KOEB Meeting

[Patsy Stone]

Anyone here?

And KO, we really do love you for your mind, your snarkiness and your sense of humor. It's not our fault you look like you do. Also, we're gonna talk about your clothes because you're on TV, and we're women and we have some ideas. :loveya:

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. hiya

[Patsy Stone]

3. Hi!

I don't know how many we'll have. We may be very light tonight. I chose KO over Simon -- but I am taping AI. I admit it. :)

[Clark2008]

38. Patsy, it's finally happened...

I've found something on which we don't agree.

I'm not a reality show watcher and American Idol turns my stomach!

LOL!

However, if we were all exactly alike, the world would be a pretty boring place!

:hug: You're still my bud, though!

And this thread needs more :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

51. Agreed to disagree! :)

:loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya:

And that leaves more Simon for me. Although, these days I don't know when I'll have the time to fit him into the schedule.

Wascally Wabbit? Oh, that man! :loveya:

[RevCheesehead]

175. ditto, Clarkie, ditto!

[Clark2008]

194. A little bit of TRIVIA about moi...

Tina Wesson is my neighbor.

:wow:

And, yet, I've never seen ONE complete episode of "Survivor."

On edit: the part of the Survivor show I saw was where she won because I knew she had. Shhhhh....

[Shopaholic]

199. Cool story Clark!

I liked Tina. She seemed like good folk. I hope she is in real life! I'm a Survivor freak.

[Clark2008]

205. She is. We always end up at the grocery store at the same time

and she always fawns over my son (who doesn't? LOL!)

She doesn't live right next door, she lives directly across the park from me.

The reason everyone knew she'd won is this: this is a nice, middle class neighborhood. Everyone here works hard for what they have. We're the typical "one or two paychecks away from disaster" people. We keep our houses and lawns nice and have good neighbors. But the thing is, Tina shows up with a brand new car and starts remodeling and... well... it went through the neighborhood like wildfire, of course.

She considered moving to a ritzy area of town, I heard, but didn't. There's nothing like our neighborhood. It really is nice.

AND, in a red state, in a red county, we're solid blue. :)

[Shopaholic]

208. Good deal-glad to hear she's really a nice person in real life

and it speaks volumes that she chose not to move away from the neighborhood--just remodeling instead. And how could you resist your boy??? He's our official KOEB mascot (along with Sparky who was MIA tonight--did y'all notice)?

I love the Apprentice too. I love seeing the NYC street scenes. And yes, I'm surprised that The Donald hasn't gilded the future ex. Mrs. Trump yet. Give him time, I'm sure he will. Everything he does is so over the top. To me it's not classy at all--just tacky. But funny to watch!

My other guilty pleasure is American Idol. I love the tryout rounds-you get some real interesting characters on!

[Patsy Stone]

203. Me either

I have seen bits in a bar because my friend made them turn it on, but there was no sound. I don't actually do "reality" shows. AI is more for the bad singing (I love it) and the fact that I need to know what happens because everyone at work watches it. The Apprentice is indeed all about the back-stabbing, but I'd rather watch people try to "survive" in Manhattan than a tiny island in Nowheresville. Plus, on The Apprentice, you get those oh-so glorious shots of that tacky-ass deluxe apartment in the sky where The Donald lives. I know that was decorated by Ivana (can't find another thing to gild!), and he probably won't let anyone touch it. It doesn't seem very Marla to me, and this new one doesn't seem like she cares about anything at all.

I have friends who live in Trump Tower, but I haven't heard any good stories yet. When I do, though, you guys (and KEEF! :loveya:) will be the first to know.

Cool Tina story! :hi:

ed: 'cuz I can't spell.

[Clark2008]

212. LOL! My friend at work says she only watches Idol

for the bad singing.

She says it gets more and more boring as the year wears on and they weed out those people.

;)

[Patsy Stone]

225. And she's right. By the time it gets to the end

I don't care. But the first 8 weeks or so are classic. They've also apparently wised up to it, because they started dragging out the audition process. :)

[Sydnie]

185. My 12 year old got the tv for Idol tonight too

She put up with months of "Shhhhhhh -- I'm watching Kerry speak" from me, so I have to defer every now and then, don't I?

[troubleinwinter]

2. We'll talk about whatever we wanna. We be Dems!

[GlitterLiberalAO4]

4. HEY ya'll!

Newbie here, not just for DU but the grand little KO meetings you guys have. I love him...I've watched Countdown for like ever, wellat least a half a year ;) and he makes the news fun seriously. And you're right, it's not our fault he looks like he does. He's just great, intelligent, handsome...ahhh...let's get this party started!! *w00t*

[Patsy Stone]

5. Welcome to the party!

We do discuss the news, no matter what else you've heard. O8)

[DemReadingDU]

Hi, and Welcome

to our KO party!

:loveya:

[Starone]

46. Like You

I'm a Newbie and a long time Kee-f-an. My husband and I watch him every night and I laugh and laugh as I read the KO threads each night. Go girls!

[bettyellen]

138. Hey you, too! welcome lib!

[AlwaysDemocrat]

6. Here - enduring the last of "Hardball"

Think I'll "mute" until Keith comes on.

[noamnety]

7. I'm just glad about the timing

I didn't want to chose between Kerry and Condi's date and Countdown. They ended it just in time.

[Patsy Stone]

10. I need to watch that on the replay.

I love C-SPAN. I bought a C-SPAN t-shirt. If it wasn't for them, I'd have no idea what was really going on. :)

[noamnety]

23. Yay! Sounds like he has a lot of clips

That's what I want to see! Not pop culture fluff.

[fooj]

8. Hiya Ladies! Been one hell of a day!

Ready for da man!:loveya: :loveya: Wish Matthews would put a sock in it!

[GlitterLiberalAO4]

13. *hmmm*

wheee one more minute *begs for gray suit combo with silver tie*

[crispini]

49. Gray suit? Nooooo, we hate the gray suit!

:puke: Welcome to DU GiltterLib! :hi:, and I really am leaving for my meeting now!:hi:

[Patsy Stone]

81. Tweety blows.... n/t

[Pirate Smile]

9. OMG - Tweety with a segment on the Pickles and the girls' dresses!

No other news today, huh? Good Lord!

[Patsy Stone]

12. And that guy!

Talking about the dresses. Oy.

[Pirate Smile]

25. We're chicks and who the f#$k cares about this?!! NOBODY!

[Patsy Stone]

82. BTW

"Pickles" cracks me up everytime I see it. That's a perfect name for it. :hi:

[seito]

11. Hello All

:hi:

Keef :loveya::loveya::loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

14. Hey, lady! n/t

[fooj]

15. Cold ones all around!

:toast:

[Patsy Stone]

16. Kerry sighting! n/t

[seito]

21. WooHoo

:bounce:

[Patsy Stone]

83. Yum! Go, President Kerry! n/t

[fooj]

34. He's such a handsome, stately fellow...

:loveya:

[Nothing Without Hope]

127. Like some cartoonist said, he looks like an Ent (from LOTR)...

...but such a handsome, stately Ent.

[bettyellen]

165. I'd hug that tree.......

[Nothing Without Hope]

178. LOL! So you're rootin' for him 'cause you can't leaf him alone! n/t

[bettyellen]

196. Wanna shake that tree, then hug it! n/t

[bear425]

17. Hi Patsy, love when you start the thread with that pic!

I'm going to the living room now, where the tv lives. I'm so tired from cooking and C-span watching that I may not make in back to the computer to post.

Go Keith! :loveya:

Keef, if you're reading this, give us a hint on the tie, k?

