Tech Note: More Embedded Videos in Comments

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Registered users have been able to embed video clips in their LGF comments for several months; today I added a new format to the list of embeddable video types: Vimeo.com.

To embed a Vimeo clip in a comment, go to the page at the Vimeo website that has the video, and copy the page’s URL (not the embed code!), then paste that URL directly into a comment, on its own line — like this:

Vimeo

Vimeo has some really interesting, highly creative content, featuring award-winning animations like this one:

vimeo.com

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133 comments

unrealizedviewpoint Thu, Jul 30, 2009 3:52:28pm

Did anyone mention registration is Open?

yochanan Thu, Jul 30, 2009 3:53:43pm

were is the porn?

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Sharmuta Thu, Jul 30, 2009 3:53:47pm

Cool! Thanks, Charles.

Killgore Trout Thu, Jul 30, 2009 3:54:37pm

Wow. Trippy video.

Noam Sayin' Thu, Jul 30, 2009 3:57:16pm

It's titled, "Nancy Pelosi's House."

pre-Boomer Marine brat Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:03:36pm

Why is everyone still on the last thread discussing beer?

... oh yeah ... NOW I get it ... never mind.

Killgore Trout Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:04:45pm

They do have some cool stuff there...
Red Rabbit

Vimeo

Kragar Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:08:23pm

India plans to build 100 warships

India has plans to add about 100 warships to its navy over the next decade as it seeks to modernise its armed forces, and develop its low-cost shipbuilding capabilities.

Captain Alok Bhatnagar, director of naval plans at India’s ministry of defence, said on Thursday that 32 warships and submarines were under construction in the country’s shipyards. Work on 75 more ships, including aircraft carriers, destroyers, frigates and amphibious vessels, would begin over 10 years.

Killgore Trout Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:12:54pm

re: #8 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Good for them. They could be very useful allies in the future.

ArmyWife Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:13:11pm

Darnnit! I missed the cute animal thread and showed up right on time for the tech thread, which we all know I have SO much to offer!

Maybe we'll get some interesting hatchlings, at least.

FurryOldGuyJeans Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:13:31pm

re: #8 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

India plans to build 100 warships

I remember the days of a 600 ship US Navy, and now we are headed back to the days of weak force structure yet again.

jcm Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:15:10pm

re: #8 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

India plans to build 100 warships

They just launched a nuclear powered sub. And are working into the carrier business (Harrier's at this point) business.

Jimmah Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:15:10pm

re: #7 Killgore Trout

You can watch the full episodes of the excellent 'Psychoville' (remember that 'clown court' clip Charles posted) on that site you linked to earlier. Here's episode one:

[Link: tvshack.net...]

unrealizedviewpoint Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:15:14pm

re: #10 ArmyWife

Darnnit! I missed the cute animal thread and showed up right on time for the tech thread, which we all know I have SO much to offer!

Maybe we'll get some interesting hatchlings, at least.

Everyone's back having a beer with the One in the thread behind us.

FurryOldGuyJeans Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:16:14pm

re: #14 unrealizedviewpoint

Everyone's back having a beer with the One in the thread behind us.

Not everyone. I dislike beer, and OMO even more than I do beer.

Kragar Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:18:12pm

re: #11 FurryOldGuyJeans

I remember the days of a 600 ship US Navy, and now we are headed back to the days of weak force structure yet again.

Our current plan relies on using the combined assets of North, Central and South America to field a multinational 1000 ship force.

Comments on the thought of that idea come pre deleted.

albusteve Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:18:47pm

re: #8 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

India plans to build 100 warships

everybody want's to go sailing with the big boys...China, now India...that's cool

itellu3times Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:19:19pm

re: #9 Killgore Trout

Good for them. They could be very useful allies in the future.

Swell, we can out-source our military, sure worked for the Romans, ... not.

