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You are here: Home / Would I still see suspicion in your eyes?

Would I still see suspicion in your eyes?

by DougJ|  April 23, 20136:20 pm| 179 Comments

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Looks like maybe someone tried to frame that Elvis impersonator.

You will be shocked to learn that the framer was once a GOP candidate for Congress.

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  1. 1.

    Brother Machine Gun of Desirable Mindfulness (fka AWS)

    April 23, 2013 at 6:22 pm

    Does anyone have images of this guy impersonating Prince?

  2. 2.

    Ben Franklin

    April 23, 2013 at 6:23 pm

    Har! That’s funny you see, cuz even though he’s been freed, he hasn’t been cleared of charges, but the liberals who convicted him in remote BJ court, say that don’t matter cuz, get this; He’s still guilty of being an Elvis impersonator

    So, he’s got that going for him..

  3. 3.

    PsiFighter37

    April 23, 2013 at 6:23 pm

    LA meetup in 2.5 weeks! I need to get my act together and reserve us a table, but if you are interested, please let me know

    Date: Friday, May 10th
    Location: Golden Road Brewery
    Time: Whatever works best for people (I am thinking sometime in the 7-8 PM area to start, and go for a few hours after that)

    ETA: Email me at [email protected] if interested. Got 5 takers so far

  4. 4.

    Morzer

    April 23, 2013 at 6:24 pm

    @Ben Franklin:

    Dude, you do humor even worse than you do conspiracy theories.

  5. 5.

    cckids

    April 23, 2013 at 6:25 pm

    You will be shocked to learn that the framer was once a GOP candidate for Congress.

    No, we won’t.

  6. 6.

    Keith G

    April 23, 2013 at 6:26 pm

    He was caught in a trap.

  7. 7.

    LanceThruster

    April 23, 2013 at 6:27 pm

    You will be shocked to learn that the framer was once a GOP candidate for Congress

    Well…*I* wouldn’t, but then I believe a whole lotta crazy shite.

  8. 8.

    PsiFighter37

    April 23, 2013 at 6:28 pm

    God, that’s pathetic. Why are the weirdos and the freaks always on that side of the political spectrum?

  9. 9.

    NotMax

    April 23, 2013 at 6:29 pm

    A Republican who lost to a Democrat in Mississippi in 2007. That’s not an easy feat to pull off.

    In other news: Rasputin 2.0? The mysterious Misha‘s link with Tamerlan Tsarnaev.

  10. 10.

    Gin & Tonic

    April 23, 2013 at 6:30 pm

    I was also shocked — *shocked*, I say — to read that he’s also been accused of child molestation.

  11. 11.

    Ben Franklin

    April 23, 2013 at 6:32 pm

    @NotMax:

    It was not immediately clear whether the FBI has spoken to Misha or was attempting to.

    Hoocuddanown?

  12. 12.

    NotMax

    April 23, 2013 at 6:33 pm

    @Ben Franklin

    he hasn’t been cleared of charges,

    Um, charges have been dropped for the time being, per the press conference today.

    The United States Attorney has dismissed “without prejudice” all charges against Paul Kevin Curtis*#8230;.

  13. 13.

    Keith G

    April 23, 2013 at 6:35 pm

    I wonder if he is all shook up?

  14. 14.

    Ben Franklin

    April 23, 2013 at 6:36 pm

    @NotMax:

    Yeah, but *chuckle, snort* he’s an Elvis the Pelvisinator...

  15. 15.

    Eric U.

    April 23, 2013 at 6:38 pm

    @Brother Machine Gun of Desirable Mindfulness (fka AWS): better, there is a video of him impersonating Prince on youtube. Actually, worse, much worse. I think you better look it up yourself

    ok, here it is:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_SRZuxWrVTc

  16. 16.

    scav

    April 23, 2013 at 6:39 pm

    Did bf get banned from yahoo comments or is he just more than usually needy?

  17. 17.

    beltane

    April 23, 2013 at 6:40 pm

    @NotMax: The TPM story also mentions that Tamurlan was a fan of Infowars.

  18. 18.

    Ben Franklin

    April 23, 2013 at 6:41 pm

    @scav:

    Hey I’m just the guy to take BJ peak bullshit to it’s tipping point.

  19. 19.

    NotMax

    April 23, 2013 at 6:41 pm

    @Ben Franklin

    So?

    Not something I have given even passing mention to here at any time.

    Never cared for the live Elvis, so impersonators are of zero interest to me one way or another.

  20. 20.

    kc

    April 23, 2013 at 6:41 pm

    ALLEGED framer. Don’t go all John King on us . . .

  21. 21.

    Brother Machine Gun of Desirable Mindfulness (fka AWS)

    April 23, 2013 at 6:41 pm

    @Eric U.: I will take your word for it. Photographic evidence would be more than enough tyvm.

