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The Urantia Book
spiritual and philosophical book that originated in Chicago sometime between 1924 and 1955
The Urantia Book (1955), sometimes called the Urantia Papers or The Fifth Epochal Revelation, is a spiritual and philosophical book which discusses God, Jesus, science, cosmology, religion, history, destiny, life, the universe and everything. Its authorship remains a matter of speculation, and it seems to have been composed in Chicago, Illinois, sometime between 1924 and 1955.
The Urantia BookEdit
- IN THE MINDS of the mortals of Urantia — that being the name of your world — there exists great confusion respecting the meaning of such terms as God, divinity, and deity. Human beings are still more confused and uncertain about the relationships of the divine personalities designated by these numerous appellations. Because of this conceptual poverty associated with so much ideational confusion, I have been directed to formulate this introductory statement in explanation of the meanings which should be attached to certain word symbols as they may be hereinafter used in those papers which the Orvonton corps of truth revealers have been authorized to translate into the English language of Urantia.
- It is exceedingly difficult to present enlarged concepts and advanced truth, in our endeavor to expand cosmic consciousness and enhance spiritual perception, when we are restricted to the use of a circumscribed language of the realm. But our mandate admonishes us to make every effort to convey our meanings by using the word symbols of the English tongue. We have been instructed to introduce new terms only when the concept to be portrayed finds no terminology in English which can be employed to convey such a new concept partially or even with more or less distortion of meaning.
In the hope of facilitating comprehension and of preventing confusion on the part of every mortal who may peruse these papers, we deem it wise to present in this initial statement an outline of the meanings to be attached to numerous English words which are to be employed in designation of Deity and certain associated concepts of the things, meanings, and values of universal reality.
Part I. The Central and SuperuniversesEdit
1 : The Universal FatherEdit
- THE Universal Father is the God of all creation, the First Source and Center of all things and beings. First think of God as a creator, then as a controller, and lastly as an infinite upholder. The truth about the Universal Father had begun to dawn upon mankind when the prophet said: "You, God, are alone; there is none beside you. You have created the heaven and the heaven of heavens, with all their hosts; you preserve and control them. By the Sons of God were the universes made. The Creator covers himself with light as with a garment and stretches out the heavens as a curtain."
5. Personality of the Universal FatherEdit
- God is not hiding from any of his creatures. He is unapproachable to so many orders of beings only because he "dwells in a light which no material creature can approach." The immensity and grandeur of the divine personality is beyond the grasp of the unperfected mind of evolutionary mortals
99 : The Social Problems of ReligionEdit
- RELIGION achieves its highest social ministry when it has least connection with the secular institutions of society. In past ages, since social reforms were largely confined to the moral realms, religion did not have to adjust its attitude to extensive changes in economic and political systems. The chief problem of religion was the endeavor to replace evil with good within the existing social order of political and economic culture. Religion has thus indirectly tended to perpetuate the established order of society, to foster the maintenance of the existent type of civilization.
But religion should not be directly concerned either with the creation of new social orders or with the preservation of old ones. True religion does oppose violence as a technique of social evolution, but it does not oppose the intelligent efforts of society to adapt its usages and adjust its institutions to new economic conditions and cultural requirements.
Religion did approve the occasional social reforms of past centuries, but in the twentieth century it is of necessity called upon to face adjustment to extensive and continuing social reconstruction. Conditions of living alter so rapidly that institutional modifications must be greatly accelerated, and religion must accordingly quicken its adaptation to this new and ever-changing social order.
7 : Religion's ContributionEdit
- God is inherently kind, naturally compassionate, and everlastingly merciful. And never is it necessary that any influence be brought to bear upon the Father to call forth his loving-kindness. The creature's need is wholly sufficient to insure the full flow of the Father's tender mercies and his saving grace. Since God knows all about his children, it is easy for him to forgive. The better man understands his neighbor, the easier it will be to forgive him, even to love him.[18]
- Life must continue to grow in meaningfulness; man must go on with his reformation of philosophy and his clarification of religion.
Political science must effect the reconstruction of economics and industry by the techniques it learns from the social sciences and by the insights and motives supplied by religious living. In all social reconstruction religion provides a stabilizing loyalty to a transcendent object, a steadying goal beyond and above the immediate and temporal objective. In the midst of the confusions of a rapidly changing environment mortal man needs the sustenance of a far-flung cosmic perspective.
- Religion inspires man to live courageously and joyfully on the face of the earth; it joins patience with passion, insight to zeal, sympathy with power, and ideals with energy.
Man can never wisely decide temporal issues or transcend the selfishness of personal interests unless he meditates in the presence of the sovereignty of God and reckons with the realities of divine meanings and spiritual values.
Economic interdependence and social fraternity will ultimately conduce to brotherhood. Man is naturally a dreamer, but science is sobering him so that religion can presently activate him with far less danger of precipitating fanatical reactions. Economic necessities tie man up with reality, and personal religious experience brings this same man face to face with the eternal realities of an ever-expanding and progressing cosmic citizenship.
108 Mission and Ministry of Thought AdjustersEdit
6. God in ManEdit
- It is indeed a marvel of divine condescension for the exalted and perfect Adjusters to offer themselves for actual existence in the minds of material creatures, such as the mortals of Urantia, really to consummate a probationary union with the animal-origin beings of earth.
No matter what the previous status of the inhabitants of a world, subsequent to the bestowal of a divine Son and after the bestowal of the Spirit of Truth upon all humans, the Adjusters flock to such a world to indwell the minds of all normal will creatures. Following the completion of the mission of a Paradise bestowal Son, these Monitors truly become the "kingdom of heaven within you."
- The Adjuster is the mark of divinity, the presence of God. The "image of God" does not refer to physical likeness nor to the circumscribed limitations of material creature endowment but rather to the gift of the spirit presence of the Universal Father in the supernal bestowal of the Thought Adjusters upon the humble creatures of the universes.
- The Adjusters are the eternal ancestors, the divine originals, of your evolving immortal souls; they are the unceasing urge that leads man to attempt the mastery of the material and present existence in the light of the spiritual and future career. The Monitors are the prisoners of undying hope, the founts of everlasting progression. And how they do enjoy communicating with their subjects in more or less direct channels! How they rejoice when they can dispense with symbols and other methods of indirection and flash their messages straight to the intellects of their human partners!
Part IV. The Life and Teachings of JesusEdit
196 : The Faith of JesusEdit
- JESUS enjoyed a sublime and wholehearted faith in God. He experienced the ordinary ups and downs of mortal existence, but he never religiously doubted the certainty of God's watchcare and guidance. His faith was the outgrowth of the insight born of the activity of the divine presence, his indwelling Adjuster. His faith was neither traditional nor merely intellectual; it was wholly personal and purely spiritual.
- The human Jesus saw God as being holy, just, and great, as well as being true, beautiful, and good. All these attributes of divinity he focused in his mind as the "will of the Father in heaven." Jesus' God was at one and the same time "The Holy One of Israel" and "The living and loving Father in heaven." The concept of God as a Father was not original with Jesus, but he exalted and elevated the idea into a sublime experience by achieving a new revelation of God and by proclaiming that every mortal creature is a child of this Father of love, a son of God.
- Jesus did not cling to faith in God as would a struggling soul at war with the universe and at death grips with a hostile and sinful world; he did not resort to faith merely as a consolation in the midst of difficulties or as a comfort in threatened despair; faith was not just an illusory compensation for the unpleasant realities and the sorrows of living. In the very face of all the natural difficulties and the temporal contradictions of mortal existence, he experienced the tranquillity of supreme and unquestioned trust in God and felt the tremendous thrill of living, by faith, in the very presence of the heavenly Father. And this triumphant faith was a living experience of actual spirit attainment. Jesus' great contribution to the values of human experience was not that he revealed so many new ideas about the Father in heaven, but rather that he so magnificently and humanly demonstrated a new and higher type of living faith in God. Never on all the worlds of this universe, in the life of any one mortal, did God ever become such a living reality as in the human experience of Jesus of Nazareth.
- To "follow Jesus" means to personally share his religious faith and to enter into the spirit of the Master's life of unselfish service for man. One of the most important things in human living is to find out what Jesus believed, to discover his ideals, and to strive for the achievement of his exalted life purpose. Of all human knowledge, that which is of greatest value is to know the religious life of Jesus and how he lived it.
