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December 29, 2005

Sith Lord Accused of Conspiracy

A Sith Lord is accused of leading a mysterious group of short-sellers in a conspiracy engineered to cripple Overstock.com. The truth of the matter is unknown at present, but it is known that the value of Overstock shares has plummeted and holiday sales figures are disappointing.

Wait a minute, with Rusty a Sith Master, the Sith Lord must be his boss.

Hmmm ...

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A College Bowl Week Poem

Vinnie and Rusty watchin' the tv

Texas versus USC

First come the Huskers

Second comes Big 12

Then comes Rusty crying because Texas kicked USC's ass, and Vinnie is rooting for Texas because Texas is in the Big 12, and a win will make the Big 12 look good.

- the end

Eh, next year, the Huskers will play Texas, and I'll go back to hating them as usual.

Ya'll can have the comments to talk smack about the college bowl games.

Michigan fans bitching about the bad officiating will be deleted. The refs made bad calls on both sides the whole game. Great teams overcome all adversity, even bad refs, so STFU.

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December 26, 2005

Tajikistan Swastika

Tajikistan Swastika (Dushanbe, Tajikistan) Tajik historians maintain that Tajiks are of Indo-European or Aryan origin and, as a consequence, the authorities in Dushanbe have adopted a stylized version of the swastika as the national symbol. Tajik officials contend that the swastika is a symbol of Aryan culture that has existed for many centuries and has many interpretations. According to Abduhakim Sharipov, administration official,

"We all know that fascism used this symbol for its purposes. This symbol therefore carries negative connotations for many ... ;[but] we should not limit ourselves to only one interpretation."

The authorities want the swastika to gain newer, positive connotations and popularize Aryan contributions to the history of the world civilization. My hope is that international pressure comes to bear on Tajikistan to reconsider its decision on the swastika.

As an aside, Dushanbe is the capital of Tajikistan and the sister city to Boulder, Colorado. So, don't be surprised if a few more swastikas show up in Boulder, arguably already one of the most left-leaning American cities.

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1 Let's be fair - northern Indians should have first dips on the Aryan name thing. Personally, it looks Klingon to me. Maybe it should be debated at one of those TREK Conventions - now that would be a sight!

Posted by: hondo at December 26, 2005 11:01 PM (3aakz)

2 What to you think lil' ernie! (I'm actually addressing he/she/it). Your a Tribble - give us your 2 credits.

Posted by: hondo at December 26, 2005 11:04 PM (3aakz)

3 The ancient eastern swastika is also the symbol of the growing Falun Gong movement.

Posted by: Bill Slager at December 27, 2005 12:03 AM (HHAhQ)

4 The eastern (Hindu, Japanese, etc) swastika is an important cultural symbol....I don't think we can deny the symbol to certain cultures because of what happened over 60 years ago. Let the past die. It's only through this Hollywood/Spielberg emphasis on "Aryan" and "Swastika" do we forget the true meanings of the terms and convolute them with our own unhealthy and disturbing over-sensitivities. The Falun Gong symbol, however, is reversed....I don't understand how anyone could have a problem with it (except the ignorant).

Posted by: tom at December 27, 2005 12:17 AM (cUb/i)

5 What are they - er like - the flat-brow Klingons?

Posted by: hondo at December 27, 2005 12:17 AM (3aakz)

6 East Asians in general see the swastika as a religious symbol. Having lived in Japan I got used to seeing it (reversed from the Nazi form) used to mark the location of Buddhist temples on all the maps. I went to training with an officer in the Taiwanese Navy and got to be on pretty good terms with him, so he often asked me about U.S. culture. He asked me once, totally deadpan, why Americans are so scared of the swastika. He's a pretty well-educated guy, so I guess Nazis just aren't the bugbear for the Taiwanese that they are for us in the West. I don't know how far west you have to go in Asia for Nazis and all their iconography to loom large in cultural memory. I doubt Tajikistan is far enough though. What upset there is might have more to do with the feelings of the ethnic Russian minority than the true Tajiks. I might get to find out though. I'm trying to find work there.