  22. 22.

    Redshirt

    April 23, 2013 at 6:42 pm

    BREAKING NEWS from CNN: Elvis whereabouts still currently unknown.

  23. 23.

    The Other Bob

    April 23, 2013 at 6:43 pm

    Would anyone ever be interested in a BJ meetup in the Lansing, MI area?

    EDIT: Oops, sorry, thought this was an open thread.

  24. 24.

    mai naem

    April 23, 2013 at 6:43 pm

    @Brother Machine Gun of Desirable Mindfulness (fka AWS): There’s a Youtube clip of him doing “kiss” at what looks like an office party. There’s a whole bunch of stuff on his Youtube channel.

    So do you think he got anybody to Love Him Tender while he was in jail?

  25. 25.

    Omnes Omnibus

    April 23, 2013 at 6:45 pm

    @Ben Franklin:

    He’s still guilty of being an Elvis impersonator

    This is true. He is also a Prince impersonator and a Kid Rock impersonator. I stand by the mockery.

  26. 26.

    confusedponderer

    April 23, 2013 at 6:47 pm

    Semi off-topic shameless Richie Havens plug. Passed away yesterday.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNZDvvWRwzU&feature=player_embedded

    Good man.

  27. 27.

    BillinGlendaleCA

    April 23, 2013 at 6:48 pm

    @Redshirt: But he has left the building. That we know.

  28. 28.

    scav

    April 23, 2013 at 6:48 pm

    @Ben Franklin: needy it is dung-beetle. pet-pet.

  29. 29.

    pk

    April 23, 2013 at 6:49 pm

    Looks like maybe someone tried to frame that Elvis impersonator.

    Poor Elvis impersonator. Leave him alone.

  30. 30.

    Ben Franklin

    April 23, 2013 at 6:49 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    At least he’s no lawyer

  31. 31.

    Redshirt

    April 23, 2013 at 6:49 pm

    @BillinGlendaleCA: Ah, hold on Bill, we’re getting reports that Elvis might still be in the building. I repeat, he might still be in the building. Back to you Wolf.

  32. 32.

    Omnes Omnibus

    April 23, 2013 at 6:50 pm

    @Ben Franklin: Are the italics supposed to make the word especially insulting?

  33. 33.

    Schlemizel

    April 23, 2013 at 6:54 pm

    @scav:

    He is just getting the attention he craves. If you ignore him he will go away

  34. 34.

    BillinGlendaleCA

    April 23, 2013 at 6:55 pm

    @PsiFighter37: I’m sure that I can leave my cave and walk the 5 blocks. I’ll be there. I’ll also follow up with EMail.

  35. 35.

    gbear

    April 23, 2013 at 6:56 pm

    I’ll bet he winds up in jail again for assaulting someone who won’t stop requesting ‘Jailhouse Rock’.

    That, or he goes all in and puts together a backup called The Purple Gang (which would also work for his Prince songs!)

  36. 36.

    Ben Franklin

    April 23, 2013 at 6:56 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    I could have said judge, but that would be too personal.

  37. 37.

    Schlemizel

    April 23, 2013 at 6:56 pm

    @scav:

    He is just getting the attention he craves. If you ignore him he will go away

  38. 38.

    Schlemizel

    April 23, 2013 at 6:57 pm

    @confusedponderer:

    I brought it up in an open thread yesterday. Raven brought it up this afternoon. I think the FP crew is too young to know who he was

  39. 39.

    Svensker

    April 23, 2013 at 6:57 pm

    @Eric U.:

    Kind of Elvis does Prince. But I gotta give the guy credit for having guts.

  40. 40.

    gbear

    April 23, 2013 at 6:57 pm

    I’ll bet he winds up in jail again for assaulting someone who won’t stop requesting ‘Jailhouse Rock’.

    That, or he goes all in and puts together a backup called The Purple Gang (which would also work for his Prince songs!)

  41. 41.

    scav

    April 23, 2013 at 6:58 pm

    Wave! Wave! Wave! Over Here! I need to go Live! The Canine Hounddogs are Barking!

  42. 42.

    Suffern ACE

    April 23, 2013 at 6:58 pm

    @NotMax: oh Ben is just mocking a person who posted that this afternoon. I had also heard that the hearing was postponed and but the charges weren’t this afternoon when I walked by the TV in the lobby. I’m not certain if those reports were “right at the time” or if once again our press’ lack of understanding of our justice system showed itself when waiting for official information.

    Glad if its not this guy. Because sending ricin with a return address is kind of stupid in terms of crime. The frame up makes it more interesting. The motive is probably political, but for all we know there’s some kind if shifty land deal or love affair going on. “I’ve got to get rid of the son. Then old widow Curtis will have to sign over her land.” Something like that.

