Comments on: OBAMA

By: mavisbeecon

mavisbeecon — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:09:55 +0000

Actually it’s widely thought that Bush tried to ‘dumb down’ his accent to seem more in touch with other americans.

By: mavisbeecon

mavisbeecon — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:00:44 +0000

Meh, big bang is more of a catholic thing.

By: mavisbeecon

mavisbeecon — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 23:55:21 +0000

Rage against the machine is less annoying, of the songs i’ve heard they don’t seem to repeat themselves as much as beastie boys.

By: ???

??? — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:28:15 +0000

Look! He’s behind u!! And he isn’t little anymore! run! RUN!!!

By: Simpson

Simpson — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:30:37 +0000

Or he just can’t see the teleprompter.

By: Vila Restal

Vila Restal — Wed, 27 May 2009 07:30:43 +0000

And here’s a fact about Waldo. His actual name is Wally. It’s a British creation by Martin Handford, a graphic designer and artist who was employed to draw crowds for clients (which was part of the inspiration of Wally.) Wally is known as Waldo in America, and the villain of the piece is known as Odlaw (Waldo backwards. This is even the case in Britain where it would have been Yllaw, kind of explains the reason why it’s Odlaw doesn’t it) It was later made into a series of cartoons (which I personally used to love!!)

By: Vila Restal

Vila Restal — Wed, 27 May 2009 07:04:37 +0000

Actually I like Soul Rebel by Bob Marley, and Boy George by Louis Rankin. (Which reminds me once I get my new computer (my old one is now as much use as a one legged man at an arse kicking contest The hard drive is what they technically refer to as knackered, beside which it’s 8 years old so I needed a new one anyway) I must watch Shottas again. I’ve got it on my external Hard Drive.

By: Jacob Northam

Jacob Northam — Mon, 25 May 2009 03:14:24 +0000

a picture this benign about bush never appeared on any website, even at the beginning of his term. this is just pandering bull shit

By: Meh

Meh — Sun, 24 May 2009 13:35:56 +0000

So Jews = Time?

I wonder how that factors into the Women = evil equation.

By: Meh

Meh — Sun, 24 May 2009 13:34:20 +0000

They were using the word long before us…

By: bad fairie

bad fairie — Sun, 24 May 2009 09:07:12 +0000

i don’t know, i always had the feeling that he exaggerated his accent to sound more like ‘bubba next door’ since his thing was he was a guy you’d want to have a beer with. not saying it was bad or anything, just feels ‘off’ to me.
his non-prompter speeches – i don’t know, how many times did he give them in behind a podium? he could have had at least a point list laid out before hand. personally i’m in favor of what ever it takes to keep on topic and not sound like a babbling idiot. the only time i’ve ever felt it odd that a president would use a crutch was reagan and his cue cards he’d carry (and drop) as an actor you’d think he’d be used to memorizing his lines? but then again, his roles weren’t that memorable… i think as obama gets more comfortable in his role he’ll rely on it less and less, but in the mean time it’s not like he’s cheating on an exam or anything by using a crutch, the only difference is the level of technology over a sheet of paper or 3×5 cards. and i don’t ever remember anyone ranting about former presidents using them, even when they were dropped.
for a different take on bush try here
} http://www.commondreams.org/headlines02/1128-02.htm {
i don’t know if i agree with this fellow’s opinion or not, but he does draw some interesting correspondences. just a bite of food for thought

By: bad fairie

bad fairie — Sun, 24 May 2009 08:30:45 +0000

that’s why you get vacation time – so you can get some nectar of the gods but not have to live with the icky parts….

old joke from readers digest – a texan and a washingtonian were comparing states. the texan says that texas is so great that god takes his vacations there, the washingtonion countered that god does his best work here
won’ tell you how long i’ve been hording that joke to tell at just the right time, but i bet your parents weren’t even the glimmer in their parents eyes, lol

By: bad fairie

bad fairie — Sun, 24 May 2009 08:26:47 +0000

i’m with yoiu 100+50% – best thing about leaving texas? moving north and leaving the tarantulas, scorpions, roaches big enough to be mistaken for humming birds, and so many varieties of poisonous snakes…and the ground crawdads… never heard of such a thing until it rained for so long they drowned and floated up out of their holes.
as far as finding ignorant people anywhere – that is so blankety-blank true. only difference is, the south has the reputation for ignorant idiots so people are looking for the sterotype. it doesn’t help tho that the leader of the free world mangled the english language so badly and made so many social gaffs – that just reconfirmed the world’s opinion of all americans as being boors and uncouth ignoramouses (sp?).

