Althouse: Late day beachscape.

September 13, 2008

Late day beachscape.

123 comments:

AlphaLiberal said...: Ann, will you retract your assertion that McCain can't send email because he was a POW? That's now been thoroughly debunked in the McCain ad thread.; 9/13/08, 3:37 PM
Ann Althouse said...: Alpha,

1. Way to wreck my day at the beach.

2. What assertion? Quote me! Or try to quote me, see that you are wrong, and apologize.; 9/13/08, 3:43 PM
AlphaLiberal said...: "As Glenn Reynolds and many others have noted, mocking McCain over email draws attention to McCain's war injuries and might upset lots of older voters who don't feel at ease using computers."; 9/13/08, 3:45 PM
AlphaLiberal said...: The "cruelly neutral" thing to do would be to debunk this bizarrely ridiculous line from Reynolds and others.

Enjoy the beach.; 9/13/08, 3:49 PM
bleeper said...: Welcome to a warm place. A place far from the vast frozen wasteland you normally inhabit. Welome to a place where the drinks are tall and the pants are shorts. HA ha!

I work outside, not too far north of where you are, and today was a hot one, at least inland where I am. I suppose if I resided in a frostier place I would have to wear long pants. I don't and I shant.; 9/13/08, 3:49 PM
rhhardin said...: Mid-afternoon soyscape.; 9/13/08, 3:51 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: The "cruelly neutral" thing to do would be to debunk..

Wait a minute.

Has Ann been hired by one of campaigns?; 9/13/08, 3:59 PM
JAL said...: So AL -- the Obama ad had as its centerpiece a faulty fact?

"Can't send an email"

?; 9/13/08, 4:01 PM
Ann Althouse said...: Yes, Alpha, I said it drew attention to it, which it damned well did. Can I now have my apology? You write demanding accuracy, do don't diminish yourself with hypocrisy.; 9/13/08, 4:02 PM
JAL said...: Enjoy the beach, Ann.

We are headed there next week. Save us some nice weather.; 9/13/08, 4:02 PM
Ann Althouse said...: What you, Alpha, forget is that I use language carefully. I don't just throw it around, even when it looks casual. It's all quite intentional. Now shape up and bow down.; 9/13/08, 4:02 PM
Peter V. Bella said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 9/13/08, 4:03 PM
Peter V. Bella said...: Peter V. Bella said...
Alphaliberal, ruining a perfectly good day at the beach. That is all those mighty modern fighty liberals are good for. They have no appreciation of beauty, relaxation, and just the plain and simle joys of sharing a vacation with others.

If they have to have miserable lives, they must see that the rest of the world is miserable with them.

Enjoy the sun and surf and ignore the flotsam and jetsam.; 9/13/08, 4:05 PM
Peter V. Bella said...: AlphaLiberal said...
The "cruelly neutral" thing to do would be to debunk this bizarrely ridiculous line from Reynolds and others.

The cruelly humane thing to have you defenestrated.; 9/13/08, 4:07 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: ..is that I use language carefully. I don't just throw it around, even when it looks casual. It's all quite intentional.

That might be one of the reasons why Ann gets so many hits.

Quality content?; 9/13/08, 4:08 PM
AlphaLiberal said...: "Yes, Alpha, I said it drew attention to it, which it damned well did. Can I now have my apology? You write demanding accuracy, do don't diminish yourself with hypocrisy."

Apology for what? Why did you link sending an email and McCain being a POW?

The Reynolds reference was because the McCain campaign said McCain couldn't send an email because he was a POW. That's bunk.

And, others, the fact that McCain has said contradicted himself is to no-one's discredit but his own.; 9/13/08, 4:12 PM
AlphaLiberal said...: Ann Althouse:

"...mocking McCain over email draws attention to McCain's war injuries..."

These things have nothing to do with each other, beyond the McCain camp's efforts to distract from their candidate's conflicting statements.

The only people linking these are McCain backers and Republican partisans. And Ann Althouse.; 9/13/08, 4:15 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: You can use some HTML tags ;)

We are not mind readers.; 9/13/08, 4:19 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Toronto beat Boston in the first game of a doublehitter.