[Nothing Without Hope]

18. Nice way to open the meeting, Patsy! n/t

[bunny planet]

19. I'll see you guys after the show.

Please tell me what happened and document snarky moments!:-)

[Patsy Stone]

29. Say hello to Simon! n/t

[fooj]

20. Can't wait for his "snarky" take on today!

:loveya: :loveya:

[Clark2008]

22. We have ideas, all right!

But, I'm not sure we should share them all in a public forum.

:hi: Keef fans!

:loveya: Keef!

[karlrschneider]

24. Argh, I don't think I made enough popcorn!

:evilgrin:

[bettyellen]

26. checkin in! wooo hooo...JK just made me so proud!

[noamnety]

114. Kerry was great today

I'm not sure if I saw a late session, or if it was the repeat of the earlier session that happened while I was work, but it was great, though a sad reminder of what could have been.

[Patsy Stone]

27. Rice Fried!

Condi: Kerry, Boxer and Biden grill her on Iraq. Go, go, go you Dems!
:loveya: for JK

[Nothing Without Hope]

40. Yeah, it was pretty funny when she got all huffy about

how they might possibly be considering maybe thinking about impugning her "integrity." And Boxer just answered that she was quoting Rice's own words. That was just great! I hope some of the craven congressional members who will vote for Rice to appease B* will be made to think and maybe in time ... Well, I can dream.

[noamnety]

120. I don't know how that's possible

She would have to have integrity for there to be something to impugn.

[Nothing Without Hope]

143. That's why she puts on the show about being sooo insulted...

She has no integrity whatsoever and shares responsibility for thousands of deaths and who knows how many maimed bodies and lives. She doesn't care about that, but she has to pretend she's the grand Stateswoman-Professor!

"Those who insist on the dignity of their office show they have not deserved it." -Baltasar Gracian, philosopher and writer (1601-1658)

[Pirate Smile]

93. Dodd got her pretty good also.

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: for JK

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: for KO

[Clark2008]

28. Why did Condi look like she'd taken to much "Perky" meds

at the beginning of her testimony/hearing?

Gag.

[Nothing Without Hope]

210. She must think it makes her look less like a criminal. n/t

[GlitterLiberalAO4]

30. *w00t*

3rd button undone AND a stand-up? My bad day has gotten MUCH better *evil grin* Hope he slaps it to 'Sleeza...just a LIL snarkiness would do. :)

[GlitterLiberalAO4]

37. Kudos major to Barbara

She made me proud like JK did. Slapped it right to that dumba** 'Sleeza looks high. Or is that just cluelessness?

[fooj]

31. War Crimes Tribunal...nice touch!

Boxer was on fire today!

[RevCheesehead]

32. Hello, estrogen people!

:loveya::loveya::loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

35. I think we're supposed

to keep the estrogen on the DL.

Screw it! :loveya::loveya::loveya:

[RevCheesehead]

95. WTF?

Surely, people can't be complaining about US, are they? :evilgrin:

[Patsy Stone]

109. I'll find you the thread

It seems our opposite numbers are stirring the pot.
:evilgrin:

[RevCheesehead]

36. geez - 7:03 pm and my response is #32???

We be blabbin'

[GlitterLiberalAO4]

43. ha

my computers late too ;)...everyone's already talking about the next thing and I'm like wait!!

[Nothing Without Hope]

50. Hey, Cheese! Good evenin' to ya! Have some popcorn! n/t

[RevCheesehead]

78. Howdy!

[Patsy Stone]

33. Let us all have a JK moment!

Grilling her on the possibilities of Civil War. I just can't listen to her.

"And, Dr. Rice, do you recall the title of the August 6th PDB?"

[DemReadingDU]

39. Boxer says the war was moved out to the public

like a new product. People are still dying, and there is no timetable. Boxer goes on & on.

[Clark2008]

47. I have your quotes on it, I have the president's quotes on

It was WMD - period. That was the reason...

Boxer's boxin' Condi's ears!

[bettyellen]

52. For Barabara......

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:
:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:
:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[rodeodance]

74. she boxed condi's ears good , as did Dodd and Kerry among others

[AmyJCNJ]

256. I hope Keith talks about it more tomorrow

There were so many more really good points made by Boxer. I was just watching the rerun on C-Span. Holy Crap! Boxer went off on her about torture. Condelusional was contradicting herself over and over.
Boxer really gave her the smack down!
The other Senators made some good comments, but this was definitely a public cat fight!

[RevCheesehead]

280. I disagree.

It was a cat slapping down an uppity dog - and was it ever good! :evilgrin:

[bettyellen]

41. GO BOXER !! OMG, she is sooo good.

condi got all spazzy cross eyed whe she was lying about her integrity!
:bounce:

[suffragette]

Boxer knocked her to the mat

She is one tough cookie.

[AmyJCNJ]

94. I wish Keith would have

Played the rest of what Sen Boxer said instead of the part he played. She really went off of Condiluted. She pointed out what Condi said at what time and dates about the war rationale.
It was awesome Boxer rules!

I love Keith but I wish he would push the envelope more.

[Nothing Without Hope]

107. For gloating purposes, here's the Boxer/Rice transcript!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x290797

[crispini]

42. Hey ladies!

Ok, standing up, :loveya: and may we observe, an ORANGE / GOLD tie! :loveya:

I think they are sending us tie signals.

Ah, good Boxer footage. Nice to see it again. Boxer 2008!!!! Boxer reallyy pissed her off, beautiful!

Awright, gotta take off to the HOA meeting. :cry: I know, I know, my loyalties to Keef are high :loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya: but we have city council races coming up, and it's all part of a long slow plan for us Dems to take over the world! Mwahahahahahaha!

See ya on the rerun, kids. Oh, and let's try to move an iota closer to tie-choosing, eh, or we'll run out of time. :evilgrin:

[Patsy Stone]

Don't you need to

save democracy? Get Going!

:loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya:

[bettyellen]

58. Didn't you see the TIE POLL?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x2454839

[Patsy Stone]

66. Of course

and where were you? :)

[bettyellen]

84. i missed the LADIES thread till it was too HUGE!!

it took 10 minutes to load.... and ten minutes to post...and an hour to read!

i loved iwfern saying we were marking keith as ours by expecting him to wear our tie.
we are so busted. the whitening strips, which I never thought he needed, is total proof.
why wouldn't he read such an intelligent outpouring of unconditional* love?

* except for Faye

[Patsy Stone]

112. I loved

gkhouston agreeing with me that the gold tie looked like it should say, "Hi, Welcome to the Marriott." LOL

[Clark2008]

80. I saw the poll

and that Republican looking tie I don't like is winning.

:(

Oh, well. At least I can say I have 'individual' taste. :thumbsup:

[bettyellen]

96. and an adorably sweet son!

:thumbsup:

[Clark2008]

104. Awww... thanks!

:loveya:

[Nothing Without Hope]

170. I LOVE that pic of Wes Clark showing him how to salute...

...says something good about BOTH of them.

I've saved that picture, hope you don't mind. It's just great.

(BTW I supported Clark for nominee too)

[Clark2008]

200. That picture was on MSNBC for awhile,

suprisingly enough. Marisa Buchanan filmed Clark and my son for several minutes.

And, no, I don't mind you saving it. You're not the first. I'm used to it! LOL!

