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Must be a bit windy there.
I wonder if it's significant that it is facing away from the wind? That picture was taken on the mainland just 15 miles or so from Limey. I don't think it's so bad here.
I wonder if it's significant that it is facing away from the wind?.
I think when it stopped working it probably got turned around.
There are a couple in DE that face away from the wind when operational.
It's windy here.
But Scotland got hit the worst.
:smack:
I suspect it is very significant that it is facing the wrong way. Either it's swivel jammed, causing the wind to spin the turbines backwards, or that is what the humans make it do when the fan malfunctions.
But ... damn, look at those greenhouse gas emissions, just LOOK AT THEM!
Good spot, Pete, good call Rhianne. It was windy here yesterday. We had no electricity from 13.40 to about 21.30. We had a lovely twinkly evening in candlelight and firelight, dinner cooked on the calor camping stove which is seamlessly integrated into my kitchen for just such occasions, lovely Christmas music from the Pod-and-battery-powered-speakers low-fi.
All is calm today, all is bright ....
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The footpath immediately around this stone retaining wall at the corner of Smith and Stuart Sts in central Dunedin was closed off yesterday after the wall began to bulge.
Dunedin City Council roading maintenance engineer Peter Standring said the council had been notified yesterday, but had no safety concerns about the situation.
It appeared the owner had taken all the correct precautions in having the area around the wall fenced off, he said.
Chief building control officer Neil McLeod said he had met the wall's owner, who had already contacted a structural engineer to inspect it.
It was not immediately clear what had caused the bulge, but he was satisfied the owner was being conscientious and everything that needed to be done had been, Mr McLeod said.
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Poor bastard literally bounced off the ceiling. :lol2:
Here drink some pivo and change your shorts...ha ha ha ha.....
[COLOR="DarkRed"]For all those folk who rally round the banner of capital punishment[/COLOR]
NY Times
By JOHN SCHWARTZ and BRANDI GRISSOM
December 19, 2011
Exonerated of Murder, Texan Seeks Inquiry on Prosecutor
AUSTIN, Tex. — A Texas man wrongfully convicted in 1987
of murdering his wife is scheduled to be officially exonerated on Monday.
For six years, the Williamson County district attorney, John Bradley,
fought the request for DNA testing, based on advice from Judge Anderson,
his predecessor and friend.
In 2010, however, a Texas court ordered the DNA testing,
and the results showed that Mrs. Morton’s blood on the bandanna
was mixed with the DNA of another man: Mark A. Norwood,
a felon with a long criminal history who lived about 12 miles
from the Mortons at the time of the murder.
By then, Mr. Morton had spent nearly 25 years in prison.
What is unprecedented is the move planned by lawyers for the man, Michael Morton:
they are expected to file a request for a special hearing to determine whether
the prosecutor broke state laws or ethics rules by withholding evidence
that could have led to Mr. Morton’s acquittal 25 years ago.
[COLOR="Black"]Maybe Morton will get Bradley and Anderson disbarred
for conspiracy to commit unlawful imprisonment !
Yeah...I know, that's not gonna happen...[/COLOR]
.
This exemplifies the problems with our legal system. Instead of an actual search for the truth, they are simply trying to win.
Even stuffed with feathers, that horse wouldn't be light.
Isn't that Chuck Testa-cle?
Even stuffed with feathers, that horse wouldn't be light.
He can't be in that brigade, then, can he?
Are you sure that's not Sweden?
They have a Snel Hest meme...
In other news, we've been knocked about by high winds again last night and today.
Even we felt it in our protected location.
I'm wondering if its an anti-poaching tool? Weren't the Russians having a problem with people shooting the wild horses around Chernobyl?
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Ouch ... :lol:
Wait .."Spearmint Rhino Gentleman's Club"? Wtf?
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Must be a bit windy there.
By coincidence ???
Maybe
Limey or others can fill us Yanks in on what is (likely) to happen with this...
Christian Science Monitor
Bryan Kay
January 25, 2012
Scotland talks independence – but can it afford it?
With a vote on Scotland's independence from the UK becoming more inevitable,
Scots want to know how an independent Scotland would pay its bills.
With the pro-independence Scottish Nationalist Party now in control of the Scottish parliament
in Edinburgh for the first time, the idea of independence is gaining traction.
First Minister Salmond vowed when his party won in 2011 to hold
a referendum on independence before the end of his term.
But British Prime Minister David Cameron and his ruling coalition in London said
earlier this month that Scotland's devolved parliament does not have the constitutional powers
to call a referendum, or to dictate its terms, sparking a heated debate.
I dunno. Maybe we Yanks can fill them in on what it takes to break away from Mother England.
Cameron was rumoured to be offering the Scots a vote for independence.
But the referendum must be with the next 18 months, is legally binding and is all-or-nothing.
That would have been a huge gamble for Alex Salmond, who promotes a middle of the road solution which means more devolution (Scotland gaining more powers of self-government). This is the only middle of the road thing about him; he wants to get people who aren't hardcore nationalists on his side.
It's an extremely complex issue, as if Scotland does gain full independence it will affect the Armed Forces, the NHS, banking, the Houses of Parliament and the House of Lords, the Monarchy, the BBC, the Union Jack and the Eurovision Song Contest.
Salmond is countering with a consultation paper suggesting a referendum in 2014, with a devolution-max option, where Scots can opt out of much of the control Whitehall currently has. As above, he is worried he will be defeated in an all or nothing vote.
There are various strands to this, including whether ex-pats can vote. Sean Connery has been very vocal about Scottish independence, but every radio interview I've heard with a Scot just derides him. He doesn't live here (Scotland), he doesn't work here and he doesn't pay taxes. Fuck his opinion. Oh and he once dated my Granny. She could have married him you know.
They bottled Sheena Easton offstage last time she came back to sing.
I can't see that dividing small countries into smaller countries makes sense.
It's like subsistance farming.
With Scotland's lower population per square mile I think they benefit from being part of the UK.
Parliament might feel a long way away if you're in the Hebrides, but so will Edinburgh. The UK as it stands definitely benefits from having Scotland as part of the Union. I believe Scotland does too. Alex Salmond vehemently disagrees, but he is a man I would not trust as far as I can spit. And being a lady, that's only into a handkerchief.
Anyway, that was Scottish Independence Lite.
I am more than happy to take a backseat if and when Scots (both born and implanted) air their views.
Nothing wrong there other than that Salmond would be for independance in preference to any 'middle-of-the-road' solution.
Of course. But he wants a halfway house to bring the voters along with him.
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They bottled Sheena Easton offstage last time she came back to sing.
--snip
Bottled off the stage... ha!
Like this?
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Spearmint Rhino is a strip-club franchise in the US, Zen. Oxnard has one. Only strip club I've ever seen that had ivy-covered walls.
Thanks. Does the name make any more sense over there?
no, but to be accurate - Spearmint Rhino operates throughout the United States,
Canada, United Kingdom, Central Europe, Russia and
Australia.
Meanwhile, in Daytona, Florida...
Don't you move motherfucker!!
I love that little old lady.
Little old lady who?
Sorry, didn't mean to yodel at you.
I just think of little old ladies being like 80 or 90. My mom, 71, doesn't even qualify. ;)
Mostly I just wanted the yodel joke.
IM, that's a strange and wonderful mind you have there ! ;)
Yeah.
I'm picturing Heidi yodeling in the mountains of Switzerland now.
Thank, Lamp. :blush:
glatt: I looked for a lederhosen smilie. Are lederhosen appropriate? Do Swiss wear them? Or just germans? I don't know, and I'm part Swiss.
edit: there was a lederhosen looking hat guy, but it turned out he was a smoking pimp.
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Too political for the Weird News thread, this one ain't doin much....
Meanwhile, in Iraq:
Iraq militia stone youths to death for "emo" style
Sat, Mar 10 12:11 PM EST
By Ahmed Rasheed and Mohammed Ameer
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 14 youths have been stoned to death in Baghdad in the past three weeks in what appears to be a campaign by Shi'ite militants against youths wearing Western-style "emo" clothes and haircuts, security and hospital sources say.
Militants in Shi'ite neighborhoods where the stonings have taken place circulated lists on Saturday naming more youths targeted to be killed if they do not change the way they dress.
The killings have taken place since Iraq's interior ministry drew attention to the "emo" subculture last month, labeling it "Satanism" and ordering a community police force to stamp it out.
I kept expecting the punchline and the link to The Onion, but nope, that's from Reuters. More at
http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE8290CY20120310?irpc=932
I'm conflicted about this. I mean, emos are kinda annoying whiny brats, but you know, maybe just a light beating or something. Give them some scars they can really enjoy sulking about.
...maybe just a light beating or something. Give them some scars they can really enjoy sulking about.
Maybe they could burn 'em, you know, just a little.
Double haggis.
How long since women actually wore crazy A-line skirts like that? did they ever?
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Meanwhile, in Heaven...
War creates hell ... even in heaven.
Hell is other people.
Even in heaven.
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I must profess ignorance...I don't get the one for Germany.
There is no litter in Germany.
Meanwhile, in first class on China Airways.
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I bet he's a real bear to travel with.
Meanwhile, in Outback Australia.... the lake catches fire, and can't be put out.
Firefighters in far western New South Wales are frustrated by a bizarre blaze that has been burning on and off for weeks under a dry lake.
About two months ago crews were called out to Lake Woytchugga, about five to 10 kilometres west of Wilcannia.
Chris Favelle, who manages the Rural Fire Service's far west team, said the sight that greeted them was certainly curious.
"We just got a call to the lake and sent our brigade as we normally do," he said.
"I think they were fairly perturbed to find that it appeared that the lake edge was on fire."
Since then, firefighters have tried digging up the hot ground and flooding it, but the smoke keeps coming back.
They suspect it could be being fuelled by ancient organic matter that just keeps smouldering.
"It's a lake bed that's only got water in it after floods and those sorts of things," Mr Favelle said.
"So we've tried everything from flooding the area with water, taking water tankers in and just flooding it, through to trying to dig a breaker around the area and contain the fire within a set location.
"Lately we've tried actually digging up the hot ground and trying to extinguish it that way but it just seems to keep going on us at this point in time."
More at
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-12-12/rural-fire-teams-baffled-by-burning-underground-lake/4424436Z, call the oil companies... they will frack it out.
Back in the late 50's, I made a trip through Wyoming,
where they had a similar fire burning underground in veins of coal.
It went on for miles and had been burning for years.
Now it's being strip mined... for example
hereSounds like a naturally-occurring
mulch fire.Meanwhile in...
