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Friday Night Open Thread

by John Cole|  February 29, 20088:23 pm| 67 Comments

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I had fried chicken for dinner and will be on the couch. You are on your own, and no diving in the shallow end.

No running, either.

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  1. 1.

    p.lukasiak

    February 29, 2008 at 8:27 pm

    I’ve got nothing to say, I’m just posting to give TZ something to bitch complain about.

  2. 2.

    demkat620

    February 29, 2008 at 8:27 pm

    I am surfing and Edumacating my 9 year old son about “Raiders of the Lost Ark”

    Almost forgot what a great movie that is.
    Last weekend was “The Princess Bride”

  3. 3.

    Incertus

    February 29, 2008 at 8:31 pm

    I am very nearly officially on Spring Break. Fuck yeah!

  4. 4.

    ThymeZone

    February 29, 2008 at 8:40 pm

    As long as you aren’t posting some Numerology mumbo jumbo about how Hillary actually won the nomination … I don’t have anything to bitch about in your post, Paul.

    Let’s talk about how John McCain is the World’s Worst Candidate and we are going to bury him (figuratively) this fall.

  5. 5.

    ThymeZone

    February 29, 2008 at 8:44 pm

    I would just like to say that it is 80 degrees here and I just washed the car. For those of you buried under snow or cold air ….

    this.

  6. 6.

    ThymeZone

    February 29, 2008 at 8:49 pm

    Okay, you deserve one more.

  7. 7.

    Liberal Masochist

    February 29, 2008 at 8:50 pm

    Primary is only days away here in Houston and boy have things stepped up a notch. Loads more yard signs (mainly MUP), but a Hillary banner on a highway overpass just up the street. Stepped up coverage in the local media as well. Early voting has been a big hit and turnout is expected to be historic.

  8. 8.

    AkaDad

    February 29, 2008 at 8:54 pm

    I predict the MUP wins Texas, Ohio, and Vermont. Hillary wins the most important state, Rhode Island.

  9. 9.

    p.lukasiak

    February 29, 2008 at 8:55 pm

    Okay, you deserve one more.

    y’know, I was willing to bury the hatchet for the time being, despite this

    but considering that this“>this is what I’m looking at, and you’re rubbing it in with this…

  10. 10.

    ThymeZone

    February 29, 2008 at 8:58 pm

    Paul your link got busted, I cant see your pic in your post, only mine.

  11. 11.

    p.lukasiak

    February 29, 2008 at 9:04 pm

    I predict that after eleven straight wins by massive margins creating virtually irresistable momentum not one single pundit will mention that next tuesday’s results demonstrate that in two weeks time Obama’s appeal has completely tanked, or how Clinton has come back massive deficits in the preceding 11 contests to be within range of Obama, or how much trouble the Obama campaign is in, since Hillary obviously has all the momentum on her side now, and Obama can only hope that entropy saves him.

    Hey, why can’t I fantasize about my candidate! ;-)

  12. 12.

    p.lukasiak

    February 29, 2008 at 9:05 pm

    Paul your link got busted, I cant see your pic in your post, only mine.

    yeah, it showed up as a link it the preview, but obviously i screwed it up somehow. Anyway, it wasn’t a picture, it was the weather report for my zip code…

    http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/allergies/local/19146

  13. 13.

    ThymeZone

    February 29, 2008 at 9:11 pm

    weather report for my zip code

    …

    Ouch. Well, jump on a plane and come on out to Arizona. Some good Mexican food and the warm rays of the the sun will fix you right up.

    We’ll show you what real jackalopes look like, not those artificial Republican ones. We have ’em walkin’ right down the sidewalks out here.

    Then you can take in a spring training baseball game.

  14. 14.

    jake

    February 29, 2008 at 9:12 pm

    I would just like to say that it is 80 degrees here and I just washed the car. For those of you buried under snow or cold air ….

    Only TZ would post photos of his opium poppy and pot crop.

  15. 15.

    p.lukasiak

    February 29, 2008 at 9:17 pm

    Ouch. Well, jump on a plane and come on out to Arizona. Some good Mexican food and the warm rays of the the sun will fix you right up.

    hey, if I didn’t have two dogs upon whose adoration my fragile self-esteem depends (I mean, if they didn’t die of heatbreak if I left them for more than eight hours, I’d have to suck on a tailpipe) I’d be trying to find Shatner to negotiate my best deal on airfare and hotels.