- 1. Jesus — The Man
3. The Supremacy of ReligionEdit
- Art results from man's attempt to escape from the lack of beauty in his material environment; it is a gesture toward the morontia level. Science is man's effort to solve the apparent riddles of the material universe. Philosophy is man's attempt at the unification of human experience. Religion is man's supreme gesture, his magnificent reach for final reality, his determination to find God and to be like him.
- In the realm of religious experience, spiritual possibility is potential reality. Man's forward spiritual urge is not a psychic illusion. All of man's universe romancing may not be fact, but much, very much, is truth.
Some men's lives are too great and noble to descend to the low level of being merely successful. The animal must adapt itself to the environment, but the religious man transcends his environment and in this way escapes the limitations of the present material world through this insight of divine love. This concept of love generates in the soul of man that superanimal effort to find truth, beauty, and goodness; and when he does find them, he is glorified in their embrace; he is consumed with the desire to live them, to do righteousness.
Be not discouraged; human evolution is still in progress, and the revelation of God to the world, in and through Jesus, shall not fail.
- The great challenge to modern man is to achieve better communication with the divine Monitor that dwells within the human mind. Man's greatest adventure in the flesh consists in the well-balanced and sane effort to advance the borders of self-consciousness out through the dim realms of embryonic soul-consciousness in a wholehearted effort to reach the borderland of spirit-consciousness — contact with the divine presence. Such an experience constitutes God-consciousness, an experience mightily confirmative of the pre-existent truth of the religious experience of knowing God. Such spirit-consciousness is the equivalent of the knowledge of the actuality of sonship with God. Otherwise, the assurance of sonship is the experience of faith.
And God-consciousness is equivalent to the integration of the self with the universe, and on its highest levels of spiritual reality. Only the spirit content of any value is imperishable. Even that which is true, beautiful, and good may not perish in human experience. If man does not choose to survive, then does the surviving Adjuster conserve those realities born of love and nurtured in service. And all these things are a part of the Universal Father. The Father is living love, and this life of the Father is in his Sons. And the spirit of the Father is in his Sons' sons — mortal men. When all is said and done, the Father idea is still the highest human concept of God.
Quotes about The Urantia BookEdit
- Research has revealed that virtually all of the scientific material found in The Urantia Book was the accepted scientific knowledge of the period in which the book was written, was held by some scientists of that time, or was about to be discovered or recognized. … Scholarly evaluation shows that Urantia Book fundamentalism is just as untenable as Biblical fundamentalism.
- Meredith Sprunger, a liberal believer in The Urantia Book, as quoted in Urantia: The Great Cult Mystery (1995) by Martin Gardner


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Called the May Day parade by Minnesotans, it actually has been postponed a week due to snow in year's past . This year it was scheduled and held on May 5, doing double duty as a Cinco de Mayo Festival. But the triple duty and main duty of this spirited Minneapolis tradition is to shout out that SPRING HAS ARRIVED! And indeed it did.
It still had that chill in the air at the start of the day, which made a trip to the May Day Café an appropriate first pit stop. Not only good coffee but treats of all kinds, including vegan, warmed spirits as some with oversized puppet masks mingled with the more sedately dressed not yet in parade regalia. This is one of many coffee houses serving tasty brew that Minneapolis St Paul seems to have no shortage of, nor scenic bike paths and lovely lakes. But this is the café that is so-named for this yearly rite of spring ritual and one which traces its origins to those of the parade.
Parking blocks away from the parade route we began to get in the spirit with neighborhood signs shouting a big hello. The Twin Cities is above all a friendly and relaxed place with more cozy neighborhood feel than downtown.
And then we arrived to a very child-centric crowd that followed courtesies, with the help of not a few cajoling grandmas, to give the children the best view.
The parade was actually part one of three, with the second being a pageant called "Tree of Life Ceremony" and then "The Festival" wrap up ending at sunset.
Created by "In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre" years ago, this annual ritual now, like most non-mainstream art events throughout the US, has negligible public funding. But THAT won't stop this parade, if the spirit of crowd and parade alike is any indication.
In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre says, "it combines flour, newspaper, paint, imagination and community input to tell stories that explore and celebrate the human experience and wonders of the world's natural and cultural richness.
The parade program started with a long quote by Carl Sagan from "Pale Blue Dot: A vision of the Human Future in Space". Then in rollicking street theater style the floats and puppets came by to visually tell the story of our planet's frailty
the dangers of war and catastrophe from climate change and more..
But then the sunshine came—in the REAL world and in the parade story itself, as if Mother Nature was the biggest collaborator of all in the festivities. Off came the sweaters and sweatshirts. Out came the little children frolicking sleeveless.
And then came the puppets and floats that talked about the indomitable human spirit, told in a way that ONLY the thawing spirits of Minnesotan tundra can tell it.
From the first nations…
To the sources of life..
and the foods that sustain life and are life..
Hallelujah, it ended. The Grandmas and Grandpas sing! And homages to free speech followed.
Talk to a 30-something in the parade crowd and you learn that they as children had taken part in one or more years learning how to make puppets.
Hundreds combined to make this year's parade and festival and thousands more have made this parade happen through the decades.
If you want to know how to REALLY celebrate spring's arrival put the Twin Cities on your map for every May Day Parade. I'm sure going to!
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Tropical Depression Ana appears to be fizzling out. Tropical Storm Claudette became the first storm of the year to hit land when it rocked the Florida Panhandle early Monday morning with sustained winds near 50 mph. And Bill just became the season's first hurricane out in the Atlantic.
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Ken Williams, White Sox: As manager Ozzie Guillen could attest, owner Jerry Reinsdorf is extremely loyal to his top employees. Williams does not appear in danger of losing his job; the only question is whether Reinsdorf would want to elevate him to club president to keep [White Sox assistant GM Rick] Hahn from becoming a GM elsewhere. Those familiar with the franchise believe that such an arrangement would be difficult on both men.
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ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y., June 13 (UPI) -- Mary Steenburgen announced Thursday via Twitter that she is joining Netflix's hit series Orange Is The New Black for its upcoming third season.
"Very excited to go to my first wardrobe fitting of OITNB!" wrote the 61-year-old actress. "Will I be in orange or black?:)."
News of Steenburgen's casting comes seven days after the entire second season of the show was unveiled on Netflix. The season has received mostly positive reviews including a score of 90 on aggregating reviews site Metacritic .
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Wait, you HATED this game but somehow it still got 4 out 10?
Seriously, what the hell ! This isn't worth even 2/10 !
SimCity Review
In sitting down to write this review, I spent a good long while thinking to myself, "What can I possibly say that hasn't already been said?" From one end of the Internet to the other, endless stories of server shutdowns, data-corrupted cities, and idiotic motorists have bounced around in an online echo chamber. My voice will be one among many, but I must add to the chorus, all the same.
Before I had installed the game, I'd originally thought of posing the question as, "Is SimCity worth the cost, not only in terms of money, but also in the trouble of installing and using Origin?" I've avoided all EA games since they decided to enter into a pissing match with Steam, denying some of their games (like Mass Effect 3) from that popular distributor. It's bad business, as it alienates customers with proprietary politics (the main reason I also dislike Apple). But this isn't a review of Origin, this is a review of SimCity. Though at this point, is there really so much of a difference?
After a week and a half of denied access to the game I supposedly owned, I was able to start playing reliably. The first thing I wanted to try was a single player experience, because despite EA's fervent wish to veer this series into MMO-land, I knew that it will live and die by its solo experience. Picking a spot along the coast with an ample supply of oil and water, I set up shop.
Less than ten minutes later I was met with my first non-online-related disappointment: SimCity looks awful. The buildings have extremely low-quality textures, the sims (your city inhabitants) are little more than blocky stick figures and the bland terrain can't level itself out to accommodate construction without clipping and warping obscenely. It's no wonder developer Maxis decided to hide all of this behind the blurry lens of "tilt shifting". Sure, it makes your city look like a model train diorama, but more importantly, it applies a thick layer of Vaseline over most of the screen in a vain attempt to obfuscate the fact that this game looks worse than 2004's Roller Coaster Tycoon 3. And since sitting and staring at your creation is at least half of the fun of playing this series, the impact on my enjoyment was devastating.