Posted by: ShannonKW at December 27, 2005 02:05 AM (dT1MB)

7 This was posted on my blog and thought I would pass it along .. December 25, 2005 A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER It was Christmas eve day and all through the house Two little children ran around like a mouse. The excitement was building. The moment was near. It would not be long be fore St. Nick would be here. Christmas is shared due to divorce, this was dads year, it sadly turned into remorse. Granted they were being fresh, as most kids are, but as I see it dad took it a little to far. They were told they were bad & the gifts would go back, if they didnÂ’t behave & stop the crap. As children this is what weÂ’ve all been told, but to actually have it happen is out of control. Christmas for these kids is the same for you & me, they woke with excitement to see whatÂ’s under the tree. Except for these kids who were told they were bad, awoke on Christmas morn & instead being happy, they were very , very sad. These children awoke from their beds with excitement & glee, to find NOTHING at all, under the tree. They were sad & disappointed as most of us would be, Imagine how you would have felt at age 9 & 13, to find a bare tree. Ya see, to them, Santa was a very nice man who lived long ago, thatÂ’s the story that is said, but as far as this house believes , he is now dead. Presents come from me & what I say goes, if I say NO gifts then thatÂ’s the way it goes. Later that day when they returned home, their was toys for the boy & a bible book for the girl, sadly but true, she was told, that if you didnÂ’t open your mouth to the courts & start your stuff, you would have received more, I have to pay for an attorney now & he walked away in a huff. PLEASE E- Post your comments @ www.itsyourtownus.blogspot.com or E- MAIL me at teenieh1@optonline.net My goal is to have as many emails & or letters to show this Judge the mental abuse that is going on and must be stopped!!!!!!! PLEASE e mail everyone you know & ask them to do the same ( a chain if you will ) I know I will receive a lot & hope this will help. Sincerely yours, MOTHER.

Posted by: Christine at December 27, 2005 02:51 AM (WTi+A)

8 Agent Smith says Fox News is beaming a giant subliminal swastika into all your feeble minds. Agent Brown says Fox News is misbehaving and their frontman is into power tools. Agent Jones smacks the other two and says that there is high probability that ernie is a front for marilyn manson.

Posted by: Agent Smith at December 27, 2005 03:50 AM (LLfvp)

9 The swastika that became the symbol of the Nazis was an ancient symbol that was simply rotated through 45 degrees. The Tajiks say that there should be multiple interpretations of the symbol. However looking at their new, overly done swastika, it seems that they're not even so sure themselves. If no one told me that it was a swastika, it would probably take me a minute or so to realise it. It seems to be that they want a swastika, but are afraid to show it openly. If there's no reason to object, just use the original. Granted it is of ancient origins, but I think that the attrocities associated with it are still too great for it to be used once again as a national symbol. It's a shame that one culture has to be tainted by the actions of another, but that's the reality. There has to be some other Aryan symbol that could be used.

Posted by: Graeme at December 27, 2005 05:38 AM (N9hXR)

10 That's nothing. Did you know that the Graz, Austria city council which took Schwarzenegger's name off their stadium actually considered re-naming it "Crips Stadium" in honor of Tookie?

Posted by: Oyster at December 27, 2005 07:15 AM (YudAC)

11 This was supposed to be a serious thread? OK - Its an Eastern symbol - thousand of years old - appropriated by some Europeans for a few decades for their own purposes - none of which associated with its past symbolic inferences. The Europeans are now "traumatized" by it. Screw'em! Tell them to get over it and get some therapy - and stop looting the rest of the world's cultural heritage.

Posted by: hondo at December 27, 2005 08:52 AM (3aakz)

12 In a Catholic church near me, one that's about a hundred years old, there are tiles in the floor impressed with the images of swastikas and other things. The swastika is a sun-wheel and symbolizes life, power, and eternity, and just because it was used by bad people once doesn't make it a bad symbol, just highly recognizable. DISCLAIMER: If you are not smart enough to understand rhtorical argument and critical comparison, STOP READING NOW! If the swastika is to be judged evil for the actions of those that carried it, what of the ancient warlike Hebrews who basically raped and pillaged their way across the ME three thousand years ago? Shouldn't the Magen David be held in the same regard? Oh wait, that's right, it is, and by the very people who supported the Nazis in WW2 and who still read Mein Kampf like it's on the NYT Best Seller List. The swastika and the Magen David are both religious and political symbols, but not necessarily both things to all people. I take no offense at one more than the other, because symbols are ultimately meaningless anyway, because it's actions that count. If the Tajiks just want to celebrate their heritage, then fine, but if they have nefarious intentions, then what does a symbol mean anyway? It might do more harm than good to come down on them for it, because they have been isolated from the modern world for a long time, and might not understand our outrage, so it's best to meet them halfway and give them more than one option in going forward, because if we pressure them, they will likely do something just to piss the rest of the world off.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at December 27, 2005 09:48 AM (0yYS2)

