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yacs
name: dan
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born: 1966
gender: male
city: raleigh, nc
golo member since: August 1, 2007
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favorite music: all forms of rock, some pop, some classical, the occasional bit of bluegrass, and the wiggles
favorite movies: too many to list
favorite hobbies: writing, reading
favorite restaurants: stromboli's
favorite vacation spots: wdw
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May 31, 2009 10:09 p.m.
I don't know for sure, but can guess you viewpoint on this subject; I'll explain anyway. A standard tactic of anti-abortion folks is to use pictures that show an aborted fetus, or a diagram, like the one in an earlier blog this morning, showing late term abortions.
The picture/blog was meant to point out that using such graphics or images are meant to muddy the waters by eliciting emotional responses from people and really don't promote or help discussion. Not that anyone on either side really wants to discuss. Either way, the pictures are used for shock value only.
So, by using a gross picture of a procedure that is life saving and done all the time, I was parodying, or holding up for ridicule, the folks that utilize this technique to get abortion outlawed.
I thought about doing it on Rhinoplasty, but felt that pictures of bowels could have a more desired effect.
Thanks for your questions.
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June 1, 2009 11:10 a.m.
I never knew! What a shame...." - yacs
Yep. I was in radio for 15 years so I had a soft spot for that show. The wiki has a section on the music licensing:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WKRP_in_Cincinnati
If they ever release a collection of the original uncut episodes, I'd definitely have to spring for it. :)
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June 1, 2009 11:58 p.m.
Beats turning to the bottle....especially in the morning.
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June 3, 2009 7:59 a.m.
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June 3, 2009 10:29 a.m.
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June 3, 2009 11:10 a.m.
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June 3, 2009 12:26 p.m.
I would also say, (note I'm not a lawyer or cop), that I believe a case could be made against Grace and her cohorts for interfering with a Police Investigation, because clearly, had it not been for Grace, Duckett would not have committed suicide. At least not that quick.
I agree that there were some quilt issues there to begin with, but again, without Grace, they Police may have been able to fully resolve the issue.
I don't know, what do you think?
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June 3, 2009 3:30 p.m.
How goes the comedy world? Life in the mountains is . . . um . . . interesting.
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June 4, 2009 8:34 a.m.
Oh the shame.....why do you mock my pain?
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June 4, 2009 10:12 a.m.
I wore it to a little club in Charleston WV that was super crowded and way too hot.
When I got home I was soaking wet and my skin was bright red from my neck to my waist and both arms down to the wrist.
It was over a week before I was able to wash off all that dye. I even tried soaking in rubbing alcohol to no avail.
Sure made a big impression on my fraternity brothers...
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June 4, 2009 2:07 p.m.
I've lost 10 pounds so far and can run a mile close to 5 minutes. Bulls are at 6 minutes still but are getting faster . . .
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June 4, 2009 2:48 p.m.
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June 5, 2009 3:12 a.m.
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June 5, 2009 3:16 a.m.
Don't you believe the reports from The Ministry?
The economy is not THAT bad...
Many people ENJOY being un-employed.
Why don't YOU?
We have always been at war with Eurasia.
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June 5, 2009 7:31 a.m.
LOL - you sound like my mother - she calls them 'stories' - I can go to her house fo a vist, catch one of her stories with a month long gap and they'll be talking about the same thing as the the time I saw it.
Wish I could get a job writing for those stories...maybe a 1000 words a week - cake...
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June 5, 2009 4:58 p.m.
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June 8, 2009 4:33 p.m.
As far as Crisp, I always thought his avatar was a wonderful lampoon of himself.
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June 10, 2009 11:26 a.m.
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June 10, 2009 9:21 p.m.
LOL
It's probably just be a typo, but you misspelled 'short'....
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June 11, 2009 7:44 a.m.
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June 11, 2009 11:33 a.m.
I agree. There is a small cluster of pot-stirring sock-puppets that occasionally show up - those are posters I might choose to ignore. :-)
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June 11, 2009 11:38 a.m.
