Saturday Night Thread

Carter was a great President!And, yes, I’m old enough to remember!

President Carter is the whooping boy for the GOP because he tried to move this country our of the 1950s with that pussy solar energy that is completely useless.Can any of you imagine if Reagan hadn’t destroyed the solar technology and we had been mass producing it for 30 plus years?Reagan should be charged with the murder of every soldier that has lost his/her life over middle east oil.FUCK THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION!!

GI,You are so, so right!I was a Nebraska state government employee at the time and we all took a “hit” pay wise. Things were tough!But sales taxes were very, very low (in some cases non-existent) and we were confronted with weening ourselves off of foreign oil!We chose “free and easy” Reagan who increased taxation on the middle class (please find the Social Security trust fund)) and started the whole voodoo economics BS that got us in the shape we’re in today!

god I love it when GI is all riled up.also, all of you should see this:http://wetriffs.com/gallery/ (slightly NSFW)you may want to click on the explanation first.

NSFW = threadkiller.

Any Cescan lady who like a ride should sighn up now:m218803h[at]operamail[dot]com

Thanks to M. Hlibchuk for posting a review of Bob’s book!If you want to help promote One Nation Under Fear, visit Amazon.com and give a thumbs up to the best reviews.

The tubes are clogged!

Theo, the last pic is super scary.

I think I reviewed it on there.

I did! And 5 out of 6 found it helpful!

Thank you, Mr. The Gravel-Eater. (Do you possess a crop, by some odd chance? Or is your gravel-eating therapeutic in some way?)

Thank god I’m home in time for Tool Academy and Whores on a Bus.

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Hey Gravel – Wassup with the AVO site? Are their tubes clogged up again?

CycloCynic,Blender, gravel, liquor, lime.I’m currently crop-less and the therapy is questionable.Packy,It was working up to a few minutes ago. It looks like their server died again.

Dammit. Whores on a Bus is a rerun.

Ooh! History Channel and Drugs. Awesome combination. Like pictures of people with guitars in the shower.

people with guitars in the shower FTW.Whores on a bus, Jane, really?

Hey! HEY! Hey! What’s happ’nin my fellow asslickers!Wow! Wingnuts on parade lately, huh? Excuse me while I bathe my guitar.

Can’t help it. Like a trainwreck.

The AVO is back online, and I snagged an awesome webcam shot.

More interesting: History International, Supercity: New York.Hi, fellow Asslicker Carl.

DUDE! That picture looks almost as good as a Bob Ross painting.

Stop, Carl. He’ll just get a big head.(It is a nice photo.

Very cool photo indeed, Gravel Eater.

That was an endless parenthetical thought I just had.

Theo:Huh. In the first photo, that looks exactly like my old Ibanez.

Janealicious, I love me a good trainwreck too. Tool Academy is good because it makes me feel better about my choices in men. I may have dated some assholes (not to be confused with ass lickers), but I’ve never dated a man like those jackasses.

Let me finish for you, Jane.)

you should totally pose, Packy.

Carl, thanks.Kat, agreed. What I really want to do is cut the fucking hair off that Shawn guy.

Maybe Packster could get his bike into the shower.

oh yeah…do it.:)

I took a nap and just woke up. Everything is peachy now, right?

underwear designer? there are people who design underwear?

Yes, Ady. Peaceful for now.Smartchris, you referring to the Tool? I think they make the bio shit up. I’m sticking with History International.

Oh no, i’m stoned. There goes my Kellogg’s endorsement.

McWolcott got Phelped.

You’ve still got Subway though, MC. Which is a hell of a lot more food than Pop Tarts.

does anyone care about Michael Phelps getting high? seriously?

Indeed, Genius Christ, there are people who design underwear. And I would like to take a baseball bat to whoever designed goddamn thongs.

Only the “holier than thou”s, SmertChris.

Smartchris, this made me happy.

I meant Chris, but apparently I have moved you into deity category, ceu. I bow to your fabulousness.

I’m loving this fucking weather, Kat, Ady, Vera, lurking DP. It rocks. Can it last? Please?

I am deeply concerned about Phelps’ bong rips. Namely because it’s probably some fucking fire, and I want it.