Killgore Trout Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:20:05pm

re: #13 Jimmah

You can watch the full episodes of the excellent 'Psychoville' (remember that 'clown court' clip Charles posted) on that site you linked to earlier. Here's episode one:

[Link: tvshack.net...]

Cool, As I started to look around that site they also have the new Harry Potter movie and Bruno. I don't know how long that site is going to stay around.

albusteve Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:22:32pm

re: #18 itellu3times

Swell, we can out-source our military, sure worked for the Romans, ... not.

out source?

FurryOldGuyJeans Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:22:51pm

re: #16 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Our current plan relies on using the combined assets of North, Central and South America to field a multinational 1000 ship force.

Comments on the thought of that idea come pre deleted.

Rowboats and dingies don't count.

Killgore Trout Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:23:20pm

re: #18 itellu3times

It would be nice to have an ally that could contribute military support to operations like Afghanistan, Darfur, Somalia or whatever. The Europeans are pretty reluctant participants in such things. It'd be great if India would help out.

Racer X Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:26:22pm

Speak to me Breathe

I'm really liking this album.

h/t Jimmuh

itellu3times Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:27:29pm

re: #20 albusteve

out source?

Sure, we've been signing nuclear and military agreements with India like mad over the past couple of years, and that is certainly the goal, shipping engineering work over there, betcha they plan to sell most of this announced output to the US - or other highest bidders. Then maybe they will keep a few and hire out as mercenaries? Of course they did OK off the Somali coast a couple of months ago. But, could we depend on them for anything serious, that did not involve India's own self-interest as much as ours?

Could we count on India with us against China? Doubt it.

That's about like counting Saudi Arabia with us against Iran. Might look like something on paper, and have some diplomatic effect, but military, come on now.

albusteve Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:27:57pm

re: #21 FurryOldGuyJeans

Rowboats and dingies don't count.

Belize needs an aircraft carrier...some missile cruisers for Costa Rica

Killgore Trout Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:28:27pm

re: #13 Jimmah

They also have A boy and His Dog. I've been meaning to rewatch that one for a long time. A forgotten classic.

itellu3times Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:28:35pm

re: #24 itellu3times

Not that I can see the US and China coming to actual blows anytime in the next twenty years or more, what a world class fail that would be.

albusteve Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:32:40pm

re: #24 itellu3times

Sure, we've been signing nuclear and military agreements with India like mad over the past couple of years, and that is certainly the goal, shipping engineering work over there, betcha they plan to sell most of this announced output to the US - or other highest bidders. Then maybe they will keep a few and hire out as mercenaries? Of course they did OK off the Somali coast a couple of months ago. But, could we depend on them for anything serious, that did not involve India's own self-interest as much as ours?

Could we count on India with us against China? Doubt it.

That's about like counting Saudi Arabia with us against Iran. Might look like something on paper, and have some diplomatic effect, but military, come on now.

I don't see the US buying warships from India...seems a bit far fetched right now...as far as projecting power, that's India's business...it would be nice to have a reliable blue water ally

Mad Al-Jaffee Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:34:53pm

Here's the latest from the Onion News Network:

[Link: www.theonion.com...]

Mostly sane, most of the time. Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:36:41pm

Just in time for the weird video thread.

albusteve Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:36:42pm

re: #23 Racer X

Speak to me Breathe

I'm really liking this album.

h/t Jimmuh

clever...sounds kinda cool

itellu3times Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:37:21pm

re: #28 albusteve

I don't see the US buying warships from India...seems a bit far fetched right now...as far as projecting power, that's India's business...it would be nice to have a reliable blue water ally

Yeah, they'd probably use the metric system or something. Seems unlikely to me, too, but I know there are high-powered types in DC trying to make it happen.

Mostly sane, most of the time. Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:38:26pm

This is the wrong thread for this, but seeing as how Crowley is a profiling expert, maybe he could explain to Gates what profiling really looks like.

/Are they eating beer nuts out of silver dishes?

jcm Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:39:35pm

File under Spread the Wealth around.

