I am bullish on Kudzu. It's going places!

[Magrittes Pipe]

[billyskank]

1. They tried to clone dupe too

No dice. :hi:

[Random_Australian]

126. Say again?

[Random_Australian]

256. Looks fine to me.

[no name no slogan]

2. "Ladies and gentlemen, we are witnessing a rebirth..."

Kudzu, Mark II

On the bass: Derek Smalls. He wrote this piece.

[underpants]

3. LOL

:rofl:

[Random_Australian]

236. LOL!

[KitchenWitch]

4. That is soooooo December 19, 2005

:P

[Random_Australian]

234. That many o's is the siiiiiiign of the devil.

[bridgit]

5. i'm sorry, but did you say 'kudzu' darling...

[Random_Australian]

235. Probably tastes better grilled than kudzu.

:D

[Kellanved]

6. ah. To go where nobody went before

[Random_Australian]

117. No-one EVER thought of posting those!

[Kellanved]

158. You have no idea

;-)

[Random_Australian]

161. I also have a no eye-moose, but there are some seeing eye-dogs about.

[LSK]

7. Locked

Kudzu thread.

:popcorn:

[mwooldri]

10. Unlocked.

Kudzu grew over the lock.

:woohoo:

[Misunderestimator]

27. Double unlocked.

[Random_Australian]

30. Triple unlocked!

[Arugula Latte]

76. Unlocked times infinity! ... as my six year old would say.

:D

[Random_Australian]

84. Nu-uhhhhh! I use arbitrary infinity to your sum to infinity and so my

infinity kicks yours' bottom!

[Arugula Latte]

151. Damn! I hate it when that happens ...

:o

Foiled again!

[Random_Australian]

155. MY foil is made out of kudzu; how about you?

[Arugula Latte]

172. Everything I own is made out of Kudzu ...

Foil, clothing, bedding, kitchen utensils, the kids' toys -- you name it.

[realisticphish]

177. mine too

except, ironically, my kudzu. that's made out of cod liver oil and sand :shrug:

[Random_Australian]

206. Sand? Use torn up bigoted legislation, it sticks to everything.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

8. I can't believe I leave DU for a couple hours and it's locked.

I'll miss it. :cries:

[Random_Australian]

132. It lives again!

[WritingIsMyReligion]

9. The agony!

Long live kudzu, most annoying thread ever!

:bounce:

[Random_Australian]

29. LONG LIVE KUDZU!

[GreenTea]

329. Love it!

[derby378]

11. "There is KUDZU on the motherfuckin' PLANE!!"

[Random_Australian]

124. And snakes on the Kudzu on the PLANE!

[texanwitch]

12. Are we back.

This time I have a early post.

[Dave Reynolds]

13. It just won't be the same.

Drat those dial-up ninnies.

[Random_Australian]

136. Say again?

[ZombieNixon]

14. "Error: You've already recommended that thread."

That is bullshit! Bullshit, I say! I do not remember recommending this thread before! :grr: :crazy:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

15. I got that too.

I definitely didn't recommend it before. I think it's a conspiracy. :tinfoilhat: :mad:

[texanwitch]

18. You do. Something is going on.

:eyes:

[asthmaticeog]

16. I never posted on the last one.

So you should feel DAMN honored right now, my hedgy friend. :thumbsup:

[RandomKoolzip]

19. Me neither. swag was witty and entertaining enough

on his own....he didn't need a second or third or fourth or one-thousand-twohundred-eigthy-fifth fiddle.

[Random_Australian]

133. A true claim that cannot be made again!

[Deja Q]

17. 42 recommendations? I sense a hint of vindictiveness.

:hide:

[Random_Australian]

113. I sense a hint of Kudzu!

[puerco-bellies]

20. Hmm, could this be the first viable clone thread?

K&R'd

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

21. Quite possibly.

nt

[Random_Australian]

28. Yes, time for some inflation!

[dolo amber]

22. Kick

[no name no slogan]

23. ...and again

K&R'd

[Random_Australian]

99. kicksky.

[Fox Mulder]

24. Ha! Number 50!

:evilgrin:

[Magrittes Pipe]

33. That's a big number!

:bounce:

[Random_Australian]

131. more now!

[Deja Q]

25. K&R

What the hell.

May as well do something right for a change. :rofl:

[Random_Australian]

128. Go da HT!

[Random_Australian]

26. Prepare for battle, this thread is never going to die!

[no name no slogan]

31. will swag ever post on this kudzu thread?

:shrug:

[Random_Australian]

32. We shall see!

[swag]

34. The Lounge is suffering swag fatigue, so I don't think I'll post here.

But I do have a message for the young people:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

39. Is it 100% DXM, the 13 year-old's acid?

[swag]

41. If you can keep down a whole bottle of Cherry Goodness on an empty stomach

you'll get your Heston Badge.

'cause you're a man, goddamnit!

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

42. Never tried it.

Somehow chugging a bottle of robutussin, probably puking, in order to have a weird trip never appealed to me. There are better ways to trip.

[swag]

43. I never tried it either,

but some friends occupied a cabin for a weekend to do that particular robot walk.

Maybe some day they will recover.

When I was in college I knew a guy who would often get loaded on Drixoral and rotgut wine, snot just streaming out of his nostrils onto his shirt.

Those were the days. Oh yes, those were the days.

[Random_Australian]

220. I bet he went green as kudzu.

[no name no slogan]

63. Get your paws off me, you filthy ape

[swag]

65. Rock me, Dr. Zaius

http://theforbidden-zone.com/video/simpsons_pota.mpg

[no name no slogan]

67. He can talk!

[tjwash]

264. Hmm,should we shoot him? He came with a lot of guns.

[Random_Australian]

110. AAAAAAAAAAAGHHHH!! AAAAAGHHH! WTF???

[Ptah]

35. This thread is locked to me.

:silly:

[Random_Australian]

36. Your more locked to me than your locked mother.

[Dave Reynolds]

37. I will resist posting a hot-linked graphic

of Dutch Elm Disease infestation, or Emerald Ash Borer spread.

I need Hot-Linkers Anonymous.

[Random_Australian]

85. 12 step resistance program.... ON A PLANE!

[RetroLounge]

38. K&R

IBTL

RL

[Random_Australian]

119. Well, THAT was optimistic!

[BreweryYardRat]

40. Oh, HELL no.

I will hunt you down and poke you with a pointy stick for this!

;)

[Random_Australian]

114. A pointed sitck? Well, if someone attacks you with a bunch of loganberries

don't come crying to me laddo!

[ghostsofgiants]

44. Hedges, again, I bow to you, sir.

[Random_Australian]

125. Seconded.

[Fox Mulder]

45. Achoo.

:kick:

[Dave Reynolds]

46. Good health to you.

and :kick:

[Fox Mulder]

47. Thanks.

:kick:

:)

[Random_Australian]

129. Same.

[WCGreen]

48. Behold the body of Kudzu....

Who knew....

[Random_Australian]

90. Do we get communion Kudzu?

[texanwitch]

49. Kudzu

:toast:

[Magrittes Pipe]

50. Back atcha!

:toast:

[Random_Australian]

215. hedges of Kudzu?

[progmom]

51. KUDZU!

:righton:

[Random_Australian]

231. KUdZU!

:lefton:

:D

[XNASA]

52. Why is "I am" not contracted, while "It's" is?

I find that odd.

[swimboy]

58. Otherwise it would read like a line out of "Mark Trail"

and we're not havin' that. Oh, no.

[Random_Australian]

233. The evil athiest conspiracy did it.

[Burma Jones]

53. A Great Comic too

[Random_Australian]

232. And tasty, I hear......

[puerco-bellies]

54. Paddles! Clear! Vvvvffffffffffft. Beep. Beep. Beep.

It lives!

[Random_Australian]

122. Looks like all the hard work from Igor and the doctor paid off.

[Random_Australian]

134. Yay for defribulaters! I knew the proper term does that make me a geek?

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

55. Kudzu is Jesus!!

It has been resurrected from the dead after it died for (because of) our sins!! PRAISE BE TO KUDZU!!

