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Genocide in the Congo
Author: BobR    Date: 12/05/2007 12:42:52

I posted this story on the board, but I think it's important enough to bear repeating here. I apologize in advance for all the cut & paste...

Although Darfur gets a lot of press and lip service, there is a little-known genocide going on in the Congo (little known in the U.S. anyway). From this article:
... By rights, Ombeni should be nearing the end of her university life, perhaps fending off marriage requests or applying for teaching posts in the city. But her schooling, and her life's journey, were brutally interrupted almost five years earlier.

Back then she was a typical 15-year-old with dreams of university and a better life. Her home was a village in the countryside, where, when she wasn't studying, she helped in the fields. It was while out working one evening that rebel forces captured her carefree innocence. For months she became their slave, both sexual and physical, as they lived in various wooded compounds along the Rwandan border. Heavily pregnant, and near death from lack of food, the rebels returned her to her village so her parents could watch her die...

---snip---

Schuler Deschryver's anger is also felt a few kilometres away, on the outskirts of Bukavu, where Dr Denis Mukwege, an obstetrician for more than 20 years, tries to deal with the aftermath of sexual violence. He runs Panzi Hospital, set up in 1999 in response to the emergency crisis after the so-called African war; it houses more than 350 patients. Each day, 10 new cases are admitted, some as young as nine, so badly damaged that reconstructive surgery is often required. The victims sit on benches, lining urine-soaked corridors, alone and frightened. On eye contact, there is nothing. No expression, no acknowledgement, no smiles - just a fleeting confirmation that behind their eyes, a pained suffering lies deep...

I've spared the blog the horrific details, but they are there in the article. I found this story via this blog entry on Bob Harris's website. He adds the following:
...The eastern D.R. Congo borders on Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi, and the current horrorshow is a direct descendant of the 1994 Rwandan genocide and the 1998-2003 Second Congo War (aka the African World War) which followed it. This Second Congo War, which at its height involved about two dozen factions from eight different countries, is almost certainly humankind's deadliest conflict worldwide since the end of World War II, with a death toll estimated by the International Rescue Committee at 3.8 million people as of early 2005.

Since the aftermath is still estimated to claim more than 1000 additional lives every single day (think malaria, malnutrition, dysentery, ongoing scattered violence, etc.), and about 1000 days have passed since the original estimate, at least four and perhaps more than five million Africans have died in less than ten years. ...

Something has to be done about this. In the article a woman states: "During the war here, just one silver back was killed. And when it happened, within 48 hours millions in funding was sent to ensure the rest of the gorilla population was protected. Why isn't the same done with our women?" That's a very fair question. The first step is to raise awareness about this, difficult as it may be to discuss the details.

Pass it on...

 

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Comment by BobR on 12/05/2007 13:14:41
Please note that I've got a workaround in place to display the comments. Until the ISP fixes the problem, the comments won't show the user icons...

Comment by TriSec on 12/05/2007 13:40:50
Oh, be still me heart! I think I can actually listen to Momma today!





Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 14:02:14
:cry: if Only the Congo had oil, then we would have done something about it!

Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 14:02:54
:coffee: good morning everyone.

Comment by TriSec on 12/05/2007 14:10:03
Quote by Raine: if Only the Congo had oil, then we would have done something about it!




Do congo bars come from the Congo? if the worldwide supply of this elementary school staple were threatened...







Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 14:11:47
It's a blunderful life! I love it!

Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 14:12:34
Quote by Raine: It's a blunderful life! I love it!
oh wait...

Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 14:19:27
I cannot believe these HAwks... This is just crazy that they would think that the intelligence community would be trying to make bush look bad. Bush seems to do that well enough for himself.

Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 14:25:06
:prince: Prince :prince:

Comment by TriSec on 12/05/2007 14:27:42
Well, I guess they'll be selling "War on Earth" and "Ill Will towards our Enemies" Christmas banners at O'Reilly.com???



And would they waterboard the baby Jesus?



Who was your father?? Tell us!!! *gurgle*





Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 14:35:49
Huckabee is in trouble.

Comment by wickedpam on 12/05/2007 14:37:31
Morning! :hug:

Comment by BobR on 12/05/2007 14:42:01
morning folks... :coffee:

Comment by BobR on 12/05/2007 14:52:39
excuse me, Dubya - the NIE is created based partly on input from your office!

Comment by starling310 on 12/05/2007 14:54:24
Morning.