13 It's my understanding that the svastika is a symbol for peace in India and was established as such long before the Nazis hijacked the symbol for themselves.

Posted by: RepJ at December 27, 2005 10:13 PM (V8Ezf)

14 Here's a link to an image I uploaded to imageshack. This temple is about a block from my apartment in Sasebo Japan. It's the reverse swastika atop a Buddhist temple. http://img375.imageshack.us/my.php?image=shrinestemples037iw.jpg

Posted by: BB at December 28, 2005 08:39 AM (2RRXT)

15 True some places the swatika is a religous simbol

Posted by: sandpiper at December 28, 2005 09:58 AM (6rkkO)

16 The swastika was actually used by Buddhists long ago. It is many things to many people, although most people only know it for one thing alone.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at December 28, 2005 11:28 AM (0yYS2)

17 Any liberal upset about it - tell them their being "Eurocentric" and SFTU - get therapy or sumthin'!

Posted by: hondo at December 28, 2005 12:25 PM (3aakz)

18 Typing too fast! It's STFU - don't want to confuse a liberal (more than they are).

Posted by: hondo at December 28, 2005 12:26 PM (3aakz)

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December 23, 2005

Oberlin College Women's Rugby Semi-Nude Calendar

(Oberlin, Ohio) With pom-poms and other props, the women's rugby team at Oberlin has posed for a 2006 calendar to "challenge the way people think about women playing a traditionally male sport." Even bruised and sweaty, they're provocative.

"We aren't trying to sell ourselves, but we wanted to address important issues, like how women athletes are depicted sexually, and gender roles in sports," said team member Alia Kate. "It's about our empowerment as both women and athletes."

The hope is that people will be drawn to the photos (sample) and then think seriously about the statements.

You know, when I look at men's magazines, I'm initially drawn by the pictures of the centerfold. But I become much more engaged when I read about her favorite foods and how she plans to stop world hunger.

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1 I think you misspelled "engorged." And you apparently missed this hot chick in GQ.

Posted by: IO ERROR at December 23, 2005 08:53 AM (FVbj6)

2 That's funny!

Posted by: hondo at December 23, 2005 09:02 AM (3aakz)

3 From what I've heard that calendar is less than stellar. Here is a link to another sample picture: Ugly Broads I don't know about you, but I'd rather look at naked dudes.

Posted by: Mark at December 23, 2005 10:05 AM (ga+7P)

4 This calendar is not going to make the top ten, that's for sure. Ugh!

Posted by: jesusland joe at December 23, 2005 10:11 AM (rUyw4)

5 That calendar isn't challenging thinking about women playing traditionally male sports. It's just challenging to the eyes.

Posted by: Graeme at December 23, 2005 10:15 AM (NV2f4)

6 Four words: Playboy. Brazilian. Women. Soccer. Google it.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at December 23, 2005 11:23 AM (0yYS2)

7 Agent Brown says that there is nothing to fear.. but the Architect.

Posted by: Agent Smith at December 24, 2005 06:35 AM (AovCV)

8 I think it is great finally women are coming out of their shells. Nothing wrong in it at all. Burn them bra's too.

Posted by: Paul at December 25, 2005 10:00 AM (M7kiy)

9 What's funny is that those girls you think are ugly are probably getting quadruple the amount of action you guys got in college. I think they're pretty cute.