I want Michael Phelps to stop stressing out about smoking weed and focus on sculpting his obliques so they can create ice sculptures. I’m tired of seeing him clothed.

True that, Jane. This weather is AMAZING. We’re going down to the beach tomorrow to soak it up. It’s supposed to stay in the 60′s/70′s all week here – I hope it’s nice for you!

Kat: it’s bizarre how much more attractive Phelps becomes when he takes his shirt off. It’s, like, fifty fold hotter.Jane: What general region are you in? What’s the weather like there?

Thanks, Jane, I’m soooo glad. Of course, by “peachy”, I clearly meant that the president and the Democrats told the Republlicans to go gently lick and suck Rush Limbaugh’s ass b/c we don’t need ‘em anymore…Also, fuck bipartisanship.

I was on FB today and was looking for old page buddies and I came across one. She worked in the repug cloakroom (of course I was in the deomcratic). Anyway, I just got done talking to her an turns out she went to work for Crybaby Boehner….says he a “a great guy, truly wonderful”…..wtf do I say to that??? Geez I think he is a dick? I can’t say that, I like her!

the weather here was gorgeous today!! Supposed to be even better tomorrow. I heard next week is supposed to be in the 60′s all week. G’boro is supposed to be getting snow? My mother said that and she and my father practically live with the weather channel….but that would be a bitch. If they get snow, don’t you up there too jane?

I don’t understand the whole Kellogg’s Michael Phelps thing. Actually, they made a very bad business decision. Kellogg’s makes great “munchies” food. (A friend told me about all things munchy).

Vera: you must unfriend.Theo: I triangulate with respect to DP, Vera or Ady, and Kat. That is how I chose my house.

We’re far enough apart that all we share is a temperature range. Little else.

Totally out of nowhere!Alec Baldwin!Hulu ad!Alec Baldwin!If I were gay, and he was gay????????????Oh well, his ex made me stiff!

Veralynn, just refer your old friend here.

did anyone buy Kellogg’s because Phelps was the spokesman?

I’ll have what KD is having.

The best chyron ever is “Breaking: Sex Scandal at The Weather Channel.”

apparently kind of a sore loser, and a dick. ROFL!

Do tell, wifey. I’m out of the Weather Channel scandal loop. (Has Red heard?)

“John Boehner may very well be the most powerful Republican in congress. However, after the returns on Nov. 4, 2008, he’s only the sixth most powerful representative overall. That means there are five liberals who hold more sway before you get to the first conservative. Made you feel good to read that just then, right? Come on, admit it.”yes, yes it did!!!

Kim Bassinger does it for ya, Jane?

thanks Packy, I did enjoy that thoroughly!!

Kim Basinger was damn hot in 9 1/2 Weeks. Of course, so was Mickey Rourke and we’ve all seen what’s happened there.

Crybaby Boehner….says he a “a great guy, truly wonderful”…..wtf do I say to that???

You say, “Oh! So he’s a happy drunk?”

wife: oh, it was a long time ago. from memory, I believe one of the male anchors was sexually harassing a female anchor.

“I’ll have what KD is having.”A memory of the Directors cut of this:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Getaway_(1994_film)And some Cyclobenzaprine with a little bourbon!

actually that might work Carl, thanks!

I think I hate “wife” more than I do “ma’am.” Heh.

Future endorsements for MichaelPizzaTaco BellJack in the Boxjes thinking of where people go with the munchies.LOVE that Subway didn’t drop him.”if you’re gonna get high and get the munchies, do so with a healthy sub from Subway”

Let’s hold a smoke in tomorrow night.

jane: alright, we’ll stick with jane.McWolcott: you’re forgetting 7/11!

Full disclosure: All of my wives were hot as hell!That’s why I laugh even while I’m in cardiac intensive care when I see Two and a Half Men!It’s not a perfect fit but close!

“I think I hate “wife” more than I do “ma’am.” Heh.”Excuse me ma’am!Maybe we could do something “angry”!Just not with Elvis’ toys! You never know where they’ve been!And I have to check with the doctor first.

“Fro Freedom”…that is like “such as and also”….it will NEVER get old!! roflthanks Kat

Please share those meds, KD. Please.

I hate hubby.

The Christofascist are goose-stepping to glory.