  43. 43.

    Ben Franklin

    April 23, 2013 at 6:59 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    Cudda said judge, but that would be too personal.

  44. 44.

    eemom

    April 23, 2013 at 7:00 pm

    That is one of 3 Elvis songs I really like. The other 2 are In the Ghetto and Can’t Help Falling In Love.

    The latter, even in my ancient and infinite cynicism, still melts my heart every time I hear it. Most romantic fucking song ever recorded, I say.

  45. 45.

    scav

    April 23, 2013 at 7:01 pm

    Wave! Wave! Wave! Over Here! I need to go Live! Give me Cam-e-ra!. The Canine Hounddogs are Barking!

  46. 46.

    Suffern ACE

    April 23, 2013 at 7:01 pm

    @NotMax: oh Ben is just mocking a person who posted that this afternoon. I had also heard that the hearing was postponed and but the charges weren’t this afternoon when I walked by the TV in the lobby. I’m not certain if those reports were “right at the time” or if once again our press’ lack of understanding of our justice system showed itself when waiting for official information.

    Glad if its not this guy. Because sending ricin with a return address is kind of stupid in terms of crime. The frame up makes it more interesting. The motive is probably political, but for all we know there’s some kind if shifty land deal or love affair going on. “I’ve got to get rid of the son. Then old widow Curtis will have to sign over her land.” Something like that.

  47. 47.

    Schlemizel

    April 23, 2013 at 7:02 pm

    @confusedponderer:

    I brought it up in an open thread yesterday. Raven brought it up this afternoon. I think the FP crew is too young to know who he was

  48. 48.

    Schlemizel

    April 23, 2013 at 7:02 pm

    @scav:

    He is just getting the attention he craves. If you ignore him he will go away

  49. 49.

    Odie Hugh Manatee

    April 23, 2013 at 7:05 pm

    OT: Since the Frosty Bitch, I mean Ann Coulter, thinks that a woman wearing a hijab should be imprisoned for doing so, I’m waiting for her to call for the imprisonment of male Jews who wear a yarmulke.

  50. 50.

    TenguPhule

    April 23, 2013 at 7:05 pm

    The Onion is crying right now. How can they possibly top reality like this?

  51. 51.

    Ben Franklin

    April 23, 2013 at 7:06 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    I was going to say judge, but that would be way too personal, and taking a cheap shot at a guy’s profession.

  52. 52.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    April 23, 2013 at 7:07 pm

    I hope this doesn’t unfairly tarnish Elvis impersonator framers.

  53. 53.

    Trollhattan

    April 23, 2013 at 7:07 pm

    @Redshirt:

    “Wolf, Wolf…I’ve got Charlie Haj here with Elvis’ water and towel. Can you verify whether Elvis is or is not in the building? This water isn’t going to drink itself.”

    “Wolf?”

  54. 54.

    Omnes Omnibus

    April 23, 2013 at 7:08 pm

    @eemom: More romantic than the Pogues’ “Fairytale of New York?” I don’t think so.

  55. 55.

    Calouste

    April 23, 2013 at 7:13 pm

    Btw, the alleged framer was running for the Mississippi House of Representatives, not the DC one.

  56. 56.

    Roger Moore

    April 23, 2013 at 7:13 pm

    You will be shocked to learn that the alleged framer was once a GOP candidate for Congress.

    FTFY. I’m still hoping for some more bizarre twists and turns. Ideally it will end up with the real perpetrator having his mask torn off to show it was none other than Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) who sent himself a ricin-tainted letter in a bizarre plot to depress real estate prices so he could buy up Tupelo for a song, and he would have gotten away with it if it weren’t for those meddling kids.

  57. 57.

    scav

    April 23, 2013 at 7:13 pm

    @Schlemizel: That’s the theory. It has been tried, but every so often It’s like Potato Chips and I crumble. Speaking of which . . . . Lays might indeed be the better option, even with the empty calories.

  58. 58.

    David Koch

    April 23, 2013 at 7:13 pm

    Doug, I can’t believe you blew the title. It should have obviously have been “Devil in Disguise”

  59. 59.

    Yutsano

    April 23, 2013 at 7:15 pm

    I’m guessing this is open threadish.

    I’ve been sitting on news all day. I just got an e-mail that my candidacy for the job I put in for is moving forward! It looks like they’re pushing me towards New Mexico but it’s still early on in the process yet. I might be just a WEE bit excited!

  60. 60.

    Ben Franklin

    April 23, 2013 at 7:15 pm

    @scav:

    Theories of conspiracy are not allowed at this blog. Y’all have ordained….

  61. 61.

    Omnes Omnibus

    April 23, 2013 at 7:16 pm

    @Yutsano: Cool.

