TEXAS YARD SALE
kidding! they never give up weapons..ever
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That is Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Philippine president.
Well the Philippines is basically the Mexico of Asia, and Texas is pretty much North Mexico these days.
… It really is. -_-
Things have kind of gotten “ghetto” over the last ten years. Hell, there are even roosters two houses over. I’m seriously considering moving as far north as possible to get away from these wanna be gangstas.
Roosters? Hell! Some guy across the street has a goat!
In Texas buying GWB leftover guns at his farm.
If it was Bush’s yard sale, it wouldn’t be guns, it would be chainsaws.
Let’s not forget the case of absconding generals who took money that should have gone to the troops into their private nest eggs. There are soldiers in Mindanao with their boots in tatters and no ammo left.
These are Philipinos – not Texans. Caption makes no sense.
And there are no Filipinos in Texas, everyone knows that!
But there sure are a lot of Mexicans!!!!! (Before people go crazy technically many a Texans are Mexican b/c Texas was once a part of Mexico…….)
Yeah, well, we were also a part of France. You don’t go calling us French. (Not to mention the Spanish, US, and Confederacy. And when we ruled over ourselves.
Thus the six flags over Texas)
Hell I call Texas the Quebec of the US….
That’s not true! I’ve met many nice people from Texas! You take that back!
Let’s see;
1. Arrogant to outsiders
2. Think they are the best thing in theri country
3. Large contigent that wants to leave Parent Country.
4. Speak a foreign language
1. We’re don’t dislike outsiders….so long as they leave.
2. Why do you think so many outsiders are coming here…we are the best.
3. We decided to join the Union some time back after being a separate country…might have been a mistake.
4. Ya’ll thank we talk funny…Ya’ll awt to listen to yoursefs.
Oh, and number 5. That’s a fake photo…all Texans have more weapons than that.
Dhoti… look look I found Tex’s sense of humor… it’s right near the funny *bang*… damn it he shot me…..
It’s so small and funny-shaped! And it leans to the right…is that normal?
Apparently not everything is bigger in Texas.
Ouch.
A Texan gal I knew described John Silber to me as ‘another short paranoid man from Texas’. H Ross Perot being a second, of what is apparently a series?
We do in fact have the best job market, right now. The Texas economy actually isn’t collapsing. Like most states. Most countries, come to that.
If we are arrogant because we can spell, then count us guilty. Plus, we are the best in our country.
“our country”
Is this the country y’all made up in your minds? You and your imaginary friends?
Do you remember their old tourism slogan — “Texas, it’s like a whole other country”? They take it literally.
So, Texas is the best in Texas — yay for you! Keep setting that bar high, guys!
It’s like Petoria, only bigger.
And full of Mexicans.
Snerk
Why would anyone go crazy? No one ever goes crazy!! That’s just crazy talk…
Texas was part of Mexico almost 200 years ago I doubt there are any people still living from that time.
Wanna bet? I’d like you to meet my friend Crazy Jaramillo.. he remembers those days well. It’s just a shame that he can’t remember to use the toilet.
He sounds like a charmer…
Old Man Callahan, a wise old man in my village, told me many tales of the great Crazy Jaramillo and his wacky adventures around central Texas.
Yeah, and it’s a damn shame not a one of them reproduced to keep their heritage alive. Damn shame.
Well since Texas is a conservative state it must preach abstinence…. worked too well..
Oh the irony!
Sure, they are Philipinos, but they’re still holding a Texas Yard Sale!
It’s on the internet so it must be true . . .
Yes, caption makes no sense unless you got some sense of humor.
You expect too much
Nice gravatar!
*glug glug glug*
-hic- What gravatar?
Thanks
I hate when there are requirements involved.
Where can i pick up one of these “sense of humors”?
Am I late? Ooooh look a Belgian yard sale! And German guns!!! Sweet!
No, no, no, if you turn the picture on it’s side you can clearly see it’s a socialist yard sale and Belgian guns.
See this would have been funny if it had just stopped at “Texas Yard Sale”. But then it had to get preachy…… DAMN IT!!! If I wanted preachy I’d go to church.
Seconded. Look guys; less really can be more, or just because you can type 315 characters in a poster doesn’t mean you have to use them all.
I thought it was amusing. *shrugs*
It was, until the second part. “Texas Yard Sale” FUNNY, continuation… preachy…. and if Paws seconded me, it must be so.
I thought you needed three people in order to pass a motion?
Thirded!
Motion Passed.
How many guns do the US need to combat an enemy?Two: one to shoot and one to sell him to shoot back.
Thought this was kind of funny
Watch out, bitter troll will eat you for dissing his LOLs.
Doh! I didn’t even notice it was one of BT’s !!!! And where is that, er, troll anyway? I miss him.
last i’d heard he was a bit homeless and as such had moved back to MI… i assumed since he was originally from MI that he was going to be with family. i’m hoping his situation is much better… so i’m imagining him in all his 6 boobed glory hanging out on a beach in the caribbean after winning the super lotto.
“so i’m imagining him in all his 6 boobed glory hanging out on a beach in the caribbean after winning the super lotto”
That would be nice for him.
DIBS ON THE M14!
Sorry that’s reserved for Mabs.
WHAT??!!! All M14s are belong to me!!
I thought you preferred the M1A with Grenade Launcher *starts carrying M1A with Grenade Launcher with Big Red Bow and name tag “To HOW” back to the table*
Well…wait. I mean you went to all the trouble of wrapping it and everything….And I already have an M14. And it’s rude to turn down gifts of such thoughtfulness…
*grabs ILPB generous gift and inappropriately hugs it and him*
THANK YOU!!
HOW be careful hugging that in that manner, it could go off.
Which one…or both?
**looks down and says sheepishly** ummm the rifle?
Cuase the other one’s a gun, right?
This is my rifle, this is my gun, one is for fighting and one is for fun….
Huh? I am sufficiently well-armed, thank you, as are all my bears.
I’ll take whichever of the M1s is in better shape with matching numbers.
Dibs on the FN and the Lee-Enfield!
I worry about people who can identify different makes of gun like that..
And why would that be?
B/c they’ll be willing to kill. You know gun owners are little hilters…. b/c if you own a gun you obviously want to kill people b/c a gun is only used for killing poeple or committing crimes, no recreation target/ skeet shooting, hunting, home protection, or decoration.
All right, all right. I take it back. My bro and sister-in-law would be able to identify the rifles, and they haven’t shot anyone – yet. And I guess we’re all nerdy about something or other, when it comes down to it, so I shouldn’t cast nasturtiums.
*stops targeting nearest troll with her M14, hides it behind her back*
What..?
Trolls aren’t humans. Beisdes it’s Duck, Wabbit, and Twoll season…
DUCK SEASON, FIRE!!
AAWW this diwectow is wubbing me the wong way…
Elmber, rabbits, with an R.
Elmber? Who’s Elmber?
Rando, I think you need a bath.
Nothing can wash away the stink of SOCIALISM!!!!11!!!!
Capitalism: The new bath detergent that removes those nasty Communist and Socialist stains.
and smells
**kid walks into room** Dad I think that the government should own all the banks and give out free things to all the population. **announcer steps into the room** Ever have this problem, then you need Capitalism.
**shot of kid washing with large bottle of Capitalism with smile on face**
** next shot of all family from the 1950s smiling outside the house and waving, father says** Now Timmy, don’t you feel much better depriving your fellow country mates of Health Care……. **they all laugh as it fades to black**
Closing shot **Indian shedding a single tear as a piece of litter blows past him in the wind**
What? I thought it would fit in!
ILPB, that was absolutely full of win!
