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Nice Planet 6: Get Me Off This Planet.

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Old Pio said:
This guy is as full of crap as a Christmas goose. But he and his microscopic group of fuss budgets has gotten millions in free publicity, thanks to the media. . .and us.

BTW, I read just the other day that NORAD's tradition began by accident, after their 'phone number was accidentally printed in a local paper. They went along with it the first year then began the annual tradition.
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Col. Harry Shoup took the call that night after the wrong number was printed on the Colorado Springs paper. I interviewed him several years ago. He said getting the call during the height of the Cold War was - to say the least - unexpected
 
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SteveP said:
Col. Harry Shoup took the call that night after the wrong number was printed on the Colorado Springs paper. I interviewed him several years ago. He said getting the call during the height of the Cold War was - to say the least - unexpected
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Some poor guy working for Sears was probably sitting in a room wondering why he wasn't getting any calls.
 
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SteveP said:
Col. Harry Shoup took the call that night after the wrong number was printed on the Colorado Springs paper. I interviewed him several years ago. He said getting the call during the height of the Cold War was - to say the least - unexpected
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Touchy time. Cold War concerns (paranoia). I flashed on the scene in Tora Tora Tora where the guys in the radar truck call in to say they'd spotted a huge blip heading toward the islands. The guy (a true story) told 'em to "never mind" because he thought the boys had spotted the incoming B-17s.

Did he give you some idea of what he went through 'till he figured out what was happening? I'd imagine he had a few pucker moments 'till he got it figured out. I got a chance to interview Herb Morrison ("Oh, the humanity!") years ago when the film about the Hindenburg was in original release. He told me the biggest myth about him was that he had suffered a nervous collapse as a result of seeing the explosion. In fact, he said, he was back on duty at WLS (in Chicago) the next day.
 
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It was widely reported from multiple sources that, when the same-sex marriage law was up for debate in the NY State Legislature, divorce attorneys spent more on lobbying for its passage than any other interest group.

So there is now a pending divorce case from two women who married last year. The most contentious issue: which one gets custody of their pet dachshund!

I kid you not. This story is not from The Onion, it is the front page story from NY City's premer tabloid:

A pair of divorcing women are about to fight it out in court over a miniature dachshund named Joey in what will be New York’s first matrimonial pet-custody case.

The only bone of contention in their divorce is who will get sole custody of their 2-year-old pet.

While some state courts like those in Kansas declined to stick their noses in a custody cases, others have leaped at the chance to treat canines like humans in legal proceedings.

An Alabama judge awarded a dog named Preston to one spouse over the other by taking into consideration the pet’s “best interests,” a gauge typically used in child custody cases.

Instead of regarding Joey like a piece of property, the judge — who gives the full disclosure that he owns a 12-year-old rescued pit bull mix named Peaches — will schedule a hearing to determine his fate.

“This is a cutting-edge case for animal rights,” said Murray’s attorney Sherri Donovan. “It recognizes the special place of pets in our families.”

Judge Cooper wants to sniff out the truth about who bore the major responsibility for meeting Joey’s needs.

He will ask the pup’s mothers to answer questions similar to those posed during child custody trials such as: “Who spent more time with Joey on a regular basis?”

Cooper is taking a pause for paws because he believes pet custody cases are only likely to increase in the future.

“If judicial resources can be devoted to such matters as which party gets to use the Escalade as opposed to the Ferrari, or who gets to stay in the Hamptons house instead of the Aspen chalet, there is certainly room to give real consideration to a case involving a treasured pet,” Cooper says.
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Old Pio said:
he give you some idea of what he went through 'till he figured out what was happening? I'd imagine he had a few pucker moments 'till he got it figured out. I got a chance to interview Herb Morrison ("Oh, the humanity!") years ago when the film about the Hindenburg was in original release. He told me the biggest myth about him was that he had suffered a nervous collapse as a result of seeing the explosion. In fact, he said, he was back on duty at WLS (in Chicago) the next day.
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Yeah, he was worried that he'd get a major butt chewing from a superior officer, but he was able to talk his way out of trouble.
 
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My company started a food drive in the middle of October and when finished it generated 7,000+ individual food items (ramen was not allowed), $12,000 in US currency for the food drive, $8,500 separately in funds for flood victims in the Philippines (we have 3 offices there fwiw) and 3,000+ letters (so far) sent to service personnel overseas for the holidays. We have a just started clothing/toys for tots drive going as well as a Biggest Loser contest in which most of the proceeds will go to local food shelves. The company is matching nearly dollar for dollar (I think the BL contest not is not included) for these causes.

