Homeless on the Friday OPEN thread
‘The homeless,’ a painting at the Taubman Museum of Art, from a local collection | Shot by Dan
“What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?”
Gandhi
February 1, 2013 - 10:00 AM
TGIF, peoples.
I am about to head over to Trader Joe’s to stock up on munchies for Super Bowl Weekend! I am making Chorizo & Goat Cheese stuffed Jalapeno Peppers, Cajun Pork Puff Pastries, as well as putting out various chips, salsas, meats and cheeses.
I’m calling it Baltimore 24, SF, 21, in a squeaker. I imagine that my prediction is more hope than logic, considering how well San Francisco’s defense has played all year (I started them in my fantasy league almost every single week.)
Hope everyone has a great weekend and remembers that not everything has to be a political fight. You are allowed to concentrate on having fun too!
Guess who John McCain once said he would pick for his defense secretary?
Right wingers are pounding on Chuck Hagel simply because he wasn’t always a good little Repub. Now it’s time to punish him for thinking on his own.
I wish we had a Trader Joe’s…so jealous of Cville.
Amen to that, Scott! I wish we did too, Kristen.
Hay you libs!
Did you all see the picture on the RTs’ front page today, showing all those submerged cars on the Radford University parking lot…which is next to the New River?
That state institution of higher learning has students who seem to be smart enough to drive a car, and seem to be smart enough to park their car…but are not smart enough to combine the concepts of “torrential rain” with “my car is parked by the river” and arrive at a conclusion which would enable their lightbulbs to flash, “go move your car!”
I guess it’s all part of their learning experience.
“Hay you libs!
Did you all see the picture on the RTs’ front page today, showing all those submerged cars on the Radford University parking lot…which is next to the New River?
That state institution of higher learning has students who seem to be smart enough to drive a car, and seem to be smart enough to park their car…but are not smart enough to combine the concepts of “torrential rain” with “my car is parked by the river” and arrive at a conclusion which would enable their lightbulbs to flash, “go move your car!”
I guess it’s all part of their learning experience.”
–Frank
Did you hear that, longtime Roanokers? It sounds like Frank believes if your car, house or business got flooded in the Flood of 85, it’s because you were dumb.
Every thing is coming up roses!
Fox news brings in lowest ratings since 2001 and Obama’s approval rating hits 60%-American IQ estimated up 10% since Fox decline..(OK I added that)
Got those GOTP’ers exposed and on the run!
http://www.rolfprima.com/
Gandhi’s words are now more then ever needed. Non-violence is so much stronger then those forces that want change by the end of a gun.
Here’s the problem with the RU Dedmon Center Z Lot flooding…it began flooding in the middle of the night, prior to which flood forecasts for the New River in the vicinity of Bissett Park and the RU campus were SUBSTANTIALLY lower than what happened when AEP began an emergency release of water.
Flood stage for the river starts at 14 feet. Starting on the 29th, the river was running about 3.6′ It continued to run at less than 4 feet through 3am yesterday. Shortly after that, the volume of water and the level rose dramatically. By 7am, flows had basically tripled and the river was at 8.5′, which begins threating that perilously low-lying area adjacent to the river. By 10am, the flows had doubled over the 7am volume, and the water level was well into flood stage at 15.4′. Levels peaked around 21′ (21.13′ was the actual peak) around 330 yesterday afternoon, holding steady for a good 3 hours before dropping…now below flood stage.
It became the 5th worst flood on that section of the river, barely behind Hurricane Hugo.
http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=rnk&gage=rdfv2
IRONIC HEADLINE OF THE DAY
Frank, Frank, Frank, that was god getting back at them college students for having too much extramarital sex. The unicorns I saw in the woods were probably god’s warning, which the Radford students then ignored.
