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HHD – Sea Patrol

Good morning, and welcome to the Sea Patrol edition of Hunky Hump Day.  XBrad recommended it, so here I am, hooked on another series.  This is no OTH teen drama, this is kick-ass Aussies with stuff blowing up and intrigue on the high seas.  For the men there’s Lisa McCune.  For the ladies, I bring you the rest of the crew.

Dutchy (Conrad Coleby)

my current fave, Swain (Matthew Holmes)

“ET” (David Lyons)

Chefo (Josh Lawson)

More of ’em need to go shirtless, IMHO.

No Vegemite here, just beefcake.

Thank you for your attention, and y’all have a good day.

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August 3, 2011
Categories: BANGLAR!, beefcake, Chief Grumpybutt, Hunks, Hunky Hump Day, Space pens, Your mom likes this, Z - we don't have a Z . . Author: roamingfirehydrant

294 Comments

  1. Comment by Hotspur on August 3, 2011 8:19 am

    Sausagefest

  2. Comment by roamingfirehydrant on August 3, 2011 8:23 am

    Yep, and proud of it. Good morning, Hotspur.

  3. Comment by roamingfirehydrant on August 3, 2011 8:24 am

    Ok, I may be ignorant about this, but does the FAA need 74,000 employees? WTF are they doing?

  4. Comment by Hotspur on August 3, 2011 8:29 am

    Hahahaha

    I was just looking for a novel way to say “first”.

    Good morning, Ms. Hydrant.

  5. Comment by scott on August 3, 2011 8:36 am

    At least they know how many employees they have.

    The Dept of Agriculture can’t answer that question.

  6. Comment by roamingfirehydrant on August 3, 2011 8:38 am

    Mr. RFH and the kids had a safe trip home yesterday from the family reunion. I had to laugh when one of Mr. RFH’s first observations was, “you’ve been busy”. Usually he doesn’t notice things like that. I alternated cleaning house and watching TV most of the weekend.

  7. Comment by Cathy on August 3, 2011 8:42 am

    Definitely sea worthy. Thanks Roamy.

    Good followup after watching Xbrad’s Navy Seal video.

  8. Comment by roamingfirehydrant on August 3, 2011 8:43 am

    I think NASA has something like 22 or 23,000 employees, and that’s too many.

  9. Comment by roamingfirehydrant on August 3, 2011 8:47 am

    Okay, distortion in the media. 4,000 FAA employees have been furloughed, and they *estimate* 70,000 jobs lost due to construction idling. Rat bastards. I knew that number smelled funny.

  10. Comment by roamingfirehydrant on August 3, 2011 8:50 am

    Off to work. Y’all have a good day.

    **leaves batch of cinnamon rolls on the kitchen counter for Cathy and whoever she wants to share with.

  11. Comment by GMLand on August 3, 2011 8:55 am

    another day of getting my ass kicked, and someone writing down my name…

  12. Comment by Teresa in Fort Worth, TX on August 3, 2011 8:56 am

    Hmmmm…… I seem to have somehow missed this program – when does it air, and what channel? Imma DEFINITELY gonna hafta fire up the DVR to catch all of this yummy goodness!

  13. Comment by Cathy on August 3, 2011 8:59 am

    M’thanks, Roamy. Nummy!

    Y’all help yourselves to the buns.

    *licks fingers and lips*

  14. Comment by Mrs. Peel on August 3, 2011 9:12 am

    My dad claims to have invented the phrase “rat bastard”.

    So I’m playing around on google+. I think it needs more people before it becomes really useful. I also would like to find a way to have multiple gmail accounts associated with the same google+ identity, because I’m still using an account in my maiden name (since I’ve had it for years and years) but am slowly transitioning over to a new account in my married name. But it doesn’t look like Google will let me do that.

  15. Comment by sohos on August 3, 2011 9:15 am

    Wow. Need to check this show out!

  16. Comment by geoff on August 3, 2011 9:22 am

    XBrad recommended it….

    …and XBrad knows his seamen.

  17. Comment by geoff on August 3, 2011 9:28 am

    My dad claims to have invented the phrase “rat bastard”.

    If your dad didn’t exist, it would have been necessary to invent him so that he could invent that phrase. It’s always been one of my faves.

  18. Comment by daveintexas on August 3, 2011 9:43 am

    The FAA had almost 50,000 employees in 1999, but you can’t really get at the actual number of workers, there’s no way to know how many contractors are also doing FAA work.

    (same with NASA by the way. And the Army. And USDA. etc. )

  19. Comment by Mrs. Peel on August 3, 2011 9:49 am

    Apropos of nothing at all, I still can’t believe we made a baby on our honeymoon.

    (I’m really looking forward to that moment, about ten-fifteen years from now, when our son counts back nine months from his birthday and the look of horrified realization spreads across his face. Hahahahaha. I just hope I’m there to see it.)

  20. Comment by Cathy on August 3, 2011 10:12 am

    I’m really looking forward to that moment, about ten-fifteen years from now, when our son counts back nine months from his birthday and the look of horrified realization spreads across his face. Hahahahaha. I just hope I’m there to see it.

    One of my boyfriends ‘counted back’ when he was a kid, realized he was born 5-6 months after his folks married, and got his folks to fess up that he was a love child.

  21. Comment by Cathy on August 3, 2011 10:16 am

    …and that’s cool about your dad’s ‘rad bastard’ term, Peel.

  22. Comment by MCPO Airdale on August 3, 2011 10:17 am

    This poat smells of chest waxing and testosterone cream.

  23. Comment by lauraw on August 3, 2011 10:19 am

    From Leon’s farmpoat:

    And this is my pond/drainage ditch/bluegill aquaculture habitat. It’s about 9′ deep in the middle. There are currently no bodies in it weighed down with rocks.

    How does he know?

  24. Comment by GMLand on August 3, 2011 10:22 am

    Mrs. Peel – I was born 8.5 months after my parents wedding.

    I know the look.

  25. Comment by Cyn on August 3, 2011 10:25 am

    Good Morning cool kids.

  26. Comment by daveintexas on August 3, 2011 10:30 am

    >> How does he know?

    He needs a drought to be sure.

  27. Comment by Cyn on August 3, 2011 10:32 am

    Cinnamon rolls and men.

    It’s going to be a great day!

  28. Comment by lauraw on August 3, 2011 10:41 am

    It’s probably a law in Michigan that a home inspection must include dragging the lake.

  29. Comment by MCPO Airdale on August 3, 2011 10:41 am

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tn7l0FJMQD0

  30. Comment by Michael on August 3, 2011 10:48 am

    Peel, are you sure you can’t just create an alias (not a subaccount) under your old email address that uses your maiden name? I know you can do that in Yahoo. I’d be shocked if google does not have that same feature.

    In fact, the email address I post publicly at IB is really just an anonymous alias under my normal email address, which uses my real name.

  31. Comment by Michael on August 3, 2011 10:49 am

    An alias is also useful for stuff like shopping online. If you start getting a lot of spam, you can just delete it and make a new one.

  32. Comment by MJ on August 3, 2011 10:49 am

    It’s probably a law in Michigan that a home inspection must include dragging the lake.

    ————————

    Goddamn right there is!

    –Local Lake Draggers #134

  33. Comment by Michael on August 3, 2011 10:51 am

    That’s because in Michigan they’re still looking for Jimmy Hoffa.

  34. Comment by count on August 3, 2011 10:52 am

    our latest worker up here at the shop is such a douchebag but he’s lasted a month so it’s hard to fire him. Every time I tell him to do something or go home cause he’s lazy he starts crying. fucking tard.

  35. Comment by Cathy on August 3, 2011 10:56 am

    That’s because in Michigan they’re still looking for Jimmy Hoffa.<

    I'm not looking. Jimmy went into the restaurant grade garbage disposal in the Machus Red Fox Restaurant, owned my the mob.

  36. Comment by MCPO Airdale on August 3, 2011 10:59 am

    Jimmy Hoffa was under the old Veterans Stadium in Philly. . . now part of the parking lot.

  37. Comment by sohos on August 3, 2011 11:02 am

    He has cried to me twice and yesterday while talking he told me twice how he was crying….wtf?

