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When Will This War End? The Question Is Meaningless. BuckGalaxy February 15, 2026 5:56 pm (CurrentEvents)

AI progress RL February 14, 2026 1:59 pm (Space/Science)

A Rubicon of Sorts ER February 12, 2026 5:33 pm (Space/Science)

Somebody help me out with telephone games. ER February 12, 2026 5:00 pm (CurrentEvents)

"Trump in heels" leads America's surrender in the global information war. BuckGalaxy February 11, 2026 12:08 pm (Flame)

Why do I do this to myself? podrock February 11, 2026 9:49 am (CurrentEvents)

Bad Musk Moon Rising BuckGalaxy February 10, 2026 12:07 pm (Space/Science)

Latinexus DEE-Fense ER February 9, 2026 6:48 pm (CurrentEvents)

Did we detect an exploding primordial black hole? RL February 7, 2026 5:29 pm (Space/Science)

Is anybody paying attention? ER February 6, 2026 4:47 pm (CurrentEvents)

Did you think there was a limit to Trump's narcissism? BuckGalaxy February 6, 2026 1:33 am (CurrentEvents)

A funny (?) interaction with chatgpt RL February 4, 2026 9:05 pm (Space/Science)

Prof. Orlando Ferguson's geographical theory by TB June 25, 2011 9:19 pm

LOL! Maybe that's why we're all covered in bird poop. by Eri 2011-06-26 04:48:26
- Well no one believes in the flat earth any more, but creationists are running for President and there is ... by ER 2011-06-26 06:30:15
  - See? Nice fat water balloon. by TB 2011-06-26 08:03:48
    - What do you mean by "water balloon"? A post expressing an opinion but no real information content? Or a post ... by ER 2011-06-26 09:09:46
      - You really don't want to start something about political movements that recruit fanatics and the uninformed to serve their own ... by TB 2011-06-26 09:34:42
      - Water balloon. A reference to a comment in a previous thread. I posted something I thought was cool-looking, graphically-interesting, and ... by TB 2011-06-26 09:23:37
        
        The difference is, Tom, I'm telling the truth. You're just a conservative. :-) by ER 2011-06-26 09:30:15

A little bit of healing for Joplin by Eri June 25, 2011 8:52 pm

That's really cool. I was thinking 600 "orphaned" pets is an awful lot. I hope everyone in the area who ... by TB 2011-06-25 21:01:35
- I know. I thought about that, too. Some people may have had more than one pet, of course. ... by Eri 2011-06-26 00:01:10

The Master Race, an exercise in depravity and mass murder by mcfly June 25, 2011 7:00 pm

Horrible. Be sure to catch the first part of the series, too (linked at the beginning). by TB 2011-06-25 20:21:36

History of computers in ads by Eri June 25, 2011 5:32 pm

That brings back memories. I remember using Compuserve. And I'd forgotten all about "Charlie Chaplin" being the IBM spokesman! ... by TB 2011-06-25 20:41:57

Plan B on the debt ceiling? by TB June 25, 2011 2:26 pm

Funny. Obama is supposedly so helpless and ineffectual, a typical, whining hand-wringing liberal. But the cons are always ... by ER 2011-06-27 04:54:02
- Now you're not only phoning it in, you're digging it out of the bottom of the barrel. Pardon the mixed metaphor. by TB 2011-06-27 10:13:10
  - TB, you have to wear red coats and march in straight lines. I get to hide behind trees and ... by ER 2011-06-27 10:22:59
    - Yeah, but cripes, bring some ammunition next time. by TB 2011-06-27 10:26:02
      - No, TB. I don't argue with telephone spammers, I just lift the receiver off the hook and walk away for ... by ER 2011-06-27 10:31:57
        
        You know, you can train a monkey to do that. by TB 2011-06-27 10:46:54
        
        Train a monkey to do what, making spam phone calls? by ER 2011-06-27 11:15:35
        
        No, no, you're not going to drag me into a dozen more posts trying to explain the first one. ... by TB 2011-06-27 11:45:24
Thank God! The GOP lunatic fringe in Congress can not unilaterally hold the entire world economy hostage to their ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-06-27 01:22:41
- How many congressmen do the American people have to elect before they stop being a "fringe?" by TB 2011-06-27 10:01:14
  - You are literally insane if you think it is reasonable to let the government default on its debt. You ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-06-27 15:22:51
    - No, you have to be insane to think it's fine to borrow money just to pay the interest on money ... by Lee 2011-06-28 15:46:20
    - Not raising the debt limit is not automatically a default. Here's a clue: Just because my bank won't raise my ... by TB 2011-06-27 15:56:33
      - The US credit rating is on the brink of being downgraded by moodys because of the tea party idiots who ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-06-27 17:21:54
        
        Yeah, and running our debt to over 100 percent of our GDP (last CBO prediction I saw) will have no ... by TB 2011-06-27 17:52:47
        