File under GWB's helped only the rich myth.

File under How Much More Can We Redistribute:
IRS Releases New Data

The IRS released data today on the distribution of income taxes. It shows that the highest-earning taxpayers shoulder a considerable burden of the federal income tax.
According to the IRS, the top 1 percent of taxpayers paid over 40 percent of all federal income taxes in 2007. That is a higher share than the bottom 95 percent of taxpayers combined! They paid just over 39 percent.

The top 1 percent, those earning over $410,000, consists of 1.4 million taxpayers, while the bottom 95 percent contains 134 million.

In 2000, before the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts that some claim disproportionately benefited the rich, the top 1 percent paid less than 38 percent of income taxes while the bottom 95 paid almost 44 percent. Since the tax cuts, the top 1 percent’s share increased over 2 percentage points while the bottom 95 percent’s share decreased 5 percentage points. Those that argue the tax cuts solely benefited the rich are mistaken.

Mostly sane, most of the time. Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:40:58pm

re: #34 jcm

Look, you captalist running dog, you! We will redistribute the wealth for the glorious good of the motherland until there is no more wealth to be redistributed.

Truck Monkey Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:41:22pm

Crowley speaks! A hush comes over the breathless nation. Puh Lease! Can we be done with this shit now?

albusteve Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:42:04pm

re: #32 itellu3times

Yeah, they'd probably use the metric system or something. Seems unlikely to me, too, but I know there are high-powered types in DC trying to make it happen.

the thought of some foreign country building our capital warships gives me the chills

Kragar Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:43:51pm

Islamist sect leader shot dead after 600 killed in Nigeria siege

Nigerian security forces claimed to have defeated a well-armed Islamist sect after four days of bloody fighting that left hundreds dead and forced thousands to flee their homes in the northern town of Maiduguri.

Army soldiers captured Mohamed Yusuf, the leader of the sect, and took him to a barracks. He was later transferred to the police and shot dead in their custody. A spokesman said Mr Yusuf had tried to escape.

More than a thousand Nigerian soldiers were sent to reinforce police and troops were deployed in Maiduguri, Borno state, where the heaviest fighting has taken place. Military helicopters hovered as artillery shells rained down and tanks and armoured cars laid siege to Mr Yusuf’s home and mosque.

After storming the mosque yesterday, the army claimed to have killed at least 200 militants, bringing the total dead to about 600. The bodies of barefooted young men lay in the streets of Maiduguri but it was thought initially that the leader of the group had fled with hundreds of his followers.

FurryOldGuyJeans Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:43:59pm

re: #34 jcm

Facts vs. a Class Warfare strategy. What do you think will win?

jcm Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:45:08pm

re: #37 albusteve

the thought of some foreign country building our capital warships gives me the chills

I have the same thought with any weapons system being foreign built. If it's something we rely on strategically and the supplying nation decides for what ever reason to cut us off.

albusteve Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:45:54pm

re: #38 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Islamist sect leader shot dead after 600 killed in Nigeria siege

old style justice...shades of Che in there, but probably a good thing overall

TheMatrix31 Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:46:03pm

Don't feel like running through a 400 post thread, especially after taking two finals...anything interesting happen?

And why were Biden/Obama in the same place? I thought they try to limit times where Pres and VP are together at the same time, reserving it only for truly crucial things.

Kragar Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:48:35pm

Hey, a government program which is looking at cost overruns. What are the odd of that?

'Cash for Clunkers' Program Blasts Through Funds

DETROIT -- The head of the National Auto Dealers Association said on Thursday that he believes most of the $1 billion set aside for "cash for clunkers" incentives has already been used up, due to the surge in new-car sales in the first days of the program.

"We feel that we're much closer to exhausting that $1 billion than anyone thought," NADA President John McEleny said in a telephone interview. "We're not telling dealers what we should or shouldn't do but that we think the billion might be close to exhausted if not exhausted already."

