Friday KOEB -- Woo Hoo, it's FRIDAY!

[Patsy Stone]

:loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya:

[SharonRB]

1. Hey, Pats

Good Shabbos

[greenmutha]

7. Hi Sharon!

:hi:

[SharonRB]

13. Hi, Green!

:hi:

[Patsy Stone]

109. To quote a wise sage I know...

Shabbat Shazam! :)

[bleever]

141. Damn, Pats, you know everyone!

:hi:

[Patsy Stone]

146. You know what they say, bleever

It's not what you know, it's who you know. :)

[bleever]

158. Then you're definitely queen.

:)

[Patsy Stone]

162. Pshaw, monsieur.

Just a girl with a dream. :)

[Botany]

2. I am first

but sharon you beat me .....
and I like it.

:beer:

[Sydnie]

Hi Botany

I heard you on with Steph yesterday ... but you didn't send her any floaty hearts at the end of your call. How come?

[Botany]

36. I still am mad @ her "fling" w/ Hannity.

LOL

Stephanie :loveya: Miller

She did say that she was just a slut for free P.R. and ratings

[Sydnie]

48. She did indeed say that several times

but we all know her heart really belongs to you Botany. :loveya: just for you!

And Steph, if you are reading this, don't be so easy. Hannity will never respect you like Botany will!

[Botany]

57. Trust me. I know she is reading this ......

.... as she plays with the clasps on her bodice. Thinking always
thinking ...... Me + Botany in a cabin in the spring ......
He would take me in his strong and warm arms and the 2 of us would
travel that golden highway to animal lust.

Right now she is taking another sip of wine and thinking do I e mail
him now?

[Patsy Stone]

65. Cabins are best in the winter

with a fireplace and a nice soft rug. My .02.

Hi, Steph :hi: Get over the InShannity thing, really.

[Nothing Without Hope]

94. "Travel that golden highway to animal lust"??? Botany, have you been

sneaking reads of bodice-ripping romances again? You should be warned, it could affect your prose in ways that could prove embarrassing in, say, a staff meeting. With your poet's soul, you may just be too sensitive for some of that stuff. If you are so far gone as to say the word "throbbing," we know it's really serious.

Maybe you'd better leave the bodice-ripping to Sparky and ask Steph to use velcro. I'm sure she has some velcro bodices ready to go, different color for each day of the week. ;)

[RevCheesehead]

100. Personally, I recommend snaps. n/t

[Nothing Without Hope]

136. Snaps work well for easy-open, but they just don't have that RRRRRRRIIIPP!

sound that a true bodice-ripper craves. Pop-Pop-Pop sounds like a monotone breakfast cereal, which I doubt fits the ambiance Botany is trying to achieve here. (Unless his tastes are rather more peculiar than I had imagined.)
:evilgrin:

ed:sp

[RevCheesehead]

Sure they do.

Speed is essential. :evilgrin:

[Botany]

182. Yes it is .......

....... all clothes look sexy to me on the cabin floor.

O8)

[sparky_in_ma]

140. It's getting warm here

:evilgrin:

[RevCheesehead]

149. maybe you need someone

to blow in your ear?

(did I say that out loud? :spank:)

[sparky_in_ma]

153. LOL

A self spanker, I like that.:thumbsup:

[Nothing Without Hope]

166. Sparky and Cheese, you two have me laughing out loud, and it's great

"A self spanker, I like that.:thumbsup:"

Oh geez, I gotta get a breath here...Keef himself could not be any funnier. Your snarkometer is PINNED!!! I love it!

:yourock:

[RevCheesehead]

168. We do make a good team.

right, sweetie? :loveya:

[sparky_in_ma]

171. You bring out the best

in me. :smoke:

[RevCheesehead]

174. now that's

what I'm talkin' about... :loveya:

[Nothing Without Hope]

180. And he surely has a lot of the best.

:loveya: Sparky :loveya:

[bleever]

176. Look, if you guys want keys to the boiler room for a little privacy,

just tell me.

:)

[RevCheesehead]

184. Is the door locked?

:shrug: I think we'd want something a bit - ah - cooler. :)

[sparky_in_ma]

189. (clears throat)

Rev...want to help me get a case of beer out of the backroom?

[RevCheesehead]

192. well, when it comes to beer...

there's no place like Wisconsin. Or a Wisconsinner. :)

[sparky_in_ma]

195. Ahhh.....

To have you near my beer. (sound of snaps flying around the room, one hitting bleever in the eye. He was peeking through the keyhole.)

[RevCheesehead]

201. or even better...

to have you near my beer.

Where's the duct tape? (for the keyhole) :loveya:

[Nothing Without Hope]

205. Serves him right! He should know better than to peek during

the ripping of a snap-off bodice. The trajectories can be quite unpredictable! :bounce:

[bleever]

208. Owwwww! Jeez, don't you people own any duct tape? And by the way,

it was a SAFETY check.

Man.

[Nothing Without Hope]

212. Suuuuuure it was, Bleever. Not very convincing. Nope.

(Psssst - Bleever! The storeroom window's open! Did you bring the popcorn? I've got the flashlight!)
:evilgrin:

[bleever]

190. I'll lock it behind you. There's a nice cot in there, and half a bottle

of Wild Irish Rose.

Knock yourselves out.

:7

[RevCheesehead]

194. no air mattress?

sparks, you got a blanket or tarp back there?

[Botany]

199. Rev. have you no mercy?

Sparky is just a mortal man ..... be gentle. LOL

[RevCheesehead]

203. Hey, I'm willing to do my share.

But I'm an old-fashioned girl. I prefer it when the men lead.

[bleever]

210. Okay, if I forget, please remind me to write a song called

"Love in the Boiler Room" if I don't remember this tomorrow.

:7

[Nothing Without Hope]

221. REMEMBER it, hell, I saw you VIDEOTAPING it. You said it was an

educational film! :eyes:

[bleever]

225. It's just to cover us for the liability issues.

I'll review it a sufficient number of times to document the inculpability of the thread as a whole.

No extra charge.

[Nothing Without Hope]

229. So, how much are you charging for a copy? And what's on the cover?

Hmmm...on second thought, you'd better not describe that too exactly, this is a family club room. (The boiler room, on the other hand...)

This could pay for a lot of Guinness!
:toast:

[sparky_in_ma]

238. Sheesh.....

Can't the two of you see that this was a political passion play. We were engaged in a symbolic action of what blivet** is doing to this country. The sounds the Rev was making were merely a parody of what he sounds like at a cabinet meeting. The cigarette afterward was symbolic of our economy going up in smoke. (Christ, try to take positive political action and some people have to turn it into something dirty.):smoke:

[Nothing Without Hope]

242. Funny, I never heard "Uff da," actually more "UFFFF DAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!"

being screamed at a cabinet meeting before. I'm sure it would have been unusual enough to make it into even the Poodle Press.

Unless it was in Norway.


(edited to add a sufficiency of exclamation points)

[bleever]

243. ROFL. : )

[RevCheesehead]

247. I thought the smoke meant we elected a new pope.

I love you for defending my honor. :loveya:

[RevCheesehead]

253. and let me be the first to say,

your country thanks you.

Would you like a second term?

[sparky_in_ma]

257. : )

For our next political parody, the tie shall symbolize our dependence on foreign oil. I shall portray an oil derrick while you shall symbolize the ships at the end of the pipeline. (This political work is tiring.)

[RevCheesehead]

262. I thought you liked

"hard work"

I hope you're not particular as to which tie we use. This could take days. (then again, if that's your plan, count me in.)

:smoke:

[sparky_in_ma]

264. I was going to get a duplicate of the KO tie

for effect.:D (gotta go for tonite, night Rev):hug:

[RevCheesehead]

268. you'll be in my dreams..

..and in my heart..my sweet, smokin' derrick. :loveya:

[Nothing Without Hope]

260. Better wait a little while before asking that, Cheese

...if you have plans to send up more Pope-electing signals. I read somewhere that in some close elections centuries ago, the cardinals had to send up those smoke signals a dozen times or more!
:hangover:

Suddenly I feel like I need some more Guinness!
:beer:

[RevCheesehead]

263. well, drink away...

Apparently, we can afford it. :eyes:

[Nothing Without Hope]

267. Yeah, community effort is a wonderful thing

And some efforts are more wonderful than others.
:toast:

[RevCheesehead]

269. Damn that Patriot Act...

there's just no such thing as privacy anymore. :tinfoilhat:

(but I think I'll keep my Patriot just the same)

[Nothing Without Hope]

275. Yeah, he's one in a million!

Still laughing about his "second political parody" script! Too funny!

