GIANTS WIN SUPERBOWL AGAIN, YEA!

clearly, the NY GIANTS will sweep into and win the superbowl.  they will easily win their remaining game with the eagles.  then the (ugh) cowboys will fall to the skins and chicago and minnesota falling on their faces will secure the GIANTS their rightful playoff spot.  a piece of cake.

playoff teams will fall like republicans on election day.  lol.

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EMERALD SLIPPERS ARE THE OPPOSITE OF RUBY SLIPPERS

response to nra statement:
help us get out of kansas. click your emerald slippers together twice and say, "get us out of kansas".

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erratic NEW YORK GIANTS are favored over ravens this weekend.  with two weeks to go in nfl regular season it seems to me that its over for the SUPER BOWL CHAMPION GIANTS.  but what do i know?

although my loyalty is never in doubt, i may switch any time now to the skins who appear to be a better possibility to get into the playoffs.  the dallas cowboys hopefully will be in the toilet by monday.

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HELP - WE'RE STILL IN KANSAS

the great congressman, tim huelskamp of kansas has it right.  its the children watching and playing video games.  people don't kill people, video games and children kill people.  if they spent their spare time with their bible we would all be safer. 

make sure god is in your guns - hallelujah.


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ARMING EVERYONE

NRA  and many adherants (mostly republicans) want us to be armed for protection from ... ummm ... each other.  this is a good idea.  all supreme court justices should be fully equipped.  their robes are perfect for carrying heavy weapons.  congressmen should be carrying small arms on to the congressional floor and hallways to protect our government and set examples for the rest of us.

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FOUNDING FATHERS PASS SEDITION ACT OF 1798

the hateful (and possibly seditious**) NRA has been keeping a low profile since the mass murder of children and teachers last week.  it took over four days for them to even respond in a humanoid way. 

i can understand our right to protect ourselves but the NRA's continuing anti-social behavior should be stopped.  they have overstepped their bounds continually, blaming video games and mental health.  the fault lies not in the stars but in yourselves, NRA.

** " ... the Sedition Act, passed on July 14 (1798) declared that any treasonable activity, including the publication of "any false, scandalous and malicious writing," was a high misdemeanor, ..."

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DO NOTHING, COMPLAINING, GOSSIPING REPUBLICANS WIN??????????????

ms. rice, you can't quit. we republicans need something to complain and gossip about. we'll have to get hysterical over something else like voter id cards, or lap dancing, or inappropriate sexual activity. yes, we have nothing...... sob, sob.

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SUBCONSCIOUS READY FOR ROCKING CHAIR

my very practical and usually (sadly to say)  culturally correct subconscious, which apparently is not married was on a date the other night.  at the end of a very formal date and at the date's door, the clock read 15 minutes to 11.  she said,  "good night".   i then woke up.

contrary to the great psychiatrists', freud, whatever, et al,  ... ummm ... opinions my subconsciious always is more factual and honest in its views than my conscious self.  in this case it surely knows that its youth and adventure is over.  pass me my sweater, shawl and pullover hat.  i'll just rock away here in the corner.

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PET CAT FOUND

they found my grand daughter's cat in a shed behind a house up the street after four days.  he apparently hadn't eaten anything.  up to now, food has magically appeared in a clean, neat dish.  he probably never thought that he should or could find or catch food -- huh?. 

where was the food?  where is my dish?  i know it will show up.  it always has.  i don't know what's wrong.  ooooh, there's a disgusting mouse that just ran by.  isn't that bird pretty.  where is my food? i don't need them.  i can make it on my own even if its a little chilly except i don't know where my food is.

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NOTRE DAME/'BAMA -- FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT

'bama was really lucky against georgia as the clock ran down and out.  now they will face notre dame for the college championship.  the super bowl of the ... ummm ... non-professionals(?). 

seems odd that one of the college kids was injured during the game and came back later with a leg brace  ... HE'S A COLLEGE KID!.   what the hell are these guys doing?

well anyway i have no control over anything.  being barbaric is their problem.  i might as well just lay back and enjoy the primitive struggle. 

GO NOTRE DAME ...... win it for the gipper ..... again.  knute rockne and pat o'brien will be watching.  knock yourselves out.





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"Notre Dame takes on Alabama in Miami at the Orange Bowl on Monday, January 7 at 8 p.m. Eastern time."

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PRE-PEARL HARBOR BOMBING DAY

dec. 7. 1941; a day which will live in infamy.



i guess the japs got our message when we nuked them, "don't tread on me!!!!!!!!!"

hiroshima aug. 6, 1945

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30 YEAR RETIREMENT PRE-CELEBRATION

since y'never know when you'll fall over --- dead, i'm celebrating 30 years of retirement today although its a few years premature.

i have found my calling doing nothing.  i'm good at it.

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i retired early on the exact day i was eligible.  over the years i worked, i got advice from the management:

division chief large caliber ammunition, rutkowski:  "you can always quit".

section chief tech services directorate, conway:  "no one ever quits".

project leader, guida:  "after all we've done for you.... you're quitting?".

YES, I QUIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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ceasefire in israel affects economy.  y'know, of course, that our military and contractors just LOVE the conflict. israel and gaza is our proving ground. testing anti- ballistic missiles and high tech ammunition and spending your dough.

meanwhile, we argue as to who is in the right.   ********************************************************************************************

YES, THE GOVERNMENT IS HERE TO HELP YOU

the paradigm of the grand bargain by congress will draw a line in the sand preventing going over the fiscal cliff.... whatever that is and whoever they are.  yea!

whew, and i was worried.

