Wednesday Open Thread (Temp)
Good morning. I’m going to keep a daily open thread going until the Platoon Sergeant gets back from his idyllic vacay with cigars and rum on a beach somewhere in the South Pacific. This is mostly to keep the thread from getting lost in traffic, and also to add updates when possible. Have some fun. It is gray and trying to rain here in my kingdom and Miss Punkin Squawkypants has discovered that counter surfing results in getting a quick spritz from the spray bottle.
Just remember: no knife fights. Hands in sight at all times. If you’re gonna have a throwdown, show your colors first or I’ll sic the squirrels on you.
UPDATE: Covert operatives from TAH have infiltrated a health care facility somewhere in MD. Surveillance late this morning shows a patient still masked but resting and responding to treatment. Squirrel team 3 is in place to disable the land line if it continues to ring. Nurses will say anything for some Godiva chocolate.
Category: Politics
Here’s hoping for all the best to Jonn.
Get well soon. We’re all pulling for you here at TAH and the “first” thing on the agenda is your wellbeing.
^^^Word^^^ And thanks to Ex for keeping the rabble in check.
“Rabble”? I’ll have you know I am not “rabble”.
I am a proud Deplorable.
At my age it’s more like rubble…
I’m going to do the Open Thread every day until whats his face gets back, so you guys can just natter on about whatever. I will post other stuff, too, but I figure someone will want a place to cry in his beer, hence the daily open threads until further notice.
Hi Ex, I love your cat, I have 5 of the little buggars myself. I also have some trained attack squirrels! Just keep your hands off the nuts at all times!!
She is an orphaned stray. Some neighbors to the north threw her out when they moved last summer.
Mean as a snake when she’s not in heat, but she does not touch the furniture. I’ll get her spayed next spring.
The squirrels are keeping the hawks fed in my neighborhood.
Dammit… He lived…
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4130760/Protester-sets-fire-Trump-Washington-hotel.html
The guy exercises piss poor judgment (lighting himself on fire) acting on a result of a piss poor effort at current events study and analysis. The “icing” on the cake? He honest to God believes that critical thinking people will see the “wisdom” of his outlook on things.
What burns a gallon of gasoline and doesn’t go anywhere?
A Trump protester.
Dumb azz!
I’ll just leave this right here….
Dangit – you beat me to it. I came over here with this very same link.
Perfect example of a low-information voter: can’t even get self-immolation right.
Sorry geetwillickers, but the Doors were the 1st thing that came to mind when I read the story.
I remember jammin’ to them back in the day while smoking…..Marlboros.
Rock on!!
No worries. I was actually referring to the story itself… so I only wish I had thought of the Doors.
I looked for a clip of CPL Klinger threatening to immolate himself to get his Section 8 – but couldn’t find it. Seemed relevant here as well.
“Who put gas in my gas!!!!”
CPL Max Klinger, MASH 4077
“(I’m protesting) the fact that we’ve elected somebody who is completely incapable of respecting the constitution of the United States.”
Uuuuhhhhm yeah, how much did B. Hussein 0bama respect and follow the Constitution of the United States?
Pity he didn’t make himself a crispy critter.
Demorats; can’t do anything right.
Exactly, Forest. They’d f**k up an iron ball.
I was going to say; “he could reach into a bag of pussy and pull out an asshole” but they’ve ruined that one along with so many other great sayings..
I thought briefly that it was a joke, but realized that it was the act of a moron with a brain the size of a pea acting out some weird fantasy.
This isn’t the 1960s. I understood it when a Buddhist monk immolated himself in Saigon as a protest against the war that was escalating right in front of him. He was not a fool. He was someone caught in the middle of something he knew would not stop and that neither side would really win.
This idiotic maneuver? Why did this idiot decide to stop? It must have hurt more than he thought it would or he wouldn’t have put the flames out. He was only after attention, after all, so the few burn marks he gets should cost him some embarrassment in the future. He’ll have to tell girls he set himself on fire over Trump. I don’t think that will get him a lot of dates.
You need to get Facebook, so I can see pictures of your kitteh!
When I get a new computer, I may do that. I’m down to two elder cats and Punkin.
That would be awesome! I love cat photos! My FB feed is filled with photos of my kitteh and his Saint Bernard brother.
