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You Better Recognize

by John Cole|  November 20, 201012:24 am| 67 Comments

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The real boss is not happy with all the disharmony around here:

He sent Rosie and Lily to bed, so you all better behave.

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  1. 1.

    Pigs & Spiders

    November 20, 2010 at 12:26 am

    The Sam Adams Winter Lager is an excellent choice.

    That is all.

  2. 2.

    RareSanity

    November 20, 2010 at 12:28 am

    Hey John,

    Here’s an awesome comic that piggybacks on one of your previous posts…

    Let’s lighten the mood around here…

  3. 3.

    Ash Can

    November 20, 2010 at 12:28 am

    Represent, yo. ;)

  4. 4.

    Trainrunner

    November 20, 2010 at 12:29 am

    To recap:

    Ed smugged and condescended to BJ in the comments of another blog (when Ed claims he never has time to engage comments here. Hmmm…)

    Ed came here, notpologized, played victim, and asked if we should vote him off.

    John yelled at US and said Ed is staying, and fuck all y’all.

    Then Tunch showed up.

    That about it?

  5. 5.

    MattR

    November 20, 2010 at 12:30 am

    TUUUUUUNNNNNNCCCCCCCHHHHHHHH.

    I still get a kick out of his tail every time I see it.

  6. 6.

    eemom

    November 20, 2010 at 12:31 am

    he’s just glad he had the sense to not be a human.

  7. 7.

    Nicole

    November 20, 2010 at 12:32 am

    Missed all the fighting- spent the night rereading The Walking Dead. Now I’m scared of Georgia.

  8. 8.

    RareSanity

    November 20, 2010 at 12:34 am

    @Nicole:

    Just don’t venture outside of Metro Atlanta.

    It is an oasis of blue surrounded by a desert of southern red…

  9. 9.

    joeyess

    November 20, 2010 at 12:36 am

    That picture would be Tunch showing all you bad boys and girls to your LOCKDOWN cell for the evening.

    Straighten up or it’ll be the fire hose and a delousing for all of you.

  10. 10.

    eemom

    November 20, 2010 at 12:37 am

    Just scanned a few of the previous threads. OMFG.

    You know, y’all front pagers are really a bunch of drama queens.

  11. 11.

    WyldPirate

    November 20, 2010 at 12:39 am

    @Nicole:
    You had a more productive night than we did here.

    Now I’m scared of Georgia.

    That is a place one is well-advised to be wary of and avoid except for brief visits.

  12. 12.

    jl

    November 20, 2010 at 12:39 am

    all right! thanks for the Tunchpic.

    See folks, what happened was is that even the thought of an ombudsman for this here lefty blog scared Cole out his wits.

    And now we get some service.

  13. 13.

    Mnemosyne

    November 20, 2010 at 12:42 am

    I will laugh my butt off if it turns out asiangrrlmn had to turn in early and missed the Tunch picture.

  14. 14.

    Omnes Omnibus

    November 20, 2010 at 12:44 am

    @Nicole:

    Now I’m scared of Georgia.

    O’Keeffe?

  15. 15.

    jl

    November 20, 2010 at 12:46 am

    @Mnemosyne: And I think she knows how to find Cole.

    People should think twice about taking ombudsgate too seriously.

    When does Cole ever ‘engage with the commenters’ except to chew somebody out?

    There are many things on this blog make not one single lick of sense. And Cole is 100K percent committed to that tradition. How long do you have to read it to figure that out?

    Edit: I think ‘idiosyncratic’ is the word I was trying to think of. This blog is idiosyncratic, which is polite for goofy. People need to deal with it.

  16. 16.

    Citizen Alan

    November 20, 2010 at 12:49 am

    Completely off topic, but I love that the ad at the top of the page is advertising velvet smoking jackets and bow ties, of all things. It’s like somebody has Cole mixed up with Tucker Carlson.

    UPDATE: Sweet Lord! That velvet smoking jacket goes for nearly $1000! Who on earth would buy such a thing?!?

  17. 17.

