KOEB Meeting: 04/15/08 -- Polka Dots and Stripes Edition

[Patsy Stone]

:hi:, all!

[crispini]

1. Howdy Patsela!

Ah! What a tie! :crazy:

Bittergate has FLOPPED! :rofl:

[Patsy Stone]

2. Hiya, Crispi!

I think one of the main reasons it flopped is people don't like being told what they're supposed to be thinking.

:hi:

[Berry Cool]

4. Whatever possesses Keith to mix his Boss Hijack and his polka dots?

:scared: :hi: You go, Michelle!

[Patsy Stone]

6. He dressed in the dark?

:shrug:

:hi:

[SeattleGirl]

7. Hi Berry!

:hi:

[Berry Cool]

17. Hi SG!!!

:hi:

[crispini]

10. Indeed. Good to hear from her POV!

And Barney Frank is RIGHT ON! :D

[SeattleGirl]

5. Hi crispi!

"Dupe it out"

:rofl:

[crispini]

11. Hi SG!

:hi:

[SeattleGirl]

3. Hi ya, Patsy! Howdy all!

:hi:

[Patsy Stone]

9. Hello, madam!

:hi:

[Berry Cool]

13. Ah, that's a nice old pic from the archives.

:loveya: Beautiful big Keith!

[Patsy Stone]

24. Dan

looks teeny tiny in the photo, doesn't he?

[Berry Cool]

28. Yeah, and I'm sure he's not thrilled about that.

I mean, come on, he's not Bob Costas.

[Patsy Stone]

45. LOL

I laughed loudly when he was standing between Keith and Cris Collinsworth on the NFL show. He looked 12.

Dan's feet barely touch the floor. :)

[ralps]

8. Hi Patsy, Hi Everyone!!

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

[SeattleGirl]

12. Hi ralps!

I see kitteh is getting lots of mail today.

:hi:

[ralps]

20. Hi SeattleGirl!! Yep!!

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

[RavensChick]

104. Hi, Ralps!

I'm like that kitty waiting for my tax refund, LOL!

[ralps]

119. Hi RavensChick! I owed both the IRS & My state money this year so I'll be

happy for what ever I get back! :hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo:

[RavensChick]

143. Ouch!

You'll be okay. I have'nt owed in years and I pray it stays that way!

[Patsy Stone]

18. Hi, ralps!

Happy Tuesday.

[crispini]

14. Didn't Jonathan Alter used to have hair?

Or am I misremembering?

[Berry Cool]

21. He's been doing chemo treatments

so his hair has been iffy lately.

[crispini]

23. Ah, I didn't know. Thanks for the update.

:hi:

[Patsy Stone]

26. Actually

this is the longest and fullest it's been in a while. :)

[Mabus]

27. Short story

We picked up a temporary roommate this past weekend. Years ago, when he first lived in the DC area Jonathan Alter was one of his roommates. Jonathan may have found out he's back and is now pulling his hair out in fear of the stories our new roomie is telling us. ;)

[Patsy Stone]

15. #5 -- Bitter Than Ever

Good caption.

[crispini]

16. Bitter?! Hell yeah!

I can see how people would appreciate what he said.

[Botany]

19. Did I ever tell you that you are my Fav?

Bitter than ever :rofl:

I hope keith shows Hillary getting booed today for
going to the bitter story .... it was great.

[Berry Cool]

31. Hey Bot!

You've got to admit, it's getting bitter
It's getting bitter all the time!

[crispini]

32. LOL! nt

[Mabus]

22. I'm back

Howdy all. :hi:

I'm almost recovered from my beloved Jayhawks winning the NCAA basketball championship. All that's left for me right now is waiting to see which players declare.

[SeattleGirl]

25. Hi Mabus!

:hi:

[Mabus]

29. I posted my Stephanie Miller pictures

from when RavensChick and I saw her. http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=315x115914

[Patsy Stone]

33. I just saw them

Loved the pics -- and the narrative. :rofl:

[SeattleGirl]

36. I saw them!

Great pics!

[crispini]

41. Nice! Great pics!

:)

[crispini]

30. Howdy Mabus!

:hi:

[Mabus]

40. I missed you

All of you. Well, except for that Botany character.

