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Besides myopic fish, I imagine birds and rabbits could use these, too. Maybe they’re ear glasses instead, to help re-focus your hearing after listening to all of the BlogmocRadio episodes back-to-back.
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First!
Going to go See about 60 Minutes… if it’s a repeat or not…
Ha ha ha ha, the Possum is now a philosopher.
@ savages_girl:
Is that leftist show still on?
Rodan wrote:
Thanks for the headpatting from you and others. Much appreciated.
It’s Arafish’s glasses he left on top of the red binder.
Is everyone going to go out and buy Obama’s VOLTsWagon?
@ The Osprey:
YOU GOT IT! LOL!!!
@ Bunk X:
You really have created something special here at night! You get Kudos!
G’day folks
Rodan wrote:
Muchisimas Grassy Ass.
Bunk X wrote:
Owww, better get some preparation H on that…
doriangrey wrote:
Sounds painful….or something a certain lefty blogger might have…
@ Aussie Infidel:
Hey thanks for calling in!
Carolina Girl wrote:
Yikes… Grass stains on his ass no wonder his balls are little and green…
Small children can be evil…..
Peter wrote:
It’s not “Obama’s car”. It was in development during the Bush years well before he came into office and nationalized GM. This is a stupid talking point the radio hosts are on about it and I wish our side would just drop it. It’s making us look like idiots.
It’s a gasoline/electric generator and battery powered car, it’s not going to quit after 40 miles. If you only drive short commutes in town, it will run off the battery, and you can recharge the battery at night. On trips longer than 40 miles, the gasoline engine kicks in to run a generator to power the electric motors and recharge the battery WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. It’s an interesting technology, and I might consider one once the price comes down. The army is using a similar system now on trucks built by Oshkosh.
The only thing I object to about the vehicle is the govt subsidy. If people are going to criticize it, criticize that, don’t sound like a bleeding idiot with this “you can only go 40 miles!” crap I’m hearing on the radio.
@ The Osprey:
I just criticize it’s cost compared to the Nissan Leaf.
Rodan wrote:
Enjoyed being able to contribute Rodan. See you on air in a fortnight. Next weekend I’ll be in Queenstown in the NZ Southern Alps at a wedding….. and a little skiing … not necessarily in that order.
Does anyone know much about the new Mitsubishi all electric car due out next year? I heard that it had a range of about 100+ miles and a 6 hour full charge and a 15 minute quick top up 80% charge. I hope that that is correct as it’d make urban commuting cheap
@ Aussie Infidel:
That sounds like fun!
doriangrey wrote:
Sorry, dude. My balls are hangin’. Not gonna discuss your own hidey holes here.;)
Aussie Infidel wrote:
See that car can be a game changer.
@ The Osprey:
My ideal hybrid would be a car which was primarily electric but had a small engine and gas tank that you could hook up to the back (or even dock onto).
You just hooked up the gas engine when your trip was a long one. For daily commutes battery and overnigght charge.
That way you are not dragging a gas engine around all the time. It could even be an option.
@ The Osprey:
From downstairs:
If somebody wants to purchase a hybrid car, there’s a market for it. If somebody wants to purchase an electric vehicle, there’s a market for it.
I’m not criticizing the technology at all. I’m criticizing government mandates that interfere with the free market. What’s hidden from the general public is where that electrical energy to power the cars comes from, and it’s not cheap energy.
When electrical power for vehicles becomes cheaper than gasoline, then the market will move in that direction.
Wow 4 different countries represented here now.
@ mjazz:
I see three, which one is the fourth?
Speaking the Esperanto of the 21st century.
Rodan wrote:
The leaf is more limited since it is a true plug in electric. You don’t ever have to plug in the Volt if you don’t want to.
If people accept this type of battery/gasoline-electric generator drive configuration the price will come
down. Oshkosh is using it very successfully for big trucks. They’ve achieved a 40% reduction in diesel fuel consumption with their Pulse Drive system, which is very similar to the Volt.
@ PaladinPhil:
You’re not Canadian?
PaladinPhil wrote:
California.
Bunk X wrote:
I have no hidey holes…
@ The Osprey:
Railway locomotives are hybrid, without a battery though. The diesel engine works at its optimum efficiency to drive a generator that powers electric motors.