Before SimCity's launch, Maxis developers heralded the design decision to model every citizen, every car, every toilet flush and every cargo delivery in real time. To their credit, it was a bold move and had they succeeded, it would have been trumpeted as a leap forward in simulation technology. Unfortunately for us, what this actually translates to is endless, unceasing, irrational traffic jams. For reasons I still don't fully understand, cars will sit at green lights for many in-game hours waiting to turn, or sometimes jack-knifed across three lanes. The problem becomes laughably broken when police and firefighters jam up the works. At one point, I was hit by an earthquake which started fires that, because traffic had ensnared my dozen or so fire trucks, raged until almost every building in my city had burned down. If I hadn't been prepared, an 1871 Chicago fire-style conflagration would be fate kicking my ass. Instead, my army of first responders sat in their cars, staring out their windows as the city crumbled.
The traffic problem is immense, since if people can't get where they're going, everything grinds to a halt. But what about the first few hours when the streets run relatively smoothly? In that brief window, the game dispenses small chunks of enjoyment, with neat features like upgradable government buildings and connectable parks. Watching police respond to robberies is cute and taking mini-missions to create more jobs or build a seaport can help fill in the gaps in my creativity. It's also welcome that, in a seeming homage to the Tropico series (go play those games instead!), you can create industry like oil refineries and plastics manufacturing, as well as tourism with casinos and attractions. Can you tell that I'm reaching hard to find positive things to say about this game?
Let's move on to the multiplayer portion, shall we? The first problem I ran into was the complete lack of filtering tools or matchmaking to find an open game. When you click join, you are given a random (or possibly descending in order of age) list of full games. I must have clicked the "load more results" button several dozen times. Even the little popup helper at the bottom of the screen shouting "Join XYZ's game!" took me to a full region. It was quickly becoming a joke. Finally, I had to visit the EA forums and issue a plea for "friends", just so I could play this wanna-be MMO with other people.
So are all of these design decisions that sacrificed playability, access, and convenience worth the trade-off for multiplayer? You know where this is going; of course they aren't. Players can visit and watch other mayors build their city, they can send utility vehicles to help out, sims can inter-city shop and go to school and everyone can work together to build region wonders that benefit the entire region. That's about it. You can't co-build a city and even the chat system currently has a horrendous lag time between messages (seriously?!) which leads to miscommunication about who should build which bonus-giving building. And once again, the broken traffic hampers everything, as my ambulances and garbage trucks couldn't even make it out of my city to help my friend's municipality. Of course to add insult to injury, when you log back into the region (either in singleplayer or multi), there's a small chance your city will be rolled back by 30 minutes or so of playtime (because EA can't trust you with a manual save feature, you see). Likewise, every so often I would notice that no new construction works or sims would enter my city and I became perplexed as to what I was doing wrong. Turns out, the game sometimes forgets to do its simulation job and I had to exit and re-enter the game to get it going again, like a stalled car with a busted engine.
At a recent panel discussion, Firaxis developers shared a favorite quote of Sid Meier's: "The game shouldn't have more fun than the player." With all of its simulation technology, SimCity is clearly having a ball managing all the data. But none of that translates into player fun. Instead we have a steaming mess of pathetic visuals, broken simulation management, and predictably infuriating forced online requirements. Ultimately, when compared to other city-building games, even the decade-old Simcity 4, Maxis set the bar low and failed to clear even that. At least they gave me Mass Effect 3 for free in apology. Wait, it can't import my ME2 character's face correctly? You've got to be kidding me! Well, at least I can unhesitantly uninstall Origin; I'll take the small victories where I can get them.
Reviewed By: Brian Mardiney
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Rating: 40%
This review is based on a digital copy of SimCity for the PC provided by Electronic Arts.
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My de facto standard on WSDL styles
Here is my de facto standard reference on WDSL styles; bookmark it! When I first started writing Web Services I never knew their were 2 styles and 2 uses, or even that there was a style. As I gradually learned more about WSDLs it was difficult to find a good explanation of the different combinations. This article, written by Russel Butek on IBM developerWorks, explains how you determine which combination of style and use to choose. He provides advantages and disadvantages of each and shows WSDL and SOAP messages for each combination.
Overall when creating a Web Service you have 4 style/use options:
- RPC/encoded
- RPC/literal
- Document/encoded
- Document/literal
Please read this article if you are unfamiliar with the different styles and uses. In general the most common style used is document/literal wrapped with document/literal in second. Most newer SOAP Stacks actually don't support RPC anymore; for examlpe cxf (aka xfire) and axis2.


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Tractor Serviceability Improvement
The fuel, water and engine oil are relocated at ground level on the right hand side of the machine for easy access.
The fuel, water and engine oil are relocated at ground level on the right hand side of the machine for easy access.
Have been changed from an air actuated drum shoe brake to a hydraulic actuated tractor wet disc brake and a scraper dry caliper.
This feature will allow the machine to control the slip of the tractor tires only.
In the event of an engine over speed situation, the compression brake or brakes will automatically engage with no operator input. The machine determines the over speed condition based on rate of acceleration and applies compression brakes automatically.
With similar technology as the Cat® Advanced Ride Management seat suspension, this software allows the cushion hitch to prevent end stroke by having the ability to predict end stroke events and manage the rate of dampening. Resulting in reduced hitch maintenance and improved operator ride in rough conditions.
K Series steering system design requires significantly less steering effort. The reduced steering effort will allow for decreased operator fatigue and a more efficient operator resulting in possible higher rates of production late in the work cycle.
This standard feature allows the machine to prevent the operator from engaging the differential lock when damage could occur.
The K Series cab interior improves operator comfort and visibility. The overall interior is 21% larger than the G Series cab.
This feature is designed to take the place of top gear selection. If the machine top speed needs to be limited the operator can select the top speed through the display or the top speed can be set in ET. This will allow the machine to find the correct gear that works best for the engine and transmission. Allowing the engine and transmission to select the correct gear to pull the load in most cases resulting in a lower engine load factor and lower fuel burn verses using top gear selection that required the machine to run at engine speeds at or close to high idle.
Ground Speed Control sets the desired top speed by the operator if job site conditions or segment speed limits require a speed less than full run out. Machine Speed Limit is intended for use when top speed needs to be limited for longer durations and Ground Speed Control is intended for use when the top speed needs to be reduced for shorter segments or intermediate periods of time. The operator can set the desired top speed and the machine will find the correct gear that works best for the engine and transmission.
This is a two part feature when selected. The first part of the feature lowers the transmission shift points allowing shifting to take place at lower rpms to aid in fuel savings. The second part of the Fuel Economy Mode allows the machine when operated at engine rpms less than full throttle to automatically vary the power distribution between the tractor and the scraper.
This option uses cylinder position sensors to automate bowl, apron and further implement controls throughout the four core work cycles: Dig, Haul, Unload and Return. When utilized this can reduce up to 14 individual operator commands per cycle. Sequence Assist simplifies control over the implements, reduces joystick usage, automatically controls cushion hitch, transmission hold and ejector.
The Payload Estimator will calculate the payload of the machine in tonnes or tons by measuring the bowl lift cylinder pressures at the beginning of the loaded haul segment. This feature works best when using Sequence Assist. Using Payload Estimator during testing has achieved better than 95% accuracy when compared to actual scale weights. The Payload Estimator feature comes automatically when a machine is ordered with Sequence Assist.
Is designed to help shorten the learning curve of inexperienced operators to ensure consistency and faster loading of material while reducing effort of the operator. Based on the speed of the machine, Load Assist automatically adjusts the cutting edge height to manage wheel slip and to ensure consistent and efficient loading in bulk earthmoving applications.
Intelligently ensures the machine does not cut below grade in the cut area or over fill in the fill area – avoiding rework and moving unnecessary material.