Mr. McEleney said his conclusion is based on the results of an informal email poll of NADA members asking how many clunker deals they have already submitted to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and how many others they have that are still to be processed.

Mr. McEleney added he personally will at least temporarily stop accepting clunker deals on Friday at the dealerships he owns until he is sure the clunkers program has enough money to pay for the incentives.

jmac1492 Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:48:54pm

re: #42 TheMatrix31

And why were Biden/Obama in the same place? I thought they try to limit times where Pres and VP are together at the same time, reserving it only for truly crucial things.

The alternative is to have him out committing gaffes. Here, Obama can keep a closer eye on things, and hell, can blame him if something goes wrong.

albusteve Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:49:38pm

re: #42 TheMatrix31

Don't feel like running through a 400 post thread, especially after taking two finals...anything interesting happen?

And why were Biden/Obama in the same place? I thought they try to limit times where Pres and VP are together at the same time, reserving it only for truly crucial things.

the whole affair was giant dud...therefore there will be 2000hrs of press coverage

Van Helsing Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:50:24pm

re: #37 albusteve

the thought of some foreign country building our capital warships gives me the chills

What could possibly go wrong?

FrogMarch Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:51:39pm

re: #34 jcm

File under Spread the Wealth around.

File under GWB's helped only the rich myth.

File under How Much More Can We Redistribute:
IRS Releases New Data

According to the IRS, the top 1 percent of taxpayers paid over 40 percent of all federal income taxes in 2007. That is a higher share than the bottom 95 percent of taxpayers combined! They paid just over 39 percent.

The donks don't care. Every waking moment is spent on dreaming of new ways to tax and control. Redistributing as vote mining. Vilify profit making, capitalism and the evil "rich" so that they can be milked to death.
Never mind that it will kill the economy.

rightside Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:53:27pm

I see a plain, white rectangle where the video should be. Also, when I click on the link to vimeo, I get this:

Forbidden

You don't have permission to access / on this server.

Additionally, a 403 Forbidden error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

Using Firefox 3.5.1

Anyone else seeing this?

jcm Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:53:35pm

re: #47 FrogMarch

The donks don't care. Every waking moment is spent on dreaming of new ways to tax and control. Redistributing as vote mining. Vilify profit making, capitalism and the evil "rich" so that they can be milked to death.
Never mind that it will kill the economy.

Nevermind.

Let's have a beer!

albusteve Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:53:47pm

re: #47 FrogMarch

The donks don't care. Every waking moment is spent on dreaming of new ways to tax and control. Redistributing as vote mining. Vilify profit making, capitalism and the evil "rich" so that they can be milked to death.
Never mind that it will kill the economy.

they will put it all back together...think Barakensteins Monster

Van Helsing Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:53:51pm

re: #43 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Hey, a government program which is looking at cost overruns. What are the odd of that?

'Cash for Clunkers' Program Blasts Through Funds

Wow. A billion bucks gone in a week since the 'official' start. I guess one could say it started on 1 Jul.

Hmmm... what's 1,000,000,000 divided by 4,500?
222,222 cars.

TheMatrix31 Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:53:58pm

re: #45 albusteve

the whole affair was giant dud...therefore there will be 2000hrs of press coverage

Stupid.

FurryOldGuyJeans Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:54:34pm

re: #47 FrogMarch

The donks don't care. Every waking moment is spent on dreaming of new ways to tax and control. Redistributing as vote mining. Vilify profit making, capitalism and the evil "rich" so that they can be milked to death.
Never mind that it will kill the economy.

Kill the economy and make everyone dependent on government largesse. 21st century feudalism.

solomonpanting Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:54:45pm

"Moose Turd Pie"

It's good, though.

Van Helsing Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:54:46pm

re: #47 FrogMarch

The donks don't care. Every waking moment is spent on dreaming of new ways to tax and control. Redistributing as vote mining. Vilify profit making, capitalism and the evil "rich" so that they can be milked to death.
Never mind that it will kill the economy.