  62. 62.

    beltane

    April 23, 2013 at 7:17 pm

    @Roger Moore: Has Trent Lott been in the news recently? Do we have any conclusive evidence that exonerates Trent Lott?

  63. 63.

    Mike E

    April 23, 2013 at 7:18 pm

    @Ben Franklin: I’m sending ass-cream for your butthurt, fence-sitting gotta hurt ol’ WATBen, amirite?

  64. 64.

    MattR

    April 23, 2013 at 7:18 pm

    @Yutsano: Since congrats might be a little premature, let’s go with YIPPEEEE!!

    Just saw your comment and decided I should check your employer’s website. Was excited to see my refund hit my bank today (and I filed on April 14). It’s a damn shame the government is so damn inefficient :)

  65. 65.

    the Conster

    April 23, 2013 at 7:19 pm

    @Yutsano:

    Santa Fe? My favorite place.

  66. 66.

    Ben Franklin

    April 23, 2013 at 7:19 pm

    @Mike E:

    Save it as lubricant for your own self.

  67. 67.

    eemom

    April 23, 2013 at 7:20 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    Well, there are many, many runners up.

    Hey DougJ — we can haz Most Romantic Fucking Songs EVAH thread sometime plz? It is, after all, springtime….young men’s fancies ‘n all that.

    (On reflection, maybe that better be “fucking romantic” to avoid confusion with a related but distinct genre.)

  68. 68.

    danah gaz

    April 23, 2013 at 7:22 pm

    He’s not only a GOP candidate. He’s a child molester, but I repeat myself.

  69. 69.

    Soonergrunt

    April 23, 2013 at 7:24 pm

    @Yutsano: That’s wonderful news! Keep us informed!

  70. 70.

    Yutsano

    April 23, 2013 at 7:27 pm

    @the Conster: Albuquerque. But I figure I’ll put a ton of mileage on the car going to Phoenix and Denver and such. Done El Paso though, no thanks. And no Mexico for me either.

  71. 71.

    Keith G

    April 23, 2013 at 7:27 pm

    @Redshirt: I thought he was in the ghetto.

  72. 72.

    dewzke

    April 23, 2013 at 7:28 pm

    B Frank…I don’t know you but you need to lighten up.

  73. 73.

    Trollhattan

    April 23, 2013 at 7:30 pm

    @Yutsano:

    Awesome, congrats! You can do some Walter White tours to get acquainted.

  74. 74.

    Ben Franklin

    April 23, 2013 at 7:31 pm

    @dewzke:

    You must be new. BJ is liberal lite.

  75. 75.

    the Conster

    April 23, 2013 at 7:34 pm

    @Yutsano:

    If you end up there, take the Breaking Bad tour. I hear it’s great! Also, if you want to camp in Taos, I have 11 acres of land on the Rio Grande gorge on Hondo Mesa. Good luck!

  76. 76.

    Mike E

    April 23, 2013 at 7:35 pm

    Ol’ Ben, nice guy that he was, invented the lightning rod but didn’t patent it. Now WATBen, get down from that fence before you get hurt :D

  77. 77.

    dewzke

    April 23, 2013 at 7:36 pm

    Nope, not new. I come here for news and humor. You have neither tonight. Best wishes.

  78. 78.

    Baud

    April 23, 2013 at 7:37 pm

    @Yutsano:

    Ain’t nothing better in life than changing jobs. Congrats!

  79. 79.

    RobNYNY1957

    April 23, 2013 at 7:41 pm

    @eemom:

    “Can’t Help Falling in Love” is a French art song from the 1780’s and had been recorded dozens of times before Presley got around to it.

  80. 80.

    Ben Franklin

    April 23, 2013 at 7:42 pm

    @dewzke:

    Onion has as much. cheers

  81. 81.

    NotMax

    April 23, 2013 at 7:45 pm

    @Schlemizel

    Brought it up as well early-ish last night, here, and response was nil.

    Met him once when he played at an anti-war rally at my high school (that would have been pre-Woodstock). Nice fellow.

  82. 82.

    dewzke

    April 23, 2013 at 7:45 pm

    Apples to oranges BF. Continue as you will…wait onions to…(fill in the blank)…

  83. 83.

    Morzer

    April 23, 2013 at 7:45 pm

    @Ben Franklin:

    Careful, little troll. Your non-native use of English is starting to show.

  84. 84.

    Roger Moore

    April 23, 2013 at 7:46 pm

    @beltane:
    The only other thing that I find intriguing is that this apparently took place in Tupelo. Is there any conclusive evidence about the location of Chesley Ruff of Tupelo, Mississippi during the proceedings? It seems very suspicious that one small town should be in the news that much if it’s not all the work of the douchebag, Chesley Ruff of Tupelo, Mississippi.

  85. 85.