Posted by: Patricia at December 25, 2005 10:36 PM (jsTQ2)

10 Good for you Patricia, but I'm guessing you're a lesbian, and therefore still a girl, which means you really have no idea what men find attractive.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at December 26, 2005 04:22 PM (0yYS2)

11 They're still homely.

Posted by: Oyster at December 27, 2005 05:03 PM (YudAC)

12 Improbulus Maximus- Slight correction, I'm a Woman and bisexual. There is a very important difference between knowing what men find attractive (which I do) and *caring* what men find attractive(which I don't). It's attractive to see women redefine it for themselves without worrying about what men on the street or men on a message board think about it. To me and probably a lot of other women, that's attractive. Shows strength; plus they've got hot little bodies which doesn't hurt! More men should take notes.

Posted by: Patricia at December 28, 2005 01:18 PM (jsTQ2)

13 In my opinion this was nothing more than a fundraising publicity stunt. The claims that it is a statement of feminist equality lost all its credibility when they took off their clothes. I thought feminists were opposed to women being looked at like sex objects? I would appreciate the intent if I believed it.

Posted by: George at February 02, 2006 07:47 PM (lCaqq)

14 George, Feminists are not against women's sexuality. They are against the idea that women's sexuality is subserviant and assumed to be so (i.e. she's a slut - he's a hero). If I woman decides to be sexual, then they should not have to answer to man for that choice. Bob prop tmr rfc

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December 17, 2005

Infidel-Zionist-Crusader Dogs Found Beheaded in Tokyo

Some headlines just write themselves. The other obvious headline and related dog-eating jokes were deemed too ethnically insensitive by The Jawa Report editorial board. Which, of course, means that you should feel free to leave them in the comments. AP:

Some 30 dog heads were found discarded in a moat near Tokyo's main detention center, police said Friday....
The severed heads were mostly decomposed and some of them were skeletal, the police official said. The shape and size of the heads suggested they were of adult dogs, he said, adding that investigators believed no human heads were included....
Late Friday, an 82-year-old man who runs a neighborhood meat shop admitted to dumping the dog heads into the moat, and police are questioning him, public broadcaster NHK and Kyodo News agency said.
The man, whose name was not released, told police that he imported the dogs - frozen and already separated into heads and bodies - from China to sell as food, Kyodo said. All the torsos had been sold, and as there was little interest in the heads, the butcher said he dumped them in the moat, hoping they would be eaten by the fish.

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December 14, 2005

Tookie Execution Outrages Europeans

It's being reported that the Europeans are outraged at the execution of Stanley Tookie Williams because it reminds them of the state-mandated murders committed by the Nazis.

I'd like to send every one of the outraged Europeans an electronic boo-hoo and ask why in the hell are they not outraged when al Qaeda kidnaps and beheads innocent civilians? And where is the outrage at generations of suicide bombers among the Palestinians? Until there's an expression of outrage against blatant murder by the terrorists, the Europeans can take their protest against capital punishment and shove it in their Danube.

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1 Their "outrage" is borne of complete ignorance on this issue. I don't remember their "outrage" at Tookie's four murders. Does anyone remember that? No? These idiots have made him an absolute martyr in their minds. What ridiculousness.

Posted by: Oyster at December 14, 2005 09:43 AM (YudAC)

2 Do these Europeans know the names of the victims? The death penalty is society sending a message that murder is the ultimate crime and won't be tolerated. It is a message about the value of innocent life. When societies give murderers a pass, it is sending a message about the value of the innoncent victim's life. Society is saying essentially that the victim has been forgotten in the mix. How many Tookie lovers know the names of the victims?

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at December 14, 2005 09:52 AM (8e/V4)

3 The Europeans shine again. So a cold blooded murderer and crime boss should be accorded the same level of respect and reverence as the people who died under the Nazis for their criticism of the state or merely for their religion? By that thinking the hangings in Nuremburg and post-war Japan were morally wrong? Where's the sympathy for those guys?

Posted by: Graeme at December 14, 2005 11:03 AM (MZHNd)

4 Man, screw liberal Europe. I say let the 'slamotards take it over, then invade again, kill everyone, and colonize it. I'd like a villa in Tuscany or Provence myself.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at December 14, 2005 11:24 AM (0yYS2)

5 I think Europe has a great idea. Lets dump our death row inmates on them, they want them so bad. Starting with Austria.

