KOEB meeting

[SharonRB]

I'm here first! Missed you guys last night.

[Patsy Stone]

1. Good. I'll kill mine n/t

[SharonRB]

2. Sorry, Patsy

I didn't see another one.

[Patsy Stone]

3. It's all good. n/t

[bettyellen]

here we go.......

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[Catchawave]

4. Here !

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

17. Hey, nice to see you...

:loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya:

[seito]

5. Hiya

:hi:

[Patsy Stone]

7. Keef!

Not.hiding.nothing.

:hi:

[k8conant]

6. I never said anything before and won't say much now...

but KO's a hunk and I like Liam Neeson too.

[Patsy Stone]

9. We'll keep your secret safe...

[bunny planet]

53. Liam Neeson!!!

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[k8conant]

346. Yes.....

:loveya: :loveya:

[Shopaholic]

8. Shopaholic in the house

with newly painted nails (Cha-Ching Cherry).

[Shopaholic]

10. Welcome K8

[k8conant]

15. Thanks...

:hippie:

[Patsy Stone]

13. Howdy, madam! Nice color! n/t

[bettyellen]

16. oh i love that, i had it on my toes for the holidays....

[Shopaholic]

27. I've got Socra-tease me on my toes

I can't decide if I love OPI because it's great polish or if I love it because of the color names!

[SharonRB]

32. I love the names, too.

They're a riot!

[Patsy Stone]

41. It's both. I love them too.

Also Urban Decay. The best colors and the best names. Gash is my favorite.

[SharonRB]

18. Hi, Shopaholic

I read last night's thread today at work and noticed you were at the Jackie Kennedy exhibit in DC. I was fortunate enough to see it a few years ago as well on a visit. My daughter went to American U and then lived there until a month ago. The exhibit was fabulous.

[Shopaholic]

34. It was just amazing.

The day we went we had the first tickets of the day and it was pouring down rain (on a Sunday morning) and for the first hour, we had the place to ourselves. It was heaven. We got to spend as much time as we wanted viewing the exhibit. Then we got to have the oh-so-fab Sunday brunch (with soul gospel) music that the museum has every Sunday. A great memory for my Mom & me, for sure.

[SharonRB]

42. I was there in July

and it was hot as hell. I left my husband and daughter and walked there in the heat and humidity all the way from the other side of the Washington Monument.

[Shopaholic]

Devotion to Jackie and the Kennedys knows no bounds

does it?

[SharonRB]

57. Sure doesn't.

I spent all day New Year's Day watching Headliners and Legends: The Kennedy Women.

[Shopaholic]

71. I've read so many Kennedy bios that now I can spot errors in

them! My Mom is a huge Kennedy family fan so I learned early to be both a Democrat and a Kennedy fan.

[SharonRB]

77. From your name,

it sounds like we have a lot in common!

[Shopaholic]

85. Yes, shopping is one of my favorite things

:evilgrin:

[SharonRB]

11. That avalanche was terrible

Right in South Park country.

[bettyellen]

12. Freak weather... he's got a good point

don't mess with mother nature.
see, keef loves and respects women!

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

14. Hey, bettyellen. How YOU doin? n/t

[bettyellen]

19. Foine, Ms Stone and YOU!!

ha, did you hear that....
women making keith nervous....
that's us!!

[Patsy Stone]

24. No, us?

Just because we can't type or hear the news for drooling and panting?
LOL.

:loveya:

[Shopaholic]

20. Fashion review--dark blue shirt

Dark grey suit, striped tie (looks like grey and navy?)

[SharonRB]

23. Yup.

[Patsy Stone]

28. I think it's purple, but it could be the Martini... :) n/t

[Catchawave]

70. Looks dark brown....

dk blue shirt, tan/navy tie. Dark colors bring out his booo-ti-ful skin tones :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

78. Okay, REALLY, get a new TV! LOL. n/t

[Patsy Stone]

21. Wardrobe, thank you...

Dark grey suit, very purple shirt and, for crispini, a striped tie.

:loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya:

Lookin' good, Keef!

[SharonRB]

30. I see black suit, blue shirt, blue and grey tie n/t

[bunny planet]

59. Blue shirt, yes!!

[noamnety]

22. I believe there's a problem with the first post.

is something missing there?

(just saying)

[Patsy Stone]

25. You mean...

[bettyellen]

31. eek, he's staring at me, i gotta fix myself up all nice...

do i look okay?

[Shopaholic]

43. Why do you think I did my nails before I began to post?

I knew KO would be watching!

[Patsy Stone]

45. You look mahvelous, darling.

I think he can see you from here! LOL

:loveya:

[bettyellen]

142. don't remind me, he's like 5 miles away....

don't remind him either! don't want to scare the squirrel!

[Patsy Stone]

182. LOL

Get that on that train to Seacaucus...

[bettyellen]

193. oh, i can drive it in 10 minutes... i'm telling you i go shopping

at that jill sander outlet all the time!
gotta get that cookie recipe soon... when is the birthday?

[crispini]

206. I think it's the 27th of Jan?

You might wanna check that -- I think it's in the Wikipedia entry.

I offered to get a tie if someone will pick it out, (I know I for one have zero fashion sense) but I think the gals might think it's inappropriate?

[RevCheesehead]

228. Check out Landsend.com

http://www.landsend.com/cd/index/fp/0,,36617,00.html?sid=6086125415597123960

(edited for better link)

Nice ties, not terribly expensive. They also do gift-boxes with messages. Be sure to have the address handy.

Perhaps he could "win" a tie on the next quiz! With, of course, the attached gift card that says "with love from the gals of the Keith Olbermann Estrogen Brigade on DemocraticUnderground."

[crispini]

234. Oooo, good idea.

One wouldn't even have to wrap it or anything. But do you think it's too stalker-y?

But someone other than me has to pick it out. I suck at that sort of thing.

[bunny planet]

252. I was a little worried about that too, don't want to be misinterpreted by

Keef.

[crispini]

259. Well, I'll be guided by you ladies.

I'm so freaking far away I feel free to be dizzily admiring 'cause there's no conceivable way I could be annoying IRL.... and if we ALL signed it, that wouldn't be TOO stalker-y.... would it? :shrug:

[bunny planet]

264. no probably not. I think he'll be touched actually.

We are his little ratings raisers after all.

[crispini]

267. So do ya wanna help pick it out?

You know you do... you are the woman of consummate good taste, after all. :evilgrin:

[bunny planet]

272. Sure, I'm all for a darkish teal one with a print to go with the charcoal

and black suits. I usually pick out ties in person. Not sure I'll have any time before the 25th (if his birthday is the 27th we should send it by then)to go shopping. I have no men's clothing stores in my town. I'll check out the links the Rev just posted, see if I see anything there.

[gkhouston]

281. Which suits/shirts does he have

that would look good with dark teal? I don't remember his clothes as well as you do. Seems like he as a suit that is either black or nearly so and he has at least one shirt that is white, but I really wish he wouldn't wear it with the black suit as the black/white contrast against his skin makes him look sort of washed out.

Gina

[bunny planet]

285. He needs to wear it with a dark shirt, maybe charcoal gray or greeny gray.

I haven't seen him wear such a shirt. He looked the best in the purplish shirt with the print purple tie on Wednesday night. It was fabulous.
Really this is just not a job for a Virgo, we are way too picky about things like this. If KO would only just post and tell us what shirts he has it would be so helpful, and whether or not he hates paisley.

[RevCheesehead]

288. I have NEVER seen KO in paisley, so my guess is no.

[crispini]

290. ROFL, Bunny!

Oh, my side hurts. Just the kind of vaguely persnickity tone of your post. Too. Funny.

I *adore* paisley -- have been known to wear 100% polyester shirts (ick) just because they're vintage cool and WACKO paisely -- but I don't think I've ever seen him wear it.

My fashion sense is sooooo 1970....

[Shopaholic]

292. I posted in the wrong place-do we need to get him a longer tie

because he's so tall? They make them in longer lengths. Anyone got a guy out there that they buy for who's roughly KO's height and would know?

[crispini]

295. I don't buy for a guy that tall, but I'd bet the answer is yes. nt

[gkhouston]

299. Almost certainly yes. Not only is he tall, he's got a long torso. n/t

[bunny planet]

313. I do, my hub is 6' 1". I've never noticed if I was buying longer ties for

him though, mostly I just hold them up against the shirt and eyeball it. I think Keef might be taller than that though so who knows.

[gkhouston]

318. He's 6'4" and long in the torso (has an extra vertebrae, of all things)

I'm thinking the extra length would probably be a good thing, but I'm not 100% sure. Maybe one of the men's clothing websites has guidelines on this; if so, I'd fudge his height up to 6'6" because of the torso length. We don't want the tie to look like a Cub Scout scarf.

Gina

[bunny planet]

324. whoa girl. you have done your homework. You just might have way too

much information on KO, an extra vertebrae you say.
Does that mean he's a contortionist. Just what kind of things can you do with an extra vertebrae?

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[gkhouston]

327. get a backache, apparently

There was an article in Salon.com yonks ago, called "Mea culpa" where KO talked about his days at ESPN and basically apologized for acting like a jerk. Google it, it's worth a read; shows that our boy is capable of some insight and personal growth.

Anyway, in the opening lines of this essay, he mentions visiting a chiropractor for lower back pain and learning that he actually has an extra vertebrae. That factoid stuck in my head because my daughter has a long torso and it's a pain finding clothing, car seats, etc. that fit properly because she's not proportioned the way manufacturers think she should be, which makes me wonder how many vertebrae *she* has. Based on my experiences with her, I'm thinking we need to fudge his height up a little to compensate for "normal" versus actual.

Gina

[noamnety]

330. mea culpa

http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/olbermann/2002/11/17/meaculpa/index.html

ooof, kind of a painful read.

[gkhouston]

332. yes, and when it was over

did you think more or less highly of him than you did before?