@ Possum:
Didn’t they “drop out” in the 60s?
Or was it “drop acid”?
I’m confuzzled.
@ Possum:
That does sound like a good idea.
Possum wrote:
Are you Californicating this thread?
Monday afternoon here. I should go earn some money and do a wee bit of work. Have a great week everyone.
Cheers !
@ mjazz:
Yep, Canadian, American, Australian and the fourth?
@ PaladinPhil:
I thought Possum said he was in England.
The Osprey wrote:
It has nothing to do with that. Don’t you think that the francisees selling electric vehicles would have pushed it on their own? Of course they would have, but they didn’t. The only reason the Saturn EV-1 fiasco took hold was not because of demand, but by pressure from the factory. The factory steers the dealers/francisees, and if the dealers don’t cow down, they don’t receive inventory. Serious pressure.
Where do the factories get the pressure? From the feds who have the power to manipulate the market via tax incentives and penalties. This is not a conspiracy theory, it’s fact.
Possum wrote:
Exactly. That what inspired both the Oshkosh ProPulse drive for trucks and the Volt. Ultracapacitors in the case of Oshkosh’s ProPulse drive and batteries in the case of the Volt just add to fuel efficiency. Since the gasoline or diesel engine does not drive the wheels it does not have to rev up or down and thus as you say it can run at a constant RPM tuned for maximum fuel efficiency. And since you have an electric motor at each wheel you can eliminate drive train components as well.
People’s Republik of Maryland, checking in…
mjazz wrote:
Born in England, a citizen of the free world.
Possum wrote:
Yea, the really big dump truck all work that way as well.
PSGInfinity wrote:
Hello there!
The Osprey wrote:
You’re backwards. If the price comes down, more people will purchase it, including yours truly.
@ The Osprey:
@ Bunk X:
You are talking apples and oranges Bunk. Since the Volt is not dependent solely on battery, it does not need to plug in to recharge, and it is a full sized sedan not a limited little golf cart mobile like the EV1. I think there will be demand for the Volt, the cost will come down as economies of scale kick in just like they did for the Prius type hybrids, and if we can get Oblahblah out of office the subsidy will likely go away as well.
@ PSGInfinity:
Hi there.
Possum wrote:
You are also a Blog Celebrity!
@ Rodan:
Hey, Rodan! Hello everyone!
@ doriangrey:
That you know of…
@ The Osprey:
The bottom line is that the Chevy Volt is a bastardized hybrid that is being spun by the lame stream media as “The New Electric Wonder Car of the Future” and most of the dumb ass public is falling for it hook, line, and sinker.
This Volt thing reminds me of the time I test drove a Smart car. I wanted to like it, I really did. Still do, actually. I’m single/childless and that little toy would be perfect for me. But…
It’s loud. It hobby-horses and wanders on the highway. And it’s big-van tippy (!). Seriously, all the metal MB put into the safety cage, combined with its small dimensions, make it a real adventure trying to hustle through a corner.
So, FWIW, here’s my take: most folks will view the electrics with suspicion until one shows it has The Right Stuff. And that lucky, insightful winner will be the next Pious and may even change the world.
@ Da_Beerfreak:
If Obama just touches it’s bumper it will become the vehicle of the millenium.
All he did was look at the gulf and all the oil disappeared.
The Disappearing Oil, Obama’s First Miracle™.
mjazz wrote:
Ummm, Third actually, his first was the disappearing American economy, followed by the disappearing American Republic…
OK… I am now listening to tonight’s show. Catching up on the bits where I took a leak, got a beer and fed the cat.
I even wrote down the times where I missed parts!
Da_Beerfreak wrote:
No, the bottom line is that our benighted conservative talkers are looking like idiots screeching that “Obama’s spending money on a car that will only go 40 miles and you have to plug it in” when they clearly don’t understand the technology of how the car works.
Look, I object to the government subsidy as much as you. I also think Chevy has done a poor job of explaining how the car actually works, otherwise you wouldn’t be hearing this garbage about it dying on the road after 40 miles. But the fact of the matter is the car was in development way before Obama came in to office and FedGov took over GM. It does not leave you stranded on the road after 40 miles.
And if our side is going to do or say something that makes them look like idiots, I’m going to call them out on it. Otherwise we end up being just like the morons over at the swamp.