Rando, thought you might like that. See us ebil conservatives can laugh at our selves… I’m thinking Jon Stewart or Colbert would run something like that.
a good caption would be, “now which of these guns can i use to get rid of political enemies and journalists?”
Not nearly enough rednecks and illegal mexicans for this to be Texas.
No dogs, huge belt buckles, or pickup trucks in the picture either. Must be photoshopped, it’s Belgian not Texan!!!1!1
Actually, this is true. This is clearly a gun exhibition- for the uninitiated, this is when a Texan allows other Texans to come by his house and take a gander at all his many, many guns while offering beer and various smoked meats.
Sounds like there are quite a few jealous non-Texans on this board. Let’s focus on the rural areas, shall we? Who cares that we’re the 15th largest economy in the world? Having 4 of the 5 strongest labor markets in the country means very little as well. Respected universities with championship level athletic programs, 1/3 of NASA, the vast majority of the nation’s oil refineries and a variety of world reknowned entertainment/cultural festivals including but not limited to SXSW and Austin City Limits… all very easily dismissed, eh? Ahhhh, it’s good to be a Texan. Pffffththt!
And where do you rank in the modesty listings?
Everything’s bigger in Texas. Modesty ain’t one of those things.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t Houston the fattest city on Earth?
It’s up there in the top 5 I think.
A lack of modesty is better than false modesty, and historically speaking obesity is recognized as a sign of wealth and/or an opulent lifestyle. If I lost more than 10 lbs I’d take on a gaunt appearance. I guess that means I should start looking for a new job?
“historically speaking obesity is recognized as a sign of wealth and/or an opulent lifestyle.”
Not for 100+ years. Stop making excuses for being unhealthy!!
someone didn’t get the memo that the wealthy now are organic vegans…
*spits out foie gras* Damn, must pass that memo on to my cook.
i left out the BIG eyeroll in the first post.
when (ha!) i make my fortune i intend on dining on steak and potatoes and other nummy nummy foods. but in moderation so i don’t get fat. i was just using the latest “fad” in hollywood as the example for what the wealthy are doing…
UMM Shorty, if you be rich you can buy your own hot little trainer who’ll “train” you to keep you thin.
hmm, i like the way this conversation is going. however, with my affinity to laying in bed and not working out he’d have to be a hell of a trainer to get me to actually do anything…
He could “train” you IN bed. *nudge, nudge, wink, wink*
ooooooh i like this idea. HOW tell me more about these sorts of trainers.
Please see Ivan for definition and details.
That’s quite an assumption you’re making there. Anyone even remotely in touch with recent weight related medical research knows that “thin” does not necessarily mean “fit” or “healthy”.
Uh oh — fat apologist, 11-, 12- and 1-o’clock high…
That’s quite true. In general people are healthiest being in the somewhat medium-sized range rather than being extremely thin or obese.
Yes, but that overlaps only partially with what Tex is saying. I’d wager that the corollary to his statement is going to be something like “medical research shows you can be healthy at a wide range of weights”, which is false.
it’s not entirely false though, dhoti. i know overweight people who are just fine as far as cholesterol, BP and all that other stuff is concerned. but they have a lot of fat and as such their BMI is really high. but then you also get the super skinny types who are really not well…
you CAN be healthy at a wide range of weights. you can not be FIT in a wide range of weights though. and more and more studies are saying that being fit impacts your overall health in hundreds of ways.
You’re right, shortright — maybe I should have said that, while some people can indeed be fit, healthy, and “heavy”, I don’t think that’s necessarily true for the population in general. (I don’t doubt that most overweight folks can become fit — which is going to throw off their BMI — but I’d be surprised if their indicators were necessarily at normal levels.)
I’ve seen studies suggesting a link between internal and abdominal fat and cancer risk, too, so there’s probably some long-term impact, but I don’t think anyone has a good handle on what that is…
BMI is a crock. In college when I was lower than 10% BF I was still considered Obese on the BMI scale. DUDE I had a six pack and was Obese….. WTF?
ILPB… i know BMI is a crock. i’m considered obese as well. sure, i’ve got a little bit of weight i could lose but i’ve also got that super stocky polish build and big boobs… that’s why i don’t usually use BMI to determine whether or not someone is fit/healthy. there are any number of medical tests to determine if someone is healthy and there are things like “being able to walk/jog a mile in under 10minutes” to determine fitness…
Dude, according to BMI, I’d have to weigh in my 140′s or something to be a healthy weight. I’m frightfully thin at 140. Even though it considers it overweight, I really look my best in the 160s. I’m short, but with kind of a stocky build, which BMI doesn’t account for.
Rando: I take craps bigger than 140 lbs…. damn…. I wieghed 195 in college and that was deemed 25 lbs overweight. It’s called muscle….. now it’s called tons of watered down fat, but back then it was muscle.
I wasn’t suggesting that BMI was a good metric — although I do think it’s marginally useful, if you’re a sedentary person of average build, to determine whether you need to lose a few. I’m fond of the military height/weight charts and PRTs, personally.
I have a friend who’s in great shape, runs triathlons at 5000′, but probably carries an extra 30 pounds of fat on his frame. He’s way beyond fit, but is he healthy? Probably, but I don’t know.
boys boys boys… i’m 125 and considered obese at 5’1″. i was damn near 150lbs in high school when i was running 70 miles a week and had the super monster legs from hell (single leg i could do 400lbs on the leg press). i’m supposed to be MAX 105lbs. i’ve been down to 115 in the last couple of years and i looked sickly…
I’ll be in my bunk.
@shorty – I relate. When I started playing roller derby I dropped almost two dress sizes. However, some idiot male nurse at my doctor’s office said that I need to lose the 10+ lbs of muscle that I gained because I was above the “healthy” weight for somebody who is 5’3″. I told him that if he could feel any fat when he tried to pinch me anywhere on my body then I would lose all the weight that I had gained. Stupid people are…uhm…stupid.
Dammit, people, now I have to go BACK to my bunk! At this rate, I’m not going to get anything done today!
For the love of God, will you people PLEASE stop sending Dhoti to his bunk? I’m gonna have nightmares!
*buttons blouse*
Fine, fine.
Well that backfired horribly.
If that male nurse were smart, he’d have taken you up on your offer… extensively
Sedentary lifestyle and perfect BMI is far worse than being overweight/obese BMI while being active. BMI is constructed with the single thought process that overweight means sedentary.
That would be one wager lost, because I had absolutely no intention of amending or expanding upon my original statement. While we’re on the topic, I’d like to know exactly how I’ve managed to “retroactively redifine” myself throughout the course of this discussion.
If you read what I actually said, you’d see why that doesn’t make much sense as a response — but you’re in petulant teenager mode, right? You act sullen and stubbornly refuse to admit that you might have been wrong?
No I thought it was San Antonio? Or was it Savanah (I know not in Texas)?
Hmm…interesting. Here’s the 2009 list of fattest U.S. cities (source – Men’s Fitness):
1. Miami, FL
2. Oklahoma City, OK
3. San Antonio, TX
4. Las Vegas, NV
5. New York, NY
6. Houston, TX
7. El Paso, TX
8. Jacksonville, FL
9. Charlotte, NC
10. Louisville-Jefferson, KY
11. Memphis, TN
12. Detroit, MI
13. Chicago, IL
14. Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
15. San Jose, CA
16. Tulsa, OK
17. Baltimore, MD
18. Columbus, OH
19. Raleigh, NC
20. Philadelphia, PA
21. L.A.-Long Beach, CA
22. Phoenix-Mesa, AZ
23. Indianapolis, IN
24. San Diego, CA
25. Kansas City, MO
1. Miami – No surprise. 90% fat old people, 9% unnaturally beautiful young people, 1% normal people of all ages.
And 2% Hobbits!!!