And you kept it theological by bringing the pope in where he would be quite surprised to be! (Would probably be good for him.)
:D

[Patsy Stone]

232. Such a generous offer, really,

thanks. We all appreciate your sacrifice, and your sensitivity to our litigious society. :)

[bleever]

236. One man can only do so much.

And I envy him. I really do.

When we reach out and touch others, we touch ourself.

At least I do.

:)

[Patsy Stone]

248. As do The Divinyls. :) n/t

[Nothing Without Hope]

250. ROTFLMAO - really!! It just fell off!

I'm gonna SUE!!!

....unless you get me another round of Guinness and those sauteed shrimp things. Then I can grow a new one.

Having fun with all this silliness - I'd forgotten how much fun it is.

To the Ties That Bind!!!
:toast:

[Nothing Without Hope]

239. Yeah, and he was wounded by that flying bodice snap, too

Why, with all the medical fees he'll barely break even. He does look dashing with that temporary eyepatch, though:

[RevCheesehead]

241. Well, if he's thinking of filing Workman's Comp, he can forget it.

His actions were definately "off the clock."

[bleever]

254. I call it "overtime".

Don't you go playin' workman's comp with me, cuz you better off talkin' to the hand, which MIGHT give you a appointment to see the American Sign Language transmission of "Don't even GO there, sister!"

(p.s. Saving democracy involves a lot more than I had initially expected.)

[RevCheesehead]

258. Since we're an on-line community,

I'm thinking you could be outsourced.

(hey, I'm getting pretty good at this Amerika stuff.)

[Patsy Stone]

245. Wow

that second one's a winner. I'm thinkin' driver's license photo?

LOL. :) Next, comprehensive dental coverage...

[Nothing Without Hope]

256. Good sneer, too. He's been watching Cheney, but he's got better teeth. nt

[Patsy Stone]

270. And not a parka in sight... n/t :)

[bleever]

246. Man, if my teeth were that good, *I* could be a model!

Next life.

[Sydnie]

185. Stephanie said today that she was doing her show sitting next to

the "robo-spanker". Seems that studio is shared with some "pro's" that do a pornographic show. They have an auto-spank machine that they use in their programming. She sounded like she had checked it out when no one was looking and liked it! LOL

A self spanker indeed!

[RevCheesehead]

188. That wasn't me.

If I were there, I'd have decked her for breaking Botany's heart. And for lusting after Keith.

[Nothing Without Hope]

193. I don't think she REALLY lusts after Keef in her heart

She just wants to rope him and put him in her corral.

Hmmm... I'm edging over into a Texan mood here, guys. Happens sometimes. Maybe it's Sparky's very authentic Texas-style margarita?
:beer:

[sparky_in_ma]

191. OMG

Botany might have competition now!!! I will forgive her for the Sean thing. :loveya:

[bleever]

214. If you haven't been complimented on your sig line, allow me to be

the first.

If not, I'll be happy to add mine to the pile. Women will save America, if it's gonna get done.

[Sydnie]

Thank you so much Bleev

I do SO love to noticed for my mind ... when I can find it! :::wink::: Now, come over here and sit next to me. I like it when you are near!

[Sydnie]

118. Don't stop him now Hope

It was just starting to get really interesting! (am I blushing now? I think I am)

[Nothing Without Hope]

143. Oh, don't worry, Syndie - nothing can stop Botany when his poetic muse

goes nuclear. In fact, you might want to find the lifeboat in case the deluge hits tonight.

Yeah, it WAS getting interesting -- one wonders what would have been the next few lines...

Good to see you, and your blush is most becoming! ;)

[Botany]

151. You are beautiful when you blush ........

......... it ..... it brings out the color in your eyes and the structure of your
cheeks. I could travel the globe and yet will never see a sight as lovely.
You ...... you ...... make me feel so alive.

OTT? Over the top?


:bounce:

[Sydnie]

172. Not OTT -- that worked for me, strangely enough!

You should think about writing some ... afternoon delight type novels Botany. Such an imagination should not go to waste!

Who turned up the heat in here? Sparky... can you check that thermostat please?

[sparky_in_ma]

179. Hmmm......

Imagination? That's just another day in the office for me.:crazy:

[Nothing Without Hope]

233. Wow, the customer satisfaction index must be really something!

You could go around giving corporate HR workshops!
:D

[Botany]

196. You mean like this?

The wind played with Syndie's hair as the smell of lilacs washed over
the veranda. She sipped her ice tea and wondered if the dust trail kicked
up on the gravel road that skirted the bay was that of her loves pick up
truck as he was coming home to see her. Her mind wandered to thoughts
both soft and yet rough as the dust cloud grew nearer.


:puke:

[Nothing Without Hope]

200. Oh stop!!! I'm laughing too hard!

Yeah, you're channeling all right. You better stay away from those crystals or you really WILL say "throbbing," and then it will be too late.

Alas! :cry: Poor Botany! Unhinged by longing for Steph while simultaneously channeling Madame Blavatsky!

[Botany]

227. Hey that was Sydnie's novel ..........

"The Summer House by Gull Bay"

The thunderstorm which had swept in from the bay was gone now and the
smell of the rain and the freshly cut grass wafted into the room as Sydnie
lit the scented candle and stepped into the her warm bath. The bath looked
out the windows and the crimson sunset over the sea looked too beautiful to
be real. She almost dropped her novel in the tub because she was so overwhelmed
by the sight. The crimson glow was picked up the droplets of water on her shoulders.
Content was with her.

But a knock at he door and the voice of a man shocked her back to the real
world.

Did I use the word crimson enough?

:puke:

[Sydnie]

265. Anybody have a cigarette? I need one after reading that!

"I'm so ripe, I'm about to fall off the vine".

All good stuff Botany. All good stuff!

[Nothing Without Hope]

272. Hmmmm....maybe. "Crimson" is good, but you could sub with "scarlet"

or "flaming." Fire and volcano images are extremely popular in this body of literature. I wonder why? :eyes:

"Warm," on the other hand signifies "tepid" when used in conjuction with bath water, which gives a wimpy sort of feel. It's okay for using with stuff like "skin" or "croissants," but the bath water should be "steaming."

But it does have promise. I'm not saying what sort of promise, because I don't like discouraging budding novelists...
:argh:

[bleever]

281. Okay, I'm not dyslexic, just poetical.

But don't the letters in "Gull Bay" just kinda naturally re-arrange themselves into "Ball Guy" in this context?

Is botany's genius confusing me? Or am I secretly, you know, ambidextrous? Or have I just not read enough romance novels to be in the flow here?

I bow at the fount of EDV. Enlighten me, or what's left of me.

:)

[Nothing Without Hope]

284. I can see you bring a whole different perspective to bodice-ripper romance

novel literary criticism, Bleever!

But don't the letters in "Gull Bay" just kinda naturally re-arrange themselves into "Ball Guy" in this context?

Until you pointed this out, I'm abashed to admit, I had not noticed this now-obvious ambisextrous turn of phrase at all. Amazing. The stuff of thesis projects. You may have a real instinct for this sort of thing, you know? Have you considered a career path change? ;)

(The funny thing is, I've read that many mass media romances are actually written by MEN who take those smarmy pen names. It's an image that really tickles me, a paunchy middle-aged ex-taxi driver or whatever penning that breathless prose and signing "Amber L'Amour.")

ed:sp (abased to abashed - quite a shift!)

[RevCheesehead]

289. AAaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!! ROFLMAO!

God, Bleev, you are too much!!!!

****NOMINATED FOR BEST POST OF THE NIGHT****

[Nothing Without Hope]

187. UH-OH! Since he doesn't READ them, he must be CHANNELING

a romance writer who has Passed Over. That prose is unmistakeable. No cause for panic yet, folks, he hasn't said "throbbing."

[Botany]

126. Trust me. I am very much a guy so ....

....."With your poet's soul, you may just be too sensitive for some of that stuff."

Will not be problem ..... But I never read romance novel anyway.

BTW from *'s press confrence .... " I read books." what a tool

[Nothing Without Hope]

154. Yeah, the blivet was really more than a few grapes short of a fruit salad.

After stating the authors of a couple of George Washington's biographies it became clear that this name dropping was not literary criticism (surprise :eyes: ) but so that he could compare HIMSELF to George Washington. He is truly delusional, I'm now convinced.

