But, but, but ... Some guy with a puppet had a sign that said Bush = Hitler! Godwin's Law! Godwin's Law!
That's the very face of the Dhimmicrat Party!
My god, check out this ad from the link in two.
"7 out of 10 black babies are born out of wedlock and Al Sharpton says the answer is racial quotas."??
How does that even make any sense? Jesus.
3: The original version of the ad just featured a guy draped in the American flag yelling 'Niggers! Niggers! Niggers!"
This was the most blindingly obvious possible post, but I do find the need to say obvious stuff sometimes.
The proper response to accusations of Democratic incivility is "Kiss my hairy red ass." This, of course, works best if you have red hair.
Crap, rob, I forgot about your email. Shit. I'm sorry.
How much does Vernon Robinson look like Steve Guttenberg in Veronica Mars? A lot.
c'mon, LB, that last clause in your title is just you trying to imitate megan's sub-title.
girl-crush is okay, but this sort of fawning, me-too imitation can go too far.
I am ashamed. (I do that all the time: something sticks in my head, and I find myself using the same phrase later without thinking about it. Plagarism makes me very nervous -- I don't work in a field where it's an issue, but if I did, I could totally see myself getting in trouble reproducing someone else's catchy wording without meaning to.)
m. leblanc, someone yesterday was telling me about a big ongoing prisoner's mental health litigation in New York, and it sounded like the kind of thing you're interested in, but now I can't find a link to anything about it.
And, of course, not to deny the massive girl-crush.
I thought she said 'suck me.'
LB likes things a little rougher.
well, LB, you shouldn't feel too bad about it.
I mean, I do that kind of thing all the time: something sticks in my head, and I find myself using the same phrase later without thinking about it.
15: Not that odd, what with a name like Domineditrix.
Oh, not feeling bad about it, just busted. I do have plagarism fears, though -- I have a remarkably good memory for things I hear and read, and a remarkably bad memory for sources, so I've always got stuff rattling around in my brain where I'm thinking "That sounds smart. Did I come up with that? Or did I see it somewhere?" (Not that this is necessary to explain usage of the phrase 'bite me', but you know what I mean.)
I considered complaining (in unfogged comments) last night about unpleasant rhetoric coming from random liberal blog commenters on the topic of Ted Haggard. All there is to say is that he has preached evil and tried to have evil policies enacted in the past, and now it turns out he's done some of the things he wrongfully preached were evil and wrongfully tried to have policy written against, even though (at least some of them, including the one for which he is drawing the most attention) aren't actually. Not that I care at the present time about people voting Democrat, or not voting Republican, for bad reasons, but just that it's worth noting that is what's happening.
19: I'm not sure what you're saying; could you clarify, maybe with an example? Do you mean that Democrats are saying that you should vote against Republicans because they're all secretly gay?
What's anyone been saying that's worse than a little schadenfreude? I haven't been reading comments too many places, but I haven't seen any gay-bashing.
Yeah, I stopped myself from saying this last night, because I was drunk then and thought I was misreading things. And maybe I still am (ambiguous between drunk and misreading). All I mean to say is that it's important to be clear, when stating happiness about these events, what it is in this case that you're happy about.
If you need someone to say something terrible and outrageous about Haggard so you can get your worry on, just let me know. I'd be only too glad. Assume a verboten emoticon of the smiling persuasion here.
OK. I'm happy Ted Haggard got fucked up the arse.
You remember those old register.com "I registered my..." ads from back in the days of the bubble? I'm over here praying for a comment thread like that.
I'm happy Ted Haggard got caught being a big, lying, self-loathing toad who used himself as his own scapegoat.
I'm happy that Ted Haggard won't be a force for evil in this world, at least for a little while, because his followers are bigots.
Linguistically, I like the ad script linked in 2. The attacked candidate is a "Democrat trial lawyer," while another Democrat whose criticism of the candidate is mentioned is a "Democratic mayor."
Holy shit, stop the presses, this is totally OT but it's the best news I've heard in months: McDonald's is bringing back the McRib!!! The Sandwich of Kings, baby!
And, they have a petition to make it part of the permanent menu again! Everyone needs to go sign it right now! (Lurkers that means you too.) And please encourage your friends and family and coworkers to do the same. Whether you eat there or not, some things are just worth doing for the common good. I can't even begin to explain how much I love these things.
While I'm totally off topic, this is pretty damn funny. Be sure to watch the video.
What other sports should ban grunting?
AOTW, 78% of respondants say "Tennis". At the other end of the spectrum, "Pooping" languishes at 2%.
That's mechanically separated pork stamped out of a 'ribs'-shaped mold? Have you considered just eating the barbeque sauce?
Hm. Should I sully my browser's virtue to sign Brock's petition? My browser which has never yet touched McDonalds's web site? I would be doing it to help Mr. Landers -- his seems like a worthy cause -- and yet... it's McDonald's! Just... can't...
