user picture

Member for

18 years 8 months
Submitted by marye on
Forums
News and Talk
When our previous topic hit the 1,000-response mark, sleazy behavior by politicians was eliciting a certain amount of non-astonishment.
user picture

Member for

18 years 1 month

Submitted by johnman on Mon, 09/20/2010 - 09:44

Permalink

have been advocates of washing for quite some time.....or so I have read...
user picture
Default Avatar

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 09/20/2010 - 09:52

Permalink

This is the news of the weird for inquiring minds who happen to care. Beware.....
user picture

Member for

18 years 7 months

Submitted by TigerLilly on Mon, 09/20/2010 - 10:01

Permalink

now that WOULD be news alright! ********************************** By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity -- another man's I mean. Mark Twain
user picture
Default Avatar

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 09/20/2010 - 15:23

Permalink

Point Lay, Alaska Walruses are massing on the beach of the Chuchuki Sea as the winter sun sets for some months. What is wrong with that picture? There ought to ice, their natural habitat, as well as snow on the ground. This is so sad, whatever the causes, and we really don't have to think very hard to come up with an answer. You can sort of see the game plan for all life on Earth -- a desperate struggle to adapt to new conditions that is, overwhelmingly, due to fail. I get the feeling there will at some point be a massive grid failure bringing traffic to a screeching halt up and down the East and West Coasts with people hopelessly trying to make their I-Phones work. Koyannasqatsi??
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

15 years 5 months

Submitted by ripple70 on Tue, 09/21/2010 - 04:17

Permalink

Jerrys last house up for sale for 4 million,solar heated pool and oprganic garden anyone interested?
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

15 years 5 months

Submitted by ripple70 on Tue, 09/21/2010 - 03:21

Permalink

Not sure eating gold is a good idea even for mimers now washing your penis with gold? i think those flying monkeys have gold penises
user picture

Member for

18 years 7 months

Submitted by TigerLilly on Tue, 09/21/2010 - 04:26

Permalink

with gold penises-now you know why they are so rare!!!!!!!! Mimers are the main culprits in flying monkey trapping!********************************** By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity -- another man's I mean. Mark Twain
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

15 years 5 months

Submitted by ripple70 on Tue, 09/21/2010 - 04:39

Permalink

Thats how the mimers ended up down the mine,trying to trap the flying monkeys so they can steal there gold penises!!!!!!
user picture

Member for

18 years 1 month

Submitted by Mr. Pid on Tue, 09/21/2010 - 06:51

Permalink

What did The Sun run with, "Woman fingers head of lettuce in £60 blag?" Conversation is always more interesting than recitation, so speak your mind and not someone else's.
user picture

Member for

18 years 7 months

Submitted by TigerLilly on Tue, 09/21/2010 - 09:23

Permalink

Am just back from having a needle stuck into my elbow. 15 ml of an interesting-colored orange puss were drawn out of it. The doc was poking my bone with the needle, which felt so grate I swooned, and then he shot cortisone in where the fluid had been. Haven't had that much fun in a long time-BUT now I have a really pretty spring green bandage on my arm!********************************** By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity -- another man's I mean. Mark Twain
user picture

Member for

18 years 7 months

Submitted by cosmicbadger on Tue, 09/21/2010 - 10:31

Permalink

Good headline Pid showing admirable cultural awareness! the headline from the Guardian however might be 'Brain Salad Surgery?'
user picture

Member for

18 years 8 months

Submitted by marye on Tue, 09/21/2010 - 09:34

Permalink

ow ow ow!
user picture

Member for

18 years 6 months

Submitted by Gr8fulTed on Tue, 09/21/2010 - 16:40

Permalink

The 0-2 49'rs stumble into KC this weekend. What do you think will happen? Are the Giants grabbing everyones attention, as they race toward the playoffs? Keep a close eye on those pesky Rockies and the Padres.
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

15 years 5 months

Submitted by ripple70 on Wed, 09/22/2010 - 04:12

Permalink

Hampshire police have now said this a software problem but have had no response from the efit of a man with a lettuce on his head maybe hes a vegatarian lady gaga impersonator
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

15 years 5 months

Submitted by ripple70 on Wed, 09/22/2010 - 04:16

Permalink

ouch tiger hope you is ok does the spring green bandage look like a lettuce ?
user picture

Member for

18 years 7 months

Submitted by TigerLilly on Wed, 09/22/2010 - 04:59

Permalink

not quite-it looks more like a string bean on my arm than a lettuce. Or the top of a green onion! :-D And am feeling alot better, thanks! Seems as if the flu symptoms more or less left with the puss!********************************** By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity -- another man's I mean. Mark Twain
user picture