Posted by: Ernie Oporto at December 14, 2005 11:42 AM (/lpvu)

6 Nice post Mike! (and 100% right!!!!) I could use a villa in Italy myself, now that I think about it......

Posted by: lonevoice at December 14, 2005 12:22 PM (mnS6B)

7 support our troops!, thank a soldier at loveasoldier.com, you can send them video greeting cards right from your web camera!

Posted by: liz at December 14, 2005 12:54 PM (yK44w)

8 Tuscany .... yeah, that's the ticket!

Posted by: Oyster at December 14, 2005 02:23 PM (YudAC)

9 AGain, this blog is too divorced from reality to be legit. But anywya, cant you see how the world sees you turds as the terrorists and barbarians? i.e. killing for peace, hating everything out of resentment, not seeing the evil in your own patheitc lives...all you dicksa can say is kill..kill..kill..kill....moral values crowd, wwjd? "ahhh europe is liberal anyways who cares about them",,,do you know how dumb that sounds? i swear this nation has been overtaken by dog patch. hillbillies on parade, dumb and hateful as hell. dont you understand that your "great capitalist economy" requires legitimacy in the eyes of the world? you idiots are bringing the temple down on top of your heads and you dont even see it coming...kill tookie...nuke france...kill sand niggers for peace...morons. your founding fathers would be proud of your facsist sensibilities for sure. ben

Posted by: ben franklin at December 14, 2005 02:24 PM (X4Dyg)

10 Insult my red neck white socks and Brue Ribbon beer one more time please.

Posted by: Howie at December 14, 2005 02:27 PM (D3+20)

11 ben, tell me, is there anybody on the planet (besides us evil Republicans) that you aren't willing to bend over for and take it up the ass just to make them like you more? Anybody? We don't do things to make people like us. Get that through you thick appeasing dhimmi skull.

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at December 14, 2005 02:38 PM (8e/V4)

12 It's interesting that you use the name Ben Franklin to spew your verbal faeces. The founding fathers of the United States like other leaders throughout history realised that there comes a time when the talking must be put on hold and force applied. No one in their right mind wishes for it to reach that far, but often it's unavoidable and preparations have to be made. In case you don't get the news under your rock, such a time has come again. Unfortunately it's not a local problem, it's a global one. So if it's your choice to sit around and be over run just so that you don't appear rude, that's your choice, but deal with the consequences. We however, choose not to be. Might I recommend a more suitable name for you to post under: Neville Chamberlain.

Posted by: Graeme at December 14, 2005 03:44 PM (MZHNd)

13 ben, Just so you know. Money is not the most important thing in my life, whatever you might think. You euro trash can't seem to understand what makes us tick because you have no real experience with freedom. The Socialist/Communist/Nazist statism that was dreamed up in Europe has never taken hold here in the US. To call us fascist is to show your stupidity. Liberty in the guise of Thomas Locke and Patrick Henry are the influences that guide us, not the bankrupt ideals of Marx, or the libertine equality of Voltaire. And hey, ben, get a life and don't take every little thing so seriously. This is a blog where people discuss ideas, current events, and politics. Just so you will know, rhetoric sometimes gets heated and debate is hot. But damn, man, some things are said in jest or to make a point, or sometimes just to shock.

Posted by: jesusland joe at December 14, 2005 03:48 PM (rUyw4)

14 Graeme, Have mercy, you eviserated the poor guy. But your point is well taken. Neville Chamberlain......damn, that was good.

Posted by: jesusland joe at December 14, 2005 03:51 PM (rUyw4)

15 Here's a comment from a European from another blog: Im from London England, and Iam sadened by what has happened to a man with consience. In my eyes God allowed him to die only to be re-born in a place where forgiveness is the law. He was a sane man who was misguided in his early years but found truth and enlightenment later in life. My heart and prayers go to Stanley Tookie Williams and those who were closest to him. Posted by: TANER AHMET | Dec 14, 2005 1:21:07 PM Probably another victim of the liberal news media over there, like the Sun Newspaper that published an editorial by Jeremy Clarke accusing America of using Helicoptor gunships to kill blacks in the aftermath of Katrina.

