Friday Open Comments Thread
by David Benzion · 04/11/2008 7:14 am
Why is the sky so “yellow” early this morning?
Are we being invaded by an alien life form (pictured above)?
Do I have to go in to work?
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First
Gak, not THAT pic again.
Are we recycling pictures already?
Why is the sky so yellow today? That’s the first question that popped into my mind when I walked outside to the patio. Weird color.
Yes, David, you must go to work. Yellow sky is not a reason to stay home. However, if you can think of another reason to stay home, flu, stubbed toe, then go for it.
Rick, you posted your ” interview” last night after I was offline. In case you don’t check the comments, I thought it was brilliant.
After yesterday’s strange comment thread I figured they’d use a pic of hamous’ bong.
RickG As Comedy Writer
If you haven’t read it, you should. Last thread yesterday.
http://lonestartimes.com/2008/04/10/theater-of-the-minder-absurder-absurd-mind/
Good morning all. ‘Twas 71 and misty, moisty at 6. Can’t be described as completely mugly since sweet birdsongs drift steadily through the neighborhood. A few minutes ago the Sun favored us with a glorious golden misty backdrop; his early morning rays struck the water droplets and turned them to gold, though his face remained hidden. The landscape reflected that golden tone, each spring color intensified and standing out in glory. It stayed briefly and disappeared much like a candle flame extinguished, replaced by the blue/gray of an ordinary misty morning. Thank you, Lord, for that beauty.
Now the longed-for cold front is promised for later this morning so the weekend should be wonderful. Good news for the intrepid souls making the MS 150 tomorrow and Sunday, thank you all very much for your dedication.
No cause for grumbling about our weather, snow’s predicted in Minnesota and Wisconsin today; winter will not leave. Our kin up there say this has been the longest one they can recall. Maybe there’s a GW conference somewhere up there today, in the snow, in April. Ha.
Mornin all, another day that God has given to us.™
This one is for you DB. Todays photo is for all the trampoline enthusiast. Safety first, make sure all items have been removed from area. Trampoline safety awareness day.
In case trampolines aren’t your thing, then here is one for all the bird lovers.
Rick’s masterpiece from yesterday indicates he has many talents and an especially sharp satirical streak. Wonder how many blogs and e-mailers will pick it up. Bet it goes ’round the world before the day is out. Bravo.
Good morning LST’ers! Please keep my bride, Sandy, in your prayers this am as she is having eye surgery. Many thanks!
Malcolm
Has any former President profited from being an ex-President more than Bill Clinton?? As their tax returns are released, Bill sure charges a lot for being a “blowhard” and what is more scrary is that there are companies and organizations willing to pay for it. And those fictional books they keep writing with all those advance royalties they get. Next thing you know they will be writing their own history books detailing their legacies. Let’s hope HELLary’s chapters are about to end. I think the Dimwit party is getting as fed up with the Clintons as the rest of us already are.
Also where are the rest of those pictures of LST staffers that need captions.
now this is a little different
http://www.pushhamburger.com/
#12 - Kneemail on it’s way……
I was going to make my own comment on this, but Ed Morrisey said waht was in my head so much better:
http://hotair.com/archives/2008/04/10/obama-al-qaeda-is-not-where/
8
I am beginning to have my doubts about the promised cool front, Ms. Weather Lady.
:>)
Excellent article by Thomas Sowell.
http://www.gopusa.com/commentary/tsowell/2008/ts_04101.shtml
#8 - MsAdee it finally dawned on me what your eloquent morning descriptions remind me of (the writing style anyways):
It takes me back to reading ALL (yes all) of Louis L’Amour’s western novels - I get the same clear ‘mind movies’ - GREAT stuff!
Doesn’t anyone read MY posts?* Pure literature. I thought I was brilliant.
