text:
SPLASH into SUMMER with 20% OFF + FREE SHIPPING via UPS! Details
Cover for POÄNG Armchair
Event Emerald Polyester designed by Gabriel A/S
About the product
Cover for IKEA POÄNG armchair - Event Emerald. Green is considered the most restful color for the eye. Combining the refreshing quality of blue and the cheerfulness of yellow, green is suited for almost any room on the house. In the kitchen, green cools things down; in a family room or living room, it encourages unwinding but has enough warmth to promote comfort and togetherness. It is believed to relieve stress by helping people relax. Also believed to help with fertility, making it a great choice for the bedroom. Green is the Feng Shui color of Movement. Green is the ancient symbol of a man's heart state, the symbol of nature.
Please note this custom cover is tailored by CoverCouch to fit the IKEA POÄNG armchair model. Armchair is not included and is available at IKEA.
Please note this custom cover is tailored by CoverCouch to fit the IKEA POÄNG armchair model. Armchair is not included and is available at IKEA.
Fabric key facts
- 100% Polyester
- Classic crepe fabric
- Attractively priced
- Washable at up to 60C
- Environmentally friendly
- Oeko-Tex 100 certified
- CoverCouch
About the fabric
Event Emerald is a 100% polyester crepe fabric. The fabric is extremely durable, available in the most popular colour combinations. One of the most efficient choice for upholstery that money can buy. It is a synthetic fabric suitable for environments with special requirements regarding cleaning. Event is washable both by hand and machine (40/60C).
A sample of this fabric was added to your shopping cart
Fabric details
|100% Polyester
|Width, cm
|Weight, g/m2
|Oeko-Tex 100 certified
|Colour fastness to light
|Colour fastness to rubbing
|4-5/4-5 (EN ISO 105x12, wet/dry)
|Abrasion resistance
|100 000 cycles (Martindale EN ISO 12947-2)
|Cigarette and match tests (EN 1021 1&2)
|Inger Mosholt Nielsen
|Production / Supplier
|Gabriel A/S
Care instructions
Machine wash at 60°C. Don't use chlorine bleach. Dry clean. Tumble dry at low temperature. Cool iron.
Facebook comments:
Love it
Verified Buyer
Alexus S.
Love it
Verified Buyer
Sue L.
OMG! After 7 years, a puppy and 4 kids I thought my IKEA Karlstad couch was a goner! Then I found cover couch through a google search and thought I'd give it a try. The price was reasonable and my expectations were not that high. But let me tell you, it is AWESOME! Fits like a glove, easy to change out and I have a brand new couch. It FAR exceeded my expectations! Best money I've spent in a long time!!
my couch looks brand new!
Verified Buyer
Sara R.
I thought about getting rid of my couch because the slipcovers were around 10 years old and literally had holes in them. I found this company, and love the new slip covers!! My couch looks brand new, and the fabric is so soft. I have two dogs that sit on the couch, and the hair brushes off by hand fairly easy. I do vacuum the couch, and wipe it down with a damp cloth, because my dogs drool a little. The couch is holding up great! The color is more of a silverish blue, and oddly online it takes on a green tone. It is not green at all, but the color works fine with our decor. Thanks for making my couch look great again!
Very satisfied!
Verified Buyer
Savannah G.
Everything in this process was easy and resulted in a great looking couch. The fabric samples were really helpful, the ordering process was easy, and the cover came in a timely manner. While perhaps a little bit snug, the cover fits like a glove and looks great. Highly recommend!!
Great product! Love it!
Verified Buyer
Travis B.
Great product! Love it!
Cover for ektorp two seat sofa bed- really good quality
Verified Buyer
Gregoire D.
The cover arrived well packed, I was happily surprised with the quality of it. Definitely worth it in my opinion!
Love the Arm Chair Covers!
Verified Buyer
Melinda L.
I have an IKEA Ektorp arm chair and ottoman. A few months ago I ordered a new cover for them both through Cover Couch. It is beautiful!! This chair set is my go-to place in my living room. Since I sit in it so much, and always have a coffee or snack with me, I was concerned about ruining my lovely new upholstery. I messaged Cover Couch about getting some arm covers. They were wonderful to work with! I received several personal emails on how to order the arm covers because they do not have them in their inventory. The person that contacted me said to order 2 pillows out of the same fabric I had used for my chair cover. After several emails back & forth about how the arm covers would look, I places the order. They are more beautiful than I had imagined they would be! They are long enough to tuck into the chair cushion making them appear as if they are not covers at all! They fit like a glove and even have the cording detail along the edge of the arm just like the actual arm of the chair has. I could not be happier with my arm covers!! The customer service was excellent, the quality of the fabric is top notch and the workmanship is beautiful!! Thank you, Cover Couch, for all your help and delivering so wonderfully on our project!! 🥰
Beautiful Chair Cover
Verified Buyer
Tiffany G.
Just received the Melby chair cover and couldn't be more pleased. The fabric is beautiful and I love the color. The cover fit perfectly and definitely upgraded the chair.
Shabby sofa given new life!
Verified Buyer
Carolyn T.
We have been delighted with every aspect of doing business with CoverCouch. From ordering samples to shipping everything has been efficient and quick. The covers have transformed a very shabby sofa and we are delighted with the quality, value for money and workmanship. Some parts were a struggle to fit but it was well worth persevering. Thank you to everyone at CoverCouch!
Joanne Claire Design
Verified Buyer
Joanne G.
I was very pleased with my new cover. Timescale was excellent too.


text:
Facebook's App Center isn't just for games anymore, though the onslaught of Candy Crush Saga and Tetris notifications may say otherwise. The app center's selection of content has been steadily growing for more than a year, quietly amassing a noteworthy library of content aimed just as much at productivity as entertainment. While the offerings are still meager in comparison to the likes of the App Store and Google Play Marketplace, the App Center is continues to grow in numbers and quality, touting tools specifically catered toward developing social networking strategies and for finding a carpool in your city (among other purposes). When it boils down to it, the best Facebook apps will execute one task remarkably well, whether it be a virtual hunting excursion or a real-life fundraising campaign designed to protect an endangered Bear population.
Here are top choice for the best and brightest of what Facebook's virtual shelves have to offer, so you can spend just as much time being resourceful as — you know — not. Additionally, check out our handpicked selection of the best Facebook games, along with our guides on how to use Facebook and how to set Facebook privacy settings if you're still figuring out the social media.
This article has been updated since it was originally published to reflect changes in the Facebook app space. Brandon Widder and Francis Bea contributed to this article.
- Utilities
- Productivity
- Entertainment
- Games
Best Facebook Utilities
Buffer: the media sharing app that lets you post using multiple social media accounts and simultaneously target a specific audience. The app allows you to automatically stagger posts, whether posting articles or images, so you can add content to a queue and disperse posts throughout the day or week. Moreover, you can share posts via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and App,net, and even add new updates through email and accompanying mobile apps.
Up until Pipe, sending 1GB files was next to impossible through Facebook. However, the industrious app now allows you to securely send robust files such as feature-length films, lossless audio files, and RAW images with ease. Once the person you wish to send a file to is online, simply drag and drop said file into the pipe and it will automatically pop up on your friend's computer. Additionally, each friend receives the app when you send them their first file, and files can even be stored for up to three days when users are offline.
Your YouTube profile says a good deal about you, possibly more than your Facebook profile ever could. Thankfully, the streamlined YouTube Tab allows you to embed a customized YouTube tab on your Facebook page, allowing you to broadcast your entire library of YouTube videos for all your Facebook friends to see. It also sports a bevy of features, including 720p HD playback, thumbnail navigation, a hashtag search, and the ability for others to comment and Like posts akin to a standard status.
Though not exclusively a Facebook app, UPS My Choice app allows you to manage home deliveries directly from your Facebook account or mobile smartphone. The handy app provides proactive delivery alerts and informs you if a package is delayed or on-time, while offering you price quotes and rescheduling options on your assorted shipping packages. Unfortunately, the app only currently services domestic shipments traveling within the United States.
Need a ride? Wanna carpool? Waze is all about letting you finding and culling rides from your Facebook friend list. The app syncs with your friend list and gives you an interactive map of your friend's location in relation to your current position, and more imporantly, Waze lets you know where they're headed with an ETA and live streaming. Furthermore, it informs you of potential toll routes, provides options for private messaging, and allows you to set a pin marking you exact parking location.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
One of the most important parts of any type of home construction is the siding. There are numerous colors and styles to choose form, and it is essential to find the right match to fit your needs. At Gomez Custom Home Builders Inc, we provide several high quality siding options for residents of Wynnewood PA.
We use materials from GAF, Prodigy and CertainTeed, two of the most respected brands in the industry. Our vinyl siding is affordable, durable and aesthetically pleasing. Whatever your needs, we work hard to find a home exterior solution that fits your tastes and budget.
Need to replace your siding? Please call Gomez Custom Home Builders Inc at 215.302.1746
Professional Siding Contractors in Wynnewood PA
Our fully licensed, bonded and insured Wynnewood PA siding contractors strive to provide outstanding workmanship on every job, so we not only meet but exceed our customers' expectations.
This is one of the things that distinguish us from other contractors in the area.