Just as well you never read a romance novel - I think your psyche is too delicate for it! But if you ever want to live dangerously, we can find you one with a color-not-found-in-nature neon pink cover with swirly, floppy lettering and that classic pose with the woman bendng over backwards and the man -- always without his shirt but WITH his boots -- standing braced for battle above her. Your colleagues would be impressed, I'm sure!
:evilgrin:

[sparky_in_ma]

159. I had my shirt on in one of those

it was torn, but still on.

[RevCheesehead]

167. link, please.....

:evilgrin:

[sparky_in_ma]

169. I'm not one to rip and post

O8)

[RevCheesehead]

173. then PM me.

I can keep a secret. O8)

[Nothing Without Hope]

Sounds promising... but did you have the BOOTS?

They're de rigeur for the cover scene, and they must come to about 2-3 inches below your knees and be black leather and spotless. Never mind if it's mid-summer and over 90 degrees in the shade, rules are rules.

But it does sound promising :thumbsup:

[sparky_in_ma]

198. Have the boots

and a 19th century uniform to go with it. Quite dashing.B-)

[RevCheesehead]

206. (looking at airline schedules)

How's the week after Easter for you? :loveya:

[sparky_in_ma]

207. : )

What happens if Jesus sees his shadow on Easter? :D

[RevCheesehead]

218. umm...

I'll have to look that one up.

BTW - Do you know why Jesus doesn't eat M & M's?

[sparky_in_ma]

223. ?

Why doesn't he eat M&M's?

[RevCheesehead]

226. because -

they slip through the nail holes in his hands.

(spank away - please :) )

[sparky_in_ma]

231. Mel.....is that you?

:wow: (tho art full of snark tonite.):thumbsup:

[RevCheesehead]

235. so what happens if JC sees his shadow at Easter?

Cause I'm thinking it means 6 more weeks of self-denial... and that ain't good.

[bleever]

237. Lental fees, with penalties for late return?

:)

[RevCheesehead]

244. Sparky, where's your flame-thrower??

Have at 'em.

[Nothing Without Hope]

280. ZAPPPPPP!!!!! Well done, Bleev! The snark is smoking tonight

...we might accidentally elect a pope after all. Wonder who we'd get? I can think of some pretty odd matchups for the triple tiara.

[RevCheesehead]

283. My vote is for Father Guido.

ClassWarrior knows him. We'd have connections. :)

[Nothing Without Hope]

287. WOW!!! ClassWarrior knows Father Guido Sarducci????

Now THAT would be a POPE!!!!!

Though I'd miss his slouchy hat, the connections angle could prove most inspiring. Do you think he'd still wear his shades with the triple tiara?

[RevCheesehead]

292. beretta. (not to be confused with baretta)

The Episcopal priest here in town has one. He told me he's waiting for the invitation to the Vatican (he is one snarky priest).

[Nothing Without Hope]

297. That slouchy Sarducci hat is a beretta? It is way cool with the shades.

He was always a favorite of mine, and I'm glad to see him back. Still the "vatican reporter"? And downthread they said he doesn't smoke any more. Less atmospheric, if you pardon the pun -- and with so many tonight you should be pretty numb to puns by now -- but a healthier image to present to young viewers.

Beretta, huh? It's not that long after midnight and I've already learned something new today!

Think I'll be turning in now. Thanks for your good company!
:hug:

[RevCheesehead]

328. Yup. Beretta = slouchy hat; Mitre/Miter = pointy hat

I believe Bing wore a Beretta in a movie.

(now you're educated on Saturday, too.)

[Nothing Without Hope]

209. Oh wow! Be merciful, you have to give the photo on this one

Believe me, it's safer than imagination!

Quite dashing, 19th century uniform, boots -- yeah, that one's a must-see for sure. ;)
Would that be with the torn shirt, too?
:evilgrin:

[sparky_in_ma]

211. sorry, that one is intact

but we could fix it. (I've been a good boy all week and the Rev has made me think bad thoughts):D

[Nothing Without Hope]

219. You and Cheese are both inspirations to us all! And I still want the photo

:evilgrin:

[RevCheesehead]

220. then I have succeeded.

who said you never get anything accomplished on your day off? ;)

[Botany]

163. 2 things

G. Washington was a highly educated man. Can you dream of * learning
Euclidian geometry or latin?

pass on the novel. You read it and give me the 25 word summery. I will try
to look interested.

[Nothing Without Hope]

175. Nope, I don't read that kind either - and the blivet** is the 25-word

summary specialist. Social Security? Fewer than 10 words is enough. Global Foreign policy? That might take the full 25 words. Even that's a bit long for him to handle without his back-mounted super-spy wireless transmitter to the speaker in his ear to be sure he gets it right.

[Nothing Without Hope]

80. Hello everyone!!! Botany was on Steph's show?!?

So, is she softening toward you yet? If not, you may need to step up the campaign intensity and get out those suspenders!

Friday night at the KOEB! Still cool enough for the fireplace around here.

To the Ties That Bind!
:toast:

[sparky_in_ma]

84. Hi Hope

:toast:

[Nothing Without Hope]

99. Hello Sparky, I missed you and, to a much lesser extent, your margaritas

Hope you haven't forgotten how to make them!
:beer:

Good to see you!

[RevCheesehead]

85. Hope, you've been AWOL.

Were you protesting Keith's absence?

TTTTB :toast:

[Nothing Without Hope]

107. No, I was trying to get some projects done and convinced myself that

that extra time might make a difference. I missed you all so much, I know now that was a dumb plan. Worse, I felt guilty either way! :crazy:

So heck with it. I'm going to visit my friends and see what's going on with Keith's show even if he isn't there. Hi Cheese!
TTTTB
:toast:

[sparky_in_ma]

112. The only time for guilt

is when you've done something to hurt another. I don't see you doing that at all.:D (mild regret is OK for other stuff.)

[Nothing Without Hope]

224. Oh Sparky, I only saw this now.

Thank you! That's one I'll save.
:hug:

[Patsy Stone]

93. Hey, Hope!

So nice to see you on this Friday evening. :hi:

TO THE TIES THAT BIND! :toast:

[Nothing Without Hope]

115. Hey, Patsy! You're looking very fine indeed!

But then that's no surprise. Good to see you!

Has Alison been doing OK? Any of the fluff worn off yet? And have the stories been well chosen? (I know that's not really her decision.)

I hope Keith is getting re-energized and having a good time. We only allow him so many of these vacations!

To the Good People of the KOEB!
:toast:

[Patsy Stone]

130. Alison's been fine and keeping up the snark

KO was a treat last night on Tweety's Steroids in Baseball special, and there was one night where the show was sadly all MJ and celebrity news. :toast:

Floaties for Alison: :loveya::loveya:

[Nothing Without Hope]

288. ALL MJ and celebrity news? Maybe his bosses insisted and he decided to

get it over with in one show. It sure detracts from any show it's part of.

Good for Alison! I'm always glad to see a smart woman make good without surrendering to being stereotyped or becoming a total bloodthirsty jerk.

To smart women!
:toast:

[WhirlyGirl]

301. Hope, did you see the e-mail someone sent him about taking vacations?--

-- It said:

"You are a journalist who works entirely too hard, which frankly, makes the rest of us look like hacks. You take a vacation from "Countdown" only to appear on "Hardball" in your usual time slot with more insight into the steroid issue than those who cover baseball on a daily basis.
Someone with your wit and wisdom should either rest a bit more, or relinquish vacations entirely. (I recommend the latter.)
I look forward to your return next week.
-- Carolynne Van Houten"

LOL! "Makes the rest of us look like hacks"! We keep filling up these boards with posts while he's gone. Like that's not work! <G>

[Nothing Without Hope]

304. No, I hadn't seen that email

I hope he's cheered when he hears things like this, which are totally the truth. Thank goodness he's still fighting for all of us, even when in "secure nondisclosed locations"!

Good night for sure this time!
:boring:

[bleever]

102. Hi Hope, and happy Friday.

TTTTB.

:hi:

[Nothing Without Hope]

122. Bleever! It's a treat to see you!

Hope you are enjoying the early signs of spring where you are. Here the piles of old snow are slowly melting and I can now see the tulip sprouts again. The tops are a bit bent -- I know just how they feel -- but they are heading for the sun and are almost 3 inches tall and bright green. Love it! I need to get over to the local nature preserve and see what's been going on while I've been a computer-chair-potato.

