tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post3929544470848140398..comments2024-03-28T06:32:24.557-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: Trump has been uncanny, the pundits have underestimated him - He did what they said was impossible - He might be doing it again.Deuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-52382842976679921482017-02-10T22:57:32.045-05:002017-02-10T22:57:32.045-05:00Apeirophobia
https://www.theatlantic.com/video/in...<b>Apeirophobia</b><br /><br />https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/515661/apeirophobia-fear-of-everlasting-life/Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-84134899741175499902017-02-10T19:37:49.611-05:002017-02-10T19:37:49.611-05:00Meanwhile, down in that Paradise of AshLand, Venez...Meanwhile, down in that Paradise of AshLand, Venezuela -<br /><br /><b><i>Venezuelans eating cats, dogs, donkeys, horses and even pink flamingos to survive</i></b><br /><br />POSTED AT 7:21 PM ON FEBRUARY 10, 2017 BY JOHN SEXTON<br /><br /><br />It’s illegal to hunt pink flamingos in Venezuela but some people on the <b>“Maduro diet”</b> have no choice but to resort to eating the colorful birds, as well as more pedestrian animals like cats and dogs, in order to survive. From the Miami Herald:<br /><br />Biology student Luis Sibira stumbled across the first set of gory remains last November: eight pink flamingos, their breasts and torsos sliced out, leaving their heads, spindly legs and vivid feathers scattered across the marshy ground at Las Peonias Lagoon in western Venezuela…<br /><br />But this isn’t simple poaching, he said. Sibira and other investigators from Zulia University, a public university in Maracaibo, are convinced that the protected birds have become the latest victims of Venezuela’s growing hunger crisis. People have become so desperate, he said, that they are butchering and eating flamingos.<br /><br />There are other signs that food shortages have led to the slaughtering of animals not generally considered meat: giant anteaters, for one…<br /><br />In the city’s dump, more evidence of hunger-driven desperation: dismembered dogs, cats, donkeys, horses and pigeons have been found since last year, all skinned or plucked, with signs of having been eaten, according to the city’s garbage teams.<br /><br />The head of Venezuela’s Scientific Studies Institute tells the Miami Times no Venezuelans have ever made pink flamingos a part of their diet, going all the way back to the Spanish Conquest. This is desperation caused by the rampant inflation and chronic shortages that have been a problem in Venezuela for the past two years.<br /><br />In a story published today, Reuters compares the situation to “the waning days of the Soviet Union.” Venezuela borrowed $50 billion from China and another $5 billion from Russia with the promise of repayment in the form of cheap oil, but the nation is now falling behind on those deliveries:<br /><br />The total worth of the late cargoes to state-run Chinese and Russian firms is about $750 million, according to a Reuters analysis of the PDVSA documents.<br /><br />At the end of January, PDVSA was late on nearly 10 million barrels of refined products that the company owes the firms – with shipments delayed by as much as 10 months, according to the documents. It also failed to make timely deliveries of another 3.2 million barrels of crude shipments to China’s state-run China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC).<br /><br />The article goes on to say that last year’s oil production was the lowest in 23 years, despite plans by the state-run company to increase exports to China. So far, neither Russia nor China are saying anything publicly about the delays.<br /><br />The wheels continue to come off this disaster of a socialist state. Here’s hoping the collapse of President Maduro’s government happens before too many more people feel forced to hunt pink flamingos to survive.<br /><br />http://hotair.com/archives/2017/02/10/venezuelans-eating-cats-dogs-donkeys-horses-and-even-pink-flamingos-to-survive/Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-35619016844237923142017-02-10T19:13:15.833-05:002017-02-10T19:13:15.833-05:00Sounding as if Trump is going to issue a new impro...Sounding as if Trump is going to issue a new improved executive order concerning refugees and others entering the country next week.Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-86369533966305919622017-02-10T19:04:54.840-05:002017-02-10T19:04:54.840-05:00Additionally, one brave of the Blackfoot Tribe, an...Additionally, one brave of the Blackfoot Tribe, answering to <i>Long Dong Silver Creek</i> in the Tribe, and called simply <i>BIG SILVER</i> by the Palefaces, took a vow to scalp <i>Quirk</i> if he should return.Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-8893958009056003362017-02-10T19:01:50.048-05:002017-02-10T19:01:50.048-05:00BREAKING NEWS FLASH