England
America
Russia (?)
and
Canada:
Great pics, Grav! I can even see the Canadian one clearly :p:
Might be worth pointing out that a pic of the centre of London isn't representative of the country as a whole :p
I took my dog out for his morning walk yesterday and he had to basically burrow his way to the gate.
Tis true though that it takes very little snow to bring the country to a halt. We get deep countrywide snowfall about once every 2-3 years.
The American picture represents America with one hundred percent accuracy.
It all looks just like that picture.
Even Hawaii.
Meanwhile, in Australia...
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Is Obama backing the Muslim Brotherhood? He wants Egypt to get back to elected leaders, but I don't think he'd be too put out if they did it by running new Brotherhoodless elections.
NFC. Clipped from Brit paper, looks like.
I just clipped it cuz it's funny, not aware of, nor responsible for accuracy.
I don't know how you got anything outta that, really.
Meanwhile, in Las Vegas...
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Whooda thunk an owner's manual for this thing would be
this easy to find?
NFC. Clipped from Brit paper, looks like
Probably not, at least not one people pay for.
They would never print so many exclamation marks (known in the trade as dog's cocks) and there would be nothing to blank out after London.
Meanwhile, in Las Vegas...
Please tell me that's all about convenience, so a "comfort break" allows you to top up on funds too.
And not because high-rollers really wipe their arses on currency.
Hell, if there was an unflushed $100 I'd fish it out.
Shit washes off.
Actually all of the above is obscene.
Including my attitude.
Probably not, at least not one people pay for.
They would never print so many exclamation marks (known in the trade as dog's cocks) and there would be nothing to blank out after London.
I disagree. The press has moved with the times, and whilst they might still be parsimonious with exclamation points in their own articles, it would be bad form to edit them out of a letter to the editor where they were clearly used to excess deliberately for emphasis.
This article touches on the issue (and also calls them dog's cocks)
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/apr/29/exclamation-mark-punctuation
Also, the blacking is, I believe, over the postcode. This could have changed since I left, but it used to be that the first part of the postcode was printed for contributors from London because it is so big.
I disagree. The press has moved with the times, and whilst they might still be parsimonious with exclamation points in their own articles, it would be bad form to edit them out of a letter to the editor where they were clearly used to excess deliberately for emphasis.
Well, that's just sic! :p:
Yeah, you can't really edit a letter to the editor to make it more grammatically or structurally correct, or more appealing to the well-read folks. Or else they could have made it read:
Dear Sir:
Verily, it has come to my attention that the country of Iran has chosen to support Assad, whilst Gulf States have announced their intention to oppose Assad. It is my belief that Assad has expressed ill feelings towards the Muslim Brotherhood while the Muslim Brotherhood (as well as United States President Obama) are against General Sisi.
You get rid of the errors, the extraneous exclamation points, and the one sentence paragraphs, and it isn't that guy's letter anymore.
...You get rid of the errors, the extraneous exclamation points, and the one sentence paragraphs, and it isn't that guy's letter anymore.
Nor is it humorous, anymore.
But my humorless rendition of the letter was tres humorful (at least in my head.)
I think you mean, it was totes humorful.
*snickers*
Yeah, I did. :)
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Robert Fulghum, call your office...
Slang, Whats happening in the Philippines? Are you still with us?
Slang, Whats happening in the Philippines? Are you still with us?
Fargon, look over
here.:)
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Aussie is genius!
Either that, or, someone's throwing away a perfectly good white boy.:rolleyes:
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Meanwhile, in Tunisia:
Tunisia, Feminist Paradise?
By Noah Feldman Jan 9, 2014 9:17 AM PT
I wouldn't believe it if I weren't sitting here in Tunisia's parliament building. But I just watched the nation's constituent assembly adopt, 116-40 with 32 abstentions, an amendment to its draft constitution requiring the government to create parity for women in all legislative assemblies in the country, national as well as local. After the vote, the assembly and audience stood up spontaneously and sang the national anthem. There wasn't a dry eye in the house -- including mine.
This historic moment is embedded in another historic moment of still greater scope. For the first time in the history of an Arabic-speaking country, a freely elected assembly is publicly debating and finalizing a constitution without an occupying army, a king or a dictator anywhere. The Arab Spring has either struggled or failed everywhere else, but in Tunisia, a democratic constitutional victory is in view.
**APPLAUSE** (Because I don't know the Tunisian National Anthem; maybe if you hummed a few bars....)
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That looks more like Norwegia.
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Hahahahah. Oh that's brilliant.
Just so y'all know:
I lick my cheese.
I wouldn't have thought you were that limber.
:D
limburger is the word you're thinking of
That was a stinky thing to say. :facepalm:
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Get this man a spot on SNL!
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...digging out another one. I think that may be the 1,500,000th Corvette.
FYI: The big (6-8") black pipe is a vacuum line. They're vacuuming the dirt out from around the cars. Also visible is the front of a conveyor for carrying the dirt out to a truck. Where it is then inspected for loose car parts.
Meanwhile, in Oz...
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I'm not trying to kill Australians.
I seen Ali's buns.
Have ya seen her muffin?:p::3_eyes:
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Took me a minute...
Alabama? Got to be from a nearby trailer park.
I've looked and looked, and I don't understand what I'm seeing. It's a pickup truck in the air in the woods. Is it falling? WTF is going on? Please enlighten me.
He asked the Lord for a pickem-up truck, so he could court Cindy-Lou.
The picture is his prayers being answered.
I've looked and looked, and I don't understand what I'm seeing. It's a pickup truck in the air in the woods. Is it falling? WTF is going on? Please enlighten me.
A tree has grown through the bed between the rear axle and the tailgate/bumper, and has continued to do so after there was no more clearance between the two, lifting the truck into the air.
I'm pretty impressed.
Thanks! My depth perception just wasn't there. I thought the truck was in front of the tree in the picture.
I thought trees grew from the top, and lower branches stayed where they are?
I wonder if the engine had been removed. Otherwise that's a lot of weight to be carrying off-balance like that.
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I've looked and looked, and I don't understand what I'm seeing. It's a pickup truck in the air in the woods. ... Please enlighten me.
Any bushman can say what it is. "The gods Must Be Crazy".
Tha's what it looks like to me, too.
Determination in the face of all obstacles ... or an addictive behavior ?
Everest climbs may restart despite massive quake if climbers want to go ahead
Star Tribune - BINAJ GURUBACHARYA , Associated Press - April 30, 2015
"The route above the base camp has been destroyed by the avalanche..."
The climbers and Sherpas who were attempting to summit from
the north face of the mountain, in Tibet, have already packed their gear and left
after Chinese authorities closed all climbing for the spring season.
But in Nepal, Gautam said, "the time for the expedition teams can be extended to June if necessary.
Most of the teams are still in the region and many are still undecided if they are going to abandon."
Several Sherpa guides are willing to go back to work if the expeditions resume. <snip>
The people there to climb didn't pick the option from a travel agent's brochure. The permit alone is $10,000, add the equipment, oxygen, food and Sherpa labor, you can top $100,000. But first high altitude training means months with no earned income before the climb begins. So someone making this attempt has a lot invested and probably won't have a second shot at it.
So someone making this attempt has a lot invested and probably won't have a second shot at it.
Well, I have better (safer and less expensive) things to do... like posting here on The Cellar.:rolleyes:
Therefore you will never understand.
Meanwhile in Russia
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Maybe Limey can translate, but my understanding is that a small shop had three mislabeled geese for sale, so authorities came in and read them the goose act. And then destroyed the geese.
It's like a skit out of Monty Python, especially at the 5:05 mark as the illicit goods are destroyed.
That'll teach those lying goose imitators. :haha:
And then destroyed the geese.
By running them over with a bulldozer. Over. And over. And over.
I confess to going right to the 5:05 mark, and, oh...I don't know why, really, I don't, but, I laughed. And I laughed.
And I laughed. I had tears coming out of my eyes, I laughed so hard. I couldn't stop. It started when I first saw that bulldozer.
The only thing that could have made that any funnier would have been for those geese to have been alive and honking right up til the tracks ground them into whole-goose-pate.
It's kinda bothering me, now, that I found that so freaking funny. I don't know why. My ticklebox is still upside down.
Thank you, Glatt, so much!:lol2:
Glad to help!
I too thought it was hysterical. It's painfully slow, but that just builds the tension and funneh. When the bulldozer is slowly heading for the geese, and the camera pans over to see them all lined up in a neat little row 50 feet away, I snorted out loud and the kids ran over to see what I was looking at.
The minute and 15 seconds it takes from camera on dozer to squashed geese, makes me wonder if the cameraman is a Alfred Hitchcock wannabe. :haha:
Glatt is absolutely right, imported geese (from Hungary) without labelling in Russian. I do understand the urge to laugh but this film made me want to cry as all these officials and individuals tried so earnestly to execute the legal requirements and record this whilst being aware (as far as I could see) of the absurdity of the exercise ad yet unable to do otherwise.
Sent by thought transference
I'm wondering, Limey, if the bulldozer was the prescribed method of destruction, or, just the handiest? Did you catch anything about that part?
I don't recall anything about the method of destruction. These people looked to be pretty rural, I think the bulldozer was the first thing that came to mind. Maybe other things that had had to be destroyed were more substantial and that was what they'd become accustomed to using ..
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I got the impression it was the local dump, natural place to dispose of the bird carcasses.
Should've eaten the evidence.
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They're gonna shoot their toes off.
...in China
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The only way outta that is suicide.
Caused by a government check point. If you embiggen the picture you can just make out Chris Christie. :haha:
Plus, the building on the right, blocking the exit of 15 of the right most toll lanes.
WTF? Why put a building on a highway?
I read the red thing is a tool booth, and the building is a new government check point for traffic entering Beijjing.
It's a toll, I'm a tool. :lol:
In good old u s & a. Bad news for retirees: No Social Security cost-of-living increase.
Damn gumint, they should give a SS increase to MEN, anyway. :lol2: :speechls: :bolt:
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E. Gads.
Meanwhile, in Australia:
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I wonder what floor that was? How high will rats climb? Will they climb to the upper floors of a skyscraper.
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This is why they check their T-shirts in Australia.
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Taylor Swift: fairy godmother. While visiting Australia this week, Swifty happened to drive by an adorable pre-teen clad in a Taylor fan shirt. Rather than simply drive on by, Splash report the singer had her "entire convoy of car" pull over so she could get out and make the kid's dream come true before continuing on her way. The grinning little girl, who happened to be carrying a balloon, proceeded to grin as Taylor wrapped an arm around her and hugged her while her mom snapped a few photos.
While the climate talks were going on in Paris,
700 of these posters were plastered all over the touristy areas.
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Pussyrazorshowwhatnow?!
Probably cordless electric.