  38. Comment by Cathy on August 3, 2011 11:04 am

    our latest worker up here at the shop is such a douchebag but he’s lasted a month so it’s hard to fire him. Every time I tell him to do something or go home cause he’s lazy he starts crying. fucking tard.

    Here’s my encouragement Count: Can that cry-baby. It’s only gonna get worse. His crying is his form of manipulation of YOU. It’s worked his entire life and he’s still a lazy good for nothing. He probably used his passive-aggression on his mommy also since he was a little boy… hatefully ignoring her pleas and then crying when she tried a more direct approach. Dude’s gotta go stat. He’s selfish and not focused on taking direction from you or your team as a grown up.

    Can that cry-baby-creep and move on.

    btw — Dallas recorded a high of 110 yesterday and is going to probably get there today and tomorrow also.

  39. Comment by guy who cries like a bitch on August 3, 2011 11:07 am

    Don’t can me bro!

  40. Comment by Cathy on August 3, 2011 11:07 am

    He has cried to me twice and yesterday while talking he told me twice how he was crying….wtf?

    Sohos. Like I said, he’s very good at fuckin’ with you guys… and lousy at being a grown up boy capable of being an employee and knowing the basic rules of taking direction, following through, and getting paid for doing just that.

    Let him go. My guess is there are tons of ready, willing, and able folks who would be happy to have the job. I’m sure you guys have plenty of documentation to back up your decision.

  41. Comment by geoff on August 3, 2011 11:14 am

    Cathy makes the barely employed baby Jesus cry.

  42. Comment by Michael on August 3, 2011 11:14 am

    I tried crying with unhappy clients a few times and it didn’t work at all. Apparently nobody pities a 6’4″ lawyer who’s sobbing.

  43. Comment by Mrs. Peel on August 3, 2011 11:18 am

    Sounds like my ex-fiance. He used tears to manipulate me all the time. When I was breaking off the engagement, he started crying and I actually had a really hard time not laughing in his face because I knew it was just him being manipulative, AND it wasn’t working at all.

    also I am evil

  44. Comment by Michael on August 3, 2011 11:20 am

    I agree with Cathy, by the way. Life is too short to deal with pricks like that. I would bet good money that he can turn on the waterworks like a faucet, any time he wants.

  45. Comment by Michael on August 3, 2011 11:26 am

    By the way, “crybabies” is not a protected class under any civil rights statute. You can fire him for that reason alone.

  46. Comment by sohos on August 3, 2011 11:29 am

    It has the opposite effect on me than he thinks. I get disgusted and don’t feel compassionate towards him at all. You would think there would be plenty of people who want work, but really the people we have seen want a paycheck but don’t want to actually have to do the work. This is a very labor intensive business. 90% of Powder Coating is in the prep work and it is HOT, HOT, HOT.

  47. Comment by MJ on August 3, 2011 11:29 am

    So let me understand the new meme: I’m a terrorist because I support a 2-5% reduction in the increase in federal spending.

    But…

    An increase in my federal tax rate of 13% would make me more patriotic.

    That makes me cry.

  48. Comment by sohos on August 3, 2011 11:33 am

    Texas is an “at-will” state anyway, right?

  49. Comment by lauraw on August 3, 2011 11:33 am

    Count, how old are these workers?
    They sound like young punks.

  50. Comment by daveintexas on August 3, 2011 11:36 am

    >> Texas is an “at-will” state anyway, right?

    Yes. Doesn’t mean you can’t get sued (you can get sued for anything), but reasonably documented failure to report for work, poor performance notes are more than adequate to keep that threat from materializing, or an unemployment insurance claim.

  51. Comment by Cathy on August 3, 2011 11:36 am

    It has the opposite effect on me than he thinks. I get disgusted and don’t feel compassionate towards him at all.

    Kudos, Sohos. You got’s discernment.

    Discernment = the ability to recognize the act of being fed a chocolate frosted doggie turd.

  52. Comment by lauraw on August 3, 2011 11:36 am

    Next time a customer brings me a job I really don’t want to do, I should well up and blubber at them.

    See where that gets me.

  53. Comment by xbradtc on August 3, 2011 11:37 am

    I’ve updated the poat with the pilot episode of Sea Patrol.

  54. Comment by lauraw on August 3, 2011 11:38 am

    SALADBLOG!! http://saladpride.blogspot.com/

  55. Comment by Michael on August 3, 2011 11:38 am

    Yes, Sohos. And a “right to work” state. Plus we don’t have public sector unions with a stranglehold on Austin. All good reasons why our economy is performing much better than most of the country.

  56. Comment by Cathy on August 3, 2011 11:40 am

    …(you can get sued for anything), but reasonably documented failure to report for work, poor performance notes are more than adequate to keep that threat from materializing, or an unemployment insurance claim.

    Correct. I’ve successfully fired this kind of guy and some much worse. The key is, as Dave and I have both now said, good documentation about the employee’s behaviors as compared to your direction and warnings.

  57. Comment by sohos on August 3, 2011 11:41 am

    I wish I had that salad RIGHT NOW Layra!

  58. Comment by lauraw on August 3, 2011 11:42 am

    There’s a lot of good ones there, Snowshoe, but some others that mystify me and don’t seem like they would be good.

    I like anything with roasted or grilled peppers, toasted sesame, or smoked cheese in there.

  59. Comment by Jay in Ames on August 3, 2011 11:42 am

    I was 3 months old before my dad saw me upon his return from his first tour of Vietnam, so it’s hard to give them the look.

  60. Comment by sohos on August 3, 2011 11:43 am

    We document everything.

  61. Comment by Jay in Ames on August 3, 2011 11:44 am

    Yes, Sohos. And a “right to work” state.

    Iowa is one also, and our unemployment is 3.5 points under the national rate.

  62. Comment by Michael on August 3, 2011 11:44 am

    Another huge factor, I believe, is that the Texas legislature only meets for 140 days every other year in accordance with the state constitution. This means, our legislature is not staffed with people for whom politics is a career, and their opportunity to fuck things up with stupid laws is severely limited.

  63. Comment by sohos on August 3, 2011 11:45 am

    I love this spinach and strawberry salad that Counts’ sister makes. I need to get you that recipe. It is perfect in this heat.

  64. Comment by lauraw on August 3, 2011 11:46 am

    Like this one:

    http://saladpride.blogspot.com/2010/10/smoked-mackerel-apple-and-watercress-on.html

    Smoked mackerel is pretty fishy. I’d have that with sliced garden tomatoes and a lemony dressing, not…ugh, apple slices, bleargh.

    p’tooey

  65. Comment by MCPO Airdale on August 3, 2011 11:47 am

    I love crybaby employees. I enjoy laughing and pointing at them when they turn on the “saltwater taps”.

  66. Comment by sohos on August 3, 2011 11:49 am

    Have you had Watercress before? What is its flavor?

  67. Comment by Jay in Ames on August 3, 2011 11:50 am

    I enjoy laughing and pointing at them when they turn on the “saltwater taps”.

    Hand them a box of Kleenex, and say “let me know when you’re done”.

  68. Comment by Cathy on August 3, 2011 11:50 am

    Sohos and Count. This link and others like it might help, iffin you haven’t seen this stuff already.

    Fired a bunch of folks and we were NEVER sued. It could have happened, but I think because I got such good support and advice from HR on how to do it, that it was pretty clear to the canned employees that if they tried they were gonna lose.

    If the guy THINKS you are threatened by the possibility that he will sue, he is always gonna be in control and keep manipulating you.

    Btw — I was a very patient person with employees and gave them tons of warnings, all documented. And I personally cried after firing folks, but I waited until I was alone in my office and NEVER regretted what I did.

  69. Comment by daveintexas on August 3, 2011 11:52 am

    One time I fired this asshole, and hired him back a week later, just so I could fire his ass again.

    That was great.

  70. Comment by xbradtc on August 3, 2011 11:55 am

    **tackles Cathy**

    **gives her the “involuntary discharge”**

  71. Comment by sohos on August 3, 2011 11:56 am

    Thank you Cathy!

