September 04, 2006
Countdown To Kiki
The horror...
VIOLET: Dessert? Here it comes. Blueberry pie and cream!
It's the most marvelous blueberry pie that I've ever tasted!
CHARLIE: Look at her face!
MR. BEAUREGARDE: Holy Toledo, what's happening to your face?
VIOLET: Cool it, Dad! Lemme finish.
MR. BEAUREGARDE: Yeah, but your face is turning blue!
Violet, you're turning violet, Violet!
VIOLET: What are you talking about?
WONKA: I told you I hadn't got it quite right yet.
MR. BEAUREGARDE: You can say that again. Look what it's
done to my kid!
WONKA: It always goes wrong when we come to the dessert.
Always.
MR. BEAUREGARDE: Violet, what are you doing now?!? You're
blowing up!
VIOLET: I feel funny.
GRANDPA JOE: I'm not surprised.
VIOLET: What's happening?
MR. BEAUREGARDE: You're blowing up like a balloon!
WONKA: Like a blueberry.
MR. BEAUREGARDE: Somebody do something! Call a doctor!
MRS. TEEVEE: Stick her with a pin.
CHARLIE: She'll pop!
WONKA: It happens every time! They all become blueberries.
MR. BEAUREGARDE: You've really done it this time, haven't
you, Wonka. I'll break you for this.
WONKA: Oh, well, I'll get it right in the end.
VIOLET: Help! Help!
(Wonka plays the pipe whistle.)
MR. BEAUREGARDE: We've got to let the air out of her, quick!
WONKA: There's no air in there.
MR. BEAUREGARDE: Hmm?
WONKA: That's juice.
MR. BEAUREGARDE: Juice?!?
WONKA: (to an Oompa Loompa) Would you roll the young lady
down to the juicing room at once, please.
MR. BEAUREGARDE: What for?
WONKA: For squeezing. She has to be squeezed immediately
before she explodes.
MR. BEAUREGARDE: Explodes?!?
WONKA: It's a fairly simple operation.
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LMAO, Fucking Fabulous!
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For some reason my browser at the office won't play animated gifs. So my early morning WTF is now an evening LOL.
Very nice.
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Crazy Lithuanian Rabbit
This is good for about three minutes out of your day. No more than that.
Give it a try.
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MNF Schedule
This week is finally here. Thursday is the start of the NFL regular season. Yay!
Because I'm a masochist, I will revive the infamous feature known as Annika's Monday Night Football Picks.
The schedule is in the extended entry.
more...
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Posted by: jjjet08 at September 04, 2006 02:21 PM (iwXLn)
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The rules are simply to marvel at her awesomeness, admire her beauty, and root for the Raiders.
Posted by: Scof at September 04, 2006 02:42 PM (deQ2d)
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This is nice, but we'll be celebrating Bears/Packers week at my place, because nothing else matters.
Posted by: Pursuit at September 04, 2006 02:46 PM (n/TNS)
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My favorite team is whoever the Raiders are playing that week.
Posted by: shelly at September 04, 2006 04:32 PM (ZGpMS)
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Speaking of Bears, it seems to me that the golden ones had a rough time back in good ole Tennessee.
Posted by: shelly at September 04, 2006 04:33 PM (ZGpMS)
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won't let it go, will you Shelly!?
Posted by: annika at September 04, 2006 05:19 PM (qQD4Q)
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Sorry Annie; it's just that I get so much grief when USC loses that I need to dish out a little when I can...
Posted by: sjelly at September 05, 2006 07:23 AM (ZGpMS)
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USC losing is a pretty rare event, though...
Posted by: annika at September 05, 2006 09:22 AM (zAOEU)
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Last Rose Bowl was enough to last a year or more. We won't be happy until we get our hands around the Horns again and crunch them...
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If you want to see the horns get whipped, you'll have to tune in Saturday night.
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Steve Irwin Is Gone
This is a shocker.
Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter just died. Killed by a stingray barb to the chest while filming a show. He made his living taking chances and it finally caught up to him. How sad for Terri.
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Sounds like kind of freak sort of accident. Ironic for a guy that you would have thought would have gone while wrastlin' a croc. Too bad for his kids too.
Posted by: Pursuit at September 04, 2006 07:47 AM (n/TNS)
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I loved his show. I'll miss him.
Posted by: reagan80 at September 04, 2006 08:34 AM (b+rC4)
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this is a terrible loss to the world. he was such a giving man. i feel for terri, bindi, bob bob (what steve used to call him, terri calls him robert), and his dad, bob. and to all the rest of his extended family at australia zoo. kelsey, jodi, wes, briano, thelma, fred, big richard and little richard and all the rest. i will truly miss him.
bookie
Posted by: bookie at September 05, 2006 03:38 PM (ZGpMS)
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Steve RIP snik, i shall miss you, you are the greatist. all the best too his wife,children and family
From Holland Jeroen
Posted by: jeroen at September 06, 2006 02:22 AM (abk0+)
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it just feels so weird you never think they are going to die ever like the celebs are gonna live forever what would it be like if paris hilton died that would be weird people would talk about it for days.
Posted by: Dani at September 06, 2006 06:33 AM (AN4ac)
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His death is a tremendous loss both for animal and human life. I surely miss his entertainment and educational shows. Our Prayers and blessing go to his family.
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September 01, 2006
67th Anniversary Of Case White
Today is the 67th anniversary of the beginning of World War Two in Europe. As you should remember, it began with the German invasion of Poland, which the Wehrmacht codenamed "Case White." (
DANEgerus also reminds us that the Red Army invaded from the east sixteen days later.)
I think it's especially appropriate to pause today and think about that fateful moment in 1939, which led to the death of so many millions.
Many folks have noted that our situation now is not unlike the time before that first panzer crossed the Polish frontier. I'm one of them. I see the failure of our international institutions and the blindness of so many prominent figures and I think of the League of Nations, Chamberlain, Lindbergh, and Coughlin.
There is no cosmic law that says we can't re-ignite the horrors of World War Two for a new generation. The United States lost 293,000 brave men to the conflict, but almost zero civilians. We had it lucky. We were the saving heroes from across the water in that war. We won't be so lucky next time.
The bill from the last world war was staggering. Twenty-five million Soviet citizens, fourteen million Chinese, seven million Germans, six million Poles, two million Japanese, and on and on.
If you were a European Jew, a Philipino, a Chinese or Russian peasant, even a lowly German or Soviet conscript, your life was a hell in the 1940's. All because a handful of world leaders could not, or would not, stop the juggernaut of fascism.
The atrocities were so numerous, we've given them names: Bataan, Auschwitz, Malmedy, Nanking, Dachau, Katyn Forest, Lidice, Treblinka, the Burma Railway, and on and on.
We must also remember the unimaginably horrible deaths from new techniques of killing developed for the war by our side, and used at Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Dresden, Tokyo, and on and on.
There are those who say we are on the precipice of World War Three right now. Others say it started five years ago. I am not going to argue with either viewpoint. Nor will I end this post with a pollyannish "don't worry, our leaders have things under control."
