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  1. Where are all the Anti-Inauguration activists now?

     

     

    Headlines from 4 years ago:

     

    "Republicans spend $42 million on inauguration while troops die in unarmored Humvees"

     

    "Bush extravagance exceeds any reason during tough economic times"

     

    "Fat cats get their $42 million inauguration party, Ordinary Americans get the shaft"

     

     

     

    Headlines this year:

     

    "Historic Obama Inauguration will cost only $120 million"

     

    "Obama Spends $120 million on inauguration; America Needs A Big Party"

     

    "Everyman Obama shows America how to celebrate"

     

    "Citibank executives contribute $8 million to Obama Inauguration"

     

     

     

    Maybe it is only inflation that is to blame?

  2. To My Democrat Friends:

     

    Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2009, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere . Also, this wish is made without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the wishee.

     

     

     

     

     

    To My Republican Friends:

     

    Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

     

     

  3. I can't BELIEVE anybody could support McCain after the last 8 years we've had.

     

    I though that McCain spent the last 8 years as a senator from Arizona.

     

    Besides, a lot of you people used to love McCain. Every time he would break rank and vote with the Dems, the media would praise him and the GOP would publicly complain about him. Now that he is running against a Dem, the media has done a 180. Not that it surprises me.

  4. At dinner tonight my server had on a "Obama 08" button, giving me an idea. When the bill came I decided not to tip the server and explained to him that I was exploring the Obama redistribution of wealth concept. He stood there in disbelief while I told him that I was going to redistribute his tip to someone who I deemed more in need, the homeless guy outside. The server angrily stormed from my sight. I went outside, gave the homeless guy $10 and told him to thank the server inside as I've decided he could use the money more. The homeless guy was grateful. At the end of my rather unscientific redistribution experiment I realized the homeless guy was grateful for the money he did not earn, but the waiter was pretty angry that I gave away the money he did earn even though the actual recipient needed money more. I guess redistribution of wealth is an easier thing to swallow in concept than in practical application.

    :laf:

  5. If cars were licensed only at point of sale, you could have vehicles with no headlights spewing pure burning oil on the road

     

    So if your car had no headlights and was spewing oil, the cops wouldnt need to pull you over and possibly ticket you...because your license already took care of that???

     

    Wow, I had no idea.

     

    You might not also be aware that you need to renew tabs on your car (the licensing I was refering to), which requires emmissions inspection here and other types of inspection elsewhere. That's gonna cost ya big someday.

     

     

    Funny, I dont remember anyone checking my headlights during an emissions test...

  6. If cars were licensed only at point of sale, you could have vehicles with no headlights spewing pure burning oil on the road

     

    So if your car had no headlights and was spewing oil, the cops wouldnt need to pull you over and possibly ticket you...because your license already took care of that???

     

    Wow, I had no idea.

  7. But don't expect not to get heckled by all the people around you.

     

    word up. time for some of you to put on your big girl panties and suck it up. if getting heckled damages your self esteem, then maybe you should stay home. just having a discussion about this makes me think seattle is getting way too touchy feely these days.

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