Not for the purpose of tooting a horn, but to illustrate that we don't always suck.
 
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Slap Shot said:
My company started a food drive in the middle of October and when finished it generated 7,000+ individual food items (ramen was not allowed), $12,000 in US currency for the food drive, $8,500 separately in funds for flood victims in the Philippines (we have 3 offices there fwiw) and 3,000+ letters (so far) sent to service personnel overseas for the holidays. We have a just started clothing/toys for tots drive going as well as a Biggest Loser contest in which most of the proceeds will go to local food shelves. The company is matching nearly dollar for dollar (I think the BL contest not is not included) for these causes.

Not for the purpose of tooting a horn, but to illustrate that we don't always suck.
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Psst, wrong "Nice Planet" thread.
 
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Spartanforlife4 said:
The people who comment on Yahoo news articles. I don't even use Yahoo News for my news, I do it to read the comments for entertainment.

Case in point: This Mandela article.
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This is the journalistic equivalent of "man on the street" interviews, or dropping by the local talk radio station to watch the "hold" lights flash. No reporting. Just gather quotes and string 'em together.
 
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Old Pio said:
Evidently the Lesbo ex-Marine with the DD who made a national stink by falsely claiming a couple had stiffed her on a tip because of her sexuality, has also failed to donate the money sent to her in sympathy to the Wounded Warrior Project, as she promised. "I'm shocked. . .shocked."

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/12/0...id-not-receive-donations-from-gay-new-jersey/
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This is like filing a false report to the police-something that should be punished-but of course will not be as the media has made little mention of any of it. But when she first was brandishing the bill without the tip she was on every newscast. Something is just so wrong with all of this.
 
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DrDemento said:
This is like filing a false report to the police-something that should be punished-but of course will not be as the media has made little mention of any of it. But when she first was brandishing the bill without the tip she was on every newscast. Something is just so wrong with all of this.
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The people that donated should be able to get their money back if they want...seeing as how this is very obviously fraud.
 
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G.D. gook b*stard NORKS finally release an ailing 85-year old from whom they extracted a "confession" of war crimes when he was a GI. Paraphrasing Barry Goldwater, man I'd like to lob one into the men's room in Pyongyang.
 
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MinnesotaNorthStar said:
The people that donated should be able to get their money back if they want...seeing as how this is very obviously fraud.
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Plus the larger lesson here is that with the influence of social media, we should be careful about becoming "pregnant with celestial fire" when we hear one of these hot button stories. And resist going all Queen of Hearts, until we learn the facts. The two items I posted consecutively make that point. A high school roiled by racist graffiti aimed at a black player--and cops think it was his mom who did it. And the highly publicized incident where restaurant customers allegedly stiffed a server because of her sexuality is--a lie.
 
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MinnesotaNorthStar said:
The people that donated should be able to get their money back if they want...seeing as how this is very obviously fraud.
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Unfortunately, that will probably require a lawsuit, therefore a lawyer, and thus legal fees will more than eat any donation that most, if not all, parties gave to her fraudulent fund.
 
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Geez, Priceless should be all over this one like stink on sh*t: An obscure South Carolina sheriff (Andy Taylor?) says he's not going to fly the flag at half staff to honor Mandela. Thus disregarding an imperial decree by HIM Barack I. Personally, I would honor the President's request. But his authority does not extend to county buildings in South Carolina. At least not yet. So the sheriff is on his own. But he gets earned media out of the deal, which I suspect was his goal.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/12/...rolina-sheriff-will-not-honor-nelson-mandela/
 
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Old Pio said:
Geez, Priceless should be all over this one like stink on sh*t: An obscure South Carolina sheriff (Andy Taylor?) says he's not going to fly the flag at half staff. Thus disregarding an imperial decree by HIM Barack I. Personally, I would honor the President's request. But his authority does not extend to county buildings in South Carolina. At least not yet. So the sheriff is on his own.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/12/...rolina-sheriff-will-not-honor-nelson-mandela/
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My question, before I make any judgement (I'm "doing it wrong", I know) - has any POTUS ever ordered half-staff for the death of a person who wasn't a US citizen?
 
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