To Spring - may we all remember to enjoy it fully!
:toast:

[SharonRB]

33. Glad to oblige!

[Patsy Stone]

43. Singing...

I ache for the touch of your lips, dear,
But much more for the touch of your whips, dear.
You can raise welts
Like nobody else,
As we dance to the masochism tango.

Let our love be a flame, not an ember,
Say it’s me that you want to dismember.
Blacken my eye,
Set fire to my tie,
As we dance to the masochism tango.

At your command
Before you here I stand,
My heart is in my hand. ecch!
It’s here that I must be.
My heart entreats,
Just hear those savage beats,
And go put on your cleats
And come and trample me.
Your heart is hard as stone or mahogany,
That’s why I’m in such exquisite agony.

My soul is on fire,
It’s aflame with desire,
Which is why I perspire
When we tango.

You caught my nose
In your left castanet, love,
I can feel the pain yet, love,
Ev’ry time I hear drums.
And I envy the rose
That you held in your teeth, love,
With the thorns underneath, love,
Sticking into your gums.

Your eyes cast a spell that bewitches.
The last time I needed twenty stitches
To sew up the gash
That you made with your lash,
As we danced to the masochism tango.

Bash in my brain,
And make me scream with pain,
Then kick me once again,
And say we’ll never part.
I know too well
I’m underneath your spell,
So, darling, if you smell
Something burning, it’s my heart.
Excuse me!

Take your cigarette from it’s holder,
And burn your initials in my shoulder.
Fracture my spine,
And swear that you’re mine,
As we dance to the masochism tango.

Tom Lehrer -- An Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer

[RevCheesehead]

49. Patsy, you scare me at times.

:scared:

[sparky_in_ma]

51. LOL

Hi my snarky one.

[RevCheesehead]

58. Hey there to your snarky self, too!

:hi: Have fun last night?

[sparky_in_ma]

67. Watched a movie since the show wasn't on

"The Forgotten". Not bad, but was missing a chance to be good.:hug:

[RevCheesehead]

78. good for you.

I spent most of the time fuming over the great baseball hearings. I finally wrote a letter to the countdown staff... I'd like to think that I did my part to get Countdown back on at the 11:00 (CST) hour.

why, on earth, do you need a chance to be good? :shrug:
some things just come naturally. :hug:

[Clark2008]

114. Well, as my General says,

"When you can do good, you should."

:hi: Rev. Good on ya!

[RevCheesehead]

156. Hi, Clark!

Sorry I missed you in the blur of the broadcast! :hi:

[bleever]

60. I loooove Tom Lehrer. You're the queen, Pats.

:hi:

[Patsy Stone]

77. I can sing The Elements for you.

Too much Dr. Demento. :)
And (blush), thanks.

[bleever]

108. Okay, testing your powers: name someone else who sang a song

with the word "genuflect" in it.

Take your time. You can do it.

:hi:

[Patsy Stone]

124. I can think of two, but which one are you thinking of?

Who are Sheryl Crow and Echo & the Bunnymen?

[bleever]

I bow before your superior superiorosity.

I'm not worthy.

And you got the one I was thinking of.

:hi:

[bleever]

127. This might be unfair. Hint: it's a major star, and the movie's

animated.

And this is saving democracy...how?

:shrug:

[Patsy Stone]

134. So you went with Aladdin

I, I took the road less traveled by, sorry. :)

[RevCheesehead]

128. Sister Mary Elephant??

:silly:

[bleever]

139. Class...class...CLASS...

SHUT UPPPPPP!

:7

[Sydnie]

160. thank you

Hey hippie, you need a watch? I know you aint got a watch... cuz if you had a watch, you would know this is night time. And night time aint no time to be in this neighborhood.

[ClassWarrior]

307. Whaaa?? Wudd I say?? Wudd I say??

B-)

NGU.

[Sydnie]

165. I was thinking the Cowardly Lion myself. n/t

[bleever]

183. You get points too, syd.

:hi:

[sparky_in_ma]

3. Hi Patsy

:toast:

[greenmutha]

8. Hi sparky!

:hi:

[sparky_in_ma]

11. Hi green

You look lovely tonite.;-)

[greenmutha]

25. Why thanks, sparky! "I feel pretty, I feel pretty...

I feel pretty and witty andd gaayyyyy..."
Just for you, sweetie:

[sparky_in_ma]

37. You devil you

:evilgrin:

[greenmutha]

44. Well...

you posted a costume photo so I figured I could, too. :toast:

[greenmutha]

4. Hi Patsy!

:hi: Can't stay long. I missed the late show last night, dammit! But I did see him with Tweety earlier. He looked good! :loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

9. Oh, so good

Sorry you won't be around. :loveya:

[RevCheesehead]

5. Yippee!! Father Guido will return!!

Hiya Pats - how are ya? :hi:

Hello, everyone! :hi:

For Keith, whom we miss: :loveya:

[greenmutha]

19. Hi Cheese!

Come Monday,
It'll be all right
Come Monday,
You'll be in our sight
We spent four lonely days
Till you broke Tweety's haze
Now we can't wait to see you again!

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[RevCheesehead]

23. Aww.. that calls for a Keith pic!

:loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya:

[ClassWarrior]

215. I met Father Guido once...

Now THERE's some name dropping. <LOL>

:hi: Rev Darlin...

NGU.

[RevCheesehead]

273. I think you're confusing him with

a certain Fr. Gouda, of suburban Milwaukee.

Shame on me for forgeting: NGU, CD!
:spank:

[ClassWarrior]

276. Nope. One Don Novello, nee Fr. Guido Sarducci.

Interviewed him, in fact.

B-)

NGU.

[RevCheesehead]

282. really? was it, perchance, in the Journal?

because I'm pretty sure I saw that! :D

[ClassWarrior]

306. Naw, it was a smaller publication.

Nice bodice, btw... :loveya:

NGU.

[Patsy Stone]

6. KO's almost back...

:loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya:

[RevCheesehead]

could someone explain Tom Delay's hair to me?

Is it?

[Patsy Stone]

15. Plastic, baby

Simply plastic -- along with the rest of him. :puke:

[bleever]

255. Igneous.

Because, he's one of the Earth's biggest assholes.

[SharonRB]

10. I am so glad they finally pulled the tube

I was livid this morning when I heard about the subpoena. What is it about checks and balances that this Congress doesn't understand? I just hope they don't make them put it back in. It's none of their GD business -- it's up to the state and the family (actually, the husband).

[Patsy Stone]

20. What is it about personal liberties that they don't understand?

Oh, really, I'm on a tear. This was not great news to wake up to, and it was all over the TV at lunchtime. Blecccch.

[SharonRB]

30. You and me both

It's practically the first thing I heard on our local progressive talk show this morning while I was getting ready for work. Not a great way to start the day. I was just screaming at the radio.

[Patsy Stone]

79. Me, too.

I told them to talk to the hand! :puke:

[seito]

12. Happy Friday

Schiavo: OMG, can you believe the nerve of these Congressmen???

How can they make such a political issue out of this?

[RevCheesehead]

17. it's their first step to reverse Roe v. Wade.

If they can interfere, successfully, in someone's basic right of medical treatment, it won't take long to outlaw certain procedures.

[Patsy Stone]

35. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R) NC

Really wants to say the word "fetus". He sooooo does. Talking about taking an "innocent" life and now passing laws to protect the "life" of the incapacitated. Oy vey.

Sooooo bad that they're involved. And such a dangerous precedent. :scared:

[Clark2008]

42. It's also about diverting the media from this weekend's anti-Iraqi-war

vigils.
The whores in the Poodle Press will cover the couple of hundred at the Save Terri vigils and not the millions who'll be out in cities all over the US protesting Blivet's illegal war.

[SharonRB]

46. Ohhhh, you're so right, Clark.

[ClassWarrior]

216. Hey WP...

:hi:

NGU.

[seito]

234. Hey CW

Nice to see ya :hi:

[Patsy Stone]

14. Evil marionette headed Tom DeLaythevote

This Schiavo case really, really pisses me off. Get out of my life and death Congress! Screw you Jebbie and Georgie! :mad:

[SharonRB]

16. My sentiments exactly.

Even the Supremes rejected the parents' plea. They piss me off more and more every day.

Did you see Will's post? -- he thinks they're just trying to distract us from the nuclear option issue and we better pay attention.

