TREX!

That’s why I don’t listen to him! badabing!

zed who?

zedly wedly (not!)

Yanno, I figure I’m doin’ pretty good here. I’m trying to read the article, enough to say something sensible, and hit the zed without saying zed, these days.

And I’ve got the same time stamp here! *preen*

cinco!

ok it was seis, but who’s counting…

How is Ms. W doing these days, health-wise?

LoudounLib @ 6

cinco!

Sorry, I think I got that one…;-)

I can’t look at him, he was silly, sitting there with that deer in teh headlights look for seconds before he started speaking…. OH man that was bad TeeVee…

Has he been watching Buchanan with his chopping motions… chop chop….

TRex!

katymine @ 9

I can’t look at him, he was silly, sitting there with that deer in teh headlights look for seconds before he started speaking…. OH man that was bad TeeVee…

Has he been watching Buchanan with his chopping motions… chop chop….

Someone downstairs recommended a photo of W on the fridge to help with dieting.

Jeebus, talk about inducing instant anorexia :-/

Well, I’ve been thinking, at least now we’ve got our date certain! We definitely now have our timetable for withdrawal, and I certainly hope that’s the way the Dems frame it.

I’ve been really worried about Amy lately. Hope she’s able to face her demons.

Speaking of the Preznint, I ran across one of the best sigs ever in a dKos comment…

Woe to you, O land whose king is a child — Ecclesiastes 10:16

kirk murphy told downstairs.

peanutbutter @ 13

katymine @ 9

I can’t look at him, he was silly, sitting there with that deer in teh headlights look for seconds before he started speaking…. OH man that was bad TeeVee…

Has he been watching Buchanan with his chopping motions… chop chop….

Someone downstairs recommended a photo of W on the fridge to help with dieting.

Jeebus, talk about inducing instant anorexia :-/

Or bulimia.

18?

yellowdog jim @ 18

18?

you nailed it!

I’m worried about Amy, too. Everybody pray for her. She seems pretty intractable.

I keep flashing back to the headline in one of the London tabloids the day after the 2004 election:

“How can 63,000,000 people be so stupid?”

Ann in AZ @ 18

peanutbutter @ 13

Someone downstairs recommended a photo of W on the fridge to help with dieting.

Jeebus, talk about inducing instant anorexia :-/

Or bulimia.

This isn’t entirely snarq. I literally CANNOT watch or listen to that man; if he is on at a public place i either leave or put in my slate pc headphones until it stops. I honestly believe if forced to listen to it i might attack the device providing the feed. physicall, with intent to disable or if needed, destroy.

It is literally a gut reflex with me now.

yellowdog jim @ 18

18?

We all have our personal challenges.

TRex, I am loving this vid! A voice like hers needs to burn brightly for a long while.

“Nothing but blue skies” — Big Brother explains the fine points of the Forever War.

Ann in AZ @ 13

Well, I’ve been thinking, at least now we’ve got our date certain! We definitely now have our timetable for withdrawal, and I certainly hope that’s the way the Dems frame it.

That’s likely exactly how they’ll frame it….”well, the President has agreed to withdrawing troops, so we have to be non-partisan and give him everything he asks for.”

ello.

my head is gonna essplode.

i thiink my fever is back.

althespook @ 22

This isn’t entirely snarq. I literally CANNOT watch or listen to that man; if he is on at a public place i either leave or put in my slate pc headphones until it stops. I honestly believe if forced to listen to it i might attack the device providing the feed. physicall, with intent to disable or if needed, destroy.

It is literally a gut reflex with me now.

Yeah, I hear ya. I can’t really even look at pictures of him, or read his transcripts, I get too angry.

Best Winehouse I’ve seen/heard, as a combination of both. Wonder if someone asked her to wear the jacket to cover the tatoos?

aw Cassie, sorry you’re not feeling well :-(

SnarKassandra @ 28

ello.

my head is gonna essplode.

i thiink my fever is back.

snarkita! you are seeck? where is yo mammacita?

Cassie esta enferma :-(

it is 400 degrees in my room and it was freezeing when i woke up. :(

SnarKassandra @ 34

it is 400 degrees in my room and it was freezeing when i woke up. :(

are you taking anything? going to see el doctore?

I posted this a couple threads back, but there’s a whole new crowd here, so, from EPU land:

Anyone know where I could track down some figures on materiel‘ losses in Iraq?
# of Blackhawk, Apache, Chinook, and other helicopters lost(or requiring replacement).
# of Abrams tanks, Bradley fighting vehicles, Stryker vehicles, APC’s, and other armored vehicles lost(or requiring replacement).
# of Humvees lost(or requiring replacement).
# and types of fixed-wing aircraft lost (or requiring replacement).
Nice to know the replacement costs as well. I predict this data will expose some vampires to sunlight.

I’m very curious about the amount of influence the defense contractors are having on Iraq policy, as opposed to the oil industry, and Halliburton.

email at RonDRbc at gmail dot com

Thank you.

peanutbutter @ 28

althespook @ 22

This isn’t entirely snarq. I literally CANNOT watch or listen to that man; if he is on at a public place i either leave or put in my slate pc headphones until it stops. I honestly believe if forced to listen to it i might attack the device providing the feed. physicall, with intent to disable or if needed, destroy.

It is literally a gut reflex with me now.

Yeah, I hear ya. I can’t really even look at pictures of him, or read his transcripts, I get too angry.

His voice irritates me all to hell. His dad’s voice was annoying but Junya’s is just nails across a chalkboard to my ear. I gravitate to speaking and singing voices with my training and general audio obession. This just sends me running or i start swearing to drown it out. Ugh.

I didn’t like him to begin with, but those little factors for the last 8 years just made it even more reflexive in the dislike reaction.

punaise @ 19

yellowdog jim @ 18

18?

you nailed it!

thanks.
it was close.
dodging that ‘17′.
i’d like to thank Jesus Christ.
He could have stopped me but He was too busy.
i owe it all to me.
and kathy griffin.

SnarKassandra @ 27

ello.

my head is gonna essplode.

i thiink my fever is back.

Oh dear… sorry to hear :-(

The sad part is that it is a total waste of fine Ivy School Education…. hard to keep telling your kids to “stay in school” or you just might start sounding like the Prez.

What type of cracker jacks did he get his MBA?

I am taking advil and a throat thingy with tylenol in it and lots of liquids.

{{{{SnarKassandra}}}}

RonD @ 36

I posted this a couple threads back, but there’s a whole new crowd here, so, from EPU land:

Anyone know where I could track down some figures on materiel‘ losses in Iraq?
# of Blackhawk, Apache, Chinook, and other helicopters lost(or requiring replacement).
# of Abrams tanks, Bradley fighting vehicles, Stryker vehicles, APC’s, and other armored vehicles lost(or requiring replacement).
# of Humvees lost(or requiring replacement).
# and types of fixed-wing aircraft lost (or requiring replacement).
Nice to know the replacement costs as well. I predict this data will expose some vampires to sunlight.

I’m very curious about the amount of influence the defense contractors are having on Iraq policy, as opposed to the oil industry, and Halliburton.

email at RonDRbc at gmail dot com

Thank you.

if you get anything please post. will be great grist for other bloggers (ahem) mills…

peanutbutter @ 28

Yeah, I hear ya. I can’t really even look at pictures of him, or read his transcripts, I get too angry.

watertiger provides welcome relief with her photo captions at http://www.dependablerenegade.com/

I need some pure escapist type music tonight.

Robert Randolph.

peanutbutter @ 23

yellowdog jim @ 18

18?

We all have our personal challenges.

YES!
/s

SnarKassandra @ 40

I am taking advil and a throat thingy with tylenol in it and lots of liquids.

OJ, green tea, pomegranate juice… Stay away from milk products for a bit…

Hello all,

I’m just dropping by to check in. I missed the speech…I just couldn’t do it, but did read some great rebuttals. that’s nice.

I noticed some of you dumping on Lantos a little bit. Yeah, yeah, I”m no big fan, but he stepped up this week and I just heard his office took quite a beating for it.

Professional goopers came out of the woodwork to verbally abuse his staff all week. If any of you live in his district you might want to send a little TLC their direction…I can only imagine what went on at Dem offices all across the country this week now that they are (finally) speaking out.

Nasty stuff. One might say, vituperous.

Peace, (now!)

SnarKassandra @ 41

I am taking advil and a throat thingy with tylenol in it and lots of liquids.

I’m not sure it is a good idea to mix advil and tylenol. any nurse/emm dee still up to comment?

hey burns, epu’ed from somewhere last thread — have you had a chance to check out Fine Tunings on XM?

RonD @ 43

{{{{SnarKassandra}}}}

ditto.

I have blogtreats…

althespook @ 49

SnarKassandra @ 41

I am taking advil and a throat thingy with tylenol in it and lots of liquids.

I’m not sure it is a good idea to mix advil and tylenol. any nurse/emm dee still up to comment?

paging surgeon general Kirk…

RonD @ 36

I just know that Arizona has received over 91 Billion dollars in defense contract work since the start of the war. Ya McCain & Kyl really bring home the bacon.

althespook @ 50

RonD @ 43

{{{{SnarKassandra}}}}

ditto.

I have blogtreats…

Those are not chocolate.

SnarKassandra @ 40

I am taking advil and a throat thingy with tylenol in it and lots of liquids.

Be sure to take a bath and get your hair wet if the fever gets to 103.

althespook @ 48

SnarKassandra @ 41

I am taking advil and a throat thingy with tylenol in it and lots of liquids.

I’m not sure it is a good idea to mix advil and tylenol. any nurse/emm dee still up to comment?

Aunt Betsy said it is OK.

LoudounLib @ 49

hey burns, epu’ed from somewhere last thread — have you had a chance to check out Fine Tunings on XM?

Only briefly. So far, I like. I still miss HFS, though.

althespook @ 48

SnarKassandra @ 41

I am taking advil and a throat thingy with tylenol in it and lots of liquids.

I’m not sure it is a good idea to mix advil and tylenol. any nurse/emm dee still up to comment?

Is the tylenol a throat spray or lozenge, Cassie? cause it’s good to alternate tylenol and advil, but i’m not sure about taking them together. I’d have to check up on that myself. I know that i don’t do that at all when i’m sick out of habit. Both anti inflammatories but advil’s a NSAID where tylenol is an analgesic with the same properties.

Shadowstalker @ 27

Ann in AZ @ 13

Well, I’ve been thinking, at least now we’ve got our date certain! We definitely now have our timetable for withdrawal, and I certainly hope that’s the way the Dems frame it.

That’s likely exactly how they’ll frame it….”well, the President has agreed to withdrawing troops, so we have to be non-partisan and give him everything he asks for.”

Oh, no, that’s not what I meant at all, although I also fear they’ll do what you say. I mean they need to say loud and clear so the public can hear that the Prez long term relationship will not last longer than the remainder of his term, and a lot less if we have anything to say about. Even if they do give in and give him some of the money he’s asking for (and I think they should make him come back and ask for more every three months until the end of his term, just on general principals,) I find it unconscionable if they do not extract a pound of flesh from the President before they do. If they can’t take the upper hand with a weak president and the peoples on their side, they may very well lose the next election. They will lose because they have proved themselves sheeple, and they will deserve the loss under those circumstances. When are they ever gonna win one?

SnarKassandra @ 56

althespook @ 48

I’m not sure it is a good idea to mix advil and tylenol. any nurse/emm dee still up to comment?

Aunt Betsy said it is OK.

we shall accede to her wisdom. And no, my shiny new blogs are not chocolate. But do you have any IDEA of how much work it is to make a blog out of chocolate? getting to stuff onto the server without screwing up the hard drive is bad enough; usually the sysops eat it before you can do anything with it.

:)

SnarKassandra @ 28

ello.

my head is gonna essplode.

i thiink my fever is back.

Do you have flu? Gonna see a doctor?

burnspbesq @ 56

LoudounLib @ 49

hey burns, epu’ed from somewhere last thread — have you had a chance to check out Fine Tunings on XM?

Only briefly. So far, I like. I still miss HFS, though.

We’ll never see the likes of HFS around here again, sadly. Fine Tunings, The Loft, and Cafe will do me though :-)

Tylenol/throat thingy is two teaspoons. Advil is one pill. Not all at the same time cause I just started with the advil and didn’t add the throt thing till tonight.

Ann in AZ @ 58

Shadowstalker @ 27

That’s likely exactly how they’ll frame it….”well, the President has agreed to withdrawing troops, so we have to be non-partisan and give him everything he asks for.”

Oh, no, that’s not what I meant at all, although I also fear they’ll do what you say. I mean they need to say loud and clear so the public can hear that the Prez long term relationship will not last longer than the remainder of his term, and a lot less if we have anything to say about. Even if they do give in and give him some of the money he’s asking for (and I think they should make him come back and ask for more every three months until the end of his term, just on general principals,) I find it unconscionable if they do not extract a pound of flesh from the President before they do. If they can’t take the upper hand with a weak president and the peoples on their side, they may very well lose the next election. They will lose because they have proved themselves sheeple, and they will deserve the loss under those circumstances. When are they ever gonna win one?

How about this pound of flesh:
Ask his fucking base for their tax cut back.

al, where’s the animal pic?

TRex sayeth:

Every time George Bush opens his mouth, I feel the whole world get a little dumber.

it is like he sucks so bad that it vacuums the intelligence out of the population.
(claps hand to forehead)
IT’S HIS SECRET SUPERVILLAIN SUPER POWER!

should i go to the doctor? really? i have been sick for like 12 hrs.

althespook @ 48

SnarKassandra @ 41

I am taking advil and a throat thingy with tylenol in it and lots of liquids.

I’m not sure it is a good idea to mix advil and tylenol. any nurse/emm dee still up to comment?

No need for both. Over medicating won’t help. *I am not a medical professional*

aliasofwestgate @ 57

althespook @ 48

I’m not sure it is a good idea to mix advil and tylenol. any nurse/emm dee still up to comment?

Is the tylenol a throat spray or lozenge, Cassie? cause it’s good to alternate tylenol and advil, but i’m not sure about taking them together. I’d have to check up on that myself. I know that i don’t do that at all when i’m sick out of habit. Both anti inflammatories but advil’s a NSAID where tylenol is an analgesic with the same properties.

Tylenol has acetaminophen. I hate acetaminophen. But mixing them is probably okay. They will attack the pain from different directions.

This info on tylenol and advil interactions from ivillage:

Whenever a question like this comes up in my office, I always tell my patient, “Ask your pharmacist about this. Pharmacists are the undisputed experts on drug interactions. If there’s a problem with this combination, your pharmacist should know about it.”

Out of curiosity, I popped over to a Web site called Medline to scan the medical literature back to 1966. I searched for “acetaminophen” AND “ibuprofen” AND “interaction” to find articles that had all three words in their title and/or abstract. I found three articles, none of which described a harmful interaction.

Sounds like Aunt Betsy is right.

Loo Hoo. @ 65

al, where’s the animal pic?

Right here. Been blogging on my own stuff and forgot. Won’t happen again.

Cassie, I would not recommend staring at a computer screen when you have a fever and your skin is all creepy-crawly and your head hurts. The constant flashing will hurt your eyes and give you a nasty headache. Go lie down and get Aunt B to read you something from a book or magazine.

Or she could read you the comments here, I guess, I just don’t recommend looking at a computer right now. Last time I was online with a fever I got a headache like my whole head was one big throbbing rotten tooth. It was awful.

Feel better.

*pats your head gently*

Cassie, if I missed it I’m sorry — what was your latest temp?

SnarKassandra @ 66

should i go to the doctor? really? i have been sick for like 12 hrs.

Aunt Betsy will know what to do.

Hi all! Listening to Amy now TRex but haven’t read the comments…

What’s newz?

katymine @ 10

I can’t look at him, he was silly, sitting there with that deer in teh headlights look for seconds before he started speaking…. OH man that was bad TeeVee…

Has he been watching Buchanan with his chopping motions… chop chop….

I was at Drinking Liberally (with Pach!), and everyone seemed to think that other people would want to watch it (we had Countdown on), but when it was about to start, there was a near-unanimous “turn it off!”

Nice of MSNBC to provide a countdown timer so we knew when to bail out. *g*

SnarKassandra @ 67

should i go to the doctor? really? i have been sick for like 12 hrs.

it is a matter of how high your fever gets, i suspect. If you have a cold, fine. If you have some nasty variant of the flu (and just starting school is a FINE time to get that, as I know all too well from my own kids) you need to see your emm dee asap. modern flu can be very dangerous to younger people these days, as in fatally dangerous.

Ann in AZ @ 58

Oh, no, that’s not what I meant at all, although I also fear they’ll do what you say. I mean they need to say loud and clear so the public can hear that the Prez long term relationship will not last longer than the remainder of his term, and a lot less if we have anything to say about. Even if they do give in and give him some of the money he’s asking for (and I think they should make him come back and ask for more every three months until the end of his term, just on general principals,) I find it unconscionable if they do not extract a pound of flesh from the President before they do. If they can’t take the upper hand with a weak president and the peoples on their side, they may very well lose the next election. They will lose because they have proved themselves sheeple, and they will deserve the loss under those circumstances. When are they ever gonna win one?

It does seem that they are determined to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. The Dems leadership’s lack of courage has become so very annoying.

katymine @ 52

RonD @ 36

I just know that Arizona has received over 91 Billion dollars in defense contract work since the start of the war. Ya McCain & Kyl really bring home the bacon.

Thanks, katymine. Exactly the kind of stuff I’m looking for.

SnarKassandra @ 66

should i go to the doctor? really? i have been sick for like 12 hrs.

Depends on your temps. If it spikes, go in.

Sounds like Aunt Betsy is right.

Aunt Betsy outranks everyone here in Cassie care. Hope you feel better soon!

I saw this picture today TRex and all I could think of was you yelling, “Fight… Fight!!! FIGHT!

Just stopped by to see what was going on…. I am heading to bed….

Since I had to experience the American health care system in person Tuesday evening….. the joy of being a widget being processed through the ER. Just wait until I get the bill!

TheOtherWA @ 81

Sounds like Aunt Betsy is right.

Aunt Betsy outranks everyone here in Cassie care. Hope you feel better soon!

FDL Surgeon General Betsy. Salute!

TheOtherWA @ 80

Sounds like Aunt Betsy is right.

Aunt Betsy outranks everyone here in Cassie care. Hope you feel better soon!

Exactly. She’ll know what to do.

SnarKassandra @ 62

Tylenol/throat thingy is two teaspoons. Advil is one pill. Not all at the same time cause I just started with the advil and didn’t add the throt thing till tonight.

Ah a throat coating. That’ll work fine then. Aunt Betsy’s got it right. *grins*

althespook @ 70

Loo Hoo. @ 65

al, where’s the animal pic?

Right here. Been blogging on my own stuff and forgot. Won’t happen again.

So sweet!

aliasofwestgate @ 86

SnarKassandra @ 62

Tylenol/throat thingy is two teaspoons. Advil is one pill. Not all at the same time cause I just started with the advil and didn’t add the throt thing till tonight.

Ah a throat coating. That’ll work fine then. Aunt Betsy’s got it right. *grins*

Aunt Betsy hangs out with disadvantaged, displaced school kids in her paying job. I suspect a lot of “under the table” nursing goes with that….

peanutbutter @ 47

SnarKassandra @ 40

I am taking advil and a throat thingy with tylenol in it and lots of liquids.

OJ, green tea, pomegranate juice… Stay away from milk products for a bit…

Chicken soup, and does Advil take down a fever like aspirin does? Or you might consider some rubbing alcohol, that is, to put on some material or a towel and rub on your arms and legs and body. Sort of a sponge bath with rubbing alcohol.

Feel better soon, SnarKassandra.
And with that, Lake-izens, it’s to bed for me. The best of all possible tomorrows to you all.

RonD @ 79

katymine @ 52

RonD @ 36

I just know that Arizona has received over 91 Billion dollars in defense contract work since the start of the war. Ya McCain & Kyl really bring home the bacon.

Thanks, katymine. Exactly the kind of stuff I’m looking for.

It was an article in the Arizona Republic(ian) but cannot remember when. AZ has Honeywell, Allied Signal, Rathyon, Boeing which make the Apache helecopters, the list goes on and on..

really beat here, good night all

Cassie, feel better!

yellowdog jim @ 37

punaise @ 19

you nailed it!

thanks.
it was close.
dodging that ‘17′.
i’d like to thank Jesus Christ.
He could have stopped me but He was too busy.
i owe it all to me.
and kathy griffin.

you didn’t thank the little people who made all this possible.

katymine @ 39

The sad part is that it is a total waste of fine Ivy School Education…. hard to keep telling your kids to “stay in school” or you just might start sounding like the Prez.

What type of cracker jacks did he get his MBA?

Well, they have to pay attention, not just stay in the school building. Maybe you could tell them “if you don’t study hard and learn well, you could end up like Bush!” *g*

(One of my personal grudges against W is what he’s done to the reputation of my fine school…)

Aunt Betsy hangs out with disadvantaged, displaced school kids in her paying job. I suspect a lot of “under the table” nursing goes with that….

Or among friends and family of pharmacy techs that help out when asked questions about OTC stuff. I had to scold my dad a few months ago about not taking his painkillers after he’d severely broken his foot. He wouldn’t have to abuse it, but dammit. The stuff is meant to take down the post surgery swelling. So..minor daughter takedown to get dad to do so. And this was after my OWN surgery in may! *laughs*

Mom still asks me about questions for stuff like that, as do my friends.

modern flu can be very dangerous to younger people these days, as in fatally dangerous.

Al, dude. She’s a perfectly healthy 14 year old girl with a cold. Don’t tell her she’s gonna freakin’ die. She has to fall asleep tonight at some point, ya know. You’re gonna give her nightmares.

I still remember some of the fever dreams I had when I was a teenager. Whatever you do right now, Cassie, don’t read “Lord of the Flies”.

And you’re going to be fine, dear, althespook is being a big alarmist. I may be forced to thwack him with my tail.

I have 101. I am going to listen to music in bed. Good night.

modern flu can be very dangerous to younger people these days, as in fatally dangerous.

Al, dude. She’s a perfectly healthy 14 year old girl with a cold. Don’t tell her she’s gonna freakin’ die. She has to fall asleep tonight at some point, ya know. You’re gonna give her nightmares.

I still remember some of the fever dreams I had when I was a teenager. Whatever you do right now, Cassie, don’t read “Lord of the Flies”.

And you’re going to be fine, dear, althespook is being a big alarmist. I may be forced to thwack him with my tail.

katymine @ 39

The sad part is that it is a total waste of fine Ivy School Education…. hard to keep telling your kids to “stay in school” or you just might start sounding like the Prez.

What type of cracker jacks did he get his MBA?

Well, they have to pay attention, not just stay in the school building. Maybe you could tell them “if you don’t study hard and learn well, you could end up like Bush!” *g*

(One of my personal grudges against W is what he’s done to the reputation of my fine school…)

Hi punaise… :)

LoudounLib @ 91

really beat here, good night all

Cassie, feel better!

Likewise.

Tubes problems here.

‘night LL. Thanks again, katy…:)
Good night.

Oops… got caught up in the filter I guess.

Loo Hoo. @ 87

althespook @ 70

Right here. Been blogging on my own stuff and forgot. Won’t happen again.

So sweet!

And since I’m several days behind, please enjoy:

This.

That.

And Teh Other.

Or go to Cute Overload and get their RSS feed. I do.

LoudounLib @ 61

burnspbesq @ 56

Only briefly. So far, I like. I still miss HFS, though.

We’ll never see the likes of HFS around here again, sadly. Fine Tunings, The Loft, and Cafe will do me though :-)

It’s official. I am in a strange mood tonight. I’m listening to REO Speedwagon, and Blue Oyster Cult may be next.

Aloha punaise.

althespook?

re bent spear.

i’m confused.

a general was used for authorisation.

but the general had been dead for a year.killed in iraq.

someone said no general had died in iraq.

i’ve missed a lot of comments.
has the discrepancy been resolved?

I’m listening to REO Speedwagon

HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I TOLD YOU NOT TO BRING THAT KIND OF FILTH INTO THIS HOUSE??!!

TRex @ 94

modern flu can be very dangerous to younger people these days, as in fatally dangerous.

I still remember some of the fever dreams I had when I was a teenager. Whatever you do right now, Cassie, don’t read “Lord of the Flies”.

Or “The Handmaid’s Tale.”

EPU from last thread:

Thing is, I get Matthews on this.

Laura Ingraham is someone who the proper response is, “You’re really pretty, why are you so fucking dumb>”

TRex @ 97

modern flu can be very dangerous to younger people these days, as in fatally dangerous.

Al, dude. She’s a perfectly healthy 14 year old girl with a cold. Don’t tell her she’s gonna freakin’ die. She has to fall asleep tonight at some point, ya know. You’re gonna give her nightmares.

I still remember some of the fever dreams I had when I was a teenager. Whatever you do right now, Cassie, don’t read “Lord of the Flies”.

And you’re going to be fine, dear, althespook is being a big alarmist. I may be forced to thwack him with my tail.

And it would be deserved. I thought of that RIGHT AFTER i hit post. and then the dayam site glitched and I couldn’t kill it.

BTW, you got a double posting on this one. are our gremlins back?

punaise @ 92

yellowdog jim @ 37

thanks.
it was close.
dodging that ‘17′.
i’d like to thank Jesus Christ.
He could have stopped me but He was too busy.
i owe it all to me.
and kathy griffin.

you didn’t thank the little people who made all this possible.

and i’d like to thank all the little people.
the small ones.
really little.
teenie.
little little people.
gremlins.
(whispering)
thanks you guys!

may @ 107

althespook?

re bent spear.

i’m confused.

a general was used for authorisation.

but the general had been dead for a year.killed in iraq.

someone said no general had died in iraq.

i’ve missed a lot of comments.
has the discrepancy been resolved?

he was a captain when he was killed. he got a posthumous and quite fake promotion. (i must make clear this is all *rumor* from my friends in the military who are still “connected” to the gossip networks. I personally have no way to verify ANY of it.)

Gee althespook, I thought I was having ER flash backs seeing double posts over and over again…

Listening to Amy singing “Teach Me Tonight” reminded me very much of Etta James. Etta has her demons, too..but what a talent!!

SnarKassandra @ 95

I have 101. I am going to listen to music in bed. Good night.

Sounds like a good plan. Get lots of sleep!

burnspbesq @ 108

TRex @ 94

I still remember some of the fever dreams I had when I was a teenager. Whatever you do right now, Cassie, don’t read “Lord of the Flies”.

Or “The Handmaid’s Tale.”

or “A Maze of Death” by Phillip K Dick

Bummer. Apparently I’m not “cool” anymore.

I wanna be in the late night gang again so what sort of initiation/humiliation must I endure to re-gain my O.G. status?

burnspbesq @ 105

LoudounLib @ 61

We’ll never see the likes of HFS around here again, sadly. Fine Tunings, The Loft, and Cafe will do me though :-)

Don’t Fear The Reaper!

It’s official. I am in a strange mood tonight. I’m listening to REO Speedwagon, and Blue Oyster Cult may be next.

TRex @ 98

I still remember some of the fever dreams I had when I was a teenager. Whatever you do right now, Cassie, don’t read “Lord of the Flies”.

I recommend original Star Trek, if it’s on anywhere you can see it. As Ms. Redshift and I discovered a few years ago when we both had a bad flu, if you have a high enough fever, any original Star Trek episode is really funny.

TRex @ 107

I’m listening to REO Speedwagon

HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I TOLD YOU NOT TO BRING THAT KIND OF FILTH INTO THIS HOUSE??!!

Teh droll. Just for that …

Click here if you dare.

althespook @ 112

may @ 107

althespook?

re bent spear.

i’m confused.

a general was used for authorisation.

but the general had been dead for a year.killed in iraq.

someone said no general had died in iraq.

i’ve missed a lot of comments.
has the discrepancy been resolved?

he was a captain when he was killed. he got a posthumous and quite fake promotion. (i must make clear this is all *rumor* from my friends in the military who are still “connected” to the gossip networks. I personally have no way to verify ANY of it.)

hokay,ta.

may @ 116

burnspbesq @ 108

Or “The Handmaid’s Tale.”

or “A Maze of Death” by Phillip K Dick

Geez you guys! Now *I’m* going to have nightmares!

Nate @ 118

Bummer. Apparently I’m not “cool” anymore.

I wanna be in the late night gang again so what sort of initiation/humiliation must I endure to re-gain my O.G. status?

Ten rounds in a cage with TRex for starters, then cure cassie’s cold. Then we’ll talk.

Redshift @ 120

TRex @ 98

I still remember some of the fever dreams I had when I was a teenager. Whatever you do right now, Cassie, don’t read “Lord of the Flies”.

I recommend original Star Trek, if it’s on anywhere you can see it. As Ms. Redshift and I discovered a few years ago when we both had a bad flu, if you have a high enough fever, any original Star Trek episode is really funny.

Oh yes. You can yell lines like “He’s dead Jim!” and “Fascinating” at all the appropriate moments. Like Rocky Horror with redshirts and naked alien chicks.

alright

anything by Terry Pratchett.

it’s turtles all the way down.

newtonusr @ 63

Ann in AZ @ 58

Oh, no, that’s not what I meant at all, although I also fear they’ll do what you say. I mean they need to say loud and clear so the public can hear that the Prez long term relationship will not last longer than the remainder of his term, and a lot less if we have anything to say about. Even if they do give in and give him some of the money he’s asking for (and I think they should make him come back and ask for more every three months until the end of his term, just on general principals,) I find it unconscionable if they do not extract a pound of flesh from the President before they do. If they can’t take the upper hand with a weak president and the peoples on their side, they may very well lose the next election. They will lose because they have proved themselves sheeple, and they will deserve the loss under those circumstances. When are they ever gonna win one?

How about this pound of flesh:
Ask his fucking base for their tax cut back.

Actually, I’ve mentioned that before as a bargaining chip. A lot of these people are lawyers, so how can they possibly be such bad negotiators? They also don’t appear to be any good at p*ker or chess. They utterly trip me out! No apparent professional expertise at all!

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peanutbutter @ 123

may @ 116

or “A Maze of Death” by Phillip K Dick

Geez you guys! Now *I’m* going to have nightmares!

“The Man In The Maze” by Robert Silverberg.

Nate @ 99

Hi punaise… :)

hey Nate! big thinks in the future for Charlie Brown in CA-04?

(real sketchy internet connection
if y’all don’t hea…

Just a quick flash back to Cassie….when I would take my sick daughter to the doctor, she always told us to alternate ibu and tylenol at four-hour intervals for fever control. That way we weren’t giving her too much of one med too soon, and were agressively tackling the fever. My guess then was that they didn’t interact badly.

althespook @ 123

Nate @ 118

Bummer. Apparently I’m not “cool” anymore.

I wanna be in the late night gang again so what sort of initiation/humiliation must I endure to re-gain my O.G. status?

Ten rounds in a cage with TRex for starters, then cure cassie’s cold. Then we’ll talk.

nate, how do you reckon you’re not cool now?

SnarKassandra @ 66

should i go to the doctor? really? i have been sick for like 12 hrs.

If you don’t feel better in the morning, make an appointment.

yellowdog jim @ 130

althespook @ 123

Ten rounds in a cage with TRex for starters, then cure cassie’s cold. Then we’ll talk.

nate, how do you reckon you’re not cool now?

I personally think he’s cool. But if we could get some work out of him…

may @ 127

alright

anything by Terry Pratchett.

it’s turtles all the way down.

Terry Pratchett for the WIN! o/

Nate @ 117

Bummer. Apparently I’m not “cool” anymore.

I wanna be in the late night gang again so what sort of initiation/humiliation must I endure to re-gain my O.G. status?

Don’t worry, Nate, you’re still cool. Things are just a bit sluggish tonight. Probably because of Bush sapping intelligence out of the universe.

[sniff] I miss hanging with you guys.

New job’s kicking my butt. Just finished for the day, if that tells you anything.

Niters, TRex, FirePups.

althespook @ 131

yellowdog jim @ 130

nate, how do you reckon you’re not cool now?

I personally think he’s cool. But if we could get some work out of him…

there’s that.

but i missed the implication that nate’s less than perfectly cool.

and he doesn’t get to go rounds with TRex as if that’s a bad thing.

well, i mean it’s up to TRex.

This is just peachy:

Remember the israeli jet that fired on a SAM site a few days ago in syria? well, now we know what it was doing there:

Israel Says North Korea Providing Syria Nuclear Facilites.

“Hello, Minot AFB? We need another six ACM’s with the “fake” warheads please. Plus the replacements for the six you screwed up last time. And put a rush on it, will ya? Bibi and LIEberman are getting antsy again… KTHKSBAI!”

TRex @ 107

I’m listening to REO Speedwagon

HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I TOLD YOU NOT TO BRING THAT KIND OF FILTH INTO THIS HOUSE??!!

Yah. That reminds me, my biggest complaint with the Sopranos finale is that I would have been happy to go the rest of my life without ever thinking of Journey again…

Rayne @ 135

[sniff] I miss hanging with you guys.

New job’s kicking my butt. Just finished for the day, if that tells you anything.

Niters, TRex, FirePups.

We miss you, too.

Rayne @ 136

[sniff] I miss hanging with you guys.

New job’s kicking my butt. Just finished for the day, if that tells you anything.

Niters, TRex, FirePups.

Rayne! Hello and goodbye!

Rayne @ 134

[sniff] I miss hanging with you guys.

New job’s kicking my butt. Just finished for the day, if that tells you anything.

Niters, TRex, FirePups.

Rayne, in vain. good night!

althespook @ 70

Loo Hoo. @ 65

al, where’s the animal pic?

Right here. Been blogging on my own stuff and forgot. Won’t happen again.

That’s adorable!

yellowdog jim @ 132

althespook @ 123

Ten rounds in a cage with TRex for starters, then cure cassie’s cold. Then we’ll talk.

nate, how do you reckon you’re not cool now?

Saying hi to everyone and linking to cool samurai kitty fight pictures for TRex and getting snubbed.

I started having flashbacks to the heady days of trying to work your way back into the clique/gang in high school after having been away for a month.

yellowdog jim @ 136

althespook @ 131

I personally think he’s cool. But if we could get some work out of him…

there’s that.

but i missed the implication that nate’s less than perfectly cool.

and he doesn’t get to go rounds with TRex as if that’s a bad thing.

well, i mean it’s up to TRex.

I was assuming feathers and spandex…

Good evening dear friends. Thanks for convincing Cassie to go back to bed.

Uhhh. TRex. 15. Nearly 16. She’ll find a tail to thwap you with if you suggest she’s still 14!

TexBetsy @ 145

Good evening dear friends. Thanks for convincing Cassie to go back to bed.

I’m not sure whether we convinced her or chased her off, actually ;-) Sleep is probably the best thing, even above and beyond meds.

So. *peers hopefully* Any goodies for us?

Redshift @ 137

TRex @ 107

HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I TOLD YOU NOT TO BRING THAT KIND OF FILTH INTO THIS HOUSE??!!

Yah. That reminds me, my biggest complaint with the Sopranos finale is that I would have been happy to go the rest of my life without ever thinking of Journey again…

Na na na na na. Repeat endlessly.

TexBetsy @ 146

Uhhh. TRex. 15. Nearly 16. She’ll find a tail to thwap you with if you suggest she’s still 14!

Ha! I *thought* so! She must really not being feeling well if she missed that ;-)

Is it officially Bad 70s Rock Night?

Evenin’ punaise… Definitely good stuff afoot for the intrepid Charlie Brown. I’m gearing up some fun stuff for A/V work online as things get closer. Right now I spend my extra spare time collecting good web content and links etc.

I’ll have a regular weekly webcast ready to go for 08′ giving updates from the CA-04.

peanutbutter @ 149

TexBetsy @ 146

Uhhh. TRex. 15. Nearly 16. She’ll find a tail to thwap you with if you suggest she’s still 14!

Ha! I *thought* so! She must really not being feeling well if she missed that ;-)

…and we won’t mention how looped my grammar gets on sudafed o.O

Nate @ 143

yellowdog jim @ 132

nate, how do you reckon you’re not cool now?

Saying hi to everyone and linking to cool samurai kitty fight pictures for TRex and getting snubbed.

I started having flashbacks to the heady days of trying to work your way back into the clique/gang in high school after having been away for a month.

Ah. I had the same problem when I came back after a couple of months hiatus. Nobody said “hi”, nobody seemed to respond to my posts, I felt hurt and rejected. So I left and vowed never to come back.

TexB, who works with me on some non-FDL stuff, grabbed me by my spookly collar and MADE me come back. I eventually realized that I was expecting too much and got over it for myself.

YMMV, of course. But I’m gathering a lot of us are sick, overworked, have relatives that are sick, or any combination of the above. That, at least for me, cuts down on the energy to post AT ALL….

Nate @ 143

yellowdog jim @ 132

nate, how do you reckon you’re not cool now?

Saying hi to everyone and linking to cool samurai kitty fight pictures for TRex and getting snubbed.

I started having flashbacks to the heady days of trying to work your way back into the clique/gang in high school after having been away for a month.

ever since your semi-sloshed campaign evening live-blogging of wooing of the ladies next door, your place in the late night pantheon is assured.

Nate @ 142

yellowdog jim @ 132

nate, how do you reckon you’re not cool now?

Saying hi to everyone and linking to cool samurai kitty fight pictures for TRex and getting snubbed.

I started having flashbacks to the heady days of trying to work your way back into the clique/gang in high school after having been away for a month.

i see.
i am barely keeping up with the thread.
by the time i write a comment another ton have posted, and by the time i read them …
… i am slow; i miss a lot.

my greetings, nate.
no snub intended.
drive careful like.

peanutbutter @ 149

TexBetsy @ 146

Uhhh. TRex. 15. Nearly 16. She’ll find a tail to thwap you with if you suggest she’s still 14!

Ha! I *thought* so! She must really not being feeling well if she missed that ;-)

Enjoy!

althespook @ 123

Nate @ 118

Bummer. Apparently I’m not “cool” anymore.

I wanna be in the late night gang again so what sort of initiation/humiliation must I endure to re-gain my O.G. status?

Ten rounds in a cage with TRex for starters, then cure cassie’s cold. Then we’ll talk.

I’m TOO MUCH MAN for TRex!

But green tea with honey, lime juice, mango and crushed mint always fixed my cold right up. (a dash of dark rum is also medicinally recommended in this situation)

TexBetsy @ 146

Uhhh. TRex. 15. Nearly 16. She’ll find a tail to thwap you with if you suggest she’s still 14!

He was right tho, i was overdoing it. Probably because they DELETED my GMAIL acoount. I will maybe get some of it back tomorrow. They didn’t say why. I’m so thrilled I could…excrete.

samurai kitty? where?

Oh, y’all, Nate’s feeling needy. Everyone give him a big hug.

Helloooooooo, Nate. You’re looking awfully fiiiine this evening, Senor.

(Tell him he looks sexy. He’s a Scorpio, they live for that shizz.)

TRex @ 159

Oh, y’all, Nate’s feeling needy. Everyone give him a big hug.

Helloooooooo, Nate. You’re looking awfully fiiiine this evening, Senor.

(Tell him he looks sexy. He’s a Scorpio, they live for that shizz.)

Only if he wears the spandex. I have standards. (He does look sexy, of course, but I really like spandex. Can you tell?)

punaise @ 154

Nate @ 143

ever since your semi-sloshed campaign evening live-blogging of wooing of the ladies next door, your place in the late night pantheon is assured.

Ok now I’m blushing… Wait til the 08′ (or sooner) Charlie Brown Victory Party and I’ll likely be fully in the bag celebrating and really turning on the drunken charm. :P

:-D

al, set up a new GMail.

TexBetsy @ 162

al, set up a new GMail.

tomorrow. my dad had a BAD 48 hours the last two days. I’m so tired I can’t sleep (thus my presence here…)

TexBetsy @ 159

samurai kitty? where?

Samurai kitties up @81. :)

TexBetsy @ 156

Enjoy!

Yum! Thank you Aunt Betsy!

althespook @ 137

This is just peachy:

Remember the israeli jet that fired on a SAM site a few days ago in syria? well, now we know what it was doing there:

Israel Says North Korea Providing Syria Nuclear Facilites.

“Hello, Minot AFB? We need another six ACM’s with the “fake” warheads please. Plus the replacements for the six you screwed up last time. And put a rush on it, will ya? Bibi and LIEberman are getting antsy again… KTHKSBAI!”

But Alfred, we can’t fly because all fighter planes are grounded on Sept. 14, right?
We could put them on a Greyhound bus…might get a good country song out of it…

althespook @ 158

TexBetsy @ 146

Uhhh. TRex. 15. Nearly 16. She’ll find a tail to thwap you with if you suggest she’s still 14!

He was right tho, i was overdoing it. Probably because they DELETED my GMAIL acoount. I will maybe get some of it back tomorrow. They didn’t say why. I’m so thrilled I could…excrete.

Erm. Who deleted your gmail account???

*thinking she really needs to back up her account..again..*

Nate @ 81

I saw this picture today TRex and all I could think of was you yelling, “Fight… Fight!!! FIGHT!

perfect!

TRex @ 160

(Tell him he looks sexy. He’s a Scorpio, they live for that shizz.)

He’s right…!

I soak that shit up like a sponge when I’m feeling a bit on the outside looking in.

Hiya TRex! I figured the “too much man” for you comment might get me some attention.

Margot @ 166

althespook @ 137

This is just peachy:

Remember the israeli jet that fired on a SAM site a few days ago in syria? well, now we know what it was doing there:

Israel Says North Korea Providing Syria Nuclear Facilites.

“Hello, Minot AFB? We need another six ACM’s with the “fake” warheads please. Plus the replacements for the six you screwed up last time. And put a rush on it, will ya? Bibi and LIEberman are getting antsy again… KTHKSBAI!”

But Alfred, we can’t fly because all fighter planes are grounded on Sept. 14, right?
We could put them on a Greyhound bus…might get a good country song out of it…

no, Combat Command is grounded, Combat Air Patrol (guards the skies over the major cities) and Transport Command (moves stuff around) are up and running normally cuz THEY din lose no nukular weepons. You put them on the C130 labeled “inert training warheads” and nobody is the wiser. would have done it that way last time but all the dayam things are tied up ferrying tomahawks to the carriers…

Evening all. Just a heads-up for Late Nite and beyond.
Suzanne will make her triumphant return tomorrow evening.

Nate @ 169

TRex @ 160

(Tell him he looks sexy. He’s a Scorpio, they live for that shizz.)

He’s right…!

I soak that shit up like a sponge when I’m feeling a bit on the outside looking in.

Hiya TRex! I figured the “too much man” for you comment might get me some attention.

lol.

or else just tell him he’s great grandpa to a chicken. that gets the blood boiling — not so easy in a cold-blooded animal.

It’s good to chat with all of you. Thanks for saying hello. I have truly missed spending time chatting with such good friends and kindred spirits.

I’ve sure missed blogging too but that will change soon enough.

peanutbutter @ 167

althespook @ 158

He was right tho, i was overdoing it. Probably because they DELETED my GMAIL acoount. I will maybe get some of it back tomorrow. They didn’t say why. I’m so thrilled I could…excrete.

Erm. Who deleted your gmail account???

*thinking she really needs to back up her account..again..*

Steve Jobs. Cause I won’t buy a dayam iPhone. I want a phone that doesn’t require me to mortgage my testicles to own it. Picky, but that’s the way I am. (Seriously, I have no idea and they won’t say except that it was an internal error and that IngSoc is looking into it and I should BellyFeel better soon. :))

althespook @ 136

This is just peachy:

Remember the israeli jet that fired on a SAM site a few days ago in syria? well, now we know what it was doing there:

Israel Says North Korea Providing Syria Nuclear Facilites.

“Hello, Minot AFB? We need another six ACM’s with the “fake” warheads please. Plus the replacements for the six you screwed up last time. And put a rush on it, will ya? Bibi and LIEberman are getting antsy again… KTHKSBAI!”

what is it with that part of the world?

they’ve been at each others’ throats since the year dot.

a long time before oil.

invasion after empire after religious riot.

the genetic mixing must make a mockery of any claims of racial purity.(Q what follows in the footsteps of armies?
A babies!)
so why are they so relentlessly bad tempered?

is it something in the water?the air or food or the patterns in the magnetic field?

if i went there would i find myself turning into some kind of maniacal grump?

the desire for people to clump together and bash the sh*t out of each other is a worldwide phenomenon,but in other parts at least there is a break between rounds.

thanks lurking mod! send her our best, and help yourself to some chocolate peanut butter bars in aisle 156.

here ya go, Nate – an old classic:

Two Wild & Crazy Guys

The Lurking Mod @ 171

Evening all. Just a heads-up for Late Nite and beyond.
Suzanne will make her triumphant return tomorrow evening.

*does happy dance*

Okay, firepups, all drinks at the Luau Bar for the next hour are on me! Except the ones they set on fire, those are scary to an old ectoplasm!

TexBetsy @ 177

thanks lurking mod! send her our best, and help yourself to some chocolate peanut butter bars in aisle 156.

Oh. I was supposed to leave some for others?

Nate @ 174

It’s good to chat with all of you. Thanks for saying hello. I have truly missed spending time chatting with such good friends and kindred spirits.

I’ve sure missed blogging too but that will change soon enough.

hey, Nate-o; like, where ya been?

peanutbutter @ 179

TexBetsy @ 177

thanks lurking mod! send her our best, and help yourself to some chocolate peanut butter bars in aisle 156.

Oh. I was supposed to leave some for others?

Yes dear, we SHARE here at FDL.

althespook @ 174

peanutbutter @ 167

Erm. Who deleted your gmail account???

*thinking she really needs to back up her account..again..*

Steve Jobs. Cause I won’t buy a dayam iPhone. I want a phone that doesn’t require me to mortgage my testicles to own it. Picky, but that’s the way I am. (Seriously, I have no idea and they won’t say except that it was an internal error and that IngSoc is looking into it and I should BellyFeel better soon. :))

After last week’s price cut, you only have to mortgage one of the family jewels.

burnspbesq @ 183

althespook @ 174

Steve Jobs. Cause I won’t buy a dayam iPhone. I want a phone that doesn’t require me to mortgage my testicles to own it. Picky, but that’s the way I am. (Seriously, I have no idea and they won’t say except that it was an internal error and that IngSoc is looking into it and I should BellyFeel better soon. :))

After last week’s price cut, you only have to mortgage one of the family jewels.

I’d hang on a little while longer. There should be a version compatible with multiple phone companies before too much longer.

OT and not necessarily for real, but:

New space drive could put ship on mars from earth in one week.

And if it could do that, it could propel a probe to the near stars a lot faster than we expected to have to take…once we find a planet to send it to!

althespook @ 178

The Lurking Mod @ 171

Evening all. Just a heads-up for Late Nite and beyond.
Suzanne will make her triumphant return tomorrow evening.

*does happy dance*

Okay, firepups, all drinks at the Luau Bar for the next hour are on me! Except the ones they set on fire, those are scary to an old ectoplasm!

Yay!
And thanks for your answer, Alfred. That had me a little worried.

punaise @ 178

here ya go, Nate – an old classic:

Two Wild & Crazy Guys

Great stuff! I love classic SNL. I have a video called “The Question is Moot” that was a game show skit hosted by Jessie Jackson back in the Reagan years.

So Al, what (in your expert opinion) would be the worst vulnerability that could possibly arise from Combat Command being grounded (soon-to-be) today, Friday 9/14? Also, may I kindly ask you to compare and contrast today’s downage with the one on 9/11/2001?

Hmmm.

peanutbutter @ 183

burnspbesq @ 183

After last week’s price cut, you only have to mortgage one of the family jewels.

I’d hang on a little while longer. There should be a version compatible with multiple phone companies before too much longer.

I am not mortgaging my manly bits for a dayam phone. I don’t care how many networks it runs on. For a drive that will get us to mars in a week, I’ll through in my chapped and worn rear end as well, what the heck…

The Lurking Mod @ 172

Evening all. Just a heads-up for Late Nite and beyond.
Suzanne will make her triumphant return tomorrow evening.

Sweeeet!

Hmmm. @ 188

So Al, what (in your expert opinion) would be the worst vulnerability that could possibly arise from Combat Command being grounded (soon-to-be) today, Friday 9/14? Also, may I kindly ask you to compare and contrast today’s downage with the one on 9/11/2001?

Hmmm.

What exactly is the point of grounding them for a day?

Shorter Boosh:
Mah fella Repubicans,
Isn’t General Petraus great? He’s doing such a fantastic job that we can start bringing the troops home! We’re winning! So don’t listen to those weak-kneed, yellow-bellied Demo-Crats who want to cut and run! Stand shoulder to shoulder with your fella Repubicans and we will hold the fort until the day I leave office!
============================================

Bob in HI

althespook @ 184

OT and not necessarily for real, but:

New space drive could put ship on mars from earth in one week.

And if it could do that, it could propel a probe to the near stars a lot faster than we expected to have to take…once we find a planet to send it to!

great!

now we’re going to wake up cthulu.

behold.i am destroyer of worlds.

where do you think the asteroid belt came from?

heh. only kidding.

Hmmm. @ 187

So Al, what (in your expert opinion) would be the worst vulnerability that could possibly arise from Combat Command being grounded (soon-to-be) today, Friday 9/14? Also, may I kindly ask you to compare and contrast today’s downage with the one on 9/11/2001?

Hmmm.

Unfortunately, I am not a blue suiter. I was civilian and so have contacts in all services but limited personal experience. I don’t know about the standdown on the original sep 11, but this one is essentially a day of training classes with the hardware otherwise hot and ready. If anything goes down, the crews will scramble with books and papers flying. So I see no real vulnerability.

althespook @ 188

peanutbutter @ 183

I’d hang on a little while longer. There should be a version compatible with multiple phone companies before too much longer.

I am not mortgaging my manly bits for a dayam phone. I don’t care how many networks it runs on. For a drive that will get us to mars in a week, I’ll through in my chapped and worn rear end as well, what the heck…

Some of us have survived just fine for years without any “manly bits” at all.

althespook @ 188

peanutbutter @ 183

I’d hang on a little while longer. There should be a version compatible with multiple phone companies before too much longer.

I am not mortgaging my manly bits for a dayam phone. I don’t care how many networks it runs on. For a drive that will get us to mars in a week, I’ll through in my chapped and worn rear end as well, what the heck…

Mixing metaphors here, but …

Once you get your hands on the iPreciousssss, resistance is futile.

Margot @ 185

althespook @ 178

*does happy dance*

Okay, firepups, all drinks at the Luau Bar for the next hour are on me! Except the ones they set on fire, those are scary to an old ectoplasm!

Yay!
And thanks for your answer, Alfred. That had me a little worried.

you’re welcome. I live to serve the lake.

peanutbutter @ 190

Hmmm. @ 188

So Al, what (in your expert opinion) would be the worst vulnerability that could possibly arise from Combat Command being grounded (soon-to-be) today, Friday 9/14? Also, may I kindly ask you to compare and contrast today’s downage with the one on 9/11/2001?

Hmmm.

What exactly is the point of grounding them for a day?

pubic releations. to reassure the Great American Pubic that “all is well”. Feh.

althespook @ 153

Nate @ 143

Saying hi to everyone and linking to cool samurai kitty fight pictures for TRex and getting snubbed.

I started having flashbacks to the heady days of trying to work your way back into the clique/gang in high school after having been away for a month.

Ah. I had the same problem when I came back after a couple of months hiatus. Nobody said “hi”, nobody seemed to respond to my posts, I felt hurt and rejected. So I left and vowed never to come back.

TexB, who works with me on some non-FDL stuff, grabbed me by my spookly collar and MADE me come back. I eventually realized that I was expecting too much and got over it for myself.

YMMV, of course. But I’m gathering a lot of us are sick, overworked, have relatives that are sick, or any combination of the above. That, at least for me, cuts down on the energy to post AT ALL….

Yeah, I’ve had times when I post something really great and it gets no response at all, and if I’m not in a good mood, it bugs me. But really, it just happens, especially if there are fewer people around. It’s hard to keep more than one comment in mind to respond to, and if yours is a bit further down the list when I refresh, I’m likely to have already decided to respond to another and forget to get back to it.

(Which is exactly what happened this time, actually. I remember thinking “Hey, it’s Nate!”, but at 2am, I couldn’t hang on to that thought and whatever I was already thinking of responding to.)

SnarKassandra @ 27

ello.

my head is gonna essplode.

i thiink my fever is back.

Caramba! Pobrecita!
Take care of yourself, precious one.

Bob in HI

burnspbesq @ 195

althespook @ 188

I am not mortgaging my manly bits for a dayam phone. I don’t care how many networks it runs on. For a drive that will get us to mars in a week, I’ll through in my chapped and worn rear end as well, what the heck…

Mixing metaphors here, but …

Once you get your hands on the iPreciousssss, resistance is futile.

Don’t get me started on LOTR. Just…don’t.

TexBetsy @ 194

althespook @ 188

I am not mortgaging my manly bits for a dayam phone. I don’t care how many networks it runs on. For a drive that will get us to mars in a week, I’ll through in my chapped and worn rear end as well, what the heck…

Some of us have survived just fine for years without any “manly bits” at all.

YOU guys never had them in the first place. Doesn’t count. Like broken cookies have no calories.

Okay, firepups, all drinks at the Luau Bar for the next hour are on me! Except the ones they set on fire, those are scary to an old ectoplasm!

——————————–

Gee Al, you sure know how to drag a girl out of lurkerdom. Free drinks you say? Can I have one with a rude name and a little umbrella please.

bobschacht @ 199

SnarKassandra @ 27

ello.

my head is gonna essplode.

i thiink my fever is back.

Caramba! Pobrecita!
Take care of yourself, precious one.

Bob in HI

She’s back in bed. :)

Time for me to set up the DVR to record the US women’s team and then head off to bed. Good night all; pleasant post-Bush dreams.

althespook @ 201

TexBetsy @ 194

Some of us have survived just fine for years without any “manly bits” at all.

YOU guys never had them in the first place. Doesn’t count. Like broken cookies have no calories.

Do tell me you’re not suggesting that women are like broken cookies?

may @ 192

althespook @ 184

OT and not necessarily for real, but:

New space drive could put ship on mars from earth in one week.

And if it could do that, it could propel a probe to the near stars a lot faster than we expected to have to take…once we find a planet to send it to!

great!

now we’re going to wake up cthulu.

behold.i am destroyer of worlds.

where do you think the asteroid belt came from?

heh. only kidding.

you HOPE. We still can’t explain Dark Matter or Dark Energy. That sucker may be hanging out just beyond the comets, waiting for a snack…

And the asteroids could never have been a planet. Jupiter prevents it in all the models. Pity, really.

Alrighty, folks. Time for me to throw in the towel. Thanks for the peanut butter bars — I *did* leave a *few* — and the witty commentary.

Dunno about that grounding, sounds silly to me. Either the public doesn’t know and doesn’t care or the few of us that know aren’t going to be at all impressed the slightest by a standown so the point…still eludes me.

See all y’all tomorrow!

persiflage @ 202

Okay, firepups, all drinks at the Luau Bar for the next hour are on me! Except the ones they set on fire, those are scary to an old ectoplasm!

——————————–

Gee Al, you sure know how to drag a girl out of lurkerdom. Free drinks you say? Can I have one with a rude name and a little umbrella please.

Are we talking Sex On The Beach here, or something ruder? I think the bar can only do drinks up to R rated, something about internet pornography…

persiflage @ 202

Okay, firepups, all drinks at the Luau Bar for the next hour are on me! Except the ones they set on fire, those are scary to an old ectoplasm!

——————————–

Gee Al, you sure know how to drag a girl out of lurkerdom. Free drinks you say? Can I have one with a rude name and a little umbrella please.

Barkeep! A double John Howard for the sheila at the end of the bar. And a Stephen Harper for me.

(you did say you wanted one with a rude name).

night burns

night pb

cool kitties.

burnspbesq @ 211

persiflage @ 202

Okay, firepups, all drinks at the Luau Bar for the next hour are on me! Except the ones they set on fire, those are scary to an old ectoplasm!

——————————–

Gee Al, you sure know how to drag a girl out of lurkerdom. Free drinks you say? Can I have one with a rude name and a little umbrella please.

Barkeep! A double John Howard for the sheila at the end of the bar. And a Stephen Harper for me.

(you did say you wanted one with a rude name).

*gigglesnorts*

oh that’s priceless.

TexBetsy @ 205

althespook @ 201

YOU guys never had them in the first place. Doesn’t count. Like broken cookies have no calories.

Do tell me you’re not suggesting that women are like broken cookies?

of course not! I’m saying that if we are going to mix metaphors we’ll end up at the sublime, having long passed the ridiculous. Or, I *think* that was what I was trying to say…

For the record, I don’t think women are like ANYTHING…except women. I was utterly married for a long time and my wife and I were truly one, and thus i cannot ever see women except through *her* eyes. In all their glory and pain.

TexBetsy @ 195

althespook @ 188

I am not mortgaging my manly bits for a dayam phone. I don’t care how many networks it runs on. For a drive that will get us to mars in a week, I’ll through in my chapped and worn rear end as well, what the heck…

Some of us have survived just fine for years without any “manly bits” at all.

and we appreciate it very much.
Thank you!

LOL YDG!

althespook @ 207

persiflage @ 202

Okay, firepups, all drinks at the Luau Bar for the next hour are on me! Except the ones they set on fire, those are scary to an old ectoplasm!

——————————–

Gee Al, you sure know how to drag a girl out of lurkerdom. Free drinks you say? Can I have one with a rude name and a little umbrella please.

Are we talking Sex On The Beach here, or something ruder? I think the bar can only do drinks up to R rated, something about internet pornography…

So I suppose a Quick Screw is out of the question? A Pink Orgasm? A Long, Slow Screw Against the Wall? Ah, damn, gimme a beer will ya Al? Thanks.

althespook @ 213

of course not! I’m saying that if we are going to mix metaphors we’ll end up at the sublime, having long passed the ridiculous. Or, I *think* that was what I was trying to say…

For the record, I don’t think women are like ANYTHING…except women. I was utterly married for a long time and my wife and I were truly one, and thus i cannot ever see women except through *her* eyes. In all their glory and pain.

Good answer! I was wondering if she was going to hang you or if you could get out of the trap.

persiflage @ 217

althespook @ 207

Are we talking Sex On The Beach here, or something ruder? I think the bar can only do drinks up to R rated, something about internet pornography…

So I suppose a Quick Screw is out of the question? A Pink Orgasm? A Long, Slow Screw Against the Wall? Ah, damn, gimme a beer will ya Al? Thanks.

On that note …. I’m off to bed. Night all.

persiflage @ 217

althespook @ 207

Are we talking Sex On The Beach here, or something ruder? I think the bar can only do drinks up to R rated, something about internet pornography…

So I suppose a Quick Screw is out of the question? A Pink Orgasm? A Long, Slow Screw Against the Wall? Ah, damn, gimme a beer will ya Al? Thanks.

And give her a proper beer, willya? A Cascade, or a Carlton Crown Lager if you don’t have Cascade. None of our horrid American swill.

burnspbesq @ 208

persiflage @ 202

Okay, firepups, all drinks at the Luau Bar for the next hour are on me! Except the ones they set on fire, those are scary to an old ectoplasm!

——————————–

Gee Al, you sure know how to drag a girl out of lurkerdom. Free drinks you say? Can I have one with a rude name and a little umbrella please.

Barkeep! A double John Howard for the sheila at the end of the bar. And a Stephen Harper for me.

(you did say you wanted one with a rude name).

I said rude Burns, not revolting. What would go into a John Howard? He’s stuck in the 1950s so it would have to have Pimms and maybe some sweet sherry. Like I said, revolting.

Shadowstalker @ 218

althespook @ 213

of course not! I’m saying that if we are going to mix metaphors we’ll end up at the sublime, having long passed the ridiculous. Or, I *think* that was what I was trying to say…

For the record, I don’t think women are like ANYTHING…except women. I was utterly married for a long time and my wife and I were truly one, and thus i cannot ever see women except through *her* eyes. In all their glory and pain.

Good answer! I was wondering if she was going to hang you or if you could get out of the trap.

Skin of my…never mind.

The chimp in chief had drained me of all energy for tonight. Gonna pour a glass of wine and off to bed. Sweet dreams, firepups.

Redshift @ 198

althespook @ 153

Ah. I had the same problem when I came back after a couple of months hiatus. Nobody said “hi”, nobody seemed to respond to my posts, I felt hurt and rejected. So I left and vowed never to come back.

TexB, who works with me on some non-FDL stuff, grabbed me by my spookly collar and MADE me come back. I eventually realized that I was expecting too much and got over it for myself.

YMMV, of course. But I’m gathering a lot of us are sick, overworked, have relatives that are sick, or any combination of the above. That, at least for me, cuts down on the energy to post AT ALL….

Yeah, I’ve had times when I post something really great and it gets no response at all, and if I’m not in a good mood, it bugs me. But really, it just happens, especially if there are fewer people around. It’s hard to keep more than one comment in mind to respond to, and if yours is a bit further down the list when I refresh, I’m likely to have already decided to respond to another and forget to get back to it.

(Which is exactly what happened this time, actually. I remember thinking “Hey, it’s Nate!”, but at 2am, I couldn’t hang on to that thought and whatever I was already thinking of responding to.)

but but people either respond or they don’t

if they do,good.

if they don’t,i’m just amazed the comment actually shows.

psychic self defense

part 1:
don’t leave your feelings out where they can be walked on,because they inevitably will be.
mostly by accident.
there is however a small contingent of creeps that will do it for fun.

burnspbesq @ 220

persiflage @ 217

So I suppose a Quick Screw is out of the question? A Pink Orgasm? A Long, Slow Screw Against the Wall? Ah, damn, gimme a beer will ya Al? Thanks.

And give her a proper beer, willya? A Cascade, or a Carlton Crown Lager if you don’t have Cascade. None of our horrid American swill.

I am a SERIOUS wine snob, but to me all beer tastes the same except for the dark ones or the honey/mead ones, that is. Am I missing something or do I just have the palate of a plebean?

may @ 224

Redshift @ 198

Yeah, I’ve had times when I post something really great and it gets no response at all, and if I’m not in a good mood, it bugs me. But really, it just happens, especially if there are fewer people around. It’s hard to keep more than one comment in mind to respond to, and if yours is a bit further down the list when I refresh, I’m likely to have already decided to respond to another and forget to get back to it.

(Which is exactly what happened this time, actually. I remember thinking “Hey, it’s Nate!”, but at 2am, I couldn’t hang on to that thought and whatever I was already thinking of responding to.)

but but people either respond or they don’t

if they do,good.

if they don’t,i’m just amazed the comment actually shows.

psychic self defense

part 1:
don’t leave your feelings out where they can be walked on,because they inevitably will be.
mostly by accident.
there is however a small contingent of creeps that will do it for fun.

not here. the Lurking Mods see to that. this is a protected habitat for the Progressive Egos and SuperEgos, surrounded by many heavily armed (cybernetically speaking) Id’s.

burnspbesq @ 219

persiflage @ 217

So I suppose a Quick Screw is out of the question? A Pink Orgasm? A Long, Slow Screw Against the Wall? Ah, damn, gimme a beer will ya Al? Thanks.

And give her a proper beer, willya? A Cascade, or a Carlton Crown Lager if you don’t have Cascade. None of our horrid American swill.

Oh, such fine taste you have Burns.

persiflage @ 217

althespook @ 207

Are we talking Sex On The Beach here, or something ruder? I think the bar can only do drinks up to R rated, something about internet pornography…

So I suppose a Quick Screw is out of the question? A Pink Orgasm? A Long, Slow Screw Against the Wall? Ah, damn, gimme a beer will ya Al? Thanks.

Are those real drinks, or is someone funning with the old ectoplasm…?

yellowdog jim @ 181

Nate @ 174

It’s good to chat with all of you. Thanks for saying hello. I have truly missed spending time chatting with such good friends and kindred spirits.

I’ve sure missed blogging too but that will change soon enough.

hey, Nate-o; like, where ya been?

Sorry I missed this comment. I’ve been working and trying to get healthy. It’s been good but has kept me away from the daily political watchdogging. I make time everyday for my FDL doses and shots of C&L videos… But otherwise I haven’t been able to sit down and chat with my kindred blogger friends. How have you been?

althespook @ 225

burnspbesq @ 220

And give her a proper beer, willya? A Cascade, or a Carlton Crown Lager if you don’t have Cascade. None of our horrid American swill.

I am a SERIOUS wine snob, but to me all beer tastes the same except for the dark ones or the honey/mead ones, that is. Am I missing something or do I just have the palate of a plebean?

Oh, there are definitely differences. This is an extreme example, but if you were given a Coors Light and a Pilsner Urquell in succession while blindfolded, you would absolutely notice the difference.

Cascade is the best beer I’ve ever had. It’s made by a tiny brewerly in Tasmania, and has very limited distribution even within Australia. I’ve never been able to get any in the states.

althespook @ 227

persiflage @ 217

So I suppose a Quick Screw is out of the question? A Pink Orgasm? A Long, Slow Screw Against the Wall? Ah, damn, gimme a beer will ya Al? Thanks.

Are those real drinks, or is someone funning with the old ectoplasm…?

Would I fun with ya AL? Well, OK, yes I would but not about alcohol. I recall those names from my sordid past. Never drank em, much too costly but I could usually read the cocktail list on the wall, at least until my eyes got drunk.

burnspbesq @ 230

althespook @ 225

I am a SERIOUS wine snob, but to me all beer tastes the same except for the dark ones or the honey/mead ones, that is. Am I missing something or do I just have the palate of a plebean?

Oh, there are definitely differences. This is an extreme example, but if you were given a Coors Light and a Pilsner Urquell in succession while blindfolded, you would absolutely notice the difference.

Cascade is the best beer I’ve ever had. It’s made by a tiny brewerly in Tasmania, and has very limited distribution even within Australia. I’ve never been able to get any in the states.

I understand that. My favorite wines are from small vineyards, most of which we found on our travels (we looked for them, which was quite the job in the centuries before the Internet). One or two are literally people’s oversized back yards, with only a few bottles a year besides their own use. But they are the best…the ones you don’t open except to celebrate the birth of the new grandkid…

althespook @ 228

persiflage @ 217

So I suppose a Quick Screw is out of the question? A Pink Orgasm? A Long, Slow Screw Against the Wall? Ah, damn, gimme a beer will ya Al? Thanks.

Are those real drinks, or is someone funning with the old ectoplasm…?

Those are actual drinks. Drinks of that sort tend to be popular in the kind of bars where divorced middle-aged men with money go trolling for trophy wives not much older than their daughters. Or so I’m told …

persiflage @ 231

althespook @ 227

Are those real drinks, or is someone funning with the old ectoplasm…?

Would I fun with ya AL? Well, OK, yes I would but not about alcohol. I recall those names from my sordid past. Never drank em, much too costly but I could usually read the cocktail list on the wall, at least until my eyes got drunk.

Ah. I rarely drank in public places, usually prefered to get tipsy (never drunk due to my eye condition) with company, often over cards or good food, and later movies once videotape was available….

…yes virginnia, there was a time when you couldn’t record television. or buy a prerecorded tape. I got my first recorder in the early 1970’s, and promptly filled many expensive cassettes with….

…Star Trek. The original series. (It was all there was, then…)

TexBetsy @ 204

bobschacht @ 199

Caramba! Pobrecita!
Take care of yourself, precious one.

Bob in HI

She’s back in bed. :)

Good. I hope she printed out all the great responses to her questions earlier today about how to select a college/university. They will come in handy. My niece in Wisconsin chose Swarthmore, but she was enormously aided in her search by her parents, who gave her room to roam, helping arrange transportation (mostly taking long trips with her) so she could visit all of the campuses and talk to faculty and students in advance, with or without her parents. You can read all the college catalogs you want, but nothing beats having your boots on the ground (oops– not meaning to mix metaphors or anything!) At the start of her search, Swarthmore was not very high on my niece’s list.

Anyway, here’s hoping for Cassie’s swift recovery

Bob in HI
P.S. Has she tried “AirBorne”? but maybe its too late for that…

>>Cascade is the best beer I’ve ever had. It’s made by a tiny brewerly in Tasmania, and has very limited distribution even within Australia. I’ve never been able to get any in the states.

burt burt

protected habitats are a two edged sword
(i’m not saying it’s a bad thing in all circumstances.hells bells,i’ve been to some of the ones where a person can’t make a point for verbal troll excrement)
it’s just,in an area where tension is
minimised,things get slack.
a bit like letting oneself lose physical fitness.when you need the strength, it’s not there.and to get it back takes time effort and pain.youch!

burnspbesq @ 233

althespook @ 228

Are those real drinks, or is someone funning with the old ectoplasm…?

Those are actual drinks. Drinks of that sort tend to be popular in the kind of bars where divorced middle-aged men with money go trolling for trophy wives not much older than their daughters. Or so I’m told …

fools. Gilded paper is paper nonetheless. The true gold isn’t in the plumage, it is in the heart. Any man who is with a woman who does not love him in her heart is eating his own soul.

Ghod I’m weird tonight…

may @ 237

burt burt

protected habitats are a two edged sword
(i’m not saying it’s a bad thing in all circumstances.hells bells,i’ve been to some of the ones where a person can’t make a point for verbal troll excrement)
it’s just,in an area where tension is
minimised,things get slack.
a bit like letting oneself lose physical fitness.when you need the strength, it’s not there.and to get it back takes time effort and pain.youch!

We all need our Eden. And the jungle is always out there.

althespook @ 238

Ghod I’m weird tonight…

Many of us are feeling that way tonight, I think. Post-Bush Depression, maybe?

Ghod I’m weird tonight…

———————

Weird Al Spookavich

burnspbesq @ 240

althespook @ 238

Ghod I’m weird tonight…

Many of us are feeling that way tonight, I think. Post-Bush Depression, maybe?

Either that or they’re gonna do the false flag nuke tomorrow…

persiflage @ 241

Ghod I’m weird tonight…

———————

Weird Al Spookavich

“Another one rides the BUS!”

“Yo yo yo da Yooooodaaaah!”

snrlfegorgle guffaw!

althespook @ 229

persiflage @ 217

So I suppose a Quick Screw is out of the question? A Pink Orgasm? A Long, Slow Screw Against the Wall? Ah, damn, gimme a beer will ya Al? Thanks.

Are those real drinks, or is someone funning with the old ectoplasm…?

{Trying to choose my words carefully}
I’ll mix a Quick Screw for you if you’ll pour me a pint of Olde Frothingschloss, that Pale Stale Ale with the foam on the bottom.

Bob in HI

I’m trying not to have a really bad feeling about tomorrow.

But after the Syria thing, it’s not working all that well.

Hmmm.

bobschacht @ 244

althespook @ 229

Are those real drinks, or is someone funning with the old ectoplasm…?

{Trying to choose my words carefully}
I’ll mix a Quick Screw for you if you’ll pour me a pint of Olde Frothingschloss, that Pale Stale Ale with the foam on the bottom.

Bob in HI

And Gather It All With A Sickle Of Leather…

And She’ll Be A True Bartender Of Mine…

(with apologies to Simon And Garfunkel)

althespook @ 188

peanutbutter @ 183

I’d hang on a little while longer. There should be a version compatible with multiple phone companies before too much longer.

I am not mortgaging my manly bits for a dayam phone. I don’t care how many networks it runs on. For a drive that will get us to mars in a week, I’ll through in my chapped and worn rear end as well, what the heck…

Did you see this
about very high roaming iPhone charges?

Hmmm. @ 245

I’m trying not to have a really bad feeling about tomorrow.

But after the Syria thing, it’s not working all that well.

Hmmm.

The problem with Syria is that it may be right. North Korea rolled over awfully quickly for the IAEA and the US Nuke people. I suspected something fishy at the time. One possible explanation is that KJI realized he had to ditch the nukes to survive, so he sold all his nuclear materials to the highest bidder. Syria would LOVE to join the nuclear club, and they have the money to do it (mainly due to contraband running into iraq, another lovely side effect of our occupation there…)

Hey, folks
I’m a blog star. #1 in 1.78 million. This is not only comedy, it’s poetic justice.

Margot @ 247

althespook @ 188

I am not mortgaging my manly bits for a dayam phone. I don’t care how many networks it runs on. For a drive that will get us to mars in a week, I’ll through in my chapped and worn rear end as well, what the heck…

Did you see this
about very high roaming iPhone charges?

Yeah and the 300 page bill. Fun with new technology!

hilzoy’s excellent comments on Bush’s speech: http://obsidianwings.blogs.com…..tless.html

althespook @ 239

may @ 237

burt burt

protected habitats are a two edged sword
(i’m not saying it’s a bad thing in all circumstances.hells bells,i’ve been to some of the ones where a person can’t make a point for verbal troll excrement)
it’s just,in an area where tension is
minimised,things get slack.
a bit like letting oneself lose physical fitness.when you need the strength, it’s not there.and to get it back takes time effort and pain.youch!

We all need our Eden. And the jungle is always out there.

yers,you’re right.

i still trust my paranoia though.

when i think of it ,it’s amazing how many fights i haven’t had,troubled areas i wasn’t in,etc.it’s been great.

avoid like plague has real meaning to me.

fighting is an admission of failure.

more importantly.

Little Creatures is a beer from a micro brewery on Freo.for any one passing through perth.

(Thanks Al for your replies.)

Little Creatures is a beer from a micro brewery on Freo.for any one passing through perth.

Are you in Perth May?

Hmmm. @ 253

(Thanks Al for your replies.)

I hope they’re intelligible I’m starting to hit Teh Wall here…..

….who ARE you people? Why are you in my house? POLICE! POLICE!

may @ 252

althespook @ 239

We all need our Eden. And the jungle is always out there.

yers,you’re right.

i still trust my paranoia though.

when i think of it ,it’s amazing how many fights i haven’t had,troubled areas i wasn’t in,etc.it’s been great.

avoid like plague has real meaning to me.

fighting is an admission of failure.

more importantly.

Little Creatures is a beer from a micro brewery on Freo.for any one passing through perth.

I once had a superior who was out to bust my ass. So I deliberately made friends with him, manipulated him into liking me, and defused the whole crisis. I wasn’t proud of it but I wasn’t willing to fight a war I couldn’t win. Curiously enough, he went into therapy shortly after that and actually became a halfway decent human bean.

go figure…

Hmmm. @ 245

I’m trying not to have a really bad feeling about tomorrow.

But after the Syria thing, it’s not working all that well.

Hmmm.

nah

everybody got caught in a psychic dumper brought about by gwibs’energy sucking drivel.

all that cynicism and grief and fury.

bound to have effect.

Workin’ for me, Al.

may @ 257

Hmmm. @ 245

I’m trying not to have a really bad feeling about tomorrow.

But after the Syria thing, it’s not working all that well.

Hmmm.

nah

everybody got caught in a psychic dumper brought about by gwibs’energy sucking drivel.

all that cynicism and grief and fury.

bound to have effect.

Actually, you may be right in a way. I think it has sunk home to EVERYONE that a) Iraq is a disaster from which we and it will never fully recover and b) there is no hope GWB will get anyone out of there.

I think the national psyche may be finally forced to be aware of that. And I have the suspicion it may not like it.

Which means that if chimpy gets his finger off his number even a little bit in the next year or so, the anger of america may land on him like the wrath of ghod.

{Trying to choose my words carefully}
I’ll mix a Quick Screw for you if you’ll pour me a pint of Olde Frothingschloss, that Pale Stale Ale with the foam on the bottom.

————————————–

What a shame! We’re all out of Olde Frothingschloss, can I tempt you with a tankard of Olde Foamingschloss, the Dark Stale Ale where the foam comes in a separate glass?

okay firepups, i just hit TEH WALL. must get to sleep now before i literally cannot make it to my chair. be excellent to each other and see everyone tomorrow ni

Nate @ 143

yellowdog jim @ 132

nate, how do you reckon you’re not cool now?

Saying hi to everyone and linking to cool samurai kitty fight pictures for TRex and getting snubbed.

I started having flashbacks to the heady days of trying to work your way back into the clique/gang in high school after having been away for a month.

I liked the Samurai Kittens. Sorry, didn’t mean to snub y’all.

FunnyDiva
back from conquering the globe in Chocolatier

‘Night, Al. Fretless dreams.

burnspbesq @ 21

I keep flashing back to the headline in one of the London tabloids the day after the 2004 election:

“How can 63,000,000 people be so stupid?”

THAT was stunning…and obviously spot on.

The sad state of American journalism and its reporting on mideast matters. Case in point, a tale of the Human Rights Watch reports: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/9/14/11313/5704

althespook @ 240

may @ 237

burt burt

protected habitats are a two edged sword
(i’m not saying it’s a bad thing in all circumstances.hells bells,i’ve been to some of the ones where a person can’t make a point for verbal troll excrement)
it’s just,in an area where tension is
minimised,things get slack.
a bit like letting oneself lose physical fitness.when you need the strength, it’s not there.and to get it back takes time effort and pain.youch!

We all need our Eden. And the jungle is always out there.

I have my Eden. Or so I’m told. Unfortunately, so do more than a million others.

Think of it. Imagine your Eden. The place of your wildest dreams. You find it, and you are beside yourself with joy, so naturally you have to phone your best friend about it. Your best friend comes, and joy multiplies. But… before long, the word gets around and all of a sudden your Eden now has a million people.

Or what if you arrive at Eden… a little late. After a million people before you have already found it.

With a million people, is it still Eden?

Bob in HI

oh yes

that’s something i’ve been meaning to ask you.

paraguay.

chavez wants to replicate political success in paraguay.

gwibs bolthole is in that place isn’t it?

big oil is foaming at the mouth over chavez

gwib’s been distracted from big oils’
side by iraq

they are caught between pillar and post

what do you reckon gwibs’ chances are of settling into a cosy,peaceful and lordly life in paraguay?

althespook @ 124

Redshift @ 120

I recommend original Star Trek, if it’s on anywhere you can see it.

Oh yes. You can yell lines like “He’s dead Jim!”

althespook @ 124

I still use that line all the time and I’m not even one of the really wacko Trekkers. Of course, the younger folk don’t have a clue and just wonder who ‘Jim’ is. Of course, there are other references to older pop culture which they don’t get too. And, then there are references to current events they don’t get and other stuff.

persiflage @ 261

{Trying to choose my words carefully}
I’ll mix a Quick Screw for you if you’ll pour me a pint of Olde Frothingschloss, that Pale Stale Ale with the foam on the bottom.

————————————–

What a shame! We’re all out of Olde Frothingschloss, can I tempt you with a tankard of Olde Foamingschloss, the Dark Stale Ale where the foam comes in a separate glass?

I’ll take it! I never did like the foam, anyways. Thanks!

Bob in HI

MarkH @ 269

althespook @ 124

Oh yes. You can yell lines like “He’s dead Jim!”

althespook @ 124

I still use that line all the time and I’m not even one of the really wacko Trekkers. Of course, the younger folk don’t have a clue and just wonder who ‘Jim’ is. Of course, there are other references to older pop culture which they don’t get too. And, then there are references to current events they don’t get and other stuff.

Youth is wasted on the young!
Heh.
FunnyDiva

G’nite, pups! Over and out.

Hey Mark,

I grew up on the early 80s reruns of ST: the original series as a kidlet. They didn’t start TNG until i was near my teens. So know what ‘He’s dead, Jim!’ means. :P

That and my mom took me to quite a few of the movies in the 80s too. I think i watched a bit of every series except Enterprise. Couldn’t quite get interested in that. But then, i’ had Stargate:Atlantis and its Grade A Snark to distract me.

Justice Breyer, in a replay of 9/5/2007, is on CSPAN. I love listening to him. He would make a great teacher.

Bob in HI

I don’t know what the topic is so this may be o/t

Jon Stewart’s spit take with Manichewitz wine during a replay of Joe Lieberman’s questioning of Petraeus was one of the funniest moments of TV I have ever seen.

zzzz…zzzz

….zzzz….

z

Great conversation

yeah, I’m pretty much on auto pilot.

Steady rokin

A quick drive-by good morning to all those ‘pups on the dawn patrol. Have a good day, and be careful out there.

Good Morning Firepups,

It’s overcast and cool this morning in central Jersey, with rain coming tonight. Couldn’t bear to watch the video clip of Bush’s speech, but did like the purchased time speech by Edwards. He really issued a challenge to the Dems in Congress to stand up and stop the war. My gut tells me they don’t have the spines to do it, but my heart still hopes they’ll evolve quickly into vertebrates. (I told Mr. NJP over dinner last night that we have two chambers filled with banana slugs.)

Got to do some chores before a busy day at work, so I can’t hang out here at the ‘Lake. There’s a fresh pot of coffee, and some hot water for tea. I just took the cinnamon swirl tea loaf out of the oven. Help yourselves.

Work for peace, every day.

Good morning from a rainy blue Ridge Ga!
Didn’t watch the wretched speech, but the text is a compilation of phony excuses and bad rationalizations by a delusional zealot…

Good Morning!

At least more people can see the Chimperor is wearing no clothes. I just wish the Democrats would point this out to him!

And I’m rained out of work. Power keeps going out (for up to 5 secs..)
Elliott, I keep thinking the DC Dems are still suffering from a case of Stockholm Syndrome, and if they only see the DC/MSM view of stuff, no wonder..

Good morning!

MR. Bill, wonder no more. People that live here in Washington tend to think of the rest of the people in the country as out there in some lesser, unfortunate place.

Your representatives need to hear from YOU. Phone calls anyone? Even better, local office visits?

MR. Bill read this, I was just getting ready to submit it when I read your post
.

and this editorial from NYT is worth a read
No Exit, No Strategy

a sample:

Once again, it is clear that Mr. Bush refuses to recognize the truth of his failure in Iraq and envisions a military commitment that has no end. Congress must use its powers to expose the truth and demand a real change in strategy. Democratic leaders, forever parsing polls, are backing away from proposals to impose a deadline for withdrawal and tinkering with small ideas that mostly sound like ways to enable the president’s strategy of delay.

Did you hear the one about the redneck who though Petreaus was the “surgin’ gen’ral?”

and Good Morning egregious JEP :)

The Air Force is under total stand-down conditions today across the nation.

The last time a part of the government totally stood down was NORAD on 9/11, under the control of Cheney.

This was the first time a civilian was ever in charge of NORAD, as told by Norm Mineta to the 9/11 Commission.

He was fired the next day for having told the truth.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=bDfdOwt2v3Y

Last night, Chris Matthews went way out of his way to discuss a potential dirty bomb attack inside the US.

If it happens today – Cheney did it.

Got martial law?

Dictatorship?

betrayUs ad phone-in on cspan-1

twȝk @ 290

betrayUs ad phone-in on cspan-1

this should be good!

Elliott @ 291

twȝk @ 290

betrayUs ad phone-in on cspan-1

this should be good!

yeah, already had a winger calling for nukes!

twȝk @ 292

Elliott @ 291

this should be good!

yeah, already had a winger calling for nukes!

Nice sane caller after the winger.

Mornin’, gang………and there ain’t nothing good about it. Well, maybe a little if you count that MR. Bill finally got rain; hope there’s enough to help with the well problem.

I am so heartsick today and sitting here with tears running down my face. This is never going to end and if bush has his way, we are faced with eternal war forevaaaaaar. Am gonna get off now b/c there’s no need to bring my rainy parade on everyone else at the Lake.

Love to you all,
Waccamaw

Elliott @ 291

twȝk @ 290

betrayUs ad phone-in on cspan-1

this should be good!

P.S, -
I. refuse. to. listen.

twȝk @ 292

Elliott @ 291

this should be good!

yeah, already had a winger calling for nukes!

He used some serious reasoning there!

Waccamaw

there’s always a rainbow somewhere, don’t stop looking for it!

A very belated good morning, pups. We lost the internet connection at home yesterday, so this comes to you from the office. I hope to be back later today, but if not I’ll let you know when to get caught up with the Times.

Today it’s Bobo nattering about IQ, and Paul Krugman says that Bush’s actions are what you would expect from someone whose plan is to keep up appearances for the next 16 months. (493 days…)

http://mgpaquin.wordpress.com/

I’ve got to dash. Have a great day.

Waccamaw @ 294

I am so heartsick today and sitting here with tears running down my face. This is never going to end and if bush has his way, we are faced with eternal war forevaaaaaar. Am gonna get off now b/c there’s no need to bring my rainy parade on everyone else at the Lake.

Aw, come on, this is a water shed moment! no pun intended ;) when would have booosh expected the negative reaction he got from the MSM?

MR. Bill @ 285

And I’m rained out of work. Power keeps going out (for up to 5 secs..)
Elliott, I keep thinking the DC Dems are still suffering from a case of Stockholm Syndrome, and if they only see the DC/MSM view of stuff, no wonder..

Zip in Athens so far!

Waccamaw – Hang in there! Bush is going down!

This weekend, we’ll see how many R defectors he sent our way last night. Right now, I’m counting Collins and Coleman with us.

The Goopers who want to be re-elected have very little time left to choose either their seat, or Bush.

Last night’s speech was an insult to all Americans. Bush said he was going to keep the Troops in Iraq as long as he could, with no definable mission, because he said so.

Sooner, or later, the Goopers will wake-up and see that this is only stubborn childishness on Bush’s part, designed to keep him from confessing to his mistakes.

(((((Waccamaw)))))

ace @ 290

The Air Force is under total stand-down conditions today across the nation.

The last time a part of the government totally stood down was NORAD on 9/11, under the control of Cheney.

This was the first time a civilian was ever in charge of NORAD, as told by Norm Mineta to the 9/11 Commission.

He was fired the next day for having told the truth.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=bDfdOwt2v3Y

Last night, Chris Matthews went way out of his way to discuss a potential dirty bomb attack inside the US.

If it happens today – Cheney did it.

Got martial law?

Dictatorship?

I don’t understand. Why is the AF in stand-down?

radiofreewill @ 300

Waccamaw – Hang in there! Bush is going down!

This weekend, we’ll see how many R defectors he sent our way last night. Right now, I’m counting Collins and Coleman with us.

The Goopers who want to be re-elected have very little time left to choose either their seat, or Bush.

Last night’s speech was an insult to all Americans. Bush said he was going to keep the Troops in Iraq as long as he could, with no definable mission, because he said so.

Sooner, or later, the Goopers will wake-up and see that this is only stubborn childishness on Bush’s part, designed to keep him from confessing to his mistakes.

Gah, not mention “Return on Success” he went from hiding behind betrayUs to hiding behind _all_ the troops. He is just the decideder the troops have to succeed to leave! wtf.

{{{Waccamaw}}} Take heart, please

Bush is using our Troops to play ‘chicken’ with the Congress and Iraq.

He’s a madman who would rather drift in a dream than face reality.

Goopers! Wake-up!

I don’t think this is a good alternative… Amy’s life is a trainwreck sure as W’s presidency is… or maybe I just don’t have any tolerance for public figures who keep doing stupid things…

Amy who? Where’s Ella? Roberta? Sara?

Keep the drug-addled wailers to yourself, give us the real deal.