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by John Cole|  March 16, 201710:19 pm| 140 Comments

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I think I found this website’s spirit beast:

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140Comments

  1. 1.

    Adam L Silverman

    March 16, 2017 at 10:19 pm

    Good you posted that. I saw that last night and was wondering when we might get around to it.

  2. 2.

    wag

    March 16, 2017 at 10:23 pm

    I will never unsee that. Never.

  3. 3.

    amk

    March 16, 2017 at 10:24 pm

    the granny starver phony can’t even get his beering right.

  4. 4.

    schrodingers_cat

    March 16, 2017 at 10:25 pm

    I can’t see anything. How is Steve?

    ETA: Spirit beast of this blog was Tunch, now and forever.

  5. 5.

    wag

    March 16, 2017 at 10:25 pm

    I updated my email and now i’m in moderation. Please free me!

  6. 6.

    Elizabelle

    March 16, 2017 at 10:25 pm

    Lily could do that.

    Went to see Moonlight today. Good flick. Only me in the theatre; kind of neat but not good for revenues. I could see it again, soon.

  7. 7.

    p.a.

    March 16, 2017 at 10:26 pm

    Reverse Cowboy!

  8. 8.

    Major Major Major Major

    March 16, 2017 at 10:26 pm

    On Tuesday I was walking down the street and I saw a guy with a shirt that said “I would throw you to the zombies to save my chihuahua!”

    My own shirt that day said “I like my cat. It’s fine. I guess.”

    Pretty much.

  9. 9.

    gbbalto

    March 16, 2017 at 10:28 pm

    Video works in Chrome but green screen only in Explorer.
    ETA – Great video!

  10. 10.

    SiubhanDuinne

    March 16, 2017 at 10:28 pm

    @schrodingers_cat:

    Spirit beast of this blog was Tunch, now and forever.

    Preach that truth, sister!

  11. 11.

    Mary G

    March 16, 2017 at 10:29 pm

    The cheerful birds twittering in the background makes that clip.

  12. 12.

    rikyrah

    March 16, 2017 at 10:29 pm

    Ok,
    I needed that.

    BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA

  13. 13.

    SiubhanDuinne

    March 16, 2017 at 10:30 pm

    @Elizabelle:

    Glad you reminded. Still need to see Moonlight, also too La La Land even though it is a LOSER.

  14. 14.

    Rich Webb

    March 16, 2017 at 10:30 pm

    Goddamnit Cole, I nearly had a heart attack laughing at that!

  15. 15.

    Omnes Omnibus

    March 16, 2017 at 10:30 pm

    @amk: And he’s even fucking from Wisconsin.

  16. 16.

    Felonius Monk

    March 16, 2017 at 10:31 pm

    Snoop Dogg already had people buzzing thanks to his new music video in which he pulls a gun on a Trump-lookalike. The politically charged visual angered Trump, who criticized Snoop via Twitter.

    “Can you imagine what the outcry would be if @SnoopDogg, failing career and all, had aimed and fired the gun at President Obama? Jail time!” Trump wrote.

    After Trump sent out that tweet, the hip-hop world came to the defense of the D-O-double G. T.I. unleashed one of the more fiery responses to 45th President of the United States.

    “@Snoopdogg is a Fuckin Legend you Fuckin Tangerine Tanned Muskrat scrotum skin, Lacefront Possum fur wig wearing, Alternative face, Atomic Dog diarrhea face ass man!!!!,” T.I. said. Snoop has also received support from Common and Bow Wow.

    (Source)

  17. 17.

    PsiFighter37

    March 16, 2017 at 10:32 pm

    Definitely what I needed to end my night.

    PF37 +4

  18. 18.

    Baud

    March 16, 2017 at 10:34 pm

    @Felonius Monk:

    @Snoopdogg is a Fuckin Legend you Fuckin Tangerine Tanned Muskrat scrotum skin, Lacefront Possum fur wig wearing, Alternative face, Atomic Dog diarrhea face ass man!!!!,” T.I. said.

    T.I. = efgoldman

  19. 19.

    Omnes Omnibus

    March 16, 2017 at 10:34 pm

    @Felonius Monk:

    Fuckin Tangerine Tanned Muskrat scrotum skin, Lacefront Possum fur wig wearing, Alternative face, Atomic Dog diarrhea face ass man!!!!

    QFT

  20. 20.

    amk

    March 16, 2017 at 10:36 pm

    @Felonius Monk: bj: come for the insults, stay for the novel insults.

  21. 21.