(gnomes)
I like hobbits
That’s odd — normally it seems like Little Rock is #1 or #2 and Oklahoma City is #2 or #1. I wonder if they’re sampling the entire population.
The Rib joints.
*snicker*
The survey was skewed by the fact that it was taken the week they had the Weight Watchers convention in Miami.
Mesa is where all the ugly people are too.
No Wisconsin? Weird. ;p
No, we lost that one; our past two mayors have been on a skinny bender. Hasn’t stopped me though, PASS THAT TATER SALAD OVER HERE!!
Texas ranks below New York in the modesty rankings- far below.
Exactly. Who cares. Very succinct.
To respond to your question in an earlier thread…teeth don’t scare me, but it mostly depends on the talent of other person.
that was my question actually. but i suppose teeth are an issue more with girth than length…
the current is quite girthy and as such has flatly refused every time it’s been offered.
*sigh* I hate to see a talent going to waste.
i’m awaiting moderation, so this may end up a double post (on an aside, when did PK start moderating ALL swear words?!).
i’ll give you his phone number and YOU convince him… because, while he’s not getting any that way, i’m not either… and that sh!t sucks.
Sounds like you need to change your service provider. I hate to see my talent going to waste too..*licks own ears*
So….um…..Keithy……..you and DU exclusive these days?
Oh, and Shorty: That’s just wrong on sooooo many levels. Just because he doesn’t want it doesn’t mean you should suffer too.
*pinches booty mercilessly*
You know very well that DU and I are an item. And you also know very well that she flirts outrageously with some of the chaps and ALL of the chapesses here, and, well, sauce for the goose and all that!
*wiggles booty in appreciation* Oh goodie!
*Ahem* I should like to point out that You started flirting with others first. Though you did say it was practice. I have no qualms with you practicing so your at your best for me.
Oh, and where were you on Oral day? I was so lonely without anyone to enjoy the day with….
Did I? Women have such long memories: you forgive, but never forget. And did I miss oralday? That sucks, or rather, doesn’t. I’ll make it up to you!
*compensates DU more than adequately whilst pretending she enjoys it more than he does*
*is struck dumb for some time afterwards*
*steps in*
And I’m a dirty whore!
Max, you may be a dirty whore, but I’m a dirty slut! You don’t have to pay me!
That’s completely rediculous to refuse without at least trying it!Teeth don’t even hurt that bad, it’s just annoying.
Don’t think popsicle, think ice-cream cone!
I have a female friend who told me about her guy who wouldn’t let her do it because he was really small and being able to see her do it made him feel silly and insecure. (seems stupid too)
Well, then he should close his eyes. It’s not polite to stare anyways.
He doesn’t know what he’s missing. According to my current, the teeth can add a bit of spice…
Very occasional for variety = good.
Constant cheese grater style = bad.
Oh, you definitely need to know when to add the spice and if that particular guy can handle the spice.
*cannot handle the spice* O_O
S’Okay, Rando, many cannot. I can roll with that, too.
Oh, dear goddess, did I just use the term “roll with that”? Someone shoot me, please.
Cvnnilingus: funny how it just rolls off the tongue.
I’ve always liked the way “felatio” sounds…..
AH! WTF! Stupid moderation.
What’s a synonym for “c o c k s” when referring to the action with a gun?
Looks like they’ve turned the moderation software up to the max today. I got moderated for ‘Scvnthorpe’!!!
And ‘Sh!te’!
The two words are synonymous, by the way
He who controls the Spice, controls the universe!
*switches to ditsy, valley-girl impression*
That’s hot.
Fear is the mindkiller, you know.
The Worm is the spice, the spice is the worm…
I learn rapidly because my first training was in how to learn.
The power to destroy a thing is absolute control over it.
Any road followed precisely to its end leads precisely nowhere.
Control the coinage and the courts — let the rabble have the rest…If you want profits, you must rule.
Water which is too pure has no fish.
*snort, giggle*
I love this place and all the wonderful geekiness it contains!!
The Spice must flow!
Something that I didn’t really know until I read the books… the Spacing Guild Navigators… are freaking human
*shivers*
They’re all humans…… the Spice changed them all in different ways (well except for the Worms, they are the Spice).
Anyone ever notice how the Fremen are closely to Muslim Extremist groups.
1. Desert People
2. Kill most outsiders
3. Extermely religous
4. Kill many in the name of religion
5. And scream a lot.
I thought it was obvious that the Guild navigators were human once (whether they still are quite is another matter).
As for the Fremen – Muslim extremeist argument, Frank Herbert was American, and Dune was first published in 1965, so I’d not read too much into it.
Paws: there were Muslim extremists in 1965. Actually the “modern extremist” movement was born during European “colonization” of the Middle East and North Africa.
I’m so lost.
Buy a GPS!!!
Will that help me find Jack?
*squeezes charro*
Chin up, old thing.
Old?! I’m old?!
Weel you did tell me about the Dinosaurs once…. but that was only a few million years ago wasn’t it?
I did? Oh my gods I am old I don’t remember that.
That happens with age too, memory goes, I think…. I can’t remember.
They say memory is the second thing to go.. I don’t remember what the first is.
I think it’s memory, but I forget.
Figure of speech, old girl. Nothing more, what what?
I gotcha.
oh Keithy is from England, they speak a foreign language over there… lifts, flats, tea, Spice Girls…
It’s called English, old bean.
British!
Do you bite your thumb at me sir?
*pats Charro on the head*
Yes dear, anything you say dear.
It’s important to differentiate for the ignorant Americans, you know.
Watch out for those bloody hooligans, i think they’ve knocked over another trash bin.
It’s a very silly place.
But the real question, does Keithy like to play the Pram-a-lot?
Well, any place with a Ministry of Silly Walks is bound to be a wee bit silly.
Charro Americans aren’t ignorant, we just want the world to speak the language we invented… English…. it’s not like there’s a country today named England where the language could have originated.
Doric, Lallans, Scots.
Reply to the wrong person fail. My bad.
Oh, um, Stevie dear, did I not promise you something the last oralday? I believe that I was swept off to Asgard by Thor, but if you’re still interested…
*giggle*
Oooooh! Well that’s an offer I can’t refuse!
*warms up by doing the ABC’s with his tongue*
*absconds with the booty wench!*
*giggle* This site is just way too much fun.
It’s ok, but I’m still lost.
*snuggles up behind charro and grabs a double-handful*
I do believe you are right here! Niiiice.
I prefer removable teeth….
PB’s trolling the nursing home for the hot chicks….
They can’t roll away fast enough, and those with the Walkers, don’t stand a chance….. **throws up some**
We don’t have to be modest. We’re Texans. But we’re not suffering from an over-inflated ego either. We’re just honest. And honestly, we’re awesome. Enough said.
Only two things come from Texas, Steers and Q%%ers, and you don’t look like no steer to me……
If you start hearing moooo coming from the closet, run..
Well I think it’s time for the Steer to come out of the closet….
D@mnit! I don’t want no homosexual steak!
Well the cow had some fabulous spots……
And the faaaaaabulouth jewelry! Did you thee the nothe ring!?
I thought i wiped all of that off.
you’d know
lol
Some times I fear for the fate of humanity… The degree of misinformation and misunderstanding in the world is truly frightening at times.
As you might have guessed GB, I agree
On the upside, we are just shy of declaring the WBC a terrorist organization up here, so there may be some hope yet.
That would be awesome.
