Obama line of the day: "By the end of the week, he'll be accusing me of being a secret communist because I shared my toys in kindergarten."
Young Simon: So... how'd the Independents cut us off? Young River: They were using dinosaurs.
'Safe'
Natter 61*
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
amych - Oct 29, 2008 8:54:36 am PDT #7225 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Burrell - Oct 29, 2008 8:55:03 am PDT #7226 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
If it helps Connie, I know of at least two voters in Provo that are voting for Obama too.
SailAweigh - Oct 29, 2008 8:55:43 am PDT #7227 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
about if disabled vets can still get civil service hiring points if they aren't actually collecting disability.
I thought that was mandated by federal law, but maybe not. For federal jobs, it used to be (it could have changed, things do) 5 points for vets in general, 10 points for disabled. So, they'd still get some points, but possibly not as many. State law may be tied to that in some way, in that it can't offer less than federal, but can offer more.
tommyrot - Oct 29, 2008 8:57:02 am PDT #7228 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
High tech communications gear, circa 1964: Pushbuttons replace dials on telephone (Apr, 1964)
Tests in regular service last winter at Carnegie and Greensburg, Pa., suburbs of Pittsburgh, have shown it’s easier and more than twice as fast to press buttons for a phone call than it is to twirl a dial. As each “touch-tone” button is pushed, it sounds a pleasing musical tone.
Bell is introducing the phone area by area, will nave it in general use within the next 10 years.
The tones are "pleasing"?
Jessica - Oct 29, 2008 9:04:59 am PDT #7229 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Jesse - Oct 29, 2008 9:06:43 am PDT #7230 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I thought that was mandated by federal law, but maybe not. For federal jobs, it used to be (it could have changed, things do) 5 points for vets in general, 10 points for disabled. So, they'd still get some points, but possibly not as many. State law may be tied to that in some way, in that it can't offer less than federal, but can offer more.
I may have gotten the detail wrong as well.
Edit: I did have it right! Until now, under state law the vet had to be not only certified as disabled by the VA, but actually be recieving the disability payments. This would eliminate the payment part. [link]
Connie Neil - Oct 29, 2008 9:08:58 am PDT #7231 of 10001
brillig
at least two voters in Provo that are voting for Obama too.
Viva La Revolucion!
Sue - Oct 29, 2008 9:11:35 am PDT #7232 of 10001
hip deep in pie
So. I may have a new cat this evening. Or not?
I emailed lady about her cat this morning in the space of two emails she went from "Oh I won't give my cat away to just anyone, I need to meet you and my husband wants to meet you." to "I can come to you today, and if I don't find a home for the cat today I will have him put to sleep." So she's coming to my house at six, with all the cat accessories...and the cat?
aurelia - Oct 29, 2008 9:13:06 am PDT #7233 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
The Repubs are against the constitutional convention question--I saw an ad with former Gov. Edgar urging voters to say no.
I've heard talk about this, but the question on the ballot isn't worded to sound like it would open up the entire constitution to review. I'm confused and more than a little wary of the whole thing.
Gudanov - Oct 29, 2008 9:27:08 am PDT #7234 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
I liked the Wyatt Cenac analysis of the election on TDS last night.