My boy became the official Clark mascot. Even the Clark reps from Nashville - when they came over to organize us in Knoxville - were told that "the Mom of the cute kid in the picture with Clark, saluting, is here" and they all fawned over me for several minutes and wondered where the hell the little star was (he was visiting Gran'ma that evening). They even said they were lobbying Nashville to let my son vote! :D

[Nothing Without Hope]

218. What a great story! So you're the tagalong of your megastar son!

There are sure a lot of worse things to be!
;)


And thanks for letting me keep the pic.
:hi:

[Clark2008]

262. I'm hoping my son will be the first

Irish-Arabic-Native-American president!

And a Catholic with Muslim heritage, to boot!

Man - imagine what we'd be able to get done!

He's already told the fundies at the door that we don't need to learn about Jesus at 9 p.m. And, I quoteth, "Jesus was born on Christmas, he died on Good Friday and came back on Easter. He was the nicest man EVER and loved little children and wouldn't be bothering them at home when it's their bedtime."

Bahahahahah!

He also is way more of a Dem than I am. I'm only a Dem by default (I'm an Indie who thinks Shrub is a facsist, evil man). My son, however, spied Bill Clinton on the TV, asked who he was and I told him, "He was the president when you were born (1999)." He watched a few minutes more and then said, "Man, I'm glad I didn't miss him!"

:)

[Nothing Without Hope]

298. What a delight!

--Both your son and your stories about him! I'm saving them and looking forward to hearing more. I would have loved to have seen the looks on the faces of the fundies when he finished his very reasonable explanation of why he didn't want to listen to their harangue. Priceless!!! Bet their indoctrination didn't prepare them for that one!

Let's see - Irish-Arabic-Native-American. I've got the Irish and the Native American as ingredients in my own bloodline but the Arabic part is deliciously exotic compared to my more prosaic background. No wonder he is so gorgeous and gifted.

Thank you for all of this! What a lovely way to finish up before signing off for the night.
:boring:

[understandinglife]

129. #3 (n/t)

[DemReadingDU]

135. Hi understandinglife!, n/t

[Clark2008]

119. I keep tellin' y'all - he's lobbying for the ORANGE tie

He doesn't WANT to look like a Young Republican!

He's wearing yet another tie with a shade of ORANGE.

:P

[RevCheesehead]

184. I agree. I want the orange one!!!

And what's with posting in the lounge? I mean, really - just anybody can bust in and leave their mess! It just feels so - impure.

I say screw the votes! (OMG! I sound like a freeper!)
We want orange! We want orange!

[RevCheesehead]

44. Condi has been well-prepped.

But she still lies.
"We didn't go to war over aluminum tubes..." Bullshit.

Condi, it's ALL about the WMD. You cannot deny that.

[bettyellen]

48. bitch is still denying it......

[fooj]

56. Washington Post said she was well-studied for her orals...

Answered a minimum of questions!

[Patsy Stone]

45. Huh? Condi, whaaaa?

Integrity and credibility. Not because of aluminum tubes. Did you tell poor Colin that before you sent him on that "patsy trip" to the UN? I love Barbara Boxer! You go. Grill her ass about those WMD!

BB: :loveya: :toast:

[fooj]

53. Finneman makes me want to...

Ughhh!

[rodeodance]

55. Fineman said Repugs left Condi out to hang by herself.

[GlitterLiberalAO4]

57. LOL

Republicans reaching out LOL

[Nothing Without Hope]

98. But they will still vote for her because they're craven political hacks nt

[understandinglife]

54. Scumdalezzzzaaa had a really, really bad day at the office.....

....and Senators Boxer and Kerry make one so very proud.

Good evening all you wonderful friends!!!

I do believe THE BUSH OPPOSITION emerged today :toast:

[rodeodance]

60. I agree, the Dems had the opening volly today and is a signal for the

remaining Bush term. I have faith!!!!

[Patsy Stone]

61. She always has a bad day

It's really hyard to keep track of all of the lies. You know people are lying when they insist to Congress that they are honest and have integrity. Bleccch.

Hi! ul... and yes, Boxer ROCKS!

[bunny planet]

240. I must watch the rerun if only to watch Lizard girl cry about the lost

integrity that she never had.

[fooj]

64. Boo Hoo Hoo!

:cry: :cry: :cry:

[Patsy Stone]

77. LMAO! n/t

[Clark2008]

59. I wish Keith didn't have to have Howie Whineman on

I know he's in MSNBC's stock for political commentary - but, man, what I wouldn't give for someone else who isn't so eat up with the Bushit.

[Patsy Stone]

63. Yes

but I think we did get rid of that gray suit. So keep working on it.

:)

[rodeodance]

67. Did you all get the email from Kerrry-telling Bush to fire Rummy!!

it came out during the hearing. Great timing.

[understandinglife]

76. Got it; signed it; forwarded it (n/t)

[Patsy Stone]

88. I have to go check my mail.

I love getting mail from John. :loveya:

[noamnety]

137. I saw it linked on the forum

Signed it then. Kerry hates me, I always get his emails hours after everyone else. But I am still loyal. :)

[DemReadingDU]

141. I still haven't received Kerry's email either

so I signed his petition thru the link on DU.

[Sydnie]

182. I haven't gotten it yet either

What am I -- the red headed stepchild here? LOL

[RevCheesehead]

186. Maybe. I'm a redhead, and I didn't get one, either.

:(


My letter arrived! I'm a person now!!!!

[Sydnie]

189. I'm bottle red, does that count? n/t

[Shopaholic]

201. Ah so that explains it--I'm a redhead too

Auburn actually, and I haven't gotten my Kerry letter yet either!

[Shopaholic]

236. Sydnie?

I got a little secret for you. Even when you're a natural redhead, after you began to get a little older-you need some "chemical enhancement" to keep your hair red. It browns out otherwise. ;(

[Sydnie]

273. Hon, I started that "Only her hairdresser knows for sure" when I was

14! I don't even know what my natural color would be if I wasn't going gray! I like my bottle red. Thinking about going a bit lighter again too. Strawberry blonde I think will do nicely, anyone remember THAT color? LOL

[Shopaholic]

300. I'm sporting hair that has been double-color-processed

Basically my hairdresser gives me an all-over dye job that replicates my "real" Auburn locks, then uses lowlights, mediumlights, and highlights on top of that. Takes three damn hours at a time and costs me way more than it ought to--all to replicate my "natural" look.

[Patsy Stone]

160. I always get them late.

There are so many people on that list (wasn't it like 2.5 million?) that it's gotta take time for the process to run. I try not to take it personally. :hi:

[fooj]

me, too!

He is sooooo annoying and quite partisan!

[RevCheesehead]

62. Unfortunately, Howard is right. Condi will be confirmed.

But at least Boxer and Kerry can ask the tough questions. It's going to be an interesting week.

I didn't know Biden already voiced his support. Not surprised, he's trotted both sides of the aisle for a long time.

*******

Nice tie. Very Orange (for election fraud?). :loveya:

[fooj]

68. Hey, at least we've made some progress on that loser Gonzales!

Looks like he isn't in for a smooth ride...

[rodeodance]

71. but seems Boxer and kerry will vote NOT to confirm Condi

[Clark2008]

90. I think you're on my side in the "tie" debate.

ORANGE!

:)

[bettyellen]

65. Is everybody aware of the tie vote going on............

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x2454839

[Greylyn58]

69. Time For Some KO Loving

Interesting tie he has on. Very bright. Not sure if it's red or orange.

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[AmyJCNJ]

152. That tie is definitely ORANGE!

now I know it would look horrible, but ultimate DU ensemble would be a blue suit with an orange tie!

[bunny planet]

237. NO!!!!! please no orange tie. I beg of you.

[RevCheesehead]

70. Kids' concert: "A Call to Service????"

Damn - why don't they just call it a call to the Draft?

