Open Thread – Flattery Will Get You Nowhere
[Don't forget to set your clocks ahead an hour for daylight savings time. Grrr.]
Time to empty the spam bin again. More often than not, the comments in the spam bin are less than flattering. Once, my intelligence was even disparagingly compared to a ‘fugus.’ (They meant fungus, but I was able to comprehend the typo, even with my limited intelligence). That’s right – the fugus [sic] was smarter then [sic] me. Ouch.
But this time, the bin was full of a new and different kind of spam. It was full of flattering spam. Presumably, blog software will be so taken with these generic cookie-cutter compliments that it will allow them through. And then, the sneaky link to a video site, or somewhere that sells vinyl repair kits, or a dating site will sail right on through into the comments section.
Despite this new spam strategy devised to get these comments posted on the blog, the Wordpress gatekeeper out-clevered it but left me a whole pile of fan-spam in the bin, which I have to say, was pretty fun to read. Not only were the randomly generated comments amusing – sort of like a spam Mad Libs – but the names of the “commenters” were really great. Here they are for your enjoyment, minus the links, of course.
Kirk Chimillo – I must say dude, your website is simply great. I found it simply by scoping around Bing and imo I am immensely grateful that I did. Keep it up.
Hunter Giel – I must be honest fellow, your blogroll is simply stunning. I found it simply by scouring around Yahoo and tbh I am 100% grateful that I did. Keep it up.
Earnestine Brendlinger – I must be honest man, your blogroll is simply breathtaking. I found it simply by scouring around Yahoo and fwiw I am immensely grateful that I did. Keep it up.
Wanetta Tamoyo – I must say homey, your website is simply by far the greatest. I found it simply by searching around Bing and to tell you the truth I am without a doubt thankful that I did. Keep it up.
Williams Liemer – I must admit homey, your page is simply out of this world. I found it simply by crawling around Bing and seriously I am definitely thankful that I did. Keep it up.
Branden Dunckel – I must admit friend, your site is simply addicting. I found it simply by looking around Google and imo I am certainly joyful that I did. Keep it up.
Delicia Stefano – I must admit bro, your website is simply stunning. I found it simply by scanning around Google and to be honest I am certainly happy that I did. Keep it up.
Louann Furmanik – I must admit dude, your website is simply miraculous. I found it simply by crawling around AOL and imo I am without a doubt over the top that I did. Keep it up.
Earlene Garlick – I must be honest bro, your blog is simply by far the greatest. I found it simply by looking around Bing and in all honesty I am without a doubt happy that I did. Keep it up.
Jung Sulc – I must confess dude, your blogroll is simply far out. I found it simply by investigating around Yahoo and tbh I am certainly grateful that I did. Keep it up.
And before I head off to bed for one less hour of sleep than I usually get, let me just say this…
I really have to say peeps, your participation is really simply tops. You found me simply by snuffling around the internets, and imho I am euphoric that you did. Keep it up!
>I really have to say peeps, your participation is really simply tops. You found me simply by snuffling around the internets, and imho I am euphoric that you did. Keep it up!
No, no, no! You should have said, “I must admit, peeps, your participation is really simply tops. You found me simply by snuffling around the internets, and imho I am euphoric that you did. Keep it up!”
If you’re gonna expose stylistic cookie-cutter praise, you have to use the same cookie-cutter phrases!
Ze robots, zay zeem to have a small (microscopique) sexism problem, eh, dude?
Were they all Viagra promotions?
Were they all Vyagra promotions?
They’re hilarious. Glad to know the word press screen is so effective.
Everybody must be sleeping in! It’s now 8:00 here, and only a handful of comments.
Lemonfair, but it’s really 7 something. Bodies have to catch up. The dogs enjoyed having breakfast early though.
Sooo, these messages try to get through and have links attached? Is that the whole idea?
Wishing I wasn’t awake,
(it’s going to be a three cup coco day)
I HATE setting the clocks an hour ahead….. takes me forever to recover. In a couple of weeks we set our clocks an hour back….much better !
Funny post! But, I have to say, I absolutely LOVE Daylight Saving Time. I’m an early morning person so I’m glad to have that extra hour of sunlight in the evening. I wish we’d go to it all year roung.
Well, naturally, I meant “all year ROUND.”
I must say, pups, your comments are simply out of this world. I found them simply by clicking my #1 bookmark and to tell you the truth I am certainly joyful that I did!