@ doriangrey:
You might be on to something. Aim him at Iran!
And with that, as Chuckles would say, I bid you adieu. Need to go grab so eats. BBL.
doriangrey wrote:
At least, none currently in use…
(Site’s a little off…)
The Osprey wrote:
Nah, we’re both talking about the same thing from different angles. The free market comes up with amazing and profitable solutions to complex problems on it’s own. Unknowledgeable bureaucrats have no business interfering in technology and markets that they know nothing about, including healthcare, insurance, banking, and the manufacture of experimental transportation as well.
20th flounce?
You guys KNOW when I take a leak don’t you. I stop listening and you talk about me.
1:03:00 onwards…
LMAO! I know just heard the “Bunk throws up” It makes sense now…
@ PSGInfinity:
Exactly.
@ Possum:
Exactly x infinity +1.
Years ago, California, in one the stupidest moves ever done, decided that the entice people to buy hybrids, decided that they would issue (for a nominal cost) stickers that would allow the buyers of the hybrids to drive in the carpool lanes. At the time, a new hybrid cost over $35,000. So that left out the average joe. The well off could buy the car, get a tax break and clog up the HOV lanes. However, only 75,000 stickers would be issued, and later on, a lot of buyers would saddle themselves with a hybrid, only to find out that they couldn’t get the magic sticker.
However, it does beg the question….wouldn’t it be smarter to have the supposed non-polluting car in the lanes stuck in rush-hour traffic?
And if people really want something, as was pointed out during the show tonight, you don’t have to give them tax breaks and subsidies to buy it. The Ford Mustang 50-year anniversary edition sold out without a single dealer incentive.
@ The Osprey:
I am in complete agreement with you on your main point. This is only the latest issues that the right is using to make themselves look like a bunch of complete idiots. This is why the right had earned its name “The Stupid Party.”
Thanks, Bunk X! Hi mjazz!
Other than me, who’s in California?
@ Carolina Girl:
That’s brilliant. Let the less efficient cars go through. Love it.
Carolina Girl wrote:
Well, there is me, and bunk… Oh wait, does bunk count? Can bunk count, is bunk really a Count?
@ doriangrey:
Count Bunky I
Over at Freep, there’s a list of the top ten Sarah Palin haters. Andrew Sullivan is No. 1. No mention of the Blowball and his misogynist minion Cato the Udder. Another Epic FAIL!!!
Carolina Girl wrote:
Yes,it would be smarter to have the non-polluting car stuck in traffic, but you’re in California, remember. I bitched about this to a hybrid driving friend of mine.
Never expect anything sensible whatsoever to come out of that gaggle of leftist twits in Sack’o'tomatoes.
My friend here in AZ who drives a Prius she bought from her son, who lives in LA…it still has that CA freeway exemption sticker on it! I should tell her she needs to peel it off and send it to someone in CA who can use it. LOL.
Bunk X wrote:
I use casual carpool to get to work in the a.m. Drivers are continuously cursing at the hybrids going 60 mph. The speed limit is 65 and if you’re going under 75 in the carpool lane you’re really not applying yourself.
Possum wrote:
We expect the unexpected with you!
Carolina Girl wrote:
It figures, here I am just a lowly retired former Nearly Practically Almost Famous Rock Star, and that dang Bunk is a frigging Count…
Carolina Girl wrote:
I hang out at FR from time to time… I should go over and post and in that thread and let them know they need to add the Johnson to the list. There are people over there who are aware of his left turn.
doriangrey wrote:
Savage is out here, too, as is Avid Editor when he shows up. Bar is another.
@ The Osprey:
They were set to expire in 2009 or something like that, but they extended it. Now they’ll be expiring in 2011 and there are absolutely no plans to keep the program in place. I have to laugh – now they’re stuck with a hybrid and will be sitting in traffic alongside the rest of the single passenger drivers.
Carolina Girl wrote:
ROTFLMAO… I went to the beach today, 35 miles each way, posted speed limit most of the way, 65… Actual speed of the flow of traffic… 90… (yes I look like a lobster right now… well my face any way, bright shiny red… Boy am I going to be in pain tomorrow)
Hey the Jazz Man is now praising David Klinghoffer of the Discovery Institute because he’s attacking Conservatives. This man is intellectually dishonest.
Goodnight all!