Last December, following the passage of Prop 8 in California, Ken Starr (yes, that Ken Starr) filed a legal brief with the CA Supreme Court, on behalf of the so-called “Prop 8 Legal Defense Fund”, seeking to nullify the legal marriages of 18,000 same-sex couples in the state.Arguments will be heard beginning on March 5th, and the Courage Campaign is asking for you to send your opinion to the Supremes (deadline: Valentine’s Day), in hopes that they will invalidate the civil rights abomination that is Prop 8, on Constitutional (if not moral) grounds.

For more info see this story at Brad Blog.I always knew that when Ken Star turned up again, it would be just like someone lifted a rock exposing the nasty little crawling things. What a weaselly wanker he is. Or should that be wanking weasel? Nevermind, what a slimey douchebag.

Wankelly weaser? Wascally wabbit?Agreed, anyway.

I couldn’t help myself, veralynn. Weaselly wanker or wanking weasel? Difficult choice there. I’m going with wanking weasel.

WTF is up with the fascination the GOP has with people’s sex lives??

lack of trolls tonight.

Yeah, I was looking forward to bustin’ up some troll heads.

ceu,I will try and break that down for you. Are you interested in going to the moon? How about living a privileged life of wealth on your own island? Maybe you have wanted your own seeing eye monkey?What I am trying to say is that the GOP are interested in something they have never had.Or they all suffer from mommy/daddy issues and the Bible tells them to hate their no no place and orgasm are the devil entering their body.You decide.

GI: moon? island? monkey? have you been reading my diary?

I WANT A SEEING EYE MONKEY!!!!!!!! Also an orgasm.

Theo, no those are common interest among liberal bloggers. Also, hating BUSH for breathing.

I must be a republican.

WTF are you talking about, Joe? LOL! seeing eye monkeys?? luv you anyway

Wait: I’ve had orgasms; I must be a Democrat.

BTW, I read that someone in the VT legislature is introducing a bill to legalize gay marriagethey’ve decided that civil unions are NOT equal. I think they took their cue from the CT court decision back in Oct.

I am using my powers right now jane. You should feel a bit nauseous but that is from my overwhelming awesomeness.Awesomeness came from watching “Kung Fu Panda” which is great.

jane,You want a monkey to give you an orgasm?

Look! A monkey!Would have preferred the orgasm, Joe, but thanks for the monkey.

That is an awesome(ness) movie!

SmartChris -Thanks for picking up my slack on the BoogieMann thread. I quit in disgust.One of my friends who is no longer with us was in the Marines. He was one of the Managers of Software Quality Control and Production Build. I was a Principal Software Engineer and he and I discovered that we agreed on all of the important things. (He was a real fiscal conservative but was rather liberal on social issues.) I thought very highly of this man. He was a very decent person.One of the things he told me that I have never forgotten was the following story:”The Marine Corp discovered that I had a gift for explaining things to people and teaching them. I wound up being used as a classroom instructor. After a while, I learned a few things. There is nothing at all wrong with being ignorant provided that you can learn. The definition of stupid is the inability to learn. My CO told me to sort the learners from the stupid. Don’t waste your time trying to educate the uneducatable. I reformulated this advice into the following motto which guided my life as a Marine Corp Instructor: Educate the ignorant, Exterminate the Stupid.”Today BoogieMann triggered the exterminate clause.

this went fast in an odd direction.where’s Dingeldein been lately?

Seeing Eye Monkeys…………….I’d like one of those monkeys they have working in Asian bars who bring you drinks…………..Now that’s a Pet!

Don’t do it, Jane Been there, wasn’t that much fun.Oh wait – Mike meant a REAL monkey??

Yeah Chris! Bravo on the Booger thread. What a douchebag.

Git, you realize that BM was prolly stupidchris?

ceu, it is really hard to unpack the intricate workings of the GOP psyche. Basically I was saying that they are really fucked up and project it all over the rest of society in really weird ways.

“I WANT A SEEING EYE MONKEY!!!!!!!! Also an orgasm.”You can have both!I think!I’m kind of a monkey looking asshole, and I can see, and I don’t think I’m an endangered species!

“Don’t do it, Jane Been there, wasn’t that much fun.”Are you saying Joe didn’t do it for you with the mental orgasm?

SHE LIES!!!!!It is commonly confused with a sneeze!