Posted by: dave at December 14, 2005 04:25 PM (CcXvt)

16 Ben's a hit-&-run doorbell ringer/poster - it may simply be best to not respond and ignore him. The euros and the left don't really give a damn about Tookie - he's just the vehicle of the moment for their overall cultural agenda/war. The easiest and most effective way to get clemency is to get the families of the victims to come forward in support. There is even an old tradition of reparations or blood money to achieve this. Its never done - the left doesn't put its money where its mouth is - Tookie's just an organic billboard poster to them - and a rather decaying one at that. There are a lot of photos posted of the crowd at the prison - do note the ease in which they show up for one issue - but bring their baggage issues along as well - which in turn overshadows and soon takes center-stage.

Posted by: hondo at December 14, 2005 04:28 PM (3aakz)

17 Dave that email is from a foreigner, hence the name. Most of the British people consider themselves European as much as you would consider yourself grouped in with Canada as a North American. The Sun is a gutter newspaper. I will never be European...Britain is an Island and we've never liked many of the races across the ditch. The EEC is a joke.

Posted by: Jester at December 14, 2005 06:37 PM (wBDaS)

18 TERMINATED.

Posted by: dcb at December 14, 2005 07:08 PM (8e/V4)

19 Actually Jester, I am a British citizen.

Posted by: dave at December 14, 2005 07:31 PM (CcXvt)

20 Then forgive me dave...you no doubt understand where I'm coming from.

Posted by: Jester at December 14, 2005 07:34 PM (wBDaS)

21 Not one European nation asked to have him move there. The piece of shit killed four people. He died to easy. Piss on him and his supporters.

Posted by: greyrooster at December 14, 2005 09:15 PM (b335s)

22 Ah don't pick on ben, he can't help it that his mom liked PCP and LSD when she was pregnant.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at December 14, 2005 11:46 PM (0yYS2)

23 Agent Smith opines on human kindness.. love thy neighbor and kill thy stranger.. Compassionate lethal injection and freedom through electrocution.

Posted by: Agent Smith at December 15, 2005 05:45 AM (n1vAy)

24 Hehehe, Jester, I once worked with a guy from Wales UK. I can't remember why it came up but I asked him if was ever to Europe. He said something along the lines of "No, its full of-Europeans"!

Posted by: Marcus Aurelius at December 15, 2005 07:26 AM (A31HM)

25 My father is from Wales...don't ever accuse him of being English. The boundaries within Britain are almost as bad as those across Europe. It is a small continent but very diverse. I still wonder why there is an EEC?.. when old rivalries still fester despite what the Eurocrats think. If you consider the EEC, the poorer countries lose their populations to the wealthier countries. The whole thing is an immigration disaster.

Posted by: Jester at December 15, 2005 02:17 PM (wBDaS)

26 send all the Crips to live in France

Posted by: CTT at December 15, 2005 06:42 PM (ZTXJH)

27 Hehehe again, Jester, I recall sitting in the Horse & Jockey one night fairly early on in my stint in the UAE. The guy next to me drinking a pint had a British accent of some sort and I asked him if he were English. He didn't much appreciate the question, but was good natured about it and instructed me on the difference between the English and his blood. Its the same here. We have regional differences, accents and mannerisms in our nation that are obvious to us but not to others. Cheers

Posted by: Marcus Aurelius at December 15, 2005 10:24 PM (A31HM)

28 You Brits are no different from us Americans. Down here a Yankee is something to be stared at. A New York City Yankee only brings the comment " How can people live like that". Get a rope! "May the Klan protect us". Think the muslims are invading the UK. Count the Yankees moving to the south. And they talk funny too. Worse thing is that the New York City ones are democrats. Yankee go home!

Posted by: greyrooster at December 16, 2005 06:00 AM (kkjRj)

29 When I first went into the Army I'd hang out with my buddies from Montana, Kansas, Ohio, Idaho, Colorado, Maine, Iowa, Arizona, The Dakotas etc.... And we'd all agree ... "Them red-neck southern boys ... they ain't right ... and they talk funny too."

Posted by: hondo at December 16, 2005 10:07 AM (3aakz)

30 Greyrooster...I had a little holiday in TN and TX a few years back so appreciate the north south thing in the US. I miss the biscuits and gravy...southern food rocks.

