KOEB Meeting -- 01/03/06: The Capital Athletic Foundation Edition

[Patsy Stone]

Ooh, Jack... You sing so beautifully. I have to applaud the name "Capital Athletic Foundation". Sheer genius, and a nice FU to all of all.

[SharonRB]

1. She married a dolphin?

[Patsy Stone]

3. Is that news?

:rofl:

Hey, Sharon. I fear for these miners.

[SharonRB]

5. I'm afraid they're already gone

It's so horrible.

[Mabus]

60. How come she can marry a dolphin but my gay friends can't marry each other

I don't get it.

[Patsy Stone]

66. LOL!

Welcome with your excellent question! :hi:

[Mabus]

73. We just got MSNBC Nov. 1

I've been lurking (and enjoying it) since then.

[SharonRB]

76. We welcome one and all

The more the merrier.

[Berry Cool]

133. Actually, it's not a legal marriage and she knows it.

It's all a joke anyway.

What happened to those miners, I fear, is no joke. :-(

:hi: from Berry Way After the Show...had to make a phone call I'd put off for too long.

[SharonRB]

69. Welcome to the KOEB, Mabus

:hi:

[Mabus]

86. I guess I just outted myself

:blush: I've been lurking.

I remember KO from his ESPN appearances with Dan, or as we like to say it, back when ESPN was more like "Sports Night". I've still got a crush. Now, my husband puts up with me drooling every night.

:hi:

[Olney Blue]

93. Hi Mabus!

I'm a relative newby, and this is a fun place.

Watch out for Botany, though.

[Mabus]

97. No one told me there would be a quiz

I was a history major so I didn't take many science classes. I don't know much about Botany (lame joke).

I've been reading this forum since mid-November when I found it. There are a lot of great people here.

:hi:

[SharonRB]

100. Either you're a fast learner from reading us for a while or

you have natural snark.

[Mabus]

113. It's the Keith connection

You have to be of a certain mind set to really appreciate KO. He has a multidimensional grasp of the world around us and communicates the absurdity of it all. His fans understand this and comment appropriately. He's also a wise ass. His fans understand this and comment appropriately.

[SharonRB]

115. Exactly!

You'll be a welcome addition to our little group.

[Berry Cool]

137. I think you hit the nail on the head, Mabus.

To be a fan of KO, it helps not to take a lot of life too seriously...except for the part that more people SHOULD take seriously. Keith seems to follow the philosophy of the Absurdity Prayer:

"Lord grant me the ability to laugh at the absurdity of the world wherever it exists, the courage to change the problems of the world that really do need changing, and the wisdom to know the difference."

Or something like that.

[Mabus]

146. Absurdity is what makes life bearable at times

otherwise I would have destroyed the world a long time ago. I like to stick around to see what happens next.

[Mabus]

162. P.S. Please don't tell Keith I said "bear"

:rofl:

[gkhouston]

166. generally speaking

the more dimensions you have, the wiser your ass gets. :7

(or was that wider?)

[Mabus]

179. For me -- wider

thank FSM for sweat pants.

[Patsy Stone]

96. Fitting in on all counts

immediately. :)

[Mabus]

116. Yes

but is that a good thing? :scared:

[SharonRB]

119. Absolutely!

[Patsy Stone]

121. Sweetie, darling!

It's Absolutely Fabulous.

[bleever]

127. RevCheesehead is pretty free with the absolution, whenever you

think you need it.

:hi:

[Mabus]

131. Naw, I got a deal with FSM

The Flying Spaghetti Monster has agreed to give me a ten minute warning before my demise. I get to say "Excuse me", all will be forgiven and I get to take my place back amongst those delicious (and comfortably warm) noodly appendages. FSM knows it isn't my fault that I'm the anti-Christ and is pretty reasonable about it.

[gkhouston]

167. well, let's just say it's not a surprising thing. Welcome! n/t

[Berry Cool]

134. Many welcomes, Mabus!

You don't HAVE to have a crush on Keith to fit in here, but...if I have anything to say about it, you will not automatically be considered a drooling idiot just because you find him, er, hot. :blush: (After all, I resemble that remark.)

