Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

One lie, alone, tears the fabric of reality.

Accused of treason; bitches about the ratings. I am in awe.

This year has been the longest three days of putin’s life.

We are aware of all internet traditions.

The press swings at every pitch, we don’t have to.

Nothing says ‘pro-life’ like letting children go hungry.

Washington Post Catch and Kill, not noticeably better than the Enquirer’s.

My right to basic bodily autonomy is not on the table. that’s the new deal.

Incompetence, fear, or corruption? why not all three?

Do we throw up our hands or do we roll up our sleeves? (hint, door #2)

Every decision we make has lots of baggage with it, known or unknown.

When I decide to be condescending, you won’t have to dream up a fantasy about it.

There are more Russians standing up to Putin than Republicans.

Compromise? There is no middle ground between a firefighter and an arsonist.

’Where will you hide, Roberts, the laws all being flat?’

“Can i answer the question? No you can not!”

Yeah, with this crowd one never knows.

Fight them, without becoming them!

The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.

Not rolling over. fuck you, make me.

Technically true, but collectively nonsense

I would try pessimism, but it probably wouldn’t work.

Beware of advice from anyone for whom Democrats are “they” and not “we.”

No offense, but this thread hasn’t been about you for quite a while.

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  6. 6.

    Anne Laurie

    @schrodinger’s cat: Feel free to announce one!

    Seriously, I’ve got the party-organizing capabilities of a kitten with the runs (to recycle a John D. MacDonald line) but anybody on this corner of the country wants to propose a venue and a date, it will be front-paged. And I’ll make an earnest attempt to show up, although as a non-drinker, I can’t offer recommendations on that front.

  7. 7.

    Arclite

    We need a Honolulu BJ meetup. It’s hard for us islanders to get any place else.

  9. 9.

    PsiFighter37

    @Arclite: I’m going to be in Kona mid-late August…wrong island I know, but it’s as close as I’ll get to Honolulu this year.

  12. 12.

    the Conster

    Good grief there are so many of us BJers in the Boston area – let’s do it!! Does it make sense to organize a meet up downtown or in the outskirts? Parking is such a PITA downtown – what about Waltham? There are so many great restaurants on Moody Street.

  14. 14.

    Scamp Dog

    How about Denver? I know there are a few of us, from commenters talking about what they did (and where) during the election.

  15. 15.

    lojasmo

    Off topic, but my best buddy had a HUGE ST elevation myocardial infarction. Flush occlusion of the proximal LAD (widdowmaker) with copious thrombus.

    He was seen in my lab, and I was able to request an operator who is, very likely THE most famous cardiologist in the entire world.

    He’s doing fine. If you can call parkinsons at 32, and a MI at 43 fine.

  16. 16.

    ruemara

    *sigh* No one ever wants to meet in NorCal. No, not the Bay Area, actually Northern. That being said, 2nd interview over. And now, the waitings.

    @lojasmo: He got elevated and had a heart attack with a flush on the occasion approximate to the widowmaker with a lot of thumbs.

    Best of health to him but can you translate the latter sentence into English?

  18. 18.

    Violet

    @lojasmo: I thought Michael DeBakey died in 2008. Glad your friend is doing okay and that you were able to help him.

  19. 19.

    Mnemosyne

    @Yatsuno:

    Make every effort to get them. They really helped at the LA meetup, though they kept trying to blow away.

  20. 20.

    the Conster

    @efgoldman:

    LOL. There’s something very New Englandy about that attitude – we’re VERY slow to warm up to folks, but, once you’re inside the circle, you’re in for life and we will lay down in traffic for you. Us Bostonians don’t attach to others lightly.

    ETA: Framingham has a John Harvard’s brew pub – right off the Pike, Rt. 9 and Rt. 30. That would be really convenient too. Especially for me :)

  21. 21.

    Politically Lost

    @ruemara:

    How far north? I’m in wine country. I had a great time at the Berkeley meet up with Doug J. Why not try to get one going up here?

  22. 22.

    Yatsuno

    @Mnemosyne: I’ll see what I can do. I’d hate to use MikeJ and his BoSox cap for direction. That might cause issues with our esteemed guest.

  23. 23.

    Violet

    @Mnemosyne: OT–wanted to mention I’m going to my Endocrinologist this week. I’ll report back when/if I hear from them about my thyroid bloodwork if anything has changed after the diet change. I’m quite curious about it myself. Thought you might find it interesting after our various discussions on it and other health stuff.

    Last time I saw him he said he “wasn’t a fan of wheat”, which caught me completely by surprise, so I’m going to ask him for more details this time.

  24. 24.

    CaseyL

    I intend to be there, as opposed to being square.

    I will have spent the day at the Ballard Sea Fest, tasting wine and swilling beer. Y’all will have some catching up to do before I even get there.

  25. 25.

    CaseyL

    uh… make that Ballard Seafood Fest. Dammit, no Edit button, probably because I’m here via IE.

  27. 27.

    Elie

    I’ll have to catch you when you do this again after I move back in August. Have a great time for me until then!

  28. 28.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @efgoldman: One of my Big Car Trips (likely next spring) will be to New England and the Atlantic provinces. Once I have a better idea of dates and itinerary I’ll let AL or someone know. Would love to meet as many BJers as care to get together (not that my plans should stop anyone from meeting early and often before that, of course).