    Mnemosyne

    April 23, 2013 at 7:47 pm

    Dare we surmise that the power of Elvis preserved him?

  86. 86.

    NotMax

    April 23, 2013 at 7:47 pm

    @Yutsano

    Seattle to New Mexico?

    Talk about climate change!

  87. 87.

    SteveTGrav

    April 23, 2013 at 7:48 pm

    Hey, why is that Suspicious Minds clip flipped (as in reversed)?

  88. 88.

    Redshirt

    April 23, 2013 at 7:48 pm

    @Yutsano: I spent a weird summer in the Q, or, The Land of Entrapment.

    Weird, strange place, but I was dirt poor so only really saw the city from the barrio.

    Good luck!

  89. 89.

    Schlemizel

    April 23, 2013 at 7:49 pm

    @NotMax:

    The time I bumped into him he was warm & wonderful. Had a great voice & sang with great emotion. A treat & I’m glad to live in a time when his voice will be preserved so I can enjoy it.

  90. 90.

    Mnemosyne

    April 23, 2013 at 7:50 pm

    @Morzer:

    I think it was Shortstop who dubbed him “Ben Malaprop” the other day after he mixed up “province” and “Provence.”

    If the shoe fits …

    ETA: Could be worse — could be a case of pronoun trouble. Those never end well.

  91. 91.

    Litlebritdifrnt

    April 23, 2013 at 7:50 pm

    Any of the birders on the board recognise a bird song of “chewy chewy chewy” I have been searching the internet all night and no luck.

  92. 92.

    Jay in Oregon

    April 23, 2013 at 7:51 pm

    Alex Jones, the asshole who tweeted minutes after the explosions at the Boston Marathon that it smelled like a “false flag” operation, is now trying to pretend that the bombers weren’t fans of his show and website.

    Get this: it’s THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT who’s concocting conspiracy theories, not him!

  93. 93.

    Suffern ACE

    April 23, 2013 at 7:54 pm

    @Litlebritdifrnt: we need some kind of location. What region do you live in and what kind of habitat do you hear it in. Do you hear it all day, or just at night?

  94. 94.

    Ben Franklin

    April 23, 2013 at 7:54 pm

    @Mnemosyne:

    Grammarians and teat-mongers troll the internets. Typos are fair game, but as a foundation of logic and perspective, remain the last refuge of argument for Bj trollops.

  95. 95.

    dewzke

    April 23, 2013 at 7:57 pm

    One more feeding to BF….trollops? Last refuge? My dog you are angry at the wrong people.

  96. 96.

    GxB

    April 23, 2013 at 7:57 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    a Kid Rock impersonator

    Jeezus – now there’s gotta be a law against that. If nothing else it’s against natural law anyway, I’ll have to dig out some physics textbooks and see if this could cause a rift in the Higgs Field of Sucktitude or something.

  97. 97.

    ranchandsyrup

    April 23, 2013 at 7:57 pm

    @Yutsano: Awesome.

  98. 98.

    Ben Franklin

    April 23, 2013 at 7:59 pm

    @dewzke:

    I like your nym…

  99. 99.

    Mike E

    April 23, 2013 at 8:00 pm

    WATBen sez cudlips :D

  100. 100.

    Mnemosyne

    April 23, 2013 at 8:02 pm

    @Ben Franklin:

    If it had been a typo, you would have gotten the hint after a couple of the nudges we gave you. What you have is gen-u-wine homonym trouble, Mr. Malaprop.

  101. 101.

    eemom

    April 23, 2013 at 8:02 pm

    Jeezus Q.C. When did the blog officially become all Ben Franklin, all the time?

  102. 102.

    Ben Franklin

    April 23, 2013 at 8:03 pm

    @Mnemosyne:

    HTF would you know, Secretariat?

  103. 103.

    Mnemosyne

    April 23, 2013 at 8:03 pm

    @dewzke:

    I would be more insulted if I thought he knew what it meant.

  104. 104.

    CaseyL

    April 23, 2013 at 8:03 pm

    @Yutsano: Mazel tov! New Mexico is gorgeous… and hot. Very hot.

  105. 105.

    dewzke

    April 23, 2013 at 8:03 pm

    @Ben Franklin: How/why so?

  106. 106.

    Ben Franklin

    April 23, 2013 at 8:05 pm

    @dewzke:

    It’s a fine descriptor.

  107. 107.

    ranchandsyrup

    April 23, 2013 at 8:08 pm

    Choke someone by using the force or in the traditional manner? https://twitter.com/DeathStarPR/status/326847086966472704/photo/1

  108. 108.

    Mnemosyne

    April 23, 2013 at 8:09 pm

    @Ben Franklin:

    Dude, I’m barely 5 foot 2. More like Misty of Chincoteague.

