I work with the woman this song was written about.
Walk across the courtyard towards the library
I can hear the insects buzz and the leaves ‘neath my feet
Ramble up the stairwell into the hall of books
Since we got the interweb, these hardly get used
Duck into the men’s room, combing through my hair
When God gave us mirrors, He had no idea
Looking for a lesson in the periodicals
There, I spy you listening to the AM radio
Karen of The Carpenters singing in the rain
Another lovely victim of the mirror’s evil way
It’s not like you’re not trying with a pencil in your hair
To defy the beauty the good Lord put in there
Simple little bookworm
Buried underneath
Is the sexiest librarian
Take off those glasses
And let down your hair for me
So I watch you through the bookcase imagining a scene
You and I had dinner, spending time, then you sleep
And what then would I say to you lying there in bed?
These words, with a kiss, I would plant in your head
What is it inside our heads that makes us do the opposite
Makes us do the opposite of what’s right for us?
‘Cause everything’d be great and everything’d be good
If everybody gave like everybody could
Sweetest little bookworm
Hidden underneath
Is the sexiest librarian
Take off those glasses
And let down your hair for me
Take off those glasses
And let down your hair for me
Simple little beauty, heaven in your breath
Simplest of pleasures, the world at its best
He doesn’t look that fat. Winter is coming.
Winter of severe illness and death?
He’ll sleep it off.
How did you get Animal to sit still for that picture?
“I know the locations of the guns you lost in a tragic boating accident.”
I guess everyone is still yammering about the Speaker in the post of one of the best pieces of fiction we have ever had up.
I am disappoint.
Are they? I thought the conversation had moved to ERB and Wa-wa’s.
Indeed. I am guilty, but I did applaud wildly and go to my bunk to think of skeletons first.
You got to chase the heat, Swiss.
It was a great story, and I said so. After that, there’s not a lot more to say.
Indeed. I hesitate to say it cut to the bone, but, well…
Anyhoo, I quoted the part that brought it all home to me.
He apparently voted against gay marriage or something.
That’s all I got from the internets so far.
Saw: voted against funding for Ukraine each time? Good I guess.
Wants to make funding ISRAEL his first act.
Uh… ok.
Said Pelosi should be arrested for tearing up Trump’s speech, it being an official document or something.
So… wait. Jim Jordan was too conservative, but this guy?
I know. He was pretty tough on Mayorkas when questioning him on censorship too.
Separate votes is the right direction. Rejecting is better.
I’m gonna be honest here in that I *like* Israel better, but I also don’t think they need any help from us.
Their main obstacle to “winning” is actually just the United States applying pressure on them not to.
This right here. Our involvement should not be any deeper than diplomatic shuttle.
I have favorites for both but don’t want the US government involved.
I’m willing to formerly pass a resolution saying “atta boy” everyone once in awhile to both if they do well.
I’d never heard of him, but a quick look through the comments on legalinsurrection.com seem to say that he pisses off all the right people
He gets a F ratings from the NAACPP, NEA, and Republicans for Ukraine. A 2% from LCV. 10% ACLU.
That’s a few good indicators.
How do I PM somebody? I want to send RJ my top secret email address.
I can’t figure it out. BUT, you could go to the old Forum post, and put a burner address there.
Used to be that you could do that on the forum, but I think the functionality was lost at some point.
I’m guessing that in an open post there’s no half-hour rule, so…
A few days ago I brought up one Sylvia Swayne, a 26-year old “transgender woman” who was running for the Alabama House.
Swayne was in a runoff in the Democrat primary in a majority-black district, and had garnered a bit of publicity after receiving $50K from Leaders We Deserve, which is Davey Hogg’s PAC designed to get callow youths into positions of power.
With the boost from that cash, Swayne was able to get
over the topalmost 35% of the vote.Hogg, predictably, is guzzling the copium.
Is that a threat?
I wonder what that person’s qualifications are beyond gender confusion. Cuz Hogg isn’t saying.
