Fuzzy Purple Trident
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Camera: Canon Powershot G10 in macro mode, tripod-mounted, with wireless shutter release.
430 comments
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Occasional Reader Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:06:41pm |
Four out of five dentists recommend funny purple Trident.
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Creeping Eruption Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:07:08pm |
For a moment I thought a fuzzy purple trident was what a Unicorn rider carried. Oh well.
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Occasional Reader Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:08:14pm |
tripod-mounted,
The gruesome fate that awaited the survivors of Grover's Mill...
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Creeping Eruption Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:08:18pm |
re: #1 Occasional Reader
Four out of five dentists recommend funny purple Trident.
Now where can I find one of THOSE dentists? Mine just gives me nitrous.
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bellamags Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:08:48pm |
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MandyManners Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:08:48pm |
I can actually see the individual strands of fuzz. Amazing.
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itellu3times Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:09:24pm |
It was a one-eyed, one-horned, flyiing purple people eater.
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Occasional Reader Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:09:30pm |
re: #4 buzzsawmonkey
I had no idea that is what Trident missiles looked like.
It's part of Obama's revamping of our nuclear forces. From now on, our SLBM's will carry... flowers. Awwww!....
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Kragar Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:09:32pm |
ribbed.
For her pleasure.
Of course I'm the bastard who wears them inside out.
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Kragar Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:10:23pm |
re: #15 itellu3times
It was a one-eyed, one-horned, flyiing purple people eater.
That anything like a one eyed purple headed yogurt slinger?
/I really need to stop
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lawhawk Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:10:26pm |
re: #1 Occasional Reader
Four out of five dentists recommend funny purple Trident.
The fifth dentist was stabbed through the heart with a funny purple Trident.
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bellamags Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:10:33pm |
re: #17 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
ribbed.
For her pleasure.
Of course I'm the bastard who wears them inside out.
bastid LOL
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Dianna Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:11:01pm |
I can't handle this thread on an empty stomach.
BBIAB.
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bulwrk Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:11:33pm |
I thought a fuzzy purple trident was something you stuck in a annoying purple dinosaur
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monkeytime Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:12:10pm |
re: #23 bulwrk
I thought a fuzzy purple trident was something you stuck in a annoying purple dinosaur
It is the only way to kill Barney.
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Charles Johnson Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:12:18pm |
The tripod makes a huge difference in shots like this. It's almost impossible to get it this sharp holding the camera in your hands. The wireless shutter release also helps, because pressing the button almost always causes some movement.
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OldLineTexan Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:12:27pm |
re: #23 bulwrk
I thought a fuzzy purple trident was something you stuck in a annoying purple dinosaur
I love you
You love m....OWWW!
oooooohhhhhawwwwwwwwwww *COUGH* *SPUTTER* pppppphhhhttt
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CyanSnowHawk Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:12:53pm |
re: #22 Dianna
I can't handle this thread on an empty stomach.
BBIAB.
Not sure about the rest of you lizards, but I haven't seen a single thing so far that would stir my appetite.
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Kragar Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:13:43pm |
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Silhouette Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:13:56pm |
Given how much info I hear every day from the MSM, the movies, educators, etc. that is a lie compared to how often I hear/read the truth, I have learned that the number of people supporting a position is no indication of its validity.
This being said, I'm eager to hear what the fifth dentist has to say.
It is entirely likely that sugar gum is just as harmless as sugarfree.
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itellu3times Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:13:59pm |
re: #25 Charles
The tripod makes a huge difference in shots like this. It's almost impossible to get it this sharp holding the camera in your hands. The wireless shutter release also helps, because pressing the button almost always causes some movement.
Wot, no image stabilization?
Can't set the ISA high enough to snap at less than 125th?
I gotta get me a SOTA camera and answer my own questions.
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Dustyvet Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:14:14pm |
re: #28 CyanSnowHawk
Not sure about the rest of you lizards, but I haven't seen a single thing so far that would stir my appetite.
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Creeping Eruption Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:14:36pm |
re: #28 CyanSnowHawk
Not sure about the rest of you lizards, but I haven't seen a single thing so far that would stir my appetite.
Well . . .all this talk of skewering Barney DID get me thinking about steaks. And in case anyone is wondering, yes, if dinosaurs were not extinct I would eat one.
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Honorary Yooper Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:14:37pm |
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lawhawk Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:14:39pm |
re: #25 Charles
Great photo and excellent points. Of course, if there's even a gentle breeze, that can affect the crispness of the image. I've come to set up my camera so that I take a series of photos (continuous fire) so I can get the image I want. Also, if a tripod isn't handy, image stabilization can help significantly.
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Last Mohican Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:15:23pm |
re: #25 Charles
The tripod makes a huge difference in shots like this. It's almost impossible to get it this sharp holding the camera in your hands. The wireless shutter release also helps, because pressing the button almost always causes some movement.
Have you ever tried setting the tripod-mounted camera on two-second autotimer mode, rather than using the wireless shutter release?
I ask because I don't have a wireless shutter release, and I'd like to get away with not buying one if I can.
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bellamags Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:15:47pm |
re: #32 Dustyvet
[Link: www.meatsandmooore.com...]
oh man. i just salivated. i started a cleansing diet today. no solids for 10 days. thanks.
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MandyManners Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:15:55pm |
re: #32 Dustyvet
[Link: www.meatsandmooore.com...]
Oh, wow. I can just smell those peppers and tasted that meat.
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CyanSnowHawk Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:16:26pm |
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Occasional Reader Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:17:13pm |
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Silhouette Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:17:42pm |
On to important matters. Concerning the Super Bowl, what WAS the best commercial?
/
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JacksonTn Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:18:42pm |
re: #43 Silhouette
On to important matters. Concerning the Super Bowl, what WAS the best commercial?
/
I liked the one the two guys made for Doritos ...the crystal ball ...
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monkeytime Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:18:43pm |
re: #37 Silhouette
Okay, NOW I see the globular clusters.
Are you talking about the trident or is Al Franken on TV?
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bellamags Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:18:54pm |
re: #43 Silhouette
On to important matters. Concerning the Super Bowl, what WAS the best commercial?
/
Clydesdale with the bigger branch than the dalmatian.
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Charles Johnson Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:19:17pm |
re: #36 lawhawk
Great photo and excellent points. Of course, if there's even a gentle breeze, that can affect the crispness of the image. I've come to set up my camera so that I take a series of photos (continuous fire) so I can get the image I want. Also, if a tripod isn't handy, image stabilization can help significantly.
Yep, I always take several shots, sometimes with slightly different camera settings. This is actually the first one of six shots.
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Spare O'Lake Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:19:25pm |
That is really cool the way you get the background all blurry.
*photography maven*/
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MandyManners Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:19:57pm |
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bellamags Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:19:57pm |
re: #43 Silhouette
On to important matters. Concerning the Super Bowl, what WAS the best commercial?
/
OOORRRR - the Bridgestone ad where the aliens jacked the tires off the vehicle.
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CyanSnowHawk Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:20:02pm |
re: #43 Silhouette
On to important matters. Concerning the Super Bowl, what WAS the best commercial?
/
The Doritos commercial where everything was great for that guy, right up until he ran out and got hit by the bus, got a great laugh at the party I was at.
None of them really stood out. Kind of a mediocre year.
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MandyManners Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:20:39pm |
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Walter L. Newton Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:20:51pm |
How come there hasn't been an open thread today? I'm still waiting.
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albusteve Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:21:04pm |
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lawhawk Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:21:50pm |
re: #38 Last Mohican
You can do that, but if you're working in windy conditions, or waiting for certain action, even in macros, the 2 second delay might mean you miss the shot.
For Canon's Rebel XTi, I found that the wireless remote was pretty reasonably priced.
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Charles Johnson Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:21:55pm |
re: #38 Last Mohican
Have you ever tried setting the tripod-mounted camera on two-second autotimer mode, rather than using the wireless shutter release?
I ask because I don't have a wireless shutter release, and I'd like to get away with not buying one if I can.
Yes, you can use the autotimer to avoid pressing the shutter release too. The one disadvantage is that you don't have as much flexibility that way -- the timer goes off when it goes off, not necessarily when the subject is just right.
You can also get a wired shutter release, about half the price of the wireless.
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MandyManners Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:22:02pm |
re: #55 Walter L. Newton
I took a swipe at Tuttle in the CBBHO thread for making fun of a disabled person.
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jwb7605 Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:22:03pm |
re: #57 buzzsawmonkey
Visualize the open thread. Be the open thread.
A tightly wound open thread ...
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albusteve Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:22:27pm |
re: #57 buzzsawmonkey
Visualize the open thread. Be the open thread.
don't force the thread...
let the thread come to you
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bellamags Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:22:43pm |
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Occasional Reader Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:23:07pm |
re: #53 CyanSnowHawk
right up until he ran out and got hit by the bus
As I noted yesterday, there were several ads that had "violence" in them. Remember the hysterics a couple years back over allegedly "violent" Superbowl ads? The pundits were screaming that this proved that Bush's AmeriKKKa had become more callous about violence because of the imperialistic war in Iraq, etc. etc.
I sure didn't see any such reactions in today's press, did you?
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jwb7605 Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:23:26pm |
re: #60 MandyManners
I took a swipe at Tuttle in the CBBHO thread for making fun of a disabled person.
If Harry wasn't such a twit, what kind of twit wouldn't he be?
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Walter L. Newton Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:24:14pm |
re: #51 MandyManners
An anal probe with a fuzzy, purple trident?
Why, why does it ALWAYS come down to anal probes? I have met a whole lot of aliens who really do not like fooling around with the anus. They tell me it's just not that big of a turn on in their countries.
I've told them that most of the American woman I have met aren't that interested in that sort of thing either.
I don't understand?
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Creeping Eruption Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:24:19pm |
LOL. An African Politician who doesn't know how to run a coup: Madagascar coup fizzles:
From the article:
Mayor Andry Rajoelina, who over the weekend claimed he was now running this island nation, had a disappointing first Monday in “power”: the ministries he ordered closed remained open; the civil servants he told to stay home came to work; even the children he allowed to skip school studied at their desks.
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OldLineTexan Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:24:31pm |
re: #65 Occasional Reader
As I noted yesterday, there were several ads that had "violence" in them. Remember the hysterics a couple years back over allegedly "violent" Superbowl ads? The pundits were screaming that this proved that Bush's AmeriKKKa had become more callous about violence because of the imperialistic war in Iraq, etc. etc.
I sure didn't see any such reactions in today's press, did you?
It's the Age of Aquarius, now.
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Walter L. Newton Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:24:51pm |
re: #60 MandyManners
I took a swipe at Tuttle in the CBBHO thread for making fun of a disabled person.
Good. He's a case, to say the least.
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albusteve Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:25:02pm |
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OldLineTexan Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:25:18pm |
re: #69 Creeping Eruption
LOL. An African Politician who doesn't know how to run a coup: Madagascar coup fizzles:
From the article:
No one fears a cartoon lemur. I saw his movie. He's a nice guy, but there's a screw loose.
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lawhawk Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:25:31pm |
re: #49 Charles
I figure on my next trip I'm going to tinker with multiple exposures and bracketing to try my hand at high dynamic range photos. Takes a bit of work to do the software manipulation, but the final product can be spectacular.
I sometimes bracket my nighttime shots, just because I am not sure which will look best, and I'll do that also when I'm taking waterfall shots. Having a digital photo means you never have to worry about processing the bad shots - only running out of storage space on your memory cards.
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Occasional Reader Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:25:54pm |
re: #68 Walter L. Newton
I have met a whole lot of aliens who really do not like fooling around with the anus. They tell me it's just not that big of a turn on in their countries.
You must not be hanging around with Brazilians.
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LGoPs Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:26:45pm |
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Creeping Eruption Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:26:46pm |
re: #73 OldLineTexan
He's a nice guy [bad quality in coup leader] but there's a screw loose [common quality in African coup leaders]
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Killian Bundy Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:26:48pm |
NEW Gaza tunnels: "we smuggle everything - except weapons"
Many of the daily goods in Gaza's market arrive via these tunnels, whose openings emerge into little outhouses or discreet courtyards.
'In this neighbourhood nearly everyone operates a tunnel,' explains Al-Hajj Fadhel, whose four wives and numerous offspring live in a two-room house.
'We smuggle anything we can sell - everything except weapons,' he says proudly. 'Through these tunnels come chewing gum and biscuits for Palestinian children, plus nappies, chickpeas and tinned foods.'