  109. 109.

    maya

    April 23, 2013 at 8:10 pm

    @Litlebritdifrnt: Try this e-nature site. You can go to “zip guides” and plug in your zip code. Gives list of critters and sounds.

  110. 110.

    Mike E

    April 23, 2013 at 8:10 pm

    Allan Arbus, RIP.

  111. 111.

    JWL

    April 23, 2013 at 8:11 pm

    Poor sad, beautiful Elvis. What a damn shame he succumbed to the drug abuse he falsely and recklessly accused the Beatles of promoting. If souls are tended to after the body dies, I sure hope he is resting in peace. He brought true joy to a lot of people with his wonderful singing, including me.

  112. 112.

    Ben Franklin

    April 23, 2013 at 8:12 pm

    @Mnemosyne:

    Shit comes in small pkgs.

  113. 113.

    dewzke

    April 23, 2013 at 8:12 pm

    @Ben Franklin: What? No info provided in your response.

  114. 114.

    PurpleGirl

    April 23, 2013 at 8:13 pm

    OT — Alan Arbus died today.

  115. 115.

    Ben Franklin

    April 23, 2013 at 8:13 pm

    @dewzke:

    It’s implicit.

  116. 116.

    Omnes Omnibus

    April 23, 2013 at 8:15 pm

    @Ben Franklin: In the words of the New Yorker*, “Christ, what an asshole.”

    *Notintendedtobeafactualstatement

  117. 117.

    TooManyJens

    April 23, 2013 at 8:15 pm

    @dewzke: This is as coherent as Ben gets. Enjoy!

  118. 118.

    Omnes Omnibus

    April 23, 2013 at 8:17 pm

    @dewzke: With BF, you eventually get to goalpost moving, non sequiturs, or both.

  119. 119.

    PurpleGirl

    April 23, 2013 at 8:19 pm

    @Redshirt: No, he’s left the building.

  120. 120.

    Mnemosyne

    April 23, 2013 at 8:20 pm

    @Ben Franklin:

    Ha! I win! You devolved to swearing first.

  121. 121.

    Ben Franklin

    April 23, 2013 at 8:24 pm

    @Mnemosyne:

    Because I called you Horseface?

    Sorry.

  122. 122.

    Ben Franklin

    April 23, 2013 at 8:26 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    And with Omnes, you get a jurist purist.

    I chafe at the idea of appearing before your bench.

  123. 123.

    dewzke

    April 23, 2013 at 8:27 pm

    What an obtuse thing you are. Won’t even respond with info on news, comedy or stupid riffs on a name. Ugh.

  124. 124.

    Suffern ACE

    April 23, 2013 at 8:28 pm

    But if they dropped the charges, how can he be railroaded in a false flag operation? What if this is an actual criminal investigation?

  125. 125.

    Ben Franklin

    April 23, 2013 at 8:28 pm

    @dewzke:

    Yet, here you are.

  126. 126.

    Omnes Omnibus

    April 23, 2013 at 8:29 pm

    @Ben Franklin: There are cremes for that.

  127. 127.

    eemom

    April 23, 2013 at 8:30 pm

    @Litlebritdifrnt:
    @maya:

    Thank you — I actually have a bird song question too…..this one guy in my yard is quite distinctive and I’ve been wondering who to ask.

    Once again, springtime….

  128. 128.

    dewzke

    April 23, 2013 at 8:30 pm

    I shall now fart in BF’s general direction for being such a fartworthy internet troll.

  129. 129.

    Ben Franklin

    April 23, 2013 at 8:31 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    And you will be just the one to apply them. Doesn’t it piss you off that you can’t detain me for contempt of your court?

  130. 130.

    Ben Franklin

    April 23, 2013 at 8:32 pm

    @dewzke:

    The odor precedes you.

  131. 131.

    Yutsano

    April 23, 2013 at 8:33 pm

    @CaseyL: Heat won’t bother me too much, as I understand Albuquerque has a distinct winter season (with snow!) as well as a hot summer. It’s over 5000 feet above sea level though, so it should be livable. It will also be a temporary assignment, as I’ll be looking to come back to the Northwest after a year or two if possible. It’s a big leg up in the career department plus what I really want to do in the IRS. I’m a touch excited if you can’t tell!

    @NotMax: I do still have the possibility of Honolulu, although talking it over with my boss today New Mexico is the stronger contender. I wouldn’t say no to Hawai’i though.

  132. 132.

    gbear

    April 23, 2013 at 8:34 pm

    @JWL: IOKIYEP

  133. 133.

    Omnes Omnibus

    April 23, 2013 at 8:35 pm

    @Ben Franklin: Not really, I can hold you in contempt from here.

  134. 134.

    Ben Franklin

    April 23, 2013 at 8:37 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    I can hold you in contempt from here.

    But without your vaunted power….surely it grates, but I’m not calling you shirley yet.