OK, I’m outta here fellow asshole lickers. Don’t forget to practice your rim jobs. Keep those tongues in shape – and for Allah’s sake, use mouthwash when you’re done.

hey, silly, regarding your diagnosis over on the wingnut thread, my dad also had a pretty good one: allergy to reality.

I assumed that it was stupidchris.I concluded the stupid state when he made that statement about the Bush Senate which caued me to stop wasting my time.

Elvis is on the road. I forgot what he said. Business trip of some sort I think.

I happened to stop in over at Laffy and Paddy’s place, just from the names I know one or both are really hawt:http://thepoliticalcarnival.blogspot.com/Anyway it all led to this:http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/07/what-the-centrists-have-wrought/I hope Obama vetoes this POS!

I guess stupidchris has a job after all. Right now, I guess he’s running the register at Blockbuster.

“Elvis is on the road. I forgot what he said. Business trip of some sort I think.”Oh! How wonderful! He knows how Jane gets when he’s gone!

Nailed it, KD. I get really antsy. Needs me some Elvis.

I need to say…. the “smartchris” makes me really uncomfortable. Could we go with OldChris or OriginalChris or something?No prob, Git. I often ignore the trolls, but I was up for an argument earlier. And honestly, it was kinda fun

Theo – I like that, I’m going to use it.Another form: Reality anaphylaxis.anaphylaxis – exaggerated allergic reaction to a foreign protein resulting from previous exposure to it.

kansas,Get out of my head! This bill could be a disaster for the Dems. President Obama needs to take charge of his party and just push a huge fucking bill through with no GOP support and get full credit for saving this country. FUCK THE GOP!!

How about OG Chris?

Kansas! You don’t read there regularly? I’m surprised. They are great!

Jane: why are you back in the Hague?

ummm….sure, Jane.

“Nailed it, KD. I get really antsy. Needs me some Elvis.”Me too! He could at least win the lottery and update the douche-blog!He’s such an ass he doesn’t even leave a tip on the dresser anymore!

UIG (underage innernets girlfriend), I am back from the Hague since stupidchris endorsed waterboarding.

ceu -Yes they are. TPC is now a permanent tab right next to GDAB’s tab.

jane: does the hague allow conjugal visits?

Regarding our beloved and much-missed Elvis, I believe he popped out briefly in an earlier post to say that he was in Florida & wi-fi was sketchy at best.@Mike–am definitely up for a ride, when my voice returns (unless you would prefer the silence)I LOVED the First-Ever GDAB Love Fest! It brings a tear to my eye to be appreciated for sharing my Slanket.

aw, minx, we appreciate you for more than your slanket! I personally appreciate you despite the slanket – those things creep me out, dude.

Although it really sucks to get drunk and become careless with the handling of the last of your Saturday night Chinese takeaway treat, the DOG, on the other hand, thinks you’re a fuckin’ GOD……….

“Kansas! You don’t read there regularly? I’m surprised. They are great!”Several times a day! I found it from here!I just had to mention that Krugman comment!And the fact that either Paddy or Laffy must be really hawt!Not to be nasty, but I’m kind of in the same shape as Jane —- monkey —- orgasm — smile!

UIG, I am with the Prosecution team. I am free.

in that case, Jane, I’m heading for the Netherlands.Anything going on other than Jane and I hitting on each other?

Have you heard Paddy do radio? sexy as hell voice (I mean…if I were a guy, I’d find it superbly sexy)

CNN – FB hackers…….kinda scary

Paddy is smart, and sassy, and sometimes angry.Hot combination.

>>in that case, Jane, I’m heading for the Netherlands.I think you mean netherregion which is very lonely and scary. UIG, you will not be the same after that adventure.Oh and Awesomeness!

Joe is having what KD is having, I think.

yeah, I was about to say…

Yeah, if anyone gets a “nice” message from me on FB, expect that I’ve been hacked.

the hacking mostly comes in the form of ‘did you know your picture’s up on such-and-such a site.’ things will be spelled wrong, there will be capitalization and grammar errors. just ignore it, and let the person know they’ve been hacked.

how did you remedy that, Theo, when it happened to you? Did they take over your page or just put stuff on friends’ walls?