/you see, the Good Fairy provides the weapons
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lawhawk Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:26:55pm |
re: #73 OldLineTexan
Screw loose? That's a few threads downstream.
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eschew_obfuscation Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:27:03pm |
re: #73 OldLineTexan
No one fears a cartoon lemur. I saw his movie. He's a nice guy, but there's a screw loose.
"Don't Fear the Lepmur"
Needs more cowbell
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MandyManners Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:27:11pm |
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Walter L. Newton Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:27:12pm |
re: #75 Occasional Reader
You must not be hanging around with Brazilians.
Why did I just know that you would manage to come up with a an answer that sounds reasonable and totally destroy my attempt at humor?
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CyanSnowHawk Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:27:14pm |
re: #68 Walter L. Newton
Why, why does it ALWAYS come down to anal probes? I have met a whole lot of aliens who really do not like fooling around with the anus. They tell me it's just not that big of a turn on in their countries.
I've told them that most of the American woman I have met aren't that interested in that sort of thing either.
I don't understand?
Might be revenge for the name of that planet between Saturn and Neptune.
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OldLineTexan Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:27:46pm |
re: #78 Killian Bundy
NEW Gaza tunnels: "we smuggle everything - except weapons"
/you see, the Good Fairy provides the weapons
Yeah, have you ever shot an AK Fairy-7?
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MandyManners Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:27:49pm |
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Soona' Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:27:52pm |
re: #68 Walter L. Newton
Why, why does it ALWAYS come down to anal probes? I have met a whole lot of aliens who really do not like fooling around with the anus. They tell me it's just not that big of a turn on in their countries.
I've told them that most of the American woman I have met aren't that interested in that sort of thing either.
I don't understand?
Yeah, that's what they'll tell you right up to the time they strap you to the alien examination table. Then all you'll hear is their squeaky little alien snickers.
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CyanSnowHawk Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:28:36pm |
re: #65 Occasional Reader
As I noted yesterday, there were several ads that had "violence" in them. Remember the hysterics a couple years back over allegedly "violent" Superbowl ads? The pundits were screaming that this proved that Bush's AmeriKKKa had become more callous about violence because of the imperialistic war in Iraq, etc. etc.
I sure didn't see any such reactions in today's press, did you?
I saw one, and the readers were giving the author all the respect he deserved in the comments. I'd link if I could find it again.
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Walter L. Newton Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:28:40pm |
re: #83 CyanSnowHawk
Might be revenge for the name of that planet between Saturn and Neptune.
I love the way Sacha Cohen as Borat says it "A-noose."
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Spare O'Lake Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:28:43pm |
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Occasional Reader Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:28:47pm |
re: #82 Walter L. Newton
Why did I just know that you would manage to come up with a an answer that sounds reasonable and totally destroy my attempt at humor?
Destroy it? Nay, it built on it.
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Silhouette Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:29:08pm |
re: #78 Killian Bundy
Ah, diapers and biscuits, For The Children™. Of course! Why didn't I see?
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Walter L. Newton Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:29:15pm |
re: #86 Soona'
Yeah, that's what they'll tell you right up to the time they strap you to the alien examination table. Then all you'll hear is their squeaky little alien snickers.
Re-read my comment, you missed the point.
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IslandLibertarian Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:29:23pm |
Speaking of purple........I heard there was an election in Iraq.
The purple index finger badge of courage.
So.......we won there?
/MSM twits.
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Digital Display Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:29:34pm |
Good afternoon Lizards!
how is everyone this fine Monday?
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Ayeless in Ghazi Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:29:34pm |
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CyanSnowHawk Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:29:38pm |
re: #69 Creeping Eruption
LOL. An African Politician who doesn't know how to run a coup: Madagascar coup fizzles:
From the article:
He failed to Move it, Move it!
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Occasional Reader Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:29:46pm |
re: #88 CyanSnowHawk
I saw one, and the readers were giving the author all the respect he deserved in the comments. I'd link if I could find it again.
So did the author claim that we're still violent because of Bush?
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buzzdroid Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:29:48pm |
bbc just called the NFL "socialist" on their main 10 o clock news over here in the UK.
no - i am not making that up.
in fact they emphasised it with big white banner headlines on the tv report..
"SPORTING SOCIALISM"...
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Charles Johnson Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:30:02pm |
re: #31 itellu3times
Wot, no image stabilization?
Can't set the ISA high enough to snap at less than 125th?
I gotta get me a SOTA camera and answer my own questions.
Yeah, the G10 has image stabilization. But you usually get better results without it, if you use a tripod. Stabilization can be useful when you're shooting by hand.
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MandyManners Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:30:12pm |
re: #71 Walter L. Newton
Good. He's a case, to say the least.
Saying that McCain might be worse than CBBHO makes me think he's not paying attention to what CBBHO has been doing. Or, maybe he thought he'd look hip by offering a contarty POV. He didn't. He just looked like an idiot.
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Soona' Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:31:31pm |
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Walter L. Newton Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:31:37pm |
re: #31 itellu3times
Wot, no image stabilization? Can't set the ISA high enough to snap at less than 125th? I gotta get me a SOTA camera and answer my own questions.
I always imagine stabilization and set the IUD to stun, and I keep the SODA away from the lens.
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albusteve Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:31:43pm |
re: #100 buzzdroid
bbc just called the NFL "socialist" on their main 10 o clock news over here in the UK.
no - i am not making that up.
in fact they emphasised it with big white banner headlines on the tv report..
"SPORTING SOCIALISM"...
no....it's pure communism and each team has it's own dictator...pretty cool huh?
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transient Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:31:54pm |
re: #84 OldLineTexan
Yeah, have you ever shot an AK Fairy-7?
That's what I normally take when I go Unicorn hunting.
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Occasional Reader Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:31:58pm |
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A Kiwi Infidel Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:32:27pm |
re: #68 Walter L. Newton
Why, why does it ALWAYS come down to anal probes? I have met a whole lot of aliens who really do not like fooling around with the anus. They tell me it's just not that big of a turn on in their countries.
I've told them that most of the American woman I have met aren't that interested in that sort of thing either.
I don't understand?
The Anal Probe, Walter, was a cheap japanese car that didnt quite get off the dock due to a poor marketing decision.
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Silhouette Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:32:47pm |
re: #100 buzzdroid
I'd love to hear their rationale. Did they say why it was socialist? With all the score keeping and land conquering, I would have thought they would denounce it as capitalistic.
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Steve Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:33:08pm |
re: #17 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
ribbed.
For her pleasure.
Of course I'm the bastard who wears them inside out.
her or the ribbed thing?
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bellamags Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:33:24pm |
re: #81 MandyManners
Why does a Clydesdale have a tree branch?
A dalmatian was playing fetch with a stick and the clydesdale didn't want to be left out so he went and fetched a HUGE stick (tree branch) and the man playing with the dog said "show off" it was good.
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Digital Display Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:33:27pm |
re: #100 buzzdroid
bbc just called the NFL "socialist" on their main 10 o clock news over here in the UK.
no - i am not making that up.
in fact they emphasised it with big white banner headlines on the tv report..
"SPORTING SOCIALISM"...
There is no democracy in sports...The coach runs the show and you do what he says or you are out..It's an athletic model not a political model.
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Walter L. Newton Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:33:43pm |
re: #102 MandyManners
Saying that McCain might be worse than CBBHO makes me think he's not paying attention to what CBBHO has been doing. Or, maybe he thought he'd look hip by offering a contarty POV. He didn't. He just looked like an idiot.
And then it took him a whole thread to come up with an answer to my question that would enable him to pull his ass out of his head.
He did, so I had to give him credit for the "save," but I don't think he realized that I was still looking at him as a idiot.
Poor soul.
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albusteve Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:34:04pm |
re: #114 Silhouette
I'd love to hear their rationale. Did they say why it was socialist? With all the score keeping and land conquering, I would have thought they would denounce it as capitalistic.
pure envy....what a bunch of twits....they have footie you know
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Kosh's Shadow Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:34:06pm |
re: #15 itellu3times
It was a one-eyed, one-horned, flyiing purple people eater.
re: #33 Creeping Eruption
Well . . .all this talk of skewering Barney DID get me thinking about steaks. And in case anyone is wondering, yes, if dinosaurs were not extinct I would eat one.
They're extinct because they didn't taste good, otherwise they would have been domesticated. You might see the Flintstones eating dinosaur, but that's just for the movie.
/do I need to?
Actually, dinosaurs probably tasted like chicken, had there been people to taste them and chickens to compare with.
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jcm Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:34:12pm |
re: #78 Killian Bundy
NEW Gaza tunnels: "we smuggle everything - except weapons"
/you see, the Good Fairy provides the weapons
Mullah Nasrudin is the starring character in a vast number of amusing tales told in regions all over the world, particularly in countries in or near the Middle East.
Nasrudin the Smuggler:
Nasrudin the smuggler was leading a donkey that had bundles of straw on its back. An experienced border inspector spotted Nasrudin coming to his border.
“Halt,” the inspector said. “What is your business here?”
“I am an honest smuggler!” replied Nasrudin.
“Oh, really?” said the inspector. “Well, let me search those straw bundles. If I find something in them, then you are required to pay a border fee!”
“Do as you wish, “Nasrudin replied, “but you will not find anything in those bundles.”
The inspector intensively searched and took apart the bundles, but could not find a single thing in them. He turned to Nasrudin and said, “You have managed to get one by me today. You may pass the border.”
Nasrudin crossed the border with his donkey while the annoyed inspector looked on. And then the very next day, Nasrudin once again came to the border with a straw-carrying donkey. The inspector saw Nasrudin coming and thought, “I’ll get him for sure this time.”
He checked the bundles of straw again, and then searched through Nasrudin’s clothing, and even went through the donkey’s harness. But once again he came up empty handed and had to let Nasrudin pass.
This same pattern continued every day for several years, and every day Nasrudin wore more and more extravagant clothing and jewelry that indicated he was getting wealthier. Eventually, the inspector retired from his longtime job, but even in retirement he still wondered about the man with the straw-carrying donkey.
“I should have checked that donkey’s mouth more extensively,” he thought to himself. “Or maybe he hid something in the donkey’s rectum.”
Then one day he spotted Nasrudin’s face in a crowd. “Hey,” the inspector said, “I know you! You are that man who came to my border everyday for all those years with a straw-carrying donkey. Please, sir, I must talk to you.”
Nasrudin came towards him and the inspector continued talking. “My friend, I always wondered what you were smuggling past my border everyday. Just between you and me, you must tell me. I must know. What in the world were you smuggling for all those years? I must know!”
Nasrudin simply replied, “donkeys.”
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MandyManners Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:35:11pm |
re: #116 bellamags
A dalmatian was playing fetch with a stick and the clydesdale didn't want to be left out so he went and fetched a HUGE stick (tree branch) and the man playing with the dog said "show off" it was good.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh. Thanks!
I never watch commercials. In fact, I usually hit the MUTE button during them.
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Kosh's Shadow Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:35:21pm |
re: #113 A Kiwi Infidel
The Anal Probe, Walter, was a cheap japanese car that didnt quite get off the dock due to a poor marketing decision.
Too bad; it would have sold real well in San Francisco.
/
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opnion Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:35:24pm |
re: #17 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
ribbed.
For her pleasure.
Of course I'm the bastard who wears them inside out.
"Men who only care about their own orgasm" Next Oprah.
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LGoPs Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:35:49pm |
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Charles Johnson Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:36:07pm |
re: #74 lawhawk
I figure on my next trip I'm going to tinker with multiple exposures and bracketing to try my hand at high dynamic range photos. Takes a bit of work to do the software manipulation, but the final product can be spectacular.
I sometimes bracket my nighttime shots, just because I am not sure which will look best, and I'll do that also when I'm taking waterfall shots. Having a digital photo means you never have to worry about processing the bad shots - only running out of storage space on your memory cards.
I've been looking into the HDR technique too; one of these days I'll get around to experimenting with it.
Yeah, digital cameras are the cat's pajamas - not having to worry about wasting film, or processing time. A 16GB SD memory card holds an enormous number of pictures, for about 30 bucks. And at that price you can carry a couple of spares and have the capacity for thousands of photos.
Long way from the darkrooms I used in college.
