PNWI Community Thread version 3.0 (KEEP REFRIGERATED AT ALL TIMES)

[StreetlightRock]

http://www.brookmans.com/news/december08/big_rabbit.jpg

[Pop music sucks]

Also, he's sitting at the arse end of it, so perspective makes it look bigger.It's a fairly nice sized bear. It's not a Kodiak, as I had assumed. Just a regular ol' brown bear.

EDIT Warning: Graphic Image

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/bearhunt.asp

[pedro durruti]

horse jesters and carnival bitches have my head all a twirly make me want to eat a sandwich as well AHHAHA

[Mr. Ron]

Nah, I believe that was the biggest brown bear ever taken to date. I could be wrong but I've never seen one that heavy shot before.



I mean, if you want big: http://media.photobucket.com/image/pigzilla/diaBoy/pigzilla.jpg

[StreetlightRock]

its like a furry jabba the hut

[Smokey D]

Ron, the article said that the bear wasn't a record holder.

Pigzilla also turned out to be bogus or at least misleading.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigzilla

[McP3000]

pigzilla is pretty average sized for a texas pig

[Iskandar]

Also, he's sitting at the arse end of it, so perspective makes it look bigger.Out of context this was kind of unsettling.

[sweboy]

ain't got nothing on this: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SxPJc7mTO8s/RmB03TTrL1I/AAAAAAAAANA/rC2a1tBTJ10/s400/MonsterRabbit.jpg

[Iskandar]

Looks shopped.

[McP3000]

oh you dont think

[Pop music sucks]

Therefore he is not.

[sweboy]

I photoshop, therefore I am.

[Pop music sucks]

Holy **** sweebs. If you photoshop then you create images in your likeness therefore you are God.

Are you the Wrathful God or the Hippie God?

[RetiredAt22]

ain't got nothing on this: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SxPJc7mTO8s/RmB03TTrL1I/AAAAAAAAANA/rC2a1tBTJ10/s400/MonsterRabbit.jpg

lol

[Aaron]

Won't somebody please think of the children?
I am :naughty:

[McP3000]

gb2 neverland

[Aaron]

I would, but the man sold it away from me.
Where's Blanket at?

[pedro durruti]

ecumenical 1. general; universal.
2. pertaining to the whole Christian church.
3. promoting or fostering Christian unity throughout the world.
4. of or pertaining to a movement (ecumenical movement), esp. among Protestant groups since the 1800s, aimed at achieving universal Christian unity and church union through international interdenominational organizations that cooperate on matters of mutual concern.
5. interreligious or interdenominational: an ecumenical marriage.
6. including or containing a mixture of diverse elements or styles; mixed: an ecumenical meal of German, Italian, and Chinese dishes.

[1338 h4x0r]

Today's LA Times crossword was childishly easy

[Iskandar]

Why would you read that rag.

[Pop music sucks]

He's being green, reading some sensationalist news and then he uses it to wipe his asshole.

[Iskandar]

His spatula eh. Was he making pancakes.

[Mr. Ron]

Waffles > pancakes

[Iskandar]

No. I cannot agree with that.

[Pop music sucks]

His spatula eh. Was he making pancakes.

The French kind, where they **** all over their pancakes and call it a piece of crêpe.

[Iskandar]

Crêpes are delicious.

[Pop music sucks]

Yeah, I dunno, maybe if they were just a little bit thicker. Not pancake thickness, but maybe another tenth of an inch.

[Mr. Ron]

Belgian waffles are clearly the superior breakfast pastries.

[Iskandar]

I have a friend who's a Belgian waffle.

He's Belgian, and he waffles.

[Mr. Ron]

Makes sense.



Actually, Eggs Benedict is my favorite breakfast. With honey bacon and scrambled eggs. Mmmmmm

[Iskandar]

I prefer not to eat it, since I plan on living past 40.

[Pop music sucks]

That's cause you have a weaker metabolism:p

Mine's a little bit too high. I can't even gain anything and I'm stuck at 138lbs. I'm stickly at 6':(

[Mr. Ron]

I prefer not to eat it, since I plan on living past 40.
But....but....bacon and eggs.... :(

[Pop music sucks]

It's alright Ron. It'll be okay. We'll just...have to eat them without him:(

Here's to Iskandar:upset:

:'(

[Mr. Ron]

He probably only eats his KOMMUNIST GOVERNMENT CHEESE!!!!

[Pop music sucks]

That thurs soshulist cheese

capsfail

[McP3000]

He probably only eats his KOMMUNIST GOVERNMENT CHEESE!!!!
in soviet russia, cheese subsidizes you!

[1338 h4x0r]

You're not doing it right, comrade.

"In Soviet Russia, cheese subsidizes YOU!!"

[Iskandar]

But....but....bacon and eggs.... :(Gross.
He probably only eats his KOMMUNIST GOVERNMENT CHEESE!!!!I freeload lots of stuff from my government but cheese isn't one of them. I buy it at the grocery store. I have refined tastes too.

[1338 h4x0r]

*gummt

[McP3000]

the libertarian party of the USA had a meeting the other day. Collectively, we have officially decided that the government is allowed to control the market for only 2 products, and everything else is completely free of government control.

We all agreed it should be weed and cheese

[Iskandar]

Terrible, I don't want the government to control either.

[Mr. Ron]

Gross.
I freeload lots of stuff from my government but cheese isn't one of them. I buy it at the grocery store. I have refined tastes too.
You've got to be joking. Liking bacon and Eggs are mandatory if you wish to be called a male.

