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Pouting Baby is talking to us again. – JW
I’m so lucky that Ms. Jane lets me talk here. She has put together a big family that does great work. Our family does independent media and we are kick-ass activists who call out ass-kissing little chickenshits when needed. We care deeply about the important issues of the day.
This is a hard time to be a baby, so it’s really nice be around so many people who care.
This family steps up when the guys at the jail tell Bradley that they are God and we also make sure people who should go to jail can’t get out of going. I’m usually afraid of Scarecrows, but the one who writes here is really nice and very smart.
Ooh, look! Doggies! And kitties!
If you want to know what’s happening in Wisconsin or anywhere else in the world, just go see what the Dayen Brothers have to say.
Every Friday, Mr. Gregg talks to us in a movie. That’s fun.
We even have our own wonderful Teddy Bear here.
There are lots more people who write very important information here every day.
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I’ve already joined Pouting Baby, thanks to an anonymous benefactor. That kind of generosity should even make Pouting Baby smile.
pouting baby!
Oh it did. And Pouting Baby will even let out a squeal of joy when you get the call for a new job.
Suze!
WooHoo! Thanks Pouting Baby!
didja hide the bar of soap from mom?
Jim & Pouting Baby!
She wasn’t listening tonight. At least Pouting Baby hopes not…
Hi, Doc.
I see the Pouting Baby brought his potty-mouth tonight…
The perfect compliment to this ‘Foul-Mouthed FemBlog’…
Baby!
Potty-mouth is where it’s at!
I come from a long line of potty mouths. My hillbilly grandfather cussed up a storm and “sonabitch” was about every third word out of his mouth. I have had to learn to tone it down in my job, but it still slips out now and again.
oh fudge
Hey Baby!
Pout back atcha, from your own Teddy Bear!
I like it when Pouting Baby brings his sanctimonious and purist mouths.
So all youse in the know what IS the COUNT??? Pups really want to know how many dogs are out there who were brave enough to sign up?? And Kudos to all pups who helped others become Founding Members!! Our community ROCKS!!!!
Heh. If there had been room, I probably would have embedded the Marcy “blowjob” YouTube.
I hear that, Margaret.
Teddy!
Whaddaya know? The UK has it’s share of bankers behaving with douchebaggery.
Indeed it does rock. I would think we’ll have an update before too long.
From what I gather people were throwing punches over who got the honor of gifting you. :-) ((((hug))))
PW!
JIM! Where’s the beer?
Just in case anyone needs a laugh and hasn’t seen Damn You Autocorrect, check it out. Warning: you will laugh until you cry.
Edit: here are the good ones: http://damnyouautocorrect.com/6101/15-most-popular-autocorrects-from-february-2011/
I lurk more than post, and lurked a long time before posting, but I am proud tonight to be a card carrying DFH.
But this is an unusually proud night for me. At 6 or 7 my goal in life was to be a hippy. I think it was a childhood anti-WASP thing but I was born about 20 years too late. I tried to make up for it in the mid-70s in high school but sex, drugs and punk rock didn’t have the same connotation as sex, drugs and rock n’ roll.
At the ripe old age of 49 I’m finally a DFH. A lifelong dream come true.
No way! Now I feel really humbled….
Welcome. Glad you un-lurked. :)
Welcome. You are going to love your card. And we hippies still exist here and there.
congrats tuezday!
I should roll one in celebration.
Aloha, Jim…! I’m not sure if I’m a member yet, tho, I did receive an email from Ryan…! ;-)
Yep. I’m a fifty year old DFH, or as South Park says, I’m an aging hippie liberal douche.
Yay!
Aloha, Tut. I think of you as part of the family whether you have a card or not.
It’s really funny to me because I honest to god wanted to grow up to be a hippy.
Although I ended up with a degree in business and econ but hated what it stood for, if that makes any sense.
Pardon my ignorance,but could someone please tell me what “Godsprey” is?
Mahalo, Jim…! *g*
The card is all I want…! ;-)
Heh. I gave up on working in technology several years ago. Just couldn’t stand the financial types I had to deal with if I wanted to start another company. Totally different set of values from mine.
tuezday, I’m 65 and was a conservative Republican (cradle variety) during the hippie days…..my granddad used to rail against those dirty hippos!. It was FDL where I finally hid my confusion and asked, “What does DFH stand for?”
