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AAAAAAAAAAaaaack not the clowns…just make em go away….roflmo
First!
Ron
Everyone knows that when Canadians need good health care, they go to Cuba.
re: The current poll at LST.
Humorously speaking, Ron Paul works quite well as one of the choices to answer the question, What should Shelley Sekula-Gibbs do next?
Good Morning!…….ah Monday, Monday….and a time change to adjust to!
Change is good AW! I can now get Hugh Hewitt on my drive home to the woods.
/I know, talk radio listeners….
And women have the audacity to claim it’s a man’s world…
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/03/08/witaly208.xml
Another email came through from kiddo. Yesterday they toured a castle, she said was beautiful. She gave it a 7 on a scale of 10 for castles.. but I’m not sure where her experience comes from in grading castles. She recorded two concerts for the University, using Marantz equipment, which she detests. Between the two concerts, she and two others took a bus tour. It’s a 60 minute loop ride. When they got to the boonies, she and her friends were kicked off the bus, even tho, it was a loop ride. She said the female bus driver kicked them off because she knew they were Americans, and she didn’t want Americans on her bus. That’s kiddo’s perception. She said it was pretty scary cause they were clueless where they were, so called the prof……he told them what bus to take to get back, and all ended well. Now that she has had one scary experience early on, I don’t have to worry about her taking off somewhere on her own hehe
texpat, don’t you just love the Italians….. in your link, I especially like the part where her husband had threatened to bring up her LOVERS in their divorce case. You know, I’ve known Italian males take mistresses and always thought that was a common practice. I’m glad to see equality has hit Italy. hehe
#5 oh GJT, good for you. I sometimes listen to him.
#9 AW, Best interviewer out there, IMHO.
GJT/AW,
What station is Hewitt on? Time?
1070, I think around 2? or after 2
GJT, do you remember the time? Is it 4?
Hewitt is on 5-8, if no hockey grrrrrr. And yes, 1070.
OOOH NOOO!! NOT the CLOWNS!!! Mornin’ Gang.
I saw this back in February, I resemble these remarks, and there are a few that posters here that’ll agree.
http://www.aspentimes.com/article/2008198091324
A sample, but you need to read the whole thing;
The Angry White Man comes from all economic backgrounds, from dirt-poor to filthy rich. He represents all geographic areas in America, from urban sophisticate to rural redneck, deep South to mountain West, left Coast to Eastern Seaboard.
His common traits are that he isn’t looking for anything from anyone — just the promise to be able to make his own way on a level playing field. In many cases, he is an independent businessman and employs several people. He pays more than his share of taxes and works hard.
The Angry White Man owns firearms, and he’s willing to pick up a gun to defend his home and his country. He is willing to lay down his life to defend the freedom and safety of others, and the thought of killing someone who needs killing really doesn’t bother him.
Women either love him or hate him, but they know he’s a man, not a dishrag. If they’re looking for someone to walk all over, they’ve got the wrong guy. He stands up straight, opens doors for women and says “Yes, sir” and “No, ma’am.”
He also votes, and the Angry White Man loathes Hillary Clinton. Her voice reminds him of a shovel scraping a rock. He recoils at the mere sight of her on television. Her very image disgusts him, and he cannot fathom why anyone would want her as their leader. It’s not that she is a woman. It’s that she is who she is. It’s the liberal victim groups she panders to, the “poor me” attitude that she represents, her inability to give a straight answer to an honest question, his tax dollars that she wants to give to people who refuse to do anything for themselves.
Here’s something for all the Baptists to mull over.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5605556.html
#14 GJT, Doncha’ just hate that, I listen to Rush sometimes on 740 on Saturdays, and I get SOO mad when Milo, HOLY TOLEDO, Hamilton comes on for the Dang ball game, where did they find that IDIOT anyway, talk about fingers on a blackboard. The week-end is a waste land for AM and I don’t listen to FM except NPR, though they are communists for the most part, they have some good stuff if you filter it yourself. I’m not interested in how-to improve my, nutritian, health, money, Etc amd certainly don’t need something to cleanse my insides!
HAL??? WHY?
Hope this isn’t what Keith sees when he looks up from the OR in India. He’s going there to get a plate for his broken metatarsil. Thousand bucks there when it’s $8000 - 16,0000 here. I talked him out of the $200 Lasik eye treatment deal. Convinced him it’d be easier to walk with a limp for the rest of his life than it would be with a white cane & guide dog.
#18 Dave, or a finacial show at 6 on KSEV. Has an audience I guess, not me though.