So why aren't the fiscal conservatives blasting this out as loudly as possible?
I know, there's only 2 of them, but still...

albusteve Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:55:45pm

re: #53 FurryOldGuyJeans

Kill the economy and make everyone dependent on government largesse. 21st century feudalism.

they will have to pry my pitchfork from my cold dead fingers

jcm Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:56:06pm

re: #51 Van Helsing

Wow. A billion bucks gone in a week since the 'official' start. I guess one could say it started on 1 Jul.

Hmmm... what's 1,000,000,000 divided by 4,500?
222,222 cars.

Where the 0.22 of a car? We've been ripped off!

;-P

FurryOldGuyJeans Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:56:15pm

re: #45 albusteve

the whole affair was giant dud...therefore there will be 2000hrs of press coverage

It wasn't a dud, it showed how "down to earth" and "real guy" OMO really is.

/ Obama worshiper channeling.

pink freud Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:56:42pm

re: #42 TheMatrix31

Don't feel like running through a 400 post thread, especially after taking two finals...anything interesting happen?

And why were Biden/Obama in the same place? I thought they try to limit times where Pres and VP are together at the same time, reserving it only for truly crucial things.

How'd you do?

FurryOldGuyJeans Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:56:56pm

re: #56 albusteve

they will have to pry my pitchfork from my cold dead fingers

They will just tax your pitchfork until you "voluntarily" give it up in bankruptcy court.

Kragar Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:57:01pm

re: #56 albusteve

they will have to pry my pitchfork from my cold dead fingers

Meanwhile, I'm opening a torch concession. I expect business to be booming.

jcm Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:58:21pm

re: #51 Van Helsing

Wow. A billion bucks gone in a week since the 'official' start. I guess one could say it started on 1 Jul.

Hmmm... what's 1,000,000,000 divided by 4,500?
222,222 cars.

Speaking of audits, how much of the $1B actually bought clunkers, and how much went into administrative overhead?

Van Helsing Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:58:39pm

re: #57 jcm

Where the 0.22 of a car? We've been ripped off!

;-P

You're right about the 'we've been ripped off'. Just not for 0.22 of car.

FurryOldGuyJeans Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:58:52pm

re: #62 jcm

Speaking of audits, how much of the $1B actually bought clunkers, and how much went into administrative overhead?

12 cents and the rest.

jcm Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:59:06pm

re: #61 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Meanwhile, I'm opening a torch concession. I expect business to be booming.

Tar, git your fresh tar here!

Next booth has feathers!

albusteve Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:59:17pm

re: #61 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Meanwhile, I'm opening a torch concession. I expect business to be booming.

paper money soaked in pork fat

albusteve Thu, Jul 30, 2009 4:59:59pm

re: #62 jcm

Speaking of audits, how much of the $1B actually bought clunkers, and how much went into administrative overhead?

squabbler!

Van Helsing Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:00:00pm

re: #61 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

re: #56 albusteve

they will have to pry my pitchfork from my cold dead fingers

Meanwhile, I'm opening a torch concession. I expect business to be booming.

Youse guys trying to cut in my torch and pitchfork concession?
Don't make me send Guido over dere.

FrogMarch Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:00:34pm

re: #55 Van Helsing

So why aren't the fiscal conservatives blasting this out as loudly as possible?
I know, there's only 2 of them, but still...

I have no idea.

albusteve Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:01:32pm

re: #65 jcm

Tar, git your fresh tar here!

Next booth has feathers!

Mr President!...the peasants are revolting!

FrogMarch Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:01:59pm

re: #62 jcm

Speaking of audits, how much of the $1B actually bought clunkers, and how much went into administrative overhead?

Doesn't matter! We need tax hikes!

/Obama/Pelosi campaign

Racer X Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:02:10pm

I need a beer. Would someone please berate me, then get the president on the phone?

FrogMarch Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:02:53pm

re: #49 jcm

Nevermind.