Why Hire Gomez Custom Home Builders Inc as your siding company in Wynnewood PA
- Truly understands all facets of home construction and can locate any issue with your home.
- Managed and operated by it's owner and not a management team or sales team.
- Every customer is important to us and will have the upmost attention.
- Affordable siding in Wynnewood PA as compared to the industry median
- Has construction manager's on staff and experienced craftsman to ensure quality
- Utilize the newest construction technology
- Personally guarantee our work for a year
- A+ rating with BBB with zero complaints
Wynnewood PA Replacement Siding: Protecting your Most Valuable Investment
If your home has been damaged by a storm or the exterior is showing its age, our friendly professionals are happy to come out for a free evaluation. Whether you need a siding replacement or repair, you can count on us to get the job done right the first time.
We also work closely with each customer to pick out the right style to match the home exterior and stay within your price range. If you need siding installation in Wynnewood PA, you can count on the friendly professionals at Gomez Custom Home Builders Inc to deliver high quality work.
For more information or for a Free Consultation, Please Call Gomez Custom Home Builders Inc at 215.302.1746 or via Online Form


text:
|Date of Build
|Port of Regestry
|Tanker for Oil and Chemicals
|IMO Number
|Official Number
|Call Sign
|Gross tonnage
|Net tonnage
|Deadweight tonnage
ENERGIZER Owner, Manager, Shipyard
Maritime News
Offshore Wind: Regulatory "Takes" – Take a Close Look
On April 30 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) published a notice, requesting public comments, on a proposed "incidental harassment authorization" (IHA). An IHA is a legal and enforceable document presenting the terms and conditions with which a company must adhere in order to protect wildlife. In this case, the draft IHA was for Vineyard Wind, the wind energy company ready to start construction on an 800 MW offshore wind farm in the Atlantic, covering about 675 square kilometers, starting 14 miles from the coastline of Martha's Vineyard.
Boatbuilding: Blount Powers Ahead
Maritime Reporter & Engineering News recently visited the Blount Boats facility in Warren, Rhode Island. The year 2019 might be the 'year of the woman' in the eyes of the IMO, but the two women at the head of Blount Boats – Julie & Marcia Blount (pictured) – have been a driving force in the U.S. boatbuilding market for decades, building on the business that their father Luther Blount built starting in 1949. As 2019 is Blount Boat's 70th anniversary, a full story on the yard, it's history and evolution will appear in the October 2019 edition of Maritime Reporter & Engineering News, our own 80th Anniversary edition following our founding in 1939.
Exercising Maritime Liens Against Cargo and Sub-Freights
Vessel owners rarely carry cargo for their own account. More commonly by far, a vessel owner will charter its vessel to another party to carry their (or their sub-charterer's) cargo. The contracts can vary widely – from voyage charters or contracts of affreightment to time charters to negotiable bills of lading (not to mention the more complex arrangements that one often sees for container cargos). But in most instances, vessel owners are in the business of transporting cargo on behalf of others and, all going well, of being paid to do so. This article is about one mechanism the vessel owner may use to ensure that it gets paid: the maritime lien against cargo.
July: Earth's Hottest Month Ever Recorded
According to the latest monthly climate report from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), July 2019 was hottest month on record for the planet and Polar sea ice melted to record lows.Much of the planet sweltered in unprecedented heat in July, as temperatures soared to new heights in the hottest month ever recorded. The record warmth also shrank Arctic and Antarctic sea ice to historic lows.The average global temperature in July was 1.71 degrees F above the 20th-century average of 60.4 degrees, making it the hottest July in the 140-year record, according to scientists at NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.
ExxonMobil Charters Singapore's First LNG-fueled Bunker Barge
ExxonMobil Asia Pacific has signed a two-year time charter agreement with Singapore-based Sinanju Tankers Holdings Pte Ltd to lease Singapore's first liquefied natural gas (LNG) powered bunker tanker, Sinanju said in an statement on Friday.The 7,990 deadweight tonnage (dwt) newbuild will be the first LNG bunker tanker for Singapore and Sinanju and will deliver ExxonMobil's new Engineered Marine Fuels (EMF.5) to ocean-going vessels within Singapore port limits from the first quarter of next year.EMF.5 marine fuels are designed to comply with the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) global rules that limit the sulphur content in marine fuels to 0.5% from 2020, from 3.


text:
Food Delivery Partner - Weekly Pay
- Employer
- Uber Eats
- Location
- Clarksville, MD
- Posted
- Jul 12, 2018
- Closes
- Jul 16, 2018
- Function
- Accountant, IT
- Industry
- Delivery and Transportation, Restaurant
- Career Level
- Experienced (Non-Manager)
- Hours
- Full Time
Delivering with Uber is an easy way to earn money in your spare time. You sign up, deliver whenever it works for you, and get paid every week. Why deliver with Uber? Flexibility: With Uber, you're the boss-you choose when and how often you earn. It's totally flexible around your schedule, so you never miss out on the important things in your life. Make good money: You earn by bringing people the food they love from local restaurants. Between deliveries, it's just you, so turn up the music and cruise around town. Choose your wheels: Depending on the rules in your city, you may be able to deliver with your car, scooter, or bike. How it works: When you go online, you start receiving delivery requests. After you accept a request, you drive or ride to the restaurant, pick up the order, and drop it off at the customer's location. The app gives you optional turn-by-turn directions. Here's what you need to deliver: Car delivery: Be at least 19 years old Driver's license and vehicle insurance must be valid Have a 2-door or 4-door car made after 1997 Have at least one year of driving experience in the US Scooter delivery*: Any make or model 2-wheel scooter Must have motor of 50cc or less that travels no faster than 30 mph Bike delivery*: Be at least 18 years old Have a state-issued ID When signing up be sure to choose 'Biking' under transportation method. *Vehicles allowed for delivery vary by city. Additional Information: If you have previous employment experience in delivery (such as a delivery driver, food service, food delivery, delivery runner, or courier) you might also consider partnering with Uber Eats to earn great money. We also welcome drivers who have worked with other food or restaurant delivery networks like GrubHub, Foodler, Seamless, Eats24, Instacart, Postmates and Doordash. Our delivery partners come from all backgrounds and industries ranging from traditional driving, food delivery services, and transportation industries to other industries - almost anything you can think of.
Similar jobs


text:
|MLBPA Press Release
In recent days there has been much commentary about the testing protocols for testosterone under the Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. Unfortunately, much of that commentary has been inaccurate.
The facts are these:
Like almost every other testing program, baseball's program uses a testosterone to epitestosterone (T/E) ratio of 4:1 as a screening device. Unlike most other programs, however, the fact that a sample has a T/E ratio below 4:1 does not mean that sample is free from further analysis.
The characteristics of every sample, including the T/E ratio, are analyzed at the WADA-certified laboratory in Montreal and the laboratory determines which samples are subjected to Carbon Isotope Ratio (CIR) testing.
All samples with a T/E ratio above 4:1 are subjected to CIR but so are many samples with a T/E ratio less than 4:1.
Christiane Ayotte, the director of the WADA-certified laboratory in Montreal, stated: "The procedures used in the Montreal Laboratory make more extensive use of CIR than those used in other labs, and there is no doubt that baseball's program detects testosterone positives that other programs would fail to detect."


text:
Sakshi Tender Ads Booking in Nellore at Best Ad Rates
Newspaper, being the most traditional form of media in Nellore constitutes a commendable newspaper readership providing essential scope to the Advertising Agency in Nellore focussing on the importance of Sakshi Tender Advertisement in Nellore.
Tender Notice in Newspaper is an important part of the advertisement that is directed towards the contractors or is adhered by the contractors towards the buyers. Sakshi Tender Advertisement in Nellore is booked to invite the vendors for procuring certain kinds of goods and services. These ads largely comprise of bids, business proposals and even company takeovers by the government bodies. The Sakshi Tender Notice in Nellore are a form of public invitation where the newspaper plays the best platform to reach out to the masses.
We do not display any rates as all media rates are negotiable. Please get in touch with our media experts for the best rates!
industry experience
- Why book Sakshi Tender Notice in Nellore ?
- Additional Information
Sakshi Tender Notice in Nellore offer the following benefits:
Tender Advertisement in Sakshi assists you to get in touch and communicate with your target audience.
Tender Advertisement ensures your ad with maximum reach.
Tender Notice in Newspaper exhibit cost-effective options. Based on your budget and requirements, Tender Advertisement can be published in Classified Display and Text Classified formats.
What are the types of Sakshi Tender Notice in Nellore?
Legal Tenders: Legal Tenders are notices that talk about a certain medium of payment recognized by a renowned legal organisation or a government body to dissolve a public or private debt.
Tender offers: Tender offers are published to announce public takeover bid invitations and address all the stockholders of a particular trade organisation to tender their stock at a given time period, at a specified price.
What are the formats for booking Sakshi Tender Notice in Nellore?
Based on the format, Sakshi Tender Notice are three types:
"Newspaper" Classifieds Booking: Sakshi Classifieds Booking are the text-based adverts. These are budget friendly in nature and are printed under specific columns of the newspaper.
Classified Display Ads: These advertisements contain a logo and an image along with running text. These adverts grab the attention and the Newspaper Advertising Rates are relatively more than Sakshi Classifieds Booking.
