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25 REASONS WHY WE LOVE SCOTLAND C/R

We're talking GREEN crime here

GREEN CRIME "We Stand By It as a Theatrical Work" A Modest Proposal “ World's climate warming faster than feared, scientists say As the planet marked its fourth hottest year on record, a study published in the journal Nature found increasing levels of carbon dioxide will lead to thinner ocean clouds and reduce their cooling impact, causing temperature rises of at least 5.6F (3C) over the course of the century.World's climate warming faster But, Wait! New record low set in the coldest city in the continental USA – much of the country headed for a deep freeze As we begin 2014, it will usher in record cold temperatures. Next week looks quite cold as this forecast for Tuesday shows.Posted on January 2, 2014 by Anthony Watts It has been evident for some time that the mission of  Warmist  Church bishops is to  give their flock a tool, a crutch, to stave off the mounting number of heretics who think they are plumb stupid; and to create enough doubt among the willing media to keep that grant money—upon which they are kept afloat— flowing into church coffers.  But, this has gone far enough It  has consequences. Liberals see, always have,  climate change as an opportunity to seize  control of everything.  Obamacare's  one-sixth of the economy is chicken feed by comparison.  I don't need to paint any picture for you; so here's the point. One of the conflicting climate science groups are obviously wrong.  So what do we know about them?  Greedy Massive Liars Their claims have been consistently shown to be based on faulty science, and in some cases outright fraud. Scientific Methodists Can you find an instance where the Anthony Watts contingent of scrupulous scientists have lied, or been shown to fabricate data? What we have then is a conspiracy that threatens the nation's economy, and even our sovereignty.  It's time for a federal law that designates climate pimping a felony crime, with a mandatory prison sentence.  To that end I will be forwarding this text to my representative (Andy Harris, the only Republican is the state's delegation), with a request to introduce  the legislation.  You're welcome. ”

quelle underpants

“ A MAN QUESTION When was the last time (approximately) that you bought underpants?  For yourself? I thought of this on Christmas day after opening my 3-pack from Santa.  My best answer?  Never.  I went through college on mom-bought;  then wearing GI; then a period of going regimental, and finally marriage with a drawer full of old mom bought. Since then my bride buys me a 3-pack every time a pair disintegrates in the washing machine.  Oh, and the question does not apply to gays either, since they're considered eveningwear . ”

I Get Letters

“ Dear Mr. Schultz:     Thank you for writing to me about President Obama's policies.  It's good to hear from you.     We face many challenges as a nation and I think it is important that we work together to find common sense solutions.  Please know that my goal is to meet the day to day needs of Marylanders and the long-term needs of our nation.  While we may not agree on all issues you have a right to be heard and to be represented.      However, I object to you calling me and my congressional colleagues "a pack of vacuous, vomitrocious smegging bum-wipes."  Further more, I am quite sure that Abraham Lincoln never, as you inferred, questioned someone's mental acuity as being ".. as thin as the homeopathic soup that was made by boiling the shadow of a pigeon that had been starved to death. Since I must be concerned about the state of your mind, I will ask the Maryland Tax Division, and the Internal Revenue Serice to look into measures to help bring you back into the herd,  so to speak.  Sincerely, Barbara A. Mikulski United States Senator Please do not respond directly to this e-mail. The originating e-mail account is not monitored. If you would like to get in touch with me again, please visit the comments page of my website here. If you would like to get regular updates, please sign up for my E-Newsletter here. Please follow me on Twitter and Facebook. The Senator's letter was a reply to this (Cardid has not replied) I am not making some of this up. ”