[gkhouston]

238. because General Luck hasn't yet reached the startling conclusion

that we need one. Stay tuned.

G.

[GlitterLiberalAO4]

72. suit is good

still wishing for the gray one tho...and Oh, the hand back in the pocket too ;)

[RevCheesehead]

73. 52 % of Americans think the Iraq war was a mistake.

No shit, Sherlock!
Watch those numbers rise in the months ahead.

[Patsy Stone]

75. Yes, who actually went down in approval ratings?

And what? The 52% approval for the giant Mess O'Potamia
from USA Today was a MISTAKE?!? Woo Hoo! That's one less thing for me to worry about.

[AmyJCNJ]

79. Present

:hi:

[Patsy Stone]

85. Hola!

and thanks for coming to the very topical and incredibly intelligent thread where we only discuss the news and never, ever mention that the guy reporting it is really, really hot. O8)

[bettyellen]

89. patsy, i meant to compliment you on the daria! my best friend is a

fiend for her. i can't do cartoons though.
if i did though, i would watch daria.

[Patsy Stone]

99. I am Daria

I have always been Daria. My best friend is even a weird artist, but she doesn't have a brother that I crused on. It's only on "the-n" these days, but it's great. :hi:

[AmyJCNJ]

113. You guys are obsessed

I mean Keith is cool and all but my loyalty lies with Jon Stewart. I know he'll leave his wife any day now. or maybe not.

[DemReadingDU]

121. Jon Stewart is on too late for me, n/t

[Patsy Stone]

139. He is truly the man I should have married.

He's a short, dark, Jewish comedian that I just know looks FINE in a yarmulke. This description doesn't resemble anyone I've ever or dated (or the one I married), but between him and Paul Simon, next time it's one of them!

:loveya:

[bettyellen]

87. hey neighbor!

are you on the other side of patterson plank road. i'm in hob!!

[AmyJCNJ]

118. hi neighbor

:hi:

Grove Street. I used to hang in Hobo often, but not so much anymore. I hang in Brooklyn Heights these days (new boyfriend different pattern).

[GlitterLiberalAO4]

86. anyone ever notice?

When you see something on your local news, you always fins yourself saying "I saw that first on Countdown!?" I had one of those deja vu things with the nail in the guys head story (forgot his name oops) from last night...they've been talking about it all over the place on my locals today.

[RevCheesehead]

91. It's a report for Bunny!!!

Man, if he ever does one on Cheeseheads, I think I'll faint!

Waaa - He likes Bunny best! :cry:

[Clark2008]

131. I dunno

Has he said "Tennessee" yet tonight?

Or made some reference to my state?

There was a two-week period there where he said the name of my state, or made reference to someone from it every night. I was sure he was doing his version of the Carol Burnett pull-your-ear thing.

But, then again, it could just be me. LOL! :crazy:

[Clark2008]

136. I know! He's STILL lobbying for the ORANGE tie!

Our bunny's hair (hare) is red, which is really ORANGE (why they call it red hair, I dunno... it's more orangish. I can talk. Mine's auburn.)

[Shopaholic]

See, I think that tie is more of a bronze color--

and it's got a sheen to it. This is the one I was talking about earlier-he wears it often!

[bunny planet]

232. Actually my hair is a melange (that's French) of blondie streaks

No red anymore. I've changed it up recently. I was 'bottle' red for awhile.

[Clark2008]

266. Je comprends le francais. Je l'ai pris depuis cinq ans.

La seule peinture que j'avais de vous etait celui que vous avez poste et vos cheveux etait rouge.

As you can see, my French is literal and not very practiced with slang.

[bunny planet]

304. the sole image you have of me is what I've posted and my hair is red.

Je comprend.

Oh Tish, I love it when you speak french. (Gomez)

[bunny planet]

305. I'll try and find a pic of me with blonde hair that's recent.

It was so much fun when we posted our pics, to have the faces to go with the great personalities and senses of humor.

[bunny planet]

231. I'm just checking this out ladies.

Keef said he likes me best?!! Rev, please tell me what you are talking about.

[noamnety]

234. He did NOT say he liked you best

He was talking about how pesky and troublesome bunnies are, and he called them "rodents". :evilgrin:

The bunnies at the Denver airport are sabotaging people's cars, chewing through kinda important parts. So people get back from the airport, get to their car, and it doesn't work anymore. Some repair shops had a few repairs a day from it!

He had an expert on who said it is a new breed of superintelligent bunnies on a mission to reduce gasoline pollution.

[bunny planet]

242. oh rats!

Couldn't you have just led me on a bit longer.

I actually am a superintelligent bunny on a mission to reduce gasoline pollution though so maybe..............

[noamnety]

246. "rats" hahahaha

I have to confess, I may have made up that last part.

[bunny planet]

253. bunny-tease!

[Patsy Stone]

92. Wascally Wabbit? Oh, that man!

Sorry, KO, but you just earned these big time!

:loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya:

[Clark2008]

287. What's up Doc? What's cookin'?

What's up, Doc? Are you lookin'
for Bugs Bunny bunting?
Duck has gone a-hunting.
Just to get a rabbit skin but now the rabbit's gone again.
What's up, Doc? What's cookin'?
Hey, look out! Stop!
You're going to hurt somone with that old duck gun.
Eh, what's up, Doc?

[Catchawave]

97. Hi girlies !

9 hours with Condi today, I'm taking a mental bubblegum break with Simon :)

Will go kick the tie poll now. It fell off the first page .....

[GlitterLiberalAO4]

100. ugh

meant to say FIND on that past message lol I cant read. The parrots bothering me, so I'll be jetting but i'll still watch Keith! Nice to join you girls! I'll be back! *waves* ;)

[Patsy Stone]

101. Did we all just die from the Charlotte's Web reference? n/t

[Clark2008]

102. "A Fish Called Bill O'Reilly"

Tee hee.

:D

[DemReadingDU]

103. that was funny! n/t

[DemReadingDU]

105. the bill for the guy with the nail in his head

to remove the nail, it cost $100,000! The guy said to put the nail back in.

LOL

edited for clarity.

[Patsy Stone]

130. $100K. Did the HMO pay for that? I'll bet it didn't

they probably labeled it as "elective nail removal!" LOL, only to keep from crying over the sad state of health insurance in this country.

FU Shrub and Frist! :grr:

[Patsy Stone]

106. What the heck would Paris Hilton's emails be about?

There's a shoe sale at Jimmy Choo? The coke dealer called? Nicole got arrested? The hooker on the corner wants her clothes back? What?

[bunny planet]

235. bwaaaahaaahaaa!

[crispini]

254. Ok, now THAT's funny. nt

[RevCheesehead]

108. Good O'Reilly slap!

A fish that looks like ol' Bill? And the one that resembles Templeton the Rat in "Charlotte's Web."

And another Jesus sighting.
Hmmm...

And the kid who got his tongue stuck on a pole - sentenced to a viewing of "A Christmas Story."

golly gee! Keef, I can barely keep up with ya!
(pant, pant....) :loveya::loveya::loveya:

[Clark2008]

110. OK - was the Hall & Oates song for us?

"Private eyes, they're watching you. They see your every move..."

:)

[bear425]

115. Yes. n/t

[RevCheesehead]

116. Yes. Definately. It's for us.

[Patsy Stone]

122. Did you ever get the feeling

that we're gonna be doing this a lot from now on?
:loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya:

I think it was, but I'm in a fake world with imaginary people anyway, talking about a man that doesn't really exist who delivers the news I'd rather not hear. :evilgrin:

[Clark2008]

147. Keef exists!

In the land of IOIIOOIIOIOIO...

