OK, I did my duty. Where’s my cookie? Oh, I get it: “Sadly, No!”

Voted.

And I think a cookie is definitely in order. Or some pork. Or, how about a giant sammich?

I voted.

And last week I gave you five bucks.

I want a cookie and a back rub, thanks.

You realize, of course, that if you win “Best Non-European Blog” from a European site, people will say that you look French?

I just gave you another five bucks.

So you’re going to have to rub my big, scaly Jurassic feet as well.

Screw it, just go right to the video war.

But this is a European non-European blog, oui?

It’s geography-bending transcontinentalism! Locational deviance! Heavens to Mercator, you can’t be in two places at once in Newtonian physics!

Yeah, somebody ‘splain to me what makes a blog “European”. Like, say, the Server was in Germany, and the proprieters were all over the place. Would that be a european blog? Guess not.

And it appears that the Sadlys have the lead, for now. If P Zed sends his minions off to vote, you’re wormfood…

mikey

Mmmm … pork cookies … just like mom used to make. I remember the delicious odor wafting from the oven while we kids occupied ourselves with a game of Play-Doh Doctor.

Please. What could possibly qualify you to win a European blog award?

The berets, dude … the berets.

Who you calling gentlemen, Seb?

Besides supporting teh Sadly it was worth the time to go over there and vote just to find out that there’s a blog called “My Boyfriend is a Twat”. Maybe I’ll check it out later but I voted for it based on the name alone.

Wait–when it says “Sadly, No,” it means Seb?

I thought Seb was a galactic warlord from 75 million years ago. As usual, nobody tells me anything.

French-Americans must clearly represent what’s great about America, which explains why our Government was compelled to rename us Freedom-Americans…

So, Sadly, No!sians, how many times per day can I employ all the pcs at my command in this voting mission?

P.S. Scott, our wingnut trolls regularly accuse us of being cheese eating surrender monkeys, so that must qualify us as European. QED.

Dude, haven’t you heard? We jumped the shark! An anonymous commenter said so!

Nous faisons de capituler!

OK. I voted . . . well, let’s just say more than once and leave it at that. Also, I tipped better than TRex. I expect no payback except for peace, love and understanding.

Hey, it’s a beautiful day.

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Screw it, just go right to the video war.

Neocon.

Read ’em and weep…

MCH: “But this is a European non-European blog, oui?”

I actually counted it as European back in 05, when it won best humor, even though it was a stretch,. But that was when Seb was actually blogging.

MCH: “But this is a European non-European blog, oui?”

I counted it as European back in 05, when it won best humor, even though it was a stretch,. But that was when Seb was actually blogging.

Both of your blogs should be disqualified on account of you’re mean to Ann Althouse.

Both of your blogs should be disqualified on account of you’re mean to Ann Althouse.

Feh. She’s a regular here.

Think of the stories you’ll tell your grandkids……

And here‘s a tune for the moment: how apropos, oui? For we ‘ave represented bose ze European and ze rock star, oui?

There’s nothing like an old rocker who’s into archaeology (apparently, that’s one of his joys these days. Don’t imagine Keith Richards joins him digging up the garden that often).

So you’re going to have to rub my big, scaly Jurassic feet as well.

Any schoolchild with Aspergers and a Dinosaur fetish will tell you that T. Rex is a Cretaceous period guy. Are you then just an Allosaurus with a steroid habit?

Now that’s a coincidence. I’m steaming some Aspergers right now, to go with my pork, herb/garlic mashed baby fingerlings and Pan de Sal I’m serving with a local organic green salad with trumpet mushrooms and edam cheese…

mikey

Sux that I live alone. I just do this for fun….

mikey

Oh heavens. Somewhere in Wisconsin there is now a little red siren spinning and flashing and screeching “awoo woo woo woo” all because some liberal had the nerve to mention the name “Ann Althouse” on these here interwebs. We are doomed!

…it was worth the time to go over there and vote just to find out that there’s a blog called “My Boyfriend is a Twat”

Now I have enjoyed “My Boyfriend is a Twat” on many occasions. A fine blog. And even though it is nothing like “MBIAT”, that comment reminded me of another funny site I like, “Things My Girlfriend and I Have Argued About”

Damn, mikey. I’m no slouch as a cook myself, but every time you share details of what you’re preparing, I think Now why can’t I be dining at his place?

Damn. I didn’t even mention the balsamic-orange-garlic-serrano vinagrette. It all came out pretty good….

mikey

Andres Serrano sells vinagrette? There goes my appetite!

Sounds good Mikey and I’m starving from hauling rocks and digging my canyon-style lily pond again all day in the heat. I figure the depth of 5-1/2 feet will deter the Great Blues, many of which fly over the village like pterodactyls looking for Koi (not original Devonians).

Take a leg of lamb, local. Remove the fell, then crosshatch it but not too deeply. Marinate overnight in good yogourt, lemon juice, lemon peel, Keen’s mustard powder, crushed garlic and rosemary, pepper, no salt. A plastic zip-style bag works well, or if too big, just cover a roasting pan with wrap.

Next day shake off the loosies, add more garlic and rosemary, roast as you like it. Or Bar-B-Q.

You can cut it with a spoon. Great with Asparagus if the dogs haven’t eaten them all or some Rapini and boiled newies in their jackets. Fruit salad for dessert.

Sweet dreams!