[Berry Cool]

35. Hey Mabus, that's great, but that's not all you've done, we see!

You and RavensChick mauled Steph!

[Mabus]

50. Damn

You're smarter than I thought. That last picture was taken by RavensChick when I caught Stephanie and started wailing on her. I kept yelling "leave Keith alone!" and "he's ours you little tart!"

[RavensChick]

116. Not really.

There were a LOT of old men there wanting to pounce so we had to step in and protect Mama.

[RevCheesehead]

60. Congrats to you and your Jays!

Y'all did a damned fine job!

And, welcome back... we missed you!

[Mabus]

121. I'm so proud of the guys

and watching all the videos of the celebrations have made me homesick. The Admiral's kids sent us t-shirts and local papers. *sniff* *sniff*

Picture of my hometown's parade for the guys this past Sunday.


Actually I've been around but I've been hanging out in the Kansas and Sports forums.

[Berry Cool]

Hey Mabus

There's a sports blog I follow called My Teams Are Cursed. He's a Cleveland sports fan so most of the time he's complaining about Cleveland teams always losing the prize, but he's also a fan of some college teams, including the Jayhawks.

I guess he's going to have to rename his blog. Here's part of what he posted a while back:

It's all over. My demons have been exorcised. 32 years of frustration have all melted away with a flick of Mario Chalmers wrist. This just doesn't happen to my teams. It doesn't. MY TEAMS are the ones that choke away a nine point lead with 2:12 left. MY TEAMS are the ones that don't make the insurmountable leads disappear. MY TEAMS are the one that experience excruciating heartbreak. But you know something. For once in my life and for once in this crazy, ridiculous world we live in, the good guys won and karma was on our side.

Good thing he had Karma to help...you don't wanna get on her bad side. :rofl:

[RevCheesehead]

142. Karma not only bites,

she also sometimes blogs.

[Mabus]

145. We all worked our respective mojo at the same time

;)

It was an incredible game. It seemed like a dream when we came back with so little time left. And then that shot. That miracle shot. On several of the sports forums I've been hanging around it is called "the shot heard 'round the world". We've been calling them "Mario and the Overtimes". Back in '88 we called our Championship team "Danny and the Miracles".

I have been positively giddy. The only time I've been as happy (or almost as happy) was the first time that the Admiral told me he loved me.

[RavensChick]

109. Mabus!!!

What up?

I thought of you when I heard KU won. Congrats!

Btw, I read the thread you put up and cracked up laughing!!

[Mabus]

126. Someone had to tell them what happened

;)

[RevCheesehead]

34. It's been a Riveting show so far.

Sorry I'm late. :hi:

[SeattleGirl]

37. Rev!!

How are you doing?

:loveya: :hi:

[RevCheesehead]

43. I'm great, thanks!

I've been getting a lot of stuff done. It's amazing what you can do when you don't have to go to work. :D

:hi::loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

38. It wasn't really a party until you

and Gene Robinson got here.

:hi:

[RevCheesehead]

44. Awww....

:loveya:Gene:loveya:

Cindy Brady is stealing recipes? Wait'll Mike and Carol hear!

:hi:

[Berry Cool]

42. Hey Rev!

:hi: Just in time to hear Eugene Robinson bring the snark!

Says AAs have lots of advantages...they get lots of exercise from walking when cabs won't pick them up...lots of personal attention in stores from clerks following them around through the store... :rofl:

[RevCheesehead]

46. I'm certainly glad he cleared that up.

I'll bet Billow now wishes he were lucky enough to be born black.

:hi:

[Berry Cool]

70. Yeah, then he could yell "M-Fer, bring me more iced tea" in a restaurant.

Also, he wouldn't have to dress up to go to an Anita Baker concert.

[RevCheesehead]

72. Where would he go? KFC?

Shoney's? Denny's? :hide:

[RavensChick]

136. Believe me when I say this..

He would not last one minute in DC with his attitude. Everyone will go buck wild on his ass real quick!

[RevCheesehead]

137. Hell, then I'll buy him a ticket right away!

:evilgrin:

[RavensChick]

146. Make sure it's first class

Gotta let the schmuck enjoy himself before landing in the danger zone!

