because of the shootings and muggings going on. I know the complex – it’s huge – and I know it has a reputation. I didn’t realize it was quite that bad, though.
There are times in my life where I’m just really grateful to do what I do – whatever it is that I’m doing at the time. This couple was desperate for relief. The wife was working two jobs and couldn’t even relax when she was home. They slept in a motel last night, since the power wasn’t on in the unit, but when they saw the unit, and it was clean, had a yard, and they felt safe – she sent her husband her friend to the nearest bank to pull the money out. We were about to start filling out the lease when my 5:30 called to let me know she was running late but was on the way. My new tenant was almost dancing when I told the one on the phone not to bother, that I was signing a lease at that very moment.
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Unlike Judaism or Christianity, current day Islam allows no challenge to its hierarchical clerical authority and forbids any exegetical debate and criticism over issues of substance.
I wasn’t aware that Islam had any sort of hierarchical authority at all – at least in an overarching sense. We see conflicting fatwas somewhat often when clerics from different tribes, regions, traditions, etc. disagree on how to handle some issue.
I’m not sure how Judaism works in that regard as well. Is there some sort of authority that all Jews accept?
Christianity (particularly the large Orthodox Churches – Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, some of the large, liturgical Protestant Churches, etc.) tends to have a very hierarchical and well-defined faith tradition that was built up through centuries of study and revelation. The smaller denominations tend to be much looser in their interpretations and do not recognize any hierarchical structure.
The Christian Churches that are in communion with Rome (Eastern Orthodox, Coptic, et al.) are likely among the most conservative organizations ever established. Their doctrines and dogma are thoroughly established and documented and are vanishingly unlikely to ever change in any material sense. -
I wasn’t aware that Islam had any sort of hierarchical authority at all
I agree. Seems to me they have ten thousand Fred Phelps’ on steroids and regaled in exploding vests, each leading their own private death cult, sometimes against each other.
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Hamous says:
JULY 2, 2014 AT 11:12 AMI wasn’t aware that Islam had any sort of hierarchical authority at all
I agree. Seems to me they have ten thousand Fred Phelps’ on steroids and regaled in exploding vests, each leading their own private death cult, sometimes against each other.
Meh.
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I’m not sure how Judaism works in that regard as well. Is there some sort of authority that all Jews accept?
Ahem…momentarily stifling laughter…
I call it the world’s longest running argument.
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While Islam is currently about 600 years behind in its development as a religion
Based on what? Islam is what it is and has been from its inception. Once Mohammed finished putting his pen to paper that was it, finished, a RELIGION to millions of Muslims. I fail to see where you get this idea that Islam is some religion under development.
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as Christians, we can’t even agree on how wet we should get when we publicly profess the Faith.
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Based on what? Islam is what it is and has been from its inception. Once Mohammed finished putting his pen to paper that was it, finished, a RELIGION to millions of Muslims. I fail to see where you get this idea that Islam is some religion under development.
Based on the use of violence thru the State to spread the Faith.
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they have ten thousand Fred Phelps’ on steroids and regaled in exploding vests
They need some of those spiffy hats the KC’s wear.
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I just met with the new tenants mentioned above. They couldn’t get all of their money from the ATM last night, so she met with me to pay their rent and get her keys.
She is so cute.
She had to hug me twice and danced once on her way to the car.
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#29 TT
My 2 cents worth on the Pampers story… From little details in the writeup, the woman is a stay at home mom with one child; a one-income family. Isn’t it cheaper to wash and reuse cloth diapers than to buy caseloads of disposables? -
#38 Sarge
leave us not forget that as Christians, we can’t even agree on how wet we should get when we publicly profess the Faith.
My CPA is a devout Baptist, and we discuss religion sometimes when I go to his office. He told me this joke a long time ago:
A Catholic priest – we’ll call him Fr. John – and a Baptist preacher – we’ll call him Pastor Bob – are having lunch together. Fr. John puts his fork down and says, “Bob, I have a question about your baptismal practices.” Bob puts down his fork, leans back, and says, “Sure. Go ahead.”
Fr. John: “If I were getting baptized in your church, and the water only comes up to my ankles, would that be a valid baptism?”
Pastor Bob: “No.”
Fr. John: “What if the water only comes up to my knees, would that be valid?”
Pastor Bob: “No.”
Fr. John: “What if it only comes up to my hips, would that be valid?”
Pastor Bob: “No.”
Fr. John: “Okay, how about up to my chest, would that be valid?”
Pastor Bob: “No.”
Fr. John: “Okay, how about my chin, would that be valid?”