[Light Flantastic]

and a fatty


, fatty

[Iskandar]

You've got to be joking. Liking bacon and Eggs are mandatory if you wish to be called a male.Well what kind of eggs. Scrambled eggs are gross. Fried eggs are great, especially with Tabasco on a piece of toast.

As for the bacon well I'm a vegetarian and Jewish so that's a double whammy.

[Mr. Ron]

Terrible, I don't want the government to control either.
yeah but the guvmunt knows what kind of cheese is best for you and those who have more expensive cheese should give half of it to people who can't afford the more expensive stuff. Come on Alex its only fair

[Iskandar]

yeah but the guvmunt knows what kind of cheese is best for you and those who have more expensive cheese should give half of it to people who can't afford the more expensive stuff. Come on Alex its only fairThat's not nationalizing cheese, that's subsidizing it. Now that idea I could get behind, because nice cheeses are hella expensive.

[Mr. Ron]

Well what kind of eggs. Scrambled eggs are gross. Fried eggs are great, especially with Tabasco on a piece of toast.

As for the bacon well I'm a vegetarian and Jewish so that's a double whammy.
Scrambled eggs are divine, however fried eggs are good as well.


Alex I strongly suggest you start to consume the flesh of animals immediately it is delicious.

[Iskandar]

No I was talking to my friend today about how meat's not actually that good.

Also scrambled eggs are nasty, I have never liked them.

There's no accounting for taste.

[Mr. Ron]

No I was talking to my friend today about how meat's not actually that good.

Also scrambled eggs are nasty, I have never liked them.

There's no accounting for taste.
How so? I mean, yeah a diet high in meat is bad but the taste is awesome.

[sweboy]

in soviet russia, we don't have cheese because the cows freeze to death during the winters

[Iskandar]

Actually there's a lot of really gross meat. You could rattle off a list of meats and I could tell you if I like them or not, if you're really into it.

Ergo: De gustibus non est disputandum.

[McP3000]

english please

[Iskandar]

There's no accounting for taste.

[Mr. Ron]

in soviet russia, we don't have cheese because the cows freeze to death during the winters
lol


Actually there's a lot of really gross meat. You could rattle off a list of meats and I could tell you if I like them or not, if you're really into it.

Ergo: De gustibus non est disputandum.
I actually like when I go to the deli and buy roast beef that is still soaking in some blood. >:]


what about chicken? Everyone likes some nice seasoned chicken.

[Iskandar]

Any pork product is gross, Ron.

[Already_Taken]

dude smoked sausage in cajun/creole food is primo iskandar i would change your mind with my mad cook skillz

[Mr. Ron]

Any pork product is gross, Ron.
Why? Pigs are actually pretty sanitary animals.


dude smoked sausage in cajun/creole food is primo iskandar i would change your mind with my mad cook skillz
sweet Odin's beard we agree on something.

[McP3000]

if that movie is quoted ONE MORE TIME

[1338 h4x0r]

Any pork product is gross, Ron.

Jvden gtfo

[Mr. Ron]

if that movie is quoted ONE MORE TIME
To be honest, I used that phrase before that movie even came out because I was heavily into Mythology in high school.

[Already_Taken]

http://www.mrmystic.com/images/monkey-gun.jpg

[Iskandar]

dude smoked sausage in cajun/creole food is primo iskandar i would change your mind with my mad cook skillzI like Creole cuisine (which is not the same as Cajun) because it's spicy and I love spicy food, but I hate sausage.
Why? Pigs are actually pretty sanitary animals.No it's like eating an alien. Same reason I don't like crustaceans.

[Mr. Ron]

I like Creole cuisine (which is not the same as Cajun) because it's spicy and I love spicy food, but I hate sausage.
No it's like eating an alien. Same reason I don't like crustaceans.
I love crab and lobster too :(


Alex you're lucky we are both e-life partners.

[Already_Taken]

the "/" means and/or right? =|

how do you like spicy food and not sausage. you're nuts dude sausage is the best spicy meat there is.

[Mr. Ron]

Some BBQ brats mixed in with some Indian curry mmmmmmmmm

[Iskandar]

I love crab and lobster too :(


Alex you're lucky we are both e-life partners.We'll just have to tolerate each other's differences.
how do you like spicy food and not sausage. you're nuts dude sausage is the best spicy meat there is.Simple. I like spicy food. I don't like sausage.

It isn't that spicy anyway.
Some BBQ brats mixed in with some Indian curry mmmmmmmmmDude that's wrong. Some things were never meant to mix.

[Mr. Ron]

We'll just have to tolerate each other's differences.
I've actually thought about going vegetarian, tbh. I was one for about 4 months. I bought tons of books and actually learned how to cook through it.

[McP3000]

why would you wanna be a pussy

[Already_Taken]

if you buy the "hot" sausage it's pretty spicy. sautee it up with some chicken breast marinated in papaya juice and jalepeno juice, onion, and red bell peppers. make a cream sauce and some fettucini and some garlic toast and oh man that's my favorite.

[Mr. Ron]

why would you wanna be a slightly confuzzled sea lion
I just wanted to see if I felt better health wise by not eating meat. Sort of an experiment. I get bored easily :[

[Iskandar]

why would you wanna be a slightly confuzzled sea lionCause he's secure in his masculinity.
if you buy the "hot" sausage it's pretty spicy. sautee it up with some chicken breast marinated in papaya juice and jalepeno juice, onion, and red bell peppers. This has potential. I love Creole food as I stated.

