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    A Chinese zoo tries to pass off a Tibetan Mastiff as a lion and a white fox as a leopard.

    http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/08/15/...dog/?hpt=hp_t3
    "The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." George Orwell, 1984

    "One does not simply walk into Mordor. Its Black Gates are guarded by more than just Orcs. There is evil there that does not sleep, and the Great Eye is ever watchful. It is a barren wasteland, riddled with fire and ash and dust, the very air you breathe is a poisonous fume." Boromir

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      CNN's homepage has a story headline "Nuclear plants found vulnerable to terror". Nuclear plants can be scared now? Yes, I know what they mean, vulnerable to terrorist attacks, but to read it strictly, the writing of the headline means something else entirely.

      And I'm really bored at the office right now. My thumb's not up my a**, but I'm just waiting for things to happen while testing an app, thus this post.





      Did you have fun wasting your life while reading that?
      "The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." George Orwell, 1984

      "One does not simply walk into Mordor. Its Black Gates are guarded by more than just Orcs. There is evil there that does not sleep, and the Great Eye is ever watchful. It is a barren wasteland, riddled with fire and ash and dust, the very air you breathe is a poisonous fume." Boromir

      "Good news! We have a delivery." Professor Farnsworth

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        Originally posted by St. Clown View Post
        CNN's homepage has a story headline "Nuclear plants found vulnerable to terror". Nuclear plants can be scared now? Yes, I know what they mean, vulnerable to terrorist attacks, but to read it strictly, the writing of the headline means something else entirely.
        Is CNN just now realizing that Nuke plants are vulnerable to attack? There's some breaking news there. Wait until they find out the electrical grid is even more vulnerable.

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          Don't know if anyone else's neighborhood is becoming infested with those annoying "drive like your kids live here" lawn signs or not, but I saw one yesterday that raised eyebrows: it was outside a cemetary.
          "Hope is a good thing; maybe the best of things."

          "Beer is a sign that God loves us and wants us to be happy." -- Benjamin Franklin

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            Originally posted by FreshFish View Post
            Don't know if anyone else's neighborhood is becoming infested with those annoying "drive like your kids live here" lawn signs or not, but I saw one yesterday that raised eyebrows: it was outside a cemetery.
            Seen them in neighborhoods, not in cemeteries. Usually I see get out the vote signs there.
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            1 granddaughter (EML 4/18)

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              Occasionally we are virtually "required" to go out after work for dining and drinks. One reliable morning-after "cure" for me has always been greasy food, and a McDonalds breakfast burrito or two works well for that.

              So I've typically stopped by the one on 6th near 48th on the way to the office from GCT. The "dollar menu" version costs $1.49 there. The other day I went to the one on Broadway near 51st instead, and they wanted $1.99 for the exact same burrito that costs $1.49 three blocks away. what the f*?
              "Hope is a good thing; maybe the best of things."

              "Beer is a sign that God loves us and wants us to be happy." -- Benjamin Franklin

              "Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy." -- W. B. Yeats

              "People generally are most impatient with those flaws in others about which they are most ashamed of in themselves." - folk wisdom

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                Originally posted by FreshFish View Post
                Occasionally we are virtually "required" to go out after work for dining and drinks. One reliable morning-after "cure" for me has always been greasy food, and a McDonalds breakfast burrito or two works well for that.

                So I've typically stopped by the one on 6th near 48th on the way to the office from GCT. The "dollar menu" version costs $1.49 there. The other day I went to the one on Broadway near 51st instead, and they wanted $1.99 for the exact same burrito that costs $1.49 three blocks away. what the f*?
                Price and Participation may vary....
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                  Originally posted by FreshFish View Post
                  Occasionally we are virtually "required" to go out after work for dining and drinks. One reliable morning-after "cure" for me has always been greasy food, and a McDonalds breakfast burrito or two works well for that.

                  So I've typically stopped by the one on 6th near 48th on the way to the office from GCT. The "dollar menu" version costs $1.49 there. The other day I went to the one on Broadway near 51st instead, and they wanted $1.99 for the exact same burrito that costs $1.49 three blocks away. what the f*?
                  That happens all the time. I bet you'll find that those two restaurants are franchised by two different people or groups. My brother does work for some of the local McD's, putting together their refrigerators, freezers, and air conditioners. He said that - at least around here - you will see the same price points on the menu for places under the same management, but that prices will differ between ownership groups. Of course, you'll also find different pricing between Target stores only a few miles apart. In economics, it's a sign of a monopolistic competition market (not to be confused with a true or pure monopoly).
                  "The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." George Orwell, 1984

                  "One does not simply walk into Mordor. Its Black Gates are guarded by more than just Orcs. There is evil there that does not sleep, and the Great Eye is ever watchful. It is a barren wasteland, riddled with fire and ash and dust, the very air you breathe is a poisonous fume." Boromir

                  "Good news! We have a delivery." Professor Farnsworth

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                    My usual combo at Taco Bell is something like $8.40 or so at the place a couple blocks from where I live. This past weekend I watched my brother's place in the next town over, went to TB there, and it was $6.99. Everything else I knew the price of looked to be the same, except for that.