[sparky_in_ma]

22. Like changing terror alerts?

That does make sense.:grr:

[SharonRB]

27. While we were distracted with the Social Security issue,

they pushed through ANWR, took away veterans' benefits, etc. Now while we're watching this circus, they'll try to push the nuclear option through. It never ends.

[rodeodance]

64. circus is right and DeLay is joke--how embarrassing to have him

purport to speak for the American people!!

[RevCheesehead]

83. hey there, fellow cheesehead!

Welcome to the KOEB! :hi:

Have a beer :toast:

[seito]

28. They have oh so much respect for life

:eyes: and :puke:

BTW, lose the sweet condescending voice.

[Botany]

21. May she go quick and her family find peace.

These thugs who are making their $ and power by manipulate idiots
w/ poor Ms. Schaivo should be horse whipped

[RevCheesehead]

29. Unfortunately, it may take a while.

How many days to renal failure? About 4? Maybe a week?

I just wish they would leave her alone.

[Gogi]

74. Everybody realize this.

Terri Schiavo's brain has atrophied. She no longer has frontal lobes so she no longer thinks or feels..anything. She is an animated corpse. I wish Alison had asked that idiot congressman if we should'nt intervene when someone has a heart attack because that would be interfering with that person's right to a natural death.

[CC]

38. May she go peacefully

and quickly. I'd hate to see her go through them replacing the tube a third time and do not trust them to not find a way to do it again.

Where were all these concerned right to lifer politicians when baby Sun's mother was fighting to keep him on life support.
As far as using this case to overturn Roe they missed the boat when they didn't lift a finger to help her fight the hospital.

[CC]

18. Hello & Happy Friday to all

I caught the late (and only) Countdown last night. Also glad the hub got home on the later side so I was flipping through channels to see it on.




:loveya::loveya::loveya: to the soon to be back KO

[RevCheesehead]

You should have checked in!

WhirlyGirl, Patsy, and I blogged the late broadcast...because it had to be done.

How are ya, ferret-mom? :hi:

[seito]

69. The truly dedicated

My hat is off to the KOEB elite.

[CC]

71. I stayed in bed and watched.

Had an early morning shoot then loading, sorting and renaming so by then my eyes were computer weary.
On the personal side doing ok though today has been a sad day between the Shiavo fiasco and learning that little Jessica was killed. Feel for her family.

How are you? And the rest of the crew.

[RevCheesehead]

95. I'm fine...

I've been waiting for the big snowstorm to hit. I'm in a Winter Storm Warning area..and we've gotten - NOTHING. :grr:

At least it kept me home, so I could get some work done. (and saved a few $$ by not shopping)

[CC]

110. Stock up on food , drink and books.

keep the house warm and cozy and be lazy for a bit. I told the hub he should be so happy he is not in WI right now. Course he will be through Tues. night but hopefully the roads will be clear then. I guess mother nature is making everyone pay for the mild start of winter.


Oh but don't do the Baltimore thing and buy tons of toilet paper unless you actually need toilet paper. Never figured that one out.

[sparky_in_ma]

116. Toilet paper and batteries

People always buy those in massive quantities before a storm.:shrug:

[CC]

117. Just as I was editing

[RevCheesehead]

137. In NC, it was milk, eggs, and bread..

my friend Jane used to say "it's like everyone gets a hankering for French Toast."

[CC]

145. On one of the PA channels they

called it the french toast run before the storm. Baltimore gets all that and the toilet paper. Sounds like the toilet paper thing happens in Sparky's neck of the woods too.

[RevCheesehead]

164. Some of us stock up when it's on sale.

I have good parents. :)

[CC]

213. got distracted stocking up when

its on sale makes sense.


Seems the distraction wants attention so going to have to go downstairs for a while. Have a goodnight.

:loveya::loveya::loveya: KO (better be back Monday)

[Sydnie]

81. I caught it at midnight too

would have been better if Keef was there. I did see him briefly on with tweety. The lighting was WAY harsh on him though. But any peek is better than none!

[Sydnie]

24. Hi Patsy and all

What a week this has been. Can't wait for Keef :loveya: to come back next week.

[Patsy Stone]

68. No joke. And, Syd, I'm currently not being nudged

how 'bout you? :hi:

[Sydnie]

103. not right now ... but the hunt for the missing science binder will

commence again after the show is over, I'm sure.

Glad to hear that you are having a "nudge-free" Friday.

:toast:

[Patsy Stone]

105. LOL

I know, it's rare, but appreciated. Good luck with the search for the Science folder. :)

:toast:

[sparky_in_ma]

82. Hi Syndie

The news has been bad this week.:scared:

[Sydnie]

113. Hi Sparky darln'

You going to the meetup in Cambridge tomorrow? I was planning on attending until my boss asked me to help with someone else's work. They are sick and it has to get done so... I am stuck working instead.

Wish I could be there though.

[sparky_in_ma]

119. I plan on going to the one in April

if I don't get caught with work. What are good, safe places to stay over in Boston? Where I could catch a cab back to if I have a few. Can't afford the Carlton, but I'm good with most else.

[Sydnie]

252. Lots of places to stay around there and cabs are everywhere!

I was once a hack driver in that neighborhood many moons ago. My roomie, at the time, owned a medalion so we all drove during our off hours from our regular jobs. It was a black cadillac taxi, named the Tijuana Taxi, home stand was Harvard Square. I was young and foolish and drove many drunken men home at night after the bars closed.

As for a hotel, you might want to check out the Hyatt near the Cambridge Galleria mall. It's close to anywhere in the city.

(sorry it took so long to answer this -- got a phone call that kept me tied up for a bit)

[sparky_in_ma]

261. Thanks for the info.

I usually only get to Boston for work, the Hynes or the trade center, and never stayed over.

[Botany]

26. Alison has SNARK .......

Hair up = boo
Plunging Neck Line = WOW!

Sparky and I will look back on the week of Alison and sigh warm sighs.

[sparky_in_ma]

34. Floaties for Alison

The hair should be down tho.

[Botany]

47. It does soften her face.

Do you need any help w/ the EDVs of the KOEB tonight?

[sparky_in_ma]

62. I always need help

although without KO it shouldn't get out of hand.

I think Steph was just getting in touch with her "bad girl" side. The side that is attracted to the bad boy, who always breaks her heart. She'll realize yours is the true love. Just don't take her back too quickly, have her pick up your dry cleaning and stuff first.

[Patsy Stone]

52. I don't see any floaties here...

Or are they silent? :)
Happy Friday, sparky. :toast:

[sparky_in_ma]

70. Hey Patsy

It's windy, the floaties blew off.:loveya: :loveya:

[Patsy Stone]

104. :)

Funny, sparky.

[Greylyn58]

31. Howdy All

TGIF and Keith will be back on Monday!!! It's tough when he's gone for a week.

Gawd...having to see J Shrub at the begining of the show...and all these other repugs...YUCK!!! Makes me sick.

:hi: Everyone!!

Lovely...someone from NC getting involved in this mess. Just great!! Doesn't it make our state proud. :evilfrown:

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya: for KO

[Clark2008]

32. Hello all.

Well, I didn't get that other job.
I do have another interview doing similar things that I was doing at my other job on Wednesday.
I'm still living on my severance, so I'm OK.

Man, this has been one long week. No work and no Keith. Geesch!!

OK.. that's enough of my downer today. LOL.

:loveya: for Keef's return!

[SharonRB]

39. Sorry to hear you didn't get it, Clark

At least you found out quickly, though.

[sparky_in_ma]

40. Hi Clark

:hug:

[seito]

56. Sorry Clark

It has been a rough week. I am sure next week will be better. :hug:

[greenmutha]

Bummer!

Well... that only means that there is something much better suited to you down the road somewhere, eh? :hug:

[seito]

41. Have any of these people been though the dying process

with anyone? When people are dying, they stop eating and they stop drinking. That is how it happens. I just went through this last year with my father. He lasted a week after he took his last drink. The hospice people did everything they could to make sure that he was comfortable.

[sparky_in_ma]

50. Hi seito

:hug: (our hospice people are great, glad he had comfort.)

[seito]

55. They are special people

They do a great service for both the patient and the family.

edit: Hi sparky :hi:

[Greylyn58]

45. Why didn't you wingnuts

get involved with the baby in Texas whose mother wanted his breathing tubes to remain and yet the hospital and a judge removed them.

No one jumped into the fray on that fight. Was it because the mother was Black and Terri is white and there is a difference??