I'm sorry if I'm blunt.; 9/13/08, 4:26 PM
rhhardin said...: We are not mind readers.

Language as mind reading is one of the theories of language.

The other theory is language as prophecy.

Mark my words.; 9/13/08, 4:27 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Language as mind reading is one of the theories of language.

Is that why calling Sarah a pig with lipstick worked so well?; 9/13/08, 4:31 PM
Ann Althouse said...: If you make an ad that brings a subject forward, there are consequences. For example, Obama isn't going to tweak Sarah Palin for being from way up in Alaska, which seems kind of like Canada, because it would make people think about Obama's sojourn in Indonesia, campaigning in Berlin, and general orientation to the world at the international level. That doesn't mean it's a fact that Obama is unAmerican, it just means it's a can of worms Obama should know better than to open.; 9/13/08, 4:40 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Or try to quote me..

I would never assume to speak for Ann, but I think it's very important for the sake of civil discourse that we, yes... treat each other with respect.

Just like McCain called for in his add..

No?; 9/13/08, 4:43 PM
Trooper York said...: THE UNAPPEASABLE HOST

HE Danaan children laugh, in cradles of wrought gold,
And clap their hands together, and half close their eyes,
For they will ride the North when the ger-eagle flies,
With heavy whitening wings, and a heart fallen cold:
I kiss my wailing child and press it to my breast,
And hear the narrow graves calling my child and me.
Desolate winds that cry over the wandering sea;
Desolate winds that hover in the flaming West;
Desolate winds that beat the doors of Heaven, and beat
The doors of Hell and blow there many a whimpering ghost;
O heart the winds have shaken, the unappeasable host
Is comelier than candles at Mother Mary's feet.

(William Butler Yeats 1865-1939); 9/13/08, 4:46 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: ..it would make people think about Obama's sojourn in Indonesia, campaigning in Berlin, and general orientation to the world at the international level. That doesn't mean it's a fact that Obama is unAmerican, it just means it's a can of worms Obama should know better than to open.

Just the facts...; 9/13/08, 4:50 PM
Peter V. Bella said...: Can we please have some fish eye views of the beach/ocean?; 9/13/08, 4:53 PM
AlphaLiberal said...: Ann Althouse sez:

"If you make an ad that brings a subject forward, there are consequences. ....."

Is this a response to me? I ask because it's nonresponsive.

So, because the McCain campaign and their surrogates are making the false claim that McCain can't do email because he was a POW, then it's Obama's fault for pointing out they claom he can't use email? That's ridiculous because the link makes no sense.

I'm trying to make sense of your argument, Ann. (Someone needs to).

Absent a coherent argument, you're just dodging your repetition of McCain talking points.; 9/13/08, 4:53 PM
AlphaLiberal said...: BTW, more Palin lies for Ann to ignore:
Palin Administration Still Pursuing ‘Nowhere’ Project; 9/13/08, 4:55 PM
Trooper York said...: He Reproves The Curlew

O CURLEW, cry no more in the air,
Or only to the water in the West;
Because your crying brings to my mind
passion-dimmed eyes and long heavy hair
That was shaken out over my breast:
There is enough evil in the crying of wind.

(William Butler Yeats); 9/13/08, 4:56 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Absent a coherent argument, you're just dodging your repetition of McCain talking points.

The thing is the longer you dwell the longer the healing prosses will take ;); 9/13/08, 4:57 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: I'm going to fess up here.

The reason why it takes me sometimes to respond some times at times thease are the times ...

its because i'm checking my spelling and that takes time.

English sucks that way ;); 9/13/08, 5:03 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Is anybody home?; 9/13/08, 5:11 PM
Peter V. Bella said...: AlphaLiberal said...

blah blah blah, lies, blah blah blah, lies, blah, blah, blah, liar.

Ann said...
Way to wreck my day at the beach.

Alpha, you owe Ann an apology.; 9/13/08, 5:21 PM
vbspurs said...: 1. Way to wreck my day at the beach.