    Kay

    March 16, 2017 at 10:37 pm

    @TheOnion
    Federal Judge Pencils Blocking Trump’s Unconstitutional Executive Orders Into Monthly Schedule

  22. 22.

    danielx

    March 16, 2017 at 10:37 pm

    @schrodingers_cat:

    Spirit beast of this blog was Tunch, now and forever.

    A-men.

    And why is somebody abusing that poor chihuahua?

  23. 23.

    Felonius Monk

    March 16, 2017 at 10:40 pm

    @Baud:

    T.I. = efgoldman

    That was my first thought, also.:-)

  24. 24.

    efgoldman

    March 16, 2017 at 10:41 pm

    @Baud:

    T.I. = efgoldman

    I don’t even know who that is. i have enough people to yell at and about. Like presidential pretenders who can’t even get their name on the ballot.

  25. 25.

    MomSense

    March 16, 2017 at 10:42 pm

    @Elizabelle:

    Cole should put a trump doll in her crap spot. I would pay to see that video.

  26. 26.

    LAO

    March 16, 2017 at 10:44 pm

    Damn it! Just got the puppy to sleep and the bird sounds woke her up! And maybe my laughing.

  27. 27.

    Omnes Omnibus

    March 16, 2017 at 10:44 pm

    @efgoldman: TI

  28. 28.

    Central Planning

    March 16, 2017 at 10:47 pm

    Since it’s an OT, my microwave broke. Any chance I can send a bill to the CIA since they clearly broke it while installing their surveillance tools?

  29. 29.

    Mary G

    March 16, 2017 at 10:50 pm

    Is it just me or does our preznit look worse and worse every day? His face looks like it’s shriveling, his skin is pitted and has a bad color. The wear and tear that happens to every president over a term has taken less than two months with that one.

  30. 30.

    hovercraft

    March 16, 2017 at 10:51 pm

    @Felonius Monk:

    you Fuckin Tangerine Tanned Muskrat scrotum skin, Lacefront Possum fur wig wearing, Alternative face, Atomic Dog diarrhea face ass man!!!!

    Scotland you have competition.
    Your move.

  31. 31.

    Omnes Omnibus

    March 16, 2017 at 10:51 pm

    @Central Planning: Where the my microwave is watching meme come from? I don’t trust mine; it’s whiter than me.

  32. 32.

    PhoenixRising

    March 16, 2017 at 10:51 pm

    @Central Planning: by ‘broken’ you mean the pictures are coming back fuzzy, or what?

  33. 33.

    schrodingers_cat

    March 16, 2017 at 10:53 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: Mine is black, totally trustworthy and reliable.

  34. 34.

    amk

    March 16, 2017 at 10:56 pm

    @Mary G: then you will love this new one.

  35. 35.

    Kay

    March 16, 2017 at 10:56 pm

    Steve Stockman, who served two stints in the U.S. House of Representatives, spent part of Friday in federal court.
    Stockman, a Tea Party favorite who courted controversy thorough two congressional terms, was brought into court Thursday shackled and handcuffed.
    He is accused of conspiring to violate federal election laws during his last term in office. It’s a felony that could send him to federal prison if he’s convicted.
    As Stockman stood before the judge Thursday afternoon, prosecutors alleged that the former Congressman had conspired with two former employees to funnel hundreds of thousands of dollars to his personal use.

    I’m shocked they actually enforced a campaign finance law.

  36. 36.

    amk

    March 16, 2017 at 10:58 pm

    who da fuck is getty and why does he own all the intertube images?

    thank fsm for pron.

  37. 37.

    Adam L Silverman

    March 16, 2017 at 10:58 pm

    @Central Planning:
    https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/d7/6e/9e/d76e9e3096464927142b6102e82073fe.jpg

  38. 38.

    jl

    March 16, 2017 at 10:59 pm

    That dog would make a great front poster here. I’ve long noticed this blog has lacked the chihauhua perspective. Which his video shows is much needed these days.

  39. 39.

    amk

    March 16, 2017 at 10:59 pm

    @Kay: twitler is next?

  40. 40.

    Adam L Silverman

    March 16, 2017 at 10:59 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: KellyAnne Conway.
    http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-essential-washington-updates-more-than-just-spying-microwaves-why-1489416182-htmlstory.html

    Video at the link.

  41. 41.

    efgoldman

    March 16, 2017 at 11:02 pm

    @Central Planning:

    Any chance I can send a bill to the CIA

    Sure, you can send it.

  42. 42.

    amk

    March 16, 2017 at 11:04 pm

    whatev happened to that fucking comey’s fucking hearing before the fucking cong critters?

  43. 43.