[Bucky]

88. Nobody fucks with the Kudzu

Except DU moderators, that is

[LynneSin]

56. Who wants to talk about Kudzu as sex toys and btw fried kudzu...

..with cornflakes?

<<<<<trying my bets to get this thread locked>>>>>>>

[ghostsofgiants]

162. A POX UPON YOUR HOUSEHOLD!

:P

[Random_Australian]

167. Seconded!

[Magrittes Pipe]

57. Bullishness justified!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x5223873

[Random_Australian]

102. w00t!

[pointblank]

59. I say

we sut down the borders, round up all the kudzu and send it back where it came from.

Its Un-Amurkan.

[Random_Australian]

181. Waltzing Matilda.

[GirlinContempt]

60. Fab

[Random_Australian]

115. Mmmm, cardboard and metal.... so tasty.......

[texanwitch]

61. The Creeping Kudzu of Compromise

THE CREEPING KUDZU OF COMPROMISE

http://www.wayoflife.org. The End Times Apostasy Online Database is located at this web site.>

February 14, 1998 (Fundamental Baptist Information Service, P.O. Box 610368, Port Huron, MI 48061-0368, [e-mail]) - The following discernment message by Jack Stephens is from the Ohio Bible Fellowship (OBF) Visitor (3865 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43214-3797, 614-262-2006). We do not agree with the OBF in some matters, church polity and the Bible text issue among others, but we do appreciate their willingness to take a bold and unpopular stand against the all-pervasive new evangelical spirit. Pastor Stephens demonstrates a clear understanding of a damnable phenomenon which is occurring widely among fundamentalist churches, including fundamental Baptists.

THE CREEPING KUDZU OF COMPROMISE
By Jack Stephens

A few decades ago, an Oriental creeping vine called "kudzu" was introduced into the Southeast of our country for the purpose of providing ground cover and erosion control. Any Southerner can tell you the result. This vine gradually encroached on the land and, where it was not constantly kept in check, it choked out all other plant life, climbing utility poles and following the connecting lines to span roadways and other obstacles in its steady onslaught to take over every inch of available land. In short, from its innocent beginnings, it has become a bane and a pest to the land.

In much the same way, compromise seeks to infiltrate and take over the local church and its work. Its beginnings always seem small and innocuous, but it stifles the true work of the Spirit in God's people and smothers the Gospel in the twisting vines of a weak, watered-down, worldly message. This never happens as a sudden diversion into error, since such a move would be too obvious and the church would react against it. Jude warns us to "contend for the faith" because "certain men" have "crept in unawares." Like kudzu, their entry is very gradual, even imperceptible to the undiscerning eye. And the organism into which they are creeping is the church, right in among the saints. They are able to get in because they are accepted. They are well liked, well thought of, and seemingly genuine, all the while leading the church deeper into the choking grasp of compromise with the world and ecumenism.

How does this happen? What should the saints be looking for in order to guard against this pervading philosophy? Are there early signs of the grasping tendrils of compromise in the organizations succumbing to its dominance? Consider with me some ways the creeping kudzu of compromise may enter a church or organization.

DISCONTENT

Eve was confronted by someone who was intent on fomenting rebellion in her heart. She already had within her the seeds of that rebellion. It took a catalyst to bring it out, to egg her on, and that catalyst came in the form of one who caused her to be discontent with her position. He sought to get her outside her God-ordained "comfort zone." It is one thing to shake someone from complacency to do what they ought to do. It is quite another thing to seek to stir up discontent for other reasons. The "kudzu" man may try to influence the church away from a militant fundamental stand on the basis of its being too negative, too confining, too unloving, or simply not progressive enough for the age in which we live. He may fabricate a crisis in the church and blame it on fundamentalism. He may claim that if we don't change our narrow-minded ways and loosen up a bit, we are doomed. If you fall for that line, you have let the roots of compromise settle in already.

DISPLACEMENT

If a "kudzu" man gets into a place of leadership you can count on a gradual replacement of solid, proven men around him with less militant, more moldable men. You may see him begin to remove the older men from leadership as he waits for them to pass off the scene. He wants newer men, whom he has indoctrinated with his kinder, gentler way of ministry, to come in.

If you are part of the older generation of saints, don't give in to this ploy. You are the watchdogs of the faith. Stay sharp. Stay vigilant. Stay involved, and stay vocal. Covenant in your heart that, as God gives you wisdom and opportunity, you will permit no one to take your church from its separatist stand.

UNCHECKED ENDORSEMENTS

If you hear a man endorsing liberals, new evangelicals, or even secular unbelievers in regard to theological matters with no disclaimers about them, look for the twining vine. A man may sometimes quote from one of these sources by way of illustration, but to do so without clarifying the dangers or errors in them is to open the way to misleading the flock. And why quote from a questionable source when a sound person's words will do? Additionally, if a man endorses worldly views, entertainment, or the "pop culture" in the interest of "relating" to the lost, get out the hoe. The average Christian is more aware than he or she needs to be of the world's culture and current events. We need no encouragement to dwell on them or partake of them, whether vicariously or actually.

FAULTING THE FAITHFUL

If a man finds fault with faithful fundamental men and claims that they go too far in regard to biblical separation, he is in the shadow of new evangelicalism. The ruse may take the form of a declaration that the men being criticized are too narrow and that the fault-finder is the true Champion of The Cause. Any man who thinks a holy purity in position for the Gospel should be balanced against a pragmatic viewpoint is leading his people down the path to compromise.

Similarly, beware of the man who breaks fellowship with sound separatist brethren on the supposed basis of "other issues." He may claim, "We stand in the same place doctrinally, but our disagreements are on other non-doctrinal or secondary issues." If I were you, I would press the man for specific, clear details of exactly what issues are at stake. Cut into him here and you may find him bleeding the green ooze of new evangelicalism.

INTELLECTUAL PRIDE

There is nothing wrong with a pastor who is well-read and has a broad range of knowledge. It only becomes a problem when he desires to sound intellectual instead of practical in his messages. He wants everyone to know just how intelligent he is. His next step may be to desire wider recognition of his talents, and this will often lead to entanglement with those in the new evangelical orbit. We need great minds in fundamental Christianity, but we need practical application of the Word and biblical humility even more.

PROMOTING WEAK SCHOOLS

During my teen years in my home town, the demise of a group of fundamental churches was evidenced by the promotion of weak schools. The young people of these churches went to places like Moody, Wheaton, and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and spoke with great disdain about places like Bob Jones and other militant schools. That generation was responsible for the final erosion of whatever separatist testimony there had been in that fellowship. Observe what schools a man or organization promotes and supports and you will have a general indication of where he/it is headed.

A MUFFLED MESSAGE

Ezekiel 33 tells us of the necessity of the watchman blowing a clear message of warning. If the trumpet does not sound, woe to the people and to the watchman! If a man does not blow the trumpet of warning in his preaching or if the note blown is so soft it can't be discerned, you might just wonder if that man is really sincere about the alarm. When a man is afraid of offending those in error, when he lacks a definite biblical stand on issues, when he seems reluctant to warn of sin and compromise, and when he seems too kindly disposed toward those so involved, watch out. The strangling vine has silenced the clarion call.

If you notice a gradual decline in emphasis on truth and an increasing emphasis on love, perhaps stated as a need for balance between the two, look for the fatal flower of faulty doctrine. Scriptural love is always firmly rooted in and grows out of Truth. If there is a flaw in our love, it is because of a flaw in our stand in the Truth.

Likewise, note that it is impossible to tacitly stand for fundamentalism. One who says he stands for a separatist position but claims to do so without declaring it has already denied the position by his silence. It is impossible to contend for something by silence. I remember churches who would not participate in Graham crusades but did not take the time to explain their reason and/or did not apply the principle to other issues. Those churches have long since left what moorings they had in a fundamentalist philosophy of ministry. The power of a pure church has left them.

