He told officers he had an itch on his back and grabbed the first thing he could get a hold of, which was a revolver," Lt. Dean said. "The gun went off."

He grabbed the first thing he could get a hold of nearby to scratch his itch and it was a gun?
No pen nearby, magazine to roll up, no clothes hanger handy, just a gun? Err, how many guns does this guy have just lying around handy anyway.

MistaKurtz

It only occurred this past February. We both know that it often takes time for mental problems to surface and the person to be made aware of them. Even in physical medical malpractice cases you have one year from the date you are aware of the injury to file a complaint (at least in California).

I think the airline's best chance of getting out of this is the fact the guy was traveling on a "buddy pass" as a friend of a Jet Blue employee which would not really entitle him to all the "full service" accomodations one would expect for a passenger who paid full ticket price. If I were the attorneys for the airlines I would use that as my defense -- that this guy had no right to expect what a full paying passenger might.

I have no particular loyalty in this case.
I'll make a case for either side. I just enjoy arguing law. (grin)

MistaKurtz

It was 3 hours on that seat, not one and a half hours.

MISTA

Punatives, baby, punatives. Punative damages are where the big bucks come into play.

Physical hurt? Okay, maybe no actual physical hurt but what about the emotional hurt? That's where he could sue for punitive damages.

If I were his lawyer I would say my client spent 3 hours with no seatbelt and was mentally (((terrified))) that if the plane hit turbulence he might be killed. That incident made him never want to fly again. See where I['m going wih this?

Also, he's got to have had at least a very sore butt sitting on that tiny stainless steel toilet seat for three hours
.
And what about being mentally humiliated by the other passengers who surely pounded on the toilet door at some point during those 3 hours asking him what is he doing in there so long and to get out because they need to use the bathroom.

A good lawyer would have a field day with this one.

Punitive $$$ damages due to mental distress.

Damages also because he was a paying passenger with the expectation he was entitled to a "seat" -- a cushioned seat -- on the airliner, not a hard stainless steel toilet seat.

If the toilet had no seat belts then the airline is responsible for placing him in additional danger. Besides, there's quite a bit of difference in the degree of comfort for one's butt when it comes to whether you sit on an airliner passenger cushion seat or a small hard stainless steel toilet seat for three hours. Then there's the humiliation of it all....

Wow! About 20 minutes ago I just finished watching Olbermann give that "Special Comment" on MSNBC and he sure left nothing out. Particularly good was the portion of his commentary on Bush "giving up golf because of his war in Iraq." To say Olbermann was a little upset is an understatement and who could blame him.

Russia and Europe are teaming up to build a spaceship which will fly
astronauts to the moon

USA - Been there, done that.

answre = answer

"Priced houses lately anywhere in Burbank, homeboy?"

Why should I? I'm happy in San Marino. Better get off that telephone line, burrito sitter.

Posted by LetUsPrey at 2008-05-14 07:17 PM

Nobody was talking to you about pricing houses in Burbank. So your answre to my post to someone else only makes you look like a total fool.

Unless "LetusPray" is yet another phony name for AuntJomama/TPS/DumbasRocks -- or are you just trying to find a reason to brag you're a rich snob living San Marino -- as if anyone gives a damn.

I've counted them. I have 1015 tears of joy.

dull dull dull. scrolled back to the top to make sure i was not on the martha stewart comment page

Awww, come on now. Any thread that has "Texas" in it always seems to get chili recipes popping up in there too.

Zat

"I have no idea what a "1015" means."

Posted by CalifChris "

You poor thing.

It's a specific type of onion.
They are very tasty.
Very.

Posted by Zatoichi at 2008-05-14 07:46 PM

Right now I have tears in my eyes. I just sliced and diced the first 1015 and threw it in the chili pot. Going to do the same with the next 1015 onion (they're big ones!) right now and then start cooking the chili long and slow over a simmering heat. Yum!

Also threw in a can of beer I bought for the chili. I don't like beer myself to drink but it's really good to add to your chili. All the chili championship recipes have beer added to mix.

Thanks, Jeff!

Too late to go thru homemade chili powder for tonight's meal
but will definitely take you up on it for my next chili cookin' night!

Hope your hockey team wins :)

ZAT

Wait. I just looked at the little tag on the onion.

It says:

"Sweet Texas 1015"
"Dulce #4161 - Produce of Texas"

ZAT

Was the onion a 1015?

They've been around a long time.

A&M is a deadly serious place, in spite of the BS

I have no idea what a "1015" means.

I've never been to Texas but on behalf of all Texans whose state always seems
to be picked on all the time and/or badmouthed in the headlines --

DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS!

Hey, don't knock Larry's "ant solution."

I'm forever greatful to him for helping me with ants about three years ago. They were coming in due to the extreme heat and I couldn't seem to get rid of them. Larry said to lay down powdered Borax all along the ant trails and by the door and it worked great!

Thanks again, Larry!

