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2th!
You have a tooth problem?
Yes, it requires chocolate.
He went to the dentist at 2th-hurty?
I lol’d, then groaned at the pun, then lol’d again
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Charro is girl.
Oh – my apologies. I did know that – horrible typing fail. Bad me.
mabye that persons stil in 2th grade?
This is COMPLETELY unrelated, but will you guys go to the link under my name and vote for my child?
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You have a beautiful girl.
We got lucky
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Baby Frou!!!! Too Cute!!!
Awww! She’s adorable!!
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Done – she’s lovely. Nothing that approaches the cherubic visage of my own offspring, of course… but pretty close.
*Polishes proud-Dad-rose-coloured-monocle*
Do you seriously wear a monocle?
Only as far as the perfection of my brood go. They’re hard to grip when you’re surfing. Actually, I wasn’t certain about the correct use of “pince-nez”…
*envisions monocled man on surf board*
*shakes head rapidly to clear Etch-a-Sketch brain*
I don’t see it… where’s the snowstorm?
haha seriously. theres hardly enough snow to stick to the ground! i live in wisconsin and last year for new year i went to florida. it was about 40 degrees (typical spring/fall weather) and people were seriously FREAKING OUT! all over the news they were talking about “layering” and “not to leave your pets outside too long”. in 40 degree weather you can be perfectly comfortable in jeans and a long sleeve shirt or sweatshirt.
and just a little side note: its a BUBBLER not a FOUNTAIN
I work at the REI in town and morons who had never driven in snow before were going ballistic, trying to get chains for their tires and trying to hole up in the store… It was hilarious. God bless not being born this mentally challenged city! D:
……I think you forgot a word somewhere in there.
That’s always a fun time. I live in montana, and there are always students from california and such that just flip out when it starts snowing a bit.
I’m from Texas, but worked in Montana often. On my first job up there one of my coworkers (from Sidney) made so much fun of me! I didn’t know about engine warmers, for example. Plug your car in? Into what? He also thought it was great fun to watch me “walk” in the snow.
There’s also Hell, Michigan. Snowballs stand a good chance there too.
Damn Global Warming and the snow it brings……
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Was Algore anywhere near Las Vegas at the time? He tends to bring cold weather with him…..
Which is why a lot of people in the scientific community call it climate change and I don’t know Gore’s schedule…
Correct me if I’m wrong, but aren’t freaky weather incidents signs of a drastically changing climate?
Yes it is. They realized that Global Warming was a misnomer and decided to go with Climate Change to show that it is screwing up with a lot of factors. Also climate is a system of weather for a region so it changing by even a few degrees can screw up ecosystems in the area. Then again, some areas could change without much notice.
I’ve read that Africa will be the first to go, as water is already in scarce supply there. I saw an IMAX movie several years ago about an elephant herd. It’s hard to imagine their situation becoming any more dire.
Ya, it isn’t like life is easy on the Serengeti to begin with. That’s not even counting poachers. However, I am quickly going to find myself in a spot where I lack pertinent information so I will let keener minds than my own continue this tangent.
I’m out of my depth here, too.
Sweet, we can be kinda informed together!
Bad touch!
No worries, I wouldn’t want Slan to get jealous anyway.
The Wrath of my Deity Arse is worse.
I fear no Deity but had no intentions of touching any asses here. So either way, I’m fine.
I’ve got a decimated continent down here that recomments a high level of fear of this particular Deity…
A mere 10% hit? If those trade winds hadn’t protected you,
you wouldn’t have a Tasmanian She-Devil left!
Decimated, dessicated, defenestrated, desecrated… DIDN’T KILL THE BLOODY HUNTSMAN SPIDERS, THOUGH, DID YOU???
*seriously puts the brakes on hyperventilation*
*sniff* But ai lieks dem fuzzy yiddle fings…
@froofrou I know, man, if global warming gets any worse I’m afraid I’m going to be moving to Florida, until it hits there too!
Global “warming” just means more energy in the atmosphere affecting weather systems. Which means not changes all in one direction, but freakish, erratic weather changes all over the map.
Thank $DEITY we have an incoming administration that is actually willing to a) employ scientists and b) LISTEN TO THEM.
I was just reading about that and a little part of my jaded soul dared to actually hope for a change.
There is some talk that we may be looking at a polar shift at some point in the near future. If we are, no amount of legislation can change it or help it. We just have to hope its a slow shift and not a quick one so that we have time to adapt.