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MY IMPENDING DEATH

the chances of my living another ten years are probably a lot less than 50%. soooooo, i am concerned as to how it will affect and appear to the rest of my little world.


before i die it is important that i outlive as many of the nitwits and other people that have annoyed me. this can only partially be accomplished. so i have to be satisfied with trying to optimize this goal. in the old days you could hang their shrunken heads outside your cave or tepee but today this would be frowned upon. you must be satisfied with attending their funeral and enjoying any food and drink supplied after the fun event.

the worst and most embarrassing thing about death is that your heirs will find all the bizarre things you have saved, bought, or cherished not in the order you gave them. most of the stuff has just been accumulated and not discarded but no one knows that except you. they will laugh and misunderstand and you will appear stupider than you already are and will gossip about it. this is the worst part of my impending demise.

bye, sob, sob, sob...................

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PETRAEUSGATE II

"birds do it, bees do it. Even educated fleas do it. Let's do it, let's fall in love. "


WE MUST SHUT DOWN EVERY OFFICER'S CLUB. THEY ARE WORKS OF THE DEVIL.

actually every civilian and military person working for the defense dept. is a security threat.  put them all under arrest.

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PETRAEUSGATE

this story has taken on all the characteristics of third rate gossip from a northern new jersey town. i feel like i'm home again in morris county. yea.

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WHAT I LEARNED FROM REPUBLICANS

what i learned from republicans during this election cycle:

the south will rise again;
the earth is flat and ends at the bermuda triangle;
evil sperm cells will be rejected by ladies' parts;
prayer improves things by 30% unless you pray to allah;
the universe was created on oct. 23, 4004 bc;
raising taxes on those who can afford it will increase taxes on those that pay none;

haircutting techniques have improved over the past 5000 years;
hurricanes are caused by homosexuals;
we are going over "THE FISCAL CLIFF" which will result in .... ummm ... less ipods being sold.

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forgotten losers of history:

1816 federalist party candidate, rufus king

1832 anti-masonic party candidate, william wirt

1836 whig party candidate, hugh lawson white

1848 democratic candidate, lewis cass

1852 whig party candidate, winfield scott

and of course

2012 republican party candidate, willard mitt romney.

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in only two more days we kickoff for the hillary clinton presidential run.  thats after barry wins his second term tomorrow.

i still can't understand why the Rs in the red states are concerned with taxes when they are the ones R is talking about in the 47 percent.  everyone in the blue states i know are working their Bs off trying to be good people living a good life in this great country. 

just a bizarre world.  the Rs are living in an alternate space/time continuum.

speaking of an alternate space/time continuum, i sinned beyond redemption yesterday when i failed to put out the recycling.  i beg forgiveness ...... sob.

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CHRIS CHRISTIE FINDS HIS WAY

chris christie heaped praise on obama for helping him with his huge problems in new jersey this morning.  he sees the light. 

i heard him on the scarborough show.  joe really seemed to grit his teeth and strain his face to keep his head from exploding.  if romney gets elected, as they say, who you goin to call, "ghostbusters"?

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SUPER GERIATRIC DIET - COPYRIGHT: MAYBE

full of energy because of my super geriatric diet ..... and here it is:

pasta, rice, and double dutch chocolate cake with chocolate chips and fudge icing.  to fill in any nutritional gaps, top it off with pizza and beer.  don't forget your vitamin and mineral supplements.

ROARRRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrr!

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waiting patiently for election day when the romney plague will be swept away.  the american people in all their ... ummm ... wisdom? seem to be getting it.  he will lose as i've previously said by 8% nationally.  he will take the south because they still think its 1860 but as i recall truman lost the south when they were democrats and yet he won.

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so sad that tropical storm, sandy, may interfere with the children's holloween.... sob, sob,.. poor children.

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GETTING AROUND AT 90

there's the:

stagger
half stagger
quarter stagger
semi-fall with catch
fall with no catch
fall with can't get up.

get used to it.

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BYE

just sayin'::


O's numbers are moving up in intrade. i like intrade because they have no axe to grind. they're only trying to book bets. other organizations are either too cautious , wrong or brazenly lieing.

mr. romney, you may look like a president so go to central casting and count your blessings. bye.   ***********************************************************************************************

IT'S OHIO STUPID

this is the intrade electoral map this morning.  as they've been saying and i have no reason as of right now to deny it, "IT'S OHIO, STUPID". 

i still cannot understand why obama will not win by 8 points as the lds people take me away to be burned at the stake.  just kidding.

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WINNERS ONLY, PLEASE

we only support winners.  yankees, who are they?  nationals, huh. whut?

after the skins scored with one and a half minutes to go yesterday, i said, " but we've got eli".  my wife said, " who's that?".  "eli manning, nothing to worry about".  on the next play he threw the winning touchdown.  my only concern was there was still a minute on the clock.  they shoulda run some time off the clock before scoring the expected certain score.  just kidding.  go giants.

being that i was a ny baseball giant fan, i see the san francisco giants are hosting the final game in the national league playoffs and i'll support them right up to the minute they're sent home.

obama who's that?  his image is starting to fade in my mind.  i can't wait 'til lds men in black suits flood our neighborhood parking lots and after romney/ryan suck up to the arab oil interests there will be burka clad women all over.  just make sure they haven't strapped on some ied of course iuds will be illegal.

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WONDERLAND II

for the walrus and carpenter scene in the,  "Through the Looking- Glass" segment we think that, donald trump should be the walrus and, paul ryan should play the carpenter.  the trusting oysters will be played by you, the common people.


The sun was shining on the sea,


Shining with all his might:

He did his very best to make

The billows smooth and bright--

And this was odd, because it was

The middle of the night.





The moon was shining sulkily,

Because she thought the sun

Had got no business to be there

After the day was done--

"It's very rude of him," she said,

"To come and spoil the fun!"





The sea was wet as wet could be,

The sands were dry as dry.

You could not see a cloud, because

No cloud was in the sky:

No birds were flying overhead--

There were no birds to fly.





The Walrus and the Carpenter

Were walking close at hand;

They wept like anything to see

Such quantities of sand:

"If this were only cleared away,"

They said, "it would be grand!"





"If seven maids with seven mops

Swept it for half a year.