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albusteve Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:36:21pm |
re: #124 opnion
"Men who only care about their own orgasm" Next Oprah.
she would probably know her share
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Killgore Trout Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:36:30pm |
I gave up on digital cameras a few years for talking pictures of instruments because they alter the color too much. It's very important for me to have accurate color. Have cameras gotten significantly better in the past few years?
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IslandLibertarian Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:36:39pm |
re: #117 HoosierHoops
There is no democracy in sports...The coach runs the show and you do what he says or you are out..It's an athletic model not a political model.
That's why we MUST eliminate all competition and the winning & losing in sports and thus, wimpify the games.
It's the sensitive thing to do.
/no running with scissors either!
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MandyManners Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:36:40pm |
re: #118 Walter L. Newton
And then it took him a whole thread to come up with an answer to my question that would enable him to pull his ass out of his head.
He did, so I had to give him credit for the "save," but I don't think he realized that I was still looking at him as a idiot.
Poor soul.
I don't know anything about his soul but, his brain seems to have a few mis-firing neurons.
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opnion Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:36:47pm |
re: #116 bellamags
A dalmatian was playing fetch with a stick and the clydesdale didn't want to be left out so he went and fetched a HUGE stick (tree branch) and the man playing with the dog said "show off" it was good.
Who about the guy whose work station was right under the back end of a mounted moose? Seemed funny.
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albusteve Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:37:04pm |
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A Kiwi Infidel Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:37:12pm |
re: #17 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
ribbed.
For her pleasure.
Of course I'm the bastard who wears them inside out.
What? Undies over tights?
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opnion Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:37:51pm |
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Steve Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:37:58pm |
re: #127 Charles
I've been looking into the HDR technique too; one of these days I'll get around to experimenting with it.
Yeah, digital cameras are the cat's pajamas - not having to worry about wasting film, or processing time. A 16GB SD memory card holds an enormous number of pictures, for about 30 bucks. And at that price you can carry a couple of spares and have the capacity for thousands of photos.
Long way from the darkrooms I used in college.
I miss working in the college darkrooms myself. Spent more time in there then I did outside.
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Killgore Trout Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:38:08pm |
re: #129 Killgore Trout
I also shoot instruments against a solid back background and all the digital cameras I've used in the past have a problem with that. The tend to add "noise" to the background.
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OldLineTexan Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:38:47pm |
The FINAL word on anal probes.
NSFW (language)
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pianobuff Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:39:02pm |
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ladycatnip Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:39:08pm |
I just got an email from the O! Haven't a clue as to how his people got my email address, but this is his latest strategy using the Internet to mobilize his troops:
Dee,
The economic crisis is growing more serious every day, and the time for action has come.
Last week, the House of Representatives passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which will jumpstart our economy and put more than 3 million people back to work.
I hope to sign the recovery plan into law in the next few weeks. But I need your help to spread the word and build support.
It's not enough for this bill to simply pass Congress. Americans need to know how it will affect their lives -- they need to know that help is on the way and that this administration is investing in economic growth and stability.
Governor Tim Kaine has agreed to record a video outlining the recovery plan and answering questions about what it means for your community. You can submit your questions online and then invite your friends, family, and neighbors to watch the video with you at an Economic Recovery House Meeting.
Join thousands of people across the country by hosting or attending an Economic Recovery House Meeting this weekend.
The stakes are too high to allow partisan politics to get in the way.
That's why I've consulted with Republicans as well as Democrats to put together a plan that will address the crisis we face.
I've also taken steps to ensure an unprecedented level of transparency and accountability. Once it's passed, you will be able to see how every penny in this plan is being spent.
You can help restore confidence in our economy by making sure your friends, family, and neighbors understand how the recovery plan will impact your community.
Sign up to host or attend an Economic Recovery House Meeting and submit your question for the video now:
[Link: my.barackobama.com...]
Our ability to come together as a nation in difficult times has never been more important.
I know I can rely on your spirit and resolve as we lead our country to recovery.
Thank you,
President Barack Obama
P.S. -- If you can't host or attend an Economic Recovery House Meeting, you can still submit your questions for Governor Kaine and then share the video with your friends and family this weekend. Learn more here:
[Link: my.barackobama.com...]
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albusteve Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:39:20pm |
re: #129 Killgore Trout
I gave up on digital cameras a few years for talking pictures of instruments because they alter the color too much. It's very important for me to have accurate color. Have cameras gotten significantly better in the past few years?
few years have probably tripled in quality...my little Canon Power Shot takes awsome picks....250$
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Steve Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:39:31pm |
re: #137 Killgore Trout
I also shoot instruments against a solid back background and all the digital cameras I've used in the past have a problem with that. The tend to add "noise" to the background.
Have you tried using a lightbox?
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Ojoe Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:40:13pm |
re: #127 Charles
Some Nikon digital cameras have an "auto bracketing" feature.
My obsolete "coolpix 4500" has it; I'm still learning the camera & have not used the feature yet.
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albusteve Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:40:20pm |
re: #137 Killgore Trout
I also shoot instruments against a solid back background and all the digital cameras I've used in the past have a problem with that. The tend to add "noise" to the background.
try a smaller caliber round...might solve your problem
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eschew_obfuscation Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:40:38pm |
re: #129 Killgore Trout
I gave up on digital cameras a few years for talking pictures of instruments because they alter the color too much. It's very important for me to have accurate color. Have cameras gotten significantly better in the past few years?
I have one (Nikon D50) that's about four years old. I've noticed the color problem also, but I use Photoshop CS to work with the pics and have discovered that the "Auto Color" image adjustment goes a long way toward correcting that.
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LGoPs Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:41:07pm |
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Ojoe Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:41:08pm |
re: #129 Killgore Trout
Yes they have, and you can also alter the color on your computer with i photo or similar programs.
It is a whole new ball game.
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Charles Johnson Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:41:10pm |
re: #129 Killgore Trout
I gave up on digital cameras a few years for talking pictures of instruments because they alter the color too much. It's very important for me to have accurate color. Have cameras gotten significantly better in the past few years?
Definitely.
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OldLineTexan Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:41:41pm |
Or you could hire hot models to pose with your instruments. Then no one will care.
/
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reine.de.tout Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:41:55pm |
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opnion Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:42:03pm |
re: #113 A Kiwi Infidel
The Anal Probe, Walter, was a cheap japanese car that didnt quite get off the dock due to a poor marketing decision.
It was prone to tailgate?
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buzzdroid Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:42:08pm |
re: #114 Silhouette
I'd love to hear their rationale. Did they say why it was socialist? With all the score keeping and land conquering, I would have thought they would denounce it as capitalistic.
something to do with "drafts" and players getting an upper limit in earnings and other bollocks... in other words imposing THEIR socialist agenda on the NFL and how it operates.
utterly nuts.
i really do hope somebody uploads it to youtube. its a gobsmacker... Charles will love it.
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Walter L. Newton Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:42:09pm |
re: #129 Killgore Trout
I gave up on digital cameras a few years for talking pictures of instruments because they alter the color too much. It's very important for me to have accurate color. Have cameras gotten significantly better in the past few years?
Yep, you don't have to do that fancy move of removing the lens cap and then slapping it back on quickly. They got this shutter thing now.
/
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Killgore Trout Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:42:21pm |
re: #142 Steve
Violins and cellos are tough to light properly because of all the highly reflective surfaces at a lot of different angles. I used 4 indirect lights aimed at those reflective umbrella thingies.
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Walter L. Newton Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:42:40pm |
re: #145 eschew_obfuscation
I have one (Nikon D50) that's about four years old. I've noticed the color problem also, but I use Photoshop CS to work with the pics and have discovered that the "Auto Color" image adjustment goes a long way toward correcting that.
You mean Obama is not black?
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albusteve Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:42:51pm |
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OldLineTexan Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:43:11pm |
re: #153 Walter L. Newton
Yep, you don't have to do that fancy move of removing the lens cap and then slapping it back on quickly. They got this shutter thing now.
/
And don't get me started on how great it is to not have powder burns all over my face ...
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eschew_obfuscation Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:43:19pm |
re: #155 Walter L. Newton
You mean Obama is not black?
He looks like Michael Jackson in all my photos...
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jcm Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:43:20pm |
re: #129 Killgore Trout
I gave up on digital cameras a few years for talking pictures of instruments because they alter the color too much. It's very important for me to have accurate color. Have cameras gotten significantly better in the past few years?
Yes. With built in color correction, gamma and white point settings plus the color tools available in even PS Elements ($70 consumer version of PS). Or you can really go nuts and get a color calibrated monitor and tools so you can match color between screen and output. You can now get dye sublimation printers (the best for color and gradients) for under a $1000.
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Walter L. Newton Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:43:36pm |
re: #157 OldLineTexan
And don't get me started on how great it is to not have powder burns all over my face ...
LOL
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CyanSnowHawk Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:43:55pm |
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:43:56pm |
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LGoPs Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:44:02pm |
re: #156 albusteve
notice my clever twofer?....it's a pattern
I would dress you down, but you took the pattern......
:)
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Killian Bundy Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:44:05pm |
re: #154 Killgore Trout
Violins and cellos are tough to light properly because of all the highly reflective surfaces at a lot of different angles. I used 4 indirect lights aimed at those reflective umbrella thingies.
/that's why God created PhotoShop and similar photo manipulation software
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Steve Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:44:14pm |
I own a Nikon D60 and I am still trying to figure out how to do multiple exposures. Love the camera but it seems more labor intensive then my Nikon FE(1981). I like using my Mamiya RB but it is getting old and needs some TLC.
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Killgore Trout Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:44:50pm |
re: #145 eschew_obfuscation
There are ethics issues with using photoshop for documenting my instruments. If I happen to alter the color and it accidentally hides a crack or some touched up/replaced varnish then people will get really upset.
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Walter L. Newton Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:45:04pm |
re: #164 Killian Bundy
/that's why God created PhotoShop and similar photo manipulation software
No, porn is why they create photoshop.
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albusteve Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:45:07pm |
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OldLineTexan Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:45:25pm |
re: #166 Killgore Trout
There are ethics issues with using photoshop for documenting my instruments. If I happen to alter the color and it accidentally hides a crack or some touched up/replaced varnish then people will get really upset.
Yes, I sent back Miss January for similar reasons ...
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buzzdroid Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:45:35pm |
[Link: www.bbc.co.uk...]
found it...
"The reason is that NFL is based on a unique American sporting socialism. It believes, as Cardinals president Michael Bidwell put it to me, in competitive balance between teams; that no team should get so much money that it overshadows the others."
the blogpost doesnt do what was on TV justicie - in big banner headlines it was "sporting socialism", with the narrative being read underneath.
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Killgore Trout Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:45:42pm |
re: #148 Charles
Maybe I'll try it again but it gets expensive to buy a camera only to find out it's not going to work for me.
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jcm Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:45:43pm |
re: #137 Killgore Trout
I also shoot instruments against a solid back background and all the digital cameras I've used in the past have a problem with that. The tend to add "noise" to the background.
To real beat then noise you really need the pure blue or green background. Any thing with a texture or slightly off will give you noise. If it's not a pure blue or green the CCD does color mixing to get the background color right and that adds the noise.
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goddessoftheclassroom Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:45:48pm |
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LGoPs Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:46:00pm |
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albusteve Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:46:08pm |
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Charles Johnson Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:46:10pm |
re: #137 Killgore Trout
I also shoot instruments against a solid back background and all the digital cameras I've used in the past have a problem with that. The tend to add "noise" to the background.
Most digital cameras now let you play with the white balance, which helps get the colors as accurate as possible. If you get a reasonably good camera, color reproduction is usually very good.
The noise you're talking about sounds like JPEG artifacts. You can avoid a lot of that by setting the camera to its highest quality setting for JPEGs, and you can wipe out the noise entirely by using the camera's RAW, uncompressed format.
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Steve Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:46:16pm |
re: #154 Killgore Trout
Violins and cellos are tough to light properly because of all the highly reflective surfaces at a lot of different angles. I used 4 indirect lights aimed at those reflective umbrella thingies.
I used to shoot silverware and flatware. I found that building a box out of white construction paper, about 8' X 8' X 8' works wonders.
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jcm Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:46:40pm |
re: #171 Killgore Trout
Maybe I'll try it again but it gets expensive to buy a camera only to find out it's not going to work for me.
Take a small instrument to a photo shop and try out a bunch of cameras.
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:47:28pm |
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OldLineTexan Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:47:48pm |
re: #179 jcm
Take a small instrument to a photo shop and try out a bunch of cameras.