SB, you misspelled "hockey".
Clowny, if you won't do it for me, do it for the Boneless Pork Farmers Association of America. The McRib is vital to their livelihood.
I've never seen anyone misspell 'ham' that badly before.
that badly
What, he was only off by 2 letters?
You've seen someone misspell 'ham' worse?
Porky's Harem was the worst of that series.
I figure haram is a misspelling of "harem" and that the overall tone of FL's otherwise unintelligible statement is indicated by "pork" being used as a verb.
Goddamn it! Pwned, and that fast.
At the bottom of the mcrib.com page, there is a link to filetofish.com.
Filetofish.com! What a country.
Also, the McRib girl is cracking me up. Rock ON!
Fuckadoodle, I even got pwn-pwned.
Filetofish.com
Saves you a trip to the county clerk's office.
45: Damn you, Standpipe! Leave some jokes for the rest of us.
And it doesn't matter who got rich off of whom, or who was exposed to tainted what...
Well done, 'pipe.
Thanks, mrh. But please, call me SB.
Since I don't know where else to say it: OMG you got to hang out in Nerissa Nields' house.
what it is in this case that you're happy about
I'm happy to see a powerful hypocrite, who has made a living demonizing my friends and family, exposed. I'm happy that the 14,000 people who go to New Life Church to raise their hands in the air and stomp their feet and whistle at that very demonization are now clasping their hands to the sides of their heads in an effort to keep them from exploding. I'm happy that one of the biggest figures in the religious right just got silenced. And I'm happy that stupid-ass botched Kerry joke story just got driven right off the front pages.
Away with me. No one loves a blog hog, except insofar as it reminds one of bacon.
wtf? Not only are polygraph tests worthless, but on talk radio?
31 expresses my thoughts exactly. Brock, no wonder everyone avoids you at meetups.
52: "The test administrator, John Kresnik, said Jones' score indicated 'deceptions' in his answers. However, Kresnik said he doubted the accuracy of the test he administered because of the recent stress on Jones and his inability to eat or sleep, according to KHOW producer Greg Hollenback. Kresnik suggested that Jones be re-tested early next week after he was rested."
Have you ever even had a McRib? The whole is greater than the sum of its parts, I can assure you.
Which would you rather eat, a McRib, or Ted Haggerd's meaty cock?
Was that supposed to be a hard question?
I really liked McRibs when I was a kid, but when I had one as an adult, I was (as with all McDonald's offerings) not impressed. Part of this may stem from the fact that you can get fresh pork sandwiches with homemade bbq sauce down here for about the same price.
Thank god Ted's gay, and I'm off the hook for 56.
fresh pork sandwiches with homemade bbq sauce
You're killing me. There was one Hawaiian place near me that had greak smoked pork, but that went away and now we have three other Hawaiian places with mediocre smoked pork. What's worse, the old, good one was taken over by a native Hawaiian who disparages the previous owner as "a white guy," but offers inferior food. Fucking liberals.
59 -- he swings both ways, B.
Thank god Ted's gay, and I'm off the hook for 56.
The question wasn't about what he would enjoy more.
I find none of the mentioned reasons to be happy bothersome, nor should anyone care about what I think in this "keeper of the discourse" role, unless I present some argument for why they should. I've just been in a weird mood lately.
58 - I have something of a bad food fetish. I also absolutely LOVE White Castle. The burgers are great, but the chicken rings are the real winners.
Speaking of tiny little burgers, this is almost unbelievable. 97 burgers in 8 minutes! The man is quite literally a superhero.
Oh, damn. Now I've got a craving for Dillard's.
9 and 10 - I was just excited that LB and I think alike, because that is my goal on every day of the week. All of my Trapper Keepers have Megan + LB 4ever written all over them.
Ms. Megan Breath
Liz and Meg
Mrs. Megan Breath
Megan and Liz Breath
Mrs. Megan and Lizard Breath
MB + LB
Ooh, Megan, the stupid Saturn just went into the dealership b/c it failed the smog test, which means I'll be picking you up in my dittohead uncle's old orange truck! Yee-haw! Start saying your prayers now that the bearings hold out.
I can drive from my Dad's house, which would save your old orange truck a couple hours on the freeway.
Atrios reports that Haggard's claiming that he bought, but did not use, meth, and that he went to the hustler for a massage. As Dan Savage says, "how'd that happen?"
That's mechanically separated pork stamped out of a 'ribs'-shaped mold?
I'm afraid Brock gets it exactly right. I wouldn't eat a McRib if my life depended on it, but the return of the McRib is always a happy--if slightly wistful--time. It's like watching the seasons change, or watching McNuggets fly south for the winter.
...Or the McSwallows returning to Capistrano?