[Clark2008]

80. Look! It's the anti-Christ!

:hi: Mabus... just teasing you a bit.

Welcome to KOEB (osa)MABUS(h). ;)

[Mabus]

89. I've got to have *some* hobbies you know

I can't spend all my time helping to bring about the apocalypse. I unwind by watching KO.

Do you think he'd let me do a promo?


BTW: MABUS = US MBA = W (don't tell anyone ;) )

[bleever]

135. Maybe if you lock one hypnotic eye on the camera and tell people

that they will love it, and that "It's much better than Cats".

[Patsy Stone]

141. Better than CATS?

Now, them's fightin' words! Singing: "Midnight, and the kitties are sleeping..."

Sorry. I've never actually seen Cats, so maybe it would be better. :)

[Mabus]

144. LOL

and I tell them that they will come "back again and again and again..."

I like it.

[SharonRB]

2. I sure hope they keep Abramoff under protective custody

and a suicide watch. I'm concerned for his life.

[Patsy Stone]

6. Did you see the frum hat he was wearing

when he left court? Boss Hijack on his way to shul. :)

[SharonRB]

9. Actually, on Tweety's show they talked about how he's

an observant Jew. I had no idea he was orthodox. They said he used to show up in Congress with a yarmulke and a beard. Tweety said, "I guess he doesn't believe in the ten commandments." I guess not.

[Patsy Stone]

14. Yep, totally Orthodox

Which is why it was funny that he hung out with all the Born Agains. Politics, bedfellows, you know.

[SharonRB]

15. Well, they do have a lot in common

The fundies need Israel for the Rapture.

[Olney Blue]

17. He was an unorthodox orthodox, I would say.

:hi:

Hi Ms. RB!

[SharonRB]

18. LOL

:rofl:

You're so right, Olney.

[Berry Cool]

138. So what you're saying, Patsela, is he's a Jewish gangster?

All bank robberies must take place well before sundown on the Sabbath, or he'll be forced to walk home rather than drive the getaway car?

[Patsy Stone]

139. Like Hyman Roth

"I'm just a retired investor with a pension, I went to Israel because as a Jew I wanted to live there in my twilight years."

He probably travels with people who can turn on the lights and take the gun (but leave the cannoli).

Hey, Berry! :hi:

[Berry Cool]

161. OH absolutely, the cannoli MUST be left. :-)

Hey, Patsela! :hi:

[Clark2008]

20. My honey just said the same thing.

:hi: Sharon.

:hi: Pats

[Olney Blue]

22. Hi Clark!

:hi:

[Clark2008]

24. Hi Olney!

:hi:

[SharonRB]

23. Hey, Clark

:hi:

How many days until the nuptials?

[Clark2008]

32. Just four.

The Countdown (no pun intended in THIS thread) is on.

:loveya:

[SharonRB]

34. Wow!

Mazel Tov to you and Gavin!

[Clark2008]

39. This week is going to drag, drag, drag.

Today's workday seemed to last the length of two.

[SharonRB]

41. Are you working all week?

[Clark2008]

47. Yep - just taking a half-day off on Friday.

Really there's not that much to do because it's such a small wedding and working makes the days go by slightly faster.

I can't imagine sitting here and being nervous all week. :)

[gkhouston]

169. Hon, you got nothin' to be nervous about

you got your bestest Christmas present ever all ready and eager to say "I do". I'm sure everything will be fine, especially since you, unlike a certain pop-eyed non-bride who shall remain nameless, aren't looking to have a pull-out-all-the-stops "perfect picturebook wedding". That way lies madness, IMHO.

[Patsy Stone]

48. Mazel Tov!

:toast: That's wonderful! :hug:

[bleever]

95. Best wishes on your upcoming nuptials, Clark!

And, may your Countdown be free of the Worst Persons in the World.

[gkhouston]

168. I don't think that 30-40 pounds of "recent weight gain"

that Dana referred to is all doughnuts -- I'm guessing some of that bulk is Kevlar.

[Olney Blue]

4. Hi Ms. Stone!

:hi:

[Patsy Stone]

7. Hey, Ms. Blue!

:hi:

[bunny planet]

8. Hola Chicas!!! Happy New Year!

Hi Keef!