Display Ads: Display Ads for Tender Notice in Newspaper in comparison to the above two ads are relatively detailed in nature. Display ads are high budget advertisement created to grip the attention of the viewers at large.
Book Tender Notice Ads in Sakshi for Top Ad Agency in Nellore
An initiative of Lookad India Private Limited, Bookadsnow embarks on the vision to make Tender Advertisement Booking in Newspaper relatively convenient and easier. With an experience of more than thirty years, Bookadsnow strives to be a leading Advertising Agency in Nellore.
Benefits of Booking Tender Notice in Newspaper Advertisement with Bookadsnow
We offer you with the best Newspaper Advertising Rates for all types of Sakshi Tender Advertisement in Nellore.
We can publish your advertisement in any city throughout India.
If you face any problem while selecting the newspaper to publish the Tender Notice in Newspaper, simply drop us a query on our website (www.bookadsnow.com) and our media professionals will get in touch with you immediately.
To proceed with the Sakshi Tender Advertisement in Nellore, you will have to provide us with the following:
A well designed ad matter under the letterhead of the company mentioning all the valid details of the organisation.
Size of the advertisement.
Date of release.
Browse other media: Television Magazine


text:
This is a surprisingly difficult comic to mock, mostly because there's no joke to attack in the first place. Randall briefly recaps something that was recently in the media spotlight, throws in the fact that alcohol can lead to irresponsibility, and calls it a night. Nothing is particularly funny about either of these tactics. It's pretty well established that people can act stupid when they're sufficiently drunk. It's also pretty well established that Obama is a fancy guy for deigning to step out of his magical presidential realm to solve a high-profile conflict. The alt-text is equally disappointing, because it's yet another observation that everyone has noticed before. Yes, graduate students understand alcohol from an experiential standpoint, just like current events do in fact happen and strong drinks can get you into trouble.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Comic 617: Current Events Are Always Funny
This is a surprisingly difficult comic to mock, mostly because there's no joke to attack in the first place. Randall briefly recaps something that was recently in the media spotlight, throws in the fact that alcohol can lead to irresponsibility, and calls it a night. Nothing is particularly funny about either of these tactics. It's pretty well established that people can act stupid when they're sufficiently drunk. It's also pretty well established that Obama is a fancy guy for deigning to step out of his magical presidential realm to solve a high-profile conflict. The alt-text is equally disappointing, because it's yet another observation that everyone has noticed before. Yes, graduate students understand alcohol from an experiential standpoint, just like current events do in fact happen and strong drinks can get you into trouble.
54 comments:
- JimbobbowillyAugust 2, 2009 at 12:51 AM
Dudes on the Gunnerkrigg Court (another webcomic) forums are currently making xkcd references by seguing "Residential (the title page of the most recent chapter)" to "Presidential (Obama buying alcohol for Gunnerkrigg Court's characters)". It's hopelessly contrived.ReplyDelete
- Person #1August 2, 2009 at 2:24 AM
You did a really good job capturing why this comic is bad! This guest post I liked!ReplyDelete
In fact, you did such a good job I don't have anything to add.
- AnonymousAugust 2, 2009 at 2:40 AM
The structure of the joke is weak and he should have left out the limousine panel?ReplyDelete
Yet every time there's a comic where Randall leaves out the hilarious consequences and lets the reader imagine them, it's complained about here.
Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
Uh, no, Anon, the trend here is generally "why does he spell out the joke/punchline/silliness." Damned cause he DID.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 2, 2009 at 3:10 AM
@Anon 2:40 - The limo panel is still another "insert hilariousness here" thing, but with just a touch more detail. Are we to assume drunk driving? Or did they drive somewhere and do a crazy thing, then get arrested? Like Lompta said, the whole "screaming out of a limo roof" thing is a cliche way to get people to know that shenanigans are going down.ReplyDelete
But to be perfectly honest... I liked this comic. I mean, I knew what was going on pretty quickly, and at the end of the comic I chuckled. But it was an honest chuckle. Randall's been shitting all over nerd humor lately, so it was nice to see a simple current events joke.
Unfortunately, I have to agree that if you don't know what event is being joked about here, it's really hard to tell who any of these stick figures are. Someone made a comment that you should just imagine that these three people are Gordon Freeman, Barney, and G-Man and it would make the comic much better. It really does.
Wooohooh, see this is what I wanted. My only other contribution is that there is probably far too much buildup towards a pretty lame joke. The first half of the comic is just recapping the events as they have already happened, there is no reason why you couldn't have knocked out the top and replace it with a caption, which is usually Randall's style.ReplyDelete
CAPTCHA: extrato.
I have to drop in with a quick comment as a non-american reader. Here in Sweden this has brought up little to no media attention, and I had no clue whatsoever what this comic was about when I read it. Don't you think Randall would try to appeal to as many people as possible in his comic, and not alienate people outside of the US? This whole comic was just one bad move by Randall in my opinion.ReplyDelete
I gotta say you did a great job with this review, Lompta.
From the cold white north with love, Cruxit.
Weird thing: the issue of racism has been completely removed from the situation presented in the comic. Sure, the real-life situation is heavily racially charged, but look closely at what the Presidential figure says, combined with the lack of displayed skin color: that key point of the original situation, in addition to any identifying names, is no longer present!ReplyDelete
It seems to me that Randall, writing a comic that's clearly topical today, wants to also have it be a timeless one by removing any ties to almost everything that's actually important to the original event. Ultimately, this just makes the comic soulless, as I presume readers like Cruxit noticed.
Made me giggle, meh.ReplyDelete
I'm a non-American reader, and the whole situation got little attention here either, but I still know exactly what it was about. I don't really feel alienated about it at all.ReplyDelete
Good guest-post, Lompta. To the point and no fancy comedy attempts.
Lame comic, good post. My only problem is the continuity. You start out saying there's no joke to mock, then later mock the joke.ReplyDelete
I would like to further criticize the alt-text. I fail to see the relevance of saying that different types of alcohol have the same effect. Are there really people who think they act differently? The issue would be the alcoholic content. There's a difference between the volume of tequila that you'd need to drink to get wasted, and how much beer. Due to the volume, it's easier to accidentally drink too much of higher-concentrated alcohol. So is he implying that the President, a cop, and a guy from Harvard are all stupid enough to drink an excessive amount of tequila?
- harrisonAugust 2, 2009 at 10:00 AM
sorry if this was said in the previous thread, butReplyDelete
WHOO! I am definitely NOT afraid of the fucking POLICE right now!
Pretty stupid to comment on race on a comic with no color? Or deeply insightful and GENIUS?! But, again, it could be stupid.ReplyDelete
@Anon 2:40 - The limo panel is still another "insert hilariousness here" thing, but with just a touch more detail. Are we to assume drunk driving? Or did they drive somewhere and do a crazy thing, then get arrested? Like Lompta said, the whole "screaming out of a limo roof" thing is a cliche way to get people to know that shenanigans are going down.ReplyDelete
Maybe this is kind of an uncanny valley thing. Randall can show us truly insane consequences, some Mr. Hat shit where the President rapes Sarkozy to death, or he can not show us anything at all and just let us draw the obvious conclusion that drinking tequila leads to jail. But by showing the most boring, uninteresting consequence.... Eh.
(Okay, no, the other two things wouldn't really work EITHER, but that's really a problem with the entire rest of the strip. It's kind of hard to make "People drink tequila, get in trouble, go to jail" funny, especially with absolutely no context for the people or funny elements in the trouble.)
I have to wonder if Randall thinks that the entire original incident is indicative of racist treatment by the policeman or not.
I never heard about the Beer Summit, so this statement is accurate:ReplyDelete
"From an outsider perspective, it looks like the president randomly stepping in to mediate an argument between a mysterious man in glasses and an anonymous policeman."
Then again, without any knowledge of the summit, this comic at least gave me a smile, so what does that say? I guess I just liked the idea of the president getting thrown in jail.
"Don't you think Randall would try to appeal to as many people as possible in his comic, and not alienate people outside of the US?"
Apparently you never read the East-West comic.
Mike: yes, there are really people who think that tequila makes them behave differently than, say, beer, or wine, or whiskey, or vodka. It's very common, actually. Tequila is commonly believed to be a crazy-making drink. Biologically, there's no basis for this belief. However, it's actually very true that if you expect alcohol to have a certain effect on you, it basically will.ReplyDelete
I told this to my roommate once. She paused to think and said that, no, tequila totally actually has an effect on her that is different from other things.
- johnpauljonesAugust 2, 2009 at 1:09 PM
Well, you could always argue that the specific flavor or method of drinking used for an alcoholic beverage could increase its ability to get you drunk; for example, vodka has very little flavor, so its quite easy to consume large amounts of it quickly mixed with something, whereas I think most people would have a harder time doing that with something like scotch. Plus the effect of doing shots versus sipping a drink, or the fact that some alcoholic beverages are usually consumed with food - the chemistry might be the same, but culturally I think there's an important difference.ReplyDelete
Hard to mock? This is fucking EASY to mock!ReplyDelete
2. Obama is NOT WHITE.
3. Where the fuck is the secret Service?
4. You can't just throw the President into jail like that in the same cell as everyone!
6. It trivializes the incident. A LOT. Racism? No big deal, let's have some wacky stick figure hijinks!
Yes, the social impact of something would be a psychological "you expect it to be different, therefore it is different" thing. And "how drunk you get" is not the same as "what kind of drunk you get."ReplyDelete
In other words, you miss the point completely.