Ugh, God. This is beyond political fixation. You enjoy that wedding and the beautiful locale, Ann. Leave the rest to us.

Cheers,
Victoria; 9/13/08, 5:26 PM
Alex said...: So here we are on a lovely beach thread and AlphaLiberal invades with his politics. Now, if he did it on a political thread, ok. But he has no basic sense of decency, humanity to know better. It's why I keep reiterating to my more gullible conservative friends that liberals are ghouls and monsters.; 9/13/08, 5:27 PM
Alex said...: Victoria - hope you're enjoying your day too. It's lovely out there.; 9/13/08, 5:28 PM
Asante Samuel said...: Tolerance always, as people we are all equal. Tolerance of ideas, not so much. Face it, not all ideas are equally valuable. In fact, some are downright stupid.; 9/13/08, 5:29 PM
Palladian said...: All I can say is that it's obvious that AlphaLiberal has quite a bit of sand in his shorts.; 9/13/08, 5:29 PM
vbspurs said...: Thanks, likewise to you.; 9/13/08, 5:29 PM
AlphaLiberal said...: Yeah, I'm so terrible for posting a question for a blogger in their comments about their writing. How mean!!

Ann still hasn't provided a coherent answer for why she link McCain's claim he can't use email to McCain's POW injuries. It's a false nonsensical claim, but here she is propagating it.

And, I love this quote from McCain from the primary:

“I am prepared. I am prepared. I need no on-the-job training. I wasn’t a mayor for a short period of time. I wasn’t a governor for a short period of time.”; 9/13/08, 5:35 PM
vbspurs said...: LOL, Palladian.

There is nothing more iconic in the UK than a seaside holiday. Ask Simon. They form the core of all childhood memories.

And of those memories, there's nothing which evokes a lovely time more than a pier.

Except when my dad took me to Eastbourned, end of pier entertainment always included this ugly clown. I swear to God that was community service for being a serial wanker.

I hated that bozo. I've hated bozos ever since.

I think you know where I'm going with this. That's right! I love cotton candy.

Cheers,
Victoria; 9/13/08, 5:36 PM
vbspurs said...: /-d; 9/13/08, 5:37 PM
Alex said...: Wow, the troll keeps on with his bad behavior. Ann should really look into banning that one permanently. Do it by IP address, not by account.; 9/13/08, 5:37 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: I think as long as McCains appears to be reacting to Obama, Palin will continue to shine.

But I dont think they can stay on defense for two months.

If you google CBS Palin

see if your response is the same as mine up top.

Rumor Watch: Governor Sarah Palin

Now google CBS Obama

Candidates Profile?

Nice...; 9/13/08, 5:38 PM
AlphaLiberal said...: Alex, you should really learn what the word "troll" means on the intertubes.

It does not mean "someone I disagree with."; 9/13/08, 5:43 PM
AlphaLiberal said...: Lem, to your allegation of press bias, I direct you to this very good point:

"In 2000 Al Gore was pilloried by the mainstream media ("MSM") for his alleged untruths or exaggerations -- Love Canal, Love Story, Internet, Who he visited in Texas. In every instance, at the very most he had chosen the wrong word or failed to clarify the misunderstandings of others.

Now in 2008 the McCain-Palin ticket revels in inaccuracy, wallows in whoppers, lies like a pair of rugs, buys ad time to tell still more lies. So tell me why the MSM doesn't talk about their dishonesty endlessly, turning them from celebrity stars into pathological figures?

The contrast is absolutely clear. What's the explanation?"

http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/09/13/explain_to_me_please/

p.s. Lem, I think your pals want you to apologize for not writing about beaches or sand, you bad boy.; 9/13/08, 5:46 PM
Alex said...: Alex, you should really learn what the word "troll" means on the intertubes.

It does not mean "someone I disagree with."

No, the definition of a troll is a cretin who invades a non-political thread to shout insults and accusations at the blog author. You sir, are a troll.; 9/13/08, 5:47 PM
Chip Ahoy said...: I see many of you are responding to the one gone vanished. Why do you do this? You know the vanished one trolls the deepest dregs of the left-o-sphere then brings whatever filth he finds there here for a test drive. Thus the non-sequiturs. If he had an ounce of originality it would taint his makeup of pure toxin.