I missed it's a Blunderful Life? Dang!



Any word on the cell phone?

My Grandmother had her Virgin Mary stolen and then returned. Don't lose hope.



Comment by TriSec on 12/05/2007 14:55:25
So, is this a "High Crime and Misdemeanor" yet?





Comment by wickedpam on 12/05/2007 14:57:27
It's snowing here, means panicky mom, crazy drivers, and a pain in the ass drive home tonight.



But atleast everuthing will look all snowy and Christmasie.

Comment by livingonli on 12/05/2007 15:00:17
Good morning all.



I think that's the snow we are supposed to get later. It got too cold too soon. I miss summer.

Comment by BobR on 12/05/2007 15:09:38
Is UTC-11 so-called because it's 11 hours off from GMT? (also known as UTC)

Comment by wickedpam on 12/05/2007 15:11:22
Think optimistically summer's only 3 months away and it's warm for about 9 months of the year.

Comment by TriSec on 12/05/2007 15:13:33
Say, if one of us asked really nice, do you think we could get Kim Jong-il to read us "The night before Clistmas", or "The Glinch"?





Comment by livingonli on 12/05/2007 15:15:35
With the number fudging, is it just that Republicans are not good at math, or are they cooking the books?

Comment by BobR on 12/05/2007 15:16:18
I'd like to take a moment to point out new link in the heading of the blog called "Donate". We have until Dec. 11 to pay the yearly fee to the ISP that hosts this blog. Like everyone else here, money is a little tight, so we're asking for some help to keep this going. I'm not looking for money for myself; we just need to keep the lights on. We appreciate whatever you feel like tossing our way.



Thanks for making this a great place - without your participation, it wouldn't be so much fun.

Comment by TriSec on 12/05/2007 15:16:20
Quote by BobR: Is UTC-11 so-called because it's 11 hours off from GMT? (also known as UTC)




Yes, that would be 11 time zones west of London...as it is an hour short of UTC. UTC+11 would be eastbound, for the opposite reason.



So here in the EWT (Eastern Winter Time), that makes us "GMT-5" as Bill Gates still has it listed. (the term is obsolete among time-dorks.) Speaking of which, I have at least one clock in my house set on "Zulu".







Comment by wickedpam on 12/05/2007 15:19:44
Quote by TriSec: Say, if one of us asked really nice, do you think we could get Kim Jong-il to read us "The night before Clistmas", or "The Glinch"?









Maybe he'll sing us "Yule a Mean One MeStir Glinch"

Comment by wickedpam on 12/05/2007 15:28:07
Steph you could put that on a loop.

Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 15:33:43
Now I am getting text messages asking the person who stole my phone if they are home! they are all in spanich!!!

Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 15:35:10
:redface: I meant spanish, or maybe Spinach... :D

Comment by livingonli on 12/05/2007 15:36:21
Quote by Raine: I meant spanish, or maybe Spinach... :D


I'm Popeye the sailor man. Toot Toot.

Comment by wickedpam on 12/05/2007 15:37:18
Quote by Raine: Now I am getting text messages asking the person who stole my phone if they are home! they are all in spanich!!!




Did you get your phone back? Or is this a new one?



Comment by starling310 on 12/05/2007 15:37:26
Quote by Raine: Now I am getting text messages asking the person who stole my phone if they are home! they are all in spanich!!!






Comment by wickedpam on 12/05/2007 15:38:24
Maybe you should respond in French or Russian or something.

Comment by BobR on 12/05/2007 15:41:05
Quote by wickedpam:



Did you get your phone back? Or is this a new one?



We transferred the number to my old phone.

Comment by livingonli on 12/05/2007 15:42:49
Quote by wickedpam: Maybe you should respond in French or Russian or something.


Me likee. How about Pig Latin.

Comment by wickedpam on 12/05/2007 15:45:29
Quote by BobR:
Quote by wickedpam:



Did you get your phone back? Or is this a new one?



We transferred the number to my old phone.






That was handy. Did you guys ever get anymore info from the numbers dialed on that phone?



Comment by wickedpam on 12/05/2007 15:46:11
Quote by livingonli:
Quote by wickedpam: Maybe you should respond in French or Russian or something.


Me likee. How about Pig Latin.






Or just a simply



"Bugger Off and Happy Holidays"

Comment by starling310 on 12/05/2007 15:48:36
Oh no! NOT KEVIN!





Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 15:49:20
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by BobR:
Quote by wickedpam: Did you get your phone back? Or is this a new one?
We transferred the number to my old phone.
That was handy. Did you guys ever get anymore info from the numbers dialed on that phone?
I just called that number in california... tried to explain the situation... So all hope is not lost. The other number that keeps calling me is just stupid. They texted me last night to see if I was home! :doh:

Comment by wickedpam on 12/05/2007 15:50:35
I would have been to chicken to call any number like that.

Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 15:52:03
The phone has also been entered into a databse of SToln phones so if anyone tries to activate it... they will be unpleasantly surprised.

Comment by livingonli on 12/05/2007 15:52:48
Quote by starling310: Oh no! NOT KEVIN!





I guess he's now listening on line since 1260 is not available.

Comment by MMB on 12/05/2007 15:53:01
GoodMorning, I just got a Yahoo breaking news. Defense Sec. Robert Gates said during his visit to Baghdad that he believes a SECURE & STABLE IRAQ is within reach. But much work remains to be done. Is this guy on planet earth? On the story about the horrible things happening in the Congo I have found that lets say people that should care and some do but when rape is involved as a child or adult most people turn away like you have rape printed on your forehead. It is really sad that a lot of people just don't want to hear that word. Luckily there are some great people trying to save these victims physical lives, as for there mental health I wonder. But all you have to do is look into the eyes of a victim and you will see a pain that reaches into your very soul. And behind that pain there is a empty set of eyes. Sorry to go on so long.

Comment by wickedpam on 12/05/2007 15:53:46
Quote by livingonli:
Quote by starling310: Oh no! NOT KEVIN!





I guess he's now listening on line since 1260 is not available.




He most likely was in the past too - if he's in the city, it has suck radio reception on any station.



Comment by starling310 on 12/05/2007 15:53:53
My office is FREEZING!

Comment by wickedpam on 12/05/2007 15:55:12
So's mine and I have a personal heater running.

Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 15:57:21
Quote by wickedpam: I would have been to chicken to call any number like that.
I used to be like that. But right is right, and this woman needed to know that the number she called yesterday was to a stolen cell phone. I was very nice to her, actually, and I asked her to please try to contact the person the way she normally would and told her to please return the phone to Manuels Tavern in Altlanta Georgia. Sheesh! The search has gone nationwide!

Comment by livingonli on 12/05/2007 15:58:20
I have a portable heater running in my apartment because the landlady doesn't give me enough heat.

Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 15:59:23
Good morning mmb! :tosses extra blankets: to Starling and Mala... I don't use them too much these days.

Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 16:00:37
It looks like it should be snowing today... it has that grey look... but well, there shall be no precipitation again...

Comment by starling310 on 12/05/2007 16:01:27
It's 11:00 already!!?!?!?



Comment by starling310 on 12/05/2007 16:03:32
: news report on Green960 :

: financial analyst with an optimistic view : "Inflation is low, with the exception of energy and food costs. . . ."



Oh. Well, I am glad the Energy and Food Costs are not at the top of the Importance list. I mean, who needs energy and food anyway?





Comment by TriSec on 12/05/2007 16:03:46
Seems to be a common thread...



we just discovered that the landlord in our office has shut down half the radiators, and we're in one of the areas that's been 'turned off'. We just had our facilities manager here, and he's going to complain to the big guys.



And at home, they replaced the old windows with the "World's Cheapest Replacement Windows" and at the same time they installed new thermostats that limit the temp to 72, so it's been cold ever since.



But then I went online and found the coding guide for the thermostat and hacked it, I have it set much warmer now and we're OK.



Comment by starling310 on 12/05/2007 16:05:19
Quote by wickedpam: So's mine and I have a personal heater running.




we are not allowed personal electric items. Not even a hot water kettle for tea.

Comment by BobR on 12/05/2007 16:08:44
Quote by MMB: GoodMorning, I just got a Yahoo breaking news. Defense Sec. Robert Gates said during his visit to Baghdad that he believes a SECURE & STABLE IRAQ is within reach. But much work remains to be done. Is this guy on planet earth? On the story about the horrible things happening in the Congo I have found that lets say people that should care and some do but when rape is involved as a child or adult most people turn away like you have rape printed on your forehead. It is really sad that a lot of people just don't want to hear that word. Luckily there are some great people trying to save these victims physical lives, as for there mental health I wonder. But all you have to do is look into the eyes of a victim and you will see a pain that reaches into your very soul. And behind that pain there is a empty set of eyes. Sorry to go on so long.


no apologies required - thanks for sharing... :)

Comment by TriSec on 12/05/2007 16:09:17
Oh, and speaking of fuel costs, I went outside this morning and there were a bunch of cars there idling away. I thought modern vehicles have gone beyond the point where you need to warm them up on cold mornings? That's just wasting fuel now.



