"Cut-off" aka "We didn't see that coming...Doh!...we're phokking idiots!"

Whither the weather?

This was the view of snow-covered Palomar Mountain from Valley Center during a break in the weather as San Diego County is unexpectedly pelted when a storm that forecasters call a “cut-off” system stalls over the region, resulting in showers around the county, some thunder, hail and snow.

Yeah, dat's snow in SoCal. It's frigid here right now! My feet are cold!! Ok, it's 45, but i almost had to put a hat on for my walk home tonight. Dat's tough.

Why journalists SUCK (cont)

Jane Fonda uses vulgar slang on 'Today', NBC apologizes

First, of course, who da phokk cares? Second, why is dis news? Third, dey don't tell you what she said that required an apology. You have to read the comments to find out what she said, not the story itself. And, of course, dose people in the comments might be lying up a storm, those lying liars. So after reading the story, I still did not know what had happened. Way to go Trib!

Hey Boner, make sure the door hits you on the ass (around the neck and shoulders) on the way out...

...and don't come back, ya hear?

Crybaby Boehner and Republicans walk out of Congress

I love it that he calls the Democrats out for "political grandstanding" before they walk out.

The grandstanding is voting on the Bushies' cronies contempt of Congress for refusing to testify...

[insert own joke here]

Aramis Ramirez admitted to raising roosters for fighting in an interview with a Dominican cockfighting magazine. We read that magazine, but only for the articles. It's not much of an admission, considering cockfighting is a legal and accepted part of Dominican culture. Ramirez, like Pedro Martinez, will probably face backlash from animal rights groups, but the fact is that most Dominican players probably have at least a tenuous connection to the pastime.

a cockfighting magazine?? (ok, one comment)

dere is annudder doomsday direkkly behind dis one (cont'd)

Chicago schools to Springfield: We need $180 million

News item: Chicago Public Schools officials said Thursday they need an additional $180 million in state aid to balance the fiscal 2009 budget. But they stopped short of threatening to shut schools, lay off teachers or take other severe steps if the money doesn’t arrive.

(Springfield to Chicago schools: go phokk yourselves... ed.)

save time & money: just throw darts

You remember dat "sunny forecast" from da udder day? Not only have we been fogged in for the last two days, but now it's raining. Dat's right, RAINING! (is winter ever going to end? damn dat phokking groundhog!).

The only thing worse than these snake-oil salesmen are economists. Did you see their "forecast" for consumer spending in January? Down 0.3%. What actually happened? Up o.3%. Next month, based on January, they will predict anudder uptick. Which means, the economy will back-slide again.

No Hawk and D.J.? ridicurous...

Frick Award to be announced Tuesday

The winner of the 2008 Ford C. Frick Award, presented annually to a broadcaster for "major contributions to baseball," will be announced this Tuesday, Feb. 19, at 2 p.m. ET.

Joe Nuxhall (82,304 fan votes), Bill King (7,659) and Joe Morgan (6,065) earned spots on the 10-person ballot through online fan voting. The three fan selections are joined by Tom Cheek, Ken Coleman, Dizzy Dean, Tony Kubek, Graham McNamee, Dave Niehaus and Dave Van Horne. The recipient of the award will be honored during 2008 Hall of Fame Weekend, July 25-28, in Cooperstown, N.Y.

Bu$#!+ometer

Bush defends US record on Darfur

US President George W Bush has defended his decision not to send troops to the Sudanese region of Darfur, despite what he calls a genocide taking place there.

He called it a "seminal decision" not to intervene with force, taken partly out of the desire not to send US troops into another Muslim country.

Well, now we know. There's a 'quota' on how many Muslim countries we can be in at any given time. No wonder Iran's going nuts - they know we can't invade or we'd go over the quota and what, the world would end? So if we pulled out of Iraq, then we could go into Darfur?

Or perhaps this is because of the unfortunate use of the word "crusade" earlier on in the Presidency? Now we can't go into a country that's had issues between a Muslim north and Christian south?

Or are the Sudanese too dark to spill our blood over? I mean, they do have oil there...

What could go wrong?

My prediction - we'll "miss" and hit a Chinese or Russian spy satellite instead...

US 'to shoot down spy satellite'

The Pentagon is said to want to shoot the craft down from a shipThe US military is planning to shoot down a broken spy satellite due to crash land on Earth in the next few weeks, US news agency AP reports.

Pentagon officials are quoted as saying they want to fire a missile from a US Navy ship to destroy the satellite before it enters the atmosphere.

Last month, officials said the satellite had lost power and could contain hazardous materials.