[Patsy Stone]

10. Feliz Ano Nuevo a ti, bunny!

It's starting off with a bang.

[bunny planet]

19. Oh Tish, I love it when you speak Spanish.

Sad story to come back to. It doesn't look good for these miners.
Isn't this the second mining disaster during Mr. Bush's Presidency. I remember the first one having a happy ending. Sure hope this one does.

[Olney Blue]

27. Hi Bunny- I agree, it doesn't look good for the miners.

They haven't detected any movement or noise for a while, and the CO2
level is too high. :(

[Berry Cool]

140. It's not the CO2, it's the CO.

CO2=carbon dioxide...not poisonous in and of itself, but can suffocate you if you have nothing else to breathe because you need oxygen.

CO=carbon monoxide...poisonous...actively sucks oxygen OUT of your blood and hence deprives your vital organs of it until you die.

Just a little science refresher there.

Either way, it doesn't look good. :cry:

[SharonRB]

12. Happy New Year, Bunny!

How's the laptop?

[bunny planet]

31. I love my lappy-toppy.

Only problem is, I'm having trouble streaming Stephanie. I downloaded Windows Media Player for Mac but I'm just learning why Bill Gates was dragged into anti-trust court, he doesn't want Mac users to be able to use proprietary programs, or he's making it very difficult. Anybody have Macknowledge about how to get Windows Media Player to work or any suggestions for streaming on a Mac?

[SharonRB]

38. I have no clue -- I've never used a Mac

except in an Illustrator class I took once. I hated it. I'm sure there are some people on DU who would be able to help you, though.

[ralps]

49. Hi bunny planet, What version of windows media player do you have?

as far as Stephanie Miller streaming goes I use this webstream to listen to her. She's on from 8am to 11am central time http://madisonmix.com/main.html
:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo:

[bunny planet]

56. I've tried three different steams so far. I'll try that one tomorrow Ralps

I think I have the latest version of WMP for Mac downloaded but it didn't work with any of those stations streams or with AAR either. So no Malloy for me from midnight to one unless I'm working late in my studio where my ancient PC is. I'm going to try and download Real Player for Mac for that.

[ralps]

You can also listen to Mike Malloy through radiopower.org

that station is a part of the radio section of iTunes, the Talk radio section. Here is the website http://www.radiopower.org/talkradio/
:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo:

[bunny planet]

72. thank you luv.

[ralps]

98. My windows media player is series 9 for Mac OS X. It works fine with

my Mac OS X (panther) 10.3.9 :hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo:

[Berry Cool]

142. I just open up WMP and it works...unless it's set up to work only in

Windoze version. :banghead:

I prefer RealPlayer and QuickTime, though.

[gkhouston]

170. does it have to be Media Player?

what about Real Player?

[WolverineDG]

75. hi bunny!

:hangover: thanks for the wakeup call the other day.... ;) glad to see you back online!

dg

[ralps]

11. Hi Patsy, Hi Everyone

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo:

[SharonRB]

13. CSPAN is doing a two-hour special on Abramoff

starting now and running to 10. I may just watch the first half of Countdown. The second half is usually fluff anyway.

[Olney Blue]

21. Sounds like a channel-flipping kind of night.

[Patsy Stone]

25. Yes, I want to see it.

But unless I watch it on the other computer (we have a TV card installed), I can't.
I must give up the TV after Countdown since the Orange Bowl is on and is currently playing on said computer. :)

[SharonRB]

28. I just switched during the commercial

It's actually THREE hours, not two. Wow -- they must really go into it in great detail.

[Muffstser]

16. Those poor miner's families.

My heart breaks for those folks; I can't even imagine what that must be like.

[Olney Blue]

30. I know- its too sad.

Hi Muffster.

:hi:

[Berry Cool]

143. It has got to be hard living the kind of life where it seems you have few

alternatives but to go to work in a coal mine like everyone else you know has done forever.