:evilgrin:

[Botany]

47. I was sooooooo missing you

I was worried if you had got stuck in a Wisconsin Traffic Jam?

[RevCheesehead]

51. You know our unofficial slogan, don't you?

"Welcome to Wisconsin: Smell our Dairy Air"

:loveya:Cuddles!:loveya:

[Botany]

64. You know what a virgin In Wisconsin is?

Somebody who has not hit a deer in with their car.



BTW why doesn't CBS hire Rachel to replace Katie?

[RevCheesehead]

66. My first response was "lonely."

I like yours better. And no, I've never (yet) hit a deer - but came damned close a couple of times. :scared:

[crispini]

39. "A far, far bitter thing" -- LOL! nt

[Berry Cool]

48. LOL, Cindy McCain stole her "favorite family recipes" from The Food Network!

Reminds me of a quote from one of my favorite movies.

"Cheating on a quiz show--isn't that like plagiarizing a comic strip?"

[Berry Cool]

49. "You Bitter You Bet"

"Bitter Kvetch"

Love it!

[Berry Cool]

53. Yea, Rachel's here and she's wearing Keith's Gray Suit!

:bounce:

[crispini]

55. Ahahaha. always nice to see her.

So articulate and intelligent. :D

[Mabus]

54. “I find that the further I go back, the bitter things were, whether they happened or not.”

so saith Mark Twain (well, sort of)

[Patsy Stone]

59. “It is

a far, far bitter thing that I do, than I have ever done." Charles Dickens?

[Mabus]

67. “It is bitter to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles."

Buddha :rofl:

[Mabus]

71. Yay! Oddball

The horns! It sounds like my drive to the Metro every morning.

[RevCheesehead]

69. A Tale of Two Cities.

Binky had a big, fluffy tail like Oreo's that was colored like Roo's. I called it "the tail of two kitties."

[Patsy Stone]

73. Please look at that mustache on the mug shot guy!

:rofl:

p.s. "Tail of two kitties" LOL

[Mabus]

83. It's the pot

He forgot what century he was living in. Now that's some good stuff.

[RevCheesehead]

63. Ssssshh!!

Where do you think I get all my sermon material from? :yoiks:

[Patsy Stone]

68. From Giada De Laurentis?

I had no idea! :)

[RevCheesehead]

74. If that's a Food Network reference, then yes...

but only for communion service first Sunday of the month.

[Patsy Stone]

75. Yes

I believe they were her recipes. Smooth move, Cindy!

[Patsy Stone]

101. Link:

http://www.seriouseats.com/required_eating/2008/04/cindy-mccain-allegedly-lifting-recipes-from-food-network-giada-de-laurentiis.html

[RevCheesehead]

107. Eww....

"The recipes have apparently been pulled, but you can see them, at least for now, in Google Cache: Farfalle Pasta with Turkey Sausage, Peas, and Mushrooms, Rosemary Chicken Breasts and Warm Spinach Salad with Bacon, Passion Fruit Mousse, Mixed Fruit Tart, Crab Scampi and Whole Wheat Spaghetti, Ahi Tuna with Napa Cabbage Slaw."

The only thing I'd dare eat from that is the Rosemary chicken and the spinach salad. The rest seem to scream "Roughage."

[Patsy Stone]

110. Funny

because Cindy looks like she could use a good, strong laxative.

As if anyone would believe these were passed down through the family. Did our grandparents know from Ahi Tuna? I think not.

[RevCheesehead]

111. I don't think my grandparents even knew of Starkist.

Well, except for Grandma Schultz. She lived to be 99.

[Patsy Stone]

138. I'll have what she's having.

I remember Dame Edna made a joke once about how we're all being fooled by people who make us believe we hadn't truly lived before we heard of arugala.

[RevCheesehead]

139. Sounds like a horn on a Model T.

Never eat food that might have been driven: that's my motto.

[Patsy Stone]

144. And you'll be happy to know

that's exactly the way she pronounced it: a-ROOOO-Ga-la.