  72. Comment by daveintexas on August 3, 2011 11:56 am

    >> **gives her the “involuntary discharge”**

    try thinking of the names of baseball players

  73. Comment by MCPO Airdale on August 3, 2011 11:58 am

    One time I fired this asshole, and hired him back a week later, just so I could fire his ass again.

    This is why I love Dave’s newsletter.

  74. Comment by Cathy on August 3, 2011 11:58 am

    Guess it’s time to move onto salad-blogging… Naow!

  75. Comment by iCar in on August 3, 2011 12:08 pm

    Cedar point. Right now . Oh yea

  76. Comment by Jay in Ames on August 3, 2011 12:11 pm

    CAR IN, CAN WE GO ON THE RIDES NOW?

  77. Comment by lauraw on August 3, 2011 12:14 pm

    Kind of zippy and peppery like radishes, I’d say, Snowshoe.

    I like to put nasturtium leaves and flowers in my salad and that’s pretty much the same thing.

  78. Comment by lauraw on August 3, 2011 12:15 pm

    Where’s Hotspur? http://achewood.com/index.php?date=04082009

  79. Comment by Michael on August 3, 2011 12:18 pm

    Salad blogging is making me cry.

  80. Comment by Cathy on August 3, 2011 12:29 pm

    Salad blogging is making me cry.

    Not. Working. On. Me. Not. Working. On. Me. Not. Working. On. Me.

    *giggle*

  81. Comment by xbradtc on August 3, 2011 12:29 pm

    Michael at first thought it was a salad tossing blog.

  82. Comment by Hotspur on August 3, 2011 12:36 pm

    I don’t get how craigslist works. It doesn’t cost anything to create an account. It doesn’t cost anything to list an item. And they don’t take a cut of the sales price.

    ?????

  83. Comment by Andy on August 3, 2011 12:36 pm

    If we’re going to be a salad blog, don’t we have to be Caesarists?

  84. Comment by Jay in Ames on August 3, 2011 12:39 pm

    Not all categories on Craigslist are free. Jobs postings cost money.

  85. Comment by MJ on August 3, 2011 12:39 pm

    Pear, gorgonzola, walnut.

    ’nuff said.

    O Salad T: Nice post today Andy and Dave.

  86. Comment by Hotspur on August 3, 2011 12:42 pm

    Hahahahaha

    Laura, thank God she didn’t want to start a bed & breakfast. I hate those places. Come to think of it, so does she.

  87. Comment by Jay in Ames on August 3, 2011 12:44 pm

    mmm, enjoying my iceberg and romaine lettuce salad, with spicy ranch, smoked chicken, and homemade croutons.

  88. Comment by Mrs. Peel on August 3, 2011 12:45 pm

    You can’t make friends with sal-ad! You can’t make friends with sal-ad! *congas into kitchen and fixes a giant bowl of fruit and some cottage cheese for lunch*

    (omg I cannot WAIT to have sammiches again. THERE WILL BE SAMMICHES IN THIS HOUSE. SO MANY SAMMICHES)

  89. Comment by MCPO Airdale on August 3, 2011 12:57 pm

    Just gimme fresh tomatoes with a pinch of salt and Italian dressing.

  90. Comment by Jay in Ames on August 3, 2011 12:58 pm

    Just gimme fresh tomatoes with a pinch of salt and Italian dressing.

    Mmmmm, haven’t had any of those yet this year.

    Rush is on point with his monologue this hour.

  91. Comment by xbradtc on August 3, 2011 1:00 pm

    Fresh tomatoes. No salt, no dressing.

  92. Comment by Teresa in Fort Worth, TX on August 3, 2011 1:03 pm

    I’m sure I read it somewhere already, but why can’t you have sammiches right now, Peelio?

  93. Comment by daveintexas on August 3, 2011 1:06 pm

    Let’s see, a salad with radiche, gorgonzolla and grilled peppers, or 3 pieces of Ervin’s Fried Chicken with a biscuit and a big jalapeno?

    Hmmm..

  94. Comment by iCar in on August 3, 2011 1:08 pm

    Standing in line. Woohooo

  95. Comment by scott on August 3, 2011 1:10 pm

    My laptop is giving me fits.
    If I hit the tab key it brings me to the mozilla firefox start up page.

    How do I make that stop happening?

  96. Comment by iCar in on August 3, 2011 1:10 pm

    I think my options for lunch range from corn dogs to funnel-dipped French fries.

    *barfs

  97. Comment by iCar in on August 3, 2011 1:12 pm

    Try plugging it in, scott

    Then jiggle the handle

  98. Comment by Jewstin on August 3, 2011 1:17 pm

    How do I make that stop happening?

    Have you tried jiggling the handle? Jiggling the handle usually works.

  99. Comment by Andy on August 3, 2011 1:17 pm

    I think you have to reformat the hard drive to fix that, Scott.

  100. Comment by Jay in Ames on August 3, 2011 1:19 pm

    It’s a shame you can’t be here for salad blogging, Car in.

  101. Comment by xbradtc on August 3, 2011 1:20 pm

    You need to delete a corrupt file, Scott.

    Go to the “Windows” folder and delete “System 32”

    It’s a virus.

  102. Comment by lauraw on August 3, 2011 1:23 pm

    ha ha ha haa

    we’re laughing at what a bunch of jerks you are.

    well done.

  103. Comment by Jewstin on August 3, 2011 1:25 pm

    Open a command prompt and type deltree *.*

  104. Comment by daveintexas on August 3, 2011 1:30 pm

    No.. goddammit… you have to go into the Windows registry and just kinda fuck around with shit till it stops that

  105. Comment by Hotspur on August 3, 2011 1:32 pm

    You’re all wrong. The keyboard is dirty. Take it out back and rinse it thoroughly under the hose.

  106. Comment by Jewstin on August 3, 2011 1:36 pm

    Take it out back and rinse it thoroughly under the hose.

    Actually, warm water works best. Put it in the dishwasher and run the heavy cycle.

  107. Comment by compos on August 3, 2011 1:37 pm

    If I hit the tab key it brings me to the mozilla firefox start up page.

    My guess is you have Firefox somehow configured to do this automatically, scottw. I don’t know of any way to map a key on a laptop unless you run a macro. It’s gotta be the software, in this case, Firefox.

    I accept payment in the form of beers.

  108. Comment by pajama momma on August 3, 2011 1:38 pm

    *pretends to drown in hopes of having those two guys with sandy swim trunks save me

    HAWT!

  109. Comment by MCPO Airdale on August 3, 2011 1:42 pm

    Dies ist, was passiert, wenn man Elektronik in beschissenen chinesischen Werke zu kaufen!

  110. Comment by iCar in on August 3, 2011 1:44 pm

    Rain. Ride stopped .

    I blame ( that whore) Mare

  111. Comment by MJ on August 3, 2011 1:45 pm

    Try dialing random phone numbers in India. They’ll know what to do.

  112. Comment by scott on August 3, 2011 1:45 pm

    My tab key is doing what ctrl + tab is supposed to do.

    After much internet searching I have learned that I am the first person in the world to have this problem.

  113. Comment by Teresa in Fort Worth, TX on August 3, 2011 1:55 pm

    Do you have a different keyboard that you could try using, or is this on a laptop?

    It’s worth a shot to try it – there might be some odd thing going on under the keys…..

  114. Comment by Jay in Ames on August 3, 2011 1:56 pm

    Other people would have blogged about that issue, Scott, but they can’t tab to the Post Comment button.

  115. Comment by Teresa in Fort Worth, TX on August 3, 2011 2:01 pm

    Gluten: Evil since 1898 –

    One of James Call's boys had a finger mashed off in the cogs of a wheat fan at A.P Hannah's farm, Tuesday. IN1898

    — R.L. Ripples (@TweetsofOld) August 3, 2011

  116. Comment by Teresa in Fort Worth, TX on August 3, 2011 2:02 pm

    *moves slowly away from J’Ames*

  117. Comment by scott on August 3, 2011 2:14 pm

    Wierd. The caps lock key was doing it too.

    I restarted and it went away.

  118. Comment by Jay in Ames on August 3, 2011 2:21 pm

    To all of you who entered our #TwoIfByTea For a Year Sweepstakes, stay close to your phones tomorrow. Rush may be giving you a special call!