Do you suppose," the Walrus said,

"That they could get it clear?"

"I doubt it," said the Carpenter,

And shed a bitter tear.





"O Oysters, come and walk with us!"

The Walrus did beseech.

"A pleasant walk, a pleasant talk,

Along the briny beach:

We cannot do with more than four,

To give a hand to each."





The eldest Oyster looked at him,

But never a word he said:

The eldest Oyster winked his eye,

And shook his heavy head--

Meaning to say he did not choose

To leave the oyster-bed.





But four young Oysters hurried up,

All eager for the treat:

Their coats were brushed, their faces washed,

Their shoes were clean and neat--

And this was odd, because, you know,

They hadn't any feet.





Four other Oysters followed them,

And yet another four;

And thick and fast they came at last,

And more, and more, and more--

All hopping through the frothy waves,

And scrambling to the shore.





The Walrus and the Carpenter

Walked on a mile or so,

And then they rested on a rock

Conveniently low:

And all the little Oysters stood

And waited in a row.





"The time has come," the Walrus said,

"To talk of many things:

Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax--

Of cabbages--and kings--

And why the sea is boiling hot--

And whether pigs have wings."





"But wait a bit," the Oysters cried,

"Before we have our chat;

For some of us are out of breath,

And all of us are fat!"

"No hurry!" said the Carpenter.

They thanked him much for that.





"A loaf of bread," the Walrus said,

"Is what we chiefly need:

Pepper and vinegar besides

Are very good indeed--

Now if you're ready, Oysters dear,

We can begin to feed."





"But not on us!" the Oysters cried,

Turning a little blue.

"After such kindness, that would be

A dismal thing to do!"

"The night is fine," the Walrus said.

"Do you admire the view?





"It was so kind of you to come!

And you are very nice!"

The Carpenter said nothing but

"Cut us another slice:

I wish you were not quite so deaf--

I've had to ask you twice!"





"It seems a shame," the Walrus said,

"To play them such a trick,

After we've brought them out so far,

And made them trot so quick!"

The Carpenter said nothing but

"The butter's spread too thick!"





"I weep for you," the Walrus said:

"I deeply sympathize."

With sobs and tears he sorted out

Those of the largest size,

Holding his pocket-handkerchief

Before his streaming eyes.





"O Oysters," said the Carpenter,

"You've had a pleasant run!

Shall we be trotting home again?'

But answer came there none--

And this was scarcely odd, because

They'd eaten every one.
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WONDERLAND

looking forward to the next administration.   history will call it, "america in wonderland".  ruled by pathologic-psycho-liars.  btw, the queen of hearts was on the view, yesterday.  still crazy and shallow.

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the "alice in wonderland " administration movie is being prepared:

mitt romney as the king of hearts

ann romney as the queen of hearts

john sununu as the mad hatter

george bush as the dormouse

eric cantor as the march hare

karl rove as the cheshire cat.



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BESIDES THE WOEFUL PERFORMANCE OF THE YANKEES

we also saw the berserker republican presidential candidate try to run over everyone at the presidential debate.  you don't tell the president of the united states that you are in charge.  just take him away for therapy.

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VOTING FOR WHITEY

it is clear that the great O, at the first debate was thinking, "i'm the president".  "who is this shit i have to debate?"

who knew the electorate is so stupid.

watching a video clip of ann romney (and hubby) in high fashion clothes and a magnificent hairdo, i wondered how the other 99% of women who look like they just climbed out of a dumpster could vote republican.

i'm still going with an 8% O win over mr. nobody.

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NATIONALS BOW OUT

NATIONALS, THE BEST TEAM IN BASEBALL LOST YESTERDAY IN WHAT MUST HAVE BEEN AN EXCRUCIATINGLY PAINFUL EXPERIENCE.  A SLOW BUT SEEMINGLY PAINFUL, FATEFUL EXPERIENCE.

i truly feel for nationals fans having suffered so much during this game ... really. my condolences.


on the other hand, my new york yankees throttled the whiney baltimore fans team, orioles. yea. sorta, a part repayment for the new york giant loss to the balt. colts of 1958.

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GO YANKEES!!!

last night's game against the Os would make a really corny movie.  ibanez batting for $30 million dollar star, a-rod, hits the tying home run with one out in the ninth and then hits the winning home run in the twelfth. 

in the first inning, jeter, helped the oriole runner go past second base and tagged him out.  baltimore fans whining about this - so sad.   btw, jeter sold his trump tower suite for $15 million.  he earns his keep.

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YES, REPUBLICANS WIN PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE

watching the  ...ummm ...  presidential ?? debate ... this week i learned that being rude, inconsiderate, dishonest, and not following rules are leadership qualities.

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MORE MIRACLES

which is the miracle?

a burning bush in an arid sun baked desert that you think is talking to you after you spent the day in the sun without a hat or water or food in 110 F heat.

or

getting nude pictures of "kate middleton", via your computer.

????????????????????????

ummmm .......

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THE GOLEM OF SALT LAKE CITY

romney runs rampant over law, order and participants in debate with the great O.   R should have been thrown out,

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THAT WAS WONDERFUL, MR. ROMNEY.

great presentation, mr. romney.

thanks, for dropping by.

we'll call you.

your coat is in the corner - there.

that was great.

nice seeing you. 

y'all comeback soon.

yup.

good job.

did i mention, we'll call.

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ho, hum, yankees in their 51st (the announcer said) extra season event. 

GO YANKEES!

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DEBATE TIPS FOR ROMNEY

from the outset establish your dominence.  remind O that he is not a whiteman.  throw out a really funny joke like , "how many people of polish descent do you need to screw in a lightbulb?" (har, har); or, "my administration will hold on to a shekel better than a hasid" (really funny); or do an imitation of charlie chaplain's character in the "great dictator" with funny mustache.  this will really win over america.

assure the country that they will never go hungry.  watermelon and fried chicken will always be available or if you prefer mayonnaise and white bread for the more discriminating palates.

be sure to send subliminal messages like humming, "god bless america", while others are talking.

be sure to suggest that O may not have been born in this country.   "hawaii??, thats just a tourist destination".

assure america that we will invade any country that slights us in any way.

we will support our troops by giving out more medals.

mention that women are really cute and can do useful things like scrubbing floors.

for more great help, mr romney an call me direct.
  