    Omnes Omnibus

    March 16, 2017 at 11:07 pm

    @Adam L Silverman: “

    I’m not in the job of having evidence,” she said. “That’s what investigations are for.”

    HOLEE FUK!

  44. 44.

    efgoldman

    March 16, 2017 at 11:09 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    Where the my microwave is watching meme come from?

    Kelly Anne

    “There are many ways to surveil each other now, unfortunately,” she said. “There was an article this week that talked about how you can surveil someone through their phones, certainly through their television sets, any number of different ways. And microwaves that turn into cameras, et cetera. So we know that that is just a fact of modern life.”

    Put another way, Conway gave credence to the documents published by Wikileaks in an attempt to back up the president’s claim.

    Conway attempted to defend herself, saying her comments were being misconstrued.

    On CNN, she said she had been asked about “surveillance generally.” But the Bergen Record columnist’s question was more specific: “Do you know whether Trump Tower was wiretapped?”

    So Conway went another direction on CNN.

    “I’m not in the job of having evidence,” she said. “That’s what investigations are for.”

  45. 45.

    CaseyL

    March 16, 2017 at 11:09 pm

    Tunch is this blog’s patron saint, which leaves room for a spirit animal or two.

    Also: That is one ferociously UNsatisfied chihuahua: all that humping to no apparent effect. Melania can probably relate.

  46. 46.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    March 16, 2017 at 11:12 pm

    @Baud:

    T.I. = efgoldman

    Shhhh…that’s a secret.

  47. 47.

    Ruckus

    March 16, 2017 at 11:14 pm

    That could be my friends dog. She humps dolls. It is rather hilarious. This however would be the best doll to hump or take a dump on.

  48. 48.

    Adam L Silverman

    March 16, 2017 at 11:15 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: And she a lawyer too!

  49. 49.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    March 16, 2017 at 11:17 pm

    @amk:

    who da fuck is getty

    Dude’s got 2 museums here in LA.

  50. 50.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    March 16, 2017 at 11:19 pm

    @efgoldman:

    And microwaves that turn into cameras, et cetera. So we know that that is just a fact of modern life.

    Nobody told Kellyanne not to do the brown acid?

  51. 51.

    Ruckus

    March 16, 2017 at 11:20 pm

    @?BillinGlendaleCA:
    Damn it, I thought you weren’t supposed to do the blue acid.

  52. 52.

    danielx

    March 16, 2017 at 11:21 pm

    These people are ghouls. Apologies for long block quote….

    Well-known prick with ears Mick Mulvaney says ending Meals on Wheels funding is actually a compassionate thing to do.

    When Mulvaney was asked about the elimination of funding for Meals On Wheels, he answered, “I think you know that Meals On Wheels is not a federal program. It’s part of that Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) that we give to the states, and then many states make the decision to use that money on Meals On Wheels. What I can tell you about CDBGs is that’s what we fund. Right? So we spend $150 billion on those programs since the 1970s. The CDBGs have been identified as programs since I think the second Bush administration as ones that we just not showing any results. We can’t do that anymore. We can’t spend money on programs just because they sound good. Meals On Wheels sounds great. Again, that’s a state decision to fund that particular portion, but to take the federal money and to give that to the states, and say look we want to give you federal money for programs that don’t work. I can’t defend that anymore.”

    Later Mulvaney was asked if this is a hard-hearted budget. He answered, “I don’t think so. In fact, I think it is one of the most compassionate things we can do to. You’re only focusing on half of the equation. Right? You’re focusing on recipients of the money. We’re trying to focus on both the recipients and the folks who give us the money in the first place, and I think it’s fairly compassionate to go to them and say look, we’re not going to ask you for your hard earned money anymore.”

    As if additional confirmation was needed.

    Mulvaney, does any of this sound familiar, you no-doubt-fervent-Christian?

    I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ 37 Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? 38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? 39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ 40 And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers,[a] you did it to me.’ – Matthew 25:36-40

  53. 53.

    amk

    March 16, 2017 at 11:24 pm

    Trump has, so far, forced his Christian backers to defend pussy grabbing, letting seniors starve and turning away refugees. lol?— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) March 17, 2017

  54. 54.

    amk

    March 16, 2017 at 11:24 pm

    Man. Arguing against feeding kids while you golf at government expense is up there on the Marie Antoinette list of Not a Good Look.— Ted Underwood (@Ted_Underwood) March 16, 2017

  55. 55.