Also bring a lunch, a small dog, and a cot. TRUST me, they'll flip out.
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Killgore Trout Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:48:17pm |
re: #159 jcm
Yes. With built in color correction, gamma and white point settings plus the color tools available in even PS Elements ($70 consumer version of PS). Or you can really go nuts and get a color calibrated monitor and tools so you can match color between screen and output. You can now get dye sublimation printers (the best for color and gradients) for under a $1000.
Hmmm....That's kinda what I thought. Maybe by the time I save up the money the technology will get better and cheaper. I figure I'm at least a year or two away from giving up my 35mm.
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LGoPs Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:48:42pm |
re: #180 pre-Boomer Marine brat
RATS! Hoist by my own petard! ... :D ... *surrenders*
MWAH!
Petard. Wasn't he Captain of the Enterprise....?
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Killian Bundy Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:49:18pm |
re: #166 Killgore Trout
There are ethics issues with using photoshop for documenting my instruments. If I happen to alter the color and it accidentally hides a crack or some touched up/replaced varnish then people will get really upset.
That's what an accurate, honest product description is for.
/Willie's uses digital photos
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Walter L. Newton Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:49:32pm |
(Something I posted on another site today, maybe this will say something to someone here)...
For 2009, I recommend that both men and women who are looking for that “special one,” to raise their expectations. I know I am.
Don’t hope, but KNOW that your partner will be sexy and good looking. I don’t mean good looking like GQ or sexy like Maxim, because those “models” rarely exist in everyday life. Know that you will find something special about your partner, which looks good to you and something that no one else has. And sexy is what you make your partner feel like in intimate situations. If looking sexy is your only gauge to sexuality, then you really don’t have an emotional connection to your lover. Looking sexy and being sexy is like night and day.
Don’t hope, but KNOW your partner will be loving. Loving what you both have, not what you both want. What you see in the first few moments of a new relationship is usually what you will be getting for the long term. If adjustments need to be made, in a honest relationship, most of the time they will happen on their own.
Don’t hope, but KNOW your partner will be perfect. Perfect for you, not for your family or friends, not for some preconceived Hollywood fiction or not for some “Penthouse Forum” entry. Don’t bring these outside influences with you on a date or into your personal space, they will only get in the way of your heart.
Don’t hope, but KNOW that your relationship will be like a romance novel and then laugh with each other when that doesn’t happen. There is a difference between being serious and taking each other too seriously.
I don’t think these needs have changed much since I was born in 1952, but I do believe that we have lost sight of what really matters. I feel many men and women have let themselves be taken hostage by shallow ideas, valueless expectations and useless advice.
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Lincolntf Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:49:51pm |
re: #140 ladycatnip
Those "house meetings" will be like the "underground" soirees U.S. Communists used to have back in the Fifties. A bunch of oh-so-sophisticated self-obsessed slaves of the Utopian ideal staring blankly at a DVD of their Dear Leader telling them how "the revolution is going to change the world".
Semi-related: Anyone ever read "I Led 3 Lives"?
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Killgore Trout Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:50:09pm |
re: #177 Charles
....and you can wipe out the noise entirely by using the camera's RAW, uncompressed format.
That's worth experimenting with. I've never tried that before.
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Vicious Babushka Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:50:41pm |
re: #116 bellamags
A dalmatian was playing fetch with a stick and the clydesdale didn't want to be left out so he went and fetched a HUGE stick (tree branch) and the man playing with the dog said "show off" it was good.
I liked the one where the Clydesdale rescued his Lippizaner true love from the circus.
I always thought the Lippizaners were stallions. So does this mean Clydesdale is a girl or is he gay?
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Occasional Reader Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:51:27pm |
re: #177 Charles
Most digital cameras now let you play with the white balance
Sorry, but I'm resolutely opposed to quotas.
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goddessoftheclassroom Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:51:57pm |
re: #185 Walter L. Newton
(Something I posted on another site today, maybe this will say something to someone here)...
For 2009, I recommend that both men and women who are looking for that “special one,” to raise their expectations. I know I am.
Don’t hope, but KNOW that your partner will be sexy and good looking. I don’t mean good looking like GQ or sexy like Maxim, because those “models” rarely exist in everyday life. Know that you will find something special about your partner, which looks good to you and something that no one else has. And sexy is what you make your partner feel like in intimate situations. If looking sexy is your only gauge to sexuality, then you really don’t have an emotional connection to your lover. Looking sexy and being sexy is like night and day.
Don’t hope, but KNOW your partner will be loving. Loving what you both have, not what you both want. What you see in the first few moments of a new relationship is usually what you will be getting for the long term. If adjustments need to be made, in a honest relationship, most of the time they will happen on their own.
Don’t hope, but KNOW your partner will be perfect. Perfect for you, not for your family or friends, not for some preconceived Hollywood fiction or not for some “Penthouse Forum” entry. Don’t bring these outside influences with you on a date or into your personal space, they will only get in the way of your heart.
Don’t hope, but KNOW that your relationship will be like a romance novel and then laugh with each other when that doesn’t happen. There is a difference between being serious and taking each other too seriously.
I don’t think these needs have changed much since I was born in 1952, but I do believe that we have lost sight of what really matters. I feel many men and women have let themselves be taken hostage by shallow ideas, valueless expectations and useless advice.
{Walter L. Newton}
I'm sure you have no idea, and you may not believe me, but your post is an answer to a prayer.
Even atheists can serve God's purposes!
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A Kiwi Infidel Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:52:15pm |
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jcm Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:52:29pm |
re: #182 Killgore Trout
Hmmm....That's kinda what I thought. Maybe by the time I save up the money the technology will get better and cheaper. I figure I'm at least a year or two away from giving up my 35mm.
On the software side, GIMP is the open source version of PS and free.
Cameras will continue to get better.
If you start looking MegaPixels aren't everything. Once you get past to the 4-6 MegaPixels range the lens becomes more important than pixels.
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Occasional Reader Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:52:38pm |
re: #179 jcm
Take a small instrument to a photo shop and try out a bunch of cameras.
He can borrow the violin I use for accompaniment when I read stories about the poor, suffering Palestinians.
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Charles Johnson Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:53:08pm |
re: #143 Ojoe
Some Nikon digital cameras have an "auto bracketing" feature.
My obsolete "coolpix 4500" has it; I'm still learning the camera & have not used the feature yet.
My two main cameras both have the auto-bracketing feature - the Canon G10 and the Nikon D90.
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OldLineTexan Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:53:10pm |
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Kragar Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:53:21pm |
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Steve Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:53:30pm |
re: #187 Killgore Trout
That's worth experimenting with. I've never tried that before.
Some of my friends only shoot RAW. Cuts down on the # of pics on a card but the results are better.
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Walter L. Newton Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:53:36pm |
Amazing. All weekend, I don't think once that I saw a front page article on CNN in regards to the Iraqi election this weekend. But this afternoon, of course...
Iraq reconstruction history details waste, failures.
"The "skeletal, half-built" shell of a maximum-security prison in Khan Bani Saad "will probably never house an inmate" even though the United States spent $40 million on the now-halted $73 million project."
[Link: www.cnn.com...]
Any wonder, huh.
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:54:01pm |
re: #183 LGoPs
Petard. Wasn't he Captain of the Enterprise....?
Why do you always Picard ones for us to come back to?
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OldLineTexan Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:54:13pm |
re: #197 Steve
Some of my friends only shoot RAW. Cuts down on the # of pics on a card but the results are better.
Again, Miss January ...
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Honorary Yooper Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:54:16pm |
re: #193 Occasional Reader
He can borrow the violin I use for accompaniment when I read stories about the poor, suffering Palestinians.
Depends on how small the violin is. If it can be seen only by microscope, then it is the perfect musical accompaniment for the poor, suffering Palestinians.
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Bloodnok Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:54:17pm |
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Walter L. Newton Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:54:26pm |
re: #190 goddessoftheclassroom
Surely then, it's yours to use as needed, that's why I posted it.
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zombie Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:54:38pm |
New at zomblog:
I spotted this swastika spraypainted on the sidewalk in the city of Richmond, California. The street where this photo was taken is not in the residential part of town, but adjacent to some business parks in a light industrial area next to the freeway. The road next to the swastika is frequently used for “sideshows” — late-night car-spinning and street-racing outdoor gang parties. The asphalt up and down the block is covered in skidmarks and tire-tracks.In all my days in the Bay Area, I have practically never seen a swastika drawn as graffiti anywhere (outside of a political protest, of course). I had originally intended to note that Richmond is not known to have any neo-Nazi activity (the city is actually known for its large African-American community), until I noticed this article about a hate crime in Richmond in which a black man was beaten up by white teenagers spewing racist epithets. Racists in Richmond? What?
Here’s a close-up of the same swastika. I could speculate as to what the appearance of such a symbol means in this place and context, but the truth is I have no idea. I doubt it has any direct connection to the beating incident, but the swastika certainly is disturbing, I’ll say that for it.
What is this world coming to?
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smokefire Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:54:45pm |
[Link: www.wfsb.com...]
Chris Dodd refinances with another Bank.
So, does that mean, he is in the clear?
Not bloody likely.
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Occasional Reader Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:54:58pm |
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Honorary Yooper Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:55:15pm |
re: #167 Walter L. Newton
No, porn is why they create photoshop.
Heh, yeah. Do you really believe that they have anything that large?
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Killian Bundy Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:55:45pm |
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Steve Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:55:49pm |
re: #201 OldLineTexan
Again, Miss January ...
No I got through January okay. Used up all of my vacation so I am starting unemployment in February.
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smokefire Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:56:10pm |
re: #209 Killian Bundy
/take a left on Obama road
.................and go right off the cliff friend
| 212 |
jcm Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:56:29pm |
re: #193 Occasional Reader
He can borrow the violin I use for accompaniment when I read stories about the poor, suffering Palestinians.
He'd need an electron microscope not a camera....
| 213 |
Occasional Reader Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:56:45pm |
re: #203 Bloodnok
No Quota
The first time I heard that song on the radio, back when I was about 13, I really thought that was the name of the song. I even labeled it as such on the cassette tape with which I greedily downloaded... er, recorded it.
| 214 |
Irish Rose Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:57:02pm |
Wow!
Spectacular photo, Charles... a real feast for the eyes.
I am so tired of winter. Hurry up, Spring!
| 215 |
OldLineTexan Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:57:09pm |
re: #210 Steve
No I got through January okay. Used up all of my vacation so I am starting unemployment in February.
Do you have a nice camera? Bring a fish and go see KT.
/
| 216 |
Honorary Yooper Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:57:16pm |
re: #205 zombie
Interesting. It's odd however, that it is in the middle of what seems to be nowhere. It's location seems to be more of a territorial marker for a gang of some kind.
| 217 |
nyc redneck Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:57:40pm |
re: #140 ladycatnip
he knows it is not being well received by the public.
and word is getting out abt. the pork.
like $ billions in tax refunds for people who don't even pay income tax.
(welfare w/a new name.)
so much that is not stimulus. just bonuses, money to his followers.
but hey, the msm says, patriotism is supporting O, in his lurch toward socialism.
i hope no republican senators vote for this shite.
| 218 |
MandyManners Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:57:47pm |
| 219 |
LGoPs Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:57:55pm |
re: #200 pre-Boomer Marine brat
Why do you always Picard ones for us to come back to?
It's just an impulse I have. Comes from having a warp-ed mind........
| 220 |
OldLineTexan Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:58:06pm |
re: #214 Irish Rose
Wow!
Spectacular photo, Charles... a real feast for the eyes.
I am so tired of winter. Hurry up, Spring!
Can we keep the cool nights for a while longer? I'm not really jonesing for 80F and 80% RH at midnight right now ...
/
| 221 |
MandyManners Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:59:01pm |
re: #214 Irish Rose
Wow!
Spectacular photo, Charles... a real feast for the eyes.
I am so tired of winter. Hurry up, Spring!
For me, February makes me appreciate March and April.
| 222 |
smokefire Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:59:16pm |
re: #214 Irish Rose
Wow!
Spectacular photo, Charles... a real feast for the eyes.
I am so tired of winter. Hurry up, Spring!
.............we up in New England will be shoveling 1-4 inches of Gorbul Warming.............again.
Love the Weather forecasts for this storm/no storm
Well, we could get 1-3 inches or over a foot of snow from this nor'easter.