Good morning, all. I’m trying to convince my body that we didn’t Lose that hour, we’re simply Saving it for the fall. My body is not buying it.
but it IS a beautiful morning in the forest, and work is 24 hours away…
“time keeps on slipping, slipping, slipping into the future…”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb9By-lODgk
*kickin’ it old school, you dig?*
I am a disliking DST person. Sitting here in a haze, despising the change. However, there is sausage cooking right over there, can you smell it? Buckwheat cranberry waffles are ready to go, and thanks to all the Gods, the newest pot of coffee is ready!
Have a good day!
A simply simple person who can’t come up with a variety of endings, but must close off with the same phrase. Interesting choice of names with a tad of creativity there, and although he/she believes AKM to be of the male gender, he/she is being carefully to not let one know his/her gender.
jimzmum……I’m coming to your house for breakfast! Tomorrow is dreaded ’scope for hubby, so I’m being kind and settling for instant coffee and no breakfast. Amazing how these tough guys have trouble coping with ONE WHOLE DAY of nothing but clear liquids.
I was looking at some of the comments on HuffPost regarding the death of Keith Olbermann’s father. It is hard to comprehend where all those nasty and mean-spirited people come from. So they may not like or agree with KO, but one would think they’d have a touch of decency and just not spout their idiocy.
I’ll tell you where all the mean spirited people come from: W and Dick, The Zombie, taught them that if you disagree with someone, you bomb them and their children into oblivion or shoot them in the face. It’s much easier than talking to and with them.
#9 thatcrowwoman: That clip made me smile. This song is one of two I always used when pushing the grandkids on the swing.
When the now 8 year old began to speak, he would spread his little arms wide and request the “The Spirit Song”, because of the “I’m gonna fly like an eagle, let my spirit carry me” line. Loved it, still do. His first word was not Mom, but Moon! Carried out at night before bedtime, he would throw his head back, look around and point when he found it. He and his younger brother are nature boys in the best sense of the word.
Sooo… hope I gave you a little smile in return. Have a Sunshine Day.
Happy Pi Day.
Mornin’ Homey Dudes !
Jimzmum – your kitchen smells simply scrumptious. I’m bringing a cherry coffee cake and scooting in next to GG2C. Yum.
I’m not a fan of mucking with clocks so springing forward and falling back never sits well with me. Always struck me as sort of arrogant to be messing with time and internal clocks. Bah !
Pleasantly surprised to see Tom Brokaw on Meet the Press this morning. Ahhhh… much better. ( Is David Gregory on his way out perhaps ? )
Rainy and mild in Buffalo this morning. Have seen buds on the trees and the first hints of daffodils and crocuses ( croci ? )
Happy Sunday All !
(((from the diagonal and your nature boys)))
Here’s a link for the boys: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap100308.html
(picture changes every day; this is from the archives)
MimiC, it Is Pi Day! Thanks for the reminder.
3.14…..7…. (it’s fun when it happens on a school day; our math teachers are just a little bit loco)
Make mine apple, er, cherry, er, blueberry…Oh, who am I trying to kid? …just any of ‘em I find in front of me!
(((BuffaloGal and teh kitties)))
*passing the apple cake*
Posted this under the Brian Open Thread, but am re-posting so everyone will know:
What a nice way to wake up – I just check the Iditerod website and Aliy Zirkle has moved into 10th place! And, yes, I remembered to set my clock ahead. (I even made the 8:00 church service on time!)
10 jimzmum Says:
March 14th, 2010 at 5:17 AM
I am a disliking DST person
The invention of DST by H. sapiens, is proof enough for me that we still have a lot of evolving to do to escape the surly bonds of dumb.
And DST isn’t even the dumbest thing that we do.
I am sure there are studies about how productivity and errors are increased, and how many man hours are lost when people miss resetting their clocks. (made all the harder to keep track of with this latest change.) And I know that it has a huge impact on energy consumption in the south and south west by shifting “awake” hours away from the cooler am hours into the 100+ temps of the late afternoon and bed time hours.
tigerwine, early church on time and a lovely day stretching out before you. Life is good, eh? Aliy Zirkle in the top 10? Very cool (and not just because it’s 19 degrees in Anchorage!)
11 GreatGranny2C Says:
Have you read Dan Riehl’s comments about Reid’s wife? He thinks they should unplug her, (even though she is not on life support), and let her die, she’s 69 and used up etc. etc.
I do not want these types of animals in charge of the country I’m trying to live in.
Lindsey Graham is on “This Week”. again. as always. Do we NOT have other Senators that are willing to do the news shows ? He’s in a particularly pissy mood and driving my blood pressure to new heights. ( and if he says ” poison the well” one more time I’m going to lose it ) And why is he always so shiny ?? He’s even more so this morning and it’s just plain unsettling. I want new Sunday talk show guests, dangit !
