Now just hold on a minute. You’re taking this Right Wing Water Carrier Amnesty program too far! Sure we need workers to pick the lettuce, mow the lawn and clean the commodes, but studying US History? Next thing you know, they’ll be wanting to vote again. That didn’t work out so well in the past, now did it? Some of them may even try to vote twice!

Think about the consequences, man.

-GFO

OT more or less – back in my Uni days I recall that Stanford had a new student cafeteria and there was a contest to name it. The winning vote was for the Alfred Packer memorial dinning room, but the admin vetoed it. I was at Cal at the time so this may have been urban legend.

Don’t know about that Urban Legend, but when Stanford dropped the name “Indians” for its teams and had a contest for new names, one of the most popular was “Robber Barons.” [Leland Stanford was one of the original robber barons, although noted primarily because he could be sent to DeeCee by the others (Crocker, Hopkins & Huntington) to do their bidding.] Needless to say, TPTB vetoed that choice. Weenies.

The funny part of Ace’s post….

“Hey, President Bush? Fuck off. You are going down in history in a neck-and-neck battle with Jimmy Carter as worst president of the twentieth century.”

Can someone let him know that this is the twenty-FIRST century?

I guess in his rage he got confused. It’s understandable.

Best,
Bob

Hey T,

You know I love you, but you must stop dissing adolescents. Some of my best friends…. Some young people are reading FDL Yes? Do not insult them by using them as pejorative, here or anywhere.

Joel M

It’s not the Republican Party, it’s The Donner Party.

-GSD

Instant classic!

OT more or less – back in my Uni days I recall that Stanford had a new student cafeteria and there was a contest to name it. The winning vote was for the Alfred Packer memorial dinning room, but the admin vetoed it. I was at Cal at the time so this may have been urban legend.

Quasi-urban legend. The real Alferd Packer Grill is in the student union at CU in Boulder.

I guess this would be a good time to mention that after tonight, I’m going on a week-long Internet Fast. Phoenix Woman will be here tomorrow night to do Late Nite and then I’m going to see if Teddy wants to pick up any of my shifts, and maybe some other guests. We’ll see. I will be checking my email from Tuesday to Tuesday, but that’s ALL.

My brain needs a break. Badly.

Yeah, I’ve been there. Enjoy your time off. (When I take a real vacation one of these years my plan is to not even look at a computer for the duration). A week isn’t long, but you’ll be missed, I always check the late night posts to read you. Also, you have damn near impeccable taste in music. (Impeccable meaning, of course, that I like the same stuff, as a rule.)

Au Revoir.

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What an old-fashioned pair we are – expecting our infrastructure to be provided by people living in the same place that we do. How quaint! I think I’ll just sit over here with the other ‘relics’. You can join me if you want, I’ll just move this set of Geneva Conventions out of your way.

Loo Hoo. @ 325
…attorneys made the case to a judge that their clients are contemplating suicide if their names are made public and the DC Madam’s list was kept secret as a result.

Wow, that must really be an amazing list. How much do you figure Larry Flynt would pay to get it, so he could publish it?

Well, if any of those who may work in government are vulnerable to being blackmailed, then it’s certainly in the public interest if the list is either made public or they’re forced to leave government.

I certainly don’t see any reason individuals not in government should be revealed.