Why are you farting around in the lounge, when...

[SpiralHawk]

you could be doing SOMETHING -- ANYTHING -- to support the filibuster of Alito?

This is it. Your democracy, and your checks and balances, are on the line.

Now.

It counts. It matters.

It ain't over yet.


With a sneer of activist superiority, Ye Olde (but still calling and faxing) Spirale Hawke

[GOPisEvil]

1. Why do you assume we haven't?

[underpants]

2. *-THROWS STICK OF BUTTER AT SPIRAL HAWK-*

runs away :yoiks:

[SpiralHawk]

5. Smears Butter on next fax to Pistol Pete Domenici

Hell, even the Trodlodytes senators deserve a fax.

maybe the butter will grease his skids...

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

3. Ummm.

:wtf:

[Beware the Beast Man]

4. Uh-oh. It may be time for a:

[jane_pippin]

6. Is this serious?

Who says I haven't called and faxed and called and faxed?

I do a lot of things I don't post about you know. :)

[bicentennial_baby]

7. yay! a scolding!!

:bounce:

[Sugar Smack]

12. mm, how about a spank, my dear? *completely ignoring SpiralHawk*

:spank: :loveya:

[bicentennial_baby]

13. ooh, how'd you know what i like?!

:blush:

:yoiks:

:loveya:

[no name no slogan]

14. some gals have all the luck

what does it take to get a spanking around here, anyway?

[bicentennial_baby]

17. awwww, you poor thing

just for you, don't tell the missus... :spank:

:hi:

[no name no slogan]

34. ah, much better

(and I honestly don't think she'd mind too much if I told-- she'd probably jump in! :evilgrin: )

[Sugar Smack]

46. Non-verbal action. And Farting.

:spank: There ya go, you slacker.

[no name no slogan]

52. w00t!

Ah, much better!

[Sugar Smack]

16. a scolding, a sound spankie, & spoonfed strawberries.

Did you hear a noise? I might have, I'm not sure.

[bicentennial_baby]

18. eeeeek!

:bounce: you're my kind of lady!! :D

[alarcojon]

32. Ain't scoldings the best?

and ain't they just the most effective tool I can think of?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. Ahem! My dear SpiralHawk!

I already did all that! So there......

And all the times I called, the lines were busy......could NOT get through!

But at least I tried! And I WILL try some more.....

So take your superiour air, and put it somewhere else.......

:grr:

[Sugar Smack]

55. I love the way you said "my dear" and then told that ass off.

You're all class, my Peggy!

[KitchenWitch]

57. I was thinking the same thing!

:hi:

[Sugar Smack]

66. Thank you, darling!

:hi: :hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

78. My dear Sugar Smack!

I thank you so much....sweetie, I have NO class at all, next to you.....

You are too sweet to me, you know!

:loveya: :hug:

[Sugar Smack]

105. Bah. I loves ya!

I know you are an "action figure" around here. So, blue-eyes-

:toast: :hi: :hug: :loveya:

[peekaloo]

9. What is this "Alito" to which you refer?

[Misunderestimator]

10. Yeah, that works.

[no name no slogan]

11. Why are you farting around on DU, when

you could be haranguing your US Senator, IN PERSON, in DC?

:eyes:

[SpiralHawk]

24. I fart in the general direction of

neoCON fascist DC

[Shell Beau]

15. Maybe I have, but it's Friday!!

And contrary to popular belief, we can be pretty serious in the lounge if need be!

[Hugin]

19. Seconded.

:thumbsup:

[Shell Beau]

21. Yay!!

:thumbsup:

[Crazy Guggenheim]

20. Have you gone into the other forums and said this? Does GD also

think that * is goig to declare marshall law is he doesn't get his way? :popcorn:

[leftstreet]

22. What's a filibuster?

:beer:

[Left Is Write]

41. I think it's a dessert treat from Dairy Queen.

[KitchenWitch]

59. *snork*

:rofl:

[Maine Mary]

23. I just keep farting& I can't help it

please pray for me. :mad:

[EstimatedProphet]

25. I at least tried!

I couldn't get through!

[swag]

26. I am not farting around in the lounge,

I am fucking around in the lounge.

You: quit farting around in the lounge.

[tigereye]

27. I have been sending letters regarding issues since

probably before you were born. E-mails maybe not so long. Take your smug assumptions elsewhere. And read some political and SCOTUS history while you're at it.

[Texasgal]

28. Uhhh..wow.

I e-mailed and did the fax thing earlier... are you suggesting that we loungers can't do two things at once?

[Call Me Wesley]

29. Farting?

Your assumption of the people who post in the Lounge doing nothing politically else at all but just farting around here, is a pretty failing concept that needs to be re-thought.