But given Canadian politeness, does that mean you scold them to death when they try to cross the border?
In this case no… they cross some very sensitive lines for us…
ve have vays of dealing vith their kind
No one alive has ever seen a Canadian be anything but polite. No one alive….
You put them on a slab of ice and set them out to sea don’t you GB?
I see how you are buddy!
What do you have against White Blood Cells? They are not terrorists. I see no hope in that.
Though I hate the WBC, doesn’t that kind of infringe on freedom of speech? If one has shouldn’t everyone? doesn’t mean I would agree with setting them to sea on a ice berg (on direction heading is South).
Wicket: Obviously you’ve never talked with a Virus or Bacteria…. those White Blood Cells have waged a private war on them. It’s a really bloody war….
If they’re terrorists.. They have no Constitutional rights. Just sayin’..
@GB – Does the WBC fall under the hate-crimes laws? Are your hate-crime laws as stringent as the ones in the UK?
@ILBP and HOW: Yes in fact we do have hate crimes laws, though not quite as strict as the UK, but essentially we set the line at this: If the only logical consequence of your public statement is inciting hate and/or violence it is morally equivalent to shouting fire in a crowded theatre. Also the human rights commission would bankrupt them so fast their heads would spin.
GB, did I tell you that last year I learned that the Great Flood caused continental drift? And drowned the dinosaurs because they were too big to fit on the ark? Also created the Rockies and the Grand Canyon?
My personal favorite, “I din’t e-volve from no chimpanzee.”
While I may have my doubts about the romantic encounters of their forebears, they are correct. We share a common ancestor with chimps, and they are the closest to us on the evolutionary tree, but we did not evolve from them.
A couple monkeys arguing about whether or not they are monkeys. it’s golden.
We’re not monkey’s we’re primates… get it right. I thought our closest genetic link was to Gorillas, but our closest intellectual link was Chimps?
Nope. GB’s right.
Better: “I din’t de-volve from no chimpanzee.”
Hmm. I used a bad word, I think. Got moderated. Take two:
Okay, I should add that this not a person whom I would see except that her sons are in my son’s troop. (Having children truly forces you to interact with some strange people.) Normally I just don’t respond to some of the moronic ideas she has, but this time I just said “Bullsh*t” before I could stop myself. Fortunately it was on the phone so she didn’t also get the WTF look on my face.
Bravo! for saying it. Bravo!
See it’s dumb a$$es like her that make liberals think coservatives are dumb fvcks…. it’s not fair…. y’all get dumb a$$es like Cindy Sheehan and Michael Moore, we’re tuck with Pat Robertson and Rush Limbaugh…..
don’t forget palin
although from what i’m reading, she’s bailing to the teabagger party
Full Metal Jacket FTW… nicely done
Best movie EVA!!!
Do you kill women and children?
Door Gunner: Sometimes
Reporter: How do you kill women and children?
Door Gunner: Easy, you just don’t lead them as much…..
Yeah, people would rather cling to their stereotypes than actual information. That way it’s easier to dismiss people from that area when you disagree with them.
Yes but do you guys have good skiing? Or better yet bobsledding?
Or Moose? I have yet to see a moose outside a zoo in Texas. Bagel shops, pizza parlors (not fast food pizza or wanna be pizza), Access to an Ocean NOT via a Gulf named after another Country, ummmmm the Smithsonian? Oh oh oh oh I got it, you don’t have legalized hooking…..
Thank you, ILPB!! How can a state be that awesome without most of those things??!! Especially no moose (mooses??)!
Cause we have a far superior animal- the ARMADILLO! Look at that sleek design, the chrome finish, the twenty miles to the gallon- it’s perfection personified.
You keep telling yourself that.
Not to mention the mycobacteria that give us leprosy…
That’s it! I couldn’t remember for which disease that they’re carriers.
“Mohamed can suck my big purple c o c k. Not to discriminate, Allah, Moses, Buddah, and King Tut. Not Jesus though, spent too much time with the lepers to let him near my love pump.” YAAFM 12… the best.
It can’t stop a Cadillac going 60 mph instantly…. not great animal.
I hear the moose can stop a semi. You can’t argue with that stopping power.
I’ve seen a moose stop a full boor road yacht 1970′s Caddy going 60 on the highway, however it was the Scion that finished the job (to the Caddy, the Moose got up and trashed the Scion and walked off into the woods) Welcome to Maine, we don’t have State Troopers, just Moose (and yes Moose is the plural of Moose)…
Hehe because of my job I can tell you, yes. A moose can stop a semi, a moose can also disassemble a semi faster than a nascar pit team can change a set of tires.
The one thing you never, ever want to do to a Moose, is spook it.
Hehe you should see the stopping power of a kangaroo, especially the Big Reds, the damage they do to a 4WD even with a roo bar equipped is quite phenomonal
What’s worse is alot of the time they just get back up and hop away so you don’t even kill the tasty bastards.
What’s moose like? Is it edible?
The last moose I saw was in Yellowstone (you’re not allowed to eat them there), and it looked as if it would eat anyone who looked at it funny, then go trash their car. But for danger, it’s the bison. When we were waiting for a herd to cross the road, the freakng BABIES were taller than the front of my Grand Cherokee.
More people are injured by bison in Yellowstone than by bears.
yeah… you don’t mess with Bison… 2000lbs of angry is not pleasant.
Delicious actually, but it’s a pain to load in to a pickup. The bulls average 800lbs
Kangaroo, the moose of Australia.
very edible, and the nose is a great delicacy according to the guides – they wouldn’t share and it was part of the contract they got that off every kill
Well hitting at armadillo at 60 won’t stop you instantly, but it’ll sure stop you after you realize the little f*cker bent your rim all to hell…. ARMORED TANK RATS! That’s what they are! Every damn time I get rims and I go driving those stinking little Ankylosaurus oppossums throw themselves under my vehicle…. tough little sh*ts.
We’ve got Coyotes, and rattle snakes. Despite our ocean being a gulf, we still have one of the most active ports in the country. 5 Texas cites are in the top 20 cities in the US. We have the most climate areas out of any state; including deserts, piney woods, tropical, and plains. It takes a full day of driving to make it from one side of the state to the other. We were the only state to be it’s own recognized country. We have the some of the best healthcare in the country, the best doctors. We survive hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods.
And more importantly to me, one of the best drop zones in the country!
A 30 minute drive from my house.
Meh.
California was it’s own recognized country briefly. We prefer not to have Hurricanes or Tornadoes or Floods for the most part. Bad for business. We have all those climate areas that you named too, plus we have the Great Redwood forest. It’s an 8 hour drive across the state going east to west, but north to south will take quite a bit longer…Just sayin’
Wow! A comment with stuff about AZ got moderated?
Ok, I’ll try this again!
AZ! Stuff! Deserts! Mountains! Forests! Sand! Stuff!
You forgot the saguaros. My favorite thing from AZ (‘sides Charro, of course
).
Cacti! Scorpions! Wolf spiders! Palo Verde Trees and Palo Verde Beetles!
Hey! You watch you language young lady!
*crosses eyes*
It takes an hour longer to drive east to west across Texas (13.5 hours) than it does to drive north to south California (12.5 hours). And I don’t know about California but most of that drive in Texas the speed limit is 80 MPH.
It also takes 16.5 hours to drive from north to south Texas.
Oh and the longest east to west journey I could find for california was 6.5 hours. but I might not have found the 8 hour one you were talking about
But it’s slower to drive up the coast highway in CA ’cause there’s pretty stuff to look at.
Or traffic.