Not sure if that's better, or, worse...:lol2:
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Don't they go for the throat to asphyxiate their prey? By remaining still she may have fooled him into thinking he was winning.
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Everybody knows N Korea does not have passenger jets. So 'beloved leader' always travels in an armored train.
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Jet operation commenced in 1975, when the first Tupolev Tu-154 was delivered for services ...
... Air Koryo is forbidden from landing at any European airport with this type of aircraft under Convention rules specified in the article.
In March 2010, Air Koryo was allowed to resume operations into the EU with their Tu-204 planes which were fitted with the necessary equipment to comply with mandatory international standards. All other Air Koryo aircraft remain banned from landing in EU airports or overflying EU airspace. ...
There you have it. North Korea isn't permitted to land all of its passenger jets in the EU; however, no one told them their jets couldn't use EU docking ports ... hence the picture.
SEX-O-BON!
SEX-O-BON!
SEX-O-BON!
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Ahem.
I thought I would play a where is this and find where in Arizona this was taken. I couldn't find it. I searched the entire Arizona border and the only golf course is in a flat land area in Yuma and doesn't match this photo. So I stopped looking and did a GIS.
Turns out this picture is in Africa, on the Morocco-Melilla border. Those are Moroccan fence sitters, and Spanish golfers. I had never heard of
Melilla before, so I thank you for that.
Wow. Mexicans are coming to America to work. So they can pay for The Donald's new fence.
I was just going by what the pic filename said.
I can't fact check every pic I post.
I'm mostly looking for amusement, not necessarily accuracy.
I mean, accuracy would be nice, and all...I just regurgitate the interweb's bowel movements.
Same with This Day In History, I'm strictly copy/pasting from Wikipedia, and This Day In Music.
It's all good. I believed it was the Ariz/ Mexico border myself.
Here it is ....
A golfer tees off as African migrants sit on top of a fence during an attempt to enter Spanish territories from Morocco.
A golfer tees off as African migrants sit on top of a fence during an attempt to enter Spanish territories from Morocco.
So Spain will get Africans to pay for a wall.
Based in which Fore? Foreplay, forethought, forewarned, forbidden, forseen, a forecast, or a forgone conclusion? Or is that what we scream when we see a foreigner? Extremist fear we may forfeit our freedoms if we do not declare war. Forewhat?
Meanwhile, in Bolivia:
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you *could* offer a guy a spoiler...
not cool man.
the horrible video... a warning, etc. I barely can stand to watch bungee jumping for that reason... it's like... NASCAR. You know they're gonna crash. but at least in NASCAR, their bolted into those rolling bank vaults. Safe-ish.
Did ya see the part where she stood up?
I didn't find anything horrible about it.
Apologies.
Meanwhile Venezuela has millions in the streets for over thirty days, Rio has massive demonstrations,
and this Turkish newspaper which has supported reform and paid dearly for it, published this Freedom of Speech issue today.
I wonder if these protests are because they feel Trump won't intercede where there's no profit in it?
Meanwhile, in Russia:
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A notorious Chinese dog meat festival opened on Wednesday with butchers hacking slabs of canines and cooks frying the flesh despite rumours that authorities would impose a ban this year.
After initial reports that authorities would prohibit the meat at the summer solstice event in the southern town of Yulin, animal rights groups said vendors and officials reached a compromise setting a limit of two dogs displayed per stall.
But multiple carcasses rested on some stalls at the main Nanqiao market, with stiff pointy tails, leathery yellow skin, eyes shut and bared teeth as if in a final growl. ...
... Thousands of dogs have traditionally been killed during the festival in conditions activists describe as brutal, with dogs beaten and boiled alive in the belief that the more terrified they are, the tastier the meat. ...
... Between 10 million and 20 million dogs are killed for food annually in China, according to the Humane Society International.
Dog meat consumption is not illegal in China, but animal rights groups have sought to stop its sale at the annual festival.
Outside the market, vendors sold stewed dog meat out of enormous steaming woks, shovelling big portions into plastic bags for passing customers. ...
... "Business during the festival goes up about ninefold. But don't worry, we always manage to have enough dogs," he said, adding that he planned to sell six dogs a day during the festival.
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BAHAWALPUR, Pakistan (AP) — An overturned oil tanker burst into flames in Pakistan on Sunday, killing 153 people who had rushed to the scene of the highway accident to gather leaking fuel, a hospital official said as the death toll continued to rise. ...
... A loudspeaker atop a local mosque alerted villagers to the leaking fuel, and scores raced to the site with jerry cans, said Rana Mohammad Salim, deputy commissioner of Bahawalpur. ...
... Abdul Malik, a local police officer who was also among the first to arrive, described a "horrible scene." "I have never seen anything like it in my life. Victims trapped in the fireball. They were screaming for help," he said. When the fire subsided, "we saw bodies everywhere, so many were just skeletons. The people who were alive were in really bad shape," he said. ...
... Saznoor Ahmad, 30, whose two cousins were killed in the fire, said the crowd of people screamed as the flames engulfed them. "The fire moved so fast," he said. When the flames subsided the field was strewn with bodies, and nearby were the charred shells of motorcycles and cars that the villagers had used to race to the scene. ...
... Eyewitnesses said about 30 motorcycles that had carried villagers to the accident site lay charred nearby. Eight other vehicles were destroyed, they said. ...
Meanwhile at the U.S. Women's Open Golf tournament Sunday, July 16, 2017, in Bedminster, N.J. ...
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Trump arrived Friday and became the first sitting president to attend a Women's Open, seeing parts of the final three rounds. ...
Meanwhile, in Mocoa:
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That's...unfortunate.
Wonder if everyone made it out...
Why is that shovel drinking dirty water?
Why is that shovel drinking dirty water?
Because eating it would be silly.
Wonder if everyone made it out...
I do wonder about that trackhoe,
and it's operator, at the very bottom...:(
Meanwhile, in Canada ...
[SIZE="5"]Police dog accidentally fires gun as officers investigate fight[/SIZE]
A police dog in Canada accidentally fired a handgun when its handlers were investigating a fight outside a shop.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers were called to a supermarket in Chestermere, Alberta, when witnesses reported two men assaulting another man with a handgun.
The police dog was tracking the suspects, who had fled the scene, when it uncovered a gun in a bushy area near the store.
Officers said the dog fired one shot, but neither the animal nor officers were injured.
In a news release, police said “the trigger was activated and a shot was fired from the handgun” but no other people were in the area at the time.
“That’s one of the things that our dogs are trained to do, is find evidence,” Corporal Curtis Peters, a communications officer for the RCMP, told CTV News.
“The dog is fine. It’s trained to respond and do its job even in the presence of gunfire, so the dog was quite happy to continue to go to work, as was the handler.”
The victim of the assault was later taken to a hospital with minor injuries and was later released.
Trigger happy pooches. :lol:
Trigger discipline. Keep your claw off the trigger til ready to kill.
“...the trigger was activated..."
Seems they went out of their way to
not say the dog stepped on the gun.
Or pawed it, which is common with dogs and cats when thy want to check something out, and pulling the trigger with a nail.
I suppose the dog could have stood up on his hind legs, twirled that bad boy around his toe and fanned it.
A couple guys on a truck forum who are from Alberta and Montana, said they had up to 5 or 6 inches of snow Sunday. Winter is coming. :(
A couple guys on a truck forum who are from Alberta and Montana, said they had up to 5 or 6 inches of snow Sunday. Winter is coming. :(
So the topic is "Three Dog White"? Well Joy to the World.
:santa::santa::santa::santa::santa::santa::santa::santa::santa::santa::santa::santa::santa::santa:
That's about right considering my supermarket had a huge Halloween candy display up the third week of July.:facepalm:
:santa::santa::santa::santa::santa::santa::santa::santa::santa::santa::santa::santa::santa::santa:
78 days til Christmas.
The beat goes on... how about if we build a wall?
The beat goes on... how about if we build a wall?
I see you're thinking ahead to using illegal immigrants to build a wall so when the cartel murders them for building the wall we'll have killed two birds with one stone ... well maybe more than one stone ... the wall will take a few. Brilliant!
I'm concerned about the gas mileage this Jeep is getting.
She don't care about no stinking gas mileage.
Meanwhile, in New Zealand...
Have you happened across New Zealand's new Prime Minister?
A little toothy, but, yowza.
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I wonder...what's NZ's stance on immigration?;)
This Guy swims to work.
I'm all cool with that, but it seems like he's going downstream and he uses his inflatable waterproof pack to float a little..... why not just sit on an inflatable tube or use something motorized? He says he's doing it for speed.... and doesn't mention swimming home upstream.
It's possible he might just be a nutso attention-ho, but it could be a new thing....
Perhaps those without convenient rivers could use the sewers mutant ninja turtle style?
... and doesn't mention swimming home upstream
Says "...sometimes twice a day"
That confused me.
This Guy swims to work.
I'm all cool with that, but it seems like he's going downstream and he uses his inflatable waterproof pack to float a little..... why not just sit on an inflatable tube or use something motorized? He says he's doing it for speed.... and doesn't mention swimming home upstream.
It's possible he might just be a nutso attention-ho, but it could be a new thing....
Perhaps those without convenient rivers could use the sewers mutant ninja turtle style?
He doesn't mention swimming home by swimming upstream, because it doesn't happen. I guarantee it. What do you think the speed of the current is?
Lots of river info here:
http://www.isarlust.org/commuting-to-work-in-the-isar-river-in-munich-germany/Says "...sometimes twice a day"
That confused me.
I think some regions in Germany take Siesta-length lunch breaks. Some go home. When I was an exchange student in Heilbronn, both parents came home for lunch. Which was almost always Spaetzle and gravy.
And it doesn't matter if he's late being Co-Founder, CEO, and Project Manager for a couple organizations. It's good to be the king.
Meanwhile, in Florida:
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Incest is bad, mmkay?
Meanwhile, in Oz:
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That's a dingo, eating a dead shark, while two snek fight (or fuck) to the death on the beach.
Now, that's some tasty Australia, right there!
Meanwhile, in Alabammer:
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Meanwhile in New Mexico:
This means you ICE! You can take your cages; we'll take care of those
pobrecitos you had locked up to prevent anymore MS16 raids by 2 year-olds. :eyebrow:
Yeah, take care o' those poors.
MS16...Izzat a new rifle?
MS16...Izzat a new rifle?
MS13 with an AR16 rifle are called MS16. They are now invading our cities conspiring with Saddam and Putin to kill us all.
MS13 with an AR16 rifle are called MS16. They are now invading our cities conspiring with Saddam and Putin to kill us all.
An AR16 rifle was never put into production.
Perhaps Mr. tw was thinking of the Russian RPK-16 light machine gun which uses the standard design and layout of Kalashnikov assault rifle family. The RPK-16 has barrel change capability, so it can be uses as a standard light machine gun with a long barrel or as an assault machine gun with a short barrel.
(So many guns, so little time)
Tw, make a mistake? Impossible! Just ask him. :rolleyes:
Well, I really don't know tw, so I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt.
Tw, make a mistake? Impossible! Just ask him. :rolleyes:
Sexbon is such as asshole that he cannot see a joke. Asshole. Joke. He is the joke. Sorry. My mistake.
Sexbon is such as asshole that he cannot see a joke. Asshole. Joke. He is the joke. Sorry. My mistake.
You can tell tw is just joking again 'cause he deliberately misspelled my username. :rolleyes:
The twit has made so many mistakes with his references that he's been reduced to claiming he's just joking when he makes them; however, that behavior is common in persons with diminished capacity. [post=1007661]Other's have tried to tell him[/post]; but, he just refuses to get facts and makes things up as he goes along … pobre pollo loco.
Is there anyone that the twit Sexaddict has not insulted? UG.
Did you train your hero - The Donald? Probably.
Is there anyone that the twit Sexaddict has not insulted? UG.
Did you train your hero - The Donald? Probably.
These uncontrolled emotional outbursts of yours, during which you're unable to write in an educated language, are becoming more and more frequent. You were never officer material; but, now you wouldn't even make a good conscript. You may not have much longer to go.
Best get your fill of cheesecake while you still can.
He remains a classic example of an adult who still thinks like a child. As the researchers noted, some never change. They also are easily converted by wacko extremist rhetoric. Where one insults rather than contribute anything useful, informative, or productive.
Just another reason why we need more immigrants.
Frankly, I'm miffed. Sexobon hasn't insulted me yet (that I'm aware of). What's up with that?
tw should challenge sexobon to a duel with the weapon of choice being the RPK-16.
I'll even volunteer to be tw's second. Folks in these parts consider me to be a pretty good shot - for a girl. ;)
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Nah, you don't want to get involved, believe me.
You want insults, yo mama wears combat boots.
Frankly, I'm miffed. Sexobon hasn't insulted me yet (that I'm aware of). What's up with that?
Make a misstake.
I did not take that miss. I never told anybody to lie, not a single time; never.
tw should challenge sexobon to a duel with the weapon of choice being the RPK-16.
Fun is greater with an AR-16. Using MS-16 a judges.
16 was also a good year. I still had enough fingers and toes to count the years.
Fun is greater with an AR-16. Using MS-16 a judges.
Ignorance is bliss. :rolleyes:
16 was also a good year.
Of course, '16 is the year Trump was elected President. :D
16 was also a good year. I still had enough fingers and toes to count the years.
Of course, '16 is the year Trump was elected President. :D
And as a result, '16 is the year I joined the Resistance. I can't wait until the democrats start the Civil War, but first we must finish winning the Battle of Bowling Green. ;)
Democrats are too busy fighting each other. :rolleyes:
And as a result, '16 is the year I joined the Resistance.
Well 2000 years later, the world went to hell. 16 was a good year.
...but first we must finish winning the Battle of Bowling Green. ;)
GASP!! :eek: Them's mah peoples!
Well 2000 years later, the world went to hell. 16 was a good year.
:)
Democrats are too busy fighting each other. :rolleyes:
Yep. The blue dogs are voting for the latest SC nutter. The excuse being they can't lose the seat to a Republican... What is the point of holding the seat if you're voting with the GOP anyway?
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[SIZE="3"]Good dog finishes Australian half marathon, earns medal, gets taken to dog jail[/SIZE][/CENTER]
94 participants ran Australia’s Ellery Brookman Goldfields Pipeline Half Marathon earlier in July. The typical finisher had approximately 2.02 legs.
The average was thrown off by a local stray dog named Stormy, who met the runners before the race and then, citing a light schedule of licking himself and sleeping for 18 yards that day, decided to join them. Stormy ran the course diligently, hitting every checkpoint and finishing with an estimated time of 2:30 — good enough for a top 70 finish. Despite not wearing a bib, the very good dog was recognized for his efforts, earning a medal for running 13.1 miles despite stumpy legs.
“This dog is walking around, making itself known to all the runners. We get the air horn out and say ‘Go’ and off he goes with everybody,” volunteer coordinator Allison Hunter told Australia’s ABC News. ”Speaking with all the aid stations and marshals later, we found out he stopped at every single one.”
At the race stations he was having a little runaround and saying hello to the volunteers and participants, and then he would team up with another runner and keep on following the crowd. He was just out there having a trot through the bush and enjoying people’s company.
Stormy didn’t get much time to revel in his accomplishment, however. Rangers took the canine from the finish line, which is a pet-free zone, to the pound after no one claimed him at the end of the race. He’ll spend up to seven days in dog jail waiting for his owner to pick him up. Organizers were told the good boy is a year-old resident of a local Aboriginal community who doesn’t have a single owner, but knows everyone in town.
We thought he deserved a medal since he had done the whole thing. So Allison and I went down to the rangers, gave him a medal and gave him more exposure so hopefully the owner might see.
If no one claims the rugged half-marathoner pup by the end of the week, he’ll be put up for adoption. Anyone in western Australia looking for a running mate will be able to apply to give him his forever home for a cost of about $300, plus expenses.
So, if you’re feeling unmotivated today for any cause, just remember; if this stumpy little Australian dog can do it, so can you.
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I had a feeling that I'd seen a similar report a couple of years ago.
Eventually I found this:
Dog Accidentally Joins Half Marathon, Finishes Race In 7th Place
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The marathon entrant finished in seventh place, but she made several stops along the way.
Ludivine, a two-year-old bloodhound in Alabama, won a medal for her seventh-place finish in the Trackless Train Trek Half-Marathon.
She raced with other, two-legged runners, crossing the finish line of the 13.1-mile course with a time of 1:32:56.
All of this came as quite a surprise to Ludivine's owner who had let the dog out to do her business and thought she was just out running in the woods.
What IS it about the half marathon that dogs love it so much!! It's the only race they ever run!!
IotD from 2011: Dog runs half marathon to support cancer research
Why: because they can't do a full marathon, and any shorter race is not newsworthy. Therefore the half marathon is the only race we will read about good dogs entering. Let's see if this hypothesis proves out.
Sometimes they do it.
Sometimes they even train dogs to do it for
blind marathon runners. (Mute your speakers, a video on the page autoplays.) But they freely admit that of the 165 they've been training for marathons with the blind, only 12 are "race-ready."
Maybe because half marathons are usually run on less rural turf and runners are spaced closer they're more likely to pick up a loose dog without drawing much attention except for the runners.
I got the impression the Alabama dog didn't stay with the same runners for the whole race, but spent more time at the water stations. Probably they wouldn't hand he a cup and had to scrounge what the runners discarded.
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A giant blimp of London Mayor Sadiq Khan hovered Saturday above Westminster in a crowdfunded protest against his record on tackling violent crime in the UK capital.
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A small crowd of supporters and members of the media gathered to see the giant balloon -- which depicts the mayor reclining in a small yellow bikini -- as it was flown for two hours, the Press Association news agency reported. …
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… Protest organizer Yanny Bruere, who describes himself as a British free speech advocate, said he had set up the crowdfunding campaign in response to London authorities' decision to allow a "Trump Baby" blimp to be flown during a visit to Britain in July by President Donald Trump.
He said the Parliament Square event would mark "the fightback for free speech in our country." ...
… The blimp's swimwear is a reference to a controversial weight-loss advertisement banned from the Transport for London network by Khan in 2016 that depicted a woman in a yellow bikini with the slogan "Are you beach body ready?" ...
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Girl wearing bikini is banned. But topless girls every day in each newstand is not? What and why is the reasoning?
Good. Now get rid of all the remaining TEKS requirements, too, and teach the kids how to use critical thinking and expression to make their own arguments about whether a historical figure was heroic or made a worthy impact.
It looks like that Texas State Board of Education vote to erase Hillary Clinton from its history curriculum was a good call.
Hillary requested that the State Department revoke her security clearance; so, they did. Ha! People knew she wasn't trustworthy and now it's official ('bout time she came clean).
Meanwhile in communications...
This infographic is now very old.
Google, Apple now media giants
Comcast is now at the top of one of those heaps
CBS and Viacom are owned by one single holding company whose owner also owns Netflix
Disney hasn't owned Miramax since 2010 and Miramax is sorta hosed anyway
With a few exceptions, the newspapers are no longer powerful
Radio stations, where are the resuscitation paddles
For Millenials half of traditional TV viewing has moved to other platforms
I think iHeartRadio owns every staion on the fucking spectrum. Cant stand 'em.
Interrupt the fuckiHeartRadioing song to promo the staiHeartRadiotion (& iHeartRadio) I'm already listeiHeartRadioning to!? Yeah, fuck you iHeartiHeartRadioRadio.
iHeartRadio filed for bankruptcy about 8 months ago. No reason to post profanity at them. Court will be more insulting.
Then they need to disappear.
Fuck 'em.
They're run by business school graduates, you know...and I'm sure they prolly use ViseGrips.
As a hand tool.:evil2:
[SIZE="3"]This 101-year-old woman brought down two deer with a single shot during hunting outing[/SIZE]
Talk about getting bang for your buck.
A 101-year-old Mississippi woman managed to strike down two deer with one bullet during a recent hunting outing, the Clarion Ledger reported.
Bertha Vickers says she initially let one doe pass in hopes of a bigger deer showing up. When one did, she didn’t miss her shot.
"Then I saw two deer on the ground,” Vickers told the newspaper. “It shot plum through both of them. They both dropped right there. They didn't take another step. I knew it was back there, but I didn't realize it was that close to her where it could get shot." …
… She told the newspaper that she’s going to continue hunting for “as long as I can.”
Vickers, who lives in Morgantown, said she celebrated her triumph by helping to clean the deer and gave much of the meat to her grandchildren, aside from keeping a few steaks for herself.
I wonder if she really comprehended the penetrating power of her ammo?
I wonder if her grandchildren threw all that meat in the trash because they'd rather just go to Subway?
I wonder if her grandchildren threw all that meat in the trash because they'd rather just go to Subway?
The closest Subway is 7.8 mi. to the southeast. The next closest is 18.5 mi. southwest. Seems traveling there enough times to offset the amount of venison reaped would get kind of expensive.
OTOH, if the grandkids did go to Subway and she hitched a ride with 'em, she could
probably get a senior citizens discount for some cheap eats.
Six of one, half dozen of the other I suppose.
The closest Subway is 7.8 mi. to the southeast. The next closest is 18.5 mi. southwest. Seems traveling there enough times to offset the amount of venison reaped would get kind of expensive.
Not the point. Buying furniture instead of taking Grandma's free antiques, buying new fashions instead of reusing Grandpa's perfectly good flannel work shirts, buying Smuckers when Grandma makes jars and jars of that rhubarb shit for you every Christmas... It's certainly possible that her grandkids appreciate random 50-pound meat deliveries that they need a second freezer just to store, what do I know? Plenty of people live that way. But my experience, in general, is that the grandkids are too polite to tell Grandma her obligations-masquerading-as-gifts are wasted on people who make enough money to buy their own food.
It was a windfall, a twofer, a fluke and if the grandkids didn't want it all, I'm sure there would have been others who would. Regifting isn't limited to people who make enough money to buy their own food. Perhaps some federal employees live in the area!
Fact is, I know well off people who pool their money to buy large quantities of meat with each contributing towards the amount they have place to store be it a separate freezer; or, refrigerator freezer. Wise spending habits are part of how they became well off and remain so.
But that's not the point. I was mostly pulling your leg; 'cause, you've got the kind of *legs I like.
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I sold several veal caves and hogs to multiple people. They agreed among themselves who got what for how much before I took the animal to the slaughterhouse.
I wonder if her grandchildren threw all that meat in the trash because they'd rather just go to Subway?
That's be a pretty rotten piece of shit to accept it and then throw it away.
obligations-masquerading-as-gifts
:facepalm::headshake
Vewy vewy wesilient wittle old wabbit.
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March 8 (UPI) … Mick, an agouti rabbit from Berwyn, Ill., marked his 16th birthday on Feb. 9, and Guinness said that milestone made him the world's oldest rabbit (living). …
… The oldest rabbit ever is listed by Guinness as Flopsy, a wild-born Australian rabbit that was taken in by a Tasmania resident in 1964 and lived for nearly 19 more years.
That rabbit has survived many a Rabbit Pie Day.
Long may you run. [COLOR="Gray"]rabbit run rabbit run run run[/COLOR]
How do we know it's old, maybe it's just drugged. :right:
How do we know it's old, maybe it's just drugged.
It saw its shadow. What does that mean?
It means a light was shining on it.
Looks like it's time for this [strike]Sanctuary[/strike]; ahem, Welcoming City to put its money where its mouth is.
[SIZE="3"]Migrants dropped off in New Mexico; city asks for donations[/SIZE]
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Border Patrol agents dropped off asylum-seeking migrants in New Mexico's second most populous city for the second day in a row Saturday, prompting Las Cruces city officials to appeal for donations of food and personal hygiene items and a state medical program to seek volunteers to provide health assessments of migrants. …
… The statement said 83 migrants arrived Saturday, following about 95 who were dropped off by the Border Patrol on Friday …
''' City spokesman Udell Vigil said Saturday that migrants could be arriving "for the next several days." …
… The statement said needed items included utensils, napkins, paper plates, sanitary napkins, shampoo, clothing, towels, blankets, canned food, bottled water, foam padding for bedding and stuffed toys. ...
Soon to be heard again in Las Cruces:
Now you can say goodbye to frizz.
Live Life. Stay Free.
Got milk?
Where's the beef?
Pardon me, do you have any Grey Poupon?
L'eggo my Eggo!
I think TW has hacked someone's account...
This makes it sound like visiting places that are no fun have become a thing now.
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Alaska: Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
It’s hard to beat America’s last frontier when it comes to free outdoor activities. Case in point, Glacier Bay’s borders span 3.3 million acres — that’s not a typo. For an entrance fee of $0, you can trek across seashores and mountain summits, photograph crystalline glaciers, visit a living laboratory or check out a living biosphere reserve.
And get there for free if you hitchhike and don't eat for a few weeks. Perfect for a family outing (with a passport).:rolleyes:
The free attraction in CA?
Look up.
In Alabama?
Go to a store.
ETA(<--ya see that, do ya see it? Huh do ya? Feel better?): KY's attraction? Brace yourself, drink bourbon. For free. Uh-huh. You get about a tablespoon. Srsly.
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Meanwhile in Australia...
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There's a critical blood shortage and there isn't even a government shutdown in progress!
Gift cards anyone?
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The American Red Cross announced Tuesday that the shortage in Type O blood is so critical nationwide that the organization is offering $5 Amazon gift cards to donors as an incentive to boost supply.
Currently, there are only six units of Type O blood available for every 100,000 people, but at least two times that amount is needed every day. …
… Last month, approximately 11,500 fewer Type O donations were collected due to spring break, and schools reducing the number of blood drives organized at the end of the year.
Donors are encouraged to schedule a blood donation appointment today by using the Blood Donor App, by visiting redcrossblood.org, or calling 1-800-RED CROSS. Individuals can also open the [COLOR="Red"]Red Cross Blood skill on an Alexa-enabled device.[/COLOR] ...
She's a vampire!
Gift cards?
Don't they pay cash any more?
'S gonna cost more than $5...
[SIZE="4"]Solid gold toilet stolen from Winston Churchill's birthplace[/SIZE]
LONDON (AP) — Thieves have stolen a solid gold toilet worth up to 1 million pounds ($1.25 million) from the birthplace of British wartime leader Winston Churchill.
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© Provided by The Associated Press FILE - This Sept. 16, 2016 file image made from a video shows the 18-karat toilet, titled "America," by Maurizio Cattelan in the restroom of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York. Thieves have stolen the solid gold toilet worth up to 1 million pounds from Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Winston Churchill. The toilet, the work of Italian conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan, had been installed only two days earlier at Blenheim Palace, west of London, after previously being on show at the Guggenheim Museum in New York. (AP Photo, File)
… Prior to the theft, visitors to the Cattelan exhibition could book a three-minute appointment to use the toilet. ...
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
How many selfies could you send in 3 minutes? :rolleyes:
Standard size of a toilet is 72.4 cm tall, 49.4 cm wide, and 71 cm deep. That's roughly 253,936 cubic centimeters.
Now of course it's not a solid rectangular prism, those measurements are the extremities, so let's say as little as 1/3 of that volume is actual gold. That's 84,645 cubic centimeters (again with rounding.)
Solid gold weighs 19.32 grams per cubic centimeter. Meaning this thing weighs about 1,635,346 grams = 1,635 kilograms = 3,605 pounds = 1.64 tons.
The article mentions they used "at least two vehicles" to get away, which makes sense, but that's a hell of a thing to dolly out the door in the first place.
How many selfies could you send in 3 minutes? :rolleyes:
I'd like to see a picture of a dog drinking out of it (maybe a Golden Retriever).
i would produce a nugget of gold for this thing.
i would do it by first eating 24 carrots
i would produce a nugget of gold for this thing.
i would do it by first eating 24 carrots
Wizard! Alchemist!
It would give new meaning to the term "Going for the gold."
Standard size of a toilet is 72.4 cm tall, 49.4 cm wide, and 71 cm deep. That's roughly 253,936 cubic centimeters.
Now of course it's not a solid rectangular prism, those measurements are the extremities, so let's say as little as 1/3 of that volume is actual gold. That's 84,645 cubic centimeters (again with rounding.)
Solid gold weighs 19.32 grams per cubic centimeter. Meaning this thing weighs about 1,635,346 grams = 1,635 kilograms = 3,605 pounds = 1.64 tons.
The article mentions they used "at least two vehicles" to get away, which makes sense, but that's a hell of a thing to dolly out the door in the first place.
The weight of the contraption also crossed my mind.
The photo in my post mentioned above shows the throne installed on wooden floorboards which I assume are at Blenheim Palace on the ground floor and hopefully well supported.
I can't imagine that anyone would risk installing it on an upper floor!
Meanwhile, over in Weird News...
https://www.cellar.org/showpost.php?p=1038593&postcount=4110
Your post followed shortly after mine...great minds and all that. ;)
Your post followed shortly after mine...great minds and all that. ;)
All is now clear!
Many thanks. :thumb:
It's a shame this is B&W so you can't see the gold.
It weighed less than 250 lbs, but the flooding caused significant damage.
I can't imagine that anyone would risk installing it on an upper floor!
Three 2x10s spaced so that all share that load in a room maybe 6 feet wide. That would support (ballpark) maybe 3000 pounds.
...all is not OK:
[SIZE="3"]Teenage waitress arrested for saying she wanted to ‘shoot 400 people for fun' with her new AK-47[/SIZE]
A teenage waitress in Oklahoma was arrested after showing off photos of her new AK-47 to a coworker and telling her she was going to shoot up hundreds of people at her former high school. …
… Wilson had been expelled from the high school over violent incidents and was suspended at one point when she was found with a knife. …
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… A report said that Wilson told authorities she used to be suicidal and “borderline homicidal to the people of McAlester school because she was bullied.” ...
… Wilson was charged with felony terrorist hoax and is being held in jail on $250,000 bond.
I pity the fools who didn't leave her a tip!
I pity the fools who didn't leave her a tip!
If you don't leave a tip, then you have a one minute head start. Leaving others to confront an angry waitress.
Does that make you complicit in their murder?
Meanwhile, in Worcester Massachusetts.....
...or was it Worcester, England?
Runner completes 'wrong' Worcester half marathon
A runner who accidentally signed up to the wrong half marathon completed the race distance on the same day - just on the other side of the Atlantic.
Sheila Pereira booked a place at the Worcester City Half Marathon, thinking it was in her hometown of Worcester, Massachusetts.
But the event was 3,200 miles away in the English city of the same name.
Undeterred, Ms Pereira ran 13.1 miles on her own in the US on the same day as the Worcestershire event.
She has been praised by UK organisers, who are sending her a race finisher's pack including a participation medal and T-shirt.
Legendary British athlete Steve Cram, who runs Events of the North, which set up Sunday's event along with Worcester City Council, invited Ms Pereira to the UK for a future edition of the race.
"We organise events throughout the country and some of them do attract entries from overseas," he said.
"Those are usually from runners who are visiting the UK for another reason and have taken the opportunity to take part in a race while here.
"That's what we assumed that Sheila was doing.
"We'd love to welcome Sheila in person next year - I don't know much about Worcester, Massachusetts, but Worcester, England, is a beautiful city and well worth a visit."
Ms Pereira, 42, added: "Participating even though I was some distance from the Worcester City Runs [it] was awesome.
"The love of running crosses boundaries and I hope to have the opportunity to take part in person in the future."
These things happen.
LINKI wonder how they pronounce it, here it's wus-ter?
I wonder how they pronounce it, here it's wus-ter?
Tis the same here.
...here it's wus-ter?
Tis the same here.