P. S. Why is your profile disabled?

[SeattleGirl]

30. Kindly remove your self-righteous self from the Lounge

Just because people hang out here doesn't mean that we don't give a fuck about what happens in this country, and doesn't mean we aren't politically active. Stop making assumptions. :grr:

[nutsnberries]

31. SpiralHawk, don't forget to breathe (not that I'M assuming anything,

it's just a friendly reminder).

;)

[DS1]

33. But then there's the fuckwits in GD: flavor of the day who tell people

who mostly post in the lounge to go back to the lounge when the loungers come out and call them on their stupid bullshit.

So, meh. Bite me.

[xmas74]

36. You hit the nail on the head.

The Lounge was, for the longest time, the only place on DU where I felt welcome.

[BrotherBuzz]

35. I'm Le Pétomane reincarnated - farting is what I do best!

Le Pétomane



Le Pétomane was the stage name of the French professional farter and entertainer Joseph Pujol (June 1, 1857 - 1945).

He was famous in Victorian times for his remarkable control of the abdominal muscles, which enabled him to break wind at will. He derived his stage name from the French verb péter, "to fart."

Joseph Pujol was born in Marseille. He was one of five children of François (a stonemason and sculptor) and Rose Pujol. Soon after he left school he had a strange experience while swimming in the sea. He would put his head under the water and hold his breath whereupon he felt an icy cold penetrating his rear. He ran ashore in fright and was amazed to see water pouring from his anus. A doctor assured him that there was nothing to worry about.

When he joined the army he told his fellow soldiers about his special ability, and repeated it for their amusement. He then found that he could do the same with air. Although a baker by profession, Pujol decided to try his talent on the stage, and debuted in Marseille in 1887. Successful, he proceeded to Paris, where he took the act to the Moulin Rouge.

Some of the highlights of his stage act involved playing a flute through a rubber tube in his anus and farting sound effects of cannon fire and thunderstorms.

In 1894, the managers of the Moulin Rouge sued Pujol for an impromptu exhibition he gave to aid a friend struggling with economic difficulties. For the measly sum of 3,000 francs (Pujol's usual fee being 20,000 francs per show), the Moulin Rouge lost their star attraction, who proceeded to set up his own traveling show called the Theatre Pompadour.

In the following decade Pujol tried to 'refine' and make his acts 'gentler'; one of his favourite numbers became a rhyme about a farm which he himself composed, and which he punctuated with the usual anal renditions of the animals' sounds. The climax of his act however involved him farting his impression of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

With the outbreak of World War I, Pujol, horrified by the inhumanity of the conflict, retired from the stage and returned to his bakery in Marseille. Later he opened a biscuit factory in Toulon. He died in 1945, aged 88 and was buried in the cemetery of La Valette in the Var département, where his grave can still be seen today.

A present-day comedian employing the same effect is Mr. Methane.

A short humorous film about his life, entitled Le Petomane starred Leonard Rossiter.

The Italian movie 'Il Petomane', starring Ugo Tognazzi gives a poetic rendition of the character, contrasting his deep longing for normalcy with the condition of 'freak' to which his act relegated him.

The 1974 film Blazing Saddles, directed by Mel Brooks, is famous (or notorious) for its flatulence jokes. Brooks appears in several cameo roles as different characters, one of which is named Governor William J. Lepetomane.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_P%C3%A9tomane

[xmas74]

37. Who says that we haven't?

Who says that any one of us haven't called, sent faxes or emailled our senators?
As to activist superiority-who are you to say that you are the only activist posting in this thread? Many of us here in the Lounge are involved in various political clubs and organizations and we also volunteer our time for causes both local, state and nationwide.
We do more in the Lounge than you think. It's time to get off of your high horse. And isn't the Democratic Party supposed to be the "Big Tent" party? Think about that before you make your attempt to ostracize anyone who is not as loud, argumentative and "morally superior" as you seem to hold yourself.

[BikeWriter]

38. Who the fuck died and left you in charge?

:wtf:

[Left Is Write]

39. Because of COURSE...

no Lounger could EVER do more than one thing in any given week. This week, we fart around in the Lounge. Next week, we eat Doritos!

[xmas74]

40. Sent all my faxes yesterday.

Can you share some of those Doritos? I'd prefer Cool Ranch, if you have them.

[no name no slogan]

42. How about you pull my finger

BTW, how many progressive political groups have you founded? How many conventions have you been a delegate to?

How many of your elected representatives do you know on a first-name basis-- because you make it a point to talk to them FREQUENTLY, and not just when your pet issue is up for a vote?