    Menzies

    November 20, 2010 at 12:49 am

    Tunch: the world’s single best drama deterrent.

    I told y’all sooner or later threats of Tunch-sitting would defuse the situation. The TSA should just hire him.

  18. 18.

    RareSanity

    November 20, 2010 at 12:51 am

    @Citizen Alan:

    Completely off topic, but I love that the ad at the top of the page is advertising velvet smoking jackets and bow ties, of all things. It’s like somebody has Cole mixed up with Tucker Carlson

    You know that the ads you see at the top are based on your browsing history, right?

    (snickers)

    Nice try, Tucker…

  19. 19.

    General Stuck

    November 20, 2010 at 12:52 am

    All Hail Tunch

    HE is the master of this realm

    The benevolent ruler of Balloon Juice.

    and there is a lot of him to rule.

  20. 20.

    Angela

    November 20, 2010 at 12:52 am

    @Trainrunner: I think all you missed is that Cole invited Ed to throw some elbows in the comments, but Ed was satisfied (I guess) with posting a hit and run.

  21. 21.

    Omnes Omnibus

    November 20, 2010 at 12:52 am

    @jl:

    People need to deal with it.

    No, we don’t. You can’t make us. I will refuse to deal with it if I want. Stop being a blogofascist and ordering people around… Now, I’ve gone and done… I ordered people around. I would tell myself to stop it but that would be giving orders as well. I guess you can see my dilemma. But I don’t want to presume… I’ll just stop now.

  22. 22.

    srv

    November 20, 2010 at 12:53 am

    @Trainrunner: We should be thankful he has time to shit on the front page and not task him to defend the pile. Or even noticing that he left one, unless another front pager calls him out on it. Very glibertarian of him.

    There are some great front pagers here, but there are others just interested in excreting their ideology.

  23. 23.

    WyldPirate

    November 20, 2010 at 12:53 am

    @Citizen Alan:

    UPDATE: Sweet Lord! That velvet smoking jacket goes for nearly $1000! Who on earth would buy such a thing?!?

    Tucker Carlson, definitely.

  24. 24.

    sfinny

    November 20, 2010 at 12:54 am

    Pictures of Tunch always make my happy, but I”m also amazed by the shortness of his tail. Granted my cat has a longer (maybe 1.5x) body than Tunch, but his tail appears to be more than twice as long. I’ve just never seen such a compact body/tail combination on a cat. Very cute though.

  25. 25.

    Omnes Omnibus

    November 20, 2010 at 12:54 am

    @Citizen Alan: Velvet? How gauche.

  26. 26.

    jl

    November 20, 2010 at 12:58 am

    @Omnes Omnibus: That’s the spirit! The beleaguered followers of this intrepid social democratic blog will pull through this difficult crisis if we all adhere like gentlemen to the BJ code.

  27. 27.

    RareSanity

    November 20, 2010 at 1:00 am

    @jl:

    The Balloon-Juice code:

    Suck on it!

    Now, here’s some pet rescue stories…

  28. 28.

    Roger Moore

    November 20, 2010 at 1:01 am

    @jl:

    Edit: I think ‘idiosyncratic’ is the word I was trying to think of.

    I think ‘idiotsyncratic’ would be closer to correct for Balloon-Juice.

  29. 29.

    jl

    November 20, 2010 at 1:03 am

    @RareSanity: I did not know that. I refreshed a few times and I got ads for auto repair schools, credit counseling, mail order wine of the month club, auto insurance for bad drivers, and now, toilet paper, over and over again, ads for toilet paper.

    No velvet jackets for me.

    I’m a loser and big bag o’ fail.

  30. 30.

    Mike Kay (Hippie Hunter)

    November 20, 2010 at 1:06 am

    i didn’t know Tunch was the new host of MSNBC’s “Lock-Up” series.

    What’s next, Tunch hosting “America’s Most Wanted”?

  31. 31.

    RareSanity

    November 20, 2010 at 1:06 am

    @jl:

    I get the same auto repair schools, however, I also get more manly “Watch college football online” and ads for the Roku player…

    At least your not getting smoking jackets and bow ties…

  32. 32.

    srv

    November 20, 2010 at 1:06 am

    @jl: Ignoring the blatant sexism there, it used to only be one day a week. It was called Civility Thursday. It didn’t last long.