He made mistakes. He figured it out. Too late to repair most of the damage, but he figured it out. Then he apologized, quite publicly. Some folks thought it was some sort of publicity stunt but I think it was a genuine act of contrition. That took guts, more than a lot of people have.

I'm hoping he gleaned enough insight from the whole gut-wrenching cycle that he doesn't repeat the past with Countdown. So far, everything seems to be working and he seems happy. Maybe he's finally figured out his needs and abilities and limits and put himself in a situation where those things are balanced. I've got my fingers crossed.

Gina

[noamnety]

344. I didn't think more OR less of him after reading it

I just had a little more insight, and like you, I hope he doesn't burn out at Countdown. I guess we shouldn't all complain when he takes a vacation or doesn't update the blog for a bit.

It was painful in the way that watching any uncomfortable situation unfold around anyone you care about - either that you know in person or at a distance - is painful.

It's unsettling to hear someone at that level of success talk about feeling like they are secretly not as competent as everyone assumes, and they are worried about being found out. That's one of those things people don't talk about - even though I suspect a huge percentage of people feel that way off and on. It's unsettling to know, well, that your level of success is possibly never going to be enough to get that feeling to go away. It's at once both encouraging (knowing the feeling is just human nature, not tied to achievements) and discouraging.

[gkhouston]

347. actually, it wouldn't surprise me

if a lot of "successful" people are driven by private insecurities. Learning to value yourself for what you are, and not for what you can do, is a toughie. If I ever crack that nut, I'll post some tips on how it's done. :-)

Gina

[bunny planet]

436. It's called the 'imposter' syndrome, and it's actually quite common,

especially with successful people. Thanks for posting the article. I definitely like him more after reading it, even though I was totally unaware of him and any of his broadcasts before this election. It is tremendously difficult to be self-aware about mistakes and admit them in so public a way, lots of people never do it, even in private.

This guy KO deserves .....
:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: and of course, a tie from us.

[bunny planet]

308. nothing wrong with that. 70's soul music is my fave. I love me some Teddy

Pendergras, 'close the door,'.....

Alas, Virgo's can be persnickity, yet oh so tasteful.
I still wish we could go Ferragamo on that man. Patsy suggested Hermes, even better.

[gkhouston]

311. great. the man's probably afraid we'll

abduct and ravish him. More likely we'll change his wardrobe, sort of like 5-year-olds sticking doll clothes on the family dog.

Gina

[crispini]

314. bwahahahahahahahaha!

The man probably realizes that a small harem of liberal Democratic women would 1) be a TOTALLY fun thing and 2) would never be organized enough to coordinate an abduction. My precinct is enough of a pain in the tuckus to organize. :7

[gkhouston]

321. you ORGANIZED a precinct?

and how long did they stay organized? }(

I'm thinking he's thinking this harem is a pretty scary thing in a mostly harmless way. Yes, they'll quote Douglas Adams at him as he pleads for mercy...

Gina

N.B. to Keef: Keep chanting to yourself: They're geographically dispersed... they're geographically dispersed...

[crispini]

326. LOL, not very long.

Just long enough to phone every damn Democrat in the neighborhood and get them out to vote. :)

And yes, I'll second your note.... Mostly Harmless. :7

[Patsy Stone]

350. This is, by far, one of the funniest posts I've ever read. :) n/t

[Clark2008]

322. We'd ravish him and he's afraid?

More likely intrigued!

:evilgrin:

[gkhouston]

293. I like paisley, but for him I would have guessed

a geometric print. Don't know why. I don't recall seeing any gray shirts, hence my question. I doubt we'll learn anything from him, unless he happens to wear a gray shirt one day next week. If we encounter the perfect shirt while tie-shopping we could give him a heads up on the shirt style/color and tell him we didn't make that purchase because we couldn't be sure of a proper fit, but we really think it would be a good match for the tie. How would that be for a compromise?

Gina

[bunny planet]

312. I can almost guarantee he is the same size shirt as my husband.

I'm guessing 17 and a half neck, 36/37 length on the sleeves. Am I wrong Keef?

Keef?

[crispini]

317. LOL, Bunny, if some one-post poster showed up on this thread,

delivered shirt measurements, and then disappeared into the ether, we would collectively wack out. And it would probably be a disruptor anyway. :7

[bunny planet]

325. roflmao!!!!

[gkhouston]

300. Wait a minute. Could we find a tie to redeem the gray suit

we hate? Or to spruce up an extant suit/shirt combo?

If it improves something he's already got, he's more likely to adopt it readily. You know how guys are about changing anything.

G.

[Shopaholic]

302. I found this one at Jos. A Bank--it's in an extra long length and it's on

sale.
http://www.josbank.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=1&Section_Id=1540&pcount=&Product_Id=239313

It would look great with a blue shirt.

[gkhouston]

303. I'm trying to imagine what would happen to that gold under TV lights

Anybody here have any experience with that?

G.

[Shopaholic]

304. I worked in TV for 10 years but can't say that I know that much about

lighting!

[gkhouston]

305. I want to avoid a tie that will go *wanga wanga wanga* on TV

like that thing the British guy was wearing last night. Sometimes things look worse under bright lights.

[crispini]

306. I think it's mostly things with smaller grid patterns that strobe.

Although I'm thinking now of the whole scanning pattern of the TV thing and not so much the lights.

[bettyellen]

307. LO!! You guys are up late shopping for ties!!

I still haven't been able to find the gluten free cookie recipe....

[gkhouston]

310. here's one for brownies...

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~coeliac/brown.html

[noamnety]

315. gluten free cookies

can't you just do the kindergarten version of peanut butter cookies?

1 cup sugar
1 cup peanut butter
1 egg

or if you wanted to get all fancy, use cashew butter instead of peanut butter.

[bunny planet]

329. I don't like him in gold ties that much, but it's a nice one.

I used to be a textile designer and was paid to be this picky about patterns and colors, I apologize for my persnickedliness. I'll never be able to make up my mind without seeing his shirts and feeling the ties. I'm very tactile.

You do it Shopaholic. I like the pinky one you showed us earlier, I didn't notice if it had warm or cool little spotties on it though. If they are gray spotties it will look boss with a greyish shirt and the charcoal suit he wore tonight. Yum.

[bunny planet]

316. the light gray one?????? Nothing can redeem that suit honey.

[gkhouston]

323. fabric paint? n/t

[crispini]

282. Cool! Well, if ya don't find anything online....

since I live in a major metropolitan area I can go look and take digital pix and dump them in photobucket. I'll go with your guidelines! :P

[RevCheesehead]

254. check this one out:

http://www.landsend.com/cd/fp/prod/0,,1_2_1931_51320_108608_87055_5:view=291,00.html?CM_MERCH=PAGE_51320&sid=6086125415597123960

I don't know - it says "gold" but it looks orange to me....

Ask Shopaholic.

Ohh - ooh, let's ask Sparky_in_MA!!!

[crispini]

263. LOL, Rev.

Nice, that IS his color. Sort of, it's hard to tell. (the color of the tie, that is, on the web.)

But we should pick a distinctive design so we'd be able to tell if he wore it. :)

This one's sort of his style, eh?
http://www.landsend.com/cd/fp/prod/0,,1_2_1931_27950_108625_87072_5:view=291,00.html?CM_MERCH=PAGE_27950&sid=6086125415597123960

[Shopaholic]

271. That looks orange to me too and not orange in a good way

[crispini]

274. Which one, the 1st one, the 2nd one, or both?

it's so hard to tell the colors of things online...

[Shopaholic]

289. delete

self-edit because I posted not once but twice in the wrong place on the thread!

[Shopaholic]

275. LOL--I've found one that we'd know damn sure if he wore it on air

http://bluefly.com/pages/products/detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=9752175&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2420563&N=989&Nao=9&Ns=Popularity%7c0%7c%7cProduct%2bCode%7c1&Nu=Product+ID

[gkhouston]

276. yeah, and Monica could give it to him the next time he LOSES!!

Sorry, just not my cup of tea. And actually, the print is small enough that we might not recognize it on camera.

G.

[RevCheesehead]

286. Heh - I misread your post ....

(shaking head in disbelief)

Something about ties and Monica "giving it to him..."
A little Lewinski flew through my head.... ouch.

[seito]

296. O.M.G.

[gkhouston]

298. wow, I never knew

that haberdashery could be so thrilling...

[crispini]

277. Bwahahahahaha!

Ok, even I can see that THAT one's kinda-- eh, not so much. :P

[Shopaholic]

278. The scary part? They had ones that were a lot more . . .

not so much!

[gkhouston]

280. Now we know

where Dickie Arbiter (that British guy last night) got his tie!

[bunny planet]

320. actually quite nice with a pinkish shirt Shopaholic.

Why don't you pick out the tie? I'm feeling too much cravat performance anxiety.

[Shopaholic]

342. I'm horrible at picking out anything that doesn't relate directly to me

I'm a selfish bitch that way! I dread buying presents for the men in my life. This past Christmas, I gave them all gift cards to their favorite stores. Total lack of imagination on my part, but they all seemed to love it. I'm sure they were probably thinking, "Thank God, not another awful tie"!

[bunny planet]

412. I just realized they were turkeys!!!!!!!!! LOL

Guess that's not good. He might cry fowl. (bad pun)

[Clark2008]

255. It is the 27th

And, yes, I missed our meeting again. :cry:

I'm still working on my bathroom.

However, the plumber was impressed that I get e-mails from Keith Olbermann. He also got treated to two days of Olbermann doing news - says he likes him zillions more than anything else that's on and thanked me for exposing him to 'News Keef' (as opposed to SportsCenter Keef... da, da, da... da, da, da.)

:)

I promise I'll be better next week. The bathroom is finished.