    Mary G

    March 16, 2017 at 11:25 pm

    @Ruckus: The only way it would be better is if the doll was face down.
    “My hair! My $60,000 hair”

    I still have a cough but the addition of three inhalers seems to be calming my bronchitis down, finally, thank FSM. I even caught up on some reading. I hardly ever read comments anywhere but here, but for some reason I caught these on the WaPo and they are pretty good. Almost Balloon Juice quality. On a Jennifer Rubin column, no less.

    jayster
    People are already tuning out Trumpolini up on the Hill because they finally appreciate that he is so intellectually and emotionally challenged that nothing he says makes sense plus he forgets what he said two hours ago. As for Speaker Onan (sic) that pathetic little nonentity only has his job because no one else has stepped up to garner the necessary votes. It’s like asking all the passengers and crew, “Who wants to Captain the Titanic?” after she already hit the iceberg.
    twm
    Let me quote my old pappy – “They don’t have the sense God gave a billy goat!”
    g_k
    “But did the president understand what was in it?”
    Regardless of the topic, the answer to this question is always no.
    Eugene Daniell
    Unless the question is, “Does he understand what’s in it for him?”

  56. 56.

    amk

    March 16, 2017 at 11:25 pm

    when did bj turn prude? now pu**y grabbing is a no-no?

  57. 57.

    Gin & Tonic

    March 16, 2017 at 11:29 pm

    Bad day here. When the word used to describe your distal radius is “fragmented” as opposed to “fractured” you know you’re in for a lousy stretch of days.

  58. 58.

    Lizzy L

    March 16, 2017 at 11:30 pm

    @danielx: The verse which I’ve been quoting is, “What does it benefit a man to acquire the whole world and lose his soul?” (Luke 9:25)

    Though most of these folks seemed to have sold their souls already…

  59. 59.

    jl

    March 16, 2017 at 11:30 pm

    @danielx: But that is why the Trumpsters are handing out all those lower and middle income tax cuts, see…. so shut up you silly do-good… oh… wait… I better check that first, huh…

  60. 60.

    burnspbesq

    March 16, 2017 at 11:30 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    How the hell did she pass the bar?

  61. 61.

    Omnes Omnibus

    March 16, 2017 at 11:30 pm

    @amk: We are all about consent. Get that and get your freak on.

  62. 62.

    Omnes Omnibus

    March 16, 2017 at 11:32 pm

    @Gin & Tonic: Ouch. Get better.

  63. 63.

    efgoldman

    March 16, 2017 at 11:32 pm

    @Gin & Tonic:

    When the word used to describe your distal radius is “fragmented”

    Oh man. You or someone close?

  64. 64.

    efgoldman

    March 16, 2017 at 11:33 pm

    @Lizzy L:

    most of these folks seemed to have sold their souls already…

    Worse, they gave them away for nothing. Not even three beanstalk seeds.

  65. 65.

    Gin & Tonic

    March 16, 2017 at 11:33 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: Apparently that part may require the services of a surgeon. I will know for sure tomorrow.

  66. 66.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    March 16, 2017 at 11:34 pm

    @amk: You just need to know how to say pussy.

  67. 67.

    Gin & Tonic

    March 16, 2017 at 11:34 pm

    @efgoldman: Me. A sub-optimal day of skiing.

  68. 68.

    Gin & Tonic

    March 16, 2017 at 11:36 pm

    And this [email protected] that all the kids are talking about these days did jack shit.

  69. 69.

    amk

    March 16, 2017 at 11:37 pm

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: The offending thing was in a tweet , ffs. ‘grats, looks like you beat the system.

  70. 70.

    efgoldman

    March 16, 2017 at 11:38 pm

    @Gin & Tonic:

    A sub-optimal day of skiing.

    Aargh. “Sub-optimal” hm? Master of understatement.
    I’d have assumed a fall after the recent storm.

  71. 71.

    Omnes Omnibus

    March 16, 2017 at 11:38 pm

    @Gin & Tonic: Fucking up your arm while skiing is original.

  72. 72.

    amk

    March 16, 2017 at 11:39 pm

    newzie assholes.

  73. 73.

    Gin & Tonic

    March 16, 2017 at 11:41 pm

    @efgoldman: I needed serious velocity to do this. A simple fall wouldn’t have been enough. When the x-ray tech looks at the exposure and says “wow!” that puts you in a good mood.

  74. 74.

    Gin & Tonic

    March 16, 2017 at 11:42 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: Yeah. 15 years ago I shattered the humerus on the other side. Very original.

  75. 75.

    Omnes Omnibus

    March 16, 2017 at 11:42 pm

    @Gin & Tonic: Where were you skiing?

  76. 76.

    Gin & Tonic

    March 16, 2017 at 11:44 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: Vermont.