  33. 33.

    Citizen Alan

    November 20, 2010 at 1:08 am

    @RareSanity:

    You know that the ads you see at the top are based on your browsing history, right?

    You sure about that? For the longest time, Ann Coulter books would be advertised whenever I came here, and nothing in my browsing history should direct me to that she-demon. I assumed it was some ad-based holdover from when Cole was involved in PJ Media. Or am I totally misremembering something — I’ve been working on a motion for rehearing for eight hours and I’m punch drunk … or possibly Tunch drunk.

  34. 34.

    jl

    November 20, 2010 at 1:10 am

    @RareSanity: I never thought of it that way before. This blog is weirder than I thought.

    Sorry:

    “if we all adhere like gentlepeople to the BJ code”

    I am going now, something reminds me to check on the TP situation around here.

    Ok, now I got a cheap ski resort vacation offer. That cheers me up enough to go to sleep now.

  35. 35.

    RareSanity

    November 20, 2010 at 1:11 am

    @Citizen Alan:

    The banner ads at the top and bottom of page are.

    The one on the top left side is from “BlogAds”, and based on the content on the blog.

  36. 36.

    YellowJournalism

    November 20, 2010 at 1:11 am

    Tunch! You just want to grab a handful of that fat/fur and snuggle…even knowing that minutes later you would be suffocated by angry cat ass.

    I got all the way through the first shot post that started this, began the next one, and then gave up.

    May you all sleep with images of frolicking flower-named puppies dancing in your head. If the cat starts dancing, though, you’re in for some brain damage.

  37. 37.

    Tattoosydney

    November 20, 2010 at 1:26 am

    Jesus. I go away for a few hours and there’s spittle all over the blog.

  38. 38.

    MTmofo

    November 20, 2010 at 1:32 am

    Will GBCW comments become a trend here, following the meta?

  39. 39.

    Amanda in the South Bay

    November 20, 2010 at 1:34 am

    I’m glad I’ve been too busy with work lately to stick my nose in this business, but I’ve always appreciated EDK here on this blog, and as a bog standard left winger, eh, whatever.

    anyhoo, back to drinking wine and watching TMP.

  40. 40.

    Citizen Alan

    November 20, 2010 at 1:37 am

    Now, I’ve gone from $1000 velvet smoking jackets to trade school ads about automotive repair. Lo, how the mighty have fallen.

  41. 41.

    asiangrrlMN

    November 20, 2010 at 1:47 am

    @Mnemosyne: You know, I was thisclose to not returning for the night. But, I decided to pop my head in. Glad I did because I would have been FURIOUS! if I woke up tomorrow and discovered that I missed yet another Tunchie pic.

    Cole, you and me, we’re good now.

    @jl: Oh, believe me, I can find him if need be. Me and my trusty rusty pitchfork.

    Signed, BJ Late-Night Doyenne

    @Tattoosydney: Hi, hon. You here to offer a wet nap?

  42. 42.

    Dan

    November 20, 2010 at 1:52 am

    I think this is an internal problem and that E. D. gives as good as he gets so chill.

    Tunch.

  43. 43.

    asiangrrlMN

    November 20, 2010 at 1:54 am

    Oh, and TUUUUUNCHIE! God, I love that cat. Cole, just post pics of Tunch every day, and all problems will disappear. Cult of Tunch!

  44. 44.

    Annamal

    November 20, 2010 at 2:06 am

    Awwww, I just looked down and realized that there’s been a cat on my lap for the last 20 minutes without me noticing.

    Why do I get the feeling that stealth cattage is not a problem with Tunch?

  45. 45.

    Ailuridae

    November 20, 2010 at 2:07 am

    @Pigs & Spiders:

    It is Boston Brewing’s best product IMAO. Unless maybe the Double Bock is still around. It is tough to quibble with their success but it is a damn shame that a national brewery like them is making such a pedestrian flagship beer (the Pplain old Lager). I have the same problem with my beloved Goose Island (Brewed 1/2 mile from me) and their decision to hand their hat on Honker’s Ale.