Member for

18 years 7 months

Submitted by TigerLilly on Wed, 09/22/2010 - 06:51

Permalink

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u95EjB03cV8&feature=player_embedded he is talking about restrictions on "spiced" or "seasoned" or "herbed" -not sure of the direct translation of gewürtz cuz it could be any of those 3. And to avoid confusion he is NOT speaking German, but Swiss. ********************************** By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity -- another man's I mean. Mark Twain
user picture

Member for

18 years 8 months

Submitted by GRTUD on Thu, 09/23/2010 - 01:29

Permalink

Sorry to hear about the elbow TL - or maybe I should say I'm glad if you're feeling better with the therapy which (to me) sounds pretty scary because I hate needles of any king. Sounds similar to what they want to do to my back but I won't let the docs near me. Hey to everyone else: Pid, johnman, marye, cb... hope all is well.
user picture
Default Avatar

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 09/23/2010 - 03:42

Permalink

The Swiss speak German, French, Italian and Swiss -- as far as I know, maybe our European heads no better than I. Geneva is a romantic place where they speak a French dialect.
user picture

Member for

18 years 7 months

Submitted by gratefaldean on Thu, 09/23/2010 - 03:58

Permalink

Last night, full moon coinciding with the fall equinox. And Jupiter putting on a little show of its own as well. Both were staring me in the face for my drive to work this morning. And Dylan singing "Don't the moon look good mama, shining through the trees" was about the last thing I heard pulling into the parking lot. Good, indeed. That Swiss German ain't the same as the German German (not that there's just one of those, either). Or so the Swiss and Germans that I know have told me countless times...kind of all sounds the same to me, I have to admit. I once traveled to Switzerland and Germany with a guy who worked for a Swiss company. He was in Switzerland at least 3 months out of every year, never learned to speak German (either kind). He had his own twist on the standard American practice when trying to communicate with someone who doesn't speak English: not only did he speak English slowly and loudly, he did it with this comical German accent, as if THAT would somehow make English comprehensible to a German who didn't understand English. He sounded like Sgt Schultz from Hogan's Heroes. Everytime he did it, I tried to pretend we weren't together. VERY embarrassing!
user picture

Member for

18 years 7 months

Submitted by TigerLilly on Thu, 09/23/2010 - 04:10

Permalink

:-D nice to see you posting. Oof re:the needle in your back!! The Swiss speak French, Italian, Rumansh (or something like that it's called) and a very strange dialect of German that the Swiss also call Switzerdeutsch. Two Swiss people speaking to each other in their dialect is basically incomprehensible to people from Germany-different pronunciation and some different words and different usage of common words. So was a half-joke really that I said that guy was speaking Swiss. He was speaking High German with a hefty Swiss accent. Austrians have a hefty dialect too, but are much more understandable for people from Germany. ********************************** By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity -- another man's I mean. Mark Twain
user picture

Member for

18 years 8 months

Submitted by marye on Thu, 09/23/2010 - 09:43

Permalink

when I was taking German in college one of my classmates spoke Switzerdeutsch as his family language and much comedy ensued.
user picture

Member for

18 years 7 months

Submitted by TigerLilly on Thu, 09/23/2010 - 09:56

Permalink

Those who learn High German do find Switzerdeutch to be extremely funny! :)********************************** By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity -- another man's I mean. Mark Twain
user picture

Member for

18 years 8 months

Submitted by marye on Thu, 09/23/2010 - 10:10

Permalink

Dutch just sounds like English that's a little off, as it were... Somewhere on YouTube there's a clip someone sent me of some remarkable feat of wildlife achievement, and in the background a tour guide is commenting madly in Afrikaans. It drives me crazy because all the sounds are right and I don't actually understand a word!
user picture

Member for

18 years 7 months

Submitted by TigerLilly on Thu, 09/23/2010 - 10:26

Permalink

I can most likely translate it for you marye-if you want to dig out the clip and send me the link.I can't speak Dutch-but as you said from speaking German and English I understand Dutch well enough to follow the news on the radio-so could give it a shot with Afrikaans ********************************** By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity -- another man's I mean. Mark Twain
user picture

Member for

18 years 1 month

Submitted by johnman on Thu, 09/23/2010 - 12:36

Permalink

ah speek murkin end floont gibberish...
user picture

Member for

18 years 6 months

Submitted by Gr8fulTed on Thu, 09/23/2010 - 17:54

Permalink

I see the 49'rs are favored by 2 as visitors in KC this weekend. Have fun all you folks sitting on rocks in Morrison CO this weekend. I'll await the day a show is booked in eastern Kansas or western Missouri: it sure has been long enough.
user picture