Let's have a beer!

//

*clink* Here's to tax hikes! weee!

albusteve Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:02:54pm

re: #69 FrogMarch

I have no idea.

probably because they have no clue of these simple facts...otherwise they may be in on the scam

jcm Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:03:09pm

re: #70 albusteve

Mr President!...the peasants are revolting!

They certainly are!

Van Helsing Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:03:50pm

re: #72 Racer X

I need a beer. Would someone please berate me, then get the president on the phone?

I'll ask if that's your car, then you start screaming something about my momma, all we'll move on from there.

Then we have beers.

FrogMarch Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:04:29pm

re: #74 albusteve

probably because they have no clue of these simple facts...otherwise they may be in on the scam

Well if they would like to win an election - they might want to get on the right bandwagon.

jcm Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:05:19pm

Great moments in American race relations:

Can't we all get along.

Let's have a beer.

Mostly sane, most of the time. Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:05:38pm

re: #76 Van Helsing

I'll ask if that's your car, then you start screaming something about my momma, all we'll move on from there.

Then we have beers.

What do you get if I scream that your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries?

albusteve Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:07:25pm

re: #78 jcm

Great moments in American race relations:

Can't we all get along.

Let's have a beer.

historians will consider the Hops Paradigm for centuries...BRILLIANT!

FurryOldGuyJeans Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:07:58pm

re: #79 EmmmieG

What do you get if I scream that your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries?

Someone banging two halves of a coconut together.

jcm Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:08:02pm

re: #79 EmmmieG

What do you get if I scream that your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries?

Youtube Video

Van Helsing Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:08:17pm

re: #79 EmmmieG

What do you get if I scream that your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries?

Then I'm afraid I shall have to taunt you a second time.

Or try to storm the castle and have all manner of filth dropped on my head.

albusteve Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:08:33pm

re: #77 FrogMarch

Well if they would like to win an election - they might want to get on the right bandwagon.

don't bet on it...as far as I can tell that's all bravado at this point...who's to say voters won't stay away in droves?

FurryOldGuyJeans Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:08:38pm

re: #83 Van Helsing

Then I'm afraid I shall have to taunt you a second time.

Or try to storm the castle and have all manner of filth dropped on my head.

Beware the Trojan Rabbit!

FrogMarch Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:11:02pm

re: #84 albusteve

don't bet on it...as far as I can tell that's all bravado at this point...who's to say voters won't stay away in droves?

The R's have an opportunity. Will that take it? Who knows?

FrogMarch Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:11:21pm

We all know the Roseanne Barr is a Jew-hating lunatic - but in case you were not convinced - here's more proof.

yochanan Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:11:52pm

what no snob wine and cheese?

wrenchwench Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:12:27pm

re: #54 solomonpanting

"Moose Turd Pie"

It's good, though.

I saw him perform that. He was a funny guy. Commie, though, I think.

FrogMarch Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:13:09pm

re: #86 FrogMarch

they - pimf

albusteve Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:14:49pm

re: #86 FrogMarch

The R's have an opportunity. Will that take it? Who knows?

the GOP is expert at playing defense...time is short for 2010 already

NonNativeTexan Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:16:21pm

Base JuMMMpping

Vimeo

FurryOldGuyJeans Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:16:40pm

Wanna bet this is a crass angling for more money to throw away?

AP sources: Govt to suspend 'cash for clunkers'

Charles Johnson Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:17:55pm

Lady bug swarm.

Vimeo

jcm Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:19:41pm

re: #93 FurryOldGuyJeans

Wanna bet this is a crass angling for more money to throw away?

AP sources: Govt to suspend 'cash for clunkers'

But, but, but the OFFICIAL web site says...

$779M Estimated funds remaining for all vehicles except for CAT3 Trucks.