Never mind the total retard I saw at the supermarket this weekend. I pulled in next to it and it was idling...did my shopping, came out 45 minutes later, and the car was still idling away. I should have reached in and put it in "drive" and stood back.





Comment by wickedpam on 12/05/2007 16:10:51
I have to turn down my speakers when ya'll play that!

Comment by TriSec on 12/05/2007 16:11:30
Quote by starling310:
Quote by wickedpam: So's mine and I have a personal heater running.




we are not allowed personal electric items. Not even a hot water kettle for tea.




Heh. It's party season, and we've been informed that we can't bring in slow cookers and plug them in in the morning. Apparently, it's a 'hazard' to leave them plugged in. (despite that being what they are designed to do.)



Even more astonishing, we've been approved to use chafing dishes and actual flaming cans of sterno to keep food warm during events. This is safer how, exactly?





Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 16:11:46
:::oh Dear::: the gassy guy's name was hoover? that sucks for him...

Comment by starling310 on 12/05/2007 16:12:14
Quote by TriSec: Oh, and speaking of fuel costs, I went outside this morning and there were a bunch of cars there idling away. I thought modern vehicles have gone beyond the point where you need to warm them up on cold mornings? That's just wasting fuel now.



Never mind the total retard I saw at the supermarket this weekend. I pulled in next to it and it was idling...did my shopping, came out 45 minutes later, and the car was still idling away. I should have reached in and put it in "drive" and stood back.







In Germany you are fined for idling your car.



Just sayin'





Comment by starling310 on 12/05/2007 16:13:29
Quote by TriSec:
Quote by starling310:
Quote by wickedpam: So's mine and I have a personal heater running.




we are not allowed personal electric items. Not even a hot water kettle for tea.




Heh. It's party season, and we've been informed that we can't bring in slow cookers and plug them in in the morning. Apparently, it's a 'hazard' to leave them plugged in. (despite that being what they are designed to do.)



Even more astonishing, we've been approved to use chafing dishes and actual flaming cans of sterno to keep food warm during events. This is safer how, exactly?







I know right!

Um...an Electric Tea Kettle is designed to heat water and then shut off...how is that not safe? They must think people are complete idiots.





Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 16:13:32
:rofl: a hybrid Prenis!!!

Comment by starling310 on 12/05/2007 16:14:23
Yay Will Smith! :clap:



Comment by starling310 on 12/05/2007 16:14:38


Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 16:14:58
ooooOOOOOoooo.... that particualrly glib this morning.

Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 16:16:04
17 tons of meat? That is a lotta pork...

Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 16:25:45
Eww? Lynne Cheney a flirt? gack! :puke:

Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 16:29:16
I didi not know that was what MILTF stood for! interesting!

Comment by TriSec on 12/05/2007 16:29:47
Ah, being of Filipino extraction, "MILF" is the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, allied with Abu Sayef and probably Al-Qaeda, fighting for an independent Islamic homeland on my home island of Mindanao....



You could look it up, but I strongly recommend you don't enter that acronym at work.

Comment by starling310 on 12/05/2007 16:29:51
Quote by Raine: 17 tons of meat? That is a lotta pork...




I found the pork. It's in all of the bills passed by Congress.

: golf swing : Hiiiyooooo!





Comment by Mondobubba on 12/05/2007 16:33:33
Yay! I can see posts Owwww pulled something.:limps to fainting couch:

Comment by starling310 on 12/05/2007 16:35:09
Even Tim Gunn couldn't succeed with that make over!



MAKE IT WORK GEORGE!

Comment by starling310 on 12/05/2007 16:40:56
I don't know about a sense of humor right now. We've had 8 years with a joker up there. It might be enough; like too many Skittles.



Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 16:41:14
Not very good for the huckster... he should have known about this.

Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 16:42:55
Quote by Mondobubba: Yay! I can see posts Owwww pulled something.:limps to fainting couch:
Mondo!

Comment by livingonli on 12/05/2007 16:42:59
Quote by starling310: Even Tim Gunn couldn't succeed with that make over!