And by troll I mean in the fishing sense and not the living-under-a-bridge-sense.

Doomed to a life of unhappiness, this one who doesn't appear on my screen. Don't allow any trolled-for poison to get on yourselves. Other than that, when the wind is right, go on and have yourself a wee in his direction. He apparently enjoys being slapped around and pissed on. Having consciously forfeited his innate capacity to discriminate, any attention serves the ego.; 9/13/08, 5:48 PM
blake said...: One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord. Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.

In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand. Sometimes there were two sets of footprints, other times there was one only.

This bothered me because I noticed that during the low periods of my life, when I was suffering from anguish, sorrow or defeat, I could see only one set of footprints, so I said to the Lord,

“You promised me Lord, that if I followed you, you would walk with me always. But I have noticed that during the most trying periods of my life there has only been one set of footprints in the sand. Why, when I needed you most, have you not been there for me?”

The Lord replied, “That was when I saw Alpha Liberal coming. I mean, I'm omnipotent and all, but what a pain in the ass. You understand."; 9/13/08, 5:49 PM
Alex said...: I really wish there were a way to block AlphaLiberal's posts. I really don't want to see his infestation.; 9/13/08, 5:50 PM
rhhardin said...: Late afternoon soyscape.; 9/13/08, 5:51 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: p.s. Lem, I think your pals want you to apologize for not writing about beaches or sand, you bad boy.

If you are asking me about Puerto Plata, Samana, Punta Cana, Cabo Rojo, Guayacanes...

Go ahead..; 9/13/08, 5:51 PM
Palladian said...: "There is nothing more iconic in the UK than a seaside holiday. Ask Simon. They form the core of all childhood memories."

I'm going up the `pool from down the smoke below
to taste my mum's jam sarnies and see our Aunty Flo.
The candyfloss salesman watches ladies in the sand
down for a freaky weekend in the hope that they'll be meeting
Mister Universe.

The iron tower smiles down upon the silver sea
and along the golden mile they'll be swigging mugs of tea.
The politicians there who've come to take the air
while posing for the daily press
will look around and blame the mess
on Edward Bear.; 9/13/08, 5:51 PM
Anonymous said...: How the hell are you in
SC in mid-semester??; 9/13/08, 5:52 PM
Alex said...: BTW, how is Ann posting from the beach unless it's a WiFi hotspot? If so, that's so damn cool!; 9/13/08, 5:53 PM
ricpic said...: Space & Us

Long clouds
Long shadows
Long waves
Long beach
And an itty bitty kid
In bright red too big trunks
Way down in the far right corner
We can identify with.; 9/13/08, 5:55 PM
AlphaLiberal said...: Alex, you're quite wrong on the definition of troll.

Comment threads are common on the intertubes.

Plus, you can look at other Althouse photo posts and find right wingers posting about Olberman, Clinton, etc.

Here's one from last night:
http://althouse.blogspot.com/2008/09/last-night.html#comments

What bugs you guys is that I show your arguments to be a joke and your candidates to be liars. You have no argument on the merits so you get insulting.

And, Ann Althouse is thoroughly busted on not at all being "cruelly neutral."; 9/13/08, 5:57 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: I think Samana is a place Ann would just love.

Es un paraiso.; 9/13/08, 5:58 PM
vbspurs said...: Aunty Flo

My Aunty Flo came over last week, but I didn't want to say.; 9/13/08, 6:05 PM
Trooper York said...: Vicky that comes under the title of the too much information act of 1986.

Please cease and desist such mentions. Thank you.; 9/13/08, 6:07 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: There are so many places in PR and DR to go to and relax...

My favorites are not for turitas ;); 9/13/08, 6:10 PM
vbspurs said...: too much information act of 1986.

That was a whole 5 years before...never mind. ;); 9/13/08, 6:12 PM
Asante Samuel said...: I'd like to nurse you, but my nipple is sore.; 9/13/08, 6:14 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: My favorites are not for turitas..

Like Constanza..