ZAT

You're a good ol' Texas boy so on another subject --

I'm cooking up a batch of chili tonight. I asked the produce guy at my local grocery a couple days ago to recommend a good sweet onion for the chili and he showed me some "Texas Sweet Onions" which I had not seen before (at least at my regular grocery store) so I bought about 4 of them to cut up and add to my chili. Anyone know anything about them? I like sweet onions but wondered why I'd never heard of this Texas Sweet Onion brand before now.

Voracious ants that apparently arrived aboard a cargo ship are shorting out electronics across Houston,

Y'all ain't seen nothing yet.

Wait until Bush's North American Union (NAU) gets into full swing and thousands of uninspected Mexican trucks filled with uninspected Chinese ship cargo start entering the USA at the Texas border and driving all across the U.S. all the way up to Canada as they start their trip on the Texas Transnational Superhighway (aka NAFTA Superhighway).

These "crazy raspberry ants" will soon be in Missouri and Kansas City and all over the USA (along with a lot of other unsavory pests and critters and diseases) 'cause Bush and the globalists' NAU will let everything into this country and will inspect nothing.

I warned you!

hear = heard

I can't believe Edwards is giving his endorsement to Obama who -- when Obama was at one of his limosine liberal fundraising events in San Franicisco and thought no one hear him -- mocked and dissed white blue collar Pennsylvanians who were out of work and Obama said they were "clinging to their guns and God" because free trade took away their jobs and sent their jobs overseas. And Edwards wants to support Obama after Obama said that crap???

I thought Edwards was for the blue collar working American guy -- and that's not Obama -- 'cause Obama made it very clear he wants open borders and continuation of free trade which will kill off any better chances of employment for blue collar American workers.

Edwards must have been promised the appointment of Attorney General in the Obama Administration in exchange for his endorsement.

*tears of disappointment*

At least this guy had more brains and knew to fly in the freezing cold of the Alps rather than meet the fate of fellow soarer Icarus.

email alert! email alert!

Calling Nullidiot, calling Nullidiot.

Email gangbang alert sounded -- desperate help needed by fellow blogthug Aunt Jomama/TPS/DumbasRocks.

Can you read me, Nullidiot? Aunt Jomama needs your help - pronto!

Too bad though because I've got other things to do so you'll have to gangbang each other.

Bubble-bath taking burrito sitter.

Posted by Jomama at 2008-05-14 04:38 PM

Proof you don't know your asshole from the hole that is your mouth.

Even someone like you, Aunt Jomama -- who uses "DumbasRocks" as one of your multiple phony usernames -- should know you eat burritos, not sit on them. You need some serious help, son.

"Round up gangs of former welfare recipients from the ghetto"

Like Burbank?

Posted by Jomama at 2008-05-14 04:40 PM


Aunt "The Perfect Storm" Jomama (aka DumbasRocks) --

Priced houses lately anywhere in Burbank, homeboy?

btw -- I'm running out of bandwidth trying to include all your phony usernames

Britain's National Archives released more than 1,000 pages of formerly secret UFO documents Wednesday, detailing hundreds of sightings.

ALL of you owe BuffaloBob an apology.

It allows the wearer to collect the sun's energy in her underwear and then use it to power everyday appliances such as a toaster or kettle.


Yeah, I'm sure most women can't wait to get up in the morning and have to stand with their breasts laying on the kitchen sink counter next to their coffee maker in order to get that first cup of coffee perking in the morning.

Hey, how about ironing with your breasts? Can you use your breasts instead of a remote control to change your tv channels? You could read a book in bed by holding the book under your solar powered boobs and not disturb the sleep of your significant other by turning on the lights.

You can even take a walk in the evening without a flashlight now and just let your breasts work like double flashlights to light your way. btw -- do you also have to walk around topless in the sun for most of the day in order to recharge your solar boobs?

This has to be the dumbest thing I ever heard of.

Bush said he would VETO this extension to the GI Bill if he came across his desk.

Bush feels it's a waste of our money to educate our veterans who are what Bush merely considers to be "cannon fodder" and worth nothing more.

McBush feels the same way. Bush and McCain think this GI educational bill is "too generous" to our military veterans but money sure is no object when it comes to war profiteering for Halliburton and all the other Bush corporate donors with cushy Iraq war reconstruction contracts.

I hope our military vets have now had their eyes opened.

Judas

I used to do the "ALL CAPS" thing when I first blogged on here. I drove everyone nuts.

Put your emphasis on words you think are important by using "bold" print.
One of the guys on here can show you how to do it.

It would be fun to watch JUDAS and CELISARY in a SHOUTING MATCH.

FINALLY!

It's about time some importance and headline news was given to the massive number of deaths in Burma. All the attention is going to the earthquake in China which is devastating but tens of thousands of people are dying of disease and starvation in Burma because of the corrupt Burmese government which at first didn't allow any foreign aid after this catastrophe and when it did, the government stole the food and first aid supplies instead of giving them to their own people.

The U.S. shipped two huge planeloads of food over there but the Burmese officials immediately stole the food and put it in warehouses for use by their own military. None of it is going to the people who need it.