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I want to start this post out with wishing my sister Patty a Happy Birthday! NO .. I'm going to be nice and your not getting her age out of me! (Thanks for the
bribe oops money sis )
We packed things up yesterday morning and headed to our stick home. Hubby had some things he wanted to do (trapping/hunting) and I spent the day relaxing and watching all the good witch's episodes. Yes, I know hubby, I've seen them many time but I just love Catherine Bell. See why it was a good day for him to go out and about and do his own thing and leave me home alone
Later in the evening I made a big pot of chili for dinner. YES .. I know I normally do not cook, but when your son ask so sweetly for a pot of chili how do you say NO? Yes, I made a huge pot and left the left overs there with him. It's was funny because he came home from work and said he had a date so he wouldn't be eating with us but before he left he couldn't resist and had a bowl of mom's chili Plus last weekend we were there as well and I made Spaghetti for the grand kids and Tyson insisted his dad bring the left overs to our home on wheels with us
I spent my morning curled up in bed as I wasn't feeling well. I started watching TLC ( I haven't watched it in awhile) and I got hooked on 4 weddings and then a new show called Secret Princes. I can't wait til Friday night to see the new episode of it .. 4 men from 4 different country who are Lords, Dukes or whatever move to Austin Texas searching for love and they have to live in a run down home and get jobs and make money to find their dream women. Should be interesting to see how this plays out.
We loaded up early afternoon to head to our home on wheels as I still wasn't feeling very good, in fact I was feeling worse. We got home just in time as the old stomach bug hit me. It's been a day of doing nothing but being in bed.
It's such a shame to because the sun came out and it felt pleasantly in the sun, I would of rather been able to enjoy the sun but instead I snuggled in my bed.
Hope you all had a great weekend.


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Esta muy lindo graxias♥
Thank you for freebies. Link on your post was added to Lori's freebie list
Thank you so much for this post. I want to let you know that I posted a link to your blog in CBH Digital Scrapbooking Freebies, under the Page 3 post on Apr. 23, 2010. Thanks again.


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residency at babylon: weatherby denim by annie madden 10/6 – 10/9
our first designer in residence at Babylon Vintage is Annie Madden of Weatherby Denim.
Annie lives and works in Brooklyn, but will be setting up shop in Portland early October with a fall preview of her amazing artisinal re-purposed denim collection.
Stop in Thursday 10/6 – Sunday 10/9 (at 3636 N. Mississippi) to sign up for a custom fitting of Weatherby restyled vintage jeans by the designer.
reception Thursday 10/6 6-9pm


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German-American Gaming League
"I [Justin Hoenke] had the honor of helping unveil the German-American Gaming League while I was in Hamburg last month for the Bibliothekartag Library Conference. If you're interested in the league, please visit this link for more information (please note: the page is in German, so have Google Translate handy!)
What is the German-American gaming league?
In the gaming league take people from Germany and the United States in an open competition against each other. Here are several computer games such as Wii bowling and playing Mario Kart.
Why did the German-American gaming league?
We believe that gaming will have a major impact on the culture and knowledge in the future. With this and many other projects we want to prepare cultural and educational institutions at that future. We would also like to develop an international network on the topic of gaming. Our colleagues in the United States are already implementing for many years a gaming league. There is even a National Gaming Day.We now want to expand this league to Germany, thus ensuring a sustainable and interdisciplinary networking.
Furthermore, we want to network with this project, the institutions with gamers.
Where are the competitions?
The competitions are held in participating libraries, museums and archives.
What is the cost to attend the gaming league?
Participation in the gaming league is for both the players and for the institutions in which the competitions take place absolutely free.
Who can play?
The gaming league is open to every person who has the desire to join in playing video games. There is no age restriction.
What games are played?
There are only played games with no age restriction. We begin in the first season with Wii bowling and Mario Kart. More games will follow.
When will the gaming league, and how long a season?
The Gaming League was officially launched in the Library Conference 2012 in Hamburg. This means that from now on, they can enter institutions. The gaming events in Germany are said to have taken place up to 30.11.2012, ie on 01.12.2012, we want to present the German champion, then travel to the finals in the United States. The next round will begin in June 2013.
Important: The registration period ends on July 20, 2012 , and we start with 20 institutions – first come, first play, first
Who makes the gaming league?
The Gaming League is a cooperative project of the U.S. Embassy in Berlin, the association Zukunftswerkstatt culture and knowledge eV and libraries and gaming lovers from Germany and the United States."
Cool idea and innovation.
Stephen (via Justin Hoenke at Tame the Web)


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Posted by Mackenzie on Monday, August 31, 2009
I'm back from a very productive weekend of Ikea shopping and house cleaning. With my due date about a week away, I realize that my days of solo shopping trips to Ikea on lazy Saturday afternoons may be limited, (which is really too bad, because solo shopping is one of my favorite sports, I'm very good). Hopefully this next chapter in our lives will be just as much fun as solo shopping, and I will not miss it one iota! Speaking of which, I should warn you that it's possible that sometime this week or the next (hopefully not the week after that) I may be mysteriously absent for a few days (maybe not that mysteriously absent, but absent none the less). Rest assured, I will be back with photos of the little one and updates just as soon as I am able. In the mean time, I will just keep on bloggin about pretty things. Keeping busy keeps me patient!
Speaking of patience... I found these amazingly detailed cookies on Sweet Ambs. Martha Stewart, eat your heart out! They are just so... perfect! I made lemon cookies the other day and got so sick of scooping batter after about 20 cookies, I started making them HUGE so I could be done. I can't imagine having the patience to create these little wonders by the dozens.


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Saturday, July 18, 2009
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This is how I sit in the car. =3 Of course while I'm not driving. Lol
Speaking of driving, I wonder if people who drives infront of me or beside me will think I'm weird coz my mouth keeps opening a lot and I move around. I was actually singing and moving to the music. You know how Michael's songs makes people wanna dance.
Going to a friend's graduation day later after work. Not sure if they'll still be there or not though. The ceremony starts at 11am.
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Can anyone tell me if its possible to change to new look back into the old one?
Or cant I choose wich look I want ?
The new look doesnt really work for me. I liked the old look or maybe even another look and I know that in some forums you can modify the lay out. I was wondering if this is also possible for bioforum?
And what is wrong with the personal message center? I see deleted message in front of all my messages while some of them are new and even not read by me?
(and also: the quote part doenst seem to work anymore, its just says: quote with some lines under it.. its not nice to read it like that .. its confusing to be honest.
And another problem: I cant even reply to my new messages?
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Saturday, October 17, 2009
Chuck Johnson - Race Detective vol. I
137 comments:
I hope you all enjoy Volume I in the ongoing adventures of Chuck Johnson, Race Detective, as he and his Blog Queen Sharmuta battle evil creationists, fascists, racists, and other vile blogosphere menaces*.ReplyDelete
Will The Pony-tailed Avenger keep unwanted lifeforms from reading his blog? Will he finally defeat the forces arrayed against him? Will he ever get that blowjob from Ice Weasel? Will Sharmuta finally get her power turned back on? Will Irish Rose finally come out of her self-imposed exile and stop peeing herself? Will Chuck's ongoing two front war with Hot Air and Ace of Spades lead to his demise?
Stay tuned for Volume II.... Same Chuck Time, same Chuck Channel.
*anyone who has ever disagreed with Chuck Johnson in the past, present, future, or in any other dimension parallel to our own plane of existence.
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 2:19 AM
This is about the funniest thing I've ever seen!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 4:05 AM
Wow. Amazing!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 4:50 AM
omg! LOL!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 5:23 AM
That format looks awful familiar.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 8:12 AM
Brilliant, cannot wait for the next installment. LOLOLOL!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 8:32 AM
Don't forget that planet Qix is undergoing a dramatic change in climate and that Dr. LVQ of the good ship HMS Jimmah is off to the rescue with carbon credits mined from the tax mines of planet revenue.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 8:38 AM
Brilliant and true!ReplyDelete
Great piece of work! Is there any talent like this left at LGF? NO!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 9:48 AM
heh. Is anyone more deserving? heh.ReplyDelete
Very funny, you obviously put allot of work into that.ReplyDelete
That's an instant classic.ReplyDelete
I so wish I had thought of that/knew how the hell to do it. What a great idea. Excellent work.
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 10:31 AM
Great work. too damn funny.ReplyDelete
to bad its really like that there
- SharmutaOctober 17, 2009 at 11:27 AM
I do love my man Charles, I know I will win his heart from that bitch Ice Weasel in the end. Perhaps I just have to offer him something that she would never dare offer him.......ReplyDelete
more More MORE MORE damn itReplyDelete
Absolutely brilliant! Made my day.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 11:59 AM
God is not mocked!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 12:06 PM
Oh my goodness! Is the bearded old man, Cato? Hahahahah...ReplyDelete
More more!