Fucking FB teamed up with my gmail and sent fucking letters to everybody in my book saying “I just got a big stupid FB page! Check it out!” and such as.I was, am, furious. Fuckers.

they put stuff on friends’ walls. I didn’t know it had happened until people started writing back saying ‘wuh teh eff?’ I wrote back to everyone saying that I’d been hacked, and then a few days later (really on the ball, FB!) facebook wrote to me and asked me to change my password because I’d had a security problem.IIRC (and this may have changed), if you don’t sign up for member-created applications, you should be fine. to play it safe, I’d recommend not giving out any kind of personal information. I remember giving a friend my phone number over a private message, and while nothing happened, I worried about it for a while.

Jane: uhm…that’s odd, ’cause that never happened to me. you may have unwittingly clicked something giving FB permission to do that.

“Have you heard Paddy do radio? sexy as hell voice (I mean…if I were a guy, I’d find it superbly sexy)”I don’t think so! Is she ever on Cenk’s show?Just FYI, I’m not in this for some odd sexual thing!

no, no, Kansas. I didn’t think you were. Just that when I heard her (I don’t know the channel as she linked to it from the blog) …she has a striking voice.

UIG, did you sign up with a Gmail account? I can’t believe I missed that goddamn box to uncheck. Only happened once, early on.And I try to avoid all applications. Not a fan.

I’m a hotmail girl out of habit, Jane. and yeah, steering clear of all apps is probably the smartest.

hey, did anyone see the recent economic cows post over at TPC? hi-larious.

I suspect FB and GM are in bed together. Bastards.The cow thing isn’t new, but it is timeless.

$2.25 billion for Neighborhood Stabilizationisn’t this to stem the foreclosures? amI confusing this with something else?

I think Gmail and Apple are in cahoots (way underused phrase).Jane, darling love, are we the only ones left?

vera: I remember hearing that, yeah. or wasn’t there something about how the foreclosures end so the property values in the area go up? I’m horrible with economics.

I’m fading fast. Late night last night, long week. But not quite gone yet.

veralynn – it’s to help neighborhoods after foreclosures so that the other houses don’t lose value, etc.

I don’t know, I just saw on the carnival site that the entire funding was removed for this from the package.sleep tight jane

did you read this?http://thepoliticalcarnival.blogspot.com/2009/02/paul-krugman-is-not-happy.htmland now I’m off ’cause I’m ill.g’night, my Sat. evening cohorts!

before we all go to sleep:the catholic church who was recently reinstated and continues to deny the Nazi Holocaust lives in ARGENTINA.Discuss?

whoops, catholic priest.

It’s Saturday night and I need to be stimulated.

thanks chris, I just find that appaling. President Obama really needs to listen to Krugman. You know who I blame this on? Pelosi…and I love them, but Mr. Obey and Mr. Waxman….should have only put items in the bill that if the repugs object, the public would turn away completely….I know Obama has “got this”, but Rahm should have stopped some of this crapor is that just me?

yes, I saw the post but I haven’t gotten to the Krugman article yet, but I willnite chris

andrew sullivan has been following that theo, being a catholic, he is very interested. I hadn’t heard about it until I saw it on his blog. Very interesting that ppl can deny what the Nazis themselves were so proud of…i.e. the notes and pictures they took

veralynn -Yes.Houses sitting empty become crack dens and such as.

ed? i dont like that iraq war money machine…very scary to see those numbers move so fast

yeah i read today about the broken window theory..thanks git

There are way too many people that ignore reality.Holocaust deniers. There is so much evidence that this happened that only a total kook can say it never happened.Republican Party. They insist that their economic ideology works in spite of the mountains of evidence that says otherwise.Moon landing deniers. Those retroreflectors that earth based scientists aim lasers at to measure changes in the Moon’s distance didn’t just magically appear there….

silly: do they ignore reality or are they allergic to it?

hehe, could be an allergy.The GOP has a highly evolved reality avoidance mechanism.Personally though, I think it’s a disease that you get from listening to assholes. Most religions seem to have this problem as well.I’m slowly mutating from an atheist to an antitheist.

lol theo, toss up?

honestly, the only reason these people refuse to believe the truth is that they’ll break out in fuckin hives.