If you have read the book "Rocket Boys" or seen the movie "October Sky" (the titles are anagrams for each other; how cool is that?), you get a feeling for what it's like to grow up in that world and have dreams of doing something else. Life is dangerous, but working in a coal mine is especially so. :scared:

[bunny planet]

26. Love the Abramoff Chapeau, the newest fashion among indictees.

[Olney Blue]

50. He looked like a mobster!

[SharonRB]

55. And your point is?

[Olney Blue]

62. I've lived in the DC area for many years, and I

haven't seen many men wearing hats like that- he just looked like
a character in an old-fashioned mobster movie.

[SharonRB]

67. I know -- I was just being sarcastic

[Olney Blue]

79. OK! Sorry, I tend to be very "literal"!

:)

[bunny planet]

58. Exactly! How appropriate is that.

[Patsy Stone]

59. It's his goin' to shul hat.

All that money and he only has one hat?

[SharonRB]

70. He probably has a closet full of them

[WolverineDG]

83. that was my thought when i saw the hat

if he were christian, i'd say he's playing the jesus card. it's amazing how many high-level crooks like him "find God" the second they're indicted for playing fast & loose with the 10 Commandments...is that considered taking the Lord's name in vain? :think:

dg

[Patsy Stone]

29. Okay, and I haven't formally complained about tonight's tie, yet.

Allow me to do so now: Yuck!

[bleever]

35. It looks like something created when an ice cream truck crashed.

Time to dispatch the KOEB emergency tie-buying team to NYC.

:thumbsup:

[SharonRB]

40. We're on the case, Bleev

And maybe we can deliver it in person. (Yeah, right, like we could get anywhere near his apartment.)

[bunny planet]

42. That's the same tie we always love to hate.

It is cacaphony in poiple minor.

[SharonRB]

43. I hate this whole outfit. n/t

[bunny planet]

51. You'll get no argument from me. Good thing we love him so much, sometimes

the wardrobe choices are not thrilling.

[Berry Cool]

145. I don't have so much of a problem with it.

I keep thinking I'd like to eat the tie. It looks like yummy ice cream.

But I did think Keith's suit looked especially ill-fitting and wrinkly tonight. Bizarre. The buttons also sometimes looked as if they were about to pop off. Like his tum-tum had grown a couple of sizes between last night and tonight.

[gkhouston]

171. yeah, and you know what?

that's probably the best combination he's done so far with this particular suit. If the Tie Purchasing Posse could perhaps focus its efforts on finding a tie for this suit, that might be a Good Thing, no?

[Patsy Stone]

52. Ah, that one

With the famous "Pistachio Chorus"?

[bleever]

61. LOL. There you go, showing off your fancy arts education.

:hi:

[WolverineDG]

87. it's easter in january

damn, hasn't he found a tie to go with that suit YET?

dg

[Berry Cool]

147. Don't give him ideas, Wolfie

unless you want to see him in a pink suit...

Can't you see him now..."My tailor told me pink was the new black!"

:loveya: Keith, but we still josh on you sometimes.

[gkhouston]

172. no, he hasn't

this, sad to say, might be the best contender so far, with the possible exception of that striped tie he used to wear with his other brown suit.

[SharonRB]

33. WTF

Abramoff doesn't even make the #4 story? I can understand the miners being #5, but come on, Keith. I want to change the channel.

[Clark2008]

44. Maybe they're having to wait on their guests - whoever they

might be.

That happens in live television - and I'm sure all the "experts" are being taxed on this issue, just now.

[SharonRB]

46. Yeah, I already saw Craig and Pete Williams on Tweety

[gkhouston]

173. if it wasn't 5, it's gotta be 3

it seems like the "meat" stories are usually either at the top of the hour or the top of the half-hour.

[bunny planet]

36. Little Snottie's mom left the GOP to run for office in Texas.

Maybe you should think about doing that too Chummy McSharkbait, leaving the party, not running for office. Gawd no.

[WolverineDG]

90. everyone's in a tizzy over that

delay even drew a couple of republican challengers for his primary race. :evilgrin:

dg

[Greylyn58]

37. Evening All

Hope everyone is doing well and that your New Years was great.