- Person #1August 2, 2009 at 1:20 PM
That's the problem. Randall tries to be topical and at the same time distances himself from the topic completely. It's not in the slightest bit relevant to what's going on. The only reason he used this current situation as a framework is that it makes people feel good about themselves when they read about something they know about.ReplyDelete
If you're gonna do topical humor, Randall, say something about the topic.
- Way WalkerAugust 2, 2009 at 1:27 PM
My only complaint about this comic is that panels 5 and 6 are unnecessary. They're only needed to make the alt-text relevant. So, take out 5 and 6 and make it a 3 column layout. I don't have a problem with the limo panel being stereotypical since it's used to good effect. If the joke were the shenanigans (as it often is in xkcd) then perhaps we could use some particulars, but that isn't the joke. The joke is the contrast between panels 2 and 8, that panel 3 (the fix) lead to 8, and that it did sort of work (if the problem is that he was wrongfully jailed, we could fix it by rightfully jailing him). If the cliche is the story, that's bad; if the cliche is used to tell a larger story more efficiently, that's fine.ReplyDelete
As for the alt-text, it seems like something I'd expect more from an undergrad. A grad student would see that it's not just the quantity but the rate and you can acheive a higher rate with tequila than with beer.
- Way WalkerAugust 2, 2009 at 1:37 PM
Also, when it comes to removing race from the equation, I think most of the jokes I've heard about the Beer Summit did just that. They tended to be more concerned with the beer side than the race side. I remember the punch-line to one talk show host's joke on it being Biden drinking out of a beer hat. Race only came into the joke in the choice of beer (I think Gates had a Red Stripe).ReplyDelete
Actually, I think the last five xkcd's were ok. Not great, could've been better executed, but, overall, worth a smile.
The guest post was about as entertaining as watching Microsoft Windows start up, but it was pretty true and relatable, and written in a very logical and sustainable way. This is far, FAR ahead of the "look at me wow I'm so snarky and mean" comments I've seen, and so far, is one of the best guest posts in my opinion. I do think the next posts shouldn't follow this "okay, now, sit down, be quiet and listen as I explain in a straight face why this was a bad strip"; criticism is usually the best when it's funnier than the strip, and in this case, it would have been quite easy.ReplyDelete
(okay, one thing is funny: the actual post is so sober, well thought-out and well written that the "oh, wow, how cool I am" introduction becomes lame to the point of sad hilarity)
Fernie, you never fail to entertain.ReplyDelete
- 4vectorAugust 2, 2009 at 5:16 PM
"If you're gonna do topical humor, Randall, say something about the topic."ReplyDelete
I dunno about this...Starting with something topical and then veering off on some completely ridiculous tangent is a pretty common joke formula at Penny Arcade.
- AnonymousAugust 2, 2009 at 5:21 PM
It wasn't a great comic, but I can appreciate how Randal portrays the situation in a light-hearted way. I mean, what spells unity more than sitting in a jail cell together!ReplyDelete
As for the writeup, I think it's pretty clear what side Lompta is on, and it's pretty much bullshit. Cop gets a call about a possible burglary, finds someone in the house, asks for ID to verify claims, and the guy gets belligerent. If it weren't a black guy, and it weren't a friend of the President, it wouldn't have even made the news. For fuck's sake, if a cop asks for ID, you show him the motherfucking ID and be done with it. He was doing his job, and so he gets labeled a racist, the President makes a stupid remark, and we get a big mess out of what should have ended with Gates pulling out his ID and showing it to the cop who was, at the time, only looking out for Gates's best interests.
That said, I didn't need a political writeup. I read these because they're funny, and if they're not funny, they're not worth reading. Anyone who looks that deep into an innocent web comic making light of stupid shit in the news is not seeking to make humor, which is what I thought this site was about.
PA talks about video game news. Slightly different.
Anyways, I couldn't even tell Randall was referencing something until the third panel. Taking race out of what was basically a racial issue seems like it's trivializing the whole thing.
4Vector, this isn't PennyArcadeSucks, now is it?ReplyDelete
randall sat down at his desk, sharpened his pencil, threw his hands up and said "well I can't think of anything!"ReplyDelete
This review pleases me.ReplyDelete
Funny, the comic didn't smell of "I'm out of ideas, folks!" to me; it in fact felt like the exact opposite. Unfortunately, it was a quite lame idea. Matter of fact, I think the execution is actually very good -- the images, the pacing, the timing and so on -- but the idea is void and full of holes, might even raise a chuckle at first glance but leaves you with that vague feeling of "... wait a minute, what WAS that?" later on. In retrospect, it's just lame; and xkcd's best strips are exactly those that remain funny no matter how many times you go back to it. I don't think Randall would *choose* going for a "it's just funny for the first five seconds, and then you forget it" joke, so I can hold this as a clear sign of decline... if I could care about that.ReplyDelete
By the way, did I make it clear enough? I think the review was extremely good. But I wonder if I should be saying "This review is horrible! Where is the joke? Where is the punchline? Isn't this blog supposed to be FUNNY?"ReplyDelete
I do not like critiques when humorous.ReplyDelete
I do not like critiques when serious.
I will not take them lumpa or carl.
I will not take them, only snarl.
I will not take them good or bad,
Despite a comic so damn sad.
No fan I am of reviews at all!
Microsoft Windows startup screens deeply excite me.ReplyDelete
How "excited"?ReplyDelete
@Asher: you know, that would have had a lot more effect if you'd posted it BEFORE he said he thought the review was extremely good.ReplyDelete
As a kid, I was always deeply scared of the "it is now safe to turn off your computer" screen. Bright orange on stark black... brr. Not pleasant.
In all fairness, it took me a while to figure out the rhyming words, so I posted it not knowing Fernie had taken the wind out of my sails.ReplyDelete
remember guys: Randall doesn't like to talk about politics in xkcd! Only when he's desperate, I guess.ReplyDelete
Remember the presidential oath comic? A similar one in many ways:
-Black people drawn as white
-Not funny after a few months when everyone has forgotten about the meaningless incident
-not funny to begin with, actually
-taking a situation which could be important (high status racial profiling case, new president and new direction for country) and finding the dumbest, least interesting and least informed or intelligent way of making fun of some tiny detail.
Funny, the comic didn't smell of "I'm out of ideas, folks!" to me; it in fact felt like the exact opposite. Unfortunately, it was a quite lame idea.ReplyDelete
I have no idea what those sentences, taken together, mean at all.
@Carl: AARGH I remember a while back that I was about to complain about you complaining about "political humour" and now it all comes back and yeah. I wouldn't say this was "political humour", rather humour about a political event: it's a rather nitpicky distinction, you might think, but the point is that it (like the oath one) doesn't rely on a political viewpoint. Thus I don't think it breaks the stricture he set himself. Doesn't mean it ain't rubbish in other ways, and I appreciate it's wishy-washy, but still.ReplyDelete
@Asher: related: in primary school (elementary) we studied a poem of which the last three lines were "and all dad will do is slurp/and when i can't think of a rhyme/i set about making them urp"
- zomg first!11August 2, 2009 at 9:38 PM
618 felt similar to the one where the protagonists are freaked out by the windmills and Don Quijote appears in the last panel to fight them. The alt text... yeah, brings to mind another one of his fanfics that was not so well received.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 2, 2009 at 9:48 PM
I cant say 618 was terribad, simply cause I had never heard of the little prince before, so the possible joke went over my head.ReplyDelete
It is at least not as bad as anything from the last two weeks
The alt text is explaining the joke. and at the same time is the punch line...
- AnonymousAugust 2, 2009 at 10:11 PM
I suppose the joke is that Little Prince is a story about an adorable little boy living on an asteroid and doing wacky and cute stuff. Deep Impact is a disaster movie in which the good guys have to destroy an asteroid before it destroys the Earth. So what if those two asteroids are in fact the same asteroid?
I have a friend who loves the little prince, so I hope he can point out the humor in this new comic, as I can't find it myself.ReplyDelete
And yeah, the alt text is just explaining the joke/reference.
I would personally prefer a Deep Impact / Fresh Prince crossover.ReplyDelete
god i fucking hated that east-west comicReplyDelete
very nice guest post regarding critique of the comic. but uh maybe consider a bit the first two paragraphs that anon5:21 wrote.
Asher: I tend to skip over what Fernie has to say so your little poem had probably the same effect on me that it would have had if you were able to post a bit earlier! So I offer encouragement and my amused laughs.
- AnonymousAugust 3, 2009 at 6:17 AM
Yeah, even though the book was written quite some time ago, I've never heard of it, so the "joke" sailed right over my head.ReplyDelete
Also, Randall's not winning any points for referring to a bad movie and failing to make a joke at its expense, since the joke is "Oh my god you guys what if it was the same asteroid?" and nothing on Deep Impact itself.
Randall would be funny if he'd take a page from Hussie's book and mock the premise of bad movies, not write fanfics of their plots.
"The alt text... yeah, brings to mind another one of his fanfics that was not so well received."ReplyDelete
As painful as it is to remember that five part atrocity... Yes, so true.