Pastor Bob: “No.”
Fr. John: “Okay, what if it came all the way up to my eyebrows, would that be valid?”
Pastor Bob: “No.”
Fr. John: “Okay, what if it came up to here, would that be valid?” He puts his flattened hand right at his hairline.
Pastor Bob: “No.”
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I fail to see where you get this idea that Islam is some religion under development.
My understanding is that it evolves differently in different parts of the world. As Doooode pointed out earlier, there are distinct differences between American Muslims and middle Eastern Muslims.
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#38 Sarge
we can’t even agree on how wet we should get when we publicly profess the Faith.
And notice how no one dies as a result of this difference or disagreement.
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Tedtam, I hope your happy dancing tenants turn out to be solid citizens. Can pay the rent on time; don’t trash the place; don’t have the police over for a domestic disturbance once a week; don’t skip out on you; don’t end up having to be evicted. There is always hope!
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Re: cloth diapers
Yes, they are cheaper, but I think our society has been trained to use the highly disposable, easier to use diapers. I grew up with cloth diapers in our household, and we never thought twice about dunking the solids in the toilet. Lovely has a special attachment on her toilet that lets her spray clean their cloth diapers. They use a combo disposable (when traveling, usually) and cloth.
Re: Tenants
She promises that she’ll be the best tenant WE’VE EVER HAD!
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mharper42 says:
JULY 2, 2014 AT 1:32 PM
#38 Sargewe can’t even agree on how wet we should get when we publicly profess the Faith.
And notice how no one dies as a result of this difference or disagreement.
Unless you lived in Ireland for most of the 20th Century, and in Europe after Martin Luther.
Understand, this is not to give any sort of moral equivalence between Islam and Christianity.
Its pointing out that we are all broken people who do broken things, we always have and always will. Some of us corporately don’t do some of the worst of things done in the past while others are still doing them, and some of us are doing those things individually rather than corporately , but that is all a result and demonstration of our need for a Savior, nothing more, nothing less. -
I remember my brothers using Brylcreem. They had very curly hair (two of them actually wore Afro type hair styles).
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Based on the use of violence thru the State to spread the Faith.
You implied Islam a “developing religion” when you said it was 600 years behind in developing. There is no developing about it, never has been and never has been intended to “develop”.
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JULY 2, 2014 AT 2:01 PM
SargeBased on the use of violence thru the State to spread the Faith.
You implied Islam a “developing religion” when you said it was 600 years behind in developing. There is no developing about it, never has been and never has been intended to “develop”.
Your logic, therefore, leads some to the determination that modern reform protestant Christianity (and even modern Catholicism) is illegitimate because it bears no resemblance whatsoever to 1st Century Christianity.
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There are reports that a palestenian teen has been kidnapped and murdered in East Jerusalem. I would not be the slightest bit surprised to learn that it was a palestenian that committed the act to blame it on the Juice. A false flag incident if you will. That is a huge difference between islime and Judaisim/Christianity; the muzzies would not hesitate to sacrifice one of thier own to make a point and we find the very thought abhorrent. The suicide/homicide bombers come to mind at this point.
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And notice how no one dies as a result of this difference or disagreement.
Pointing and laughing is acceptable.
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Unless you lived in Ireland for most of the 20th Century
Not quite accurate. In most of the 20th century the Republic of Ireland was relatively peaceful. The Troubles were confined to the North of Ireland where the British were still in charge. After 500 years as Britain’s first colony, Catholic vs. Protestant was incidental. It was Irish vs. British. The violence has had absolutely nothing to do with differences in religious dogma, rather, it was all about the occupation of the North of Ireland by the British.
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The whole palestenian refugee thing illustrates how the muzzies are perfectly willing to torment a big group of thier own people in order to use them as a bludgeon against Israel. The actual suffering and hardship of the pals is not enough of an inducement to stop using them as a weapon, and expendible resource, if you will.
Move to the current situation/manufactured crisis on the US southern border; I believe that the current admin and the bulk of elected Ds want to use the illegal alien invaders as a weapon in much the same way against those who stand for the rule of law and secure borders (conservatives specifically and Rs in general). The actual suffering is irrelevant to the goal at hand, which is the destruction of capitalism in the US.
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Hamous says:
JULY 2, 2014 AT 2:33 PMUnless you lived in Ireland for most of the 20th Century
Not quite accurate. In most of the 20th century the Republic of Ireland was relatively peaceful. The Troubles were confined to the North of Ireland where the British were still in charge. After 500 years as Britain’s first colony, Catholic vs. Protestant was incidental. It was Irish vs. British. The violence has had absolutely nothing to do with differences in religious dogma, rather, it was all about the occupation of the North of Ireland by the British.