Besides, students can’t move their cars every time it rains hard. For many of them, there’s no other legal place to park. And even if they had checked, by the time they went to bed the river wasn’t yet threatening the cars. And guess what, for those who have never dealt with living close to a river or stream and haven’t experienced a flooding situation like that before, it was indeed a “learning experience.” In the Flood of ’85 I hadn’t the slightest idea that the sewage pipes behind my house might fill up enough that the water would then back up into my basement and ruin stuff I had down there. Things happen and you learn from them.
Non-functioning link of the Day, Dan?
Hay dano,
Your response to my post is as illogical as your beady little mind is twisted.
Back in 1985, there was lots of damaged property of all types NOT parked right next to the river. Sheesh, dano.
…ah, by chance was one of those cars parked on bank of the New River yours’? Were you down there doin’ some research, or something?
“Non-functioning link of the Day, Dan?”
Ooops, my apologies, Warren. Try it again.
#10 No kidding, Dan.
Look, suzie!!! Proper use of the term “ironic.”
hay gdad.
Regarding your response to my post, stupid is as stupid does. I don’t imagine that it makes sense to “move your car from the river bank parking lot every time it rains.” But, I think it does make to check on your car when there is a torrential rain.
you seem think that “if the river hasn’t risen by the time you go to bed, all’s well?” yeah boy, a smart guy like you would NEVER think to move your car…”…just in case”, right?
Like I said, it’s a learning experience for the students….perhaps the best one they’ll have had yet in terms of learning to excersize their personal responsibility to THINK, ….not just do as they are told by the government.
Frank,
Did the administration at Radford U warn the students to move their cars? Or did they misunderestimate, and assume that no student smart enough to attend Radford would ever leave their car in that lot when it was raining?
Do you have any insight into that, Frank? If not, could you get us some?
Dan,
According to your paper, the university did issue warnings “to advise students of the situation.”
Do you not read the Roanoke Times?
If’n them thar studdents wuz really smart, they’d have giddy-upped right quick and drove them vihickles up top of Everest, Fuji or somethinorother likely mount’in.
According to other sources, RU made a very feeble attempt to warn the students and then covered it by stating that they had. I’ve heard they started knocking on some doors about 5AM to warn some students but nothing campus-wide went out prior to.
…tsk, tsk, tsk, Kristen,
Well, you are on the right track….if ANY of those kids had had any common sense, they would have removed their car from danger.
And, now that “life” has happened to them, …to the extent that they learned anything (I hope they did learn something)…they will hopefully in the future take responsibility for themselves, and not rely on government.
Let’s face it, we cannot all be as bright as Frank. We just can’t.
Frank, if you bothered to read the story carefully, you’d see that the real alert didn’t go out until 5:15 a.m., at which time it was already too late for some cars. The earlier, more casual and unofficial alert would not have reached all students.
And I’m sure RU students are all in the know about AEP releasing water at flood stages…right! Sounds like an unfortunate circumstance of poor communication where the students paid the price.
I don’t know why all the grousers are complaining that a Radford alert didn’t go out until 5:15 a.m.
Aren’t all college students up bright and shiny by then?
From what I’ve read, Dan…by the time the official RU alerts did go out, it was several hours after AEP released the dam at Claytor Lake (of which RU claims they were not informed, which may or may not be accurate…), at which time flooding of the parking lot was already underway.
Students have said that RA’s were notified much earlier (as in before midnight prior to the lot getting flooded, which would seem to contradict the RU claim of no prior notice of AEP’s actions), and many of them never directly informed the students they has oversight for, instead posting on Facebook…if they did anything at all. Most of the students who lost their cars that I’ve seen are upset with RU for the delayed campus-wide notification, by which time it was already too late to do anything.
Most of the on-campus students were not around the last time the lot flooded like that either, which was about a decade ago (I remember it well, I was working on the Memorial Bridge project then). It created a mess for our worksite, washing some coffer dam sheet piling probably somewhere in West Virginia.
It’s pretty apparent that there were communications breakdowns between RU & the students…
The rub is this: RU’s parking information for Lot Z states On occasion, this lot may be closed due to weather conditions. You may be asked to move your vehicle to Lot BF or other parking areas as designated. This information will be announced in the residence halls and dining halls. Failure to comply may result in vehicles being towed at owner’s expense.