Re: referring to bad movies, well, think of the positive part. It could be worse. It could have been Armageddon.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 3, 2009 at 4:22 PM
I knew what The Little Prince was, so this one made me sad. Although why didn't he cover his flower? If he's watering it, why isn't there a watering can in his hand? Also, he looks weird in stick figure form.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 3, 2009 at 4:33 PM
I found the punchline annoying in the sense that I'd seen it done to death already on late night television. The consensus amoung the hosts seemed to be that if you got a police officer, a professor, and the president of the united states together and put a beer in each of them, wacky hijinks would ensue. David letterman did a night where that was basically his only joke. Stephen Colbert did a joke along the lines that they would go and take a dump on Joe Biden's lawn.ReplyDelete
I'm not saying that randall stole this joke from somewhere, I'm just saying that its a ridiculously easy joke to make, and he didnt even do anything with it to differentiate himself from the pack. Where he should've said "wowee, if you get beer in the president and that professor and that police officer, X will occur," X being a wacky hijink of questionable legality, he said "wowee, if you get beer in the president and that professor and that police officer, a wacky hijink of questionable legality will occur." What hijink? "I dunno, but I bet it would be something. Something bad enough to get them in jail!"
- AnonymousAugust 4, 2009 at 12:55 PM
It should have just been Obama and Gates in jail and the cop walking off into the sunset. White people don't go to jail..ReplyDelete
didn't you see the picture? They're all white people.ReplyDelete
Mildly, mildly amusing.ReplyDelete
How would Randall draw a black person, anyway?


text:
Wilson Island State Park
32801 Campground Lane
Missouri Valley, IA , 51555
Phone: 712/642-2069
Fax: 712/642-4390
National Recreation Reservation Service: (877-444-6777)Reservable Forest Service and Army Corps campgrounds and cabins.
Reserve America: (877-444-6777)State Park campgrounds for California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.
National Park Reservations: (800-365-2267)National Park Service campgrounds and tours.
Outdoor activities can be hazardous, if you have not read our Disclaimer, please do so now!
©1998 Interactive Outdoors Inc. All rights reserved.


text:
A common argument you hear from conservatives is that raising taxes on the rich is a joke of a deficit reduction proposal, because it hardly makes a dent in the deficit.
According to CNBC, reverting to Clinton-era levels would just get you about $40-$45 billion in the first year.
GOP Congressman Tom Price has gotten a lot of attention for saying it would only fund government for 8 days... so what's the point?
So what is the point?
Well, it's not really about deficit reduction at all.
Zachary Goldfarb at The Washington Post has a great piece on how Democrats once vehemently opposed the Bush tax cuts, but are now trying to permanently preserve all of them for the vast majority of taxpayers. One big reason is that the economy has changed, and there's a recognition among virtually everyone that the economy is too weak to let taxes rise above the board.
But as for raising taxes on the rich...
What's more, income inequality has been growing. Sparing the middle class higher taxes while requiring the wealthy to pay more would tip the scales slightly in the other direction.
"The reason there's been this movement toward broad consensus on renewing the tax cut for working- and middle-class families is that will give us a sharper progressivity in the tax system that is very much desired by Democrats and progressives who've seen an income distribution more and more distorted toward the wealthy," said Betsey Stevenson, former chief economist in Obama's Labor Department and a professor at the University of Michigan, who added that taxes may have to rise even more than currently contemplated to meet the country's needs.
The point about making the tax code more progressive doesn't get talked about enough, but when discussing changing marginal tax rates, this should be the main issue.
The truth of the matter is that it's not going to be that easy closing the deficit using the tax code, or even via lower spending. Deficits are closed via more growth, and that's about it.
As this chart shows, a great predictor of deficits, going back decades, is the unemployment rate. The tax code has much less to do with it than people think.
But the tax code can help create more progressive outcomes, and at a time when inequality continues to rise, addressing that inequality is a major liberal goal. Actually it's not just a liberal thing. Most people in most societies feel that extreme inequality is problematic.
For those unfamiliar with it, here's a look at the Gini Coefficient (which measures societal income inequality; higher = more unequal) for the U.S.
So yes, tax hikes on those making $250K or more won't dent the deficit much.
But that's at a minimum a secondary issue in the tax discussion. It's all about trying to do something about inequality. Debt and deficits so thoroughly dominate politics, however, that politicians usually frame it through that.
For more on why tax changes won't affect the deficit, see here >


text:
Bitium's comprehensive identity platform enables CIOs to be an agent of change inside their organization.
Helpful insights and tools designed to help answer questions and inform your cloud security strategy.
Log into ImageRelay and more than 11000 other apps quickly and securely with a one password. Bitium's easy-to-use Single Sign-On solution makes ImageRelay login management simple.
Users log in once to Bitium, allowing them to launch ImageRelay and more than 11000 other web apps with a single click of an icon from their Bitium dashboard. Single sign-on helps employees save time, prevents lost or forgotten passwords, and reduces the risk of password phishing for your organization.
Bitium empowers teams by allowing them to share access to apps without sharing passwords. Employees can access shared apps with one click in Bitium without ever knowing the underlying password, which helps to keep your corporate passwords more secure.
Bitium gives you complete control over who has access to your corporate cloud accounts. You can manage access for users individually or by group . Bitium also allows you to monitor the security grade of user passwords and how often they are reused between accounts.
The Active Directory integration allows you to sync your directory with Bitium to manage access rights. Grant, change or remove credentials for any user in your directory in real time from within Bitium. You can also connect with LDAP, Google Apps or use Bitium as your primary identity directory.
Add an extra layer of password protection with multifactor authentication using our preferred smart phone app or third-party solution from vendors like Duo Security.


text:
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Dear Sirs,
In light of recent events my disposable income will be dropping precipitously. I believe your cause may be just, but you may be better off looking to the government for a handout. If they refuse and you can provide me with signed affidavits of the chairman and a majority of the board of directors as to who you voted for, and the amount of government subsidy received over the past 4 years, I will consider you an organization worthy of a portion of my meager remaining income.
Someone Who Did Build It
65 comments:
- Anonymous9:59 PM, November 22, 2012
I've never commented here before but just wanted to say:ReplyDelete
Sadly, this post is so freaking awesome! I just wish it were not true. As a side, once he was reelected, I immediately chose not to support any charities. They can get it from the government. I don't care anymore.
- Anonymous8:36 PM, November 24, 2012
Love it! So true. This is not the America I wanted for my childern...the unborn ones...because I am smart enough not to get knocked up. :DReplyDelete
- Anonymous4:48 PM, November 28, 2012
Wow, really? Generalize much? Because only uneducated (aka "not smart enough") women become pregnant? I guess my masters degree does me no good as a single mother, right? Since all some people can see is that I'm a single mother, not that I was engaged and my fiance decided to abandon us. Regardless, I still draw my nice salary, but I will admit to needing government assistance to get back on my feet. That's what it's there for. And I guarantee I've paid more into it than I've taken out. You really should try to not be so judgmental. Republicans and Democrats need to stop whining, stop trying to make the other seem like the enemy, and actually DO SOMETHING. Neither Obama nor Romney can fix all that has gone wrong. Unless both parties decide to work together, instead of giving speeches to appeal to the crowds, we're never going to get better.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous5:19 PM, November 30, 2012
Seriously 'Cat, feel entitled much yourself?ReplyDelete
You act like you're the only one worried about a job/future? Who gives a shit that you have your own business. I did once too. The market changed and I got out and went to college AGAIN while working another job full time, because I had to. Point is, stop whining and pull up your big boy pants, will ya already?
- Nightingale7:58 PM, November 30, 2012
Sheesh SCRN. So, what then, the going gets tough and the tough...turn on each other? Doctors work their butts off in medical school, then internships, residencies. It can be 10-15 years of training, not to mention all the hard work of running a practice, and it all goes up in smoke because the whiny babies in our country want "free" health care?! Are doctors "entitled" to be in charge of their careers? YES!!! I wouldn't want their job for all the tea in China. It's really hard work, with dire consequences if things go wrong. Sorry you lost your business, but what a lousy attitude you have developed. One would think you'd have some empathy. And just wait until you need a GOOD doctor, and all that's left are the creepy, "I don't have time for you because I have 49 other patients to see before the end of the day" doctors. Good luck with that.ReplyDelete
Shiiiiiiiit. If men got pregnant, birth control would be dispensed free in the bathrooms of every 7-eleven. Since 1492.ReplyDelete
Starbucks would offer lattes and surgical abortions. On every street corner.ReplyDelete
...if men had babies. Why is this even a fucking topic anymore?ReplyDeleteReplies
because of people like you.Delete
I know you use this blog as an anonymous outlet to vent your frustrations, but why you gotta be so mean, doc? Maybe this is an idea you could get behind.Delete
we are mean?Delete
"Shiiiiiiiit. If men got pregnant, birth control would be dispensed free in the bathrooms of every 7-eleven. Since 1492."
"Starbucks would offer lattes and surgical abortions. On every street corner."