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other stuff - imus' guest this morning informed us that O had not had anything to do with bin laden's death.  it was a group of navy seals who in the back of the shower room in the barracks put the plan together with the help of the RNC, dick cheney, and george bush to do the job. 

finally, the truth,

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FAREWELL: DEDICATED TO WILLARD

OR




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since 1992 no one has been elected president who had sons.  sorry willard.  you are out.  bye.

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MIRACLES

on my right side is a painting of a religious icon who is crying,

in front of me is a stone wall that has water flowing on it.

in my left hand i hold an ipod which plays songs, audio books, speeches, movies, plays chess, and gives me the yankee score.

which one is the miracle?

let me think .........

water on picture? -

wet spot on wall? -

ipod?

yessssss ..... WET SPOT ON WALL.

thank you, god.

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JIMMY HOFFA REVISITED

after my circumstantial evidence showed that jimmy hoffa's body was buried behind the old a&p in the remains of the old morris canal in ledgewood, nj because of mafia influence in the area and the property was owned by a las vegas firm, we find out that an investigation is going on in the detroit area by authorities (????). 

do not reject my theory or the theory that he is buried in the endzone** of giants stadium.  at any rate new jersey is a prime location.

**wikipedia:      "This led Sports Illustrated to suggest that this "takes on special meaning when a punter goes for the 'coffin corner.'" In a similar vein, sportscaster Marv Albert once said that a team was "kicking towards the Hoffa end of the field." This was tested by the Discovery Channel show Mythbusters, and they were unable to find any sign of a body."

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THIS JUST IN:

our sources tell us -

prez. O was a zulu warrior;

serving under his father, a zulu chief;

and

fought against michael caine in that movie;

who led mitt romney to victory;

who was born in a manger in minnesota;

and

was visited by three wisemen, newt gingrich, ann coulter, and john sununu;

who arrived in their limousines;

and

were given gifts by the baby romney;

including a time share in the cayman islands.

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MORE BORING ELECTION STUFF - JUST SAYIN'

this morning's line for, O, on intrade is selling at about 75%.

as i (the greatone) previously said months ago, O will win by 8% nationally. mitt will need to have a comeback to lose by only 8% nationally.

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THE PANDA CUB MYSTERIOUS DEATH CASE

when the mittster takes office we will invade some mid-east nation for the mysterious death of our beloved panda cub.  we will pass laws giving panda fetuses all the rights given to us by god and the constitution which was wriiten by god and his supervisors.

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ROMNEY LOVES EVERYONE

practically overnight romney loves all americans.
                  XXX OOO XXX OOO
he loves you.   yes he does.  yes he does.  yes he does.

you are not a deadbeat, no matter what they say.

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MANDATORY REMEDIAL MATH AND ECO

mandatory remedial mathematics and economics for all members of our government especially congress people is necesssary for the survival of this nation.  it is clear from our deficits and the collection and distribution of federal government monies that the three branches of government are sadly deficient in basic financial literacy.

i suspect that they are just not smart enough.  nevermind.

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the 47% can always borrow from their parents.


whut? why is that a problem?   ***************************************************************************************

those freeloaders, that 47% the ugly party talks about must be mostly from the red states.  the major northeast megalopolises are humming hives of activity.  romney is talking about his base, his constituency.

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OCTOBER SURPRISE

looking forward to the ugly party's october surprises.  how will they spin obama's life or imagined life to win the presidency?  they can rerun the swiftboat ads they ran eight years ago.  no one cares whether they are truthful or apply in this case.  just run something.  obama's zulu warrior period?  or when he got taliban training?  or remember when he sent troops to the odessa steps.


Odessa Steps clip: Battleship Potemkin (1925)



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THE 32 YEARS OF THE CLINTON DYNASTY

HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES (1992-2024: THE CLINTON YEARS)

the clinton dynasty began with his election as president of the united states in 1992.  although he was greatly harassed by the opposing ugly party because of a minor indiscretion with a young woman who should have been more discreet.  the nation prospered.

until

we were hijacked in 2000 by the opposing ugly, corrupt force of the bush administration who controlled the thugs on the supreme court and the war lords.  the  beleaguered clinton legacy survived through the incredible stupidity of these years thru 2008. 

but we remembered and

clinton's guiding light prevailed.  and it enhanced the eight years of the obama administration thru 2016 when we went into the greatest period of american growth with the hillary clinton administration. 

in 2024 the kennedy clan reclaimed dominence; children and grand children and great grand children of the heirs of joe (the bastard) kennedy.  they took the reins of our government and we have been a world power ever since.

bill clinton was awarded a posthumous FOUNDING FATHER appellation and statue next to ronald reagan on the mall in 2062 and we all lived happily ever after.

copyright 2999.

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THE RATS (REPUBLICANS ARE TERRIFFIC) PARTY GIVES UP

as the thugs in egypt and libya struck our embassies, the RATs party blamed obama in order to get votes.  sadly the attempt has not only failed but has caused an implosion among the RATs.  even john sununu of the RATs party thought their nominee for president was out of line for his misplaced and premature denunciation of the obama administration.  on the other hand, lynne cheney, the evil witch appeared to agree that the criticism was fine.  meanwhile joe scarborough is going ballistic trying to justufy the RATs party overall position. 

good luck to the RATs in 2016.

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POLITICS AS USUAL

what a waste of time listening to the political lunatics.  just hopin'for the best.  dumb luck is our only hope.

i might as well listen to sheila kravitz of nitwit township, new jersey.  afterall her husband is an engineer capable of putting a swing set together.

excuse me.  i have to get back to looking at the pictures in my greenhouse assembly booklet.