  16. 16.

    ThymeZone

    February 29, 2008 at 9:25 pm

    Okay, well you are welcome any time, just let me know when you are on the way.

  17. 17.

    p.lukasiak

    February 29, 2008 at 9:36 pm

    really? Do you have an abacus I can put under my pillows, or should I bring my own? ;-)

  18. 18.

    jake

    February 29, 2008 at 9:37 pm

    Confederate Wankee wins Jibbering Jackass of the Day Award (there’s a link on the right sidebar if you’re that curious):

    Those of European-American descent in the continental United States do not know if they have a shared cultural history with a man who spent at least part of his childhood in more exotic cultures such as Hawaii and Indonesia.

    Got that? If you grew up in Alaska or Hawaii, no PotUS for you. You’re too “exotic.” Double dittoes if you lived in some weird furrin land.

    But wait … Oh noes! We’ll have to cancel the election:

    For the first ten years of his life, “Johnny” McCain (as he was often known) was frequently uprooted as his family (including older sister Sandy and younger brother Joe) followed his father to New London, Connecticut, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and various other stations in the Pacific Ocean;

    I hope these assholes get a little dumber every time they write something dumb. At the current rate of regression ConWank will try to have sex with his precious grill and be unable to type for a while.

  19. 19.

    Gold Star for Robot Boy

    February 29, 2008 at 9:41 pm

    You are on your own, and no diving in the shallow end.

    No running, either.

    We can still wear cut-offs, right?

  20. 20.

    myiq2xu

    February 29, 2008 at 9:43 pm

    I hope these assholes get a little dumber every time they write something dumb.

    If that was true there are a bunch of them we’ll soon have to set in a sunny spot and water twice a week.

  21. 21.

    ThymeZone

    February 29, 2008 at 9:52 pm

    Do you have an abacus I can put under my pillows, or should I bring my own?

    I don’t have one, but you can bring yours. I do have a Ouija Board for entertainment.

  22. 22.

    jake

    February 29, 2008 at 10:09 pm

    If that was true there are a bunch of them we’ll soon have to set in a sunny spot and water twice a week.

    “Water.” Yes. Of course.

  23. 23.

    demimondian

    February 29, 2008 at 10:10 pm

    Someday, I swear, I am going to go out on the balcony of the building my office is in and take a picture across Lake Washington towards the Olympics in the early morning.

    That’ll shut you up good, TZ.

  24. 24.

    ThymeZone

    February 29, 2008 at 10:15 pm

    That’ll shut you up good, TZ.

    Well, for me, you pretty much need duct tape.

  25. 25.

    MJ

    February 29, 2008 at 10:29 pm

    Nothing written here about the CTV story??? I at least expected it to be blamed on Karl Rowe.

  26. 26.

    John S.

    February 29, 2008 at 10:29 pm

    or how Clinton has come back massive deficits in the preceding 11 contests to be within range of Obama

    Why the hell would anyone report this?

    In both major contests (Ohio and Texas) as of two weeks ago, following the 11th win for Obama, Clinton was ahead in all the polls by double digits. Obama was the one who had the deficit to make up for the March 5th contests.

    Sorry if that doesn’t fit with your narrative.

  27. 27.

    John S.

    February 29, 2008 at 10:31 pm

    I’m not sure if that part I picked on was fantasy or not, Paul.

    Disregard my post if it was.

  28. 28.

    demimondian

    February 29, 2008 at 10:33 pm

    Um, John S.? Remember when I called you a humorless authoritarian prick? Um, yeah…listen dude, can I tell you a secret?

    P.LUK WAS JOKING!

    Thank you, now back to your regularly scheduled blithering.

  29. 29.

    Pixie

    February 29, 2008 at 10:37 pm

    Tralala~ Ugh I just wanted to see if there was anything amusing posted, but I see John has chosen chicken over his readers. Bastid!

  30. 30.