True and we could have come to an actual conclusion sooner but Bush hates academics. Now maybe we can actually start adapting instead of saying it won’t happen over and over and over again.
the stuff that I’m referring to isn’t man-made and can’t be stopped by man.
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That being said, the shift could take place over centuries or over the course of a couple of days, if what I’ve read is right. Let’s pray (to whatever deity you revere) that it’s over centuries.
Before you flame, I’m speaking of something I read in an article. I’m not trying to portray myself as an expert of any kind on global warming or climate change
) I just know that a lot of stuff we think we have control over, we don’t. But it’s scary to think that we don’t, so we legislate to make ourselves feel better. I’m including Christians who want religion legislated into law into that broad brush.
Um, I didn’t say it was. I am simply saying that Bush delayed us eight years on finding the facts and adapting to the evidence. So man made or not, we need to have a plan. Now that we actually have scientists doing their job instead of stifling them, we can work on adapting way better than claiming it isn’t happening at all.
Even being a right wing nut I can agree with what you just said
) Personally, I don’t think it’s anywhere near as bad as it’s being portrayed, but that’s an opinion. I also don’t think it should be legislated to the point of……well, I’ll stop there 
) You’re right though, we do need some sort of plan.
Exactly. I’ve long been of the opinion that whether or not what we are currently doing is actually screwing things up, climate stability is unprecedented and we need to work on being prepared for shifts and trying to minimize anything we might be doing that’s screwing things up if we can; plus less pollution = good thing.
As long as they will be giving me that technology for free or really cheaply, I’m ok with it. Otherwise, I’m going to be a one-woman hole in the ozone layer
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Fine, as long as you don’t mind your neighbors taking a dump in your water supply – moral equivalency cuts both ways, you know.
Have a little cholera, scarecrow! Faster than malignant melanoma but the end result is the same……
Ya, the crap in the air, land, water, etc has to go somewhere. Guess where Murphy’s Law likes to put it? ; )
I believe the phrase “eat sh8 and die” is unusually apt here. (linky)
Fun for the whole family…
What a breath of fresh air!
Making Light is a nice palate-cleansing counterpoint to the fun and wankery of the PK crowd. Just going through Jim Macdonald’s posts alone is…speshul.
Bookmarked it! The McCain sockpuppet one (immediately prior) was a great read, too!
*hugs*
I wasn’t trying to be an ass about it, I promise. I’m all about conservation, recycling, and all that jazz, but I still can’t afford the electric or hybrid vehicle that I will be forced to buy in the next ten years. Maybe sooner. Or the solar panels that people want me to install on my house. Hell, even the house
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Dealing with overbearing pollution is not the problem. It’s the idiots that want to force me to do something I either have no reason to do or can’t afford that I have the problem with. Kind of like the problem that people have with other people trying to force religion, I guess.
Well, the thing is that all this stuff has very high start-up cost now because the research and development has been neglected if not actively suppressed for about 30 years. Once real investment in R&D happens, I think we’ll see the scalability issues knocked down right quick and prices for clean tech will come down to what the market can bear comfortably.
Already there’s serious development in photovoltaics – a California company is literally printing photocells on thin, flexible multi-layered film that can be used to coat roofing materials or any slanted surface. It’s a couple years from real marketability (problems with durability IIRC) but how much extra would you pay for roof tiles that would let you unplug from the grid?
And I’m convinced the scalability issues to produce vehicle power batteries are going to fall within five years, if investors don’t get stupid because gas has temporarily dipped below $2 again.
The hybrids are working well, but they are still cost-prohibitive for someone like me. I hope you’re right about the battery thing. The last I heard the best battery for a completely electric car could go only 40 miles to the charge and took 3 hours to recharge. That wouldn’t get me to see my step kids on the weekends without having to stop 4-5 times for three hours apiece, turning a 3 hour drive into an all day adventure. When you only have two days off to see them, it can be hairy.
I’m pleased to inform you your info may already be out of date. :^)
The article behind my name is just one interesting advance in the tech that supports my notion that the scalability problem is coming under control. We may be looking at decently ranged full electrics before the five years I initially spitballed.
I hope you’re right! Some of the comments piqued my interest, however. How fast can you go with these batteries? Does the heat affect them? What is the recharge time? How much are they, and can existing cars be retrofitted? Also, can I win one in a raffle?