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jets begin season today.  looking forward to another 8-8 (or whatever) season.

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WHAT? YOU DON'T OWN A GREEN HOUSE?

as i may have mentioned i bought a small do-it-yourself (sorta) greenhouse from the internet.  actually it was more like a cold frame on legs. 

BUT i received a small greenhouse 4'x6' instead.  i decided after much  anguish to keep it.  the instructions say it takes two people s1x hours to assemble.  after a week, i am up to step 22 of 50.

of course, when complete, i have to add a floor and shelves and planters and soil and seeds and plants and my tender loving care.  hopefully, maybe, i can have (with the help of the GEORGE BUSH  weather) bright, perky annual flowers in it on my patio into january.  in my dreams i can see a garden of eden from my back rooms.

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y'know the home owners association does not want anyone to have a vegetable garden but a greenhouse growing vegetables would probably be welcomed showing that our community is classy and upscale.  i don't quite get it that vegetables in a garden is owned by a dirt farmer but vegetables in a greenhouse is owned by the lord of the manor.

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DISASTERS OF THE WEEK

so sad that ny giants seemed so inept, sluggish and ... ummm ... old, losing to the cowboys.

yankees crumble and seem destined to the trash bin of history.

if i'm lucky i'll see a better year in the future although i haven't given up on the GIANTS (YEA, YEA, YEA) yet.  and the jets (yea) haven't started their season yet.  go jets.  god of course is on their side with the addition of tebow.

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some republicans have said that michelle obama does not look like a first lady.  must be that she's not staggering around the white house with a drink in her hand.

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JUST SAYIN'

al gore stays away from convention but -------------


"New Yorker (blog)-15 hours ago


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YEA, PAUL RYAN

certainly, paul ryan. is the greatest american politician.  he can leap tall buildibgs in a single bound.  he will straighten your teeth and cure your herpes while cutting your medical expenses.  he will find you a job when none seeem to exist.  yea, yea, yea!  go for it. 

instead of wasting your time watching the (ugh) democratic convention tonight, i know i'll be watching the nfl game.  the great wall street favored new york giants against the team from boondocks-america, the dallas (har, har) cowboys.

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BRONX NO MORE.

quickly, i was updated about bronx shopping areas by followers.  i didn't mention 174th street or 165th off westchester ave. and simpson.  great stores and shopkeepers.  gone and replaced by fast-ugh-food and super-duper markets.

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OLDE TYME BRONX COOKING





sorry that all you affluent, educated and brilliant people have to fake your indulgence of inferior food.  yes, you are all gourmets and intellectuals and you can describe your vittles in the most beautiful, elegant manner but you're not fooling anyone; at best its ok (sorta').

but if you would just step inside my wayback machine i will escort you to the bronx of the 1930s, in the midst of the great depression.

here we are on 180th st. with food markets with fresh produce and meats and live chickens and fish; appetizing stores with various nuts, candies, pickles in the barrel, olives - black, green, oil cured; smoked salmon, condiments, etc,; bakeries with really fresh just baked breads, cakes, rolls, bagels, bialys. and among the other stores the great witkin's delicatessen which would be competitive with current katz's on houston street.

with tears i return to the present time when you have to go to san francisco, or dallas or chicago or the moon to get something decent to eat.  i know all you gourmets can bs about your epicurean adventures in greece, thailand or up the yangtse but you need go no further than 180th street between vyse and honeywell.  and you can keep your pretensions.

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i was wrong.  it was the, slim whitman, version of, indian love call, that made the martians heads explode in, mars attacks.

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THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF THE MARTIANS:



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THE END OF THE MARTIANS:



NO, ITS NOT THE END OF THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

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RIP NOMNEY FOR PRESIDENT

we're going to run this country like a business: skim profits off the top; keep two sets of books; and cheapen the product with short cuts   ---  YEA!

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we can clearly see what the nomney administration will do as they immediately go on vacation after the convention.  yess, these are my kind of people,

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CONVENTION TIME!!!!!!!

words, words, words, words.

AUDREY HEPBURN SAYS IT ALL IN, " MY FAIR LADY".






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JUST SAYIN'

christie, raised in livingston, new jersey exhibits the energy of all the ethnic identities in the northeast. although i wouldn't vote for him he would be a change to the decadent, medieval, retrograde candidates we now have.

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JUST SAYIN'

the deli champagne of new york city.  i'm not kidding.  this product is far superior to any wines of the world which people who have nothing better to do with their time and money bluster about.  wine and champagne are just spoiled grapes but having a dr. brown's cel-ray soda with your hot brisket sandwich at KATZ'S on houston st. is an unforgettable eating experience. 

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THE NIGHT THEY INVENTED ........ DR. BROWN'S:

Gigi - The Night They Invented DR. BROWN'S



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JUST GENIUSES

geniuses will save us.  thankfully there will be no abortions allowed so that no geniuses will be lost.  actually geniuses are like buses, if you miss one another will be along in 15 minutes.

just look at some of them: einstein who knew everything except where to get a haircut; steve jobs will save us  ....ooops.. he couldn't save himself; zuckerberg whose mother has to tell him when to change his T-shirt; self reliant ayn rand who wound up on social security and medicare.

and all the little kids in new jersey.

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SHOW US YOUR PAPERS

birth certificates are getting really important.  i would recommend everyone carry an official copy with raised seal with them at all times or deportation might occur.  people with surnames ending in a vowel are particularly suspect.  for example names like: obama, dimaggio, rizzuto, kryzewski, nagurski, mikulski, landrieu, etc.  anyone whose skin shade is a little off white should also be on alert like john boehner, alex rodriguez, bobby jindal, etc.  also anyone with bizzare political views like mitt romney should have his papers available.  i would like to see them too.