"...if men had babies. Why is this even a fucking topic anymore?"
but absolutely, make it over the counter. 'course you would have to pay for it which makes that a non-starter because it clearly says in the consitution that you have a right to free stuff simply because you posess vagina and the inability to use it properly. hell, put it in the freaking water supply in all blue cities. between the lowered sperm counts from marijuana smoking and ortho-tri cyclen in the water the conservatives will be kings in short order.
- Nightingale12:11 AM, December 04, 2012
I am so sick of hearing women complain about the trials and tribulations of pregnancy prevention. Greta, women who make less than $20,000 a year can (today) get FREE birth control pills, patch, ring, Depo shot (and STD testing, and pap smears) through Planned Parenthood. But 95% of the women I deal with who have an unintended pregnancy just didn't bother to take their pills. Can't tell you how many women tell me they have trouble remembering to take a pill everyday. Or that they don't like "hormones," but have no problem asking for Plan B, and want to use that as birth control. Even if you put birth control pills and Plan B over-the-counter and free of charge, these women just won't take it consistently. Like one girl told me, "I don't have sex everyday, so why do I have to take a pill everyday?" There is just no cure for stupid. Or lazy. And what about condoms?? They are cheap and readily available, but girls don't want to tell the BFs to put one on. When was the last time you heard a guy say no to sex if he has to put on a condom??ReplyDelete
- Anonymous8:53 AM, December 04, 2012
"but girls don't want to tell the BFs to put one on." So the male is passive in all this? They just can't automatically put one on? They have to be told? What....Mommy didn't tell me to do it?ReplyDelete
If you are tired of hearing this maybe men need to jump in and be more proactive.
Of course there are stupid and lazy women. No more so than men who don't take any responsibility.
When was the last time a guy said "If you're not protected, condom or nothing"....no man EVER.
And that 95% number, show me the data you collected to come up with that.
- Nightingale5:46 PM, December 04, 2012
"So the male is passive in all this?" Yep, they don't get pregnant and they don't care, yet women still want to be with these jerks. So if the girl doesn't want to be pregnant, she has to make the effort to protect herself. And why don't men care? We've made it easy for them. They figure the girl can just get an abortion. Is that the right attitude from the men? NO! So why do women go with men who treat them with so much disrespect? The problem goes so much deeper than just availability of birth control and abortions.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous8:34 PM, December 05, 2012
The problem here is, that S.Cat is blaming his projected failures on women. He doesn't have what it takes to run anyone's show, not even his own.ReplyDelete
Some people are meant to forever be underlings, and he is one of them.Replies
you fucking idiot, s cat is quite successful and employs, soon, over a hundred people. wow, many are women. his business is rocking and unburdening his local ERs. funny how you leftists are non judgemental and non hateful. really funny.Delete
Hey! I'm a writer for the blog nydoctorsurgentcare.blogspot.com. I wanted to do a little interview on you, your blog, and your issues/views on urgent care.ReplyDelete
If you'd like to do an interview please contact me here om this email. firstname.lastname@example.com
- Anonymous8:32 AM, December 06, 2012
Anon 8:34, pretty much. The incessant whining of "Life didn't turn out the way I planned" is old. Welcome to the real world. You still have a good job, make a decent wage and if it's bumpy right now, put your big person panties on and deal.ReplyDelete
- Nightingale9:41 AM, December 06, 2012
Just wait until we have the single-payer system you're all dreaming of, with government deciding what care you ingrates get. And if your lazy-a$$ government doctor makes a mistake, good luck suing his/her employer: government. Be careful what you wish for; the Docs on the Web know what's coming.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous12:20 PM, December 06, 2012
You just demeaned an entire group of physicians. The Docs on the Web are just afraid they won't get to be the sexy top guns on anymore, mavericks wearing white hats who only like white insured patients.ReplyDelete
I' am a nurse and have never seen Medicare deny a damn thing (maybe when she should have). I have seen insurance companies deny right and left. And kick people out because they became too expensive. Saw my friend's private premiums twelve years ago rise from 500/ month to over $2000/month because her one daughter developed Type 1 diabetes and the second lupus, which attacked her kidneys. That is just okey dokey with you guys.
Show me the stats on docs declaring bankruptcy. Let's see if they compare to people declaring bankruptcy because of medical bills.
I'm not an ingrate.....just somebody willing to say this present system doesn't seem to be
dear anon 12:20,ReplyDelete
you are lying, hateful sack of shit and you deserve the shitty health care that you will get. i have already quit the ER for a cake job that pay a little less. money ain't the issue sugar-tits. it's a little matter of self-determination for THE most highly trained and self sacrificing professionals in this country. now repeat after me...
there. i feel better.Replies
- Anonymous6:45 PM, December 06, 2012
Or maybe, just maybe if some of ya paid for your MD yourselves instead of robbing the taxpayers for your education you'd know the value of a dollar and whine less.Delete
You guys disgust every working adult. If you don't like what you do, quit and do something else - but the cost comes out of your own pocket this time, just get out of medicine.
To the women who read this blog understand, these guys don't represent the medical profession, or men for that matter. These guys represent the worst kind of losers in this world. They deserve all the ruin the world can bring them. Lets hope they will all quit tomorrow - they've only been threatening everybody for years. The world will be grateful with a few less entiltled looking for bailouts when they are gone.
you mean like all of us here did? what the hell are you talking about. i served four years active duty to pay for my loans. all other contributors took out loans. i got out of debt at age 37. you are a moron.Delete
- Anonymous11:03 AM, December 24, 2012
How the hell do people come up with this bullshit? I will graduate from medical school in May, and I'll have around $200,000 in student loan debt, all of which I will pay back, with interest. Which means I'll be paying off loans well into my 40's.Delete
- Nightingale8:38 PM, December 06, 2012
Dear anon 12:20, I work with what amounts to government doctors, who are paid by the hour, not by the number of patients they see, and they bitch & moan if you try to double-book a patient with an ear infection with another patient who has bronchitis. If they were in private practice and got reimbursed by head count, they'd be double and triple booking. But why should they work hard, since they get paid the same even if they see no patients, and spend a couple hours surfing the web? And unlike the real (complicated) ER medicine, these docs are doing run of the mill stuff, that I could treat if I had a furnishing license. They're just lazy. When we go single-payer, doctors will be hourly grunts like everyone else, and they won't be motivated to go the extra mile. BTW, our patients are the ones who complain bitterly about how little the outside Medi-Cal doctors care for them. I work in college health, so our ability to serve is limited to urgent care, so primary care gets referred out.ReplyDelete
Dear 911, sad to say too many nurses have been drinking the "free health care" Cool-aid, and have an axe to grind with doctors. Not me, I love working with (private practice) doctors, especially males; none of that estrogen rage and useless sentimentality crap that helps no one. If nurses want to be in charge more and make more money, go back to school.
I love watching you colonials rip into each other. I have been watching this but stayed out of it because 1) It's nothing to do with me. 2) I don't really understand US health economics and 3) I don't care. But I feel the urge to put in my twopence (two cents) worth.ReplyDelete
911DOC, way to go man. A nurse disagrees with you and you immediately, with no hesitation give out abuse. No refutation of the argument just straight off venom. Why? Was it because she is female? Although it doesn't say that, or is it because she is a nurse and how dare she argue with a doctor? Come on! If she's wrong she's wrong and you should point it out but as soon as you resort to the nonsense you have lost.
Nightingale? What are you? A throwback to the 1950's? Come on, if you are a nurse you should be trying to be professional and not just staring with the big baby blue eyes at the doctors. Actually, re-reading your comment you are obviously just a receptionist in an office who takes phone calls and fills in appointment times and does not understand anything about nurses.
I am going to ask a question, feel free to answer it or ignore it or flame it - don't care either way. If as you say American doctors are so self sacrificing and highly professional, why do you need the push of more and more money to see patients? How can the NHS in the UK survive with senior doctors seeing lots of patients and getting the same money. Are you telling me that American doctors are more mercenary than UK ones? In that case you are self serving rather than self sacrificing.
"Americans, a fairy tale mentality with a cash register heart." Parke Godwin.
A passing observation from a GrumpyRN who lives in a country with a higher life expectancy than the US thanks to 'socialised' medicine.Replies
so I'm angry. yes. not so much anymore. i have done what most doctors will do, i have joined the enemy. i work for the government. i draw a nice paycheck. i don't work nights anymore. i don't have to deliver bad news to families anymore. i can't be fired. i get a lunch hour. i take care of common cold patients and the occasional poinson ivy and the occasional ankle fracture. i could do so much more, and did for ten years, but it's not worth it. this will be the reality as doctors who are used to pusruing excellence and working their asses off make a simple mathematical calculation and they bail. meet your new doctor, she's a nurse practitioner, and she has an ACLS card. good luck.Delete
oh, and you're welcome....Delete
The NHS has a budget of around £106 billion for 2011/12 so £5 million ($8 million) is a drop in the ocean. This is at best a publicity stunt or more likely a tax evasion scheme.Delete
Hey Grumpy,ReplyDelete
Did you know the toothbrush was invented in the former Great Britain? It's true. If it had been invented anywhere else we would call it a "teethbrush". Now, be a good nurse and fetch me a latte. Chop chop!
Dear 911DOC,ReplyDelete
those smelly Pakis upstairs finally get off the Party Line so you can download lewd pics of the Queen Mother??? Seriously, your slower than a Quieu? Cwue? LINE at the NHS for a Paracetemol scrip...