By: froofrou

froofrou — Sun, 24 May 2009 08:05:55 +0000

No freaking kidding. I said it the day after the Press Dinner, and I’ll say it again: Obama is a gifted speaker, teleprompter or not. But he SERIOUSLY needs to find some speech writers who can match his cadence to the jokes. Because…..I mean……damn. His delivery pretty much sucked on most of them. Bush, whatever his other faults are, is a good ol’ boy, and really is a personable guy. Not that Obama isn’t, but like you said, Bush has a better sense of humor.

By: PortlandMark

PortlandMark — Sun, 24 May 2009 07:57:11 +0000

“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; drag him behind a pickup truck for ten miles, set his corpse on fire and roll it over the edge of a cliff and you’ll be running for the border pretty darn quick.”

(*eyes level of The Old Mill Gold Rum left in the bottle*)

Hmm, maybe I didn’t need that last slug.

By: PortlandMark

PortlandMark — Sun, 24 May 2009 07:54:11 +0000

Has a clue, and a life, but a slippery grasp of English:

Pronunciation: O-’blEk, &-, -’blIk; military usually I
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English oblike, from Latin obliquus
1 a : neither perpendicular nor parallel : INCLINED b : having the axis not perpendicular to the base c : having no right angle
2 a : not straightforward : INDIRECT; also : OBSCURE b : DEVIOUS, UNDERHANDED
3 : situated obliquely and having one end not inserted on bone

By: charro

charro — Sun, 24 May 2009 04:24:08 +0000

Oh that’s just sad

By: PortlandMark

PortlandMark — Sun, 24 May 2009 04:17:08 +0000

I’ll concede all your points, but I think you miss out on the biggest bonus of living there: THE BEST BBQ IN THE NATION!

By: charro

charro — Sun, 24 May 2009 03:44:16 +0000

*jumps in to defend Eric*
Yeah! He’s never around when we really need him.
That’s not the best defense is it.
Anyway, the point is
LEAVE ERIC ALONE!!!11!!!eleventy!!!

By: Eric-in-STL

Eric-in-STL — Sun, 24 May 2009 03:06:43 +0000

*gasp* There is nothing pretentious about press releases!! They are informative and help companies put out a positive image. Jerk.

Signed,
A Guy Who Studied Public Relations In College But Was In The Wrong Market For That Field
(Doesn’t hang out on boards 24/7, but has time to pop in from time to time during the day)

By: Eric-in-STL

Eric-in-STL — Sun, 24 May 2009 03:03:51 +0000

I also enjoyed hearing Bush speak, but likely for different reasons. *snicker*
(That being said, watching some of the highlights of some of Bush’s actual jokes, the man has a much better sense of humor than Obama. Honestly.)

By: Eric-in-STL

Eric-in-STL — Sun, 24 May 2009 02:59:37 +0000

Yeah, now imagine reading the closing announcement to 300 million people. I’m gonna need a teleprompter…and likely a new pair of pants please. O_O

By: Eric-in-STL

Eric-in-STL — Sun, 24 May 2009 02:58:19 +0000

Communism sure feels nice.

By: Eric-in-STL

Eric-in-STL — Sun, 24 May 2009 02:57:51 +0000

I won’t. I’ll do what all good Democrats & Republicans do when thing go awry. I’ll blame the other party for holding back what we were REALLY trying to do.

By: Eric-in-STL

Eric-in-STL — Sun, 24 May 2009 02:56:46 +0000

Don’t get me started on Hitler using the bathroom. He did that too.

By: bad fairie

bad fairie — Sat, 23 May 2009 22:57:14 +0000

give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach him how to fish and he goes away for days at a time

By: Get A Clue

Get A Clue — Sat, 23 May 2009 22:32:51 +0000

We here at the APP don’t issue press releases. That would be too pretentious.

Signed,
Already Has Clue & Life
(Doesn’t hang out on boards 24/7)

By: J

Sat, 23 May 2009 21:51:19 +0000

There is a term, coined by science fiction writer Robert Heinlein actually: “Waldo” which is actually used in real life now. Basically its a term for mechanical arms controlled by the movements of your own arms. They’re usually used in industrial applications.

There’s an example in the movie ‘Dave’ when he’s touring the factory as president and puts his arms in the machine and goes ‘I once caught a fish THIS BIG!’ Those were Waldoes.

Consequently, I guess it would be feasible for someone to make a giant machine with Waldoes to terrorize a city akin to Godzilla.

By: J

Sat, 23 May 2009 21:46:30 +0000

Music suggestion fail.