But you forgot the key component: Drown everything in Tabasco.
make a cream sauce and some fettucini and some garlic toast and oh man that's my favorite.This I'm not so sure about. That sounds fattening as ****.

[Mr. Ron]

if you buy the "hot" sausage it's pretty spicy. sautee it up with some chicken breast marinated in papaya juice and jalepeno juice, onion, and red bell peppers. make a cream sauce and some fettucini and some garlic toast and oh man that's my favorite.
I can't eat REALLY hot stuff because I get heartburn easily. Plus shitting fireballs later isnt a very attractive thought.

[Iskandar]

Pepto-Bismol.

But it's not a problem for me.

[Already_Taken]

oh well i need fatty foods or i would probably pass out. u like tabasco and u don't like scrambled eggs. have you tried the two together? with cheese melted in and lots of pepper and a huge glass of milk? /homer simpson noises

[McP3000]

Cause he's secure in his masculinity.
it has nothing to do with masculinity and sexual orientation

and

everything to do with meat tasting amazing

[Mr. Ron]

now i want red robin

[Already_Taken]

i always find local burger places to be better than chains.

[Mr. Ron]

I like eating burgers where I can taste the grill in them. That nice charcoal taste. mmmm

[Iskandar]

oh well i need fatty foods or i would probably pass out. u like tabasco and u don't like scrambled eggs. have you tried the two together? with cheese melted in and lots of pepper and a huge glass of milk? /homer simpson noisesNo, this has to be with fried eggs and then it's good.
it has nothing to do with masculinity and sexual orientationYes it does or else you wouldn't have called him a pussy.
everything to do with meat tasting amazingMost of it doesn't actually.

[McP3000]

i like burgers if they're TEXAN

or from in and out.

edit: have you ever heard of teasing someone iskandar? i find most people who become vegetarians do it for shallow and frivolous reasons.

[Mr. Ron]

what about the taste do you dislike?

[McP3000]

capitalism has a bold taste my friend

[Iskandar]

have you ever heard of teasing someone iskandar?I have heard plenty of gun-totin' Sawthurner ridnicks teasing those East Coast librul elitists for being different so.
what about the taste do you dislike?I didn't say it tastes bad, just that it's not the foodgasm everyone claims it is. There are other food groups than meat and they're pretty good on their own.

[McP3000]

I didn't say it tastes bad, just that it's not the foodgasm everyone claims it is. There are other food groups than meat and they're pretty good on their own.
like ice cream

[Iskandar]

like ice creamIt's alright.
capitalism has a bold taste my friendLike when I drink too much and get that burning sensation in the back of my mouth.

[Mr. Ron]

Ice cream is more than "alright".

[gregulus]

Ice cream is more than "alright".

yeah. it's pretty ****ing good.

[Already_Taken]

i crave meat and i can tell in my day to day life when my diet has lacked meat. same with milk.

[Led_Zep_Bonham]

Milk was nice, before I could buy my own beer.

[Already_Taken]

yeah i turn 21 in a month and 10 days. pretty exciting never thought the day would come.

[McP3000]

dont get alcohol poison and die

*jinx*

[Already_Taken]

i'm sure you don't mean that, but considering i like to smoke way more than drink i'll probably just have a few at a restaurant with my mom and sister and get a designated drive home. :)

that's what i'm looking forward to, a margarita at a mexican restaurant, a glass of wine at a steakhouse etc..

[die of starvation]

im so cool i can drink so much bet i can drink more than u

[Already_Taken]

last time i did that i got a dwi and tried to run from the cops. no thanks.

[Mr. Ron]

good choice

[Ando!]

shut up ron he's living the dream

[McP3000]

i'm sure you don't mean that, but considering i like to smoke way more than drink i'll probably just have a few at a restaurant with my mom and sister and get a designated drive home. :)

that's what i'm looking forward to, a margarita at a mexican restaurant, a glass of wine at a steakhouse etc..
margaritas are the best dude

[Iskandar]

Lol at 21 being the drinking age anywhere.

[StreetlightRock]

so true. Its like grounds for revolution.

[Pop music sucks]

Lol at 21 being the drinking age anywhere.That's because the American teenagers, when the drinking age was lower, were horribly irresponsible and the incidents of vehicular damage and deaths were higher than the other age groups.

[Light Flantastic]

who drinks anyway you wasters

[Pop music sucks]

I've never had a drink.

I will never.

[Iskandar]

That's because the American teenagers, when the drinking age was lower, were horribly irresponsible and the incidents of vehicular damage and deaths were higher than the other age groups.Wait, and this isn't the case now?

[Already_Taken]

That's because the American teenagers, when the drinking age was lower, were horribly irresponsible and the incidents of vehicular damage and deaths were higher than the other age groups.

and they still are so what? it's not like anyone follows the law, and the age being 21 imo causes more harm than good. (people don't want to get in trouble, so they don't take their dying friend to the hospital). I've been there, saved the kid's life and lied my way out of getting in trouble too.

[Pop music sucks]

Wait, and this isn't the case now?They mandated the 21 drinking age in the 80's. The 80's was all about excess.

60's: experimentation
70's: exploitation
80's: excess

The main reason is that many kids were driving heavily intoxicated. That was a major proponent to initialising the bill to raise the drinking age to 21.

[Already_Taken]

madd, stupid moms.

[Mr. Ron]

Lol at 21 being the drinking age anywhere.
Yeah, its pretty ridiculous. I'd say 18 or 19 is fine.


I'm all for making the driving age 18, though.

[cmb1888]

18 here but most people start drinking a couple of years before that

[Iskandar]

People always start drinking before the age which is why it's dumb.