That didn’t happen. And, the University apparently didn’t attempt to tow vehicles out of the lot either, as far as I can tell.
“The rub is this: RU’s parking information for Lot Z states On occasion, this lot may be closed due to weather conditions. You may be asked to move your vehicle to Lot BF or other parking areas as designated. This information will be announced in the residence halls and dining halls. Failure to comply may result in vehicles being towed at owner’s expense.
That didn’t happen. And, the University apparently didn’t attempt to tow vehicles out of the lot either, as far as I can tell.”
–Comment by OJ
Thanks, OJ. It’s interesting — and to think Frank boiled it down for us by suggesting the RU students are dumb. Go figure.
“Let’s face it, we cannot all be as bright as Frank. We just can’t.”
Thank goodness.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/31/chris-christie-bipartisan_n_2594717.html?icid=maing-grid7%7Cipad%7Cdl1%7Csec3_lnk2%26pLid%3D264998
Christie playing a dangerous game.
“Christie continued praising President Barack Obama’s response to the storm. He called the president’s work “extraordinary” and noted that Obama put aside partisan politics to work with Chrstie, who had been a top surrogate speaker for Mitt Romney during last year’s campaign. Christie began praising Obama in the days before the hurricane in October and has continued.”
First, I feel bad for the students that lost their cars.
However, wasn’t this disaster foretold in the Marian Fatima Apparitions? I mean its been about 100 years, EVERYBODY should have know this was coming. Oh Snap, it must have been in the third one that didn’t get released.
Cold n P,
LOL
hay gdummy…yeah, you, concerning your post at 3:43 pm today. you earned the “dummy part”. Hip hip horayyy! You libs finally get it!
It’s NOT the government school’s responsibility to warn students to be responsible. It’s their own responsibility to be responsible. If you do dumb things, you can expect to face some adversity. If you learn from that adversity, then you will likely learn to think for yourself…and NOT rely on government, to be your, ahh, …nanny.
In fact, …you libs, and that includes you gdummy, ol’ dano, sandi, et al, …believe that Radford University, a government educational institution, should have warned the students who parked their cars next to the New River, to move their cars when there is a torrential rain!
You folks think “everything” can and should be fixed by government!
Well, those who rely on government to tell them to move their car which they parked on a river bank, in the face of a torrential downpour, might need some learnin’, you know?
The learnin’ they need is the realization that, despite what they’ve learned in government schools up to now, …the government is not their nanny. I suspect that some of those students got some learnin’ today.
You libs can blame Radford all you want to, it’s just what you folks do.
Old Frankensuzie thinks teenagers are omniscient.
I was curious about the term “tin foil hat”. This is a very funny definition with some great examples. I recognized a few of the posters to this blog
http://m.urbandictionary.com/#define?term=tinfoil%20hat
The DJA closed above 14000today. 157000 new job s created. Last months job creation revised upward over 60000. We’re doomed!@ That commie Obama is just killing us.
….not just do as they are told by the government.
Comment by Frank — February 1, 2013 @ 2:18 pm
)…they will hopefully in the future take responsibility for themselves, and not rely on government.
Comment by Frank — February 1, 2013 @ 3:37 pm
you will likely learn to think for yourself…and NOT rely on government, to be your, ahh, …nanny.
In fact, …you libs, and that includes you gdummy, ol’ dano, sandi, et al, …believe that Radford University, a government educational institution,
You folks think “everything” can and should be fixed by government
The learnin’ they need is the realization that, despite what they’ve learned in government schools up to now, …the government is not their nanny. I suspect that some of those students got some learnin’ today.
You libs can blame Radford all you want to, it’s just what you folks do.
Comment by Frank — February 1, 2013 @ 5:33 pm
The hay/hey/hi Frank obsession of the day. It must be tough when you can’t make it through the day without at least one manic ocd episode.
The DJA closed above 14000today. 157000 new job s created. Last months job creation revised upward over 60000.