:rofl:

[RevCheesehead]

154. You said "Roo"

:loveya:

[SeattleGirl]

52. RACHEL!!!

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[Mabus]

57. Finally, someone with a sense of style

:woohoo: :hide:

[Berry Cool]

58. Did Keith just say he's got another few days off coming up?

I bet he's taking off Thursday and Friday after the debate.

[Patsy Stone]

62. I heard it.

Play Ball!!!

[RevCheesehead]

77. Ah, he's following my schedule again!

Thanks, Keith - I'll be at my dad's again. Feel free to call me, 'kay? ;)

[bleever]

56. "Plight their troth".

First time today I've heard that phrase.

Yay for Rachel.

:hi: everyone.

[crispini]

61. Bleever!

:hi:

[bleever]

90. Hola, ms. crispi!

:hi:

[Patsy Stone]

65. Do you hear it frequently?

Do you live on a huge compound in Texas?

:hi:

[Mabus]

76. The scarier question is

"would you like to live on huge compound in Texas?" :scared:

[Patsy Stone]

80. That whole thing

is so fucked up.

I mean, I understand it's America and all, and we don't like people meddling... But anytime a shitload of people live isolated in the middle of nowhere someone should probably look into that.

[RevCheesehead]

82. The Internets don't count, do they?

"Leave the Clubhouse alone!!"

[SeattleGirl]

86. Expecially if children are involved.

[Mabus]

Can we start with the WH?

'cuz I think there's some really messed up stuff going on there. Then we can look at who has been going to Camp David.

[Patsy Stone]

105. Yes, ma'am.

That place is going to need a lot of sage and possibly exorcism. The Naval Observatory will definitely need to be fumigated to remove the smell of sulfur before the next VP occupies it.

[RevCheesehead]

79. And just how many wives DOES he have?

:)

[bleever]

100. You can't spell "polygamy"

without "pygmy".



:hi:

[RevCheesehead]

108. For the love of God...

the second woman from the left has more than done her duty!

[RavensChick]

130. You got that right!

Gracious! That's why bras were invented.

:hi:

[RevCheesehead]

131. Imagine that with implants.

:scared:

[RavensChick]

140. Ew!

:scared: :scared: :scared:

[Berry Cool]

85. Thursday the Bosox come to town.

Well, actually, they'll be in tomorrow, but tomorrow's the debate. So Keith will likely stick around. (Although I don't hear him plugging the MSNBC post-debate coverage as yet.)

But after that, if he has Friday off, he can go to Baltimore if he wants, for the Yanks' weekend stand.

[Berry Cool]

89. OOOOH!!!

Thank you, Joe Biden and the Big Magic Screen, for giving us beautiful unobstructed KOOS!!!!! :loveya:

[RevCheesehead]

92. Do you need a drink of water?

Smelling salts? A fan? ;)

[RavensChick]

134. And I missed it AGAIN!!!

:banghead:

My server's slow but it's okay. I'll catch it later.

[Patsy Stone]

147. A romantic weekend in Baltimore?

LOL. When you think of romantic getaways, that's not one of the places which immediately springs to mind.

[bleever]

93. Forsooth, such mellifluous phrasing dost seldom

grace quotidian discourse. Perhaps it is mete that it be so.

:hi:

[RevCheesehead]

99. Arr!

;)

[Patsy Stone]

149. I've been watching "John Adams"

And thinking of how to say what I've just heard in five words or less. :)

[bleever]

152. "Nope -- good thing, too."

:)

[Patsy Stone]

153. :)

The entire mini-series could fit into a two-hour Movie of the Week if they just used the words "Totally!" "Bite Me!" and "No way, dude!" instead.

My .02

[crispini]

78. These damn private tax-collecting firms!

And the one in Texas is called LINEBARGER, GOGGIN, BLAIR and SAMPSON, and they're a bunch of FUCKING CROOKS. :mad:

Long story.

[SeattleGirl]

81. I just hope they don't come after MrSG.

One of his employers screwed up his taxes, and he ended up owing over $1200. He filed for an extension today, and did send some of it in, but no way do we have the money to pay all of it.

Guess where OUR "tax rebates" are going? :grr:

[crispini]

84. Ouch!

Hope that works out for you.

[SeattleGirl]

88. Me too.

They can come after us, but they aren't going to get much right away.