I wanted to stay there.

I fell in love there.; 9/13/08, 6:14 PM
Trooper York said...: Ode To You and Your Menstrual Cramps

I would just like to say
Cramps hurt, okay
But if you're just gonna stay
Still, and sit and lay
While you complain and moan
About leaving you alone
Then hey,
You deserve that bloating
The heaviness floating
In your abdomen
You wanna swim
Away but you only sink
And as you're sinking you think
Why the heck
Is this happening to me
I wanna be free!
Let me be!
But while you complain and moan
About leaving you alone
You let the pain grow
Just get off your butt
All it takes is some thrust
Take a walk
Exercise
But don't give me no junk
About
All your pain that can't be know to me
Guess what, hon, I'm a girl too
Why am I free?
It's cause I don't complain and moan
About leaving me alone
I get up and fight
And end up alright

Nutella Shazam; 9/13/08, 6:15 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: The thing about el Caribe is you better go with someone who can protect you, not let you be taken advantage of..

Believe me I know.; 9/13/08, 6:20 PM
Peter V. Bella said...: Alphaliberal said...
What bugs you guys is that I show your arguments to be a joke and your candidates to be liars.

Wrong, oh mighty modern fighting liberal. What really bugs us grwon ups is that you are an annoying, petulant, royal pain in the ass.; 9/13/08, 6:21 PM
vbspurs said...: Guess what, hon, I'm a girl too
Why am I free?
It's cause I don't complain and moan
About leaving me alone
I get up and fight
And end up alright

- Sarah Palin Wasilla Warrior Co-Captain, 1982.; 9/13/08, 6:21 PM
AlphaLiberal said...: The urge to censor free speech runs strong among conservatives. Some here want me banished because they disagree with me.

Then there's Governor Sarah Palin, whose office tried to shut down a blogger:

'And four months ago, a Wasilla blogger, Sherry Whitstine, who chronicles the governor’s career with an astringent eye, answered her phone to hear an assistant to the governor on the line, she said.

“You should be ashamed!” Ivy Frye, the assistant, told her. “Stop blogging. Stop blogging right now!”'; 9/13/08, 6:29 PM
AlphaLiberal said...: Bella:
"What really bugs us grwon ups is that you are an annoying, petulant, royal pain in the ass."

I make an argument. You react by making an insult.

I don't think you're the grown up here. But you're certainly the petulant one.; 9/13/08, 6:31 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: All this talk about getting away has me callin my mother and making areglos for an impromptu visit..

Jesus, I cant get away on short notice!!; 9/13/08, 6:32 PM
ricpic said...: Dotella Nutella 'tis cruella
To happy fella peptalk
Those felled by the cursella
Who would gladly walk
But must lie supina
Whilst awaiting reliefa.; 9/13/08, 6:37 PM
ricpic said...: Is it lie or lay?

I sure don't know.

Anyone?; 9/13/08, 6:40 PM
Palladian said...: "The urge to censor free speech runs strong among conservatives. Some here want me banished because they disagree with me."

No, we want you banished because you're an annoying, humorless, logorrheic, repetitive, irritating twat. There's a difference.; 9/13/08, 6:42 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Is it lie or lay?

That's for the Palins to testify and you to find out?

No?; 9/13/08, 6:45 PM
Trooper York said...: the inner alpha

A man must have the inner alpha
An alpha is an untamed beast
of combative aggression
A man with the inner alpha
has mastered th untamed beast
He knows when the beast should appear
and when it does, he controls it
The beast should only appear
when used in protective situations
The inner alpha is content with his abilities
and uses them to help himself and
to help his neighbors around him
When the inner alpha is first awakened,
you will feel the arrogance of the potential power
that you truly possess within
You will not want to hurt anybody or yourself
You will only do good things for the people around you
You will feel that you were never happier
Hopefully you too will find this inner peace
that is called the inner alpha

Cokbod Lodwogo; 9/13/08, 6:47 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: El silensio vale mas que las palabras...

If it appears that I fail to answer to what on the surface may seem as an attack, the saying above is my guide.; 9/13/08, 6:57 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: The sox are loosing in the second game.