Well, Ms. Theo, I don’t think it’s so much an allergy as a psychological block. Some people’s brains can’t deal with some things, so…Poof! It never happened!A question for you, Ms. Theodocia, What do you see in your future, career-wise? You are so goddamn smart, what do you want to do with it??

Silly,Moon Landing Denier right here. I can’t believe that our retarded government could put a human being on the moon but has nothing to replace the internal combustion engine for 100 years.

I revolve between chef, nurse, writer of the great american novel, fashion designer, criminal psychology, or homeless hot girl.

GI I work with a guy who believes the auto industry and the govt have had an enviro-friendly engine since 1973 and havent told us….i dont know, the govt used to be able to do things, but since nixon have retty much decided that govt is ueless except fot their cronies, see the reagan and bush II’s admins. as michael moore said once, the govt used to be able to run things effeciently and with sense…i am paraphrasing of course, he said it much better

GI: well, the moon landing and subsequent ventures gives funding to contractors. replacing the internal combustion engine doesn’t give currently uber rich assholes more money.

Theo, that is the exact same order of my ex girlfriends. I found the homeless chick to be the most desirable.

Hi Minx

whatever you end up doing theo, make sure it is something you love…trust me, doing what you love isn’t work at all, but you get paid for it. I only wish someone would pay me to read books, because I love doing that. But alas, no one will pay me enouh to do that and pay the mortgage, and the heat, and the electricity, and food and..also and such as

yeah, currently I’m gravitating toward homeless hot girl. or fashion designer. but only ’cause I have writer’s block right now.

What about cell phone reception? How come I lose signal in my fucking house but we blasted a human being into space with a nuclear bomb strapped to his ass, orbited the moon dropped a landing device made of aluminum foil on the moon. Blasted it back up to the orbit vehicle and successfully entered earth’s atmosphere. Sorry, not buying. I will have to moon walk before I believe.Oh and without a computer to do the crazy math.

GI, it’s the age of Obama! Allow naivete and optimism to infuse your spirit!Just…not as much as Mr. Stranahan has.

Don’t worry Theo, we will all be homeless soon if the stimulus package doesn’t get through congress.As for a career, just do something. It doesn’t matter what you do because you will probably change many times. Just make sure you get the education thing knocked out young so it is over and done with. I know high school blows but college is really just a party interrupted by class.

heh, thanks for the advice guys.

>>GI, it’s the age of Obama! Allow naivete and optimism to infuse your spirit!Just…not as much as Mr. Stranahan has.You scare me with this Theo. This sounds like a religion. Listen I am into the whole President Obama thing but i believe the system around him is too fucked up to change and I will be really disappointed if i let my guard down. Look at this bullshit bill and tell me that it is completely getting fucked by both Dems and Reps. I want to believe but I can’t take anymore depressing shit.

GI: I want to believe but I can’t take anymore depressing shit.It is hard for me too GI

Hello back to you, Mike! Can I ask a question? How did you get your bonus wheels?I’m with you 100%, Veralynn, Do what you love. The only thing that allowed me to read all the time was being a librarian. You also develop great bi-ceps & tri-ceps from hefting all those books! All careers will have good and bad sides. The trick is to find one that has more of a good side before your body gives out. Arrrgh! How Melancholy!

GI: I know, and that’s why I said ‘not as much as Mr. Stranahan.’ I’m scared and pissed off with our government too, but now I believe the working class has a bit of a chance.

GI -The gas turbine engine. It was used in Indianapolis race cars for a few years but rule changes outlawed them without outlawing them specifically.If I were making a hybrid car, I would use a gas turbine engine as the liquid fuel burning power source. They are far more efficient than regular IC engines and even more efficient than Wankle engines.The problem with gas turbine engines is that they only like to spin at one RPM. This is not a problem at all in a hybrid design. They are easy to set up to burn a variety of fuels. Natural gas, gasoline, propane, alcohol (any kind), hydrogen, etc.The U.S. has pretty much stopped all Research and Development activity so that bigger dividends can be payed to stockholders. Conservatives don’t like change. The Government stopped funding all R&D that isn’t related to blowing shit up or spying on citizens.The Republicans really believe that the ‘free market’ will take care of everything. They are wrong. Invention in this country cam to a complete halt under Reagan. CDs, DVDs, HiDef TVs were all invented by European and Japanese companies. The U.S. is really a technological backwater right now.So sad. It should not be this way.I saw the first HiDef TV made by Sony in 1980 (I worked at CBS Technology Center in the group that invented 33 and 1/3 LP records). It was awesome. Look how long it took to get here.

