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berberry
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Message 153 of 302 (173112)
01-02-2005 4:54 PM


Funny photo
Not really a joke, but I thought this photo was amusing. Maybe some of you will like it. It's from photo.net.

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berberry
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Message 165 of 302 (178421)
01-19-2005 12:48 AM


The Weather
I don't know if this guy is drunk, high or what (maybe he's just upset about the Ohio election returns), but this has to be one of the most hilariously awful weather forcasts I've ever seen. From Ohio Public Television.

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berberry
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Message 167 of 302 (178428)
01-19-2005 1:23 AM
Reply to: Message 166 by jar
01-19-2005 12:59 AM


Re: The Weather
It reminds me of a weatherman at WJTV in Jackson when I was growing up. His name was Bob Neblett and from time to time he'd come on the air stumbling drunk. He'd get fired but people would write in by the thousands begging that he be brought back. The newspapers would sometimes run columns about him. Sooner or later he'd be back on the air, same time same station. I guess he kept the ratings up.
I remember one night when a tornado warning had been issued for Attala County. The storm was headed toward the town of Kosciusko (a Native-American name pronounced ks-sko). Neblett could not for the life of him pronounce that name. He kept trying for more than a minute and finally gave up, giving the location as "this town rite here about 30 miles up from Carthage - it starts with a 'K'.

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berberry
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Message 171 of 302 (179842)
01-23-2005 2:15 AM


Brad & Jen

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berberry
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Message 172 of 302 (179952)
01-23-2005 2:12 PM


Johnny Carson dies
One of my all-time favorite humorists. Celebrity deaths usually don't affect me much but this one is different. I was a huge fan of Johnny. I used to stay up late against my parents' wishes in order to watch The Tonight Show. For some reason, his death has affected me.
MSNBC is providing excellent coverage of this right now.

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berberry
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Message 176 of 302 (180841)
01-26-2005 2:08 PM


Budweiser Super Bowl Ad: Wardrobe Malfunction
I thought it was funny, but according to this AP report it won't be going on the air.

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berberry
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Message 190 of 302 (181101)
01-27-2005 12:22 PM
Reply to: Message 189 by Dan Carroll
01-27-2005 12:04 PM


Re: from broads to bagels
I was thinking Tony Orlando & Dawn.

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berberry
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Message 191 of 302 (181222)
01-28-2005 12:35 AM


Ann Coulter

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berberry
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Message 193 of 302 (181559)
01-29-2005 2:19 AM
Reply to: Message 192 by nator
01-28-2005 9:37 AM


Re: Ann Coulter
schrafinator writes:
quote:
I hate that crazy bitch.
Me too. The only thing disappointing about that poster is that Ann's crucifix isn't there. It should be. It defines her. And it's so Ann.

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berberry
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Message 195 of 302 (181657)
01-29-2005 12:39 PM
Reply to: Message 194 by NosyNed
01-29-2005 11:17 AM


Re: Ann Coulter
She's a columnist and a conservative talking head who makes frequent appearances on cable news network talkshows. She's the type of conservative who uses insults as arguments. She believes Joe McCarthy was a great American and that he really did have a list of names of commies in the state department, although I've never heard her say which of his ever-changing numbers of commies was the accurate one.
She's written a few books like Treason and How To Talk To A Liberal (If You Must). To Ann Coulter, if one disagrees with Bush's Iraq policy, one is probably guilty of treason.
I wish you had seen her in an interview on CBC a couple months ago (we get CBC here via the NWI cable news network). I can't think of the name of the man who interviewed her, but he's the only person I've ever seen to help her portray herself as an uninformed bigot. He did so simply by being patient and allowing her to not answer simple questions in dozens of different ways. He kept going back to the same question she hadn't answered repeatedly until he had made the point to viewers that she didn't have an answer, then he'd move on to another question and go through the same routine again.
Check this column in which she insults MSNBC's Keith Olbermann for pointing out that Bush took Florida in 2000 because a few blue counties voted red. Olbermann wasn't alleging a conspiracy, simply pointing out how Bush won Florida, but that wouldn't have given Ann anything to write about. Since conservatives can be expected not to watch Olbermann's show, Ann was on relatively safe ground in misrepresenting his statement.
She uses similar tactics to insult and attack Al Franken, the NY Times, Hilary Clinton, John Kerry, etc., etc. That link will put you on her site. Take a look around and you'll see what I mean.

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berberry
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Message 200 of 302 (181974)
01-31-2005 12:52 AM


Man urinates his way to safety
I kid you not!

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berberry
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Message 206 of 302 (183306)
02-05-2005 5:25 PM
Reply to: Message 205 by Silent H
02-05-2005 2:20 PM


Re: Ann Coulter
Thank you, holmes. I think that clip is from the CBC, which is interesting since Ann Orexi- um, 'scuse me, Ann Coulter had already embarrassed herself once on that network. It was several months ago and was also in reference to Canada's war activities. She said that Canada supported us in WWII by joining us after Pearl Harbor in sending troops to Europe. She didn't realize that Canada had already sent troops two years prior.
She might have been correct if she had said that Canada declared war on Japan along with the US after Pearl Harbor, but that's not what she said.

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berberry
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Message 207 of 302 (183378)
02-05-2005 11:47 PM


How charming

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berberry
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Message 209 of 302 (183387)
02-06-2005 12:25 AM
Reply to: Message 208 by NosyNed
02-06-2005 12:21 AM


Re: Ann Coulter
That's true, Ned, but Ann was making the point that, since Canada had the good sense to support us in Vietnam, why not in Iraq? Of course, you're correct that some Canadians volunteered for Vietnam, but haven't a few done so for Iraq as well?
Her point is ill-informed and stupid.

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berberry
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Message 216 of 302 (184032)
02-08-2005 11:52 PM


Move over Spongebob; Fred Flintstone's the new gay icon
From the crazy folks at MSNBC.

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