And now, he's talking about geeks! :)

[Shopaholic]

166. Pats-That's got to be the funniest thing I've read today!

I'm in a fake world with imaginary people anyway, talking about a man that doesn't really exist who delivers the news I'd rather not hear.

That deserves to be a signature line my dear!

Shopaholic now in the house btw.

[seito]

125. lol

:evilgrin:

[Sydnie]

111. Wanted to stop in an say HI all!

I still don't have control of the tv tonight -- 12 year old MUST watch American Idol instead. I will read the thread to catch up on what I am missing though.

:loveya: for you Keef -- even if I can't see yah!

[Patsy Stone]

117. Can you say, "VCR?" LOL

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=2969039&mesg_id=2969052&page=

[Sydnie]

124. She needs to tivo that show

she's tweleve -- shares it with her friends. I will have to try to stay awake until midnight to catch it the second time around. Not as much fun as watching it with you all for sure.

[bettyellen]

126. Hi Syd!! welcome!

[Sydnie]

132. Thanks Bettyellen

I feel like I have been soooooooo out of touch with everything and everyone the last two days. Glad to be here tonight though.

[bettyellen]

123. Texas hold 'em -- that's my game!!!

I feel like he's looking into my dark soul!

[RevCheesehead]

128. That is one obnoxiously big ol' airbus.

Just how much MPG (or is that KPG) do you think that sucker gets? And who's gonna have enough money to ride that sucker?

It's like a damned SUV in the sky.

[Starone]

133. Hate to say and think it

but it reminds me of the Titanic

[RevCheesehead]

134. "The Long-Term Rabbits"

Eating plastic in the cars at Denver airport!

Smart, smart bunnies! :loveya::loveya:


Food chain note: Rabbits can eat car wire sensors, but car mechanics can eat rabbits....

Bunny - was he just flirting with you????

[bunny planet]

245. gawd I hope so but I can't tell you until I watch the rerun at 12.

[noamnety]

140. I don't think I'm going to be allowed to watch countdown anymore

:(

[RevCheesehead]

142. why?

There ARE certain priorities in life - and KO is one of them!

[noamnety]

150. For the first half we were eating dinner

then the husband went upstairs.

Then he came back, mad because there was a huge blob of wall plaster (he's been finishing the basement) hanging from his eye glasses all through dinner and I didn't notice.

I got the "you don't even LOOK at me anymore" speech.

I tried to explain I was watching the Condi clips, and trying to fix the peppermill which tragically passed on this evening.

Long silence, followed by "you don't love me anymore" - repeated over and over.

[Shopaholic]

174. Hypothetically speaking--

you need to give the man some good loving tonight, hypothetically speaking of course. Just be very careful not to scream out the name Keith unless of course Hubby is named Keith!

[noamnety]

190. hypothetically, yep!

LMAO.

eh, I think I'll go the beer and sandwich route. Less work.

[gkhouston]

247. you want to see Countdown *and* keep the husband?

beer *and* good loving. It's for a good cause.

[gkhouston]

248. and hell, if he paused the job to eat supper, why

bother cleaning his glasses until the work was done?

[bear425]

144. Not allowed? That's just nonsense. I hope. n/t

[bettyellen]

146. what (hypothetically) happened....?

all your keiths belong to us!!

[Patsy Stone]

148. FROFLMAO!!!! n/t

[Patsy Stone]

145. Is this the interactive trivia bar game?

The one where you play with people all over the country? I've done this and it's fun!

Karaoke, though, that is always a classic evening! How much can you drink and still read? Have you ever even heard this song before? Why is that frat boy singing, "I've Never Been to Me?" Fun!

[bettyellen]

157. i like to cover barry white songs....

it's my thang.....

[Patsy Stone]

223. Sinatra

I've Got the World on a String and Come Fly With Me

Also: Meredith Brooks - Bitch; Janis - Me & Bobby McGee and, when I'm really, really, REALLY drunk only (shots ARE involved here): Erykah Badu - Tyrone.

LOL :toast:

ed: sp, NO!

[gkhouston]

249. karaoke is TORTURE!!

I can't abide bad singing. I dive for the mute button every time William Hung is on and why is he so popular? It's embarrassing to watch the guy...

[Clark2008]

149. Patsy!! A story on TRIVIA!!

:thumbsup:

[noamnety]

155. hahahaha - trivia story

The story of my childhood!

My dad is a judge at the national crossword puzzles contest thing, I've tagged along to a few of the national puzzler's conventions. :)


The worst is travelling with people like that. They have no scruples. I've had to stand guard while dad messed with the name sign (the black felt kind with stick in white plastic letters) of people in a wedding reception to make anagrams of the bride and groom's names.

[RevCheesehead]

151. Who's this asshole dissing Alex Trebek???

That's a no-no.

Go after Sajak. He's fair game.

[fooj]

153. Trivia night at the bar?

wow...things sure have changed since I've frequented the ole watering holes...

[Mojorabbit]

154. An error

Hi guys I am late. Rabbits ain't rodents They be lagomorphs.
Keith, your research people messed up! LOL

[RevCheesehead]

156. e-mail blast time!

I sat there thinking "rodents? I don't think so."

[bunny planet]

251. Rodents!!!!!! Tell me they didn't call us rodents.

color me pissed.

[Patsy Stone]

163. Not rodents. Tell them. They goofed. n/t

[RevCheesehead]

158. A nice little blast to Les Moonves!

Looking for a younger, hipper way to relate to the audience - to which Keef replies "I'm working this side of the crowd!"

[Patsy Stone]

164. And a mention in the rant

of Jon Stewart and Lewis Black. Nice!

:loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya:

[McCamy Taylor]

192. Did you catch it? Mary Mapes was the ONLY one fired! She was the target

All along, as a number of people here at DU have suspected, not Dan Rather. I sent Olberman an email last week suggesting he hire her and have her first stort be an investigation to see who forged the documents.

:hug:

[Patsy Stone]

198. Nice idea. I like it.

That whole thing was a giant fiasco, orchestrated, no doubt, by KKKR.
OMG. And then Les Moonves goes to kowtow at the WH? WTF? That (like it wasn't already on life-support) was the day the free press actually died. It was a burial at sea; it drowned in the BS.

[McCamy Taylor]

202. Ive been trying to get an addres for Mary Mapes, she is a heroine

She put the Iraq Prison Abuse Scandal on TV even though she knew the administration didnt want her to, and so Karl Rove and the White House got even with her by destroying her career---something they could only do if CBS/Viacom was working with them.

Mary Mapes should come to the Inaguaration!

[Clark2008]

216. Lemme work on that one for you McCamy

I used to be a reporter and might know someone who can get it - that is if THEIR e-mail addy is still the same!

I'll PM you to let you know. :)

(Edited because I, too, cannot spell tonight.. "They're"... geesch...)

[McCamy Taylor]

222. Thanks! I can never spell. Im sort of dyslexic.

[bunny planet]

252. definitely, and the Abu Ghraib story is why they went after her.

They've been after Dan sinced he dissed Bush 1 on a tv interview years ago.

[RevCheesehead]

289. I wrote a nice little rant to Mr. Moonves a few days ago.

Here it is:

Congratulations, Mr. Moonves. You have succeeded in destroying one of the last bastions of ethical journalism.

It is astonishing enough that your “independent” review was done by the former Attorney General of the “Bush 41” administration. How on earth does Mr. Thornburg, in your eyes, avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest? Don't you think he MIGHT have an agenda of his own?