  77. 77.

    Adam L Silverman

    March 16, 2017 at 11:44 pm

    @Gin & Tonic: What did you do? We’ll keep good thoughts!

  78. 78.

    amk

    March 16, 2017 at 11:45 pm

    now the limeys too join the You Lie donnie party.

  79. 79.

    Gin & Tonic

    March 16, 2017 at 11:47 pm

    @Adam L Silverman: I fell while skiing (snow) and broke my forearm pretty badly.

  80. 80.

    Adam L Silverman

    March 16, 2017 at 11:48 pm

    @burnspbesq: She never practiced. She went right to work for Luntz. Then on to being one of the anti-Clinton elves in the mid 90s. And then on to her own campaign polling and strategy business focusing on women’s issues. Her firm was always a niche player. She married one of the outside attorneys who quietly worked on the Paula Jones suit. He’d previously dated Ann Coulter.

  81. 81.

    Omnes Omnibus

    March 16, 2017 at 11:48 pm

    @Gin & Tonic: I’ve adjusted my aggressiveness to the age of my knees. I still like speed, but moguls are curved around rather than bounced over. Best wishes for an easy recovery. I hope it wasn’t your dominant arm.

  82. 82.

    Adam L Silverman

    March 16, 2017 at 11:49 pm

    @amk: I freed it. Quit your kvetching. I was momentarily indisposed.

  83. 83.

    Adam L Silverman

    March 16, 2017 at 11:50 pm

    @Gin & Tonic: Sorry to read that. Again, we’ll keep good thoughts.

  84. 84.

    efgoldman

    March 16, 2017 at 11:50 pm

    @Gin & Tonic:

    When the x-ray tech looks at the exposure and says “wow!” that puts you in a good mood.

    Especially because x-ray/ultrasound/imaging techs are trained never to comment.

  85. 85.

    Mary G

    March 16, 2017 at 11:51 pm

    @Gin & Tonic: Ouch. I hope you have as good a result as I did with my ankle fracture, which also involved many small pieces broken off the tibia, fibula and tarsal bones. They were very pessimistic after the surgery, warning me of horrible pain and loss of function. Instead it healed up and all the bits and bobs screwed together with a lot of metal fused so well that I have more pain in the unbroken ankle now and it works fine.

  86. 86.

    Misswhatsis

    March 16, 2017 at 11:51 pm

    Y’all y’all listen! A tiny little town in N.H. voted in favor of two petition warrant articles tonight, both of which told the current administration to walk their nonsense right back up.

    Here they are:

    Article 1: In order to ensure that Wilton is a safe and welcoming community for all, employees of the town of Wilton shall not inquire about, report, or act upon any person’s immigration status under any circumstances while performing their duties.
    This article is necessary to prevent residents of, or visitors to, Wilton from being asked to prove immigrant status to any town employee (police, town hall…). If this is to be done, it is the job of the federal government; town employees are not required to do the federal government’s work. If they are asked to do this they can point to town policy (if this is approved) to refuse to participate. Additionally, having a town that has declared itself safe for all people regardless of immigration status makes us a kinder and safer community.
    Article 2: The town of Wilton affirms its commitment to the rights ensured by the First and Fourth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States of America and declares that in the town of Wilton no person shall be required to declare their religious or philosophical belief or affiliation, nor to sign a registry for any belief or affiliation.
    This article is fairly self-explanatory. We don’t want fellow humans separated, labeled and possibly impounded. Recall what happened to Japanese Americans during World War II: vote to ensure a similar atrocity does not happen in our town.

    And did I say that they passed? These same warrant articles are on the ballots for 5 more towns later this week.

  87. 87.

    amk

    March 16, 2017 at 11:51 pm

    @Adam L Silverman:

    Quit your kvetching.

    And violate the blog’s primary ethics?

    Thanks.

  88. 88.

    Gin & Tonic

    March 16, 2017 at 11:53 pm

    Driving up there early this morning I passed some douchebag driving a Tesla with CT plates and a license plate frame saying “Who is John Galt?” Irony is dead and buried. Motherfucker was driving on a taxpayer-funded toll-free interstate highway *that he doesn’t even pay for the maintenance of* since he does not buy gasoline. It was all I could do to keep from running him off the road.

  89. 89.

    Adam L Silverman

    March 16, 2017 at 11:54 pm

    @Misswhatsis: That’s all wonderful to read.

  90. 90.

    Lizzy L

    March 16, 2017 at 11:55 pm

    @Gin & Tonic: Best wishes for a good outcome!

  91. 91.

