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Hello? Hello? Is this blog on?

by Sarah, Proud and Tall|  August 19, 20117:56 pm| 29 Comments

This post is in: Music, Open Threads, Going Galt

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I’ve had a nap, a bath, eight martinis, four lines of blow, two joints and my arse fondled by Marcus Bachmann, and my post from five hours ago is STILL at the top of the page.

Does no one else care that there is important political analysis to be written?

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  1. 1.

    jl

    August 19, 2011 at 7:59 pm

    Sarah, step away from the blog NOW! Some sinister (or benevolent, depending on one’s opinion) force must be disappearing the BJ front pagers.

    But thanks for remembering the blog. Your afternoon adventures sound more interesting than political commentary.
    So, tell us about it (Rick didn’t stop by?)

  2. 2.

    Comrade Colette Collaboratrice

    August 19, 2011 at 8:00 pm

    I’m boycotting anything that doesn’t involve likker, unless it’s pictures of cats. The sun isn’t over the yardarm yet here but I can’t wait much longer.

    ETA: Sun @ yardarm now. Shabbat shalom, all.

  3. 3.

    Litlebritdifrnt

    August 19, 2011 at 8:00 pm

    I am just going to repost my post from below, cause there are serious caterpillar issues to be discussed.

    So this week my Black Swallowtail caterpillars have gone through all the fennel and dill and I had to do an emergency run to the garden center to pick up 10 pots of parsley. Me being me I picked two parsley plants that had caterpillars on them so I added to my ever growing family. The boys went through the pots in short order so today I picked up two bunches of parsley at Food Lion and noticed that they had some herbs in pots. As I was inspecting the pots of dill for the healthiest looking plant I noticed a little guy on the dill, there was actually a black swallowtail caterpillar on a dill plant wrapped in plastic in a grocery store. You have to be amazed at the sheer resilience of Mother Natures critters sometimes. (And yes I brough him home and added him to my family). I must say that I have had an absolutely fantastic showing of caterpillars this year. Can’t wait to see all the butterflies.

  4. 4.

    Dee Loralei

    August 19, 2011 at 8:00 pm

    Hahah thanks for that Sarah! I was thinking the same thing the last 4 times I logged on. Whither everyone?????

  5. 5.

    John O

    August 19, 2011 at 8:00 pm

    Not just important, downright trenchant.

  6. 6.

    Dennis SGMM

    August 19, 2011 at 8:01 pm

    If anyone knows Cole personally they should call on him. He may be laying on a wet bathroom floor with a mop shoved all the way…

  7. 7.

    JPL

    August 19, 2011 at 8:02 pm

    Political analysis between dogs and dogs. I’m taking care of my son’s five lb. mutt and Miss Moxie who is all of seventeen pounds is acting the momma. After a hard day of working outside they were rewarded with a cookie. Miss Moxie normally goes first but was feeling out of sorts so the five pound mutt Miss Nona took a treat and put it in Miss Moxie’s mouth and then came back for hers.
    Congress could learn something from this but not the mouth thing.

  8. 8.

    Litlebritdifrnt

    August 19, 2011 at 8:02 pm

    @Comrade Colette Collaboratrice:

    It is if you use the Australian All Purpose Moveable Yardarm (TM)

  9. 9.

    keestadoll

    August 19, 2011 at 8:04 pm

    Kinda sick of our in house political bullshit for now. I mean, Democrats will vote for Obama because who else are they going to vote for, and the GOP clown car of candidates is STILL a clown car. I guess I’d like to see what people have to say about other goings-on in the world. Should I call this an open thread?

  10. 10.

    Warren Terra

    August 19, 2011 at 8:04 pm

    I won’t bother to read the open threads looking for a mention, but Dave Noon has a touching post up memorializing his departed cat Henry, minor internet celebrity and mascot of Lawyers, Guns & Money.

  11. 11.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    August 19, 2011 at 8:06 pm

    @Dennis SGMM:

    If anyone knows Cole personally they should call on him. He may be laying on a wet bathroom floor with a mop shoved all the way…

    None of my business how he chooses to entertain himself.

  12. 12.

    Arclite

    August 19, 2011 at 8:09 pm

    Wow, that’s a totally coherent post with no misspellings or typos. I guess the 4 lines of blow totally counteracted the 8 martinis. Or maybe it was the nap…

  13. 13.