But Mr. Moonves, what is even more disturbing is your zeal to fire your own staff of reporters and producers, simply because it was politically uncomfortable for you.

After Dan Rather reported the National Guard story on the evening news, I had made a conscious decision to watch CBS news, and wrote Mr. Rather a letter of support. I let him know that I was proud of his journalistic integrity, and the willingness to report what the rest of the media avoided, simply because it would offend the White House.

But I can no longer support your network. It's bad enough that we have entertainment masquerading as news over at FOX and CNN. But your deliberate decision to swallow the Corporate Media Kool-Aid is appalling. Your firing of your producers was a treasonous and cowardly act, designed simply to show your “friends” in the Capitol that you are willing to sit up and beg for media access.

I don't blame Dan Rather for "retiring." I'm sure he's relieved he doesn't have to swallow hard before he goes on the air.

Mary Mapes may have been one of the best things going at your network. Alas, you gave in to copycat journalism - you are now no better that the rest of the Corporate Media.

It would be interesting to hear what Walter Cronkite thinks of this debacle. I'm fairly certain that Edward R. Murrow is spinning furiously in his grave.

So congratulations again, Mr. Moonves. Good luck in your descent to obscurity.

[Nothing Without Hope]

228. This is a fantastic idea! I wonder if his bosses would ...

...be too afraid of Rovian attacks to let him hire her?

[RevCheesehead]

291. make that: "Hey, pal, I'M working this side of the street!"

[AmyJCNJ]

159. stakes out his territory!

Did you hear that? he wants us all to himself!

[DemReadingDU]

162. more floaty hearts

:loveya: :loveya:

:loveya: :loveya:

[Starone]

169. "The future Ex Mrs. Donald Trump" LOL (n/t)

[bettyellen]

171. Uh huh, that's my take on it too!

[AmyJCNJ]

179. You know he loves all this attention...

This is so funny, I'm glad I found this thread.

Who would have thunk that Keith was sending secret messages to his fans? Actually this is kind of creepy.

[fooj]

161. Off topic- On another thread we're talking about putting our Kerry-Edwards

signs out in front of our houses on Thursday! Just thought I'd pass it along...just in time for an "inaugural moment"...Yuck!

[noamnety]

172. mine's too big

my little sign was stolen the first day, and I sort of went off the deep end and got one of the 4x8 foot ones, which we had hanging above the garage.

I don't dare ask the husband to get the ladder back out, not when he put up with me ignoring him to follow Kerry to various rallies for months, and not when he's in this fragile state tonight. I can't ask him to hang a sign advertising my fondness for another man.

(can I?)

[fooj]

176. It's completely up to you...life on the edge can be exciting!

:toast:

[Patsy Stone]

227. Bumper Sticker still on car

No lawn (condo) but WILL be wearing my John Kerry for President shirt Thurs. Make no mistake about it!

For JK: :loveya:

[fooj]

269. What a lady!

Peace! A toast to John among friends!:toast:

[Clark2008]

167. Another non-news story for No. 1

And Keef ain't pleased.

Yick... Donald Trump. Yuck, yuck, pooey, pooey. His only saving grace with me is that he dissed Bush.

[noamnety]

177. should we be emailing countdown

and asking them not to do so many fluff stories?

He seems to be begging for liberators, no?

[AmyJCNJ]

187. I have

I sent a letter the other day complaining about the Michael Jackson bit. I told him that if he wants to appeal to liberals he needs report on more important stories and I suggested some stories. I even went into detail about how there is a potential target audience of 59 million people who aren't being talked to by the major media. And this target audience isn't into celebrity stories. I don't know if it made any difference. I hope so.

[bettyellen]

188. begging for liberators! LOL.

Let's rescue Keef!

[noamnety]

195. of course if I email

I expect him to greet me with flowers and chocolates. Isn't that what liberators are promised?

[noamnety]

207. I want him to cover CNN's lead story!

Quick - go check out their home page. :)

http://www.cnn.com/

[RevCheesehead]

215. Too damned funny!!!

Do ya think it was intentional? :evilgrin:

[noamnety]

221. God I hope so

I want to believe in something, you know?

[understandinglife]

226. That HAD to be intentional -- LOLLLLLLLLL!!! (n/t)

[Clark2008]

220. ROFLMAO!

Bush: Better human intelligence needed

[Patsy Stone]

230. LOL and the look on the shrub's face is perfect. Dork!!!!! n/t

[AmyJCNJ]

168. what a waste of money! - the dress that is

:puke:

[Clark2008]

173. Hahahaha! My son just came in here and said,

"Does Keef like Tennessee. He's wearing a Big Orange tie."

ROFLMAO!!

He has absolutely NO CLUE about the tie debate.

He always comes in here at the end to watch "that silly man you like throw that stuff through the TV screen."

:)

[Shopaholic]

180. Clark your son is smart and funny too!

I still say the tie is a bronzey color though. . .

[Clark2008]

191. Well, to a 5-year-old, it looked bright and orange

(BTW, my son is wearing orange on D-Day, Jan. 20 for our cause. And I'm wearing all black and changing my website to black.)

[Shopaholic]

197. Love it--

I'll wear black because I look like crap in orange (unless it's peach or melon colors and face it--not a good color for this time of year). LOL.

[bettyellen]

181. did you catch that C'mon gesture at the end... that was for me! LOL!!

i am so sure it was.....oh , i knew i should have emailed him an invite to the poker game saturday. i'm sorry, keef.

when he said there werer five more pages he wouldn't read, i have to admit i got a little flushed.
:loveya:

[Shopaholic]

193. Recap Betty--I missed the end of the show

What happened that flustered you?

[Patsy Stone]

204. I was going to ask her that myself! n/t

[Clark2008]

209. Yeah! I want, erm, "vant" to know, too!

Seriously - what flustered you betty?!

Do tell!

[bettyellen]

206. Oh well, when he was doing intro for the trump wedding dress...

he said that he's never had a story he was forced to do actually be #1 before..... he ran down the designer, the price and said there were five more pages but he that refused to read them. he was just sort of stubbornly refusing to be nice about it and clenching his teeth, but he still kept his humour. i don't know why i thought that was soo hot! still working on what that means.....LOL!
best i can figure is, you girls have brainwashed me!

got your PM, didn't have time to respond thanks so much for the info......
did you see all the new people tonight! they keep showing up!

[bettyellen]

213. oh i didn't finish... so then i'm all .......

hot and bothered by his stubborness, and the camera pulls away, he throws one paper, then a second.... stands up (and i never caught the standing before- i am all for the standing) and in the last moment he gestures... with the come over here gesture.....
(i think i heard him say "here betty" )
anyway, that was for me. never mind the logic.
one last :loveya:

[Shopaholic]

214. I love that he didn't give a damn about her $100K dress--

that's funny.

[noamnety]

217. I thought his comment at the end

the one about how that amount of money would pay for his wardrobe for years ... I thought that was shameless pimping for a free tie on his part.

:)

[noamnety]

211. you got a little flushed?

poker joke?

[bettyellen]

219. I didn't mean it that way, but here's hoping it'll become a private

running joke, just between me, keef, and all you guys! LOL!
more poker refernces, Keef... just so we will be sure you feel the love!
:hug:

[Patsy Stone]

183. Tweety is NOT allowed to say "kvetching!"

And neither Tweety NOR Pat, should be on my TV! TV Accident! Be back in a minute! :loveya:

[Clark2008]

224. So, what do you guys do?

Bunny's an artist, I know. Sieto can kick some butt in Judo and Karate.