Posted by: Jester at December 16, 2005 01:02 PM (Sc+oc)

31 Yeah! I confess! I am a New Yorker who likes grits and a few other choice delicacies - but I don't tak funny! - dey do!

Posted by: hondo at December 16, 2005 02:43 PM (3aakz)

32 Hondo: Choice delicacies of the south? That's the women.

Posted by: Howie at December 16, 2005 02:53 PM (D3+20)

33 Loooooovvvvveeeeee those candied yams! Ya didn't it was the collared greens and pigs knuckles did ya?

Posted by: hondo at December 16, 2005 03:24 PM (3aakz)

34 You idiots really don't get it? You all believe the USA is everything, but it's not. You all still believe the USA is the most free country there is, but it's not!!! In fact Europe is. Thank god there are people in the who aren't so stupid as you guys are. You are a disgrace for your country!!! A European citizen

Posted by: gfrejkftgd at December 17, 2005 11:23 AM (hNzSb)

35 A European citizen: My ass. You dopey muslim loving little prick. I can tell you have allready gone butts up and enjoy it. Hondo: Trouble is many of the southern beauties move to New York for the MONEY: The hotties are born here and then move to New York or Calif. They come back later. But we often miss the prime time. The food, yes the food. The best in the world is in south Mississippi and Cajun Louisiana. And we can prove it. Two million overweight people can't be wrong. Biscuits and gravy grows good quarterbacks. Brent Fayre, Eli Manning, Del Homme and what's that other ones name. You know the one that is 13 and 0. Ha, ha. Eat more grits, cornbread, beans and greens and throw the ball better. Jerry Rice caught a few too.

Posted by: greyrooster at December 17, 2005 09:21 PM (TBvsM)

36 Oh yea! Lived in New York City for a while. Lived on Governor's Island at the end of Wall and Broad Streets. I liked New York City. The people were Okay once they warmed up. Is strange to watch 200 people on a subway and total silence. Weird. Down here everyone would be talking about the weather, fishing, hunting, muslim problem etc: I was the resident engineer of Harlem Hospital for a time. Couldn't hack it. When back to Calif. The people in New York were Okay. That is the ones who could speak English. Never a problem on the subways. Even late at night. All one has to do is go heeled and wear a loose, unbuttoned jacket. The women of New Jersey were different. Must be the polution. They reminded me of YODA.

Posted by: greyrooster at December 17, 2005 09:31 PM (TBvsM)

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December 08, 2005

Door-Slamming Music

(Bangui, Central African Republic) It seems that even in the middle of the Dark Continent, broadcasters are subjected to censorship.

From ABC News:

Central African Republic has ordered radio and television stations to stop broadcasting songs which encourage men to dump their wives, saying such music is a hindrance to the country's development.
Broadcasters had been told not to play any music which might inspire Central African men to look for new partners if the ones they were married to no longer satisfied their needs, interim Communications Minister Fidele Ngoundgika said.

I wonder how the "no longer satisfies needs" idea would play out in Ohio.

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December 06, 2005

Dean-o Wants the Spotlight Again

Howard Dean seems to have two problems these days. First off, he wants the spotlight. You can tell just by watching him for five minutes that he can't stand it when someone else gets attention. But that only compounds his second problem which is the fact that he doesn't have anything original to say. Because of this, Dean has decided to steal the Murtha-ism that we can't win in Iraq.

In a most unoriginal speech, he goes on to compare Iraq to Vietnam and insinuate that the Iraqi people are too helpless to take care of themselves. He then concludes with the most original "We cannot have our troops being targets there."

Taken along with his antics during the last Presidential primaries and his shenanigans since, this has made me see Dean in a whole new light... more...

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1 Just consider for a moment just who other than Howie D would we conservatives like to see in that position in the democrat party? This guy could blow at anytime. His latest statements are just steam escaping. The big blow is going to come. ItÂ’s almost makes you wonder if he is some Karl Rove operative under deep cover.

Posted by: Brad at December 06, 2005 12:15 PM (3OPZt)

2 >>>we can't win in Iraq. No, we can't, or it would spell the doom of our party for the next 40 years to come.