Laura Bush did try and call some attention to their desperate need over there after the cyclone hit but no one paid any attention. I think our own media gave it about a two day soundbite of coverage. I happened to have heard a longer report about it on talk radio so that's how I knew about how desperate it is over there.

Don't tell me there is nothing the U.S. can do about the way the Burma government is acting -- the government officials either refuse to accept the international aid that has been offered or, when they did, the Burmese government stole the supplies sent over. The U.S. can kick butt by telling the Burmese corrupt government officials we will cut off ALL future foreign aid to Burma if their government doesn't get out and start helping their own people.

Thousands are dying every day over there since this cyclone hit and all I hear about is the earthquake in China. China has plenty of money (ours) to put together rescue teams and supply aid for their own earthquake victims. Something needs to be done NOW to help the people of Burma. They are starving to death.

God made man and all living creatures.

Hence, if there exists live space aliens then God also made them too.

BB - removing irrelevant words from a post does not make something a "forgery."

Posted by mOntecOre at 2008-05-14 01:30 PM

BuffaloBob never said removing words from a post made it a forgery. In fact BBob correctly said just the opposite and BB was merely correcting the error made in Nullidiot's previous post. In fact, it was Nullifidian's "clever" [so he thought] use of an ellipsis in his original post that did him in. hahaha

Here is Nullidiot's original post accusing me of "forging" a post -- a post wherein I changed not one single word nor did I add another word not used in the original post. Poor Nulli.

Weak. Now Calif "Bubblebath" Chris is forging posts.
Must be sensitive to that little faux pas.

Posted by nullifidian at 2008-05-14 01:28 AM

Doc

sorry, I meant to write "2:34 p.m. post"

2112

Just now heard about your loss. I'm so sorry.
Actually coming on here and blogging might even be good for you as it helps you keep your mind off things at home -- even if for just a half hour or so. Sometimes you need that for your own peace of mind.

I'll say a prayer for her and you too. Wish I could say you'll feel better soon but it's an individual trial and everyone has to deal with it in their own way.

Take care,
Chris

Ness

there was this kid who IIRC was named William. For some reason, my friends and I gave him so much shit, mainly saying something about him having a "bubble problem." He was on the chunky side, so that might have been it; I honestly don't remember. I haven't thought of that in 15-odd years.

Anyway.
Posted by ness_gadol at 2008-05-14 02:14 AM

15 years ago? A chunky kid with a "bubble problem"? Named "William", huh.


And Nullifidian has called himself "Bill (short for "William") O_Reilly" on DR
for years until only recently.

Could it be? Nah. Or could it?
Chunky bubble fetish kid named "William" - hmmmm.

BuffaloBob

Califchris did not forge that post. He clearly stated it was his translation, and signing it Nullidiot made it clear that he was not trying to fool anyone that he was Nullfidian or trying to present the post as genuine..

Posted by Buffalo_Bob at 2008-05-14 02:09 AM

Thank you, Truthseeker. You have earned your name.

It's nice to be able to deal with people like you on this thread who, unlike Nulli,
have a brain with an IQ higher than a leftover three-day old bowl of menudo.

Nullifidian

Tell me the truth.

If you were out working hard in the fields (couldn't resist that one hahaha) alllllll day long and your poor muscles ached and you were sooooooo tired and when you came back to the house someone had drawn you a nice hot bath -- a bubble bath -- and said you were welcome to go and hop in that bathtub -- bubbles and all -- and soooth those muscles would you say no? Would you? Would your machismo demand that you only take a shower? Just curious.

(I'm having fun with this.)

See, I told you Nulli has a bubble fetish.

What I'd like an honest answer to is WHERE did Obama come from? Who is the big money behind him. I'm not a rabid political junkie but I had been familiar -- at least by name -- of most of the Senators before now.

Yet here comes this new kid on the block who all of the sudden has a political machine behind him that in comparison (as far as money and organization goes) makes the seasoned politician Hillary Clinton's political machine look one used by a girl running for editor of her high school year book.

I get rather suspicious when big money and well oiled political machinery AND the media are all now available to some new NOT YET VETTED ENTIRELY new junior senator who while still wet behind the ears decides to run for President. Follow the money? Probably. But to whom does it lead? That's what I'm interested in knowing.

I swear Pinche, you should be a political columnist.
Of course you'd never get past the editor or the censors but you are damn funny!

Ness

Nullidiot wants to take a bubblebath with me and I, of course, refuse.

He can't take NO for an answer. (grin)

Weak. Now Calif "Bubblebath" Chris is forging posts
Must be sensitive to that little faux pas.

Forging? Better crack open a dictionary --

. forge: To make falsely; to produce, as that which is untrue or not genuine; to fabricate; to counterfeit, as, a signature, or a signed document. [1913 Webster]

Okay, am going to take a bubblebath now.
...

Posted by nullifidian at 2008-05-13 11:19 PM

BBob

How fun for us.
An outer space/truthseeker/space aliens/
Catholic church thread all rolled into one!

