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NoNukes
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Message 41 of 603 (725616)
04-29-2014 2:25 PM
Reply to: Message 40 by ringo
04-29-2014 11:47 AM


Re: And the winner is....
"If I were in charge," Palin said Saturday during a Stand And Fight rally at Lucas Oil Stadium, "[our enemies] would know that waterboarding is how we'd baptize terrorists."

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846)
I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him. Galileo Galilei
If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground, they want rain without thunder and lightning. Frederick Douglass

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Message 49 of 603 (725651)
04-30-2014 1:40 AM
Reply to: Message 46 by Omnivorous
04-29-2014 9:07 PM


Re: Just answer the question.
It implies that religious freedom = 'discrimination' 59.15% (1,426 votes)
So what is the alternative. Forcing gay people to go into each store and take abuse trying to find someone in Mississippi who won't cast the first stone? Brilliant.

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846)
I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him. Galileo Galilei
If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground, they want rain without thunder and lightning. Frederick Douglass

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Message 107 of 603 (732622)
07-09-2014 3:58 AM
Reply to: Message 99 by Dr Adequate
07-07-2014 7:06 PM


Re: At Last Something We Can All Agree On
think in academia we all agree that the temperature on Mars is exactly as it is here.
Lol! Not even the stupidest comment on that site.
I think the senator would have been better off using Venus in his example. Thusly:
"We all agree that the temperature of Venus is high enough to melt lead. Yet there are no coal mines or factories on Venus. So how come we get the blame here?"

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846)
I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him. Galileo Galilei
If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground, they want rain without thunder and lightning. Frederick Douglass

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NoNukes
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Message 196 of 603 (750824)
02-22-2015 11:30 PM
Reply to: Message 194 by Dr Adequate
02-22-2015 10:51 PM


Re: can we nominate a group?
Experts are obviously biased towards thinking that the things they've discovered are true.
This is, so far as I can see, the actual rationale for the law.
Perhaps the law has some non nefarious purpose, and it is merely the execution of the law that is flawed.
quote:
Board members may not participate in advisory activities that directly or indirectly involve review or evaluation of their own work.
I think the problem here is "indirectly involve review or evaluation of their own work". Commenting on a paper whose contents you have also written about would seem to be a prohibited activity, regardless of whether you agree or disagree. That's pretty much inane. Scientists who have done basic work on a topic might not be able to participate at all.
Edited by NoNukes, : No reason given.

Je Suis Charlie
Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846)
If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground, they want rain without thunder and lightning. Frederick Douglass

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NoNukes
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Message 215 of 603 (751135)
02-27-2015 3:07 PM
Reply to: Message 211 by 1.61803
02-27-2015 10:19 AM


Re: Republican Jim Inhofe throws a snowball on senate floor
Does this qualify as a looney of the week?
I would say not. It turns out that BS demonstrations with snowballs are more effective at convincing the base than are a thousand satellite photos of polar ice caps.

Je Suis Charlie
Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846)
If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground, they want rain without thunder and lightning. Frederick Douglass

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NoNukes
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Message 218 of 603 (751355)
03-02-2015 12:25 PM
Reply to: Message 216 by glowby
02-28-2015 4:24 PM


Re: Let's only use all natural viruses in vaccines!
a proposal to ban GMOs in vaccines.
A loony Democrat. 'Bout time we got fair and balanced up in here!

Je Suis Charlie
Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846)
If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground, they want rain without thunder and lightning. Frederick Douglass

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NoNukes
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Message 277 of 603 (761772)
07-05-2015 12:26 PM
Reply to: Message 273 by Percy
07-05-2015 9:22 AM


Re: A Good Week For Loonies
you're going to increase the concentrations of contaminants which will probably affect taste, so why do it?
I think the reason it gets done is that it is convenient. You fill the tea kettle, sit it on the stove, and then as you need tea/instant coffee during the morning, you simply reheat without a trip to the sink until the teapot is nearly empty.
Of course this wastes time, wastes energy, and makes the water taste bad. But I'm sure it is done just to save a couple of steps.

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846)
History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people. Martin Luther King
If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions? Scott Adams

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NoNukes
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Message 334 of 603 (777976)
02-13-2016 4:51 PM
Reply to: Message 333 by Dr Adequate
02-12-2016 11:50 PM


Re: Only in Florida
If I had an alligator in my car, I'd throw it out and not care what it landed on.
Maybe this will help a bit.
quote:
Once approached by authorities, James admitted to having picked up the alligator along the side of a road, driving to Wendy’s and throwing the beast through the drive-through window.
So you picked up a gator, decided better of it and threw it into Wendy's? Then you're a loon.

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846)
History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people. Martin Luther King
If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? Do they get smart just in time to ask questions? Scott Adams

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NoNukes
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Message 360 of 603 (791731)
09-20-2016 2:13 PM
Reply to: Message 359 by ringo
09-20-2016 12:15 PM


As I understand it, the DNA evidence has exonerated every member of the Ramsey family.
There is a new Benet family series on the tube. The reviews of the show indicate that the September 12th show casts doubt on the strength of the DNA evidence in part based on the limited number of markers used, and in part on the extremely poor control of the crime scene in the early part of the investigation. A judge did declare that the family was exonerated, but that declaration is without much merit.
The DNA that does not match the family is "touch" DNA rather than blood or body fluids from some perp. That kind of evidence might implicate someone, but it is dubious as evidence to clear any particular person or persons.