Still saying prayers for Jonn.
Those South Pacific vacays can be hard on a guy.
My cats learned that jumping up on counters and table tops can result into unexpected encounters with mousetraps. The ‘snap’ startles them enough to make them think before jumping. Repeated experiences results in appropriate behavior.
And keeps the floor from getting wet.
Graybeard, I had a dog once that kept putting his paws up on the workbench in the garage and making off with whatever he could find to chew on.
A couple of rat traps snapping at his paws took care of that.
Good thoughts for Jonn.
It’s gray and snowing here at Chez AW1 Tim’s. Not too many inches predicted, but later today it’s supposed to switch over to sleet and then rain, with the potential for freezing rain, and THAT is what worries me most.
Freezing rain can bring power outages and such, and that’s not something I want to have to deal with at the moment. Sigh.
But best wishes to Jonn and hope to see him back in the secret TAH bunker soon.
I commend you for picking up the slack! I really hope he’s smoking cigars and it’s all good. We got your back…I can do a write up on something if you need it….
My tigers don’t give a shite about squirt bottles, yelling, or slap on the rear end…they’ll jump on the counter as they please – like Cartman would say – “we do what we want”!
Don’t think anyone has mentioned it, but a great American passed the other day. CAPT, USN ret. Gene Cernan was the 12th, and last man to walk on the moon back in 1972.
I did see that, Devtun, but wasn’t aware he was a Navy veteran. RIP, CAPT Cernan!
CAPT Cernan was one to bust NASA and the government’s balls about not sending people back to the moon. I only wished that man had gone back before the first group of moon walkers had passed away.
Dev, you sound like someone who would agree with me: We don’t own cats. Cats own us. Dogs have owners, cats have staff.
My Sassy is queen of the house, and I find myself doing her bidding more than any man should ever admit.
DRG can still suck it!
Looks like my cat “Jinx”
Thanks to Ex-PH2, TSO, and Dave Hardin for holding down the fort. Praying for Jonn’s soon return from his South Pacific vacay.
Amen on your comments, Eden…
Same here.
“Mean as a snake when she’s not in heat”
I think I dated her a while back…
If they could collect 100,000 signatures to get Manning released, how many do you think we could collect to get him put into GenPop?
Yesterday’s news, but Obama commuted Manning’s prison sentence. Should be out by May. http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/17/politics/chelsea-manning-sentence-commuted/
In other news, the North Dakota National Guard reportedly deploys an anti-drone system at oil pipeline protest site. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/01/18/north-dakota-national-guard-reportedly-deploys-anti-drone-system-at-oil-pipeline-protest-site.html
Umm, no that appears to be an Avenger surface to air missile system. Seems to be bit of overkill for any drones these guys might be flying, but what do I know?
A bit of overkill, an Avenger for dinky drones? … can’t they get some of those trained eagles? Cheaper, and watching them fly is relaxing.
Avenger – No. Vulcans – Yes.
Roll a couple of those up to the ridge line and watch people scatter.
They could even use that old Five Ton Dump Truck as a bore sight target.
Brrrrrrrppppp. Froggie Talks!
As for Manning, there will be no one assigned to making sure he/she/it doesn’t commit suicide once released and there is plenty of poison, rope and razor blades available in the outside world.
I read that article. I think that pipeline, if it is going to be completed, should be above ground for a couple of reasons.
1 – If it’s buried, subsurface groundshifts can take place at any time, which will cause leaks.
2 – It’s easier to get at for repairs if it’s above-ground.
Those “Protestors” really need to go GET A LIFE. I remember in the 70s and 80s when the eco-doomsday crowd was bawling about how the Alaska Pipeline was going to be an ecological catastrophe any time and since then the only leak was from when some idiot fired his rifle into the side of it.
It’s unarmed and being used as a surveillance system. It has day and IR camera capability. I do love the way it’s causing the “protestors” to soil their knickers however!
So what Ex-PH2 is saying is, “Do Burpees!”? Aye Petty Officer!!! **Drops for 60**
You’re only doing 60?
Ex-PH2, thanks to you for emergency helm duty at TAH while Jonn is on the mend. Your cat is beautiful, but the weather in Houston is:
Flooding.
Rain.
Insane traffic.
