Damn. The governor of RI was re-elected. He ran the first time as "a former teacher", and then he totally screwed over the teachers in his first time. Hate him.
I'm so evil and... skanky. And I think I'm kinda gay.
Willow ,'Storyteller'
Spike's Bitches 33: Weeping, crawling, blaming everybody else
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
sj - Nov 08, 2006 4:49:15 am PST #495 of 10004
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Nicole - Nov 08, 2006 4:52:00 am PST #496 of 10004
I'm getting the pig!
Speaking of Arizona, I saw this on a website -
Voters weren't keen about another, more quirky Arizona measure: They defeated a proposal that would have awarded $1 million to a randomly selected voter in each general election.
Heh. Um, okay. Odd proposal.
I *believe* Colorado results are still pending on the gay marriage ban. I should go check my news sites again though.
ETA: Fuck! Cancel that. Colorado banned gay marriage and totally shot down Ref. I. So pissed.
SuziQ - Nov 08, 2006 5:00:36 am PST #497 of 10004
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
We had a "professional clown" running for mayor. I haven't seen our local results yet. Off to hunt them down...
vw bug - Nov 08, 2006 5:02:04 am PST #498 of 10004
Mostly lurking...
I'm pleased with most of the results here.
Just balanced my checkbook. I'm off $4.93. Now, I expected it to be off, 'cause I was off $4.95 the last time. But, now there's that extra $0.02. It's gonna drive me nuts!
SailAweigh - Nov 08, 2006 5:08:22 am PST #499 of 10004
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
We're obviously from different parts of Wisconsin
NSM that. I mean, we swing Dem because most of our population is in larger cities, like Milwaukee and Madison, but the outlying rural areas tend heavily toward the red. However, there are a lot of Dems like my daughter who still don't believe in gay marriage. Not necessarily for religious reasons, but she saw it as leading to an abuse of the system, similar to folks marrying a non-US citizen in order to get a green card. Non-gay same sex couples would get married in order to take advantage of partner benefits they wouldn't normally be entitiled to. Plus, they saw the referendum to establish a universal health care system in the state as a way of providing most of those benefits sans marriage, so why should they approve gay marriage? Not a sound reasoning by any means, but an out to a lot of fence sitters, I believe.
editted for clarity.
Fred Pete - Nov 08, 2006 5:11:52 am PST #500 of 10004
Ann, that's a ferret.
Non-gay couples would get married in order to advantage of partner benefits they shouldn't be entitiled to.
Tell your daughter about the time Hubs' family suggested that I marry Hubs' (widowed) mother so she could use my insurance to pay for her prescription medication. If anything, legal recognition of Hubs's and my commitment would have prevented that discussion.
I grew up in Rock County (Beloit and Janesville) during the '60s and '70s. Where people still remembered "Tail Gunner Joe" McCarthy fondly. So I've long had a lot of problems believing that Wisconsin is liberal.
SailAweigh - Nov 08, 2006 5:15:34 am PST #501 of 10004
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I grew up in Rock County (Beloit and Janesville) during the '60s and '70s. Where people still remembered "Tail Gunner Joe" McCarthy fondly. So I've long had a lot of problems
Hoo-boy. No wonder. That man gave this state the worst reputation and unfortunately, we still sometimes deserve it.
Ailleann - Nov 08, 2006 6:21:46 am PST #502 of 10004
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
So I got the word from the mechanic.... they need to replace an exhaust pipe, reseat the oil pan, and, apparently redo the entire timing kit. $1600 and three to five days.
I'm going to go have a drink.
Vortex - Nov 08, 2006 6:23:07 am PST #503 of 10004
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I ate all the Frusen Glädjé
Is that stuff still around? I loved it.
Daisy Jane - Nov 08, 2006 6:25:22 am PST #504 of 10004
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Not necessarily for religious reasons, but she saw it as leading to an abuse of the system, similar to folks marrying a non-US citizen in order to get a green card. Non-gay same sex couples would get married in order to take advantage of partner benefits they wouldn't normally be entitiled to.
But why wouldn't non-gay people just marry another non-gay person of the opposite sex? Cause that's legal now.