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846)
History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people. Martin Luther King
I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. Thomas Jefferson
Seems to me if its clear that certain things that require ancient dates couldn't possibly be true, we are on our way to throwing out all those ancient dates on the basis of the actual evidence. -- Faith

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NoNukes
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Message 364 of 603 (791805)
09-21-2016 7:47 PM
Reply to: Message 361 by ringo
09-21-2016 3:09 PM


redundant.
Edited by NoNukes, : Already answered

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846)
History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people. Martin Luther King
I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. Thomas Jefferson
Seems to me if its clear that certain things that require ancient dates couldn't possibly be true, we are on our way to throwing out all those ancient dates on the basis of the actual evidence. -- Faith

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NoNukes
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Message 420 of 603 (795187)
12-08-2016 2:22 AM
Reply to: Message 419 by Dr Adequate
12-07-2016 12:10 AM


Re: Dennis Lindsay
quote:
e all know about Stonehenge, right? That’s just one of hundreds and hundreds of gigantic places around the world that testify that some sort of supernatural power or giants were involved in its construction.
Right on Lindsay! Don't let those globalists get to you...
Lol!

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846)
History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people. Martin Luther King
I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. Thomas Jefferson
Seems to me if its clear that certain things that require ancient dates couldn't possibly be true, we are on our way to throwing out all those ancient dates on the basis of the actual evidence. -- Faith

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NoNukes
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Message 437 of 603 (797147)
01-13-2017 12:34 AM
Reply to: Message 434 by Coyote
01-12-2017 7:34 PM


Re: Loony of the month
I find it funny too!
Guess who writes:
Now Obama is trying to start a war with Russia, which I suppose he hopes will become Trump's problem Either that or create a national emergency that will give a reason for him to remain in office.
Edited by NoNukes, : No reason given.
Edited by NoNukes, : No reason given.

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846)
History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people. Martin Luther King
I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. Thomas Jefferson
Seems to me if its clear that certain things that require ancient dates couldn't possibly be true, we are on our way to throwing out all those ancient dates on the basis of the actual evidence. -- Faith
Some of us are worried about just how much damage he will do in his last couple of weeks as president, to make it easier for the NY Times and Washington post to try to destroy Trump's presidency. -- marc9000

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NoNukes
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Message 460 of 603 (802452)
03-16-2017 3:00 PM
Reply to: Message 451 by Faith
03-16-2017 9:43 AM


Re: Lots of equipment can have surveillance ability
quote:
Your television
Your Kitchen Appliances
Your DVR/Cable-Box/Satellite-TV Receiver
Your Modem (and Internet Service Provider)
Your Smartphone
Your Webcam or Home Security Cameras
Your Telephone
Your Lights, Home Entertainment System, and Home Alarm System
Your Thermostat (Heat and/or Air Conditioning)
Your Laundry Equipment
Your Medical Devices
Your iPod or Other Entertainment Devices
Those things might well leak information, but some of it is not worth worrying about. If you buy networked appliances, you are trading off security versus some level of convenience. For me that has not reached my kitchen appliances or my laundry equipment. For the rest of those things on the list, yes, I am well aware of what can be gotten from those things.

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846)
History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people. Martin Luther King
I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. Thomas Jefferson
Seems to me if its clear that certain things that require ancient dates couldn't possibly be true, we are on our way to throwing out all those ancient dates on the basis of the actual evidence. -- Faith
Some of us are worried about just how much damage he will do in his last couple of weeks as president, to make it easier for the NY Times and Washington post to try to destroy Trump's presidency. -- marc9000

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NoNukes
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Message 474 of 603 (803099)
03-23-2017 9:07 PM
Reply to: Message 470 by Faith
03-23-2017 6:25 PM


Re: Lots of equipment can have surveillance ability
I keep thinking of the people who stagger out to the kitchen in the middle of the night completely naked,...
TMI... tmi.

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846)
History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people. Martin Luther King
I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. Thomas Jefferson
Seems to me if its clear that certain things that require ancient dates couldn't possibly be true, we are on our way to throwing out all those ancient dates on the basis of the actual evidence. -- Faith
Some of us are worried about just how much damage he will do in his last couple of weeks as president, to make it easier for the NY Times and Washington post to try to destroy Trump's presidency. -- marc9000

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NoNukes
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Message 507 of 603 (821879)
10-13-2017 11:30 PM
Reply to: Message 506 by JonF
10-13-2017 6:32 PM


Re: That Nasty Moron
It was, but it's still one of ever so many manifestations of ignorance.
I believe the mistake reflects an attitude about Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands that is a bit more nefarious. Trump may be ignorant, but his ignorance never falls on the side of treating certain folks as real Americans.
All of those folks are U.S. citizens, and they only have one president. Just like every other U.S. citizen.
Yeah, maybe Trump meant governor. But his racist nature would not let him get it right.

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison. Thoreau: Civil Disobedience (1846)
I was thinking as long as I have my hands up they’re not going to shoot me. This is what I’m thinking they’re not going to shoot me. Wow, was I wrong. -- Charles Kinsey
We got a thousand points of light for the homeless man. We've got a kinder, gentler, machine gun hand. Neil Young, Rockin' in the Free World.
Worrying about the "browning of America" is not racism. -- Faith
I hate you all, you hate me -- Faith

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