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pacalo

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42. She has a talent for good, snarky writing
Fri Jun 6, 2014, 01:54 AM
Jun 2014

but she seems to have sold out her talents to the wrong ideological side when she hasn't been writing about the science-fiction behavior of the Republicans for over a decade. Rod Serling would have been inspired!



It tells me we need to legalize the stuff Warpy Jun 2014 #1
Back in the 70's we would use 15 dollar an ounce Mexican Pot B Calm Jun 2014 #22
I knew farmers who specilized in indoor sinsemilla back in the 70s Warpy Jun 2014 #23
"No plant should be declared illegal, not pot, not poppies and not coca." nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #79
In early '67 a friend and I bought a $10 lid, which we stashed at his house pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #32
That's why you buy them from a professional... SomethingFishy Jun 2014 #69
Or at least an experienced amateur. I've baked some delicious (and potent) cookies myself. nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #80
In college I ate a pot brownie and was catatonic for 18 hours. I couldn't see clearly and someone Pisces Jun 2014 #93
I'd been saying for some time that she was an obnoxious nitwit, and here she goes and with MADem Jun 2014 #2
And another lesson... pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #4
Pass it over ..... to me!!!! MADem Jun 2014 #5
Can I have a bite too? TexasTowelie Jun 2014 #6
Why not? You get a bite... pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #7
Ha ha ha!! Quick, grab that thang from "Mo Do" before she chows the whole thing down all by MADem Jun 2014 #9
I think calling her a journalist is a bit strong, gossip columnist more like. trublu992 Jun 2014 #3
True, however DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #8
I wonder if the cannabis was heated to make the chocolate eridani Jun 2014 #10
It's THC-A until it is heated or stored for long periods. DeSwiss Jun 2014 #12
Getting sleepy isn't psychoactive, but it sure the hell is an effect n/t eridani Jun 2014 #14
It helps me, that's for sure. DeSwiss Jun 2014 #18
''....blaming everyone BUT herself...''' DeSwiss Jun 2014 #11
If she went to report on the drugs they use to torture deathrow inmates to death in Oklahoma, jtuck004 Jun 2014 #13
I'll bet she (or anyone else) wouldn't last long shooting barbiturates... nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #81
Moral of the story: Smoke it, don't eat it Freddie Jun 2014 #15
no can do Doctor_J Jun 2014 #17
And chronic (no pun intended) cough here Retrograde Jun 2014 #33
I use edibiles too...about 50mg is good noiretextatique Jun 2014 #44
50mg is a lot for some people... SomethingFishy Jun 2014 #67
I know...chronic pain noiretextatique Jun 2014 #72
Umm, no that's not the moral. DeSwiss Jun 2014 #20
you ate too much noiretextatique Jun 2014 #63
Smoking is gross, and unhealthy. Maybe vape but never smoke. nt Logical Jun 2014 #84
The NYT editors are fools, too, for not recognizing Dowd's ineptness & allowing it to print. pacalo Jun 2014 #16
I'm convinced Dowd has dossiers with embarassing photos Retrograde Jun 2014 #34
She has a talent for good, snarky writing pacalo Jun 2014 #42
There are some folks that MJ is just the wrong choice Android3.14 Jun 2014 #19
And most of those are the strongest proponents whistler162 Jun 2014 #21
Yes, and they voted Republican and eventually turned to religion Warpy Jun 2014 #24
I reacted badly to pot when I tried it Crunchy Frog Jun 2014 #39
Then we're on the same page Warpy Jun 2014 #59
What is displayed on booze?? nt Logical Jun 2014 #85
You're going to legalize the stuff you gotta do it right. Informative labeling is a must. bklyncowgirl Jun 2014 #25
your point was true, but DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #27
No labels on beer! nt Logical Jun 2014 #86
"And the ones that mother gives you don't do anything at all---" randr Jun 2014 #26
don't toke with her arely staircase Jun 2014 #28
Total BS Strelnikov_ Jun 2014 #29
"Gold" is likened to a 5-star restaurant dinner... pacalo Jun 2014 #45
it was lovely stuff, as I recall. Warpy Jun 2014 #101
She was bent on a getting a buzz on. intheflow Jun 2014 #30
That's another thing about her botched work: If she wanted to write an accurate analysis pacalo Jun 2014 #48
Wonder if that's what Zeppelin meant by "a pocket full of gold"... nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #82
It tells me that she is as smart as your average cat. Throd Jun 2014 #31
Operator error.... Bigmack Jun 2014 #35
What I got from this is Jamaal510 Jun 2014 #36
I know this will be an extremely unpopular view here, but Crunchy Frog Jun 2014 #37
I believe the state legislature is working on the edibles issue. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2014 #38
I certainly hope so. Crunchy Frog Jun 2014 #40
ok, I will raise you one DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #41
I just think that if she hadn't acted with such naivete Crunchy Frog Jun 2014 #43
apology accepted, but one caveat DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #46
My prescription bottle for my anti-anxiety medication Crunchy Frog Jun 2014 #50
Alcohol and pot can have a somewhat synergistic effect. nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #83
labelling is becoming more common...and extensive in CA noiretextatique Jun 2014 #47
It's alot easier to eat a candy bar Crunchy Frog Jun 2014 #49
it's already done DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #57
indeed...great response noiretextatique Jun 2014 #62
Not really comparable, no. Crunchy Frog Jun 2014 #73
you cannot leave medical marijuana around children noiretextatique Jun 2014 #61
How about making it look more Crunchy Frog Jun 2014 #74
now you are being silly noiretextatique Jun 2014 #75
Meh, I don't think I am being silly, but Crunchy Frog Jun 2014 #76
yes...if you take 18x the dosage noiretextatique Jun 2014 #90
What, you mean if I ate 18 cough drops I would trip out for 8 hours? Crunchy Frog Jun 2014 #94
I could be for an idiot proof label DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #77
Dowd is a shill noiretextatique Jun 2014 #91
well, to be fair DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #96
agreed...she is an idiot noiretextatique Jun 2014 #100
What is on a bottle of whisky? nt Logical Jun 2014 #87
If I sat in a hotel room and in a few hours quaffed Tsiyu Jun 2014 #51
I don't believe a word of anything she writes. Live and Learn Jun 2014 #52
Told me she wants the world to know she wears green corduroy jeans, merrily Jun 2014 #53
I had never seen the original before. Live and Learn Jun 2014 #54
One of many reasons I love the net. You can find almost anything on it. merrily Jun 2014 #55
We should outlaw prescription drugs because of Rush IronLionZion Jun 2014 #56
what dowd was actually told DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #58
So she basically played dumb Tsiyu Jun 2014 #60
she's manipulating non-users noiretextatique Jun 2014 #65
It's so ridiculous that anyone would listen to her Tsiyu Jun 2014 #70
I concur noiretextatique Jun 2014 #71
I knew that shill was lying about not be informed noiretextatique Jun 2014 #64
let put this part in boldface DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #66
Her story was a sensationalist piece of crap. SomethingFishy Jun 2014 #68
the internet reacts! DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #78
IMHO, "Ms" Dowd chervilant Jun 2014 #88
yes DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #89
and she lived. what would 18 doses of oxy noiretextatique Jun 2014 #92
lol ellisonz Jun 2014 #95
I would never assume.. sendero Jun 2014 #97
an ax to grind DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #98
And frankly.. sendero Jun 2014 #99
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