Thank you for all of the encouragement and compliments. I plan to have Vol. II out in another week, time and day job permitting. :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 2:15 PM
(still laughing)ReplyDelete
Hysterical, and all too true! Great work!!!
Look forward to your following installments!
- LudwigVanQuixoteOctober 17, 2009 at 2:36 PM
I hate all you Redneck Christians. You are evil and I hope Obama throws you all in Concentration Camps! How dare you incult Charles Johnson, he is the greatist man on Earth exposing you evil Christians!ReplyDelete
Encore! Encore!ReplyDelete
Now THAT is funny stuff! Bravissimo!ReplyDelete
Fantastic! Great job!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 2:57 PM
Hilariously true! The wrath of CJ will know no bounds, we're all going to be banned!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 2:58 PM
Absolutely Brilliant.ReplyDelete
Before you haters start laughing, let me remind you of one thing:ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 3:02 PM
Hey iceweasel? This is how a *real* intellect employs mockery.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 3:16 PM
That's some funny s****ReplyDelete
- BartStarrOctober 17, 2009 at 3:28 PM
Excellent work! Bravo Bravissimo!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 3:31 PM
BITE ME! COMICS: 1ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 3:45 PM
Sharmuta: "Karma is a bitch."ReplyDelete
Me: Ain't it ever, darlin'. AIN'T. IT. EVER.
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 3:48 PM
Rip splititng funny!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 4:39 PM
Delightful ridicule of Our Hero. As he knows his Alinsky, he also knows how damaging it is.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 4:48 PM
Oh are you gonna get a roasting for this, it will be worth it though because it was absolutely fabulous. And now I shall FLOUNCE away as I was accused of doing on lgf. mpwReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 4:59 PM
I pulled a muscle in my ribcage from laughing so hard. BAN YOU! BAN YOU ALL TO HELL!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 5:02 PM
I laughed, and was banned instantaneously. It was hot.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 5:04 PM
Lawsuit threat from CJ in 3...2...1...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 5:07 PM
Who would have guessed that Charles Johnson would become the Al Sharpton of the blogosphere?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 5:10 PM
Alas, Iceweasel has done her work on Buzz. Cleft by the Banstick he is.ReplyDelete
My God that is awesomely great. I'm linking it along.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 5:18 PM
That's funny right there. I don't care who you are.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 5:38 PM
Is this what's known as "BUTTHURT"?ReplyDelete
Kudos, BiteMe!Comics!
Oh man. Classic.ReplyDelete
To nitpick, Charles didn't retroactively approve Porcelain Trout's steaming jobby on HotAir. It was more like "I wouldn't have done it myself BUT". Your "Good work!" implies direct approval. That's getting into legally dangerous waters.
But you're free to have Charles say something passive and slimy for his comments on that panel - like he actually did; it would be just as damaging and it might even be funnier. (For example, good job on the "let's hold off on that idea for now" a few panels later.)
You nailed Sharmuta's behaviour.
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 5:45 PM
Don't forget the Flemish Menace!ReplyDelete
LMAO, what a gem!ReplyDelete
One suggestion, shouldn't the phasers have up and down-ding functions? Remember, karma is the life blood of lgf.
Thumbs-up on the virgin copy BITE ME!Comics.
I await the landmark post on LGF debunking this comic book as fauxtography.ReplyDelete
Or is that "fauxligraphy"?
We may indeed be treated to throbbing panels of debunkifying power.
To nitpick, Charles didn't retroactively approve Porcelain Trout's steaming jobby on HotAir. It was more like "I wouldn't have done it myself BUT". Your "Good work!" implies direct approval. That's getting into legally dangerous waters.ReplyDelete
All that means is that the quote is unsourced - it doesn't mean he couldn't have possibly said it, it just means there is not sourced. He has to prove he didn't say it.
(Note: These new rules are Chuckles-Approved*)
I'm afraid this story will not be Comics Code-Approved due to its "Injury to the Ego" motif...ReplyDelete
Brilliant. Bloody brilliant.ReplyDelete
The only thing missing was a frog leaping across a frame or two.
Blow 'em up and sell 'em a la Lichtenstein and name your price. I am so on it.
Anonymous at 5:07 PM:ReplyDelete
"Who would have guessed that Charles Johnson would become the Al Sharpton of the blogosphere?"
Aren't you giving him far too much credit? After all, he hasn't yet been able to shake-down major corporations...
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 7:48 PM
Maybe you should introduce Sharmuta's previous incarnation, W-Lover, in the next installment.ReplyDelete
Two thumbs up! Great job on mocking "Icraus" Johnson. As someone who has recently joined the List of the Banned (and I'm proud to be in such good company), let me say in closing to CJ, if you're reading this, BITE ME!ReplyDelete
I've got your back atReplyDelete
and I hope all others will do their bit in making this masterpiece of homage to the current poster boy for male menopause go viral.
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 7:55 PM
If you're going to use Sharmuta's past incarnations, use them all!ReplyDelete
Polish Infidel
I did laugh. More than once.ReplyDelete
Brilliant. Bloody brilliant.ReplyDelete
I am truely honored, Pamela! Thank you very much.
And thanks to eveyrone else who has linked and/or visited this space. I appreciate the support. :)
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 8:10 PM
I am pretty sure Chuckles-The-Clown just banned you from the Interwebs...ReplyDelete
rightwingva... member of the Book of the Banned (made a mistake in mentioning I was a Christian)
Linkback at infinitemonkeyatthekeyboard.blogspot.com.ReplyDelete
- mrkwongOctober 17, 2009 at 8:15 PM
Don't forget us global-warming skeptics, the Lord of the Goddamn Flies has it in for us too...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 8:20 PM
I haven't posted at LGF in a few years, but I still get the jokes and just want to say THANK YOU. This was fantastic.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 8:24 PM
Years ago, Charles ran a pretty good blog. Lately, he's become an asshole.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 8:30 PM
There's a thumbs up button and a thumbs down button, but whoe be to those who click the thumbs down.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 8:50 PM
Almost too realistic to be funny! Very, very clever and can't wait for the next episodes.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 9:18 PM
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 9:34 PM
Well played ... I was cracking up reading it.ReplyDelete
Chuck, if you or any of the remaining echo chamber denizens read this, the message back to you, apart from the obvious bashing, is that you have indeed gone off the deep end. You used to decry anyone painting you with a brush about comments left on your site. CAIR had done this in the past, and you have the infamous disclaimer "Comments are open and unmoderated, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Little Green Footballs.". So let me ask you this Chuck ... is this a double fucking standard or what? I mean, here you are imputing motives upon the proprieters of a site such as hotair, based upon comments left in their site. Yet you demand that your motives are pure and clean and no one can impute motives on you based upon comments.
This Chuck, is called intellectual dishonesty ... but I am being generous in calling it that.
Have you noticed how your link sourcing has plummeted? Have you noticed how former friendly bloggers have dropped any links to you, cratering your traffic?
Ever even think for, I dunno, a second or two, that you in fact were the cause of this?
You fucked up, publically, in a most intellectually dishonest manner. You pushed away and attacked your friends, and alienated your long time reader base. You ban people who disagree with you, you happily remove their accounts.
Your system, your rules.
No matter how completely fucked up they are, they are your rules.
They just weren't terribly intelligent rules Chuck. This is why your site is in the death spiral its currently in.
Good job. Real good job.
What I got out of this, apart from being banned, was exposure to a real writer, RS McCain, who is, fairly obviously, contrary to your slandering, not a white supremecist. In fact Stacy is a pretty damned good writer, a serious wit, and a gentleman.
Unlike you in all aspects.
Disparaging hotair for comments left on their blog as representative of their site operators, while you deny the same of your site, thats dishonest, disingenuous. Calling anyone who disagrees with you a racist, a bigot, a creationist, a climate denier ... that shows something else.
How're you gonna top this? 'Cause this is a home run.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2009 at 10:45 PM
This was awesome! I'm not even Christian and I can't bear Charles' anti-Christian bigotry. What a jerk.ReplyDelete
This is fantastic - Linked in my last post of the evening. I eagerly await the next installment!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 18, 2009 at 12:36 AM
since Irish Welfare Wh0re Rose, Brandon Yooper, Andrea Sharmuta, Killgore, Cato, Iceb!tch, and Fran Reine.du.toit are busy stroking CJ's ego, lest he banish them from his island, I bet they are seething over this. To that I say:ReplyDelete
"Get a f*cking job, you losers!