MAKE IT WORK GEORGE!


Worst....President....Ever!

Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 16:43:49
{Fred_Gump}

Comment by starling310 on 12/05/2007 16:44:37
Quote by livingonli:
Quote by starling310: Even Tim Gunn couldn't succeed with that make over!



MAKE IT WORK GEORGE!


Worst....President....Ever!




: heidi klum :



George. ( dramatic pause ) You are



out!

Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 16:46:23
BTW, Fred Played Ulyses S Grant in the moveie Bury My heart at Wounded knee... So, I guess he can now say, I am not president, but I played one on TV.

Comment by wickedpam on 12/05/2007 16:51:23
Quote by starling310:
Quote by livingonli:
Quote by starling310: Even Tim Gunn couldn't succeed with that make over!



MAKE IT WORK GEORGE!


Worst....President....Ever!




: heidi klum :



George. ( dramatic pause ) You are



out!






Bushie's gonna get Auf'ed!



Comment by wickedpam on 12/05/2007 16:52:41


Just a reminder!



Blogger Joe

Comment by wickedpam on 12/05/2007 16:54:41
Star! Didya watch MOnday night?

Comment by starling310 on 12/05/2007 16:56:05
Quote by wickedpam: Star! Didya watch MOnday night?




I did! Nikki's not dead. I just know it. . . she got out somehow.



Comment by livingonli on 12/05/2007 16:57:30
Don't you hate when you have an idea in your head and as you are about to type it, it falls out?

Comment by wickedpam on 12/05/2007 16:57:49
Quote by starling310:
Quote by wickedpam: Star! Didya watch MOnday night?




I did! Nikki's not dead. I just know it. . . she got out somehow.







I heard a rumor that Ali's gonna be back in VOl 3 but Nikki is gone and it's Jessica who's driving the car.

Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 16:58:03
BTW, I have a new nickname for Huckabee... Either Mike Huckakis, Or Mike Dukackabee...

Comment by wickedpam on 12/05/2007 17:00:54
Have to say I'm gonna miss Nathan something awful, he was the grounded in reality, such that it is for a show about people with super powers.



Angela is so evil!



I'm loving the Bob, Elle, HRG tug of war.



And Hiro went to a very dark place.

Comment by wickedpam on 12/05/2007 17:02:04
Quote by Raine: BTW, I have a new nickname for Huckabee... Either Mike Huckakis, Or Mike Dukackabee...




WHy ya wanna do that to Michael Dukakis, he's a nice man and all. Can we call him Mike Huckster, too easy?



Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 17:09:21
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Raine: BTW, I have a new nickname for Huckabee... Either Mike Huckakis, Or Mike Dukackabee...
WHy ya wanna do that to Michael Dukakis, he's a nice man and all. Can we call him Mike Huckster, too easy?
d'allright... I wasn't trying to be mean to Dukakis, it's just that this Huckabee scandal is far worse than what the right wing did to him...

Comment by TriSec on 12/05/2007 17:10:58
No messing with our Governor Emeritus, there.



Don't you think we'd be better off if he won in 1988?





Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 17:15:19
OK, what the hell is the deal with this caller?

Comment by starling310 on 12/05/2007 17:15:56
Can I say something about Nuclear Power?



Thank you.



Okay....I don't know enough about it to know if it's safe, or not, etc.

My question is this; do we really want to get into a situation where we are using a power that wars would be fought over? Really? Do we really want to do that?

That's like giving up drinking and then being addicted to Weed.

Comment by starling310 on 12/05/2007 17:16:33
I don't know, but she's being rude to Thom and I DON'T LIKE IT! :modbat:



Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 17:18:59
Quote by TriSec: No messing with our Governor Emeritus, there. Don't you think we'd be better off if he won in 1988?
I am not messign with him. I am not smearing him! I am trying to say that Huckabee ACTUALLY DID do something that Mike had only been falsley accused of! ... I feel a little like right now...:P

Comment by wickedpam on 12/05/2007 17:38:04
Quote by Raine:
Quote by TriSec: No messing with our Governor Emeritus, there.



Don't you think we'd be better off if he won in 1988?



I am not messign with him. I am not smearing him! I am trying to say that Huckabee ACTUALLY DID do something that Mike had only been falsley accused of! ... I feel a little like right now...:P







Nah, I knew what road you were driving down :hug:



Comment by BobR on 12/05/2007 17:51:38
Quote by starling310: Can I say something about Nuclear Power?