[1338 h4x0r]

Thus, al qadib.

[Iskandar]

You're really proud of that aren't you. Tip: it's القضيب.

Now say قضيبي صغير جداً and you'll be well on your way to picking up some hot Lebanese girls.

[Mr. Ron]

I just want 16-year-old teen girls off the road tbh.

[Iskandar]

I just want 16-year-old teen girlsDon't we all.

[FattyKnee]

People always start drinking before the age which is why it's dumb.

this is so true. i started at 16, my friend started when he was 12 lol

[Ando!]

They mandated the 21 drinking age in the 80's. The 80's was all about excess.

60's: experimentation
70's: exploitation
80's: excess

The main reason is that many kids were driving heavily intoxicated. That was a major proponent to initialising the bill to raise the drinking age to 21.
yep issuing stupid blanket statements about arbitrary time periods seems like a good thing to do

[Iskandar]

Decades aren't arbitrary.

[Already_Taken]

yeah i mean where's his source why should i even read his post

[cmb1888]

People always start drinking before the age which is why it's dumb.

What's dumb - setting a drinking age, or the age it's set at - or what?

[Iskandar]

What's dumb - setting a drinking age, or the age it's set at - or what?Well setting a drinking age is kind of self-defeating in the first place because people will always find ways to get around it, but if we're going to have one it might as well be something reasonable.

Besides drinking ages can be effective in many ways despite that.

[FattyKnee]

i'm sure he means the drinking age. at this point, so many underage kids are doing it, the drinking age seems irrelevant but of course it needs to be set so youngsters can't acquire it

[Already_Taken]

we should drink before we can drive. that's what they do in germany, and their roads are way safer, without speed limits on the highways no less. also none of their cars have cupholders in them.

[Light Flantastic]

we should have standardized psychological testing for emancipation

concrete age limits are stupid

[FattyKnee]

just b/c they do it in germany doesn't mean we should do it here.

[cmb1888]

I think 18 is about right - 21 seems ridiculously optimistic.

[Ando!]

we should have standardized psychological testing for emancipation

concrete age limits are stupid

this

we do it for driving, why not drinking?

[FattyKnee]

I think 18 is about right - 21 seems ridiculously optimistic.

agreed. the right to drink should be given at 18 with all of the other rights

[Already_Taken]

just b/c they do it in germany doesn't mean we should do it here.

just stating the trends. you know how people get around here when all you have is an opinion. :rolleyes:

[FattyKnee]

true

[Iskandar]

agreed. the right to drink should be given at 18 with all of the other rightsYou have rights when you're a child.

[Already_Taken]

yes like the right to annoy the **** out of everyone else.

[Light Flantastic]

You have rights when you're a child.only if your government gives them to you

[McP3000]

hit your children, hit your wife, hit that bitch, left and right

[Mr. Ron]

http://roissy.wordpress.com/2009/06/01/sexual-dystopia-a-glimpse-at-the-future/


lol

[Light Flantastic]

if women were truly equal they wouldnt need any help

related and true

[McP3000]

i thought that was going to rant about the porn industry

instead he's just a sexist

[Mr. Ron]

yeah but he's fun to read


same reason why I read ANUS's website.

[1338 h4x0r]

I wouldn't be surprised if roissy were really like Chad

[Mr. Ron]

I've seen pics of him, he's actually rather good looking

[McP3000]

is that so?

[Mr. Ron]

he's right when he suggests to be a "playfully mean" to get women. it works on most of them.

[Light Flantastic]

I've seen pics of him, he's actually rather good lookingwell thats true i am

[McP3000]

theyre all a bunch of suckers

[Mr. Ron]

well thats true i am
may I oil your pecks

[Light Flantastic]

no but you should read that book the game if you like this gay girl ****

[Iskandar]

yes like the right to annoy the **** out of everyone else.Adults appear to have that right too.

[Pop music sucks]

yep issuing stupid blanket statements about arbitrary time periods seems like a good thing to doYeah just like how psychedelics, barbituates, and stimulants were widely used recreationally within the 60's Counterculture scene because it was a new thing and people had wanted to try it. Or popular musician groups like The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Grateful Dead experimenting with psychedelics and marijuana. Oh wait that's a blanket statement I'm sorry. Once the effects of those illegal drugs were easily recognizable and more widely known it was exploited to experience them whenever they had it available. Speaking of exploitation, what about all of those exploitation films of the 70's. Blaxploitation, Sexploitation. Another blanket statement I'm sure. Don't forget how widely addicted many groups in the 80's were. Boy George zonked out on heroin towards the end of his career. Ozzy's alcoholism and who knows what else. Crack-cocaine hitting the drug scene within poor innercity places of New York, Los Angeles, and Miami.

[Light Flantastic]

thats circumlocution

[Iskandar]

We know what happened in those decades. You don't have to summarize them.

[Pop music sucks]

Ando doesn't, apparently.

[Aaron]

Only weak people drink alcohol. Reading about philosophy and science is all a boy needs.

[Pop music sucks]

Word, Aaron.

:non-alcoholic :chug:

[Mr. Ron]

Woah now. There are too many tasty beers out there NOT to drink them.

[1338 h4x0r]

Beer tastes terrible lol

[Mr. Ron]

Depends on what brand.

[1338 h4x0r]

Alcohol in general tastes terrible

There's no way to hide that horrible taste, not even with the skunkiness of beer

[Already_Taken]

dude beer is awesome. nothing like a nearly frozen guiness. mmm it tastes great, and works great.

and margaritas completely disguise the taste of alcohol and taste great.