[RevCheesehead]

94. You should be OK.

I've filed extensions the last 4 years, and didn't pay until I filed. All they do is charge you interest on the balance due... and it's minimal, something like 2%. My accountant said that they really don't go after you unless you look like you're trying to hide something.

[SeattleGirl]

98. Thanks, Rev.

Makes me feel a bit better. Last thing we want is the IRS (or their private henchmen) breathing down our backs.

[Mabus]

87. That sucks

I don't blame you for being p.o.'ed

[SeattleGirl]

91. What really pisses me off is that this employer seems to be abiding

by its own rules. He's worked part-time jobs before, and this has never been a problem. They told him that if he makes less than $300 in a pay period, they aren't obligated to withhold any taxes. My response is WTF???

[Mabus]

95. Huh?

A lot of high school kids are going to be surprised.

[Berry Cool]

96. I can't concentrate at all on what Biden is saying.

I'm distracted by the KOOS.

My fingers want it so bad.

[Berry Cool]

103. The Tidy Cats commercial is hilarious.

Cats trying to interpret the stupid things their humans say by playing charades. :rofl:

[Botany]

97. Joe Biden is so damn good

What a class act.

[RavensChick]

102. Better late than never!

Hi, everyone!

:hi:

[Berry Cool]

106. Hi, RC!

:hi: We have all been entertained by your Steph pics!

Did you see Keith roll his eyes during the bumper tease?

Keith: :eyes:

[Berry Cool]

117. Well, I guess Keith laid it on the line with Billo.

He said he's not going to stop, so Billo's going to have to get used to it!

[RavensChick]

124. Hey, Berry!

Yeah, I saw it and I'm still laughing!

Keith rolling his eyes is classic. Next lesson--teaching him to roll his neck while waving his finger at the same time, LOL! (I do it when I have to make a serious point.)

[Patsy Stone]

127. I wish

I could roll my neck! I just keep getting a pain instead of looking fierce.

:hi:

[SeattleGirl]

113. Hi RC!

I see you got to smooze with Steph!

:hi:

[RevCheesehead]

114. Hi, RC!

:hi:

[Mabus]

141. shouldn't that be "bitter late than never?"

:rofl:

Hope all is well.

[RavensChick]

148. Nah, I went through that at work.

Otherwise, things are good.

[Mabus]

156. At this very moment

You are five away from your historical (or should that be "hysterical"?) 1,000th post.

[ralps]

112. Today's worst person in the world is Cindy McCain!! for posting Food Network

recipes as "McCain Family Recipes" LOL :hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[crispini]

115. That was a very interesting story about Bill-o and the MSNBC bigwigs.

Good job, bigwigs! :thumbsup:

[SeattleGirl]

118. Well, I'm bitter!!! My laptop suddenly went in to hibernation mode,

and it was almost 10 minutes before I could get it to unhibernate! x(

[RevCheesehead]

120. Let's hope it was hibernation...

and not Agent Mike trying to tap in. :scared:

(just kidding! really!!)

[SeattleGirl]

125. I often say "hello" to Agent Mike when I'm talking on the phone.

:crazy:

[Berry Cool]

150. I say hello to Bush.

I figure sooner or later he's going to hear anyway.

[Berry Cool]

129. Laptops are not supposed to be Bay Airs.

!!!!!

[SeattleGirl]

132. Mine seems to be confused on that point.

:silly:

[Berry Cool]

133. See you tomorrow night, Keith.

:loveya: I had a feeling he'd stick around at least tomorrow.

[RevCheesehead]

135. Hey, someone has to keep Tweety strapped in his chair.

Keef, we salute you! :patriot:

[Berry Cool]

151. And feed him his reward grapes.

"I was very good tonight, Keith, I didn't keep blathering right into the commercial break ONCE."

"You're right, Chris. Good boy. Catch."

[RevCheesehead]

155. ROFL!

Or Snausages! :rofl:

[RevCheesehead]

122. Didn't the Discovery Channel already uncover the rivets thing?

This isn't news to me... I heard it at least two years ago.

[Botany]

123. Titanic "the movie" = "Leo Sleeps w/ the fishes"

[RevCheesehead]

128. Only his cuffs, Bot...

unless Crispi got there first.