Because even if we were blessed with the greatest of statesman, which we're not, I don't know that it will be possible to avoid another trial of war brought upon us by evil men.
Some people insist our current enemies are not dangerous, or if they are, they're not evil. I'm at a point now where I don't think that argument matters a whole lot. Our enemies have their own agenda, and they will settle the issue in their own time. And we will have to fight them whether we're ready or not.
I looked up at the sky last night and saw a fiery meteor burn across the horizon. It was scary, though I knew it was no bigger than a coin. It made me think about how wise we think we are, yet how much there is we don't know. I wonder if there are intelligent beings who have been watching us these past hundred years. How they must laugh at our folly.
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Casca's right; you gotta stop posting while stoned.
By the way, writing briefs in that condition is not recommended, either.
Posted by: shelly at September 01, 2006 04:59 AM (ZGpMS)
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LMAO, and here I came to post something serious... In the words of Emily Latella, "nevermind".
Posted by: Casca at September 01, 2006 05:41 AM (Z2ndo)
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Aw hell, I'll post something serious anyway. We're on a ship of fools my dear, and only the eternal pilot knows the course.
Ah, we are neither heaven nor earth, but men;
Something that uses and despises both,
That takes its earth's contentment in the pen,
Then sees the world's injustice and is wroth,
And flinging off youth's happy promise, flies
Up to some breach, despising earthly things,
And, in contempt of hell and heaven, dies,
Rather than bear some yoke of priests or kings.
Our joys are not of heaven nor earth, but man's,
A woman's beauty or a child's delight,
The trembling blood when the discoverer scans
The sought-for world, the guessed-at satellite;
The ringing scene, the stone at point to blush
For unborn men to look at and say "Hush."
Or, if you like:
Since moons decay, and suns decline,
How else should end, this life of mine,
Water and saltness are not wine.
Posted by: Casca at September 01, 2006 06:42 AM (Z2ndo)
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I on the other hand think that Annika's post was excellent, and she is correct in stating that today's Europe is similar to 1930s Europe.
Today we see an alarming rise of anti-semitism in Europe. The violence against Jews, Jewish schools, and Jewish businesses is done today by Moslem gangs rather than Nazi ones. Governments are suppressing news of the violence today just as they did in the 30s so that the perpetrators are not offended.
The leaders of Islamic fascism speak daily on their goals of destroying European culture and their governments. Just as in the 1930s, government officials are ignoring those speeches partly because they don't believe the threats but mostly because they are scared of retaliation by the Fascists if they speak out.
The 1930's had Churchill who continually warned Europe about the threats but he was ignored because he was out of power. We are fortunate today that the leader who recognizes the threat is now in power. However, just as Churchill was ignored in Europe, Bush is today.
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"Some people insist our current enemies are not dangerous, or if they are, they're not evil. I'm at a point now where I don't think that argument matters a whole lot."
Our friend, Keith Olbermann, in a response to Rumey's comments earlier in the week, attempted to use the example of WWII as an argument against the administration, comparing Bush's response to Islamo-fascism to Chamberlain's response to Hitler. (Don't even try to figure it out - you'll get a headache.) In was truly one of the most asinine and truly ignorant monologues I've ever heard. Is there a dumber person on cable who does a (supposedly) serious show?
So, when you are dealing with a Left that is so overwhelmingly ignorant and foolish, I guess you are correct not to worry about arguing. These people won't get it until its too late anyway.
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I linked this, and have a long post on the reactions of the British and French governments to the invasion,
here.
Posted by: david foster at September 01, 2006 12:24 PM (/Z304)
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The open war with Islam is coming and WWII will look like a picnic compared to bloodshed that is about to happen.
My wish for a peaceful life for my teenage daughter, will not come true. She will knew the horrors of war, upclose. I will learn these horrors alongside her.
Posted by: Marvin at September 01, 2006 04:46 PM (ZROkT)
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Annika, your thoughts about the fiery meteor reminded me of a Chris de Burgh song:
And when I see a shooting star go flashing in the night,
I often wonder if some other beings also see the light,
And are they picking up our signals,
As they spin of into space,
Until the final act is over,
Until every man has spoken,
Until every summer's gone,
Until every battle's done,
Until the day,
Transmission ends, transmission ends;
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Blech, I've got a signal for you. I poop on your poetry. Is that sophistry, or simply banal ass-kissing. Blech!!
Posted by: Casca at September 01, 2006 10:13 PM (2gORp)
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"sophistry"?
"ass-kissing"?
..were those thoughts directed toward me, or toward Chris de Burgh?
Posted by: david foster at September 02, 2006 09:55 AM (/Z304)
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What. Ever.
BUSH LIED PEOPLE DIED!
Posted by: Um Yeah at September 02, 2006 10:18 AM (vElSn)
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I have enough poop for both of you.
Posted by: Casca at September 02, 2006 05:56 PM (2gORp)
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Only in the throes of deep narco therapy can one contemplate the immense escapism fostered by our MSM and accepted by about half of our population.
We are in the midst of WWIII no matter how you look at it. Some say it's been going on for five years or so, others say it is beginning, but there is no denying it is here and now, for those who understand the serious threat of Islamofascism.
We'll find out in early November if the silent majority that has continued to give the GOP a majority for the past few years since the Gingrich Revolution will stand fast or give way to the bleeding hearts. If they do give way, G_d help us all.
Annie is right; it is just the way she argues with herself out loud that leads us to believe that "In vino veritas" has new meanings since the 60's.
Posted by: shelly at September 03, 2006 06:46 PM (ZGpMS)
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I figure it's been going on since the Iranian Embassy fiasco and the unlamented Jimmy Carter presidency. We've only begun to fight back and there is a long list of payback due...
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August 31, 2006
Guardsman Beat Up By Crazy Liberals
Near Tacoma, Washington...
The Pierce County Sheriff's Department is searching for five people who allegedly attacked a uniformed National Guardsmen walking along 138th Street in Parkland Tuesday afternoon.
The soldier was walking to a convenience store when a sport utility vehicle pulled up alongside him and the driver asked if he was in the military and if he had been in any action.
The driver then got out of the vehicle, displayed a gun and shouted insults at the victim. Four other suspects exited the vehicle and knocked the soldier down, punching and kicking him.
“And during the assault the suspects called him a baby killer. At that point they got into the car and drove off and left him on the side of the road,” Detective Ed Troyer with the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.
The suspects were driving a black Chevy Suburban-type SUV.
“This is something new for us, we have not had military people assaulted because they were in the military or somebody's opposition to a war or whatever,” Troyer said.
The driver is described as a white male, 25-30 years old, 5 feet 10 inches tall, heavy build, short blond hair, wearing a black T-shirt and jeans, and armed with a handgun.
The vehicle's passengers are described as white males, 20-25 years old. Some of the suspects wore red baseball hats and red sweatshirts during the attack.
The Pierce County Sheriff's Department is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and charging of the individuals involved. Informants can call 253-591-5959, and callers will remain anonymous.