    — Two If By Tea® (@rushtwoifbytea) August 2, 2011

  119. Comment by Teresa in Fort Worth, TX on August 3, 2011 2:21 pm

    IT”S COMING FROM INSIDE THE COMPUTER!!!!!!!!!

  120. Comment by compos on August 3, 2011 2:37 pm

    You can create keyboard shortcuts to open programs. Before you get started, you need to create a shortcut for the program to which you want to assign a keyboard shortcut. To do this, open the folder that contains the program’s executable file, right-click it, and then click Create Shortcut. For more information about creating shortcuts to programs, see Create or delete a shortcut.
    1. Locate the shortcut to the program that you want to create a keyboard shortcut for.
    2. Right-click the shortcut, and then click Properties.
    3. In the Shortcut Properties dialog box, click the Shortcut tab.
    4. Click in the Shortcut key box, press the key on your keyboard that you want to use in combination with Ctrl+Alt (keyboard shortcuts automatically start with Ctrl+Alt), and then click OK. If you’re prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
    If you’re using a program that also has a keyboard shortcut using the same key combination as the shortcut you just created, then your shortcut might not work.
    To learn more about Windows 7 keyboard shortcuts, see Keyboard shortcuts.
    Notes
    • The word None appears in the Shortcut key box until you press a key; then it’s replaced with Ctrl+Alt+the key that you pressed.
    • You can’t use the Esc, Enter, Tab, Spacebar, PrtScn, Shift, or Backspace keys to create a keyboard shortcut.

  121. Comment by Michael on August 3, 2011 2:38 pm

    After much internet searching I have learned that I am the first person in the world to have this problem.

    No you’re not. The problem is caused by whacking off on the keyboard. It’s just not something most of us want to discuss on public forums.

    Buy a new keyboard.

  122. Comment by Mrs. Peel on August 3, 2011 2:39 pm

    Listeria, Teresa. And nitrites or nitrates or whatever.

    This VPN shit is driving me nuts. EVERY TIME I try to connect, I have to repeat the same four or five steps, which involve downloading and installing some add-on, 15 times until the network finally decides that it’s ok to let me connect. I must have downloaded the exact same add-ons 100 times. Fuckin’ IE.

  123. Comment by GMLand on August 3, 2011 2:41 pm

    Hey, does anyone know how the debt ceiling vote turned out? I’ve been a little busy…

  124. Comment by xbradtc on August 3, 2011 2:44 pm

    Mrs. Peel why on earth are you using IE? Use FireFox or Opera.

  125. Comment by Jay in Ames on August 3, 2011 2:44 pm

    What debt ceiling?

  126. Comment by daveintexas on August 3, 2011 2:48 pm

    >> Mrs. Peel why on earth are you using IE?

    Because she’s doing work and it’s required.

    Just a guess.

  127. Comment by GMLand on August 3, 2011 2:48 pm

    J’ames – I heard there was something about some funds necessary for killing old people and funding right-wing terrorists.

    *looks for links*

  128. Comment by iCar in on August 3, 2011 2:50 pm

    in line for millennium. Second best ride ever.

  129. Comment by Jay in Ames on August 3, 2011 2:51 pm

    Oh, THAT debt ceiling. *buys cat food stock.

  130. Comment by scott on August 3, 2011 2:53 pm

    Thanks compos. If it happens again I will start there.

    I think I am accidentally hitting a function key that activates a shortcut.

  131. Comment by Mrs. Peel on August 3, 2011 2:56 pm

    Dave wins the Duh award of the day…

    Ok, back to safety verifications, which also require a lot of duh’s and eye-rolling, but are sadly necessary.

  132. Comment by daveintexas on August 3, 2011 3:01 pm

    >> Dave wins the Duh award of the day…

    heh.

  133. Comment by xbradtc on August 3, 2011 3:05 pm

    I don’t know why I just figgered you were at home. Maybe it’s because you’ve got that giant lump growing in your belly.

  134. Comment by daveintexas on August 3, 2011 3:17 pm

    I used to be the IT nazi, only approved browsers on our VPN.

  135. Comment by Mrs. Peel on August 3, 2011 3:21 pm

    I am at home. I’m growing my baby AND doing work at the same time via VPN. Yaaaaay

  136. Comment by MCPO Airdale on August 3, 2011 3:31 pm

    I am at home. I’m growing my baby drinking AND not doing work at the same time via VPN the innerwebtubes. Yaaaaay

    FFM

  137. Comment by Michael on August 3, 2011 3:40 pm

    Scott, your keyboard should have a button (right above the End button on my keyboard) which toggles between “enhanced” and “standard” functions. Have you tried tapping it? Your screen will tell you where you are at. I’ve had that problem, where I hit that thing without realizing it and then weird stuff was happening.

  138. Comment by Cathy on August 3, 2011 3:43 pm

    Scott, you just need to talk to your keyboard nicely. Respect it…. and listen for feelings without trying to fix everything.

    If that doesn’t work, check to see if it’s plugged in.

  139. Comment by Jay in Ames on August 3, 2011 3:46 pm

    I sure hope cheche shows up on the Obama conversion post at Ace’s. That would top it off.

  140. Comment by Mare on August 3, 2011 3:50 pm

    I’m in an airport and evidently America is made up of a bunch of foreigners.

    Also, if you’re a man and your wiener is not stuck in a slammed car door or powder coater, you better not be crying around me.

    And another thing, I miss you turds.

  141. Comment by Cathy on August 3, 2011 3:56 pm

    Mare!!!

    Smooch!

  142. Comment by Hotspur on August 3, 2011 3:57 pm

    *pulls weiner out of car door and quits blubbering*

  143. Comment by count on August 3, 2011 4:16 pm

    This is quite possibly the worst song ever in the whole universe

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsdj9NRzqC4

    every time I hear it I just start laughing.

  144. Comment by Michael on August 3, 2011 4:20 pm

    Also, if you’re a man and your wiener is not stuck in a slammed car door or powder coater, you better not be crying around me.

    I did NOT cry when I watched “Love Story.”

    Anything Cathy says to the contrary is a filthy stinking lie.

  145. Comment by Jay in Ames on August 3, 2011 4:21 pm

    I did NOT cry when I watched “Love Story.”

    How can you NOT cry watching the touching story of Albert and Tipper?

  146. Comment by Michael on August 3, 2011 4:24 pm

    Count, I watched that song for 45 seconds and had to stop before it made me suck a big black dildo.

  147. Comment by count on August 3, 2011 4:28 pm

    isn’t that just the worst shit ever Michael. and to think that was actually a hit is just crazy.

  148. Comment by Michael on August 3, 2011 4:36 pm

    That song makes “Muskrat Love” sound like the Captain and Tenille were rock gods.

  149. Comment by Cathy on August 3, 2011 4:49 pm

    Just gonna say that Gracie Slick was a beautiful woman.

    Saw Jefferson Airplane live in concert in 1969.

    Dang, she had the pipes.

  150. Comment by count on August 3, 2011 4:50 pm

    don’t be dissin muskrat love, that’s MCPO’s number 1 tune on his stranded on a deserted beach cd

  151. Comment by roamingfirehydrant on August 3, 2011 5:11 pm

    Hola, Hostages.

  152. Comment by count on August 3, 2011 5:12 pm

    que pasa roam

  153. Comment by roamingfirehydrant on August 3, 2011 5:13 pm

    Mrs. Peel, I found that I was able to do most work stuff from home on Firefox, except for the SBU crap. The biggest drawback is that you can only have one email open at a time in Outlook Light, but not dealing with IE makes it worth it.

  154. Comment by Cyn on August 3, 2011 5:16 pm

    I know you guys won’t tell anybody, but I used to have my hair cut just like Tennille’s,

  155. Comment by Jay in Ames on August 3, 2011 5:16 pm

    There’s a Firefox add on that emulates IE, if that’s the issue. Doesn’t work 100%, but pretty close.