Her qualifications are that she is a very passable and pretty person with a dick, and holds standard Democratic positions – in Alabama:
“it distracts us from the fact that we’re not putting enough money into public education, or lack of funds in public transportation, disenfranchisement of Black voters. All of these are efforts to suppress people who want to make better lives for themselves.”
The black southern democrat support for transgenders will come I’m sure.
She got whupped by a 2-1 margin in a Democratic primary, so not so much.
Oh. Ok.
Very surprising.
Swayne is going to have to parachute into one of those districts comprised of affluent, smug lefties with “In This House…” signs in their front yard.
Not sure how many of those exist in Alabama.
There are plenty of those precincts in my town for her to win
The Guardian weighs in on the big scary survey
The 14th annual American Values Survey, carried out by the non-profit Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) in partnership with the Brookings Institution thinktank, offers a snapshot of America’s deepening polarisation and willingness to contemplate taking up arms.
Even as Joe Biden has sought to lower the temperature, support for political violence has increased over the past two years, the survey shows. Today about 23% of Americans agree that “because things have gotten so far off track, true American patriots may have to resort to violence in order to save our country” – up from 15% in 2021.
A gigantic whopper right out of the gate. That got a belly laugh.
I love how they frame things in ominous generalities, and let he readers fill in the blanks. The country is on the wrong track. Democracy is in peril. Divisive lies are everywhere.
“Even as Joe Biden has sought to lower the temperature”
Jeez Louise. Did they even watch his speech in Philadelphia? Or nearly any other speech?
It’s all lies and propaganda.
Whatcha gonna do?
Wonder if Joe should reduce his own CO2 emissions before trying to stop others?
Conspicuously absent was anything about the Great Uniter, H. Clinton, saying us deplorables should be thrown into government re-education camps.
Because that modest proposal lowers the fuck outta the temperature, yeah?
Well, with the deplorables out of the way there would be no resistance to Democracy.
Lowers to room temperature?
Since he became president, Biden hasn’t lowered the temperature on one damn thing. In fact I can’t think of a single bad situation that he didn’t actively escalate.
Seriously.
Never change, The Guardian.
Speaking of skeletons
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12671535/Tara-Reid-shuts-rumors-anorexia-bulimia-bullying.html
And, I am already getting email spam with Johnson’s name on it.
“Woman is mauled by her pet Rottweiler after she fed it a pot gummy: She spends week in hospital and then EUTHANIZES dog after it ripped her off the toilet seat and took chunks out of her arm”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12671311/Woman-mauled-pet-Rottweiler.html
Yikes!
You definitely want a dog that’s cool to get high with.
…and then I got high.
I’m going to hell:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaPHdisOQs8
Half Baked is so underrated and underseen.
“You said you gave Mary Jane a pearl necklace!”
“You completely misunderstood that story.”
IDGAF about politicians. They’re all bottom-feeding, power-hungry douchebags. What else is there to discuss?
Much more important is why Publix doesn’t have raspberry preserves in stock in any brand.
*not Ron Paul
I treated him with the same scrutiny and skepticism as I do, say, Nancy Pelosi. Same for Thomas Massie and Rand Paul. Never trust a politician. Any politician.
Hey but I couldn’t ask for two politicians that at least somewhat align with my world view…
^^^ whatever I mostly like about the two is tempered by the fact that they willingly live in that swamp
And by swamp, I mean politics not just DC.
They were also out of Thomas’s English muffins
Unrelated: where is my lemon curd?!
🤔
I do have eggs, butter, lemon, and sugar…
I have been invited to a brunch this Saturday, the second in what we hope will be a series. It’s mixed (male & female) group of nerds from work meeting up at the reserved common space of one of the coworkers. It was a great success last time.
There were paint supplies and cheap canvases; some of the folks are decent artists/illustrators.
Last time I brought champagne for mimosas. Not this time.
Any brunch dish suggestions? I was contemplating a pumpkin pie just because of time of year; for that I have the recipe I like already.