This story about the miners sends shivers down me. My dad's father was a coal miner in West Virginia as was his father. Thankfully, my dad found he couldn't do that kind of work(tried it for 6mos--claustrophobic) and joined the Marine Corps instead.

I'm really praying for all of these miners and their families.

[Olney Blue]

45. Hi Greylyn!

I'm glad your Dad got out of the mines.

[Clark2008]

53. A male dolphin named Cindy.

:crazy:

A private moment? :silly:

[Patsy Stone]

54. You say that like it's a bad thing.

:rofl:

[Clark2008]

63. I would think Cindy would smell like fish...

Take that pun in any way you wish. :evilgrin:

[Berry Cool]

148. I still think it's a case of animal cruelty

to name a male dolphin Cindy.

[gkhouston]

174. maybe it's spelled Sindhe and is a male name in that country. n/t

[Patsy Stone]

57. I wondered what happened with Clinton's mom!

LOFL! Mama said knock you out.

All of a sudden, I see them escorting his mother down to the sidelines. :rofl:

[Berry Cool]

149. LOL...

Dan Patrick was talking about this on his show today and playing "Mama Said Knock You Out." I hadn't heard that song in years.

Too bad KO's mom didn't take the same attitude toward Chuck Knoblauch! "Hit ME in the face with a baseball, will you?"

[Patsy Stone]

64. How to win friends and influence people

I still have read the whole plea, but I can't wait.

[Clark2008]

68. When are we gonna get names?

I've heard the ones floating around, but when do we get confirmation?

[SharonRB]

74. I think it's going to take a while to unfold before we get names

Although Alice Fisher, the assistant attorney general for the DOJ, said things are moving quickly.

[Patsy Stone]

Here's Dana...

I hope so and I'm itchin' to read all the good bits.

DeLay, Ney (Rep. #1) and who knows. :woohoo:

[gkhouston]

175. we'll get names when the indictments are made. n/t

[Berry Cool]

150. I was getting a little afraid there

that Keith was going to induct Abramoff into the Apology Hall of Fame.

OK, roll the overused video for the 1,000th time this past two weeks...

[bunny planet]

65. Never trust a man with no lips.

'He's going down hard but he's not going down alone.' I like the sound of that. Please take Delay, Reed, and Norquist with you, please.

[Patsy Stone]

71. Norquist and Reed

Really, along with Ney and DeLay, could you come up with a skeevier bunch to hang out with Jack?

OMG! He's responsible for Red Scorpion??? That does it! Throw away the key.

[Berry Cool]

151. Anyone responsible for ANY Dolph Lundgren movie

probably deserves serious consideration for the death penalty.

[Clark2008]

77. From Cindy the Dolphin to Congressional Big Fish.

This Countdown sure is a deep sea expedition!

:rofl:

[Berry Cool]

152. Uh-oh, don't say "deep sea expedition."

Seems Keith's appearance on that "Surface" show last night ruffled some feathers from someone on the Huffington Post who thought it was free advertising for NBC News/MSNBC/MSNBC.com.

In other words, Keith's a shill. Ohh, the pain, the shame! Next thing you know, he'll be doing ads for SANDWICHES! Telling us all about the three ooey-gooey cheeses and urging us to EAT SOMETHING!

[bleever]

78. I think Abramoff was wearing a bullet-proof vest under that coat.

Looking to avoid an awkward Jack Ruby-Lee Harvey Oswald moment.

[Patsy Stone]

81. And good for him for that

No small planes, Jack. :scared:

[Olney Blue]

84. Yes, since he knows that everyone in the GOP carries a gun!

[SharonRB]

88. Interesting theory -- you could be right

I just hope they're protecting him well. I'd hate to see something bad happen to him.

[gkhouston]

176. I wouldn't be surprised if the Justice Department

already has extensive depositions from Abramoff, just in case he disappears or tries to change his tune.

[Greylyn58]

82. Abramoff is pure scum!!!

And he deserves to be put under the jail and I hope he brings down half of the Repugs in Congress!!!

What a despicable human being!!!

[SharonRB]

109. I'm so ashamed that he's Jewish

Gives us a bad name.