Carolina Girl wrote:
Some people just don’t understand the concept.
Meanwhile, since I brought up Milton Friedman earlier, here’s a small collection of videos. Pure simple logic. (I love the one where he tears into Phil Donahue.)
Here’s a longer one. They’re all must-see, IMO.
@ Carolina Girl:
Excellent! First sane thing they’ve done since ____ …
‘Nite Rodan!
Rodan wrote:
Well how about we settle for dishonest, cause honestly, using the phrase “intellectually” in reference to Chunckles is kind of a defining epitome of oxymoronic…
Evening everyone.
Oh dear..I killed the thread.
@ Lily:
No. I think everyone is checking out Milton Friedman videos.
Lily wrote:
Why Hello Miss Lily…
Oh I see…..
then I shall put up a vid for you Bunk
@ doriangrey:
Hey dorian! Hope you’re doing alright….and you don’t hurt too much tomorrow from your sunburn!
The Osprey wrote:
He is totally hated at Freep – actually, they haven’t liked him much since Rathergate, when he completely ignored Buckhead’s contribution. They loathe him since the NY Times profile when it was said “the origin of the controversy remains murky” or some such nonsense. There was a Freeper named Evening Star that kept posting Johnson shit after he turned left and people railed on his ass.
Bunk X wrote:
Well, my SUV seats 5 – want me to swing by and pick y’all up on the way to Arizona?
@ doriangrey:
Which beach? Closest one to me is Ocean Beach in S.F. and it’s overcast 19 hours out of 24.
@ Lily:
I’m re-watching them myself.
@ Lily:
Carolina Girl wrote:
I registered for an account over at FR many years ago, tried to post something, got my tags wrong or something and had my posting privileges revoked before I ever got one single word posted. Not really sure I care what the Freepers think.
@ mjazz:
{mjazz}! How are you doing? Did get to examine more the pic’s …
Carolina Girl wrote:
La Jolla down here in San Diego county…
Carolina Girl wrote:
Gimme an hour to get ready. The missus knows which direction to follow.
@ doriangrey:
My goodness dorian you get your posting privileges revoke too much!
@ Lily:
Cool song.
@ mjazz:
Thanks mjazz I was hoping someone would like it. A happy song.
When are you coming to Arizona, CG?
@ Lily:
No, not yet. Actually almost finished painting the room I started like two months ago..
@ Bunk X:
That schooling he have that libturd marxist Donohue is classic.
@ doriangrey:
Freep is more a news source to me than anything else. But I will not mince words that they can have a pack mentality if the majority on a thread think one way and you have an alternative point of view. I go there for the quick news, but my posts there are more along the lines of a one sentence observation on a topic than anything else. There is, frankly, no sense of camaraderie of the type you have here.
I got my account suspended for three days for wishing I could run into Michael Schiavo in a dark alley — it would be just three of us – me, him, a loaded .38 and no witnesses.
And everytime I see this flower I think of this song…..
@ doriangrey:
My ex lives in La Jolla – works for the Navy.
@ Lily:
Reminds me of my teens. Pretty upbeat.
The Osprey wrote:
I thought we were having our meetup in Arizona.
mjazz wrote:
Been busy then….
What is Freep?
Lily wrote:
ROTFLMAO, that was like 7 or 8 years ago, and for saying hello but not using the tags right or something…
MSNBC Works with Alex Jones to discredit Tea Party Movement.
This is from a new site called Gulag Bound run by Cliff Kincaid from Accuracy and Media and Trevor Loudon from New Zeal, and others.
Excellent site worth checking out.
@ mjazz:
Free Republic. It’s more or less a community run by Jim Robinson. As conservative blogs go, it’s probably the largest, with over 300,000 registered members and posters. It was the poster named Buckhead that first noticed the Dan Rather memos were forgeries (and blatantly said so) immediately following the broadcast on CBS back in 2004.
Carolina Girl wrote:
Once upon a time I thought La Jolla would be a cool place to live, then I discovered it was infected/infested with moonbats.
@ Lily:
Not as often as I should, but, yup, hope you are feeling better, with the shoulder. You should call into blog radio.
@ Carolina Girl:
I’ll have to check it out.
mjazz wrote:
Free Republic, the probably the oldest conservative news aggregator and forum/contact point for conservative activists on the web. Been around since the early years of the web and were instrumental in conservative protests against Clinton.