  156. Comment by sohos on August 3, 2011 5:18 pm

    I used to have this one Cyn

    http://tinyurl.com/3c83vft

  157. Comment by daveintexas on August 3, 2011 5:19 pm

    fwiw, I could put up with IE8 but IE9 is pure crap. I’m finally sick of IE enough to switch to something else.

    Before IE9 my attitude regarding browsers was that of the Honey Badger.

  158. Comment by Jay in Ames on August 3, 2011 5:22 pm

    Yeah, IE9 is just weird. It gets along a lot better with other apps, though, so work should be easier.

  159. Comment by roamingfirehydrant on August 3, 2011 5:24 pm

    Hahahahaha, Sohos, I had the same. Then it was this:

    http://tinyurl.com/3wc34n8

  160. Comment by daveintexas on August 3, 2011 5:25 pm

    It’s just little things that annoy me, like moving the refresh and pause buttons to the left of the URL field for no apparent fucking reason other than to move them.

    We’re creatures of habit. We get used to something that’s been in a place for years, and we just expect it. It’s annoying to retrain when there’s no benefit to the change.

    Crap like that.

  161. Comment by iCar in on August 3, 2011 5:25 pm

    My feet are starting to hurt.

  162. Comment by roamingfirehydrant on August 3, 2011 5:25 pm

    I think we’re still stuck on IE7 (and Windows XP, which is FINE) at work.

  163. Comment by Jay in Ames on August 3, 2011 5:26 pm

    Anybody have this one, besides MJ?

  164. Comment by roamingfirehydrant on August 3, 2011 5:26 pm

    Mine’s kinda like that now, Jay.

  165. Comment by Jay in Ames on August 3, 2011 5:27 pm

    Yeah, it kinda is, roamy, now that you mention it.

  166. Comment by daveintexas on August 3, 2011 5:29 pm

    I was ok with the stability of XP, but the load execution time was really for shit. Microdouche finally got the point and stopped preloading a zillion lines of code you’ll never execute with Win 7. On my work machine the difference was staggering. Start up to “I can do something now” was 7-10 minutes. It’s less than 2 now.

  167. Comment by Cyn on August 3, 2011 5:32 pm

    Ha ha! I had the Dorthy cut too. Oh, the joys of being a hairdresser’s daughter.

    I think I caught my mom stoned once because I walked away this one time with James T Kirk pointy sideburns and some kind of mullet, spiky hair on top to boot. My mom paid for my haircuts at her stylist’s shop after that.

    It took us many, many years to laugh about that one.

  168. Comment by roamingfirehydrant on August 3, 2011 5:33 pm

    Dave, I have my routine. Turn on the computer, go around and unlock the labs while it boots up, enter in my ID and password, lock the keyboard, go get a cup of either coffee or water depending on the day and the heartrate, sit down and work.

  169. Comment by roamingfirehydrant on August 3, 2011 5:36 pm

    Cyn, my mom would put a home perm in my hair. One time it was so bad, it looked like I had an afro.

  170. Comment by Hotspur on August 3, 2011 5:45 pm

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY349W9CI8o

  171. Comment by Mrs. Peel on August 3, 2011 5:46 pm

    IT claims Firefox doesn’t work with VPN…but I just tried it and it worked on the first try without making me disable AVG. TAKE THAT, IE BEEYOTCHES!

    I love IE Tab and use it lots, but it usually doesn’t work for something this integrated with IE. There’s one website at work where IE Tab just flat-out will not work.

  172. Comment by Cyn on August 3, 2011 5:47 pm

    Perms. I remember those. {{shudders}}

  173. Comment by roamingfirehydrant on August 3, 2011 5:48 pm

    **happy dance for Mrs. Peel

    Glad I don’t have much in the way of VPN work.

  174. Comment by Lipstick on August 3, 2011 5:48 pm

    I know you guys won’t tell anybody, but I used to have my hair cut just like Tennille’s,

    Cyn, check out my Yearbook photo……

  175. Comment by Lipstick on August 3, 2011 5:50 pm

    http://www.dailydawdle.com/2011/07/im-not-fat-just-little-husky-pic.html

  176. Comment by Hotspur on August 3, 2011 5:56 pm

    Hahahahaha

    I just found this song by Hank on YouTube. My dad taught this to me when I was about three or four. He said I used to sit on my trike out on the sidewalk and sing it to the top of my lungs.

    God, that would be a cool video to have.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGTCZJ-RBPw

  177. Comment by roamingfirehydrant on August 3, 2011 6:03 pm

    If Mare’s boyfriend was linked earlier, I missed it.

    http://www.youtube.com/embed/D-nj2H7ALzg

  178. Comment by Michael on August 3, 2011 6:07 pm

    109° in the DFW Metroplex right now.

    I can hardly wait for cool morning — 90°.

  179. Comment by sohos on August 3, 2011 6:08 pm

    That is awesome Romy! My Mom was a hairdresser when she was younger so when I was a teen I would come in and some friend of mine would be sitting there getting a perm. She permed, colored and cut all of our hair. My bff’s Mom owned a salon so I usually had her or my mom do my hair. I never knew what it was like to actually pay for anything to do with hair until I was in my 20’s. Not as cool.

  180. Comment by sohos on August 3, 2011 6:09 pm

    106 here Batman. Try taking off your lycra

  181. Comment by Lipstick on August 3, 2011 6:13 pm

    105 and partly cloudy in Vegas.

  182. Comment by Michael on August 3, 2011 6:13 pm

    Try taking off your lycra

    Not an issue. I’m commando these days. Or nekkid.

    I have not used a swimsuit yet this summer.

  183. Comment by clintbird on August 3, 2011 6:14 pm

    It was 113 here yesterday afternoon but it’s a frigid 95 this afternoon. Heh.

  184. Comment by catman on August 3, 2011 6:19 pm

    I was at the Federal courthouse today. Got my brand spankin’ new Banckruptcy..YAY!! (not)

    But, I saw a car with a Betty Boop doll in the window and all I could think was “Is that Roamy’s car?”

    How’s the gang?

  185. Comment by lauraw on August 3, 2011 6:21 pm

    CYN!!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJlHD6YWv64

  186. Comment by daveintexas on August 3, 2011 6:22 pm

    >> IT claims Firefox doesn’t work with VPN

    Oh we never made ridiculous claims, that would involve us actually doing work to see.

    We just said “it’s not supported” and if you had trouble you were on your own.

    Because we were lazy

  187. Comment by Vmaximus on August 3, 2011 6:24 pm

    The thing I hate about here sounds pretty good compared to Texas
    It is 95 8 months out of the year here. Never gets hotter

  188. Comment by clintbird on August 3, 2011 6:25 pm

    Plus you do get some breeze off the water, Vmax – a good thing.

  189. Comment by scott on August 3, 2011 6:35 pm

    If it weren’t for the Polish lady screaming instructions I would have guessed that this was Laura’s commute.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nq0kEVjRqow&feature=player_embedded#at=149

  190. Comment by MJ on August 3, 2011 6:44 pm

    Anybody have this one, besides MJ?
    ——————————
    Hahahahahahahaha. Bastard.

    http://is.gd/zqyMWR

  191. Comment by lauraw on August 3, 2011 6:46 pm

    What? I have the Polish lady, but she’s just there to spot cops.

  192. Comment by Lipstick on August 3, 2011 6:47 pm

    Laura, Mr. L is wanting to get a Blue Heeler. Good Lord.

    Can they be left alone? Require constant attention?

  193. Comment by lauraw on August 3, 2011 6:48 pm

    ON THE RRRIGHT, BEHIND THE TREE!!

    ON THE ACCESS RRROAD, IN THE MEDIAN TO THE LEFT!!!

  194. Comment by roamingfirehydrant on August 3, 2011 6:54 pm

    Catman!!!
    Damn, sorry to hear about the bankruptcy!

  195. Comment by lauraw on August 3, 2011 6:55 pm

    Heelers are smart, high-energy dogs. They’re bitey, they need a strong hand for discipline and they bond powerfully to one owner. They need a job to do, or to be with you as much as possible. They need plenty of exercise especially when young. Or else you will want to kill them every day and it won’t be their fault.

    For their little size, they are great guard dogs and will refuse to be kicked aside by a larger attacker. They discipline ornery cattle, after all. If they get kicked in the head by a cow that just makes them madder and more determined.