        You keep making up bullshit. Everyone knows we need to address the debt. Just not by destroying America's ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-06-28 01:31:25
        
        Look at the chart. The curve is heading asymptotic. Your side controlled Congress from 2007 to this year, ... by TB 2011-06-28 07:16:10
        
        Your squirming is so pathetically obvious. Again, we all know the debt needs to be addressed. Blame the ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-06-28 08:49:32
        
        If "we" all know the debt has to be addressed, then why are the people in Washington continuing to spend ... by Lee 2011-06-28 15:54:36
        
        There is no default. That's like saying you default when you hit the maximum limit on your credit card. ... by Lee 2011-06-29 13:35:53
        
        Market operate on emotion as much as anything else. Investers will not like it and will stop buying our ... by podrock 2011-06-29 13:49:12
        
        You have to ask yourself one question. Do we continue to give the idiots in Washington more and more ... by Lee 2011-06-29 14:28:06
        
        I recall a surplus that was destroyed by two wars and a tax cut. Billions simply lost in the ... by podrock 2011-06-29 14:51:17
        
        "I recall a surplus that was destroyed by two wars and a tax cut." Not strictly accurate. The projected deficit ... by TB 2011-06-29 18:44:09
        
        You just can't bring yourself to address the point? You keep changing the subject and talking about how horrible ... by BuckGalaxy 2011-06-29 08:47:20
        
        Maybe ruining the nation's credit rating is precisely the point. The whole plan may be to wreck the economy ... by ER 2011-06-28 09:51:14
        
        "After all, the only plan they seem to have is to cut spending and lower taxes. Jobs and the economy ... by TB 2011-06-28 10:01:31
ROFLMAO! President Obama has not ignored the debt ceiling or taken any action in that direction yet, but here ... by Eri 2011-06-25 21:13:56
- Yeah, "good for him." Think of how effective he could be if he just disbanded Congress. I've seen a lot ... by TB 2011-06-25 21:28:20
  - Here's another example. There are others where regulatory agencies like the EPA are doing end runs around the legislative process. Government by ... by TB 2011-06-26 08:17:29
  - Tom, you're ranting. You're offended that Liberals have any power in government whatsoever. This is still a Republic ... by Eri 2011-06-26 00:03:27
    - I'm offended that anyone has as much power as our government does. Again, if a Republican president did half of what ... by TB 2011-06-26 06:26:25
      - Bush took as many, if not more, liberties than Obama has and many of his were at the expense of ... by Eri 2011-06-26 08:35:41
        
        Bush goons hauling you off? Illegal president? Heh. Reminds me of how much I miss Lindy. And P.S.: ... by TB 2011-06-26 08:41:41
        
        I know what whining sounds like. I have two cats who do it until I give up and feed them ... by Eri 2011-06-26 12:09:11

Where is the hyperinflation? by TB June 25, 2011 11:37 am

A good article, although I confess I have trouble following it. I too have been waiting for the other ... by ER 2011-06-27 06:21:59

Out: We're losing jobs to ATMs. In: We're creating jobs via robotics by TB June 25, 2011 11:22 am

Yeah, the money should be pumped into tax cuts instead, where it can help stimulate the economies of Switzerland and ... by ER 2011-06-27 07:40:48

Peter Falk dies by TB June 24, 2011 9:08 pm

Goodbye, Columbo. We'll miss you. by Eri 2011-06-24 21:13:34

Images of change, from NASA by johannes June 24, 2011 3:46 pm

A taste of GOP governance by BuckGalaxy June 24, 2011 5:06 pm

Damn. I was working my way down this page, putting a snarky post on every political thread, but I'm ... by ER 2011-06-27 06:25:38
Of course, per you, when Fox News does it, it's just reporting. If you aren't red in the face, ... by Eri 2011-06-25 21:15:05
- Not "per me," Eri. As I must have mentioned literally dozens of times, I don't like or watch Fox ... by TB 2011-06-25 21:22:44
  - I haven't seen you going off on a tangent when Fox goes after someone or misinforms on the issues. ... by Eri 2011-06-26 00:06:26
    - How would I know? I don't watch it. I don't routinely read the websites for Fox, CNN, or ... by TB 2011-06-27 10:15:34
Maybe that's what happens when the media goes on the attack for their political bosses. After the shitstorm the ... by TB 2011-06-24 19:42:55

Pets in disguise by TB June 24, 2011 4:44 pm

That's just wrong! by Eri 2011-06-24 21:15:14
- Well, so is breeding a perfectly good canine species into a Shih Tzu or a Chihuahua, but there you go. ... by TB 2011-06-25 08:56:30
My first thought and especially as a retired hairdresser...is what kind of dye are they using? This makes me nervous...very nervous. by Jody 2011-06-24 18:09:56

The Secretary of State Project by TB June 24, 2011 10:07 am

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