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You are here: Home / Open Threads / Open Thread: Should’ve Tried Ferengi

Open Thread: Should’ve Tried Ferengi

by Anne Laurie|  January 3, 20144:25 pm| 57 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads, Republican Stupidity, Clown Shoes

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Via commentor EFGoldman, news from North Carolina:

An Indian Trail councilman decided to boldly go where no politician has gone before — and tendered his resignation this week in the Klingon language.

Apparently David Waddell no longer wanted to live long and prosper on the board…

Waddell, a plumber, said he thought he would be more effective by coming to board meetings as a citizen and speaking out on issues. He said he also needed to devote time to mount a write-in campaign on the Constitution Party’s platform for Kay Hagan’s U.S. Senate seat…

I’m thinking Sen. Hagan’s campaign staff is busy researching how many fanfic YouTubes they can use before running afoul of Paramount and the copyright laws. Full Klingon resignation letter at the link, if anyone wants to pull a Garry Wills and criticize his grammar…
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Apart from pointing & mocking (“Same thing we do every night, Pinkie!”), what’s on the agenda for the evening?

ETA: Commentary from an expert…

sm*t cl*de says:
Does Klingon culture even recognise the concept of “formal resignation letter”? What is wrong with leaping to one’s feet in the middle of a board meeting, bellowing something about one’s honour, and attacking all the other members simultaneously with a broken chairleg?

This has always worked for me.

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  1. 1.

    ranchandsyrup

    January 3, 2014 at 4:28 pm

    Video of police interview of Zimmerman’s girlfriend. Sad.

    If you want to trade your wife for one week in exchange for a lifted 2011 Jeep Cherokee contact this man.

  2. 2.

    Jewish Steel

    January 3, 2014 at 4:32 pm

    LLAP is a Vulcan saying.

    Whom do I contact about this outrage?

  3. 3.

    Punchy

    January 3, 2014 at 4:35 pm

    @ranchandsyrup: What kind of woman dates this generation’s equiv of OJ Simpson? I’m guessing not a very stable and cogent one….

  4. 4.

    ranchandsyrup

    January 3, 2014 at 4:36 pm

    @Punchy: Yeah, sad all the way around. I don’t have a good answer.

  5. 5.

    Southern Beale

    January 3, 2014 at 4:38 pm

    This is my last weekend off before HELL WEEK begins … which turns into HELL MONTH …. and then HELL 6 WEEKS before I get a brief break around President’s Day. I’m teaching 3 classes now and while I love it, one is a one-on-one tutoring with a 6-year-old and I’m finding that sucks up so much prep time because kids that age, you just can’t plan for how they’re going to be. So like today’s lesson the kid was actually tired and needed more quiet activities like coloring and stuff, and I didn’t have that because LAST class he needed more songs and dancing and active stuff.

    Sigh.

    So tonight I’m going to let the husband buy me dinner and cocktails and tomorrow I sleep in and THEN I begin planning lessons….

  6. 6.

    Jewish Steel

    January 3, 2014 at 4:38 pm

    @ranchandsyrup: Help me on with this dress? I could use a Jeep.

  7. 7.

    Southern Beale

    January 3, 2014 at 4:40 pm

    @Punchy:

    What kind of woman dates this generation’s equiv of OJ Simpson? I’m guessing not a very stable and cogent one….

    Meet Samantha Scheibe, girlfriend of George Zimmerman ….

  8. 8.

    ranchandsyrup

    January 3, 2014 at 4:40 pm

    @Jewish Steel: Lulz. I’ll go get the pliers for the zipper on the back of the dress.

  9. 9.

    KG

    January 3, 2014 at 4:40 pm

    Waddell, a plumber, said he thought he would be more effective by coming to board meetings as a citizen and speaking out on issues.

    He’s a plumber and thinks he can do more as a private citizen than as an elected official… That’s 2008 vintage wingnut there, right? A potent blend of Joe and Sarah, yes?

    @Jewish Steel: that was my first thought too…

  10. 10.