    As an aside note, I wouldn’t leave a young untrained one unguarded with a ferret for one minute.

    When they get older they’re probably okay. My Bubba would be fine with any other little critter as long as it didn’t try to kick his ass.

  196. Comment by Pupster on August 3, 2011 6:58 pm

    I dunno lips…the blue healers I’ve met seemed like pretty high maintenance herding dogs, and bitey.

  197. Comment by roamingfirehydrant on August 3, 2011 7:00 pm

    No Betty Boop doll in the car, but Mini-me does corner the market on Webkinz.

    So what happens now? No more kittens?

  198. Comment by lauraw on August 3, 2011 7:00 pm

    If you make a Cattle Dog your hiking partner, you will get in the best shape of your life.

    They generally won’t hunt, and are perfect off-leash dogs for that reason. Mine will flush game and run a few yard in the woods after it, then come right back. They don’t want to be where you are not. Unless you run across sheep, horses, or cows. Then your commands will be nothing but part of the joyful buzzing noise in the back of his head while he instinctively works the herd into a tight corner of their corral.

    On the road or around bike trails I keep him leashed because he thinks cars and bikes need to be herded. He got run over once when he tried to bite the rear wheel of my old landlord’s Monte Carlo. He unseated a mountain biker once the same way…

  199. Comment by Jay in Ames on August 3, 2011 7:02 pm

    We had a Blue Heeler when I was younger, on an acreage. Best dog we had, smart as all get out. Very energetic, but when you live away from town, they get all the exercise they need. Probably not a condo dog, which puts one out for me. If there’s plenty of room I wouldn’t hesitate.

  200. Comment by scott on August 3, 2011 7:02 pm

    Our red one was only bitey as a puppy. When she was a pup I could teach her a new trick in about 5 minutes. Very smart dogs.

    You need to know a thing or two about dogs before getting a healer, they have a very strong will.

  201. Comment by Jay in Ames on August 3, 2011 7:04 pm

    Hmm, I didn’t realize that was the dog lauraw and scott had.

    And ours chased everything that drove by our house, too. Died under the milk truck, unfortunately.

  202. Comment by lauraw on August 3, 2011 7:07 pm

    We have two, Jay. Bubba comes to work with me every day. Scott’s dog is our older one, my first puppy. And not long for this world, unfortunately.

    This stupid monitor is getting all melty and full of pollen and dust.

  203. Comment by scott on August 3, 2011 7:09 pm

    They are part wild dog.

    Some of them are wilder than others.

  204. Comment by Michael on August 3, 2011 7:10 pm

    Can they be left alone? Require constant attention?

    Yes, they can be left alone. They just won’t leave you alone. They are herd dogs. They gotta take care of stuff.

    Really, heelers are great dogs.

  205. Comment by Jay in Ames on August 3, 2011 7:11 pm

    Yeah, I knew you had two, and now that I know they are heelers, I can completely understand the bonding comments you have both made.

  206. Comment by Michael on August 3, 2011 7:12 pm

    You probably can’t get a smarter dog than a heeler, except maybe a poodle, and every normal person hates poodles.

  207. Comment by Jewstin on August 3, 2011 7:13 pm

    I had a blue heeler when I was a youngster. My friends never wanted to come to my house because she made them sit very still while they were there.

  208. Comment by scott on August 3, 2011 7:13 pm

    Jay

    blue http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j130/227757523/Picture053.jpg

    red http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j130/227757523/Picture052.jpg

  209. Comment by Lipstick on August 3, 2011 7:14 pm

    Thank you all for the advice. Mr. L used to be a police dog trainer, so he knows stuff, and he loves the idea of a smart dog.

    I am not enthusiastic, to say the least, about getting a dog of any sort. Plus, we would not consider this until the ferrets are dead in a few years.

  210. Comment by Michael on August 3, 2011 7:17 pm

    Yeah, I knew you had two, and now that I know they are heelers

    Just one is a heeler, and she’s a mutt with probably some rat terrier in her.

    The other one is probably Jack Russel terrier/beagle mutt, and is pretty low maintenance.

    They are both rescue dogs that had a tough start in life.

  211. Comment by Lipstick on August 3, 2011 7:17 pm

    Yes, they can be left alone. They just won’t leave you alone.

    That’s what I’m worried about. Neediness. I’m such a freaking softie.

  212. Comment by pendejo grande on August 3, 2011 7:18 pm

    My sheltie used to herd everything in sight including cars. He had an unfortunate meeting with the front tire of my F250 and became a three legged dog for a couple of months. He’s back to being a 4 legged dog, but he doesn’t run much anymore.

  213. Comment by Jay in Ames on August 3, 2011 7:22 pm

    Ours was closer to the blue. Darker hair, though. Pretty dogs!

  214. Comment by Cyn on August 3, 2011 7:22 pm

    LAURA!!

  215. Comment by Lipstick on August 3, 2011 7:22 pm

    They are part wild dog.

    Yikes. I’m already afraid of dogs, except darling Casey and Peaches.

  216. Comment by Lipstick on August 3, 2011 7:24 pm

    I guess I’m just afraid of big, mean-looking dogs.

  217. Comment by catman on August 3, 2011 7:25 pm

    Actually Roamy,

    The cats and all are fine.. it is a commercial property chapter 7 due to the bank going after me personally instead of the asset ( the building). We are good (but slow) on the cats and all of the cars and house and stuff is reaffirmed. The banks just do not want anymore property and thought they could get blood from a turnip.

    Not this turnip..

    Heh..

  218. Comment by Mrs. Peel on August 3, 2011 7:28 pm

    Heh. I’m a big fan of Australian shepherds for similar reasons. They tend to be very smart dogs (though I have known a dumb one) and are generally sweet-tempered (though Will has known a mean one). They’re also working dogs and need a job.

    Our Jackador Terriever is a dumb, goofy-looking sweetheart. We rescued her from the pound, and she LOVES us. She is pretty needy, though.

  219. Comment by Jay in Ames on August 3, 2011 7:28 pm

    Good luck, catman!

  220. Comment by Cyn on August 3, 2011 7:29 pm

    Last dog we had was Aussie mix and a brilliant dog. This new one, Sparky, is boarder collie with Aussie Cattle Dog mix and is even smarter. He has bonded to me like crazy and goes nuts when the boys & hubby show me affection or approach me if it happens to startle him.

  221. Comment by Mrs. Peel on August 3, 2011 7:29 pm

    Sorry to hear about your struggles, catman 😦

  222. Comment by beasn on August 3, 2011 7:36 pm

    AWWWWWWWWWW….

    I’d love to give squishies to Scott and Laura’s and Cyn’s pups.

    *in that voice*

    Who’s a good puppy?!!!

  223. Comment by Cyn on August 3, 2011 7:37 pm

    Sounds like you executed a good strategy Catman.

  224. Comment by roamingfirehydrant on August 3, 2011 7:38 pm

    (((hugs Catman)))

    Glad you’re not homeless.

  225. Comment by scott on August 3, 2011 7:45 pm

    You should be afraid of ferrets, not dogs.

    Ever read about a ferret dragging its owner out of a burning house?
    Killing a burglar?

    You can be afraid of other peoples dogs, but its impossible when it’s yours.

  226. Comment by Michael on August 3, 2011 7:45 pm

    Bankruptcy law actually serves a vital purpose. It liberates capital and labor to perform useful work for the economy. The cost for lendors is factored into the interest rate, so no real problem there.

    One guy who does not understand this is Obama. He did not “save” GM and Chrysler or any jobs. The bankruptcy laws could have done this just fine. All he did was warp the system in favor of union pension funds and ridiculously fat and inefficient collective bargaining agreements.

  227. Comment by daveintexas on August 3, 2011 7:46 pm

    I gotta remember not to look directly at the light bulb when I screw it back in.

    *blinks*

  228. Comment by Michael on August 3, 2011 7:47 pm

    I’ve never heard of a dog that steals your shit and hides it under the refrigerator.

  229. Comment by Lipstick on August 3, 2011 7:48 pm

    Ha, Scott, but I never woke up with a ferret sitting on my chest about to bite me.