Loved the way they covered their bases on this one.
| 223 |
Bloodnok Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:59:19pm |
re: #213 Occasional Reader
The first time I heard that song on the radio, back when I was about 13, I really thought that was the name of the song. I even labeled it as such on the cassette tape with which I greedily downloaded... er, recorded it.
Ah.....taping off the radio. Memorex, like the corners of my mind.
| 224 |
CyanSnowHawk Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:59:23pm |
re: #205 zombie
New at zomblog:
What is this world coming to?
I found a "White Pride Worldwide" sticker on a pedestrian bridge in Community Park in Poway CA last week. It came off easily enough though and found its way into the nearest trash can. First I've seen of those in the area as well.
| 225 |
albusteve Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:59:33pm |
the Spendout is coming undone....donks to the rescue!
[Link: www.foxnews.com...]
| 226 |
MandyManners Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:59:39pm |
re: #220 OldLineTexan
Can we keep the cool nights for a while longer? I'm not really jonesing for 80F and 80% RH at midnight right now ...
/
I am!
| 227 |
Occasional Reader Mon, Feb 2, 2009 2:59:54pm |
re: #221 MandyManners
For me, February makes me appreciate March and April.
February makes me shiver. With every paper I deliver...
| 228 |
Moonbat Serenade Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:00:18pm |
re: #158 eschew_obfuscation
...Michael Jackson
Only in America can a poor black boy grow up to be a rich white woman.
| 229 |
MJ Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:00:48pm |
Obama's Brother -- Gone to Pot
The half brother of President Barack Obama has been busted for possession of marijuana ... in Kenya, and the circumstances sound weird...
[Link: www.tmz.com...]
| 230 |
Ojoe Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:01:06pm |
re: #171 Killgore Trout
Here is the world's largest on line used camera store, I bought my camera and fish-eye lens there; a good deal.
[Link: www.keh.com...]
| 231 |
OldLineTexan Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:01:11pm |
re: #222 smokefire
.............we up in New England will be shoveling 1-4 inches of Gorbul Warming.............again.
Love the Weather forecasts for this storm/no storm
Well, we could get 1-3 inches or over a foot of snow from this nor'easter.
Loved the way they covered their bases on this one.
Kind of like one of those weather rocks, ain't it?
| 232 |
smokefire Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:01:23pm |
re: #227 Occasional Reader
February makes me shiver. With every paper I deliver...
..........bad news on the door step, I couldnt take one more step...............
| 233 |
Occasional Reader Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:01:29pm |
re: #223 Bloodnok
Ah.....taping off the radio. Memorex, like the corners of my mind.
We still all want to be that Maxell guy, don't we?
| 234 |
LGoPs Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:01:42pm |
re: #227 Occasional Reader
February makes me shiver. With every paper I deliver...
Bad news on the doorstep;
I couldn't take one more step.
| 235 |
zombie Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:01:48pm |
Camera: Canon Powershot G10 in macro mode, tripod-mounted, with wireless shutter release.
Oh, that wireless shutter release is sweet! I want one of those (Note, however, Charles, that Amazon lists them as "unavailable" at the moment). Of course, I'd have to get a high-end Canon to make it work, but still...
The reason I fantasize about a wireless shutter release is because of a longstanding plan to have a camera secretly attached to the top of a protest sign, perhaps disguised inside a Teddy Bear or something like that. Then I can walk around among the moonbats and jihadists snapping away merrily -- from an overhead vantage point, even better -- and no one would have a clue, because I'd be pushing the shutter remote surreptitiously (perhaps also disguised on the handle of the sign)!
Oh man, if only I had this system set up back in 2003.
| 236 |
OldLineTexan Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:01:57pm |
| 237 |
Ojoe Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:02:12pm |
re: #194 Charles
I'm still working through the manual on my digital Nikon, wow it was simpler in the days of film.
| 238 |
LGoPs Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:02:38pm |
re: #232 smokefire
..........bad news on the door step, I couldnt take one more step...............
beat me by 19 seconds.....
:)
| 239 |
Steve Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:02:55pm |
re: #215 OldLineTexan
Do you have a nice camera? Bring a fish and go see KT.
/
I have several cameras.
Calumet 4 X 5
Mamiya RB 67
Nikon FE
Nikon D60
Bolex 16mm with 3 lens turret
Orionwerk (Make my own film for it)
Kodak No. 3A Jr. (Make my own film for it)
4 X 5 Speed Graphic
Which one to bring, which one to bring?
| 240 |
Walter L. Newton Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:02:56pm |
re: #225 albusteve
the Spendout is coming undone....donks to the rescue!
[Link: www.foxnews.com...]
He wants to rip "tens of billions" out of the package. What a joke. Tens of billions out of over 800 billion is chump change. They have this thing padded on purpose, so they can look good.
It's not what this plan will cost, it's what this plan wants to spend the money ON.
On shit.
Don't let these tactics fool you..
| 241 |
Occasional Reader Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:03:07pm |
[might as well keep going]
I can't remember if I cried
when I read about his widowed bride
| 242 |
Neutral President Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:03:10pm |
re: #205 zombie
It wouldn't surprise me if this was the work of idiot 13 year olds trying to be smart asses or that its a "Moby" of sorts, like the numerous fake hate crimes involving nooses we heard about last year.
| 243 |
opnion Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:03:11pm |
re: #229 MJ
Obama's Brother -- Gone to Pot
The half brother of President Barack Obama has been busted for possession of marijuana ... in Kenya, and the circumstances sound weird...
[Link: www.tmz.com...]
He probably had a McCain/ Palin yardsign & this is payback.
| 244 |
Ojoe Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:03:37pm |
If you like sharing photos with friends, you can do that easily on Facebook.
| 245 |
pre-Boomer Marine brat Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:03:37pm |
re: #219 LGoPs
It's just an impulse I have. Comes from having a warp-ed mind........
Do you Klingon to fantasies of sanity?
| 246 |
MandyManners Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:03:38pm |
re: #227 Occasional Reader
February makes me shiver. With every paper I deliver...
I couldn't take one more step.
| 247 |
OldLineTexan Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:03:52pm |
re: #239 Steve
I have several cameras.
Calumet 4 X 5
Mamiya RB 67
Nikon FE
Nikon D60
Bolex 16mm with 3 lens turret
Orionwerk (Make my own film for it)
Kodak No. 3A Jr. (Make my own film for it)
4 X 5 Speed GraphicWhich one to bring, which one to bring?
Which one would be best for cello pr0n?
| 248 |
smokefire Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:04:36pm |
re: #241 Occasional Reader
[might as well keep going]
I can't remember if I cried
when I read about his widowed bride
.........something touched me deep inside, the day the music died.
| 249 |
Occasional Reader Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:04:38pm |
| 250 |
opnion Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:04:43pm |
re: #234 LGoPs
Bad news on the doorstep;
I couldn't take one more step.
I can't remeber if I cried, when I read about his widowed bride.
| 251 |
Soona' Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:05:02pm |
re: #216 Honorary Yooper
Interesting. It's odd however, that it is in the middle of what seems to be nowhere. It's location seems to be more of a territorial marker for a gang of some kind.
They might be like the gangsta's that ride around my neighborhood in their daddy's car.
| 252 |
albusteve Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:05:10pm |
re: #240 Walter L. Newton
He wants to rip "tens of billions" out of the package. What a joke. Tens of billions out of over 800 billion is chump change. They have this thing padded on purpose, so they can look good.
It's not what this plan will cost, it's what this plan wants to spend the money ON.
On shit.
Don't let these tactics fool you..
I'm not being fooled...it's a start and almost as important is the rebuff of BO...we'll see
| 253 |
Charles Johnson Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:05:18pm |
re: #235 zombie
Oh, that wireless shutter release is sweet! I want one of those (Note, however, Charles, that Amazon lists them as "unavailable" at the moment). Of course, I'd have to get a high-end Canon to make it work, but still...
The reason I fantasize about a wireless shutter release is because of a longstanding plan to have a camera secretly attached to the top of a protest sign, perhaps disguised inside a Teddy Bear or something like that. Then I can walk around among the moonbats and jihadists snapping away merrily -- from an overhead vantage point, even better -- and no one would have a clue, because I'd be pushing the shutter remote surreptitiously (perhaps also disguised on the handle of the sign)!
Oh man, if only I had this system set up back in 2003.
Wireless shutter releases are a great tool for photographers. Didn't notice that one was unavailable -- but there are lots of others.
| 254 |
Silhouette Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:05:22pm |
| 255 |
OldLineTexan Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:05:29pm |
| 256 |
Bloodnok Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:05:41pm |
re: #222 smokefire
.............we up in New England will be shoveling 1-4 inches of Gorbul Warming.............again.
Love the Weather forecasts for this storm/no storm
Well, we could get 1-3 inches or over a foot of snow from this nor'easter.
Loved the way they covered their bases on this one.
Everything's a Nor'Easter now. I don't remember it being an event when we got 3 inches of snow when I was a kid.
| 257 |
Steve Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:05:45pm |
re: #237 Ojoe
I'm still working through the manual on my digital Nikon, wow it was simpler in the days of film.
I agree completely.
OldLineTexan: I also have a Poloroid Super Shooter
| 258 |
bellamags Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:05:52pm |
re: #248 smokefire
.........something touched me deep inside, the day the music died.
that song was number one when i was born.
| 259 |
LGoPs Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:05:52pm |
re: #242 ArchangelMichael
It wouldn't surprise me if this was the work of idiot 13 year olds trying to be smart asses or that its a "Moby" of sorts, like the numerous fake hate crimes involving nooses we heard about last year.
Nor I. Much of evil is banal. They might not even know what the f*ck they're doing......just think it's cool.
Ignorant bastards if so.....
| 260 |
Walter L. Newton Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:05:53pm |
re: #252 albusteve
I'm not being fooled...it's a start and almost as important is the rebuff of BO...we'll see
No it's not. These guys have worked this out from the git-go. THEY ARE NOT STUPID. Geeeeeshshshshs
| 261 |
debutaunt Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:06:08pm |
re: #17 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
ribbed.
For her pleasure.
Of course I'm the bastard who wears them inside out.
I've lost the pride I once had in you.
| 262 |
MandyManners Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:06:15pm |
| 263 |
zombie Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:06:38pm |
re: #218 MandyManners
Could some WP types have done it?
I suppose so, but Richmond seems like the last place in the US where you'd find White Power types. It's mostly thought of as a "black town" (even though it's actually fairly mixed).
re: #224 CyanSnowHawk
I found a "White Pride Worldwide" sticker on a pedestrian bridge in Community Park in Poway CA last week. It came off easily enough though and found its way into the nearest trash can. First I've seen of those in the area as well.
Poway -- I could see the White Power moron encroaching out there -- suburban, semi-run-down mostly white area.
Good job on removing it.
But -- this is not the California I knew!
| 265 |
Steve Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:06:43pm |
re: #247 OldLineTexan
Which one would be best for cello pr0n?
Bolex 16mm with 3 lens turret.
Movie camera
| 266 |
Occasional Reader Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:06:46pm |
re: #255 OldLineTexan
Hot AND steamy
Then I'm up for a May-September romance....
[just kidding, honey]
[no, I wasn't talking to you, Tex]
| 267 |
LGoPs Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:06:53pm |
re: #245 pre-Boomer Marine brat
Do you Klingon to fantasies of sanity?
It's really just a phaser I'm going through......
| 268 |
OldLineTexan Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:07:16pm |
re: #257 Steve
I agree completely.
OldLineTexan: I also have a Poloroid Super Shooter
Is that the old Land Camera type? My grandfather was given one for retirement in the '70's. Terrible pictures in only one minute!
| 269 |
DeafDog Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:07:21pm |
re: #188 Alouette
I liked the one where the Clydesdale rescued his Lippizaner true love from the circus.
I always thought the Lippizaners were stallions. So does this mean Clydesdale is a girl or is he gay?
Regardless, a marriage between Lippizaners and Clydesdales should be protected.
| 270 |
van helsing Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:07:38pm |
re: #247 OldLineTexan
Which one would be best for cello pr0n?
I'd use the Mamiya.
As long as is it cello pr0n. Details on the other.... not so much desired.
And realizing that American Pie came out in 72 - just makes me feel my age.
| 271 |
MandyManners Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:07:40pm |
re: #261 debutaunt
I've lost the pride I once had in you.