That is just sick. Every time some terrorist cell gets busted we hear no end of public service announcements intended to prevent "hate crimes" against muslims. They must be very effective, since I haven't heard of a single such "hate crime" since 9/11. Maybe we should be doing the same thing to protect our military in certain sections of the country.
h/t Beth at She Who Will Be Obeyed
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For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Chuck him out, the brute!"
But it's "Saviour of 'is country," when the guns begin to shoot;
An' it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' anything you please;
But Tommy ain't a bloomin' fool - you bet that Tommy sees!
Posted by: ElMondoHummus at September 01, 2006 05:45 AM (xHyDY)
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Well of course, Kipling's is the classic response. It's hard to beat
Tommy Atkins. I, however, came to borrow from McMurtry. The gratitude of the American public is a mighty weak vessel to put much hope in.
Posted by: Casca at September 01, 2006 05:59 AM (Z2ndo)
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Ummm...maybe not.
"Authorities are continuing to investigate a National Guardsman's claim that he was attacked earlier this week in Parkland and called "a baby killer."
A witness who came forward after the incident told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News a different story about what happened on Tuesday morning, but deputies said the witness later changed that story when they interviewed him.
The witness told police he saw several men in uniform beat a man in civilian clothes, but later changed his account to back the guardsman.
Investigators said the witness's stories were inconsistent with the guardsman's, and they are back to "square one" in the investigation."
Posted by: Hesiod at September 01, 2006 12:22 PM (pOIx0)
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Annuka,
I don't know how the same, sane woman who wrote that heartfelt commerative piece could also pen the headline of this piece. (Although I do not see the parallel with apeasement of Adolf)
It sounds as if it is awfully early in the investigation to be jumping to conclusions. Seriously, ANnie, Liberals don't jump out of pickups and beat anything up. SOme weatherman left over from 1970 might but not those that followed the wing of the party led by HH and others. A group of PETA types might if he had his winter furs on or some Earth FIrsters might if he had a 36" Stihl in his hand but not Liberals of the CIndy SHehan ilk. THis guardsman might be muddying the waters and doing a bit of agit prop to rally the Right to go on a witch hunt or some other nonsence. Or maybe DOnald Segrity paid these guys 50 bucks to do the deed and cast aspersions as we run up to the midterms. The Republicans are running scared and losing control of the H & S and so forth is going to make for some real dirty tricks. Poll taxes are starting to flourish; I notice MO just got into the game (All passed by Republican state houses arguing protection against non-existant voter fraud) and there will be more to come. However, if all goes as it seems it will, We could see articles of impeachment by January.
Posted by: strawman at September 01, 2006 02:43 PM (tuy00)
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"Poll taxes are starting to flourish."
Proof please. Nice race card, Straw. Sorry, it won't work in 2006 - especially because they only people that can still be legally discriminated against are white men.
"Non-existent voter fraud." You betchya. The only person you are fooling is yourself, Straw. Your party invented voter fraud and engages in it every single election.
BTW, the Dems have no chane of winning the Senate. They have a 50/50 chance of the House because the MSM will start really cranking up the anti-Bush machine. (Notice that the MSM had absolutely nothing to say about the Wilson - Plame fraud that they brought upon the nation?)
Posted by: Blu at September 01, 2006 03:55 PM (Wc+84)
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Blu,
You don't think the placing of these document barrriers is a poll tax? Is there some constitutional requirement that you must drive or be able to lay hands on your birth certificate or that you have the bus fare to go to the county seat and then pay for the search or the copy? These are blantant impediments to voting that aim squarely at non-republican voters? There is no evidence of a single vote cast fraudantly in Georgia in the last twenty years. These programs are pure politics. Justice reviewed these laws, wrote a memo stating flatly that they are "likely to be descriminatory against African-Americans" and, of course, a Bush appointee said, "Nah, couldn't be".
All these photo ID laws will eventually be struck down, and that is understood by all, but the ONLY concern is that the mid terms take place first. It has nothing to do with voter fraud and you, my good man, know that.
Posted by: strawman at September 01, 2006 05:54 PM (tuy00)
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Hi everyone, I am blogging on my neice's dell from Grand Isle La. about to head out on a fishing trip tomorrow.
Straw, you goddam left wing ass, yes of course left wingers do crap like that. The primary motivation of the left, since the time of Marx has always been hate. Hatred of the bourgeois, hatred of capitalism, hatred of religion etc.
Well I will drink another margarita to the spirit of freedom which does not inhabit your sorry ass at all.
Posted by: Kyle N at September 01, 2006 06:28 PM (0+QM1)
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"You don't think the placing of these document barrriers is a poll tax?"
No, it is common sense. We have a right to vote. But there is nothing radical about asking people to prove who they are when we know that voter fraud occurs constantly - especially on the Left.
"Justice reviewed these laws, wrote a memo stating flatly that they are "likely to be descriminatory against African-Americans" and, of course, a Bush appointee said, 'Nah, couldn't be'."
How? We all have equal access to birth certificates and a driver license (provided it hasn't been taken from you or you have not ever tried to get one - in which you can easily obtain a State ID.) Basically, your and the Left's problem with these laws has absolutely nothing tp do with your supposed empathy for these poor minority people - it is all about political power. The Left has always been willing to usurp power no matter the cost. You all know damn well that there is rampant voter fraud on your side. The thing is that you don't care.
Posted by: Blu at September 01, 2006 09:30 PM (Wc+84)
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Again I must concur totally with Blu on this. As a Georgia voter in perhaps one of the lily whitest counties in the state I can tell you that for years I have been asked to show I.D. at the polls. Whether this was actually required or simply helped expedite the process, I don't know.
I do know it takes far more to rent a movie at Blockbuster.
Posted by: Mike C. at September 02, 2006 06:56 AM (vFS/o)
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Mike,
Blockbuster. Cashing a check. Using a credit card anyplace. The list goes on and on.
The arguments against showing a vaild ID are ALL ludicrous. Of course, the Left will never admit that they want as many people voting regardless of citizenship status. I believe that many of these people don't believe in the sovreignty of the U.S. and, futhermore, that "citizenship" should be bestowed on anybody that manages to sneak across our border. So, legal or illegal it makes no difference to these people. Heck, some of these idiots think that the murderers and rapists sitting in our jails should have the right to vote as well. We need not get into how many dead people manage somehow to vote Democrat each year.
Posted by: Blu at September 02, 2006 11:31 AM (Wc+84)
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Blu,
SOmetimes you are an insufferable ass. None of what you argue is true. And don't confuse presenting ID with the NEw laws. What you present at Blockbuster, or the bank, or the supermarket will not work anymore at the poling station. They have made it harder and with only one purpose in mind;Reduce democratic voters. It is all about poverty and hardship. You and Kyle and Mike are completely dissengenuous when you say stuoid shit like "we all have equall access to our records". We don't and you fucking well know it. As for dead people voting in Georgia:Apocrahphyl! According to the Republican sec. of state. Just bad record keeping. But the R lives on lies and just keeps telling them until they forget the truth. Explain the FL felon list to me Blu?