I'm looking forward to seeing it. We've been so busy lately we haven't had a chance to go to the movies. Hopefully I'll get to see it on the big screen. The Netflix rental would surely lose some of the "Trek Grandeur" and the eye-candy factor of the theater experience.
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June 11, 2009 1:46 p.m.
... it's breathtaking- I highly suggest you try it.
All those movies are actually LOL funny. There are a lot comdey movies but the ones I remember most are the ones where I make an audible laugh - not just a chuckle at a witty scene.
One of my favorite scenes in the first Austin Powers is where he gets that cart stuck between the walls in that narrow corridor - pependicularly - beyond impossible but funny as hell...
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June 11, 2009 2:37 p.m.
This sort of thing IS my bag, baby....
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June 12, 2009 6:39 a.m.
Who are you and how did you get in here!?!
I'm a locksmith...and, I'm a locksmith.
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June 13, 2009 6:58 a.m.
Me too...
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid:
"Don't go near my daughter again. Don't try to see her. Don't write her and don't phone her!"
"Can I use her underwear to make soup?"
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June 13, 2009 7:38 a.m.
leg 'er down a smack 'em yak 'em!
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June 13, 2009 10:53 p.m.
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June 14, 2009 5:17 p.m.
hope you had a great weekend. happy summer!
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June 22, 2009 10:13 a.m.
TBK, how are they easily identified?"
You've never heard of gadar?
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June 26, 2009 7:16 a.m.
Photoshop...
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June 26, 2009 9:11 p.m.
Yes!!!!!! Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!! I am very happy to hear this
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June 26, 2009 10:00 p.m.
But...but..but..we've ALWAYS been at war with Eurasia...
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June 28, 2009 12:00 a.m.
Beth
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June 28, 2009 9:54 a.m.
Logical fallacies are one of the very few things that TRULY infuriate me.
No matter what argument one presents against a piece of legislation you'll be painted to look like you're IN FAVOR OF what the legislation allegedly addresses.
Against federal funding - you want people to die.
Against 'global warming?' - you're a shill for Big Oil and too stupid to discuss these highly scientific matters (I actually saw someone post that ONLY PhD's should be allowed to opine about AGW)
Want more doemstic oil production? - you're agaisnt any and all forms of alternative energy
Don't like how DC does things? - you're an anarchist
Don't want to pay more taxes? - you're selfish AND greedy
Recognize the dangers of Islamic Supremacists? - you want to kill all Muslims
Think Obama has soclialist ideals? - you're a racist
And we wonder why problems never get solved.....
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June 28, 2009 11:12 a.m.
Many thanks for the nice response.
I do truly believe that there is so much hype out there, about so many things, that it’s difficult to know what is REALLY going on. And, to find out, takes time. In my particular case, time is very precious commodity.
It’s especially difficult to determine REAL motivations. I suppose, as I’ve grown older, that I have become more suspicious of motivations. I expect a more proper word is “cynical”. ;-)
I’m slowly putting together a small series of blogs that take a look at various issues and the actual reasons behind the positions as compared to reasons presented to the public.
The overall title is based on the many BBQ restaurant billboards that you see along the interstate: Never Buy Barbecue from a Pig.
Have a great 4th of July weekend ....
Len (aka STS)
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July 2, 2009 10:30 p.m.
As a master bait taker myself (whoa...maybe i should think about rewording that) I know which lures to use when I need to snag me a live one - lol.
But I do like your style. Congrats for being one of the few here who can remain above the fray.
Now tell me, what kind of lure should I use on you? :-)
July 3, 2009 9:40 a.m.
no. i have no idea. but i'm intrigued.
i checked out your website. you write humorous essays and you have a cat. what's not to like?
hey, if somebody has a sense of humor (and gets mine) and is willing to come up just short of hating me, i'm all for extending an olive branch :-)
"/* Grins mischievously. */"
scratches head...
July 3, 2009 12:50 p.m.
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It just NOW came...
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July 6, 2009 7:10 p.m.
Thanks for stopping by my blogs -- Have a great Tuesday!
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