That is - until next month when I have him back over to raise the toilet in the other bathroom to change the seal whilst I lay the tile (gotta love me in the winter - I'm all about redoing my house - and I still have a ceiling and some cabinets to paint!)

Edited to add these!

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:
:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:
:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[crispini]

257. Howdy Clark2008!

Hey, sometimes homeownership has its duties. :(

He looked quite hot tonight, however! :loveya:

[Shopaholic]

284. self-delete

[RevCheesehead]

287. yes. n/t

[bunny planet]

235. damn girl I didn't know you lived in NYC, so close to the bunny.

I still miss living there, its been ten years since I moved out.

[SharonRB]

36. Thanks, Patsy!

[noamnety]

39. Thank you.

I'm just trying to ensure the thread follows the proper format.

[Patsy Stone]

82. Double Plus Yum! n/t

[troubleinwinter]

116. Ya just HAVE to stop that! Thought I was all done with the hot flashes!

[Patsy Stone]

119. Nope, not gonna stop. :) Suffer! n/t

[bunny planet]

268. When Keef is on, the heat gets so bad I can heat a cup of coffee......

on top of my head.

[SharonRB]

26. Sorry, I don't have a Keef picture

and I can't put pictures in my posts.

[bettyellen]

35. can't you google one up and stick in the photobucket?

[SharonRB]

47. What photo bucket?

I haven't figured out how to add photos. I assumed you had to have donated and have a star to do it. Is that not true?

[Shopaholic]

65. Lord no.

Go to photobucket.com and register for a free account. "Borrow" some KO pics from the web and put them there, then it gives you a www.address for each pic you can link to, you come here, post the link, and voila, it magically appears! Or just wait for one of us to post a delicious picture of Mr. Olbermann (which is much easier)!

[SharonRB]

72. Sounds cool. I'll try it.

I thought I just didn't have privileges to do that.

[DemReadingDU]

87. One of these days

I'll learn how to post pics too. I am soooo technically challenged.

[SharonRB]

83. Is that were everyone gets the floaty hearts and other

animated smilies, etc., too? Guess I'm learning something out here tonight.

[bettyellen]

90. yep. but also...if you just google up some photos

use google images...
usually if you just post the link, the photo will show up.!
like this:

[Patsy Stone]

97. Floaty Hearts

just type loveya in your post with a : on each side. :loveya:

[DemReadingDU]

Oh, the floaty hearts are located in the smilies lookup table

located above the Subject line when you post

[SharonRB]

113. I'm trying now

Testing, 1, 2, 3
:hug:
Oh, now I'm going to be dangerous. I can't believe I didn't know I could do this all this time!

[DemReadingDU]

124. WooHoo!

Floaty hearts for Sharon!

:loveya:

[bettyellen]

158. you want WOO HOO, huh?? ..BEST WOO HOOO EVER on this thread ..

men we love almost as much as understanding life and KO:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=2144678

[DemReadingDU]

173. I must be having a 'senior moment'

I just don't recognize very many of those hunks :(

Not that they don't look good!:)

[bettyellen]

181. a lot of thm are foreign/ indy and not too too mainsteam.

a lot of them are actually talented. i know it's hard to believe!

[Clark2008]

265. I just think this pic of him is darling

I mean - it's just HIM... (and that fantastic collection of baseball cards and tobacco cards - I need to have him over to go through the cards my ex left here at the house. Maybe I can get some money out of them since I never can seem to get any child support outta the ex.)

[crispini]

269. LOL, put them up on ebay

and maybe Keith will buy them. :D

Great pic..... :loveya:

[bear425]

341. Oh, he's very neat. me like that.

Hi ladies. Went out for din din tonight and missed Keef. Thanks for the update. Have a great weekend!

[Shopaholic]

128. Nope--when you go to post, you'll see the

Smilies lookup table. Click on that, choose the image you want, and click, and it magically appears wherever you want it to in your message. Click multiple times for multiple floaty hearts!

[SharonRB]

397. This is a test

I know no one will probably see this, but I needed to test it out. I had trouble getting anything from images.google.com to work. I'd put it in photobucket and it would tell me it was an invalid file. Somehow the URL with the photo didn't work out. So, I saved the file to the hard drive here at home to test it out. Let's see what happens. If this doesn't work, I'll keep trying the URL thing or ask someone on Monday how to do it.

C:\My Documents\My Pictures\Olbermann.jpg

[SharonRB]

398. Guess it doesn't work.

[SharonRB]

416. Let's try again

I think I got the URL now, but I still had to save the photo to my computer first. I hadn't scrolled down far enough on the screen in Photobucket.

[DemReadingDU]

29. Checking-in!

:loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

33. Hello!

Nice to have you here... And the man is looking good.

[understandinglife]

37. Good evening ladies ........

.....and all us males who very much enjoy this thread!!

It's Friday and we've had another productive week trying to save our democracy and for that I will post my first ever :loveya:

to let you all know how I feel about each of you!


If you want to have a chuckle on the break catch this post of "Karenca's":

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

"Bush Owns It: Let's Purge It"

[Shopaholic]

46. Dead link

What forum is it in?

[understandinglife]

61. Ooops; here it is...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x284649

[bettyellen]

56. we love all men who dare step into the thread, especially ones trying to

save our democracy........thanks mr understanding!
:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[crispini]

75. you said it, bettyellen! nt

[bettyellen]

106. i adore understanding... i have to add him to my crush list in the lounge!

cause like five crushes are not enough!

[understandinglife]

134. If they had a 'red face' smilie it probably wouldn't be nearly as red...

....as mine is just now!!

Thank you all for the warm welcome and here's smiling at all of you:

http://www.csi.washington.edu/about/people.html?id=bfranza

Don't spread that one around, ok!!

Peace.

"Bush Owns It: Let's Purge It"

[crispini]

155. Awww.... lookit that big smile!

:hi: Howdy!

[DemReadingDU]

164. Hi UnderstandingLife!

:hi:

[bettyellen]

171. Not to worry, we aren't going to share you with anyone if we can help it!

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[understandinglife]

190. The spirit in this group is so overwhelmingly positive that posting...

....the URL was a way of letting all of you know that I'm grateful for it -- during these very tough times for all of us who care.

Have a great weekend!

[Patsy Stone]

175. Hey, ul?

You rock! And here's a :loveya: for you. You've certainly earned it with your hard work and diligence.

[understandinglife]

199. Thanks Patsy & yeap, that's 'ul' smiling at you ;-) (n/t)

[Patsy Stone]

209. :) n/t

[RevCheesehead]

219. Where's the Pool Pic???

If you're gonna play, ya gotta be prepared! :loveya:

[understandinglife]

262. Someday ....when I think all of you need a really good LOL ;-)

[seito]

301. Nice to meet ya

Your identity is safe with us :)

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[bunny planet]

408. I've never been in the lounge. You have a crush list. I've got to get out

more. I want a crush list, or I want to be on someone's, can't decide which.

[Catchawave]

81. For understandinglife

:loveya: back atcha!

[seito]

89. Hey understandinglife

Just for stopping by, you get one of these too. :loveya:

Thanks for the link...LMAO

[Patsy Stone]

38. I may have to leave in the middle of our Lovefest.

We're supposed to go over to our friend's house to watch NASA TV and look at Titan. Keef or Titan? It's a tough choice. The female in me says, "Keef!" The science geek says, "Titan!"

Choices, choices...

[gkhouston]

48. Titan's going to be around a lot longer than Keef...

and I'm a geek, too. Stick with the handsome one.

:*

[Patsy Stone]

54. LOL

Keef's gonna be replayed at midnight, though. I just can't decide. I guess when Hubby gets home, we'll figure it out. Until then, I'm all Keef's.

:loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya:

[RevCheesehead]

67. If you really have to ask that question,

I question the sincerity of your floaty-heartdom.
:P

[Patsy Stone]

74. NEVER!

My floaty hearts remain strong and true. But, Titan, well that's somewhere I'll never go. I think I'd like to see it.

:loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya:

[RevCheesehead]

86. That's why God gave us The Discovery Channel.

[seito]

94. lol

:)

[Patsy Stone]

LOL! n/t

[DemReadingDU]

40. The blue shirt sure makes

Keith's eyes look dreamy blue!


:loveya:

[Shopaholic]

140. Yes it does---

and it's really good with his skin tones too. Blue shirts (lavender too) all the time please.

[Greylyn58]

44. Checking in for tonights

KO lovefest.

Keith is looking good as always tonight. Handsome devil that he is! :)



:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[seito]

49. I have to give

:loveya: by proxy, Stargate is on my TV :(

[bunny planet]

50. Hola ladies.

Keef has a new suit!!!! Charcoal gray and smokin'. He's lookin gooood
tonight.

What's with the weather?

[seito]

55. Hiya Bunny

[bunny planet]

63. Hey hey hey!!!! Time to run upstairs again. See ya soon.

[Shopaholic]

That horse race was one of the funniest things I've seen in awhile

I want a video clip!

[Catchawave]

92. Yes, the race was pure Keef humor......

....loved it :loveya: :loveya:

[bunny planet]

225. Yes hysterical. See Biscuit. LOL

[crispini]

51. Hi ladies!

I'm here! I had to feed the moggies.

Striped tie tonight! :loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya:

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh......

[RevCheesehead]

52. Hi, all! Missed ya yesterday.

God, I love a man in Duke Blue!!!

:loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya:

[seito]

58. We missed you too :(

Keef: Even though I can't see you now :loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya:

[RevCheesehead]

76. thanks, seito. n/t

[Patsy Stone]

60. Welcome, Rev.

Last night the snarky factor wasn't great and the stories were sad and the outfit wasn't so good. So far, it's much better tonight.

:hi:

[RevCheesehead]

99. Not surprising. In Wednesday's thread,

I noted that I would be at a boring church meeting. Therefore, Keith did not have the incentive he needed to be snarky or extra-dashing. And the fact that he is wearing a Duke Blue tie is something meant exclusively for me.