Be that as it may, the beginnings of the problems and the two sides involved were pretty much divided into Protestants and Catholics. To pretend that there has never been any inter-denominational violence in the history of the Faith is to deny the truth.
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It’s also worth noting that the IRA are a Marxist (and therefore atheist) organization.
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Remember what Rham, the ballerina, said “never let a good crisis go to waste” and in this case, if no natural crisis is extant, then it is permissable to create one.
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To pretend that there has never been any inter-denominational violence in the history of the Faith is to deny the truth.
I’m not pretending anything. You made the statement “Unless you lived in Ireland for most of the 20th Century”. During the 20th century the violence in Ireland had nothing to do with religion. It was all about British occupation. The combatants just happened to be Catholic and Anglican. You’d have to go all the way back to Henry VIII and Cromwell to find the true sectarian violence you’re describing.
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Actually, here’s a nice summary of the subject, as well as a comparison to Islamic terrorism.
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#56 Squawk
I agree with your statement. I believe Mohammed never intended for there to be “interpretation” of his Koran.
There have, however, been periods in history when Islam was much less violent, both internally and towards non-Muslims. There were also periods when Muslims treated Jews better than Christians did at the time. The last 150 years have been a consistently worse than usual downward spiral for the Mohammedans.
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It was all about British occupation. The combatants just happened to be Catholic and Anglican.
Political separation of Northern Ireland from the rest of Ireland did not come until the early 20th century, when Protestants and Catholics divided into two warring camps over the issue of Irish home rule. Most Irish Catholics desired complete independence from Britain, but Irish Protestants feared living in a country ruled by a Catholic majority.
The argument here is the intellectual equivalent of picking fly poop out of pepper. It does nothing to affect the original thesis, and that is the Christian Faith has evolved, as has the Jewish Faith. I note that the only time Texpat will be looking for a goat to sacrifice will be if cabrito is on the menu. If I am to be intellectually honest enough to prevail in arguments with intellectually dishonest Atheists, I have to acknowledge that all belief systems evolve, but can then argue from that point that they do so without change the central tenets of those beliefs.
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Understand, this is not to give any sort of moral equivalence between Islam and Christianity.
Its pointing out that we are all broken people who do broken things, we always have and always will. Some of us corporately don’t do some of the worst of things done in the past while others are still doing them, and some of us are doing those things individually rather than corporately , but that is all a result and demonstration of our need for a Savior, nothing more, nothing less.Yes… that! Very well said, Sarge.
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Yes… that! Very well said, Sarge.
Thanks. But I’d like to give 99.9999999999999% of the credit to the Holy Spirit.
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The story you linked at the National Interest is fantastic. Proof once again that real life, true history, far exceeds anything from the human imagination. Including even the novel that started the whole thing.
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Re my #73: That guy really rips and gets incredible sounds of a puny 3 stringed instrument. Very talented.
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Texpat says:
JULY 2, 2014 AT 3:26 PM
#33 Shannon
The story you linked at the National Interest is fantastic. Proof once again that real life, true history, far exceeds anything from the human imagination. Including even the novel that started the whole thing.
Amazing stuff.The most chilling thing I read there was penned by the CIA 50 years ago that, with minor revisions, could be said to be true today:
Pasternak’s humanistic message—that every person is entitled to a private life and deserves respect as a human being, irrespective of the extent of his political loyalty or contribution to the state—poses a fundamental challenge to the
SovietProgressive ethic of sacrifice of the individual tothe CommunistObama’s system. There is no call to revolt against the regime in the novel, but the heresy which Dr. Zhivago preaches—political passivity—is fundamental. Pasternak suggests that the small unimportant people who remain passive to the regime’s demands for active participation and emotional involvement in official campaigns are superior to the political “activists” favored by the system. Further, he dares hint that society might function better without these fanatics. -
#54 Sarge
Unless you lived in Ireland for most of the 20th Century, and in Europe after Martin Luther.
Well, I had forgotten about the IRA. But I am completely unaware of any Christian jihad-like devastation in Europe, I mean the equivalent of the suicide bomber at the pizza parlor.
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#55 TT
A dab didn’t really do it for ‘em.
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Those Ukraine girls really knock me out. They leave the West behind.
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#59 Shannon
Pointing and laughing is acceptable.
Not in polite society. 🙂 But I guess it works for differences between Christian sects and orders. For differences between muslim camps? One word: ka-blooie.