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MENTAL HEALTH

way back in 1970 i went through a period of depression thanks to some prescribed pills (thanks doc).  in the state i was in i became hopelessly despairing by the scientific fact (republicans - you can take notes for science class) that the sun will go out after going supernova and burning everything to a crisp in a fraction of a second.  all things and purposes were of no consequence.  all would be lost.

of course now that i am clear headed and rational and i can see that through technological advancements we can all walk through a portal to a better world and life in another dimension or galaxy or something.  we will enter the EMERALD CITY, all multi-billions of us and sing and dance, yea. 

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SORRY, I'VE LEFT OUT THE IMPORTANT STUFF

what can that useless old man be doing ----  ?????????

i know my followers are really anxious to kmow what i've been doing with my valuable (150 year old) time. so, i'll tell you about all the world changing activities that i'm involved with.

a. continuing (and progressing ) on my 2000 piece jigsaw puzzle.  completion date now scheduled for spring 2013.

b. assembling a mini-hobby-greenhouse.  will have to build shelving and flooring before using it.  estimated completion in six weeks.

c. built another 4'x9" plant box.

d. attending to my plants and seedlings.

e. assembling (when i pass by it - on occasion) a large doll house.

f. do lawn chores and house maintenance only when absolutely necessary.

g. routine shopping, library, and banking trips.  this includes stops at home depot for supplies: lumber, nails, screws, paint, tools and gardening supplies, etc. (NOTE TO HOME DEPOT: TIPS ACCEPTED HERE.).

h.  visiting my doctors because they need the money.  i hope they're not offended as i disregard their instructions.  y'know they're not as smart as they think.

i. audio books, tv  (omiting political sleazes if possible), and naps fill in the slack time.

yes, i know this is more than you wanted to know.  tough!

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TODD AKIN AND HENRY VIII AGREE ABOUT WOMEN!!!!

yes our motherland, england and their great leader HENRY III agree with the comments of todd akin.  in fact the bizarre situation in america where women are actually allowed to vote has created a disaster in the ruling of the united states.  just let white men of substance vote as required by our FOUNDING FATHERS, YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

akin, HENRY VIII, and our founding fathers  know that the only thing women should be responsible for are  reproductive activities.

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RYAN IS GREAT FOR OLD PEOPLE

yesterday, ryan defended his legislation at his mother's senior citizen facility.  it turns out we old, useless people will make out great.  you young, vigorous, striving people will have to slave away and die for us, yea.  too bad. vote romney/ryan.

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JOB CREATOR, MITTSTER CAN CERTAINLY DEFEND OUT SOURCING.

i'm sure after seeing these two headlines the mittster would say, " see i told you it was good to outsource these jobs and i made money on them too.  yea for me.".


1. South African Official Defends Police Killing of 34

2. Over 60 miners dead in Congo shaft collapse

"who made these cookies?"

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GOING BRAIN DEAD OVER ELECTION RHETORIC

media guru-expert-nitwit-gossip-know-nothings must be talking to themselves by now.  they've certainly convinced me that their bs and distorted ignorant views are not worth my usually useless time.  the guilty include participants of tv shows from scarborough to imus.   financial show people are particularly annoying because of their distortions of truth and reality.

watching the white paint dry on my home made window boxes is far more mentally stimulating and interesting.  the flowers i will grow in them have much more personality (and of course beauty).

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YEA! GAS PRICES UP.

i'm looking forward to my entitlement cost of living increase because gas prices have jumped - yea.  just send me the money.


paul ryan - eat it.

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WILL RYAN'S PARENTS REJECT THEIR ENTITLEMENTS??????

frank bruni in the ny times says that they will try to depict the ryan choice as a bold and brave move but bruni says, "there’s already political commentary calling Romney an easily bullied coward".

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THE SECRET OF LONGEVITY

what is the secret of your longevity?

"its 90% dumb luck".

whats the other 10%.

"what other 10%"?

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PERFECT MEMORY

outside of you (of course ---- you are so great.) no one has total recall or perfect memory.  my alleged perfect memory can be better described as fuzzy-perfect memory.  exact statements and memory depictions are (probably) not certain ( my wife is an exception to all memory speculations - she is perfect).

clearly recalling perhaps an event that occurred 60 years ago contains (maybe) two visions:  scene A, and scene G. - tableaus - the intervening steps (b, c, d, e, and f) can easily be filled in with the forgotten narrative by me because i know myself (of course -- heh,heh).  but it is without a doubt that everyone else is all messsed up and it makes no sense even listening to their story.  pipe dreams and old wives tales (or engineer's tales) ultimately are nonsense.  on the upside it can be entertaining.

i can't exactly recall yesterday but events that happenned during high school or college days are as clear and real as a desert oasis when you are dying of thirst in death valley.

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THE MITTSTER'S REAL PLAN

they keep saying he's got a real plan.  where's the plan?  what's the plan.  he must be having one of those pubescent dreams.  his plan is ... ummm ... yup.  its a great plan.  now, here's the plan.  can't you see it.  there's something wrong with you, if you don't understand the plan.  now do you understand the plan.. i thought so.  go, go, go, ... yesssss.

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the mittster seems to be moving politically to the center.  the right wing nuts are going off the edge about this.  this strategy may be a winner.  where else are the righty nitwits going to go and a move to the center certainly will pick up more (on the fence) obama centrists.

and of course there's THE PLAN.

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SARAH PALIN, LAST MAN STANDING

looks like the only honest republican is sarah palin, up to now.  all the rest are falling in line, lockstep, in jack boots supporting the mittster and rationalizing their viewpoints.  how long will she hold out and for how much and what will she say when she turns??????????????????