Right. That’s why the economy officially CONTRACTED in the 4th quarter for the first time in three years. The sooner you leftwingers stop believing the cooked WH numbers, the smarter you’ll look.
14000 DOW is still a 5 1/2 year losing streak from where Bush had it in 2007. Bush built the DOW for six years, and the Democrat Congress tore it down in less than a year. Great job!!
Yeah.. obama has put forth his best thoughtful “leadership” pick for secdef… who has proved to be an embarrassment form the start…
Our second term “leader”, making another genius decision…
cant make this stuff up…
“Yeah.. obama has put forth his best thoughtful “leadership” pick for secdef… who has proved to be an embarrassment form the start…”
–Comment by mikeO
It’s always a danger when you nominate a Republican. I can’t understand why anyone would be surprised.
LOL Dan! It is hilarious how quickly they divest. Christie will be next.
#37 As all have pointed out, the contraction was in large part due to a drop in defense spending. suzie should be happy about this.
Hay Wayne,
Thank you for repeating what I said. I bet it kinda rang true to you, didn’t it? Do ya feel better now?
I know, I know, that’s far-fetched thinking on my part…you problably think it’s horrible that the nanny government university didn’t go around knocking on doors to alert the student car owners that cars parked along the New River stand a good chance of being damaged by flood waters during torrential rain storms. It’s the nanny government university’s fault, right?
#32 Nice meltdown, wankie.
mike o must be form the holler.
Hay Art Hill,
No, …what I suggested, Art, is that the folks who left their cars parked next to the New River, and weren’t aware that torrential rains might cause said river to flood, probably learned a good lesson today…which is to NOT depend on others, especially the government, to do their thinking for them.
Sheesh, Art. Are you serious?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/01/us-gun-deaths-sandy-hook_n_2602074.html?icid=maing-grid7%7Cipad%7Cdl1%7Csec3_lnk1%26pLid%3D265139
Because guns keep our families safe.
I bet Frank’s been kicked out of more than a couple of bars in his day.
I just wonder if Frank, who claims we should not be depending on the Government, is drawing any kind of entitlement from said gub’mint?
Hay Frank say it ain’t so!
Cold,
Hey Frank EARNED his Social Security and Medicare. You and me? Tough luck!
He’s got his . . . all us folks under 55 are SUCKERS!
“Sheesh, Art. Are you serious?”
Hay Frank,
If you’re real, and I have my doubts, I could very well know you. We ran in the same circles, know the same people, are about the same age. Wouldn’t that be a hoot, Frank?
Late night blues. Winwood/Clapton, Can’t Find My Way Home.
If you’re real, and I have my doubts
Wait. I thought Frank was me on a proxy server. That theory worked out well until Dan found out I was posting from a western state a couple of weeks ago at the same time Frank was here. Ooopsie.
Comment by Frank:
I know, I know, that’s far-fetched thinking on my part…you problably think it’s horrible that the nanny government university didn’t go around knocking on doors to alert the student car owners that cars parked along the New River stand a good chance of being damaged by flood waters during torrential rain storms
Frank, actually they did go around knocking on student’s doors.
Dan, I think we can add War on the Young to the War on Women and minorities the GOTP is waging.
Hi Bill Perdue,
Thanks for the correction. Well, for the life of me, ….if the government educational institution …says… that “the government notification systems were deployed, and “the residence hall doors got knocked on by government staff”, ….just how in the world was Mike Shaw still able to get that image of over thirty (out of about “100″) floating and/or submerged cars?
In other words, despite the gov’mint’s “best” efforts, about 100 cars still got to become New River floaters…
Bill, thank you for making my point …again.
Government “says” it did what it was supposed to do.. RDU students say that “the school could have notified them several hours earlier”. In other words, the students are still looking for the ….nanny government…. to protect them, instead of thinking for themselves and deploying their own common sense.
In the end, the owners of those floaters have only themselves to blame…’cause whatever the government says it will do, …just doesn’t work.