Oh, well played!
I laughed too, I admit it.ReplyDelete
Maaaahhh friends, I remember well the US election of 1984...Reagan vs. Mondale...Champion vs Loser...Man vs Boy.ReplyDelete
This fabulous comic book reminded me a lot of that election: a talented, highly-focused effort vs. an opponent who really WASN'T WORTHY of the effort it took to crush him. As I thought in 1984, at the time: "It's really like watching some tough guy pushing little old lady in a wheelchair down the stairs..."
Aaaahhhh, but back in those days no-one had ever imagined the Net, or YouTube. Now we have both. Submitted for your viewing pleasure--Johnson's the one in the wheelchair:
- AnonymousOctober 18, 2009 at 1:42 AM
Heh! I love it. Another member of the list of the Banned, Alberta Oil Peon.ReplyDelete
Love the characterizations you've done.
- AnonymousOctober 18, 2009 at 2:46 AM
Omg I couldn't stop laughing. Brilliantly funny - well done!ReplyDelete
Here's my link:ReplyDelete
"Chuck Johnson: Race Detective!" Charles Johnson Gets His
- AnonymousOctober 18, 2009 at 4:01 AM
wow that was so dead on to the point that I am certain the this hit a little too close to home for the LGF regulars. I just can't possibly believe that some of them are not, squirming in their chairs, and just for a minute staring into the distace suppresing that little voice in their head that whispers: Maybe, just maybe, we really are lemmings; dupes; robots. The beginning of the deprogramming perhaps?ReplyDelete
That's the way to do it! Noone should expect to be spared from insult and mockery.ReplyDelete
I recently aquired a LGF registration, and tried to introduce some civil debate and on-topic documentation on the site. My account lasted 1 minute 6 seconds from posting my singular comment...
- AnonymousOctober 18, 2009 at 6:43 AM
Look if you people are so pissed off at my anti-Christian pro-CAIR rants then you can suck my peter.ReplyDelete
9-11 was no big deal but WE DID come from monkeys.
Please sign up Ronbo of The Freedom Fighter's Journal as a slatwart supporter of Chuck Johnson, The Fearless Race Detective!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 18, 2009 at 9:28 AM
LMAO-- I have thought, for awhile, since the election, that something happened to Charles. And Sharmuta appears on the blog, perpetually brown-nosing, and suddenly every post is about stupid Christians, stupid everybody, except Charles and Sharmuta. What happened to the LGF of IronFist and other non-compliants who have been turned off by this strange blog duo-Chuck and Sharmuta. She isn't even intelligent and his opinions have become unfathomable. Sad. LOVE the Comic, BiteMe. Thanks for the humour.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 18, 2009 at 9:54 AM
You need a section on how after Charles claims he 'founded' Pajama Media and eventually kicked out of PM blog ad revenue (how do you get kicked out of something you founded?); he suddenly started his descent into overt hate speech against Christians, Fox News, Republicans, Palin, Beck, Conservatives, anti-Jihadists, etc.ReplyDelete
It's like once the money was shut off by Pajama Media, he figured he would spite them by going to the Daily Kos/DU side to try and raise revenue. You know those kindergarten still life pictures of bike sprockets don't pay for themselves and his Lizard Army won't click on his Adsense ads or hit him up on Paypal donate.
- AnonymousOctober 18, 2009 at 9:55 AM
More, please!ReplyDelete
Storyline suggestion. Someone mentioned Sharmuta used to be W-Lover. She also had the sock puppets Polish Infidel, Imadhimmi and occasionally Brett Favre and had conversations with herself.
- AnonymousOctober 18, 2009 at 10:02 AM
I too have been banned by Chuck. I guess I shouldn't have told him his choice of music "sucks". He also has a problem with his German. GooseReplyDelete
- Halbert SOctober 18, 2009 at 10:10 AM
As the saying goes, "It is funny because it is true!"ReplyDelete
Major props to the author of this blog. I don't think I could really say the right words to describe how awesome this piece of work was.
Brilliant, amazing, hilarious, dead-on accurate, and exciting all rolled into one blog post. A+++ my new friend.
- AnonymousOctober 18, 2009 at 10:10 AM
I was banned by this long haired dildo licker, too. Excellent job roasting this sad fucker,ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 18, 2009 at 10:36 AM
INCREDIBLY BRILLIANT SATIRE! Yeah, I'm shouting. It's been a long time since I've seen such a stunning takedown. Congratulations. Of course, you know what this means? War!ReplyDelete
...this in turn spawning countless sequels for us to enjoy! Thanks!
- Ignorant MensanOctober 18, 2009 at 11:55 AM
Banned by LGF also. 'Course, it was at my request. Got tired of Christian bashing.ReplyDelete
Yepper- very funny- accuate and true.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 18, 2009 at 12:28 PM
PRICELESS !!!!!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
I used to read that blog until I was banned for making a comment about his creationism obsession !!
After being banned, I started to take a really hard look at what he was posting, and decided I was better off not being there.
Great parody !!!!!!!
- Goodbye_NatalieOctober 18, 2009 at 12:29 PM
Very funny, very clever - something that was lost in late '2007' at LGF. Congratulations from perhaps the first of the banned to note Charles has a .... .. for anything Christian.ReplyDelete
~ Goodbye_Natalie
Wow, that was awesome! LGF reminds me of the tower of Sauron falling at the end of the 3rd LOTR movie.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 18, 2009 at 1:36 PM
It now has come to this. Now, the posters at LGF are dening that Kilgore Trout (LGF Moderator) posted racist comments on Hot Air among other blogs.ReplyDelete
"Splatt Sat, Oct 17, 2009 6:20:05pm replyquote
So the implication in that comic is that it's YOU guys who are actually posting the racist rants on Hot Air?! In an effort to see if they'll delete them?!
How diabolically clever. I wonder how long it took them to come up with that concept?"
Is it that Charles has hidden this incident from his regulars or is there a collective, racist, LGF cognitive dissonance to the event.
In any event, it did happen and Charles for all his claims of finding racism outside his blog, tolerates racist moderators at his own blog.
How intellectually dishonest and hollow.
Awesome! I was one of the MANY banned for being critical of LGF on other sites. Previously I was banned for being critical on LGF of Chuck's non-stop flood of posts on his own greatness as a web programmer (he is strictly average -- nothing special). Either way, disagree and get banned. He richly deserves being called out as a total douchebag but thousands upon thousands of people.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 18, 2009 at 1:56 PM
Too much fun.ReplyDelete
Outstanding set of jugs on that Sharmuta chick, too.
Again, thanks to everyone who has commented, linked to this, and such. I am honored and thrilled to see the reactions of people.ReplyDelete
All this was foreseen by Darwin.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 18, 2009 at 3:47 PM
Haha! Somebody posted your link on LGF and Chuckles got pissed, demanding that nobody click the link because it'll send you traffic.ReplyDelete
Yeah, Charles is going through Manopause. I also love the "donate" buttons.
Keep up the great work, can't wait for your next one! Well Done!!!
- AnonymousOctober 18, 2009 at 3:50 PM
This is Sham WOW!!!!!!!! Honestly one of the funniest bits of satire I have seen and dead on the mark!ReplyDelete
Just great comedy and excellently done!ReplyDelete
Ummm, I believe rsmccain has yet a THIRD front opentd up, not yet sure if LGF forces have returned fire, but I don't exactly go to that site anymore. Got that Chuckles? Give. It. Up. Cuz I KNOW your paranoid ass is reading this.ReplyDelete
Well done!ReplyDelete
Maybe saying that will get me banned at LGF. Who cares.
- SkyeChildOctober 18, 2009 at 9:39 PM
Boy, was I out of the loop. I never knew that Sharmuta was a she. I quit reading over at LGF when he and his sycophants starting going off on Christians. I don't need that sort of crap.ReplyDelete
Same here, I stopped reading LGF when Charles went on his creationism-bashing campaign. I used to enjoy his blog, which I think hit its zenith around the time of the "throbbing memo".ReplyDelete
But then came the worrying bits:
* CJ's apparent fallout with PJM
* Fallout with Gates of Vienna
* Fallout with Robert Spencer
And finally, the "don't say anything mean about Obama" crap. Worked perfectly for McCain, didn't it???
