The top 40 station here was playing "patriotic" songs this morning. I tuned in just as "Proud to Be An American" was ending, and then "Born in the USA" started. They keep playing that song. I do not think it means what they think it means.
Wash: I didn't think you were one for rituals and such. Mal: I'm not, but it'll keep the others busy for a while. No reason to concern them with what's to be done.
'Bushwhacked'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
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.
Hil R. - May 02, 2011 4:52:21 am PDT #6436 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Jessica - May 02, 2011 4:53:22 am PDT #6437 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
My understanding is that a sea burial was the only way to both honor Muslim tradition and avoid creating a martyr's tomb.
[eta: "only way" is probably overstating it, but that is the reasoning I've heard.]
Jessica - May 02, 2011 5:06:11 am PDT #6438 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
tommyrot - May 02, 2011 5:22:09 am PDT #6439 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Barb - May 02, 2011 5:22:13 am PDT #6440 of 30001
“Not dead yet!”
There was also another Fox affiliate where the broadcaster actually said "President Obama has confirmed that President Obama is, in fact, dea- oh, sorry."
sumi - May 02, 2011 5:22:26 am PDT #6441 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
The only sidesaddle outrider at this year's Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event. . . she has also evented side saddle up through Training Level!
DavidS - May 02, 2011 5:30:20 am PDT #6442 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
DavidS, or anyone else who knows: In the TV movie "Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe", Bruce Campbell played a Navy SEAL, and he is repeatedly called "soldier", even by his fellow officers. Is that accurate?
Huh, I'd think "sailor" but I'm not sure.
le nubian - May 02, 2011 5:30:43 am PDT #6443 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Barb,
yeah that was the Fox affiliate in DC. His co-anchor looked at him like he lost his mind.
Jessica - May 02, 2011 5:35:29 am PDT #6444 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Aaaaaaaaaand Twitter comes through for me:
"I have never wished a man dead, except for people who keep attributing my goddamn quote to Mark Twain" - Clarence Darrow
DavidS - May 02, 2011 5:44:54 am PDT #6445 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
So it looks like Pakistan did not in fact give him up, but rather obstructed U.S. efforts to get him. The U.S. did not even tell Pakistani officials about the raid beforehand.