Posted by: Democrat at December 06, 2005 12:47 PM (8e/V4)

3 Next time actually read the story. Dean never said we can't win in Iraq. What a load of shit.

Posted by: Rob S at December 06, 2005 01:36 PM (agR1e)

4 "Next time actually read the story. Dean never said we can't win in Iraq." Rob S. "The idea that we are going to win this war is an idea that unfortunately is just plain wrong," Howard Dean Come on guys get it together!

Posted by: Brad at December 06, 2005 01:43 PM (3OPZt)

5 "idea that we're going to win the war in Iraq is an idea which is just plain wrong," Democratic National Chairman Howard Dean Yep Brad I read that too.

Posted by: Howie at December 06, 2005 01:49 PM (D3+20)

6 Howie,...I mean good Howie, I was kind of waiting to see Rob's response. Looks to me like he said we can't win.

Posted by: Brad at December 06, 2005 02:00 PM (3OPZt)

7 Uh read that way to me.

Posted by: Howie at December 06, 2005 02:58 PM (D3+20)

8 Dean is just your typical show off trying to show off for the media he would make a peacock jelous

Posted by: sandpiper at December 06, 2005 03:01 PM (r8sk+)

9 Rob, you there? yoohoo!

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at December 06, 2005 03:08 PM (8e/V4)

10 Where is Rob? Oh, Rob! Rob, where are you, man? Robbbbbbbbbb! He ain't answering, Brad. What a sissy!

Posted by: jesusland joe at December 06, 2005 03:21 PM (rUyw4)

11 I think Rob was actually commenting on his own post. Notice how he seperated the two lines with a double-space, which indicates to me that there is a part of his mind, somewhere in the left hemishpere, which cannot buy the lie his right hemishpere is propounding. The reason he hasn't been back is because he realized this too late, and is too ashamed to come back and admit it.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at December 06, 2005 04:20 PM (0yYS2)

12 Man, I just stopped by Filthy's blog. Rob S is pictured. My advice....stay home.

Posted by: Brad at December 06, 2005 04:24 PM (3OPZt)

13 I never could take anyone's advice. Dammit! Thanks, Brad.

Posted by: jesusland joe at December 06, 2005 04:44 PM (rUyw4)

14 I'm just going to pretend I didnÂ’t see it. Go home, have a beer, watch the Sonics, stay out of the garage.

Posted by: Brad at December 06, 2005 05:01 PM (3OPZt)

15 Rob? where the fuck are you! We're waiting!

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at December 06, 2005 05:22 PM (8e/V4)

16 Hi, Rob can't come to the thread right now, cause Rob accidentally hurt himself bigtime during the course of argument. Robbie couldn't take it anymore and instead sends his stunt double. I'll be around taking any wicked punch lines meant for him.

Posted by: Rob's Stunt Double at December 06, 2005 07:02 PM (7ZsmI)

17 So naturally I go straight to Filty's blog. EGAD! When will I ever learn? (I'm guessing the guy lost a bet)

Posted by: Oyster at December 07, 2005 06:54 AM (YudAC)

18 Dean is the best thing that has happened for All Repblicans running for office. Keep talking Howard!

Posted by: Andy Driggers at December 07, 2005 09:17 AM (tMU4W)

19 Dean is looney tunes. A good democratic leader. Shows them in their best light.

Posted by: greyrooster at December 09, 2005 08:33 AM (SHEau)

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December 03, 2005

Transmitting Touch Over the Internet

The mind boggles at the potential applications of this technology.

From Silicon.com:

Singapore scientists looking for ways to transmit the sense of touch over the internet have devised a vibration jacket for chickens and are thinking about electronic children's pyjamas for cyberspace hugs.
A wireless jacket for chickens or other pets can be controlled with a computer and gives the animal the feeling of being touched by its owner, researchers at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) told The Straits Times.
The next step would be to use the same concept to transmit hugs over the internet, the researchers said.

The researchers are thinking of some sort of pajamas which would be controlled by the Internet to adjust pressure and temperature and simulate the feeling of being hugged.

Of course, since the technology has only been tested on chickens, some people wonder how the scientists conluded that the sensations chickens feel are hugs and not squeezes or chokes. After all, chickens are usually not seen hugging and discussing the feeling with humans.

Presumably, there's a market for people who want to hug their chickens and children via the Internet. I'm interested in seeing what develops.

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