Lurked for years and got dragged in to conversation one night by demi…..and just kept on keeping on. Welcome to one of the finest and most honest and sometimes orneryest and most interesting communities that I’ve ever encountered. You will not go wrong by jumping right into the Lake. And CTuttle….i think you have a sponsor who just won BoxTurtle’s contest. This has been so much fun!!! There are still sponsorships available for long-timers, I think.
Jim!
It makes perfect sense. One of the most brilliant people I know is a physicist who has several inventions to his name and has done quite a bit of DoD work. He has his own company and does very well for himself. His wife was a computer programmer who was one of the early innovators in various platforms. Together they are two of the biggest hippies I know. A strong mind can balance the seemingly disparate elements in a person.
Ahoy thar ‘Pups!
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The Gosprey Circle is the highest donation level. It is named after a long-time commenter who used the screen name Gosprey. He and Jane became close friends. He was among those recommended that we start a membership program. He passed away recently and so the donation level is named in his memory.
Sadly, I also have a head for behavioral management and even applied to grad school for it. Fortunately, I was turned down as I now realize it’s all about conforming and I’m not much into that as I also have an artsy/fartsy/ADD side to me.
Aloha, Kris…! Congrats…! *g*
Avast ye scurvy (fire)dog! Har!
Thanks again for de-lurking and joining the potty-mouth brigade.
Baby!
Thanks! I’m honored to be chosen by the Turtle of Box. And as promised, it will be paid forward *g*
Oh wow…! How cool…! I remember Gosprey’s insightful comments…! *g*
Precisely.
Started house-hunting in Austin today :) We’re leaving the SF Bay Area on June 17th. I’m sooo excited. I want a time machine so I can jump forward 3 months.
Pirates’ first rule of swordplay: Keep yer Buccaneers under yer buckin’ hat.
Ain’t it grand?
Spl00sh!!!111
Where do i get my FDL panties?!
Sunny! (That feels a little strange, my wife’s horse is Sunny…)
I thought that was Keep yer Buccaneers in Florida and your Bucks in Milwaukee?
Now there’s a thought…
Yes! FDL thongs for everyone!
:o
:D
My first, and only, pony was tuezday. I upgraded to horses after him.
Margaret @ 1: That’s awesome, Margaret!
Form your linked article …
The Guardian makes it sound like being a banker is some kind of privilege. If so, why especially should Goodwin’s de-banker-ing and fall from grace be kept secret?
Trust me on this, but you really do not want to see a fat old man in a thong.
FUCK!
0_o not that I wear a thong.
Apologies, pouting baby. It’s not like this is Late, Late Night.
Hell, I’m a fat YOUNG man and I wouldn’t subject anyone to that :(
Let us just say that some things do not improve with age.
Errmm… you can keep mine…! ;-)
OMG, according to the current ad on the front page I can get a free signed Justin Bieber poster if I buy Proactiv now!
Can a feisty old lady get some panties with flames on ‘em?!
This DID make me cry with laughter.
Yup.
So you’ll be within spittin’ distance of Governor Goodhair! Be sure to hock a loogie at him for me.
Thanks, Teddy. I knew what it referred to within the FDL membership ranks, but didn’t know why that “level” got named that.
F-U-C-K! Love this, wish I had been allowed to go…
No apologies needed. Pouting Baby calls thongs butt-floss.
You would think he should be an easy target with all that hair, but with all the hot wind coming out of him, aiming gets tough.
There used to be a coffee company on Maui called “Bad Ass.” [Its mascot was this cute little donkey.]
For advertising they had shorts with “Bad Ass” across the, er, ass.
Sadly it no longer exists, but may be on some of the other islands.
So, what did you guys do with all the trolls? There was a minor troll attack early this morning, a drive-by trolling just after lunch, and one post this evening. The rest of the day, nothing. Are they at some troll convention under a bridge somewhere?
Yea, Pouting Baby!
i was near the wet spot ;)
Really? Are you in Austin now?
*burp*
Yeah, you would need to get some serious velocity to buck that headwind. Plus, I think there is enough lacquer on that hair to deflect a bullet.