Hi, Keith! :hi: :loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

Go, Duke!

He was waiting for you, you're right. Between the special prosecutor for Kathy and Keef as his dark suit, blue-shirted self, I'm in heaven. We did miss you. There weren't enough :loveya:

:hi:

[RevCheesehead]

279. duh on me - make that shirt, not tie!

I see Keith, I get all oogly inside...

[crispini]

62. ooooo.... nice analogy re: going to costume party as

Osama bin Laden....

although I know some people who would go to a costume party as OBL *today.*

[crispini]

66. Why would Charles tell him NOT to go to Auchwitz (sp?)

And this Brit doesn't have a wacko tie on, yay!

[Shopaholic]

95. Yeah but she had went way too heavy on the blush

British tart-trying to flirt with our Keith, I think she was.

[understandinglife]

96. they should send the kid there....

....for a year and have him clean the toilets in the museum restrooms every day and when he's not doing that he should stand at the entrance with an "I apologize" sign......and since you are all so wonderful I won't say what I really think about the snot-nosed bratt...

http://www.auschwitz-muzeum.oswiecim.pl/html/eng/start/index.php

[bettyellen]

68. OBL?? i would have to pull a skittles on them and kick some ass!

[Patsy Stone]

69. Hey, baby!

Is that Siouxsie in your avatar? And, our man looks fine this evening.

:loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya:

[bettyellen]

80. i used to get mistaken for siouxsie all the time........

but i'm sure he doesn't!

[Patsy Stone]

84. Really? I think I love you. I love Siouxsie. n/t :)

[bettyellen]

101. Siouxsie people always love me! Lol!

I used to wear just about that much makeup all the time.
once i dressed up as minnie mouse and everybody thought i was siouxie, because i used my hair to make the ears. i guess the red suede hotpants and platform shoes didn't hurt either!

[crispini]

93. Yep. Felt like I needed a fresh superheroine avatar.

And she's certainly one.

And here's some :loveya::loveya::loveya: for KO! Now with stripey tie! :loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

102. She just rocks...

Oh, annoying badly-timed Hubby call. Hold on.

[Clark2008]

335. Dunno if this is true, but I heard that Ms. Siouxsie Sioux

at a party for the divine Ms. Debby Harry told Paris Hilton to shut the fuck up as Ms. Hilton was yakking on her cell phone.

A.) Why was Paris Hilton invited to such a party... however, B.) if she was, I can certainly see the Banshee screaming at her to shut the fuck up.

[crispini]

338. ha! even bettter. nt

[bettyellen]

73. oh crispi! how are ya!!

now where's miami?

[Patsy Stone]

88. I PM'd her this afternoon

and I still haven't heard back. Doesn't she know attendance in mandatory?

[seito]

104. Is she going to get detention now?

[Patsy Stone]

170. Mebbe. ;)

I just hope she's okay. Don't you think it would have to be something realllly important to keep her away?

[crispini]

115. Doing good! It's Friday, and our guy

is looking HOTTTTTT! :loveya:

Ok, may I just go on record as saying how much I HATE HATE HATE these Overstock.com commericials? They are SO ANNOYING. :mad:

And they're a buncha Rethuglicans to boot.

[bettyellen]

176. All about the "O"... that woman takes too much valium to know

what a good "O" really is. Scary shit.

[Patsy Stone]

64. Oh, Wills...

I heard this and I was so sad. Didja have to help in this Nazi uniform mess? That's right, please send them both to take a look at what happened and what should never happen again.

[crispini]

79. Wups, THAT was a REAL messup!

And there's Obnoxious Tie Guy again....

[SharonRB]

100. I thought it was a great idea

to send him to Auschwitz. Now Charles doesn't want him to go?

As bad as OBL is, I just didn't see the comparison to Hitler, who was so much worse. Yes, I know he orchestrated the WTC tragedy and all, but Hitler killed millions.

[bettyellen]

117. watching the buildings fall w/ my own eyes that morning...

it ain't ever going to be funny. we could smell the fumes here until xmas.
a friend from las vegas sent me a goofy send up song. "Strangers On My Flight" ... there were boxcutter lyrics. i flamed her good.

[SharonRB]

184. I hope you didn't think I was trying to say

that OBL is funny, just that the comparison to Hitler was a little farfetched. My heart totally went out to everyone in New York on 9/11 and the days following. I hope we never see anything like that again.

[bettyellen]

227. yeah, i'm just always going to be pissed about the whole thing....

and the repugs using it as a reason for everything. but i've heard that 9/11 jokes are starting to surface. i blames bush for fucking desensitizing everyone.

[SharonRB]

251. I don't blame you

I can't even imagine what it was like there that day. I was born in New York and we lived in Bayside for a few years in the late 70s and still have friends and family there.

I haven't heard any 9/11 jokes and think they must be very insensitive. It really pisses me off that Bush has used it as an excuse for everything on his agenda. He's always playing the 9/11 card.

[bettyellen]

266. sorry i forgot to say , that i wasn't mad about what you

said... i just get a little weird when people start comparing it to other stuff, lately it's been the tsunami... it just weirds me out. i really think a lot of people just got too used to the images on tv and are sick of bush invoking it, that they are moving on. it's a little harder here,

[bunny planet]

91. Looks like royals have a problem with accountability!

sounds just like His Fraudulency's problem admitting a mistake.
William was a bad boy too. Let's spank him. Get in line ladies.

[Patsy Stone]

98. I love him

in a most unholy way...

[RevCheesehead]

114. would that be known as a "Royal F*ck-up?"

* added to avoid shocking people here.
\Oh, hell, what am I saying???

[bunny planet]

188. like I said, he needs a spanking!!!!!!

[Shopaholic]

107. JEANS

Did you all see Jeans when they went to the long shot?

[crispini]

123. NO! Really?

Ok, I'll have to watch the rerun.

Chimpy time. :puke: HELLO, I knew Iraq would become a terrorist magnet BACK BEFORE WE INVADED -- and I'm NOT A DIPLOMAT or ANYTHING. :mad:

[seito]

125. That's what it looked like to me

[gkhouston]

103. Ah, I knew he'd have to do the "career guidance" story about strippers

There's a local TV station here that runs an expose about teenage strippers every time we have sweeps month. You can bank on it. Shocking! There are 17 year olds stripping in local clubs!! They've run variations on this theme so often that my best friend calls the story "Teenage Titty Time"...

G.

[Patsy Stone]

108. Are you signed up for the newsletter?

They tell you what stories are coming up on the show that night. That's how I know when to stay low (Ohio) or perk up (stripper story). And, Speed Racer's theme. Like I could love this show anymore...

:loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya:

[RevCheesehead]

121. Now I know why you're so photo-prepared!

Smart Patsy. Very smart.

[gkhouston]

160. Yes, I'm signed up but it goes to my work email

and I wasn't at work today, so I missed it. And no, I don't think you could love this show anymore. It would be pretty scary if you did. ;)

Oh, what the hell, my husband's not looking. Keef, it's platonic: :loveya:

[crispini]

105. LOL, pink handcuffs.

And was not that footage of the horse race in the fog toooo funny?! I was LMAO.

[Patsy Stone]

109. I have an excellent idea

for using pink handcuffs. Who's with me? Let's go!

:loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya:

[Catchawave]

131. LOL......I have the rope (hee, hee) -nt

[crispini]

132. Oh, you ARE a brilliant woman. I'm in! nt

[Shopaholic]

111. I want a pair of those pink handcuffs

purely for recreational purposes.:evilgrin:

[bettyellen]

133. Damn! what did I miss? where are the handcuffs?

was it the strippers?

[crispini]

141. No, not yet. It was a story about all-pink jail gear. nt

[gkhouston]

112. yup, that was a riveting race

It would have been funny if the race-caller had invented an exciting race, only to discover there'd been a five-horse pile-up three furlongs out and no one finished at all!

Gina

[bleever]

126. UL, are you still here? Takes a brave man. Seems like only

the smartest ones like this place too.

:)

[understandinglife]

I'm here! In between grant review emails....checking in on all the fun

[seito]

110. I have regained control of my television

Keef is looking mighty fine tonight..

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[bunny planet]

118. did I miss the stripper story between floors.

Serves me right for buying a hundred year old Victorian that has four floors. Top floor with the tv is so far away from my computer it's ridic.

[Shopaholic]

122. Love Victorian houses

love 'em. Almost as much as I love KO:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

139. In Florida?

We have Victorians? LOL.

[bunny planet]

156. No I have a tiny pink Spanish house near the Gulf of Mexico in Fla-la-la

That one's only 75 years old.

[Catchawave]

120. Bush's tough talk

what a dweeb....why is he explaining this, NOW?

[bettyellen]

130. he's trying to be all fine and mellow, so when the dems argue with him

he'll seem like the nice guy.
my aunt peggy pulls this shit all the time.

[SharonRB]

127. Nice going, Bush

See what we've done to Iraq? Ohhh, I can't stand looking at that smirking chimp!

[Patsy Stone]

129. Okay, someone please write to KO

Tell him to never show pictures of the shrub. It's really a buzz-killer. :) I would, but I've sworn off it for for the new year.

:loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya:

[seito]

137. Sworn off what Pats?

:evilgrin:

[Patsy Stone]

145. Writing emails

to KO. I was all about Ohio. I just can't bring myself to write just to gush. Until I can form a complete sentence without drooling and babbling on about nothing, I'm on moratorium. :)

:loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya:

[seito]

149. I thought maybe there was a restraining order or something

:evilgrin:

[Patsy Stone]

154. Not that I know of...

I was allowed to fly into LaGuardia with no problem. :)

[RevCheesehead]

179. That would be Crispini.

:evilgrin:

[crispini]

212. I think I'm already in the spam filter, heh!

But here's hoping there's no TRO out, I'm going to NY in the spring for a wedding! :)

[SharonRB]

143. Unfortunately,

I don't think he has much choice. It would be pretty hard for him to never show the (cough, cough) president of the U.S., even if he wasn't really elected.