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If I am to be intellectually honest…
Then you shouldn’t have premised your argument that violence in Ireland was sectarian with a demonstrably false statement such as this:
Unless you lived in Ireland for most of the 20th Century
…and instead said “Unless you lived in Ireland for most of the 16th Century”.
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Well, I had forgotten about the IRA.
The IRA aren’t Catholic. They belong to your clan 😉
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Maybe it was the fault of the then-current mainstream media, but I did grow up with the impression that Northern Ireland “troubles” were caused by Protestant/Catholic conflict, and not just British hegemony in Ireland.
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That guy must surely be insane.
Yeah perhaps, but in a really good way. Check out the channel he has.
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My understanding of the English/Irish thing is that it was an English/Irish thing and the Protestant/Catholic thing was incidental.
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Well, I had forgotten about the IRA. But I am completely unaware of any Christian jihad-like devastation in Europe, I mean the equivalent of the suicide bomber at the pizza parlor.
Most of the violence between Christian denominations occurred as a result of the marriage of Church and State. A careful reading of the Bible reveals that no such arrangement was included as part of the Faith, it was an outgrowth of Man exercising his Free Will rather than the Will of God.
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I can think of worse places to end up than with Julie Christie in front of a warm fire.
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Hamous says:
JULY 2, 2014 AT 4:08 PM
If I am to be intellectually honest…Then you shouldn’t have premised your argument that violence in Ireland was sectarian with a demonstrably false statement such as this:
Unless you lived in Ireland for most of the 20th Century
…and instead said “Unless you lived in Ireland for most of the 16th Century”.
Fly poop in pepper.
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Yeah, you’re right. A difference of 500 years in human history is insignificant. Not much has happened with the human race in that time period. Why just the other day I was talking to my old buddy Chris. He was telling my what a hot little number Isabella was.
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#29 TT #46 MH
My 2 cents worth on the Pampers story… From little details in the writeup, the woman is a stay at home mom with one child; a one-income family. Isn’t it cheaper to wash and reuse cloth diapers than to buy caseloads of disposables?
My point was, I wasn’t dazzled by the kind older woman buying 3 boatloads of disposable diapers for this young mom who couldn’t afford them. In my estimation, she has the time to wash cloth diapers and save money by doing so. So she wouldn’t need the charity. Could solve her problem on her own. But that’s just me.
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Sort of on topic. Alternating receptionist #1 is getting married, or sort of is married, to a Muslim. They have been dating for eight years, met in High School, and have had plenty of time to talk about it. She says under Islamic law marriage is a contract. They now have a marriage contract valid for one year under Islamic law. Never thought that bunch could take such a practical ‘try it before you buy it’ approach. I think it is a technicality that lets them live together and not anger his father. Her father is not pleased but lives in Arizona so too bad. They plan on a permanent contract and also a Christian ceremony within the year. Christmas ought to be interesting when the kids come along.
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Now, you got me all fired up for a vodka martini, hold the dirt .
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Hamous says:
JULY 2, 2014 AT 4:33 PM
Yeah, you’re right. A difference of 500 years in human history is insignificant. Not much has happened with the human race in that time period. Why just the other day I was talking to my old buddy Chris. He was telling my what a hot little number Isabella was.So what you’re saying is that my entire contention that there has, in fact, been interdenominational violence in the history of the Faith has been shot down by one mistaken fact.
Because that can be the only way its relevant to the discussion.
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#92: Under islimic law, a contract with an infidel (any non-muslim) is only marginally enforceable by the infidel. Once an infidel converts to islime, they are prohibited under penalty of death from converting away from islime.
Those muzzys who are tolerant of infidels are considered apostate in hard line muzzy cultures. -
#95, I don’t know much about it. His family left Iran when the Shah fell. Since the hubby is planning on attending the Christian ceremony I suspect he falls in the latter group. He did propose and give her a ring. A rather obvious one at that.
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#96: Although the country may have been called Iran when he left, he falls in the Persian category. Islam is a violent invader to Persia. Persians are different from Arabs who are different from Egyptians. The Persians have a history of incredible kindness towards Jews (Read the story of Esther in the OT). The Persian culture is one of learning and trading and artistic endeavors. When the muzzy fundies took over, most of those with the ability to leave did. She may have a winner there.
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#97, Interesting. I only know what she mentions in casual conversation. His family has a shipping business and several investment offshoots. Sounds consistent with what you say.
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Here’s the setup, Ball is on the tee, driver in hand, waggle, waggle slow steady backswing. . . . . . .
