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By: Sadly, No! » Department Of Corrections, Special Offenders Unit

Sadly, No! » Department Of Corrections, Special Offenders Unit — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 03:37:38 +0000

[...] words, the ‘global warming hoax is slowly coming apart.’ For more context, here’s our original Shorter, with cites and [...]

By: Beats me at Hoyden About Town

Beats me at Hoyden About Town — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:00:38 +0000

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By: Just Alison, without Qetesh

Just Alison, without Qetesh — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:53:55 +0000

Doctor Missus Marita, the Finns are extremely cool. In fact, as I was writing that post, I started digging up a whole buncha Split Enz stuff, including some really early (and tres weird) things that I haven't heard in centuries. Gave me a warm glow. Their early stuff has a Pink Floyd-ish feel, very dreamy and disturbing. To whomever said "If it knocks your hat off ur doin it rong", well, no. Australian wines can be exceptionally good, and since I favour shiraz, which has a lot of character, I get a lot of pleasure from good ones. Something like St Hallett's Old Block is a fine example of this: a wine that is more than just something to get squiffy on, it's a real sensation. There are also some fine blends, like Charlie Melton's Nine Popes, a shiraz/grenache/mourvedre blend. To One Man: Midnight Oil still rock. Their "Sorry" trick at the Sydney Olympics was absolutely precious, and the fact that the lead singer, Peter Garrett, is now Minister for the Environment in the new Labor government is a huge boost for everyone (except old wankers like ex-PM Howard). He's not perfect, as politicians seldom are, but he's a great improvement over the old boys' club that dominates most of Australian politics (as in the US, although we have more individualists because of our political system). Having a voice that's been Pres of the Australian Conservation Foundation and on the Greenpeace board will make a difference, I think. To ice weasel: you're a fucking tosspot who has no idea about anything.

By: Lykurgus

Lykurgus — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:35:47 +0000

Three blokes drinking in a pub – an Aussie, a Canadian and a New Zealander.
The Lumberjack finishes his first, and smashes his glass.
The Kiwi asks, “Why d’you do thet?”
The Canadian says, “Wher I come from, we make so much glass, we don’t have to drink from the same one twice.”*
The Kiwi takes a sip from his, and tips the rest out.
The Aussie says, “Not thirsty mate?”
He says, “Where I come from, we make so much beer, we don’t hef to take two sups from the same one”
The Aussie skulls his, draws a revolver and drops the Kiwi.
The Lumberjack yells, “What the hell are you doing???”
He says, “Where I come from, we have so many Kiwis, you don’t have to drink with the same one twice.”
.

And OneMan, it’s not infighting, it’s sport (our only common interest other than living here)

*(No, he did not invite them to look for treasure)

By: jim

jim — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:35:26 +0000

I’m not 5’8″ – I’m 6′!
CO2 was invented by Stalin & FDR!
Al Gore faked the Northwest Passage!
Hippie lesbos are wiping out penguins & polar bears!
Pot-smokers are secretly destroying the rainforest!
(/shit-for-brains)

You incited/inspired me to troll Ace Of Puds.
Twice – once for each excremental post.
Wow – all you have to do is get one measly pseudo-Lord Hootentoot nutter to so much as QUESTION global warming in a relatively reputable venue, & these EEG-flatlining fuckos act like a gaggle of nymphomaniacal divorcees at a Chippendales Ladies’ Night.

A wretched spectacle – the mind yearns for its own cranial stomach to vomit with – yet I must admit their titanic level of fail pleases me.

By: Dr.BDH

Dr.BDH — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:55:36 +0000

“I believe the only reason we’re in a cooling period is as a result to the icy cold demeanor of American women.”

New Wingnut Anthem:

“SHE’S SO COLD
(M. Jagger/K. Richards)

She’s so cold she’s so cold
She’s so cold cold cold
Like a tombstone
She’s so cold, she’s so cold
she’s so cold cold cold like an ice cream cone
She’s so cold she’s so cold
I dare not touch her my hand just froze…

She’s so cold, she’s so cold, cold, she’s so c-c-c-old
But she’s beautiful, though…

She’s so cold, she’s so cold
She was born in an arctic zone
She’s so cold she’s so cold, cold, cold
I dare not touch her my hand just froze

She’s so cold, she’s so goddamn cold she’s so
Cold cold cold she’s so cold…”

And she won’t date me, damn it!

