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Emily Blunt's favorite sandwich. ER January 27, 2026 7:46 am (Comestible Zone)

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This is so strange, on so many levels. ER January 21, 2026 5:13 pm (Off-Topic)

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Anne Applebaum: Trump’s Letter to Norway Should Be the Last Straw BuckGalaxy January 19, 2026 7:18 pm (Flame)

What's in your wallet? ER January 19, 2026 8:10 pm (CurrentEvents)

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Political opposition researchers dish dirt, predict long slog to November election by bowser March 27, 2012 7:02 pm

I wonder if these guys do this work as a result of a commitment to the ideology they are working ... by ER 2012-03-27 20:38:58
- I think a lot of them are pros, who go where the going is good. by TB 2012-03-27 20:49:19
  - I can't look at Dick Morris and not think about him and the prostitutes. by podrock 2012-03-27 21:36:51
    - Now do you think more about Dick, or the prostitutes? :-) by bowser 2012-03-27 21:56:48
      - I try to not think about either, if I can help it. Why I'm not a Fox viewer. by podrock 2012-03-27 21:59:50

Neighborhood Watch Shooting by ER March 22, 2012 5:16 am

It was a major mistake not revealing that Zimmerman was beaten. Now the people calling for his arrest (and worse) ... by RobVG 2012-03-27 08:35:21
- Maybe the reason it wasn't revealed Zimmerman was beaten is because he wasn't. We heard about bloody clothes and wounds ... by ER 2012-03-27 13:53:44
  - That was somewhat condescending by RobVG 2012-03-27 17:34:43
    - I'll give you the benefit of the doubt, as I am predisposed to do in general, being a kindly old ... by bowser 2012-03-27 19:08:02
      - Why thank you kind sir by RobVG 2012-03-27 20:00:32
    - If it was condescending, I'm sorry, I sincerely didn't mean it to come out that way, although I can see ... by ER 2012-03-27 18:09:44
      - It's all good ER (n/t) by RobVG 2012-03-27 18:49:43
- Yeah, I watched "the Narrative" being imposed almost immediately. by TB 2012-03-27 08:45:08
  - Narrative Check: by TB 2012-03-27 08:53:42
When two jerks meet it's often the one with the gun who walks away in one piece. by bowser 2012-03-27 00:06:31
Another shooting update: by TB 2012-03-26 18:39:42
Some updates: by TB 2012-03-24 11:40:47
- A current picture of "Trayvon". by Lee 2012-03-25 20:20:03
- Agreed. I fear this will turn out ugly. Either an innocent man will go to prison, or a young ... by ER 2012-03-24 11:59:23
  - Or most likely: it's going to be turned into a political football. by TB 2012-03-24 12:14:23
    - I think it already has. There's a great pressure to find Zimmerman guilty, and I doubt it will go ... by ER 2012-03-24 14:23:35
      - It gets worse. by TB 2012-03-24 15:25:35
        
        Yep. Someone else's address. by TB 2012-03-27 14:50:27
        
        Couple living in fear after their address listed as Zimmerman's. by TB 2012-03-27 20:24:24
        
        And still worse. by TB 2012-03-25 13:36:31
      - And guilty or not, if this guy ever goes to prison, he's toast. by ER 2012-03-24 14:37:22
I've seen other controversies like this, often involving real police and not a "watchman." by TB 2012-03-22 08:30:24
- As you know, you have to perceive a threat to your life to use lethal force. Running after someone who is ... by RobVG 2012-03-22 09:28:53
  - Tom's right, its still too early to make a judgement on this. On the surface, it looks terrible, a ... by ER 2012-03-22 10:01:29
    - Yeah, Probably by RobVG 2012-03-22 11:19:06
      - It's also possisble that maybe BOTH sides are right. Maybe GZ unwisely pursued and challenged the kid and the ... by ER 2012-03-22 12:25:13
  - meant for ER by RobVG 2012-03-22 09:29:29