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frou, a polarity reversal is significantly different from the type of climate change most people are thinking about! And, yeah, 1) there’s nothing we can do about it and 2) we are WAY past due for one, and 3) I think there’s really only speculation as to what the effects will be (but your GPS unit will be useless, lol!).
I used to have a tshirt that said “Beware the next polarity reversal”. I don’t know what happened to it.
Perhaps your bipolar neighbor stole it off your clothesline?
Probably!
*random thing* Every onece and again the polar caps siwtch polarity. It’s somethign that is evident in magnetic rocks. I have actualy speculated (to friends) that what we are having to deal with atm is actualy our world working on switching polarity. *end random coment*
But I see someong has already talked about this… >..>
I do not feel bad for these people at all. Anything farther then Chicago usually deals with much worse weather.
The difference being that cities which get a lot of severe weather usually know how to deal with it, and budget for equipment accordingly because it makes economic sense for them to do so. Something tells me that Vegas isn’t going to be voting for funds for a snowplow anytime soon.
Yay!!!! My home made it on failblog!!!!!!!! I live about 1/4 mile from the sign…
Oh and Trainwreck: Anything more than a drizzle here and everyone turns retarded and forgets everything they knew about driving. Imagine what 3 or 4 inches of snow will do…It was almost chaos.
I invite them to our 4 degree weather and tons of snow. I could use some entertainment as long as I am not driving with them.
True that! My friend from upstate NY won’t dare get out here in TX if there’s ice on the roads, or even just the bridges. Our drivers are worse than our conditions.
In Houston, when it sprinkles, expect a four-hour delay on the freeway. EVERYONE has to stop and look at the puddle.
Considering it rains 52″ a year, I became quite used to the sight of rain. I was more terrified driving 60 to keep up with traffic with wickedlightning strikes all around. *shivers at memories*
Oh, I know it rains plenty down there. Doesn’t stop the traffic pile-ups when there is a light drizzle, though. Especially on the 610 loop. Many a good man has died on that loop trying to obey the speed limit *bows head in reverence*
Oh–610 is another story. I avoided that loop. It’s always slow! Two of the top ten bottlenecks in the US are on the 610 loop (610 and I-10; 610 and 59S). For my daily commute home, I used to take the Hardy Toll Road to the Sam Houston Tollway to I-10W. Good times!
I was really surprised when the snow actually made it up here in North Town (North Las Vegas, for the non-residents). It usually stays put in the SW.
With all the people making fun of us, I smile to remember taking trips down to tourist-heavy areas in the summer. Nothing is more amusing than watching them pant and wheeze in 120F+ weather while I walk around in a 3/4 shirt and jeans. (The ones out there in shorts right now are just plain crazy in my book, though).
…and the term ‘hell’ has nothing to do with the climate there!…or my name, kthx
I’m quite certain you’re quite correct. Thank you for pointing that out – I’ll inform the several major publishing houses about the extant copyright on your name; they really should ask your permission, shouldn’t they?
*Wonders what happens if I insert some Christmas holly in the freshly-drilled holes in my Eddie P Special…*
Holly works best in combination with mistletoe. It helps, but is not required, if you can harvest them under a full moon using a silver knife.
I really was tempted to call in the druids…
What, a druid for Hell? Ees no my yob, meng. Hell’s a Christian construct.
Don’t most religions have somewhere for the bad people to go? Like New Jersey?
That’s how my bloody country got started. You came from Puritans, we came from convicts. Thought I’d point that out to save Uncle Fester the time…
We’re the religious wackos, and you’re the crooks. Got it.
I’d hardly call us crooks. Most criminals were only guilty of petty theft. Anything more than a few shillings worth stolen and the standard penalty in those days was death. Some got sent here for more, but I’m not sure how common that was.
Oh, I know. I was boiling it down for comedy purposes,
that’s all! In fact, it is widely known that there are 16
Americans who aren’t religious wackos, so I attacked
fairly, even at that…
Those sixteen – they’re in a basement shelter and have been since the Cuban Missile Crisis, aren’t they?
They’re allowed out twice a year, and three years ago one of our brave souls installed cable…
Don’t forget the prostitutes!
Actualy had somone tell me the reason Australians were so pretty was because of all the prostitutes that were sent there…
They’ve never met Queenslanders… The horror, the horror
Where do bad people from New Jersey go?
Wow–astute question. Are there bad people in New Jersey, besides the ones who have been sent there for misdeeds elsewhere?