Thank you.



Okay....I don't know enough about it to know if it's safe, or not, etc.

My question is this; do we really want to get into a situation where we are using a power that wars would be fought over? Really? Do we really want to do that?

That's like giving up drinking and then being addicted to Weed.


That's a REALLY good point - we should be looking at energu sources that do not require us to acquire the materials from outside our borders.

Comment by starling310 on 12/05/2007 17:53:08
Quote by BobR:
Quote by starling310: Can I say something about Nuclear Power?



Thank you.



Okay....I don't know enough about it to know if it's safe, or not, etc.

My question is this; do we really want to get into a situation where we are using a power that wars would be fought over? Really? Do we really want to do that?

That's like giving up drinking and then being addicted to Weed.


That's a REALLY good point - we should be looking at energu sources that do not require us to acquire the materials from outside our borders.




At the very least can we try to harnass energy that is least likely to be used for the production of destructive weapons. Aren't there enough of those out there?

Not to sound like a left wing, hippie, pacifist, moonbat communist.



Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 18:36:35
Lunch awaits! bbiaf!

Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 18:52:53
Quote by starling310:
Quote by BobR:
Quote by starling310: Can I say something about Nuclear Power? Thank you. Okay....I don't know enough about it to know if it's safe, or not, etc. My question is this; do we really want to get into a situation where we are using a power that wars would be fought over? Really? Do we really want to do that? That's like giving up drinking and then being addicted to Weed.
That's a REALLY good point - we should be looking at energu sources that do not require us to acquire the materials from outside our borders.
At the very least can we try to harnass energy that is least likely to be used for the production of destructive weapons. Aren't there enough of those out there? Not to sound like a left wing, hippie, pacifist, moonbat communist.
I am proud to be a LWHPMBC!

Comment by TriSec on 12/05/2007 19:04:07


I am proud to be a LWHPMBC!







Yeah, but that looks lousy on a bumper sticker.





Comment by TriSec on 12/05/2007 19:14:37
If I want to prank my own child on Xmas eve, that makes me the worst dad in the world, right?



In addition to milk and cookies, we've left out a martini glass for Santa the past couple of Xmases...I just had the brilliant idea that wouldn't it be hilarious if I bought some fake hurl and had Santa take one bite out of the cookie and leave the hurl on the floor?



Ok, I'm going to go back on my meds now.





Comment by livingonli on 12/05/2007 19:17:28
I think Javi is going to end up as warped as most of us are. :P

Comment by livingonli on 12/05/2007 19:28:23
Quote by TriSec:


I am proud to be a LWHPMBC!







Yeah, but that looks lousy on a bumper sticker.





It's still better than GWOT.

Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 19:36:36
Gee I am so very bummed I missed Josh Bolton... Gahd.

Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 19:38:27
Quote by TriSec: If I want to prank my own child on Xmas eve, that makes me the worst dad in the world, right? In addition to milk and cookies, we've left out a martini glass for Santa the past couple of Xmases...I just had the brilliant idea that wouldn't it be hilarious if I bought some fake hurl and had Santa take one bite out of the cookie and leave the hurl on the floor? Ok, I'm going to go back on my meds now.
:rofl::rofl: That is cruel and hylarious!

Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 19:40:51
Thom has great faith in the human condition... I respect that about him.

Comment by livingonli on 12/05/2007 19:47:02
Quote by Raine: Gee I am so very bummed I missed Josh Bolton... Gahd.



Who is more annoying? Josh Bolton or Michael Bolton?

Comment by starling310 on 12/05/2007 19:47:19
Quote by Raine: Thom has great faith in the human condition... I respect that about him.




I have faith in the flying spaghetti monster and the great pumpkin.





Comment by starling310 on 12/05/2007 19:49:33
Ah. Snot rocket onto my desk. Lovely. The joys of winter and a freezing cold office.

Comment by starling310 on 12/05/2007 19:52:51
It's amazing how much music you can listen to on NPR.org.



Comment by starling310 on 12/05/2007 19:57:54
Christie Harvey tomorrow! Ooh La La!



Comment by livingonli on 12/05/2007 19:59:27
Time for me to drive out into the snow to the salt mine.

Comment by starling310 on 12/05/2007 20:15:18
Anyone else sit near a chronic cougher?