Okay, now the smilies table won't come up anymore. :frown: (I'm trying a shortcut)

[DemReadingDU]

146. Maybe u have 2 windows open?

I had that problem that I couldn't get to the smilies table, and it was hidden behind a 2nd window.

[SharonRB]

159. You're a genius

I didn't realize it was still open.

Thanks!:silly:

[SharonRB]

148. Guess frown isn't a shortcut.

Even Michael Powell is down on Williams. We should keep a list of all the screw-ups the administration is making -- they're starting to pile up.

[seito]

151. frown=:(

:(

[Shopaholic]

178. Get an alternate e-mail to send gushing e-mails

that way you can have your serious self and your girly, got-a-crush-on-you e-mail addy.

[Patsy Stone]

135. Titan update

I'll be going for the wrap-up at 9 p.m. You all will have to carry-on the floaty heart and drooling. Luckily, my friend's house is across the street.

On account::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya:

[RevCheesehead]

136. Ol' General Barry is lookin' pretty sharp tonight.

Not quite as fine as Gen. Clark (golly, I loved THAT pool-pic!).

[Shopaholic]

150. Yes, Gen. Clark is a fine figure of a man

no argument there-that pool pic is amazing.

[troubleinwinter]

Yummmm.... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[femme.democratique]

163. OK, can someone provide the Clark pool pic? I'm much obliged!!!

Wes Clark = Hot (for an older dude)

[DemReadingDU]

177. Clark is good!

I think Clark2008 had posted that pool pic.

edited to correct typo

[crispini]

189. Here:

[seito]

247. That's just not right

:evilgrin:

[Clark2008]

273. You gals realize that I have more... right?

[RevCheesehead]

283. Is that YOU with him???

Nice shots. Very nice.

[Clark2008]

291. Oh, no... not me. I don't know who the chick is

I just found the photo.

If it were ME next to him, you'd only see a puddle in the floor - I mean... the General in skivies!

I do HAVE pics of me with him, however.




(I have lots more... but, alas...)

[crispini]

297. woooooo..... SMOKIN!!!!!! nt

[femme.democratique]

309. That pic is just....just....*blush*

WRONG! Time has been kind to this man!


mmmmm....makes me feel kinda dirty tho :-)

[Clark2008]

319. OK... now...

On the Clark blog, when it gets a bit outta hand, we use this:



This is Gert Clark's rolling pin. She's comfortable enough in her fabulous marriage to understand we think that her hubby is hot (and she's a babe, too, I might add), HOWEVER, when we get too :evilgrin: - out pops the rolling pin.

So OUCH!!

We've been forewarned.

(LOL - I even created a GertsRollingPin user name once on the Clark blog to calm the savages! :) )

[Catchawave]

138. The general is wearing a gray jacket....

Keef is in BROWN, I tellya's :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[crispini]

144. It's a darkER gray, IMO.

I'd call it charcoal. Not really brown per se, at least on my TV.

[DemReadingDU]

152. dark grey on my TV

not brown

:loveya:

[RevCheesehead]

153. Perhaps they could give us a wardrobe update in their newsletter.

It might take some of the fun out of guessing, but it would save valuable posting space. :loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

157. LOL

But what else would we talk about?

[crispini]

166. LOL, good idea.

OK, this story about the mushrooms is TOO funny.

And this guy telling EIGHTH GRADERS about the stripper thing is just repugnant.

[noamnety]

147. Powell is going after someone?

I had no idea he was performing an actual job over at the FCC.

[Patsy Stone]

162. Nah!

Don't be fooled. He isn't doing anything... Oh, except lashing out at boobs and Howard Stern.

[noamnety]

240. Must be getting orders from above

Powell is after him, they keep making a point of saying a bipartisan group of congressmen are investigating.

I smell a deliberate Rove effort to distance him from the administration. "We have no idea how this could have happened, we are appalled, we don't even know who he is. And his shoes are ugly."

There's no way Powell is after him because he's concerned about ethics.

[bunny planet]

161. General MacCaffrey was right . Too bad our President has impairment

due to drug and alcohol abuse.

[Patsy Stone]

165. Cocaine will do it everytime. n/t

[RevCheesehead]

167. Ah, the 5th grade field-trip story...

nice little insight into the life of KO. :loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

168. Well, you can earn a lot of money stripping

That's a fact. I jut don't think it's a good idea to share that fact with 8th graders. Maybe it's me...

[bunny planet]

183. Hey, my daughter just graduated from the eighth grade. How come she

didn't get this guy speak to her class for career day. She could be pulling in a cool 250K right now and paying for her own boob job.

You just gotta love America.

[Patsy Stone]

187. She's clearly going to the wrong school! LOL n/t

[SharonRB]

169. I heard about this guy telling

8th graders they could make a lot of money being strippers on the radio this morning. Unbelievable!
:thumbsdown:

[crispini]

172. Randy Moss.... YAWN.

"I ain't out but ten grand." :puke:

Shake his "hair".... LOL

[RevCheesehead]

174. Randy Moss: douchebag of the NFL.

He will carry on the fine tradition of the Vikings CHOKE in the playoffs... taking attention away from the game, and all the focus on him.

And, not EVERYBODY in Green Bay moons the opposition. :evilgrin:

[Patsy Stone]

180. Unless it's the Dolphins choking in the playoffs.

But, I certainly won't have to worry about that this year. Between my Redskins sucking and the incredibly embarrassing performance by the Dolphins this season, my Sundays have been relatively football free.

We do choke though, every frickin' time....

[Catchawave]

211. I've been to the Dolphins training camp :))))

My son lives in Davie ! Too bad about them this year, that dufus Ricky Williams walking out on them and 8 million.

[Greylyn58]

185. Yea.!!!

My favorite part of the Friday show.

Time to Plaaayyyyy:

What Have We Learned!!!

on edit: I love his comment about what would happen to the Dennis Miller doll..."That it would just destroy itself!"

And also his explanation about why he killed the Ann Coulter doll...

Sigh...:loveya: KO

[SharonRB]

186. If he wins this week

I wonder if Monica will be able to top the Ann Coulter doll. I doubt it. That was a hoot!

[crispini]

194. LOL, Blackwell is on the quiz.

Talking Dennis Miller -- Dennis will eventually destroy itself, heh. :P

:loveya: I *do* like the quiz. He's always so kinda punchy on Fridays.

[SharonRB]

196. I love what he said about being opposed

to violence against women, but not against violence to Ann Coulter!

Well, that ends tonight's KO session. See you guys next week.

:grouphug:

[Catchawave]

232. We'll have to send him doll suggestions now !

Just when I didn't think he could top Coulter, he did with a MILLER doll....:loveya:

Next week, maybe O'Reilly's turn, heh.

[Patsy Stone]

191. Mohmar Shariff! LOL! n/t

[Patsy Stone]

192. Kathy B!

Corporate donations are against the law...

Oh, just love you KO! :loveya:

[seito]

197. Yes Keef gets extra floatie hearts for that one

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: and :yourock:

[Shopaholic]

198. Was it just me or did KO's tongue look blue/purple too?

I just noticed it in the NewsQuiz segment--did he pop a mint or candy or something between breaks????

[Patsy Stone]

216. For you... Cause he knew you didn't like smoking. :) n/t

[Shopaholic]

226. And he's thoughtful too.

I love that in a man.

[RevCheesehead]

195. Ann Coulter disclaimer:

"I oppose violence against women, but support violence against Ann Coulter dolls."

AND:
"I will not destroy the Dennis Miller doll, as you know, it will eventually destroy itself."

SNARK-SNARK-SNARK!!!

Go, Keith! :loveya::loveya::loveya:

[DemReadingDU]

202. That was THE best part!

and then Keith throws the Dennis Miller doll behind his back. Thud.

Funny, Funny

:loveya:

[bunny planet]

207. I know, snarkedty snark snark. I love that.

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

213. As IF it's possible to love this man more... n/t

[crispini]

215. Yes, very nice disclaimer!

Besides, Ann Coulter once said that the only way to talk to liberals is with a baseball bat, so EFF HER. :mad:

I really don't need her setting her good-squad listeners on ME!

[bunny planet]

200. Shopaholic, he definitely showed us his top teeth just now.

Looks like he had a cleaning. He really listens to us, it's so thoughtful of him.

[Shopaholic]

203. Of course he listens to us--we're brilliant and adoring--after all.

Okay--KO--next week--jeans, suspenders, and all blue and lavender shirts--and of course, striped ties.

[Patsy Stone]

208. You know

The man could wear an old T-shirt and grubby shorts if he wanted to. He would only be sexier.

:loveya::loveya::loveya:

[gkhouston]

222. yeah, but that would look a little strange with a tie... n/t

[crispini]

223. Ooh, that's be interesting.

Shorts?

:loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya:

[Catchawave]

237. Overalls, no shirt AND a striped tie nt

[CBHagman]

201. Ooh, I love the dig at Dennis Miller!

Ooh! I almost need a cigarette after that, and I don't even smoke.

:evilgrin:

Ooh, Keith...

[Patsy Stone]

204. God bless you for that Ann Coulter remark.

And no, you are never exceedingly stupid. If you were exceedingly stupid, we wouldn't love you as much as we do.
:loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya:

p.s. Hubby just confirmed that his shirt and his eyes are slate blue. How cool is that? Just giving props where they are due.

BTW, I'm off to see Titan now. I know I'm a geek, but bear with me, I come by it honestly.

For KO, who I love :loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya:

[txindy]

205. "It's time to plaaaaaay......What have weeeeee learned?" :)

I think 'we've' learned a lot about jazzing up 'our' wardrobe this week, that's what 'we've' learned.