(*Read them at a distance. I think I might have caught something)
#10 Emme
We have peacocks in our neighborhood (two flocks, actually). I love to stop and watch the displays. Did you know they do this “shake” thing with their tails that makes the “eyes” seem to hover in air for a second or two? Way cool. But your albino peacock picture was absolutely gorgeous! Thanks!
I finished our tax renditions for our business yesterday. Nothing I like better than telling the gov’t what we owe so they can tax it all away from us!
/searching for welfare application
#22 TYPO ALERT
“what we owe” should be “what we own”
/spanking fingers
22
It’s a real joy, isn’t it, tedtam?
22
Shut up and pay.
Nothing bothers me more than a businessman complaining about a mere 90% going to the government.
Plus, didn’t you read the story about the government credit cards? How do you expect them to pay for those $13,000 dinners and hundreds of iPods if you’re not willing to go out of business?
I thought the sky had a pink hue to it - Greenway Plaza area.
I woke up early this morning,
Feeling happy and chipper and bright.
I went into my office
And turned on the overhead light.
I booted up my computer,
Poured my cup of joe,
Turned to look at my desk –
And almost fell to the floor!
It seems I made the mistake
Of leaving two papers together.
Stacked one on top of the other,
Like two birds of an ugly feather.
Overnight they had lots of fun,
As could be seen by the piles nearby –
Towers of new papers stacked,
And I just wanted to cry.
What made me so glum?
What was this incredible blight?
‘Tweren’t no ordinary bills
That had reproduced all night.
The papers that were breeders –
They weren’t bills or vendor faxes.
The papers that had bred on my desk
Were for the damn government taxes!
The raiderdav phenomenon makes FoxNews.
BTW - that is one fugly picture.
In so many ways.
#28 Hamous
Raiderdav has to keep himself busy - it keeps hi off of street corners.
#30 TYPO ALERT
DANG these fingers!
“-it keeps hi” should be “-it keeps him”
/spanking bruised fingers again
Hamous that must have been contraband information because the article is gone?
#28 - linky no worky
#33 Katfish
Must be you. The link worked for me.
For a change.
Oh well………….
I think I forgot a quote. Not sure why it worked for some though. Should be ok now.
Blonde joke alert:
A blind guy on a bar stool shouts to the bartender, “Wanna hear a blonde joke?”
In a hushed voice, the guy next to him says, “Before you tell that joke, you should know something.”
Our bartender IS blonde, the bouncer is blonde. I’m a 6′ tall, 200 lb black belt. The guy sitting next to me is 6′2″, weighs 225, and he’s a rugby player. The fella to your right is 6′5″ pushing 300 and he’s a wrestler. Each one of US is blonde. Think about it, Mister. Do you still wanna tell that joke?”
The blind guy says, “Nah, not if I’m gonna have to explain it five times.”
/crickets
Just to keep in practice until I get those pictures of the LST staffers, I wrote a “Top Ten” list of captions for this picture. So here goes “something”:
1) I think Matt over inflated me.
2) At least I have “protection” on.
3) What gives you the impression that I’m a clown?
4) Aren’t you into “inflatable” toys??
5) All I need is a little “air” to sustain myself.
6) I got stung by a bee and swelled up like this.
7) Why won’t your parents accept me for who I am?
9) Are you that excited to see me?
10) Just call me “Rainbow” man!!
This was the best I could do with the material I had.
#37 I thought it was funny Tedtam, but I was out getting my hair cut off. It’s officially FISHING SEASON and don’t want to mess w/ my hair. Sarge, the guy in your living room is your WIFE. SURPRISE!
Funniest blonde joke I’ve heard today!
This one’s for Katfishy!
A Republican Biker
A biker is riding by the zoo, when he sees a little girl leaning into the lion’s cage. Suddenly, the lion grabs her by the cuff of her jacket and tries to pull her inside, under the eyes of her screaming parents.
The biker jumps off his bike, runs to the cage and hits the lion square on the nose with a powerful punch.
Whimpering from the pain the lion jumps back letting go of the girl, and the biker brings her to her terrified parents, who thank him endlessly.