Some Miles Outside Missoula, ...<b>BREAKING NEWS FLASH</b><br /><br /><i>Some Miles Outside Missoula, Montana: Silver Crick Encampment</i><br /><br />In addition to many elk and bear hunters joining the fun and festivities, a strange straggler from Detroit, Michigan wandered into the camp, saying he was here to 'rescue his two girl friends'.<br /><br />The only Ladies at the camp, one Chin Chin and one Maria, who seemed to have had and to be having a great time, both denied knowing the man.<br /><br />This odd fellow, who called himself <i>Quirk</i>, began to insist the two Ladies <i>come with me</i> and, they refusing, and he insisting, <i>Quirk</i> was ushered out of camp by the hunters.<br /><br />From the edge of camp <i>Quirk</i> could be heard shouting:<br /><br /><i><b>I SHALL RETURN !</b></i><br /><br />This declaration was met by hoots of laughter, and vows to "skin the sucker" if he should return.<br /><br />Press is awaiting further developments. <br /><br />Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-90801995234661108842017-02-10T13:48:47.437-05:002017-02-10T13:48:47.437-05:00Reporters at the camp cite Maria has saying, in re...Reporters at the camp cite Maria has saying, in regard to <i>Long Dong Silver Creek</i>:<br /><br /><b>Finally ! A man to match my mountains !! Ah !!!</b><br /><br />News media are debating the inner meaning of this cryptic saying.Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-44232002320246093112017-02-10T13:36:01.661-05:002017-02-10T13:36:01.661-05:00White House hints at NEW travel ban order to dodge...White House hints at NEW travel ban order to dodge court battle - as Trump blasts 'disgraceful' ruling upholding freeze on his current one<br /><br />A federal appeals court in San Francisco released its ruling tonight on President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban - saying it would not reinstate it<br /> <br />Trump responded by taking to Twitter and writing in all caps: 'SEE YOU IN COURT, THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION IS AT STAKE!' <br /><br />He also called the ruling 'disgraceful' <br /><br />The president also told reporters in the West Wing Thursday night that the ruling was a 'political decision'<br /><br />Now the White House is also saying that rewriting the order isn't 'off the table' <br />The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided it would not block a lower-court ruling that suspended the ban <br /><br />Last week, a Seattle-based judge issued a temporary restraining order halting the ban after Washington state and Minnesota sued the U.S. government <br /><br />Hillary Clinton chimed in with a tweet trolling the president, simply writing '3-0' <br /><br />By Geoff Earle, Deputy U.s. Political Editor For Dailymail.com and Nikki Schwab, U.s. Political Reporter For Dailymail.com <br />Published: 16:54 GMT, 10 February 2017 | Updated: 18:18 GMT, 10 February 2017 <br /><br />The White House is floating a new way to counter a stunning appeals court ruling that set back President Trump's immigration order – redrafting the order in a way that could take effect immediately and be more resistant to legal challenge.<br /><br />President Trump signaled an unmistakable instinct to fight for his original order Thursday night when bluntly told opponents: 'See you in court!' after criticizing judges who stood in his path.<br />But now, the White House is also laying out an alternative path. Asked if the president was considering signing a new executive order on immigration, a White House official told CNN, '"Nothing's off the table." <br /><br />CNN's Jim Acosta added on air Friday morning, 'They may go back and revise this executive order that that is a possibility that no options are being essentially taken off the table at this point.' <br /><br /><br />President Donald Trump has used Twitter over the last few days to try and encourage the three judge panel to rule in his way. Now, the White House is signaling that redrafting the order isn't 'off the table'<br /><br />By redrafting the order, the White House could conceivably try to correct several elements of the order that have drawn scrutiny in court. <br /><br />NBC reported Friday that White House attorneys were already engaged in the effort. Options include continuing the court fight that Trump has vowed or signing a new order 'very soon.' <br /><br /><br />Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4212718/White-House-hints-NEW-travel-ban-order-dodge-court.html#ixzz4YJCmaz5Q <br />Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on FacebookCharltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-3061685169428562172017-02-10T13:16:17.930-05:002017-02-10T13:16:17.930-05:00Mr. Bob did indeed get through to Fly on the Arse ...Mr. Bob did indeed get through to <i>Fly on the Arse</i> and did ask to speak to Chin Chin.<br /><br />He was told, however, that Chin Chin was not available, as she was camped outside of Missoula, Montana with some young Lady named Maria, and a young handsome Blackfoot warrior called <i>Long Dong Silver Creek</i>.<br /><br />Mr. Bob is reportedly now en route to Missoula, Montana with skis, liquor and winter fly rod in hand to join this group in mutual festivities.Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-63060433553800977382017-02-10T12:42:15.489-05:002017-02-10T12:42:15.489-05:00"Critics on the other hand who have seen the ..."Critics on the other hand who have seen the picture are snickering that it bears a strong resemblance to 'Wily Coyote' just before he is hit by the safe"<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />:)Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16688752302081088907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-24533329241487411042017-02-10T12:34:19.052-05:002017-02-10T12:34:19.052-05:00.