[1338 h4x0r]

I'm just really sensitive to the taste of alcohol then because I can taste it through fruity crap too

[Mr. Ron]

Eh, idk I like it. Especially dark beers. The darker the better.

[Already_Taken]

mr ron do they have shiner bock where you live?

[ridethelib]

Guinness sucks. Hard. So weak and watery.

[Aaron]

Word, Aaron.

:non-alcoholic :chug:
I was joking. I drink more alcohol than water tbh.

[Mr. Ron]

mr ron do they have shiner bock where you live?
I've heard of it but haven't seen any of it around.


do yourself a favor and buy some of this: http://www.schlenkerla.de/rauchbier/prozess/prozesse.html

[Aaron]

I like beer, but I drink vodka more.

[Mr. Ron]

Some vodkas are nice, however I've had a few bad experiences with them.

[Already_Taken]

I've heard of it but haven't seen any of it around.


do yourself a favor and buy some of this: http://www.schlenkerla.de/rauchbier/prozess/prozesse.html

i can't buy beer yet, but i will try it when i can. what is the name of it?

shiner is a texas dark beer, and on tap it's pretty much amazing. and every restaurant and store has it around here. (i drink it at work)

i can't drink vodka without a mixer anymore. i've drank it straight a few too many times. just the smell makes me wanna vomit.

[Mr. Ron]

i can't buy beer yet, but i will try it when i can. what is the name of it?

shiner is a texas dark beer, and on tap it's pretty much amazing. and every restaurant and store has it around here. (i drink it at work)
Schlenkerla smokebeer. It smells and tastes like bacon.

[Aaron]

Some vodkas are nice, however I've had a few bad experiences with them.
My favourite is Boris Yeltzin Brand Vodka. I don't drink cheap vodka.

[Dave de Sylvia]

ugh I've had smoked beer

[Mr. Ron]

do you love it

[Dave de Sylvia]

made me vomitt

[Mr. Ron]

:0c

[Aaron]

No more rhyming I mean it!
Anybody want a peanut?

[Iskandar]

I can objectively say that I hate beer.
Some vodkas are nice, however I've had a few bad experiences with them.Don't overdo it then.

Which have you liked?

[spitfirejunky]

I sure with at least 5000 beers out there you can find at least one you like.

[RetiredAt22]

Blue Moon and Mad Elf are both good for people who don't like beer because they taste frooty.

[spitfirejunky]

Frooty.

[Iskandar]

I sure with at least 5000 beers out there you can find at least one you like.If I had the means to try them maybe but I don't since I don't live in like the Czech Republic and have unlimited spending money.

[ridethelib]

Blue moon is also bad.

[Already_Taken]

Blue Moon and Mad Elf are both good for people who don't like beer because they taste frooty.

blue moon tastes too much like oranges imo. it's hard to get drunk drinkin that beer too.

[mph4ever]

duvel or baltika - both smooth, both big, both 9%, both get ya drunk

[FattyKnee]

i've started drinking more beer lately b/c i can't do liquor as much. the taste just makes me want to vomit but i hold it down. it gets you drunk faster though...

[PerpetualBurn]

Schlenkerla is an excellent brew. It's not the greatest tasting beer I've come across, but it's definitely very distinct. Not something I'd drink regularly, but a great one to have occasionally.

My personal favourite is Timothy Taylor's Landlord. The perfect pale ale. Four time CAMRA beer of the year winner. Unfortunately, it's a hard one to get hold of outside of Yorkshire as the brewery's refusal to make it with anything but water from the Knowle Spring limits their production in spite of how much of the stuff they can actually sell.

I was pleasantly surprised when I found a couple of decent brews when I was in Michigan last year. Having said that, I feel offended that anyone would recommend Samuel Adams to me. I can only describe it as bland and instantly forgettable.

[McP3000]

i've started drinking more beer lately b/c i can't do liquor as much. the taste just makes me want to vomit but i hold it down. it gets you drunk faster though...
i prefer the drunken state from and good rum over any beer

[FattyKnee]

ya, i mostly only drink liquor still b/c i only want that drunken state. i just want to get there as quickly as possible.

[McP3000]

you sound like an alcoholic

[die of starvation]

http://roissy.wordpress.com/2009/06/01/sexual-dystopia-a-glimpse-at-the-future/


lol

omg this guy is awesome

[Mr. Ron]

He's actually pretty funny/smart if you put aside his sexism.

[McP3000]

idk id say sexism is smart and funny in itself

[Mr. Ron]

how?

[Already_Taken]

Women are inferior creatures due to God's design. They even can't pee while running without having it drip down their leg. That is evolutionary evidence that women should be treated worse than dogs.

[Mr. Ron]

Well yeah, you do have a point.

[McP3000]

how?
supr srs post mang

[Light Flantastic]

people always think im joking when im sexist but im not its a curse

[ringworm]

I like beer, but I drink vodka more.

this :)

[Iskandar]

Holy crap, Ringworm's back.

[Led_Zep_Bonham]

I had ringworm one time, it itches.

[Aaron]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHpp5uHzOhI

[Pop music sucks]

Hahah the 80's. Never had a Commodore 64:(

[FattyKnee]

you sound like an alcoholic

i've been sober for 2 months

[DBoons Ghost]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHpp5uHzOhI

Nice.

That speaks to me. I still have my C64.

[Mr. Ron]

Can anyone tell me why overweight women choose to wear short, tight fitting skirts/sun dresses? Don't they know how awful they look?

[StreetlightRock]

fat people.