(That is, normal for rainy season).
yeah, when the morning local news stays on without switching over to the national GMA\
or whatever, someone in Houston is getting wet.
It looks like most of the rain is training over Houston. 70 miles north we are getting some road closures, but not many yet.
When the Trinity gets over flood stage in a day or two some of our residents will have some problems, though.
My favorite car for Houston flood driving was a mid-60’s Ford Falcon Futura. It had a straight 6 with the distributor up high behind the valve cover. Would not flood out if you drove at a steady slow.
Once had a ’45 Willys with a Chevy 283 in it. Same thing… – water could be 6″ deep in the floorboards and it would not stall out.
I have a ’46 with a 50’s Hurricane Engine in it and you’d have to damn near inundate the dashboard to kill it.
Mine’s a ’55 CJ-3B, original Hurricane. Get you anywhere you wanna go, it just won’t get you there fast!
I have counted the number of clear, sunny days up here in the Great Frozen North on both hands and still have fingers left over. I’d like it better if it just snowed. This warm winter weather is not good.
Thank you Ex-PH2 for keeping things on an “even” keel. OK OK that was my sorry attempt at navy humor from a former weekend warrior treadhead.
You’re welcome, Dinotanker.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/01/18/taliban-bomb-expert-accidently-kills-himself-and-4-sons.html
here’s a feel-good story for ya! Sorry, don’t have an address to send it to
Oh, isn’t that just a shame?!? He only had 4 sons!
From the article:
“Amani says Khan was believed to be the Taliban’s best maker of roadside bombs in Sar-i-Pul province.”
He was the best? Well that makes the news even better…
Heeehee!
DARWIN AKHBAR!!
He was their ‘expert’ bomb maker? Guess there will be one piece of him for each of his 72 (?) virgins or goats or whatever his reward will be. Fuck him, his sons, and their multiple body parts.
On my way to work this morning I learned that my truck thermometer doesn’t read past -40. It’s sitting at -47 right now. I went to let the dog out earlier and he gave me the look of “no thanks, I’ll just hold it”.
That’s because he knows that anything he lets loose in a stream will freeze instantly and he’ll have to wait for you to knock the icicles off of him.
Not the only reason, but one of the biggest reasons after 20 years in the Chicago area I had to call it and say “Eff-this”. No more waiting for the #93 that is 45 mins late in such charming weather. Not one day below zero here in South-eastern CT this winter so far.Low I’ve seen is 3 degrees….
Somebody makes an indoor doggy mat that he can use, if it’s too cold for outside. Saw one at PetSmart the other day. Just a thought to save your carpets.
“Low Left Ball” Jimmy Walls personal Facebook page is wide open for non friend comments if any of you FB Commandos (Ex-OS2?) out there want to send him a little love.
I am on it.
I dropped a friendly “fuck you” on Jimmy Walls, phony UH-1 pilots FB page.
I frequently get the feeling that the TV show Tour of Duty was much more correct than anything Walls the Blowhard could imagine, because they used the Army as advisers when they were producing that show.
So Walls, since we all know he’s a tofu baloney merchant, is doing himself no favors by continuing his nonsense.
*First!*
/runs
/but cannot hide
You’re a little slow on the uptake there, ChipNASA. You feeling okay?
I’ve been out of pocket since Friday and had a lot of reading to do here at TAH.
Also I’m more worried about Jonn’s condition than being a doofus here. but, i relented because, hey, *someone* had to do it.
Geez, and I’m worried about YOU!
Some info on the latest from Commie Bernie Sanders…. he really isn’t a smart one. First up, he lectures Rep. Ryan Zinke about the VA healthcare system (Rep Zinke is a retired Navy SEAL):
http://freebeacon.com/issues/sanders-lectures-navy-seal-veteran-va-isnt-bad/
Second – Red Bernie actually admits that free college really isn’t “free”, during the hearing for Betsy DeVoss confirmation as Sec. of Education:
http://freebeacon.com/issues/devos-grilled-union-funded-democrats/
The FSA/SJW and a certain commentor here at TAH were behind this assclown’s run for POTUS.
If you can give Jonn my best, and I bet I was around a meaner cat than yours, her name was Rat, killed a big crow in the house.
I don’t know if the dancing girls are letting him view anything but them, but I am quite sure he knows, Heidi.
