random comments about nothing in particular

[firebrand]

http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2008/12/1 ... -two-days/

"john! john! are you dead?" - max goldman --> grumpy old men

[firebrand]

this is copy/pasted directly from another website and was written by don cooper

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I was talking with some friends over the Christmas holiday break and they were commenting on how lucky we are that we live in a free country where we have the liberty and the opportunity to live our lives the way we want and are not controlled by the government like in other countries.

So I started thinking about a particular day of mine a couple months ago:

I woke up in the morning in my FHA (Federal Housing Administration) approved home that was built in accordance with USDOE (Department of Energy), FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission), and numerous CFRs (Code of Federal Regulations).

I went to the bathroom to clean up for work. I showered with soap, shampoo and other toiletry products that have been approved for me by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) using water that meets federal EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) quality standards.

I took my morning vitamins which had to be approved by the FDA.

I went downstairs to eat breakfast foods that had to be approved by the FDA and listened to my morning radio programs which are regulated by the FCC (Federal Communication Commission).

I then got into my EPA and DOT (Dept. of Transportation) standards approved and FTC (Federal Trade Commission) regulated car and was forced by the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) to buckle my seatbelt and put my daughter into an approved child seat. I then drove on DOT regulated roads and was forced to drive a certain speed while listening to more FCC approved programming on my radio.

I stopped for gas but there wasn’t any due to state legislated gas quality restrictions which caused a decrease in the supply of gas and also gasoline price controls that kept the price so artificially low that there was an excess demand such that it sold out as soon as it arrived.

I arrived at my DOL (Dept. of Labor) regulated and EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) sanctioned place of employment, running on fumes, and was forced to work the first 2 hours of my 8 hour shift for the federal and state governments by giving almost 30% of my wages to the IRS and SSA (Social Security Administration) with no compensation.

At lunchtime I went with colleagues to eat and was forced to pay with the only medium of exchange the government approves that is regulated by the FRB (Federal Reserve Board): worthless fiat bank notes.

I then went to pick up my daughter from school where she’s learning a DOE (Dept. of Education) approved curriculum. I took her to an HMO (Health Maintenance Organization) approved doctor to get her HHS (Health and Human Services) mandated vaccinations that I learned she needed while watching a Disney family movie which was interrupted by an HHS PSA.

After returning to work I checked my SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) and IRS regulated investments in my now Federal Treasury owned banks to see if I’ll be able to retire someday since the SSA trust fund that I’ve been paying into for 25 years has been raided by the federal government and is now bankrupt.

That afternoon I had to catch a flight to our office in Detroit aboard an FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) approved plane operating at an FAA regulated airport.

Before boarding I had to pass through a TSA (Transportation Safety Administration) security checkpoint where I was forced to disrobe down to my shirt, pants and socks and pass through a scanning machine that saw right through my remaining clothing.

Onboard I noticed federal sky marshals with weapons so I decided to have a cocktail composed of liquor that is controlled by the ATF (Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms), as are the sky marshal’s guns.

Once sufficiently sedated with bourbon, I sat back and relaxed and thought to myself: Thank God I don’t live in a country where the government controls your life![/color:9yptflpn]


"SHUT UP! my business, my reputation, my life, has been ruined because you three incompetent TWITS let yourselves be outsmarted by a bunch of dumb animals. and you call yourselves men? HUH? I've seen more intelligent pieces of carpet!" - cruella de vil --> 101 dalmatians

[Yasik2]

A [color=cyan:1a9i38a6][size=150:1a9i38a6]kitchen[/size:1a9i38a6][/color:1a9i38a6], is a room or part of a room (sometimes called "[color=cyan:1a9i38a6]kitchen area[/color:1a9i38a6]" or a "[color=cyan:1a9i38a6]kitchenette[/color:1a9i38a6]") used for food preparation including [color=green:1a9i38a6]cooking[/color:1a9i38a6], and sometimes also for eating and entertaining guests, if the [color=cyan:1a9i38a6]kitchen[/color:1a9i38a6] is large enough and designed to be used that way.

A modern [color=cyan:1a9i38a6]kitchen[/color:1a9i38a6] in the affluent parts of the western world is typically equipped with a [color=blue:1a9i38a6]stove[/color:1a9i38a6] and possibly a [color=orange:1a9i38a6]microwave oven[/color:1a9i38a6]. It also has a [color=violet:1a9i38a6]sink[/color:1a9i38a6] with hot and cold running water available for cleaning food, for providing water to cook with, as well as for [color=red:1a9i38a6]washing dishes[/color:1a9i38a6], although some modern [color=cyan:1a9i38a6]kitchens[/color:1a9i38a6] have a dishwasher. One or more units in which to store food, and to store utensils, [color=olive:1a9i38a6]pots and dishes[/color:1a9i38a6], are also usually present in or near a [color=cyan:1a9i38a6]kitchen[/color:1a9i38a6], either in the form of an adjacent pantry room, or more commonly as [color=cyan:1a9i38a6]kitchen[/color:1a9i38a6] cabinets and a [color=blue:1a9i38a6]refrigerator[/color:1a9i38a6] which often has a freezer compartment too.