If people here are up to argue "I'M GAME".; 9/13/08, 7:03 PM
rhhardin said...: No hables de la soga en casa del ahorcado.
(Don't speak of rope in a hanged man's home.); 9/13/08, 7:04 PM
Trooper York said...: Last Night I Dreamed of Chickens

Last night I dreamed of chickens,
there were chickens everywhere,
they were standing on my stomach,
they were nesting in my hair,
they were pecking at my pillow,
they were hopping on my head,
they were ruffling up their feathers
as they raced about my bed.

They were on the chairs and tables,
they were on the chandeliers,
they were roosting in the corners,
they were clucking in my ears,
there were chickens, chickens, chickens
for as far as I could see...
when I woke today, I noticed
there were eggs on top of me.

Jack Prelutsky; 9/13/08, 7:07 PM
vbspurs said...: Santo de casa não faz milagre.

I won't translate. I like to be obscure.; 9/13/08, 7:09 PM
Trooper York said...: Obscure

Radio waves
bounce off the car walls
as a cat down the street
crawls
across the grass
hidden in the darkness
waiting
for the proper time
to pass
I too am a cat
of another nature
hiding not from
the dark but
my obscure behavior
Until the time is right
to be me
ham sandwiches with
too much mustard
maybe
at 3 am i'm allowed
to be unsure

Faith ReAnne; 9/13/08, 7:25 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: No hables de la soga en casa del ahorcado.

Good one.

Now, I'm Palin.

In ralation to what Gibson?; 9/13/08, 7:29 PM
vbspurs said...: Heads up, you mooks:

Wedding Crashers on TNT, 8-10 PM EST, right now.

Joe Biden and John McCain have cameos, IIRC. Neither are emailing though.

Cheers,
Victoria; 9/13/08, 7:30 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Santo de casa não faz milagre.

De los santos son los milagros?

I think.; 9/13/08, 7:31 PM
vbspurs said...: You know, Vince Vaughn is unnaturally tall. Like a freak. I love tall men. My dad tops out at 6'4. But my God, there comes a point where you have to tell your pituitary gland, knock it off cheeky.; 9/13/08, 7:35 PM
Asante Samuel said...: I've been very bad so far this weekend, and I'm going to be much worse tonight.

I'm gonna need some of Jane Hampster's mighty condesendence Monday to get my head right. AlphaLib's isn't doing it for me yet.
I might feel differently if I could see him on the video, while turning the mute button on and off at irregular intervals- sort of like a Chucky Gibson ABC interview, know what I mean?; 9/13/08, 7:36 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Joe Biden and John McCain have cameos, IIRC. Neither are emailing though.

If they are not at Fenway park and just so happen to catch the attention of the cameras?