[gregulus]

Can anyone tell me why overweight women choose to wear short, tight fitting skirts/sun dresses? Don't they know how awful they look?

no but i don't mind it when non-fat women do it. in fact, i quite enjoy it.

[Mr. Ron]

I love sundresses on women. Issoo cute ^____^

[gregulus]

I love sundresses on women. Issoo cute ^____^

you're not kidding. on another note, there's this guy in my biochemistry class this summer who i have had a couple of other lectures with and i hate him. he's not very intelligent and asks the most obvious, stupid questions repeatedly.

[Iskandar]

Hahah the 80's. Never had a Commodore 64:(I had two. Oh, memories.

[Pop music sucks]

First game I played was Frogger:)

[Mr. Ron]

I hate Max Blumenthal, but this is just lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uxt9HwfPwPo

[Light Flantastic]

white power long live israel

[Mr. Ron]

They are obviously ferklempted

[YDtoad]

so Sotomayer has actually repeatedly said that a woman will make better judgments than a man. That's totally a great approach to Constitutional law.

oh and now that Obama has effectively nationalized the auto industry, the comparison to Peron seems more fit.

[Dave de Sylvia]

oh god

[YDtoad]

oh god

sexism and nationalization.

Totally better slogan than Hope and Change.

[Iskandar]

Um Obama hasn't nationalized it at all, the government is just a minority shareholder. You don't know what nationalization is do you. I know it's a new and scary idea to Americans.

[YDtoad]

Um Obama hasn't nationalized it at all, the government is just a minority shareholder. You don't know what nationalization is do you. I know it's a new and scary idea to Americans.

Erm dude, the government is now the majority shareholder. And a big chunk of the rest has been given over to the same union that effectively destroyed GM to begin with. And Obama put an unqualified hack (law school dropout turned campaign aid worker) in charge to do his bidding.

Obama now calls the shots for both Chrystler and GM. Peronism has arrived.

[Iskandar]

That's funny because I could have sworn I saw him on the news discussing how the government was only a minority shareholder and would have no directive influence over how GM was run.

It's hilarious how you try to paint yourself as an objective commentator on Obama when you're grasping at straws to hate him.

Also:
the same union that effectively destroyed GMSorry, the management (who actually run things and stuff) destroyed GM. I know you want to hate unions, you right-winger.

[YDtoad]

That's funny because I could have sworn I saw him on the news discussing how the government was only a minority shareholder and would have no directive influence over how GM was run.

Well, either you heard wrong (possible, because it's happened before), or Obama was lying (again, possible, because it happens with regularity)
But anyway:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104894728
"When General Motors emerges from bankruptcy, it will be a smaller company and the U.S. government will be its majority shareholder."

Again, nationalization, union hackery, and more general hackery. Obama ftw!



Also:
Sorry, the management (who actually run things and stuff) destroyed GM. I know you want to hate unions, you right-winger.

Are you familiar with the bloated union contracts and the ridiculous legacy costs?

[sweboy]

Did you guys hear Obama came out as a devout muslim today? I told y'all!

[YDtoad]

Did you guys hear Obama came out as a devout muslim today? I told y'all!

:lol:

He did claim that the US is one of the largest Muslim nations in the world, if you just take the Muslim population, which is :confused:totally deluded.

[Iskandar]

Well, either you heard wrong (possible, because it's happened before)I'll be, the US government has a 60% stake. I was mistaken. It happens to the best of us.

Still only a partial nationalization though.
or Obama was lying (again, possible, because it happens with regularity)Yeah and you're not biased at all.
Again, nationalization, union hackery, and more general hackery. Obama ftw!Lol you are such a damned right-winger. So you just take it for granted that nationalization and unions are ipso-facto bad and will lead us to quasi-fascism (Peronism).
Are you familiar with the bloated union contracts and the ridiculous legacy costs?Yes do you think I'm dumb. Doesn't mean it's not chiefly the management's fault. Are you familiar with the plethora of bad decisions they've been making for years (just look at their products).

[Light Flantastic]

It happens to the best of us.and the worst

[YDtoad]

I'll be, the US government has a 60% stake. I was mistaken. It happens to the best of us.

Still only a partial nationalization though.

Partial nationalization would be the government having a minority share. With majority ownership, you needn't even preface it with partial. And being that he gave another 15% or so to his crooked union buddies, this is a hybrid nationalization/unionization that totally reeks of Peron.



Yeah and you're not biased at all.

I'm just telling the truth.


Lol you are such a damned right-winger. So you just take it for granted that nationalization and unions are ipso-facto bad and will lead us to quasi-fascism (Peronism).

Absolutely. Nationalization of major industries is always a bad thing, and unions do much more harm than good (it's been proven that teachers unions harm education, as an example of this).

But don't confuse the economic policies of fascism/corporatism with the thuggery of fascism. I'm not saying that Obama's going to throw dissidents in prison etc. but it is impossible to ignore the significant comparisons of Obama's economic policies and Peron's.

Yes do you think I'm dumb. Doesn't mean it's not chiefly the management's fault. Are you familiar with the plethora of bad decisions they've been making for years (just look at their products).

They've made some dumb decisions but most companies do. McDonalds has made tons of bad decisions, but they're still a healthy functioning company, because they don't have a ridiculous legacy cost.