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MARVELOUS MARIGOLDS

since our weather has been changed by the corporate interests, flowering plants are fecund and productive until after thanksgiving in the wash. dc area.  taking advantage of these conditions i planted marigold seed on saturday with the expectation that there will be fresh, vigorous  flowers in october.  they're already coming up and stretching their first leaves.

marigolds are gorgeous, vital and bursting with life.  "oh", they say, "those are just common marigolds".  sure they are but they sure beat half alive orchids or other (ugh) delicate plants.  give me the vigorous, life enhancing plants like petunias, begonias, and of course MARIGOLDS; yea.  keep your decadent plants.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE ATOMIC BOMB OF 1945

NOTE TO LEFTY WINGNUTS:

next time there is a bloody war send your children and you can save the enemy population.

or just sit down with them and talk it out.

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 my grandmother had a crush on robert taylor.  the always brave characters of robert taylor belied the reality of his gutlessness in front of the The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) of the U.S. Congress witchhunters (throw gary cooper in there too).

but in his defense i can say that many left wingnuts are annoying enough to be throttled in some way.

on the otherhand stoolies are gossips and cowards.

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WE'LL BE IN THE CAYMAN ISLANDS

can't wait for the tea party to take over.  i clearly remember the good old days when we didn't need money, mainly because we had no money.

dusty unpaved roads were so much fun to travel.  passing hooverville towns were always interesting to view as your model T, rolled by. 

when the tea party takes over it will cost you a nickel each for a subway trip, a phone call, two rolls, and a cup of coffee - yea.

in the good old days health care was free.  you went over to fordham hospital and died.  simple and easy.

we don't need any stinkin' signal lights, schools, or fire depts.  volunteers can take care of everything just don't count on me.  i don't volunteer for anything unless it involves water skiing.

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WHAT, NO WELFARE??????

stock markets were upset today because the FED hasn't sent out their welfare check.  risk takers and job creators are really upset.

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DIABLO II, SUCKS. THEY CAN KEEP DIABLO III.

i quit.  got to level 34 in, "diablo", when (i guess) i was struck by lightning or something.  should be impossible to lose because i was well equipped both physically and with armaments.  unfairly killed.  life can be that way but this is a game.  in chess your opponent can't decide to hit you over the head with a club when you're winning.  or in monopoly you don't have a "chance" card which says you just had a stroke and died - YOUR ASSETS WILL BE DIVIDED AMONG THE SURVIVING PLAYERS. 

i've got other things to do before i struggle with the reality of life and death.  DIABLO, bug off!

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OUTWITTING THE RABBITS

building a wooden planter on a three foot stand on the porch is my maginot line against the rabbits.  so far after a full day it seems to be successful.  yea, i'm smarter than a rabbit.

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what?  you don't know what the maginot line was?  just proves you didn't get an education.  chances are your teacher doesn't know it either.  nevermind.

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DON'T ROCK THE BOAT.

joe paterno's statue has been taken down.  a warning to those who whitewash evil around them.  you will not get away scot*-free.

* It is believed to be the Scandinavian word "scot" and refers to a tax,

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CRAZIES ON PARADE

this past week we were subjected to the bizarre-crazies to the just plain exploitive-crazies.  from the aurora shooter who was angry at all of us and caused about 80 casualties including 12 dead to michele bachmann and glenn beck and rush limbaugh who are inciting the weak minded by their lies and propaganda.  sometimes a kangaroo court meting out frontier justice seems appropriate.

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WHAT WILL WE DO WITH THE WELFARE KINGS?

the welfare kings are unhappy w/bernanke because they just can't roll up in their cadillacs to the wellare office -- ooops -- i mean the fed and get money.


where is ronald reagan when you need him?

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RETROACTIVE RETIREMENT

romney is a man after my own aspirations.  i didn't retroactively retire, i prematurely retired having given up the work ethic before i started.

will he retire before he becomes president or is he already retired?

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MITCH MCCONNELL UBER ALLES

dear republicans,

have you no shame?  after the disastrous eight years of your previous puppet rich brat president you want another catastrophic disaster to happen.  of course continuing to put such bizarre senators as mitch mcconnell in office makes me wonder as to what i'm missing.  i don't get it.  ok, its me not you.

signed, its-me-not-you.

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JOBS FOR JOB CREATORS. I KNOW HOW TO DO IT!

JOB CREATORS' PARTY, YEA!

who is going to fund the job creators' jobs?  you don't think we're going to use our own money (heh, heh).  the FED is anxious to start throwing money at the creators of the "job creators' " industry.  there's just too much risk out there.  the worst thing for risk takers is risk or taking a chance.  we don't want no stinkin' risk.  we'll only take risk if its a sure thing provided there are no taxes except sales tax which i can slip into my pocket (heh, heh).

TO THE U S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (a lobbying group):  i'll be glad to take a billion dollars and spread it around to create the jobs provided i don't have to subsidize any (ugh) health or (ugh, ugh)retirement benefits.  the fittest will survive and paying benefits will slow my activities and the evolution of mankind.  i'm doing it for you.  BECAUSE i know how to do it.  i know, i know, i know, I KNOW, or i'll  hold my breath and throw a fit, yesssssss.

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JUST SAYIN'

as i stated with certainty months ago the rich stupid guy will lose by at least 8 points.  the only reason it will be that close is that many people are just plain stubborn or in denial.

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right way/wrong way polls are bizarre as the times are not conducive to a right way/wrong way situation.  every way is highly risky.

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SAVE AMERICA NOW!

i know; let's elect another stupid rich guy.

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THE ARMY MAKES BOYS INTO MEN

what a load of crap.  if you think that putting a uniform on and being told what to do and think promotes maturity you are delusional.  when actually in a war your mental attitude probably will be changed by the experience but just being a desk jockey will not alter your mentality.  there is a good chance that you may be more of a jerk after the experience than before.

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FROM THE "CAPITOL 4TH":  THIS IS A MUST SEE.



IT SURE BEATS THE BRITS' JUBILEE CELEBRATION.