Hey Art. I know an “Artie”. He ain’t you. But, you raise an interesting point. Hmmm.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/eric-cantor-want-spotify-185144777–politics.html
Whine whine! Sniffle sniffle! Waah Waah!. If I can’t have my music for the 2.4 days per week that I “work” each week, I just won’t pass any legislation until I get it. The country be damned.
poor libbie cant park a car away from a river in a flood unless their ‘gubmint’ tells them its ok…pity poor stupid liberals and the nanny-tit dependence…funny when you think about it because they can never defend themselves…..
hay cold pee n dano…
I suspect we check the same age ranges on government forms (that would be the census thingy), …and, surveys and such…at least, the ones with which we are truthful.
Oh, geez louise you guys, probably like you, I’m a ways from qualifying for the gov’mint dole. yeah, I …might… have social security, which I have paid into for quite some time, …coming at some point. I …might… have medicare, which I have paid into for quite some time, coming at some point. I …hope… to have tax-deferred retirement account distributions coming at some point, into which I am the sole contributer.
But I won’t ever need to be dependent on ‘em. And, I’m not wealthy like Ron May is.
But, I’m confident I won’t ever be dependent on gov’mint…despite what I consider to be excessive contributions to it over the years.
hey Contra, I’ve never seen yet a bar that I couldn’t get kicked out of. Thanks!
Hi Suzie,
Interestingly, I do have a sister named …Susie..for Susan. She’s a tie-dyed lib, and I have a blast at family gatherings. And, I know she’s happy when it’s time to leave…me, not so much, ’cause I enjoy the fun.
Wait. I thought Frank was me on a proxy server. That theory worked out well until Dan found out I was posting from a western state a couple of weeks ago at the same time Frank was here. Ooopsie.
Comment by Suzie — February 2, 2013 @ 5:35 am
I thought we covered this already. I’m Frank and around two dozen other entities on this blog. You… well, we haven’t quite figured out what you are yet, much less who.
By the way, I can set up any number of proxies in about 14 different western states. The more you blabber on about this western state IP of yours, the more it looks like you’re just pathetically desperate for attention. You [allegedly] travel. We get it. Pics or it didn’t happen.
Damn it, Suzie! Don’t make me issue a call to shun you.
White/Goodman ’13
#53 Wow, suzie, do you really think we don’t know that you can appear to be posting from the western U.S. when in fact you’re sitting in your parents’ basement in Roanoke?
Frank, wake up. These are barely “government” schools any more. The vast majority of their revenue comes from tuition, private donations, research funds, and other sources. And a dorm RA is NOT a government employee.
Hay J.M.,
You sound a lot like my tie-died sister, Susie.
Hmmm.
Damn it, Suzie! Don’t make me issue a call to shun you.
I love it when newbies act like this has never been tried before. We’re all laughing, JMWhite.
I swear to God hey frank is just trying to infect the rest of the board with the strip gene. I keep thinking he can’t possibly come up with more asinine posts and he keeps surprising the hell out of me.
Reading his posts is pretty much the same experience as watching a dog chase its tail and seeing him spin himself right into a wall he never even noticed. hey frank makes the three stooges look like Watson, Crick and Einstein.
I love it when newbies act like this has never been tried before. We’re all laughing, JMWhite.
Comment by Suzie — February 2, 2013 @ 3:10 pm
Don’t get testy with me, young lady. Your buddy Frank is the one who nominated me for the office of shunner-in-chief. It’s a cushy job and I positively LOVE the bennies, so I went for it.
I’m sure I could find a place in my cabinet for you, if you wanted it. It’s gonna be an awesome party! I haven’t got formal commitments from Steve C and John Wilburn yet, but I’m hoping they’ll come around soon. wayne goodman is on board as VP, too! I understand if you don’t want to join, though. We might be a bit… “wild” for your type. You can stand at the front window and stare in if you like; we filthy leftwingers are all exhibitionists anyway. If you’ll excuse me for now, I’ve got to write a few lists of shunning candidates. Don’t worry, sweetie; we won’t forget about you.