1950's??? Oh you mean the last time Your Queendom(get a King, I'll call it a King-dum)was reverent on the World Stage.
"Colonials"??? ain't been no Colonies in our Hemisphere for Centuries Man, you been Freeze dried or doin hard time?
And I mean "Hard" metaphorically, although you gotta have some mean game to get any Strange with that Andy Cap Cap.
Yes, in America we work for this thing called Money, Cash, Scratch, Din-ero, heck, I bill my own dad everytime he asks me a medical question, just like a Shyster, billed down to the 0.1 of an Hr.(OK, we have Ish-yews).
and you want quotes,
"America and England, two peoples separated by Sexual Preference"
Whoa!!!!!! in YO Face!!!
now go get your Shine Box,
Frank "HMRM&HMFIC" Drackman
- Nightingale5:39 PM, December 08, 2012
Grumpy, eyes are green, not blue or batting, and doctors who don't know what they're doing fear me. The one's who do know their stuff trust me more than they trust most other doctors. Not a receptionist (you twit), but a triage nurse. You're pretty good at maligning women who disagree with you with your own brand of venom, eh? In-fighting with doctors is old and a colossal waste of time. Nurses who can't argue successfully with doctors are just insecure. Do our profession a favor and retire.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous6:47 PM, December 08, 2012
Well thank GOD Frank is here to bring some normalcy back to this blog, xoxo.ReplyDelete
Hey there Grumpy, what's up?
I can't even be mean to Nightingale - waste of time right there.
Oh and I'm currently PO'd at you 911! Don't even try to make up with me.
You rock
Get in line.
don't you have a Bridge to sit under??? And speaking of Bridges, remember your London Bridge? its in Arizona, thats right, we take your historical Artifacts, while you get stuck with a past her prime(umm still pretty hot though, see that "Hungup"video)Madonna. Now leave us alone and go chant racially insensitive cheers at the Manchester United game...
Frank "The only King I bow to is Elvis" Drackman
- Anonymous12:27 PM, December 09, 2012
Ummm. Nightingale is not a nurse or anything, you know, 911 :PReplyDelete
Don't you even card anybody at this place anymore?
Pass the popcorn pleaseReplyDelete
911DOC, what happened to the comment/link I tried to post? It was not gratuitous and said what I felt. Blocking me again?ReplyDelete
According to the American Dental Association, the first toothbrush was crafted in 1498 by an emperor in China.
Frank, "America and England, two peoples separated by Sexual Preference." Got to agree with you there man, we prefer human beings but you guys look like it is dogs, horses, sheep etc.
"Bridge to sit under???" I have been unfailingly polite even in the face of some appalling abuse and bad grammar. I keep telling you I am not English so all your references are just plain wrong.
Nightingale, "Nurses who can't argue successfully with doctors are just insecure." No, they just need to learn to argue successfully. Insecurity has nothing to with it, or are we seeing a little of your psyche? How insecure are you if you can't work with women? Are you the old fashioned type of woman who bosses men about because of your gender and we let the little lady do her thing because she's just a woman and will get all hormonal and upset and start crying if we disagree with her? Certainly the way you are coming over. So to paraphrase yourself, "Do our profession a favour and become a professional".
My comment was trying to take 911DOC to task for failing to make any attempt to argue or put over his point but he went straight to abuse with Anon 12:20. You defended him with the 'Cool-aid' crap.
SCRN, thank you, a reasonable voice.
- Anonymous7:15 AM, December 11, 2012
Thanks, Grumpy...I am Anon 12:20. I wasn't planning on responding because calling me "sugar tits" was kind of a deal breaker when it came to a possible reasonable conversation. It did validate for me why he/she has a problem with pregnant women out of wedlock (can you say poor ignorant slut).ReplyDelete
So answer me this...this blog has a problem with Medicaeurs, uninsured people and the other unwashed masses. You abhor single payor, hate Ocare and think the present system is fine even though you constantly complain about misuse of the ER. BTW, EMTLA does suck but if you read a little history you would appreciate why it was put in place. Ambulances blowing past hospitals with critically ill people because they didn't have the golden ticket ie BC/BS. Umm people were dying because of this practice. I would hear what you have to say more if every once in awhile you would talk about injustices other than your own. Docs never spoke up at that time.....they still got paid. Where was the moral outrage then? There was none because one group of docs was willing to dump this group of people on those "lazy ass" government docs. So EMTLA was born and now you have this big mess.And maybe if the AMA hadn't spent all that money in 1949 to deny Truman's idea of a single payer, we would have a system in place to take care of people and not use the ER as a primary care clinic.
So bottom line...what do you want to see happen or you just gonna go with the status quo?
grumpy, post it again. I didn't block anything. you guys have fun.ReplyDelete
anon above, emtala is a crock. ambulances did not blow by hostpitals with critically ill people on board. it was all a power grab. it was inspired by illegals trekking to the us to have their babies in the us thereby making them citizens.
I am all for single payer. the patient pays for insurance or pays their bill and don't patronize me with your idiocy.
- Nightingale9:58 PM, December 11, 2012
So let's see, Grumpy...nurses who disagree with you and don't join the Bash-the-Doctors bandwagon are bossy, insecure, and unprofessional? Does that pretty much sum up your opinion? And let's not forget "crying if we disagree with her?" Your sexism is showing. Pathetic. You assume way too much. Are you sure you're an RN? Your assessments are way off.ReplyDelete
There is a saying, "Nursing is one of the few professions that eats their young". You're a shining example of that sad, but true statement. I also have a nursing supervisor that said "Men hold grudges for 5 minutes, but women hold grudges for 5 years." Also sad, but true. And since nursing is still predominately female, these abuses still hold back our profession from real progress. And not speaking out against our bad habits, commits us to continuing down this path of true unprofessionalism.
- Nightingale10:12 PM, December 11, 2012
PS Grumpy: As to 911Doc's comments to Anon12:20, I might not agree with his choice of adjectives, but you are not much better. You hide behind a thin veneer of civility, while you attack my 30+ year career of hard work with your own brand of contempt. At least 911Doc is honest about his.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous7:40 AM, December 12, 2012
From Reynolds v. Mainegeneral Health, 218 F.3d 78 (1st Cir. 2000):ReplyDelete
Congress enacted EMTALA in 1996 [sic], in the face of "the increasing number of reports that hospital emergency rooms are refusing to accept or treat patients with emergency conditions if the patient does not have medical insurance."
Read your history. I worked in the City Hospital in St. Louis in the mid 70's and saw it on a daily basis. I actually, if you would stop knee-jerking, agree with you that EMTLA is a disaster but was born out of a very bad practice. So whose the idiot now?
Nightingale, you defend 911's "sugar tits" and are crying about Grumpy's post? Wow.
neato. let's grant that ambulances were blowing by private hospitals with critically ill patients on an hourly basis.
you worked in a City Hospital. hmmm. a hospital set up specifically to take care of the poor and uninsured, one where residents learned their craft and high quality care was available to all.
so we pass a federal law mandating that private hosptials, who have to meet a bottom line, are now obligated to lose money.
hmm. medical costs have since skyrocketed and it's now hard to get insurance. weird.
i guess it all boils down to whether you believe health care is a right, but not just a right, a right to have the best health care regardless of your poor choices or poor circumstnces or poor planning. hmmm.
well, you have it now. and the numbing mediocrity that it will inevitably produce in care is already here. who will go to medical school now? who will do the ten year vascular surgery residency to be paid what is 'fair' as determined by a government committee? good for you sunshine.
oh, and don't we have lawyers in this country, and tort law? negligence? lawsuits? aren't these already in place to punish acts of overt negligence that you seem to think happened every hour prior to EMTALA? i happen to know we still have them.
so EMTALA sucks, you admit it. it was expanded far beyond its intent as all government mandates inevitably are so that we can no longer turn away anyone, not the person who calls EMS for a bruised pinky toe and not the oxycontin addict with 'chest pain' because they are out of their drugs. so you think that a bigger version of EMTALA will work better.
what color is the sky in your world.
and what about people without cars? doesn't everyone need a car? food? everyone needs that right? would be a crime to turn away people from a grocery store who are hungry would it not.
- Nightingale9:14 AM, December 12, 2012
Anon, not defending the adjectives used by 911, but there is a lot of contempt to go around here, you included. These doctors are at their wits end and are venting, so why not step back and use nursing assessment in a more objective manner? Take the high road, But no, you just whine, and don't argue points. And Grumpy joins in with his own contempt. In the end, 911 is right: the world your are advocating for is NOT SUSTAINABLE! It will fail utterly, and then let the rationing begin.ReplyDelete
Posting on this blog is voluntary. If you really don't like what the doctors have to say, you are free to blog elsewhere.
- Anonymous10:04 AM, December 12, 2012
I am also free to post here and you are free not to read it. And I do argue points i.e. EMTLA.ReplyDelete
As for the rationing, if you base providing healthcare on a system of who deserves it and t who doesn't, that is also rationing except it's based on whether we think you are worthy. And I don't think that's our place to do so.
"and what about people without cars? doesn't everyone need a car? food? everyone needs that right? would be a crime to turn away people from a grocery store who are hungry "
I can buy a junker for 1200 bucks, I can buy food at the dollar store or go to a food bank. There is no thrift store for an appendectomy.