CUNNING COUNSELORS

In J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, there is a character named Wormtongue who worked his way into position as confidante and advisor to King Theoden. His name says it all as his shrewd machinations led the king, who defended him at every turn, astray. There are men like Wormtongue who have crept into some churches, schools, and other organizations, corrupting the judgment of the very men who trust them most. It is tragic to see the apparent willful blindness of some leaders toward these traitors to the Cause. The leaders seem enamored of the brilliance, the charisma, the freshness of approach these capable men have. It is sad to see a trusted leader so dazed by his own "Wormtongue" that he will protect him and allow him to promote wrong, compromising programs and positions. The pruning shears are long overdue in such a situation, but they had better be used soon if the scourge is to be stopped.

WORLDLY WEEDS

We have heard much in recent years about the encroachment of the world into Christian music. Great seminars and powerful books have been submitted to warn and inform us of the dangers of the wrong elements in our music. Why, then, are so many churches, Christian schools and colleges giving in to the worldly sound? There may not be one simple answer, but the general problem and responsibility for it lies in the silence of those who know better. One difference between literal sheep and spiritual sheep is that spiritual sheep have a choice. We do not have to follow if the shepherd is going the wrong way. Sheep, use your mouth to tear up the kudzu and spit it out. It may be distasteful, but it is necessary.

LYING LIPS

In the political realm there are men called "spin doctors" who are highly paid to slant the facts (i.e., to lie) to make their position look good, even when those facts in themselves are contrary to their position. When you find a man lying to support his position, watch out! This is not the action of a spiritual man of integrity. When a man has to lie to justify his actions or position, you can count on him being wrong. He is trying to lead you into error. It is time to get out the weed killer and stop the lying kudzu of compromise.

DON'T GROW WEARY

I have worked in a garden enough to know that pulling weeds is an unpleasant, tiring, continual task; but it is necessary for a healthy, productive garden. Weeds will never stop popping up. Kudzu is relentless. And you can expect the same type of thing in your baffle for the Faith. The "kudzu" man who succeeds in creeping into the church will not appear as an unbeliever or apostate. He will be intelligent, a good preacher, a personable, capable, nice guy with a warm smile and a hearty handshake. It will take discernment to weed him out from among the true friends of the Faith. If you cross him, you can expect opposition, conflict, even lies about you and your motives. But you must cross him if you are going to contend for the Faith once delivered to the saints. Don't let "kudzu" overrun you and your church!

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[Random_Australian]

127. THERE IS NO COMPROMISE! ALL NON-KUDZU IS TO BE EXTERMINATED!

[CottonBear]

62. Ahhh! K U D Z U!

:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

[no name no slogan]

81. gezhundheit (nt)

[CottonBear]

189. Thank you! n/t

[Random_Australian]

221. kudzu you!

[CottonBear]

245. Kudzu you too!

I hope that you have no kudzu in your beautiful country. I would love to visit there. I have friends who lived there and I had a visiting Australian architecture professor in college. He was great.
:hi: from Georgia in the Southeastern USA! :)

[Random_Australian]

250. we have a few noxious vines, but I don't think kudzu is among them...

[azmouse]

64. Ok, I'm not gonna stay outta THIS kudzu thread.

So there!

[Random_Australian]

135. Welcome to the real world! The Kudzu world!

:silly:

[azmouse]

153. Party on!!

:bounce:

Hmmm... I wonder if kudzu bounces?

[Random_Australian]

154. I'll kick it and see!

[otherlander]

66. Who's Kudzu?

:shrug: :rofl:

[Random_Australian]

103. kudzu kudzu kudzu! INFIDEL! Kudzu the kudzuer.

[Book Lover]

68. Oh thank my lack of god

I was feeling *very* unbalanced. Now all is right with the world. There is a kudzu thread in the Lounge...

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

71. I was all thrown off when it got locked.

I took a DU break to go swimming and I came back and it was just gone....

[Random_Australian]

144. A kudzu a day keeps the natural flora at bay!

[texanwitch]

69. Evening Kick

:kick:

[Random_Australian]

111. And again!

[Magrittes Pipe]

70. Kick for LynneSin!

:kick:

[Random_Australian]

112. Kick for the Eorlingas!

[Random_Australian]

272. Kick for the Horn of Helm Hammerhand sounding in the Deep, one last time!

[Random_Australian]

273. Kick for wrath!

[Random_Australian]

274. Kick for ruin!

[Random_Australian]

275. Kick for the red dawn! Forth, Eorlingás!

[Random_Australian]

291. *horn sounds*

[crispini]

72. Yaaaaaaaaay! It's back!

I was sort of starting to feel bereft and lonely, but now all is right with the world!

[Random_Australian]

86. It's FRONT! On a PLANE!

[arwalden]

73. ~

[Random_Australian]

83. Huh?

[Placebo]

74. Kudzu must be destroyed.

It's a menace and a pest.

[Random_Australian]

106. You might find that difficult, Dave, without your space helmet....

[Placebo]

140. Dammit, Kudzu!

Open the pod bay doors so that I may destroy you!

[Random_Australian]

143. (different thing now):Entity A: Throw kudzu in the fire!.... Destroy It!

What are you waiting for? ........... Just let it go!

Entity B: The Kudzu is mine. (Big oh no, & evil triumphs music plays)

[tjwash]

334. But it's here.

And I am hiding in it.

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

75. Kick! Comn guys, this is the Jesus of th Lounge; Yall just gonna

leave him hanging (no pun intended) or we going to help him be reborn?

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

80. The first one should have never been crucified.

[Random_Australian]

91. Kudzu, you must live! Live kudzu just live!

[Arugula Latte]

77. Woohoo Kudzu Dejavu!

:woohoo:

[Random_Australian]

146. And Kudzu presque vu! (Warning: Complete geekiness alert!)

[Random_Australian]

147. And Kudzu jamais vu! (Warning: utter nerdiness alert!)

My God. I can't believe I actually know this. :(:):):D

[riona]

78. Holy creeping kudzu!

O8)

[Random_Australian]

130. For the Lord Kudzu Reigneth!

[WCGreen]

79. Just to keep it on the front page where it belongs

[Random_Australian]

109. It does! Long live Kudzu!

[Dave Reynolds]

82. Kudzu vs. Oasis

Who wins?

My bet's on the weed, baby.

[Random_Australian]

120. Same.

[DBoon]

159. Kudzu vs. the Beatles

I'm not so sure about that one.

[Bucky]

87. Mods can lock this thread when you pry the kudzu from my COLD DEAD FINGERS

yarrr!
Just try something, you damn dirty mods!

[Random_Australian]

149. Yeah! Down with the mods! Ok, not quite, perhaps "Respectfully request

the the moderators not lock the kudzu thread until it has one more post than the original"

[Random_Australian]

89. *BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZTTTT* It lives, Igor, it LIVES!

:D

[Random_Australian]

92. Kudzu is undeniable. Kudzu cannot be seen cannot be smelt but behind

the forest, twixt mountain and shade in times of woe in times of war, when now is the day and now is the hour, kudzu stirs, slow and unseen at first like the water of the night springs, then faster, and now upon us like a thing unstoppable; a monster of leaf and green. Rise Kudzu, and Fight!

[Random_Australian]

93. It is time, let us go kudzu's dark shadow, servant of the Lilan.

[Random_Australian]

94. Kudzu! Kudzu! Where are you kudzu!

[Random_Australian]

95. I'm bearish on it myself.

[Random_Australian]

96. I really like this thread.

[Random_Australian]

97. I am also bullish on kudzu, I think it is going places.

[Random_Australian]

257. I don't.

[swag]

98. I am enjoying all the Heston in this thread.

This thread has lots of Chuck.

[no name no slogan]

164. Gene Tierney had a funny word for it - the Erie Canal..?

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/92/92jsexontape.phtml

[Gold Metal Flake]

100. Kudzu tell me what this thread is about?

I keed.

[Random_Australian]

101. well, to kudzu a kudzu kudzu kudzu, swag kudzued about a plant, and

then it kudzued out of kudzu kudzu, but it was finally kudzued so some kuzdu kudzued a new kudzu on that same plant.