;)

[Patsy Stone]

210. It's time to play

You're Waaaaay Late! Don't you know we start drooling promptly at 8 p.m. EST? LOL

:hi: Nice to see you. I've got to go look at Titan now. And no, that's not my nickname for you-know-who...

[txindy]

241. I know, I know, I'm late

It's been an odd week. I'm all turned around. Luckily, I caught the end of a good show. And I got to watch a Dennis Miller doll hit the floor. B-)

[noamnety]

220. I realized we're missing a good chance here

We ought to be sending in questions for the quiz that emphasize the stuff we want emphasized. The blackwell question was like a little light bulb there for me - that's our chance to draw attention to stories other people might have missed that we want them to know about.

You guys are probably all doing that already and I'm the slow one, I know ... but what the heck, there could be one person slower than me lurking here.

[crispini]

230. Oh, gosh, no, I hadn't thought of that!

Good idea! You're smart! :thumbsup:

[txindy]

231. I'm equally as slow, too, it seems

Because it occurred to me just tonight, too, during that segment. :hi: At least we've got some time to come up with good questions. And, heaven knows, we'll never lack for material! **sigh** Unfortunately.

[bunny planet]

214. When he threw the papers right at us tonight it made me feel like a

a different kind of bunny.

[Patsy Stone]

217. Grrr...

Jessica's hot. I gotta go look at NASA TV now, but I'll be back later to read this and savor it with another Martini.

:hi:

[bunny planet]

221. Think I'll fix a sakitini. You just inspired me Patsy.

[bettyellen]

243. here bunny, this goes really well w/ sakitinis !

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=2144678

[bunny planet]

331. oh my god, you mentioned Viggo in 'Walk on the Moon'

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

Diane Lane gets the best guys to do sex scenes with. Olivier Martinez (is that his name) from the movie she was up for an award in, of course I can't remember the name of the flick.

thanks for the link to that site.
It had my favorite pic of Antonio B. and lots of others.
My husband is adorable too but hey, I'm not dead yet.

[bettyellen]

336. yeah, i had just learned to post pics and then i found that big one of

Viggo.
Diane Lane is some kinda lucky woman, huh?
Glad you enjoyed it!

[gkhouston]

233. LOL Bunny! I used to measure the strength of a paper fling by

the amount of shirt/suspenders revealed, but that metric hasn't been working lately, since he's been keeping his jacket buttoned for the past week.

It's going to be a LONG time before I stop thinking of you as Jessica...

G.

[bunny planet]

239. I sometimes have red hair but the ta-ta's are not quite the JR's.

[gkhouston]

249. Imagine the back problems you'd have if they were!! n/t

[bunny planet]

260. LOL, no back problems here.

[Clark2008]

294. I'm not bad

I'm just drawn that way.

:hi:

[bunny planet]

218. Here's my favorite snarky shot of Keef.

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:
Spongeworthy.

[Catchawave]

224. LOL....girl, you bad ! I love it... nt

[noamnety]

229. I'm afraid to ask about "spongeworthy"

I'm picturing a truly frightening underwater scene involving KO, Spongebob Squarepants and cartoon jingles.

[gkhouston]

236. I was thinking of so much drool you'd need a sponge??? n/t

[seito]

242. Here ya go

http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/GuidePageServlet/showid-112/epid-2359/

[noamnety]

245. I hope that's it

It's a sad day when I'm hoping for drool from an online stranger. :)

[Catchawave]

244. You're not a Seinfeld fan are you....lol.....

...however your scene sounded pretty keefy-nifty too :loveya:

[noamnety]

248. Ah, I remember that now.

sponge-worthy, got it!

New KO chauffeur:

[bunny planet]

246. no it's a Seinfeld reference. Elaine said the guys she dated that were

cute enough to sleep with were'spongeworthy' for the particular type of birth control she used. She had a closet of them, and they were not being manufactured anymore so she had to be very careful who she used them on, so as not to waste one on a clinker. Is this too detailed an explanation?

[gkhouston]

250. No closet would be large enough for *that* many sponges... n/t

[noamnety]

253. If you only have small closets

you have to date a lot of clinkers. So sad.

[gkhouston]

256. "I'm sorry I can't go out with you... my closets are too small." LOL!

[noamnety]

258. you know the funny thing here

I actually bought a new house once because my closets were too small. I never thought to just date losers. That would have been cheaper.

[gkhouston]

261. but dating losers and having small closets are

both depressing. Now, you have less money, but larger closets, and you don't have to date losers. Sounds like a win to me.

One of the things that really caught my eye about the house I live in is the amount of closet space. It's almost impossible to have too much. Even when you aren't trying to store sponges!

Gina

[seito]

238. lol

}(

[gkhouston]

270. So is O'Reilly really going to be on that tsunami telethon?

I heard that he was actually going to go through with it and I was trying to imagine what he'd do with his screen time... bleeurgh.

I put an acrylic screen in front of the TV a couple of years ago to protect it from accidental collisions with my daughter and her possessions. It never occurred to me that *adults* might be throwing objects in the vicinity of the television... but you know, the carpet in the family room is already in pretty bad shape, so a couple of tomatoes couldn't really do it much harm... maybe I should see what Loofah Boy's going to do... anybody else feeling brave?

Gina

[txindy]

328. Now, that depends

Is he scheduled before or after we've had time to digest dinner? :evilgrin: Although, I do admit I'd rather see my dinner again then O'Liely even once. Hmmm... What to do, what to do...

[AmyJCNJ]

333. hi

Just got home from the bar...
watching the rerun...
I'm a new fan of the show.

[gkhouston]

334. Hi, AmyJCNJ

I think most of us are about to drop from exhaustion, although Patsy might be stopping by again later. Just wanted to say howdy!

Gina

[AmyJCNJ]

340. Howdy to you too

:hi:

[bettyellen]

337. lotsa NJ gals here... me, bunny, faye....

welcome... you gotta stop in at 8 o clock some time. these gals are cooking w/ gas.
:hi:

[AmyJCNJ]

339. I just discovered this thread yesterday

Holy Crap! You guys are Keith crazy!
I've never seen so many hearts in my life.

Keith Rocks! :headbang:

I recently started watching the show because he was the only one to cover the voting fraud issues and I became hooked.

I started sending him emails of show suggestions and under reported stories that I thought were interesting.

Out of curiosity yesterday I did a search for "Olbermann" in DU...

Well that's how I found you guys.

I read through a few of the recent threads last night and decided to pop in tonight except it's Friday and I had plans to go out. :toast:

I like Keith but wowie... I was getting hot reading through all of your posts. I had no idea KO had such a following.

I can definitely see the attraction. :loveya:

I'll try to check in from time to time. I usually watch the rerun though so you guys have gone to bed long before me.

[Shopaholic]

343. We meet each and every weeknight right here in GD

Just look for "KOEB" and we're here!

[noamnety]

345. We only watch him for the articles. (nt)

[Catchawave]

375. Hi Amy...welcome....!!!!

[Patsy Stone]

348. Late to the party

I can't believe you guys stayed up late picking out ties. That's funny. I'll post these again Monday, but if anyone's out there, here you go -- I have some suggestions:

Is is about the green/gray suit?
http://www.raffaello-network.com/raffties/detail.php?itemid=27693&rangeid=343
http://www.raffaello-network.com/raffties/detail.php?itemid=27705&rangeid=343
http://www.raffaello-network.com/raffties/detail.php?itemid=27688&rangeid=343
http://www.raffaello-network.com/raffties/detail.php?itemid=27721&rangeid=343 (this one's really silly, but I like Moschino)
http://www.raffaello-network.com/raffties/detail.php?itemid=41390&rangeid=5
http://www.raffaello-network.com/raffties/detail.php?itemid=41352&rangeid=5
http://www.raffaello-network.com/raffties/detail.php?itemid=41345&rangeid=5 (same, but a different color)
http://www.raffaello-network.com/raffties/detail.php?itemid=40886&rangeid=5

As for the dark suits:
http://www.raffaello-network.com/raffties/detail.php?itemid=40957&rangeid=5
http://www.raffaello-network.com/raffties/detail.php?itemid=27717&rangeid=343
http://www.raffaello-network.com/raffties/detail.php?itemid=15414&rangeid=343
http://www.raffaello-network.com/raffties/detail.php?itemid=27615&rangeid=343
http://www.raffaello-network.com/raffties/detail.php?itemid=27706&rangeid=343
http://www.raffaello-network.com/raffties/detail.php?itemid=27697&rangeid=343

And bunny's right: that gray suit can't be saved. :)

This thread was a very funny read. I'd like to congratulate everyone on being the #1 thread in post counts so far today in GD. :) Bye, All!

[gkhouston]

349. hubby's taken my little one to the park

so I'm playing hooky for a while. I can look at ties now, but maybe not on Monday; it'll probably be my turn to read bedtime stories.

ties for the green/grey suit:

1: definitely looks like Keef. Safe "newscaster" tie; interesting enough for us.
2: I like it; don't know how he'd feel about the daisies, although they're subtle.
3: Ooh, pretty, but will it strobe on TV? Sure like it, though.
4: Snort. Not so much.
5: Ooh, I like this one, too. Patsy, you found a lot of good ones.
6: This is good, too, but I liked 5 better.
7: Better than 6, I think.
8: I'd steer clear of this one. This yellow might make him look sallow.

ties for dark suits:

1: Smoooooth.
2: I don't know. This is kind of busy, but it would look good with that dark blue shirt of his.
3: "Cap'n the Klingons are attacking!"
4: Oh, now that's different, and would definitely look good with a dark blue shirt. (Yeah, we like that shirt, don't we?)
5: Bwahaha! Little men! But it looks like a normal tie on camera. Me like.
6: A "safe" newscaster tie.