Quite honestly, I think if people have to have the skinny in it (buy their own insurance), they will probably be more motivated to stay healthy. Funny, I agree with you that much of what you see is preventable. I read statistics of 40% to 60% of diseases are lifestyle related and skyrocket costs. People don't get that. See, I'm not a total brain dead libtard.
But to just stand your ground and say that the present system doesn't have some serious injustices in it for the patients and not just the healthcare providers is just sticking your head in the sand.
Oh well, I'm done.
I agree. people need to pay something for their care.... means test it or something... but right now they do not. and ocare will not change this as many currently healthy folks will choose to pay a penalty to not buy insurance which will be cheaper than insurance, and then, do you think they will be denied care? no. the denial of care will come at the extremes of life and it will be done by committee. oh, and in addition we will get a whole new bloated government bureaucracy with people that can not be fired (like me!). you are a utopian. every system has it's injustices. the great thing about America is that until now, a significant portion of the folks left out are left out because of poor decisions they made, but in the future they will be left out by decisions our 'givernment'makes.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous1:00 PM, December 12, 2012
That's debatable about why people get left out. People behind a genetic eight ball should not be penalized or people forced out of insurance plans because of serious health condition. Also this country does have a history of racism, discrimination (I am assuming you're a woman so that would include you) and other inequities as all countries do. Perhaps I am Utopian but only because I believe we should always be moving forward to something better.ReplyDelete
I'm not even a Christian but have always believed the "when you do this for the least" or however that scripture reads.
Thanks for the discussion.
well, we SHOULD be moving forward to something better, but we often don't move this way. and simply passing legislation and shifting responsibility is actually moving backwards. and as to your Biblical quote, couldn't agree more, I did it for ten years, and amongst 'the least', there were also the entitled, who, if I am reading my Bible correctly, are used to describe people who were 'far from the Kingdom of heaven'.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous4:08 PM, December 12, 2012
Go away Nightingale. You highly irritate me. You clearly are not a nurse and you also are FOS.ReplyDelete
"nurses who disagree with you and don't join the Bash-the-Doctors bandwagon are bossy, insecure, and unprofessional?" I didn't say that. Where does it say that? I don't do the doctor-bashing I don't need to. I am usually asking for information or putting over a point.
You said "I love working with (private practice) doctors, especially males; none of that estrogen rage and useless sentimentality crap." Sounds a bit like eye batting to me.
"doctors who don't know what they're doing fear me. The one's who do know their stuff trust me more than they trust most other doctors" I'll bet they don't fear you. I don't want doctors to fear me, I want them to respect me. You are coming across as an old battleaxe who thinks they are in charge but in reality are a joke - used to be many of these old ward sisters (floor charges) when I started but we got rid of them and put in professionals.
"You hide behind a thin veneer of civility, while you attack my 30+ year career of hard work with your own brand of contempt. At least 911Doc is honest about his."
There is nothing thin about my civility, nor is it a veneer. I too have 30 years, plus a few years in engineering before I became a nurse. My contempt was for 911DOC for being rude without reason. As usual on this blog a nurse makes a reasoned remark and whether it is right, wrong or just plain insane they are immediately met with abuse. No attempt made to answer the points made - AND YOU DEFENDED THIS!
You say you are a triage nurse who tries to add patients to an already full list? Don't know where you work but people who add patients to lists are receptionists - not nurses. Triage nurse is part of an ED (ER) nurses role but only part.
Love the "are you sure your an RN?" Nice piece of passive aggressive behaviour to try to put doubt on my qualifications.
- Anonymous9:07 PM, December 12, 2012
Oh poor Nightingale, you are running with big dogs if you want to take on Grumpy. He is an erudite and clever RN blogger who I have read for years. Scottish, I believe. His posts are insightful and entertaining and not always complementary about the NHS. But they are never mean or below the belt. And there's the rub for you. Go check his blog out.....might possibly give you a more wordly intelligent view.ReplyDelete
Thank you for the kind comments Anon 12:20 always nice to be appreciated.ReplyDelete


text:
Mary xxx sweet FULL* GFE * ( REAL GIRL REAL PHOTOS 100% ) Coomalbidgup 6450 WA
Naughty london ladies....alevel....incalls....outcalls.... call our recp staff now to book.... INCALLS. 30 MINS Ł100. (...)
Hey guys.. new girl xxx
Hello Gentlemen! I'm LISA!Truly accommodating and down to earth girl. My sessions are always NO RUSH and extremely discreet (...) Coomalbidgup 6450 WA
Unforgettable - Petite Model Jess in Coomalbidgup 6450 WA
Out & car dates Come to me or I come to you petite but sexii mami. Everything uneed to know is here (...) Coomalbidgup 6450 WA
70-1h kiss~A-level
Ask for Multiples hours Special! 100% authentic photos Model Face, pretty face, big breast juicy (...) Coomalbidgup 6450 WA
Coomalbidgup 6450 WA girl A-level~OWO~fkiss
Discreet Jaw dropping skills Unlike Any Other! I am the BEST (...) Coomalbidgup 6450 WA
Coomalbidgup 6450 WA ana-sexy xxxx new Party girl make you BURN xxx NEW
Description 07459429864 Welcome on my page and thank you for stopping. My name Is Loredana , I m 20 years old.. I'm (...) Coomalbidgup 6450 WA
Brothels Coomalbidgup 6450 WA
After that very first weekend break at Jean's lodge, Monique and also I ended up being really open in all points sex-related. The website included numerous pictures of Monique in all kinds of outfit as well as undress, from official dress to sports apparel as well as negligees. Various other images were of a naked Monique, although in creative presents that hid her vaginal canal.
The website used a 'food selection' of solutions, as well as I was shocked to see that she enabled rectal sex (for a supplement) as well as 'orgasm in face', while easier points (to my mind-set) like kissing were forbidden. The website likewise included her pricelist, and also I was stunned at the quantities she can regulate. When I saw that her charge for a complete weekend break mored than 3 thousand Euros, I scolded her for providing me just a thousand (naturally not discussing the Jean's 'suggestion').
She reacted, "You need to think about that without my intro you would certainly not have actually had also that. Hence I schedule a finder's cost, which a right-thinking lady would certainly think about just correct. I additionally spent for your prep work, as well as you had a few of my clothing."
My reply was to kiss her as well as guarantee her of my thankfulness.
" Did you see the put on the website where I supply duos?" she asked.
I clicked on the web link, as well as the lady is rather rather. "It is the dream of lots of males to have 2 females, probably to show they are two times as manly. "I really did not see Jean that means."
" No, Jean is a person that could manage anything he desires, as well as he is constantly searching for somebody brand-new. If you pick to proceed to go to him, you will certainly be his brand-new preferred for at the very least a while. I make sure he will certainly tire of me when I stop to discover brand-new points to thrill him."
After that very first weekend break at Jean's lodge, Monique as well as I came to be extremely open in all points sex-related. Several of her 'customers' suched as to be supplied with exactly what she called a Partner Experience, or GFE. A GFE implied a day that might entail supper and also dance, after that adhered to by sex. The website consisted of numerous pictures of Monique in all kinds of outfit and also undress, from official dress to sports apparel as well as negligees. Various other images were of a naked Monique, although in creative postures that hid her vaginal canal.
sluts Coomalbidgup 6450 WA, swingers Coomalbidgup 6450 WA, strip club Coomalbidgup 6450 WA, booty call Coomalbidgup 6450 WA, SEX IN Coomalbidgup 6450 WA, women looking for men Coomalbidgup 6450 WA, courtesan Coomalbidgup 6450 WA, call girl Coomalbidgup 6450 WA, Rub And Tug Coomalbidgup 6450 WA, gfe Coomalbidgup 6450 WA, casual sex Coomalbidgup 6450 WA, whores Coomalbidgup 6450 WA


text:
Track your City business.
Already a member? Please log in!
Not a member, sign up now.
|WARNING: Please do not use this facility to report issues of an emergency nature or for conditions requiring an immediate response. If your issue is an emergency, please use the telephone and dial 911.


text:
Potomac, MD
Welcome to Emeritus at Potomac A place to call home - many do. Emeritus at Potomac offers a homelike setting and cheerful smiles from our professional staff who greet you every day. Our caring staff offers the assistance you need while respecting your independence. Our peaceful setting, restaurant-style dining experience, activities and beautiful surroundings combine to create a wonderful living environment every day. Our genuine, caring staff, home-style meals and daily activities add to our residents daily experience. They will tell you they appreciate all the options while living at an Emeritus Senior Living community. Living Choices: Independent, Assisted and Alzheimers Living Community Friendship Suites Short-Stay Respite Care Join Their Journey program for Alzheimers and dementia care On-Site Rehabilitation Our staff prides itself on respecting the privacy and individuality of our residents, while at the same time, creating a real sense of community. You can maintain the same independent lifestyle you have always enjoyed, plus have the opportunity to connect with your peers, participate in activities and even form new friendships for a lifetime. Our customized Service Care Plan offers just the right complement of additional services, from assistance with medication to daily help with bathing, dressing, grooming and ambulation. Our tiered levels of service ensure that you are only paying for the services that you need. The sense of communi