Yup, Kyle, thanks for the history lesson, I think you've been drinkin margarita's non stop since birth.
Posted by: strawman at September 02, 2006 12:06 PM (tuy00)
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So, just for the record, Straw. You oppose the idea of proving that you are who you say you are, a registered voter and a US citizen, when going to vote. It is a simple question. The only reason to oppose this is because you want people to vote who should not be voting. Period.
Posted by: Blu at September 02, 2006 01:26 PM (Wc+84)
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Blu,
What does "period" mean? You make the most assine inference from what I wrote and then you say "Period'? I don't get it.
If I believed you thought for a moment that the difference between the R and the Dem's is that one only wishes to see fairness in elections and and the other strives for the right to let dogs and meerkats vote I would have stopped talking to you months ago. You don't believe it yet the words still come. Try a little honesty once and a while.
Posted by: strawman at September 03, 2006 11:12 AM (tuy00)
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Honesty: I believe that Reps don't want people voting who ought not be voting due to their citizenship status - this is partly due to ethics and partly due to the fact that fradulent voting is more likley to benefit Democrats. Democrats want people to vote without the benefit of ID because they know that fradulent votes will likely benefit them. There those like you - I'll take you at your word - that feel like showing an ID is some sort of undue burden that unequally falls on minorities. So, not requiring an ID soothes your conscience by (1) lifting that "burden" and (2)erasing any ethical consequences related to fradulent voting because if nobody has to prove who they are then nobody knows for certain who is or is not a legal voter.
More honesty: Reps prefer a lower turnout because that usually benefits our side as our voters are generally more reliable than yours.
Personally, I believe there should be no situation where a person can vote without legal photo ID.
All of this I honestly believe.
Posted by: Blu at September 03, 2006 12:12 PM (Wc+84)
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Let's see, I'm trying to remember what the Strawman wanted from the Wizard of Oz.
Oh, yeah. Well, it's clear he never got it.
Posted by: shelly at September 03, 2006 02:22 PM (ZGpMS)
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Blu,
(Shelly, what I wanted and have had in recent times is not to have unctuous selfsatisified smelts like yourself nipping at my heels.)
Not lets get this straight Blu, because I think there is a large flaw in all of this and that is your assumption that the dem's wish people to vote without showing some form of ID. This is the strawman of this argument that you seem to have swallowed. NOBODY, I repeat NOBODY is suggesting that showing an ID is intrusive and some sort of civil liberties violation nor is anybody suggesting that a situation should be advanced where the possiblity of those not permitted to vote should be enhanced. NOBODY.
What is at stake is that people who HAVE the right to vote are having impediments put in their path. This is ALL that THIS IS ABOUT. Impediments to LEGAL voters who also are to a greater extent likely to vote democrtatic because they are african-americans or are poor.
Blu, get a grip.
There are many forms of ID. 40 some states are using them without a problem. People who may not drive may have credit cards, picture ID.s from their supermarket chain or video store, or their place of employment (lockeed martin, the Post office, McDonalds,) These people cannot register with this ID BECAUSE the new law prohibits registering unless you have a DL or this NEWLY created ID issued by the state at a few locations. Bus fare, gas for your car, the 10.00 fee for the ID and having access to a prima facia form of ID are all required for this new ID to be issued. Blu, do birth certificates have a picture on them? So what the fuck good is the new ID if it is based on bullshit? IT is no good is the point but it will cause thousands in many states to be disenfranchised and is part of a cynical and most likely illegal political strategy.
Your honesty is somewhat refreshing as far as it goes. You know that in this country the prevalence of people voting who shold not be is completely insignificant and that, especially in the SOuth the disenfranchisement of significant numbers is and has historically been significant.
Posted by: strawman at September 03, 2006 03:17 PM (tuy00)
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strawman,
If someone has a store card from Sears and they didn't need to produce a legitimate ID in order to obtain it, then what good is it for positive ID at the polling place?
"Um, yeah... I'd like a library card, please? My name... and no ID required? Uh... Joey Joe-Joe Junior Shabadoo. Yeah, that's the ticket..."
And this ID is good enough, in your estimation, for vote casting? So any shmoe can collect various cheesy IDs for his friends and relatives and vote all day long. And, even if he's caught, there's no way to undo the damage since votes are cast anonymously.
A valid state photo ID is a common sense requirement. Will it prevent me -- with my Right to vote -- from casting a ballot if I show up without my wallet? Yep. So what? I have a Right to vote, but not a Right to commit vote fraud.
Would it allay your fear of a "poll tax" if all eligible voters who do not currently have a state-issued photo ID were issued one F.O.C.?
Posted by: Tuning Spork at September 03, 2006 06:58 PM (3ENL4)
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Respectfully Straw I must take issue regarding the typical reference to the 'south' in your comments. I'm not a southerner by birth and when I moved to the Atlanta area in the early seventies you could justifiably make the case that discrimination still prevailed. If I'm not mistaken even the great Carter ran first on a segregationist platform even if no one came right out and said it. (back in his statewide days)
Now Atlanta is a great city run by minorities, some of whom would likely take offense at the notion that they aren't smart or wealthy enough to aquire the requisite I.D. for voting. Granted the rest of the state is now largely Republican but there's more to this than just politics. (When the Dems were in power they had their own
tricks like gerimandered districts that crisscrossed the state following black population)
If there were no other reason the illegal imigrant
situation would be enough in my opinion. And this conflicts with my setiment that illegals should have driver's lisenses so that they are insured, in which case I'd be happy to get a new voter I.D.
I will admit I am not purely democratic by any stretch. I would prefer it if state assemblies still elected U.S. senators and I've even entertained the idea (not too seriously) that
only property owners should vote, but please- let's keep that our little secret.
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In keeping with this topic, I'm certain you will all be excited to hear that liberals in TN and MD are doing their best to make certain that ex-Felons - yes, murderers and rapist - are allowed to vote immediately upon release. The forces behind this push are the usual suspects:
The NAA(L)CP and the very un-American ACLU. Well, at least they are correct about one thing: The odds are that most ex-felons are Democrats.
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Blu,
How clever.
But, those who think black leaders or just plain folk will be offended that part of the augment against State issued ID's is poverty are nuts. They know better than anyone how their people have systematically been coerced away from the polling booth. They see the Georgia law for what it is-more of the same white bullshit fucking with their rights. Show mw a black legislator in Georgia that voted for the bill, please?
I don't deny dem's have gerrymandered and I hate it. It is a process that can, not always, lead to the dimishment of representative government. What is the statistic about the actual number of seats in congress that are really ever in play? 10% 15%?
Furthermore, all you fraud advocates: what would have stopped anybody in the past, legal or illegal from getting multiple id's and voting all day long? Everybody on your side keeps spouting this horse shit about multiple voting yet there is NO, I repeat NO documentation to support the argument that it is currently (last 25 years) a problem. (Please don't cite an isolated case in Idaho; we are talking about numbers that have even the slightest significance)
What about my previous argument that possession of a birth certificate is also meaningless if you want to identify someone? It has no picture, fingerprints, nothing linking it to the person in possession of the doc with the person identified on the document.