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Tom "idea" Mann

Drip Drip Drip

Hitler's Mustache                ‘LOOKS LIKE WEIMAR GERMANY’: “ A now-viral photo showing a long line of Connecticut residents waiting to register their guns and ammo is circulating across the Internet — and it’s sending chills down the backs of some gun owners. [story] Connecticut gun owners are rushing to register certain firearms and ammunition that will be considered illegal contraband in the new year. Under a wide-ranging gun control law passed after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, they have until Tuesday to submit the paperwork with the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection. “Holy crap. Looks like Weimar Germany,” Twitter user @votermom said of the photo. “Another disgusting picture from Connecticut . . .men waiting in line to register guns with the government,” user @chipwoods commented. “First, they came for the guns,” @PaulRReyes added. “Life is too short to live in a state that does this to its residents,” Twitter user @lancemfisher declared. And there are plenty more comments where that came from. State police say they’ve had people lining up early in the morning to turn in applications to keep high-capacity magazines that hold more than 10 rounds and guns considered assault weapons under the new law. While the Connecticut Citizens Defense League believes the law is unconstitutional, it has been reminding gun owners of the deadline to make sure they don’t become felons on Jan. 1. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Connecticut gun owners are rushing to register certain firearms and ammunition that will be considered illegal contraband in the new year. Under a wide-ranging gun control law passed after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, they have until Tuesday to submit the paperwork with the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection. “Holy crap. Looks like Weimar Germany,” …. … While the Connecticut Citizens Defense League believes the law is unconstitutional, it has been reminding gun owners of the deadline to make sure they don’t become felons on Jan. 1. [Updates from Doug M]] ”

Dinner For One

Germans Celebrate New Year’s Eve with ‘Dinner for One’ Great Fun “ We went to a New Year Eve's party here in Cuenca last night that was hosted by some friends of ours that are German.  Bill and Elke have been watching this thing every year, since they teens, when it was released in 1963. - Cuzzin Ricky and Cuzzin Lady Friend Do you know who Freddie Frinton was? Or May Warden? Nope. Don’t feel so bad. If English is your native language and you live in the US or the UK, then you’re not alone. But a German would likely know the names, or surely at least know their most famous characters. Mr. Frinton and Ms. Warden, who died in 1968 and 1978 respectively, truly would have been forgotten were it not for their roles in a short, slapstick comedy called “Dinner for One” that almost inexplicably is a staple of German television on New Year’s Eve. Versions of it are also shown near the end of the year in other northern European countries. The sketch, also called “The Ninetieth Birthday,” profiles the elderly Miss Sophie, a seeming scion of the English aristocracy as she celebrates her 90th birthday with four friends and her butler James. The odd thing though is that her friends are all long since dead.    [Continued] I had never seen this before; all I could think about was it is was tailor made for Carol Burnett and Tim Conway (not that they could have improved on it.)  ”

