Simon’s Cat in Icecapade
Published on Dec 7, 2012 by simonscat
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Simon’s Cat in ‘Nut Again’
Published on Nov 23, 2012 by simonscat
An agile adversary gives Simon’s Cat the run around.
Simon’s Cat in ‘Fetch’
Published on Oct 29, 2012 by simonscat
A playful dog interrupts a cat’s down-time.
Tags: Cartoons, Open thread, Simon Tofield
OT:
OT Cats
The old favorite Cat Scans
Rich cats of instagram These cats all have a yearly portfolio greater than your lifetimes net worth.
NSFW cats It’s like there is a revolution going on once people found out it is ok to eat dog.
Cats on leashes TO me that usually reflects on a problem with the owner. A serious problem.
The funniest cat video I’ve ever seen. Turn up the audio
An old man in Miami calls up his son in New York and says, “Listen, your mother and I are getting divorced. Forty-five years of misery is enough.”
“Dad, what are you talking about?” the son screams.
“We can’t stand the sight of each other any longer,” he says. “I’m sick of her face, and I’m sick of talking about this, so call your sister in Chicago and tell her,” and he hangs up.
Now, the son is worried. So he calls up his sister. She says, “Like hell they’re getting divorced!” and calls her father immediately. “You’re not getting divorced! Don’t do another thing, the two of us are flying home tomorrow to talk about this. Until then, don’t call a lawyer, don’t file a paper, DO YOU HEAR ME?” and she hangs up.
The old man turns to his wife and says “Okay, they’re coming for Christmas and paying their own airfares.”
Fruitcake recipe
Ingredients
1 cup water
1 cup sugar
4 large eggs
2 cup dried fruit
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup brown sugar
lemon juice
nuts
1 gallon whiskey
Instructions
Sample the whiskey to check for quality. Take a large bowl. Check the whiskey again to be sure that it is of the highest quality.
Pour 1 level cup and drink. Repeat. Turn on the electric mixer; beat 1 cup butter in a large fluffy bowl.
Add 1 teaspoon sugar and beat again. Make sure the whiskey is still okay. Cry another tup. Turn off the mixer. Break two legs and add to the bowl and chuck in the cup of dried fruit.
Mix on the turner. If the fried druit gets stuck in the beaterers, pry it loose with a drewscriver. Sample the whiskey to check for tonsisticity. Next, sift 2 cups of salt. Or something. Who cares. Check the whiskey. Now sift the lemon juice and strain your nuts. Add one table. Spoon. Of sugar or something. Whatever you can find.
Grease the oven. Turn the cake tin to 350 degrees. Don’t forget to beat off the turner. Throw the bowl out of the window. Check the whiskey again. Go to bed. Who the hell likes fruitcake anyway?
@ eaglesoars:
you lost me at one cup water…
heysoos wrote:
hic
from one of the many links posted above, i found some hilarity.
@ Kirly:
same voice as in the cat video link I posted -- I think
I’ve been meaning to tell you -- that Maps of the Ancient Sea Kings book is killing me -- very technical for my background -- but I persist!
Book recommendation: I’m wrapping up reading Peter Hamilton’s “Night’s Dawn” trilogy…talk about epic, each volume is a gazillion pages of some of the best sci-fi out there. This set is well worth it if you find yourself with lots of time on your hands over the winter.
Smith & Wesson reported record high sales for the last quarter.
I’d put up the link, but it screwed up my browser, so better not. I’m sure you can find the story in a number of places if you’re interested. Not exactly surprising news, IMHO. I suspect the next quartly report will also set a record, and many other gun manufacturers will report records also (Ruger, Colt, Springfield, etc.)
Mike C. wrote:
Rising prices on gold and guns doesn’t exactly fill one with optimism about the future, does it?
@ MacDuff:
Actually, rising sales (not prices) of guns does show a glimmer of optimism, IMHO. “Black Friday” NCIS (Brady) background checks also set a new record, and that is at only one check even for multiple gun purchases. And you know it wasn’t the FSA arming up.
Headlines guaranteed to give you a Sunday morning chuckle.
@ MacDuff:
Okay, that deserves an official “Heh.”
Republicans are doing better at the state level than we have in decades. Nationally, to state the painfully obvious, not so much.
Johnny Manzel wins the Heisman at age 20!
How do you top that the rest of your life?
Maybe he repeats.
@ MacDuff:
That’s a very optimistic piece.
I’m not sure that “flanking” is what is needed, though.
“Guerilla” comes to mind…
@ RIX:
Let’s hope he doesn’t go to the NY Jets to die…
Bumr50 wrote:
@ MacDuff:
Now we just need to move the best of the state legislators up to the national level.
And keep them from saying stupid crap about rape & abortion. Among other things.
@ MacDuff:
I no longer remember why I stopped visiting PowerLine in the first place.
I’m going to bookmark them again.
@ MacDuff:
That is a dichotomy that I don’t fully understand. At the State level, people are responsive to smaller government, btut at the national level they want the handouts. What I think we are seeing is a distortion caused by the fact that the Blue States have higher population, but if you look at the national level, it is the House, where such distortions would manifest most, that is held by Republicans. I really don’t get it.
