OH and Connie, you know that newspaper polls don't reflect public opinion or even reader opinion except by coincidence, I'm sure. Why PZ Myers urges readers to shift opinion polls - both to avoid the poll being a propaganda victory viewpoints he disagrees with, but also to emphasize that polls with self-selected participants are not representative of larger populations.
We're not gonna die. We can't die, Bendis. You know why? Because we are so very pretty. We are just too pretty for God to let us die.
Mal ,'Serenity'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
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.
Typo Boy - Oct 07, 2012 7:24:08 am PDT #24806 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Connie Neil - Oct 07, 2012 7:39:47 am PDT #24807 of 30001
brillig
I know they're just a representation of the people who go to the website and who care enough to click on something. But cross-referencing with other local news sites and their comments tells me that the idea that PBS is an affront to God and Country and All That Is Right is not an uncommon belief. Heck, I found it telling that the website even phrased their options that way--and oddly reassuring. It means that there's a snarky sense hidden within the walls of the paper that joyously anticipates President Romney and the Golden Age he will usher in.
Jesse - Oct 07, 2012 7:42:30 am PDT #24808 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
So then I ran back out to Oktoberfest and got a burger from the place that's opening up on my corner soon. It was delicious! Which could be a problem, since they are, as noted, opening up on my corner.
sarameg - Oct 07, 2012 8:04:08 am PDT #24809 of 30001
Oh, the asshole medical people.
The tow didn't come until 12:30. Which, fine. Except you said 11:25 at the outset and then just kept telling me 10 minutes. And the tow guy showed me when he received the dispatch. 12:10. Uh huh. Dispatch fucked up and didn't have the decency to admit it.
Oh well, it is done. Now to figure out how to get to work tomorrow.
le nubian - Oct 07, 2012 8:53:00 am PDT #24810 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Jesse - Oct 07, 2012 8:56:27 am PDT #24811 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
That's awesome.
Burrell - Oct 07, 2012 8:58:40 am PDT #24812 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
ha! Now there's some folksy wisdom for you.
Jesse - Oct 07, 2012 8:58:59 am PDT #24813 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I actually have this one over my desk: [link]
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Vortex - Oct 07, 2012 9:04:55 am PDT #24814 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I got my brother that tshirt for Christmas one year. My mother used to call us Heckle and Ralph (which for some reason we thought were their names) when we were teasing her or each other. He loves it.
Consuela - Oct 07, 2012 9:48:35 am PDT #24815 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
OMG the Jerk Whisperer poster is awesome.
ita ! I cannot believe the bullshit you have to deal with every weekend. Why on earth is there no SOP for you at the hospital? (I actually do know, it's because of the whole war on drugs and criminalization of painkillers.) I am enraged on your behalf.
I didn't make it to Octoberfest because I spent all day yesterday wiht my folks, having the same conversations over and over. Then I went to my sister's house for beer and baseball (sigh).
Today we did a ridic hilly run and I have had an omelet. Now I need to get off my ass and do laundry and all that other useful stuff.