Of course, if you were to join my administration, I could make this whole shunning thing go away forever. I’m just sayin’. Let me know.
” And, I know she’s happy when it’s time to leave…me, not so much, ”
Hay frank, I’m sure you have that effect on lots of people. Every family gathering has one ass that everyone tries to avoid.
J.M. White,
It’s against my better nature to shun those in higher office than I (joking), but if you’ll check the original thread you’ll see that I accepted my cabinet position. We could always make Wilburn the Secretary of Defense. We need some breadth and diversity in the staff to gain legitimacy with those we’re about to shun. John W could be like our token Ray LaHood. He would also very likely lessen the chance you’ll get assassinated, so I think he’s a no brainer.
Besides, if you don’t appoint him I’m not going to respond to your posts for like a week. Nobody enjoys throwing down a good shunning like Steve C.
Sorry, suz, did you say something? I thought I heard something that sounded like gas escaping from a sphincter so I naturally assumed you were pontificating again.
Since you got so much time to waste, how ‘bout you go make yourself useful and fix me a sandwich or go clean something?
Comment by Steve C — February 2, 2013 @ 7:20 pm
Glad to have you aboard! We knew we could count on you. Mr. Goodman was a huge advocate of yours and I have to say that your performance so far has been impeccable.
Secretary of Defense is exactly the position I had in mind for Mr. Wilburn, too. I know he won’t let me down, either. I actually invite assassination attempts, though. My ego is bulletproof and it’s much larger than I, so I’m virtually invincible. He’ll have plenty of other duties to perform, though, and if he doesn’t do them, hey, it’s a party, man. Whatever. I’m an “iron fist in a velvet glove” kind of
rulercandidate.Hay j.m.,
I hate to break it to you like this, j.m., but there is a gathering storm of opposition to your appointment. Many libs are questioning your suitability for the appointment…and are calling into question your committment to the cause…and in particular, to the issue of “political correctness”.
Between me and you, I think steve c has been the source of much of the unrest.
Sorry. I think steve c has snuffed your flame.
hay steve c,
Since you have such a way with words, I think I’ll use one of your’s to dub thee …”sphincter”… Yep. That sounds about right.
And, when J.M. gets through with you, we can add another word to it…you know, kinda complete the expression…
Frank is even more seriously confused before. If that’s possible.
hey gdummy,
Thanks. Although, there’s absolutely …nothing… confusing about what I posted above.
By the way, I find it interesting to watch J.M. and steve c grapple with how to put together a winning team for, what, I don’t know….maybe wresting control of the blog from ol’ dano?
Between you and me, I think steve c is gonna bring down any team he forces himself on to. But, I digress.
Looks like a boys club…no girls allowed, THAT’s certainly non-conforming to lib-pc….doesn’t look like it even has any older white guys on the team (well, THAT’s certainly pc…). hmmm. how’s that make old white guys feel? Oops, looks like ol’ wayne made the first cut. My bad.
I haven’t been paying much attention to Frank’s dementia, gdad. He’s been using that annoying salutation thing again, so I just snap the harness on him and let him run. He’ll tucker himself out here in a bit and take a nap. He’s our very own pest little sister – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feITtY1RVy0
Comment by J.M. White — February 3, 2013 @ 12:05 am
Actually JM, I think hayFrank is just jealous and is lobbying for an appointment to a position in this administration. Maybe he’d be quite if you made him ambassador plenipotentiary to the kingdoms of Mayberry and Dogpatch (anybody remember Lil Abner and Daisy May?). He wouldn’t even need to learn a new language. Her speaks hick with the best of ‘em.
That was quiet, not quite., Just a typo, Frankie.
59.poor libbie cant park a car away from a river in a flood unless their ‘gubmint’ tells them its ok…pity poor stupid liberals and the nanny-tit dependence…funny when you think about it because they can never defend themselves…..