Hey check this out. Fresh news from the border. Cameron County Sheriffs office.
http://www.co.cameron.tx.us/eagle/HTML/Inmates/icurrent.htm
So…has anybody nuked a Peep today??
#23 Not yet - but it’s on my “To Do” list.
Young Bart Simplson put it best when he curled up into a ball shaking uncontrollably in the middle of the night:
“Can’t sleep. Clown will eat me. Can’t sleep. Clown will eat me…”
# 22
I see a lot of BPD in there.
Saw this on the news last night
www DOT ratemycop DOT com
Supposedly it has good and bad reviews
I’ve not seen one campaign sign of Shelley Sekula-Gibbs that doesn’t have the “Dr.” preceding her name.
I assume this is to give her the illusion of haute or importance?
Seems pretentious to me.
f350
I have a client who has Dr. on everything he does. I asked what was his field of practice. He has a PHD in the Arts. Sounds pretentious to me in that case also.
Mornin all, another day that God has given to us.™
Morning Squawk, all around nice guy.
First, I read about cemeteries being destroyed then I come over here with the Canadian clown doctor where is this world going?
/note to self don’t follow the crowd run for the hills
How about this British gent? Sounds like he’s NAILED it to me…….
(possible R rating for the occasional emphatic terms)
http://www.dotsub.com/films/moredemands/index.php?autostart=true&language_setting=en_1618
31
He sounds spot on to me
31
He sounds spot on to me
Dr. Ron Paul, he delivered 4000 babies, you know.
Excuse the double post please. Mouse button I guess
#34
hamous
When I read your comment, one of the images I have, is Dr.RP in the delivery room telling the mother to push and saying that it is his blow back principal on how to deliver 4000 babies.
#36
Sorry that was really ugly of me to say.
I have taken the challenge of writing a “Top Ten” list of captions for this picture. So here goes:
1) How did you think we were going to provide free health care for everyone??–Barack Obama
2) HELLary, we brought in a specialist to see if we could find a “funny bone” in your body.
3) What makes you think we’re “clowning” around?
4) Don’t worry, you’ll like our substitute for “laughing gas”.
5) Look, surgery is not a “laughing matter” with us.
6) What makes you think we don’t take your health care serious??
7) You won’t have any trouble knowing who is in charge of this operation.
9) Cutting costs? What gave it away??
10) Don’t worry, the “clown” is just an intern.
So, see if you like any of these.
*in BEST Ron Popeil voice*
“But WAIT! There’s MORE!”
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=29200_Condell-_Appeasing_Islam&only
Memo to our illustrious Politicians:
Leave the damn clocks alone!!!
Do you have to have your fingers in everything, you power hungry fools?
There is no reason to keep changing the clocks.
And while your at it…give me back my light bulbs, you morons.
#40
phil
I am with you on the light bulbs, my plan for the power hungry fingers is to break their thumbs. Boy am I in a mean mood today, maybe I need to go back to sleep for a while.
#40 phil YES! DST was invented to see just how stupid the subjects really are. My Wife’s GrandPA, (farmer) never paid any attention to it, didn’t need to.
What’s the big deal with DST? It’s been done every year since, what, 1966? Personally, I like the extra sunlight after work.
#43
hamous
I don’t have a problem with the extra sunlight after work, then stay in that time frame and zone and quit this stupid back and forth time difference. My attitude is pick ONE and stay there.
emme, yeah I agree with that. The argument I hear for going back to standard time every year is so that kids don’t stand at the bus stop in the dark. Its for the children!
#45
hamous
You are so right it always comes down to
“Its for the children!”
Ok here is my mid morning funny and guys don’t let this go to your head.
God’s Problem Now!
The graveside service just barely finished, when there was a massive clap of thunder, followed by a tremendous bolt of lightning, accompanied by even more thunder rumbling in the distance. The little old man looked at the pastor and calmly said,
‘Well, she’s there.’
Now I’ve gone a done it. Stuck my phone in my pocket and taking care of business. Reached in my pocket to grab my phone and got my electric razor.
#47 Emme - tooo funny!
American Woman - tell your girl to be careful of the guys doing the threaded bracelets and stuff on the steps outside of the tourist attractions. Lovely Daughter had an encounter years ago when she went with People to People. She watched as they began the threaded item on the wrist or finger, then refused to let go until they got some money. When one of them approached Stephanie, she politely refused, and they began berating her loudly. She kept her cool and just walked off…but words to the wise!
I hope you offspring has a great time in Europe! We did. We may never go back, but we have great memories!
#31 Thanks KatFish, it’s too bad that there’s not more real Brits left. Everything he said was 100 % true.