[Patsy Stone]

112. Along with Ari

a bad stain... (sigh)

[Olney Blue]

130. My Jewish girlfriends said the same thing....

but I think of it more as the corruption of our political system- and when
you think about it, look at what the fundamentalist Christians have done.
The blood on the shrub's hands makes JA look like a boy scout!

[SharonRB]

132. I know -- it's just that we're such a minority that when

one of ours goes astray like this we take it much more personally. Also, anti-Semites tend to use people like Abramoff as examples.

[Olney Blue]

136. Yes, some people wallow in their hate and prejudice...

and they waste our time.

But I understand your feeling. As a native Alabamian, some of the comments about the South on DU have
made me wince!

[Berry Cool]

153. Olney, if you don't like what they say about Alabama

you should see what they say on DU about Ohio.

I have pretty much had it with being called a backwards hick from a backwards state that deserves to lose all the soldiers it has lost in Iraq because we, the voters, all voted for * and are singlehandedly responsible for his re-election.

Especially when I'm convinced our election was probably stolen.

Please! Ohio is not all like that! There are good people! Even in (and I'm really stretching here)...Cincinnati.

Yes, Cincinnati.

[Olney Blue]

163. I have good friends in Ohio! My friend worked her ass off for Kerry

in Wooster, and continues to wear a Kerry button on her winter coat.

Along the lines of this discussion, I have learned to quickly leave any thread
where flaming begins that I consider a personal attack (especially on Dem
politicians). I don't understand why people do this on DU. Spirited debate
on issues is fun, but man, I feel uncomfortable with some of the things that are said!

[bunny planet]

85. Firedoglake had an important post today making the distinction between

politicians who have received campaign contributions from Abramoff and those that traded favors and delivered legislation in exchange for money. I also heard Abramoff has the Marianas Island nefarious dealings off the table for this prosecution. Nice to hear that Ronny Earle supoenaed everything about this case today as soon as the plea deal was in place.

[SharonRB]

92. Yeah, I read all that on DU earlier today

BTW, Bunny, I answered your e-mail re: New York. You don't have to do anything. We're still at the same hotel in the 2BR suite, so you're all set. DG and I (and maybe Gogi) are the only ones staying Sunday night, I think, so we'll have to change our reservation to a smaller room for Sunday, but we're all set for Friday and Saturday.

Just 7 weeks now! I can't wait.

[bunny planet]

94. Yippee!!!! For some reason I didn't get that email. Thanks for the update.

[SharonRB]

99. I just responded within the last half hour or so.

[bunny planet]

91. Oh Keef, you are having fun with this. LOL, Jihadhi of the week.

Letterman has been ragging on this administration, and Keef shows lots of the clips.

[Patsy Stone]

101. BIG GIANT HEAD!

Permanently bronzed is right! OMG.

[SharonRB]

103. And of course that Crowne Plaza was in.....

FLORIDA!!!

[Berry Cool]

155. Yet another topic on Dan Patrick's show.

Sports-lovin' kids forced to put up with sports-lovin' adults...

[Kolesar]

105. If people cared about the private lives of news people...

...then you would be working the change booth at a video arcade, Bill O'Reilly

[Patsy Stone]

108. So, so good!

Hey, TBA! :hi:

[Kolesar]

114. Howdy Olberfanns and Olberettes!

:bounce:

[Patsy Stone]

117. What words would you ban?

I also have to add "skill set". I hate that phrase.

[SharonRB]

122. So we can't say "Big Dawg" anymore?

[Patsy Stone]

123. Also, I hate "I'll tell you what"

That's crept into everything. I'm amazed at how often I hear it. From NASCAR to the news.

[SharonRB]

124. I forgot how many years Lake Superior State U (in Michigan)

has been doing this. They've retired a lot of phrases in past years.

[Kolesar]

129. Marketers in Cleveland started saying Dawg because Dog was copyrighted

...by the Cleveland Browns football team. That was back in the days of Hanford Dixon and Frank Minnefield, the best defensive backfield team since the Raider's Hayes and Haines. They would start barking after they shut down the receivers in coverage, and that's where the whole Cleveland Dog Pound thing started. They got on the cover of Sports Illustrated doing a high five. Ahh, those were the days.