Diagnostic Test by ER March 27, 2012 5:06 pm

It's tough keeping an eye on both you AND Tom. Thanks for moving the Photo ID post to Flame. ... by ER 2012-03-27 17:59:22
- I didn't move it, but you're welcome for the rest. by Robert 2012-03-27 18:31:57
  - I moved it. The list on the side doesn't catch up right away, if ever. by TB 2012-03-27 19:02:06
Diagnostic answers by Robert 2012-03-27 17:25:37
Sudenly, the Photo ID thread has beeen tagged as "Flame" on "Recent Posts". I'm sure it was tagged "Current ... by ER 2012-03-27 17:24:27
- Damn, you're too fast for me! by Robert 2012-03-27 17:26:11

No more new coal plants by TB March 27, 2012 9:29 am

What's really needed to combat climate change by TB March 25, 2012 3:04 pm

From the Union of Concerned Scientists by ER 2012-03-26 06:35:53
- The paper tallies about $16 million from 1998 to 2005 (8 years) that Exxon spent on its message. by TB 2012-03-26 08:32:31
  - The old TB smoke and mirrors. According to the table on your link, the government spent 32.2 billion on ALL its ... by ER 2012-03-26 10:24:34
    - You want to know who's raking it in from burning gasoline? by TB 2012-03-26 11:00:02
      - Tobacco and cancer all over again. Who profits from denying climate change? We all know. The Conservative agenda. by bowser 2012-03-26 12:38:54
      - So then, even by your logic, the government would benefit by higher and more expensive gasoline sales, and they would ... by ER 2012-03-26 11:12:19
        
        You tell me. by TB 2012-03-26 11:37:04
        
        A rise in gasoline prices does not translate to a rise in gasoline tax revenues. In fact, due to ... by ER 2012-03-26 15:25:20
        
        Good point. by TB 2012-03-26 15:53:53
        
        Well, for sure somebody's lost. by TB 2012-03-26 14:04:02
        
        And one more thing. by ER 2012-03-26 15:10:34
    - One's propaganda, the other is payoffs. by TB 2012-03-26 10:30:33
  - And a response from the George C. Marshall Institute here. by TB 2012-03-26 09:59:19
    - Fun facts about the George C Marshall Institute. by ER 2012-03-26 10:50:45
The question I've been pondering for many years is, by podrock 2012-03-25 19:06:06
- It bothers me that we are told that the solution for almost every problem, planetary or otherwise, is to accrue ... by TB 2012-03-26 00:13:06
- If the question is can a species act in the best interests of all species, I'd agree the answer is ... by bowser 2012-03-25 19:21:27
  - It wasn't a metaphor for goverments. by podrock 2012-03-25 20:47:37
    - I left out a step. Sorry. What I should have added is that this species could act in ... by bowser 2012-03-25 21:28:45
  - Here you go Bowser... by RobVG 2012-03-25 20:23:24
    - Wow. Absolutely correct in it's basic premise, I wonder what the purpose is. Talk about a futile exercise! by bowser 2012-03-25 21:40:57
Moved from the Space Science Board by podrock 2012-03-25 18:28:31
- My mistake. I thought I was putting it somewhere else. by TB 2012-03-26 00:05:07
  - Weird, I thought I read it on flame first. (n/t) by RobVG 2012-03-26 10:00:53
    - In fact, you did. When I moved it last night, I clicked the wrong box. When I double checked I ... by podrock 2012-03-26 11:07:25
    - That's where I thought I put it, but since I don't remember, I'm taking Podrock's word for it. by TB 2012-03-26 10:06:40

Afghan soldier kills two British troops. by bowser March 26, 2012 11:05 am

U.S. Inches Toward Goal of Energy Independence by TB March 24, 2012 4:13 pm

So how are the Republicans going to use Obama's alleged discouragement of developing domestic reserves as a weapon against him ... by ER 2012-03-24 17:32:22

In Response to ER's COPS Program by Vitruvius March 23, 2012 8:56 pm

The police don't like people doing their job for them. Not only can it lead to big trouble when ... by ER 2012-03-24 00:05:33
A COPS program like mine is great for a quiet neighborhood because it reassures the residents, discourages villains, and frees up ... by ER 2012-03-23 23:24:20
You have to wonder about the kind of person who thinks they can make a difference doing this, and then ... by bowser 2012-03-23 22:09:10
- Blue lights are not a good idea. by ER 2012-03-24 10:07:11
  - They aren't legal and are probably more trouble than they are worth. I'd guess very foolish. I have ... by bowser 2012-03-24 10:31:32
It's weird. Most of my life, there weren't any. Or at least, none that made the news. by TB 2012-03-23 21:26:05