So I still maintain that the whole thing is bullshit. Just another attempt by the R to separate voters who do not support their candidates from the booth.
As for felons voting, Blu, that is a decision of State legislators. If a person has done the time presumably society is content and the punishment for their crime is complete. Why give them drivers licenses or let them collect social security, or use a public library, or ride a bus? Why do you pick on voting as the punishment that endures the test of time? Why let them out of prison at all?
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"They see the Georgia law for what it is-more of the same white bullshit fucking with their rights. Show mw a black legislator in Georgia that voted for the bill, please?"
I don't give two shits what any black legislator thinks about this issue. The majority of black Dem legislators I see on C-SPAN or cable sound like racists and would like us to believe that "the man" is out to get them 24/7. (Or how about listening to the bile that comes from Julian Bond's lips any day of the week.) You see, Straw, that's how they keep their jobs. God forbid any of these race-baiters would have to work for a living. You see the "black leaders" go after Cosby for daring the speak truth? Or how about the absolute beating Juan Williams is taking for suggesting that, oh I don't know, black kids learn to speak English?
Straw, did you come of age in that Golden Era of the 60's? I have no clue of your age, but just in case you've forgotten the year is 2006. Nobody is getting lynched -well, except of course for the high tech lynchings that occur to any black conservative who speaks truth to Black Power -; the fire hoses are not being turned on anybody; and the KKK is likened to dog excrement by 99.999% of Americans. I'm sick of whiny fucking minorities; but, I'm infinitely more sick and tired of their white, guilt-trippin', forever livin' in the 60's colleagues. Get over it. But, mostly, get over yourselves and your annoying self-righteousness. The problems of the black community are their own and won't be solved by guilty white liberals and black race baiters.
"Whitey" ain't keeping nobody down, yo.
Posted by: Blu at September 05, 2006 03:40 PM (TVuWZ)
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p.s.
"Why do you pick on voting as the punishment that endures the test of time? Why let them out of prison at all?"
I actually agree with you on this, Straw. As much as the idea of a violent felon voting disturbs me, I do think that a person who has done his time should be free to exercise his right to vote. I just think it is interesting how transparent and frankly ironic it is. The ACLU and the NAACP don't care about these people. They are just peasants and pawns in their eyes. It's all about political power - that is what always drives the Left. They know two things: most felons are black and most blacks are Democrats. It's that simple. If most of these felons were white, let me assure you that these two groups would not be pounding the pavement making sure these guys (and gals) could vote.
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Peter's vacation hits a snag...
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This is scary. That scene looked familiar. I think I will go have another beer.
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Jeopardy With Annika, Round 30
The penultimate round. (I love using using the word penultimate in a sentence. There, I did it twice.) This means that after this round, we move on to Final Jeopardy!
Leif is leading the pack with $1900; D-Rod and Tuning Spork are tied with $1500; Shelly has $1000; Victor has $700; Law Fairy has $500; Maximum Leader, KG, Blu and Kevin Kim have $300 each; Matt of Overtaken By Events and Trint have $200 each; Drake Steel, TBinSTL and SkippyStalin have $100 each.
The category is "Dicks," for $100.
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Bzzzzz.
Who is Hugo Chavez.
Posted by: d-rod at August 31, 2006 07:31 AM (hCh7a)
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Bzzzzzzzzzzzt.......!
Who is his brother, Raul Castro?
And, what, no Double Jeopardy round?!
Posted by: Tuning Spork at August 31, 2006 07:46 AM (dAxz/)
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Dang!
Spork, I think she's getting sick of this shit.
Posted by: Victor at August 31, 2006 08:05 AM (L3qPK)
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BOOM! Shake-shake da ROOM!
(That was my buzzer.)
WHO IS JANET RENO (and her clitoris)?
Now that I've correctly answered the question, I'll take 'Care of Your Persistent Yeast Problem' for $1000.
Kevin
Posted by: Kevin Kim at August 31, 2006 10:43 AM (1PcL3)
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BAHH! I KNEW that one! And there doesn't appear to be any technicality on which I can steal it away this time.
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That's funny Kev. It doesn't look like any kind of clitoris that I've ever seen. It looks like a... oh yeah. Kinda removes all doubt.
Posted by: Casca at August 31, 2006 04:31 PM (2gORp)
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I think Kev was insinuating something.... :#
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Kevin:
Only a certified weirdo, off his meds, would think of Janet Reno's clitoris in any kind of a sexual discussion.
You need some serious help. Take your meds.
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Kevin, I got the joke, and it was freakin' HILARIOUS.
The point is that's her "clitoris." As in, her clitoris is actually a penis. As in, she's not really a woman.
shelly, I don't think Kevin's the one who insinuated anything sexual about it...
Posted by: The Law Fairy at August 31, 2006 07:59 PM (954g7)
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So, I guess it's true about you guys always sticking together.
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Well, I thought it was a trick question. I was convinced that the mystery man was Che, and he was giving Castro this sage advice, "Walk softly and carry a big dick." That would be "concealed carry" in Cuba.
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Thanks for clearing that up LF. And a pox on any who'd dispute your unrivaled expertise on genitalia.
Posted by: Casca at August 31, 2006 08:55 PM (2gORp)
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Ahhh, casca, I see the tales of my expertise have reached all the way to... wherever you are.
Posted by: The Law Fairy at August 31, 2006 09:09 PM (954g7)
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Law Fairy's correct interpretation of my humor earns her control of the board.
At least SOMEbody has their finger on the frenulum of the Zeitgeist.
Kevin
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Peter Pumpkin The Spectacular Pumpkin, Episode 47
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Peter Pumpkin scores some serious babes, except for Whoopi Goldberg.
*shudder*
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SOCOM - Combined Asault
Here's
a preview of the upcoming Playstation 2 release, SOCOM - Combined Asault. It looks pretty cool, except for the annoying music track.
I'm so glad I don't have a video game console. Of course, if my boyfriend happens to read this, I do accept early Christmas gifts.
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So this boyfriend knows about the blog?
Must be serious.
Posted by: Matt at August 31, 2006 01:48 PM (10G2T)
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I used to own the first SOCOM, but I thought the single-player (off-line) campaign was dull.
I'm sure the sequels are probably better, but those games are best played online against multiple human players.
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Ahmadi-Nejad Kisses German Butt
Unless you're reading
Darleen's Place or
Dr. Sanity and a select few other sources of important information, you probably haven't heard about Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad's recent letter to German Chancellor Angela Merkel. That's okay, I understand that there are
far more critical events taking place in the world.
Let me break it down for you.
Ahmadi-Nejad tried to kiss up to the German Chancellor with an appeal to her religious convictions (Chancellor Merkel, unlike 49% of her countrymen and women, believes in God); flattery over Germany's achievements in the arts and sciences; and by patronizing her as a woman with a woman's unique gifts.
The purpose of the letter? To enlist Germany as an ally against the evil U.S.-Zionist worldwide conspiracy. You don't have to read between the lines to realize that Ahmadi-Nejad's impression of the German zeitgeist was probably formed by a close reading of Mein Kampf. He still thinks they're Nazis at heart, and therefore potential friends of Islamofascism.