  135. 135.

    dewzke

    April 23, 2013 at 8:39 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: @Ben Franklin: Not bad for humor. Nice work. Ease up and enjoy what you can. I do stink. Just good stink. Relax, dude.

  136. 136.

    dewzke

    April 23, 2013 at 8:40 pm

    Oops, not at O.O.

  137. 137.

    Ben Franklin

    April 23, 2013 at 8:40 pm

    @dewzke:

    Not bad for humor

    Well, you came for humor, and that’s the extent of the BJ Mission Statement.

  138. 138.

    Yutsano

    April 23, 2013 at 8:41 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: That kind of a night huh?

  139. 139.

    Brother Machine Gun of Desirable Mindfulness (fka AWS)

    April 23, 2013 at 8:42 pm

    trolololololol has had a long day today!

  140. 140.

    Mnemosyne

    April 23, 2013 at 8:42 pm

    @Ben Franklin:

    See, you went and spoiled your own joke by getting too literal. You always do that and ruin the fun.

  141. 141.

    Redshirt

    April 23, 2013 at 8:43 pm

    @Ben Franklin: Good effort kid. Hit the showers – we’re gonna let Ted And Helen close up the game.

  142. 142.

    JWL

    April 23, 2013 at 8:44 pm

    @gbear: Indeed. And I don’t doubt the Fabs eventually felt the same way. But it must have pissed them all off initially. Then again, the times were definitely different way back when.

  143. 143.

    Yutsano

    April 23, 2013 at 8:44 pm

    @Mnemosyne: It’s just so totes adorbs!

  144. 144.

    dewzke

    April 23, 2013 at 8:45 pm

    My dog! Have I been talking to a total moron? Yes I’m still here! So are you! What are even saying? I’m going to do every Balloon Juice commenter a favor now and ignore you. I’ve tried to be nice but you are out there. Please get help.

  145. 145.

    Ben Franklin

    April 23, 2013 at 8:45 pm

    @Redshirt:

    There’s two on base and I’m not tired. Two strikes and two balls on the batter with 2 out.

    I’ll Stay.

  146. 146.

    Mike E

    April 23, 2013 at 8:47 pm

    Betelgeuse!

  147. 147.

    Ben Franklin

    April 23, 2013 at 8:47 pm

    @Mnemosyne:

    I didn’t want to impugn your profession as I did Omnes, so go fish.

    Not that I don’t respect secretaries, but they should know when they are out of their depth.

  148. 148.

    Ben Franklin

    April 23, 2013 at 8:49 pm

    @dewzke:

    You’ll be missed (facepalm)

  149. 149.

    Redshirt

    April 23, 2013 at 8:51 pm

    @Ben Franklin: No really, you’ve lost your stuff. Hit the showers.

  150. 150.

    dewzke

    April 23, 2013 at 8:51 pm

    blub blub blub…drowning…BF is. Now I will try to go but it is an easy idiot.

  151. 151.

    Ben Franklin

    April 23, 2013 at 8:52 pm

    @Redshirt:

    coming from the Home dugout………

  152. 152.

    Yutsano

    April 23, 2013 at 8:52 pm

    @Mike E: Two more times. I DARE YOU!!

  153. 153.

    dewzke

    April 23, 2013 at 8:53 pm

    You know, I tried to talk to you but you are oblivious. WTF is wrong?

  154. 154.

    Ben Franklin

    April 23, 2013 at 8:53 pm

    @dewzke:

    Now I will try to go

    Good-bye doesn’t mean much to you, does it?

  155. 155.

    dewzke

    April 23, 2013 at 8:54 pm

    Betelguese!

  156. 156.

    dewzke

    April 23, 2013 at 8:55 pm

    Dude, I’m trying to understand your angle! What is the problem?

  157. 157.

    Redshirt

    April 23, 2013 at 8:57 pm

    @Ben Franklin: Well, since you’re trolling till you can troll no more, please regale me with tales of your civil rights hero, Rand Paul, and his truly noble stand that sure, DRONEZ should be used to take out a dude robbing a liquor store, in – get this – AMERICA!

  158. 158.

    Another Halocene Human

    April 23, 2013 at 8:58 pm

    @Roger Moore: Do we have any information on campaign contributions by Chesley Ruff of Tupelo, MS to a certain J. Everett Douche Dutschke (c.m.)* for Miss. state house?

    * child molester

  159. 159.

    Ben Franklin

    April 23, 2013 at 9:00 pm

    @dewzke:

    What is the problem?

    You’re still here.

  160. 160.

    Mike E

    April 23, 2013 at 9:02 pm

    Ass Creme!

  161. 161.

    Ben Franklin

    April 23, 2013 at 9:02 pm

    @Redshirt:

    Rand Paul a hero? Talk about conspiracy nutz.

