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[Nov. 17th, 2009|02:21 pm] |
Wes Pruden in "Washington Times" today: Obama bows, the nation cringes.
Quote:
"It's no fault of the president that he has no natural instinct or blood impulse for what the America of "the 57 states" is about. He was sired by a Kenyan father, born to a mother attracted to men of the Third World and reared by grandparents in Hawaii, a paradise far from the American mainstream."
And the award for most densely packed racism into a single paragraph goes to...
I gave his Wiki page a little facelift after reading this article. Here's a screen-shot - naturally, it got reversed by a like-minded comrade of his within minutes.
However, others have picked up the fallen standard, and there was much rejoicing. |
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[Nov. 6th, 2009|08:59 pm] |
Auto-tuned news mega win.
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[Nov. 5th, 2009|11:09 am] |
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Fun fact: apparently, in Finnish the word "dress" is "leninki." |
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[Nov. 4th, 2009|12:58 am] |
Updated NY-23 map:
And on that happy note, I'm off to bed.
P.S. Yes, yes, the two Republican governors. Well, so what? Arkansas has a Democratic governor, and Hawaii a Republican one. A predictor it ain't. I feel worse about the Maine measure allowing gay marriages being overturned. Oh well, at least they made some headway in Seattle... and apparently, pot has become slightly more legal in some areas! Banzai. |
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[Nov. 1st, 2009|11:34 pm] |
From Луркоморье, for the win:
"Някавайня — наверняка самый кавайный предмет во вселенной. Находится в кузнице у кузнецов-онимешников." |
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[Oct. 26th, 2009|02:02 pm] |
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Have completed about 40% of the first 50 hours of the Finnish for Beginners course on LiveMocha.com. Also have learned a few separate vocab sheets (days of the week, months, emotions, body parts, internal organs, celebrations, relatives). Oddly enough, out of the several hundred Finnish words I now know, only maybe three or four are verbs, and I can't actually conjugate them! I hope the lessons get to that soon. It's a bit weird knowing a bunch of nouns and not being able to verb them. |
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[Oct. 23rd, 2009|12:09 pm] |
Have discovered LiveMocha - a highly interactive (and free) language learning center. One gets to do *everything* - learn, read, listen, speak and write! And native speakers of the language you signed up for check it for you! Naturally, in return you're expected to contribute your own expertise in the language you are fluent in.
Have started a 50-hour beginner Finnish lesson plan. Off to record my first speaking submission! |
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[Oct. 14th, 2009|03:18 pm] |
Slaw and Order: Hot-Dog Stand in Chicago Triggers a Frank Debate
'Felony Franks' Is Staffed by Ex-Cons, but Some Neighbors Don't Relish the Name
"CHICAGO -- When James Andrews opened a hot-dog stand on this city's rough West Side, he thought he was doing a community service by hiring ex-convicts. But some in the neighborhood think the name he chose -- Felony Franks -- is a crime...
Mr. Andrews hired a dozen ex-cons to cook and serve frankfurters, sausages, steak sandwiches and french fries sliced from raw potatoes.
Customers enter a cramped space framed by cinder-block walls, with no tables or chairs. Near the entrance hangs a mock list of Miranda rights: "You have the right to remain hungry. Anything you order can and will be used to feed you here at Felony Franks."
Servers standing behind bulletproof plastic -- standard for stores in the neighborhood -- ask customers, "Are you ready to plead your case?" Among other dishes, the menu lists the Misdemeanor Wiener and the Chain Gang Chili Dog. Side orders, such as fries, cole slaw and garlic bread, are dubbed "accomplices." The restaurant's slogan is, "Food so good it's criminal."
MUST. EAT. A MISDEMEANOR WIENER. |
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[Oct. 14th, 2009|01:47 am] |
Hole punch cloud hovers over Moscow
Theories aired in the comments to the Youtube video include:
alien invaders;
the Apocalypse;
missile going up;
meteor coming down;
HAARP!!;
an omen of Russia losing to Germany in the Group Four qualifier (which it did);
and my favorite - the spirit of the not-yet-built transportation loop supposedly being planned by mayor Luzhkov scouting out a place for itself. |
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[Oct. 14th, 2009|12:14 am] |
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Had a one-on-one boxing lesson today at my husband's gym. Joined the gym for two months to get a second one. However, as this sort of thing is outrageously expensive when not offered for free, and the gym doesn't offer actual boxing classes, will use the two months to get into shape, then enroll into a local Krav Maga studio. |
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[Oct. 13th, 2009|09:13 pm] |
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Just had a boxing lesson. Why do I like punching things so much?.. |
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[Oct. 12th, 2009|11:45 pm] |
Very lame joke I just made up.
"¿Quien Eres Tú?"
"Soy un híbrido entre una rosa y una menta!"
"MENTIROSA!!" |
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[Oct. 10th, 2009|05:10 pm] |
Gummy Bear snuff film:
He had it coming. |
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[Oct. 9th, 2009|11:50 am] |
Re: Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
The best part of all this is the GOP reaction.
GOP last week: "Outrage! Obama lost an international honor!"
GOP this week: "Outrage! Obama won an international honor!"
To quote Alan Grayson:
"If Barack Obama were somehow able to cure hunger in the world the Republicans would blame him for overpopulation. If Barack Obama could somehow bring about world peace they would blame him for destroying the defense industry. In fact, they understand that if Barack Obama has a BLT sandwhich tommorrow for lunch, they will try to ban bacon." |
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