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Scratching those WMD trax, OLD SKOOL! HUH!

I assume he means 'Buell' - a hold you grab by wrapping your hand around it with the heal of hte hand against the rock, thumb out - after Charlie Buell - strongman and carpenter extraordinaire.

My vote for surprise favorite is the Willie Nelson/H&R Block commercial.

They go fishing, too. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/158986_whales02.html

STFU!

The only movie where I cheer for the Nazi's.

Lessee - facial bite by Dalmation at age 2 - folks took me to the hospital and had me stitched up with no questions from CPS, and the dog was not taken to the pound and put to sleep. Took a softball bat to the head during a gradeschool softball game - concussion, stitches, and the phones were down so my folks didn't know where I was until the teacher brought me home. Ran around by myself around a creek, through barbed wire fences without getting tetanus, through the barn and outbuildings without getting hanta, drank water out of the irrigation ditch without getting giardia, got kicked and stepped on by cattle. Almost lost eye from knocking icicles off eaves and richocheting bb's. Climbed up and over the slickrock fins in the Firey Furnace and trundled rocks off Dead Horse Point. Floated in the Co. River until my fingers were blue and I was slurring. Plenty more - that's what my addled mind remembers right now.

Ah, you found City of Rock, NM. I'll have to dig up my pics of our successful ascent of said 'spire'

Saw Split Lip Rayfield open for The Rev. Horton Heat a few weeks back - They definitely snapped my head back - I recommend a viewing 4/29, 4/30 at the Tractor. Took in Hank III/Assjack last night at Graceland. The boy's definitely channelling grandpa in all the right ways.

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Separated at birth? from The New Republic "CAVEAT EMPTOR: Howard Dean, describing his credentials to be president to Diane Sawyer last night: I am not a perfect person, believe me, I have all kinds of warts. I wear ... cheap suits sometimes, I say things that I probably ought not to say ... [minutes later:] Now look, I ... I mean, was it over the top? Sure it was over the top. Do I do things that are a little nutty? Sure I do things that are a little nutty. Homer Simpson, describing his credentials to be Lurleen Lumpkin's manager: Lurleen: Homer, I want you to be my manager. Homer: Really?! Well, I should warn you, I'm not great with figures. Lurleen: That's okay. Homer: I make a lot of stupid decisions. Lurleen: Nobody's perfect. Homer: I did bad in school. Lurleen: I didn't even go. Homer: My personal hygeine has been described as... "

Was interviewd on Bob Rivers/KZOK on 1/20 - link to their streaming archives here

how to flame... "Geez. I'm impressed. In one short paragraph, you have succeeded in leaping in status from Moron-Without-Portfolio, _past_ Insensitive Jerk, *beyond* Reprehensible Cretin, and straight to Thing In A Cage People Pay Two Bits To Point And Gawk At." -Sarah Kahn

there are a couple of climbers at Olympic Physical Therapy - 447-1570 - the staff there overall is very good.

Southern Engineering Exam We are sick and tired of hearing about how dumb people are in the South. We challenge any so-called smart Yankee to take this exam administered by the University of Arkansas Engineering Department: 1. Calculate the smallest limb diameter on a persimmon tree that will support a 10-pound possum. 2. Which of these cars will rust out the quickest when placed on blocks in your front yard? A '65 Ford Fairlane, a '69 Chevrolet Chevelle or a '64 Pontiac GTO. 3. If your uncle builds a still which operates at a capacity of 20 gallons of shine produced per hour, how many car radiators are required to condense the product? 4. A woodcutter has a chainsaw which operates at 2700 RPM. The density of the pine trees in the plot to be harvested is 470 per acre. The plot is 2.3 acres in size. The average tree diameter is 14 inches. How many Budweisers will be drunk before the trees are cut down? 5. If every old refrigerator in the state vented a charge of R-12 simultaneously, what would be the percentage decrease in the ozone layer? 6. A front porch is constructed of 2x8 pine on 24-inch centers with a field rock foundation. The span is 8 feet and the porch length is 16 feet. The porch floor is 1-inch rough sawn pine. When the porch collapses, how many hound dogs will be killed? 7. A man owns a Tennessee house and 3.7 acres of land in a hollow with an average slope of 15%. The man has five children. Can each of his grown children place a mobile home on the man's land and still have enough property for their electric appliances to sit out front? 8. A 2-ton truck is overloaded and proceeding 900 yards down a steep slope on a secondary road at 45 MPH. The brakes fail. Given average traffic conditions on secondary roads, what is the probability that it will strike a vehicle with a muffler? 9. A coalmine operates a NFPA Class 1, Division 2 Hazardous Area. The mine employs 120 miners per shift. A gas warning is issued at the beginning of the 3rd shift. How many cartons of unfiltered Camels will be smoked during the shift? 10. At a reduction in the gene pool variability rate of 7.5% per generation, how long will it take a town which has been bypassed by the Interstate to breed a country-western singer?