    OK, not a dog either but they could!

  230. Comment by lauraw on August 3, 2011 7:50 pm

    Lipstick, if Bigstick is a former dog trainer, he will L-O-V-E Cattle Dogs! And they are adorable cuddly little tanks when they are puppies. And they are small-to-medium size dogs. You will not have large dog intimidation issues.

    They are so very whip-smart and dare I say, funny. Mine makes great dog jokes all the time.

    Very trainable when young, but also full of personality and little individual quirks. Our two could not be more different.

    My boy Bubba has a pro-female bias. He loves women, and women love him. All the chicks in town bring him cookies when we’re at work, and therefore he is now shaped like a duffel bag. He’s also great with other dogs. He has a ‘hail fellow well met’ attitude towards them and takes them on a tour of all his pee spots in the yard. He is suspicious of men though.

    Our red female is the other way. She is sweet to all people, but generally dislikes other dogs and GET OUT OF MY YARD OR I WILL SHRED YOU.

    When she was sighted you could put an obstacle course of champagne flutes on the floor and she would walk through them, gingerly lifting even her rear paws as she passed through and not ring or even touch a one.

    Bubba thinks that the best way to where he wants to go is a straight line and that all things in the way just better yield to a headbutt or hip-check and who cares about that smashing sound.

    Our girl lies down with her dainty little paws crossed like a lady.

    Bubba likes to lie on his back with all four pins splayed in the air so everybody can see he’s a boy.

    I’ll never forget Scott teaching our little Red girl her commands when she was just nine weeks old. That plump fuzzy little butt hitting the carpet like a dropped pompon when he taught her ‘sit’. Cute as all Hell.

    Both our dogs have (we believe) prevented some bad shit going down with strangers in our stores, just from their alertness and general distrust of strangers that don’t act right.

  231. Comment by scott on August 3, 2011 7:50 pm

    CFLs don’t do that.

  232. Comment by Michael on August 3, 2011 7:51 pm

    What burns my ass is that the bankruptcy system has been refined over centuries, and works well. It’s an entire alternative and specialized branch of the federal judiciary, and the rules have weighed the equities well.

    What made Obama think he needed to intervene in the auto industry?

    He’s a dick, that’s what.

  233. Comment by leoncaruthers on August 3, 2011 7:52 pm

    I had a number of agitated arguments with Michiganders that swore up and down that NO ONE would buy the assets from a bankrupted GM, using the Flint plant as evidence. I stood my ground, someone would buy it if it were worth anything. I did concede, though, that they’d move it out of Michigan, because we punish people for creating jobs here.

    That last part is less true these days, but we still don’t have RTW, so I wouldn’t open a factory here with a gun to my head.

  234. Comment by Lipstick on August 3, 2011 7:54 pm

    I’ve never heard of a dog that steals your shit and hides it under the refrigerator.

    haha, all my flip flops have tiny bite marks on them.

  235. Comment by Cyn on August 3, 2011 7:55 pm

    If Obama had gotten a Cattle Dog, our country would not be in the mess it’s in right now.

  236. Comment by leoncaruthers on August 3, 2011 7:57 pm

    What made Obama think he needed to intervene in the auto industry?

    It’s got something of a long and storied history at this point. Carter did it, Clinton did it, Bush did it, etc.

  237. Comment by Pupster on August 3, 2011 7:58 pm

    I liked your farm pictures Leon, thanks for sharing.

  238. Comment by Michael on August 3, 2011 7:59 pm

    I mean, jeebers, did Obama really think that he could do a better job with the auto industry than ANY FUCKING BANKRUPTCY JUDGE IN THE ENTIRE FUCKING COUNTRY!

    HE’S A MOTHERFUCKING NOBODY COMMUNITY ORGANIZER AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PASS-THROUGH WHO DOESN’T KNOW SHIT ABOUT ANYTHING!!!!!

    *Michael does deep breathing exercises.*

  239. Comment by leoncaruthers on August 3, 2011 8:00 pm

    Thanks, Pupster. We had farm related fun here today. I got to hold the horses in place while the ferrier cleaned and trimmed their hooves. I had to change my shirt afterward.

  240. Comment by scott on August 3, 2011 8:01 pm

    -My Ruby save me from a certain rabbit attack.
    -She also woke from a sound sleep growling and chased a psycho out of my store just as I was reaching for my security pipe.
    – My moms standard poodle scared away a guy who tried to get into her car at the grocery store a couple years ago.
    – Laura’s dog has scared away a couple of creeps.

    What have your ferrets done for you?

  241. Comment by leoncaruthers on August 3, 2011 8:01 pm

    Michael, when you’re liberal enough, expertise in all things is given unto you. You know this already.

  242. Comment by lauraw on August 3, 2011 8:02 pm

    Cyn, Sparky’s eyes are pure Cattle Dog.

    I can’t imagine a mix of my already-crazy one with Border Collie genes.

    You must call him Sparky because he starts fires.

  243. Comment by daveintexas on August 3, 2011 8:02 pm

    He knows how to take a multi-billion dollar company and give it to unions.

    Think about how well that worked with the Gaza Strip.

  244. Comment by Michael on August 3, 2011 8:04 pm

    Leon, nobody would have necessarily had to buy those assets. A Chapter 11 reorganization does not necessarily mean that you need Daimler-Benz or Fiat to buy you out. It certainly means that you restructure the company’s balance sheet, and some creditors get screwed in an order of priority specified by law.

    It probably means the company can shed obsolete union contracts.

  245. Comment by leoncaruthers on August 3, 2011 8:07 pm

    It probably means the company can shed obsolete union contracts.

    Pffff, this is Michigan and a democrat was president. A president bought and paid for by Big Labor. The only way one of the big 2.5 go bankrupt is if Ron Paul is president.

  246. Comment by roamingfirehydrant on August 3, 2011 8:08 pm

    HE’S A MOTHERFUCKING NOBODY COMMUNITY ORGANIZER AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PASS-THROUGH WHO DOESN’T KNOW SHIT ABOUT ANYTHING!!!!!

    Tell it all, brother, tell it all…

  247. Comment by Cyn on August 3, 2011 8:09 pm

    Ha Ha! He probably could start fires, Laura. Like yours, he bulldozes through EVERYTHING. If there was a lit candle, he’d probably catch his fur on fire.

    And he will not move for love or money if he doesn’t want to; he’s slowly learning the ‘move’ or ‘scooootch’ command, but otherwise, I usually have to step over him after which he’ll then follow me. God forbid I close the bathroom door on him…he will actually lay right there and poke his paws underneath! Your Bubba probably does the same thing.

  248. Comment by Cyn on August 3, 2011 8:11 pm

    I’m really digging your music linky Laura–thank you. I now have a play list rolling along as I slog thru some contract shit.

  249. Comment by scott on August 3, 2011 8:12 pm

    “I usually have to step over him”

    There is your problem right there.

    It’s your house, you are alpha, move him, give him a kick, or step on him.
    He will get the hang of it quickly.

  250. Comment by Michael on August 3, 2011 8:14 pm

    Michael, when you’re liberal enough, expertise in all things is given unto you. You know this already.

    What I hate is when some fuckwad appears on TV and is announced as a “political analyst.” They don’t actually make any money on anybody’s payroll, not any party, candidate, foundation, corporation, union, or anyone else, doing any “political analyses.” They have no actual front-line political experience themselves. They just show up on TV because they will spout a reliable party line, and it would look bad to announce them as “fuckwad spouting the party line.”

  251. Comment by catman on August 3, 2011 8:15 pm

    Thanks for all the goodwill.. guys! An upside: because I was having to do a chapter 7, I got to screw Amex too. Always a bonus!

  252. Comment by Cyn on August 3, 2011 8:16 pm

    Thanks Scott, I’ll start working on that. Smooooches!

  253. Comment by leoncaruthers on August 3, 2011 8:16 pm

    “fuckwad spouting the party line.”

    This would be the best chyron I’ve ever seen on TeeVee.

  254. Comment by Vmaximus on August 3, 2011 8:17 pm

    That is the thing that pisses me off Michael. We are a nation of laws, unless you are the UAW then screw the law! Judges just bent over and said “yoohoo, put it here boys!”