I could make a really dirty quip but, I won't.
| 272 |
Bloodnok Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:07:45pm |
| 273 |
Ojoe Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:08:01pm |
re: #257 Steve
I have an old Rollei, it does not even have a light meter, no battery, nothing; you had to note the film speed and judge the light by eye and adjust the exposure yourself. After a while you got good at it.
| 274 |
smokefire Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:08:12pm |
re: #253 Charles
Charles since we are talking camera's here.
This is a story from local paper re: Polaroid camera.
[Link: www.norwichbulletin.com...]
| 275 |
Steve Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:08:26pm |
re: #268 OldLineTexan
Is that the old Land Camera type? My grandfather was given one for retirement in the '70's. Terrible pictures in only one minute!
Thats the one.
| 276 |
Occasional Reader Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:08:42pm |
re: #268 OldLineTexan
Is that the old Land Camera type? My grandfather was given one for retirement in the '70's. Terrible pictures in only one minute!
It's handy for convincing the local natives that you're a god, though.
| 277 |
debutaunt Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:08:45pm |
| 278 |
OldLineTexan Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:09:11pm |
re: #270 van helsing
I'd use the Mamiya.
As long as is it cello pr0n. Details on the other.... not so much desired.
And realizing that American Pie came out in 72 - just makes me feel my age.
I really am talking about some high-quality photography for KT's work.
| 279 |
albusteve Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:09:16pm |
re: #273 Ojoe
I have an old Rollei, it does not even have a light meter, no battery, nothing; you had to note the film speed and judge the light by eye and adjust the exposure yourself. After a while you got good at it.
my Brownie fulfills most of my needs....a little chunky tho
| 280 |
MandyManners Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:09:28pm |
re: #263 zombie
I suppose so, but Richmond seems like the last place in the US where you'd find White Power types. It's mostly thought of as a "black town" (even though it's actually fairly mixed).
I found WP literature all over my Lake Union neighborhood in Seattle once. Those bastards get around.
| 281 |
smokefire Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:09:32pm |
re: #256 Bloodnok
Every thing's a Northeaster now. I don't remember it being an event when we got 3 inches of snow when I was a kid.
Blood, reason for that is the kids are so coddled that everything is a major occurrence, and they can't deal with it.
| 283 |
Steve Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:09:55pm |
re: #273 Ojoe
I have an old Rollei, it does not even have a light meter, no battery, nothing; you had to note the film speed and judge the light by eye and adjust the exposure yourself. After a while you got good at it.
I love the old days of shooting. A couple of my Photo Profs use the finger in the wind method to shoot. Some of the best B&W I have ever seen.
| 284 |
itellu3times Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:09:56pm |
re: #121 jcm
That joke is older than Mohammed.
Probably older than Abraham.
Only back then, they were smuggling brontasauruseseses.
| 285 |
MandyManners Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:09:58pm |
| 286 |
OldLineTexan Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:09:58pm |
re: #276 Occasional Reader
It's handy for convincing the local natives that you're a god, though.
That's what the Coke bottle is for.
| 287 |
Walter L. Newton Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:10:15pm |
re: #262 MandyManners
You know it!
Sure, if you can afford 350 dollar a month air conditioner bills, if you like to step outside and your armpits are dripping sweat on the ground in 4 minutes, if you want to smell Pasadena (suburb East of Houston) blowing it's sulfur into town from the oil refineries, if you want to put up with roaches the size of cats.
IMHO.
| 288 |
Occasional Reader Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:10:16pm |
re: #270 van helsing
I'd use the Mamiya.
I'd walk a million clicks
for one of your pics
my Maaamiyaaaa
-Al Jolson
(preemptively: Shut up, OldLineTexan)
| 289 |
Dianna Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:10:17pm |
re: #205 zombie
It's not coming to anything. The world is as it's always been.
The problem is that standards of behavior have fallen, and keep falling. And if you insist - as people have been doing for the last 20 years, minimum - that simply being white makes you a racist, some kids are going to act it out. It's vile. But it's not unexpected.
After that poor transexual kid was beaten to death in Hayward seven years ago, I knew there was a real problem.
| 290 |
albusteve Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:10:33pm |
re: #276 Occasional Reader
It's handy for convincing the local natives that you're a god, though.
I always take my Polaroid to Jamaica....the kids dig pictures of themselves
| 292 |
pre-Boomer Marine brat Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:10:46pm |
re: #267 LGoPs
It's really just a phaser I'm going through......
I'll make no Bones about it -- I don't think you Khan kick the habit!
/Chekhov three more from the list
| 293 |
MandyManners Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:10:55pm |
re: #266 Occasional Reader
Then I'm up for a May-September romance....
[just kidding, honey]
[no, I wasn't talking to you, Tex]
I saw that pink Izod in your closet!
| 294 |
van helsing Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:11:00pm |
re: #281 smokefire
Blood, reason for that is the kids are so coddled that everything is a major occurrence, and they can't deal with it.
Have they brought in grief counselors?
| 295 |
Vicious Babushka Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:11:02pm |
re: #205 zombie
New at zomblog:
What is this world coming to?
It is a Native American Peace Symbol
/everybody knows that
| 296 |
bellamags Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:11:05pm |
re: #287 Walter L. Newton
Sure, if you can afford 350 dollar a month air conditioner bills, if you like to step outside and your armpits are dripping sweat on the ground in 4 minutes, if you want to smell Pasadena (suburb East of Houston) blowing it's sulfur into town from the oil refineries, if you want to put up with roaches the size of cats.
IMHO.
so you have visited FL? LOL.
| 297 |
LGoPs Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:11:19pm |
re: #271 MandyManners
I could make a really dirty quip but, I won't.
humus, peat, topsoil, loam.......
Know what I'm doing?
| 298 |
smokefire Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:11:34pm |
re: #291 SummerSong
'Cuse me while I kiss this guy...
.............Scuse me while I kiss the sky........................
Guitar riff.
| 300 |
zombie Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:11:53pm |
re: #280 MandyManners
I found WP literature all over my Lake Union neighborhood in Seattle once. Those bastards get around.
Hell, they even made it to Berkeley once -- as documented in this rarely seen zombietime report (which is a shame, because it's one of my favorites):
Racist Literature Distributed in Berkeley
A study in hate, the left/right convergence, and media spin
| 301 |
jcm Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:11:57pm |
re: #284 itellu3times
That joke is older than Mohammed.
Probably older than Abraham.
Only back then, they were smuggling brontasauruseseses.
They only had one es in their neck.....
| 302 |
albusteve Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:12:12pm |
re: #286 OldLineTexan
That's what the Coke bottle is for.
is that the movie where the blow job was invented?
| 303 |
Ojoe Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:12:26pm |
re: #283 Steve
Film & chemicals were expensive so economics made you learn fast.
| 304 |
smokefire Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:12:35pm |
re: #294 van helsing
Have they brought in grief counselors?
.............why because it's snowing, or because they will have to go to school.
Don't get me started.
| 305 |
Occasional Reader Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:12:40pm |
re: #292 pre-Boomer Marine brat
I'll make no Bones about it -- I don't think you Khan kick the habit!
/Chekhov three more from the list
Uhuru you think you are, dropping lousy puns on us like that? You won't get off Scott-free, I can tell you that.
| 306 |
OldLineTexan Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:12:52pm |
re: #287 Walter L. Newton
Sure, if you can afford 350 dollar a month air conditioner bills, if you like to step outside and your armpits are dripping sweat on the ground in 4 minutes, if you want to smell Pasadena (suburb East of Houston) blowing it's sulfur into town from the oil refineries, if you want to put up with roaches the size of cats.
IMHO.
Pasadena is MUCH cleaner now, I kid you not. Plus, it's not a 'burb ... it was incorporated WAY before Houston globbed all over it.
When I was a kid, I'd walk to school under the beautiful GREEN skies ...
And up here, not so many roaches the size of cats. The fire ants wiped them out!
| 307 |
Steve Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:12:53pm |
I would love to trade my RB 67 in for and RZ and then get the digital back.
22 million megapixels for around $13000.
| 308 |
MandyManners Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:12:55pm |
re: #287 Walter L. Newton
Sure, if you can afford 350 dollar a month air conditioner bills, if you like to step outside and your armpits are dripping sweat on the ground in 4 minutes, if you want to smell Pasadena (suburb East of Houston) blowing it's sulfur into town from the oil refineries, if you want to put up with roaches the size of cats.
IMHO.
I don't know about the sulfur but, I love humidity.
| 309 |
BBev Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:13:06pm |
I posted this yesterday but this thread is more appropriate, check it out and zoom into it and WOW
| 310 |
Walter L. Newton Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:13:11pm |
re: #296 bellamags
so you have visited FL? LOL.
I've never been to FL. But I lived in Houston for 6 years, and my moms side of the family is from New Orleans. Houston would be New Orleans if there were no New Orleans.
I lived in Dallas for 10 years too, and, granted, it was warm, but warm like Dallas along with humid like Lake Michigan, just too much for me.
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LGoPs Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:13:15pm |
re: #292 pre-Boomer Marine brat
I'll make no Bones about it -- I don't think you Khan kick the habit!
/Chekhov three more from the list
I'll betcha pulled those out of Uranus....?
:)
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Occasional Reader Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:13:24pm |
re: #291 SummerSong
'Cuse me while I kiss this guy...
And when the elephants escape zoos
their logic ties you up and rapes you...
A doodoodoo, a daadaadaa...
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bellamags Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:13:27pm |
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OldLineTexan Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:13:30pm |
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OldLineTexan Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:14:19pm |
re: #310 Walter L. Newton
I've never been to FL. But I lived in Houston for 6 years, and my moms side of the family is from New Orleans. Houston would be New Orleans if there were no New Orleans.
I lived in Dallas for 10 years too, and, granted, it was warm, but warm like Dallas along with humid like Lake Michigan, just too much for me.
Ain't no levies!
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MandyManners Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:14:35pm |
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albusteve Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:15:16pm |
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OldLineTexan Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:15:34pm |
re: #302 albusteve
is that the movie where the blow job was invented?
No, you're thinking of Quest for Fire.
All Hail Rae Dawn Chong!
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LGoPs Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:15:48pm |
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SummerSong Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:15:48pm |
re: #298 smokefire
.............Scuse me while I kiss the sky........................
Guitar riff.
I noes, just fun'n. 2 tall Sapporo's with a late munch.
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Steve Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:15:59pm |
re: #303 Ojoe
Film & chemicals were expensive so economics made you learn fast.
That they were, but it was exciting watching and waiting for the final product.
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MandyManners Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:16:15pm |
re: #300 zombie
Hell, they even made it to Berkeley once -- as documented in this rarely seen zombietime report (which is a shame, because it's one of my favorites):
Racist Literature Distributed in Berkeley
A study in hate, the left/right convergence, and media spin
IIRC, the WP group that passed out the shit I saw would have no common cause with the Lefties and Muslims.
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SummerSong Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:16:36pm |
re: #312 Occasional Reader
And when the elephants escape zoos
their logic ties you up and rapes you...
A doodoodoo, a daadaadaa...
That's what I'm talking about! :)
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Soona' Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:16:36pm |
re: #280 MandyManners
I found WP literature all over my Lake Union neighborhood in Seattle once. Those bastards get around.
The sad part about all of this is that WP organizations will find recruiting a lot easier than it used to be. Just sayin'.
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bellamags Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:16:47pm |
re: #310 Walter L. Newton
I've never been to FL. But I lived in Houston for 6 years, and my moms side of the family is from New Orleans. Houston would be New Orleans if there were no New Orleans.
I lived in Dallas for 10 years too, and, granted, it was warm, but warm like Dallas along with humid like Lake Michigan, just too much for me.
you pretty much described it here. Humidity 100% without rain. 100 plus temps, snakes, huge palmetto bugs (roaches, like this long) :
_______________________________
not kidding.
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Occasional Reader Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:17:02pm |
re: #318 OldLineTexan
No, you're thinking of Quest for Fire.
All Hail Rae Dawn Chong!
WOLVERINES!
Oh, wait, wrong movie.
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BBev Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:17:17pm |
re: #317 albusteve
everybody looks pretty bored
Holly crap I think I just found Cindy Sheehan in the crowd , really
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albusteve Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:17:26pm |
re: #318 OldLineTexan
No, you're thinking of Quest for Fire.
All Hail Rae Dawn Chong!
right!....that was a fun movie if I recall...and actually pretty good in some spots
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Bloodnok Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:17:48pm |
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MJ Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:17:53pm |
re: #307 Steve
I would love to trade my RB 67 in for and RZ and then get the digital back.