Also, parts of the coast highway are on windy seaside cliffs, where speed would be a very very bad thing
And even where you can drive fast, the stupid RV drivers go frigging 25mph.
*froths* GO BACK TO THE MIDWEST!
But it’s cute to watch the logging truck drivers climb up their tailpipes as they blithely drive past the slow vehicle pull outs.
You also have Amarillo.. need I go on?
We tried to give it back to Mexico- even they wouldn’t take it.
LOL!! And if you can imagine, even Oklahoma balked at the offer.
Pbbttttttt!!! Oklahoma has it’s good points. Well, northeastern Oklahoma does. The rest of the state kind of sucks.
So does California…
Maybe not the hurricanes, but I’ll swap your hurricanes for our earthquakes. Driving the length of California, N to S, takes as long, if not longer, to drive the breadth of Texas, E to W. I’ve done it many times. And while Texas Hill Country is breathtaking scenery, as are the roads dotted with patches of bluebonnets and Indian paintbrush, the California poppy fields are just as beautiful. And when the desert blooms…well, I’ll not keep rambling on and on. Point is, Texas is not unique. And this is coming from a born and bred Texan.
If California could overhaul the state Legislature, restructure their tax laws, and boot Nancy Pelosi and Henry Waxman out of Congress, the state would probably return to it’s glory days. Until then, I’m afraid it’s doomed to be listed as mediocre.
boooo Nancy Pelosi! hiss hiss boooooo
And Henry Waxman isn’t much better.. is Barbara Boxer still in Congress? If so, she can go as well..
I don’t know anything about Henry Waxman, but Barbara Boxer is still in Congress. And I agree, she can go as well.
It takes an hour longer to drive east to west across Texas (13.5 hours) than it does to drive north to south California (12.5 hours). And I don’t know about California but most of that drive in Texas the speed limit is 80 MPH.
It also takes 16.5 hours to drive from north to south Texas.
Oh and the longest east to west journey I could find for california was 6.5 hours.
You also have Dallas. Need I say anything more.
I think you are wrong aboput the most climate area’s, I think that goes to Oregon. We have every type of climate area except full on tropic including; high and low desert, most types of forest from pine to rain, plains, hell just about everything short of sub arctic.
Also you forgot to mention that most Texans can actually see another country from their house
Ha! Another thing I can do in California too! *waves to Tijuana*
Also from Arizona! *holds nose in Nogales*
And, apparently, from Alaska they can see two countries from their houses.
And NM! And we have Eds’ chile, which we are holding hostage.
FREE THE CHILI!!!!!
Hey, if Jamaica can do it so can we.
You may have all those things, but you have also taken an excellent cuisine (I refer to mexican food) and have totally f*cked it up. In MY book, that negates everything you mentioned. Who in God’s name can eat Tex-Mex and say it’s good?
If one is raised on that sh!t, one knows no better. It wasn’t until I transplanted myself to Southern California that I realized what *real* Mexican food was. *drool*
Though I was in the best place for crossover food: right on the TX/LA border. Gumbo, etouffee, jambalaya, bbq, fresh from the Gulf seafood…. *sigh*
California?!?! OMG, that sh*ts almost as bad as Tex-Mex.. If you want good Mexican food, try either Arizona, New Mexico, or Colorado.
I’ve taken road trips through all three of those states, but never thought about sampling the Mexican food. Thanks for the tip!
Or Mexico.
Depends on what part of Mexico one visits. Tourist traps sell Tex-Mex, and there are some places I’d be scared to eat, especially if I can’t drink the water.
Jaurez…. you know one of the Industrial Areas (and Drug areas). Best Mexican food I EVER had…..
The street food in Mexico City is amazing too.
So are the street woman… I mean ummm so I’ve been told.
Please tell me you boiled her first, ILPB
I was told… Andy ate her, he’s a Zombie…. though I didn’t think Zombies spent THAT much time in the head.
Hermosillo, Guaymas and San Carlos. Nom.
Let me guess, your Tex-Mex expereince is limited to Taco Bell and Taco Cabana, right?
And that is where you would be completely wrong. Now I challenge you to provide one redeeming quality of Tex-Mex.
Thinks…
*brain assplodes*
Nope, can’t be done.
*snerk*
As I thought.. Sorry Tex, you lose that round. But thanks for playing and as a concolation prize, you will receive one years worth of Hormel Chili w/beans.
wooooooooo. oh wait, with beans??
One word, “barbacoa”. It’s sort of a silly debate considering that Tex-Mex is actually one of Mexico’s regional styles of cuisine. You can’t pair Tex-Mex and “Mexican” food against one another, because aside from Tex-Mex there are at least three other distinct regional cuisines in Mexico.
Tex-Mex is NOT a regional food of Mexico. Tex-Mex is a bastardization of Mexican food for the consumption of unititiated Americans, as is the “Chinese” food that many Americans eat.
*Sidles in, takes extraneous “t” and replaces with an “n”, hoping no one notices.*
*Sidles out again*
*snort* You said “tit.”
It sounds like you really know what you’re talking about; please excuse the sarcasm… or don’t. Your assumption is that a bunch of gringos moved to Texas and used traditionally American ingredients in traditionally Mexican dishes?… as opposed to Mexicans incorporating newly introduced American ingredients into their own traditional dishes? The truth is probably a combination of the two.
The melding of cultures is a beautiful thing. Are you some sort of cultural purist, or do you just hate anything/everything America has touched or influenced?
Shall I quote my source, then, for your edification? I don’t spout off random facts without the proof to back me up. So, here you go:
TexMex, as we Americans know it today, is a twentieth century phenomenon. Dictionaries and food history sources confirm the first print evidence of the term “Tex Mex” occured in the 1940s. Linguists remind us words are often used for several years before they appear in print. TexMex restaurants first surfaced ouside the southwest region in cities with large Mexican populations. The gourmet Tex Mex “fad” began in the 1970s. Diana Kennedy, noted Mexican culinary expert, is credited for elevating this common food to trendy fare. These foods appealed to the younger generation.
This is the first source I came across when I googled the origin of Tex-Mex. Note the earliest use of the name “Tex-Mex” appeared in the 1940s. If you were referring to the blending of Mexican and Anglo cooking styles, that occured a couple hundred years ago, yes….but that fact still does not support your statement, that “Tex-Mex is actually one of Mexico’s regional styles of cuisine.”
You “source” deals only with the use of the term “Tex Mex” and the period of time in which it gained significant popularity. The source says little about the cuisine itself. Also, to quote your own source, “Linguists remind us words are often used for several years before they appear in print.”
If this is your definition of “edification”, then I’d like to know where you went to school.
I can’t decide — do you actually believe what you’re saying, or are you acting like a sullen teenager and just refusing to admit you’re wrong?
Either way, I’m about ten seconds from beating you with Rick Bayless.
I’ve yet to be proven wrong, but the conversation has taken a completely different direction over the last few posts, in case you haven’t noticed. At this point I’m just having fun.
I already stated that we were participating in an ultimately pointless and unwinnable debate. Citing a well known chef who specializes in traditional INTERIOR Mexican cuisine won’t prove anything.
At the rate you’re retroactively redefining yourself, yes, I’d agree you’re making the debate pointless and unwinnable.
And when I say “debate”, I mean “the Internet equivalent of you smearing your feces on a wall and gesticulating wildly and proudly”. If that’s how you have fun — have at it, hoss.
I think I’d pay to see that.
He has a good build for a human club (as opposed to that milquetoast Charlie Trotter) so I think it’s physically feasible.
Which reminds me, now that I live here, I need to go back to his restaurants. I went to Frontera a few years back on a business trip — SO good.