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Ah, the sordid tale of Jim and Lily continues. Funny. Have a good one, I'll see you on the 3rd.

Sorry kids, they already scrambled the jets.

Funny, I was talking with my folks on this in October - They are retired cattle ranchers, and we had just seen a talk in marketing of beef sales to South Korea and Japan - the two countries make their largest beef imports from the U.S - both high-end beef, as well as 'second' cuts, like skirt steak (diaphram) and tongue - But both are also insular markets, sensitive to real or perceived threats to the health of their own industry. Long and short of it - Canada had one case of mad cow a couple years ago, and Japan has not imported beef from them since. My folks were disbelieving that it could happen here. The day after our BSE-suspect cow shows up, Japan shuts up down. It's a difficult path to walk - we need to better fund and improve inspections, but not so much that the costs potentially cripple our own market - at this point, I'm not sure that the existing testing is statistically significant enough to protect the foodsource. Was watching local coverage of the cow this AM, and traced the path of the carcass/meat. Yakima to Moses Lake to Centralia to Portland. about 400 miles. In a couple of days. The speed and distance (average of 800 miles producer to consumer) at which our food is distributed is a definite weak link. newsflash - beef ban up to 12 countries (mostly Asia and South AM) - Europe already banning/limiting imports due to growth hormone use.

Funny article regarding the cgi battle programming proof of artificial intelligence

13, but I kept aiming at the rabbits. Is that bad?

135, visionary philosopher - I'm off to philosophize under a tree and get me some followers.

Santa Letters Dear Santa: I wud like a kool toy space ranjur fer Xmas. Iv ben a gud boy all yeer. Yer Frend, BiLLy Dear Billy: Nice spelling. You're on your way to a career in lawn care. How about I send you a f***ing book so you can learn to read and write? I'm giving your older brother the space ranger. At least HE can spell! Santa -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Santa: I have been a good girl all year, and the only thing I ask for is peace and joy in the world for everybody! Love, Sarah Dear Sarah: Your parents smoked pot when they had you, didn't they? Santa Dear Santa, I don't know if you can do this, but for Christmas, I'd like for my mommy and daddy to get back together. Please see what you can do. Love,Teddy Dear Teddy: Look, your dad's banging the baby-sitter like a screen door in a hurricane. Do you think he's gonna give that up to come back to your frigid Mom, who rides his @ss constantly? It's time to give up that dream. Let me get you some nice LEGOs instead. Santa -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Santa: I want a new bike, a Playstation, a train, some G.I. Joes, a dog, a drum kit, a pony and a tuba. Love, Francis Dear Francis: Who names their kid "Francis" nowadays? I bet you're gay. Santa -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Santa: I left milk and cookies for you under the tree, and I left carrots for your reindeer outside the back door. Love, Susan Dear Susan: Milk gives me the runs and carrots make the deer fart in my face when riding in the sleigh. You want to do me a favor? Leave me a bottle of scotch. Santa -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Santa: What do you do the other 364 days of the year? Are you busy making toys? Your friend, Thomas Dear Thomas: All the toys are made in China. I have a condo in Vegas, where I spend most of my time making low-budget porno films. I unwind by drinking myself silly and squeezing the @sses of cocktail waitresses while losing money at the craps table. Hey, you wanted to know. Santa -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Santa: Do you see us when we're sleeping, do you really know when we're awake, like in the song? Love, Jessica Dear Jessica: Are you really that gullible? Good luck in whatever you do. I'm skipping your house. Santa -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Santa: I really really want a puppy this year. Please please please PLEASE PLEASE could I have one? Timmy Timmy, That whiny begging sh!t may work with your folks, but that crap doesn't work with me. You're getting a sweater again. Santa -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dearest Santa, We don't have a chimney in our house, how do you get into our home? Love, Marky Mark, First, stop calling yourself "Marky," that's why you're getting your @ss whipped at school. Second, you don't live in a house, you live in a low-rent apartment complex. Third, I get inside your pad just like all the burglars do, through your bedroom window. Sweet Dreams, Santa