If you take the middle third of the rambling missive (containing the most anti-semitic passages) and replace the universally accepted euphemism "zionist" with the word he really meant, "jew," it looks like the letter could have been written by Adolf himself.
Sixty years have passed since the end of the war. But, regrettably the entire world and some nations in particular are still facing its consequences. Even now the conduct of some bullying powers and power-seeking and aggressive groups is the conduct of victors with the vanquished.
The extortion and blackmail continue, and people are not allowed to think about or even question the source of this extortion, otherwise they face imprisonment. When will this situation end? Sixty years, one hundred years or one thousand years, when? I am sorry to remind you that today the perpetual claimants against the great people of Germany are the bullying powers and the [jew]s that founded the Al-Qods Occupying Regime [i.e. Israel] with the force of bayonets in the Middle East.
The Honorable Chancellor
I have no intention of arguing about the Holocaust. But, does it not stand to reason that some victorious countries of World War II intended to create an alibi on the basis of which they could continue keeping the defeated nations of World War II indebted to them. Their purpose has been to weaken their morale and their inspiration in order to obstruct their progress and power. In addition to the people of Germany, the peoples of the Middle East have also borne the brunt of the Holocaust. By raising the necessity of settling the survivors of the Holocaust in the land of Palestine, they have created a permanent threat in the Middle East in order to rob the people of the region of the opportunities to achieve progress. The collective conscience of the world is indignant over the daily atrocities by the [jew] occupiers, destruction of homes and farms, killing of children, assassinations and bombardments.
Excellency, you have seen that the [jew] government does not even tolerate a government elected by the Palestinian people, and over and over again has demonstrated that it recognizes no limit in attacking the neighboring countries.
The question is why did the victors of the war, especially England that had apparently such a strong sense of responsibility toward the survivors of the Holocaust not allow them to settle in their territory. Why did they force them to migrate to other people's land by launching a wave of anti-Semitism? Using the excuse for the settlement of the survivors of the Holocaust, they encouraged the Jews worldwide to migrate and today a large part of the inhabitants of the occupied territories are non-European Jews. If tyranny and killing is condemned in one part of the world, can we acquiesce and go along with tyranny, killing, occupation and assassinations in another part of the world simply in order to redress the past wrongs?
Excellency
We need to ask ourselves that for what purposes the millions of dollars that the [jew]s receive from the treasury of some Western countries are spent for. Are they used for the promotion of peace and the well-being of the people? Or are they used for waging war against Palestinians and the neighboring countries. Are the nuclear arsenals of Israel intended to be used in defense of the survivors of the Holocaust or as a permanent thereat against nations of the region and as an instrument of coercion, and possibly to defend the interests of certain circles of power in the Western countries.
Regrettably, the influence of the [jew]s in the economy, media and some centers of political power has endangered interests of the European nations and has robbed them of many opportunities. The main alibi for this approach is the extortion they exact from the Holocaust.
One can imagine what standing some European countries could have had and what global role they could have played, if it had not been for this sixty-year old imposition.
I believe we both share the view that the flourishing of nations and their role are directly related to freedom and sense of pride.
Fortunately, with all the pressures and limitations, the great nation of Germany has been able to take great strides toward advancement and has become a major economic powerhouse in Europe that also seeks to play a more effective role in international interactions. But just imagine where Germany would be today in terms of its eminence among the freedom-loving nations, Muslims of the world and peoples of Europe, if such a situation did not exist and the governments in power in Germany had said no to the extortions by the [jew]s and had not supported the greatest enemy of mankind.
"The greatest enemy of mankind." That is just scary.
The man is so clueless about the progress of history, that he actually believes he can win Germany to his side by appealing to a wounded national pride that he imagines the Germans still feel. Germany has changed since 1945, not always for the better. But if it retains any nationalistic tendencies, it's people like Ahmadi-Nejad who need to worry. No, if Germany ends up aligning itself with Iran, it will be the pacifists and appeasers who'll be responsible for that decision.
I recommend reading the entire letter. Ahmadi-Nejad tries so hard to sound worldly and intellectual, but he just comes off as a poseur trying too hard to make friends. He and Hugo Chavez could form their own Axis of Smarmy.
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This is what comes with lacking the will to lead in this world. Time was when we would squeeze third world midgits, and make them go away. Now we have to sweat the hand-wringing of the weak-kneed amongst us.
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Wednesday Is Poetry Day
What do you think about when you go for a walk? How does the mind work? It wanders along with your feet. The things you see along the path prompt your thoughts and vice versa. The transitions are invisible, unless you're paying attention, like today's poet. When you are ready, sometime today, take a walk with A.R. Ammons around Corsons Inlet. The poem is from 1965.
more...
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I admire his work. It is a pity A.R. Ammons died (in 2001, it seems).
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I like:
broken down, transferred through membranes
to strengthen larger orders: but in the large view, no
lines or changeless shapes: the working in and out, together
and against, of millions of events: this,
so that I make
no form of
formlessness:
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August 29, 2006
Annika's Jeopardy, Round 29
Leif is leading the pack with $1900; D-Rod and Tuning Spork are tied with $1500; Shelly has $1000; Victor has $700; Law Fairy has $500; Maximum Leader, KG and Blu have $300 each; Matt of Overtaken By Events and Trint have $200 each; Drake Steel, TBinSTL and SkippyStalin have $100 each.
The category is "Anal Bum Covers," for $300.
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Fssssssssssssssssttt
(oh, yeah-- BZZZT)
Who is Spinal Tap (assuming the question has to refer to the "they" in your clue)?
or--
What is "The Black Album" (in reference to the alternative to the original concept for "Smell the Glove")?
Harry Enos
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Bzzt!
What is a naked, greased woman on all fours with a leash around her neck with a man pressing a black glove into her face to smell?
Posted by: Leif at August 30, 2006 09:54 AM (M5Jcv)
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An awesome answer would've really been, "None. None more black."
Posted by: Leif at August 30, 2006 10:06 AM (M5Jcv)
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Leif, and to think I once argued that modernity has killed romance...
lol
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Bzzzzzzzzzt.....!
What is "Smell The Glove" by Spinal Tap?
Posted by: Tuning Spork at August 30, 2006 04:45 PM (5M9zF)
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Big Hominid makes an appearance, yay! i guess it must have been the category title which drew you out of hiding!
; )
Kevin has the correct response. Since there's only one clue left, control of the board is not applicable. the last clue will be in the category "Dicks" for $100.
Posted by: annika at August 30, 2006 08:35 PM (qQD4Q)
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Kevin, you weirdo.
You are still weird, aren't you?
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It's a good thing I don't have to choose: I wouldn't have wanted to declare, in my best Peter O'Toole voice:
"Annika, I shall take 'dicks' for one hundred dollars, please!"
It's the singular talent of all beautiful women that they can make a man beg for what he already has.
This game moves on into Double Jeopardy now, right?