[texanwitch]

104. A 100 posts so far.

:bounce: :woohoo: :applause:

[Random_Australian]

107. :woohoo:

:woohoo:

[Random_Australian]

205. 200!

[texanwitch]

105. A 100 posts so far.

:bounce: :woohoo: :applause:

[Random_Australian]

108. Let's make it 200!

[swag]

116. More Heston, please.

[Random_Australian]

118. Heston? Like Charlatan Heston?

Edit "Heston"

[swag]

121. Ichiban!

[Random_Australian]

123. Ok, so who is he?

[bridgit]

137. he's moses...

[Random_Australian]

138. What? The Biblical moses?

[bridgit]

139. yup...

http://www.reelclassics.com/Actors/Heston/heston.htm

[Random_Australian]

141. Thanks.

[bridgit]

142. cheers, mate...

:toast:

[Random_Australian]

145. Did you know that this post

is chicken soup for the thread's post count? :D

Long live kudzu!

And of course, backatcha: :pals:

Nigh night! (Although I may be back sometime later tonight)

I am in a good mood, and I have an enourmous smilie left over from my 5000th post, and together that means:


:loveya:                    :loveya:          :loveya:  :loveya:          :loveya:
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[bridgit]

148. EXPLAIN YERSELF NOW!!!!

just kidding!!! :pals:

[Random_Australian]

150. Woah! You had me going for a minute... *whewf*

Anyway, this time for SURE,

nighty night! :pals: :toast: :hug:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

152. I'm itchy. Is it kudzu's fault?

I can't think of any real reason why I'm itchy.

[Random_Australian]

156. Yep, but there is nothing you can do about it as it is already has snakes

on it, and all of that is on a motherfuCken plane!

[DBoon]

157. Kudzu is very useful

If you run Red Hat Linux, it probes for new hardware devices and attempts to configure them.

http://rhlinux.redhat.com/kudzu/

If you find bugs in your kudzu, you can report them to:

http://rhlinux.redhat.com/kudzu/

[Random_Australian]

160. And you can kick it to the top like this!

[DBoon]

163. with or without the bugs?

it is important to reprot all the bugs you find in Kudzu, for the sake of the open source software movement

[Random_Australian]

165. The bugs get reproted in the kick. What DOES reprot mean?

j/k I am no spelling nazi!

[DBoon]

169. It's Linux for "report"

nt

[Random_Australian]

179. cool.

[tyedyeto]

166. What's a Kudzu?

:shrug:

Damn dial-up... when I saw the other thread, it was so BIG I was afraid to open it!!!

[progmom]

168. did somebody say kazoo?

[billyskank]

170. TZZZZ TZZ TZZZZZ TZZZ TZZZZZZZZ TZZ TZZZZ TZZZZZZ TZ TZZ TZ TZZZZZZ

Annoyed yet? :D



:hi: progmom! :loveya:

[Random_Australian]

302. Nope, do it again!

[WCGreen]

175. Ya just pucker your lips blow...

[Random_Australian]

279. Uh, I'll choose to view that strictly in context.

[DBoon]

171. "Everybody was Kudzu Fighting"

Everybody was kudzu fighting
Those plants were fast as lightning
In fact it was a little bit frightning
But they fought with expert timing

They were funky DU men from funky DU Lounge
They were chopping them up and they were chopping them down
It's an ancient Asian weed and everybody knew their part
From a feint into a slip, and kicking from the hip

Everybody was kudzu fighting
Those plants were fast as lightning
In fact it was a little bit frightning
But they fought with expert timing

There was funky swag in and whoisalhedges
He said here comes the big boss, lets get it on
We took a bow and made a stand, started swinging with the hand
The sudden motion made me skip now we're into a brand knew trip

Everybody was kudzu fighting
Those cats were fast as lightning
In fact it was a little bit frightning
But they did it with expert timing

(repeat)..make sure you have expert timing
kudzu fighting, had to be fast as lightning

[texanwitch]

173. Very good.

:applause: :applause: :applause:

[Random_Australian]

197. Kill the kudzuers!

[Magrittes Pipe]

174. .

:thumbsup:

[Random_Australian]

196. kudzu hedges?

[riona]

176. Has it been to Crawford yet?

[Random_Australian]

198. Nope, * scared it away.

[DBoon]

178. Yummy kudzu recipes!!

Kudzu blossom jelly:


Kudzu rolls:



And even kudzu fried chicken!

See:

http://home.att.net/~ejlinton/jelly.html

and

http://www.nancybasket.com/gpage.html

[Random_Australian]

180. Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.

[riona]

182. Will Kudzu be raptured up today?

O8)

[Random_Australian]

183. No, never.

[benburch]

184. Kudzu won't be raptured...

...Kudzu *is* the Anti-Christ.

[nutsnberries]

185. been gone a few days- locking kudzu!?! hah! who thought that would work?

BEWARE of KUDZU on 666

:scared:

[Random_Australian]

192. BEWARE ON KUDZU ON 8/6/06

Which is, incedentally, the date right now.

[puerco-bellies]

186. Is it time to "short" the Kudzu market????

My Magic 8 Balls says: Signs point to yes.

[Random_Australian]

193. My magic two balls says your eight is a lying bastard.

What do you say to that?

:D

(Note: I am just kidding around)

[Magrittes Pipe]

187. I am also bullish on moo shu.

:thumbsup:

[Random_Australian]

195. I am bearish on cowherding myself

Get it? Moo shu - moo shoo!




Ok then, don't laugh. :cry:

[DBoon]

188. Music to kudzu by

http://www.solopianopublications.com/reviews/kudzu.htm

Quote:

"Kudzu's name often appeared in "Wind and Wire" magazine as well as in the new age music newsgroup, but I only recently discovered his music first-hand. I'm hooked! This is not piano music per se, but keyboards are used extensively, creating the soundtrack to a film that exists only in the listener's mind. Recordings like this could easily reignite the passion for sitting in a dark room and focusing on the music without distractions. At the very least, a listener will have to concentrate on the album a few times to really understand what is happening. It ain't a pretty picture, but it sure gets the pulse pounding and the visual images flowing! It is music to be experienced and savored in all of its deep complexity, allowing your mind go where the musical images take it."

[Random_Australian]

194. BURN THE SERIOUS ONE!

[Homer Wells]

190. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

Son of Kudzu Thread.

Long live the new Kudzu thread!!!


:toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:

[Random_Australian]

191. May it reach 200 posts!

Soon!

[Random_Australian]

199. 199!

[Random_Australian]

200. 200!

[texanwitch]

201. May we reach 200 posts.

Kudzu lives.

[Random_Australian]

202. She says with the 201st post.

Edit: :) Just fooling around!

[texanwitch]

203. We made it, that's all that counts.

:toast:

[Random_Australian]

204. Indeed we did!

:toast:

[Random_Australian]

239. 239!

[Random_Australian]

240. 240!

[Random_Australian]

328. 300!

[DBoon]

207. Today's kudzu

[Random_Australian]

212. That is a little strange.

[texanwitch]

208. A poem of kudzu

ALL: Kudzu

Japan invades. Far Eastern vines
Run from the clay banks they are

Supposed to keep from eroding.
Up telephone poles,
Which rear, half out of leafage
As though they would shriek,
Like things smothered by their own
Green, mindless, unkillable ghosts.
In Georgia, the legend says
That you must close your windows

At night to keep it out of the house.
The glass is tinged with green, even so,

As the tendrils crawl over the fields.
The night the kudzu has
Your pasture, you sleep like the dead.
Silence has grown Oriental
And you cannot step upon ground:
Your leg plunges somewhere
It should not, it never should be,
Disappears, and waits to be struck

Anywhere between sole and kneecap:
For when the kudzu comes,

The snakes do, and weave themselves
Among its lengthening vines,
Their spade heads resting on leaves,
Growing also, in earthly power
And the huge circumstance of concealment.
One by one the cows stumble in,
Drooling a hot green froth,
And die, seeing the wood of their stalls

Strain to break into leaf.
In your closed house, with the vine

Tapping your window like lightning,
You remember what tactics to use.
In the wrong yellow fog-light of dawn
You herd them in, the hogs,
Head down in their hairy fat,
The meaty troops, to the pasture.
The leaves of the kudzu quake
With the serpents' fear, inside

The meadow ringed with men
Holding sticks, on the country roads.