Iron Fist wrote:
It’s easier to support smaller government when it doesn’t interrupt your federal entitlements?
@ Iron Fist:
Also, the electorate is generally stupid (sorry) therefore trying to use logic when interpreting data provided by them is often an exercise in futility.
@ Bumr50:
I think that is part of it. Alsso, the Republicans haven’t been very good at delivering on smaller government atthe national level. Remember, the way the Democrats woin 2006 was to run against the “Big Spending” Republicans. Well, now people have seen how that worked out.
@ Iron Fist:
Urban vs Rural??
@ Da_Beerfreak:
All the more reason why we need to somehow educate the public on why a National Popular Vote is a terrible idea and anathema for a republic.
Bumr50 wrote:
Unfortunately Liberals believe that they already know all that is needed. Their bottomless ignorance is an endless source of joy and pride…
@ Da_Beerfreak:
I think that is part of it. Urban Areas are over represented in Congress, but, again Congress is in Republican hands. I would expect the Senate to be Republican and te House Democrat. It is quite the puzzle. At least we have the House. That is something.
Iron Fist wrote:
Indeed, it’s difficult to understand. In General Elections, Kentucky is one of the most reliable “Red States” there is, most of our US Reps are Republican as are both our Senators. That said, we haven’t had a Republican governor in years and our state legislature is pretty deep blue.
Da_Beerfreak wrote:
I believe that’s precisely where the fissure is; I don’t know that much about the demographics of California, but I’d venture to guess that the rural areas are pretty red.
@ MacDuff:
There is also the gender gap to consider.
Bumr50 wrote:
Ah yes, women, our largest oppressed minority.
Wow. I had no idea those two guys from ZZ Top were gay!
@ Da_Beerfreak:
@ MacDuff:
You can clearly see that in the RCP county maps. I think if I am a libertarian or conservative I may want to move out of those areas and into the red counties.
There are 3 ways to vote: ballot, wallet, and feet.
MacDuff wrote:
Brokeback duck blind.
@ MacDuff:
I thought those were the duck call guys…
unclassifiable wrote:
Bumr50 wrote:
Now that you mention it, they do.
@ unclassifiable:
I prefer the classic statement: “Soap box, ballot box, cartridge box.”
ok, it was your link! i followed ‘em all and got lost in the funny!
yep, Maps of the Ancient Sea Kings is both amazing and highly technical. you almost have to be an actual cartographer to fully understand it (I’m an Engineer and I love maps but found it difficult to follow the technical details). but, it’s definitely thought provoking.
eaglesoars wrote:
UAW to the rescue:
@ lobo91:
that is just so idiotic! who wants drunk employees? who wants employees who knowingly violate company policy? and who wants a vehicle assembled by a bunch of damn drunken pot heads?
i’m glad that MI transformed itself, legally, into a Right to Work State but just watch the lengths the unions will go to in order to ensure that nothing changes in those “union shops”.
@ lobo91:
Another reason to buy a Ford.
@ unclassifiable:
Fully understanding of course they got the UAW there also. They just do not have them as an indirect investor.
anybody have one of these Aluminum Christmas Trees? we had one when i was a kid but then when pops got the dementia (and no one knew it), he gave away everything -- the tree and everything that went with it, the toys from our childhood, family mementos… everything. just hauled it off without asking if his kids wanted anything.
@ Kirly:
Obviously, only the unions want those people working, because there’s no downside for them. They get their dues, and the company has to deal with whatever problems they cause.
This reminds me of a comment from the head of one of the teachers unions who said that they would care about students when they started paying dues.
unclassifiable wrote:
i hate the UAW with an almost irrational passion. Pops was UAW for about 50 years.
@ lobo91:
yes, i remember the statement by the teachers union. they aren’t there for the kids. they are there for themselves and how much they can squeeze out of the public trough. pigs. really. i said. damn pigs squeeling and the trough of the public treasury.
I wonder if MI’s recent Right to Work law makes it illegal for the employers to collect the dues for the unions. Union dues are like taxes… if you have to pay them yourself rather than like a deduction, you’ll start wanting to know why they’re so damn high and what right do they have to so much of your paycheck.
Kirly wrote:
That was supposed to say “I said it. Damn pigs squealing at the trough of the public treasury.”
passion isn’t good for spelling.
Kirly wrote:
Here you go, but hurry…
http://www.oaktreevintage.com/Aluminum_Christmas_Trees_Original_Vintage.htm
We never had one.
@ Kirly:
If I had to guess, it probably doesn’t affect current union contracts.
@ lobo91:
I’m telling you what… these evil freaks have read Atlas Shrugged and decided to ride the same train as far as the bad guys in the book did and then some.
@ Mike C.:
Seems like an aluminum tree and electric lights might be a bad combination…
@ Mike C.:
Or there’s always Amazon, of course…
http://www.amazon.com/BOS-Genuine-Aluminum-Christmas-Tree/dp/B000KBD9CU
Kirly wrote:
Yes, and also have the “color wheel” that goes with it.
lobo91 wrote:
No, no. no… You get that color wheel thing, remember?