Gampy the Electrician

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Boola-Boola

Learning Opportunities “ YALE COURSES Each course includes a full set of class lectures produced in high-quality video accompanied by such other course materials as syllabi, suggested readings, exams, and problem sets. The lectures are available as downloadable videos, and an audio-only version is also offered. In addition, searchable transcripts of each lecture are provided. DEPARTMENT COURSE NUMBER COURSE TITLE PROFESSOR NAME DATE African American Studies AFAM 162 African American History: From Emancipation to the Present Holloway, Jonathan Spring 2010 American Studies AMST 246 Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner Dimock, Wai Chee Fall 2011 Astronomy ASTR 160 Frontiers and Controversies in Astrophysics Bailyn, Charles Spring 2007 Biomedical Engineering BENG 100 Frontiers of Biomedical Engineering Saltzman, W. Mark Spring 2008 Chemistry CHEM 125a Freshman Organic Chemistry I McBride, J. Michael Fall 2008 Chemistry CHEM 125b Freshman Organic Chemistry II McBride, J. Michael Spring 2011 Classics CLCV 205 Introduction to Ancient Greek History Kagan, Donald Fall 2007 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology EEB 122 Principles of Evolution, Ecology and Behavior Stearns, Stephen C. Spring 2009 Economics ECON 252 Financial Markets (2008) Shiller, Robert J. Spring 2008 Economics ECON 159 Game Theory Polak, Ben Fall 2007 Economics ECON 251 Financial Theory Geanakoplos, John Fall 2009 Economics ECON 252 Financial Markets (2011) Shiller, Robert J. Spring 2011 English ENGL 220 Milton Rogers, John Fall 2007 English ENGL 291 The American Novel Since 1945 Hungerford, Amy Spring 2008 English ENGL 300 Introduction to Theory of Literature Fry, Paul H. Spring 2009 English ENGL 310 Modern Poetry Hammer, Langdon Spring 2007 Environmental Studies EVST 255 Environmental Politics and Law Wargo, John Spring 2010 Geology and Geophysics GG 140 The Atmosphere, the Ocean, and Environmental Change Smith, Ronald B. Fall 2011 History HIST 116 The American Revolution Freeman, Joanne Spring 2010 History HIST 119 The Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1845-1877 Blight, David W. Spring 2008 History HIST 202 European Civilization, 1648-1945 Merriman, John Fall 2008 History HIST 234 Epidemics in Western Society Since 1600 Snowden, Frank Spring 2010 History HIST 251 Early Modern England: Politics, Religion, and Society under the Tudors and Stuarts Wrightson, Keith E. Fall 2009 History HIST 276 France Since 1871 Merriman, John Fall 2007 History HIST 210 The Early Middle Ages, 284–1000 Freedman, Paul Fall 2011 History of Art HSAR 252 Roman Architecture Kleiner, Diana E. E. Spring 2009 Italian Language and Literature ITAL 310 Dante in Translation Mazzotta, Giuseppe Fall 2008 Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology MCDB 150 Global Problems of Population Growth Wyman, Robert Spring 2009 Music MUSI 112 Listening to Music Wright, Craig Fall 2008 Philosophy PHIL 176 Death Kagan, Shelly Spring 2007 Philosophy PHIL 181 Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature Gendler, Tamar Spring 2011 Physics PHYS 200 Fundamentals of Physics I Shankar, Ramamurti Fall 2006 Physics PHYS 201 Fundamentals of Physics II Shankar, Ramamurti Spring 2010 Political Science PLSC 114 Introduction to Political Philosophy Smith, Steven B. Fall 2006 Political Science PLSC 118 The Moral Foundations of Politics Shapiro, Ian Spring 2010 Political Science PLSC 270 Capitalism: Success, Crisis, and Reform Rae, Douglas W. Fall 2009 Psychology PSYC 110 Introduction to Psychology Bloom, Paul Spring 2007 Psychology PSYC 123 The Psychology, Biology and Politics of Food Brownell, Kelly D. Fall 2008 Religious Studies RLST 145 Introduction to the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) Hayes, Christine Fall 2006 Religious Studies RLST 152 Introduction to the New Testament History and Literature Martin, Dale B. Spring 2009 Sociology SOCY 151 Foundations of Modern Social Theory Szelényi, Iván Fall 2009 Spanish and Portuguese SPAN 300 Cervantes' Don Quixote González Echevarría, Roberto Fall 2009 A few weeks ago I posted about discovering Spark Notes while searching for St. Augustine's Confessions.  That begat Spark's  wonderful, and quite thorough  cheater notes, which then led to this Yale University class discussion of the same topic (right). which begat the startling discovery that Harvard, Princeton, Stanford,  MIT,  all, to some extent, offer  (free) online education.  If you take these resources, along with the Khan Academy, you see that it is very possible to educate at home—yes, even with the Liberal spin one is likely to get.  What a wonderful way to inoculate your child against the unavoidable, and caustic attacks on our culture than exposing with rebuttal?  You can't do that if they're sleeping in New Haven.  Another surprise for me was that Yale offer courses on Western Civilization at all.  After the school returned the $20 million Bass Grant in 1995, rather than give Eli Bass a thumbs up/down on who taught Western Civ under his grant, I was left with feeling that Yale had simply refused to teach Western Civ at all—a not unreasonable assumption given the school's, by then, known penchant for passing everything through  a Marxist prism.  A lecture series I am now listening too is INTRODUCTION TO THE OLD TESTAMENT (HEBREW BIBLE).  It's not a religious, but a cultural examination of the Bible's influence on civilization. Most of the class are male, and I know all too well how distracting a not unattractive,  probably lesbian, but braless instructor can have on us.  It's somewhat of a conundrum this; having impure thoughts while reading the Bible.  But maybe that's just me.  Or, as an alternative, immerse yourself  in this. ”

More crap to come, boss

2014 I Wish You All a Happy and Prosperous New Year but remember; the grass is always greener but rarely and truly blonde CRAP

Paradise Lost

Haven't we all been there?

Ron Metzger

Say Who?

“ OBAMA RATED 5th BEST PRESIDENT IN OUR HISTORY Washington, Lincoln, Coolidge, Reagan, and—  Obama? From a total of 44 US Presidents: Obama is rated as the 5th best President ever! The A&M's Public Relations Office released the following statement, "...after only 5 years in office, Americans have rated President Obama the 5th best President ever." The details according to TEXAS A&M #1. Reagan & Lincoln tied for first, #2. Twenty three presidents tied for second, #3. Seventeen other presidents tied for third, #4. Jimmy Carter came in fourth, and #5. Obama came in fifth! This appears to be totally reasonable . . . . . Don M ”