Have things to do now but hope to get back on here later and we can have at it -- at least on the religion issue. I think I will probably agree with you about possible life forms on other planets (some planets yet undiscovered) so we'll get along on that part.

Later, Truthseeker.

The Vatican's chief astronomer has said that belief in aliens is not at variance with Christianity and that any extra terrestrials would form part of God's Creation. ...

Now what is confirmed atheist BuffaloBob going to do?

He has to disavow his atheism in order to confirm his belief that space aliens do exist since the teachings of the Pope and the Catholic Church specify the existence of space aliens are not at odds with Christianity.

Or he has to go along with his stance on atheism but only if he will admit that space aliens do not exist and that the Church is wrong.

What's a poor atheist like him to do? *sigh*

Okay, am going to take a bubblebath now.
...

Boy, you really seem to want to hop in the tub with me, eh, Nellidiot? Bubble fetish?

I could have sworn this would have been a BuffaloBob thread!

Hillary won by what percentage? Is that news in yet? The media types said it would have to be a slam dunk by a wide percentage margin to make any kind of a difference in her staying in the race.

Larry,

You were smiling when you wrote that, right?
Please tell me you were.

Where do you suggest I take your "hip wader" bubblebath anyway? In my backyard with all the neighbors looking down on me in my yard? I think somebody would call the cops and have me arrested. Err, and a little hard to get really clean everywhere you need to while wearing hip waders, isn't it?

I believe in conservation, recycling, and being a "friend of the Earth" and all that other pro-ecology stuff but I'm not going that far!

I am thinking that this business is one of those recession-proof businesses?

That and working as a tax collector for the IRS.

Nullidiot

Got to run. Lou Dobbs is on now on CNN.
Run and watch it.
Lou takes on the America haters like you and Jomama and verbally grinds your ilk into mincemeat.

A pleasure to watch.

awww, did Aunt Jomama aka DumbasRocks aka TPS email his little burritobrained buddy to help him out. Ooooo, we racebaiters are too cowardly to fight one on one so let's all do one of our usual "group email gangbangs" and jump in and attack one poster. Where's Moneywar? He's usually here with you blogthugs by now too. Don't you always attack 8 to 1?

You have plastic balls, Nullidiot. If anybody wanted reinforcements to gangbang on one poster I would think they would pick YOU as the last one they would call in for for a racebaiting gangbang. Maybe you were the only one around drooling over your keyboard at the time.

Next time tell your email gangbang blogbuddies to send in some real competition 'cause you sure ain't it.

Damn, there goes another state KaliKrisK can't move to.

Posted by Jomama at 2008-05-13 05:59 PM|

No need to shed tears for me, Aunt Jomama (also cowardly hiding under one of his numerous other phony usernames -- "DumbasRocks").

Makes no difference to me if ICE rounds up half of your family and friends in these illegal alien raids. Or are they your employees -- or both? Do you help them steal Americans' Social Security numbers? Better be careful, Aunt "DumbasRocks" Jomama, 'cause IRS just might come after your own illegal ass one of these days.

But keep your chin up, maybe if you save enough money from your job at the car wash you can buy a Grayhound bus ticket and go visit your recently deported family members and employees.

Or, in your case, you'd have to take a slow boat to China to pay your illegal alien relatives a visit. Say, Aunt Jomama, been meaning to ask you -- how's the weather been lately in your northern neck of the woods? Perfect? Stormy?

Man: Somebody Else is in My Grave

This guy doesn't know how to look on the bright side of things.

It could have been him in his own grave.

situatin = situation

At first I could care less (about any of the three clowns running for prez but now I'd like to see Hillary go to the end with this one and not bow out.

John Edwards -- the one I wanted to win the primaries and voted for -- bowed out too early. So did John Kerry the day after the very questionable Ohio vote count was tabulated. He cowered and gave up.

I think Hillary should stay in until the end of the primaries. Right off the bat the pundits, the media, and the men of this country will say she gave in because she's a woman and wasn't willing or strong enough to fight hard enough for what she wanted therefore a woman should never be President and Commander in Chief.

I still think Obama has some "questionable" stuff that might be brought out and used against him at the end (at least that's what FOX news types keep hinting at) and then - aagggghhh -- we'd be stuck with McBush.

Stay in the race, Hillary.
If you lose this time you've got the rest of your life to put on your apron and bake those cookies. But you'll never get this chance again. Show people you don't knuckle under and wuss out when the going gets tough -- which is what they expect a woman to do. If I were her I'd never accept a VP position under Obama either. Obama is only some still UNVETTED junior senator so why should she take back seat to him.

Now that this primary slugfest is getting more interesting I'm watching how Hillary handles herself. If she bows out now the media and all the rest of the male population will just say "See, we told you, women don't have what it takes to stay in a tough situatin and fight until the end."

I can't believe I'm saying this but --

Don't give up just yet, Hillary. Take it to the mat.

Nullifidian

Where are you my little pinata?

I feel like batting you around for an hour or two to amuse myself.
Are you busy? Or just in hiding? Don't be scared. I won't be toooo mean.

I don't go after anyone born mentally disadvantaged. I only pick on those who, through every fault of their own making, qualify as having the thought processing ability of a burrito.

Well, adios for now. Perhaps later. : )

This same thing happened at a cemetery in the town next to mine -- less than a 20 minute drive away.

An out of town relative's mother was buried there so when I read about it in the paper I contacted the Consumer Affair's number given out for questions about this place to make sure her burial spot was untouched. It was left alone but others had problems with burial spots. Mostly they were places they had paid for but had not used and someone else was buried in it.

Grandview even had a crematory that was operating so poorly the neighbors were complaining about the smoke and assorted odors drifting thru the neighborhood. This cemetery is located in a very pricey part of town up in the foothill area -- not some downtown L.A. storefront mortuary. But the new owner was a money grabbing sleezeball. The authorities closed the cemetery down for awhile and it has since reopened -- under new ownership.

Geeze, can you ever rest in peace?

Here's two linked articles about it. If it can happen here it can happen anywhere.

The student who wrote about "Diana, Princess of Whales" who married the "Prince of Whales" gets a special place on the Roll {or is it "Role"?) of Honor.

It's "Roll"

Dead 101

Bush Admin Ignored Iraqi Corruption

A little difficult for the pot to call the kettle black, isnt' it?

DAYTON HAMVENTION THIS WEEKEND!!!!

www.hamvention.org

Posted by Roy_Batty at 2008-05-13 12:29 PM

Oh that ham.

I thought it was edible ham -- like a big pork bar-b-que or something.br />

Is Zat going too?

Buffalobob

I agree with your statement.

Larry

Bring a book

Bring your appetite

At Applebee's just dress "casual nice" as far as what to wear -- no ripped t-shirts, whatever.

and

Tip well so the waiter will be glad to see you the next time you show up : )

Enjoy.

HEY REPUBLICANS?

I saw a news clip about this bill a couple nights ago on tv. It is an expansion of the GI Bill to help vets pay for college as the current bill GI Bill doesn't cover the huge increase in costs in educatino.

Here are the provisions of the bill:

Pitched by the Democrats is a plan that would essentially guarantee a full-ride scholarship to any in-state public university, along with a monthly housing stipend, for individuals who serve the military for at least three years.

The proposal would give veterans 15 years to use the benefit, instead of the current 10-year limit, and would set up a new government program that matches financial aid by more expensive private institutions.

CBOB

I have about 8 large bags of women's clothing in very good condition to give away.
Are there any local agencies in those tornado/storm hit states that are by chance hooking up with the Salvation Army or Goodwill and looking for clothing donations? I would be willing to contact Goodwill/Salvation Army here on my end in California and designate them for pickup specifically as a donation for those states that were hit the hardest and need the most help with items such as clothing, etc. If you don't know maybe some of your family members or neighbors might. I haven't seen OOHRAH on here to ask him.

Larry

If that kind of deal -- trying out eating at new restaurants with a small group of people who like to do the same -- call the one in I linked you to and ask if they know of similar type dining clubs nearer where you live. I doubt it costs anything to join. I would imagine you just pay for your own dinner and chip in on the tip. Maybe it would suit your purpose just fine -- trying out new places to eat with others who want to do the same thing.

Larry -

Go to Applebees. Bring a small paperback book just in case you feel awkward eating alone, and enjoy yourself. How do they know you're not some visitor traveling from out of town and are there on business. Don't feel shy eating by yourself and also do as I suggested and say you'd be willing to share your table.

Larry

Have you ever heard of these types of clubs -- you meet with a small group and they all go out for dinner simply to try out new restaurants. It's not a crazy single's scene, it's just people who want to wine and dine and do it in a group rather than by themselves. I had read about it before so I googled Kansas for you and this was a website I found. Looks like you eat, drink, and then critique the restaurant. At least you'd get a chance to try new places.

Larry


Ok serious question. If You wanted to try out a semi elegant Restaurant out but didn't have someone to take with You. Is it OK for a single felle to go to that Restaurant and try it out?? or is that kinda uncouthed?? Just curious.

I worked in a few restaurants going thru college (a few very upscale) and would sometimes see a single man at a table who bought something to read with him -- newspaper, book, etc. No one thought anything about him reading at the table and it might make you feel less awkward.

Often a single person (usually always a guy) would say they were willing to share their table and so the host would seat another person (usually another guy) who had no objections in sharing at the same table -- after getting permission. As a single guy the host would seat you at a table for two (the smallest a restaurant has). When you are seated then just tell the host (especially if the restaurant were very busy) that you'd be willing to share your table with another diner who was also there dining alone. Sometimes that works out for both persons. Uusually both people are willing to eat and converse with a stranger or they wouldn't go along with it in the first place.

Here is an article about the "underground economy" -- 40% of Los Angeles County.

Mrs. Brani = Mrs. Brandi

(left out a letter)

Mrs. Brani

Secondly, while my husband and many other men and women are currently or previously fighting this war you continue to protest the war, America and the military. However, if it weren't for my son's daddy fighting for your sorry ass, you wouldn't have the freedoms to protest anything.

I don't know if you are new on here or just posting under another name. If you've been on this blog longer than one day you know that I am and always have been 100% PRO-military and 100% PRO-USA. I am also behind fighting the war in Afghanistan which we did after 9-11 until Bush diverted our troops for his little illegal adventure in Iraq.

However, I'm not dumb, blind, and so stupid that I have to follow Bush's fake "pre-emptive" war of choice in Iraq cobbled together by lies and fake intel so that he and his Republican donors and buddies (and some Democrats too like Senator Diane Feinstein) could make multi-millions on bloody war profiteering.

Below is an article, one of the best ever written, as to the REAL reason Bush went into Iraq (and even though this was written around 2004 it is even more relevant today).

Educate yourself:

Johnson

Just because a few centuries have passed, the human species has been changed so that thirteen year old girls are not suitable copulation partners. Coitus is pleasurable, and you age-ists would deprive younger people of the ecstasy available through coition. Why?... What a bunch of uptight inhibited moralists you are. Cast off your old tired ethics, and embrace the old-time morality brought to you from the East. Return to the ways of your antecedents.


I think it's safe to say many things have changed over the past couple of centuries.
People no longer throw their morning slop buckets out of their second story window onto the street below, they eat with knives and forks, and 12 and 13 year old girls are not given over as an appropriate marriageable partners by their parents for the price of a few shillings in their dowry.

Consider the average life span two centuries ago - maybe age 30 or so. Most children did not survive to the age of 5 even in the 19 century due to death in childbirth and childhood diseases -- hence the social acceptance of marrying at a very young age and having as many babies as possible. In ancient Rome the average life span was only around 20 years old. Even as late as the 19th century the life span was on average about age 40.

Let's just say -- times have changed and changed for the better in most ways.

Of course, knowing you, perhaps you wrote your commentary a bit "tongue in cheek"? (grin)

CBOB


The last weekend in January, a tornado came within 100-150 yards of my house. I was out of town on business, and my wife and kids had to contend with no power for two days. My wife said she actually heard the twister, and then boom, it was over. Lots of damage to the neighborhood. Scary stuff!

Glad to hear your family is okay and your house is still standing.

Had to call my internet and cable provider two days ago (had to do a complete reinstall again on my Windows XP whaaaa) and I asked him when he answered if they were really busy as it took awhile for them to get on the phone and he said they were jammed packed trying to handle all the calls from Illinois and a couple other states where the storms and tornados had hit. Guess everything is down.

P.S. -- ANYONE HEARD ANYTHING MORE FROM OOHRAH?
I don't see his thread anymore.

But Clinton got a blowjob.

Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2008-05-12 09:07


Isn't that OzarkAggie territory?

Posted by cbob at 2008-05-12 09:48 AM


Which part? Being in a tornado or getting a blow job?

Ha. While she jets off to Europe for her honeymoon and dreams of the juicy trust fund she will inherit,

A trust fund dripping with the blood of her Daddy's war profiteering.
If Jenna had any conscience she wouldn't touch a dime of it.

There's nothing left in this state that California's politicians will not tax. The state is literally -- and I mean this -- in a monetary downfall and just short of bankruptcy. If you live here -- get out while the getting's good. Right now the desperate socialist politicians here are doing everything they can to chip away at California's Proposition 13 so they can raise homeowners' property tax to the sky.

Jobs have been lost in the defense plants, and California makes it very expensive to do business here. The only new jobs available are the ones done primarily by the illegal coming in this state by the tens of thousands and those are in the travel industry, hotels, restaurants, landscaping, and -- until the housing downfall -- construction.

The politicians (during the boom times) promised - in exchange for votes -- unreal amounts in pensions and perks to city and county workers. Add to that the fact that more than 1/4th of the nation's estimated 25 million illegal aliens reside in California alone -- and most of them work "off the books" (40% work off the books in Los Angeles County alone) -- sending their "untaxed" money back to their home countries. Yet illegals cost this state a lot of money in social services, incarceration costs, housng, schooling, you name it. Add the $9 billion it cost my state last year for illegal aliens on to the the subprime housing debacle and you can start to get a picture of what's happening. California is a state of socialist Democrat politicians. (I'm not talking regular Democrats here, I'm talking hard core socialist Democrats -- there's a difference.) They hold the majority of power and they along with Governor Arnie have put my once wonderful state on the verge of bankruptcy.

You are seeing the third-worldizing of California.
Your state is next.

LOU DOBBS FOR PRESIDENT IN 2008 !

Positively right wingbot thinking there.

I hope you were being sarcastic.

No.