@ Mike C.:
I checked there. all sold out. thanks for trying!
i saw an 8ft pink one (no, i don’t want a pink one!) go for $1800 on ebay the other night. not kidding. i just want a simple 6-7.5 ft silver one. living near Sun City here in AZ, i’m going to start going to the estate sales after Xmas and during the summer when no one wants Xmas stuff. i’ll find one eventually. and it’ll give me a hobby -- searching for bargains on Vintage Xmas stuff.
Kirly wrote:
Chicago meets Washington.
I think Chicago came to Colorado Springs today, or at least its weather did.
It’s 14 degrees outside and windy, with blowing snow.
lobo91 wrote:
yes, never, ever use lights on a vintage aluminum tree. they had color wheels.
they are quite beautiful. the aluminum picks up the color and it bounces all over the place.
@ Mike C.:
Or for the well-heeled…
http://www.christmastreesgalore.com/specialty-christmas-trees/aluminum-tinsel-trees/1827+1831+4293435562.cfm
Mike C. wrote:
yeah, i’ve seen those but i don’t know. they look a bit, odd. maybe i should just buy it and see.
Da_Beerfreak wrote:
oh, do you??? how wonderful! do you still use it? interested in selling it?
we had the EverGleam tree, the EverGleam rotating tree stand, and the color wheel.
Mike C. wrote:
I’ve seen all of those as well. but you see the differences? i want the old spindly vintage style! LOL
@ Kirly:
It’s at least 45 years old and my Sister is still using it every year. We are both very allergic to the natural fir trees and can’t use one indoors.
@ lobo91:
The Chicago Way. “Nice little charity you got there -- hate to see something happen to it..”
whosoever wrote:
It’ll be churches next.
I’m a fuddy-duddy. I will struggle out on the 17-18th (when I recover from travel home), find a real one, and get it up. Then I’ll drag out the boxes of Christmas stuff, get the lights on (hoping enough of them still work) and take a rest. Hanging the oddball collection of ornaments is really the easy part.
Is it just me, or does anybody else wish they still made REAL tinsel, which was lead? When I was a kid, we liked to throw it on the tree, but mom insisted on hanging it strand by strand. I stopped using tinsel entirely when they stopped making the real thing.
Da_Beerfreak wrote:
that is fantastic! in fact, i think that’s why my family originally got one -- everyone, including parents, were allergic. i never have a real tree (haven’t in at least 20 years) and i got rid of the last fake green one i had becuase they collect so much dust in storage. i tried everything to keep that from happening but always failed.
Mike C. wrote:
you are not alone. the non-lead stuff doesn’t look right and doesn’t hang right.
Bill Maher gets in the holiday spirit:
@ lobo91:
Aside from serial killers, child abusers and mass murderers, it just doesn’t get any lower in American society than Bill Maher…
More delusional crap from the left:
@ lobo91:
If the media is right-wing, I’d hate to see his idea of left-wing.
whosoever wrote:
I like his claim that “Republicans are the only ones that have their own TV network,” too.
I guess he’s never heard of MSNBC, which pretty much exists to parrot White House talking points.
@ lobo91:
It is the Democrats that have divided this country. That has been their agenda all of my life. Divide and conqure is their methodology, and they are very good at it.
@ Mike C.:
It wouldn’t surprise me if most of what Maher says anymore is schtick contrived by staffers.
Maher is part of the Left’s juvenile reaction to the popularity of Rush Limbaugh, Mark Levin, Glenn Beck and many others.
@ Iron Fist:
Aside from the absurdity of his claim that conservatives somehow control the media, his larger point is troubling. He’s actually complaining about the fact that people have access to viewpoints other than his.
Mike C. wrote:
OH MY GOD
I haven’t seen that stuff in years. My mom made us count out 7 strands -- count ‘em -- SEVEN -- together -- and hang them like icicles from the branches.
Several years ago when I was still putting together my own ornament collection, I used to go out on Dec 26 and see what was on sale. One year at Macy’s they had these gorgeous pearl ‘icicles’ -- seven strands about 2 inches long that just drip. They’re now my icicles and they are beautiful.
lobo91 wrote:
well if you look at their ratings it would seem that most people have never heard of MSNBC
New thread
eaglesoars wrote:
that sounds lovely!
i haven’t put up a tree except one year in probably 15 or 20 and that was the year i decided the old green artificial tree had to go due to the dust collection in storage. I’m generally not at my own home for Xmas anymore since i visit the elderly (85 and requires a walker) uncle and make sure he gets a good taste of the holiday. he never had kids and he’s the last of his generation on the paternal side of the family so someone needs to help him out a bit. with all my siblings and cousins, i seem to be the only one who can manage it.
The only year I HAVEN’T put a tree up (since I’ve been married -- 20 yrs) was 2003. Mom had died in Sept and I just wasn’t up for it.
AndI MUST MUST MUST have a Douglas Fir. They smell like lemon.
Here we go, Steelers, here we go!!
@ Bumr50:
heh heh heh
Storagemanager wrote:
Well…if the video was released by the rebels, how reliable is it? Any special effects? Is this the Syrian version of “Pallywood”?