    Gin & Tonic

    March 16, 2017 at 11:55 pm

    @Mary G: That’s encouraging news, thanks.

  92. 92.

    Felonius Monk

    March 16, 2017 at 11:56 pm

    Per Josh Marshall at TPM:

    Speaker Paul Ryan just gave two back to back live interviews on MSNBC (Meet the Press Daily) and CNN (Wolf Blitzer). He struck me as agitated and defensive, occasionally verging on sarcastic. They weren’t great interviews. I’m tempted to call them meltdowns. But that’s probably overstated; I’m going to wait to hear what others think. What I will say is that, having heard Ryan make his case, I think he and his bill may be in a worse position than I realized.

    In case you had not yet seen this.

  93. 93.

    danielx

    March 16, 2017 at 11:56 pm

    @Adam L Silverman:

    She married one of the outside attorneys who quietly worked on the Paula Jones suit. He’d previously dated Ann Coulter.

    Thereby confirming his appalling taste in women.

  94. 94.

    NotMax

    March 16, 2017 at 11:57 pm

    @amk

    With Ryan, it’s all about having the photo snapped.

    Remember this?

  95. 95.

    Omnes Omnibus

    March 16, 2017 at 11:58 pm

    @Mary G: Thanks for saying that, Someone close to me badly broke her ankle a couple of months ago. Surgeons screwed it together and she is recovering. On her second cast and starting to put weight on it. She’s worried. I will cite you as a positive example.

  96. 96.

    danielx

    March 16, 2017 at 11:58 pm

    @Gin & Tonic:

    I foresee that you’re going to need one of those cards showing you have a medical device implanted to get on an airplane in future.

  97. 97.

    Adam L Silverman

    March 16, 2017 at 11:58 pm

    @amk: What was I thinking. Clearly time for bed.

  98. 98.

    Gin & Tonic

    March 16, 2017 at 11:59 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    I hope it wasn’t your dominant arm.

    50/50 chance, eh? I said it was a bad day.

  99. 99.

    Gin & Tonic

    March 17, 2017 at 12:00 am

    @danielx: I actually do already have titanium screws implanted. They do not set off metal detectors.

  100. 100.

    Omnes Omnibus

    March 17, 2017 at 12:01 am

    @Gin & Tonic: Gotcha. Take the painkillers and get some rest.

  101. 101.

    danielx

    March 17, 2017 at 12:01 am

    From the Beeb:

    While Mr. Ryan is undertaking his juggling act, the president seems intent on throwing baseballs at his head.

  102. 102.

    Adam L Silverman

    March 17, 2017 at 12:01 am

    @danielx: Up to the 27 second mark:

  103. 103.

    Gin & Tonic

    March 17, 2017 at 12:02 am

    @Omnes Omnibus: Yup. It’s Vic0din time.

  104. 104.

    KlareCole

    March 17, 2017 at 12:04 am

    @danielx: The most disgusting part of Mulvaney’s comments were that Meals on Wheels did not show results. Huh? People get fed & checked on daily. Their lives are improved & extended. Wonder what result he was expecting? Recipients greeting the door in their boogie shoes? These people are too evil & stupid for words.

  105. 105.

    amk

    March 17, 2017 at 12:04 am

    @NotMax: Yup, the first thing that came to my mind. phucking phony all the way all the time.

  106. 106.

    NotMax

    March 17, 2017 at 12:07 am

    @Mary G

    Perhaps this will help soothe things somewhat. In any case, couldn’t hurt. Not in any sense meant to be a substitute for real bronchitis medication, but have found it it ameliorative during cough and cold season.

    Garlic Tea

    In a large saucepan, bring 3 cups of water and 3 cloves of garlic (cut in half) to a boil. Turn off the heat when the water boils, and add 1/2 cup of honey and 1/2 cup of fresh lemon juice. Strain. Sip 1/2 cup, warm, three times a day. Refrigerate extra to use the next day.

  107. 107.

    danielx

    March 17, 2017 at 12:07 am

    In other (sad) news:

    James Cotton, Blues Harmonica Veteran, Dead at 81

  108. 108.

    Lizzy L

    March 17, 2017 at 12:07 am

    @KlareCole: THIS. I wish someone had asked him what “result” he was looking for.

    Resist these immoral muthafuckas.

  109. 109.

    NotMax

    March 17, 2017 at 12:10 am

    @Adam L.Silverman

    Just a passing note that (here, anyway) each additional in-line video noticeably slows the refresh of the page.

  110. 110.