Go back to your glass house.

[Deja Q]

43. Peak oil. The world is toast. It's more fun to coat it with butter and

roll around with it.

The toast, that is. Get your mind out of the gutter, but it took me a while for me to get out of there too! :D

[Sugar Smack]

49. YOUR mind is not out of the gutter!

*haughty sniff*

Butter. Who needs butter when there's Nutella around?

[Deja Q]

50. Naturally! I'm a 100% pure unfettered gutter guy!

:D

And nutella is a heap of toxic chemicals, unlike fluoride! :P :D

[Sugar Smack]

54. Toxic, shmoxic.

Why prattle on? You need Nutella for protein. I am concerned about your levels.

:P :P :P :P :9



Let me help.

[greatauntoftriplets]

44. How insulting.

:wtf:

[LSK]

45. your motive is honorable, your method is terrible

Dont try and lecture people. Just gently remind them if you must and try to make them happy to volunteer.

[mdmc]

47. kr

I've done my part...

[KitchenWitch]

48. Thanks for the righteous indignation

[terrya]

51. I was farting around in the mod's forujm....

but they kicked me out. :cry:

[Crazy Guggenheim]

53. Awww.

[KitchenWitch]

56. You are always welcome here!

:hug:

[sundog]

60. the mod forujm?

cool do they serve dahl there?

[ContraBass Black]

58. Allow me to add my voice to the resounding chorus of

Fuck off. We're doing our part too.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

61. The OP has a hell of a nerve saying we don't do anything.

[ContraBass Black]

62. Was that indecorous of me?

I seem to be losing my manners.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

63. No you were too polite! You should have told them to fuck off.

:popcorn:

[ncrainbowgrrl]

64. Because if I wasn't farting around the lounge

I wouldn't be doing my job as a moderator!
Ha! I'm doing my part for the Democratic Cause! :evilgrin:

[Redstone]

65. SpiralHawk, I'm making an assumption here that you're male;

I'm going to use a Southern expression which would only apply if you are:

I think you stepped on your dick with this one. I'd offer a friendly suggestion that you might be well-advised to offer an apology; people do not, in general, care for being lectured to.

I've apologized any number of times for ill-advised posts; trust me, it only hurts for a little while, and you'll feel better for having done the right thing.

Redstone

[ScreamingMeemie]

67. Redstone for President!

Since all he's doing is farting around in the lounge anyway...


:yourock:

[KitchenWitch]

68. I hereby second the nomination!

:yourock:

[Redstone]

72. Why thank you, KW (and the stalwart MrsG).

One of my first orders of business after I'm elected: DU gets public funding, no strings attached.

Oh, and all DUers get to come to the White House for BBQ and booze twice a year, my treat. For a whole weekend.

Redstone

[KitchenWitch]

73. Cool

Can you have soft drinks available for those of us who are dry?

[Redstone]

75. Well, of course. Whatever you want. Have to have soft drinks anyway

for the kids, because everyone's kids are all invited as well.

But the kids have to go to bed (or at least away) at 9 PM, because after that, it's "big people's time."

(PS: The Secret Service would have to go away at 9 PM as well. Ditto reporters, though they could stay as long as they ditch the microphones and notebooks.)

Redstone

[KitchenWitch]

76. Sounds great to me!

:woohoo:

[ScreamingMeemie]

74. I call the Lincoln Bedroom!

:bounce:

[Redstone]

77. You got it, since you called it first. But who's going to sleep?

This is the WHITE HOUSE we're talking here. It even has a bowling alley! And it'll have half a dozen pool tables when I get there, too.

Not to mention dartboards and air hockey.

Redstone

[ScreamingMeemie]

79. I'm going to hold a seance....

Wow that would be cool if you were elected President and we were all invited. Mayhem at 1600. :hi:

[Redstone]

80. Mayhem, not to mention insurrections and general hilarity.

Unfortunately, there would have to be a "no cameras" rule.

What happens at 1600, stays at 1600.

Redstone

[ScreamingMeemie]

81. Agreed! I will only giggle about it in the Press Room.Promise.

Great job on the threadjack btw! This is a worthwhile thread! :hi:

[Redstone]

82. I didn't intend to hijack the thread. But we can dream, can't we?

Imagine: A President who doesn't lie (I don't know how to).

A President who doesn't suffer fools or bullshitters (there would go my relationship with the Congress and Senate).

A President who believes that those who have (including himself) should pay lots and lots of taxes, to provide money to help those who have not.

A President who will use the word bullshit during a debate, if his opponent says something that's clearly bullshit.

A President who cannot be bought, and owes nobody.