Comment by pammala — February 2, 2013 @ 12:04 pm
Very original pammala. But I could have sworn that I read the exact same comment, almost word for word, from some other nut on this thread.
good for you, you can count to at least 2 ‘goodboy’
hay j.m.,
Holy cow! …perceived power has sure gone to your head.
After you so ingloriously threw a …hissy fit… over the use of “hey” as a salutation, and implored your fellow libbers to …”join you”… in ignoring posts which begin with “hey” as the salutation, it appeared to me that you were promoting the “ancient, ancient art of shunning” folks who use “hey” as their greeting.
So, I suggested that your action indicates that you were gunning for appointment to the post of “chief shunner.” And, now you’ve whipped that thingy up, out, and into a “boys club” of favored libbers.
I’d keep my eye on steve c, if I were you. Like you, he’s power-hungry….but, unlike you (at least, I think…), he’s not above surreptitious under-cutting and betrayal to reach the top (he sure can’t rely on his smarts, ya know?).
Good luck with wherever you think “chief shunner” can take you. Don’t forget to write when you get work. And, remember what I told you about steve c.
Oh, one more thingy. Ol’ gdummy wants in your club, like …real bad. Why doncha give him a shot, eh? Every club needs a mascot…
Actually JM, I think hayFrank is just jealous and is lobbying for an appointment to a position in this administration. Maybe he’d be quite if you made him ambassador plenipotentiary to the kingdoms of Mayberry and Dogpatch (anybody remember Lil Abner and Daisy May?). He wouldn’t even need to learn a new language. Her speaks hick with the best of ‘em.
Comment by wayne goodman — February 3, 2013 @ 12:53 am
You know, I had never considered that possibility, wayne. Perhaps he’s just trying to join the party. This is precisely why I knew that you’d be a good pick for VP. Our administration should always be one that reaches across the aisle. Well done, sir.
Frank, I’d like to formally extend an offer for a position in our cabinet. I’m sure we can find a conservative stronghold where your talents would be most effective. Have your people call my people; we’ll do lunch and hammer out the details.
AND as evidenced above, regardless of his effectiveness, his effort [at whatever it is he's trying to accomplish - humor? burn? atrocious syntax?] is unparalleled. We need that kind of work ethic in our administration.
JM,
Here’s what you do: your administration could effectively outlaw the death penalty by commuting the sentences of anyone sentenced to death. The new terms would be life sentences of watching Andy Griffith reruns (which is far crueler, because of the terminal boredom).
THEN, you could make Frank the Secretary of Terminal Boredom, a post he is obviously qualified for.
Fine, hey frank, and I dub thee “Feckles the clown”, the fool who speaks before being spoken to without the benefit of any prior knowledge of the topic being discussed.
Don’t worry hey frank, if we ever need a court jester you’re at the top of the list. But Until that time when your ship comes in, kindly refrain from offering your 2 cents when the “Party of shun”™ is discussing official business
hey j.m.,
I believe I would be most effective free-lancing. You know…I wouldn’t want to be associated with some of the folks who appear to be falling into your cadre.
And remember, your hold on power is tenuous, particularly when rebellion is just around the corner. You will need to keep your minions plied with fried pork rinds, moon shine, and black licorice. Remember, NO GUNS ALLOWED FOR ANY REASON! Also, you’ll need to pay’em something, so, you’ll need to either plunder and pillage, or, like, grow and make stuff….and then tax them enough so you can keep them dependent on what you return to ‘em that which came from ‘em in the first place. Good luck with that.
One more thingy, j.m. You just CAN’T throw any more hissy fits, then threaten to pick up all your toys and stomp on home. Your cadre will see that for what it is, which is a huge sign of wussy weakness.
Also, and this is perhaps MOST important for you, personally….please remember what I warned you about with steve c. That guy is bad news to any organization, particularly one which can only exist as a coalition. Divide, and conquer, they say. Be watchful, trust no one.
J.M.
Please nominate Hillary to be the Secretary for Keeping an Eye on the Secretary of Terminal Boredom.
