Comments by mordacious1

Comment #262320 by mordacious1 on October 8, 2008 at 10:15 am

Caudi

You are probably right, but McCain's big line last night was "a steady hand on the tiller". This movie might help him with that..

(I'm sinking to new lows here, going out to play with dog)

302. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #262314 by mordacious1 on October 8, 2008 at 10:03 am

"Nailin' Paylin" will be released before the election:

http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/10/07/2008-10-07_new_details_on_larry_flynts_sarah_palin_.html

303. Big Bang or Big Bounce?: New Theory on the Universe's Birth

Comment #262060 by mordacious1 on October 7, 2008 at 10:57 pm

I see Nambu, Kobayashi, ad Maskawa will share the Nobel Prize for Physics for their work on hidden symmetries among elementary particles.

304. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #262053 by mordacious1 on October 7, 2008 at 10:21 pm

Well, after browsing through the various networks, it looks like McCain won the debate...at least according to FOX. The rest of them called it for Obama.

[edit] Did I say Obama? I meant "that one".

305. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #262046 by mordacious1 on October 7, 2008 at 9:42 pm

So there won't be any confusion:

Collateral damage is the unintentional or incidental injury or damage to persons or objects that would not be lawful military targets in the circumstances ruling at the time.

The incidental part may be part of the planned operation.

306. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #262020 by mordacious1 on October 7, 2008 at 8:01 pm

Anyone notice how McCain was gasping for air during the debate? He was either thinking of Palin in a swimsuit or about ready to drop dead.

307. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #261951 by mordacious1 on October 7, 2008 at 4:53 pm

DP

"I don't know. Maybe because all us republicans are just dumb people who don't have dictionaries."

Don't worry, I hear there is going to be a movie out soon based on the book.

308. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #261945 by mordacious1 on October 7, 2008 at 4:45 pm

Laurie

I was thinking "11".

309. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #261942 by mordacious1 on October 7, 2008 at 4:42 pm

DP

Now the question is: Why do the Republicans keep nominating people with double digit IQ's?

310. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #261934 by mordacious1 on October 7, 2008 at 4:34 pm

Obama was also President of the Harvard Law Review...I could just see Palin or McCain in that position.

311. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #261930 by mordacious1 on October 7, 2008 at 4:31 pm

DP

A bit on McCain:

"More is known about Mr. McCain's experience at the United States Naval Academy, where he was a self-described troublemaker and graduated in the bottom 1% of his class. The McCain campaign has declined to release his transcript, saying that his performance at the academy can only be viewed in the context of his larger military career."

312. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #261923 by mordacious1 on October 7, 2008 at 4:20 pm

I graduated sum cum loud. It doesn't mean I'm smarter than those who didn't, I just applied myself more. Bush was busy "blowin' snow" as Palin would say.

313. Leading geneticist Steve Jones says human evolution is over

Comment #261898 by mordacious1 on October 7, 2008 at 3:32 pm

Laurie

Be careful, I told my wife that my son was a mutant once and she told me that he was really a genetic replica of me. Hmmm, not possible, but I got the meaning of her zinger.

314. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #261845 by mordacious1 on October 7, 2008 at 1:48 pm

Has anyone posted this:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,432803,00.html

On the bright side, monocle sales are soaring in Saudi Arabia.

315. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #261839 by mordacious1 on October 7, 2008 at 1:32 pm

Frankus

Was it gramma Garner? (As in James Garner's mom)

316. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #261838 by mordacious1 on October 7, 2008 at 1:29 pm

Al

"...being mavericky."

You have to drop you g's. You are bein' mavericky, darnit.

317. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #261832 by mordacious1 on October 7, 2008 at 1:12 pm

DP

McCain got off lightly in the Keating scandal because he switched from the House to the Senate in the middle of it. The House could no longer censure him because he was no longer a member and the Senate couldn't because the ethic violations were committed while he was in the House. He did get admonished by the Senate for unethical behavior though. His wife, Cyndi, made millions from Keating btw. Not counting all the free vacations and trips on his private jets.

318. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #261799 by mordacious1 on October 7, 2008 at 11:58 am

decius

I think McCain (and his wife Cyndi btw) are slimey creatures and I wouldn't vote for him, but that doesn't mean I'd attack his military service. There is enough dirt on him once he got off the POW plane to fill a large book anyway.

319. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #261795 by mordacious1 on October 7, 2008 at 11:47 am

decius

Your link in post 261676 made me a little queasy. Attacking McCain's war record and time as a POW is too Karl Rovish for me. What he did before Viet Nam and after is fair game but his military record should be honored. I hate this swift boat nonsense. If an Air Force officer wants to hold a grudge because McCain gave in to torture when he didn't, that's between him and McCain. I wouldn't use it in a political campaign though. He served, he suffered, he was lucky to come back alive.

320. Big Bang or Big Bounce?: New Theory on the Universe's Birth

Comment #261782 by mordacious1 on October 7, 2008 at 11:19 am

Also, if you click on the sciam link, the article has links within for clarification, eg. there is a link to an article from 2004 from Lee Smolin.

321. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #261305 by mordacious1 on October 6, 2008 at 4:40 pm

I thought Christopher Davis would like to know that Palin said this:

"They [U.S. soldiers] are also building schools for the Afghan children so that there is hope and opportunity in our neighboring country of Afghanistan."

�"Sarah Palin, speaking to supporters at a fundraising event in San Francisco

CD, you thought you were far away from home and you're right next door the whole time.

322. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #261282 by mordacious1 on October 6, 2008 at 3:48 pm

Oh, I'd like to add this too:

http://my.barackobama.com/page/invite/keatingvideo

More on topic

323. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #261279 by mordacious1 on October 6, 2008 at 3:43 pm

Whew, took awhile catching up. The only thing I'd like to add is on the subject of mascots.

UC Santa Cruz wins hands down. Hard to beat a banana slug. (sorry, couldn't find a good picture to link)

324. Dying of the Light

Comment #260798 by mordacious1 on October 6, 2008 at 3:45 am

It's not the fear of death that most people have a problem with, but the fear of dying. Even believers are scared shitless about having a prolonged painful death. Let's face it, it sucks.

325. Abortion bill's rights 'breach'

Comment #260789 by mordacious1 on October 6, 2008 at 3:32 am

In 1959, my mother-in-law was pregnant with her 5th child, my wife as it turns out. She was a catholic and checked into a catholic hospital. The doctors said that if she gave birth, there was a 90% chance she would die. They would not give her any options because the church always chose the life of the baby over that of the mother. That would have left my father-in-law with 5 young girls to raise on his own. My wife popped out early and it was touch and go for a long time, but both survived. My mother-in-law quit being a catholic the day she left the hospital. I guess if the bastards try to kill you, you can lose your faith rather quickly.

326. Maybe We Should Blame God for the Subprime Mess

Comment #260775 by mordacious1 on October 6, 2008 at 3:14 am

Unfortunately, churches are not alone in doing this. There are a lot of cult-like empowerment groups out there that teach that if you think positively and truly believe that you deserve wealth, that it will come to you. Of course, this involves donating money or paying fees to the group. Life is full of predators, the churches are just the best at this after centuries of practice.

327. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #260619 by mordacious1 on October 5, 2008 at 6:48 pm

Goldy

Followed your link to the Telegraph and got bummed. Saw something about the last survivor of the HMS Hood dying. Just saw him on a PBS special last year. Bummer.

328. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #260609 by mordacious1 on October 5, 2008 at 6:37 pm

Goldy

You have to explain to the wife what cold water does to moobs.

329. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #260602 by mordacious1 on October 5, 2008 at 6:26 pm

Gregg

I predict an unleashing of the Karl Rove nasty, lying-type ads starting soon. It started already with Palin saying that Obama is friends with terrorists. This has worked on some voters before and may work again.

330. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #260586 by mordacious1 on October 5, 2008 at 6:09 pm

Laurie

Good evening to you.

I do not see DP changing whatever mind he has. I was pretty much staying out of it, until he started the 'lefties are anti-american' BS. That kind of thinking really irks me. I've known a lot of great lefty "patriots".

331. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #260582 by mordacious1 on October 5, 2008 at 5:43 pm

"...the far-left there tends to be anti-american socialists."

OK, now I know that you are full of crap. Glad we cleared that up.

332. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #260577 by mordacious1 on October 5, 2008 at 5:30 pm

DP

Do you want to retract your statement that being "far left" is "anti-american"? If you don't, then I have to say that you are full of crap. I guess you get Rush Limbaugh on your radio too.