I was shocked to see just how far the mighty had fallen, with reports of CJ not only banning people from posting, but banning them via IP address from even reading his blog.
Keep up the good cartooning. I loved it.
Oh, and the poster who wrote "BAN YOU ALL TO HELL!!!" practically had me pissing my pants lol :)
How about giving some credit to original artist Wally Wood instead of letting people think you did anything beyond type different text onto these comic pages?ReplyDelete
Ooooo snarky and preening at the same time. Good comment.ReplyDelete
If you think people think the "art" was done by BITE ME, you need to, well, bite me!
Trust me when I tell you.... "We get it."
How about giving some credit to original artist Wally Wood instead of letting people think you did anything beyond type different text onto these comic pages?ReplyDelete
OH SHIT! YOU CAUGHT ME! OH NOES! WHAT WILL I DO? WHERE WILL I GO? HOW CAN I POSSIBLY SHOW MY FACE IN PUBLIC AGAIN? I AM ROooont!
And I would have gotten away with it, too, if it wasn't for you meddling kids.
For the record, I was wondering what took Chuck's flying monkeys so long to come in here. Got your marching orders in the sooper sekrit lounge thread last night, huh?
Thanks for dropping by!
And for the record, I've missed you Ice Weasel.ReplyDelete
Since some of the links below describe BITE ME as a "web artist", it seems that not everyone "gets it". In any case, seems only appropriate to credit the original artist. Wally Wood was one of the greats.ReplyDelete
Wally Wood was one of the greats.ReplyDelete
Yes he was. And that is the only constructive thing you have added to this whole conversation.
And for the record, I am a web artist. You do realize, don't you, that an "artist" is not just about drawing, right? I mean, if one of you left-wing whackjobs can stick a picture of Jesus into a jar of urine, and be considered an "artist", well, I KNOW I am at a far higher level than that.
Good day, sir.
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Moleman, puh-lease quit niggling about and embrace autofellatio as your true and only friend.ReplyDelete
I've always found that whenever someone uses the word "appropriate" in a conversation or a comment I am always in the presence of a fool or a tool. Often both.ReplyDelete
Unless,of course, they mean it in the sense of "It's time to appropriate this art."
All art is appropriated. I used recognizable public domain works, did not alter any copyright notices or artists' signatures (any that existed are still within that comic). Now I can see where I went wrong.ReplyDelete
When what I should have done, is merely changed all the colors. Had I done that, it would be hanging in the White House right now.
So you've done work besides what is shown on this web page or does your definition of artist now include "someone who scans another persons work and types over their words"? In any case, I agree you're operating at a higher level than a urine covered Jesus. But why set the bar so low? Pornography involving stumps, TV shows where horses solve crimes, over-the-hill greeting cards with jokes about incontinence, popular music played on pan flute...your repetition of the same joke for 5 pages...oops, I mean your "art"...has them all beat. Can't wait to see what new and exciting directions you take this joke in in volume 2!ReplyDelete
And "all art is appropriated"? Spoken like a true "artist".
"I've always found that whenever someone uses the word "appropriate" in a conversation or a comment I am always in the presence of a fool or a tool. Often both."ReplyDelete
That explains why you're the one using phrases like auto-fellatio.
Stay classy!
Can't wait to see what new and exciting directions you take this joke in in volume 2!ReplyDelete
Thanks! I appreciate the encouragement! Please feel free to follow me on Twitter - be the first in your neighborhood to know when I release the next one!
Again, thanks!
And thanks to you for making a post letting everyone know about the actual artist who created the Space Detective comics!ReplyDelete
Oh, wait...
- AnonymousOctober 19, 2009 at 5:30 PM
Hans Moleman said...ReplyDelete
Oh, shit! Someone just criticized Charles!! LOOK OVER THERE!!
This nitpicking bullshit to try to discredit Bite Me! Comics just proves BMC's point.
You remaining lizards are all a bunch of fucking nuts who know how to do one thing only, and that is kiss Johnson's ass.
Well done, BMC!
- AnonymousOctober 19, 2009 at 5:53 PM
And thanks to you for making a post letting everyone know about the actual artist who created the Space Detective comics! Oh, wait...ReplyDelete
Maybe when Charles stops taking credit for everything that happened with Dan Rather and the TANG docs, Bite Me can put up a neon sign screaming the name of the original comic book artist.
What kind of dumbass does it take not to realize this was an adaptation of an old comic book? And what difference does it make? It's funny as hell, because it's TRUE.
"Every artist is a cannibal,
Every poet is a thief;
They all kill for inspiration,
And then sing about their grief."
Please get a grip.
Well, if Bono said it it must be true.ReplyDelete
Good point!
"That explains why you're the one using phrases like auto-fellatio."ReplyDelete
Actually, moleman, I was using it to suggest to you an activity other than errant pecksniffery that might be more immediately and deeply satisfying to you.
"Actually, moleman, I was using it to suggest to you an activity other than errant pecksniffery that might be more immediately and deeply satisfying to you."ReplyDelete
I'm glad you put away the encyclopedia of obscure sexual terms, but why'd you decide to bust out the 1800s dictionary? Do people take you more seriously if you sound like Charles Dickens?
Curse this hooligan and his ill-fitting pantaloons! I've a mind to bust him in the knackers!
OMG! I've heard about this comic, I've read folks quoting it, now I've actually had time to visit your site and enjoy.ReplyDelete
Again.....O....M....G!!!!!! ROTFLMAO - way too funny and spot-on accurate personality profiles! Can't wait for round 2.
Keep up the excellent work.
- AnonymousOctober 20, 2009 at 6:01 PM
True art!ReplyDelete
Love it!
Hell, I agree with Chuckles about creationists, and I STILL dislike the turd.
Gadzooks! (h/t to Hans) that's some great snark!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 22, 2009 at 10:25 AM
Charles Johnson's income from his anti-Christian, anti-Republican blog must be so low, that he is trying to sell Halloween costumes from Amazon. Not in a text link or a banner ad like other blogs, but he actually posted a complete post about them with a comments section. That's so sad.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 22, 2009 at 2:04 PM
He's also recently added "Wingnuts" as a category for links you can submit. The presumed next step is deleting the "Moonbats" option.ReplyDelete
Given the recent uptick in pictures of boardwalks and beaches, and the desperate Amazon shilling, I'm starting to wonder if he's actually homeless. Probably teh ebil Republicants' fault or something.
- AnonymousDecember 4, 2009 at 2:08 PM
OMG! Wally Wood is my all time favorite comic book artist!!!ReplyDelete
Just awesome!
- AnonymousDecember 4, 2009 at 4:09 PM
I would pay some serious amount of money to subscribe to this comic "Bite Me". Best laughs I've had in months because it's so true. That's the part that makes it even more funny, is that it's not a stretch of the truth in any way. I've been waiting and waiting to see if the lies told on his blog would ever be exposed about so many people they've impuned as being white supremacists or associated with them, who are not. All to stroke his own ego and his fellow egomaniacs. Yes, Karma is a bitch indeed and I love it.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 4, 2009 at 5:42 PM
One of the more entertaining threads I've read recently at LGF was the one where the title of "English Defense League" racist. That the term in itself is racist so the group must also be racist. So would the title "American Defense League" be considered racist too. I mean, the name of the country that the English Defense League" represents is named ENGLAND. But this along with some pictures of some of those in the crowd at a demonstration outstretching their arms is proof positive that the organization if full of a bunch of white supremacists is the prevailing wisdom on this thread at LGF. Someone pointed out that the hand gesture was NOT a nazi salute. That the nazi salute is an outstretched arm with 4 fingers outstretched. In the pictures, some people in England were holding up a finger and others were having their fists. Gestures commonly used in England for all kinds of things, including soccer games. When this was pointed out, Johnson said that white supremacist groups have modified the original nazi salute as to be a secret salute so they can maintain deniability that it's a nazi salute. I guess when none of your theories hold water, you have to just keep grasping at straws. Of course, there were a ton of deleted comments. So now, to these crazies, any outstretched arm is a nazi salute and any use of the word "English" in a title of an organization (even when that organization represents the country of ENGLAND) amounts to racism. And of course, put the two together and that is proof positive to the LGF crusaders.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 10, 2009 at 10:22 PM
I have a feeling Charles is no longer running the place, anymore.ReplyDelete


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Originally scheduled for release in March of this year, Paramount made the decision back in January to push the fantasy actioner Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters all the way to January of 2013. We heard relatively little about the film in the meantime, but yesterday reports from IMDb users popped up suggesting that the studio was testing both R-rated and PG-13 versions of the film. Reactions to both versions differed, with most users preferring the supposed R-rated cut to the PG-13 iteration.