The hogs disappear in the leaves.
The sound is intense, subhuman,
Nearly human with purposive rage.
There is no terror
Sound from the snakes.
No one can see the desperate, futile
Striking under the leaf heads.
Now and then, the flash of a long

Living vine, a cold belly,
Leaps up, torn apart, then falls

Under the tussling surface.
You have won, and wait for frost,
When, at the merest touch
Of cold, the kudzu turns
Black, withers inward and dies,
Leaving a mass of brown strings
Like the wires of a gigantic switchboard.
You open your windows,

With the lightning restored to the sky
And no leaves rising to bury

You alive inside your frail house,
And you think, in the opened cold,
Of the surface of things and its terrors,
And of the mistaken, mortal
Arrogance of the snakes
As the vines, growing insanely, sent
Great powers into their bodies
And the freedom to strike without warning:

From them, though they killed
Your cattle, such energy also flowed

To you from the knee-high meadow
(It was as though you had
A green sword twined among
The veins of your growing right arm--
Such strength as you would not believe
If you stood alone in a proper
Shaved field among your safe cows--):
Came in through your closed

Leafy windows and almighty sleep
And prospered, till rooted out.

James Dickey

More Poems Site Search

[Random_Australian]

213. How much spare time on your hands would you have to have to find THAT?

[texanwitch]

229. Wasn't to hard, I knew about but didn't post it.

Sort of a creepy poem.:shrug:

[Random_Australian]

230. It was kind of creepy. Creepier still is what you see when you look at who

has been posting here. *cough* someone more than the others?

[puerco-bellies]

209. Paddles, Stepback, Vvvvfffffffffftt, Beep, Beep, Beep.

God I love doing this..

[Random_Australian]

214. I'll kick it, to get the heart beating.

[azmouse]

210. So what's new in kudzu?

[Random_Australian]

211. kudzu.

[tjwash]

216. Ahhhh. Sweet sweet kudzu thread.

They really turned the crazy up in GD this morning, so I'm gonna hide out in here for a while...

[Random_Australian]

218. Kudzu is a nice place to hide.

[Bucky]

217. Is it a bad omen that this thread stopped one shy of 69 recommendations?

What is 68? 69 with one missing. :(

[Random_Australian]

219. Kudzu is a pure number, that is what it means!

Of course, by pure, I mean dimensionless.

[Random_Australian]

222. Well, it wanted to tell the mods it couldn't give a f***, but "no 69 for

you" was the next closest.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

223. I don't know how I feel about this kudzu thread.

There's no attachment to it for me. I don't know. It just feels different. I think a mod needs to bring back the old one.

[Random_Australian]

224. It has already been archived, but look at who has posted the most in this!

Chicken soup for the post count for someone.:)

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

225. Why am I not surprised?

I remember when I had more posts than you a couple months ago.

[Random_Australian]

226. Actually, the kudzu thread has contributed only 100 or so, most of my

posting has been of quality, but I happen to be an extremely good flamewar artist. :)

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

227. Last week I logged 200 posts in one day.

I was involved in a 15 hour flamewar in GD. Ugh...that's why I try to stay in the lounge.

[Random_Australian]

228. Wow! That is the mostI have ever heard of! Though I did get 1000 in

one week with no flamewars once.

[Kire]

237. What happened to the original Kudzu thread?

Did it finally go to Archive heaven?

[Random_Australian]

238. IT GOT LOCKED! Such a shame, but Kudzu is going places and it cannot

be stopped!

[texanwitch]

241. I wondered where this thread was.

:kick:

[Random_Australian]

249. was that a kick?

[El Fuego]

242. Is this like thread reincarnation or something?

[Random_Australian]

251. it has been cloned. Long Live Kudzu!

[achtung_circus]

243. .

[Magrittes Pipe]

244. Nor do I. n/t

[Random_Australian]

252. And this will be my only reply to this thread. Look up and check!

[everythingsxen]

246. I am bearish on Democracy. It's going nowhere!

:shrug:

Best reply I had.

[Random_Australian]

253. It is still the best government money can buy!

[Arugula Latte]

247. Stopping by the Kudzu on a Snowy Evening

Whose Kudzu this is, I think I know
His Kudzu is in the village, though
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his Kudzu fill up with snow.

My little Kudzu must think it queer
To stop without a Kudzu near
Between the Kudzu and frozen lake
The darkest Kudzu of the year.

He gives his Kudzu bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake
The only other Kudzu is the quake
Of easy Kudzu and downy flake.

The Kudzu is lovely, dark, and deep
But I have promises to keep
And Kudzu to go before I sleep
And Kudzu to go before I sleep

[Random_Australian]

254. Watt the flux? What was that originally?

[Arugula Latte]

258. It's a famous poem by Robert Frost, an iconic New England region poet

(Well, famous in this country, that is)

Here ya go:

Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.

The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.

[Random_Australian]

261. Thanks!

[Book Lover]

259. Oh yeah?

In Xanadu did Kuzdu Khan
A stately pleasure-dome decree...

[Random_Australian]

262. Oh yeah? Kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu

kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu kudzu and that has made all the difference.

[Arugula Latte]

266. Did a little Robert Frost Googling, did ya?

;)

Two paths diverged ... I took the Kudzu-enshrouded one ...

[Random_Australian]

267. No, I once read a poem of his.

My memory is good. (it took the road less traveled by)

[tjwash]

248. Good evening kudzu thread, I missed you.

[Random_Australian]

255. I missed it too!

[texanwitch]

260. Will this post make it 260?

I been as busy at work and home, kuduz has suffered because of this.

[Random_Australian]

263. It did!

[texanwitch]

265. All right I am back,

We need some kind of Kudzu contest to kick this thread to life.

Put on your thinking caps.

[Random_Australian]

268. You are back? I am front! (Read: Whaddya mean 'life' look who has

posted how often here and you'll see that it has been living on borrowed time! (Ok, living because I respond to almost every post)

[texanwitch]

269. I have been working overtime, no time for nothing.

I am so sleepy and I can't leave for 4 hours yet.

Thank you for keeping things going.

We got to keep this going, the kudzu thread pisses people off.

[Random_Australian]

270. Always one to kick the thread! Like now!

Chicken soup for the post count too.

[Random_Australian]

278. Ooooh, I duped too. Ironic, huh?

[Random_Australian]

271. Always one to kick the thread! Like now!

Chicken soup for the post count too.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

276. Hi. Just stopping in.

I don't know. I just don't feel the same about this kudzu thread. Not enough swag or something.

[Random_Australian]

277. It is dead in the water all right.

[Random_Australian]

280. What if I kick it like this?

[Random_Australian]

281. Nope.

[Random_Australian]

282. When will the others realise it is just me in here?

[Random_Australian]

283. More importantly, when will YOU realise that it is only you in here?

[Random_Australian]

284. Don't be mean!

[texanwitch]

285. Talking to yourself now.

:yoiks:

[Random_Australian]

286. Well, you are talking to me also, therefore you are just as bad!

Fundie Logic 101.

[texanwitch]

287. OK

:eyes:

Nothing wrong with talking to yourself, I do it. I don't think I am crazy.

[Random_Australian]

288. Well, that is the difference between you and a high speed toothpaste

sandwhich that are attacking out of the sun.