69: And here I was picturing a Thelma and Louise type thing.
A lot of people buy meth as a long-term investment. It's like gold, it will never lose its value.
Wow... a couple c-notes dropped on "another supply" but he didn't inhale? That's a man who's dedicated to keeping a fresh supply of temptation ever at hand.
If you wonder why he didn't just stop buying meth, the truth is, he couldn't, because his prostitute had his thumb in his butt.
Why do all these fags keep sucking my cock?
77 is the third Reich reference of the Unfogged version of Godwin's law. How do you turn off this damn annoying spell-checking in Firefox 2?
How do you turn off this damn annoying spell-checking in Firefox 2?
In Preferences.
78: Tools->Options->Advanced. Uncheck "Check my spelling as I type."
73 - Or, instead of dinner, we could go get DominEditrix and Scott, and make a break for the Grand Canyon.
I fear this can only end in tragedy.
On Ted Haggart, one needs merely turn to the book of Romans, chapter 2:
Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.
Every time something like this comes to light, people get all atwitter: 'are there any evangelical leaders who aren't gay adulterers/drug addicts/compulsive gamblers/general hypocrites?' I guess they haven't read the Bible.
Surprisingly, the male prostitute turns out to be Richard Dawkins.
SB: Nerissa is the coolest, and her daughter is the cutest. The Nields are coming to play in town next week, and I'm totally going to go to the show and, like, know her.
Also, 76 refers to my favorite Dan Savage column of all time.
m.leblanc.: Don't worry, I had plenty of outrageous stuff to talk about anyway.
If you do ever find the reference, send it to me for future talks. We are supposed to reprise the whole teach in at the local high school at some point.
66 is cuteness itself.
what nice kids you are here.
That's what Unfogged strives for: niceness.
Anyone want to try to win a dog?
64: Chicken... rings? Chickens don't have rings.
No, these are rings of chickens, anthropomorphic ones engaged in contra dancing.
anthropomorphic ones engaged in contra dancing
Do the steps to that go "up-up-down-down-left-right-left-right"?
93- chickens don't have fingers either. Or nuggets.
The tastiest shape in which to mold chicken parts is unquestionably a ring. Why only White Castle seems to have this figured out is a great mystery.
Chickens don't have rings.
Sure they do. When you cut a chicken in half, you count them to figure out how old they are.
I went to White Castle for the very first time about a month ago. I went to the one up in the Bronx near Fordham, and it was so clearly designed to protect the staff in the event of a gunfight that I got scared just sitting there. The hamburgers were unlike anything I've ever eaten before, and that includes other hamburgers. I can see how people become addicted to it, but, man, if I have to walk through a war zone to eat grease...
clearly designed to protect the staff in the event of a gunfight
Do you mean they were all inside a sort of glass and metal box, rather than the more open-air counter/back-line setup of other fast food joints? I think every White Castle might be that way. And yes, it's a bit off-putting for sure.
Brock -- is it common practice for unaffiliated establishments to sell White Castle burgers? Tunnel Bar at 9th Ave. and 41st does (or did, I haven't gone there since I was working as a prep cook nearby about 12 years ago) and it always seemed kind of strange to me. Can you buy wholesale quantities of White Castle burgers?
One chowhound memory is of a n00b posting a vainglorious account of tracking down the best barbecue in ghetto portions of the District of Columbia and how the bullet-proof glass enclosure for the service counter added to the exotic thrill of being in outlaw territory. He had plenty riducule heaped upon him.
Forces compel me to point out White Castle's obvious inferiority when compared to In N Out.
Why are you asking me this - am I the resident White Castle expert now? That's a role I don't mind assuming, but I honestly have no idea on your question. I've never seen them sold by unaffiliates, but it sounds like some do. I know you can bye rather large crates of frozen White Castle burgers that taste exactly like the ones in the restaurant, but I don't know if that counts as "wholesale" quantity.
For the record, if someone comes upon a source of wholesale quantity White Castle burgers, I'd like to know about it. I fear my digestive system has been coddled too much recently, and I'd like to teach it a few lessons about the way things are out there in the real world.
100: You can buy them frozen at grocery stores here in Virginny.
101: To be clear, by "off-putting," I meant "Hmph. Those people are in a box. Weird. I wonder how they feel about it."
I've been to Subways (the restaurant) where the workers were behind a wall of bullet-proof glass, and conducted the transaction through little bitty bank-teller windows. Which was weird, but yeah, I do think that's the standard decor for White Castle.
Two more thoughts:
(1) I really honestly do believe White Castle burgers are made from rats, and no that doesn't bother me.
(2) You really can't even say you've eaten there until you've eaten there stoned.
Why are you asking me this - am I the resident White Castle expert now?
Sounding a little testy there, Brock. Let's have a meetup and talk things out.
Didn't mean to sound testy. At least not in this thread.