Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

When you’re in more danger from the IDF than from Russian shelling, that’s really bad.

“When somebody takes the time to draw up a playbook, they’re gonna use it.”

The revolution will be supervised.

Bad people in a position to do bad things will do bad things because they are bad people. End of story.

Tide comes in. Tide goes out. You can’t explain that.

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

Their boy Ron is an empty plastic cup that will never know pudding.

The republican speaker is a slippery little devil.

Second rate reporter says what?

When we show up, we win.

Reality always lies in wait for … Democrats.

I see no possible difficulties whatsoever with this fool-proof plan.

Our job is not to persuade republicans but to defeat them.

This really is a full service blog.

Shut up, hissy kitty!

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Weird. Rome has an American Pope and America has a Russian President.

“I was told there would be no fact checking.”

If you still can’t see these things even now, maybe politics isn’t your forte and you should stop writing about it.

Sadly, media malpractice has become standard practice.

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Open Thread: The Pets of Balloon Juice 2014 Calendar

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I am very pleased to announce that the 2014 Pets of Balloon Juice calendar is now available — click here to order your very own copy.

You can ‘view [all the individual] calendar pages’ by clicking on the blue link right under Tunch’s cover shot.

All profits go to the Marion Animal Resource Connection (MARC), and if you go to their website or read some of their earlier updates you can see how hard these folks are working.

Many thanks to Beth, who volunteered to make this calendar a reality. Can’t wait to get my copy in the mail!

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  5. 5.

    I'mNotSureWhoIWantToBeYet

    Thanks for the update, and thanks again to Beth. I just ordered two. Can’t wait.

    (I skimmed through the monthly pages looking for our Sophie, but couldn’t find her. Oh well.)

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  7. 7.

    The Dangerman

    @Calming influence:

    Live in catnip and tuna forever, buddy.

    Screw that catnip stuff.

    /Tunch

    ETA: Also, sushi grade, please.

    ETA2: Also, biggest play of the game (the 2 point conversion, so they can put some pressure on Denver and kickoff normally), and Bellicek calls a run? Idiot.

  11. 11.

    The Dangerman

    @Yatsuno:

    Sushi grade ahi or GTFO.

    I had Tunch saying “please”; I think you had it nailed better.

    Is the Dude that tatooed “Seahawks Super Bowl Champs” going to be able to walk down the street in short sleeves after this game?

  14. 14.

    Yatsuno

    @The Dangerman: If he cursed us, there might be an unwilling amputation in the near future. Not that I’m suggesting anything…

    EDIT: Oh fuck. Buck and Aikman. Shoot me now.

  17. 17.

    Suzanne

    HUZZAH! Thank you to Beth for all her hard work. His Tunchness looks lovely.

    I am FINALLY in the pedicure chair, doing something nice for myself. One test to go.

  22. 22.

    Old Dan and Little Ann

    I just showed my wife our hound in a calendar. She is overjoyed. lol… We’ll have to order one asap.

  27. 27.

    Roger Moore

    @The Dangerman:

    Also, biggest play of the game (the 2 point conversion, so they can put some pressure on Denver and kickoff normally), and Bellicek calls a run? Idiot.

    The failed fourth down conversion was bigger. If they had made it, they could have pulled within one score. Instead, they turned it over on downs and the Broncos pulled away.

  31. 31.

    Suzanne

    I can’t find any of my furry crew, but I am on my phone and the images are low-res. everyone has beautiful animals.

  36. 36.

    The Dangerman

    @Roger Moore:

    The failed fourth down conversion was bigger.

    I was asleep; what yardline was that on? In a later replay, it looked pretty deep in their own territory.

  37. 37.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    @MikeJ:

    Meh. Don’t panic. I was at the Packers-Seahawks “Snow Globe” game in ’08. The Packers turned the ball over twice early, were down 14-0 just over two minutes in. Then Ryan Grant ran all over the Seahawks, the Packers won 42-20.

  40. 40.

    dr. bloor

    @The Dangerman: Don’t mind the call per se, but you don’t give it to the third-best running back on the team.

    Whatevs. Substantial pieces of the team spent the year in the hospital or jail. Never thought they’d get this far.

  43. 43.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    @raven:

    Or the Ravens in the Super Bowl last year before the lights went out. Yeah, they won, but barely, giving away a huge lead from the first half.

  44. 44.

    Roger Moore

    @The Dangerman:

    I was asleep; what yardline was that on?

    That was at the Broncos’ 29, so the were within field goal range. I had the situation wrong, though; the score was 20-3 at that point, so it was probably a good call. It was still the play of the game.

  46. 46.

    max

    You can ‘view [all the individual] calendar pages’ by clicking on the blue link right under Tunch’s cover shot.

    YES! And I found 3 of 4 dogs and both cats. (Really, O Queen Anne, I wasn’t expecting that picture of Matthew looking just as dumb as the day is long in there, but hey!)

    Anyways, calender already purchased.

    max
    [‘Thanks Beth!’]

  47. 47.

    Botsplainer

    Where the hell are the numbers counting down until Christmas? If there isn’t a Christmas countdown, you commies are warring on Christmas.

  48. 48.

    Aji

    ORDERED.

    @raven: Hey, were you around last night? Did you see that our latest rescue hit a mini-milestone yesterday?

    And what month in the calendar will the L’il Bit show up as a pin-up girl?