They're the government! How can they be out of money?
//

FurryOldGuyJeans Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:19:59pm

What a bloviating blowhard, now taking lessons from politicians how to say one thing and do another:

Rush Limbaugh threatens, fails to leave Manhattan after tax tirade

yochanan Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:20:18pm

re: #94 Charles

all power to the bug matriarchy

FurryOldGuyJeans Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:21:00pm

re: #95 jcm

They're the government! How can they be out of money?
//

Sounds like my ex-wife who thought still having checks in the checkbook meant there was money in the account.

solomonpanting Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:21:30pm

re: #89 wrenchwench

I saw him perform that. He was a funny guy. Commie, though, I think.

Yeah, he was a Wobblie.
I saw him perform that and several others. He had a certain flair that held one's attention, a very entertaining fellow.

100

Van Helsing Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:21:56pm

re: #93 FurryOldGuyJeans

Wanna bet this is a crass angling for more money to throw away?

AP sources: Govt to suspend 'cash for clunkers'

And it says:

Through late Wednesday, 22,782 vehicles had been purchased through the program and nearly $96 million had been spent. But dealers raised concerns of large backlogs in the system, prompting the suspension.

So the rest is backlog and overhead?
I'm not believing it.

101

FurryOldGuyJeans Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:23:03pm

re: #100 Van Helsing

So the rest is backlog and overhead?
I'm not believing it.

It's government, they make up the facts to fit the policies.

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FurryOldGuyJeans Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:24:01pm

Yet the motto is so true in so many respects:

T-shirt motto insults Croatian PM

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Charles Johnson Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:24:04pm

Plato's allegory of the cave, in clay animation.

Vimeo

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Killgore Trout Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:26:06pm

re: #94 Charles

Heh. I don't think I've ever seen anything like that before. very cool.

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wrenchwench Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:26:37pm

Advanced Cat Yodeling

Youtube Video

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lawhawk Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:28:22pm

re: #100 Van Helsing

I agree. Something is fishy here. They're suspending it with just about 10% of the program's $1 billion used up. That means 90% is still available, and yet they think that they have to suspend it to clear the backlog? Their systems couldn't handle the demand? Even though they could have estimated exactly how much maximum demand could be anticipated.

They knew how many vehicles could be purchased with the maximum rebate - $4,500 - which would be 222,222 vehicles.

If all were $3,500, they would have had to handle all of 285,715 vehicles.

Total US sales annually for all cars sold? 20 million.

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yochanan Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:29:42pm

re: #102 FurryOldGuyJeans

i would say that the PM proved the truth of the t-shirt

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tradewind Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:30:39pm

I love Claymation. It so takes me back to the California Raisins...

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Racer X Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:31:28pm

The Obama lovers are noticeably absent today.

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tradewind Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:32:43pm

Damn, TOTUS is wound tight as a drum while giving his second take on GatesGate. He looks completely pained and mad as hell if you turn the sound off...

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LGoPs Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:33:13pm

re: #109 Racer X

The Obama lovers are noticeably absent today.

Good.

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freetoken Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:33:59pm

re: #26 Killgore Trout

Wow, that is a hard to find movie. I haven't seen it for decades.

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Killgore Trout Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:35:33pm

re: #108 tradewind
Gumby!

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solomonpanting Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:35:35pm

re: #106 lawhawk

they think that they have to suspend it to clear the backlog? Their systems couldn't handle the demand?

Just wait until the government has to deal with 300,000,000 people on a health care list.

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Truck Monkey Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:35:53pm

This just in. Biden spotted at the White House before Beer Summit.
[Link: www.theonion.com...]

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albusteve Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:37:26pm

BO and his stimulus is killing Ohio

[Link: www.reuters.com...]

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Killgore Trout Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:38:01pm

re: #112 freetoken

I'm about 1/2 way through and I'd forgotten how raw that movie is. Not PC by any stretch of the imagination. The first woman he finds has been raped and stabbed. He say, "What a waste. She could have been used 2 or 3 more times. They didn't have to do that."
It's really worth watching again.

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calcajun Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:39:22pm

re: #81 FurryOldGuyJeans

Someone banging two halves of a coconut together.

