SPOOKS

*Smacks Head*

I just  this minute realized why the BBC series "Spooks " runs under the name "MI-5" in the United States.  Sheesh,

White House Aide Calls Criticism of Obama 'Offensive'...

White House Aide Calls Criticism of Obama 'Offensive'...

BIG Terps

WHY WE WIN! “                                                                            Not Faked Also-  Maryland Football - Big Ten Releases 2014 Conference Schedule ”

TROFAST

At The Cinema                                    Trofast(er?) SFW Trond Fausa Aurvåg - Trofast from Hobbart & Hobbart on Vimeo. Don't get too excited - while it is definitely suggestive, it's only simulated; there are no bits shown.  And no filthy language at all. What it is is an entertaining tragi-comedy film short featuring Trond Fausa Aurvåg (from yesterday) , who was great in Lilyhammer.

The Eagle Speaks

The Answer is ...

Laff, I thought I'd Die

When Democrats are in charge                                                Clap Clap Clap Taxes on wealthy French top 100 pct of income American Liberals Applaud, Laffer Curve About to be Unpantsed! “ President Francois Hollande's Socialist government imposed the tax surcharge last year, shortly after taking office, to offset the impact of a rebate scheme created by its conservative predecessor to cap an individual's overall taxation at 50 percent of income. The curve suggests that, as taxes increase from low levels, tax revenue collected by the government also increases. It also shows that tax rates increasing after a certain point (T*) would cause people not to work as hard or not at all, thereby reducing tax revenue. Eventually, if tax rates reached 100% (the far right of the curve), then all people would choose not to work because everything they earned would go to the government. full Art Laffer's diagram, scribbled on a napkin one day, is actually Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations condensed.  It drove, and still does " George Will, the widely syndicated columnist and TV pontificator, became disgusted at the way Bush has been currying the favor of conservatives, who have always suspected Bush of having closet liberal tendencies. So Will wrote a column dripping with contempt for Bush. And he summed up his feelings when he described Bush as a ``lap dog.`` "- Mike Royko (see Rational ahem Wiki) , Liberals insane—out of their effing minds— and that included George Herbert Walker Bush who coined the term Voo-Doo Economics to deride advocate Ronald Reagan during their battle for the 1980 nomination.  (Yes, George Will was correct to  portray Bush as having liberal tendencies.) This is a great day for Liberals then,  Francois Hollande will now prove that Adam Smith, Art Laffer and non-Democrats everywhere are wrong wrong wrong.  Soon, Parisians, awash in Euros, will be living like Arab oil sheiks.  Right?  Science-  "The genetic makeup responsible for  people becoming Liberal Democrats also renders them incapable of understanding economics, or national defense. "   - National Bureau of Facts ”

Lilyhammer

At The Cinema                            Lilyhammer Since this was made by and released directly on NetFlix, I don't imagine a whole lot of people saw it.  Lilyhammer‎ is about a NY mafioso guy ("The Sopranos" mainstay and E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt) who gets witness protection in Lilyhammer‎, Norway, site of the 1994 Winter Olympics  He promptly corrupts the whole town  It's a comedy, and fairly well done; eight episodes.  Trond Fausa Aurvåg as Torgeir Lien, Giovanni's friend and business partner, steals the whole series.  In English. I  think the Juices will like it.

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Obama bugged GOP cloakroom

Would You Believe The Administration Got Phone Records of The House Of Representatives? “ “The time has come,” the Hangman said, To talk of punishment: Of lies – and tricks – and cover-ups – Of corrupt government – And why Benghazi won’t go ‘way – And where our honor went.” With apologies to Lewis Carroll. - Terry Lowenstein "Would you believe?"   After Hillary was able to get the raw FBI files of elected GOPs, and later provide them (trust me) to porn publisher Larry Flynt to use as "leverage" against House managers during Slick's impeachment, of course I belive it.   I expect it.  The Democrat party is a cesspool.  Here's a snip of what I'll call Cloakroom-Gate. That’s the revelation made by California Congressman Devin Nunes, who sits on the House Ways And Means Committee on Hugh Hewitt’s Show Wednesday night. Here’s the key part of that transcript: HH: The idea that this might be a Geithner-Axelrod plan, and by that, the sort of intimation, Henry II style, will no one rid me of this turbulent priest, will no one rid me of these turbulent Tea Parties, that might have just been a hint, a shift of an eyebrow, a change in the tone of voice. That’s going to take a long time to get to. I don’t trust the Department of Justice on this. Do you, Congressman Nunes? DN: No, I absolutely do not, especially after this wiretapping incident, essentially, of the House of Representative. I don’t think people are focusing on the right thing when they talk about going after the AP reporters. The big problem that I see is that they actually tapped right where I’m sitting right now, the Cloak Room. HH: Wait a minute, this is news to me. DN: The Cloak Room in the House of Representatives.   via Ron Metzger bottom dollar ”

Earth Angel

Grinding to the Penguins Earth Angel Earth Angel could only have meaning for someone who, say, had his first dance with a girl to it.  Rita Giardino, where are you?  Did you ever grow breasts?