What a bunch of dickweeds!!!!!! :grr:

[Sydnie]

53. that's a very good point Greylyn n/t

[Clark2008]

63. No. It's because there were no anti-war vigils scheduled that week.

Seriously - I believe that's what all this hoopla is about. Divert, divert, divert the sheeple. Can't make Dear Leader look bad.

[sparky_in_ma]

76. Don't hold it in

tell us how you really feel.;-) (You've got it exactly right)

[bleever]

54. Aloha, chicas and their enablers.

How's everyone doing?

:hi:

[SharonRB]

59. Hi, Bleever

:hi:

[Patsy Stone]

61. Well, the drive home was incident free

so I guess pretty well. :hi:
And I'm already singing, so it must be Friday. :)

[seito]

66. Hi Bleever

Time for some :beer: and some :party:

[bleever]

I'm up for the job. Can I pour anybody anything?

:party:

[SharonRB]

98. I'll take one of these

Guess that didn't work. With our new Yahoo, when I search for an image and try to get the properties, properties isn't a choice like it is in Google.

Let's try this:

http://www.trafficrocks.com/featureddrink.php

Nope. still doesn't work. What do I do if Properties doesn't show up as a choice in the drop down box?

Testing again:



Yeah -- finally got it! I have to actually go to the picture and copy the address from the browser address.

[bleever]

120. Hey, it worked. What's in it, sharon?

:hi:

[SharonRB]

131. Vodka, cranberry juice, grenadine, lime juice, I think

I like em light on the Vodka, though. I know, I'm crazy.

[RevCheesehead]

72. Hi bleev.

:hi: what's new?

[bleever]

90. My attitude. And improving by the glass.

:hi:

[RevCheesehead]

106. You have a new attitude?

Are you looking good from your head to your shoes?

[bleever]

155. Well, I need new shoes, but the head is hecka fine.

How's by you?

:)

[RevCheesehead]

178. good, good, good.

I have to be... Holy/Hell week is coming. O8)

[sparky_in_ma]

88. Hi bleever

:toast: Pull up a seat.

[bleever]

97. Cheers, sparks. Maybe someone can pick my seat for me.

My cell phone is still ringing, and it takes all my energy to ignore it and get fully beveraged.

:hi:

[RevCheesehead]

111. eew..

aren't those kind of things best done by yourself?

BTW: where's your brother tonight?

[bleever]

161. Yeah, where is CW? I was guessing the planet's were lining up

for at least a drive-by by our esteemed friend.

We're lacking ms. crispi too. Doubtless they're both out fighting the good fight.

:)

[RevCheesehead]

197. together?

Say it ain't so! :(

(he is, after all, my geographical option :loveya:)

[bleever]

222. No, one's a fellow cheesehead, the other is a lone star gal.

Or maybe CW's out at some bar getting his debate reframed.

:)

[RevCheesehead]

230. LOL

That would be a sight, wouldn't it? :)

[bleever]

240. (Don't look up, but he's here. Sssshhhhh. Don't look!) n/t

[RevCheesehead]

249. not. seein'. nuffin.

nope. not lookin'. so don't even ask.

[bleever]

271. LOL. I mean, not "out loud", but you know, typed, so know one can hear.

Not. Laffin'. Loudly.

:)

[RevCheesehead]

278. (snicker)

:)

[bleever]

285. :)

[ClassWarrior]

327. I call that "wearing my Lakoff goggles"...

B-)

NGU.

[bleever]

338. Good one, bro.

NGU.

:hi:

[SharonRB]

73. Yeah, marrying Scott would be my first choice

What is this world coming to?

[greenmutha]

86. .

"Hell in a handbasket." That's what it's coming to. (Or rather, where it's going.)

Every day it just gets worse and worse. Steroids in baseball and private citizen's medical decisions are more important issues than opening up the last great wilderness on earth to be raped & plundered or massive opposition to an illegal occupation. (I agree with you, Clark... I think they're blowing another smokescreen too.)

It's driving me insane. :nuke:

I've found myself overcompensating the weight of the stress by being incorrigibly silly.

[SharonRB]

92. I agree

We better not take our eyes off the ball (sorry for the baseball analogy), or they'll pull something else while we're not looking in the right direction.

[bleever]

75. That robot receptionist reminds me of something from "Escape from

New York": Johnny Cab!

:)

[ClassWarrior]

217. 'Sup Bro?...

:hi:

NGU.

[bleever]

251. Ah, ya know...the usual...

The creeps trying to push everybody around when they're as dopey as anyone. Dopier even, cuz they don't know that pushin' other guys around just makes 'em look dopier.

[ClassWarrior]

259. That's dope, bleev... that's dope.

B-)

NGU.

[RevCheesehead]

266. hi there, cheezedoodle!

:hi: (adjusting bodice)

Are you guys talking in code? You must have been in Scouts together.

[Patsy Stone]

87. MSNBC, really.

There is noooo cross-over between Keef and "I killed an intern" Joe. None. Don't wast valuable ad time. Go get a paid sponsor, really. And while you're at it, try not to make me turn the channel at 9 p.m., go ahead -- try it. I dare you. Make my day... (Did he fire six shots? Or only five...)

[Patsy Stone]

89. It's a Florida intensive evening here at Countdown

Both are awful stories. So sad. We have nice beaches, too, you know.

[Sydnie]

91. I was sobbing tonight when I heard the news about Jessica

So many young lives lost this way. If he had those feelings (needing to kill a child) why not ask for help BEFORE you do anything? He confessed, therefore he KNEW what he did was wrong.



That sister must be beside herself. If she has any feelings at all, that is.

RIP beautiful Jessica. :cry:

edit sp

[sparky_in_ma]

101. Can't understand

how a man like him is allowed on the street. I don't like hurting people, but I would be willing to make exceptions. In this circumstance for example. Sorry if that offends anyone but I can't stomach these things happening.:cry:

[Patsy Stone]

96. Newsletter here instead. Took too long to load and I wanted a photo

------------------------------------------------------
Tonight on Countdown
------------------------------------------------------

With Republican leaders in Congress having taken remarkable steps Friday to keep doctors from removing the feeding tube from Terri Schiavo, a brain-damaged woman at the center of a battle between her husband and her parents, a Florida judge was set to decide whether to again delay the permission to do so. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7212079/

Sorry about last night... we didn't know, early yesterday, that the hearings would run so late. We're back at our usual time tonight.

Countdown w/ Keith Olbermann broadcasts LIVE at 8 pm et, and the count is never complete without you. Join us. Alison Stewart in for the vacationing Keith all this week. Keith blogs about the Steroids in Baseball hearings. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6210240/

With Scott Peterson now in prison, the prosecutors and detectives who helped send him there said they were frustrated by the prevailing view early in his murder trial that the former fertilizer salesman would probably go free. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5993857/

And as always in these cases, bizarrely, news of the women who are interested in marrying Scott Peterson... http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/17/peterson.prison/

Sheriff Says Couey Has Been Cooperative. About a week after Jessica was last seen, Couey reportedly asked a family member to buy him a bus ticket to Savannah, Ga., saying "the police are going to be looking for me." http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7223701/

As the latest signal of Michael Jackson's apparent financial difficulties, one of the unindicted co-conspirators in the child molestation case against the pop star intends to slap a lien Friday on Jackson's Neverland ranch, NBC News has learned. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7230096 /

David Letterman and his girlfriend thanked law enforcement officials for uncovering a plot to kidnap their 16-month-old son from their Montana ranch, saying they were "forever grateful." http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7229900 /

The interview with Father Guido Sarducci, Redux.

That's some of what we're working on for tonight's show.

Finally,
Indiana police officers were skeptical when a woman whose car had struck a neighbor's home told them the car took off on its own after she must have accidentally hit some buttons on her key chain. Christine Djordjevic said the officers became believers when they saw her remote starter activate, sending her car driving down the road. They chased it down and stopped it from hitting anything else. To prevent any further problems, Djordjevic said she was taking the remote starter device off her key chain. "I don't even know how the stupid thing works," she said.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/R/REMOTE_CAR?SITE=...
Herbie would never have behaved that way.

Have a great weekend. Sunday = first day of Spring.