Member for

18 years 7 months

Submitted by gratefaldean on Fri, 09/24/2010 - 04:32

Permalink

They are not just in Iowa. 36 yrs ago I had a buddy who got a job building cages at their egg farm in Turner, ME. He lasted about 2 weeks in the job, it was that bad...the stuff he told me turned me off eggs for years until I started buying from farmers that I knew. So a lifetime later, they're still pulling the same crap (literally and figuratively from the sounds of it)...check out one of THOSE places if you want to get turned off the idea of factory farms.
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

15 years 5 months

Submitted by ripple70 on Fri, 09/24/2010 - 04:41

Permalink

I was off factory farming after watching a programme about chickens and eggs years ago i was disgusted and moved to tears.Alot of this has to do with major supermarkets and what they think the customer wants.Everyday tons of veg and fruit are thrown away because they are the wrong size or dont look good on the eye its criminal.I boycotted supermarkets many moons ago and will not use them.I grow my own veg and buy my other groceries from a local source. all the years combine......
user picture

Member for

18 years 6 months

Submitted by Gr8fulTed on Fri, 09/24/2010 - 06:06

Permalink

My oh my it's neck to neck in the NL West. Concurrent with Furthur is the crucial baseball 3-game series at Coors Field, tonite thru Sunday. The Rockies have just been swept by Arizona and are on a 5 game losing streak. Will Bob and Phil have time to do the National Anthem before any of the games?
user picture
Default Avatar

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 09/25/2010 - 06:23

Permalink

Well, it kind of seems tit for tat in our media-driven society that has pathetically litte to do with substance that John Daily and Steven Colbert will be slugging it out a few days before election day a la the Palin/Beck spectacle on the Lincoln Memorial. If we wern't the most powewrful country in the world it wouls almost be funny. As it is, it is psycho-pathetic drama with a twist of dementia,;
user picture
Default Avatar

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 09/26/2010 - 09:29

Permalink

The book is called Operation Dark Heart by a former member of an elite clandestine unit called (no kidding) The Jedi Knights. He claims that the Taliban was on the verge of being destroyed until the military was told to ease off on Pakistan. He also, supposedly, id'd hijack-bomber Muhammed Atta. If there is one way to make people buy a book it is to ban it
user picture

Member for

18 years 1 month

Submitted by johnman on Sun, 09/26/2010 - 16:30

Permalink

Obviously, if the Taliban were destroyed, we would have to bring everyone home.....and someone would stop making an obscene amount of money from explosives, and such....not to mention support and facilities for all the troops in country.......
user picture
Default Avatar

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 09/26/2010 - 17:35

Permalink

I always wonder just what it is the military and civilian leadership knows that they don't want us to know?? That 99% of wars are fought for profit? That we have to be scared shitless perpetually by people who are even more scared of us? That we can't share the limited resources on this planet because the rich couldn't stay perpetually rich? I'm not angry anymore, nor disgruntled, but I do take the path of passive resistance with every ounce of my being. That would be resistance to any further waste of scarce resources.
user picture
Default Avatar

Member for

15 years 5 months

Submitted by ripple70 on Mon, 09/27/2010 - 04:48

Permalink

greenpeace have gave up due to court order so there ya go bit disappointed myself.They have sent in swimmers to stop the ship from moving and thats it.Happy monday morning all.
user picture
Default Avatar

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 09/27/2010 - 04:56

Permalink

BuT AT LEAST THEY ARE TRYING!!! Lets fund Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd the way we fund the military.
user picture
Default Avatar

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 09/27/2010 - 05:02

Permalink

...and e-mail and monitor every money transfer of any size leaving or coming into the country.Let's all send a penny to Tonga (or the country of your choice) when this thing passes. And lately, when Obama opens his mouth to proclaim something, AG Holder make it come true.
user picture

Member for

18 years 7 months

Submitted by TigerLilly on Mon, 09/27/2010 - 07:16

Permalink

The Security Council (I think it was them) has already been insisting that the data on each and every money transfer taking place in Europe is sent over to the States. This goes back to BEFORE Obama, the US. leaning on the European Parliamant to turn over this data, because it will help them catch terrorists. So ever time I wire my rent here, Uncle Sam will know it over there?? PFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFT!!!********************************** By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity -- another man's I mean. Mark Twain
user picture