Oooh, try his other restaurant too, Topolobampo. It’s upstairs from Frontera. Sooo good but more formal than Frontera.
And no, I don’t hate anything/everything America has touched? When have I ever intimated that? I was correcting a statement you posted. I’m sorry if you’ve taken exception to that, but I suppose that’s something you’ll have to deal with. *shrug* I deal in facts. You posted something that wasn’t technically factual.
No worries, I didn’t take exception, I simply asked a question. Also, facts are wonderful things… assuming you interpret and/or apply them correctly.
Dhoti, I’m not sure exactly what has gotten your proverbial panties in a wad, but I appreciate your input. Aside from attacking me personally, do you have any useful information to add to this conversation?
Accusing the Great Lab Monkey of hating anything America has touched is a bit of a personal attack too.
useful & dhoti rarely are found in the same conversation
How do make Tex-Mex.. add a sh*t load of tomato sauce, heat and voilà! You have Tex-Mex.
That’s basically how you make Chinese food….add in soy sauce or teriyaki sauce, stir fry some veggies and instant Chinese!
About as close to real Chinese food as Tex-Mex is to real Mexican food.
Don’t forget too much cheddar as well.
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm, cheese
Yes, but the use of cheddar in Tex-Mex is soooo un-Mexican it’s not funny.
And jalapenos! It’s not Tex-Mex without the obligatory jalapenos.
Now, Eddie, just because you don’t like a particular food or type of food doesn’t mean it’s not good. It just means you personally don’t like it. [/mom voice]
No Tex-Mex is crap. They took the BEANS OUT!!! The BEANS OUT!!! of my chilli.
There must be more to it than just chili….
(Which, I agree, should logically have beans, unless you’re putting on a hot dog, in which case beans tend to be unwieldy.)
Actually Tex-Mex was really good to me, until I went to Mexico.
Ok, let me give you and example of Tex-Mex other than chili. I have attempted to eat Mexican food in several cities and have come to this conclusion – tomato sauce in huge quantities is there main ingredient. For example, one of my favorite Mexican dishes is chili relleno. You take a a green chili, dip it in batter, add a bit of sauce on top (preferably green) and maybe some cheese, lettuce, and tomato and you’re done. In the places I had this in Tejas, the chili was battered just fine, but then it was served in a bowl floating in… TOMATO SAUCE!! I looked at it and went WTF? I sent it back and got a steak (which by the way was perfect!)
A man after my own heart. I judge every Mexican restaurant by the quality and authenticity of their chili rellenos.
I love me some chili relleno! regardless of the tomato sauce abundance or lack thereof. They are so damn tasty!
Make your own chili
Its one of the easiest dishes to make
And one of the yummiest *drools*
Diss, where my real issue is is thinking that Tex-Mex is considered Mexican food in any way shape or form. It’s not, but that’s not to say it’s all bad. Tex on the other hand seems to be of the opinion that Mexican food starts and stops within the confines of Tejas. I would suggest that he venture past the Western border and sample some of the Mexican food outside of Tejas.
Certainly always good. Of course, when we get on the food topic I’m always suspicious that you’re just cranky because you can’t even get Taco Bell where you are.
LOL! That may be part of it, but I can’t even get decent ingredients to make my own. I love my enchiladas and make good one’s from scratch. But do you think I can even find decent chili (red or green) to make them with? When my mum was alive she would send me care packages three times a year with cans of Hatch green chili. Alas, it’s now been 18 months since I got my last batch. *sigh*
Psst. You can mail order chile from NM. International shipping.
What about Peru? Can you mail order Peru from NM?
No, they aren’t for sale. Argentina on the other hand….
Just don’t try and send Venezuela.. they’re SOCIALISTS!!!!
Can I have Uruguay?
Yes, but you have to act fast, I just sold Paraguay to a lovely couple and I think they may be coming back for Uruguay so they’ll have a matching set.
I have no doubt that customs would probably confiscate it and then try and charge in excess of $200 to have it destroyed.
Oh. I’m sorry. (Well, I wouldn’t care myself, but I’m sorry for you.)
Could you grow your own chili? Or does the climate not permit that sort of thing?
I don’t think the climate is right. In Hatch, NM (which is THE chili captial) it’s pretty arid which makes it perfect for growing chili. It would be way to humid here, even during the dry season.
*haz a sad*
The best I can get is Tim Hortons chilli, unless it’s home made.
ROFL. Um, what Eds is talking about is green chile pepper, the spicy pepper that is an ingredient in the cans of chili you mentioned. You grow it just like a bell pepper plant.
*feels sheepish*
*runs away to find a LOL he understands the comments on*
Is okay. One of my students, from NM, visited relatives in Texas and came back complaining that “they had this weird thing they called chili and it was like a stew with meat and beans in it.” Poor thing. I had to tell her that that IS what ‘chili’ means everywhere else. That’s why I use the more common NM spelling (chile) for the chile peppers. Of course, then you get all the smart alecks with their country puns. *glares upward* But someone has to keep them amused, I guess.
I prefer Andes Mints anyway.
Plant them in silica gel?
Hee hee. High humidity in NM is 40-50%. Peppers love that for some reason.
Anything with ground beef or cheese in it, tends to be tex-mex. I’d like to start a new-mexican pigeon hole for what New Mexico has done with Mexican style dishes. New Mexico has way better mexican food than Texas does without a doubt.
So the lasagne is Tex-Mex?
Tex, as an actual Texan with some credibility around here, kindly STFUAD. You’re making all Texans look like uneducated asses, when in reality it’s only those from East Texas who are. Oh, and Amarillo.
Can we include Lubbock as well?
What about Jasper?
Hey! I have relatives near Jasper!
So does that mean you’re in favor of selling it to Mexico or against?
Hey! Are they in Jasper?
Yes.
As an aside, froo, we love our token Texan and I was personally waiting for your appearance to tell Tex where to step off. Thanks, I wasn’t disappointed!
As a Texan, born in San Antonio, raised in Lubbock, school in Denton and San Marcos, and work and live currently in Austin; I’d like to say that not only are most the common stereotypes about the state wrong, but also your personal stereotypes about east Texas are wrong as well. just saying. Bunch of crazies down here, but they are not geographically isolated to one side of the state.
It’s good to spread the crazies about. If they clump together, you get a synergistic effect.
I thought it was rip in the time/space continuum? But maybe you’re right, I did sense a distrubance in the force coming from Berkeley once.
Yeah, definitely a weird effect there. We had to drive there every day for 10 weeks when our baby was in the NICU, and I swear that I became more redneck every week. By the end I was wearing my cowboy hat and boots and drawling a Western twang you have to hear to believe.
This may be TMI for the boys, but a nurse was telling us about her attempts to breastfeed her twins (it’s VERY difficult with preemies) and that the only drawback to finally giving in and returning the industrial grade breast pump was that she ‘lived in Berkeley.’ But I ran into that in the small, fairly conservative town we lived in. When I was buying formula once, the clerk told me that she ‘was going to breast feed her babies when she had them.’ I said, ‘good luck with that.’ When she said I was the second person to say that, I asked her if she had ever considered that maybe sometimes it wasn’t a CHOICE to not breastfeed? It’s really hard to put your boob in a baby’s mouth when there’s a respirator in it.
Sorry, bit of a rant. The people who preach tolerance rabidly are frequently the least tolerant, much like what cr*ppy Christians the people who talk about it all the time are.
And when the respirator comes out, sometimes the baby is too small to feed properly. My nipple was the size of my kid’s face.
Mine was on the respirator for 3.5 weeks. He was fed by gavage (tube) until he was, I think, 6 weeks (minus 4 weeks gestational).