Oh, yes, we could have some fun, couldn't we?

Redstone

[ScreamingMeemie]

83. Yes we could!

A people's president. I think you would be awesome at it.

My new favorite show is Commander in Chief because I can sit and dream for an hour each week.

[Redstone]

84. I need to watch that show. I have said for a long time (and I'm not

pandering here) that we REALLY need a woman as President. I'd vote for Hillary for that reason alone.

Actually I believe we need a black woman. In a wheeelchair.

That would be some who understood. And it's been SO long since we've had a president who understands.

Redstne

[ScreamingMeemie]

85. It has been too long. We are ready, I believe. If the rest of the

free world can do it, so can we...
..as long as it isn't Condi.

[Redstone]

86. Yeah, I said to Mrs R not long ago that when I said we needed a

black woman as our president, I didn't mean that black woman.

But it would be fun to see her run; the freeps would be having conniptions, deciding if their sheeplike devotion to Repub candidates, no matter who, could overcome their innate racism (not to mention misogyny).

I'd pay big to see that circus.

Redstone

[Kali]

You sayin' a black woman in a wheelchair

coudn't be a corrupt, dangerous, lying republican, neocon...(help I'm running out of insulting terms here)....?





Picture the current Sec of State after a car accident or foot surgery from years of those overpriced fancy shoes she likes so much :scared:

[Redstone]

95. Well, I did say it has to be the RIGHT black woman in a wheelchair...

not just any old random one.

Redstone

[Zomby Woof]

69. It's not a democracy anymore

It hasn't been for YEARS.

It's a National Security Plutocracy, run by the highest bankrollers.

Checks and balances - a myth that died around the time Truman created the NSA back in '47.

You're chasing an illusion if you think Alito is anymore than a small link in a very long chain of deceit.

[MrScorpio]

70. Who died and made you the No-Fun-Police?

Get back to your rabble rousing

[CarbonDate]

71. I contacted Sen. Feingold....

...imploring him to lead a filibuster.

Now if you'll excuse me, my next Heineken is calling.... +3

[jobycom]

87. Farting around in the Lounge is kind of like

masturbating in GD. Neither gets much done, but it helps us get through the night.

Don't assume that because you shout loudest you've done the most or cared the most.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

88. JACKPOT!!

[elshiva]

93. AMEN!

[Crazy Guggenheim]

89. Spiralhawk got shot down!! Couldn't stand up to The Lounge Lizards!!!!!!!!

:popcorn:

How the Hell is he going to fight KKKarl Rove? :popcorn:

[texanwitch]

90. I have been busy all day with this issure,

I made more phone calls today and faxes today then I can count.

I am a precinct judge, which means I hold elections and I am a member of several democrat groups.

I also have been to a lot of protests in my area, the last one being the Halliburton protest where the cops went crazy and one of them tried to slam me into a wall with his horse because I was taking pictures.

I may hang out in the Lounge but I am active.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

91. Well thats not enough. Are the Democrats going to fillibuster?

:popcorn:

[KitchenWitch]

92. SNAP

:popcorn:

[texanwitch]

94. I hope so, I am trying to stay positive about this.

My guess is no, they will chicken out.

[GalleryGod]

96. Catch you a little later, Monica...

at the usual spot, OK?:evilgrin:

[SpiralHawk]

97. Dear Peeps

Me thinks thou doth protest too much.

If you have done your THING, chill. You may righteously answer the "farting around" question: "I am having fun." That's all. No need to act all guilty like.

If you you haven't done a damn thing, then you deserve a wee kick in the booty to get you into action.


And now, with a Mighty Wig-Wag of the Hawk Wings, I return to my Lofty Perch upon Mount Moral Superiority.

[GalleryGod]

98. Ciao, Ba-by !

[Name removed]

100. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[Not_Giving_Up]

99. I've sent four different rounds of e-mails in the last three days

To every Senator that I could. I'm taking a break. I'm also keeping up in both GDs right now.

[Sugar Smack]

101. KICK. HAHAHAHAHA!

:rofl:

Sorry, getting along real well with this new Sauvignon Blanc.

:popcorn:

[Midlodemocrat]

102. Silly Spiral Hawk.

GD: Alito is for kids.


:hide:



Actually spent most of last week phoning and faxing. Faxing other peoples' letters even, so I am detoxing in the lounge.

[Magrittes Pipe]

103. Because I am not a sad, pathetic, lonely shell of a man.

And because tilting at windmills is a waste of time.

[Midlodemocrat]

106. Hedges! I am shocked.

Are you throwing in the towel? Giving up? Changing parties?


:P

[billyskank]

104. Cause I just can't be arsed!

:P