Who knew this was a foodie blog? Now I’m twice as hungry.

Oh, I voted for you guys although I like Pharyngula and LGM too. Figured it was only ‘fair’.

I figure the depth of 5-1/2 feet will deter the Great Blues, many of which fly over the village like pterodactyls looking for Koi (not original Devonians).

Hokay. At first blush this looks like you need surface to air defenses. And you do, except it might blow your landscaping budget for the Phased Array Radar and Full Auto Nitrogen-driven BB machine guns. So you have to get a little creative.

I’m thinking make a bogus fish outta wood or plastic, a kind of a Dee-Koi if you will. Pack him good with black powder, a five second delay chem fuse, and float him at the top of the pond. Tie the detonator pin off to an eye bolt in the bottom with monofiliment. After a few of the bastards have been vaporized in mid air, they’ll go looking for easier hunting.

Don’t mention it. Always willing to help…

mikey

This Matt Furey thread is still providing amusement. Somebody’s mighty ticked off. There’s even a legal threat.

Dee-Koi

Oy. Worth the price of admission, alone. Speaking as a former pond owner, I see a couple of problems w/ your Dee-Koi:1. you’re assuming the heron’ll fly off with him & 2. raccoons or other non-avian koi predators (see 1. re: flying off or lack thereof)…

One blast in contact with the water, and, well… it’s burst swim bladders for everyone. Not pretty. Though thinkgeek does sell some USB-powered weapons for cube warfare that could be repurposed.

Look, you’re gonna get a little collateral damage. You know what they say. You can’t make fish tacos without breaking a few cervezas…

mikey

Oh Jeez, this reminds me of the time several years ago that I put a 10-inch albino butterfly koi in the pond (too shallow, not enough cover). A fish so big it scared the cats.

Yeah. He lasted 24 hours. I’ll bet that bird is still thanking me….

(OK sue me, I was a rookie back then)

“1. you’re assuming the heron’ll fly off with him & 2. raccoons or other non-avian koi predators”

Nothing a well-trained, steely-eyed chipmunk wet team can’t candle. It’s hard to find O-gauge Kabar knives, though…

somebody upthread pointed out that the Dems have completely capitulated on the funding of the war issue.

I hate to be all up in your faces with the “I told you so”, but it looks like the Democrats are turning out to be just about as useless as anyone could have hoped for.

Can someone please help me to understand what it is that electing the Democrats was supposed to have accomplished? Is it just that Bush would now end up with some gooey crap all over his feet as he marched into absolute power, because now at least there would be some people he’d have to step on in order to get it? Don’t get me wrong – not that this wouldn’t be a worthy goal, making a final stand in front of a power-mad dictator and all…..it’s just that I kind of feel I was promised a little more than that, y’know?

So, when is it that the Democrats are actually going to acknowledge that Congress is a co-equal power in this government and actually DO something? Or is futile, half-assed gestures all they’re good for anymore? Because if that is the case, folks, we’re completely fucked.

So, when is it that the Democrats are actually going to acknowledge that Congress is a co-equal power in this government and actually DO something? Or is futile, half-assed gestures all they’re good for anymore? Because if that is the case, folks, we’re completely fucked.

Jillian, I certainly see why you consider the Democrats to be useless. And yes, we were promised more than that. This is how politicians operate, you know? They promise stuff, and if they get elected they decide if they want to actually do it.

Basically, my only point is this: we have actually gone from No chance, to Slim chance. Which is an actual improvement. So, what is the next step.

The dems in congress have a tough choice (to the extent they aren’t as despicable and stagnant as the reps) – if they wait with the pullout they’ll disgust the netroots but they will not suffer the fickleness and poor memory of the masses and the right-wing talkers (assuming they are actually engaging their language centers and not just putting words together instinctively) as Iraq disintegrates between the pullout and ’08.

If they pull out Moulitsas and the gang will hemorrhage with joy and swear allegiance unending but Steyn and co. will spend every waking minute trying to beat a new dolchstoss-narrative into themselves and the public, even though everything from the initial invasion to the surge has proven to be utterly unsatisafctory, futile and not improving jack-all, partially due to the public’s and the right-winger’s pathetic faith in Operation Vanquish Com-… Islamofascism.

It’s all about ’08, especially when you consider how much needs to be done after The Child’s reign comes to a glorious end.

Hmmmm… PZ just put up his post encouraging his minions to vote for Pharyngula. So… all you Sadlynauts had better get over there and vote. You don’t want to lose to a bunch of science blog commenters, do you?

TRex, can’t you send the FDL people over to stuff the ballot box? Surely that’s reasonable behaviour for a dinosaur.

OK, who did you bribe to get them to misspell Phar…pharyngle…pharyngy…whatever my blog is called. That’s the only reason they’re not voting for me, you know.

But that was when Seb was actually blogging.

I should have gotten more people on board Dread Pirate Roberts-style so I could keep winning European awards. ::mad::

Well, clearly a high-quality hand-crafted cruelty-free (except when Lounsbury posts) blog like Aqoul is never going to be able to compete with the big-time media machine you guys have at your disposal.

Okay, I’ve voted twice, now, and will keep at it. I also paid the piper. I hope this makes you happy, but I can’t make you gay—that’s genetical, ya’know. Now, when do I get my receipt for tax purposes? What’s that? Not tax deductible…. Shit!