tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post8880782102351627588..comments2024-03-28T06:32:24.557-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: Barney at Dartmouth.Deuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-24961233251092122282009-08-19T19:34:06.485-04:002009-08-19T19:34:06.485-04:00linearthinker said:
"Yes, ma'am. One of...linearthinker said: <br /><br /><em><strong>"Yes, ma'am. One of your maccaroons with the ground glass inside. All sparkly."<br /><br />Wed Aug 19, 04:28:00 PM EDT</strong></em><br /><br />That's a keeper!Blackbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17564593406229397540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-6606434644562565532009-08-19T18:36:47.788-04:002009-08-19T18:36:47.788-04:00The people of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts sh...The people of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts should compassionately release Barney Frank from public service.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-76324593509342009642009-08-19T18:26:19.413-04:002009-08-19T18:26:19.413-04:00Continuing with the theme of the day (cynicism) co...Continuing with the theme of the day (cynicism) could it be that he is being released as a result of healthcare rationing decisions rather than "compassion"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-57544401550977228612009-08-19T18:18:02.947-04:002009-08-19T18:18:02.947-04:00substitute "after" for "for"substitute "after" for "for"allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798524644256471907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-70403725809503760362009-08-19T18:07:44.199-04:002009-08-19T18:07:44.199-04:00linear,
You raise an interesting point. If a man ...linear,<br /><br />You raise an interesting point. If a man may be released for committing 290 murders, may he be released for committing 29,000?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thecornerreport.com/index.php?title=the_dark_continent_hitler_s_european_hol&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1" rel="nofollow">Demjanjuk</a>allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798524644256471907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-35952547715651915292009-08-19T17:13:40.582-04:002009-08-19T17:13:40.582-04:00Or a donut covered with sprinkles.
Wed Aug 19, 04...Or a donut covered with sprinkles.<br /><br />Wed Aug 19, 04:29:00 PM EDT<br /><br />: )trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-47771667566773894652009-08-19T17:02:46.311-04:002009-08-19T17:02:46.311-04:00Begs the question, Allen, if he would be brought t...Begs the question, Allen, if he would be brought to trial today if he were just apprehended, or would he be compassionately released due to a cancerous condition preceding his capture?linearthinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201292791445921817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-14443191873500256032009-08-19T16:53:50.657-04:002009-08-19T16:53:50.657-04:00compassionate cynicism<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090819/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_lockerbie" rel="nofollow">compassionate cynicism</a>allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798524644256471907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-18978209585367534072009-08-19T16:33:12.476-04:002009-08-19T16:33:12.476-04:00Deal.
Gotta go dig some more on the septic tank ...Deal. <br /><br />Gotta go dig some more on the septic tank project. <br /><br />Later, y'all.linearthinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201292791445921817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-39845100914893351312009-08-19T16:31:14.755-04:002009-08-19T16:31:14.755-04:00Or, as a fallback, my uncle, "All Politishins...Or, as a fallback, my uncle, "<i>All Politishins is Scum</i>," Doofus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-29369139937646803022009-08-19T16:30:30.435-04:002009-08-19T16:30:30.435-04:00You read, I deliver.You read, I deliver.trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-19073426226846270542009-08-19T16:29:31.358-04:002009-08-19T16:29:31.358-04:00Or a donut covered with sprinkles.Or a donut covered with sprinkles.linearthinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201292791445921817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-70839060016206370382009-08-19T16:28:28.533-04:002009-08-19T16:28:28.533-04:00Yes, ma'am. One of your maccaroons with the gr...Yes, ma'am. One of your maccaroons with the ground glass inside. All sparkly.linearthinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201292791445921817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-21013462659330102592009-08-19T16:27:27.833-04:002009-08-19T16:27:27.833-04:00Rand?
I'll stick with "Obrien." (H...Rand?<br /><br />I'll stick with "Obrien." (He thought "Murphy" was an incurable <i>Optimist</i>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-76567053892271783412009-08-19T16:24:59.589-04:002009-08-19T16:24:59.589-04:00Do you want one?Do you want one?trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-32623539869906114272009-08-19T16:22:24.766-04:002009-08-19T16:22:24.766-04:00Read her non-fiction, linear.
Will I get a cookie...<em>Read her non-fiction, linear</em>.<br /><br />Will I get a cookie?linearthinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201292791445921817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-6349457483295823772009-08-19T16:19:34.676-04:002009-08-19T16:19:34.676-04:00"Do-Gooders" shows not only the destruct...<em>"Do-Gooders" shows not only the destructive consequences of liberal policies on crime, education and welfare, it shows the corrupting cynicism used to try to keep the liberal agenda afloat. Thomas Sowell</em>.<br /><br />Reality is sometimes more revealing than fiction, even when it's fiction by the esteemed Rand.linearthinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201292791445921817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-60887150028806000282009-08-19T16:17:40.609-04:002009-08-19T16:17:40.609-04:00Read her non-fiction, linear.Read her non-fiction, linear.trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-48765991695774534522009-08-19T16:12:46.090-04:002009-08-19T16:12:46.090-04:00The depressing Thomas Sowell on cynicism:
Do-Good...The depressing Thomas Sowell on cynicism:<br /><br /><em><a href="http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=4168" rel="nofollow">Do-Gooders: Cynicism Exposed</a>.<br /><br />...My own experience with political cynicism in Washington came a few years earlier, back in 1976, when I was nominated to the Federal Trade Commission by President Ford. At a private meeting with a Democratic Congressional staffer for the Senate committee in charge of confirming my nomination, the staffer gave me the word.<br /><br />"We have gone over your record with a fine-toothed comb," he said frankly, "and, since we could find nothing to object to, we are just not going to hold hearings at all."<br /><br />He explained that, since this was an election year and they expected their candidate -- Jimmy Carter -- to win, they would just sit on my nomination until Carter became President, so that he could then appoint his own man to the FTC. Which he did</em>... <br /><br />Thomas and I were both younger once.linearthinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201292791445921817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-43189996892180791602009-08-19T16:07:41.412-04:002009-08-19T16:07:41.412-04:00Rand.Rand.trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-82900409407244273572009-08-19T16:03:19.377-04:002009-08-19T16:03:19.377-04:00Rand?Rand?linearthinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201292791445921817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-88536503500580723992009-08-19T16:02:31.290-04:002009-08-19T16:02:31.290-04:00The opposite negative ego duality of a cynic is a ...<em>The opposite negative ego duality of a cynic is a person stuck in the Pollyanna syndrome</em>...<br /><br />Lighten up, trish.linearthinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201292791445921817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-45632122355688678332009-08-19T15:55:38.238-04:002009-08-19T15:55:38.238-04:00Rand would have your head on a plate with a flat l...Rand would have your head on a plate with a flat leaf parsley garnish.trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-80884723923008717642009-08-19T15:53:06.222-04:002009-08-19T15:53:06.222-04:00Godammit, linear, that's just depressing. And ...Godammit, linear, that's just depressing. And wrong.<br /><br />Don't you have anything better to do?<br /><br />Don't make me look up cynicism in the AHD.trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-16209410642917058542009-08-19T15:40:00.192-04:002009-08-19T15:40:00.192-04:00A cynic, somebody said, is a young fellow who went...A cynic, somebody said, is a young fellow who went searching the truth, and unfortunately found it.linearthinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201292791445921817noreply@blogger.com