    Southern Beale

    January 3, 2014 at 4:41 pm

    Woops I see ranchandsyrup has already posted the Scheibe link. NEVER MIND.

    { slinks away }

  11. 11.

    ranchandsyrup

    January 3, 2014 at 4:42 pm

    @Southern Beale: No slinking necessary and good luck with your upcoming travails. Been pimpin yr blog to people. Keep up the good work.

  12. 12.

    Gin & Tonic

    January 3, 2014 at 4:46 pm

    On the agenda? Since it’s 13 deg F here and dropping, I think staying indoors is number one on the agenda. Which, coincidentally, gives me the opportunity to listen to the furnace slurping up $3.79/gal fuel oil.

  13. 13.

    PaulW

    January 3, 2014 at 4:49 pm

    If he’d tendered his resignation in Voynich, that’d have been more impressive…

  14. 14.

    Yatsuno

    January 3, 2014 at 4:50 pm

    @ranchandsyrup: Since you asked:

    30 feet. In the walker. PROGRESS!!!

  15. 15.

    ranchandsyrup

    January 3, 2014 at 4:51 pm

    @Yatsuno: Glad to year it Yatsy. Will continue sending healing thoughts. :)

  16. 16.

    Betty Cracker

    January 3, 2014 at 4:52 pm

    @Yatsuno: RoboYats!

  17. 17.

    Elizabelle

    January 3, 2014 at 4:53 pm

    @Yatsuno:

    Do you gots STP stickers on that walker?

  18. 18.

    Steeplejack

    January 3, 2014 at 4:53 pm

    @Yatsuno:

    I don’t know why you keep coming on here soliciting praise for “achievements” that any three-year-old can pull off.

    Thirty feet in the walker. WTF. Some people . . .

  19. 19.

    Eric

    January 3, 2014 at 5:01 pm

    @Steeplejack: that would be good news for john mccain…

  20. 20.

    lamh36

    January 3, 2014 at 5:02 pm

    Ok, I’ve only been following this story on the periphery.

    But now I see this on TPM and my only comment, is seriously…is there nothing Romney wouldn’t do to get back in the spotlight.

    I know, I know, it’s his grandson, but one thing you have to commend the Obamas on, no matter how much bait the media tries to lay in front of them to get them to talk about or pass on information about the Obama girls, both Obama’s shut that shit down quick.

    As much as RWNJ have said about Malia and Sasha, I don’t think the Obamas would EVER touch the BS spewed or give it any spotlight or weight by actually giving an interview or even commenting on the bullshit.

    But I expect no less of the Romneys…

    Here Comes Mitt Romney To Weigh-In On The Melissa Harris-Perry Controversy

    Of course I’m almost certain no questions will be asked about the possible RICO suit

  21. 21.

    Corner Stone

    January 3, 2014 at 5:02 pm

    If MSNBC is correct, what *is not* on the House agenda is anything to extend UI in January.

  22. 22.

    catclub

    January 3, 2014 at 5:03 pm

    @Yatsuno: Well done. And you are still Yutsano to me.

  23. 23.

    Bobby Thomson

    January 3, 2014 at 5:03 pm

    Could Cole pass for the wife? He does need a new ride.

  24. 24.

    raven

    January 3, 2014 at 5:03 pm

    Football.

  25. 25.

    Baud

    January 3, 2014 at 5:05 pm

    He said he also needed to devote time to mount a write-in campaign on the Constitution Party’s platform

    Uh oh.

    Constitution Party (United States)
    …..
    The party supports English as the official language for all governmental business, opposes bilingual ballots, and insists that those who wish to take part in the electoral process and governance of the U.S. be required to read and comprehend basic English as a precondition of citizenship.[41] The party also opposes the federal Voting Rights Act.

  26. 26.

    khead

    January 3, 2014 at 5:06 pm

    David: The Waddell family will one day rule the Empire!

    Gowron: Perhaps… but not today!