I like to make various benedicts, but that would be for a party at my house house. Pumpkin is a nice idea. But maybe a variation like pumpkin mousse or pumpkin cheesecake?
Yeah, I need to keep it easy to transport.
The cheesecake idea could work. And I could hold aside some slightly contrasting batter to make a spiral on top and drag through a “spiderweb” pattern for Halloween.
Thanks!
Frittata. Easy, delicious.
French Apple Cake. Quick, simple, tasty.
You’re in Sakerlina. Try mayhaw jelly. If Publix doesn’t have it, a neighborhood grocery or general store should.
“The political temperature in America is rising, and this year’s American Values Survey results reflect that reality,” said PRRI’s president and founder, Robert P Jones. “Our last presidential election was the first in our history without a peaceful transfer of power. With flashes of political violence continuing among us, and the 2024 election on the horizon, we should be deeply concerned about the growing number of Americans who express openness to political violence.”
Totally nonpartisan.
Our last presidential election was the first in our history without a peaceful transfer of power
What in the everloving fuck are you talking about, you 100% partisan retard?
Biden had to send in troops to get Trump out of the White House.
Probably not Ashli Babbit.
To be fair, locking up people for years without a trial, and then imposing multi-decade long sentences for exercising the First Amendment “right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances”, and killing some of these protesters, and pre-emptively allowing lefty fascists to burn and loot neighborhoods before the election, sure seems like a non-peaceful way to transfer power.
Much more important is why Publix doesn’t have raspberry preserves in stock in any brand.
Red currant jelly has disappeared. WTF?
“Panera Bread faces lawsuit over ‘charged lemonade’ that allegedly killed 21-year-old – here are 6 unassuming ‘healthy’ drinks that contain a dose of caffeine that’s potentially lethal for heart patients
The student, Sarah Katz from New Jersey, drank a 30-ounce cup of ‘Charged Lemonade’ from fast food joint Panera Bread, which contains more caffeine than a Red Bull and Monster energy drink combined.
Ms Katz suffered a serious heart rhythm condition called long QT syndrome, which causes the heart to beat irregularly (arrhythmia).
She was diagnosed with the condition aged five and had managed it with medication and limiting caffeine, according to documents written by lawyers representing her parents.”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12666137/Panera-Bread-charged-lemonade-lawsuit-caffeine-drinks-safety.html
Sad.
Thank drink sounds horrible, but what did she think was in “charged lemonade”?
At first read, it looked to me like some fancy-dancy marketing, not something extra added.
I actually tried that stuff recently. It was awful. Seems like I need to remind myself, ‘Don’t eat at Panera’s’ every once in a while.
Their tuna fish sandwiches are good and, actually that’s it.
Turkey avocado BLT FTW
Also, you can make yourself a decent Arnold Palmer between their (non-charged) agave lemonade and iced tea.
Broccoli cheddar soup in a bread bowl.
It used to be good, but the quality has gone way down hill. Not gonna bother to research why that is.
My daughter likes it.
The wife likes them, as it gives her a lot of veggies, but I avoid places like that. Give me a good burrito any day.
I’ve only been there once but it was delicious. Some sort of turkey sandwich and mac & cheese.
While the caffeine content in Charged Lemonade is listed on Panera’s website, it’s not listed on the menu in the store or the plastic cup itself.
guilty!
‘Instead, defendants market, advertise, and sell Panera Charged Lemonade as a product that is “plant-based and clean with as much caffeine as our Dark Roast Coffee,”‘ the lawsuit reads.
In stores, Panera does ‘not specify what size coffee cup is akin to a Panera Charged Lemonade’, making it difficult to know exactly how much caffeine it contains.
And keep reading. Not so clear cut.
It says it has caffeine in it. I would think no caffeine is safe and she should have just been drinking water. Moment of carelessness?
It says it has caffeine in it.
Does it?
The menu doesn’t say it. The cup doesn’t say it. The marketing materials say it.
Did she know she was getting caffeine? Should she have known? Did she make a bad assumption that lemonade was safe because it generally is everywhere?