Hmm... my votes... #5 from the gray/green suit category (with 3 as a close runner up but I'm concerned about possible strobing). For the dark suit category, 1, followed closely by 5.

I didn't check... do these come in longer lengths? Part of last night's never-ending discussion was whether or not KO needs extra-long ties and our best guess is that he probably does...

I agree that the light gray suit is unsalvageable; I just don't know of a way to stop the man from wearing it, short of paintballing him whilst in it, and that sure as hell isn't a viable solution...

Gina

[Patsy Stone]

351. First, I posted this response to you above

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x2953021#2954101

I'll be back for the tie discussion in a moment. :)

[gkhouston]

352. I'm serious. The guy's gotta be relieved we're not all in the same

town. If he's actually fool enough to wander through here now and then to catch the instant Nielsons, it must be pretty scary to see all these women obsessing on his appearance, like he's some giant Ken doll. The funny thing is, I never gave a rat's ass about playing Barbies!

G.

[Patsy Stone]

353. Hi

ties for the green/grey suit:

1: definitely looks like Keef. Safe "newscaster" tie; interesting enough for us. --- Yes, I started slow so as not to scare anyone away. :)
2: I like it; don't know how he'd feel about the daisies, although they're subtle. --- I thought so too. And it's very Moschino.
3: Ooh, pretty, but will it strobe on TV? Sure like it, though. --- Don't know, but I like it lots.
4: Snort. Not so much. --- I know, but I had to do it. It went with the suit and a Moschino tie is really not a Moschino tie unless it says it in a big, garish way.
5: Ooh, I like this one, too. Patsy, you found a lot of good ones. --- This is one of my faves.
6: This is good, too, but I liked 5 better. --- Agreed, and I like 7 better anyway.
8: I'd steer clear of this one. This yellow might make him look sallow. --- I agree, but people were picking out gold/yellow ties earlier. Me, not so much.

ties for dark suits:

1: Smoooooth. --- This tie is to die for.
2: I don't know. This is kind of busy, but it would look good with that dark blue shirt of his. --- Another silly tie. I love this tie. I love the exaggerated houndstooth. :)
3: "Cap'n the Klingons are attacking!" --- I know! But it looks interesting from far away and I think he's a sci-fi geek. He's made "Logan's Run" jokes.
4: Oh, now that's different, and would definitely look good with a dark blue shirt. (Yeah, we like that shirt, don't we?) --- We do, and I love this tie.
5: Bwahaha! Little men! But it looks like a normal tie on camera. Me like. --- :)
6: A "safe" newscaster tie. --- Yep. If not a bit boring.

>Hmm... my votes... #5 from the gray/green suit category (with 3 as a >close runner up but I'm concerned about possible strobing). For the >dark suit category, 1, followed closely by 5.
It seems we agree. You have excellent taste! :toast:

> I didn't check... do these come in longer lengths?

Again, don't know. He seems to be the same size as my hubby if what everyone said here is true. I don't recall ever buying a longer length tie. Hmmm.

>I agree that the light gray suit is unsalvageable; I just don't know of a way to stop the man from wearing it...

Mass email campaign! :)

[gkhouston]

357. how tall is your hubby?

Keef has a longer than usual torso, so we can't judge by his height alone. (Don't know how much of last night's silliness you read; obviously some of it.)

An email campaign about the suit... I might be willing to do that... so far I've only written him once and that was very straightforward stuff about news in his blog (startled the hell out of me to see my email up on the webpage the next day; made me wish I'd spent a little more time polishing it but I was running late)... we could always "request" the retirement of the light gray suit when we deliver the tie and imply that if it DOESN'T get retired, we'll SEND A DAMNED SUIT NEXT YEAR, BUDDY. Hmm, was that a little forceful for a demure, non-threatening, mostly harmless, geographically dispersed lil' fangirl like me?

Gina

[crispini]

365. ROLFMAO. "We'll send a suit next year," snerk. nt

[Patsy Stone]

367. This is truly

what insanity is, right? I mean, would any of us recognize it if it bit us in the ass? :)

[gkhouston]

370. Nah. I'd just blame it on fire ants. n/t

[crispini]

374. Ah, we are complete fruitcakes.

However, on some level I think this has kinda mostly become an excuse for the bunch of US to sit around on the internet and natter about news, ourselves, and ties.

Oh, and of course, KO. :loveya:

Or am I just rationalizing? :evilgrin:

[gkhouston]

376. well if you're getting bored...

we could always discuss KO and suspenders... :evilgrin:

[crispini]

380. Ooooo.... suspenders..... ~shiver~ nt

[Patsy Stone]

379. You're right. And it's fun. n/t

[seito]

417. Yes, Patsy, we have arrived

:) :crazy:

That' swhat makes it so much fun :evilgrin:

[Patsy Stone]

366. He is

Nearly 6'3". Size 13 feet :) 17 34/35.

I read way too much of the silliness. Actually, all of it. And apparently it continues through right now. I'll bet that suit is gone. I think they read us. :)

[Shopaholic]

368. Let's hope and pray that he reads us or someone on the staff does

and lets him know how badly we all detest the light grey suit and how we have decided by an overwhelming majority that it must DIE.

Pats-where the heck does your hubby find shoes that fit with tootsies that big? And on reflection-no wonder you love the man. :evilgrin:

[Patsy Stone]

377. Yes please, let us pray.

Please, O great wardrobe god of MSNBC, hear our call.
Let that suit die a terrible death.

Perhaps David Letterman could do something with it in a "pour red dye all over it" segment? :)

Did you see my tie choices? Whaddya think?

[Patsy Stone]

381. Shoes

where the heck does your hubby find shoes that fit with tootsies that big?

Not many places.

And on reflection-no wonder you love the man. :evilgrin:

Yes... But blonde, not salt and pepper. :)

[gkhouston]

371. Ah, so glad I wasn't planning on a career in broadcast journalism... n/t

[Shopaholic]

372. Houston-are you telling us that you wouldn't like to be adored by

a group like us?

[gkhouston]

373. you.. you mean I'm NOT ALREADY????

:scared:

I meant, the way I've been dissing Keef's taste in clothes, I sure as hell had better not be greasing for a job at MSNBC any time soon...

Gina

[crispini]

369. Ok, I couldn't resist looking at the ties and throwing in my two cents.

Despite my avowed lack of fashion sense for guys.

gray green
1- gray/gray stripes - nice
2- little daisies and peace signs -- hee! very subtle though.
3- gold w. squares- also nice
4- I actually really like your silly one.
5- I like this one, but I betcha a nickle it'll strobe on camera. I think anything that busy with a small pattern would have that potential -- I think we should either go with a big pattern like wide stripes, or a very subtle small pattern that looks like it's all one color. That's just a guess.... I think this one has more of a potential to look bad on camera than #3. Of course, that's based on 1 broadcast journalism class and student newscasts from 15 years ago, and we didn't wear ties, so :shrug:
6- VERY nice. And he does like gold, doesn't he?
7- Looked the same as 6 to me? :shrug: Maybe I clicked on the wrong link?
8- also nice.

dark ties
1- is that silver? nice
2- I like it, but we've never, EVER seen him wear anything like this, have we?
3- LOL at gkhouston's comment. Klingons, heh.
4- gold: blue/brown dots. Very nice, I do like it.
5- Little men. Cute!
6- Gold stripe, nice.

My only thought is I think we'd be better off picking something pretty similar to what we've seen him wear, rather than any wild departures. That said, I do like Dark #4, even though it's different. For something in the category of "what we've already seen" I like Gray Green #1.

That said, I'll defer to the group, I just wanted to go look at the ties. :7 Hopefully bunny will throw in her two cents as well.

[Patsy Stone]

382. I PM'd bunny to see if she's around.

I agree with your choices, and I love the silly one too. :)

[gkhouston]

383. I love the silly one, too; I just think he needs a longer tie.

Some of the ties he's already got look a little too "bunchy" around the neck, which makes me wonder if they're regular ties and he'd benefit from a longer one... could be that a "good" long one is hard to come by.

G.

[Patsy Stone]

384. Bad pun alert!

I don't know, I will read up on tie length. :)

[gkhouston]

385. okay, since I'm kvetching, here's at least one

hope this link works

http://www.eu.forzieri.com/usa/product_view.asp?l=usa&c=usa&dept_id=17&pf_id=fz23023-011&id_valore1=&id_valore2=162&id_valore3=&id_valore4=&id_valore5=

that should be a bluish-silvery diagonally striped silk tie, extra long. This site also has some solids, and a lot of unremarkable stripes, plus a few pinks Keith wouldn't be caught dead in.

[Patsy Stone]

386. Like the bronze one better.

Just because it's funny and silly, I like this one, but I don't think it's extra long.

http://www.eu.forzieri.com/usa/product_view.asp?l=usa&c=usa&dept_id=1&pf_id=ms01024-024&id_valore1=&id_valore2=&id_valore3=&id_valore4=&id_valore5=

[gkhouston]

387. ooh, we must be twins in the brain...

I liked the bronze better, too, truth to tell, but we seemed to be drifting away from yellows and toward silver/greys. And I noticed that "black tie". Moschino is what led me to that site. I'm not sure he could get away with wearing that tie on the air, though. Do you think the bottom would tuck into his jacket and be hidden when he needed to have his serious news face on?

Gina

[Patsy Stone]

388. Maybe

it could be. Regardless, I love it. :)

I'll post these in Monday's thread and we'll all see if we're serious or just playing around. The bronze is better though.

[gkhouston]

391. My vote's also for the bronze. If somebody goes on a "blue"

binge, there were pleny of attractive solid blues, silvers, and grays at that site. Some reds, too, but I haven't noticed KO wearing red.

[Miami Liberal]

390. I've been out of the loop

Are we seriously getting him a tie? :)

[Patsy Stone]

392. Not a clue.

But there was some shopping going on last night, and I can't resist shopping. :)

I read this this morning (and it took FOREVER!) and saw the tie thing. Just adding my .02 and chatting with gkhouston. We'll have to find out what's going on on Monday.