[texanwitch]

289. Well, is that a herbal high speed toothpaste sandwich?

:shrug:

[Random_Australian]

290. No, I am a skeptic remember... why would I want it herbal?

[Random_Australian]

331. Why did you even want the sandwhich?

[Random_Australian]

332. I don't know, I think I picked it up somewhere.

[Random_Australian]

292. How many counts as others?

[Random_Australian]

293. Say, 5?

[Random_Australian]

294. Why 5?

[Random_Australian]

295. I don't know, I just made up a random number.

[Random_Australian]

296. Well fuck you.

[Random_Australian]

297. Fuck you too! I'll fuck you up motherfucker!

[Random_Australian]

298. Oh yeah? I'm about 6'2'' sonofabitch! Bring it!

[Random_Australian]

299. You got nothing, I am 6'4'' so yeah, I will bring it.

[Random_Australian]

300. Hey! This is 300!

[Random_Australian]

301. Not gonna stop me from kicking your ass.

Yay! 300!

So, what is happening, and how are you?

[Random_Australian]

303. Yeah, yeah. Just try it. I dare you. C'mon, what are you, a wuss?

Not much happening this end, just school. I'm doing Ok though.

And you?

[Random_Australian]

304. You are dead, end of story.

Not bad, not much, sounds about the same as you.

So, got any plans for the near future?

[Random_Australian]

305. Nothing much, just meet up with some friends in the holidays. You?

[Random_Australian]

306. About the same, really. So much for our fight, and goodnight!

[Random_Australian]

308. Nigh night!

[Random_Australian]

309. I'm back, aint timezones groovy?

[Random_Australian]

310. No, they suck, just like you!

Kidding.

I have an exam today, wish me luck!

[Random_Australian]

311. Oooh, I thought you were going to start THAT again.

Luck, I got one too!

[Random_Australian]

312. Luck!

[Random_Australian]

313. Thanks!

[Random_Australian]

314. Don't worry, wasn't going to.

[Random_Australian]

385. That's good. How long can we keep this kicked?

[Random_Australian]

330. I don't think that will work.

[Random_Australian]

333. I have the feeling a revival is just around the corner.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

335. On no account...

...must this thread be allowed to die. :kick:

[Random_Australian]

337. Never! I am not alone!

[Random_Australian]

338. Who's with me?

[Random_Australian]

339. I'm with you!

[Random_Australian]

340. And me!

[Random_Australian]

344. Oh, real clever smart ass.

[Random_Australian]

347. Are we going to start that again, fuckhead?

[Random_Australian]

349. Naw, I am feeling pretty mellow. And you?

[Anarcho-Socialist]

353. WTF do you mean by that?

You're talking in some sort of veiled antipodean code calling me a 'poopyhead'

[Random_Australian]

355. We were not talking to you, MissHoneyChurch.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

357. Oh sure

When it comes down to it, you're frightened of debate, at least I'm not a LOOSER(sic) :P

[Random_Australian]

358. Hey, settle down there onager! I'm frightened of debate because

I believe that rolling pins are magic.

[tjwash]

307. Bwahahahah

It aint dead yet...

[Random_Australian]

315. Nope, texanwitch keeps kicking it!

[texanwitch]

316. Someone is talking about me.

I promise to do better, really I will.

We had some rain today, got stuck at work. I don't drive on flooded streets like so many stupid people who live here do every time it rains.

[Random_Australian]

317. Don't worry about it, I was joking.

[Kerrytravelers]

318. Should we talk about PLAN X here?

Or leave that to the worldwide meeting of Liberals-Working-Together-To-Destroy-America association? :shrug:

[texanwitch]

319. Plan X , we can talk about here. Only we few post here.

I am a proud member of LWTTDAA, can we print some T-shirts.

[Random_Australian]

321. And by doing this, I add to my post count. When it reaches 10000 the

world ends.

[Random_Australian]

320. The zookeeper is very fond of rum.

[Guy Fawkes]

322. I can't... go on...

please.... gasp.... tell them... I wasn't scared. (die)

[Random_Australian]

324. Me? Smothering this thread? Success!

[Hardrada]

323. Hasn't got here yet?

It seems to stay out the Upper Midwest states.

[Random_Australian]

326. That is what it wants you to think. Wait for the Tet/Kudzu holiday.

[texanwitch]

325. Just a silly poem about Kudzu

Queen of Kudzu
By: Angela Gillaspie © 2005 All Rights Reserved

I hail from the South, as y'all can tell,
Tipping cows and gigging frogs, spittin' in a pail.

I'm the Queen of Kudzu!
I love NASCAR and save bacon grease,
Swat away June Bugs as I pick a fat peach.
My backyard has four half-nekkid younguns
Digging in the red clay, fighting over wild onions.

I'm the Queen of Kudzu!
I swim in a spring - I swim in a crick
I've even been known to taste a salt lick.
I sit on the front porch, rocking in the twilight,
Crickets and cicadas saw - I love the music of night.
Below the moon, I've run nekkid through the corn
Just 'cause I could - there's no need for scorn.

I'm the Queen of Kudzu!
I wear a lightning bug ring,
Go fishing for cats and love to hear Elvis sing.
I love Jesus and pray many times a day
His promise is true - I try to live His way.

I'm the Queen of Kudzu!
I watch the snow fall on the pines,
Then rush to buy milk and bread down at the five-and-dime.
I fry my chicken, taters, okra, and cornbread,
Roll out my biscuits - my family is well fed.
I pick poke salet and kudzu too,
Cook 'em up with fat back and will serve them to you.
My gravy is chocolate, tomato, Sawmill, and red-eyed
I'm the Queen of Kudzu - on a John Deere I ride!


-30-

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[Random_Australian]

327. A bit wierd, but entertaining nontheless.

[txwhitedove]

336. OMG! Southern Kudzu Poetry?? I love it....

I understand it, I can relate. It is another world.

Don't see the link, though.

[texanwitch]

341. I think this is the link.

SouthernAngel is the Queen of KudzuI'm the Queen of Kudzu! I love NASCAR and save bacon grease,. Swat away June Bugs as I pick a fat peach. My backyard has four half-nekkid younguns ...
www.southernangel.com/redneck/kudzu.html - 5k - Cached - Similar pages

Yep this is the link.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

342. Don't get... eliminated!!!

[Random_Australian]

343. It won't. It never will.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

345. The concept of optimism?

I am doubtful.

[Random_Australian]

359. Not the concept! Are you telling me that bulls are not real? Huh?

[Book Lover]

346. I , like so many others here I'm sure, had only a vague idea

of the etyology of the term "bullish", so I did a little searching...

A financial market of a certain group of securities in which prices are rising or are expected to rise. The term "bull market" is most often used in respect to the stock market, but really can be applied to anything that is traded, such as bonds, currencies, commodities, etc.

Bull markets are characterized by optimism, investor confidence and expectations that strong results will continue. Of course, no bull market can last forever, and sooner or later a bear market (in which prices fall) will come. It's tough if not impossible to predict consistently when the trends in the market will change. Part of the difficulty is that psychological effects and speculation can sometimes play a large (if not dominant) role in the markets. The extreme on the high end is a stock-market bubble, and on the low end a crash.


The use of "bull" and "bear" to describe markets comes from the way in which each animal attacks its opponents. That is, a bull thrusts its horns up into the air, and a bear swipes its paws down. These actions are metaphors for the movement of a market: if the trend is up, it is considered a bull market. And if the trend is down, it is considered a bear market.

So now you know. Feeling more clever yet?

[Random_Australian]

360. Ten times as clever. Pity that ten times zero is still forty eight.

[unsavedtrash]

348. kudzu table and a casserole

Kudzu and broccoli casserole
Makes 6 servings

1 10 3/4-oz. can cream of broccoli
or cream of celery soup
4 oz. grated cheddar cheese
2 cups broccoli flowerets
1 cup chopped kudzu
1 2.8-oz. can onion rings
1 cup diced meat such as ham (optional)

Preheat oven to 350. Warm soup and cheese together. Layer half the broccoli, half the kudzu and half the onion rings in a buttered 1 1/2-quart casserole dish. Add diced meat if desired. Pour half of cheese soup over this. Add another layer of broccoli and kudzu. Pour remaining cheese sauce over this. Sprinkle remaining onion rings on top. Bake in preheated oven for 30-40 minutes.
http://phoenixsurvival.com/kudzu.htm

[Random_Australian]

361. Sounds good, but what does it have to do with bulls?

[BreweryYardRat]

350. This thread needs a flamethrower!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:US_m2_flamethrower.jpg

[Random_Australian]

362. Seawolf needs to realise that he sucks and all his arguments are rubbish

because (Actually, I am just kidding)

[BreweryYardRat]

374. Thppbt!

Same to you.