I'm hoping I'm moved out of California before "the big one" hits.
Of course if it ruins your own house it's always "the big one." I just increased my earthquake insurance coverage. It's been awhile since the ground had started to shake, rattle, and roll around here. We're about due for a fair sized earthquake.

I pledge allegiance to my Flag,
and to the Republic for which it stands:
one Nation indivisible,
With Liberty and Justice for all.

October 11, 1892

Son of bitch its after noon already?

Posted by Rob_The_A_Hole at 2008-05-12 12:12 PM

Nah, it's only 10:22 a.m.

Anybody seen or heard anything from OOHRAH since he did his tornado thread two days ago? The storms and tornados are still pretty bad in his area.

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Gee, JoelLabey, don't ya think ONE "Write a blog entry" on the exact same story is enough?
We know you're just another Obamaniac but pleeeeeease -- once a night is enough.

Well, "once a night is enough" as far as writing the same userblog goes : )

Herld = Herald

I voted for John Edwards in the primary -- even though at that time he was considered out of the running as a possible candidate.

I was angry that 3 or 4 punk little states who got first voting rights at the start of the primary elections (along with the media pushing their "favorites" to the head of the line) had already shoved John Edwards out of the running so I did a protest vote.

These so-called "polls" are a bunch of bull.
I have lived in California for years, subscribed to the Los Angeles Times, the now defunct Herld Examiner newspaper, and until recently the L.A. Daily News, I'm a registered voter, and have a legal driver's license. That makes me easily available to be on someone's list with my phone number to call for a polling question yet in all those years I've never been called a single time for my opinion on any poll at all.

I don't believe these poll results. I think a small, pre-chosen group of so-called "voters" are already pre-selected for their opinions in these phony polls.

"I would have killed her the instant her mother delivered her,"

Posted by rcade

Happens here in the US. Its called partial birth abortion.

Posted by Sniper at 2008-05-11 07:48 PM

Err, Rcade merely posted the entire story.

That particular sentence was a quote from Abdel-Qader Ali
-- the Iraqi scum who murdered his own daughter.

Why isn't Jenna's new husband Henry enlisted to serve in Iraq to fight his father-in-law's
pre-emptive war of choice? Or is Henry too busy at home making millions in war profiteering?

OOHRAH

Anymore news? How are things in your area now?

Just heard on CNN there was a tornado on the ground in Raleigh. Do you still have internet connection?

KEEP US POSTED IF YOU CAN ON HOW YOU'RE DOING.

AU

Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2008-05-11 03:27 PM

That was a beautiful tribute you wrote to your Mom.

AU

I remember that one and a great one for this thread. Funny song!

The only problem with that web site is that I don't think it accurately figures in the price of housing and energy. It seems to be based on the same dishonest inflation calculations that the Bush administration has been using for years.

Sorry, guys, "financial guru" is not my middle name. Believe me, my posting it was non-partisan in intent. I just thought it was a cool website I literally stumbled across surfing the web --

Check it out:

Worth of a dollar from 1774 - 2007

Posted by CalifChris at 2008-05-11 03:59 AM

But I guess there are a zillion other factors that could come into play and make those calculations somewhat inaccurate. That website did only go up to 2007 -- and now we have oil prices shooting as high as the sky and housing prices all over the place.

What a difference a year makes (from just 2007 to 2008) -- ESPECIALLY when it's a year under the Bush Administration

Thanks, Zap, for the article you posted.

I hope everyone takes a few minutes to read it.

Crhis, what I had in mind was more along the lines of this:

www.northerntool.com

Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2008-05-11 01:56 PM

Ow! I'll never look at ground sirloin the same way again.

from the article:

Anna Jarvis wrote scathing letters berating people who purchased greeting cards, saying they were too lazy to write personal letters "to the woman who has done more for you than anyone in the world."

Anna Jarvis is 100% right.

And DO NOT just send your Mother an email today, please.

Call your Mom and let her hear your voice.

It's only 5 minutes out of your life. Don't put it off for another couple days or figure you'll call her next week. You may wake up one day and find out your chance to talk to her is gone forever.

BL2

AND brit hume said something that I had not considered as well..
that if obama picks hillary as the vp...

Hillary's already been VP - when Bill was President.
No way is she going to play second fiddle again, especially to some junior Senator.

Save the big one for me!

Posted by Jawjaboy at 2008-05-11 12:20 PM

She looks like she could rock your world, Jawjaboy. hahaha

Cool website.

It calculates the purchasing power of the U.S. dollar from 1774 to 2007. Just key one year, a specific amount of money, and then the year you want to know how much that same amount would be worth and it figures it out for you.

I keyed in how many dollars it would take in 2007 to have the same purchasing power that $1000 had in 1960 and the answer was: $7000.07

Check it out:

Where were the women?

Women don't wear jeans so baggy and loose fitting they can just jump right into them. When women put on jeans it takes a minute or two of a little tugging and pulling to get them to fit just right and look good. You can only "jump" into jeans that are at least one to two sizes too big. How many women do you see wearing jeans too big? More like it they wear jeans that just fit or -- if they can get away with wearing it -- even a size smaller.