    Cain

    February 29, 2008 at 10:48 pm

    So Bush’s AG doesn’t want to prosecute any of the Bush’s aides. Looks like we’re back to square one. Bush has some balls, man. Lay odds that they are going to smuggle those two out of washington d.c. That should be interesting.

    cain

  31. 31.

    John S.

    February 29, 2008 at 10:56 pm

    P.LUK WAS JOKING!

    Remember when I told you to blow it out your ass?

    Obviously, I gathered as much about 2 minutes after I dumped on him.

    Pompous ass.

  32. 32.

    Zuzu

    February 29, 2008 at 11:04 pm

    Just in case there was any doubt that Matt Drudge was the scum of the earth:

    Matt Drudge does not do apologies and there was no sign today of any regret on his part for exposing the well-laid plans of the Ministry of Defence.

    On his website, the Drudge Report, the man the Telegraph’s US editor has described as “the world’s most powerful journalist” revelled in the controversy he provoked by breaking the news blackout on Prince Harry’s deployment.

    Telegraph

    Prince Harry has been withdrawn from Afghanistan because of the media’s disclosure of his deployment there, the British Ministry of Defense said Friday.

    The prince had been deployed to Afghanistan since December. Major news outlets agreed to keep the information secret for security reasons, but a Web site broke the news blackout Thursday, prompting the British military to withdraw the prince for security reasons.

    “This decision has been taken primarily on the basis that the worldwide media coverage of Prince Harry in Afghanistan could impact on the security of those who are deployed there, as well as the risks to him as an individual soldier,” the Ministry of Defense said in a statement issued Friday.

    The ministry termed “regrettable” the decision of “elements of the foreign media” to reveal Prince Harry’s service in Afghanistan.

    CNN

  33. 33.

    bwaage

    February 29, 2008 at 11:10 pm

    My prediction:

    Obama wins Texas, Vermont and Ohio, while Clinton scores a runaway victory in Rhode Island. Then we all get to watch the hilarity of her team making straight faced attempts to claim Rhode Island was a big victory and gives her a compelling reason to stay in the race.

  34. 34.

    Krista

    February 29, 2008 at 11:13 pm

    I would just like to say that it is 80 degrees here and I just washed the car. For those of you buried under snow or cold air ….

    Bastard. Evil, evil bastard.

  35. 35.

    jake

    February 29, 2008 at 11:22 pm

    Oh come on Krista. I’d kill for some snow.

    And thanks in part to the efforts of your friends south of the border you’ll soon be enjoying semi-tropical temperatures year round. Except for May – October when you’ll be enjoying semi-hellish temperatures, freak tornadoes and unusually violent thunderstorms.

    And you’ll have to put up with a few minor annoyances like kudzu, fire ants and cucarachas the size of Volkswagens.

    And, um, you might want to move to an elevated location. No. Higher than that. Higher. Um. That should be OK.

    And buy a boat.

    You’re welcome.

  36. 36.

    ThymeZone

    February 29, 2008 at 11:25 pm

    Evil, evil bastard.

    Wow, that is some serious chilly up there.

  37. 37.

    bryanD

    February 29, 2008 at 11:26 pm

    “Zuzu Says:
    Just in case there was any doubt that Matt Drudge was the scum of the earth:

    “Matt Drudge does not do apologies and there was no sign today of any regret on his…”[TELEGRAPH]
    ——————-

    The London Telegraph should talk! Why not let the Taliban THINK the prince is staying put (a’la Drudge) (while perhaps secretly removing him) to lure the Taliban into a set trap!

    No wait! That might “move things along” too quickly. My bust!

  38. 38.

    jake

    February 29, 2008 at 11:37 pm

    On his website, the Drudge Report, the man the Telegraph’s US editor has described as “the world’s most powerful journalist”

    WTF? 4RLZ?

    I call nepotism. I don’t care if it is a sensationalist rag, the Tgraph’s US editor must be MacLennan’s 10 year old son.

    I love the way the paper expresses its outrage over the Sludge broke the story on Prince Harry by screaming OMG! DRUDGE TOLD EVERYONE PRINCE HARRY IS IN AFGHANISTAN1! all over the front page.

  39. 39.