  27. 27.

    raven

    January 3, 2014 at 5:10 pm

    Drunk Bama Ho attacks Boomer fan.

  28. 28.

    ranchandsyrup

    January 3, 2014 at 5:12 pm

    @raven: At least there was not a reprise of the infamous Alabama Teabagger incident. Incremental progress is good. Especially for Alabama.

  29. 29.

    sm*t cl*de

    January 3, 2014 at 5:12 pm

    Does Klingon culture even recognise the concept of “formal resignation letter”? What is wrong with leaping to one’s feet in the middle of a board meeting, bellowing something about one’s honour, and attacking all the other members simultaneously with a broken chairleg?
    This has always worked for me.

  30. 30.

    SectionH

    January 3, 2014 at 5:13 pm

    Just got our 1st bill from our new health insurance provider. W00t! They tell us we should get our new member materials within 10 days of payment. Which makes it impossible to pay online this month. But I’m so pleased that we have insurance coverage again, I don’t care. And the turn around time was really pretty good: I only got signed up on Dec. 22nd (to beat the rush ;-> ).

  31. 31.

    RobertDSC-iPhone 4

    January 3, 2014 at 5:14 pm

    I’ll be going back in time and work on installing Mac OS 9 on one of my G4 Dual 1 GHz PowerMacs.

    Why?

    The Mac is “surplus” and I decided to put it to use in order to read CDs that were burned during that operating system’s era. I intend to copy the contents to network storage space, but I’d decided to do that under the original OS and not under 10.4 Tiger.

  32. 32.

    Cassidy

    January 3, 2014 at 5:15 pm

    @Baud: That’s a special kind of crazy when the GOP isn’t crazy and assholish enough.

  33. 33.

    SectionH

    January 3, 2014 at 5:18 pm

    Oh, and just for the record, we went through Covered California. I think I had to close the window and log back in once, but overall it was pretty painless.

    @sm*t cl*de: That sounds about right, lol!

  34. 34.

    Betty Cracker

    January 3, 2014 at 5:20 pm

    @raven: Any predictions for tonight’s games? I picked Mizzou and OSU to prevail. But I’ve been wrong. A lot.

  35. 35.

    raven

    January 3, 2014 at 5:23 pm

    @Betty Cracker: I think the Buckeye’s will win.

  36. 36.

    Jewish Steel

    January 3, 2014 at 5:26 pm

    @sm*t cl*de: Today is a good day to resign.

  37. 37.

    Baud

    January 3, 2014 at 5:32 pm

    @Jewish Steel:

    Win.

  38. 38.

    PsiFighter37

    January 3, 2014 at 5:34 pm

    It is fucking cold here in NYC. I suppose it’s nothing compared to what the Upper Midwest goes through, but basically was at zero or below windchill all day. Going to spend all night indoors, preferably close to the radiator. Also munching on leftover Kalua pork and chicken tetrazzini from New Year’s…yummeh.

  39. 39.

    Mike in NC

    January 3, 2014 at 5:39 pm

    @lamh36:

    I’m almost certain no questions will be asked about the possible RICO suit

    Mitt Romney would look damn good in an orange jumpsuit, and hopefully he’d be granted conjugal visits from Dame Ann. He deserves no less.

  40. 40.

    scav

    January 3, 2014 at 5:44 pm

    This is somehow even funnier if one grew up hearing Waddell stories coming out of Hancock & McDonough co.s IL. Baffled by one of them there revolving doors was Benny and it was mutual kin that told it. Another one involved a three-ring binder. We always considered the Waddell genes of slightly more concern than the married cousins.

  41. 41.

    The Pale Scot

    January 3, 2014 at 5:47 pm

    Just want to thank ranchandsyrup, Mnemosyne and Phylllis for thoughts on Veterans Charities and also any other I might have missed.

    Thanks ‘All.

  42. 42.

    ranchandsyrup

    January 3, 2014 at 5:54 pm

    @The Pale Scot: Reminds me Pale Scot, talked to my friend. His suggestion was the Navy SEAL Foundation. It’s a top 5 charity at Charity Navigator and 96% of the dollars go to families.