    Now if you ask me about Obama…..Hero !

  162. 162.

    TooManyJens

    April 23, 2013 at 9:04 pm

    @Redshirt: What could possibly go wrong with droning some dude you think maybe robbed a liquor store? As we learned last week, “running while brown” is pretty much the same as bombing a public event, after all.

  163. 163.

    trollhattan

    April 23, 2013 at 9:06 pm

    Four-point-two millyun, bitchez!

    Proposed settlement for the LAPD hosing the two women in their pickup with gunfire during the Dorner search. (How the hell did they survive?) Reason the thousandth I admire the BPD and Mass staties during the recent kerfuffle. We could use some of that approach out here.

  164. 164.

    Mike E

    April 23, 2013 at 9:13 pm

    @trollhattan: They shoulda been in a white Bronco.

  165. 165.

    scav

    April 23, 2013 at 9:16 pm

    This might go up as an OT rerun on a less polluted thread but Hey Birders! Esp UK ones!
    Tweet of the Day: David Attenborough to present BBC Radio 4 birdsong series

    a year-long Radio 4 series, Tweet of the Day, featuring the songs of 265 birds around Britain.

    Like the dawn chorus, each 90-second episode will air at the beginning of the day, just before the Today programme, starting with the cuckoo in the first programme on 6 May.

    Along with the birdsong, the series will tell the story of the bird through science, social history, culture, literature and music.

    Says it’ll be a permanent part of the website too, as well as a podcast. ahh, the beeb. chewy chewy chewy.

  166. 166.

    JCT

    April 23, 2013 at 9:19 pm

    @Yutsano: Great news, I did the NE to SW move for a job last year. Enjoying it so far – and hey, don’t leave Tucson out of your wandering, prettier than Phoenix!

  167. 167.

    dewzke

    April 23, 2013 at 9:22 pm

    Yes, you don’t like me and don’t like to answer questions? What’s new?

  168. 168.

    SiubhanDuinne

    April 23, 2013 at 9:27 pm

    @The Other Bob:

    Depends on when you have in mind. I’m going to be in Michigan around the second week of June and could probably work Lansing/East Lansing into the itinerary with very little trouble.

  169. 169.

    Heliopause

    April 23, 2013 at 9:27 pm

    You will be shocked to learn that the framer

    Alleged framer. You’d think that after all the serial misidentifications over the last week or so that a little caution might be called for.

  170. 170.

    Redshirt

    April 23, 2013 at 9:28 pm

    @Ben Franklin: You told me several weeks ago that Rand Paul has a better record on Civil Rights than Obama.

    I’m sure you’ll strongly defend that position now.

  171. 171.

    dewzke

    April 23, 2013 at 9:32 pm

    @Redshirt: Is this true? What a turd BF is!

  172. 172.

    SiubhanDuinne

    April 23, 2013 at 9:36 pm

    @Schlemizel:

    Huh. I just asked my favourite bartender (29-year-old black guy) if he knew Richie Havens.

    Sigh. He never hears of him.

  173. 173.

    Redshirt

    April 23, 2013 at 9:38 pm

    @dewzke: Yes, but don’t be surprised. With this breed of Firebagger troll, they’ll agree with Hitler/Stalin/Satan as long as they perceive it a slight for Obama.

    For Progressive Purity, of course!

  174. 174.

    SiubhanDuinne

    April 23, 2013 at 9:40 pm

    @Calouste:

    FWIW, I have known, for about 20 years, the Dem (Steve Holland) who prevailed.

    Pro tip: “Dem” in Mississippi is not unlike “GOP” anywhere else. But Steve is a nice guy. I was in Tupelo over the weekend, tried to call him but had no success.

  175. 175.

    Odie Hugh Manatee

    April 23, 2013 at 10:37 pm

    @Ben Franklin:

    It’s called being down wind.

  176. 176.

    Morzer

    April 24, 2013 at 12:15 am

    @Odie Hugh Manatee:

    Man, our idiot troll is flailing badly tonight. He can’t even manage a semi-coherent conspiracy theory.

  177. 177.

    lojasmo

    April 24, 2013 at 12:21 am

    @Schlemizel:

    No, he won’t. It’s the only place in the internet nobody can ever get banned.

  178. 178.

    lojasmo

    April 24, 2013 at 12:30 am

    @Ben Franklin:

    A “typo” is a slip of the “fonger” which results in a letter being typed instead of an adjacent letter.

    You blatantly misused a word because you are a Dumas.

  179. 179.

    confusedponderer

    April 24, 2013 at 6:06 am

    @NotMax:

    He called me friend.

    Sounded like sloppiness to a lot of ears, but he was actually a very tight player. It’s precisely how he wanted it to sound.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH2i1x9qqJY

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