    Z

    February 29, 2008 at 11:51 pm

    Well… this is off topic, but I’ve finally had a chance to follow all this business with Sadley No! And I have to say that BJ should be dancing with tears in their eyes .

  40. 40.

    TenguPhule

    March 1, 2008 at 12:23 am

    Those of European-American descent in the continental United States do not know if they have a shared cultural history with a man who spent at least part of his childhood in more exotic cultures such as Hawaii and Indonesia.

    In all fairness, C.Y. is not unique or rare. Far too many people confuse Hawaii with another country.

    We have the best weather. The best beaches. The best mixmash of Asian/Western/Southern/Northen/Eastern/Mexican/Indian/Brazilian etc. cooking. And Caucasians are a minority.

    We are the future. And Confederates are still stuck in the past.

  41. 41.

    jake

    March 1, 2008 at 12:40 am

    We have the best weather. The best beaches. The best mixmash of Asian/Western/Southern/Northen/Eastern/Mexican/Indian/Brazilian etc. cooking.

    Look, the next person to gloat about his delightful living conditions will get a sock full of crappy DC Winter Wonder When it’s Gonna End upside the head. In August I’ll beat you with a lead pipe filled with 99% humidity and the Code Dead gunge we’re forced to breathe.

  42. 42.

    Krista

    March 1, 2008 at 12:51 am

    Thank you, Jake. It’s now -4 here. Fahrenheit, not Celsius.

    It’s fecking cold, is what it is.

    I love it here, but sometimes the seasons depress me: instead of spring, summer, fall, winter, we have snow/rain, bugs, rain/wind, snow.

  43. 43.

    demimondian

    March 1, 2008 at 12:57 am

    Ah, Jake, you don’t understand. We have AWFUL weather up here -on rare occasions-. There’s no scenery here in -God’s country- this hellhole. I mean, two -glorious- cold and craggy mountain ranges within 50 miles, Puget Sound (just water with large mammals in it), the Olympic Rainforest (a bunch of trees), Mt. St. Helens (a smoking crater), 16 hours of sunshine -in the summer- when it isn’t raining, temperatures than almost never -drop below feeazing- kill the bugs…

    Seriously, why would any -Californian- sane person want to move here?

  44. 44.

    Zuzu

    March 1, 2008 at 4:53 am

    I love the way the paper expresses its outrage over the Sludge broke the story on Prince Harry by screaming OMG! DRUDGE TOLD EVERYONE PRINCE HARRY IS IN AFGHANISTAN1! all over the front page.

    Well to be fair, everybody else was running with it too.

    Evidently they were all released from the agreement not to publish until after he returned, once the story got out.

    Thanks to Drudge.

  45. 45.

    Conservatively Liberal

    March 1, 2008 at 5:41 am

    We are already seeing some migrating birds here on the south Oregon coast, and a woodpecker has been at work in our back yard since the end of January. I winterized my motorcycle, but that lasted two weeks before I had to start riding to enjoy the weather (and gas mileage).

    Rain is expected until Sunday, which is looking like a good day for a cruise up the coast for the wife and I. Strange weather this winter though.

  46. 46.

    SGEW

    March 1, 2008 at 7:23 am

    Far too many people confuse Hawaii with another country.

    When people ask me “Where are you from?” (meaning: “What is your ethnic heritage?”), I usually just tell them “My Mom’s from Hawaii.” Doesn’t answer anything, but they seem satisfied with the answer.

    That wouldn’t work if I said “My Mom’s from Missouri.”

  47. 47.

    jake

    March 1, 2008 at 8:26 am

    I love it here, but sometimes the seasons depress me: instead of spring, summer, fall, winter, we have snow/rain, bugs, rain/wind, snow.

    I’m sorry. Though I really wish we got more snow. Even if the sight of one flake does cause everyone to freak out and drive off the road. Instead we get freezing temps with cutting winds and dry, followed by warmer temps and rain. 35 degrees and a pouring rain is the epitome of suck.

    And for purposes of accuracy our seasons are: spring/turrists, summer/turrists, fall/turrists and winter.

    Seriously, why would any Californian sane person want to move here?

    Thanks. Demi. Really. There’s nothing like someone gloating about a place I’ve always wanted to visit when the weather is crap. But now I have two reasons to come out there. [Reaches for big woolly sock]

  48. 48.