So WHERE exactly does it say it has caffeine in it? On the menu board? Also, NO ONE thinks lemonade has caffeine in it. WTF does “charged” even mean? Now, she could’ve asked that.
Maybe she thought “charged” meant “this costs money”.
But I actually am familiar with the marketing gimmick for “charged” things as I fuckin’ love caffeine.
I have never heard of it, but I’m not a caffeine drinker because I can’t stand the smell of coffee (also, Mormon), I really don’t like carbonation so pop is not on my menu, and all I drink is water, pretty much. I get my caffeine in pill form.
I would think “It has booze.”. Ask the counter clerk what it means, if you have dietary restrictions.
You expect people to take charge of their own lives?
ISWYDT, OBE.
Yeah, that could mean extra sugar, extra tart, a lot of benign things if it isn’t specifically stated. A sad story.
I would totally go for extra tart lemonade.
I made this recently. PITA but worthwhile. You could add powdered citric acid, I suppose.
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/281089/state-fair-lemonade/
I just use lemon juice, water, and Splenda.
I know people with dietary problems, and I know vegans. They all look up every detail of food before eating. Not a bite goes in without a look up. So I find this odd.
Yes on that.
Still I’d like to know the signage in the store itself.
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=panera+charged+lemonade+signs&t=brave&iax=images&ia=images&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fhustlerlist.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F06%2Fpanera-charged-lemonade.jpg
Don’t know if that is accurate…but does safe caffeine and in a marketing way “natural”.
Supposed signage
https://assets.entrepreneur.com/content/3×2/2000/1698158961-Panera-Charged-Lemonade-Lawsuit-1483135413.jpg?format=pjeg&auto=webp
Now the ‘clean’ could be seen as deceptive marketing but does say the mg of caffeine in it…
If they were signed like that I’m not very sympathetic.
Their online menu however…dubious
They claim they have 290mg in a 20oz cup of their dark roast.
Basically this girl slammed 4 energy drinks in one sitting. Lapse of judgement for sure.
Yeah, it sounds like she should not have been drinking any caffeine at all.
I’ve never heard of anyone really being all that sensitive to caffeine which is the most perfect drug in all of nature.
I call bullshit on that part, since no one has done that yet and it’s fun.
Balzac supposedly ODed on coffee.
Impossible. Caffeine loves us and only wants what’s best for us.
I seem to recall it was posted on the dispensing machines the last time I was in a Panera (before the lockdowns).
Do they keep it a secret that there is caffeine in it? If not, then I’m sad for your loss… Next case.
I have issues with caffeine, if it’s a drink I’m unfamiliar with that has any hint that it may contain caffeine I ask the staff. If they don’t know, I won’t order it.
Sununu stopped campaigning with Christie. Instead, campaigns with DeSantis
Gov. Chris Sununu took fellow Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on a road show across the Granite State Tuesday, and while the popular New Hampshire pol didn’t give DeSantis his endorsement, Sununu made it clear he is on the shortlist.
“When you have somebody like Gov. DeSantis who has been in Congress, he’s been in Washington, he’s been a successful governor in a big state like Florida, which is a very important role,” Sununu said. “What he did with the hurricanes, what he did with controlling taxes, what he did with managing the pandemic far better than Donald Trump did.”
I chuckled at the highlighted bit. Sununu kept the Lil Rona Panic going in NH for 18 months, far longer than DeSantis locked Florida down. DeSantis admitted he made a mistake, backtracked, and fought against the Lil Rona Panic. Sununu struck back at anyone that pushed back against him and has never admitted to making a mistake with lockdowns.
Maybe Christie tried to eat him or something.
He got tired of Christie telling him to make more gyros.
Hammer films retrospective
Paging RJ
Okay, it is Hammer Films so gold-plated is probably a little more accurate.
You could always tell a Hammer Film just by the look of it, even if you had surfed-in just flipping channels on a Saturday night. There was something about it’s aesthetic. Something about its style. Hammer in the Mid-Sixties was at its height. Their gorgeous look was and still is unmistakable. On a minuscule budget, Hammer delivered films that seemed pretty close to C. B. DeMille’s epic.