By: Jane St.Clair

Jane St.Clair — Sat, 23 May 2009 17:15:02 +0000

For the longest time when I worked at the bookstore I had to read our closing announcement off a piece of paper so I didn’t mess it up. There’s something about being on an intercom that makes your brain shut down and you can’t remember what you’re supposed to be saying.

By: Jane St.Clair

Jane St.Clair — Sat, 23 May 2009 17:11:52 +0000

Nice.

By: Eric-in-STL

Eric-in-STL — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:47:46 +0000

They still think it’s funny, but they’re Chias. They have a lousy sense of humor.

By: dissimilitude

dissimilitude — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:45:55 +0000

But, Eric, have you asked the garden of Chia Obamas?

By: Eric-in-STL

Eric-in-STL — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:40:47 +0000

My Obama shrine told me that yeah, the LOLs are pretty lame. And my Obama bobbleheads agreed, rather enthusiastically I might add.

By: Eric-in-STL

Eric-in-STL — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:39:01 +0000

The APP gave me a press release: Trolling on humor boards is considered extremely pretentious and they are pulling their sponsorship effective immediately. Damn. Now how are you going to buy that clue and that life?

By: Eric-in-STL

Eric-in-STL — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:35:41 +0000

Actually, it was never funny. he uses a teleprompter. Just like all of them. Big f-ing deal. I’d need a teleprompter too. Hell, I need one just to order pizza.

By: Eric-in-STL

Eric-in-STL — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:33:56 +0000

You know what else Hitler did? BREATHE OXYGEN!!! And you all breathe oxygen you f-ing Nazis!!1121!!!

By: Eric-in-STL

Eric-in-STL — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:32:39 +0000

Mike Godwin, you win again.

By: Eric-in-STL

Eric-in-STL — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:28:36 +0000

Somebody needs to tell people who say that that baby Jesus grew up to be an adult and stuff.

By: Eric-in-STL

Eric-in-STL — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:27:26 +0000

Dude, my standards are pretty low. I’m happy if I make her see Ceiling Cat.

By: Eric-in-STL

Eric-in-STL — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:26:23 +0000

My state isn’t refined. My state is full of rednecks. Even the big cities, St. Louis & KC are full of big city rednecks (and let’s be serious, St. Louis & KC aren’t big cities). But the further away you get from those two places, the scarier it gets. Don’t get me started on those yahoos in the bootheel.

By: Jane St.Clair

Jane St.Clair — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:12:30 +0000

Ah, Godwin’s Law. Well, your intelligent and seasoned debate tactics have certainly settled the matter. So nice to see you well versed in internet fallacies.

By: Jane St.Clair

Jane St.Clair — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:07:48 +0000

She blinded me with Science?

By: Jane St.Clair

Jane St.Clair — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:06:14 +0000

I have lived in enough places to know that no matter how refined you want to claim your state is I can find some ignorant people within walking distance of you. When I tell people that I’m an Army brat they always want to ask, “What is your favorite place that you lived in?” and the fact of the matter is that there are very few differences when you are living your day to day life. At the end of the day I mainly just don’t like states that are warm enough year round that large forms of insects and other creepy crawlies aren’t routinely killed off. My grandmother’s house in Florida should be declared a wildlife refuge for all the lizards clinging to various surfaces and my other grandmother in New Mexico has to check her shoes for scorpions and tarantulas. No thank you, I’ll stay in the North.

By: AC

AC — Sat, 23 May 2009 15:03:25 +0000

You did that?

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sat, 23 May 2009 10:39:15 +0000

my thoughts exactly. silly conservatives

By: Has A Clue & A Life

Has A Clue & A Life — Sat, 23 May 2009 08:41:06 +0000

Perhaps “Doesn’t Take Self So Seriously On Humor Sites” would be a better handle?

Please let me know when those educated, cultured people get here.

Sponsored by the Alliance for the Prevention of Pretentiousness.

By: Has A Clue & A Life

Has A Clue & A Life — Sat, 23 May 2009 08:31:21 +0000

Obtuse? I thought I was being oblique.

By: Seth

Seth — Sat, 23 May 2009 08:30:49 +0000

Oh how I wish Obama was actually a socialist, and would give something to the workers unions instead of to the rich.

By: Seth

Seth — Sat, 23 May 2009 08:28:32 +0000

Choosing ‘has a clue & a life’ as a handle, and then actually posting under that handle, is gauche in the extreme. No one who has a clue, or a life, let alone both, would ever choose that as a nom du guerre. If you don’t want educated, cultured people to laugh at you, choose a different moniker.

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