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its now two years since my doctor officially declared me dead.  so i fired the doctor.  science is so wonderful.  y'know, bumble bees can't fly. 

its not that there are not enough scientists and engineers in this country, its that there are too many of them.  separating the "wheat from the chafe" is difficult or impossible.  having worked with such people in our defense dept. i can assure you that at least 5% of them are good.  the rest of them should be working in coal mines or steel factories. 

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nevermind, especially today when i should be celebrating our freedoms. 

KEEP AMERICA FREE.



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CONGRESS THROWS HISSY-FIT AFTER SUPREME COURT HEALTH CARE RULING BY TRYING TO HANG THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR ALLEGED CONTEMPT.

 john boehner cries.

eric kantor says, no one wants health care.

clarence thomas says, there's a hair on my coke bottle.

scalia says, pass the bread sticks.

alito says, leave some bread sticks for me.

U S chamber of commerce pondering, money or your life question says, wait i'm thinking.

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FAKING MY DEATH

in general will not answer my phone and will not respond to e-mail.  the end.........

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NFL WARMS UP THE ENGINE

turning on the nfl ignition:     "News ------  NFL rookie symposium begins Sunday in Ohio"

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STARTING THE ENGINE

CARDINALS VS SAINTS

WHO WILL WIN?  WHO CARES? 

THE SUPERBOWL CHAMPS, NEW YORK GIANTS ARE WAITING PATIENTLY.

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REMEMBER THE GOOD OLDE DAYS FROM FOUR AND A HALF MONTHS AGO.  I'VE FORGOTTEN ALREADY.

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for nearly one billion years life on earth has tried to make a go of their lives.  the so called science is called economics.  no one has figured out a risk free, sure way to provide for the welfare of all their kind..... until now when mitt romney and fellow republicans will step forward and save us all.  yea, yea, yea.!!

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WHEN ROMNEY IS PRESIDENT

women will have the easy office jobs; filing and typing while men will have the hard jobs being bank officers in fancy suits.

women will have the easy domestic work, washing windows and scrubbing floors while men will have the hard jobs answering the e-mail and blogging.

women will have the easy parental jobs of changing diapers and maintaining the children while men will have the hard jobs of teaching their sons to take a punch, shooting a wild creature, and to hit a ball.

 women will have the easy job of just looking pretty and loving their husbands.

women will have the easy job of playing the piano, sewing and cooking, shopping, maintaining the household and their many children while looking attractive and desirable while men will do the hard job of maintaining social contacts by meeting the guys and free lancing women at the local tavern.

VOTE ROMNEY, 2012

(women will understand that complicated mental work is not in their realm.  taking care of her man's property - his house, his children, etc. - is her main function.)

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ho, hum, yankees win 10th in a row.

yes, i lead such a complicated life.
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DEREK JETER DATE INC.

 derek jeter, new york yankee star ballplayer, has had so many high visibility girlfriends from super models to actresses that i suspect he has an agent booking his dates.

(considering that he makes about $10K per game) suggested price menu is:

STANDARD 4 HOUR DATE:    ......... $10000 PLUS EXPENSES
OVERTIME DATE  ............................  $1000/15 MINUTE INCREMENT
STANDARD KISS ON FOREHEAD AT EVENING'S END ... NO CHARGE.
DATEE MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY HER OWN PHOTOGRAPHER AND PR STAFF.

SEE SPECIAL PRICE MENU AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR MORE INTIMATE CONTACT.

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better than new after a doctor's visit.  feeling like i'm 150 again.

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many folks here despondent over the two losses by the nationals to the YANKEES.  let me remind you its only a game.

YEA YANKEES - YEA WHOOPEE - GO YANKEES.

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this was the big news in new jersey today --

 "NEWS /



Nation/World


Federal prosecutors drop case against John Edwards"
 
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the FED says americans have lost 40% of their wealth in the past 4-5 years.

and they were all in the 99th percentile of everything they did.

listening to the morning news..... groan.  the only good news is that the yankees have won three in a row.  but as you know that every action has an equal and opposite reaction; the mets were their victims.  

sorta like the yin and yang of life: " Everything has both yin and yang aspects as light cannot exist without darkness ..... "

or as my mother-in-law said, "everything works out for the best"  or something like that.

hey, thats what they say.  what do i know?

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AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM

we may not be exceptional but we're different from other primates in europe, asia, africa, etc.  we are not like them because we escaped from their tyrrany.  we're big hearted and will take their people in but keep their ideas out.

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BUY OUR STUFF, SUCKERRRRS.

just sayin' that i'm on the side of grabbing all the foreign money that wants to buy our financial paper especially long term bonds.  in fact the gov.  should issue 100 year bonds and suck up all the world's money at current low interest rates.  if we can't use it today we'll use it tomorrow.  the furriners are happily grabbing low interest securities just to protect their principal.  let the suckerrrs in.

we're americans and they are not,   yea!!!!!!!!!!!!

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SUBWAY SERIES?

yea, yanks and mets on the move.  glad to see they both are doing well.

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medical community again stumbles over its own ignorance and interests.  nfl players sue the league and others ---- "The plaintiffs seek to hold the NFL responsible for the care of players, many of whom are coping with illnesses such as dementia and Alzheimer's. "

rush limbaugh, that fat assed radio guy is turning this into a left/right issue.  sure its clear that right wingers have no problem getting hit in the head.

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LUCKY-II, RIP.

about 70 years ago, lucky-I, was captured and as wild things do, died in captivity.  lucky-II apparently accidentally trapped in my garage was found dead the other day.  perhaps, LUCKY-I, and, LUCKY-II are now frolicking in that great meadow in the sky.  sob, sob, we hardly knew you, sob, sob.

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JOHN GRISHAM'S, PLAYING FOR PIZZA

just finished, john grisham's, playing for pizza.  its a great warmup for the upcoming nfl season and a reminder that even an underdog such as THE NEW YORK GIANTS can win (which they did. yea).

if you're even a moderate football fan this story is a worthwhile read. 

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