Cherry Garcia Undereground

Today's ‘Sticking It To The Man’ Cherry Garcia    It is our misfortune to like Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia ice cream.  I can't help thinking those two limousine commies toyed with naming it CHErry GUAVERA, but that's beside the point.  It's MoSup's favorite dessert treat after spicy food, and it's premium priced. Here's a recipe I found, and made.  The beauty part is that it can be in your freezer in 30 minutes,  That's right, no  cooking required.  If you're a pussy, you're supposed to use irradiated eggs, but that's your silliness.  This recipe uses an ice cream maker.  I use a Cuisinart refurb I bought from Woot for $144, 3 years ago.  It works except I have to put my heavy cast iron chicken fryer on top to keep the motor engaged.  I cannot for the life of me see any "commercial" use for it, but caveat emptor. Ingredients: 1/4 cup shaved plain chocolate (Hershey's Special Dark Chocolate Trader Joe's Pound Plus Dark Chocolate preferred) 1/4 cup fresh Bing cherries, halved and pitted (you may use canned cherries, but be sure to drain the syrup) 2 large eggs 3/4 cup sugar 2 cups heavy or whipping cream 1 cup milk Preparation: Place the shaved chocolate flakes and the cherries in separate bowls. Cover and refrigerate. Whisk the eggs in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Whisk in the sugar, a little at a time, then continue whisking until completely blended, about 1 minute more. Pour in the cream and milk and whisk to blend. Transfer the mixture to an ice cream maker and freeze following the manufacturer's instructions. After the ice cream stiffens (about 2 minutes before it is done), add the chocolate and the cherries, then continue freezing until the ice cream is ready. Yield: 1 quart How does it taste?  Like Cherry Garcia only better.  I did add the cherries and chocolate too early though.  Next time I'll add them after the machine is finished and the ice cream is still not hard set.   Bonus- I will use this basic recipe for all my home made ice cream henceforth. You're welcome.

FIOS FITS

Nothing Important Here Move Along “ In preparation for MoSup's tour of Europe with her sister, I  set up my notebook so she could check e-mail, and installed SKYPE so she could call.  It took me a few days to sanitizing, etc.  At the last minute she said the notebook was too heavy, and her sister had purchased (for $100) a phone from an outfit called  Travel Cell.  You can't use it to make a call, but people can call the user with a special number.  This worked fine for 3-4 days, but of a sudden I began getting "The country you are calling cannot be reached by direct dial WN009"  I tried everything, including asking my son (who is in Russia) to call her Swiss hotel.  Why?  Because I was unable to dial it  on my Verizon phone!   He e-mailed back that the clerk said they were out drinking, but gave me her room number.  He had no trouble.  I try calling the Swiss hotel again, with no success, so I Dial "O" for operator.  I am given a half dozen options, none of which include call assistance.  I call 411 and am told they can't dial long distance so I said WTF? is going on and she says dial "OO" and they will help you. I dial "OO" and got a menu of options none of which pertain to me, but I picked one (billing).  A live person said she couldn't dial for me, but call the operator.  I told her that I had without any success. "You have to dial 'OO and do nothing.  An operator will then pick up (I am not making this up)'"  So I did, and a live lady picked up and I told her what was going on and she said that shouldn't be happening, I'm going to put you through to tech." The line went dead.  I dialed "OO" again - same drill - and eventually  got customer assistance.  The robot voice  says, "Your confidentiality is important to us. Please verify by giving me your account number"  WHAT"!  "Your confidentiality is important to us. Please verify by giving me your account number"   Me: I don't have that information right now,  I'm calling you on my home phone, which you plainly see,  so unless I just broke in to use their phone, I am the customer!  "I don't understand.  Let me rephrase. Please say or type your billing number."  Arrggggh!  I slammed the phone and went to Verizon's "IN HOME ASSISTANT" on the computer.  I punched the "Live Chat"  option and a half hour later I still had no on line chatter (even though I was "3rd in the queue," so I hung up.  Today I got this E-mail Dear Rodger, TravelCell tried calling the phone and it rang just fine. It could be at the time you called the phone was switched off? Please advise if you are still having trouble reaching your wife. Okay, I'll bite.  "The country you are calling cannot be reached by direct dial WN009" FkM! I  used SKYPE to call the Swiss Hotel. Answer:  Very nice lady's voice said something that sounded like "Misseur, your voice has excited me in a certain way, but you would probably think I am too young for you, alas.  What other way may I help you?" "ROOM 2307, DING DING -  DING DING MoSup Answered!  And let me tell you, it was the best, clearest connection I have ever experienced!  and all via ear buds on my $200 recon'd ACER notebook.  SKYPE is my new phone for everything. Of course all of you have been using SKYPE for ages but I'm old,  and don't cotton to new things that easily. As fas as this whole post goes, I would never read anything this long and tedious, but guess what?  It's an  e-mail to Verizon customer service. I'm changing my plan with them. I'm just taking double credit here. ”

Barry and Reggie Sitting in a Tree

Love Story

Love Story “ Dan was a single guy living at home with his widower father, and  working in the family business. Because he was going to inherit a fortune when his sickly father died, he decided  to bone up on financial planning. One evening at an investment meeting he spotted the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. Her natural beauty took his breath away. "I may look like just an ordinary guy," he said to her, "but in just a few years, my father will die and I will inherit $200 million." Impressed, the woman asked for his business card and three days later, she became his stepmother. Women are so much better at financial planning than men.    Merrily

Craig Kilborn We Miss You

Craig Kilborn “ Memory Lane A lot of you missed the original Daily Show, hosted by Craig Kilborn.  He lampooned everyone, and unlike his successor (Jon Stewart) he never pandered,let alone wet his pants  over Liberal guests.  This is his last show; broadcast amidst Bill Clinton's impeachment hearings.  What ever happened to Craig Kilborn? Here's his bio: 1986–1988: Play-by-play commentator for the Savannah Spirits of the Continental Basketball Association 1990–1993: Sports Director at KCBA television in the Salinas/Monterey/Santa Cruz market of California 1993–1996: Anchor of SportsCenter 1996–1998: Host of The Daily Show 1999–2004: Host of The Late Late Show 2010: Host of The Kilborn File (fired 2012) ”

Stewart v Barry

Obama losing John Stewert
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Metz and Match

Could This Be Magic - The Dubs

Best Make-out Song Ever

177th and 178th perfect Obama Metaphors

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SunDunk & ShadowBall

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