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Now, I’d like to follow up on ....<br /><br />{...}<br /><br /><br />Page 3<br /><br /><br />Now, I’d like to follow up on another story we started yesterday regarding the rumors that press secretary Sean Spicer, might be on the outs with his boss, TD. As our regular readers will likely recall, Sean was on the outs with Mr. Trump first, for wearing ill-fitting suits that didn’t conform to the Trump image. <br /><br />I am happy to say, that since his ‘dressing down’ for dressing down Sean has performed a veritable 180 and for the last couple of days has appeared sartorially spectacular, dressed to the nines in Trump style business suits and tie. And one of my ‘little flies on the wall’ buzzes in my ear that Sean has now even engaged the services of Julio Squato famed tie selector from the high-end, fancy smantzy tie firm, <i>Pansexual Mercado</i>. Julio, who dentifies as ‘none of the above’, is now on contract to help Sean select the perfect tie for every suit he wears. Way to go Sean.<br /><br />Sean’s second strike consisted of not only being spoofed on SNL, but worse, of being spoofed by ‘female’ comedian Melissa McCarty, something that does not fit with Trump’s hard won, John Wayne, tough guy image. This would be a tough one to overcome but another of my ‘flies’ tells me of something that may help Sean out by making Trump forget about Melissa McCarthy altogether.<br /><br />Word is that producer Lorne Michaels of SNL is so happy with the reception McCarthy’s impersonation of Spicer received he is seriously considering having another women impersonate Steve Bannon on a future show, a woman sure to cause Trump to explode or at least blow a gasket, Rosie O’Donnell. Yes, you heard it right and you heard it here first, Rosie O’Donnell. <br /><br />When questioned about the matter, O’Donnell said, ‘Let’s do it. I’m ready.’ <br /><br />====================================================<br /><br />As a final note, we are hearing (buzz…buzz) that the Trump <i>Dress Code for Females</i> has been expanded somewhat with notifications being posted around the White House that ‘suggest’…<br /><br /><b>Ladies,<br /><br />If it’s Monday, wear the Blue underwear marked ‘Monday’<br /><br />If it’s Tuesday, wear the Yellow underwear marked ‘Tuesday’<br /><br />And so forth…</b><br /><br /><br />Well, that’s all we have time for right now kiddies.<br /><br /><br />Buzzz…Buzzz…<br /><br /><br />We'll talk again soon.<br /><br /><br />Candy<br /><br /><br />.<br />.<br /><br />Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-90928467116235589702017-02-10T12:32:12.790-05:002017-02-10T12:32:12.790-05:00{...}
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...{...}<br /><br /><br />Page 2<br /><br /><br /><b>From our General Interest page…</b><br /><br />We are getting word that celebrity faux farmer, Bob, who recently gained national fame for his purchase of the famous Harambe Cheeto snack off of eBay for a whopping for $99,900 [a new record for personage shaped snacks], reported death threats from the previous owner of the Cheeto snack, one Vlad ‘Pelmeni” Arconovic, purported by some to be the enforcer for a Russian crime family centered in New Jersey and operating along the East Coast.<br /><br />According to our sources, a day after purchasing the now famous Harambe Cheeto, Mr. Bob placed an urgent call to the Idaho State Grange in Coeur D’ Alene, ID seeking an unsecured loan in the amount of $99,877.50. Upon having his loan request denied, Mr. Bob then called the local FBI office, told them he had received death threats from one Sal ‘Lips’ Pontucci of the <i>Pontucci Rat Eradication and Disposal Company</i> which public records indicate is based out of Newark, NJ. Mr. Bob then requested to be put on a witness protection program. When asked what he was witness to, Mr. Bob is quoted as saying, “Anything you want”. That request was also denied, and Mr. Bob was last seen disappearing into the night heading for US 90 and points north and west. <br /><br />The Cincinnati Enquirer has authorized this page to engage the services of the Quirk Smith Investigative Services and Skip-Trace Company to investigate this matter further and to try to locate Mr. Bob. We will keep you advised as this story continues to develop.<br /><br /><i><b>A personal plea to Mr. Bob</b></i>: Mr. Bob, if you are out there and have access to a phone, please, please, please, call the Cincinnati Enquirer main line and ask to be connected to the <b>Fly on the Wall</b> page. Once you are patched through, ask to speak to Chin Chin.<br /><br /><b>[Note: There have been some complaints that in the original story the name and location of the eBay purchaser was released by the Enquirer even though he had requested anonymity. I disavow any responsibility for that action and refuse to be held fiscally responsible. The original story regarding the Harambe Cheeto purchase was written by C.C. Kane, investigative reporter on our news staff. It was a news item and in no way connected to the <i>Fly on the Wall</i> page.<br /><br />All question regarding that issue should be addressed to C.C. Kane who is currently out of the country on extended leave.]</b><br /><br />===========================================================<br /><br /><br />Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-23143535334423243582017-02-10T12:30:53.819-05:002017-02-10T12:30:53.819-05:00.