It was the Atlanta lawyer who posts there as “Buckhead” (an Atlanta neighborhood) who revealed that the
Bush TANG memos had been done on MS word, not a 1972 Selectric typewriter, and were thus forgeries. Charles Johnson just illustrated it with his famous .gif.
doriangrey wrote:
Well then ….apparently they don’t like hello.
Carolina Girl wrote:
I think we are but I’m not sure about the date…Rodan was talking about early next year.
Possum wrote:
Interestingly, many of the bigger land-based drilling rigs, and AFAIK, all the offshore ones, also use Diesel-electric drive, with electric motors and solid-state controls driving the pumps, the draw works, and the rotary system.
@ Lily:
“Build me up Buttercup
Bust my nut
But don’t break my heart!”
mjazz wrote:
My southern accent will be apparent….
Oh and my shoulder….went to doc Friday and I get to get an extra month of physical theraphy….. Yeah! Not.
@ Macker:
LOL…hadn’t heard it put that way before.
@ The Osprey:
That sounds right – I already decided I was going to drive, so if anyone would like me to give them a ride, I’m going to be driving through L.A. and would love the company for the drive across the I-10.
I have XM radio if that can be used as an enticement.
@ Carolina Girl:
Oooooh I have XM radio too but I’m on the other side of AZ and a
2 day drive!
@ Lily:
Your not the only one. You should have heard Aussie Infidel.
@ Lily:
Well then, I hope that where and when we’re all together we can compare favorite stations. I remember how much fun our Oakland meetup for LGF was back in 2005!
mjazz wrote:
Really? Don’t what I would say….but then again I can be a chatty cathy at times….
Unfortunately, I have to be at work early to deal with the continuing saga of The Clusterfuck of Bibilical Proportions so must get sleep. See you all in the a.m.!
Carolina Girl wrote:
Indeed we could. I didn’t join then till 2006….so missed out on that one.
Lily wrote:
Oh honey, you and I are gonna be BEST FRIENDS!
Carolina Girl wrote:
Night CG…
@ Carolina Girl:
Sweet dreams CG!
Carolina Girl wrote:
Hope so!
@ mjazz:
Another great song…. always had a radio back then even when I was 7.
Just loved music…no talent…but loved music.
Another of my favorites….
@ Lily:
Back when music was still…music!
Macker wrote:
Yep! There still are some gems you can find….but the oldies tend to be my favorites…like this one
“The best overnight threads are the ones inspired by small children.” – Possum
Macker wrote:
Maybe I’m going a bit too far back in time with this one…
@ Philip_Daniel:
OK… that was creepy…
Hey guys and gals. How is everyone tonight?
@ Philip_Daniel:
No that is timeless!
I’ll go back too….
@ linoleumknife:
Fine and you?
linoleumknife wrote:
My hemoroid is not giving me any pain tonight.
I wonder where Calo is…
@ Lily:
Doing pretty damn good, it’s good to see you Lily.
Mjazz you would like my #148….the high C notes are chilling.
@ linoleumknife:
Good to see you too….
Hope you aren’t working too hard..
@ Possum:
I’m here watching a movie and listening to Lily’s music during commercial breaks.
Lily wrote:
Thanks for the Allegri Miserere, the one that a young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart notated from memory since copying the score was forbidden by the Papacy!
Calo wrote:
{Calo}!
Are you enjoying them….and here I thought no one was noticing! 
@ Calo:
Do you still need pain meds? Can I have what is left?
@ Philip_Daniel:
Yes..that song would be played on Good Friday at the Vatican at 3:00 in the afternoon. Not to mention that song has an interesting history.
Just beautiful.
You do know your history!
@ Lily:
Nah, lol. Actually the weekends are pretty busy because I work two positions at once. Tonight seems fairly calm though.
Possum wrote:
So wrong possum when you know she was injured!
Gabriel Faure from the 19th century…
And Blondel de Nesle from the 12th century…
Lily wrote:
It was just a flesh wound!
linoleumknife wrote:
Well let me give you an oldy but a goody song…don’t know if you will like…but I think you would…
@ Possum:
LOL!! Yeah I don’t think Calo would think so!