22 million megapixels for around $13000.
Betterlight has some nice backs:
[Link: www.betterlight.com...]
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:18:05pm |
re: #305 Occasional Reader
Uhuru you think you are, dropping lousy puns on us like that? You won't get off Scott-free, I can tell you that.
Are you beaming after having done that?
/and don't try to Chang the subject!
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Occasional Reader Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:18:27pm |
Rae Dawn Chong should have won an Oscar for her performance in Commando, if you ask me.
/
| 333 |
Walter L. Newton Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:18:56pm |
re: #325 bellamags
you pretty much described it here. Humidity 100% without rain. 100 plus temps, snakes, huge palmetto bugs (roaches, like this long) :
_______________________________
not kidding.
And they TRY to fly, which they don't do a good job at, so instead, they just manage to run into you most of the time, which makes it appear that they are trying to attack you.
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Charles Johnson Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:18:57pm |
re: #300 zombie
Hell, they even made it to Berkeley once -- as documented in this rarely seen zombietime report (which is a shame, because it's one of my favorites):
Racist Literature Distributed in Berkeley
A study in hate, the left/right convergence, and media spin
Here's a picture I took a couple of years ago on the South Bay bike path. Unfortunately, it's not that unusual to see swastikas out there - this one was an anti-Bush swastika.
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MandyManners Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:19:02pm |
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albusteve Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:19:09pm |
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BBev Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:19:28pm |
re: #329 Bloodnok
I'm so sorry.
I know I just zoomed into the crowd way out and there she is, My screen cracked .
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Occasional Reader Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:19:47pm |
re: #331 pre-Boomer Marine brat
Are you beaming after having done that?
/and don't try to Chang the subject!
Before you complain about the Spock in my eye, you should remove the (tractor) beam from your own.
(I learned that in Chapel.)
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MandyManners Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:20:01pm |
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Kragar Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:20:54pm |
OK, WHAT THE FUCK?
U.N. Sponsors Refugee 'Theme Park' for the Rich and Famous
DAVOS, Switzerland — Are you looking for a little excitement in your life? Imagine what fun it would be to live through a rebel attack . . . to navigate a minefield … to negotiate with corrupt officials and border guards in a desperate effort to survive.
Thanks to a U.N.-sponsored exhibition, visitors to the World Economic Forum in Davos last week got just that opportunity -- at a theme park with a name right out of Disney: "Refugee Run."
Visitors were given the opportunity to experience the harsh conditions that millions of refugees and internally displaced people face daily in some of the world's most hostile environments and killing fields – exciting places like Darfur, Congo, Iraq and Pakistan.
Walk in and you can visit a small tent similar to the ones you see in Darfur, a canvas cover over a dirt floor. Move on to a larger tent, a replica of the shelters that house large numbers of Afghan refugees and familiea in Pakistan or Iran.
We’re taking fun for the entire family -- don't forget to visit the gift shop. And when your day in refugee hell is over, you go back to your hotel at this Swiss mountain retreat and relax in your luxurious jacuzzi.
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MandyManners Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:21:02pm |
re: #324 Soona'
The sad part about all of this is that WP organizations will find recruiting a lot easier than it used to be. Just sayin'.
Only among those who had those tendencies in the first place.
I better not see those bastards around here.
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bellamags Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:21:16pm |
re: #333 Walter L. Newton
And they TRY to fly, which they don't do a good job at, so instead, they just manage to run into you most of the time, which makes it appear that they are trying to attack you.
oh yeah. the winged ones are demon spawn. they always seem to fly towards you. If you step on them they smell like marzipan and this white stuff goes everywhere. totally sick.
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Bloodnok Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:21:27pm |
re: #332 Occasional Reader
Rae Dawn Chong should have won an Oscar for her performance in Commando, if you ask me.
/
Anyone who can deliver a line like "I can't believe this macho bullshit" deserves an award of some kind.
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Racer X Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:21:44pm |
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Outrider Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:21:58pm |
re: #309 BBev
I posted this yesterday but this thread is more appropriate, check it out and zoom into it and WOW
if you go down the stairs to Obamas left and find the audio speaker. come forward from the speaker and see the girl in the red coat and come back towards you about six people, you can see where the guy moved as he has two foreheads. Looks like he is texting someone.
Scrolling around, you can find a whole bunch more of those. look funny.
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LGoPs Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:22:16pm |
re: #305 Occasional Reader
Uhuru you think you are, dropping lousy puns on us like that? You won't get off Scott-free, I can tell you that.
But ya still can't see DeForrest for the trees........
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Occasional Reader Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:22:45pm |
re: #344 Bloodnok
Anyone who can deliver a line like "I can't believe this macho bullshit" deserves an award of some kind.
And the way she handled that quad-rocket launcher, coolly recovering after firing the first round backwards by accident... I ask you, do you think Streep could have pulled that off? No way!
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Geepers Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:22:52pm |
OldLineTexan (#247),
4 X 5 Speed Graphic
Nice machine that.
The Raising of the Flag at Iwo Jima was taken with a 4 x 5.
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Walter L. Newton Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:22:58pm |
re: #343 bellamags
oh yeah. the winged ones are demon spawn. they always seem to fly towards you. If you step on them they smell like marzipan and this white stuff goes everywhere. totally sick.
I thought that's what is in marzipan?
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albusteve Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:23:10pm |
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Soona' Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:23:40pm |
re: #332 Occasional Reader
Rae Dawn Chong should have won an Oscar for her performance in Commando, if you ask me.
/
LOL!
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Killian Bundy Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:24:22pm |
re: #318 OldLineTexan
No, you're thinking of Quest for Fire.
All Hail Rae Dawn Chong!
/all hail the script writer!
| 355 |
Manfred the Wonder Dog Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:24:29pm |
Off Topic, hope I'm no re-asking a question, but, Charles and Lizards... is the Daily Mail online neglecting to mention that the book held under your arm while lashing someone in Islamic countries is the Koran?
Is it always? Thought I'd read that somewhere. Seems like an important point. Also makes me wonder if there are special lashing editions of the Koran designed not to interfere with your swing?
| 356 |
Steve Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:25:03pm |
I read an article somewhere about a rather large format camera
(11 X 14 I believe) that was mounted to a door frame from a nuclear(sp) reactor. After he took the photos he would digitally scan them. You could zoom in and see very sharp images.
| 357 |
CyanSnowHawk Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:25:09pm |
re: #263 zombie
Poway -- I could see the White Power moron encroaching out there -- suburban, semi-run-down mostly white area.
Good job on removing it.
But -- this is not the California I knew!
That's a better description of Santee, which is a little further South and has a history of WS.
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bellamags Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:25:17pm |
re: #350 Walter L. Newton
I thought that's what is in marzipan?
LOL. i hate that stuff too! almondy smell. totally gross. Jergens lotion smells like that also. (i have a sensitive sniffer)
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FrogMarch Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:25:29pm |
Pretty purple.
Meanwhile, Hillbuzz says:
Call your Senators and tell them to vote no on tax cheat Tom Daschle’s confirmation
| 360 |
BBev Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:26:00pm |
re: #336 albusteve
voyeur...
If finding Cindy Sheehan in a crowd makes a voyeur please shoot me now!
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Kragar Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:26:24pm |
re: #357 CyanSnowHawk
That's a better description of Santee, which is a little further South and has a history of WS.
Oh, you mean Klantee. Why didn't you say so?
/
La Mesa here.
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bellamags Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:26:52pm |
re: #353 buzzsawmonkey
Marzipan
And dozipan
And littl panzidivy...
A kid'l eat ivey too,
Wouldn't you?
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albusteve Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:26:56pm |
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Racer X Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:27:09pm |
re: #346 Outrider
if you go down the stairs to Obamas left and find the audio speaker. come forward from the speaker and see the girl in the red coat and come back towards you about six people, you can see where the guy moved as he has two foreheads. Looks like he is texting someone.
Scrolling around, you can find a whole bunch more of those. look funny.
Damn, those people look cold!
| 366 |
albusteve Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:27:59pm |
re: #364 albusteve
you must suffer some just for speaking her name
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Occasional Reader Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:28:09pm |
re: #357 CyanSnowHawk
That's a better description of Santee, which is a little further South and has a history of WS.
There are plenty of things wrong with Washington, DC, but on the bright side, we don't get much "white supremacist" activity here...
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BBev Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:28:26pm |
re: #346 Outrider
if you go down the stairs to Obamas left and find the audio speaker. come forward from the speaker and see the girl in the red coat and come back towards you about six people, you can see where the guy moved as he has two foreheads. Looks like he is texting someone.
Scrolling around, you can find a whole bunch more of those. look funny.
He's playing a video game I bet. I see him
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mean Gene Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:28:33pm |
If you go to the Botanical Gardens on Palos Verde penninsula there are plenty of Mexican Bush Sage among the grounds.
I loved them but have no room for them among my native plant garden.
Thanks for the photo, Charles.
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Occasional Reader Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:29:27pm |
re: #353 buzzsawmonkey
Marzipan
And dozipan
And littl panzidivy...
That song contained coded messages that corrupted our nation's youth, and revealed the future burial place of Paul McCartney.
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:29:36pm |
re: #338 Occasional Reader
Before you complain about the Spock in my eye, you should remove the (tractor) beam from your own.
(I learned that in Chapel.)
We should be grateful that these movies didn't come out centuries ago. The development of Western civilization would have suffered. Visualize the headline:
"Roddenberry busy doing artwork for Hollywood"
| 374 |
Nevergiveup Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:29:42pm |
Obama plans 8% increase in defense budget?
[Link: hotair.com...]
I hope so. I wonder if I'm getting a raise?
| 375 |
MandyManners Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:29:49pm |
Is that Jimmy Carter sitting next to Barbara Bush?
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Occasional Reader Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:30:09pm |
re: #371 buzzsawmonkey
I thought the entire District was under the colonialist heel of the white supremacist Congress.
Ah, you've been listening to the Diane Rehm show again, haven't you?
/
| 377 |
MandyManners Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:30:37pm |
re: #374 Nevergiveup
Obama plans 8% increase in defense budget?
[Link: hotair.com...]
I hope so. I wonder if I'm getting a raise?
I thought he was gonna' cut it by 25 per cent.
| 378 |
Occasional Reader Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:31:24pm |
Off to the gym, to maintain my Adonis-like physique. Or is it Adonut-like?
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Soona' Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:31:30pm |
re: #341 MandyManners
Only among those who had those tendencies in the first place.
I better not see those bastards around here.
I know. But I hate seeing these groups getting larger and more organized. Plus their propaganda will become more sophisticated. It'll put more of an edge on everything that non-WP people will be trying to do to avert the zero's agenda.
| 381 |
Conservative in Liberal Hands Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:31:45pm |
re: #359 FrogMarch
Or tell them that you support and approve the Geithner / Daschle Income Tax Recovery Plan.
What Plan, you ask? Just don't pay your US Income Taxes. The Infernal Revenue Service won't bother you one bit. After all, there's a precedent, isn't there!
/Blowing White Smoke all the way home!
| 382 |
MandyManners Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:31:46pm |
re: #378 Occasional Reader
Off to the gym, to maintain my Adonis-like physique. Or is it Adonut-like?
You got a hole in your middle?
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Nevergiveup Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:31:53pm |
re: #377 MandyManners
I thought he was gonna' cut it by 25 per cent.
Read the article. It was supposedly a 10% cut. But that was off the Pentagon's wish list?
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Racer X Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:31:54pm |
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MandyManners Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:32:30pm |
re: #379 Soona'
I know. But I hate seeing these groups getting larger and more organized. Plus their propaganda will become more sophisticated. It'll put more of an edge on everything that non-WP people will be trying to do to avert the zero's agenda.
Perhaps the sane people will stand out better in relief.
| 386 |
Irish Rose Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:32:38pm |
Click here for an excercise in aural torture....
Youtube Video>Blogging While Shitfaced: Tits and Tangerines
Obama, bamabamabama....
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LGoPs Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:33:03pm |
re: #374 Nevergiveup
Obama plans 8% increase in defense budget?
[Link: hotair.com...]
I hope so. I wonder if I'm getting a raise?
48 hour rule. I'll bet Obama means 8& increase in da' fence spending. Everyone is gonna get a fence. Part of the stimulus package....