  49. 49.

    rikyrah

    Beyoncé Performs at Michelle Obama’s 50th Birthday Party, Barack Does “The Dougie”—All the Details!

    by Zach Johnson

    …In addition to Beyoncé, John Legend also performed at the White House party. Famous attendees includied Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Hudson, Samuel L. Jackson, Magic Johnson, Gayle King, Gladys Knight, Michael Kors, Rachael Ray, Smokey Robinson, Al Roker, Sheryl Sandberg and Stevie Wonder.

    …The leaked invitation promised “Snacks & Sips & Dancing & Dessert” and asked guests to refrain from taking photos inside the
    event. Attendees were also encouraged to wear comfortable shoes, as the entire state floor—including the gilded east room, the formal parlors and the state dining room—was transformed into a dance floor. At one point, POTUS, 52, taught guests how to do “The Dougie!”

    For some, however, the president’s remarks about his wife of 21 years were the highlight of the night. “It was really beautiful and really touching,” musician Herbie Hancock said. “He said something—his
    voice almost cracked like he was crying. It was just beautiful, a
    husband speaking about his wife.”

    http://www.eonline.com/news/501401/beyonce-performs-at-michelle-obama-s-50th-birthday-party-barack-does-the-dougie-all-the-details

  51. 51.

    shelly

    How are you able to view pages? I click on the link, the little window pops up with the cover, but that’s it. And Cafepress doesn’t even seem to have it listed on the site.

    (The Balloon Juice site has been acting wonky for me lately The page loads , then goes to an all white blank page if I don’t stop it in time.)

  52. 52.

    Mnemosyne (iPhone)

    The nice thing about Charlotte recently discovering the joy of sitting in laps is that it gives me a good excuse to be lazy — I couldn’t finish putting the Xmas decorations away, Charlotte was in my lap!

  56. 56.

    Pogonip

    Tunch wasn’t even my cat but I sure miss him.

    We don’t have any pets right now because I’m not home enough for a dog (I like to do things with a dog, games, hikes, training) and I like to have the cat box on the back porch or in the spare bathroom. We have neither of those right now. (One reason we got this place cheap was the lone bathroom.). Sooner or later we will move to a cat worthy abode and I promise that when we do I’ll submit pix for the calendar. And we might end up with an elderly dog who’d rather snooze than fetch. That’d be all right too. I’m a sucker for BBD’s of any age. They’re always so grateful for any love they get.

  57. 57.

    Drunken hausfrau

    Well, I would get this just for the magnificent fat bastard… But also, my beloved black pug, Buster, is in June, so, now, it is just a matter of deciding how many!!!

    thanks!!! A toast to you, Beth!!

  58. 58.

    max

    @shelly: How are you able to view pages? I click on the link, the little window pops up with the cover, but that’s it. And Cafepress doesn’t even seem to have it listed on the site.

    Change browsers, if nothing else.

    If I click on Anne’s link, I get the blue page. Below the calendar picture is the blue text link, which pops a window. At the bottom of that window (you might have to scroll down) are the month by month links.

    The magnify part is not working for me (in any browser), but the pages display.

    max
    [‘Without more data can’t help you much, sorry.’]

  59. 59.

    WaterGirl

    @max:

    I am very pleased to announce that the 2014 Pets of Balloon Juice calendar is now available — click here to order your very own copy.

    You can ‘view [all the individual] calendar pages’ by clicking on the blue link right under Tunch’s cover shot.

    After reading your comment, I think I see the problem. I didn’t click Anne Laurie’s link because I wasn’t going to buy a calendar tonight.

    The second paragraph about viewing the pages only works AFTER you click Anne Laurie’s link. I think Shelley and I were probably doing the same thing – trying to click on Tunch’s cover shot on this blog post, not Anne Laurie’s link.

    Thanks for enough info to allow me to figure out what was up. I had tried in two different browsers, so I didn’t have any other options!

  60. 60.

    ACT

    Damn it, I.wasn’t going to buy one unless one of my dogs was in it. But since boyh are in it I bought two.

  61. 61.

    geg6

    Yay! The pic of Otis and Koda that perfectly shows their personalities is in February.

    And Tunch looks magnificent as a cover boy. He should be the permanent cover boy.

  62. 62.

    max

    @WaterGirl: Thanks for enough info to allow me to figure out what was up

    {makes thumbs up gesture}

    max
    [‘And I have to correct myself: Beth got 4 of 4 dog pictures and 2 of 2 cat pictures in. KEEN!’]

  65. 65.

    April

    Bought. Thanks Beth! I’ve been looking forward to the calendar! A memento of a successful gross misdemeanor.

  66. 66.

    janeform

    Thank you Beth. Ramsey is in April, his birthday month! (He’s the sheltie on the bottom of the page.) Very exciting.

  67. 67.

    ACT

    oth of mine are in the bottom right hand corner of June and October. Penny is hunting fiddlers on the banks of the Skidaway River and Xuxa is looking quite elegant on the bed.

  68. 68.

    Joy in FL

    I just ordered my copy. So nice to see my Mandy and Tigg in it.

    We BJ folks have very cool pets!

    Thanks Beth, for showcasing them so well.

  70. 70.

    ninja3000

    Thanks to Beth and the entire BJ crew for showcasing our lively and lovable Elke on the September page!

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