Made me think of this (occurs at about :37 seconds):
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Baron of
whutnow?:eyebrow:
He took a practical joke too far and people got pissed.
Fuhgeddaboudit.
[SIZE="3"]Germany's Highest Court Rules Convicted Murderer Has the 'Right to Be Forgotten' Online[/SIZE]
Germany's highest court decided that a man convicted of murder in 1982 has the right to be forgotten, meaning his name can be removed from online search results.
Also known as the "right to erasure", the "right to be forgotten" rule gives EU citizens the right to request that data about them be deleted.
In a statement released on Wednesday, the judges said that while it was allowable for search engines to provide news reports on current crimes, "the justifiable public interest in reports that made perpetrators identifiable decreased over time."
The man hoping to be forgotten was part of a major news story in Germany in 1982. As a crew member of a sailing ship named Apollonia, the man shot and killed two people and severely injured another following an argument on board. …
… Germany has a long history of data protection, dating back to the 1960s. In 1977, Germany enacted the first Data Protection Act at the federal level. They also have what one newspaper described as "one of the world's toughest laws around hate speech." ...
Fuhgeddaboudit.
The only thing that ought to be in the Memory Hole is the Memory Hole.
The only thing that ought to be in the Memory Hole is the Memory Hole.
:morncoff: True.
Meanwhile in California
Penis fish:facepalm:
[SIZE="3"]SEAL Running for Congress Violates Rules by Showing Up in Uniform, Launches Campaign in Wrong District[/SIZE]
It wasn't the best way to start a Congressional campaign. Retired U.S. Navy SEAL Floyd McLendon wore his Navy dress whites to his campaign kickoff in Dallas, Texas in November. Unfortunately, it's against regulation to wear his uniform to such an event—which was held in the wrong district.
His choice to wear his Navy dress whites uniform violated a Department of Defense policy which prohibits members of the Navy and Marine Corps from "wearing uniforms of the naval service while attending or participating in a demonstration, assembly, or activity knowing that a purpose of the demonstration, assembly or activity supports personal or partisan views on political, social, economic or religious issues."
That regulation also applies to retired Navy SEALS, such as McLendon.
McLendon, who is running for a seat in the 32nd Congressional District, kicked off his campaign in the 30th Congressional District.
"I don't know if I can think of a time where somebody kicked off their campaign in some place that wasn't in their district," Lone Star Project Democratic strategist told Business Insider. "And then it would be really outrageous is when they didn't realize it was in their district. They need to have a pretty darn good reason for kicking off their event in a district in another one they're running in." ...
My guess is the R movers/shakers/strategists picked him out and talked him into running. I can hear them saying we'll handle everything you just show up when and where you're told and we'll get you the job... and chicks for free.
With gerrymandering, sometimes you can be in the wrong district when at the wrong house on a block.
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The toilet, as a technology, has been steadily improving. Indoor plumbing is far superior to chamber pots and outhouses, and automatic-flush sensors beat pulling a grimy handle manually. But a design concept that rapidly attained online notoriety this week brazenly suggested that the way to make toilets better is to make them worse.
The concept, called the StandardToilet, has a seat that’s set at an incline and lightly strains users’ legs, making it unpleasant to sit on for longer than five minutes or so. The discomfort is intentional: The toilet gets people, especially workers, out of the bathroom (and off their phones) and back to whatever it is they’re supposed to be doing. To this end, according to the StandardToilet website, “the optimum angle of the gradient shall be between 11-13 degrees.” Its patent, though, covers everything from a gentle 5 degrees to a perilous 35, which would be like perching on a playground slide.
The makers of the StandardToilet declined a request for a phone interview, but explained to me over email that the toilet’s angled seat accomplishes two goals: On top of getting employees back to work in a timely manner, its design, the makers claim, reduces the risk of hemorrhoids. “We see it as a win/win situation for both employers and employees,” said a representative handling press inquiries.
theatlantic.com
standardtoilet.net
btaloos.co.ukThey grossly underestimate the ability of the bear to shit in the woods. ;)
That must be the crapper Orange Lad is whining about.
From the letters column of this morning's edition of The Times...
SPIKED SEAT
Sir, Reading about the mechanical process that discourages lounging on the lavatory (report, Dec 18, and letter, Dec 19) brought back the painful memory of the steel spike that jutted from the wall behind the place of blessed repose in the Appelby Frodingham steelworks in Scunthorpe.
Leaning back to savour a moment’s blessed respite from the blast furnaces brought you up sharply and with considerable pain.
I immediately joined the union but the spike of Scunthorpe steel, which had been put there by management, remained in place until the 1970s.
Steve Pound
MP for Ealing North 1997-2019; London W7
At Westinghouse Steam Turbine they took all the doors off the stalls.
Meanwhile in Harpers Ferry, the Appalachian Trail is going to be closed for a while.
Wade for it......
No, really. Wade for it.
J/K
That's def a real river.. Ya better swim. Or risk the wreckage of the bridge.
Luckily, they were carrying a trainload of water wings and styrofoam coolers...
Do you have the right stuff to become a space cadet?
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[SIZE="3"]The first Space Force uniforms have reached the Pentagon, and people are making fun of the camouflage print[/SIZE]
The United States Space Force debuted the first ever uniforms for members of the newly created unit. …
A tweet sent from the official Space Force account pictured the camouflage uniform with the "U.S. Space Force" nameplate and "United States Space Command" patch.
Twitter users immediately began to poke fun at the uniform's print, questioning why space troops wouldn't wear black uniforms if they wanted to blend into their surroundings. ...
… However, others pointed out that there are no immediate plans to put space troops in space, so the uniforms will be worn by people still on Earth - and camouflage doesn't have to serve an actual camouflaging purpose, it has just became the traditional print for US military members. ...
Their uniforms should be pink 'cause pink is the new black.
Please to note that Twitter opinions are the entire source and raison d'etre of this "news article".
Please also to note that New Media Journalists are angry as hell that they are being laid off because nobody is clicking on their lazy-ass shit.
That uniform has a four star general's rank on it and they're stickin' it to the man.
I'm patiently waiting for someone in the Space Force with the last name of Tom to attain the rank of Major...
Send a FOIA request to ground control so they'll notify you.
Say no more...
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I assume the Roddenberry estate gets paid.
I don't mind that it looks like the Starfleet logo. Did you see some of the early designs they were considering? Derivative or not, at least this one doesn't look like crap.
I don't mind that it looks like the Starfleet logo. Did you see some of the early designs they were considering? Derivative or not, at least this one doesn't look like crap.
Nothing says "Starfleet Values" like killer satellites.
Nothing says "Starfleet Values" like killer satellites.
Logo will show a satellite with a big toothy shark smile.
Awwwwww.
[SIZE="3"]Utah mom called 911 when she was desperate for baby formula. Police delivered it[/SIZE]
… A Utah mother desperate to feed her six-week-old baby in the middle of the night phoned 911 for assistance - and the police department said it was exactly the right call.
Shannon Bird told USA Today she was at her wits' end around 2 a.m. on January 28 and didn't know where else to turn.
She told the newspaper she was unable to breastfeed, was fresh out of the milk she usually kept stored in her freezer, she had five children at home, and her husband was out of town.
Bird said she was unwell and didn't feel able to load all five children into her car, and none of her neighbors answered her calls for help. So she dialed 911.
"I don't even know what to do. This is so stupid … I can't make any milk for her right now, and I have no formula, and I have no idea how I can get formula to her," Bird told the 911 dispatcher, asking if an officer could come to the house and mind her children while she went to the store for formula.
"My milk just literally dried out," she said on the call. "This is my fifth kid and this has never happened."
But officers were soon dispatched to Bird's home carrying a gallon of cow's milk from the store, according to CNN. When Bird told them she needed baby formula instead, they returned to the store and delivered it to her - refusing to allow Bird to repay them.
"I was just glad to be able to help," Officer Brett Wagstaff told Inside Edition.
"They went above and beyond and helped me when I was most in need," Bird told CNN.
The Lone Peak Police Department told USA Today in a statement that Bird made the right call. "If someone feels they are having an emergency or need police assistance then call us," the statement said.
Around here they would have told her to eat shit and die.
... they would have told her to eat shit and die.
A tautology.
Nay, most everyone eats shit every day, it's the ppm that counts.
A tautology.
Unless you insert commas.
Commas improve phrases like "Let's eat Grandma." Certainly from Grandma's point of view.
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BOISE, Idaho — An 11-year-old girl toting a loaded AR-15 assault weapon appeared Monday at a legislative hearing with her grandfather, who is supporting a proposal that would allow visitors to Idaho who can legally possess firearms to carry a concealed handgun within city limits.
Charles Nielsen addressed the committee that voted to send the legislation to the full House as Bailey Nielsen stood at his side with the weapon slung over her right shoulder, but did not say anything.
“Bailey is carrying a loaded AR-15,” Charles Nielsen told lawmakers. “People live in fear, terrified of that which they do not understand. She's been shooting since she was 5 years old. She got her first deer with this weapon at 9. She carries it responsibly. She knows how not to put her finger on the trigger. We live in fear in a society that is fed fear on a daily basis.”
He said Bailey was an example of someone who could responsibly handle a gun, and lawmakers should extend that to non-residents.
“When they come to Idaho, they should be able to carry concealed, because they carry responsibly,” he said. “They're law-abiding citizens. It's the criminal we have to worry about.” ...
Who are the polite members of that slice of society there?
Evidently bad people don't visit Idaho so it's OK for any visitor to carry.:rolleyes:
It's weird how this debate is really between two terrified groups of people. I guess a lot of politics is like that? #armedandliberal
Evidently bad people don't visit Idaho so it's OK for any visitor to carry.:rolleyes:
… a proposal that would allow visitors to Idaho who can legally possess firearms to carry a concealed handgun within city limits. ...
Evidently bad people don't visit Idaho so it's OK for any visitor to carry.:rolleyes:
They tend not to survive in their badness.
You know, like even if Feds come to Ruby Ridge...
Seriously,
ce bon Bruce is incapable of understanding that you get, have, and maintain those rights and liberties -- for that matter good manners -- that you, me, and that gal behind the tree can
enforce, in our hundreds of millions, which makes the work of enforcement a light one for any individual. Enforcement of individual rights and liberties by means of killing-tools works, regardless of whatever force, fraud, or advertising may be militated against them by those who find individual rights and independence inconvenient -- to any degree from slightly to severely. (e.g., authority from modern Japan to Nazi Germany). Not that I'm going to tell you it's a nice thing, for it is not. Bruce's incapacity, though, does not place anyone else here under the slightest obligation to follow him in his tyranny-acquiescence, his devotion to, even undying love for, the way that is less than liberty. One suspects Bruce lacks a needed degree of self-awareness -- or good grades in Civics class.