Go away or I will taunt you a second time!

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calcajun Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:40:14pm

re: #116 albusteve

Another state that put him over the top. Remember that, Buckeyes.

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Randall Gross Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:40:18pm

The quality of the upload and playback at Vimeo is so much greater than that at Youtube. Here's the train trip Anchorage to Fairbanks, at Vimeo you can actually tell which photos are blurred due to the train's motion, mostly you can't with the same vid uploaded at Youtube:

Vimeo

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jcm Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:40:46pm

Hey! There is really important matters at hand!

President Barack Obama
The White House
Washington, D.C.
July 30, 2009

Dear Mr. President,

Sir Paul McCartney is in town this weekend and has launched an initiative called "Meat-Free Mondays" to help stave off climate change, lessen the suffering of animals, and promote a diet healthier than the artery-clogging, obesity-inducing one that is a major cause of the soaring health-care costs and worker absenteeism in this country.

As you no doubt know, on October 5, 1947, in the first televised White House address, President Truman asked Americans to refrain from eating meat on Tuesdays and poultry on Thursdays to help stockpile grain for starving people in Europe. Today, the number of starving people in the world is on a par with the number of obese people in the U.S., and a restriction on meat and dairy-product intake could help tip those scales for the better.

Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, the city of Ghent in Belgium, parts of Israel, and, this fall, many schools in the U.K. are among those embracing the concept of "Meat-Free Monday." It's one-seventh of where we should be, but it's a great start. If you institute this program in the White House, it will be a giant step forward in transforming it to a green house, and it will set a wonderful example for people nationwide?or worldwide?who look to you for leadership when it comes to a kinder, environmentally friendlier, and more health-conscious approach to life.

Respectfully yours,

Ingrid E. Newkirk

President, PETA

Note to self: Make sure surf and turf is on Monday's menu.

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Racer X Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:40:47pm

re: #115 Truck Monkey

This just in. Biden spotted at the White House before Beer Summit.
[Link: www.theonion.com...]

For the remainder of the day, Biden occupied himself with hosing off his car, giving the side doors an extra coat of wax, and throwing out a variety of items from beneath its front seats, including crumpled-up fast food wrappers, a number of soft packs of Doral kings, an issue of Cheri magazine from 1991, and Senate bill S. 486.

ROFLMAO!

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jcm Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:42:43pm

re: #114 solomonpanting

Just wait until the government has to deal with 300,000,000 people on a health care list.

Heath care to die for.

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Truck Monkey Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:44:52pm

re: #123 jcm

Heath care to die for.

At least we'll get counseling on our way out by our government social workers. I feel so much better now.
/

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calcajun Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:49:01pm

Well, here's another hit on BHO:

Cash-for-clunkers to be suspended

So much for Government Motors.

I suppose tariffs are next on all non-government controlled autos?

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poteen Thu, Jul 30, 2009 5:51:42pm

re: #103 Charles
Thanks Charles. I have to check vimeo out .

/ snarky reply; nirther view of the world?

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freetoken Thu, Jul 30, 2009 6:05:10pm

re: #117 Killgore Trout

That movie has a definite dark side. A cult movie, I saw in on a college campus 3 decades ago and haven't been able to find it since.

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FurryOldGuyJeans Thu, Jul 30, 2009 6:21:09pm

re: #109 Racer X

The Obama lovers are noticeably absent today.

I can't honestly say I am one whit disappointed in their absence. I get enough of the smug attitude in the real world, I want a respite from the worshipfulness when I come here.

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FurryOldGuyJeans Thu, Jul 30, 2009 6:23:55pm

re: #121 jcm

Meat free days were real popular during the Great Depression. Does OMO want to accept the onus that his policies haven't done shi'ite for the economy and let another clueless celebrity drive US domestic policy?

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GGMac Thu, Jul 30, 2009 6:59:20pm

re: #100 Van Helsing