I'm not planning on competing; I simply wandered in and saw a question I could answer. I might stick around if I see categories like "Theologies of Religious Pluralism" or "Hua-yen Metaphysics," along with clues like:
1. He's the patriarch who claimed there was no mirror, and nothing on which the dust could settle.
2. His 2002 book described a holographic model of religious pluralism.
3. She's the world-famous Islam expert who sounds suspiciously like Julia Child.
4. He is the most famous proponent of the "convergent" model of religious pluralism.
5. A Sankskrit word that translates roughly as "skillful/appropriate/expedient means."
6. The cosmic law to which, according to Buddhists and many Hindus, even the Judeo-Christian God is subject.
7. The logical principle which, according to thinkers like Aquinas and countless theistic analytical philosophers, even the Judeo-Christian God cannot defy.
8. In Chinese Buddhism, "enlightenment" is referred to as "attaining the Tao," a decidedly different concept from this, the original Sanksrit/Pali term.
Shelly, I'm still weird.
And while I'm weirding, let me throw out some possible category names for Double Jeopardy.
Women and Multiples
Why We Love Pigeons
Spit or Swallow
Sex in the Middle Ages
Cock Rings of Feudal Japan
Churchill's Blood Alcohol Content
Giuliani in '08
Fundamentalist Bloopers
Condi's Suitors
Democrats and Star Trek
Republicans and Lord of the Rings
Sikh and Twisted
Bush or No Bush?
The Mystery of Bruce Campbell
Awesome Fight Scenes
Random Suburban Shit
Hoffa's Legacy
Proper English
Bukowski vs. Carlin
Tom Cruise's Brain and Katie Holmes's Uterus
Kevin
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Fake But Accurate
The professor takes a break from his endless "Porkbuster" updates to link to this bit of
CBS photoshoppery.
I guess Adnan Hajj found a new job. That was quick.
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I will be forever baffled by the fact that somebody so obviously stupid and nescient - think Barbara Boxer dumb - is the face of a network.
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lol, I wonder which pic she has on myspace? No wonder we've become a nation of cynics.
Posted by: Casca at August 29, 2006 04:50 PM (2gORp)
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She may have no friends, but someone is feeding her, day and night.
What a porker!
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Aw, come on! She may have been Photoshopped by CBS and is a liberal moron, but she's still pretty attractive for 49 years old. I doubt she scours the internets for her pictures and demands they be modified to make her look better.
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I'm going on the photoshop diet starting tomorrow!
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HEE HEE Perky, or is that Porky Katie Couric?
Well they say that TV does add about 30 lbs.
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Here you go:
http://tinyurl.com/ggxpz
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Katherine Harris
I don't really know much about the Florida Senate race, beyond the widely reported comments of Katherine Harris. And you all know how I feel about the so-called "separation" of church and state. But I just got done listening to Medved's interview with Harris on the radio, and even Medved, a sympathetic questioner, couldn't prevent her from coming off as a complete idiot.
Well hell, she's an embarassment, but why should the Democrats have a monopoly on bubbleheads in Congress?
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This woman is a train wreck. If she had any brains or stones in 2000, she'd have stepped on the Dade County Board of Elections, and kept the SCOTUS out of it. She was the fucking Sec of State, and arbiter of election law in FL!
That she is the Rep Candidate for Senate says alot about the party down there. Worst of all, she's going to end up a tragic, broke, loser, and cost us the seat.
Posted by: Casca at August 29, 2006 01:46 PM (Z2ndo)
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Yup she is everything you said she is, but that ole gal got a nice set of cans.
Posted by: kyle8 at August 29, 2006 02:02 PM (ZkbfM)
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She's a total wackjob. Given the lack of a primary runnoff here in Florida, I still believe there's an outside possibility one of her relatively unknown primary opponents could beat her: it would probably require Charlie Crist, the likely gubernatorial nominee, to endorse one of them so that anti-Harris votes don't split three ways.
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When is the primary?
As for her cans, at least she won't go hungry.
Posted by: Casca at August 29, 2006 04:52 PM (2gORp)
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The primary's Tuesday which, yes, I know means what I wrote above is pretty much just wishful thinking.
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I listened to her primary opponent on Medved's show earlier in the week. He certainly wasn't an idiot, but he didn't blow me away either. We're gonna lose that seat.
And, yeah, she's got great tits.
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Bush's Gift Horse has Hoof in Mouth, again!
Hello Annika and all,
This gets to the root of the problem of deluded and greedy politicians who seek to impose their own ignorance on millions of others. Because of our reliance on money, politics, and religion, we are teetering on the verge of worldwide disaster. Idiots like Ms. Harris couldn't care less about everyone else as long as they get their hands on wealth and power, even if it means
pretending to serve the Creator. It is long past time that people stand up for truth and justice and give these scoundrels their due.
Read the rest here...
Peace...
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Katherine Harris may be foolish... you sir are industriously so.
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This Time The Paparazzi Have Gone Too Far!
Barbie's honeymoon pictures. [NSFW]
Which begs the question, if Barbie and Ken broke up, what was she doing with Ken on her honeymoon? And where was G.I. Joe?
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She must use a tanning bed.
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Yeah but... They got no pole and no hole!
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August 28, 2006
Jeopardy With Annika, Round 28
D-Rod, Tuning Spork, and Leif are tied for the lead with $1500; Shelly has $1000; Victor has $700; Law Fairy has $500; Maximum Leader, KG and Blu have $300 each; Matt of Overtaken By Events and Trint have $200 each; Drake Steel, TBinSTL and SkippyStalin have $100 each.
The category is "Vexatious Vexillology," for $400.
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Bzzt!
What is seven rows of gold fleurs-de-lis, alternating seven and six fleurs long, on a white background?
Posted by: Leif at August 28, 2006 09:07 PM (M5Jcv)
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Bzzzzzzzzzzt.....!
What is the royal white flag?
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Bzz!
What is three vertical stripes of solid color, red, white and blue, in that order, with red on the left?
Posted by: The Law Fairy at August 28, 2006 11:21 PM (954g7)
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Since others have already got it, I won't bother with guessing the Bourbon white standard again; instead, I'll just be pedantic and point out that the tricolor in Law Fairy's answer, the flag of the French Republic in continuous use since Louis-Phillipe's July Revolution of 1830, actually has the blue stripe on the hoist, not the other way other way around.
Posted by: Dave J at August 28, 2006 11:31 PM (SKqxt)
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But, that wasn't Law Fairy. That was The Law Fairy.
Posted by: Tuning Spork at August 28, 2006 11:41 PM (wcXuw)
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Now, if the question had been "Which flag flies most in France?" the answer could have been shortened by leaving off the fleurs de lys.
Wait until they surrender to Hizbollah. That'll teach 'em.
Posted by: shelly at August 29, 2006 04:02 AM (ZGpMS)
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Dave, yes, but from 1790 to 1794 they were reversed. I was just throwing it out there as a random guess. I figured the way it is now was too obvious/easy.
Spork, you mock, but we'll see how you feel when one of annika's commenters starts pretending to be *you*...