  255. Comment by Michael on August 3, 2011 8:17 pm

    I usually have to step over him . . .

    If you just kick through them without breaking stride, that problem will go away.

  256. Comment by roamingfirehydrant on August 3, 2011 8:18 pm

    I got to screw Amex too

    Ok, there must be a good story there. I’ve never had an Amex card.

  257. Comment by Michael on August 3, 2011 8:20 pm

    Seriously, if able-bodied dogs do not clear a path for the alpha male, something is wrong.

    I would make exceptions for an aged, blind or three-legged dog.

  258. Comment by Pupster on August 3, 2011 8:21 pm

    http://tinyurl.com/3zyfdjg

  259. Comment by pendejo grande on August 3, 2011 8:25 pm

    Carin, Leon, or Hotspur.

    I have a friend who owns a well servicing business here in town. They’re kinda semi sorta like a competitor of ours but not really. Anyway, he got married for the third or fourth time a couple of weeks ago and I ran in to him yesterday and shot the shit a bit. He honeymooned in………Traverse City, Michigan. The guy’s got enough money to go anywhere in the world for a month and he honeymooned in fucking Michigan. He said it was great. Is this guy insane or is Traverse City, Michigan some kinda paradise.

  260. Comment by pendejo grande on August 3, 2011 8:26 pm

    Fucking question marks. How do they work?

  261. Comment by scott on August 3, 2011 8:26 pm

    Perfect lab picture pupster.

  262. Comment by iCar in on August 3, 2011 8:26 pm

    Still at cedar point.

  263. Comment by iCar in on August 3, 2011 8:27 pm

    Travers city is wondeful

  264. Comment by scott on August 3, 2011 8:28 pm

    Cheap meth PG.

  265. Comment by pendejo grande on August 3, 2011 8:28 pm

    What makes it wonderful?

  266. Comment by Pupster on August 3, 2011 8:29 pm

    Tough day, Donkey?

    http://tinyurl.com/455q87u

    Perfect lab picture pupster.

    I love the look on the other dogs face, “Oooooh, you are in BIG trouble mister!”

  267. Comment by Michael on August 3, 2011 8:29 pm

    I mean, criminy, what do Whoopi Golberg or Wolf Blitzer or Rachel Maddow have in their resume to suggest that they have any learning or experience that makes their opinion meaningful on politics or the economy?

    Paul Krugman is a douche, but at least he’s a douche that used to be a serious scholar before his brain turned to mush.

  268. Comment by catman on August 3, 2011 8:30 pm

    Business Amex.. Because of the bankruptcy they wanted us to pay in full NOWWWWW!! (over 25,000) But wait!! US … “We were never late and we always pay it off and we use it for everything!!” Amex.. “We do not care..Pay us in full now or we will sue..” US.. “Well .. We can’t until the end of the month.” (this is the truth as we have kittens deliverable) Amex..”So now the rate is 27% and you owe extra” US.. Uh.. no we don’t, in fact, here is our attny’s number..Biotches!

  269. Comment by Michael on August 3, 2011 8:31 pm

    Ok, there must be a good story there. I’ve never had an Amex card.

    In a Chapter 7 personal bankruptcy, his credit card debts got cancelled. Apparently he was using Amex.

  270. Comment by Michael on August 3, 2011 8:33 pm

    Still at cedar point.

    Did the Buns O’ Steel help you cut in line for the good rides?

  271. Comment by clintbird on August 3, 2011 8:37 pm

    Carin, I have been defending your ass’ honor when you’re not around. Just sayin’

  272. Comment by Michael on August 3, 2011 8:39 pm

    Catman’s credit rating will take a hit, but it’s not that hard to restore. There is all kinds of advice online about how to do this.

  273. Comment by iCar in on August 3, 2011 8:40 pm

    Thanks CB.

    No, I didn’t get to cut Batman. WTF is up with that?

  274. Comment by Lipstick on August 3, 2011 8:40 pm

    What have your ferrets done for you?

    Not a damn thing. They weren’t my idea, but they do make us laugh.

    Plus they only live 5-7 years, so it’s less of a commitment.

  275. Comment by Michael on August 3, 2011 8:41 pm

    Clintbird, you are such a suckup you disgust me. I am going to go hurl.

    *wishes I could think of comments like that on short notice*

  276. Comment by iCar in on August 3, 2011 8:42 pm

    Traverse is beautiful and lots os stuff to see and do.

  277. Comment by Michael on August 3, 2011 8:45 pm

    No, I didn’t get to cut Batman. WTF is up with that?

    Beats me. You could cut in front of me with those buns.

    I guess chivalry really is dead.

  278. Comment by Teresa in Fort Worth, TX on August 3, 2011 8:47 pm

    Great Pyrenees are good dogs – really big, so they scare all of the neighbors; HUGE bark that scares away all of the other dogs, neighbors, etc.; and mellow as all get-out.

    Their job is to GUARD, and when called upon to do so, they do it very well.

    They are extraordinarily sweet – they definitely earned their nickname, “Gentle Giants”.

    When it comes time to get another dog, I would go out of my way to find one of these babies…..

  279. Comment by Lipstick on August 3, 2011 8:50 pm

    I’ll bet they poop like nobody’s business — how much do they eat per day?

  280. Comment by roamingfirehydrant on August 3, 2011 8:52 pm

    The one time I thought about getting an Amex card, I never saw anything about it that was worth $65 a year. No idea what the annual fee is now.

  281. Comment by MCPO Airdale on August 3, 2011 8:53 pm

    Traverse City has two bays on Lake Michigan, is scenic as all get-out, has a cute downtown with restaurants and lots of entertainment. There are tons of great golf courses in the area and the weather in summer (both months) is glorious.

  282. Comment by Sean M. on August 3, 2011 8:54 pm

    Did anybody insult anybody else’s intelligence today?

  283. Comment by MCPO Airdale on August 3, 2011 8:55 pm

    Did anybody insult anybody else’s intelligence today?

    No, you sub-sapient arthropod!

  284. Comment by Lipstick on August 3, 2011 8:57 pm

    Hola, ferret-brain.

  285. Comment by Mrs. Peel on August 3, 2011 8:58 pm

    It would be hard to keep a Great Pyrenees in Vegas. They’re BIG dogs (males can be like 125 lb) and have very thick coats. There’s one in our neighborhood that gets walked twice a day, and the first time I saw him, I thought he was a baby polar bear (well, not really, but that’s how huge they are). Pepper barked at him nonstop whenever she saw him.

  286. Comment by catman on August 3, 2011 9:00 pm

    It WAS a good deal as it was from Costco and we got a good rebate from using it. So we put all we could on it. We have used them for years and we WERE really good customers.

    But, as we do not need our credit rating for a while (as shitty as the economy is..) and really, a bankruptcy is almost a badge of honor around here. I mean we were offered a car loan in the mail (local Chevy dealer trolling) BECAUSE of the bankruptcy at 7.00%, I am not sweating it. I am more Like Leon.. OLD is sweet. Cars, that is, I am not like Xbrad..

  287. Comment by Vmaximus on August 3, 2011 9:02 pm

    Most all dogs have great qualities. Except for the little bite sized terrors.

  288. Comment by roamingfirehydrant on August 3, 2011 9:04 pm

    Rebates are good, and yeah, you’re right about the credit rating, Catman. January 2013 can’t come soon enough.

  289. Comment by Lipstick on August 3, 2011 9:09 pm

    Mr. L says “tell your friends thank you for the dog information”.

    He also said “If you loved me, you’d let me have a puppy.”

  290. Comment by Mrs. Peel on August 3, 2011 9:10 pm

    Can’t argue with that, Lips. Hahaha.

  291. Comment by scott on August 3, 2011 9:14 pm

    Lipstick is doomed.

    You are gonna love it.

  292. Comment by leoncaruthers on August 3, 2011 9:19 pm

    I tore open both ring fingers today. Calluses split when I was on rep 4 of a set of 5. It’s not a good feeling.

  293. Comment by Rosetta on August 3, 2011 9:25 pm

    There is a new, disease-free post.

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