See you next time..; 9/13/08, 7:38 PM
Ruth Anne Adams said...: Althouse: Have you considered setting up a live-blogging post for the season debut of Saturday Night Live? Michael Phelps is set to host and I'm expecting to see Tina Fey as Sarah Palin.

~~~

If you run into Barbara Hershey and Bette Midler, just zip on past and ask them if they ever knew they were your heroes.; 9/13/08, 7:43 PM
Peter V. Bella said...: AlphaLiberal said...
The urge to censor free speech runs strong among conservatives. Some here want me banished because they disagree with me.

Only the government can ban free speech. If you want an example look to Harry Reid, a Democrat. Then there was FDR and LBJ. The progressives infected us with politcal correctness and all that nonsense.; 9/13/08, 7:44 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Should we be asking Ann how she is doing?; 9/13/08, 7:45 PM
Trooper York said...: Be My Mistress Short or Tall

Be my mistress short or tall
And distorted therewithall
Be she likewise one of those
That an acre hath of nose
Be her teeth ill hung or set
And her grinders black as jet
Be her cheeks so shallow too
As to show her tongue wag through
Hath she thin hair, hath she none
She's to me a paragon.

Robert Herrick; 9/13/08, 7:46 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: If you run into Barbara Hershey and Bette Midler, just zip on past and ask them if they ever knew they were your heroes

Double Indemnity ;); 9/13/08, 7:49 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: the sox are ahead in the 8th.

i'm taking communion ;); 9/13/08, 8:50 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Pedroia Palin

OMG...; 9/13/08, 8:51 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Would it be impertinent to ask if Iraq has been introduced to baseball?

The best American invention of all time is baseball.

I'm willing to argue that with anybody, anywhere, anyday, anytime.; 9/13/08, 9:02 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: It did wonders for Japan, the Dominican Republic, Central and South America.

What?; 9/13/08, 9:20 PM
Chip Ahoy said...: Chickpea field. 100% of fact.

How garbanzo beans are got.; 9/13/08, 9:39 PM
Peter V. Bella said...: Lem said...
Would it be impertinent to ask if Iraq has been introduced to baseball?

It was tried. It is a top secret, but baseball was introduced to Iraq after the invasion. There was a slight problem. The Iraqis kept subsituting the baseball for hand grenades. It was the only way they could win.; 9/13/08, 9:46 PM
Peter V. Bella said...: Lem said...
Should we be asking Ann how she is doing?

She is at a beach side town, attending a wedding. She is probably having a much better time than the rest of us. At least I hope she is.; 9/13/08, 10:06 PM
Hector Owen said...: Victoria at 5:36: "There is nothing more iconic in the UK than a seaside holiday." Herewith, The Charabanc Trip. A tribute. Something I have cherished since I first heard it 30 or so years ago. Not totally safe for the innocent.; 9/13/08, 10:07 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: It was tried. The Iraqis kept subsituting the baseball for hand grenades. It was the only way they could win.

That would would be agaisnt the rules of the game.

As the granedes were probably rejected by major league baseball ;); 9/13/08, 10:59 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: I think Baseball would have a hard time in Iraq.

Seeing how Iraquis have embraced video, I think they would have a hard time understanding why Baseball is holding back on replay.; 9/13/08, 11:06 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Try to explain to an Iraqi how the guy with the most hits in the history of the game is NOT in the hall of fame.

Dont get me ... can we talk about something else?; 9/13/08, 11:12 PM
Anonymous said...: Boo Hoo Hoo! I'm wearing diapers. Bush farted! Bwaaahaa!

I make up stuff because I'm a jackass. Nah nah Ann.

I'm BetaLiberal because, like all good liberals, the Alpha version doesn't work.

Q: How many liberals does it take to change a light Bulb?
A: At least ten, as they will need to have a discussion about whether or not the light bulb exists. Even if they can agree upon the existence of the light bulb they still may not change it to keep from alienating those who might use other forms of light.; 9/13/08, 11:48 PM
Anonymous said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 9/13/08, 11:59 PM
Anonymous said...: Pay attention to me, dammit! It's cold here in Mum's basement and I'm lonely.

I demand an apology. Go ahead and apologize. Now!

Ann says her blog has a lot of hits. Nice hits, Ann! Show me your hits!

Not just your toes, painted red nails just like Cindy McCain's toes must be, but your hits.

I dream about Cindy McCain's toes while I sleep here in Mum's basement.

I'm 30 and I never gotten past toes on a date.

Barack Obama will give me a life. A life outside of my room in Mum's basement. That's why I demand you vote for Barack Obama; so I can get a life.; 9/14/08, 12:01 AM