    Gus

    March 1, 2008 at 9:10 am

    pluk, considering that there’s a windchill of 4˚ in the Twin Cities right now, I don’t feel sorry for you weather-wise. I am escaping for a few days to Tucson, however. Gonna catch some spring training.

  49. 49.

    Alfie

    March 1, 2008 at 10:15 am

    People…are we going to let the Brownshirts treat our peaceful protestors in Berkeley like this?

  50. 50.

    Space Captain

    March 1, 2008 at 10:23 am

    Just cleared a foot of snow off my driveway for the 10th time in the past 2 months.

    But i like to ski – which, btw, try skiing on those rock piles and cactuses you’re so proud of.

  51. 51.

    The Other Steve

    March 1, 2008 at 10:41 am

    pluk, considering that there’s a windchill of 4˚ in the Twin Cities right now, I don’t feel sorry for you weather-wise. I am escaping for a few days to Tucson, however. Gonna catch some spring training.

    You know, we bitch about the cold. But Minnesota is easily the greatest place to live in the entire country.

    We’ve got snow, which means we get to ski, and sled, and ice skate and all sorts of fun winter activities.

    But the summers are the most incredible! Our grass, the trees, everything is GREEN!

    We’ve got this long history of not just enjoying the winter, but also the summer. Water skiing and rollerblades came from Minnesota.

    I think if I lived some place without snow, I’d be depressed all winter. I feel sorry for you guys.

  52. 52.

    jcricket

    March 1, 2008 at 10:51 am

    Someday, I swear, I am going to go out on the balcony of the building my office is in and take a picture across Lake Washington towards the Olympics in the early morning.

    Hey, I can take the same picture. Weird. But at the same time, I wouldn’t crow about the weather here. 16 hours of darkness in the winter, overcast skies 300 days/year – we’re like the “anti” Colorado. Having come from somewhere (east coast) with more seasons, while I appreciate not having to scrape my car all that often, and the lack of humidity in the summer, I find the Pacific NW weather pretty monotonous.

    Plus TZ’s older than McCain, and can’t lift his hands over his head. Can’t be trusted with blogging anymore.

    Sorry, had to get that in.

  53. 53.

    jcricket

    March 1, 2008 at 10:53 am

    Just in case there was any doubt that Matt Drudge was the scum of the earth:

    Why hasn’t anyone truly outed him yet? Is he that good at covering his tracks? I mean if a gay hooker can take down Ted Haggard, and an undercover police officer can get Larry Craig busted, why is Matt Drudge somehow “safe” from ridicule and embarrassment?

    (For those that don’t know, darling of the right Drudge is most likely a closeted homo. Revealing his orientation would likely end his career as a right-wing go-to guy).

    No, I feel no compunction about hoping Drudge is outed. TZ be damned.

  54. 54.

    Digital Amish

    March 1, 2008 at 2:00 pm

    You know, we bitch about the cold. But Minnesota is easily the greatest place to live in the entire country.

    My dad was from Minnesota. He always claimed the best of Minnesota weather was the two days before the misquito hatch and the two days after the misquito freeze. His brother who moved out here (Olympic Peninsula) well into his 70s never forgave himself for staying on the farm.

  55. 55.

    ThymeZone

    March 1, 2008 at 2:18 pm

    Plus TZ’s older than McCain

    McPain is ten years older than I am.

    No, I feel no compunction about hoping Drudge is outed. TZ be damned.

    Um, well I think you men propriety and decency be damned. Under no circumstances, unless there is abuse involved, is anyone’s sexuality anyone else’s business unless they make it someone else’s business. There are no exceptions to this rule AFAIC. Ever.

  56. 56.

    jake

    March 1, 2008 at 2:29 pm

    I think if I lived some place without snow, I’d be depressed all winter.

    It FUCKING SUCKS. Try sitting through three days of rain when it is just a little too warm to snow. Then imagine how you feel when the rain rolls out and the temperature drops ten degrees. Robbed. That’s how you feel.

    (For those that don’t know, darling of the right Drudge is most likely a closeted homo.

    In other words, just another Republican Male. This would explain why Republican Females are so cranky. Seriously, aside from the shot of schadenfreud the only thing remotely interesting about fRightWank Mothballers tumbling out of the closet are their lame ass excuses.

    Revealing his orientation would likely end his career as a right-wing go-to guy).

    Nope for three reasons. One: His nearest and dearest know, which means their nearest and dearest know. And so on and so on. Two: If anyone but Sludge reveals his orientation to the rest of the world, the fRight will flock around him twittering about privacy. Three: It depends on what they’re going to him for.

  57. 57.

    demimondian

    March 1, 2008 at 2:40 pm

    His brother who moved out here (Olympic Peninsula) well into his 70s never forgave himself for staying on the farm.

    Ahh, Sequim — that and Puyallup are the two words that give away denizens of the Evergreen State.

  58. 58.

    demimondian

    March 1, 2008 at 2:41 pm

    I think if I lived some place without snow, I’d be depressed all winter. I feel sorry for you guys.

    TOS, I grew up in the Upper Valley of the Connecticut River. If I never seen snow again in my life, it’ll be ten lifetimes too soon.

  59. 59.

    ThymeZone

    March 1, 2008 at 2:50 pm

    imagine how you feel when the rain rolls out and the temperature drops ten degrees. Robbed

    Yeah, actually, that’s called a cold front.

    The coldest air arrives after frontal passage, and therefore, after the precipitation.

    Don’t worry, your kids will learn this in high school.

  60. 60.

    Conservatively Liberal

    March 1, 2008 at 3:26 pm

    I think if I lived some place without snow, I’d be depressed all winter. I feel sorry for you guys.

    Yup, I will be feeling sorry for you folks with snow while I am out riding the motorcycle with the wife today. Seems the weather man was off, and instead of rain we got sunshine pouring out of the sky. It is in the mid 50’s right now and will probably hit the mid 60’s later.

    Sorry, I grew up and lived in Spokane, Washington most of my life, and I have plenty of experience with sub-zero temperatures and deep snow. I will pass on it, gladly. Rain is not the best thing in weather but at least you don’t have to shovel it! My sis who lives above Spokane has snow so deep that her dogs can walk over their six foot fence now.

    No thank you.

  61. 61.

    p.lukasiak

    March 1, 2008 at 4:49 pm

    is an old open thread the right place to ask that a new open thread be opened?

  62. 62.

    jcricket

    March 1, 2008 at 6:34 pm

    Ahh, Sequim—that and Puyallup are the two words that give away denizens of the Evergreen State.

    Don’t forget Chuckanut Drive. Startup, Index and Concrete (my favorite three town names). Twisp. Entiat.

    List goes on.

    I must end with, “Mmm, dungeness crab. “

  63. 63.

    jcricket

    March 1, 2008 at 6:36 pm

    McPain is ten years older than I am.

    Says you. I think you’ve been taking HGH. Time for Congressional Hearings!

  64. 64.

    ThymeZone

    March 1, 2008 at 7:17 pm

    Says you

    .

    Yes, actually, says me. Unless you have some other credible authority, I think that’s the end of it.

  65. 65.

    jcricket

    March 1, 2008 at 7:28 pm

    Yes, actually, says me. Unless you have some other credible authority, I think that’s the end of it.

    This is implying that some anonymous douchebag in a forum filled with spoofs and sockpuppets is himself a credible authority. You’re about as credible an authority as Shatner is an actor!

  66. 66.

    demimondian

    March 1, 2008 at 7:52 pm

    You’re about as credible an authority as Shatner is an actor!

    I call Godwin.

    Look, TZ is a jerk, a persona, a worm-eating lowlife (and with hot sauce to boot [shudder]). But…comparing him to Shatner? I mean, that’s like comparing somebody to…Nimoy’s sobriety. Takei’s heterosexuality.

  67. 67.

    jcricket

    March 2, 2008 at 2:53 pm

    But…comparing him to Shatner

    Shat-ner? Damn near killed her!

    Sorry, had to do it.

    I call Godwin.

    Is there a new law of blog comment posts? Where the probability of someone being called a sock-puppet, spoof or troll rapidly approaches 100% as the comment thread increases in length?

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