A NYT reporter has seen the whole scene, and addressing the biker, says,’Sir, this was the most gallant and brave thing I have ever seen a man do
in my whole life.’
‘Why, it was nothing, really, the lion was behind bars. I just saw this little kid in danger, and acted as I felt appropriate.’
‘Well, I’ll make sure this won’t go unnoticed. I’m a journalist from the New York Times, you know, and tomorrow’s paper will have this on the
front page.
What motorcycle do you ride and what political affiliation do you have?’
‘A Harley Davidson and I am a Republican. ‘
The journalist leaves.
The following morning the biker buys The New York Times to see if it indeed brings news of his actions, and reads, on the front page:
BIKER GANG MEMBER ASSAULTS AFRICAN IMMIGRANT AND STEALS HIS LUNCH
Okay, this could definitely creep me out:
http://funnbee.info/2008/04/worlds-biggest-spiderweb.html
Also for Katfish:
A man was riding his Harley along a California beach when suddenly the sky clouded above his head and, in a booming voice, the Lord said, ‘Because you have TRIED to be faithful to me in all ways, I will grant you one wish.’
The biker pulled over and said, ‘Build a bridge to Hawaii so I can ride over anytime I want.’
The Lord said, ‘That request is materialistic, think of the enormous challenges for that kind of undertaking; the supports required to reach the bottom of the Pacific and the concrete and steel it would take! It will nearly exhaust several natural resources. I can do it, but it is hard for me to justify your desire for worldly things. Take a little more time and think of something that could possibly help mankind.’
The biker thought about it for a long time. Finally, he said, ‘Lord, I wish that I and all men could understand our wives; I want to know how she feels inside, what she’s thinking when she gives me the silent treatment, why she cries, what she means when she says nothing’s wrong, and how I can make a woman truly happy ‘
The Lord replied, ‘You want two lanes or four on that bridge?
But these are funny - men, beware!
http://funnbee.info/2008/04/how-to-kill-your-husband-some-creative.html
Adee is indeed a word artist.
FourAlarm…. we are not suprised you caught something after the ” last one I picked up” comment from yesterday.
Malcolm prayers on the way.
Emme, a beautiful picture
Ohhhh me likee tedtam
(and I don’t even have one to kill lol)
Thank you all re your prayers for my bride. She came through the surgery just fine and will take a few days looking funny, eye patch and all to recover. Surgeon said it was a complete success and she should have no further problems. (Of course, he didn’t say anything about me giving her fits!)
#42 - hehehehehehehehehe - and likely TRUE!
#48 excellent news Malcolm. With this new and improved eye, will she recognize you? hehe
>>Oh no, more oil found in the US; wonder if we’ll get to use it:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,349728,00.html
Huge Oil Reservoir May Lie Under Northern Plains -
BISMARCK, N.D. — The government estimates up to 4.3 billion barrels of oil can be recovered from the Bakken shale formation in North Dakota and Montana, using current technology.
The U.S. Geological Survey calls it the largest continuous oil accumulation it has ever assessed.
An assessment by USGS in 1999 found the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge had 10.3 billion barrels of recoverable oil, said Brenda Pierce, a geologist for the agency.
>>since it’s in north dakota, the US’s citizens may be EOL(Environmentalist Outta Luck). If this was found in Texas, we’d have truckers on the way there, roughnecks on the wells and thier wives trying to catch them before they spent all their paychecks at the closest bar with decent looking waitresses.
Drudge:
OBAMA EXPLAINS GROWING SMALL TOWN AMERICA RESENTMENTS
It’s going to be fun to watch this arrogant, elitist piece of crap completely disintegrate over the next few months.
Shannon, read Michelle Malkin on Trent Lott. There are elites on both sides. Lott didn’t know how to take public transportation and his wife had to walk him through it. He has no government car anymore.
#53 -
Heck does he even know how to drive??????