  43. 43.

    TooManyJens

    January 3, 2014 at 5:55 pm

    …fanfic YouTubes? Are people doing dramatic readings now or something?

  44. 44.

    p.a.

    January 3, 2014 at 5:58 pm

    Soon going to move the food into the 5°F screen room and defrost the freezer. Another sexy Friday night.

  45. 45.

    The Pale Scot

    January 3, 2014 at 6:05 pm

    @ranchandsyrup: Thanks,

    PS I’m sure Bailey emits nothing but rainbows and cotton candy :)

  46. 46.

    ranchandsyrup

    January 3, 2014 at 6:07 pm

    @The Pale Scot: Heh, thanks. She mostly emits those. Mostly. Take care man.

  47. 47.

    SiubhanDuinne

    January 3, 2014 at 6:14 pm

    @Baud:

    The party also opposes the federal Voting Rights Act.

    I read that at first as “The party also opposes the federal Viking Rights Act.” And I’m all like, Well, yeah, duh, I do too, Viking-Americans just want special entitlements and want to ram their Norse agenda down our throats.

  48. 48.

    WereBear

    January 3, 2014 at 6:24 pm

    @Yatsuno: Glad to hear of your progress!

    Normally, resigning in Klingon would be a good thing among my people. Is this yet another thing WIngnuts wish to mark territory on, and ruin?

    Woe is very much me.

  49. 49.

    Ben Cisco (onboard the Defiant)

    January 3, 2014 at 6:29 pm

    I lived in Indian Trail – one of several bedroom community exburbs of Charlotte – just prior to moving to the city proper.

    This story brought much amusement at the job today. I guess the dude’s only 99.9% douchebag.

  50. 50.

    workworkwork

    January 3, 2014 at 6:34 pm

    @TooManyJens:
    I’m not sure if you’re being facetious, but there are YouTube equivalents of fan fiction. In fact, with the tools coming down in price and going up in sophistication, some of them are pretty darn good. For example, one recent video concerns Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) meeting the Doctor (Matt Smith) and it’s very well done.

    I’ve done a couple myself and it’s pretty fun.

  51. 51.

    Gravenstone

    January 3, 2014 at 6:37 pm

    @Jewish Steel: Don’t make me break out IDIC on your ass.

  52. 52.

    Smedley Darlington Prunebanks (formerly Mumphrey, et al.)

    January 3, 2014 at 6:45 pm

    Hola. John graciously told me I could put some pictures and pithy commentary about my trip to Honduras on the front page, and here we are, only two days from heading home, and I haven’t gotten to it yet. ADD and tropical third world beach towns can make a pretty deadly, if delightful, combination. Well, if John’s offer still stands when we get back, maybe I can get to it then…

  53. 53.

    Bubblegum Tate

    January 3, 2014 at 7:06 pm

    I’m enjoying this headline from the Newsmax box in the right column: “Gingrich: DeBlasio practices ‘soy latte liberalism'”

    It’s wingnut madlibs!

  54. 54.

    burnspbesq

    January 3, 2014 at 7:35 pm

    The rout is well and truly on. England 5/23 before lunch.

  55. 55.

    Ken

    January 3, 2014 at 8:52 pm

    @sm*t cl*de: I have often felt that Congress would be much improved if duels were allowed.

  56. 56.

    Robert Sneddon

    January 3, 2014 at 9:15 pm

    Resigning Kzin-fashion would have been better.

    Speaker-to-Animals: “Louis Wu, I found your challenge verbose. When challenging a Kzin, a simple scream of rage will suffice. You scream and you leap.”

  57. 57.

    Snarki, child of Loki

    January 3, 2014 at 10:33 pm

    @Ken: “I have often felt that Congress would be much improved if duels were allowed.”

    Well, Rand Paul did *try* to get something started, but chickened out.

    And NO ONE wants to challenge Vitter, because then Vitter would get the choice of weapons, and ewww

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