: quiet : : quiet :



: COUGH :



: quiet :



: COUGH COUGH COUGH :

:doh:

Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 20:36:14
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by TriSec: Say, if one of us asked really nice, do you think we could get Kim Jong-il to read us "The night before Clistmas", or "The Glinch"?
Maybe he'll sing us "Yule a Mean One MeStir Glinch"
I was just rereading the blog, and I missed this!!! omg That was hilarious!

Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 20:38:02
Quote by starling310: Ah. Snot rocket onto my desk. Lovely. The joys of winter and a freezing cold office.
:unsure:

Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 20:39:25
Quote by livingonli: Time for me to drive out into the snow to the salt mine.
Drive safe LIV!

Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 20:42:52
Quote by starling310: Anyone else sit near a chronic cougher? : quiet : : quiet : : COUGH : : quiet : : COUGH COUGH COUGH : :doh:
This is the time when one may discreetly leave a few cough drops on said workers desk when they go to the loo.

Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 20:45:14
Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 20:46:16
Dennis is gonna be on Randi today!!!

Comment by starling310 on 12/05/2007 21:10:36
Quote by Raine: Dennis is gonna be on Randi today!!!




What time?



Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 21:23:07
Quote by starling310:
Quote by Raine: Dennis is gonna be on Randi today!!!
What time?
She did not say... At this point I think it will be after 5 pm.

Comment by livingonli on 12/05/2007 21:25:24
It's supposed to be the second hour and here I am at work.



At least it wasn't too bad. We only have a dusting of snow on the ground and the roads and sidewalks are clear.



And tonight I have Da Knicks probably losing another one to the Nets over in Joisy.

Comment by starling310 on 12/05/2007 21:25:56
YAY! ED IN CHICAGO! :hug:

Comment by starling310 on 12/05/2007 21:26:50
Quote by Raine:
Quote by starling310:
Quote by Raine: Dennis is gonna be on Randi today!!!




What time?



She did not say... At this point I think it will be after 5 pm.




She said "Bottom of the hour."



Comment by starling310 on 12/05/2007 21:33:02
I would imagine Dennis is on after this break.....get'cher ear phones ready!



Comment by starling310 on 12/05/2007 21:40:06
DENNIS!



:hug:



:cry:

Comment by Mondobubba on 12/05/2007 21:42:22
Quote by TriSec: If I want to prank my own child on Xmas eve, that makes me the worst dad in the world, right?



In addition to milk and cookies, we've left out a martini glass for Santa the past couple of Xmases...I just had the brilliant idea that wouldn't it be hilarious if I bought some fake hurl and had Santa take one bite out of the cookie and leave the hurl on the floor?



Ok, I'm going to go back on my meds now.









GENIUS! :single tear tracks down cheek: :clap:



Speaking of Christmas, here is lil sumpin' spumpin for the rest of us! :rofl:

Comment by starling310 on 12/05/2007 21:45:34
Guys who talk about Peace and Free Education make me hot.



Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 21:49:40
pff he is on right now!

Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 21:52:43
Quote by starling310: Guys who talk about Peace and Free Education make me hot.
Damn... I hear that! Did you hear that dennis is running for RE-election? Yes indeed he is!

Comment by starling310 on 12/05/2007 21:55:30
Oh man. . . I wish I knew that story a couple of months ago. I was at a party and talking to this guy, who since then has been known as "F*ckin Frank," and he was one of those guys who thought "Okay, little girl, you don't know what you're talking about. He specifically started a stump speech about Dennis and how he "bankrupted cleveland..."



Ugh...I could've rebutted that, but i didn't know!

Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 21:55:35
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by TriSec: If I want to prank my own child on Xmas eve, that makes me the worst dad in the world, right? In addition to milk and cookies, we've left out a martini glass for Santa the past couple of Xmases...I just had the brilliant idea that wouldn't it be hilarious if I bought some fake hurl and had Santa take one bite out of the cookie and leave the hurl on the floor? Ok, I'm going to go back on my meds now.
GENIUS! :single tear tracks down cheek: :clap: Speaking of Christmas, here is lil sumpin' spumpin for the rest of us! :rofl:
I love it! I especially love the Festivus Pole in Afghanistan! IT would make Billo's head explode!

Comment by starling310 on 12/05/2007 21:56:04
F*ckin' Frank!



Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 21:56:51
Quote by starling310: Oh man. . . I wish I knew that story a couple of months ago. I was at a party and talking to this guy, who since then has been known as "F*ckin Frank," and he was one of those guys who thought "Okay, little girl, you don't know what you're talking about. He specifically started a stump speech about Dennis and how he "bankrupted cleveland..." Ugh...I could've rebutted that, but i didn't know!
we have a few on the board who still believe that... :(

Comment by starling310 on 12/05/2007 21:59:35
Quote by Raine:
Quote by starling310: Oh man. . . I wish I knew that story a couple of months ago. I was at a party and talking to this guy, who since then has been known as "F*ckin Frank," and he was one of those guys who thought "Okay, little girl, you don't know what you're talking about. He specifically started a stump speech about Dennis and how he "bankrupted cleveland..."



Ugh...I could've rebutted that, but i didn't know!


we have a few on the board who still believe that... :(






Sounds like he just explained it. Was that not a plausible explanation?





Comment by starling310 on 12/05/2007 22:01:24
Of course there has been a mall shooting. It's Christmas Shopping Season.



I'm going! I'm going!



: skates to the penalty box :

Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 22:02:36
Quote by starling310: F*ckin' Frank!
I think we have a new code word!!! :P

Comment by starling310 on 12/05/2007 22:03:24
Totally! F*ckin Frank is a great code word.



Comment by livingonli on 12/05/2007 22:16:58
Quote by starling310: Of course there has been a mall shooting. It's Christmas Shopping Season.



I'm going! I'm going!



: skates to the penalty box :


The George Bush spirit of Christmas. Give me my XBox or I will blow your brains out.

Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 23:15:15
Tonites menu: garlic Rosemary mashed pototoes, roasted chicken seasoned with rubbed thyme and other herbs... sage cornbread stuffing (I confess...it is a t-day leftover) and steamed corn.

Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 23:17:36
Quote by livingonli:
Quote by starling310: Of course there has been a mall shooting. It's Christmas Shopping Season. I'm going! I'm going! : skates to the penalty box :
The George Bush spirit of Christmas. Give me my XBox or I will blow your brains out.
We had one of those in the Hudson valley a few years ago. sad stuff.

Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 23:20:28
You know, earlier, I wasn't sure if I should post the story about Huckabee not knowing about the NIE on the MB, but after listening to Rach, I am thinking that *yes*, it truly is important. This man needs to pay attention to the news. and the NIE is HUGE news. How in the Hell Huckabee could not be aware of it is totally beyond me.

Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 23:32:07
Quote by starling310: Totally! F*ckin Frank is a great code word.
Good... :::yule Brenner voice::: So it is written, so it shall be done...

Comment by Raine on 12/05/2007 23:42:08
Wow, Rach is interviewing a man about the whole Wayne Dumont story. Very interesting take, and very redeeming actually for Huckabee. but not redeeming enough to me.

Comment by livingonli on 12/05/2007 23:57:02
The key word for Huckabee is right-wing nutjob. He still wants creationism taught in science classes.



I've got Knicks-Nets at 7:30.



The Islanders are playing Atlanta tonight.

Comment by livingonli on 12/06/2007 00:31:15
Meadowlands has now been renamed again to the Izod Center.

Comment by Mondobubba on 12/06/2007 01:10:26
Holy crap, did I hear right? Bush said newclear, not nuculer

Comment by BobR on 12/06/2007 01:46:44
Quote by livingonli: Meadowlands has now been renamed again to the Izod Center.


They could rename it the Diamond Palace - it's still in Joisey.

Comment by BobR on 12/06/2007 01:47:34
Quote by Mondobubba: Holy crap, did I hear right? Bush said newclear, not nuculer


I guess 7 long years working with that diction coach finally paid off... :rolleyes2:

Comment by TriSec on 12/06/2007 01:54:11
:ph34r:



Comment by Mondobubba on 12/06/2007 01:57:55
Well damn Jenna, calling your mom & dad from Ellen's is gonna get you in more trouble then say being KICKED OUT ARGENTINA?????

Comment by livingonli on 12/06/2007 02:20:06
Knicks are leading the Nets 65-60 in the 3rd quarter.



I've found out the Islanders-Thrashers game is not being televised in the ATL market.

Comment by livingonli on 12/06/2007 02:47:36
Islanders lost to the Thrashers in a shootout.

Comment by livingonli on 12/06/2007 03:10:32
Knicks beat the Nets 100-93.

Comment by BobR on 12/06/2007 03:46:43
Quote by livingonli: Islanders lost to the Thrashers in a shootout.


woohoo!! :banana:

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