Jesus Christ himself understood how necessary killing tools are; Luke 22:36 reads "Let him who hath no sword sell his cloak and buy one." Knew what was coming, he did. Also gives you an idea of what you could get an iron sword for in first-century Palestine.
I would not be surprised to discover Bruce was raised from boyhood under the Sullivan Acts, in NYC, which has not enjoyed the full suite of human rights since their 1911 enactment. Warps the perspective towards a non-free mentality -- and worse.
It's weird how this debate is really between two terrified groups of people. I guess a lot of politics is like that? #armedandliberal
:neutral: You've noticed I tend to see the debate as between the people of freedom and the people of slavery.
Me, I've seen a lot of that thing nameable as state barbarism... I can tell you stories about the fear it brings.
On a related note regarding fear, have you heard that what allows Mexican cartels their reign of terror is that Mexico has very strict gun control laws? No wonder the cartels, too, exercise rampant tyranny -- south of the border. They have trouble gaining that ascendancy north of it.
Who are the polite members of that slice of society there?
Rhetorical Q I'm sure, but it gets an answer: everyone in the picture. I can say that from experience.
If you're going to use the seldom amusing Pearls Before Swine as your philosophical guide...
a) Nine Chickweed Lane might be better food for thought
or
b) God help you.
At least, it might rid you of that whining quality.
Do you have the right stuff to become a space cadet?
Their uniforms should be pink 'cause pink is the new black.
Hee. Well, anyway, black or a Keith Laumer-style midnight blue, how about some insignia ideas?
Air Force radiused chevrons with USN-style rating badges in place of that star inside the circle -- 'cos, you know, space Navy.
Even symbolically, wings don't work in vacuum; how about qualified space pilots bearing a representation of the M82 active galaxy on their breast? It's rather winglike, enough to suggest. Red filaments about the center, and that star or globular cluster on one side and a bit below adding its gleam.
[SIZE="3"]Michiganers Charged for Killing Dollar Store Officer Over Face Mask Dispute[/SIZE]
… Now, the three aforementioned family members face a different number of charges. All three have been charged with first-degree premeditated murder and felony firearm possession. The son and father also each faces charges for carrying a concealed weapon, and the father faces additional charges for being a felon in possession of a firearm and for violating the governor's executive order. ...
OMG, someone's been charged with violating the governor's executive order! Assemble the firing squad! :rattat:
[SIZE="3"]US Mint is literally begging for spare change[/SIZE]
Uncle Sam wants YOU to dig under your couch cushions and unearth your spare change.
The United States is in the midst of a nationwide coin shortage brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, making life difficult for banks, retailers and anyone who regularly pays with cash. The US Mint, which is in charge of producing new money to replenish the country's supply, is working on addressing the issue, and now it's asking Americans to help out, too.
The Mint is asking people to pay with exact change and to find other ways to return coins they may have lying around to circulation, it said in a press release Thursday.
"We ask that the American public start spending their coins, depositing them, or exchanging them for currency at financial institutions or taking them to a coin redemption kiosk," the Mint said in the release. "The coin supply problem can be solved with each of us doing our part."
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell spoke about the coin shortage during a virtual hearing with the House Financial Services Committee last month. He explained that since more people have been staying home, shopping online and avoiding physical currency because of the pandemic, the normal flow of coins through the economy was interrupted.
"The places where you go to give your coins, and get credit at the store and get cash ... those have not been working. Stores have been closed," he said. "The whole system has kind of come to a stop."
The US Mint also briefly slowed coin production to implement safety measures for workers, though it says it resumed regular production in mid-June.
In response, the Fed convened a US Coin Task Force to work on restoring the coin supply chain. And in the meantime, companies have come with ways to manage — some retailers have warned customers they may not be able to receive change in coins and one bank is even paying people to bring in their spare change.
The shortage could be especially painful for low-income consumers, who are more likely to pay in cash — potentially exacerbating the impact of the coronavirus crisis, which has already hit low-income communities hard. It may also be a burden to some retailers, for which accepting credit and debit card purchases can come with fees that cash transactions don't.
Third-party coin processors and retail activity account for the majority of coins put in circulation, according to the Mint. Last year for example, those sources accounted for 83% of coins in the supply chain.
"There is an adequate amount of coins in the economy, but the slowed pace of circulation has meant that sufficient quantities of coins are sometimes not readily available where needed," the Mint said Thursday. "We are asking for your help in improving this coin supply issue."
"The places where you go to give your coins, and get credit at the store and get cash ... those have not been working. Stores have been closed," he said. "The whole system has kind of come to a stop."
That had already stopped for me. I used to dump a bunch of change in the machine and give the receipt to the cashier when I paid for my groceries.
Then they started charging 12% to do it. Fuck that, fuck them. :mad:
It’s been a year since I have done it, but the coinstar machines at our local store gave you the best deal if you bought a credit on Amazon with the balance. The receipt had a number you typed in to your Amazon account. It may have even been zero fee.
Our grocery store had a Coinstar machine for years, then they got rid of it. I guess no one was ever using it, or else the store felt they weren't getting a big enough cut to justify it.
One cannot buy a flat washer even with a penny nickel or dime. Why do useless coins exist? A Congress with too many extremists - not moderates who can make intelligent decisions.
A dime once bought a Coke. Even a dollar bill is insufficient. A dime was what a $1 bill is today. Why do we still have paper $1 and $5 bills? So many extremists who so hate America by not thinking for themselves. Even threaten the Constitutional rights of others by not wearing a mask - because Trump said it is unnecessary. Conservative: he knows it must be true because Trump said so. We all need guns to protect what Trump says. A penny was good enough. So it will always be necessary.
We spend about $1 billion annually making ridiculous paper $1 bills. Directly traceable to extremists who supported Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump. People who know because a Central Committee of the Party (ie Fox News) has ordered us what to think.
How hard is it to eliminate a penny? How hard is it to eliminate the paper $1 and $5 bills? Same logic also proved Saddam had WMDs. "I was told what to believe. So it must be true."| Let's attack China. That will solve everything. Propaganda said so. It must be true.
"I know because I am a conservative."
"Beam me up Scotti. There's no intelligent life down here any more." How curious. Even he is now in space.
God yes, Scotti, take the raving lunatic away, he's trying to make everything more expensive and every purchase traceable by the government. :crazy:
Once upon a time (some decades ago), smallest denomination was a dime. So a soda cost a $1 (a dime in those day). Now that we have 0.1 and 0.5 cent denominations (called the penny and nickel), soda costs more than $1. We also waste a $billion every year foolishly making paper dollar bills. We know costs are higher because extremists love to 'wreck shit' by doing nothing. Even use pervert reasoning to claim otherwise.
Did you mean a dime and a half dollar?
Once upon a time (some decades ago), smallest denomination was a dime. ...
... Now that we have 0.1 and 0.5 cent [sic] denominations (called the penny and nickel), ...
US 1¢ coins have been minted since 1793. US 5¢ coins have been minted since 1866 and before that Half Dimes were minted since 1794.
You're intertwining denominations with legal tender status. US 1¢ and 5¢ coins didn't become legal tender until 1873 (over a century ago). The total amount they were legal tender for was limited though.
It was the Coinage Act of 1965 ("some decades ago") that codified legal tender status for all US circulating coins without limit.
The US 1¢ and 5¢ denominations previously existed as have 1/2¢, 2¢, 3¢ and Half Dime denominations for periods of time in the past.
An extremely useful question that should be asked by everyone several times a day is "Cui bono?". Who benefits?
When the price of something is $.99 instead of a dollar, you might wonder is the merchant is fooling you or are you fooling yourself to think there is a difference.
But the real question is: Who benefits?
All the coins we have to use instead of even money is good for somebody, just not us.
Anyone ever clerk at a store where every cash register had a well worn tax table? You had to follow down the column of the total of taxable items to find the rounded-off break set at the current percentage rate to add to the total that would eventually be backfigured to pay the franchise boards.
WTF benefited from that? We still do it most everywhere except the cash register steals the money without the hassle.
I remember marveling on trips to England how everything came out even, no small change (coins) involved.
Cui bono?
I remember marveling on trips to England how everything came out even, no small change (coins) involved.
In London in dark bars, it can be too much trouble to take out glasses to read those numbers. I would throw some coins on the bar and ask a bar tender to take what she needed. She would select a few coins. It only took maybe two coins to buy a pint of beer - because their currency has value.
Meanwhile at Arecibo Observatory
Ow, my giant ear!
That's gonna cost at least a hunderd dang dollars.
[SIZE="3"]Bolivia's lawmakers have approved 'Miracle Mineral Solution' — a toxic bleach — as a treatment for COVID-19. Only the president can stop it becoming law[/SIZE]
... A bill legalizing a form of toxic bleach as a miracle cure as a COVID-19 treatment has been approved by the lower house of Bolivia's legislature.
According to local media reports, the country's Legislative Assembly approved the bill, which had already passed the Bolivian Senate.
It allows for the "production, commercialization and supply of chlorine dioxide solution to prevent COVID-19 and as a treatment for sick patients."
Chlorine dioxide is a type of industrial bleach commonly used as a disinfectant, or to bleach paper products. In recent years a movement of conspiracy theorists and alternative medicine advocates have hailed it as a miracle cure capable of curing virtually any illness.
They call it "Miracle Mineral Solution," or MMS.
The movement is fast gaining influence in Latin America, where countries including Bolivia are struggling to cope with the coronavirus pandemic.
Bolivia's own ministry of health has warned against taking the substance. In a June statement it said that medical regulators in the country had not approved the substance as a treatment for COVID-19 or any other illness. ...
... It cited multiple advisories by the Food and Drug Administration in the US, which says it has recorded reports of "severe vomiting, severe diarrhea, life-threatening low blood pressure caused by dehydration and acute liver failure after drinking these products."
Both houses of the Bolivian parliament are controlled by the left-wing MAS party, which also used to control the presidency.
However, following the ouster of MAS president Evo Morales last year after allegations of election fraud, the presidency is currently held by the caretaker government of conservative Jeanine Añez.
The passing of the bill sets up a confrontation between Añez and Bolivia's legislature weeks before the country's delayed presidential election, scheduled for October 18.
Sergio Verdugo, an Associate Professor of Universidad del Desarrollo Law School, Chile, told Business Insider that under the Bolivian constitution, Añez can either ratify or veto the bill. But if she decides to veto it the legislative assembly can override the presidential veto by an "absolute majority" of legislators present when the vote takes place. ...
To be fair, it does kill infection. It just also happens to kill you.
To be fair, you can buy chlorine dioxide solution on Amazon to disinfect water for drinking; or, make potable water suitable for long term storage up to 5 years.
It depends on the concentrations used.
The article is a little sensationalized.
but
MMS specifically is a scam sold by jim humble, a lifelong conman and erstwhile scientologist, and MMS is specifically linked to a bunch of deaths, because it is often at FAR higher concentrations than are safe, because
the safe concentrations of bleach are very very very low. it also doesnt help with covid, but this guy has been hawking poison for profit for years and like, has killed kids with his nonsense poison water. this stuff is like black salve or cyanide apricot level of scamming-sick-people grifting
Yes, the article I linked to reported the arrest of another scammer, an American arrested in Colombia, for hawking it.
Still, the article discusses "chlorine dioxide" saying "Chlorine dioxide is a type of industrial bleach commonly used as a disinfectant, or to bleach paper products." without mentioning that it has a legitimate preventive medicine application.
MMS doesn't have that; but, chlorine dioxide does and I pointed that out. It's pertinent; because, many people mistakenly believe that if a little bit of something is good for you, more will be better. It makes the scam easier to pull off. The article left that out; so, I put it in the thread.
I hope you don't mind.
but MMS specifically is a scam sold by jim humble,
And Jim Jones also saved his flock using their same reasoning. It must be true. It was the first soundbite that somebody else told me.
Come to think if it, it was Donald Trump who told me that. Or was it UG? Sometimes I cannot tell the difference.
[SIZE="3"]Trump says he will look 'very strongly' at granting pardon to whistleblower Edward Snowden[/SIZE]
... In late 2016, then-President Barack Obama said he wouldn't consider a pardon until Snowden stopped running from the law. ...
That may be all Trump needs to decide this dividing issue.
"will look at 'very strongly'" is the sound Trump makes when he hears someone ask about something he doesn't know anything about.
It's fine, it's a deflection, a common response by politicians. But it does not m he's going to actually look into it,whatever the" it" of the moment may be.
There'll be [strike]riots[/strike] tea drinking in the streets!
[SIZE="3"]English shops to double charge for single-use plastic bags to 10p[/SIZE]
LONDON (Reuters) - All retailers in England will charge for single-use plastic carrier bags from next April with the price doubling to 10 pence ($0.13), the government said on Monday as it stepped up efforts to reduce plastic waste.
Since October 2015, large retailers in England have been legally required to impose a charge of 5p for plastic bags, a measure which the government says has taken 15 billion bags out of circulation.
... the charges will now apply to all retailers, not just those with more than 250 staff members ...
It's been 8¢a bag, paper or plastic, around here for a long time.
But that was back in the Before Times. Now disposable bags are free again, and all those reuseable bags get light duty now.
There'll be [strike]riots[/strike] tea drinking in the streets!
I shall write a strongly worded letter of complaint.
Just as soon as I've finished my mug of tea. ;)
When plastic bag charges were introduced there was a lot of moaning and groaning, but I couldn't see what the fuss was all about.
As a kid I would be despatched to the corner shop* with a conventional shopping bag for a few groceries and larger shops would be carried out in similar manner.
I just switched back into childhood mode. (Never difficult!)
Much ado about nothing.
* It's now an undertaker's office. :eek:
Come to think if it, it was Donald Trump who told me that. Or was it UG? Sometimes I cannot tell the difference.
Very dim of you. He's the Annoying Orange. I'm just happy with annoying you.
Wear a Homburg hat. It will exhibit the Yoni-On-Top, thereby signalizing that you're a pseudointellectual twat.
Wear a Homburg hat. It will exhibit the Yoni-On-Top, thereby signalizing that you're a pseudointellectual twat.
Can anybody translate? Or is that just baby talk?
Well, you can start with the understanding that yoni is Hindustani for "vulva, or snatch."
A narrow scope of education does nothing for any man.
He just proved his manliness by discussing snatch.
How curious. Trump also has that same misogynistic vocabulary.
But use foreign words to pretend it's not vulgar.
If you think COVID-19 is cramping your style, listen to these folks...
[SIZE="3"]Pandemic devastating to Dominican transgender sex workers[/SIZE]
Since the novel coronavirus first hit the shores of the Dominican Republic in March, Luna Veras, a transgender sex worker, has struggled to put bread on the table. Between fear of Covid-19 and a nightly curfew, her business has dropped by 80 percent.
"I live by sex work. In this time of the Covid-19 pandemic, we trans sex workers are in crisis. The economy has stopped," said Veras, who lives in a poor neighborhood in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Caribbean country, where prostitution is legal so long as it is voluntary.
The nightly curfew imposed by Dominican authorities as they struggle to slow the spread of the disease has dramatically impacted the sex workers' lives.
There have so far been 97,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus and 1,801 related deaths in this country of a bit less than 11 million inhabitants, according to government figures.
The 47-year-old Veras is HIV-positive and is "panicked" at the idea of contracting the coronavirus, given the drastic effect it could have on her health.
Still, she has continued working, making herself up each day just as she did before the pandemic, with one difference: she now wears a protective mask over her nose and mouth, which quickly gets stained by her fuchsia lipstick.
The curfew has brought dramatic change. Not only has work dropped off sharply, she now makes appointments only by phone, not in person.
So Veras is now a long way from the 10,000 pesos (about $170) she earned each month before the pandemic. To get by, she now cleans houses.
- 'Shame' keeps clients away -
Yohana Espinoza, another transgender prostitute, is also HIV-positive. It is impossible for her to find a regular, above-board job, for she was "not declared at birth" and has no birth certificate or legal identity papers.
She doesn't know how to read or write. In her tiny room, under a corrugated tin roof, two fans circulate the torrid air of a Dominican summer. And clients are few.
Twenty-year-old Henely Flores agrees that the nightly curfew -- in effect from 7:00 pm to 5:00 am in Santo Domingo -- has had a major impact.
"One day I got changed and went out to work. But I realized that clients were not stopping because it was still daylight and they were ashamed," she said. Things were so bad she had to ask a friend to take her in because she had no place to live.
With their income plummeting, many sex workers have become dependent on help from charities and international organizations.
"It's a difficult situation; some people are barely surviving," said Christian Kingsley, who heads TRANSSA, which provides assistance for transgender people. "We don't have the means, but we have tried to help them with food and protective equipment against Covid-19 -- one less thing they have to spend money on."
So far, he said, his group has helped 600 people to register for a government program called "Quedate en casa" (Stay home), which has provided monthly grants of 5,000 pesos to help people buy food since the beginning of the pandemic.
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Do I have to buy three stick on dildos or can I reuse one over?
C'mon, now...Who don't have a stick-on dildo or three hanging around?:eyebrow:
Meanwhile in Aylesbury...
There are reports of an earthquake in Aylesbury this morning (Tues).
Lots of people have reported houses and desks shaking at around 9.45am.
We're hearing that this was a 3.6 magnitude quake 10km below the surface.
It was felt as far as Leighton Buzzard and Milton Keynes.
This is a breaking news story and we'll bring you more as we get it.
I have the good fortune to live some miles outside the town, although closer than LB and MK, and didn't notice anything untoward on the seismological front.
LinkMy son is just south of there and his work crew was slated to go start building campsites in the back country this week. They are trying to figure out what they will be able to accomplish in the snow/sleet mix they will have this week. They are young, and dressed for it, so I think all it means is they will come back to base each night to sleep in the dorms instead of sleeping out in tents. Digging toilet pits in the sleet. LOL. Better him than me.
Meanwhile in hippie Ann Arbor ....we're ok with shrooms..... etc I can't wait for the impaired driving arrest reports... :lol:
https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2020/09/ann-arbor-oks-move-to-decriminalize-psychedelic-mushrooms-plants.htmlHe just proved his manliness by discussing snatch.
How curious. Trump also has that same misogynistic vocabulary.
As an inept and crabbed virgin, tw is of course a great authority on this. World-class. He should put the Homburg on.
Baby steps...:nuts:
yes, I believe that's what the driving may look like.... :D
As an inept and crabbed virgin, tw is of course a great authority on this. World-class. He should put the Homburg on.
Bullies, with 30 second attention spans, will only post insults. Typical of one who is racist, approves of Nazis, has a narcissistic personality disorder, and is a misogynist.
Everyone should have a hobby; but, ...
[SIZE="3"]The Archbishop of New Orleans orders a church altar to be burned after a pastor was caught in a 'demonic' sexual act[/SIZE]
● A Louisiana pastor who filmed himself having a threesome on a church altar has been denounced by the New Orleans Archbishop, who called his actions "demonic."
Archbishop Gregory Aymond said on Friday that he has ordered the altar to be "removed and burned" and that the pastor, Travis Clark, will "never again" serve in Catholic ministry.
Aymond called Clark's actions "deplorable" and "demonic" in a video statement published by the Archdiocese on Friday.
"I am infuriated by his actions. When the details became clear, we had the altar removed and burned. I will consecrate a new altar tomorrow," Aymond said, according to Catholic News Agency (CNA).
Clark was arrested on September 30, along with the two dominatrices, in Saints Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church in Pearl River.
The three were discovered by a passerby who saw that the church lights were on later than usual. The altar had been fitted with stage lighting and several cameras, according to local reports.
Along with the two women, Clark was charged with public obscenity — a felony in Louisiana that carries a sentence as high as three years in prison. He has been removed from the ministry.
"Lady Vi," one of the two dominatrices involved in the act, wrote in a statement posted to Twitter on Saturday that all parties involved in the act "were consenting adults."
"I understand that people may be upset by this situation, but that does not make this conduct illegal or criminal in any way. I would implore anyone seeking to pass judgment or direct their energy elsewhere," she wrote, adding that it is "regrettable" that she is being presented to the world as a criminal.
Clark was ordained in 2013 and became the pastor of the Sts. Peter and Paul church in 2019. ...
Maybe alter boys can sue the dominatrices for alienation of affection.
Everyone should have a hobby; but, ...
Sound only like trespassing. I believe that would only be a civil suit.
If he burns the alter, is that called arson?
There's far too much arson about these days. ;)
There's far too much arson about these days. ;)
Especially in government.
"Alter" boys? Now there's a scare-quotes special for ya.
But this is really why I came here:
"Say hello to my little friend!" -- Jeffrey Toobin
Bullies, with 30 second attention spans, will only post insults. Typical of one who is racist, approves of Nazis, has a narcissistic personality disorder, and is a misogynist.
Good of you to volunteer your personality traits in a brief, easy to read paragraph.
Though you've left a few out -- no
amour-propre, no love of anyone or anything really, definite preference for authoritarian governance over democratic, and the idea that the whole world is out to wound and offend tw, and therefore tw will offend first.
You really do drink the Kool-Aid. You should try Jim Jones' recipe.