I am going on record as loving the Andy Griffith show, but only the early ones with Don Knotts. After he left it sucked.
Those are all some great ideas, guys. I wish Frank was here to see how thoughtful we’re trying to be for him. If he’s up to the challenge, perhaps he could hold multiple posts. We know he can post multiple posts (regardless of coherency) so let’s give it a shot. We’ll assign him a primary position and list his others as interim positions.
I’d love for Hillary to be the Secretary for Keeping an Eye on the Secretary of Terminal Boredom, but I’m not sure we could offer her a salary commensurate of the workload requirement without raising taxes. Maybe we can make her a special ambassador to the Bahamas or Baja or something. You know, “perk” it up for her. We’ll bang out the details in the next meeting.
Make no mistake, this unopposed campaign is going to be a tough slog. Our non-opponents will stop at nothing to seize on every mistake we make and not capitalize on them. We’re seeing a groundswell of public support that may lull us into a false sense of security, but we cannot fall asleep at the wheel. We must be vigilant, for at any moment someone could foolishly decide to run against us.
We are a well-oiled machine and none of you would be at this table today without deserving it. Each and every one of you have earned your spots on our team and I have no doubts that we’ll keep our eyes on the prize. Together, we’ll keep this blog on the right track and victory and glory will be ours forever.
I’m all out of cliches, axioms and mixed metaphors, so let’s adjourn for cocktails, ladies and gentlemen. I’ll be glad when this election is over so we can all just hop on Air Force Shun and hit the bars.
White/Goodman
Fun ‘n Shun 2013
Debbie…kind of like Designing Women without Delta Burke. Not the same show.
Hey J.M.,
There’s not gonna be any election, if’n steve c has anything to do with it.
Do not eat or drink anything unless you have steve c taste-test it for ya, first. Also, if he’s successful in what he’s after, steve c will install himself as the next idi amin dadda…”president for life”. the rest of you folks will serve as his “fuel”, so to speak, and you, J.M., will never be heard from again.
Pssst. jm…i think wayne’s been listening to steve c….
Hmm… It seems the Funship Shun-a-lot has sprung a leak. We’re flooding with unfunny on the lower decks. Would someone be a dear and run below and slather some Lame-Away on that hole? Thanks.
We’re flooding with unfunny on the lower decks. Would someone be a dear and run below and slather some Lame-Away on that hole? Thanks.
Comment by J.M. White — February 3, 2013 @ 2:40 pm
I checked it out. No flood. No leak. Just some passing gas. heyFrank must have been in the neighborhood.
Hay Frank,
I’m sure we don’t check the same age bracket on our tax forms. I suspect you’re either a bratty child having fun trolling or else a poor elderly person struggling with the failure his life has been and approaching descent into incoherent mindless thoughts.
Either way, I pity your sister.
Exactly, Kristen.
eh, my sister holds her own, better than does ol’ wayne, up above.
“eh, my sister holds her own, better than does ol’ wayne, up above.”
–Frank
This is schoolboy hilarious. Frank has spent at least a month trashing his crazy liberal sister on this blog, and as soon as Wayne Goodman jumps on that, Frank claims his “crazy” sister could whip Wayne’s ass with both hands tied behind her back.
It reminds me of a time when I was a 11, and had a neighborhood friend named Matt, who always used to complain about his younger idiot brother, Jeff. One day I told Matt, “Hey, you know, you’re right — Jeff IS an a**hole. Whereupon he punched me.
“What the hell! Why’d you do that?” I asked.
“He’s my brother,” Matt said. “I can talk about him. You can’t.”
Whereupon I pulled out out my daddy’s .45 and shot Matt dead. I mean, hell, the guy HAD VIOLENTLY ATTACKED ME. I had a bloody lip to prove it.
The cops let me off, of course. I pleaded 2nd Amendment!
Actually Dan I’ve made no comments at all about heyfranks sister. I’m sure he is probably proud of her . I’m sure it must be nice to have one family member with. Intelligence in that klan.