If you’re on the North side of Houston Hunker down and find cover. This storms looking like it’s gonna be a lulu.
Emme Hamous. I enjoy the time in the garden in the evenings so the time zone now is fine but I agree with ya’ll one way or the other. Worst case scenario if the children have to wait for the bus in the dark change the schools hours not the nations.
I can understand some of the reasons for DST, but one of them is that it saves energy. Could someone fill me in on that? How does moving the hand on a clock save energy?
#52 - GREAT question!
(wouldn’t turning lights on 1 hour later in the evening be easily offset by leaving them ON 1 hour later each morning?)
52
It saves me for sure. Right now I can go home, garden, work in the yard. No AC/Lights/TV etc longer daylight means more garden time. But when it switches the other way it increases my power consumption. No garden time just pour a scotch, have a few ddlinks and brog a bit. I’m the exception not the rule.
The politicians will tell us anything they think we should hear.
Guess how you feel about DST depends on the stage of your life.
1. When young, you could play outside longer.
2. When older with kids of your own, you could get them inside and settled down earlier.
3. When your kids are grown, you can play outside longer again.
DST is a joke…pure and simple.
It makes absolutely no sense and we should do an Initiative and Referendum to get it on the ballot and vote for it to end permanently and never have to Fall Back again.
I hear the Dems are pi$$ing mad about republicans crossing over and voting in the dem primary.
Which recent election was it that there was a huge push for dems to manipulate our primaries? Wasn’t it the last presidential, where they were pushing McCain, or am I misremembering?
And I thought they wanted cross-overs!
I am so confused. Is it my Aggie-ness, or are they just whiny babies who don’t like the way the shoe fits on the other foot?
O.K…I’m gonna hit the ground, running:
I like the time change as it is now. I’m with Dov. I can work in my garden, (that I haven’t planted yet, due to global warming) spend more time with the horses and get more things done outside after work.
Tedtam: I remember your trip last year very well. Seems to me that your daughter ran you ragg-edd!!! he he he
AW: Hope your daughter does not have a run in with the gypsies and remains safe. Heard they are sneaky.
As for those that inquired about Henry’s Hideout yesterday:
Yes, it’s the one by the Renaissance Festival. It’s been closed before and re-opened, but talking to the lady at the King’s Orchard, it doesn’t look likely it will re-open ever again. The building is very old and hard to insure without current upgrades. Not to mention a new bar 1/2 mi. down the road.
I remember working at the Festival when I was sixteen and having my 1st Lone Star beer there. Oh, wait….I was 18, when I was legal. Yeah. 18.
I’m still upset. I might hafta have a strawberry shortcake to make me feel better. And chocolate covered strawberries.
The Clintons, a horror film that never ends.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/andrew_sullivan/article3510778.ece
From the article, be sure to read the whole thing;.
The Clintons have always had a touch of the zombies about them: unkillable, they move relentlessly forward, propelled by a bloodlust for Republicans or uppity Democrats who dare to question their supremacy. You can’t escape; you can’t hide; and you can’t win.
But remembering the day-to-day psychodramas of those years still floods my frontal cortex with waves of loathing and anxiety. The further away you are from them, the easier it is to think they’re fine. Up close they are an intolerable, endless, soul-sapping soap opera.
Politics is also their life. They know nothing else. Most halfway normal people in politics could at some point walk away. Reagan seemed happy to. Not the Clintons. Hillary Clinton will never concede the race so long as there is even the faintest chance that she can somehow win.
They have been thinking of this moment since they were in college and being a senator or an ex-president or having two terms in the White House are not sufficient to satiate their sense of entitlement. Even if they have to put their own party through a divisive, bitter, possibly fatal death match, they will never give up. Their country, their party . . . none of this matters compared with them.
He he he!!! Who’da thunk the powers that be on our newly discovered information? You go, girl! I second!
I work with folks in several timezones. I get used to the translation, except for the people in Arizona, who don’t change their clocks.
Commander in Chief? I hope not!
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/10/america/10clinton.php
#61 - And ‘parts’ of Indiana……..
Well……………….since the PoPo new equipment thread’s been locked - I’ll pose my question to Bob in here……..(can we blockquote our ownselves?)
St umm sure you were legal and 18 ( cough cough) ……. and I think you would find any excuse to eat chocolate covered strawberries. I vote we keep the time like it is now…… I love it not getting dark till around 8:30 in summer.
Fouralarm, good luck and wishes with Keith’s surgery.
Did comments get cut off on the Police/M16 page?
66 big45
Uh, It seems so… for my part in it,
SORRY
66
Guess it’s back on now… I got stuff to do. It quit raining……
#64, Reportedly, doing so can result in poor vision.