I.. Wow.
Yeah I know. Ick.
Yeah really. Gross froo.
My personal stereotypes of East Texas come from being raised there. You can’t make fun of rednecks unless you are one, and I are one….
Right now I live in the Hill Country (well, north Hill Country). In the spring, the beauty contained in a few hundred square miles around here will make your spirit rise and your eyes melt. And the crazies are less populous. They’re too lazy around here to cause sh!t.
Having lived in Texas for many a year I can say Texas has only two problems. Texans and all the people from outside of Texas that move there and try to be Texans.
Hey!! As a born and bred Texan, I resemble that remark! Grr
Who flung poo? America had two undergrowth problems: Texas Bushes. They were more than enough Texan presidents until at least the next millennium. (Flings more poo.)
mmm… This is indeed Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, so the Texas comment doesn’t seem so funny to me.
Well, maybe she’s visiting Texas. That help any?
No, no, foreigners never ever leave their country of origin.
It’s not bragging if it’s true.
Guess you can’t brag about being able to use the reply button.
*snicker*
But I gotta admit, they do have a lot of M16′s…
Most likely those are AR-15′s (self-loading, non-full auto capable, civillian-friendly), but the Garand’s next to them though… those could come home with me and live in my gun-safe…
I dunno, they all look more like guns to me *giggles madly and runs off*
Oh hell, I thought the gun wasn’t loaded. I picked one up and accidentally shot myself in the foot. Now I don’t have to go to the war… heh heh.
Or you can go to the war and get yourself a Purple Heart, like John Kerry, who served in Vietnam (in case you weren’t aware).
Ya know, I have a lot of “liberal” ideas but I never understood the gun hate. Ya, I get it, some dude shot some other dude but um, personal responsibility?
/pointless mini rant that was already covered, probably
I like guns.
I’m pro gun, and I’m a Green.
*waits for the confused stares to start*
I’m just not allowed to a gun (in IL).
I don’t think I’ll purchase one when I move back to AZ. Even though I’ll be living alone. I might have to purchase a Rottweiler though (Lab-Sharpeis.. not the best guard dog apparently).
Two words: stun gun. But I don’t know how legal they are.
I do want to get me a taser.
Well, ditto on the legality question; probably less likely to be legal. I actually found my stun gun in the donations at our thrift store. We decided that it would definitely be illegal to sell it and they wouldn’t let me use it on the customers, so I took it home. Makes a really cool noise.
Kinda stupid that a taser would be illegal yet a gun is legal.
I totally want one.
Only $449.99!
*begins to take more caution before making a pass at oɹɹɐɥɔ from here on out*
Oh Max honey. Don’t be silly. I’ll always recognise you from your PK pic!
Yes, I am a shapely blue silhouette! Did my request get accepted? I haven’t checked yet.
I sent you one.. It says I’m still waiting to board.
I really need to get through work’s firewall so I can do FB stuff at work… Most of my conscious time is spent here anyways.
The domain name reminds me of something a friend once found on 4-chan. It was the iKnife. A knife and an iPod in one. To bad it was just a photoshopped picture.
Well, it varies so much from state to state and city to city that I didn’t want to get your hopes up. But they’re pricey. Glad I found mine for free.
So mabs… what exactly are you in training for?
Me? *innocent look* People just give me stuff. Who am I to say no?
Well, I do own several knives. Stab and twist. Stab and twist.
We used to have a machete, a police baton, some throwing stars and some escrima sticks.. But those were confiscated. Along with the M-80.
My son has a bunch of throwing stars that he made.
Heh, I still have a wooden Kendo Sword… I love that thing.
Hubby used to do kendo and has a wooden kendo sword and the bamboo practice one. Son has a real sword. I have nunchakus, seis (Okinawan short swords) and bo (Okinawan wooden staff).
I have a set of tonto as well, they’re tiny little blades, but when you hold them… and wield them, you can’t help but feel like a bad ass.
Holy cow you guys have an arsenal. I have a BB gun and two cats that can be used in various different self defense scenarios.
I know like 10 ways to kill someone with Toilet paper too wicket
The father of one of my highschool friends was a licensed sword smith, we used to occasionally help in the shop. They were mostly decorative, and a few re-enactment quality blades. We kept a couple for ourselves as payment.
The day the make a lightsaber you can bet I’m buying one of those too.
Oh, are we adding in the kitties? Four black basement cats.
I didn’t know BB guns counted. What about .22 air rifles?
Maybe this would be a good time to point out that my husband was raised in Texas and his parents are both from Tennessee?
GB, my son would die of jealousy. He likes to make throwing stars and knives. Used up all my leather making sheathes for them.
I have two cats.
I used to have a knife mounted razor.. That was also confiscated. Goddamn TPD and GLPD..
The boy will be happy to make you a nice short spear. He’s very obliging that way.
My personal favorite was a recreation of a Scandinavian swordstaff. Since no in-tact samples have ever been found there was plenty of ‘artistic license’ used. They made it for a collector (decorative only). It was quite possibly the most beautiful weapon I’ve ever had the chance to hold.
LOL, ok mabs, I’ll pick it up on the way from IL to AZ.
I knew a guy who made himself a great sword, it was fairly plain looking(if you ignore the fact that it was longer than I am tall), but the balance was amazing, it was so easy on the hands, like holding a feather.
Keys work well too. That and most keys are so dirty that if you stabbed someone with them, their blood would get poisoned… and that will mess somebody up.
Yes.. I do have my keys for the occasions that a knife is not available.
Tazed flesh smells baconey.
Even Max?
I smell like kosher brisket.
*sniffs* Even better.
Funny story……every year at Christmas my parents would buy a giant ham and send it off to be smoked. One year, Mom brought home a leg of goat. Apparently, a nice Jewish family with our last name was enjoying a smoked ham for the first time. I bet it was the best damn goat they’d ever eaten.
The only people who get confused are the morons who see the world as so black and white (in their minds conservative and liberal or vice versa) that they can’t come to grips with the idea that someone could simultaneously hold views that they think are opposite.
Would you like to come down and go shooting with us? We have a lovely WWII Webley .32 auto. Seriously ugly gun, but shoots beautifully. You have to be a good sport, though, because my husband does better than everyone else and only I get to complain about it.
Mabs don’t be silly: All Conservatives love their guns, push Christianity on everyone, go to church every Sunday, hate homosexuals, are rich, and wish minorities would leave this country…… just like all liberals wear burkenstocks with wool socks, want all the rich people’s money for doing nothing, love big Government to control all their actions, hate guns and religion, and are tolerant of everything (they agree with), and hug trees (that’s why you see tons of trees in therapy). /sarcasm heavily laden…
This liberal prefers Tevas with her wool socks–more comfy!
Liberal litmus test FAIL!!!
Awwwwwwww. *brightens* We can use the stun gun on Wicket till he admits you’re a liberal. It’s not like it’s torture, you know. *pzzt…* Hey, who used up all the batteries?
don’t taz me, bro
Hey! I always get the trees consent before hugging!
Looking good here. You pass the liberal litmus test. Mabsba…not so much.
I sing softly to the trees, wearing nothing but lederhosen and funny hats, then defend them with guns and explosives… now that’s socialism
2 points subtracted for use of the ‘S’ word. otherwise you’re all good. Funny hats for all!
I’ll bring my Lee-Enfield. I’m pretty good but my sister is better. She was top sharp shooter in our Air Cadet squadron, #4 in Alberta, tri-service.
So is it strange that I like guns, like firing them, love wathing them be fired, love shooting stuff (In video games and real life), I love everything about weapons in general, but actually hearing a gun fire and me not holding it, scare the living bujesus out of me….