    The Republic of Stupidity

    August 19, 2011 at 8:10 pm

    Oh screw the ‘important political analysis’ waiting to be written…

    It’s Friday… and inquiring minds want to know…

    Are you SURE it was Marcus doing the fondling?

    I mean… after eight martinis, four lines of blow and two joints… things tend to get a bit… blurry…

  14. 14.

    Cranky Observer

    August 19, 2011 at 8:11 pm

    > and my arse fondled by Marcus Bachmann

    That seems unlikely, assuming you actually are a woman per your nym.

    Cranky

  15. 15.

    Odie Hugh Manatee

    August 19, 2011 at 8:11 pm

    @Dennis SGMM:

    If anyone knows Cole personally they should call on him. He may be laying on a wet bathroom floor with a broken shoulder and a mop shoved all the way…

    Fix’t.

  16. 16.

    Violet

    August 19, 2011 at 8:13 pm

    @Litlebritdifrnt:
    My Gulf fritillary caterpillars are chowing through my passion vine. The thing is practically denuded. And there are tons of Gulf fritillary butterflies around. They’re beautiful.

  17. 17.

    Narcissus

    August 19, 2011 at 8:20 pm

    You had me going until you mentioned Marcus Bachmann. Now I don’t know what to believe. There probably isn’t any blow, is there? Is there?

  18. 18.

    MikeJ

    August 19, 2011 at 8:34 pm

    No bday greetz for Big Dog today?

    Leaving in a bit to take mom to dinner for her bday.

  19. 19.

    jnfr

    August 19, 2011 at 8:39 pm

    @Litlebritdifrnt:

    You are my butterfly hero.

  20. 20.

    eemom

    August 19, 2011 at 8:55 pm

    @Litlebritdifrnt:

    hey, are you a/k/a “litbrit”?

  21. 21.

    eemom

    August 19, 2011 at 8:59 pm

    a nap, a bath, eight martinis, four lines of blow, two joints

    aaaaand you have lived to be 93.

    Dear Mrs. Sarah, you DO realize you are not doing much for the well-intentioned “just say no” and “your brain on drugs” folks….?

  22. 22.

    Comrade Mary

    August 19, 2011 at 9:03 pm

    O Sarah, pharmaceutical goddess, I’ve been blowing up orcs and gargoyles for 2 hours straight and my right shoulder is whimpering. What should I take?

  23. 23.

    different church-lady

    August 19, 2011 at 9:07 pm

    Dog days of August, dearie… dog days of August.

    @Odie Hugh Manatee:

    If anyone knows Cole personally they should call on him. He may be laying on a wet bathroom floor wearing two wetsuits with a broken shoulder and a mop shoved all the way…

    Extra-fix’t

  24. 24.

    chopper

    August 19, 2011 at 9:22 pm

    i’ve been too overjoyed at the news that the west memphis 3 have been freed.

    on the other hand, i realized that if that had happened in rick perry’s texas, we’d be speaking of those three dudes in the past tense. that made me sad as shit.

  25. 25.

    Mike G

    August 19, 2011 at 9:44 pm

    Space Invaders!
    Song was a big hit in Australia around 1980.

  26. 26.

    Thoughtful Black Co-Citizen

    August 19, 2011 at 10:34 pm

    If anyone knows Cole personally they should call on him. He may be laying on a wet bathroom floor wearing two wetsuits with a broken shoulder and a mop shoved all the way [CENSORED] While Lily looks on in boredom, Rosie races around in tight circles on his back and Tunch waits for him to stop breathing.

    Now with extra fxllation!

    Seriously, we should commemorate the Bathroom of Doom and Shoulder Busting incidents every year.

  27. 27.

    Alwhite

    August 19, 2011 at 11:27 pm

    I call bullshit! There is no way Marcus Bachmann would ever voluntarily fondle any woman’s arse! While I have not personally seen it m’am my image of you does not include an arse that would be of any interest to that corndog slurping horndog.

  28. 28.

    John Weiss

    August 19, 2011 at 11:49 pm

    Sarah, I’d happily fondle your ass (or other parts) as I’m a good Christian fellow, you know, always willing to help. Except my wife wouldn’t like it much. And, I’m crazy about her.

  29. 29.

    Jebediah

    August 20, 2011 at 6:07 am

    @JPL:
    That has to be one of the coolest, sweetest things I have read/heard all week. Dogs is great.

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