  31. 31.

    Comrade Nimrod Humperdink

    Might have attempted the Seattle meetup in the past, but that’s 15+ hours of flying away these days. You still thinking you may have to relocate, Yuts?

  35. 35.

    JGabriel

    OT, but:

    Pat Robertson via Mediaite:

    For some reason now the Supreme Court has said homosexuality is now a constitutional right and this homosexual marriage decision that was handed down recently by the majority glorifies this activity and talks about the civil rights and all this. Well, the Bible didn’t talk about civil rights it talked about this was an offense against God and it was an offense against the land and the land would vomit you out.

    I’m not sure what Pat Robertson has against Regurgitated Americans, but if he’s against them, then I’m proud to call myself one.

    Also, I may be wrong about this since I haven’t read it from cover to cover, but I’m pretty sure there’s nothing in the Bible about God condoning terrestrial upchucking as a preferred form of punishment.

  36. 36.

    Yatsuno

    @Comrade Nimrod Humperdink: I would LOVE to be a tax advisor out of an embassy somewhere, but those are primo jobs that are difficult as all get out to obtain. Plus there isn’t one for Australia, which is a shame since there is a growing American ex-pat community. There’s an office in Beijing though.

  37. 37.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @raven: Oh, thanks! Newport is on the agenda, I will add the Cliff Walks to my notes. And over the winter, while the rest of you are planning your gardens, i’ll be working out how many miles in a day I can realistically drive, what side trips I want to make, what friends might put me up for a night or two, etc. Believe it, i’ll be asking for suggestions!

  43. 43.

    Comrade Nimrod Humperdink

    @Yatsuno: shame, I recommend Melbourne. Expensive as hell, but speaking as a Washingtonian, it feels a lot like home. Right down to otherwise calm people getting very ragey during peak traffic

  45. 45.

    Yatsuno

    @Comrade Nimrod Humperdink: A friend of mine just lived in Brisbane for six months on a contract from work. When I asked why she came home, she said, “HOT!!!!”. She lives in Atlanta now and grew up part of her life in South Dakota. I told her she was nuts, but then again it made it easier for her to get back when her brother was in hospital.

    I’ve heard decent things about Melbourne from FH #1. I might have to discuss with him further. I am working on a credential that would make me candy down there. And not a medical one.

  46. 46.

    cckids

    Well, my daughter (who is an occasional lurker here) will be in Seattle this weekend, on the north end of her 5-week road trip. But I doubt you all want a pretty blonde 18-year old being a drag on the party. :)

  47. 47.

    Comrade Nimrod Humperdink

    Brisbane isn’t just hot, it’s humid too. Melbourne can get bad in January/February (Singing Jingle Bells in shorts around a BBQ took a while for this Spokane boy to get used to) but it’s pretty agreeable the rest of the year

  53. 53.

    PsiFighter37

    @cckids: She’s welcome to come, but I do believe that is under the age of drinking – so she might feel a bit left out of the fun.

    @Angela: I went to school in Philly and used to go to the Drinking Liberally events that were held on Lombard (I think the bar was at 16th Street). Lot of good joints to do a meetup in that city.

  55. 55.

    Yatsuno

    @PsiFighter37: Pike does have a restaurant area, so we can arrange to sit there to accommodate her. But yeah no slipping her drinks. We have to send her home relatively intact after all.

  56. 56.

    lojasmo

    @ruemara:

    Completely blocked left anterior descending coronary artery. Full of clot.

    LAD goes down the front of the left ventricle. The left ventricle pumps blood to all parts of the body but the lungs.

    Very important artery.

  58. 58.

    Mnemosyne

    @Violet:

    I’ll be curious to find out. My doctor strongly discouraged me from trying it and she’s usually pretty into holistic stuff, so it seems that opinions vary, to say the least.

  59. 59.

    Anne Laurie

    @the Conster:

    Good grief there are so many of us BJers in the Boston area – let’s do it!! Does it make sense to organize a meet up downtown or in the outskirts? Parking is such a PITA downtown – what about Waltham? There are so many great restaurants on Moody Street.

    Only problem in Waltham on a weekend might be parking, although it’s been a while since we were down there (from Woburn). You’re right about the restaurants, though!

    Framingham would also be do-able, with sufficient notice. Anywhere between Nashua to the north and F’ham to the east, really, preferably outside of Boston proper (not sure there’s any commentors closer to the Bay than Arlington, that I know of).

    Neither I nor my chauffer (the Spousal Unit) are drinkers, but we don’t mind watching other people imbibe — as long as we can get snax.

  63. 63.

    Scamp Dog

    @KmCO: OK, so there’s two of us, which is a start. Send me an email at n o r m _ h e c h t @ f o r e t h o u g h t . n e t and we can start figuring things out. Just delete all the spaces in the email address, I hope to avoid generating any more spam emails than I already get. I’m about to sign off for the evening, but I’ll check this thread tomorrow. Denver Juicers, get in touch!

  65. 65.

    Anne Laurie

    @the Conster: How ’bout next Wednesday, at the Watch City Brewery? See this thread for further discussion, and I’ll front-page when things firm up.

    (Assuming we don’t all hate each other on sight, we can do it again — maybe at Solea? — come September.)

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