Possum wrote:
I just have ibuprofen for pain. I would like a smoke though if you could arrange that for me. No one at my house is cooperating with me on getting me a pack.
@ Philip_Daniel:
You like the timeless music! Excellent.
Calo wrote:
Damn!!! I’ll smoke one for you.
@ Calo:
So your pain is mild? If so thank God.
Calo wrote:
No smokes. I quit a 60+ a day habit two years ago. I gained 40lbs, I feel like shit all the time but I save money.
Get well soon. I am fading fast. I have a funny medical story to tell next week.
Philip, here’s some bad ass music…
@ Possum:
Can’t have my pain meds…frozen shoulder is bad pain. Sorry.
@ Lily:
Very pretty.
@ savage:
Awesome savage!
mjazz wrote:
Pslam 51 sang in Latin.
savage wrote:
The Romantics — Alkan, Berlioz, Liszt, etc — were obsessed with the Dies Irae…
Here’s a song that LK might like --
Sorry So Cal Boys and “citizens” of the world!
@ Calo:
Ibuprofen for a broken femur? That’s all? They should be giving you morphine.
NOW would be a good time to quit the cigs.
@ Lily:
I don’t always unleash Iron Maiden, lol.
I do remember seeing an interview of the guys in Maiden and they all love Baroque music. Blew me away.
@ Calo:
Excellent song Calo…he’ll like that one better….
G’night all.
Macker wrote:
“Apples peaches pumpkin pie – eye
You were young and so was your mama…”
@ savage:
Yeah I know.
@ mjazz:
Sweet dreams mjazz!
good night mjazz
Serbian Chant, O Holy Virgin. Melodi choir and Divna Ljuoblevic.
@ savage:
My hubby likes Iron Maiden and did some testing of music and found one song he said turned that sh*t off……so I’ll have one for you when the Iron Maiden comes back out.
/not tonight though have to get up fairly early tomorrow….
The Dies Irae from Mozart’s Requiem…
0:48-0:50 listen to the descent in the Soprano line on “Sybilla” — Bb to A to G# — classic “Neapolitan” interval (this one associated with the submediant A, since the movement is in G [minor]), full of torment. Again, in the soprano, at 1:05-108, “discus surus” is Eb to D to C# (associated with the dominant, D).
At “Quantus tremor est futurus” in the bass (1:08-1:12, 1:15-1:19, 1:22-1:25) the first instance is reversed — G# to A to Bb (back to A again).
@ Lily:
Oh yeah, I love me some Johnny Rivers. Thanks
@ The Osprey:
Lovely, just lovely and so beautiful! Very nice.
@ linoleumknife:
Well I pegged you right…we seem to like the same kind of music..
@ Lily:
You got a good man there!
Tell him from me, “UP THE IRONS!”
@ Calo:
That songs is freaking awesome!!! Thank you sooo much Calo. Here’s a good one.
@ Philip_Daniel:
Nice. Isn’t it nice also we can play Christian or Jewish music without being called we are anti-science and ignorant?
@ Lily:
Ditto what Macker said.
Don’t hear stuff like Cliff Nobles’ “The Horse” anymore.
savage wrote:
LOL! I’ll tell him!
LOL, here is Phillip Daniel putting up really classy tunes and I’m throwing up some of the most redneck stuff on the planet. Funny thing is, I love classical music way more than country. Thanks for the good stuff you post P.D.
BEST Handel I have ever seen.
Quite clever!
@ Bunk X:
Indeed!
Lily wrote:
Richard Dawkin’s favorite musical opus is “Mache Dich Mein Herze Rein” from Bach’s St. Matthew Passion…
Guess even the venerable old militant atheist and post-Darwinist (I myself am the latter but not the former) would be called a bigoted racist xenophobe by CJ…
linoleumknife wrote:
Shufflin’, doing the mash potatoe, philly freeze, boogaloo, you know, the usual.
linoleumknife wrote:
You’re welcome.
@ linoleumknife:
Well you know they say we are all rednecks down here in the south.
Not!
But we do like some redneck music now and again….like this one
@ Philip_Daniel:
Oh my all means…
then you would be told to get your own blog.
I love classical, too.
@ Bunk X:
Odd classical….. maybe it is just me.
@ Lily:
Hahaha, that song is hilarious.
Hey Savage, good to see you sir.