vbspurs said...: Q: How many liberals does it take to change a light Bulb?

A: Racist!!

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Q: How many liberals does it take to change a light Bulb?

A: I'll just hope it changes itself.

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Q: How many liberals does it take to change a light Bulb?

A: In what way, Charlie?

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Q: How many liberals does it take to change a light Bulb?

A: I don't like how you're talking down to black people. I want to cut your nuts off.

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Q: How many liberals does it take to change a light Bulb?

A: Lipstick.

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Q: How many liberals does it take to change a light Bulb?

A: We are still waiting for Instapundit to tell us.

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Q: How many liberals does it take to change a light Bulb?

A: The Republican Party is responsible for exploiting the memories of the dead light bulb, and for trying to evoke the pain of its death. How dare you, Mr. President, after taking cynical advantage of the unanimity and love of this nation, try to exploit this moment for political gain?!

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Q: How many liberals does it take to change a light Bulb?

A: I put it on eBay.

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Q: How many liberals does it take to change a light Bulb?

A: None. When Obama becomes President, he will light the world all by himself.

Cheers,
Victoria; 9/14/08, 12:02 AM
Anonymous said...: Q: How many surrealists does it take to change a light bulb?

A: A fish.; 9/14/08, 12:04 AM
vbspurs said...: Barack Obama will give me a life. A life outside of my room in Mum's basement. That's why I demand you vote for Barack Obama; so I can get a life.

Simon or Palladian, that's too funny. Keep it up.

Cheers,
Victoria; 9/14/08, 12:04 AM
Anonymous said...: Incorrect guesses x2, dear woman.; 9/14/08, 12:07 AM
vbspurs said...: I'm expecting to see Tina Fey as Sarah Palin.

She was indeed Sarah Palin, and Amy Poehler was Hillary Clinton.

I told my boyfriend last night that Fey may actually not be the best person to impersonate Palin, since she lacks her girlish, all-American vibe. She's also angular and handsome, to Palin's more rounded, hottie face.

She tried her best with the accent, but it was Poehler as Clinton who stole the show.

"I SHOULDA TRIED HARDER!" (maniac laugh)

They'll improve. The rest of the show was, eh.

Cheers,
Victoria; 9/14/08, 12:09 AM
vbspurs said...: Incorrect guesses x2, dear woman.

Ah well. As Cialis said to Viagra, keep it up anyway!

Cheers,
Victoria; 9/14/08, 12:09 AM
Anonymous said...: Q: How many liberals does it take to change a light bulb?

A: Let George Bush fix it! It’s his fault. Bush and Cheney are in the pocket of Big Bulb.; 9/14/08, 12:10 AM
vbspurs said...: Q: How many liberals does it take to change a light bulb?

A: You wouldn't know the difference between a light bulb and Shinola!; 9/14/08, 12:12 AM
Anonymous said...: Hello friends. Pontius Pilate here.

On the most important day of my life, I voted PRESENT.

I'm BetaLiberal and I approved this message.; 9/14/08, 12:13 AM
Anonymous said...: Where's my apology, Althouse? I'm still waiting...here in Mum's cold basement. She'll be home soon and I'll have to turn off the computer when I see her car in the drive.

Hurry up, or I'll have to make up some more stuff about John McCain or Sarah Palin.

(Waits)

We're still friends, right? Because I really need friends.; 9/14/08, 12:19 AM
vbspurs said...: VIDEO ALERT

HuffPo has the Fey/Palin, Poehler/Clinton SNL skit.

Sorry, wasn't able to find a standalone version to post here.

Cheers,
Victoria; 9/14/08, 1:01 AM
Palladian said...: Q: How many liberals does it take to change a light bulb?

A: None, since good liberals only use Gaia-friendly compact fluorescents, which never need changing.; 9/14/08, 1:03 AM
Palladian said...: "HuffPo has the Fey/Palin, Poehler/Clinton SNL skit.

Sorry, wasn't able to find a standalone version to post here."

Is Poehler even trying to play Hillary Clinton here? Maybe it's that Fey really looks like Sarah Palin.; 9/14/08, 1:08 AM
vbspurs said...: Is Poehler even trying to play Hillary Clinton here?

She is a stand-in for the all women of America who aren't happy with Palin. That would be Hillary, Chelsea, and Lucille the waitress.

Maybe it's that Fey really looks like Sarah Palin.

I'd do her.

Cheers,
Victoria; 9/14/08, 1:19 AM
rhhardin said...: Q: How many surrealists does it take to change a light bulb?

A: A fish.

That's not funny!; 9/14/08, 5:42 AM
Hector Owen said...: Of course it's not funny, told like that. You can't expect a liberal, even one who has made it to beta, to tell a joke right. Try it this way:

Q: How many surrealists does it take to screw in a light bulb?

A: Fish.

Now, that's funny!; 9/14/08, 6:42 AM