[Iskandar]

Partial nationalization would be the government having a minority share. With majority ownership, you needn't even preface it with partial. And being that he gave another 15% or so to his crooked union buddies, this is a hybrid nationalization/unionization that totally reeks of Peron.Why do you unions are crooked? They're not more inherently corrupt than business or government, and I don't see you posting blasting screeds against those.
I'm just telling the truth.Your spin on it.
Absolutely. Nationalization of major industries is always a bad thing, and unions do much more harm than good (it's been proven that teachers unions harm education, as an example of this).You're arguing out of your rear. This is pure ideology.
But don't confuse the economic policies of fascism/corporatism with the thuggery of fascism. I'm not saying that Obama's going to throw dissidents in prison etc. but it is impossible to ignore the significant comparisons of Obama's economic policies and Peron's.Why is nationalization equated with corporatism? They're two different policies. One is government owning business, the other is business owning government.

Besides it's not like Peron was the only guy to ever nationalize anything.
They've made some dumb decisions but most companies do. McDonalds has made tons of bad decisions, but they're still a healthy functioning company, because they don't have a ridiculous legacy cost.McDonald's doesn't allow unionization, is that better?

[YDtoad]

Why do you unions are crooked? They're not more inherently corrupt than business or government, and I don't see you posting blasting screeds against those.

Well I'm glad that you admit that they're not less corrupt than business or government.

The big reason I'm on unions is because of Obama's insanely pro-union policy, from Card Check (bye-bye secret ballot) to giving the UAW part of GM, to slashing the budget of the office that investigates union corruption and intimidation.


Your spin on it.
You're arguing out of your rear. This is pure ideology.
Why is nationalization equated with corporatism? They're two different policies. One is government owning business, the other is business owning government.

It's more of a close, symbiotic relationship than anything else. Obama more closely resembles Peron's statism than, say, Mitterrand's socialism.


Besides it's not like Peron was the only guy to ever nationalize anything.

It's plenty more than just nationalization but at least you're not rejecting the comparison.


McDonald's doesn't allow unionization, is that better?

Companies aren't permitted to not allow unions. Many, if not most people who work at McDonalds are teenagers who certainly don't require union representation as it won't be a long-term employment option.

[Pop music sucks]

They've also changed the way unions can get into a franchise. There only needs to be people interested in hearing about what a union would offer. They have done away with getting signatures. If they get a certain percentage of people that just wants to hear what the union would offer, the union and the Company are now in talks to unionize the franchise.

Not saying it's a good or bad thing. It all depends on how the union would affect the company's sustainability and if, given the job and its salary, how much the worker gets paid. When I was working at a grocery store, they were unionized. I had to pay union dues out of every paycheck, which was about $60 per paycheck. The pay was $9.24/hr with 40/hrs a week. That wasn't really that much to live off of at only $897 a month.

[mph4ever]

unions suck. workers should never be empowered, they should just work

and from what i read on here, none of your fast food joints can have unions since most of their employees are aliens

[YDtoad]

unions suck. workers should never be empowered, they should just work

and from what i read on here, none of your fast food joints can have unions since most of their employees are aliens

I knew they looked odd.

[Iskandar]

Well I'm glad that you admit that they're not less corrupt than business or government.Course not. I mean, I'm not Danish. But I don't think any of those institutions (unions, business, government) is incredibly corrupt. That's the exception not the norm.
It's more of a close, symbiotic relationship than anything else. Obama more closely resembles Peron's statism than, say, Mitterrand's socialism.I agree with that actually. I just don't think it means Obama is the next Peron. There are vast differences that your model can't explain.
It's plenty more than just nationalization but at least you're not rejecting the comparison.Enlighten me.
Companies aren't permitted to not allow unions. Many, if not most people who work at McDonalds are teenagers who certainly don't require union representation as it won't be a long-term employment option.Huh? I thought that was just what McDonald's/Wal-Mart et. al. did. Or do they just exploit loopholes in the law.

[Pop music sucks]

I knew they looked odd.There's a spaceport in Los Eisley, New Mexico. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villiany.

Iskandar I blame you for bringing the Star Wars nerd out :/

[mph4ever]

its too nerdy to say mos

[YDtoad]

Course not. I mean, I'm not Danish. But I don't think any of those institutions (unions, business, government) is incredibly corrupt. That's the exception not the norm.

Incredibly corrupt? Probably not, the whole vast dystopian corruption idea is mostly an exaggeration. But unions work to keep lousy employees on the job and essentially disrupt the business process. And that makes me not like them.


I agree with that actually. I just don't think it means Obama is the next Peron. There are vast differences that your model can't explain.

I'll concede of course that there are many differences but what are the major ones you are thinking of?


Enlighten me.

Oh man I have to go through this stuff again? Hehe ok. Well, the border-line personality cult aspect is there, massive deficits and social spending, investing in infrastructure as a means of economic stimulus, etc.



Huh? I thought that was just what McDonald's/Wal-Mart et. al. did. Or do they just exploit loopholes in the law.

Wal-mart likes to make it hard but legally they can't literally stop employees from unionizing. Have you heard of Costco? They're somewhat similar to Walmart only they're famous for being quite nice to their employees. Their employees do not unionize and if they did, Costco would be in trouble.

[Iskandar]

Incredibly corrupt? Probably not, the whole vast dystopian corruption idea is mostly an exaggeration. But unions work to keep lousy employees on the job and essentially disrupt the business process. And that makes me not like them.That's not the intention of unions any more than embezzlement is the raison d'être of big business. You're being biased, man.
I'll concede of course that there are many differences but what are the major ones you are thinking of?Peron was the opposite of liberal.