Couldn’t happen to a nicer RINO blowhard for my 2 cents…….
53
Trent has been on my special list for many years.
Those ‘gams’ rock…
#52 Lnik; http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0408/Obama_on_smalltown_PA_Clinging_religion_guns_xenophobia.html
Hussein Obama is a piece of garbage. Look at his most recent quote speaking of people in small towns:
“….they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment…as a way to explain their frustrations’… ”
This guy is so un-American it’s pathetic.
He is the epitome of everything I hate and despise in leftist/Marxist people. He does not understand this country at all…
I’m going to say it again, as I have for the previous three months. The American people will not elect Barack Obama as President of the United States. You haven’t seen anything yet. This guy is a time bomb when he is working without a script.
#56 Are you sure that’s not a guy? Just a thought.
AW re ur #50 Thank you!
If she doesn’t I may have a whole new “leash” (not lease) on life!
#53
Personally, I believe about 95% of elected officials are on drugs—-or in deep need of psychoanalysis—or just plain corrupt–or all three.
Whichever one of 3 stooges running for president, that gets elected, will continue the tradition of violating their Oath of Office and ignoring the U.S. Constitution.
Why do we have to call and fax and beg and plead with these losers–just to do the right thing–because one, or all of the 3 conditions apply to them..IMHO
As John Wayne said so eloquently….
“There’s right and there’s wrong. You do the one and your living…You do the other and you may be walking around, but you’re dead as a beaver hat!!”
I think 95% of all elected officials are walking around but inside they’re as dead as beaver hats.
Trent Lott the Stoop Link…
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/11/everything-thats-wrong-with-the-beltway-gop-elite-in-two-words/
Its flooding down in Texas.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDBIbJKjAZQ&feature=related
Shannon, How about some of this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6UJZtCz1-c
I’m so excited I can’t stand myself. John Michael Montgomery is comin’ to town! I have the # to call for tickets placed close by my phone. Wheeeeee
Hey, Malcolm, since the lovely lady now sports an eye patch, does she say things like “Argggh, get me a pint o’ rum, you scalawag!”
tedtam, I think she is building a plank as we speak. Malcolm, did you ever do gymnastics? How good are you at walking a beam?
AW, if Malcolm has been a dutiful husband, he’s been walking a fine line for quite a while!
Oh good point Tedtam, he is experienced whewwww.
Here’s my favorite JMM.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBKwIZq0Ij8
OK tedtam and AW…..ease up! Yes with the eye patch, but no on the “Argggh”. I’m fairly agile and have had to walk/toe the line in my day! Never walked a plank though.
It looks as if I’ll be doing MORE than my share of the chores for a few days.. She can’t go outside in the direct sunlight, blinds are closed in the house, she can’t lift anything heavier than 10 lbs. She’s on two kinds of medication. By the time that she gets well enough to build a plank and I’ve been a really good boy, I think that I’ll probably be safe. One never knows.
Argggh! Shiver me timbers!
#63 - ya RASCAL - that version only plays half way through!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWLw7nozO_U
Hamous, this is my favorite Ry Cooder.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_kbGttueAY&feature=related
#70 Malcolm
Can’t go outside.
Has a facial covering (although partial).
Is dependent upon you.
Maybe she’s becoming a pirate muslim? muslima? whatever.
Okay, can’t screw up Malcolm gettin’ to 100
Howdy
Mr.Fish and all you two wheeled mortuary providers……..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlwLAEzHBcg
Seger’s just fine, AW.
But you know my favorite has to be….
I was a little too tall
Could’ve used a few pounds
Tight pants points hardly reknown
She was a black-haired beauty with big dark eyes
And points all her own sitting way up high
Way up firm and high
Out past the cornfields where the woods got heavy
Out in the back seat of my 60 chevy
Workin on mysteries without any clues
Workin on our night moves
Tryin to make some front page drive-in news
Workin on our night moves
In the summertime
In the sweet summertime
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN1_3zHjhW8&feature=related
Shannon I almost picked that one! Both are so good!