Funny video, though.

MOTHER'S DAY

Don't forget, it's this Sunday -- that's tomorrow (or today if you're on EST).

Estonia will tax cow farts

Who gets the job of tax collector?

They should rename Alcatraz prison for Bush and then reopen it and throw him
inside one of those dingy, empty cells for the rest of his life.

If you're ever up in the San Francisco area, be sure and take the boat tour over to the island and see all through the inside of Alcatraz prison. Very interesting to see. I saw Al Capone's cell. Let me tell you -- no pampering accomodations for prisoners in that place. Very, small, dank and dingy cells with the barest of essentials. Not a place you'd want to spend any jail time.

As a bemused spectator in this election (can't stand any of the three of them),
I would not count Hillary out just yet.

I think Hillary is waiting for another of those "Rev. 'God d--n America' Wright" or "rural working class types hate losing their jobs but love their guns and God" comments to come out of the Obama camp.

Tonight on Hannity they were doing a real hit job on Mrs. Obamama and how -- in their words -- all her speeches are negative and anti-America in tone. You ain't seen nothing yet with what the Republicans will probably used against them should Obama win the nomination.

As I said, I am a bemused spectator, sitting back and watching....

Cindy McCain's 2007 Federal Income Tax Charitable Deductions:

Methamphetamine charitable deductions - $67,940
Vidodin charitible deductions - $80,740
Valium charitable deduction - $69,635
Oxycontin charitable deductions - $43,278

Cindy McCain's favorite motto -- "Charity begins at home"

I need a good anti-virus/spyware program.

Any recommendations?

Panda, McAfee -- ANYTHING but Norton.

Nothing too complex either. I just want to download it and forget it.

Thanks.

THIS SUNDAY IS MOTHER'S DAY

2FAST4U

That was a kind offer of help you gave to Oohrah.

We are wired different and it dosen't just show in the worry department. There are a lot of differences between men and women. Some people just choose to ignore it.

Posted by Sniper at 2008-05-09 06:43 PM

How true. Men can slough things off so much easier while women naturally worry more. I think it's because women care more about what happens not only to themselves but to others -- their family, friends and acquaintances, and sometimes even strangers. Women are less able to defend themselves in many ways men don't even think twice about which also adds to a woman's concerns.

To most men it doesn't matter all that much what happens to others as long as it doesn't cause themselves any stress or personal inconvenience. That's the way it is. But the world would be a most unpleasant place to live in if it were totally devoid of a woman's touch or their natural concern for others.

This cock jockey needs to break a couple ankles to slow her down to a trot.

More like she needs to tie her ankles together for a couple years and give it a break!.

Just about half of her entire life has been spent being pregnant.

Time for a tummy tuck.

"The Beverly Hillbillies" Theme

Come and listen to a story about a man named Jed
A poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed,
Then one day he was shootin at some food,
And up through the ground came a bubblin' crude.

Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea.

Well the first thing you know ol Jed's a millionaire,
Kinfolk said "Jed move away from there"
Said "Californy is the place you ought to be"
So they loaded up the truck and moved to Beverly.

Hills, that is. Swimmin' pools, movie stars.

Well now its time to say good by to Jed and all his kin.
And they would like to thank you folks fer kindly droppin in.
You're all invited back again to this locality
To have a heapin helpin' of their hospitality

Hillybilly that is.
Set a spell, Take your shoes off.

Y'all come back now, y'hear?.

And some Texans say they'd never live in California because the earth rattles and shakes. Hah!

It can always be worse. You could be married to this woman who has vagina dentata.

www.youtube.com

Posted by Pirate at 2008-05-09 05:13 PM

Time to see her dentist and get some teeth pulled!

Itsy

Go find that magnifying glass that you use to scorch ants with, use it to locate your penis, and jerk-off. You need some release.

Posted by JeffJ at 2008-05-09 04:54 PM.

ITSME could have Arizona's "Large Binocular Telescope" (world's strongest)
at his disposal and still couldn't find his penis. Nor can he find any compassion for others, it seems.

OOHRAH

Leave any requests for help on this thread.

Maybe some of us on DR would have have some items (or expertise in something)
that would be of some help to you.

How do you know that the irreligious have no compassion for Oohrah and folks?

I didn't say the "irreligious" would not have any compassion for Oohrah,
I just said they would not include him or his family in a prayer. There's a difference.

Amen.

...the wind had lifted and moved a man hole cover about two feet. For anyone who has ever tried to pry one of those out of its spot, that's a very tough thing to budge.

Posted by OohRah at 2008-05-09 03:47 PM

Recently many manhole covers are being stolen here in L.A. by thieves selling them for scrap metal. During the news report about it the reporter mentioned that manhole covers weigh 150 pounds a piece. That's some strong winds you had there, Oohrah!

"My home is damaged by a tornado yet I still have time to Grovel for pity with the Drudge Shut Ins."

Shut up. Oohrah just needs a break and came on here to get his mind
off of the disaster a