;)

Also kidding.

[Random_Australian]

378. Oh yes? Kidding? Do I detect anti-mature sentiment?

For such a crime, you ought to be fed pie.

MMMmmmmm pie......

[Placebo]

351. Fuck this thread.

:donut:

[Anarcho-Socialist]

352. No!

[Placebo]

354. Yes!

[Anarcho-Socialist]

356. Piffle!

B'ah humbug! :)

[Random_Australian]

364. Waffle!

[Anarcho-Socialist]

386. Flim-flam!

[Random_Australian]

389. Shim sham! Boycott shampoo! Demand real poo!

[Anarcho-Socialist]

390. Nay, sir. May FSM's wrath smite thy devious intent!

A pox on thee.

[Random_Australian]

363. Are you trying to get it locked with such saucy tales?

[texanwitch]

365. Wouldn't do any good , I would start another kudzu thread.

I ordered some kudzu capsules last night from my internet health food store , will get them by Wednesday.

Will post what happens, helps with hay fever I have been told.

[Random_Australian]

366. Wanna bet nothing?

Kudzu has no active ingredients. (to my knowledge)

[texanwitch]

369. My friend who is on the transplant list for a liver is taking it,

His Doctor suggested he use it, and my friend's color has improved.

He is stronger now, feeling a little better, no telling when a liver will be coming his way.

I hope he keeps getting better.

[Random_Australian]

370. You know, I really ought to have guessed that it was useful for something.

Chemistry is an amazing subject.

[texanwitch]

373. Here is a few examples.

Kudzu (Pueraria Lobata)


The huge Kudzu root, which can grow to the size of a human, is the source of its medicinal properties. Kudzu root has been known for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine as ge-gen. In traditional Chinese Medicine, kudzu root is used in prescriptions for the treatment of wei, or “superficial syndrome”, a disease that manifests just under the surface of the body. This includes mild fever, thirst, headache, and stiff neck muscles. It is also used traditionally for allergies, migraines, headaches and diarrhea. Practitioners of modern Chinese medicine use kudzu as a treatment for angina pectoris and hypertension.


The herb has been observed to improve cerebral circulation by lowering vascular resistance of the cerebral vessels. Other observed effects include reduction in blood pressure, especially in renal hypertension. It is also reported to be effective in the treatment of earlier stages of deafness and in optic nerve atrophy or retinitis. Extracts of the herb have shown antipyretic and anticonvulsant effects. This herb is used by traditional Chinese physicians to dispel "pathogenic factors" from the superficial muscles, to reduce "heat", to reinforce yang, to promote "eruption", to promote salivation, and to relieve thirst.


For more than 1,300 years, traditional Chinese healers have used an herbal medicine derived from the root of the kudzu vine to treat alcohol abuse. Now Western scientists have extracted two active ingredients from the herb and have determined that they reduced alcohol consumption in animal studies.


Kudzu is rich in the glycoside puerarin and daidzin. Modern scientific researchers are currently investigating the various health benefits of these two phytochemicals.

[Random_Australian]

376. Well then, it does have active ingredients. Oh well, the amount of recipes

for it made me miss! Damn. Oh well, more to learn.

As you can possibly tell, biology is not really my thing.

[Placebo]

367. My loins ache with a burning desire to douse this thread with warm, hot...

coffee.

[Random_Australian]

368. Well, you came within about 3 seconds of me killing you. Coffee good.

[Placebo]

371. Coffee good.

Espresso better.

[Random_Australian]

372. Expresso good. Steak with chips and salad better.

[Placebo]

375. "Chips."

Oh you funny backwards Aussies, will you ever learn?

They're called French Fries.

French. Fries

Or Fries for short.

Fries: Chips:

But, yes, I agree with you about the steak. Mmm, steak.

What do you guys call chips in Australia?

[Random_Australian]

377. French Fries is the term for very, very thin & small chips. (your fries)

Chips are your "fries" , though mostly larger than the ones posted.

Chips in the second sense can be referred to as chips or crisps. But crisp is the pomspeak version, so both are called chips.

What do you call the things we call french fries then?

Why do you always insist on frying rather than baking?

[Placebo]

379. No idea.

But French Fries didn't have a choice, they were born French.

And we fry our "chips" aka FRIES because it's faster and tastier and a lot less healthy.

[Random_Australian]

382. Do you even have them?

[Placebo]

383. Not readily available.

Is it true that FOSTERS isn't really Australian beer?

[Random_Australian]

384. I dunno, but I am pretty sure it is Aussie.

[texanwitch]

380. Frying is a southern thing, we will fry anything.

Ever heard of chicken fried steak and cream gravy. :9

[Random_Australian]

381. Ever heard of something that gives you a heart attack if you look at it?

I just did. btw, the flamewar I am geting into with Ava is completely fake.

[lildreamer316]

387. Yep..

outback cheese fries. kill you to look at them.

[Random_Australian]

388. What are they?

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

484. That's how the last one reproduced. -nt

[texanwitch]

391. I got my kudzu capsules today, will start taking them tomorrow.

I hope they help my hayfever.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

392. Back to the top where it belongs!

Woooooooooo!

[tjwash]

393. That's right...

nt

[texanwitch]

394. Yes

:dem:

[Anarcho-Socialist]

413. Of course

:)

[StellaBlue]

395. :

[texanwitch]

396. I bet some people thought this thread went away. wrong.

I hope everyone here is having a nice holiday, I needed this time off.:crazy:

[El Fuego]

397. Patriotic 4th of July kick!

For the United States of Kudzu.

[texanwitch]

398. Yes theUnited States of Kudzu.

:patriot:

[rug]

399. Spreading all over the world.

[rug]

400. 400!

[texanwitch]

401. Reached 400 on the 4th of July.

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[Book Lover]

402. Post-Fourth-of-July kick

Nothing witty in the message. I just get nervous when the kudzu thread gets past page 2...

[Anarcho-Socialist]

403. Yes!

[Anarcho-Socialist]

404. Time for a big kick!

:kick:

[texanwitch]

405. I think we need kudzu now.

:kick:

[Anarcho-Socialist]

406. Well, gadzooks!!!

[Sanity Claws]

407. It's deja vu all over again

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

408. I miss the original and best Kudzu thread

But I guess this one will have to do.

[StellaBlue]

409. look!

[Jamastiene]

410. You were right!

Roberdel Road Bridge, i think it's called the Jerry McGee bridge now. Since you first started this thread, we now have kudzu crossing the bridge here. The closest kudzu before that was about 4 miles away. We now have to drive over kudzu to get across the bridge and the amazing thing is that it doesn't die with all that traffic driving over it. Weird.

[texanwitch]

411. I am taking my kudzu pills and my hayfever is so much better,

go kudzu.:woohoo:

[Anarcho-Socialist]

412. .

:P

[rug]

414. In passing, there's still shit going on in Lebanon.

[swag]

415. Celebrate good times, come on!

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

416. Yep, DU's working again and I'm by the pool with a Twisted Tea.

I'm blasting Antigone Rising's version of "Fat Bottomed Girls."

If I ignore that Sleater-Kinney broke up, times are good.

[El Fuego]

417. Yay! Kudzu!!!

:bounce:

[progmom]

418. hi

:hi:

[swag]

419. Is it just me

or do my balls itch?

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

420. It's just you.

[swag]

422. Good answer! Good answer!

[rug]

421. This is why the kudzu thread exists.

[swag]

423. Reductionism has its shining moments.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

424. I'm Bullish on Queers. We're Going Places.

[swag]

432. Bullishness justified.

Ida: Have you met any nice boys in the salon?

Gator: They’re all pretty nice.

Ida: I mean any nice queer boys— do you fool with any of them?