  46. 46.

    Tattoosydney

    November 20, 2010 at 2:08 am

    @asiangrrlMN:

    VaIium perhaps.

    How you?

  47. 47.

    Cerberus

    November 20, 2010 at 2:10 am

    I imagine this is more or less an open thread, so how about something even more depressing than ED’s latest whine-fest about non-existent oppression…

    Like actual oppression.

    Tomorrow is the annual day of fun known only as “Transgender Day of Remembrance” where we honor the many, many, many, many men and women struck down in violence for the “crime” of being transgendered.

    Here’s this year’s list of the dead.

    It’s only 30 this year, with 10 occurring in the US, slightly less than one a month, which is actually an improvement (looks like Federal Hate Crime Law is starting to help a little).

    Of course, the list includes Mariah Qualls a transgender activist from San Francisco, the same city I’ve moved to…and getting back into street activism for, among other things, transgender issues, so there’s that lovely threat laid over our heads.

    But hey, let us all weep for ED Kain’s fictional oppression. It’s certainly the more important issue.

    Even with Hate Crime protections, 10 american citizens, with families and loved ones, struck down for who they were, in terrorist message to a small minority community no one could give a damn about.

    Because they were different. Because they were odd. Because they lacked the privileges and protections offered to others.

    There’s also this hanging over us in the bay area.

    But ED Kain, he’s more deserving of our sympathy, more deserving of defense from fictional calls to be fired from a blog.

    RIP Derrick Jones.

    RIP Mariah Qualls

    RIP the too many dead due to bigotry and hate.

    It’s nights like tonight that I hate the world.

  48. 48.

    Ailuridae

    November 20, 2010 at 2:12 am

    @Citizen Alan:

    It depends on if you’re browsing history meets up with a preferred seller I think. I almost exclusively get TigerDirect ads these days.

  49. 49.

    asiangrrlMN

    November 20, 2010 at 2:15 am

    @Tattoosydney: Not bad. I am about ready to go off and write now. How about you? And, I haven’t seen Yutsy tonight. I think my greed scared him off last night.

    @Cerberus: Aw, crap. That totally fucking sucks. I really wish there didn’t need to be a day of remembrance (because I think this shit should stop yesterday).

  50. 50.

    Ailuridae

    November 20, 2010 at 2:24 am

    Quick terse movie review. The New Harry Potter is quite good.

    Faster the new movie starring The Rock is the best vengeance\vendetta movie since Payback.

  51. 51.

    asiangrrlMN

    November 20, 2010 at 2:33 am

    @Ailuridae: New Harry Potter is best of lot, and that’s despite my grave disappointment at the lack of Snape-age.

  52. 52.

    Cerberus

    November 20, 2010 at 2:35 am

    @asiangrrlMN:

    Me too.

    I just try and cling to the ray of sunshine that is how much shorter this year’s list is compared to last year’s. Maybe with the Hate Crimes Bill and some of the slow UN and EU actions, we might slowly be starting to treat the pandemic of slaughter as serious.

    Maybe one day, the violent slaughter will cease and we can focus on the 1 in 3 Transgender people who end their lives themselves rather than live in a world where we’re slaughtered like animals.

    …

    I seem to be failing at rays of sunshine tonight.

  53. 53.

    bago

    November 20, 2010 at 2:41 am

    Only wimps don’t enjoy a good back and forth. Personally, the leftier than thou vs obot discussions were boring. I want my tldr rants and amusing invective back!

  54. 54.

    asiangrrlMN

    November 20, 2010 at 2:41 am

    @Cerberus: It is good that the list is shorter–however, even one name on the list is one name too many. It’s hard to find a ray of sunshine in this matter. I’ll have a moment of silence tomorrow in remembrance. This is so senseless and heartbreaking.

  55. 55.

    Yutsano

    November 20, 2010 at 2:50 am

    @asiangrrlMN:

    It’s hard to find a ray of sunshine in this matter.

    A transgender judge was just elected to the California Supreme Court. The wheel of justice turns but slowly, but it DOES turn.

    (You knew I was gonna take on that challenge, amirite?)

    @Tattoosydney: Cookies. After the fucking week I had, I’m going for cookies.

  56. 56.

    Tattoosydney

    November 20, 2010 at 2:51 am

    @asiangrrlMN:

    It’s my fake-gay-wedding anniversary tonight, so we are off for dinner… so I am very well.

    I liked the ring you chose. I wouldn’t pay that much for it though.

  57. 57.

    Tattoosydney

    November 20, 2010 at 2:52 am

    @Yutsano:

    cookies

    Biscuits?

  58. 58.

    asiangrrlMN

    November 20, 2010 at 2:53 am

    @Yutsano: Thank you. Sunshine without the wind blown up my ass. That’s one reason I fake-married you. Glad I didn’t scare you off!

    @Tattoosydney: Excellent! Give a smooch to the real hubby for me. And, yeah, I feel the same way about the ring. Love it. Would not shell out that kind of monies for it.

    @Tattoosydney: Cookies, damn it. Yutsy and I are in the States.

  59. 59.

    Tattoosydney

    November 20, 2010 at 3:06 am

    @asiangrrlMN:

    Biscuits.

  60. 60.

    Yutsano

    November 20, 2010 at 3:08 am

    @Tattoosydney: Flattish, roundish, easy to bake, usually sweet, I don’t give a fuck what word is used, as long as we both know what we’re talking about.

    (I told you I had a rotten week, I’ll get over the crankiness at some point soon though.)

    And I have a devilish career goal in my head: the IRS runs a liaison office in Canberra.

    @asiangrrlMN: My Canadian friend called them biscuits, but his family was Welsh (he even knew a bit of it, his grandmum never learned English), my Sicilian Canadian ex called them cookies. So go fig.

    And right back atcha hon. :)

  61. 61.

    Anne Laurie

    November 20, 2010 at 4:05 am

    @Citizen Alan:
    __

    Sweet Lord! That velvet smoking jacket goes for nearly $1000! Who on earth would buy such a thing?!?

    Someone who believes the rest of the world will be impressed that he can drop a K on a completely inutile article of clothing. I’m guessing Megan McCardle’s Tax-Status-Changer owns a couple, but I’m a hater.

  62. 62.

    Anne Laurie

    November 20, 2010 at 4:08 am

    @Omnes Omnibus: __

    Velvet? How gauche.

    The old rule used to be Thanksgiving through Mardi Gras, but I think velvet season starts at Halloween now. Smoking jackets, on the other hand, are never a good fashion concept.

  63. 63.

    Anne Laurie

    November 20, 2010 at 4:16 am

    @Tattoosydney: __

    It’s my fake-gay-wedding anniversary tonight,

    Congratulations! And may you celebrate many more together!

    (PS, smooch Pedro for me, too.)

  64. 64.

    Josie

    November 20, 2010 at 8:43 am

    Good grief! I’m gone a couple of days and look at the mess you kids have made. I’m certainly glad that Tunch is here to straighten you out.

  65. 65.

    Comrade Mary

    November 20, 2010 at 9:11 am

    Don’t be hating on smoking jackets. When I was twenty, I got a bee-yoo-ti-ful satin-ish smoking jacket in gold, brown and rust, with black lapels, at one of my favourite vintage stores.

    But please feel free to hate on those green parachute pants I got at Le Chateau. I should have let the cat take those out and bury them.

  66. 66.

    asiangrrlMN

    November 20, 2010 at 12:43 pm

    @Yutsano: I like when you get feisty! And, I am the moonshine to your sunshine. Er….You know what I mean!

  67. 67.

    Platonicspoof

    November 20, 2010 at 5:27 pm

    Tunch, now equipped with Dyson Ball™ technology for greater maneuverability while vacuuming with Tuna Cyclone™ engineering that uses centrifugal forces up to 150,000 times the force of gravity.

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