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                    • Re: What the Fark???

                      from today's Boston Globe..
                      Cardinals fan John Coulter was ejected from the exhibition game against the Cowboys Aug. 17 after his 15-year-old son was seen holding a cup of beer.

                      Coulter explained that he simply asked his son to hold the beer while Coulter took a picture. But two undercover officers with the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control approached him, told Coulter that what he had done is a Class 1 misdemeanor, and said he could have been arrested for it.

                      Instead, father and son were escorted from the game.
                      CCT '77 & '78
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                      5 grandsons (BCA 7/09, CJA 5/14, JDL 8/14, JFL 6/16, PJL 7/18)
                      1 granddaughter (EML 4/18)

                      ”Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.”
                      - Benjamin Franklin

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                      I want to live forever. So far, so good.

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                        Originally posted by joecct View Post
                        from today's Boston Globe..
                        They were fortunate. Nobody should be forced to watch an entire Cowboys exhibition game.

                        Seriously, I can see another side to this. It isn't really necessary to have someone hold your beer. If there's no cupholder available, just put it under your seat. The stadium security crew is looking at tens of thousands of spectators (well maybe not at a Cowboys exhibition; sorry can't resist taking shots at the Jerryboys ) and it might be difficult to make judgements about whether the man and the boy are father and son. And a fifteen year old holding a beer is not like an eight year old holding a beer. I personally think it's stupid when I'm asked for my ID -- I was 21 when Lyndon Johnson was President -- but rather than protest, I just pull out my ID and my AARP membership card.

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                          Agree with CLS... I can see the other side of this and how it has to be interpreted...
                          It's never too early to start the Pre-game festivities

                          Go Cats!!! GO BLACKHAWKS!

                          Cuck the Fubs... Let's Go WHITE SOX!!!

                          Wildcat Born, Wildcat Bred....

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                            Paul Azinger tweeted about this tonight, then deleted the tweet....

                            http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-35040_16...d-cell-phones/

                            Wasn't there a T-Mobile commercial about a phone dropped in a toilet?
                            CCT '77 & '78
                            4 kids
                            5 grandsons (BCA 7/09, CJA 5/14, JDL 8/14, JFL 6/16, PJL 7/18)
                            1 granddaughter (EML 4/18)

                            ”Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.”
                            - Benjamin Franklin

                            Banned from the St. Lawrence University Facebook page - March 2016 (But I got better).

                            I want to live forever. So far, so good.

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                              And one more...

                              PC Run Amok on the left coast....
                              http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...atus-for-disc/
                              CCT '77 & '78
                              4 kids
                              5 grandsons (BCA 7/09, CJA 5/14, JDL 8/14, JFL 6/16, PJL 7/18)
                              1 granddaughter (EML 4/18)

                              ”Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.”
                              - Benjamin Franklin

                              Banned from the St. Lawrence University Facebook page - March 2016 (But I got better).

                              I want to live forever. So far, so good.

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                                Originally posted by joecct View Post
                                And one more...

                                PC Run Amok on the left coast....
                                http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...atus-for-disc/

                                Originally posted by Article
                                Mr. Lara has said the Boy Scouts of America has a discriminatory policy because it won’t allow gay adults to be members. Other groups named in the bill are Bobby Sox, Campfire Inc., 4-H Clubs, Future Farmers of America, Future Homemakers of America, Boys’ Clubs, Girls’ Clubs, Pop Warner football and several soccer organizations.
                                Wouldn't the specific naming of these various groups make this into a bill of attainder and therefore violate the US Constitution?
                                "The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." George Orwell, 1984

                                "One does not simply walk into Mordor. Its Black Gates are guarded by more than just Orcs. There is evil there that does not sleep, and the Great Eye is ever watchful. It is a barren wasteland, riddled with fire and ash and dust, the very air you breathe is a poisonous fume." Boromir

                                "Good news! We have a delivery." Professor Farnsworth

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