Are you speaking of this incident?
Gotta run too. I’ll check on both threads later.
Ok this one is my feel good story for the day. They found WMD in Iraq.
/taking tongue out of cheek
http://www6.comcast.net/news/articles/general/2008/03/10/NEWS-IRAQ-NORRIS-DC/
bob42
Every raid/warrant service I ever participated in involved uniformed officers along with the ninjas. Marked cars were also present. Everything was double checked and everyone knew their part.
#72 Yeah but do you have any skills? You know, like nunchuck skills, bow hunting skills, computer hacking skills… Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills.
#73 Hamous, kiddo and I were discussing man skills before she went to Europe. She says her Dad did her a huge disservice, because he could fix stuff. He could fix a hose, or something on her car, a drippy fawcett, put shingles on, etc. She finds young men her age, in college unskilled! She wants someone who is handy.
#73
hamous
Did you put those skills on your resume? You know you will get into trouble fibbing like that.
#69 - thnx fer the claification
Clarification* too……..
Just came from getting my mother’s laundry from the nursing home (they kept losing her clothes). You know, most of the time I can deal with her without losing my temper. Today she just crawled under my skin and raked up my bad mood. I got out of her room as fast as I could, and tried not to lash out at her too much.
Some days, I wish I had a vice like alcohol or smoking.
#78 Tedtam, just breathe……… I know it’s rough. My neighbor across the street had her mom-in-law living with her for 3 years. She just moved to her own assisted living apartment. There were times, my neighbor just needed to come across the street for a cup of coffee, or a glass of wine, before she did bodily harm to her mom-in-law. As to loosing the clothes……. my real mom was in a state institution from the time I was 2/3? We would go up about 2/3 times a year, It was a very exciting time for me, but when we went, we bought her clothes.. A new coat, etc. whatever she needed. When she turned these clothes into be laundered, they were stolen. We would mark them with her name, but it didn’t matter. So frustrating. Are they loosing her clothes or stealing them?
You’ve got to love the Irish
An Irishman an Englishman and a Scotsman were sitting in a bar. The
view was fantastic, the beer excellent, the food exceptional.
“Y’know” said the Scotsman, “I still prefer the pubs back home. Why in
Glasgow there’s a little bar called McTavish’s. Now the landlord there
goes out of his way for the locals so much that when you buy 4 drinks he
will buy the 5th drink for you.”
“Well” said the Englishman, “At my local, the Red Lion, the barman there
will buy you your 3rd drink after you buy the first 2.”
“Ahhh that’s nothin’” said the Irishman. “Back home in Dublin there’s
Murphy’s Bar. Now the moment you set foot in the place they’ll buy you a
drin k, then another, all the drinks you like. Then when you’ve had
enough drinks they’ll take you upstairs and see that you get laid. All on the
house.”
The Englishman and Scotsman immediately pour scorn on the Irish man’s
claims. He swears every word is true.
“Well” said the Englishman “Did this actually happen to you?”
“Not meself, personally, no,” said the Irishman. “But it did happen to
me sister on any number of occasions.”
#79 AW
Losing them. They aren’t worth stealing.
#75 Emme
I’ve always told my daughter: Marry someone who is handy, or someone rich enough to hire someone handy.
Hamous, the only skills needed to take down the bad guys are a pickup truck with a gun rack in it that may or may not have a rifle in it. Just ask any MS13 or bad dude Mexican gang member. I just remembered what my post said that got deleted on the other thread, lol.
Simple, if you aren’t skilled enough to get the rounds on target with a machine gun by instinct, it’s time to break out the ole’ T&E!!
Boudreaux left the bayou and moved to Arkansas where he bought him a donkey from an old farmer for $100. The farmer agreed to deliver the
donkey the next day. The next day, the farmer drove up and said “I’m sorry, but I have some bad news, the donkey died last night.”
“Well, den” said Boudreaux, “jus’ give my money back, yeah.”
“I can’t do that Sir, I went and spent it already.”
“OK, den. Jus’ unload dat donkey.”
“What are you gonna do with him” “I’m gon-to raffle him off.”
“You can’t raffle off a dead donkey, you dumb Cajun!”
“Well dats where you wrong!! You wait you an’ you learn how smart we
Cajuns are!”
A month later the farmer ran into the Cajun and asked, “What happened with that dead donkey?”
“I raffled dat donkey off. I sold 500 tickets at two dollars apiece and made $998.”
“Didn’t anyone complain?”
“Just dat guy who won. So I gave him his two dollars back.”
Big #85,
Too much truth in that one.