Amen, Shannon,
another fav is the Horizonatal Bop
Imagine we had to use our minds to understand what they meant back then, unlike now with Rapcrap blastting the obvious.
Also,
Pearl Necklace & The Lemon Song
One of my all time favorite songs is a tune by Alvin Crow. It is called, “I Love the Way She Loves the Way I Love Her”. I’ve heard Alvin and The Pleasant Valley Boys play that song many times at the Broken Spoke and the old Soap Creek Saloon in Austin. I couldn’t find a video of it.
Darn Texpat, I’d love to hear it. I thought I was sick of Tim McGraw…….. then I heard this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt5OsC7B0GI&feature=related
Oaky, this is still my favorite Love Song (just ask Marsha if it’s hers)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=17-hu1E1bYg
Have a good weekend all.
Next week is going to be a better one!!
Thanks Shannon, I hope so. Congrats Malcom, glad the surgery went well. Call me if you need anything.
#72 AW - I figured you’d like that one. It’s got that “Tower of Power” vibe working.
A favorite. Walked down the isle to be married to this one.
http://www.barb-coolwaters.com/a001/growold.html
Out
Liz can you resend the link…… I can’t get anything to open.
Hamous yep…….. it’s a good vibe.
#87 AW - Try this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrhzI2jbMqo
Swift Kids for Truth video…… Pantsuits….. pretty funny.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=TWuJbOB1kdw
Liz, I have never heard this song before. It’s absolutely beautiful! What a perfect song for a wedding!
If this is true it is very enlightening.
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Investing/Extra/WhyExxonWontProduceMore.aspx
#90 AW - Thanks. We heard it on the car radio out in the middle of no where during a road trip when we were engaged, looked at each other and said, “That’s IT!”
I dunno if anyone is still poking around at this time on a Friday night but I found this good for a few laughs.
Good Morning all sleepy heads.
Here is a great article from Mark Steyn. He weighs in on zero tolerance and young sexual predators.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/school-old-sexual-2016809-year-officials
Mayor Nutter defies laws by signing into affect 5 gun laws. He’s a Nutter alright! NRA says they will sue.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/city/20080411_Nutter_defiantly_signs_five_gun_laws.html
AW are you going to be at the regular place this AM ?
Today is Tax Freedom Day for Texans !
They have been working to earn enough to pay taxes until midnight last night. Texans can now begin to work for themselves. If you think, as a Texan, you have it bad, there are 39 other states who have higher tax burdens and later freedon days than Texas.
No Dov, today they are working Tomball. I can’t participate today.
#97 Texpat all 40 of us States have had it! Maybe we are lucky to have the least of the heavy tax burdens, but it’s still too heavy.
#100. Someone wake up the moderators.
Mornin all, another day that God has given to us.™
ST does this really good but I will give it a try…..
Hello? tap tap tap….ahem…™
ROFL
World Wrestling Entertainment has invited Hillary and Obama to settle the nomination question the good ole American way, in a ring.
With 4-15-08 upon us, here is my funny for the morning.
DEFINING FORM 1040
For those of you who are not familiar with US tax forms, “Form 1040″ is the most common of the US Federal tax forms. Most people file one of the several versions of this form.
Ever wonder why the IRS calls it Form 1040?
Because for every $50 that you earn, you get 10 and they get 40.
#102
bob42
Wow I cannot wait to watch that one.
HMROTFLOLWTIME™
The newly crowned Miss USA is from Missouri City! Congratulations.
Hey who’s drivin this bus?
WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Seven posts late to #100. Had to change the brides eye patch and add some drops. Argggh!
Katfish clearly we missed out on one whale of a party last night. This must have been a closed function to LST hierarchy. They must be all sleepin’ it off!
#107 Malcolm - I’ll give you the #100 bein’ you’re taking care of your wife and all…
OK yall - new OC thread is up………..