:hi: :grouphug:

[gkhouston]

393. a few of us have been talking about it pretty seriously

Pros: we think it would be kind of fun
Cons: we don't want to freak KO out

we're thinking that if we did it collectively, the gift might seem less stalker-ish than if one person sent him something. I'm not 100% sure it's going to happen, but it's sounding more likely than not, right now, at least to me. If we decided at the last minute, though, that we aren't comfortable with doing this, I'm not going to get huffy. It's a fun idea whether or not we act on it.

G.

[Miami Liberal]

403. Less stalker-ish, lol! : ) n/t

[gkhouston]

406. well, I think the basic idea is to come up with some

sort of a gift that doesn't have any weird undertones. It's not like he really knows us. Of course, if the goal is to send him shrieking into the night and get us all banned from DU for life, we could get REALLY CREATIVE... :evilgrin:

but I actually like Keef, so let's skip that.

G.

[bunny planet]

404. I like the little men one the best. It's so cute but not too cute, and

it will be easily recognizable on camera so we will know he is wearing it. Can you imagine us all screaming and hollering and carrying on in our respective homes, scaring our children, pets, and husbands, or just our neighbors, if we see he is actually wearing OUR tie.

omg, I'd have a chicken.

[gkhouston]

407. and it would be useful to have a spare chicken for the artillery??

[bunny planet]

410. LOL

[crispini]

419. ROFL. A chicken?

You are right, if he wore it, the shrieks would be heard nationwide.... and the simultaneous posts hitting DU would probably bring the servers down. :P

I can't BELIEVE that this thread is still going on. That is just TOO incredibly funny. And I like both the silver-gray and the bronze one ya'll posted. :D

[Patsy Stone]

421. I am all for this tie n/t

[seito]

422. Sorry, couldn't resist

LOL

[seito]

420. My $.02

ties for the green/grey suit:

1: definitely looks like Keef. Safe "newscaster" tie; interesting enough for us. --- Yes, I started slow so as not to scare anyone away. :) :)

ties for dark suits:

2: I don't know. This is kind of busy, but it would look good with that dark blue shirt of his. --- Another silly tie. I love this tie. I love the exaggerated houndstooth. :) :)

[Patsy Stone]

423. I think we're going to need a poll

and possibly a homework assignment. How about the one with the little men on it? Still can't believe I'm actually sitting here and doing this.:crazy:

[gkhouston]

425. I'm looking around the web, trying to find the "little man" tie

in an extra long... 'cause I like it, too...

Surely the mods must be wondering what the HELL is going on in here...

G.

[crispini]

427. LOL. Never underestimate the power of estrogen! nt

[crispini]

426. LOL, Patsy.

Which one was that, with the little men, I'm getting confused?

Polls, FYI, only have 10 choices on them, so we should probably figure out the most popular ones first and post them on the poll. (This is starting to remind me of the nonfiction book club, heh!)

We should probably also do it at a time when we're all gonna be here, and just let it run for a short time, and then lock it. Otherwise god-knows-who can vote in it and we'll wind up with what nobody likes, heh.

This thread is turning out to be MASSIVELY long, heh. :evilgrin:

[Patsy Stone]

429. This one

We could take this discussion elsewhere. That might not be a bad idea. I could set up a thread with the choices everyone's offered so far. Or we could all get back to real life? LOL.

http://www.raffaello-network.com/raffties/detail.php?itemid=27706&rangeid=343

[Shopaholic]

430. Can you believe that we're already over 400 posts already in this thread?

It's taking forever to load and I've got broadband!

[crispini]

434. Oh, that one's cute!

Is it something he'd wear, ya think?

[seito]

428. I liked that one too

Hey, thanks for the heads up. I can not believe that this thread is still going strong. LOL

I am not much of a fashion guru, so I would offer just this.

It should be something he is likely to wear, and it should be something we will be able to easily identify when he does wear it.

I liked the message that Bleever came up with. I agree to leave off the "Estrogen" part. I think this is a really good thing to do. Keef definitely deserves it. :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[crispini]

431. I know, I came back to check on it and it's still going!

I agree with your two points -- likely to wear and easily identifiable. Good idea. And, Patsy, if you wanna take it to another thread, that's probably not a bad idea. Just leave us a link and tell us where to look for ya! I'm off now, I'm heading out to a dance class. Have fun! :hi:

[bunny planet]

395. I love the second one down from the top, the Moschino with the flower.

and I like the one with the snarky little boys making a pattern, I think it's the second one up from the bottom.

You have been 'working hard'. 'It's hard work' picking out these ties for Keef.

[Patsy Stone]

399. You've arrived!

Yay! Someone has to do it. :)

[bunny planet]

400. The last striped gold one is nice too. Very bottom.

[Shopaholic]

411. I like #6 in both groups.

I really can't imagine what KO would think if he got a tie from us but if he reads this, he wouldn't be too surprised I suppose! But I do agree that he'd be less freaked out if it came from a whole group of us. I can hear something like this, "That many women and they could only get me one tie?" Then of course, he'd realize we're Democrats and bleeding heart liberals and of course, no doubt, have a host of "causes" besides him!!!! And hopefully we wouldn't scare the crap out of him with our gift of love and adoration. Which will be accompanied by a sweet note telling him to dump the light grey jacket, wear jeans again, and please, please, please give us a glimpse of suspenders again soon!!!!

And oh yeah, BLOG damn you, BLOG. I'm in withdrawal. Once a week is NOT cutting it for me.

[bunny planet]

413. LOL

[Miami Liberal]

354. Hi Ladies!

I can't believe it's Saturday afternoon and this thread is still going strong! You ladies rock!

I've missed the KOEB meetings because my dear grandmother passed away on Wednesday.

I need a laugh so I'll be reading this thread and catching up on all I've missed!

These floaty hearts are in honor of my abuela who would have loved Keith if only she could've understood him (she didn't speak English). :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[gkhouston]

355. Sorry to hear about your abuela

We have missed you! People have asked about you every night. The hearts don't float quite so high when you're gone...

G.

[Miami Liberal]

358. Thank you

I've missed all of you too!

:loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

356. Hi

I am sorry to hear that. Para tu abuela: :loveya:

[Shopaholic]

360. Sorry about your loss.

And you were missed. :grouphug:

[Miami Liberal]

364. Thank you

:loveya:

Looks like I missed him in jeans, hopes he repeats that performance.

[Miami Liberal]

361. Thank you

:loveya:

Are we seriously getting a tie for him? Or is this just fun talk?

[crispini]

359. Aww, Miami!

We missed you! We're glad you're back. Sorry to hear about your grandma. For her: :loveya:

(I can't believe this thread is still going either. We must be INSANE, heh.)

[gkhouston]

362. we DID sleep

I just wandered in this morning to see if I really said some of the stupid things I thought I had and saw a reply I hadn't responded to so I answered that and things just kind of took off again from there... please tell me KO doesn't actually *read* this stuff...

Gina

[Miami Liberal]

363. Thank you

:loveya:

I've missed all of you too! And yes, these threads are becoming crazier and crazier as time goes by and I wouldn't have it any other way. :)

[Catchawave]

378. ((((hugs)))) for MiamiL....

for you....:loveya: :grouphug: :loveya:

[Miami Liberal]

389. Thank you

:loveya:

[Clark2008]

394. Awww Miami...

:hug:

Hope you and your family are OK. Grandma's are always special.

[Miami Liberal]

401. Thank you Clark2008

:loveya:

[bunny planet]

396. I'm so sorry to hear about your grandmother Miami.

[Miami Liberal]

402. Thank you bunny

:loveya:

[seito]

424. So sorry to hear about your Grandmother

:hug:

[Miami Liberal]

433. Thank you seito

:loveya:

[bleever]

405. If I had two cents, and I were toss them in, I would say by all means

buy him a tie. And if you want to avoid that oh-so-gauche stalker vibe, then just tell him it's a gift from devoted and appreciative fans from DU who started watching him for the election fraud converage, and became enamored of his forthrightness and humor.

Do not, repeat, do not, use the word "estrogen".

Baked goods are a nice idea, but food from strangers is a little weird. You know, security and all that.

And remember that if he has any knowledge of this place or its unholy doings, he's got a context and knows you're not dangerous in "that" way.



:hi:

[bunny planet]

409. Thank you Bleever. I feel less like that actress Jessica 'somebody' in

'Play Misty for Me' now.

Jessica Walters, I think.

[bleever]

415. Hey bunny, now I've got that AND the Jessica Rabbit images in

my head!

:)

[gkhouston]

414. I think bleever's giving good advice on estrogen and food

as nice as it would be to bake something for him, somebody with celiac disease is going to be doubly suspicious of food from strangers. Even well-intentioned gifts with a speck of gluten could spell big-time pain. There are folks with celiac disease who are so sensitive to even the tiniest amounts of gluten they won't buy their "safe" flours pre-ground: they do the grinding themselves, for fear the commercial grinders will have used the equipment to grind gluten-containing flours .

There are some male Keef fans floating around DU, and they even brave these threads (hardy souls). Even amongst the ladies, there are, shall we say, varying levels of floctulation? So leaving out the word estrogen would probably accurate and smart. Just say, "many happy returns from your fans at DU, who are mostly harmless."

Gina

[Shopaholic]

418. I had the same thought about the food too.

I think a little note saying something like, "From your unoffical nightly fan gathering at the Democratic Underground." And yes, we do need to assure him that we are very harmless. I wish we knew if he had a favorite charitable cause--that would be a good idea too--make donations in his name to a favorite cause.

[Miami Liberal]

432. I like that idea

I think he would be very touched if we made a donation to a charity in his name but then again we don't know which charities he prefers.

[Patsy Stone]

435. Let's go here...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x2956848