Member for

17 years 4 months

Submitted by 63hippiechick on Mon, 09/27/2010 - 11:27

Permalink

Green Door Promotions Presents - The Buffalo Gap Jam Fest 2010 Festival Date: Thursday October 7th through 10th -2010 Columbus Day weekend! Early Bird Camping is available! Performances by Waterband, Funk Ark, The Rumpke Mountain Boys (2 Nights!), Lagerhead, On The Bus, Joe Herbert & Friends, George Wesley, After Destiny, Luke Johnson Band, Golden Butter Band, Mountaintop Madness, Emergence, Business Socks Option 22 , Liquid Lobster and more TBA. You are invited to experience 3 days of fantastic MUSIC, Artisan Vendors, Performance Artists, Drum Circles, Fire-Spinners, Music - Dance - Bonfires, Food - Camping! Prepare for a 3-day foot stomping party in the heart of the hills of West Virginia. Buffalo Gap is back with a diverse and eclectic musical lineup featuring over 17 bands and many artists, food and vendors. Buffalo Gap Camp is a beautiful and scenic spot, conveniently located in Capon Bridge, WV. This line-up is sure to please both devout and casual music fans alike. Location: Buffalo Gap Camp JoeShanholtz Rd, HC 71 Box 6002 Capon Bridge, WV 26711 (304) 856-1122 BuffaloGapCamp.com Food Drive Benefit: Mountaineer Food Bank 484 Enterprise Drive Gassaway, WV 26624 website: http://www.BGJamFest.com
user picture
Default Avatar

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 09/27/2010 - 14:19

Permalink

...Business Socks Option 22 is worth the price of admission, alone, up there at Capon Bridge.Don't ferget yer woolens!
user picture
Default Avatar

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 09/27/2010 - 17:44

Permalink

They're sortring by SS#.. .Knock, knock,' Ahh, Mr. Man? Mr. John Mann? Mebbe, you got cookies? We'd like to know about these transactions wired from your bank. The fuck you say? To the Phillipines for 1.55 million pesos Oh, that all? Jus' my monthly shipment of San Miqguel!
user picture

Member for

18 years 1 month

Submitted by johnman on Mon, 09/27/2010 - 18:15

Permalink

I could use a case or 2 of San Magoo...and pint or 3 of Tanduay E.S.Q. rum (Extra Special Quality!!)
  • Post reply
    1,035 replies
    marye
    Joined:
    When our previous topic hit the 1,000-response mark, sleazy behavior by politicians was eliciting a certain amount of non-astonishment.

Comments

sort by
Recent
Recent Oldest A to Z Z to A
Reset
  • #1
    wissinomingdeadhead
    Default Avatar
    Joined:
    bob weir

    Aka Bobby Beer
    Very troubling indeed

  • #2
    Yoach 33
    Joined:
    Golden Gate Park

    Can't wait for this gathering!! IT is going to be great to chill in the park for 3 days!! Tearing up the city after hours!!

    Thanks for this gift.

  • #3
    nabses
    Joined:
    That good

    Good

  • #4
    Dennis
    Joined:
    Oro & Alice Walker

    I believe that is really a Maya Angelou quote.

    But I'm no expert.

    Great quote regardless and so true.

  • #5
    Oroboros
    Joined:
    Guess it's a Brave New World?

    "People will come to love their oppression, to adore the technologies that undo their capacities to think." - Aldous Huxley

    "When people tell you who they are, believe them."
    - Edited to Maya Angelou (not Alice Walker)

    Much appreciated Dennis

    "Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself."

  • #6
    proudfoot
    Joined:
    "so you're telling me...

    if I stick my hand into this meat grinder, and chop at the remains with a hatchet, and poke my carotid artery 10 times with a scalpel, and jump off a 50-foot precipice, and stop eating for two weeks, and drink nothing but poison for a month....I will be better off, and my body will be healthier than ever?

    Cool! Let's make this happen!"

    Analogy/parable/allegory theater for your consideration

  • #7
    proudfoot
    Joined:
    Hear, hear, well-spoken, Turks

    Am I asleep and dreaming? Or is all of this bs truly happening?

  • #8
    Oroboros
    Joined:
    Consider

    “When a clown moves into a palace he doesn’t become a king, the palace instead becomes a circus. — Turkish proverb,”

  • #9
    JimInMD
    Joined:
    Unbelievable

    The emperor has no clothes.

    Tariffs? Bully our closest friends and allies?

    Delusional.

  • #10
    proudfoot
    Joined:
    every day I more headlines of wtf-ness

    this country is doomed