-- Carey Fox

Countdown Home: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677 /

More:
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's biggest retailer, has agreed to pay $11 million to settle federal allegations it used illegal immigrants to clean its stores, attorneys in the case said Friday. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7230597 /

The Senate delivered a slap at President Bush and its own Republican leaders Thursday by passing a $2.6 trillion budget erasing his plans for cutting Medicaid, community development and school aid. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7221160 /

Ukrainian weapons dealers smuggled 18 nuclear-capable cruise missiles to Iran and China during former President Leonid Kuchma's administration, prosecutors said Friday. The missiles have the range to reach U.S. allies. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7229637 /

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is set to land in Beijing on Sunday for talks on North Korea's nuclear program and stalled six-party negotiations, but rising concerns over Chinese statements regarding Taiwan are expected to take center stage. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7229208 /

Cuban President Fidel Castro criticized Forbes magazine on Thursday for the "infamy" of listing him among the world's richest people, with a net worth of $550 million. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7227989 /

Dead jumbo squid are again mysteriously washing up along the Southern California coastline, baffling scientists who are trying to find out why. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7229963 /

Mario Vazquez is no longer contending for the "American Idol" crown, but he's following in the footsteps of one of its most famous alumnus - Clay Aiken. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7223650 /

[RevCheesehead]

123. Thanks for the edit, Patsy.

It was slowing down my poor, pitiful dial-up. :thumbsup:

[crispini]

121. Hi ladies!

:hi: just got here, nice to see ya'll!

and, ew, proposals to death row inmates? ew, why?

[sparky_in_ma]

129. I think it fulfills

a wish many women have of killing their husbands from time to time.:P (none of the KOEB women would think such a thing)

[crispini]

150. EW!

ya think? :scared:

[bleever]

170. Hiya, crispi. I was just noting your absence above, and you're here.

Happy Friday.

:hi:

[crispini]

181. Hi bleever!

Happy Friday to you too. :hi: just got here, didn't see much of the show....

Beer? :toast: I think it's that time. :7

[bleever]

202. Best parts of the show: Father Guido, and us spectators.

And if Tom DeLay goes down, can we all come to Texas, have a big party and camp at your place? Couple dozen drunk and delirious people all right?

:)

[crispini]

228. But of course!

Ya'll all come! There's the couch, the hammock, and room for several tents in the yard! And it's nice and springlike here! Yippee!!!!!

[Clark2008]

125. How come Father Guido Sarducci hasn't changed one iota

since he was a semi-regular on SNL when I was about 8 years old?

LOL!! I love him!

[SharonRB]

142. He's aged a lot -- I never saw him with that grey beard.

He's still funny as hell, though. Oh, can you say that about a priest?



Edited to add:

I'm getting good at this now. It's great not being on dial-up anymore. I never could have done this on the fly before -- took way too much time. It's so easy now (now that I figured it out). Now I feel like I'm really part of the club!

[Sydnie]

147. DeCoder Ring! That was bloody funny!

And Alison was snark-worthy herself there!

[RevCheesehead]

148. well, he did add a beard.

Looks good on him. He's also missing the cigarette.

[bleever]

132. Hair down! Alert! Alert!

Or maybe this was last night's show.

But still!

:)

[sparky_in_ma]

135. Recorded earlier

but MAJOR floaties.:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[Botany]

144. Hair Down Neckline plunging!

Pulse up!

[Botany]

133. Father G!

:bounce:

[Clark2008]

138. I want a da Vinci De-Coder ring!!

LMAO!!!

[SharonRB]

152. Well, I'm going to go -- maybe I'll see you lovely folks sometime

over the weekend -- at least it won't be like last weekend when the computer didn't work at all!

[sparky_in_ma]

157. Nite Sharon

:hug:

[Botany]

177. Just in case any EDV has a harmone high and wants to do stuff......

My hometown "home boy" Ken Blackwell is running for Governor

He is asking for donations it would be a shame if he got a bunch of "empty envelopes." That would tie up a lot of time and help suppress his candidacy. I would feel awful about it. Now, PLEASE do not pass this address around the internet to pissed off people. I beg you, do not do that.

Ohioans For Ken Blackwell
ATTN: Ken Blackwell
829 Bethel Rd., Suite 316
Columbus, Ohio 43214

[sparky_in_ma]

186. Do they have an e-mail addy

In case I'd like to donate many times on line.O8)

[Botany]

204. Not yet but all empty all envelopes are welcomed.....

..... i hate the idea of tying up a lot of his staff's time on useless stuff.

[bleever]

274. For shame, botany: for shame.

So not kicked.

[Patsy Stone]

277. As if

this particular thread needs any help in post counts. :)

[WhirlyGirl]

279. Good! there are still some people who aren't quite ready to give it up...

... Just got back.

:hi:

Great blog, everyone, I was laughing myself silly again.

[bleever]

286. Please continue.

:hi:

[WhirlyGirl]

290. Laughing myself silly?

Hi, bleev!

I was thinking about you guys, even when I was out. :-)

[Nothing Without Hope]

291. Wow, I thought I was the only one left standing!

Obviously you and WG and I need another round: :beer:

It's only now that I finally read through the 2nd half of the thread and saw what I missed - good stuff! Haven't seen Father Guido in years, he was great. Upthread Cheese nominated him for Pope, I could go along with that -- but the shades would look funny with the triple tiara

[WhirlyGirl]

293. "Another round"--? I just arrived and haven't had a first yet!

Thirsty, too.

Is the drinking lamp still lit?

[Nothing Without Hope]

295. For you, sweetie? Definitely!

Cheese and Sparky raised lots of money for Guinness and other necessities of KOEB life upthread, so we have a most plentiful supply. Welcome and have one on me:
:toast:
To the Ties That Bind!

Nice to see you, WG! No excuse for prolonged thirst around here! :beer:

[WhirlyGirl]

298. Ahhhhhh, thank you, Hope! (getting comfortable)...

That part with Alison's hair being up and then down and then up again was cracking me up. I wondered if she was going to wear her celery shirt again, for continuity.

But I guess they don't let you wear the same thing twice -- so she just said, "Quick changes here!" :-)

Almost forgot: TTTTB! :toast: CLINK!

[Nothing Without Hope]

299. Yeah, plenty of room by the fire in the most comfortable chair.

Sit back and I'll bring you a refill :beer: and a snack. We had a good party tonight, glad you could make it.

I'm glad to see Alison doing well. She has a better chance of being allowed to bloom on Keith's show than with one of those towering-ego-groper-jerks. Good for her.
:toast:

[WhirlyGirl]

305. Yes, I've sort of had to groove on the lingering fumes this week...

... arriving just as almost everyone had gone home!

Altho, there were Rev and Patsy to blog the show with at midnight yesterday! We didn't do too badly, considering.

Keith is a good mentor to these women. Alison is feeling confident, stretching out.
It also looks like he's helping Gidget get more serious stories.
For Kahuna Keith: :loveya:

[Nothing Without Hope]

311. Even even the lingering fumes from KOEB meetings have ambiance

that beats most major social occasions in other venues. Poor things, they don't have our people.

Or Keith.

TTTTB!
:toast:

[Patsy Stone]

294. You were laughing with us, right?

I mean, you know:

ONE OF US!
ONE OF US!

and

All Your Keef Are Belong To Us?

:hi:

[WhirlyGirl]

296. Er... that "All Your Keef" part --

-- It works both ways, right?

Hi, Patsy! Yes, I'm laughing with you, around you, and among you! :-)

Saturday, Sunday... and then Keith!!!! <thumpthumpthump-thumpthumpthump>
:loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya:

[Nothing Without Hope]

300. Almost 1 AM here on the East Coast - I am calling it a night

I'd look pretty silly calling it anything else.

Good night, people! Thank you all for your good company and the many belly laughs.
:hi:

[WhirlyGirl]

302. Okay, it's a night!

When I was working as an operator, some guy called in the middle of the night and said, "Operator, I'm drunk. Could you please call me a cab?" and I said, "Certainly, sir -- YOU'RE A CAB!"

Ta-ta for now, Hope. Have a good night's sleep! :boring:

[Nothing Without Hope]

303. Hi WG - I checked back one more time and here you are.

Thanks for the good wishes. And speaking of good nights, here's a night sky through a telescope (from the Astronomy Picture A Day site). If you go to the site, which is here:http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html, you can find out about what is shown in this image, and if you click on the photo there you will get a higher-resolution version. I like to end the evening with beauty:

[WhirlyGirl]

308. Hope, can you believe...

... I was telling my husband (who's into astronomy) about how people were posting photos of space on the blog the other night?

I mentioned it because the sky here was so pretty as we were arriving home.

And now here's another pretty space picture! Thankyou!
Were you one of the ones posting them a couple nights ago?

(PS - Thanks also for the link!)