Simple
Ole’s car was hit by a truck in an accident.
In court, the trucking company’s lawyer was questioning Ole.
“Didn’t you say sir, at the scene of the accident, “I’m fine”? asked the lawyer.
Ole responded, “Vell, I’ll tell you vat happened. I had yust loaded my favorite mule, Bessie, into the…”
“I didn’t ask for details”, the lawyer interrupted. “Just answer the question. Did you not say at the scene of the accident, “I’m fine”?
Ole said, “vell, I had just got Bessie into the trailer and I was driving down the road…”
The lawyer interrupted again and said, “Judge, I am trying to establish the fact that, at the scene of the accident, this man told the Highway Patrolman on the scene that he was just fine. Now
several weeks after the accident he is trying to sue my client. I believe he is a fraud. Please tell him to simply answer the question.”
By this time, the Judge was fairly interested in Ole’s answer and said to the lawyer, “I’d like to hear what he has to say about his favorite mule, Bessie.”
Ole thanked the Judge and proceeded. “Vell, as I vas saying, I had yust loaded Bessie, my favorite mule, into da trailer and vas driving her down da highway ven dis huge semitruck ran da stop sign and
smacked into my truck right in da side. I vas thrown into one ditch and Bessie she vas thrown into da other. I vas hurting, real bad and didn’t vant to move. However, I could hear Bessie moaning
and groaning. I knew she vas in terrible shape yust by her groans.”
“Shortly after da accident da Highway Patrolman he came to da scene. He could hear Bessie moaning and groaning so vent over to her.”
“After he looked at her and saw her condition, he took out his gun and shot her right between da eyes.”
“Den da Patrolman he came across da road, gun still in hand, looked at me and said, ‘How are you feeling?”
“Now, vat de hell vould YOU say?”
A few funnies - hopefully they are not too racy for the site.
A little girl goes to the barber shop with her father. She stands next to the barber chair while her dad gets his hair cut, eating a snack cake. The barber says to her, “Sweetheart, you’re gonna get hair on your Twinkie.” She says “Yes, I know, and I’m gonna get boobs, too.”
One day the first grade teacher was reading the story of Chicken Little to her class. She came to the part where Chicken Little wars the famer. She read “….and Chicken Little went up to the farmer and said, ‘The sky is falling!’” The teacher then asked the class, “And what do you think that farmer said?” One little girl raised her hand and said “I think he said ‘Holy Sh*t! A talking chicken!” The teacher was unable to teach for the next 10 minutes.
Ok dcgirl, let’s push Hal’s envelope…
One of the lesser known creation theories is that God created woman first and man second…
As the theory goes, He initially created her with three breasts. She complained, so God removed one of them and said, “Now, what am I supposed to do with this useless boob?”
89: ba-Da-bump
you guys are on a roll…….. still laughing. Did anyone get tornado activity? I was up by the Spring area, where I heard there was a sighting…. but the sky wasn’t green. Just terrible sky, heavy wind and rain.
AW: Same thing for the FM 1488 @ FM 2978 area, just north of The Woodlands… lots of rumblings, wind and rain but no tore-naders.
Malcolm I know that area well, I have 5 flooring stores I call on, in that area
In the Nasa area we had a nice light show that was preceded by an awesomely stormy horizon, a little wind, and a bit more rain.
(resisting the urge to pop off another one-liner…)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGvgy8lbPO0
Take a look at the lawman,
Beating up the wrong guy.
Oh man,
Wonder if he’ll ever know.
He’s in the best selling show…
My nephew leaves with his team for Iraq tomorrow. He received his gun cleaning kits from Project Bore Snake, so he’ll have those to take with him. For anybody who has somebody in Iraq, or is going, or just wants to donate, they’re tax deductible, they really help improve the ability of the troops to clean their weapons more thoroughly and faster, which allows them a little more time for sleep. If you want to donate, here’s the website:
http://projectboresnake.org/
Thanks to all.
Please do not feed the trolls.
hahahahaha, we’ah huntin’ trolls yew know!
hehehehehehe
Prayers go with him Big45! I can remember when trolling was what one did when fishing! lol
Yes, Big, will add to my prayer tree.
#97 Big45: I heard about that about 2 months ago, but couldn’t remember the website. Thanks for the info. Consider it done.
*eureka!*
I’ve re-discovered my trusty scroll wheel!
Here is my Tom Tancredo for the evening…… Milwaukee investigates criminal illegal aliens.
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/03/09/investigating-criminal-alien-arrests-in-milwaukee/
g’nite
97
Big45
Thank You for your Nephew and his service. May we all share your posts when he safely comes home