I can’t answer that Max, I can tell you I don’t have quite the same reaction, but then I’ve never been in any situation where I’ve had to be afraid of guns. Aware, absolutely. Afraid, no.
I’ve had my moments, And I can say that birdshot hurts, even at a non lethal range….
My father got a face full of birdshot as a young man, carried several of the pieces in his nose the rest of his life. He didn’t recommend it as a hobby to others!
I got mine right in the back, it felt like getting one of those “pin art” things thrown into your skin…
Only thing I was shot with was a pellet gun. the A-hole overpumped it with a brand new cartirdge, and the freaking thing went right through the fleshy part of my hand (between thumb and pointer, not the webbing, but the fleshy part) before embedding in my gut. I broke the gun over his head……. I won. Concusion put him out for a week, bandaged my hand and I was ready to go the next day.
That actually seems perfectly reasonable to me. Many people are incredibly stupid, and the stupid doesn’t stop when they are firing a gun (or driving a car
).
it doesn’t stop when they vote either….
Yeah see November 2008…. OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
No, it’s not. I’m pretty obsessive with guns, too, but I know what they can do, and if somebody else is putting a round anywhere near me, I wanna get the hell out.
bleeding heart lib here who owns & would hunt with guns so the normal posters here are past the confused what the f? so you’re in good company
B/c guns are bad m’kay…… guns are the source of ALL violence in this country, don’t you know that **froth froth froth** If we take away guns then the crime will cease… there’s no crime in the UK is there?
Wait, aren’t you a Conservative?
But you know I hate guns…. they scare me….. if I see one I automatically assume that the person will shoot me… b/c only violent people want to own and use guns. There is not historic value in some guns, there’s no way it could be a good stress relief skeet or target shooting, and MY GOD it’s so easy to hide a gun, but have you ever tried to hide a crossbow. Plus those sawed off Bows and Arrows don’t quite have the bang power as sawed off shotguns… Plus if we have guns Arnold can come back in time and kill Sarah Conner….
Yeah.. That’s not exactly true.
Come on charro I’m being heavily sarcastic… I love me my guns, qualified Sharpshooter in the Navy. Love to use my Gloc 22 at the range to let off some steam.
I’m so confused.
Charro I was being sarcastic about guns being bad.
I know! Stop confusing me!
Guns aren’t bad at all… it’s those damn bullets that make them dangerous….
Actually why do we even try to stop the gun trade? Why dont we just focus on the ammunition trade, cause without ammo you’ve got a very expensive club to hit someone with.
My friend Jefe hates guns but when we lived in a house together.. It could be a rough-ish neighborhood. I told him he should buy a shotgun without the ammo and people would still think twice. If they came at him, well then just use it like a baseball bat.
Hehe, my post is awaiting moderation cause I said C*cking in it… hehe.
Max, I’ve always said that if the anti-gun people were smart, they’d ban ammo, because there is no Constitutional Amendment protecting ammo….
*nods sagely*
Da Comrade
Chris Rock had said the same thing. $6,000 a bullet! There won’t be no more innocent bystanders.
Don’t fsck with me, or I’m gonna get a job, and start saving up and you better hope they don’t sell me those bullets on layaway.
Ammo is even easier to conceal than a gun. Crime rates = Skyrocket. It’s the prohibition all over again. No regard for those who wish to uphold the law. America loves its guns like it loves its beer.
Froo: Harder to do than said. If don’e appropriately a person can make their own ammo. If you try and outlaw gunpowder, then firecrackers would be outlawed, also it’s not hard ot make your own gunpowder…. it’ll turn into a “drug war”….. To get around it they need to repeal the 2nd Amendment… only way to happen.
Don’t be silly ILBP, we’ll all need our guns for when the Obamapocolypse starts… oh wait I wasn’t supposed to mention that was I…
Dude if I was a religious man…. I could see the parallels between the Bibilical writings and what’s going on now. Thank GOD I don’t believe in it.
Those parallels have been happening for years though. I mean there’s a reason there’s been an outcry of “The End Is Near” since like… the 30s.. with World War I.
When I hear the superpowers have let loose the nukes of war, then I’ll join that boat.
*closes door to nuclear repository* What? It’s not time yet? Um, okay.
Not yet.. but hey! Get me a can of that corned beef from the fallout pantry! I wanna make a reuben!
Geez. I already locked it and everything. *starts opening everything again* Now everyone say what they want before I close the door this time!
Better get out the smore ingredients too, we’ll need em.
No no no the flame war is on the Health Care LOL….
Grab me 4 cans of Spam while you’re in there.
I’m making Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, bacon, eggs, Spam, Spam, Spam and Spam
I ‘kraut’ canned beef can taste appetizing though.
Not as bad as you’d think.
I think Max meant to say “Not as bad as you’d drink” Gotta get the pun going..
Actually Max the doomsayers have been chanting ‘The End is Near’ since… well actually they always have thought the end was near. In point of fact, most year 1CE Christians believed when Christ said, ‘I will return’ he meant like next Tuesday.
Well he did only take 3 days to come back the time before that
Yeah, but did you ever consider the traffic he had to contend with?
Next Tuesday is not going to work for me.
Jesus and the apostles have actually spent the last 2,000 years trying to find a day they’re all free so they can start the rapture.
What’s your Thursday look like?
Not good, I’ve got work Thursday evening…How about Saturday?
I’m booked straight ’till December 2012. How’s that work for you?
2012? Lemme see *pulls out PDA* No, no, that’s no good. I’m getting my hair done and sacrificing virgins to prevent the Mayan apocalypse that month. We can’t have the Mayan apocalypse overshadowing the rapture you know.
So we’ll shoot for sometime 2013…maybe april-ish?
No, last time we tried that, they all thought it was an april fools joke. How about May? Is may good for everyone?
No I’ve got a May day festival planned for then… which reminds me
*pulls out envelopes*
Here’s your invitations, I figured dancing naked around a May Pole would be right up your guys alley.
I’m always in favour of dancing naked around phallic beribboned objects. So, any plans for July? Is July good for the apocalypse?
ehhh, I usually spend July with my family. I’m down for the naked pole dancing for May. Maybe apocalypse sometime next Fall? Maybe November?
that’s President Arroyo inspecting guns. The guy behind her, wearing the blue shirt is, i believe, Mayor Ampatuan Jr of Maguindano- he is now in jail for awaiting trial for killing 57 people, including human rights lawyers, journalists and political rivals.
btw, the correct spelling is Filipinos and not Philipinos
As a Filipina who knows the story behind these photos, this is definitely a WIN! Gloria Arroyo and her cohorts are probably the dirtiest things to happen to the country. Kudos to whoever it is that brought this one.
So you’d recaption this as “Pinoy Yard Sale”?
This is actually a Texas estate sale – I know because I’ve been to one very much like it when my grandpa died.
I hope you got a discount.
LOL ALL OF YOU!!! That photo was taken in the Philippines and that lady right there is our President O_O
LOL Reading comprehension FAIL!
To be fair, the way this thread imploded when someone got moderated kinda makes it hard to follow.
Hee hee. It might have been me. Remember the story I told about the woman who thinks homsexuality is caused by a virus? I used the full form of BS.
I’ll give you that, but if one says “LOL ALL OF YOU!!!” one should make sure they have indeed read “ALL OF YOU”‘s comments.
Lol, you yanks are so funny! Just don’t say any of this to our faces though. Unless, you know, you like the feel of burning hot lead.
have you guys seen her size comparison to other presidents? she wont be able to hold the gun let alone fire it