[Berry Cool]

158. Yeah, but didn't the University of Georgia use it even earlier?

I say this with some sense of history. I grew up in the glory days of the Dawg Pound. Ah, memories...

[Berry Cool]

157. Howdy TBA!

Always good to see you!

[Berry Cool]

156. Yet there was something ironic about Keith saying that people don't

care about the private lives of newspeople...doncha think? :rofl:

He should have said "...Except, of course, for those perverts over at the KOEB. They track every move I make."

[Berry Cool]

154. Poor Bill, he only won the bronze tonight.

He's slipping.

I, for one, miss his Santa hat. :cry:

[Patsy Stone]

102. Yes, again, Florida

Crowne Plaza Orlando. Swingers and soccer kids. :)

[gkhouston]

177. what is it about Orlando?

I went to a conference there once. At the convention center (which is enormous) they had simultaneously scheduled a computing conference, a scientology conference, and a porn conference. The porn people didn't faze us, but some of those scientologists were :scared:

[RevCheesehead]

180. LOL

Gee, you didn't "accidentally" get lost and wander into the wrong meeting room, did ya? :evilgrin:

[gkhouston]

181. nope. Maybe if the porn thing had been right next to us

instead of on the far side of the scientology conference, I would have visited their exhibit floor but it was too daunting a prospect and my feet were tired.

[ralps]

104. yay!!! Bill O'Lielly is on the worst person list again!! LOL

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo: :rofl: :rofl:

[bunny planet]

106. And the war against Bill O'Leilly (not Christmas) continues.

You go Keef. Taking change at the bridge and tunnels is way too good a gig for Loofahhead. How many times has Ol BigheadBill been on the worst person in the world line-up so far? Anybody keeping track?

[SharonRB]

107. I wish we had been

It's got to be at least once or twice a week. And sometimes he takes two or all three of the spots.

[bunny planet]

111. No worries, I'm sure KO will update us on the totals at some point. He's

really enjoying it.

[ralps]

120. Liveoaktx has been archiving the various worst persons in the world

videos for a while so maybe someone could check it out? :hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo: :shrug:

[Patsy Stone]

110. I submit for the list: "pushing the envelope"

I don't know if it's banned, but it ought to be.

[SharonRB]

118. That's so true about "Breaking News"

They say it for everything, especially on the local news, and 99.9% of the time it's some minor news story.

[Kolesar]

128. "the" blogs

Like we are Borg, or something. For the record, the best place on the internet is a message board, not a "blog" and it's called the Democratic Underground. There is no egocentric Eschatonakos telling us all what to think. Although that Skinner gets kind of schoolmarmish at times...like during the primaries. But still !!

[Olney Blue]

125. Throaty says a body has been found in the mine.

Twelve others not found yet. Wow, this is going to be bad news.

[Berry Cool]

159. Yeah, and Throaty is going to be secretly thrilled

as she milks it for all the heartbreak she can get. After all, she can smell that Emmy.

"It's interesting when people die, gives us dirty laundry." :-(

[Olney Blue]

164. Yes, and it burns me that Throaty had higher ratings than Keith!

[bunny planet]

126. I certainly could have come up with a more annoying list of overused

phrases than that guy. Unfortunately at the moment, I can't think of any of them.

[Berry Cool]

160. Here's my favorite one from work: "best practices."

Oh my goodness. If I could take THAT one and toss it out the window.

No one talks anymore about figuring out what works well and then telling others about it, so they can do the same. Nope. Everyone "shares best practices." :scared:

[Gogi]

165. 'Shot execution-style' especially when uttered by a bubble-headed...

bleached blonde and 'three troops were killed in Iraq', tell me, when did the plural noun 'troop' come to mean the singular 'soldier'? 'Chilling' which is used every night by Mandy Murphy on the local Faux News broadcast and which she accompanies with that irritating little shake of her head. I'm sure I can think of some more but these are the ones that irritate me the most.:banghead:

Mandy Murphy's delivery can best be described as 'unctious'.

KO:hi:

[gkhouston]

178. paradigm.

one of those words that has been used so often, and so inappropriately, that it has lost meaning.