***** wandering off to find a piece of crowwoman’s apple cake *****
Hey dude/friend/homey, I get those kinds of comments too!
Are you suggesting that they are not on the “up and up”? Bummer I was really feeling good about myself.
By the way this is a goodly site which is much impressive, and I am grateful for all of the work which is hard that you do.
I will revisit often.
Happy Sunday!
I really have to say peeps, your participation is really simply tops. You found me simply by snuffling around the internets, and imho I am euphoric that you did. Keep it up!
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Makes us all into mudpeeps, then eh?
#17 thatcrowwoman: Thank you for the daily link to the nightsky!
How beautiful, and educational to boot? Bonus! The boys will love it!
Song parody time, so raise your voices and sing along to the tune of Bob Dylan’s “Forever Young”.
Forever Dumb
May God grant you blissful ignorance
Keep all facts from view,
May you have a foolish faithful
For the lies and hate you spew.
May you write a book devoid of truth
Collect a vulgar sum,
And may you stay forever dumb,
Forever dumb, forever dumb,
May you stay forever dumb.
May you travel ‘cross the country
Practicing your grift,
May you be petty and vindictive
To those the blame you shift.
May you count up all your schools
Four fingers plus one thumb,
And may you stay forever dumb,
Forever dumb, forever dumb,
May you stay forever dumb.
May your mouth always be busy,
May words be full of doom,
May you always keep them guessing
About whose kid belongs to whom.
Set your children free from school
No scholars they’ll become,
And may you stay forever dumb,
Forever dumb, forever dumb,
May you stay forever dumb.
Here is a link to a great version of “Forever Young”, from the 1978 film “The Last Waltz”. Warning: The following video contains graphic images of 70’s hair styles and fashion. Viewer discretion is advised.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmmJmn-dObo
GreatGranny… my sympathies to your husband, I’m scheduled for tomorrow too,also… but I’M gonna eat a BIG Breakfast anyway !! …and if it gets a little “messy”, I won’t know or care , cuz I’ll be out of it ! chortle !!
I guess this is a step up from Nigerian or other foriegn lands badly spelled pleas for assistance in laundering legitimate or collecting long lost (or random) inheritances.
I am always tempted to hit send with a nasty or clever retort but I know you don’t engage the trolls. It’s better to be a random dude, man or homey than a fugus.
LOL AKM, your humor and writing is such a healing balm and a place of serenity to the Tea Party Xtian hateful rhetoric out there.
This in response to a poem on my page (wonder if it will post now?):
Amiable brief and this fill someone in on helped me alot in my college assignement. Thank you as your information.
Well, I have to say, I slept just fine here in Tucson – are the rest of you having some sort of trouble with your clocks?
“Saving daylight” is not a strategy that works where the sun is dominant over the clock – in order to have any evening to enjoy here, we need the @#*%^ sun to go down. It would actually make sense for us to do the reverse of the rest of the country – setting our clocks back an hour for the summer. There’s a lot of people out and about at 5 a.m. in the summer – either just enjoying the relative cool of the morning or getting their work day over early enough to avoid the worst of the heat. Having spent five “summers” (o.k., it did get clear up to 75° once) in SW Alaska, I’ve got to say that the combination of DST and 22+ hours of daylight was always amusing.
We’re likely seeing the end of what has been a wet winter. Not only has the rainfall been generous and well-spaced, but they’ve been good “soaking” rains instead of the heavy downpours we usually get. Already I’m seeing signs that we may have a spectacular wildflower season ahead. That’s an Arizona tradition that I’m surprised hasn’t gone viral – just rename your weeds “wildflowers” and celebrate them and you won’t have to do all that hoeing and weed pulling.
My coffee is gone, my heeler is calling me to come out and play ball, the ground is still moist, and I have transplanting to do. Only 70° today, but into the 80s by Wednesday. The time to act is now.
OMG!
I forgot to set my clocks ahead so I don’t have time to read all the fun stuff here.
Gonna be late for work. Gotta go.
Wow, opened my inbox and found this new twist today:
Dearest in Christ.
Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, I am Mrs. Betty
Johnson an ageing widow suffering from long time illness. I am
currently admitted in a private hospital here in Abidjan the capital
city of Cote D‘Ivoire. I have some funds I inherited from my late
loving husband Late Mr.Donald Johnson, the sum of US$5.500.00 which he
deposited in a BANK here and I need a very honest and God fearing
Christian that can use this funds for God’s work and 15% out of the
total funds will be for your compensation for doing this work of God.
I found your email address from the internet and decided to contact
you.
Please if you would be able to use these funds for the Lord’s work
kindly reply me as soon as you get this message.
Yours Sister in the Lord,
Mrs. Betty Johnson.
LOL- I have to say that IS the way I found you, AKM. But I didn’t put in your name or Mudflats in my search.
They really should do something about all the spam replies assuming that you are a male, though. It’s rather off-putting to be called a guy when you aren’t.
Well so much for a mild, spring morning in Buffalo. Just looked up to see that it’s snowing. March is such a bipolar month !
I’m not sure if this is a recent Moyers episode but for those of you who are fans of Rumi’s poetry, he interviews Coleman Barks and there is a good amount of footage of Barks reciting Rumi. Absolutely fantastic. You might want to check your tv listings to see if it’s running in your area.
Finally got down to setting up my Facebook page. Does anyone else find it a little confusing ? There’s just so much information being shared, every which way. Yikes !
happy pi day, alaski pi
Thatcrowwoman – a big wave from the NE GA mountains. You mentioned a few posts back about the NC mts. Are you in that area? If so, we may be neighbors!
@Desert Mudpup – ‘rename your weeds “wildflowers” and celebrate them and you won’t have to do all that hoeing and weed pulling’ -
I love this idea, in particular because I seem to be the biggest producer of wildflowers on my street. The other plants that I spend good money on have nowhere near the staying/recurring power of these guys! Now I need to figure out how to encourage my neighbours to celebrate these persistent, hardy (and inexpensive) friends. Any ideas, aside from the renaming?
Ordinarily, I would be extremely bummed about losing an hour of sleep and facing a realllly early morning wake-up tomorrow. However…
As soon as I finish meandering around the ‘flats, I’m heading to ‘Gardenscape’ for an afternoon of landscape displays and gardening seminars. Woo hoo!!!
Gardenscape is Rochester’s annual gardening show and it’s a super way to remind oneself that the winter is almost finished, despite the piles of snow still dotting the grass. It’s not as big as the Philadelphia Flower Show but pretty impressive for our little corner of western NY. Just the smell of the inevitable hyacinths is enough to make me do a little Spring is Coming dance (well, maybe just in my head!).
Later, mudpups…
Inevitable hyacinths?
Desert Mudpup beat me to the punch on what I was going to say. Nevertheless, if one doesn’t like DST, Arizona has the perfect cure. Of course, it would help to like HOT temperatures in the summer or have a swimming pool.
I am a fan of DST because it allows me to do many outdoor activities after I get off work!
DD
eddie fireplace……..crack me up. I love that Dylan tune, anyway…..often send it to friendpeeps on their birthday. lololololol.
As a recent insomnia sufferer, losing an hour makes no difference to me at all. They say not to “sleep in” when we engage DST, but to that I say, “Bollocks!” I slept from 3AM to Noon. First full night’s sleep I’ve had in a good long while. The weather is crappy, so I was fine with it. Once the sun comes out again, sometime later this week, I’ll be thrilled to have the extra hour at the end of the day.
Happy Sunday to you all.
*And Buff, mine is private to everyone that’s not on my friend’s list. Choose that option for less weirdness*
To Marnie@21 re Dan Riehl. I had never heard of him until this morning, so googled him. EEEEuuuuuuuuuw! He’s the poster boy for nasty, and a one man, wannabe Death Panel. Mrs. Ried is far from the first upon whom he’s wished suffering and death. Todd better watch out, cause this guy could really turn Sarah on.
A slavering desire to see people he doesn’t agree with killed… no, that’s not enough, so, tortured in public and THEN killed, expressed in some of the most uncivil, openly insulting and badly written invective imaginable – that’s Dan Riehl… yet another wingnut. Not bright, can’t write, but fantasizes some nasty events happening to people he dislikes, with style and gusto, you betcha. Interesting that his bio – as far as I could find, was extremely vague. Refers to writing while at some un-named college, but never states he graduated. Bet there’s an interesting backstory there.
As for Mrs. Reid, she has my sympathy and best wishes for her recovery. Her surgeons say she is not at risk for paralysis. However, speaking as someone only a tad younger than her, who has been the blameless victim of being rear-ended twice: once by a bus which lost its breaks on a hill; and once by a truck, I know that back and neck injuries can stay with you for a lifetime. And as we get older, our bodies don’t recover as completely from injuries (or lengthy surgery/anesthesia) as they did when we were younger. Physical therapists were lifesavers for me, and I still need to do specific exercises/workouts at least three times a week to keep mobile – a big problem this winter when we had about 4 feet of snow and I couldn’t get to my YMCA gym/pool.
Desert Mudpup @ 30 says “[snip] just rename your weeds ‘wildflowers’ and celebrate them and you won’t have to do all that hoeing and weed pulling.”
I love it!
My darling SIL gifted me an additional way to make a celebration of nature’s many wonders; this fine pi day, I share it with my ‘pups…
Upon spotting a spider’s web in the house, she says either one of two things: “Look, a beautiful web! ~ it’s not caught anything, yet, so I must leave it to do it’s job!” or, (if there are bugs in the web) “Look, at how well that beautiful web is catching bugs! ~ I must leave it to finish it’s job!”
Works for me! beth.
BuffaloGal @ 33 ~ “March is such a bipolar month !”
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LOL big time! beth.
People like Dan Riehl need to be shut down any way possible.You can disagree with someone over something,politics or not but to be as nasty as he is is beyond scope
I did not know the Keith’s Father died. My prayers go out to both him and senator Reids family. Does anyone know if anyone did a candle thingy for his father and him and family?
did someone say pi? it shall be blackberry and i shall bring it to the fugus party (just saw alice and wonderland – or is it underland?)….happy day dudes and dudesses.
Singing along with Eddie Fireplace Palin, at the top of my lungs, with feeling…may they hear us from Tallahassee to DC!
*waving to tigerwine from exile on the redneck riviera*
Born in the forests of the Iroquois, but I grew up in Asheville; worked/lived in Sylva-Bryson City-Franklin, Cullowhee (Cullo-Where?), and on the Qualla Boundary. Long time gone…still travel I-65/I-85 to visit mama and daddy, though.
Glad you got a good night’s rest, R’ipley, and many happy returns, eh?
BuffaloGal, no Facebook for me, nor cell phone, neither. Have fun, but Be Careful out there; guard your privacy.
Happy and I have one touch-tone phone (with an answering machine) on the wall in the kitchen (but the old black dial-up model with extra-long cord is in a box around here somewhere, tee-hee). That and the series of tubes serve our needs nicely so far.
I’m not a complete Luddite, but there are days (weeks…dreams) when I’m more than ready to escape to a little cabin in the big woods off the grid somewhere that gets snow in the winter…but, Hey, I finally posted a photo on the forum today, with excellent assistance from the friendly and patient folks there.
Progressin’ our skillz is a da bomb. Are you down with that?
#48 thatcrowwoman: Don’t throw away that corded phone just yet!
I kept one of those for the “just in case” of an approaching hurricane.
When the electricity goes out, so does the cordless. Always keep that in mind.
Enjoy the rest of the day in the sun. The gulf is still cold though, and close to the coast it is still much cooler than further inland.
Dan Riehl is a langer. In Ireland this can have an affectionate meaning….but also too, when one is talking about a complete tool…..it can have different connotations. We would usually prefix it with an F- word.
My thoughts are with KO in his time of grief.
BTW – Today is not only the day we set our clock’s to Daylight Saving’s Time and celebrate pi day, Ive just unilaterally declared it to also be the day for ignoring (totally!) the inclusion –or lack thereof– of apostrophe’s in word’s! imo, tbh, fwiw, to be honest, to be serious, and in all honesty, thats my story and Im sticking to it. beth.
[see "it's" v. "its" @ my #44.]
vyccan — “Any ideas, aside from the renaming?
Judging from what I’ve observed here, it seems to take a concerted PR campaign. First, take lots of pictures of them and get the local paper to print them and write about how marvelous they are. Just be sure they don’t ever refer to them as weeds, or your wildflower movement will wilt instead of blossoming.
Once the newspapers are involved, local teevee won’t want to be left out, and they’ll send camera crews and your formerly bothersome weeds will be teevee celebrities, accompanied by rave reviews of their colors and diversity and what a wonderful gift from nature they are. Again, it’s essential you make sure they refer to them as wildflowers. Before you know it, people will be out in droves taking pictures of them, and you won’t be able to find a photo exhibit that doesn’t include scads of pictures of them. At that point, they’re sure to begin appearing in magazines and even tourist brochures. Once they do, you can relax knowing that your hoeing and weed-pulling days are over. In fact, by that point – you won’t dare pull one or even call it a weed.
from the diagonal @ 49 Says: “Don’t throw away that corded phone just yet!
I kept one of those for the “just in case” of an approaching hurricane.
When the electricity goes out, so does the cordless. Always keep that in mind.”
You betcha! Teh cords allowed us to reassure our far-flung family after a direct hit from a Terrible Hurricane some years back. Good advice for everyone on the gulf…but we’ll have to reason with allergy season awhile here before we reason with Hurricane season…
…though I’m always on the lookout for sales to keep our Hurricane Supplies well-stocked; we were well-prepared for teh Terrible One, but learned some important lessons for teh future.
Hey, Irishgirl, Happy has an on-line friend from Ireland who supposedly has a filthy mouth, but I just laugh when I hear it. I get the idea, but have to consult her #%&@
vocabulary list for a translation, which is always vulgar but frequently giggle-making. Her F-words do not sound like “fekkin,” though. Is that your way of cleaning it up for the ‘flats, asks Happy?
off to take care of some chores…and nap on a hammock in the sun…
see you later, sweet po-taters
Haven’t read any of the posts yet, but wanted to get this up in case it isn’t here, yet.
Care2 has a newsmax poll out about Palin 2012. Go vote!
http://www.care2.com/ecards/
@ Desert Mudpup
Thanks! I had a really good ‘belly’ laugh on reading your suggestions. I must confess too, that I have one friend who’s been telling me that the leaves make a very healthy salad. I suppose it might be well worth investigating a combination of your observed strategy and her suggestion to try supplying an upscale restaurant that is ‘into’ healthy eating.
@thatcrowwoman, yes I am keeping it clean, but it is a common term. One that I use in preference to the other!
Read about this website in Nicholas Kristoff’s article in the NYT today: http://www.beadforlife.com Sounds like a wonderful project to empower women in need throughout the world.
CORRECTION: http://www.beadforlife.org Sorry!
All of those ” Coffee Party ” groups got together yesterday to talk intelligently about issues and point of views and ideas. The whole idea was to bring everyone to the table Democrats, Republicans or Independents and they were welcome… as long as they behaved.
I was just reading Andrew Halcro’s recent post. Andrew is NOT a fan of Sarah and has even been on panel discussions on Shannyn Moore’s Show. There are issues where people can come together. There sure are ‘ differences ‘ though….and his recent post proves that.
AKM this week had posted a little story about State Sen. Con Bunde and her Opinion. Basically saying… don’t let the door hit you on the backside on the way out.
Based on what Andrew Halcro posted he was almost a hero to Him.
His quote…. “As a freshman, Bunde was one of a handful of senior lawmakers that I admired. ”
Never would have known they were talking about the same person.
Yes… there are agreements at times… and then there ARE differences.
Hey, Pi. It’s your day!!!
I’ve been downloading and listening to a clip of S’errors speech in Orlando.
Someone posted it on another blog thread.
The quality is NOT that good… looks like it was recorded on a camera phone from their table… BUT… Good GAWWDDDD!!!!!
She REALLY has turned into ” Sylvessssssterr the Putty Tat “…?
( someones earlier reference )
This little anomaly popped up in that Ohio speech… and people started to notice. WHAT is causing it….?
I’ll bet if you get a clear recording of it it is even worse. Is it because of some facial work she has had done.
Teeth, jaw, muscles..There is SOMETHING weird going on.
I hope someone finds some footage with a close-up of her face as she speaks.
Don’t listen to the sentence structure or content… concentrate on the ‘ sssssss’… or should I say ‘etthhes’. There are a LOT of them in the 1st minute.
I’d love to hear hear TRY to repeat.. “She sells sea shells on the sea shore”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IapXvLC5nF4
Anybody have a link to her speech in Tulsa to compare..?
Oh, I forgot it’s pi day, but am, fortunately prepared, as I made a strawberry chiffon pie with graham cracker crust with some of the first strawberries of the season. (They don’t call SoCal the land of Endless Summer for nuttin’!) Mmmmmmm.
Which brings me to a problem that I haven’t found a solution to on the intertubes (used for computing while floating in the pool). So I’m turning to you to provide an answer to this dreadful problem.
My graham cracker crusts keep sticking to the pie plate. I end up serving something more like mousse with graham cracker crumble topping instead of a slice of pie. Taste’s the same, but, . . .
Doth tharah hath a lispth now?
Doth shthee think that is thsexy?
Baker’s Dozen:
Moar butter!
ok…cleaning up after Mother’s Day in Europe. Irishgirl junior has made a “states team” as regards sport. I won’t give any more details..except to say that it is County rather than States…….cos we don’t have states. Just trying to make the comparison.
Woot!!!
65 karen marie Says:
March 14th, 2010 at 12:25 PM
Baker’s Dozen:
More butter!
MORE butter?! Whoa. May as well take a bath in a churn. But I’m game!
Thanks
Pi time approaches. 3/14 at 1:59
I just read that Palin is palling with Beck in Oklahoma…I wonder if she read the latest about Beck’s anti-church tirades or this little gem:
http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2010/03/14/why-does-glenn-beck-hate-jesus/?xid=huffpo-direct
eddie fireplace palin @ 26 Song parody time, …
Missed that earlier – I love it.
Buffalogal… you mentioned earlier you were working on your FaceBook..?
There was a NEW FaceBook page created last night to tell the story of the Sarah’s BOG appointments or Sarah’s ” Death Panels for Wolves”.
Everybody who uses FaceBook try to get the word out by promoting it. Send the link to Politicians as a reference or any Media people and friends. Join it for support. The ” Coffee Party ” started with a single FaceBook post.
Wayne Anthony Ross’s AG appointment was thought to be a done deal as well. It was the Media telling the Story and NOT being silent that stopped that.
It can happen again.
And what kind of ‘ irony ‘ if we can USE Sarah’s favorite tool ( FaceBook ) against her to derail these new decisions. Maybe some users will post the link on her own FaceBook page..?
I just emailed Shannyn as well so she might link to it as well.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=info&gid=365452741386
Yay Irishgirlette!! (Insert Gaelic version of ‘Rah-rah-rah!’)
Thanks Mona!!
Tell her I say ‘Hi!’ (BTW: What sport are we talking about?)
Irishgirlette wants to go back to NY next summer. As does Irishbrawn!! Me too…we’ll see.
Camogie
A few snips!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QORKNw0f3oQ
Per Alan Grayson-
On Friday night, Sarah Palin came to Orlando…This is what she said:
“I got to meet quite a few candidates who are lining up in a contested primary who want to take out Alan Grayson. And I think Alan Grayson — what can you say about Alan Grayson? Piper is with me tonight, so I won’t say anything about Alan Grayson that can’t be said around children. [Good one, Sarah!] But thank you, Florida, for allowing candidates in a contested primary to duke it out over ideas and principles and values, all with the same goal, and that is unseating those who have such a disconnect from the people of America. That’s what the goal is here in this race against Alan Grayson. Please fight hard, and do this for the rest of the country. Fight hard, and send a conservative to Washington, DC.”
Follow-up comments from Alan Grayson:
Palin, the former half-term Governor, current-nothing and future-even-less, charmed the all-Republican audience with her folksy folksiness and her homespun homespunnery. Atypically, Palin was wearing clothes that she had paid for herself. At the end of the event, she shared her recipe for mooseface pie.
In response to Palin’s attack on Rep Grayson, Grayson actually complimented Palin. Grayson praised Palin for having a hand large enough to fit Grayson’s entire name on it. He thanked Palin for alleviating the growing shortage of platitudes in Central Florida. Grayson added that Palin deserved credit for getting through the entire hour-long program without quitting. Grayson also said that Palin really had mastered Palin’s imitation of Tina Fey imitating Palin. Grayson observed that Palin is the most-intelligent leader that the Republican Party has produced since George W. Bush.
When asked to comment about what effect Palin’s criticism might have, Grayson pointed out, “As the Knave’s horse says in Alice in Wonderland, ‘dogs will believe anything.’” Earlier, as the Orlando Sentinel reported, Grayson said, “I’m sure Palin knows all about politics in Central Florida, since from her porch she can see Winter Park,” which is part of Grayson’s district.
Grayson said that the Alaskan chillbilly was welcome to return to Central Florida anytime, as long as she brings lots of money with her, and spends it. “I look forward to an honest debate with Governor Palin on the issues, in the unlikely event that she ever learns anything about them,” Grayson added, alluding to Politifact’s “liar, liar, pants on fire” evaluation of much of what Palin has said .
Scientists are studying Sarah Palin’s travel between Alaska and Florida carefully. They hope to learn more about the flight patterns of that elusive migratory species, the wild Alaskan dingbat.
Comment from me: ARRGGGHHHH – who can stop this woman from injecting herself into everything and anything???!!! Once you quit, that’s it! SHE IS IRRELEVANT and she doesn’t get it!
YEAAAAY for lil’ Irishgirl. mama is proud. yes?
Just a wee bit!
My favorite spam email of the week was one offering me up to 72 hours of enjoyable sex…it guaranteed that my male parts would be full mast for the full 72 hours and, wait it gets better, I would somehow be able to selectively “aim” the products of the culmination of my ecstasy.
Not sure if the product promising all of this comes with a “target” where I can practice my aim, but wow, I was impressed, even though being a female I don’t believe that I was the actual sex that they were targeting in their ad, but still, it was comedy gold!
Hope this wasn’t too offensive
LOL
Continue to promote and link to the FaceBook page about the Wolves.
This morning there were 4 Members. Presently there are 21. That’s 5x as as many as this morning. Imagine if these early Members continue to grow at this rate. By tomorrow they could have 100. 100 x5….. and on… and on…
You never know who may be ‘ looking ‘ and reading.
If anybody uses Twitter… how about Tweeting the link ..?
“Sarah Palin – A danger to wolves and other wildlife”
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=info&gid=365452741386
Night all……..5 or 6 hours ahead of you.
#77 Lainey: You slay me! Love it!
#80 AKPetMom: Slayed twice… is that possible? Guess so! Still typing!
#48 thatcrowwoman – where in the redneck riviera are you? ‘cuz that’s where I am, too! I’m in Panama City.
Baker’s Dozen @62, yeppers! Moar butter! Also, too, bake the crust at ~400 degrees for about 10 minutes to crisp it up, then the Strawberry Chiffon *shiver of delight* won’t make it all soggy. Do you bake the chiffon filling, or is it no-bake in the baked graham cracker crust? First strawberries are such sweet ones!
Sweet dreams, Irishgirl, and thanks from Happy for the Irish vocabulary lesson.
Go to feckin’ sleep crowwoman!!
Lots of love and hugs!!!!
Woohoo, Irish Girlette! Fresh air, sunshine, and sport. Littlebird played some soccer in high school, but just junior varsity. Now she’s playing lacrosse in college, which is much like Cherokee stickball, and from the looks of those clips, may be a bit like camogie, also, too. ((((Proud mum Irishgirl and family))))
At 8.15 this morning…I wasn’t feeling the love!
Not feckin’ dark here yet, Irish, but Happy just started fixing supper. Go to feckin’ sleep yourself, my friend, with visions of camogie-playing armadillos dancing through your sweet (feckin’) dreams. Loves and hugs back at ya.
nekolibrarian, I’m west, almost to Alabama… I can see a Florabama Mudstock from my house…once school’s out for the summer. You in?
What a vision!!!
Ok….Crowwoman is having a party!!!
Y’all come! Details to follow… spring break is 2 weeks away yet…
slipstream @ 38
Inevitable hyacinths?
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There is a different theme each year at the garden show here in Rochy, but all of the flowers are forced. Spring bulbs are always easiest to force in mid-March so…
Nearly every display has hyacinths for color. Sorry for the confusion if I made it sound like a strange new breed of flowering plant!
Meanwhile, I’ve returned from my afternoon at Gardenscape with newfound pruning knowledge that I will be putting to good use on my out of control climbing roses as soon as the rest of the snow melts and I can walk on the lawn without sinking up to my ankles.
Spring is coming!
vyccan -
As you elevate the status of your ‘weeds’ to that of ‘wildflowers’, you might want to throw in another useful term – ‘native species’.
Also, ‘important habitat for pollinators and other beneficial insects’
Has a bit of a scientific ring to it, dontcha think?
Did she really where bright orange in Florida or is that my monitor? Everytime I see her,I understand why the GOP paid so much money for clothes and a stylist.
Her speeches should be advertised as anti-Obama rants,since she never has any ideas or positive things to say
@ leenie17
Yes, it does! My advertising brochure is ‘growing’ beautiful. Two heads are indeed better than one.
#84 from the diagonal: I love Alan Grayson and his quick-wit…I even support his campaign from 3000 miles away.
He would swallow her whole in any discussion or debate…anybody would. That’s why she hides behind pre-written speeches, hand notes, facebook, twitter (you should see how she has those social networks set up)…no negative comments allowed, no dislikes, no questions. She is one truly amazing piece of work…all out-going spews, no in-coming. Can you imagine running a state or country that way??!! Well, we know how AK turned out.
89 thatcrowwoman Says:
March 14th, 2010 at 2:45 PM
Baker’s Dozen @62, yeppers! Moar butter! Also, too, bake the crust at ~400 degrees for about 10 minutes to crisp it up, then the Strawberry Chiffon *shiver of delight* won’t make it all soggy. Do you bake the chiffon filling, or is it no-bake in the baked graham cracker crust? First strawberries are such sweet ones!
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Not sure you’ll see this, since the thread’s a little old.
It’s a baked crust with unbaked filling–crushed, sugared strawberries, whipped cream, beaten egg whites, a little gelatin all folded together. Heaven. I’ll try the hotter oven. I think that’ll help.
Bet you could make the same pie with fresh blueberries, once the season starts! Mmmmmmm.