By: OneMan'

OneMan' — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:21:56 +0000

I’ve been to both OZ and NZ and loved ‘em both. I find the infighting between the two countries cute. But then like they say, the lower the stakes, the dirtier the fighting.

Oh and Midnight Oil rocked.

By: PeeJ

PeeJ — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:55:46 +0000

I think Herr Clyde is traveling. I recall, way back when we planning the PDX S,N! fest, his mentioning something about possibly being able to make it to the Oregon Brewers Festival or maybe it was the Portland International Beerfest, for one day. The latter, by the way, opens today! Pints oif Pilsner Urquell for three bux. Yumm.

[sorry, Doc Missus, but I must mention this given the question]

By: Percy ‘Mad Dog’ Plumflute

Percy ‘Mad Dog’ Plumflute — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:47:16 +0000

Poster on the global warming “hoax” thread:

I believe the only reason we’re in a cooling period is as a result to the icy cold demeanor of American women. Their collective frost is enough to snuff out the sun.

Posted by: Lincoln at July 17, 2008 02:25 PM (gLNLT)

For the life of me I can’t figure it out. Why are guys in the women haters club so unlucky when it comes to relationships and dating and stuff?

By: Righteous Bubba

Righteous Bubba — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:44:52 +0000

I’ve been wondering about that myself.

He was asking about Scottish pubs so perhaps he’s there hunting for fried akvavit.

By: Snorghagen

Snorghagen — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:41:26 +0000

But where is Herr Smut these days?

I’ve been wondering about that myself.

By: Lawnguylander

Lawnguylander — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:13:07 +0000

I too fall at the feet of El Cid's commentatering and pointlessly taunting Canadians is all well and good but trans-Tasman Sea flame wars are an internet tradition I just can't get enough of. But where is Herr Smut these days?

By: Doctor Missus Marita

Doctor Missus Marita — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:52:32 +0000

I don’t want to get involved in an EnZed/OZ flamewar, but I do have to state my undying love for both of the Finn brothers.

That is all.

By: alec

alec — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:44:33 +0000

TISM? You mean those wanking tossers who are but a pale imitation of The Residents with any of the actual musical talent to get in the way?

Oh yeah, they’re hilarious.

The Residents? Tell me you’re kidding.

Seriously, I don’t even have national pride invested in this.

By: PeeJ

PeeJ — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:18:12 +0000

Zounds! Egad! Gadzooks!

In another life I wrote finite element analysis software for modeling groundwater. I had no idea what the results meant – the hydrologists had to explain it to me. And I wrote the fucking programs! Oh I understood the mathematics perfectly. It was what it meant in the real world that I was clueless. Even after several years, I still couldn’t make my own interpretations. That guy is a fekkin idjit.

The deniers show a remarkable inability to adapt. The undeniable proof of evolution will be their extinction. Deliciously ironic, innit?

By: Cangrejero

Cangrejero — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:50:59 +0000

Thank you, El Cid. Your patient explanation is far more than the ululating Ace deserves, and although eloquent, it is likely more than he would be able to comprehend. Us grownups appreciate that kind of thing, however.

By: tigrismus

tigrismus — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:48:18 +0000

For certain large values of “or so …”, young Master Curl.

By: MajorKong

MajorKong — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:46:39 +0000

Probably just having a large exercise at MacDill. If something strange was going on you wouldn’t hear about it until after the fact.

By: Gerald Curl

Gerald Curl — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:40:03 +0000

My weight is 170 or so …

Maybe on the moon, chipmunk cheeks. There’s some science for ya!

By: (Lex) Twilly Spree(Azagthoth)

(Lex) Twilly Spree(Azagthoth) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:35:33 +0000

Oh, and a big P.S., I’m in South Tampa under the flight patterns for CENTCOM/MacDill AFB presently and it is deafening. Completely deafening. They have fighters in and out several times per day as well as the giant USAF 747 looking planes in & out. But no one here thinks this is even remotely normal and it has been going on for about 2 weeks. They seem to not be massing the planes but rather practicing maneuvers, but they are so low and so loud you must cover your ears, even inside. There’s another fighter. Ok, and another one. Must be circling…I’ll look up which type.

Everyone living here permanently says that this is almost unprecedented, this amount of flight traffic. Just thought I’d report that here. You know, before I go deaf from the damned things…LOL.