Although the main function of a [color=cyan:1a9i38a6]kitchen[/color:1a9i38a6] is supposed to be cooking or preparing food, the [color=cyan:1a9i38a6]kitchen[/color:1a9i38a6] can be the center of other activities as well, especially within homes, depending on the size, furnishings, and equipment. If, as sometimes happens, the home does not have a [color=darkred:1a9i38a6]laundry[/color:1a9i38a6] room, but instead has a [color=yellow:1a9i38a6]washing machine[/color:1a9i38a6] and possibly a dryer in a closet in the [color=cyan:1a9i38a6]kitchen[/color:1a9i38a6], then washing and drying laundry may also be done in the same room. The [color=cyan:1a9i38a6]kitchen[/color:1a9i38a6] may also be the place where the family eats, provided it is large enough and has a table and chairs. Sometimes, the [color=cyan:1a9i38a6]kitchen[/color:1a9i38a6] is the most comforting room in a house, where family and visitors tend to congregate. In this respect a large modern [color=cyan:1a9i38a6]kitchen[/color:1a9i38a6] is still the psychological "hearth" of the home.

[Weasel]

[Yasik2]

[color=orange:2nafj323]That "Once upon a time..." thread is just so much win!!!
Pic related:[/color:2nafj323]

[img:2nafj323]http://yasik.kiev.ua/Its_Beautiful_Cat.jpg[/img:2nafj323]

[color=orange:2nafj323]It's simply an masterpiece... I can't raise my hand to troll in there...
I love you gyze... Happy New Year etc![/color:2nafj323]

[marge]

OMG, Al Franken is winnning the recount in Minnesota. Looks like he's going to be senator Al Franken!

[Weasel]

[quote="marge":clm6k8sp]OMG, Al Franken is winnning the recount in Minnesota. Looks like he's going to be senator Al Franken![/quote:clm6k8sp]

I know! WTF? This country is CrAzY !

Hey Bernie Mac should run! I know he's dead, but heck, plenty of dead people voted for Obama and that wasn't an issue...

[jezer]

What luck for rulers that men do not think.
- Adolf Hitler

[Mosaix]

Al Franken isnt a senator yet. That Burris is about to be a senator is far more disturbing.

And Weasel, considering you never had anything to say about Senators David Vitter, Ted Stevens, and Larry Craig representing the Republican party....

Please dont start now with Franken. If your going to beat the drum about issues, make it about the issues. Both Democrats and Republicans are far from perfection.



[img:12994rc6]http://www.pubhousedialogues.com/media/blogs/curmudgeon/stuartSmalley.jpg[/img:12994rc6]

[Weasel]

[quote="Mosaix":2ruvwqba]And Weasel, considering you never had anything to say about Senators David Vitter, Ted Stevens, and Larry Craig representing the Republican party....

Please dont start now with Franken. If your going to beat the drum about issues, make it about the issues. Both Democrats and Republicans are far from perfection.[/quote:2ruvwqba]

There's idiots on both sides of the fence, and I have never denied that. As always, you appear to continue to stereotype me because I didn't support Obama. It's getting really old.

Get this straight: if Franken were running on a Republican ticket I would still be making the exact same comments, ok? In this case, it's about the person, not the party. I can think like that. You should try it some time.

[brady]

[quote="Weasel":37tvl4k7][quote="marge":37tvl4k7]OMG, Al Franken is winnning the recount in Minnesota. Looks like he's going to be senator Al Franken![/quote:37tvl4k7]Hey Bernie Mac should run! I know he's dead, but heck, plenty of dead people voted for Obama and that wasn't an issue...

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This is getting old too...hell, it's been old.

[marge]

just for the record, my OMG comment is one of shock and delight. I'm all for it!

Colbert/Daily 2016!

[marge]

<-40hp 56ma 272mv>

burning phoenix bird Aston -- 'heal tank?'

[firebrand]

http://www.parentdish.com/2009/01/29/ne ... libraries/

"fahrenheit four-five-one is the temperature at which book paper catches fire and starts to burn." -guy montag --> fahrenheit 451

[firebrand]

http://www.gadling.com/2007/12/23/libra ... el-in-nyc/

"richard tylor, consider this your passport to the wonderful and quite unpredictable world of books." -mr. dewey --> the pagemaster