I used to be a reporter for 12 years, then freelanced whilst my No. 1 job was Mommy. Then went into public relations/marketing (for the hours - man, I miss reporting) after my divorce.

You don't have to tell WHERE you work on a public blog. Just wondering what you do when you're not lusting after Keef. :)

[bettyellen]

229. i work in the apparel industry, i'm a technical designer..

i more or less tell everybody how the final product should fit, look, and perform. Sort of a combination of tailoring and QC. i can make a cut and sew pattern for anything, any body, I have done hats, too. and men's and kids and prisoners and dolls and once, a turtleneck for a cat.
i'm just doing a little freelance right now. sort of looking for full time, but being kinda picky about it.
sieto teaches judo? coool!
do you have a pr specialty? my best friend does great media training stuff for progressive causes. empowering them so they can do better PR for themself. she has a lot of cool clients.
somebody from DU just called me to ask me to go to DC Thurs!! LOL, a little reunion!! That is so funny, I'm getting tempted. If I could finish this up Wednesday.

[Clark2008]

233. I'm in the tech field right now - telephones, Internet

because, well, I'm a geek. :)

But, I'm a ARTSY geek!

I could do the geeky stuff, politics (which is my dream, eventually. I did a lot of voluteer stuff for Clark) or, you know, I could do media training in a snap.

But, alas, I live in a medium-sized town. Perhaps when my child gets older and I don't have to depend on help from Gran'ma so much, I'll be able to move to a bigger town. My ex is of no value in child rearing, what-so-ever.

[Shopaholic]

241. Spent 10 years in TV--mostly on the other side of the camera

not on-air. Then I worked for a government agency for a few years and now I work as a consultant for non-profits and public agencies to secure funding for various projects.

[bettyellen]

259. do you help write grants? nt

[Shopaholic]

270. Yes I do.

A task that is both thankless and rewarding at the same time.

[AmyJCNJ]

239. Marketing

executive assistant with WAAAAAY too much time on my hands.
I'm in on all the marketing stuff for my company - I do all the grunt production work.
I also do the assistant stuff (which I hate to do) - writing letters, getting coffee, making reservations.
It wouldn't be so bad if I could just get some more money! It's too f***ing expensive to live here!

[noamnety]

243. I'm working my way through the alphabet

So far, I did army and artist. I'm hoping to get to the B's soon.

Under Reagan, Bush Sr, and Clinton, I did military intelligence/Russian voice intercept analyst/counterintelligence. At the end I was the civilian equivalent of between a MAJ and a LTC.

Then junior got elected, and I had a wtf moment. I thought to myself, wouldn't it be nice if I only made a fraction of my salary didn't work for an illegal war? So now I teach photography and graphics at a school for fine and performing arts. (Had a degree in that before the army.)

[crispini]

244. I'm baaaaaaack!

Great thread tonight! :loveya::loveya: Can't wait for the rerun! And, it was time well spent; my not-so-secret plan to take over the world, or at least Dallas, for Democrats, is well underway. :evilgrin:

re: work -- I'm a user interface designer. Which means I make software easier to use for the ordinary human being. Lots of psychology and testing of users and trying to keep programmers away from implementing crap. Don't ever mention Microsoft to me unless you wanna hear a ten minute rant about unusable their products are. :mad:

[Shopaholic]

250. Amen Crispini!

Thank you for doing something to ease the software users pain! I'm usually reduced to "googling" whatever it is I want to know how to do when using a MS product because you get no help whatsoever from the Microsoft site. And what should be simple, simply isn't!

[crispini]

255. Exactly. There are a zillion users thinking they are stupid...

when it's the SOFTWARE that is poorly designed. The problem is, see, with software vs. hardware, that the perceived cost of a new feature is negligible (takes a few days or so to code, you usually don't have to actually buy anything) so they wind up putting forty zillion features into the product without any regard as to what actually gets used and how often it gets used so you can't find anything because there are a million small buttons all the same size or 9000 menu options. :mad:

wups, I ranted. :D oh well! :hi:

[Clark2008]

264. Don't write software, but work with people who do

I convinced them of the election fraud by pointing out that the GEMS vote tabulator uses, get this, a MS ACCESS overlay on their base tabulations!!!

OK... how easy is THAT to punt? Seriously! I work in Access all day and could (if I wanted to) manipulate EVERYTHING without detection.

But, I digress. I'm using Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird. I still have Windows for Office, but I don't use that when I'm online (got a free Front Page out of a deal, which is like, what $500 bucks? So I'm not complaining).

[crispini]

267. Oh yeah, it's so easy to convince real geeks and security guys

of election fraud possibilities. Just give 'em the facts, and watch their eyes pop out of their head.

What's Thunderbird, I'm not familiar with that?

[Clark2008]

One guy who in the software dept. (geek land - I'm the only female

they allow back - LMAO) who voted for Bush even said I had a point. Yeah, they aren't any too happy with the blackbox stuff. I left them postulating how it could be hacked or code written. I think they talked about that for two weeks. :)

Thunderbird is Mozilla's e-mail client. I use it instead of Outlook. The only thing I've found that isn't compatabile is an Outlook transfer of old e-mails you want to save. I just saved them somewhere else. No biggie.

Oh - and I haven't found it, yet (but it doesn't mean it's not there - I think it is, but my software is only a month old) is that it's more difficult to create your own stationary. I'm pretty sure I could just do it on Front Page and export it over, but it's not as simple as it is on Outlook.

Outlook, as you probably know, is the hackers second main portal to your system. Try it if you don't want to download all the Linux stuff (unless you already have it). Mozilla takes but minutes.

[gkhouston]

279. yeah, I use Mozilla & Thunderbird. Happy with both. n/t

[gkhouston]

258. I also write software, and share Crispini's low opinion of Microsoft

So when are we going to make a final call on the tie? And did we decide on a message?

Is it just me or has Keith been bursting with at the seams with snarkiness this week? Some of last week's shows seemed kind of slapped together but both last night and tonight the shows have been tightly written and chock-full of zingers. I guess he lost his energy there for a while after being sick.

G.

[crispini]

263. Hey, what kind of software?

And I think we're just going to have to put our collective foot down about the tie, or we'll run out of time. If we agree to go with the poll results I think the choice is obvious, at least it was last I checked, but I know there are still some different opinions.

Maybe we pick a date, say, "OK, we decide tomorrow about the tie" or something, and then just hash it out?

[gkhouston]

265. I think we should do the evil deed tomorrow

or we're going to miss his bday. I do stuff with compilers. Am currently arranging a shotgun wedding between two source-to-source translators.

[crispini]

268. Ooo, you are a true geek. I salute you.

You win, your fu is even mightier than everyone's in my workgroup!

I'm not attending the thread tomorrow. Again. That pesky life thingy, always getting in the way of my TV viewing fun. Think you can encourage the cat-herding? :evilgrin:

I mean, if we're going with the poll results, it's "Gold Neat," hands down, but I know there were some dissenting opinions, and I am inclined to think that those of us who actually intend to contribute to the fund should be the ones whose opinions matter most, rather than, oh, everyone who was sitting around bored in the lounge. :shrug:

[gkhouston]

274. Well, I won't be online during the show

hubby's out of town and my little angel won't give up the ghost while Keef is still on the air, that's for sure. I'll be online during the day (kinda obvious why I spend so much time at a computer now, eh?) and will herd as best I may. If some of the usual suspects are around during the day we may be able to get something done before tomorrow night (bwahahahahaha).

G.

