vxbush 9/20/2021 6:36:26 AM

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That updated "Who's vaccinated" bit from Sunday was absolutely spot on and beautiful. 

JCM 9/20/2021 9:10:55 AM

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At least 43 people shot, 6 fatally, in violent Chicago weekend

At least six people have been killed and 37 wounded, including a 3-year-old boy, in shootings that erupted across Chicago over the weekend, according to police.

Erupted? Like this isn't a NORMAL weekend in Chicago.

vxbush 9/20/2021 9:28:56 AM

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In #2 JCM said: Erupted? Like this isn't a NORMAL weekend in Chicago.

I can't argue with that. We haven't gone to Chicago for years even before the pandemic hit because of the insanity. 

buzzsawmonkey 9/20/2021 9:42:10 AM

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Reply to JCM in 2:

I am familiar with several of those neighborhoods.

Occasional Reader 9/20/2021 10:23:58 AM

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Reply to JCM in 2:

Erupted, like a volcano; just a purely natural phenomenon, no human moral agency involved.

buzzsawmonkey 9/20/2021 11:22:26 AM

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JCM 9/20/2021 11:30:01 AM

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How did 14,000 Haitians travel to Ecuador then up to the US border.

Not the "how" that requires a boat or plane trip, then transport from Ecuador to the border, lodging and food on the way, travel permits through multiple countries etc....

Also 14,000 people don't leave one place and show up in the same place at the same time.

Who organized and funded this?

The question no one in the media will ask.

buzzsawmonkey 9/20/2021 11:36:28 AM

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In #7 JCM said: How did 14,000 Haitians travel to Ecuador then up to the US border.

Clearly, it was the magic of voodoo...

JCM 9/20/2021 12:17:44 PM

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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 8:

Okay, but Who Do do that voodoo that you do so well?

Occasional Reader 9/20/2021 12:26:48 PM

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In #8 buzzsawmonkey said: Clearly, it was the magic of voodoo...

Nah, I doubt there are many operational F-101s remaining out there, and even if so, they don't have much in the way of passenger capacity. 

Occasional Reader 9/20/2021 12:32:24 PM

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In #7 JCM said: The question no one in the media will ask.

All are excellent questions, and yes, the lack of curiosity on the part of the MSM is... well, entirely to be expected, come to think of it.

PaladinPhil 9/20/2021 12:47:21 PM

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Kosh's Shadow 9/20/2021 1:11:11 PM

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In #12 PaladinPhil said: Even got out to throw away my vote.

In the US, it seems Republicans don't have to go out - their votes are already cast before they get to the polling station.

Occasional Reader 9/20/2021 1:40:05 PM

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JCM 9/20/2021 1:59:50 PM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 14:

What else can you do for fun when you take over a country?

Kosh's Shadow 9/20/2021 2:02:40 PM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 14:

When a Taliban's not engaged in terrorizing
Or maturing his terror-loving plans
His capacity for innocent enjoyment
Is just as great as any honest man's

-- World Policeman's Lot is not a Happy One,

Not Gilbert and Sullivan

Kosh's Shadow 9/20/2021 2:03:46 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 16:

And the operetta that is based on certainly fits - The Pirates of Penzance - since they looked piratical, sort of.

Kosh's Shadow 9/20/2021 2:04:52 PM

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In #15 JCM said: What else can you do for fun when you take over a country?

Mr Taliban, now that you have taken over Afghanistan, what are you going to do?

Go to Disneyland!

(remember those ads?)

Occasional Reader 9/20/2021 2:06:56 PM

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Reply to JCM in 15:

Those are no longer mere Swan Boats; they're Tactical Swan Boats. 

buzzsawmonkey 9/20/2021 2:16:38 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 16:

++++++++

Occasional Reader 9/20/2021 2:22:54 PM

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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 16:

Nice.

JCM 9/20/2021 2:25:07 PM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 14:

Beautiful area....

Occasional Reader 9/20/2021 2:27:50 PM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 14:

One wag at Instapundit writes (with a bit of editing by Yours Truly):

"BREAKING: Pentagon orders 25 Littoral Combat Swans at $170 billion each"

buzzsawmonkey 9/20/2021 2:28:59 PM

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In #23 Occasional Reader said: "BREAKING: Pentagon orders 25 Littoral Combat Swans at $170 billion each"

Littoraly?

buzzsawmonkey 9/20/2021 2:29:49 PM

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In #23 Occasional Reader said: Combat Swans

What about the Swansong Frozen Dinners for those who are about to die?

Occasional Reader 9/20/2021 2:43:47 PM

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Reply to buzzsawmonkey in 24:

As I have long maintained: The Littoral Combat Ship turned out to be a Figurative Combat Ship. 

Occasional Reader 9/20/2021 2:45:14 PM

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In #25 buzzsawmonkey said: Swansong Frozen Dinners

Heh.

I loved those things when I was a kid.  And I really can't quite explain why.  

JCM 9/20/2021 2:48:32 PM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 27:

Banquet Fried Chicken was livin' high!

Occasional Reader 9/20/2021 2:59:32 PM

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Reply to JCM in 28:

I think I associate TV dinners with good memories because they were a staple for my sister and me when my parents would do a date night; we loved our babysitter and were thrilled to be able to stay up late.

JCM 9/20/2021 3:06:30 PM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 29:

For us eating out, and prepared foods were rare.

It was the novelty.

Occasional Reader 9/20/2021 3:07:01 PM

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