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If he does, that means six more years of war.

I can't make it, but I voted for the beer anyway. It's for your own good you tasteless cretin (unless you voted "porter," in which case I retract that cretin bit).

Yes, absolutely. Pat Robertson's sinful actions caused the devastation of New Orleans.

Pat Robertson had sex with my younger brother.

My great-grandmother who lived in Marion, Illinois could never understand how my family could stand to live in San Diego, weren't we terrifed about earthquakes? It was tragic when at the age of 96, after recovering from a broken hip the year earlier, her apartment was lifted up by a tornado and dropped three blocks away, killing both her and one of her daughters. Same tornado demolished my grandparents house around them as they hid in a closet. Doesn't matter where you live, there's always some catch, so you might as well live wherever makes you happiest.

Son, you could find a lucrative place in politics with a perspective like that.

From Newsweek.com By Andy Borowitz Newsweek Updated: 1:08 p.m. ET Sept. 20, 2005 Sept. 20, 2005 - Vice President Dick Cheney said today that in an effort to pump up the White House's anemic approval ratings he would remain above ground for an entire month and would not return to his secure, undisclosed location until November. The vice president, who emerged from his underground lair two weeks ago for a series of high-profile photo opportunities, made the surprising announcement at a press briefing in the White House. "I'm untanned, but I'm rested and ready," said Mr. Cheney, squinting at the daylight as he spoke to the White House press corps. According to one of the vice president's aides, Mr. Cheney's decision to climb out of his subterranean hideout for the entire month of October would mean his longest visit to the earth's surface since 2001. "Dick Cheney is willing to do everything he can to help the White House's numbers, even if it means exposing himself to the ultraviolet rays of the sun," the aide said. But according to Dr. Lars Krenzel, a scientist who studies the habitats and migration patterns of vice presidents for the University of Minnesota, Dick Cheney's extended visit to the earth's surface means "a journey into the unknown." "There is no way of predicting how Dick Cheney will respond to the earth's atmosphere," said Dr. Krenzel. "One thing is certain, however: whether he is above ground or below ground, his Halliburton stock will continue to rise." Elsewhere, NASA said it would return to the moon by 2018, and FEMA said it would return its phone calls by 2020. © 2005 Newsweek, Inc.

I've met Joe's Pancreas before, but never Joe himself

bouldering.com is rather dull, you might try the mispelled and vastly more entertaining boldering.com

I just wanted to change the subject line.

Dear SWNSSI: As Nicholas Dodge noted in the old Oregon Rock guide, "Beacon Rock is the best climbing in Oregon, even if it is in Washington." True, this was before Alan Watts helped put Smith Rock on the big stage, but I'm sure there are some who would argue that this aphorism is still true.

Yeah, music geeks are so cool, they get all the action.

Oh, and recent new music: Sunset Valley - The New Speed Deathray Davies - The Kick and the Snare Dressy Bessy - s/t Tullycraft - Disenchanted Hearts Unite Fountains of Wayne - Welcome Interstate Managers They're all on the pop end, as opposed to hardcore.

Sorry Doc, Johnny died in 2004. I suppose one could revive the band with nothing but drummers, and that short term bass guy who replaced Dee Dee towards the end. Here's the recently unveiled statue for his tomb, commissioned by his loving wife. Isn't she the one he stole from Joey, generating decades of enmity?

Pfft, if'n I wanted to pose, I'd blow smoke up your ass about what great performance art visionaries they are, or diss 'em as avant-garde wanksters with more style than substance. Instead, I think they've got great schtick but they just don't make my little heart go pitter pat.

As a concept, the Residents are splendid, but I've never really loved their music as much as I've wanted to.

Yes, Dewalt cordless tools have lost major quality over the last few years. As others have asked, what's your level of use? Cordless woodcutting tools are small project items only, for when the job is too small to flake a cord or when you have to slither through some dank spider infested crawlspace to make a couple cuts. Aside from cordless drills (especially some of the newer impact drivers), I haven't seen anything that inspires me to divorce wall current. Of course, for some folks, even 110 volts may not be enough. A true nightmare for a general contractor is the sound of the plumber firing up a gas powered reciprocating saw down in the crawlspace.

Silly Bunglehead, look closer. It's not Abba, it's even better: an Abba tribute band!

Nope, those edges would be a byproduct of entropy.

Neil Young is arguably Canda's greatest export, ever.

If Chuck notices, maybe he'll post it. It wasn't peeing, it just fidgeted endlessly about like it HAD TO GO NOW! Camilo, your exploding head is pretty nice.

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Yeah, build a port at the mouth of the largest river in the country, what a stupid idea, eh?

Chuck's legendary "Robot who had to pee" was perhaps even worse than that. Dru's right, the dancing asshole, courtesy of Pink Floyd and The Wall, was Layton's. Dru's penguin-cat and mixosaur were not that graphically striking, but the crow and that face shaped shadow he also used were. It's always a little strange when those little graphics get used for different people, the solar eclipse has had many names, but I always associate it with Dave Schuldt. The diving airplane, the cartoon piggy face, and others have also lived many lives.