Here’s another redneck classic.
@ Philip_Daniel:
You’re mixing up tonight!
Bunk X wrote:
Well, it’s no Telemann or Spohr or Delibes, though…
@ linoleumknife:
I thought you’d like it…we southerner’s do like our ice tea!
That line kills me in that song well among other lines too.
Lily wrote:
The Great Nikolai Kapustin — the jazz pianist in the above video — would make the Jazz Man of Loathsome Gruesome F**** piss himself…
@ Lily:
This is a little song I like.
savage wrote:
It’s not a song because it is not sung…
I know, I’m such a nitpicking arse sometimes…
But bagpipes are cool…
Armenian bagpipers in Jerusalem…
b>Philip_Daniel wrote:
And they’re no King Oliver either, even though he was definitely a classic.
I think I’m out for tonight, gotta get up in a day or so. Later, folks.
Missed the action and Aussie Infidel. Bummer.
@ linoleumknife:
I’ll raise you one …(although that was a great one) here’s another one…
@ Bunk X:
Sweet dreams bunk!
Philip_Daniel wrote:
No truer words said.
@ Lily:
Haha I love Garth. That was awesome how they incorporated the anime stuff. I guess I’ll try for another one.
Here we go:
This is how I’m kind of feeling right now. Sometimes relationships are more trouble than they are worth. LOL, damn ex will just not go away. Grrrr.
@ linoleumknife:
sorry to hear that you’re having a tough time. Hope it gets better soon.
@ Lost:
Well it’s weird. I love the woman deeply. We had a wonderful relationship and then she just kind of up and decided to end it. The messed up part is she crawled back to her coked out ex and they are together now. Her and I were together for 3 1/2 years and she never told her father, but she has told him about her ex even though they have been back together for just a couple of months. She calls me to see how things are going and then rubs this kind of stuff in my face. I should just stop answering her calls, lol, but I’m too stupid for that it seems. In the end it should all get better though. I met a new girl a couple of days ago and we have a dinner date this week so hopefully that will distract from all the other b.s.
Here is a song I tried to post last night but it didn’t take. It pretty funny. I hope this one works.
@ linoleumknife:
Oh, sounds like she misses you but in the process is messing with you.
Good luck on the dinner date. I hope it goes REALLY well.
@ Lost:
So how are things Down Under?
@ Lost:
Thanks
I do too, obviously. The new girl is named Mary and she is really cute. LOL, probably too cute for a guy like me, but I’m not going to look a gift horse in the mouth.
@ linoleumknife:
Yeah I am sorry to hear you are having it rough….here is one for you though….
Weel, as you know the federal election is on. The news doesn’t stop. Public opinion seems to be shifting away from Labour.
In other news, terror group hizb ut Tharir held a meeting in Moreland councils town hall (20 minutes or so from here). Unbelievable.
Apparently, Aussie Infidel was on the BTR today. I’m disappointed I missed it. I’ll have to catch up when the little ones are in bed.
@ Lily:
Hahaha, how did you know this was my theme song when I was younger?
Here is another song, a bit more mellow but I reallllly like it.
Off to get dinner ready.
Think positive, linoleumknife. It’s the man that counts not the looks!
{Lily}-take care of that shoulder.
@ Lost:
Thanks Lost. Have a great day.
@ Lost:
Thanks and I will
Joan Jett is fuckin fantastic. Best female rocker ever. Case closed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RAQXg0IdfI
@ linoleumknife:
pyschic?
Just thought you would like it…
@ pat:
She is damn good….
Well p/t tomorrow…need to hit rack…
glad you liked the songs lk but we are bascially
in the same neck of woods so to speak
So ya’ll have a great evening and Monday!
@ Lily:
Adious Lily, a pleasure as always.
One more for those that dispute the obvious.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2-_dVheSM0&feature=related
Howdy, critters.
Anyone still around?
lobo91 wrote:
*urp*
no.
*urp*
I guess not…
Off to bed then.
Night all.
Soooo quiet. LOL, well I guess I could turn it up a little.
Hey…turn it down!
@ Lost:
LOL, ok I’ll try and keep it down.
Morning everybody
@ linoleumknife:
Isn’t it nearly morning?
Morning Rightside!
Morning everyone. Time for the silliness.