Punkin was dumped by some people who lived a little north of me. She kept running up my front steps and then back t her house, so I investigate and found their furniture outside (in the pouring rain a couple of times) and took her in. She has a spunky personality to go along with that squawky voice of hers. I think I’ll keep her.
Of course you will keep her.
Best dogs and cats, IMO, are rescues. Nothing beats treating animals well and the dogs in return showing their loyalty, often with slobber kisses. The cats, well, they pretty much often don’t show it but they also appreciate being treated well and show their appreciation in their own way. Their ‘own way’ pretty much is to be aloof and independent. I love my buttwipe cat.
Hi Ex, I wish I could figure out how to paste a picture of my babies lounging on top of my computer so I could show you the loves of my life, but alas, I am a computer dumbass and I can’t figure out how to do this! God bless you for taking the helm here at TAH for the interim. I am still praying for Jonn’s quick recovery and good wishes to his family as well.
Take care
I think there’s a way to do it if you don’t have admin privileges, but maybe if you wait until Jonn returns, he could post the photo for you, on the Weekend Open Thread.
That, of course, assumes that he’ll be willing to leave behind the cigars, rum and dancing girls.
Thanks Ex! I have a great picture of 3 of them lounging on top of my desk. It’s a wonder I can ever get any work done around here!
John Giduck – the turd with a face!
…and itsy bitsy penis!
Nicki has posted another one of her perceptive and thoughtful essays, this one on Mr. Manning’s commuted sentence. I think everyone should go and read it. You may have to have a WordPress account to comment, but you can at least read the article. She has never, ever been more polite.
http://thelibertyzone.us/2017/01/17/stop-calling-bradley-manning-a-hero/
Just read it – Nicki hit the nail on the head.
Two days until the JEF/bodaprez is gone… I wonder of Bergdahl is next on the list? That wold really piss me (and others) off to no end.
Asshamster…got to add that to the list of colorful metaphors!
I have been meaning to ask what JEF is in reference to Dear Leader? I have seen it quite often on TAH and on a few of the TAH members Facebook page. Inquiring minds want to know.
JEF = Jug Eared F**ker.
Thank you. That makes sense.
In these parts Bathhouse Barry is referred to as a SCoaMF: Stuttering Clusterfuck of a Miserable Failure.
“skoa-muff”
And will continue to be referred to as such as long as he walks the Earth.
Great synopsis of the circus this has become. His gender issues have nothing to do with the crime he committed. He and his fan club want to make gender the issue.
Hang him for the crime committed and the gender issue will go away.
Hell of a note that the two most promising poster children for the trannie crowd are Caitlyn Jenner and Bradley Manning. They can’t come up with anyone better than a vehicular murderer and a traitor? (I disagree with Nicki, I think he fits the definition)
I’ll compromise – at the risk of repeating another post, I’ll support Manning’s release in May if he does the remainder of his sentence in General Population.
Maybe if that generation of people stops being obsessed with other peoples’ sex lives, the non-issue of genderbending will disappear and the real issues will be brought up and faced.
That’s why upon his conviction, he SHOULD HAVE been marched out back, tied to a post, and summarily executed for treason. FULL STOP.
I don’t think Manning deserves any sympathy – his actions were selfish and put people at risk. That said, I don’t think this move is as much about him as it is about Wikileaks. Assange promised he’d submit himself to the authorities if President Obama granted Manning clemency, and this is a ‘win-win’ situation with regards to them.
Either we get our hands on Wikileaks (and there are enough open questions about their status that this is worth a lot), or Wikileaks loses some credibility, which is also useful, doubly so if they are being played by Russia. And the cost of this either-way-a-win scenario is we commute the sentence of someone who is of no further threat (unlike, say, violent criminals in jail), meaning he is still a criminal, still guilty, but is done with his punishment.
Ideal? No. But quite probably worth the cost.
(It’s useful, in this moment where conservatives are very pro-Wikileaks due to exposing the DNC emails, to remember that they were the outlet that worked with Manning to disseminate the information he stole.)
Thanks for holding down fort, ex-PH2…
And Chelsea can go fuck itself !!!
My pleasure, CH, and I hope we’ll be seeing someone back at his post very soon.