Gator: Aunt Ida, you know I dig women.

Ida: Oh, don’t tell me that...

Gator: Christ, let’s not go through this again...

Ida: All those beauticians, and you don’t have any boy dates?

Gator: I don’t want any boy dates!

Ida: Oh, honey, I’d be so happy if you turned nellie...

Gator: Ain’t no way; I’m straight. I like a lot of queers, but I don’t dig their equipment, you know? I like women!

Ida: But you could change! Queers are just better. I’d be so happy if you was a fag, and had a nice beautician boyfriend... I’d never have to worry.

Gator: There ain’t nothing to worry about.

Ida: I worry that you’ll work in an office! Have children! Celebrate wedding anniversaries! The world of heterosexual is a sick and boring life!

[texanwitch]

425. It's back.

I missed the thread.:woohoo:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

426. So how's it going?

I'm doing pretty good myself, except it's damn cold in my basement. I have a cat warming my feet though.

[texanwitch]

428. Hey, looks like we had the same idea.

I doing OK.

I never have been in a basement in a home. I am sitting in a nice cool house, Houston isn't a hotter then normal for summer.
Our summer hasn't been that hot, the nights are really decent.

I am surrounded by animals, 2 dogs and 5 cats. Not all mine but I am the only one home.
:hi:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

429. We have a finished basement, so it's like a huge room filled with "toys."

It just doesn't have windows. It's also way cooler than the rest of the house, even though it doesn't have air conditioning.

[texanwitch]

430. I think having a basement is great, would like to have one but

not down here.

I am glad you have a nice cool place to hang out. The earth does help keep the basement cooler.

We have basements but in buildings, and lots of tunnels. Downtown Houston has lots of tunnels underground connecting buildings.

One can go from building to building without ever walking on a sidewalk.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

431. Part of Douglass College at Rutgers is like that, except no one's supposed

to use them. When I was there, we found a way into the tunnels and would spend hours searching around through the abandoned rooms.

[texanwitch]

433. Thats sounds like fun.

I used to work downtown and knew my way around the tunnels, not anymore.

I got lost, it is hard to have a sense of direction underground.

When we had the great flood in June 2001, a lot of the tunnel system with has stores and places to eat flooded. It took a least a month to pump out the tunnels and underground parking. Downtown Houston is next to a major bayou, and no thought to using flood doors.

[Random_Australian]

427. Kick!

[Jamastiene]

434. Muhahahahahhahahahahaha, Kudzu Thread From Hell lives!!!

It has gotten to the point that I have to drive over it to get home every day. It has covered the bridge now. You are right. It's going places.

[XemaSab]

435. Hard to say no to the kudzu on a night like this!

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

436. I don't have time for kudzu...

I'm off saving the world single-handedly while killing old ladies with pit bulls on the side.

[XemaSab]

437. You know, sometimes you have to take a break

From giving abortions to Mel Gibson's frozen Jewish embryo mistress, Condi.

That's just how it is. :shrug:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

438. Oh yeah, and I was busy promoting pornography too.

[XemaSab]

439. I was making phone calls at dinnertime for Lieberman

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

441. I *gasp* am involved with a gay rights group that actually does something.

We're bad people because we actually get in the news and protest for our rights. And I'm a terrorist because I've been arrested for it.

[XemaSab]

442. Why do you hate America?

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

443. Yep, right now we're focusing on passing the *sob*...

Military Readiness Enhancement Act. Un-American gays that want that right to join the military as gay people.

[XemaSab]

444. And gay pit bulls.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

445. I had incestuous lesbian hamsters once. It really freaked out my mom.

[swag]

440. Yeah, me too. Kudzu ichiban!

[Heidi]

446. Can't help myself.

:kick:

[texanwitch]

447. Heidi in the Kudzu.

:pals:

[Heidi]

448. There's probably

a porn movie by that title. :rofl:

:hug: :pals:

[texanwitch]

452. That would make a good title.

:rofl:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

449. That's because this thread is like...

[Heidi]

450. It's like rose quartz??????1

;)

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

451. Oh yeah...um...rose quartz.

;)

[Heidi]

453. I like to post while I'm tanked up on

rose quartz and lotus incense. Can I get an Ommmmmmmmmmmmmmm? :rofl:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

454. Ommmmmmm.....

[Heidi]

455. Ooooooooooooooooomygawd.

That's a _beautiful_ tat, gf. Is that yours? :wow:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

456. Yeah, one of seven.

[Book Lover]

457. Just a lazy Sunday kick

[momophile]

458. No you did not!

You did...

[rug]

459. Kudzu is now targeting civilians.

[mduffy31]

460. Kudzu

That is all

[swag]

461. Me too.

To paraphrase Bill Gates,

"The ol' Kudzu, she's goin' up."

[texanwitch]

462. Hello swag

Just checked in and saw the kudzu thread.

I can't believe summer is almost over, labor day here we come.

[swag]

463. Yes,

A Mighty Labor Is Our God.

Hi, texanwitch. I hope things go well for you and anybody you happen to care about.

[texanwitch]

465. Everything is going OK.

Just trying to get a few days off to get to Camp Casey, Crawford is only about 5 hours away but I hate to go only for one day.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

464. Yeah, the end of summer sucks.

Haven't even shot anything with a speargun yet.

[swag]

466. Jesus, what's the fuckin' problem? Haven't you even got any raccoons in

that yard?

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

467. Actually, I've never seen a raccoon here.

There is however a turkey that I call Gobbles that comes by everyday, some deer, and a mama bear with three cubs. The spearguns are pretty much just for fish though. We just got them and I'm not quite sure what logic went into my stepdad buying a couple spearguns, but now that we have them...by God, I want to shoot something with it!

[swag]

468. What can you legally get away with?

If you have no raccoons, I have to assume that you live in a practically lawless state!

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

469. I just haven't seen them.

I assume we have them though since something ate the citronella candles. I think only racoons are that fucked up.

I really think I'll just be speargunning some fish. Probably next weekend. I'll go snorkeling off one of the lighthouses and shoot some stuff.

[Jamastiene]

470. Muahahahhahahahahha!

:kick:

[Jamastiene]

471. I know. I know. Stop it already.

I just can't though.

Roberdel Bridge Update:
Township of Roberdel: 1
Kudzu: 0.5 (for now, they cut it back, but I still bet it's gonna come back)

[swag]

472. Did all of you bulls see this?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x5498335

Take that, bears!

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

473. The bullishness is justified.

I wonder what kudzu tastes like.

[xmas74]

474. I think I'll go searching for some.

I'm interested in making the blossom jelly. I'll let you know how it turns out.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

475. Cool. There's no kudzu by me.

Our invasive problem is Canadian Geese.

[xmas74]

476. I'm thinking it might be a viable food source to

augment the grocery bill. It's free and plentiful so...

Dolo said that Alton said it tasted a bit like arugula.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

478. I like arugula.

Damn that kudzu! It's not free and plentiful in NJ or CT.

[xmas74]

481. Someday, when I've finally caught up on all my bills

and find my own house, you can visit me in Missouri and we'll look for kudzu. Sounds like some kudzu would be perfect w/ some wild mushrooms and wild blackberries!

[rug]

479. Paula is boiling it with butter.

[xmas74]

482. Kinda like a wilted spinach salad?

Might not be too bad.

[Haole Girl]

477. Didn't this Kudzu thread die about a month ago?

Is this the 2nd edition, or something?

[texanwitch]

480. This is the second edtion,

You can't kill Kudzu.

[Magrittes Pipe]

483. Well, you can...

...but it keeps coming back!

[LadyoftheRabbits]

485. ...

Just to say I posted on the Kudzu thread... :blush:

[Anarcho-Socialist]

486. Well dag nab it n/t

[progmom]

487. .

:kick:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

488. It's just comforting to see it up there, isn't it?

[Homer Wells]

489. KUDZUUUUUUUUU!!!

Welcome back! Have missed you!
:evilgrin:

[texanwitch]

490. Howdy, everyone.

I am at work, what a way to spend a Saturday night.:hi: