Yesterday I went for a routine exam and blood tests. It turned out that I fasted for nothing because the front office misinformed me. I did not get to sleep in the morning, and was too tired to sleep when I returned home, no matter how much I tried. I’ve only had about three hours. Nevertheless, I’m current on replies, and have a full set of articles today. I go to the denturist to get my teeth, and then to get denture supplies and something that goes crunch.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today it took me 3:58 (average 5:07). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Short Takes:
From Washington Post: When Michele Bachmann was asked during a television interview last week whether she thought higher unemployment would increase her chances of winning the presidency, she gave an unexpectedly candid reply: “I hope so.”
Now she’s putting that theory to the test. On Wednesday, she argued that failure to raise the debt limit — a prospect that even Republican congressional leaders say could lead to economic catastrophe — might not be such a bad thing.
WARNING: The Psychiatrist General has determined that BS B is hazardous to your brain.
From Countdown: Worst Persons
When the beer runs out there will be WAR in the streets!
From Yahoo News: Texas Republican Rep. Ron Paul made a surprise announcement Tuesday that he will not seek re-election to Congress, spelling an end to a nearly 24-year House career amid his third run for president.
"I felt it was better that I concentrate on one election," Paul, 75, told The Facts. "It’s about that time when I should change tactics."
Paul, who remains significantly behind in many current national polls, first ran for president as a Libertarian in 1988, and as a Republican in 2008.
This will be like saying goodbye to a BAD case of the runs.
Cartoon:
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Enjoy your crunchies today!
5:06 Yuck!
Amy Koch, have you thought of Minnesota’s lost revenues resulting from your government shutdown?
All those licensing fees. My, my, my.
You beat the average
4:37 Not good enough…again. I am 62 out of 195 (318).
Today is yours.
Don’t “trash” talk with a troll and expect to win. Trolls get fat and come back more often, if they think they can get you to throw them some. 😈
The book of Proverbs have some excellent troll references. The keyword is “fool”.
Has there been a major influx of trolls here? If so, I guess I missed it.
Not at all. My policy forbidding personal attacks prevents that problem. That cartoon was intended to help others at places where the problem is rampant.
What’s wrong with trolls? I’m a newly “dentured” being myself – still have some trouble getting the crunchiest down, but I feel far more “social” now, and I can eat a lot of salad! I’m having surgery on Mon. soooo – I’ll be out of comission for a few days or so — like your thread – and “mazletov” on the ivories!
Everything.
See today’s open thread for a report on mine.
Get well soon, my friend.
That sounds like a really crappy morning!
Oh so Michele thinks that an economic catastrophe wouldn’t be that bad. Umm, what does the word “catastrophe” mean to you Michele you crazy assed bitch? You are definitely NOT getting raptured for that comment. Dumass. 🙄
I could live without beer, because I don’t drink anymore, but there are thousands that couldn’t. Cut off smokes though, in combination with beer, you are going to have hundreds of thousands of people turning into nicotinized, frenzied beer loving zombies storming the state house and that my friends, will NOT be pretty. I know how I am after about 4 hours without a smoke and it is not pretty. Cranky does not even begin to describe what I turn into. 😈
Ron is not as bad as his nutso son – I’d rather Rand retire, but I’ll take what I can get. Hopefully not some kookier tea bagger, but it’s Texas, so my hopes are rather dim on that take. 🙁
Those look like gargoyles rather than trolls, but the resemblance is similar. And I never feed them, because they just come back for more and then they seem to multiply. 😉
Amen.
My point exactly.
I consider them interchangeable. Rand is America’s best argument for abstinence.
Bingo!