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Playing golf?
Better hold up a 1-iron.
According to SuperMex, not even God can hit a 1-iron. -
Taint rainin here.
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#92 goats
Zoom ahead 6-7 years and the woman is trying unsuccessfully to get her kids out of whatever muslim country the groom’s family hails from.
But that’s just me. -
So what you’re saying is that my entire contention that there has, in fact, been interdenominational violence in the history of the Faith has been shot down by one mistaken fact.
No, what I said was “Not quite accurate.” That’s an important qualifier and certainly not me shooting down your entire contention. Then you went off on your typical rant because someone had the audacity to question your facts.
Suppose the topic was slavery in the 20th century. Someone makes the statement that there was no slavery in the 20th century and I retorted with “Unless you lived in the Southern United States for most of the 20th century”. As we all know I would be about 100 years off and that’s a significant error. You were off by 500 years. -
Taint rainin here.
Lightning can easily strike within 5-10mi of the thunderstorm and has done so many times 15mi away.
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There are some interesting notes on this blog (posted by Sally Stricklett & Stan Burton whom many of you know) regarding the stolen election in Mississippi.
http://thespeechatimeforchoosing.wordpress.com/2014/07/02/mississippi-burning-3300-cochran-to-resign-true-the-vote-sues-barbour-investigated-and-more/ -
I know nothing about golf clubs. Is a 1-iron related to lightning somehow? I did hear some distant thunder a couple hours ago, just loud enough to cause my big sweet scaredy cat to have a late supper because she was under the bed.
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Lee Trevino was once asked about using a 1-iron, which is a very very difficult club to use (many golfers have difficulty with the somewhat easier 2-iron and much easier 3-iron).
He said that is a thunderstorm is near, the golfer need not seek shelter, especially under a tree (which is very dangerous). The golfer should simply hold up a 1-iron as it is so difficult to employ that even the Big Guy would not be able to. This was after he was struck by lightning and asked what he would do to prevent a reoccurance. -
#97 Bones
Yes, the dominant and elite sector of Iranian society for decades after WWI to 1979 was comprised of the the descendants of the ancient Persians. They were the government officials, business leaders and entrepreneurs, scientists, university professors, artists and writers. Prominent among them also were those of the Baha’i faith.
Persians and the Baha’i were the first to be imprisoned, totured and murdered by the Shiite revolution in 1979. It also caused the huge brain drain of Iranian intellectual capital (and monetary capital) to the USA and Canada over the ensuing years. -
From #25
Does anybody see a connection to all of these data points?
Yes I see that OCloven HoofHitlerama is running the show and every reclucklican politician is a derogatory slang word used in place of a kitty cat that refers to a certain part of the female anatomy.
I hear Culberson crying on the radio the fix is real simple cut off the funding.
Well instead of blowing about it like the big bad wolf do something you coward.
And that ever present man of action tRicked us Perry he’s really gettin tough and he’s gonna invite OCloven Hoof to the border. Ewwww that outgha scare the Hoofed one.
WTF for tRicked? He already knows about the chaos he purposely created.
What a bunch of reclucklican losers. Just change the elephant moniker to a giant fried chicken and change the name from the GOP to the FCP. -
#105 M42: According to the article, the MS law states that if there are enough irregularities there can be a re-do of the election. 3300 or so ineligible votes so far and only 1/2 the counties have been canvassed- that should pass the required test for taint. The article further states that if there was a re-do that Cockr
oachran may resign or withdraw. This would put the other guy as the R candidate against whatever D is there. This is, IMHO, the best possible outcome as Cockroach is gone either way, McDonald is the new senator from MS and the R seat is not lost, plus- the DC R elites get a stern warning to stop screwing around. -
Christ Bearer, the Wu-Tang Clan rappist, has issued a statement that his (self-)severed pee-pee has been reattached and he is eager to embark on a new career in the pr0nography industry.
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#108, She did say the father in law to be/under contract went to Canada first but business was much easier to conduct down here.
Why would such a group adhere to Islamic law? Habit, tradition, lost roots? -
Whole new meaning to the old BK phrase Flame-Broiled.
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Mebbe Sarge can help us better understand (with his prior personal knowledge of Ft. Sill and all…………… 🙂 )
Ummmmmmmmm I thought “fences do not work”?Ft. Sill is one of three facilities established to house an influx of illegal immigrant children flooding the U.S.-Mexico border. Nearly two-thirds of the 52,000 UACs apprehended by authorities this year come from Central American countries.
GOP Rep. denied access to facility housing unaccompanied migrant children
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