    NotMax

    March 17, 2017 at 12:12 am

    @amk
    ”
    Every job he’s had as an adult, Congressional or not, has involved foisting baloney on the public.

  111. 111.

    Mike in NC

    March 17, 2017 at 12:20 am

    @KlareCole: Obviously Mulvaney expects the Meals on Wheels moochers to volunteer as NASCAR pit crews in exchange for a baloney sandwich and glass of ice tea.

  112. 112.

    danielx

    March 17, 2017 at 12:25 am

    @Mike in NC:

    He was one of the most prominent assholes in the House Freedom Caucus, which is saying a lot right there.

  113. 113.

    Ruckus

    March 17, 2017 at 12:27 am

    @Lizzy L:
    I think you are assuming that they had a soul to sell. It’s even odds that one could not have been found at any time in their existence.

  114. 114.

    Ruckus

    March 17, 2017 at 12:37 am

    @Gin & Tonic:
    Have a friend who broke his foot in so many pieces that his ortho (who was mine as well) told me that putting it back together was like a jigsaw puzzle, with the pieces so far removed from where they belonged that he didn’t understand why he hadn’t lost his foot completely. The best part? He walks without the aid of any device and says pain is not even an issue. Also having worked in professional sports for a very long time, I and tell you I’ve seen X-Rays that make you shudder, and they belong to someone else. Good docs do amazing things these days.
    So good luck and heal up soon.

  115. 115.

    Jim, Foolish Literalist

    March 17, 2017 at 12:43 am

    Last night when trumpy was babbling about his EO/Ban, and he said the court’s rejection made us look weak, and the (from memory) ‘and we’re not weak, folks, not anymore, believe me’. and his fans stopped breathing through their mouths long enough to hoot and cheer and lifted their knuckles up off the ground to applaud and, not a doubt in my mind, do that thirty year old Arsenio Hall fist and whoop thing. Here’s how tough and strong and scary we are now

    Tillerson says diplomacy with North Korea has ‘failed’; Pyongyang warns of war
    By Anna Fifield and Anne Gearan March 16 at 11:08 AM
    TOKYO — The Trump administration made a clear break Thursday with diplomatic efforts to talk North Korea out of a nuclear confrontation, bringing the United States and its Asian allies closer to a military response than at any point in more than a decade.
    Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that 20 years of trying to persuade North Korea to abandon its nuclear program had failed and that he was visiting Asia “to exchange views on a new approach.”
    Soon after Tillerson’s remarks, in a sign of mounting tensions, the North Korean Embassy held an extraordinary news conference in Beijing to blame the potential for nuclear war on the United States while vowing that its homegrown nuclear testing program will continue in self-defense.

  116. 116.

    Ruckus

    March 17, 2017 at 12:43 am

    @Gin & Tonic:
    I’ve had both wrists in casts but my ex boss beat me at that big time. He had both of them in casts at the same time. He said his girl friend at the time was a trouper way beyond the call. Just imagine the things you can’t do in the smallest room in the house when both of your hands are bent back 90 deg and in casts. One hand is tough, no hands is impossible. In my case I did get to learn that being ambidextrous does not mean you can write anything reasonable with your off hand.

  117. 117.

    efgoldman

    March 17, 2017 at 12:46 am

    @Ruckus:

    Good docs do amazing things these days.

    And 24 hours ago we were in a thread slagging orthopods.
    Strange business, blogging.

  118. 118.

    Ruckus

    March 17, 2017 at 12:46 am

    @NotMax:
    That my friend is not baloney. Unless you consider animal exhaust solids to be meat of questionable quality.

  119. 119.

    Ruckus

    March 17, 2017 at 12:49 am

    @efgoldman:
    They aren’t all amazing. Some come far short of even seeming intelligent.

  120. 120.

    Omnes Omnibus

    March 17, 2017 at 12:49 am

    @efgoldman: An ortho fixed the fuck out of my left knee. I have no complaints

  121. 121.

    Ruckus

    March 17, 2017 at 12:52 am

    @Omnes Omnibus:
    That same ortho who fixed my friends foot fixed my shoulder. The repaired one works better than the other, which is still completely OEM. OK worn out OEM.

  122. 122.

    KS in MA

    March 17, 2017 at 1:12 am

    @Felonius Monk: Outstanding!!!

  123. 123.

    frosty

    March 17, 2017 at 1:26 am

    OMG!! LOL!! OMG!!!

  124. 124.

    Dog Dawg Damn

    March 17, 2017 at 1:28 am

    Stephen Colbert lampooning Rachel Maddow was the funniest thing ever. So good. Amazing
    .