Posted by: The Law Fairy at August 29, 2006 05:51 AM (954g7)
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Yeah, Spork! Take THAT!!!
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Posted by: annika at August 29, 2006 07:20 AM (qQD4Q)
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Sweet! Worthless knowledge comes out on top again.
Let's finish Anal Bum Covers.
Posted by: Leif at August 29, 2006 07:52 AM (M5Jcv)
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Yes, The Law Fairy, but the Restoration wasn't 1790-94. It was 1814-15 and then after the Hundred Days from 1815-1830.
The Count of Chambord, as the legitmist pretender, only failed to become King Charles XI in 1871 because he refused to accept the tricolor. And France has been a republic (of sorts) ever since.
Posted by: Dave J at August 29, 2006 08:09 AM (SKqxt)
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Henri V, I mean. Charles, Phillipe, Louis, whatever. ;-)
Posted by: Dave J at August 29, 2006 08:24 AM (SKqxt)
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I know that wasn't the restoration... but the clue said "La Restauration" which may have been a coy way of saying... I dunno, something.
Hey, just trying to think creatively...
Posted by: The Law Fairy at August 29, 2006 10:01 AM (XUsiG)
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your are confusing restorations. there was the one in england, and there was the one in france, called the bourbon restoration, after Napoleon's abdication from roughly 1814 to 1830, (with a short interruption during napoleon's 100 days.)
Posted by: annika at August 29, 2006 10:52 AM (zAOEU)
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oops, sorry, i see Dave J already gave the history lesson, plus the english restoration was in the 1600s
Posted by: annika at August 29, 2006 10:56 AM (zAOEU)
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Allez, ma petit. L'heuruse attende.
Posted by: shelly at August 29, 2006 06:48 PM (ZGpMS)
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Hurricane Katrina Anniversary
Tomorrow marks the one year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's landfall on the Gulf Coast. Lots of bloggers are remembering the event, and I just want to point to two ways it touched my life.
The first was definitely the proudest moment for me as a blogger. This whole exercise in semi-regular public writing is pretty ridiculous most of the time. But last September I can honestly say we made a difference. By we, I mean you, the very generous visitors to annika's journal who pledged $2,250 for hurricane relief.
You folks really deserve congratulations, because you showed how beautiful you are. We outdid some real big time blogs,* as you can see from the final list. Special thanks to Shelly who added a lot of cheerleading and cajoling to his characteristic generosity last year.
The second thing was that I bought a gun and started a disaster preparedness kit. Even though some of the horror stories turned out to be exagerrated, what did happen was still pretty horrible. And it could happen anywhere. I grew up in Oakland and have witnessed my share of natural disasters, so I have no excuse not to be prepared. The one lesson we should all take from Katrina is that each one if us is responsible for his or her own safety. Don't ever count on the government to do it for you, it's your job, and they're not very good at it.
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* I didn't mention it at the time, because I thought it in bad taste (and maybe it still is) but I was really amazed at the sharp political division between the bloggers who joined in the fundraising and those who stood on the sidelines.
I did some informal research during the drive. I checked the biggies, like Kos etc, and they were on the ball. But I was curious about the smaller fish, so I started going down the list of the blogs listed as members of the League of Liberals. I actually went through the whole blogroll. Of those blogs that were still active, I was disappointed to see that the vast majority had absolutely no link to any charitable organization. That was despite the fact that most were not shy in hurling criticism at the administration (deserved) or at conservatives in general (undeserved). I seem to remember that there were only two blogs that had any charity hyperlinks. One of them put it up only after I left a scathing comment. And then it was to PETA or some sort of animal rescue org.
I acknowledge that my point is probably unfair. How do I know what these people donated in private? But the contrast between the left and right sides of the blogosphere back then really surprised me, and I think of it as kind of a watershed moment.
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Posted by: Zack at August 29, 2006 01:54 AM (50VFA)
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IIRC, about one-fifth of N.O. cops walked off the job right after Katrina hit. Some of them were even looting.
Yeah, it would be a good idea to prepare for anarchy and arm oneself.
Posted by: reagan80 at August 29, 2006 09:17 AM (iyq/M)
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Just wondering how much water can any gun bail?
The devestation of Katrina was/is much greater than 9/11..
My wife and I went to NOLA in June to visit her neice...
Ya know how traffic slows on our commute because drivers want to see some fender bender? That delay bothers us more than this entire nation turning our back on what happend a year ago.
Our initial response as a nation to 9/11 was my proudest moment as an American. Our response to Katrina made me ashamed.
Posted by: nogo postal at August 29, 2006 02:27 PM (9KUOP)
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And Greta Van Susternerneren Wept
So big surprise here . . .
John Mark Karr's DNA did not match. I guess it's back to Aruba for Greta.
And I suppose the only mystery left in the JBR case is why Boulder's DA didn't just wait until the tests came back before they spent all that money - only to find out what everybody with a brain and two ears already knew.
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Can we give this creep the death penalty for making us relive all the Jon Benet hype all over again?
Posted by: kyle8 at August 28, 2006 03:09 PM (jJ1x8)
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Seems she was out to "Save The Children". Now who amongst us has not had a pervert teacher?
Posted by: Casca at August 28, 2006 03:34 PM (2gORp)
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Methinks she was hoping for the cushy 'on location' trial assignment in Boulder just in time for that 30 inches of fresh powder. Heck, she and Nancy Grace could rent a condo.
stik
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Posted by: Mike C. at August 28, 2006 07:21 PM (vFS/o)
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Methinks it be a year for public suicide by D.A.'s. First that Yahoo at Duke, and now this bumpkin.
Whatever happened to just plain old law and order?
Posted by: shelly at August 28, 2006 07:33 PM (ZGpMS)
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Well, just look at that weirdo. He is definitely guilty of soemthing.
Ship him back to Northern California and he can serve his sentence there while we dig up some other shit that will stick.
Posted by: shelly at August 28, 2006 07:36 PM (ZGpMS)
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"Well, just look at that weirdo. He is definitely guilty of soemthing."
Shit Shelly, that's what the cops always say.
Then again, in my life I've crossed paths with a handful of fellows who go abroad to teach. I wouldn't let one of them out of my sight in any circumstance.
Posted by: Casca at August 28, 2006 08:27 PM (2gORp)
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Yep. And, they are always right. Their best tool is JDLQR. The courts disapprove, but they use it anyway.
Me, I'm for protecting my ass. Profile aways, guys.
Posted by: shelly at August 29, 2006 05:50 AM (ZGpMS)
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I think you might be a touch unfair to the DA and police, annika. It was a false lead--obviously false, in hindsight--but they had to "honor the threat" as it were.
Besides his (false) confession, I believe it was reported he had some information about the murder that wasn't widely known. If I'm right, that plus a confession makes him a credible suspect and his story should be investigated. It wasn't until further investigation that his story fell apart, and he was not charged with the crime.
Taking a wider view, the system worked the way it's supposed to. At least, to my layman's mind it did.
Posted by: Victor at August 29, 2006 05:51 AM (L3qPK)
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