The Pentagon is due to hold a briefing on the subject later.

The broken satellite was expected to hit the top of the Earth's atmosphere by the end of February or early March.

It is believed to be the size of a small bus and weigh about 20,000lb (9,000kg). There has been a lot of speculation that the craft contains a high quantity of hydrazine rocket fuel that would cause it to explode on re-entry.

When news of the spy satellite's problems was first announced last month, the White House said it was monitoring the situation.

A spokesman said "numerous" satellites had come out of orbit and fallen back to Earth harmlessly over the years.

How sKILLy duz it

Going for da record

Zimbabwe's annual inflation rate soared to 66,212.3% in December, according to official figures.

Da Huckster: FULL@S#IT: SHOCKING

I had a conversation the other day about what kind of "degree" Mike Huckabee actually received.

Totally ripped off from Wikipedia:

Huckabee married his wife, Janet McCain*, on May 25, 1974.^[11] He graduated magna cum laude from Ouachita Baptist University, completing his bachelor's degree in Religion in 2½ years before attending Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, where he dropped out after one year.^[12][13][14]

Huckabee:
"I have a bachelor of arts in religion and a minor in communications in my undergraduate work. And then I have 46 hours on a master's degree at Southwestern Theology Seminary. So, my degree as a theological degree is at the college level and then 46 hours toward a masters -- three years of study of New Testament Greek, and then the rest of it, all in Seminary was theological studies, but my degree was actually in religion."

Even though he said during a debate, "I'm the only guy on that stage with a theology degree," his degree was actually in religion. He doesn't have a degree in theology (sorry "Rev", a B.A. in religion doesn't qualify). An actual minister should have a Master of Divinity. I knew Martin Luther King, Jr...Martin Luther King, Jr. was a friend of mine (dad)...Mike Huckabee is no Martin Luther King, Jr. (uh, NO S#IT).

So, in my opinion, Mike Huckabee is FULL@S#IT.

*McCain?!

anudder Smiff success story

Hakim Warrick* had 23 points and eight rebounds on 11-of-17 shooting in a second consecutive start for the Grizzlies on Wednesday. That's two solid lines in a row, and while we don't trust coach Marc Iavaroni, Warrick should be picked up in most formats. Then just hope he keeps it going after the break.
*I've actually heard of him since he was a Syracuse Orange.

Shocker

Blackhawks win! Score 7 goals! One guy had a hattrick! Chicago is going nuts, I think I heard the air raid sirens go off. I'd link to the recap, but The Daily Show is coming up...

sKILLy's forecast

So sKILLy's going thru the forecast for this weekend, and apparently things are not very certain (duh). We're supposed to get really cold weather Sunday, but the question is whether we'll get more snow. sKILLy says the European, Canadian and Japanese computer models have us buried in snow, while the WGN and the Navy models have the snow staying south of the Chicagoland area. So, let's watch this weekend and see who's right, the forners or the good ol' USA.

what a flip-flop: McCain NOW FOR torture

Just pathetic... and this may lead one to ask: what did McCain give up to the Viet Cong as a result of torture? Must have worked, huh? 

Who’s Your Maverick? John McCain Votes In Favor Of Torture

The Senate voted today to ban the CIA from using torture on suspected terrorists and the most famous POW in the Senate voted against the bill. The Maverick is now most assuredly dead and the betrayal is complete. The blogosphere was all over this issue, and thankfully the measure passed, but for McCain, it was a show of pure cowardice. In other words, the Senator who himself was tortured for years and has previously spoken out against it, voted to allow the use of torture on others to save his political hide and pander to a party base that despises him. Shame on you, Senator. Is this the sort of weakness you want from your Commander in Chief?

Tell me again how this no jobs, more wars, pro-torture, pro-Bush tax cuts, anti-choice, pro-surge Republican is going to draw Independents and Democrats to his side this fall? As a side note, would it surprise you that alleged Democratic caucus members Senators Ben Nelson and Joe Lieberman also voted for torture today?

Senate Roll Call Vote

Like i've been saying: Phokk Everyting

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Google wants us to earn money from our blog with relevant ads from Google AdSense. Or so the little ad says whenever I post. Should we do it? We could be billionaires with all the crap we come up with here, it must relate to beer and soda and boner pills somehow. Not to mention the weather - raincoat companies and umbrella stores and snow plowers - they can all advertise on the LoC.

Is it just me...

...or did something happen to the formatting on the site? The bottom where the labels et al are situated looks, well, wonky. Scrunched up. Not good. Did someone like change the font or something?