[WhirlyGirl]

309. P.P.S. - I posted another message to you, way upthread.

[Nothing Without Hope]

312. I think I found it. Hey - you're getting close to YOUR 1000th post too!

If you do it in a KOEB thread we'll have a party. We'll celbrate in any case.

OK, this time for sure. Good night!
:hi:

[WhirlyGirl]

314. You're probably already curled up...

... but goodnight, Hope, and thanks again for the good words. :hug:

(My goodness! that 1000th *is* getting close, isn't it?! There's no question -- it WILL happen at our meeting on Monday!)

[Nothing Without Hope]

310. Yup, that was me.

I always have loved astronomy - it stretches the mind in such a wonderful way and is filled with wonders, surprises, overwhelming and endlessly varied beauty, and constant reminders that the universe is greater and more fully of mysteries than we know. As a scientist, I love that. I crave the sense of awe as well as the comprehension of how things work.

There's a perfect quote from Einstein for this moment, but the book that has it is outside in the car and it's cold. I'll give it to you another night. Instead, here's another Einstein quote, one of my favorites, which is not quite as perfectly on target but is always good to ponder:

A human being is a part of the whole, called by us, "Universe," a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest -- a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. Nobody is able to achieve this completely, but the striving for such achievement is in itself a part of the liberation and a foundation for inner security.—Albert Einstein

[WhirlyGirl]

313. Hope, thanks for that quote. It's such a nice one to end the day with!

Someday I'll tell you about a mystical experience I had -- where I saw what he was talking about. Everything in the universe united, and a part of everything else.

(LOL!-- I can imagine the next question, and NO, no chemicals or meditation or anything. It was right after I got home from work one afternoon and totally unlooked-for, which made it all the more wondrous!)

[Nothing Without Hope]

315. This has happened to a lot of people, though not to me...yet

I hope that it will some day. I would love to hear about it some time.

:pals:

[Botany]

316. After looking @ the ruins of a KOEB party .......

...... Major clean up is needed.

* The boiler room will need to be steam cleaned and the "bedding" will
have to be burnt.

* The video of Sparky becoming a Cheese sandwich will be all over the
internet soon.

* Bad romance writing looks even worse w/ time.

* Alison looks better w/ he hair down and her bra showing.

* Florida make me :cry:. Schiavo and that poor girl ..... may they
and their families find peace ..... also can the press get any more slimy?

* Stephanie :loveya: Miller will read parts of this thread again and again
while her breath becomes shorter (almost pant like) and clothing slips from
her body. She will then e mail me something dirty.

* Less drinking the usual ..... St Pat's hang overs.

* Keith can now take off more time and let "Perky Girl & Snarky Alison"
have more face time.

* * is an idiot.

[RevCheesehead]

317. Just for the record:

* Sparky and I were not in the boiler room. (We were at an undisclosed location.)

* Any video which exists must be of some other KOEBabe/ATDHunk. We were discreet, and had duct tape.

* In the event that someone found our undisclosed location, we were simply performing our duty for the good of the country. There are, after all, some things which needed to be exposed, and certain truths to be aired.

* Sparky is the epitome of a Patriot, standing tall above the rest. (and you heard that from a Packers fan!)

That's democracy, baby.

**Go, Duke!**

[gkhouston]

318. I think we know what got exposed

as for airing, sheesh, don't you guys bathe?

[RevCheesehead]

319. ahhh.....

maybe I'll just let Sparky handle that one. ;)

[gkhouston]

320. what, are you too busy

handling something else? O8)

(Did you ever get the snowstorm? Perhaps you're cuddled up with a nice "warming" read?)

[RevCheesehead]

321. really, Gina,

don't you think this thread alone is warm enough? :)

Yes, it's snowing, and it will be snowing all day. It's drifting, too, so I'm putting off clearing the driveway as long as I can.

Gotta get some work done. See ya later!

[WhirlyGirl]

322. LOL! Those who come back the day after the party are usually rewarded...

... with additional laughs and insights, and today was no exception!

(Upon further consideration of the whole exposure issue, I'm not sure "insight" was the best choice of words... :eyes:)

[Nothing Without Hope]

323. Hey, Botany, it looks like you've opened a new front on the campaign!

"* Stephanie :loveya: Miller will read parts of this thread again and again
while her breath becomes shorter (almost pant like) and clothing slips from
her body. She will then e mail me something dirty."

I'm assuming you mean the hot scene in the boiler room rather than the romance writing excercises, though they had their own ... certain something. I'd say we should encourage Cheese and Sparky to continue producing Stephanie-stimulating scenes, but the fact is, they're bad enough without encouragement! We could hardly hear the lofty political discussion out in the club room with all that caterwauling going on!

As for " Less drinking the usual ....," what do you expect when our bartender is off in the boiler room most of the evening??

Good summary! Father Sarducci might be added, as he made quite an impact. Snarky Alison did a good job and Keith can continue to re-energize or whatever he is doing with confidence that the show will not sink while he's doing it.

[bleever]

324. Ow, my eye still hurts.

Now, to review the tape for liability concerns.

:)

[Nothing Without Hope]

337. You surely are punctilious in the line of duty, Bleev

So, how many copies of "Love In the Boiler Room" have sold so far? Our Guinness, champagne, and other KOEB victualling takes some financial support, you know.

Next time do your peeking ...er...dutiful reconnaissance through the window. It has a screen that should block small flying objects. But that eyepatch does give you a certain panache.

[Botany]

325. An all points bulletin has been issued for .....

..... Sparky. He was last seen boarding a plane for Wisconsin.
CNN is reporting that a "black widow with pastoral connections,"
is a person of interest.

Thoughts and prayers are with him and his family.


:scared: Sparky

[bleever]

329. ROFLMAO. CUAL.

(Coughed up a lung).

:7

[Botany]

330. As long as it is not the one you breath with.

:nopity:

[WhirlyGirl]

331. Just out of curiosity...

... why is the smilie violinist's face not yellow like most of the other smilies? He has no pigmentation. He's not even blue, like the bored smilie.

This Fiddler looks a little haunted, if you ask me: :nopity:

--WhirlyG

[Patsy Stone]

326. So I can see

we've all been able to crawl our way to the keyboards this fine day. :hi:

[dzika]

332. An unpublished picture from old broadcast

This is a great thread you have going. I had to add something.

This screen capture is from Feb. 22 broadcast. (I know Patsy likes the dark suits!)



here are few random "no guest hosts" Countdown videos (all in Real Media format):

• 03/08 - Ralther retires and cable censorship (11 min.)
  
• 03/08 - Republican throws funraiser for Senator Clinton (1 min.)
  
• 03/03 - Gannon: "He's Baaack" (1 min.)
  
• 03/02 - USANext steals photo of gay couple for anti-AARP ad (4 min.)
  
• 02/28 - Media Coincidince? Bin Laden and Terror Warning (4 min.)
  
• 02/28 - UPI censors Coulter Column (1 min.)
  
• 02/28 - Biden suggests Hillary Clinton will run in 2008 (1 min.)
  
• 02/17 - Gannon: Fake reporter at Ari's Press Briefing (10 min.)
  
• 02/10 - Gannon: "Live by a blog, Die by a blog" (5 min.)
  
• 02/09 - Gannon: Resigns Talon News after outed as gay escort (12 min.)
  
• 01/06 - Ohio Electoral Vote Challenged - January 6, 2005 (6 min.)
  

[WhirlyGirl]

333. THANK YOU, dzika!!!

Floaties for you! :loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya::loveya:

PS - I linked a post back in the clubhouse to this message, so everyone should end up seeing it!

-- WhirlyG

[dzika]

334. clubhouse question..

Where's the clubhouse?

Am I invited?

[dzika]

335. Nevermind. I found it.

It's right here!

[WhirlyGirl]

336. dzika, we'll undoubtedly have something planned for Countdown's 2nd...

... anniversary -- so check the nightly blog HERE IN E.R.
and also the clubhouse on MARCH 31.

I think there should be some celebratory gesture symbolizing "Countdown"
which we all perform simultaneously.

Therefore...

I propose we print off copies of the March 31st NEWSLETTER --
and all THROW THEM in the air when KO throws the papers in the middle of the show!

[Patsy Stone]

339. So many floaties... So little time.

Thanks, dzika. Of course you're invited! You didn't even need to ask. And the first round is on the house. :loveya:

:yourock:

[CC]

340. For Rev

http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/2005/03/20/