Splains why all the Nurses are now carrying mace and Billy clubs on rounds.
Yayyyyyyy!!!!!!! The pResident is officially done with his last press conference.
So, is he packed and ready to leave yet? I’d be more than willing to go load his stuff into a cab for a $5 tip.
They actually move his stuff out, doing all the cleaning and painting and then move the new President’s stuff in during the inauguration.
Baseball Hall of Fame vote for this year is about to be announced. Who gets in, who deserves to get in, who should not get in?
For me: Tim Raines should get in and deserves to get in. Bonds and Clemens should not get in.
Raines, Bagwell and Pudge all get in.
Clemens and Bonds both get around 54%. More than they should have gotten, but less than their media boosters were predicting.
Throw Manny into the no-go list.
Something about juicing just pisses me off.
Agreed about Manny-something about him always struck me as odd in any event.
Bonds and Clemens would have gotten in without the juicing. Not only should they not get into the Hall of Fame because of cheating (which, stripped bare, is exactly what it should be called), their “records” should at least be notated to show that they were not achieved honestly.
I have no use at all for Bud Selig, but he did say one thing I wholeheartedly agree with … in Atlanta, he referred to Henry Aaron as “the true home run king.” And so he remains.
Agree with you about Selig and agree with Selig about Bonds. I was happy that Maddux stuck around just long enough to get one more win than Clemens, just so it could never be said that Clemens was the winningest pitcher of his era.
Until such time as Jonn posts a comment or, better still, a thread here, I am converting to liberalism. That’s right–or rather, left. Until the aforementioned condition is met, I’m going blue. So, bring it, bitches. You think LC is a portside fellow? You ain’t seen nothing yet. I’m eating quiche as I write. Tomorrow’s menu includes tofu. I’ll be back later. I’m going to Starbucks—with my laptop and, afterwards, I’m renting a Subaru and I’m putting one of those very cool coexist bumper stickers on it. Oh, and a Question Authority sticker. And a If you can read this, thank a teacher” too.
Remember to bring your smart person dictionary. Game on!
Don’t drink the bongwater!
The drum circles are spontaneous, but we have group hugs every hour on the hour. Don’t be late or surely someone will be offended somehow!
Be sure to check in whatever politically incorrect “privilege” you have at the door… until you do, you won’t be accepted by the SJW’s.
I’ll send you my sister’s phone number. She can bring you up to speed on the Sea Shepherd, fracking horrors, and every vegan website ever launched. And don’t forget the ‘Tolerance’ bumper sticker!
Subaru, my ass. You need to rent a Prius or a Volt. You can’t go full libtard/proglodyte unless you have a hybrid or a full electric for your ride. Otherwise, you’re socially irresponsible and damaging our beloved Gaia.
Next, I suppose we’ll hear you are going to march in some anti-Trump protest with a bunch of “stank-ass hippies,” as Jonn likes to call them.
I withdraw the sexist, pejorative and derogatory term I used in my previous comment. It was uncalled for and I hope each of you will accept my apology.
Nope, you’re not getting out of it that easy. I’m posting something about Vietnam tomorrow, and if that doesn’t make you sorry you said the word ‘liberal’, I’ve lost my touch.
Oh, yeah – pfffftttt!
The only thing you need apologize for is making me reread your previous in an attempt to see what you were apologizing for.
Now, you will probably elicit an apology from me for a dangling participle and perhaps another word usage infraction or two. May I suggest that you not hold your breath?
I may be young but I do understand… Don’t apologize for your Freedom Of Speech…
Strong evidence of your conversion, I’d say!
Fuck that liberalism crap. Jonn posted today. I’m back.
James Walls, phony UH-1 pilot is still working balls.
PRAYERS daily for a quick recovery..??
And of course, always saying a prayer for Jonn and his clan.
Nurses who’ll SAY anything for Godiva chocolate.
Just think what they’d DO for a Hershey bar!
Long rusty needles and enema bags come to mind.
Haven’t heard anything lately (as in the past few hours) about George H.W. Bush and his first lady Barbara both being hospitalized. Hope they are at the same hospital at least.
MARKIETH LOYD.. FEMALE COP KILLER, TAKEN DOWN BY A WOMAN AGENT and HER TEAM…JOB WELL DONE!!!!