Not that Obama's extremely liberal but he is definitely not authoritarian.
Oh man I have to go through this stuff again? Hehe ok. Well, the border-line personality cult aspect is there, massive deficits and social spending, investing in infrastructure as a means of economic stimulus, etc.I don't think he has a personality cult more than any other popular leader and the other stuff is just typical Keynesianism.

The key component of a personality cult is that the government itself encourages it.
Wal-mart likes to make it hard but legally they can't literally stop employees from unionizing. Have you heard of Costco? They're somewhat similar to Walmart only they're famous for being quite nice to their employees. Their employees do not unionize and if they did, Costco would be in trouble.Costco is better but why would unionizing be bad for them. It's good for lots of other businesses or at least not detrimental.

I didn't think you were so anti-union dude.

[Pop music sucks]

its too nerdy to say mosIt makes more sense to use Los since it's used to denote Spanish derived town names.

[Iskandar]

You don't think there was a connection between Mos Eisley and Los Angeles being that George Lucas is from California.

[Pop music sucks]

I didn't say that because it was a play on words. Los and Mos rhyme. There's no such thing as Mos Angeles. You're taking me too seriously.

Usually when I make a nerd reference it's meant to be in jest.

[Iskandar]

What, I was just pointing out a possible similarity.

[Pop music sucks]

I usually think of you as the skinny librarian dude wherein you postulate something but it comes across as implied corrections.

[Iskandar]

I usually think of you as the skinny librarian dude wherein you postulate something but it comes across as implied corrections.I am skinny and I'm trying to get a job with the library so you're not far off.

[YDtoad]

That's not the intention of unions any more than embezzlement is the raison d'être of big business. You're being biased, man.




The difference is that unions have been shown, conclusively, to be harmful (see an article in the january 09 edition of the AJPS), whereas business are not.


Peron was the opposite of liberal.
Not that Obama's extremely liberal but he is definitely not authoritarian.
I don't think he has a personality cult more than any other popular leader and the other stuff is just typical Keynesianism.

I think Obama has quite an authoritarian personality, as does his wife. See all sorts of wonderful quotes such as "Barack will force you to change." Obama's original plan was for mandated national service. He preselects who he'll permit to ask questions at press conferences.

But yes, I've conceded an obvious point, that Peron was a dictator and Obama is not. Let's move beyond that one :p

The key component of a personality cult is that the government itself encourages it.

And Obama doesn't???


Costco is better but why would unionizing be bad for them. It's good for lots of other businesses or at least not detrimental.


It would force them to keep lousy employees. Unions make it very hard to fire lousy employees. Check out most public schools and you'll find a great many custodians who work for 5 hours and then sit around for three hours until their shift ends. Why should they bother working? They can't get fired, the union won't let it happen.

[mph4ever]

sticks to the rules and slightly autistic

[Pop music sucks]

I am skinny and I'm trying to get a job with the library so you're not far off.
Nice, after you're done archiving misplaced things and whatnot you can totally dig out Paradise Snare:p

[Iskandar]

The difference is that unions have been shown, conclusively, to be harmfulSeriously, what the hell. How can you claim something so contentious as if it's axiomatic.
I think Obama has quite an authoritarian personality, as does his wife.Oh, whatever.
And Obama doesn't???No. Let me know when you have to put officially mandated portraits of him in your living room. Wait, you probably think that day isn't far off.
It would force them to keep lousy employees. Unions make it very hard to fire lousy employees.That's the disadvantage in the cost/benefit equation. Unions fight to keep jobs, and that means good as well as bad workers.
Nice, after you're done archiving misplaced things and whatnot you can totally dig out Paradise SnareMore likely Paradise Lost. I have bigger fish to fry.

[YDtoad]

Seriously, what the hell. How can you claim something so contentious as if it's axiomatic.
Well, check out the AJPS article.


Oh, whatever.

You don't? He comes from a circle that promotes quasi-authoritarianism.

No. Let me know when you have to put officially mandated portraits of him in your living room.

Only some personality cult regimes have gone so far. Others have done so much more gently. To my knowledge, Peron didn't go near as far. Neither is Obama. Especially when he can leave it to his minions to have their children sing songs of worship, to news broadcasters to bow before him and generally worship him on the air, etc.

PS remember when the left defended Bill Ayers' terrorism? The right basically unanimously condemned the killing of the abortionist. Because the right rejects political violence, whereas the American left has a soft spot for it.

[Pop music sucks]

More likely Paradise Lost. I have bigger fish to fry.Never read it. That's something I should actually check out from this town's library. I'm looking through its synopsis and there's some minor similarities to an idea I'm tossing around for a book series I'd write:(

Like Adam willfully eating of the same fruit because he would rather die with her than live without her.

[cmb1888]

I'm trying to get a job with the library so you're not far off.

I worked in the local libraries one summer, best summer job I had - the library van is brilliant!

I was going to be a librarian but dropped information studies after first year for history and politics - still think that coulda been a mistake (though I have contacts rather than glasses, so maybe that wouldn't have worked out).

(- and I don't think there is any feminist consensus of the need for positive discrimination. Personally I'm not in favour.

If the law gives equal opportunities then everything a person does to respond to that is a choice. Sure sometimes it's more difficult for one person than another but that is just life. The idea of getting something not on merit but for the express reason that I'm a woman makes me really uncomfortable.

Oh - and I did read somewhere that at least some studies have shown that women aren't as logical as men, so maybe there is a gender bias but who needs a value system based on logic anyway.)

[Pop music sucks]

Female librarians are the sexiest, even if they don't try.

[Aaron]

I totally agree.

[FattyKnee]

Female librarians are the sexiest, even if they don't try.

unless they're old and wrinkly