/
| 389 |
Nevergiveup Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:33:32pm |
00:09 Libya`s Gadhafi elected leader of African Union (AP)
Yeah, Africa sgot a real bright future?
| 390 |
Wyatt Earp Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:34:22pm |
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jcm Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:34:24pm |
re: #384 Racer X
Just to the right of the TV tower there is a walkway. I see legs but no body. Conspiracy!
Zombies get harder to kill all the time......
| 392 |
LGoPs Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:34:34pm |
re: #387 LGoPs
48 hour rule. I'll bet Obama means 8& increase in da' fence spending. Everyone is gonna get a fence. Part of the stimulus package....
/
PIMF 8& = 8%
| 393 |
BBev Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:35:03pm |
re: #384 Racer X
Just to the right of the TV tower there is a walkway. I see legs but no body. Conspiracy!
No shit, wow, WTF!
| 394 |
MJ Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:35:11pm |
Batman goes nuts.
Christian Bale went nuts.
What's funny is how many times he talks about the other guy being unprofessional....
[Link: www.tmz.com...]
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:35:13pm |
re: #387 LGoPs
48 hour rule. I'll bet Obama means 8& increase in da' fence spending. Everyone is gonna get a fence. Part of the stimulus package....
/
Whatever kind I get, I wanna picket myself
| 396 |
LGoPs Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:36:17pm |
3:35:15 PST - Chicago Bears (and Cubs) still undefeated.........
| 397 |
CyanSnowHawk Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:36:22pm |
re: #362 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
Oh, you mean Klantee. Why didn't you say so?
/
La Mesa here.
That would be the place.
| 398 |
nyc redneck Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:36:32pm |
re: #340 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)
OK, WHAT THE FUCK?
i'm sure it never occurs to them that this is a mockery of the hell real refugees go thru to escape situations like zimbabwe, congo, rawanda etc.
these attendees get to feel good abt. themselves and their capacity to empathize.
it doesn't seem right. there is no way to convey the actual suffering in this theme park.
they should go in person. then they can have a martini and talk.
| 399 |
Soona' Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:36:34pm |
re: #374 Nevergiveup
Obama plans 8% increase in defense budget?
[Link: hotair.com...]
I hope so. I wonder if I'm getting a raise?
Are you sure about the increase part? Hannity said it would be an 8% decrease.
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BBev Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:36:42pm |
re: #384 Racer X
Just to the right of the TV tower there is a walkway. I see legs but no body. Conspiracy!
Click at 3 oclock and zoom in you will see a yellow rain coat zoom in more just to the left who do you see?
| 402 |
Ayeless in Ghazi Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:37:21pm |
Obama addresses Republicans; puts emphasis on 'commitment'.
| 403 |
LGoPs Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:37:48pm |
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pre-Boomer Marine brat Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:38:24pm |
re: #384 Racer X
Just to the right of the TV tower there is a walkway. I see legs but no body. Conspiracy!
Fascinating!
Is it one of Kucinich's friends?
| 405 |
FrogMarch Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:39:13pm |
re: #381 Conservative in Liberal Hands
Or tell them that you support and approve the Geithner / Daschle Income Tax Recovery Plan.
What Plan, you ask? Just don't pay your US Income Taxes. The Infernal Revenue Service won't bother you one bit. After all, there's a precedent, isn't there!
/Blowing White Smoke all the way home!
I would have tons of respect for Obama if he appointed Daschle just to make him pay-back his taxes--- Then, Obama dumps him. Brilliant.
/probably never going to happen. The dems are all the same.
| 406 |
FrogMarch Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:40:35pm |
re: #381 Conservative in Liberal Hands
Or tell them that you support and approve the Geithner / Daschle Income Tax Recovery Plan.
What Plan, you ask? Just don't pay your US Income Taxes. The Infernal Revenue Service won't bother you one bit. After all, there's a precedent, isn't there!
/Blowing White Smoke all the way home!
We can all cheat our taxes for three years to the tune of over 100,000. With no jail time! Just a nice, nice apology.
| 407 |
Soona' Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:40:40pm |
re: #385 MandyManners
Perhaps the sane people will stand out better in relief.
Then how did Obama get elected? {shudder}
| 409 |
FrogMarch Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:42:24pm |
The repubs had better stop the stimulus fraud. If they don't - they are screwed.
McCain may have had a chance if he would have come out against the bailout.
true story.
| 410 |
FrogMarch Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:43:09pm |
| 411 |
vagabond trader Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:45:12pm |
re: #410 FrogMarch
Bitter cling to yer guns and ammo.
| 412 |
_RememberTonyC Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:46:54pm |
Older Lizards will know the answer to this question: "what massacre of muslims took place 27 years ago today?" The family of the chinless optomologist slaughtered tens of thousands including through the use of poison gas. Who were these hapless muslims?
Anyone want to take a guess?
| 413 |
ichef Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:48:50pm |
My next toy is going to be one of these : Gigapan
It allows you to take HUGE panoramic Hi-res photos with a hardware/software solution.
I feel all purple and fuzzy with hopenchangin...
| 414 |
Outrider Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:50:04pm |
re: #384 Racer X
Just to the right of the TV tower there is a walkway. I see legs but no body. Conspiracy!
heh, if you zoom in over the camera lens on the upper left side, there is an Naval officer standing under the bunting with his hands in his pockets (a no-no). What is funny is the couple of senior officers glaring at him to his right. lol
| 415 |
pre-Boomer Marine brat Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:51:01pm |
re: #412 _RememberTonyC
Older Lizards will know the answer to this question: "what massacre of muslims took place 27 years ago today?" The family of the chinless optomologist slaughtered tens of thousands including through the use of poison gas. Who were these hapless muslims?
Anyone want to take a guess?
I know what you're talking about. I think the town's name began with an H. Don't want to cheat and go out there and look.
| 416 |
debutaunt Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:52:01pm |
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Ojoe Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:52:02pm |
re: #361 Steve
Fine grain film has more info than a charge coupled device, and a vinyl record groove has more information than the digital pits on a cd.
But they both are harder to reproduce and transmit.
| 418 |
nyc redneck Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:52:45pm |
re: #412 _RememberTonyC
Older Lizards will know the answer to this question: "what massacre of muslims took place 27 years ago today?" The family of the chinless optomologist slaughtered tens of thousands including through the use of poison gas. Who were these hapless muslims?
Anyone want to take a guess?
palis.
| 419 |
Scion9 Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:52:53pm |
re: #341 MandyManners
Only among those who had those tendencies in the first place.
I'm not sure if it is a matter of 'tendencies'. I believe it is possible to actively recruit and radicalize. Not everyone who ever became involved in a white supremacist gang had some underlying issue. A charismatic, crafty recruiter can do a lot of damage among impressionable youths. I've seen their recruiting practices first hand. They don't come at you with balls to the wall racism.
Hearing certain 'truths' rebutted for the first time can often sound profound. The Communists/Collectivist Anarchists use the same method. The mind fuck.
We aren't properly educated as kids. America is fundamentally good. Democracy is the best form of government. Yada, yada. We aren't taught why any of that is true, nor are we exposed to any contrary view from primary sources. When you are challenging someone on something that they have never even thought about, but believe in by way indoctrination, it is pretty easy to come across as a genius and worthy of respect at the drop of a hat.
Once they have gained that little bit of doubt, they can start digging away at Affirmative Action, etc. No one can give a young kid an explanation of racial considerations under the law that can't then be torn to pieces by a Neo-Nazi. Once they have their target harboring a bit of resentment, they are pretty much free to start work on the heavy duty hate.
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Charles Johnson Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:53:43pm |
re: #412 _RememberTonyC
Older Lizards will know the answer to this question: "what massacre of muslims took place 27 years ago today?" The family of the chinless optomologist slaughtered tens of thousands including through the use of poison gas. Who were these hapless muslims?
Anyone want to take a guess?
Hama.
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_RememberTonyC Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:55:31pm |
re: #415 pre-Boomer Marine brat
I know what you're talking about. I think the town's name began with an H. Don't want to cheat and go out there and look.
Good enough Boomer ... it was the Hama Massacre ...
[Link: www.shrc.org...]
People forget what real barbarism looks like ... we should remind them that the gaza islamists are being treated a bit better than they were by their arab "brothers" in syria. There's a lesson somewhere in there ... I think.
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rightymouse Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:55:31pm |
Hold on to your nuggets. This email was forwarded by my lib friend from Obama. He's on their mailing list 'cause he donated. Very, very scary stuff.
From: President Barack Obama [mailto:XXXX@barackobama.com]
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 11:48 AM
To: XXXXX
Subject: What recovery means for you
XXXXXX
The economic crisis is growing more serious every day, and the time for action has come.
Last week, the House of Representatives passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which will jumpstart our economy and put more than 3 million people back to work.
I hope to sign the recovery plan into law in the next few weeks. But I need your help to spread the word and build support.
It’s not enough for this bill to simply pass Congress. Americans need to know how it will affect their lives — they need to know that help is on the way and that this administration is investing in economic growth and stability.
Governor Tim Kaine has agreed to record a video outlining the recovery plan and answering questions about what it means for your community. You can submit your questions online and then invite your friends, family, and neighbors to watch the video with you at an Economic Recovery House Meeting.
Join thousands of people across the country by hosting or attending an Economic Recovery House Meeting this weekend.
The stakes are too high to allow partisan politics to get in the way.
That’s why I’ve consulted with Republicans as well as Democrats to put together a plan that will address the crisis we face.
I’ve also taken steps to ensure an unprecedented level of transparency and accountability. Once it’s passed, you will be able to see how every penny in this plan is being spent.
You can help restore confidence in our economy by making sure your friends, family, and neighbors understand how the recovery plan will impact your community.
Sign up to host or attend an Economic Recovery House Meeting and submit your question for the video now:
[Link: my.barackobama.com...]
Our ability to come together as a nation in difficult times has never been more important.
I know I can rely on your spirit and resolve as we lead our country to recovery.
Thank you,
President Barack Obama
P.S. — If you can’t host or attend an Economic Recovery House Meeting, you can still submit your questions for Governor Kaine and then share the video with your friends and family this weekend. Learn more here:
[Link: my.barackobama.com...]
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_RememberTonyC Mon, Feb 2, 2009 3:59:05pm |
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ichef Mon, Feb 2, 2009 4:00:50pm |
re: #422 rightymouse
I'll throw a meeting, cover charge of only a grand and of course in the tradition of the democrat congress not pay taxes on it, after all it was a "gift".
changyfeelyhopen
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rightymouse Mon, Feb 2, 2009 4:06:37pm |
re: #424 ichef
I'll throw a meeting, cover charge of only a grand and of course in the tradition of the democrat congress not pay taxes on it, after all it was a "gift".
changyfeelyhopen
This is very scary stuff. I have 'Mao' deja vu going through my head. HOPE I am wrong. But this is serious. Can you imagine if Bush had suggested anything like this?
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_RememberTonyC Mon, Feb 2, 2009 4:15:32pm |
re: #421 _RememberTonyC
Good enough Boomer ... it was the Hama Massacre ...
[Link: www.shrc.org...]
People forget what real barbarism looks like ... we should remind them that the gaza islamists are being treated a bit better than they were by their arab "brothers" in syria. There's a lesson somewhere in there ... I think.
Did anyone read about Hama?
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FrogMarch Mon, Feb 2, 2009 4:36:27pm |
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FrogMarch Mon, Feb 2, 2009 4:41:52pm |
The "Americans With No Abilities" Act.
Is that like GM's get-paid-to-do-nothing-for-8-hours (sometime as much as 100K a year)?
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zombie Mon, Feb 2, 2009 6:41:26pm |
re: #334 Charles
Here's a picture I took a couple of years ago on the South Bay bike path. Unfortunately, it's not that unusual to see swastikas out there - this one was an anti-Bush swastika.
[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]
Interesting.
Swastika = "right wingers are like Nazis" -- that I've seen. What I haven't seen is honest-to-God swastikas indicating "I, the swastika-drawer, am a Nazi."
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Spiny Norman Mon, Feb 2, 2009 9:43:04pm |
re: #429 zombie
Interesting.
Swastika = "right wingers are like Nazis" -- that I've seen. What I haven't seen is honest-to-God swastikas indicating "I, the swastika-drawer, am a Nazi."
Out in rural areas you'll see them occasionally. Often with other WP symbols like a Confederate Flag or Odin's Cross. There's a mailbox that has some of that on it fairly near where I live. I'll take a picture of it next time I'm out in that area.
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