Underground "sonic booms" in Wisconsin by RobVG March 21, 2012 8:13 am

Cave Collapse, probably. This area of the state has lots of dolomite bedrock, and is known for karst formation. Here's ... by podrock 2012-03-21 10:28:17
- Ooops...I was wrong...a closer look at the geology map of the state, and local reporting, the bedrock in the area ... by podrock 2012-03-22 12:35:07
  - USGS says: earthquake by podrock 2012-03-23 16:40:38
- And another geological formation is gone. Normally I wouldn't care (these things happen all the time naturally), but personally, ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-21 16:24:17
  - Gone? No, just eroded a bit, leaving a pile of rubble. Completely natural process. I can show you outcrops of ... by podrock 2012-03-21 18:33:53
    - The "Jefferson Process" - "Movin' On Up". by bowser 2012-03-22 14:50:19
  - Your concern is very valid. Much of Florida is Karst topography, and when the water table is dry, underground ... by ER 2012-03-21 18:11:11
    - What caught my eye was the article said they had about twenty reports, which is similar to my relative's situation. ... by podrock 2012-03-21 18:47:05

Safeway pulls 'pink slime' beef by ER March 21, 2012 3:34 pm

If the meat packers has consulted the fishing industry, they would have come up with something like "Tenderized, High Protein, ... by bowser 2012-03-22 23:18:43
Sounds like dog food to me. (n/t) by RobVG 2012-03-21 17:36:33
- A dog would probably smell the residual ammonia and refuse to touch it. by ER 2012-03-21 17:54:02
  - This stuff has been in hamburger for years. by TB 2012-03-22 16:12:15
    - Pink Slime. It's good for you! by ER 2012-03-22 16:29:22
      - I didn't say any of those things. by TB 2012-03-22 19:43:38
        
        You said every one of those things. by ER 2012-03-22 20:33:08
        
        You have a point there. by TB 2012-03-22 20:52:58
Sounds like something that goes on Comestible. Also, "Pink Slime"? Seriously Fox? by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-21 16:19:14
- That's not what Safeway calls it. by ER 2012-03-21 16:38:16
- Fox didn't coin the term. by TB 2012-03-21 16:23:16

You heard it here first. by ER March 22, 2012 9:49 am

Heh...actually I already knew...I have a friend that sells real estate....he lives on Merritt Island. My husband subscribes to Florida ... by Jody 2012-03-22 16:34:00
Construction in office and residential has picked up in recent months here too, but this is kind of an exceptional ... by TB 2012-03-22 16:10:12

In conjunction with Bowser's post.... by Jody March 20, 2012 6:29 pm

Calley was a scapegoat, was not set up. He ordered the shootings and participated. There is evidence he ... by bowser 2012-03-20 21:22:41
- I know I'm probably missing something here, but could you elaborate on your point? First you say he was ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-20 23:14:51
  - I'll try. In Vietnam there were "free fire zones", areas where everyone was regarded as a hostile and it ... by bowser 2012-03-21 00:52:58
    - Ok, THAT, I understand. Thanks for clearing it up. If you ask me, this "Free fire" thing is illegal. ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-21 17:14:59
      - Consider US troops moving into Germany in WWII. Artillery shot at everything, troops shot at anything, the entire country ... by bowser 2012-03-22 12:25:48
      - "Free fire zones" are fairly common. All of Germany and Japan were such, but that changes when the territory ... by bowser 2012-03-22 09:45:46
      - I understand that before they declared a "free fire zone" they air-dropped leaflets over the area warning the villagers they ... by ER 2012-03-21 17:25:15
        
        That was early on. The "strategic hamlet" idea was akin to moving Native Americans onto urban reservations. ... by bowser 2012-03-22 02:04:13
        
        By the way, more recently, Fallejuh in Iraq was similar. US forces dropped leaflets on a city of 350,000 ... by bowser 2012-03-22 09:41:40
        
        Apparently this idea goes way back. My Cuban cousin Rudy, who also served in the US Army during the ... by ER 2012-03-22 05:36:51
Hmmm.... they did try to embellish Thompson's intervention after the fact (He reported the incident, and led the rescue of ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-20 20:36:09

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