It appears that the IMDb users were mistaken, as trusted sources now tell us that both versions of the film used in test screenings were the R-rated versions, and Paramount absolutely plans on releasing Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters as R. Hit the jump for more.
Despite IMDb speculation that the studio was testing a PG-13 version of the pic, we're hearing that Paramount is 100% planning on releasing Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters as an R-rated film. The discrepancies between the cuts may have been a result of the studio trying to see if audiences prefer a more graphic version of the fairy tale over a tame cut. Whatever the case, it was clear that audiences (or at least those that took the time to post on the IMDb message boards) were heavily in favor of the "more R-rated" cut of the film.
For those unaware, the 3D film stars Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton as the grown-up versions of the titular characters who are, understandably, out for some revenge. The test screening responses were quite positive, with many noting the film's violence, humor, and fun action; one user compared the "silly" tone favorably to Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and Drive Angry 3D. Way back in December of 2011, Arterton said the pic was "as much Pulp Fiction as fairy tale," and the IMDb responses confirm a pretty twisted sense of humor.
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Body found outside Massapequa house identified as Irene Luetje
The body found Thursday outside a Massapequa house was identified Tuesday as a North Massapequa woman who had been missing for more than a month, Nassau police said.
Fingerprints helped identify the decomposing body of Irene Luetje, 60, a Farmingdale State College secretary. But the reasons her body was discovered on Ocean Avenue, five miles from her home, remains a mystery to her family and detectives, who want the public's help in tracing her footsteps.
"We cried a lot," said brother Eugene Snow of Ronkonkoma. "We kept going through the scenarios. Could it be this? Could it be that? Did she go on a road trip? Was she set up with something? No, no, no."
Luetje was found lying under the overhang of a vacant, Sandy-damaged house when contractors working next door heard water spilling out of the flooded house, police said.
She was last seen at home the morning of Jan. 6, and a missing-person report was filed Jan. 12 by her sister, said homicide Det. Lt. John Azzata. The cause of death has not been determined.
"This poor woman succumbed to whatever she succumbed to and she laid out there until she was found," Azzata said. "To me, that's the worst, when a person dies alone and in this case is left to the elements."
To her brother and sister, the facts of the case contradict the Luetje they knew: a widow in good health who bundled up in the cold and never took off from work without making sure her colleagues knew.
But she was found without her hat, gloves and scarf, wearing ballet shoes and not walking shoes, her sister Lorraine Hauser of Ronkonkoma said. Her coat lay within an arm's reach, she said.
Her car sat in her driveway, and when she did not show up for her grandniece's birthday Jan. 6 or for work the next day, her family knew something serious had happened.
"She loved her job, she loved her car and she loved her grandniece," Hauser said. "These are all three things she would never walk away from."
Luetje was the secretary to the chief diversity officer at Farmingdale. "We really miss her," said her boss, Veronica Henry, chief diversity officer and executive assistant to the campus president. "Everybody liked her. In her own way, she was a scholar. She just loved what she did, and she loved students."
In Luetje's office, the walls displayed her dedication to learning, from her graduation with Phi Beta Kappa honors from Stony Brook University to an award for her commitment to counseling Asian-American students at Stony Brook, she said.
At one time, Luetje was a teacher, focusing on students who spoke English as a second language, but she hoped to publish her poetry, Henry said.
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Heartbreakers vol II
Posted by Bob on June 02, 2004
In Reply to: Heartbreakers vol II posted by Anti on June 02, 2004
: 1) Two girls are playing cons to men in order to steal their money. But one of them wants to con a normal guy and the other one wants them to con an old man. Younger one says she's gonne be one her one then but the older one says: "Page, I've told you before,no simultaneous cons. Too many angles. They always go bad."
: Younger one answers: "What? You don't think I can be the primary, do you?"
: What is the meaning of "Too many angles. They always go bad" in this context?
: What is the meaning of "You don't think I can be the primary"
: 2) What means "I cpuld have an intelligence of a thermos"?
: 3)Well, Jack, looks like she got a free drink...and one of your balls.
: What cpuld be the meaning of that balls part?
: 4)"You're like a Brady or an Osmond or something."
: who are Brady and Osmond?
: A woman helps her friend, who's thanking her. After that she says: "I had a blast. I've been out ofthe game for so long...I've forgotten how much fun it could be--"
: What is "I had a blast"?
: 5) A guy points his gun to two girls who tricked him and says:"You know, you two got some brass balls in those panties, I'll give you that. In the few moments you have left...I want to see some begging and some pleading."
: What are Brass balls?
: And what means "In the few moments you have left" in this context?
: Thank you very much!
1) Primary and secondary. A con sometimes requires a two-person team, one who plays the primary role, and the other who plays a secondary role.
"Too many angles" = too complicated a plot. Too many ways to go wrong.
2) "The intelligence of a thermos" = the intelligence of an insulated bottle = no brains.
3) balls = testicles = manhood
4) Brady or Osmond = naive, innocent
"I had a blast" = I had a very good time
5) brass balls = outrageous daring, brave to the point of being dangerous
- Heartbreakers vol II Bookworm 02/June/04
- Heartbreakers vol II Smokey Stover 02/June/04


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HARRISON, N.J. – The Chicago Fire may have suffered an upset loss earlier in the week, but they responded in a big way on Saturday.
The Fire handed New York their second loss of the season at Red Bull Arena in a pivotal Eastern Conference clash on Saturday afternoon, with Sherjill MacDonald scoring a brace in a 2-0 Chicago victory. The win snapped a two-game losing streak for Chicago that included a defeat to the Philadelphia Union on Wednesday and put them one step closer to reaching the postseason.
For New York, the loss saw them drop the season series to Chicago and it put a dent in their hopes of reaching the postseason. The Red Bulls are now fourth in the tight Eastern Conference as DC United topped Toronto FC earlier in the day.
OPTA CHALKBOARD: Red Bulls create chances, Fire finish them
The Fire came out the better side in the first half, taking the game to the Red Bulls and controlling most of the possession through the first 15 minutes. Chicago, however, was unable to create many goal-scoring opportunities aside from one Chris Rolfe shot from 20-yards out that goalkeeper Luis Robles got in front of and blocked with his body.
Avoiding the early-goal syndrome which has plagued them recently, New York settled in after the first quarter of an hour and began stringing some passes together. The Red Bulls still had a tough time getting in behind the likes of Austin Berry and Arne Friedrich but they did have a few half-chances, including a dipping volley from Dax McCarty from outside the penalty area, that were not converted.
The second half started in the same way as the opening 45 minutes, with Chicago looking the more dangerous side. Friedrich even came close to putting the Fire ahead on a volleyed effort, but Robles denied him.
Chicago finally broke the deadlock in the 65th minute. Pushed far up the field, Friedrich hit a ball to Rolfe and the Fire midfielder then played MacDonald in behind the Red Bulls defense. MacDonald used his speed to race in on goal and beat Robles easily with a shot to the far post.
MacDonald beat Robles again to double the Fire's lead in the 78th minute. Daniel Paladini made a run through the center of the field before slotting a through ball through MacDonald, who again used his speed to beat New York's defense and slip a shot past Robles.
Both teams now head into the international break before returning to action on Oct. 20. The Fire visit the New England Revolution while the Red Bulls host Sporting Kansas City.
Franco Panizo covers the New York Red Bulls for MLSsoccer.com. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
MLSsoccer.com Men of the Match
|What We Saw
|Sherjill MacDonald
|The knock on the Dutch forward has been he doesn't score enough. He certainly did his part vs. New York.
|Arne Friedrich
|This match could have been completely different had the German not blocked Henry's early shot. Huge play.
|Dax McCarty
|He's starting to get his due as a defensive midfielder, and this was yet another strong performance for the Red Bulls.