Cecil B. DeMented
That is a long form article! CPRM would tear me a new one if I exceed 700 words.
I absolve you and give you permission. More. Write more. Write so much on Hammer Films.
OK. Hammer Film Thanksgiving?
Because Christopher Lee is one of the most awesome people in film, you should write more and often.
Because Christopher Lee is one of the most awesome people
Can end the sentence right there.
Taking this position in KY is like stepping back to 2010 Vegas air traffic control tower. Some systems are older iterations, older tower design, etc. Means while ‘slower’ traffic, I actually have more work.
This is good. I’m less at my desk and more engaged. Work I passed onto others at Vegas is solely mine here.
Jackass who is salty I took the job has consistently exhibited why he was passed up.
robc from the morning thread:
Caruana, Aronian, Sevian, Niemann won.
Mishra lost.
Rest were draws.
The big story of the tourney is Nakamura vs Firouzja. Top 2 qualify for candidates tournament, but both of them are also competing for the spot given to highest rating among unqualified. As the 2 and 3 seeds in the tourney, they could both easily make the top 2 (and its not just top 2, but top 2 not already qualified, so top 3/4 if Caruana/Pragg finishes in top 2), but they are also trying to distance themselves from each other. If either qualifies, the other probably does too, unless they tank and allow Giri to catch up.
For those not following morning thread, this is the Grand Swiss chess tourney on the Isle of Man.
I am contemplating painting Latin letters on my dilapidated deck and play Indians Jones trying to spell God.
Remember that Jehovah starts with an I.
Read that as dick, not deck. It was weird that way.
It’s funnier that way.
So convenient
Australia is moving quickly to become a cashless society as the government and banks are looking to have even more control over the daily lives of their citizens.
This isn’t some sort of conspiracy theory – this is actual fact that digital only payments will soon be the only way to perform transactions as more banks are closing, those that remain open are going cashless, and banks are limiting the amount of money that can be withdrawn. The agenda is becoming even more evident as Australia’s Reserve Bank just revealed that the amount of banknotes that banks requested this year was just 1/3rd of normal levels.
At this rate, many believe that Australia could be entirely cashless by the end of 2025 – just a little over two years from now as they sucker people into giving up their freedom for being able to utilize something that is more convenient and easier to use.
Freedom to lie and hide your behaviour from the almighty government? Nobody needs that, mate.
How do garage sales and swap meets work? Is everybody supposed to enroll in Venmo?
That is unapproved economic activity.
E payments for your Bunnings snag?
Today in tales of Bidenomics, FB marketplace is d-e-d ded. I mean, there’s lots of listings, but nothing’s moving. Today I had to give away my antique bed because nobody was going to pay $150 for it. Beautiful bed, too. Been in my family for 60 years. I just made them promise to love it and not be mean to it.
I’m trying to find a couch, and all the ones I’m looking at are not moving and their prices keep coming down. Now, part of that is that the assholes who create the listing aren’t responding to their messages, but whatevs. This is good furniture, too. Nobody’s biting.
Craft supplies that 2 years ago would have gone lickety-split for what I’m asking are also not getting any bites. Ain’t nobody buyin’ shit, peeps.
My excuse is I’m enpupified.
(She’s asleep on my arm at this very moment)
I wouldn’t be looking for furniture if I had a puppy. 😂
Unless you can’t keep them out of your dope.
I’m sorry you have a pupa.
We tried selling some couches a couple years ago and had no bites, even at $0, and they were pretty good couches. You should be able to get a good deal.
SF Fiction – Perfect.
SotH – DGAF.
Callipygian lasses – For all to enjoy.
https://archive.ph/wip/p4jBa
Ass Wednesday.
I’m surprised that this hasn’t been mentioned yet.
RIP Shaft
Probably because somebody did mention it yesterday (not I).
Musta missed it