@ Lost:
Morning Lost
@ Rightside:
Mornin’ Rightside. Long time no see, I hope you have been doing well.
@ Lost:
Yeah, it’s 5:10 a.m. here in Texas. I have about two hours left at the office.
@ linoleumknife:
pretty good thanks, hope you have been too. I am around, I just don’t post much any longer.
@ PaladinPhil:
LOL, I like the demon child. That one is hilarious.
@ linoleumknife:
Wow, I didn’t realize you work nights.
@ Rightside:
I know the feeling. I read most of the threads but I just don’t have a lot of time to post. Plus most of the time when I get on it’s late at night and nobody is here.
@ linoleumknife:
Yeah the demon child was funny. I didn’t realize the red eye was bad until I looked at it yesterday.
@ PaladinPhil:
cool pics.
When I take photos of bright lights at night all I get is blur.
@ Lost:
Oh yeah, I’m the young buck at the office so I have to pull graveyard. It’s not to bad though. It’s calm and I don’t have to fight traffic normally. Plus I don’t have to deal with office drama. It’s a pretty sweet gig all in all.
@ Lost:
It’s a skill and a bit of luck. It also takes either a real steady hand or the use of a tripod.
@ PaladinPhil:
Well I think it came out just right.
@ linoleumknife:
I was aiming for a few effects and I was using fast glass, a good shutter speed, so the steady hand and tripod weren’t really necessary. There’s other ways to avoid blurs as well. Night photography is an arcane lore at times.
@ linoleumknife:
Oh, I know all about the punishment of being young. I have an admin meeting tomorrow and it’s been such a rough week. I feel like getting up and saying, “just because you are all old enough to be my grandparents…”
I’ll have to control myself!
@ PaladinPhil:
My camera’s got a lousy shutter speed. Maybe that’s the problem.
@ Lost:
Partly. You also have to know how to get the most out of it. What type of camera do you have? I may be able to give you some pointers for night shots.
@ Lost:
LOL, that might not go over well. It can be tough.
@ PaladinPhil:
nikon but not sure of the model number.
I’m heading out. ttyl.
@ Lost:
Cheers, and have a good day. If you remember the rest of the info I can help.
Ok guys, I’m gonna get going. Y’all have a good day.
PaladinPhil wrote:
If you don’t have a tripod, look around for something to brace the camera against – light poles, railings, etc. Works for low-light interior shots as well, such as churches (use the pew backs.)
Okay, time for me to pack up and head out. Work beckons. See you all in about an hour or so.
Rockets explode in Eilat, Aqaba; casualties in Jordan
Video) Rocket apparently fired by terrorists in Sinai explodes in open area in Israel’s southernmost city; three more land in Red Sea; another rocket hits Aqaba, killing one person and injuring five. Peres: Attack part of struggle between moderates, extremists
However, Egyptian security officials said the attack did not originate in the Sinai Peninsula.
“Firing rockets from Egypt requires extensive logistical preparations and a lot of equipment. This is impossible because Sinai is heavily secured,” one official said.
And if you believe that, I got a bridge in Brooklyn for sale
The journey to work was made, and I am now ensconced in my work chair for the typical eight hours.
PaladinPhil wrote:
I’ve been in my Office since 7:00 AM, but I do get up walk around and go sit down in one of my treatment rooms now and then.
@ Nevergiveup:
Yes, but are these moderate rockets or extremist rockets. They don’t always come with labels…
@ Nevergiveup:
I usually don’t move much from my desk, part of my job. Today though I will be doing patrols since the building is locked down for a holiday.
PaladinPhil wrote:
What holiday? I am always looking for another holiday to take off
Keep in mind as you do what you can to break even.
This Chicago made man of the union thug commie Democrat type, he knows all.
You others like the Sherriff’s in Az on the open border to terrorist from radical islam do not know shit.
Shut up and sit down let this dumb ass commie Democrat radical who hates America f’ it all up.
Iron Fist wrote:
Since they killed an Arab in Aqaba, I am surprised the Jordanians haven’t accused Israel yet? Shitty aim I guess from the “misunderstood” freedom fighters in Sinai?
Nevergiveup wrote:
It’s a civic holiday here in Ontario, or otherwise known as “Simcoe Day” in honour of Lord John Graves Simcoe, first Lieutenant Governer of Upper Canada.
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