>>’not as much as Mr. Stranahan.Sorry Theo,I thought you said “Like Mr. Stranahan”. That makes a hell of a lot more sense coming from you. Don’t let anyone blow sunshine up your ass over the way our government is going to run. It is a slow, slow, slow organization. Shit the average age of the senate is 103 and they still believe it is 1950. So I am not holding my breath.

silly, I always learn something from you. 1980? incredible.

GI: you and my dad are two peas in a pod. seriously, it’s creepy.

Veralynn -Government incentives for R&D began to be removed under Nixon. By the time Reagan was done in his first term there were none left at all.Without those incentives, no R&D. It shows. No technological advancements outside of Information Technology, pharmaceuticals, and medicine come from the U.S. any more.

“Theo I am your father”"If you only knew the power of the dark side”

Wow, Git. 1980??? I am also awed at your expansive debate and troll-slashing skills. You blow me away with your fact finding abilities– and that is a MAJOR Compliment from a Reference Librarian!!I found a book in a small independent bookstore in Florida last year called “Supressed Inventions”. Amazing stuff. Also scary.

Git, I was going to bring up the pharma R&D…I don’t understand why we give this money to them and we end up having to pay the highest cost for them under the medicare plan or under any insurance plan for that matter. I didn’t know about the IT, other than Gates and Jobs.

“Noooo!”Hey, GI, if you haven’t already, find and watch the Robot Chicken Star Wars. Motherfucking brilliant.God I’m nerdy.

you should also find the lego video on you tube, it is Darth Vader on the Death Star in the cafeteria,fuckng awesome! It is put to an Eddie Izzard comedy sketch…

Hey, GI, I have a question for you, too. Since you have been in combat, is it hard for you to have, for example, a relationship with a girlfriend? Or friends in general, because of a lackof similar experiences??~Enquiring Minds Want To Know!~

nerdy and geeky are good theolong live the force

Minx,Friends yes.Girlfriend yes. But mine is also a combat vet and it works out really well. Anything else wouldn’t work.The whole,”I will be leaving for a couple months for training and then 12 months to Iraq” doesn’t work for anyone that hasn’t been through it.

“I’m dealing with a lot of crap right now. Death Star blown up by a bunch of fucking teenagers, y’know.” – Palpatine!Damn right nerds are awesome!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv5iEK-IEzwI hope I did that correctly, if I did, it should take you to the lego skitwhile I am at it, here is aother onehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZVjKlBCvhg

I worked for a Big Pharma Company for a couple of years. It blew me away how many steps/tests that a compound had to go through before you could even CONSIDER submitting it for FDA approval. Drugs that cost millions had to be scrubbed at some point in the process because of some anomaly in the dye coating for the safety test. Big pharma does make big bucks, but it can all turn on a patent…

You are a force of nature, GI. Treat your girlfriend well. I am sure that she is someone special to put up with you… Heh.

Well, G’Night All. As Always, anyone that wishes to join me under the Slanket(tm) for ice-cold Pinot Grigio, shallow conversation and random groping is welcome…

nite minxi think i am calling it quits toonite all

but I will leave you with this….cake or death?GD I love that bit!!!

TY minx and theo. You are kind.The regulars here are a great bunch of people, I’m sure we would get along in meatspace.Gates and Jobs are not very important to IT.Gates is a rich spoiled prick who had the money to do the obvious thing at the exact right time. He and I are the same age. He got a head start on me by quitting college. I received my engineering degree.Wozniak was more important to Apple than Jobs. However Jobs is a visionary and he makes very few mistakes recognizing the next market. He also is very good at inspiring his employees to have no life and give their all to Apple.More important names in IT are company names IBM, intel, AMD, Cray, Unisys (merger of Burroughs and Sperry) and HP.Important names that have gone away are Amdahl, DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation), Control Data, Compaq, others.The names that have gone away did so mostly because the greed boys fucked things up.

Nite Minx,I find myself unbelievably attracted to you now that I know you are a librarian.Troll on new post GO!

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