[Clark2008]

282. YIPES

You've out-geeked me.

I couldn't marry anything that didn't have a ring and wasn't in pants in front of a preacher/judge somewhere.

Compilers? Weesch... Man... to have your mind. I'm too literal in the English field (I pick up the language of computers, but not the abacus, if that makes sense), but I cannot get math. I just don't.

Tell us how the wedding goes, though. I'm interested. :)

[gkhouston]

288. I'm hoping the marriage lasts longer than Trump's n/t

[Shopaholic]

271. He seemed flat last week-

maybe not feeling well or distracted about something else possibly? But he's been dead-on this week thus far-firing on all cylinders.

[crispini]

257. Hey, did you guys see, fresh blog? nt

[Shopaholic]

260. Yes! He blogged. I'm happy.

n/t

[noamnety]

299. about those blogs

You think it would be too much to ask, to have those countdown emails not tell us "Keith blogs" and link us to entries that we already read a week ago ... and instead they could just send out a seperate "Keith blogs" email when it actually happens?

[bettyellen]

261. hey! Well tie # 3 is at 57% and if we don't kick it, that'll be that.

somebody PM me so i can throw in some bucks.
I am thinking of going to the inagural. Somebody tell me to stop.

[bunny planet]

272. I have to teach all day and at night tommorrow so I can't stay up late to

watch the rerun (sob!)Also can't watch tommorrow night or vote on ties during the day. This real life stuff is getting in the way of my KO habit.

Promise me ladies, you will not let the ORANGE tie be chosen. I can live with the gold one, dull 'welcome to the Marriot' that it is, but never the orange one (or the first striped one either).

on edit....I'm still holding out for the snarky little men tie, the blue parrot, or my blueish snarky stripe choice.

[crispini]

275. Ok, duly noted. I will even book mark your post.

But don't you think he seems to like orange? He's worn it two days in a row.

Condi on the rerun. :puke:

[gkhouston]

277. that could be him telling us he has plenty of orange already

and doesn't need anymore, thank you very much. Who knows? Without Miss Cleo, we are adrift.

Gina

p.s. Swear to God, if he wears the birthday tie with that damned gray suit, I'm gonna chase him down and put thumbprints on his glasses.

[crispini]

281. ooo, I didn't think about that.

LOL, our tie w. gray suit.... don't post about it, you'll encourage him to do it! :P

[gkhouston]

283. the man needs no instruction from me

in how to be a smartass. I suspect tie w/gray suit entered his fiendish brain about 12 nanoseconds after he learned we were tie-shopping and really really hated the gray suit. I'm hoping that "Gold Neat" will look so incredibly horrible with the gray suit that even he would be too embarrassed to wear it on the air... but he still might do it just once, for a snark. He has got, after all, too much backbone.

[Clark2008]

284. I guess we all have different tastes

I can "live" with the gold one (:puke:) I think, but I think he likes orange.

It's just that the gold one is so, well, plain. It's like the tie I bought my first serious boyfriend in high school. Safe and easy.

Sorry. I know my orange tie is gonna lose and I'm deflated. :(

[gkhouston]

276. I'm going to be campaigning hard for "Welcome to the Marriott"

I'm not in love with it, but it'll get the job done. And hey, I'm not in love with Keith, either, but he gets the job done, so that sounds like a pretty good fit. ;)

Seriously, it's not a "unique" tie, but no one has agressed upon it with the ugly stick, which is more than I can say for a lot of the ties I've looked at the past few days. I really liked the striped one you came up with bunny, but I was afraid it might look horrible on TV.

A decision *will* be made before I go to bed tomorrow night even if I order the friggin' thing myself. Enough is enough. I spent less time than this picking out my wedding dress. Literally.

G.

[crispini]

278. LOL, but this is a type B thread / topic.

The task is secondary to the fun. (Type A - the fun is secondary to the task.) From Crispini's taxonomy of activism, heh. I need a blog, I need somewhere to write down all this shit floating around in my head.

[Clark2008]

285. I think it's UGLY

So, there.

I think it's plain Jane icky.

So... so... :P

LOL.

I do think it's very blah.

[gkhouston]

286. Honey, I don't hear cherubs playing harps when I look at it, either

It is a "safe" and "boring" choice. I'll be the first to admit it.

We're trying to buy a tie for a man we don't know from Adam and he has to wear it to work and it has to look okay on television. Those are some pretty serious constraints. And that's where "safe" and "boring" come in.

If the orange tie weren't such a bright shade of orange or if Keith had different coloring, you might have gotten my vote. But bright orange.... eek! Not my cup of tea.

G.

[Clark2008]

290. Actually, his coloring is for this one

He's got some olive in his skin (as do I). He's got hazelish/greenish/grayish eyes (as do I). He's dark haired. I'm not. He's a fall, bordering on winter. I look good in orange. He would, too, believe me.

If he wore it with Navy or black, it would ROCK.

Mute the tie to get the orange and slate out of it for the skin and hair and eye color.

(Geez, where in the hell did THIS come from? I don't even spend this much damn time on MY clothes and coloring. LMAO!)


But, I'll chip in a couple a bucks for the non-angels singing tie. It's the thought that counts. ;)

[gkhouston]

292. I think he's probably a winter and the "fall" aspect

is mostly makeup. Check the difference in color between his face and hands in some photos, most noticeably the one of him in the brown suit in the thread from the other night. Someone said the shot was from 2003. Face is heavily made up (Light Egyptian); hands look pink. Also take a gander at his "just getting his snark on" pic. I think that may be a candid shot and he's not wearing makeup and his skin seems fair. I'm thinking slate blue eyes, fair skin and they make him up pretty heavily for the show.

[RevCheesehead]

297. I agree.

The orange tie will look FABULOUS on Keith!

Don't be afraid - it just looks garish sitting all by itself. But put a nice dark suit around it, and you've got one fine looking man.

Oh, hell, he'd look fine wearing nothing but his glasses and a smile!

I'd be glad to chip in for the cost. Whoever's collecting, let me know.

[Shopaholic]

301. Here are some "natural" shots of KO so we can get a better idea

of his skin tone sans makeup.



and


and a close-up of his hands courtesy of a friend who can screencap

[gkhouston]

302. that's pretty fair skin, IMHO

I mean, I could get away with wearing most of the orange ties he's currently got and I'm a summer.

Are we going to talk tie here or over in the Lounge?

[RevCheesehead]

306. Well, I'm extremely fair-skinned (redhead), and an autumn....

and believe it or not, a bright orange IS one of my better colors! If you contrast it against a dark suit - major YUM! :loveya:

[bunny planet]

303. LOL

I know, I posted somewhere that I'd be in menopause and out of estrogen completely by the time we pick out this tie. I still love my blue striped one the best but you're right, it might strobe like a mo-fo on the teevee.

[Patsy Stone]

294. bunny, I'm with you all the way.

Everything you said was exactly correct. :hi: We'll miss you.

[bettyellen]

293. i love when he refuses like that. LOL. I had to watch again....

watch, he;s going to gesture for me to come over there!

agh, some people are trying to talk me into DC...
i wanna go........

[gkhouston]

295. Honey, it's gonna make you think of rallies in the '30s in

Germany... do you really wanna be there?

[bettyellen]

296. i might need to get it out of my system... maybe.....

i loved meeting the people i did last time. it was nice to meet so many passionate people.
it was one big :grouphug:

[gkhouston]

307. Tie talkers: let's head back to the lounge, where most of the

pictures are. Yeah, I know the floor's sticky. Deal with it.

[crispini]

308. Fresh tie thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x2461089