Well, there are quite a few gentlemen born and raised there with the middle name “the”. Do they count?
Only up to ten.
Then they have to take their shoes off. And please let’s not discuss getting to 21.
“Are there bad people in New Jersey,”
Well, I *was* gonna say my former in-laws, but that’s not really fair or accurate, since you did say, “people”.
There are strange things in NJ… and a surprising amount of unexplored wilderness there..
Whoa. I have out-laws in New Jersey too…they actually moved there from the Boston suburbs. Weird.
Wrong idea – I just remember reading somewhere what damage a druid could do with his silver sickle, a flint-knife, some holly n’ mistletoe and one large wicker basket… wrong of me, I know…
Oh, that. The whole burning man thing is in midsummer, not midwinter.
Tempting though. Very tempting.
You’re just dreamy on a midsummer’s night!
See? ‘Vantage number one (said the Bi-Coloured-Python-Rock-Snake) to being in the Southern Hemisphere. How much do you think the air-freight would cost? Going by her well-publicised Facebook photo, I’d estimate about 65 kilo… about the same for wicker…
*Shoulder-angel looking VERY skittish indeed*
You forget that angel freight is free. Wanna start being nice to Miss Angel now?
*slides angel a small, yet delicately-wrapped box of Nina’s hand-made chocolates, plus a case of Red Bull*
‘Tis Christmas, after all… (clicky for Nina’s Chocolates… their shop is about three hundred metres away from my window right now… given a northerly wind, I just have to inhaaaaaaale…)
*smells delectable chocky fumes*
MMmmm! One troll and one wicker thingy coming right up!
And Red Bull gives me (extra) wings! brb!!
*flies over to seedy side of docks; hunts for prey*
Old 1950′s-vintage Zippo waiting… twelve liters of 98-RON… Field cleared… Handing over to Slan, who sounds experienced in these things. I’m suspecting this is simply THE most enjoyable troll-catch. Do you think it’ll work, though?
This isn’t a mere troll catch, it’s a troll absconding!
(PSA: PK appears to be allergic to Google Video links in the URI field)
*carries wiggling burlap sack and upside down wicker
thing to Sydney; follows chocky fumes to OMG’s
neighborhood; plops cargo in OMG’s back yard*
Whew! You wouldn’t believe how many slime trails I had
to follow before finding the right one! I knew I was
in the right area when I saw eveyones rolling eyes and
bleeding ears…
*settles on cushiony piece of lawn furniture*
*pops open last can of Red Bull*
¡pɐǝɥ sıɥ uo uɐɯ ɹǝʞɔıʍ ǝɥʇ ǝɔuɐlɐq uɐɔ noʎ ǝdoɥ ı ¡ʎzɐɹɔ ʇıɥs-ʇɐqqɐs ǝɯ ǝʌıɹp oʇ ƃuıoƃ ǝɹɐ sǝıssnɐ noʎ ‘ɥƃn
¿sıɥʇ ǝʞı1 uɐǝɯ noʎ
(shoulder angel) Don’t do it! She’s a swe–…uh. She’s a nic–…nope. T’is the seas–…that won’t cut it… *sigh*
(nesting fail)
Don’t feel too bad – my shoulder angel just said “don’t use excessive force.” AND I’m writing final notes for a Christmas Lessons n’ Carols service.
It IS the season to be jolly.
Fa ra ra ra ra…..ra ra…..ra…….RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
Thank you for understanding. We shoulder angels are really stressed out this
time of year. It’s the season for families to get together, and all of the flights
out of Chicago are either canceled or delayed. I have had to sit on so many
shoulders this shift, I’m developing some heinous piles.
*Passes tube of Anusol over, averts eyes, hopes angels understand the importance of washing hands*
Ahh! You have given me great Comfort and Joy!
*washes hands and bum thoroughly with TIDINGS™ detergent*
You call that white dust on a few spots of ground snow?
Hah!
global warming my ass
*globally warms troll ass–with a boot*
Exactly! The reason the terminology ws changed from “Global Warming” to “Climate Change” is that the trends predicted by so-called scientists have completely reversed, and Global COOLING is now happening.
I recently had an acquaintance say that “Snow in normally hor regions like Las Vegas supports Global Warming theory.” Um… No. That’s like saying eating a ham sandwich proves you’re a vegetarian.
hor=hot… Freudian typo?
Incidentally, Las Vegas isn’t Hell, it’s merely a gateway.
Yeah suck it Gore