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Quirk International ....<br /><br />Quirk Publications, LLC <br /><br />Quirk International (Camden, NJ, USA)<br /><br /><br /><b>Fly on the Wall</b><br /><br /><i>’Whispers from the West Wing…’</i><br /><br />[Morning Edition]<br /><br /><br />Candy Kane<br /><br />February 10, 2017<br /><br />Hello, darlings<br /><br />Word has it that the Tangerine Don (TD) continues to be apoplectic and red in anger over the decision by the 9th Circuit to allow the hold on his immigration ban to stand. His team is scrambling to develop some response to the decision. Meanwhile, while refugee groups welcome the decision, Trump tweets to the universe a vow to “…see you in court.” <br /> <br />In an interview yesterday, press secretary Sean Spicer in a dark blue Brioni knock-off and matching sky blue Trump signature collection tie, told reporters, "Tonight was just a procedural ruling on the temporary restraining order. We look forward to a full hearing on the merits of this case, and we feel very confident that we're going to prevail…" We are looking at all options.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Trump supporters at one of the more influential blogs in the country are in couched language calling for a popular revolution against the judiciary, some even vowing to go to Krakow to gather support and cool down a bit.<br /><br />One of my little flies tells me that this morning that same blog posted an article from the <i>Telegraph</i> supportive of Trump and carrying a picture of a red fox clearly implying that Mr. Trump is a wily and cunning character not to be trifled with. Critics on the other hand who have seen the picture are snickering that it bears a strong resemblance to 'Wily Coyote' just before he is hit by the safe.<br /><br />===========================================================<br /><br />{...}<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-86230793001643919022017-02-10T12:12:40.781-05:002017-02-10T12:12:40.781-05:00Hey Rat, are you participating in the Hashknife?Hey Rat, are you participating in the Hashknife?MOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307879234693014691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-70401332789025979062017-02-10T12:12:01.747-05:002017-02-10T12:12:01.747-05:00"Critics". Isn't that everyone at th..."Critics". Isn't that everyone at the Globe and Mail?MOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307879234693014691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-46493010610718898942017-02-10T11:52:28.444-05:002017-02-10T11:52:28.444-05:00Snother example of Duece's mans brilliance:
&...Snother example of Duece's mans brilliance:<br /><br />"Trump cedes new ground to Beijing with about-face on ‘one China’ <br />Nathan VanderKlippe <br /><br />BEIJING — The Globe and Mail<br /><br /> a single phone call, Donald Trump staged a spectacular comedown from his boldest threat against China, agreeing to Beijing’s demand that he acknowledge Taiwan as part of a single China.<br />It took Mr. Trump less than three weeks as President to abandon his warning that no issue was too delicate to revisit – not even the status of Taiwan – in his quest to extract gains from a rising Chinese superpower, one he has called an enemy responsible for stealing U.S. jobs and bilking its people of hundreds of billions of dollars through currency manipulation.<br />Now, the U.S. President has become the subject of international ridicule after a phone call Friday with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. In it, Mr. Trump agreed to respect the one-China policy. Critics called it a humiliating about-face for a U.S. leader who routinely pillories those he calls “losers.”<br /><br />..."<br /><br />http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/us-politics/trump-backs-one-china-policy-in-call-with-chinas-president/article33977835/Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16688752302081088907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-63937353124505705572017-02-10T11:41:54.583-05:002017-02-10T11:41:54.583-05:00((he has yet to accept a Syrian refugee into his h...((he has yet to accept a Syrian refugee into his home, for instance))Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-17180506293955454052017-02-10T11:41:07.430-05:002017-02-10T11:41:07.430-05:00(never judge Quirk by his rhetoric, but only by hi...(never judge Quirk by his rhetoric, but only by his actions behind the scenes)Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-31490720519707026642017-02-10T11:19:50.745-05:002017-02-10T11:19:50.745-05:00That fox, I am certain the other Ph.D. Animal Love...That fox, I am certain the other <i>Ph.D. Animal Lover</i> here, Doug, will agree, is a truly beautiful animal.<br /><br />And reminds me of Quirk at his uncanny best....<br /><br />Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.com