333. Strippers, armadillos inspire Ig Nobel winners

Comment #260528 by mordacious1 on October 5, 2008 at 4:28 pm

"How exactly would one use Coca-Cola as a contraceptive?"

If you drink enough, you become unattractive.

How do I get funding to study strippers?

334. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #260513 by mordacious1 on October 5, 2008 at 3:57 pm

Btw

Anyone thinking that McCain is the most capable of handling the economic situation and the bail-out issues, should remember that he was a member of the Keating 5 . Also, look up Cyndi McCain's role in that scandal (she made a lot of dough).

335. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #260507 by mordacious1 on October 5, 2008 at 3:53 pm

Hellene

*blushes*

336. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #260483 by mordacious1 on October 5, 2008 at 3:20 pm

Hellene 4785

I've been in discussions with several people here (including Q. Flux) about how much oil is in Alaska. There is probably around 10.2 billion barrels there that is recoverable, and about 120 billion barrels in the rest of the U.S.

[edit] I've also mentioned that it is more important to keep Venezuela selling us their oil, rather than to China. McCain, as far as I know, has no position on this.

337. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #260471 by mordacious1 on October 5, 2008 at 2:58 pm

I missed the spelling bee.

Caudimordax

No one here is spellin' wrong. They're jus' usin' Palinspeak, darnit. *winks*

[edit] *Turns and shows shapely calf to distract from stupid comments*

338. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #260396 by mordacious1 on October 5, 2008 at 12:55 pm

"If you think I'm a fucking idiot then just don't respond to me..."

Hey, don't take the fun out of this site. Responding to fucking idiots is quite enjoyable. *leaves before being responded to*

339. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #260367 by mordacious1 on October 5, 2008 at 11:57 am

Hellene

Both the joke and the issue have been discussed here ad nauseam.

340. Atheist group sues Bush over national prayer day

Comment #260360 by mordacious1 on October 5, 2008 at 11:40 am

thrutraffic

Nope. The government should stay out of it either way.

341. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #260336 by mordacious1 on October 5, 2008 at 10:01 am

Gregg

Your link gave me a headache.

Hellene

Don't mention "Peak Oil"!

342. Atheist group sues Bush over national prayer day

Comment #260327 by mordacious1 on October 5, 2008 at 9:20 am

Some people might consider 'where you sit on a bus' a very minor problem compared with some of the greater issues that blacks faced in the U.S. But the civil rights movement chose Rosa Parks' not giving up her seat as a focus point of their fight. Sometimes small issues that everyone deals with on a daily basis are more powerful than bigger issues that are more abstract.

343. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #260246 by mordacious1 on October 5, 2008 at 1:39 am

For those who missed tonight's SNL debate spoof:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/04/tina-fey-as-sarah-palin-i_n_131964.html

I thought the guy playing Biden nailed it.

344. Frog Jesus

Comment #260189 by mordacious1 on October 4, 2008 at 8:56 pm

Is this the same frog?

http://www.austriantimes.at/index.php?id=8816

345. Frog Jesus

Comment #260186 by mordacious1 on October 4, 2008 at 8:34 pm

Do you know how to baptize a frog?

Put them in knee deep, knee deep, knee deep...

346. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #259766 by mordacious1 on October 3, 2008 at 9:49 pm

Ok, it wouldn't let me put a link in during edit, so:

http://www.ffrf.org/news/

347. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #259763 by mordacious1 on October 3, 2008 at 9:45 pm

I see the FFRF is suing Bush over National Day of Prayer proclamations:

http://www.ffrf.org/news/2008/NationalDayOfPrayer.php

Good luck to them.

[edit] If that link doesn't work, try this:

http://www.ffrf.org/news/

348. 'Space elevator' would take humans into orbit

Comment #259751 by mordacious1 on October 3, 2008 at 8:29 pm

This news is uplifting.

349. Earliest reference describes Christ as 'magician'

Comment #258214 by mordacious1 on October 1, 2008 at 3:35 pm

We must follow the bowl!

No, follow the sandal!

350. Which science book should the next US president read?

Comment #257669 by mordacious1 on September 30, 2008 at 11:36 pm

How about we elect a president capable of reading more than one science book? And if he is reading that book, he should know enough to put it down if we are under attack. Is this too much to ask?