My wife was part of a committee for our local regional Narcotics Anonymous. Designed their tshirts and whatnot. Last year they decided to make undies that said “NA saved my ass” on the butt. I like it.
Anything that calls a spade a spade, or a butt a butt, I’m all for.
lol! srry fer going OT.
The trolls fear the Pouting Baby diaper bombs that get lobbed at them.
As it’s almost midnight on the right coast (no pun intended or unintended frankly), I need to round up the four-leggeds for the night and hit the sack. They’d stay out all night during good weather if I let them.
munch!
Unfortunately, no. We’re doing everything online and over the phone. I wanted to fly down there but we don’t really have the money to fly all 4 of us, and don’t have anyone to leave the kids with if just myself and the wife go.
So oldnslow and cbl are going to be my property looker-at-ers.
Wait, Pouting Baby is a poop-slinger? That’s an ancient and noble calling.
The mud flats? I thought that it was all the wet spot. Sigh, I really wanted to go but was underage, barely.
after all these years, that foul hot air inside the troll shell still give me gas
Time for me to toddle off. One more day of corrupting for the week tomorrow. Take care all.
What pisses me off is when one of them [usually Rafe] apparently lurks in the bushes and posts the first reply on a diary. Then everyone argues [futilely] with his/her stupidity, and the subject of the diary gets forgotten. We’ve really got to be better disciplined and not let that happen. [I.e., it's up to us to ignore these idiots and not further their work of dragging people off-topic.]
Goodnight
g’nite tuezday
g’nite dr dick
Understood. I’m going to be in Spicewood on Saturday. Once again it’s time for Beth’s annual fiftieth birthday party. In point of fact, the very hippies I mentioned in comment number 42.
Nite tuezday! Nite DrD!
Nite DrD and tuezday
Goodnight, Doc. Probably time for me to get some sleep, too.
no, i mean, i was _really_ underage.
I’ll be delighted if my name serves as a perpetual reminder of Chris Matthews and his ilk. And he’s still at it. Gak.
ColbertPAC
Kona still is home to the Bad Ass Coffee Co…! ;-)
Nite Jim!
Yeah, Gosprey really inspired this whole idea, taking the enterprise to the membership category. We all owe him a special debt for convincing Jane this was the way to help FDL win the future.
Aloha, Jim and sleepy heads…! ;-)
g’nite jim
I’m glad it was explained. I knew I’d seen the word somewhere before but couldn’t place it. I had no idea he was dead. :(
Okay, I’m not asleep yet.
You did not just say “Win The Future”, did you?
Really?
WTF?
(heh)
Wait, increased revenue, not extended tax cuts, is how you win the future? *gasp* Somebody call the White House! Obama needs to hear this.
You can speak, but not make him hear.
I don’t know how the writers can help people understand that FDL will continue as it has and that the membership aspect is just a way to have some sense of steady revenue, but keep posting on it. No one should feel left out if they don’t join. You know what I mean?…….and I do love pouting baby! I’ve got 2 grandbabies who are in pouting baby stage and crack me up. Life is such a full adventure.
/me is thankfully outta the ‘win the future’ l00p.
You should make Suzanne dive!
lmfao
Yesss!!!111
tis forking 46 degrees outside — too forking cold to dive ce
Excuse me, please ask her to divine us with a great high dive.
So what you’re saying is I can lead an Oligarch Whisperer to water but if I try to drown him his ears will act as dirigibles?
It takes two to speak truth, one to speak and one to hear.
F U C K ! ! ! 1 1 1
Suz!!!111 Dive!!!111
Force her to join the Polar Bear club…? You’re not exactly endearing yourself here, M’dear…! ;-)
I’ll put up the first $50 for a Suzanne dive! Anyone match me?
its too forking cold to dive and i’m not gonna put on one of them rubber wetsuit thingies… they are even worse than those bright shiny thongs
FDL wetsuits for Gosprey Circle?
only for a FDL thong ;)
Meebee she has a membership in a gated community with a private pool?
b000 ;(
So what your saying is because Rahm Emanuel has stump finger, he can only partially plug his ears while people shout at him during town hall meetings?
I loved BoxTurtle’s contest. If I knew how to do a diary, I think I’d do a challenge to get Suzanne to dive! Gawd I miss those dives. So beautious!
Indeed! They made me laugh, and eventually de-lurk.
boing boing three-and-a-half somersaults, tuck position, no splash (‘natch).
judas forking priest that water is cold — where’s the fucking towels? jumpin jehoshaphat i’m turning fucking blue people — where’s the fucking heated towels???
Dayam, Suz…! The natives are growing restless…! *sheesh*
Suz is pretty rexy in that FDl thong ;)
Meebee she has a membership in a gated community with a private HEATED pool?
But then Suz always complains about her OWN Personal internal HEATER…
/me hands Suz teh towel!
Nice dive!!!111
Here ya go, M’dear… *g*
Fan-tab-u-lous! Oh1 Here come the pool boys with heated towels!
Wow, CE, and isn’t that the truth. There is something that makes one de-lurk. For me it was demi. Just drew me in one night for a back&forth. Very funny. Many years ago and under a different moniker (I tend to crash computers and then have trouble getting back on…..computer bereft/illiterate.) And Suzanne’s dives just made me so happy! Great place, this fire-dog-lake. Indeed.
dearie.. write ryan and let him know you have $ for a scholarship
lol ;)
I use win the future whenever I can.
When we try to decide what to watch on teevee, I wonder, “How will we win the future?” When we try to decide where to apply googlie eyes, I ask, “What would Win the Future recommend?” When someone asks me for money on the street, I reply, “Dude — win the future!”
It’s the best way to completely debase a ridiculous phrase. It’s what Obama plans to run on next year — remember The Bridge to the 21st Century during the CLinton 1996 campaign? The “most optimistic candidate” always wins.
But not if everyone mocks “Win the Future” with great regularity.
Quick quick water her down with the HEATED water!! Quick quick before she gets stuck in one position…
Thanks so much Suzanne! We love you.
Wait a hot minute, did you really just go dive into a pool?
OOOOOhhhh!!!111 yOU _meant_ the Hot water!
Don’t know if you saw my comment in Boxturtle’s diary. I’m up for a meet this spring :)
Hope you still have my email. If not, let me know.
i dove into the lake
Suz. I did. I am a happy FDLer. But I’d do more for a dive! I miss your dives.
but of course :>)
She did but the Russian judge only gave an 9.
The French judge gave her a 6. Apparently they’re still upset about the Freedom Fries thing.
/BushCoRuinsDives
where’s that forking bulgarian judge — that yellow bellied chickenshit always gives me a low score…
Heh!
OMFG! I just popped in , was just gonna skim – but went to “damn you autocorrect” and sure enough, laughed and laughed. Thanks, I needed that.
Suz, thanks, Girl.,……lovely dive. Someone is getting a sponsorship! You are the BEST!
I will look and let you know Kris iirc you did send me email and if so I will have your contact info, we just need 7 or 8 more and we can have a great meetup. If ya still have my addy let me know what works for you.. gotta keep Polling the local pups and see what works out for the majority.
I’m notorious2again AT gmail DOT com. Let me know the details. I don’t know how many pups are in the Bay Area, but it would be great to meet some folks before I move.
*towel*
am glad to freeze my ass off in order to help someone get an fdl membership folks.
give me a wee bit more notice and i’ll have a better dive.. that one was just the only one i could think of on such short notice and i’m way way outta practice
*casting withering LQQK at that dratted bulgarian ‘judge’*
KrisinCA – do I understand you won BoxTurtle’s contest? Your pirate story certainly earned it. It was great.
Suze, you’re diving again? In this weather? Wow, what people at the Lake will do for each other.
Love, LOVE the LQQK –yea you survived!
I did win. Clearly the supreme ass-kissing I authored paid off.
I was home all day with a horrible cold — how lucky was I!
A great way to start doing diaries is to put your draft on WordPad. Surf to “My Diary,” paste the contents of WordPad therein, then “save.” You can look at and a demo what your post will look before you hit “Publish.” :-)
Congrats!
Suzanne, you do *so* much for The Lake. I would love the wee membership but I feel a bit funny asking yet I would humbly receive with gratitude.
One of my fave Beatles, and highly under-appreciated, IMO.
Oi, wrong thread.
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Jim White & Pouting Baby!!!