  125. 125.

    sukabi

    March 17, 2017 at 1:28 am

    @efgoldman: naw, don’t send it to the CIA, their budget will probably be cut…send the bill to the White House….if it weren’t so expensive I’d send the microwave to the White House for repair.

  126. 126.

    eclare

    March 17, 2017 at 1:32 am

    Does anyone use Signal, and if so, are you having problems tonight?

  127. 127.

    Achrachno

    March 17, 2017 at 1:37 am

    Just saw this on Yahoo News and was initially shocked, but then thought I remembered hearing about this sort of thing before. Am I misremembering, or is there a pattern?

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma state senator was booked Thursday on child prostitution charges for allegedly hiring a 17-year-old boy for sex, leading to calls for his resignation and a separate internal investigation into his years of work with a youth program.

    Ralph Shortey, a 35-year-old conservative Republican who has a wife and three young daughters, surrendered to authorities on charges of engaging in child prostitution, transporting a minor for prostitution and engaging in prostitution within 1,000 feet of a church. He was released after about two hours on a $100,000 bond.

  128. 128.

    JCJ

    March 17, 2017 at 1:40 am

    @Gin & Tonic:

    When the x-ray tech looks at the exposure and says “wow!” that puts you in a good mood.

    Yeah, when I see an awful image on a CT scan or MRI and say “oh crap!” my associate always wants to see what I am looking at.

    Best wishes for a good recovery, both short term (pain) and long term (normal function of the arm/wrist.)

  129. 129.

    JCJ

    March 17, 2017 at 1:42 am

    @efgoldman:

    And 24 hours ago we were in a thread slagging orthopods.

    What i learned about orthopedic surgeons long ago: To be an orthopedic surgeon you nee to be as strong as an ox and twice as smart!

    I think Tom Price fails miserably at the latter condition.

  130. 130.

    Mike J

    March 17, 2017 at 1:54 am

    Overnights must be dull at the National Weather Service, at least in the Seattle office:

    NWS Seattle ‏Verified account @NWSSeattle Mar 13
    There Is A Light That Never Goes Out. But we won’t see much sun. Prefer rain? How Soon Is Now? We know..That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore. #wawx

    NWS Seattle‏ Verified account @NWSSeattle Mar 14
    On a Positive Vibration note, you won’t be Waiting in Vain for dryness. Rain makes an Exodus next week & we could be Jammin’ in sun. #wawx

    NWS Seattle‏ Verified account @NWSSeattle Mar 14
    You may call this weather Super Bad, but don’t wake up in Cold Sweat. We’ll inject some Soul Power into the forecast & Make It Funky. #wawx

    NWS Seattle‏ Verified account @NWSSeattle Mar 15
    Rain has you saying I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For. Here’s the Sweetest Thing. 1st day of spring could be a Beautiful Day. #wawx

    NWS Seattle‏ Verified account @NWSSeattle 2 hours ago
    We noticed many Shiny Happy People today. Rain returns, but don’t spill your Orange Crush over it. You can Stand in the sun again soon #wawx

  131. 131.

    jl

    March 17, 2017 at 2:00 am

    @Mike J: Coded messages from the Deep State? National Weather Service would be the beating heart, obviously.

  132. 132.

    Sab

    March 17, 2017 at 2:25 am

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: My Samsung dryer sings Schubert Trout Quintet when it is done. Very weird, but pleasant.

  133. 133.

    Sab

    March 17, 2017 at 2:47 am

    Front page posters:this thread is dead as a door nail. Just saying.

  134. 134.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    March 17, 2017 at 3:10 am

    @Sab: The wife’s Sammy washer does the same.

  135. 135.

    Central Planning

    March 17, 2017 at 5:01 am

    @efgoldman:

    Especially because x-ray/ultrasound/imaging techs are trained never to comment.

    More of an interjection, not a comment.

  136. 136.

    Another Scott

    March 17, 2017 at 6:39 am

    @Gin & Tonic: Ouch. :-(

    Best of luck with the ‘body work’ and the recovery!

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  137. 137.

    zhena gogolia

    March 17, 2017 at 7:52 am

    It’s the canary (canaries?) going mad in the background that really makes this video.

  138. 138.

    Stardus614

    March 17, 2017 at 9:20 am

    And, he’s not going to pay for Trump’s damned wall!

  139. 139.

    Cogitari Safari

    March 17, 2017 at 3:52 pm

    Because the doll’s nose is bigger than Donny’s dick.

  140. 140.

    Cogitari Safari

    March 17, 2017 at 3:53 pm

    Now if we can only get a male elephant to do the same to the real Donny.

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