“These are the times that try men's souls," Thomas Paine once wrote, even though some scold of a junior high language arts teacher probably told him he should have written “times like these try men’s souls” because active voice. Today, as in Paine’s time, men’s souls are tried. We’re not worried about securing our independence and the blessings of liberty anymore so much as fretting about how Congress can’t seem to figure out to trim the deficit without screwing over vital government services. Or mildly inconveniencing the military-industrial complex and wealthy Americans, who are currently subject to historically low taxation. Mainly, Congress doesn’t want to do bother the defense contractors and rich people. It’s a well-established fact that men’s (and women’s) souls were made of stronger stuff back in 1776.
<i>Hmmm.</i> You are right of course. My statement was predicated on a childhood trip to Seattle in which we visited both the Locks and Mighty Mo in the same day - and did not travel to Bremerton. I wonder if it might have been a special visit for 4th of July or something and she was temporarily parked near there. This would have been early to mid-70s. Being the WWII Pacific theater naval enthusiast I was even then, I have a very clear picture of that day and remember still my shocked, elated boyhood surprise at learning I was standing on the ship upon which the Japanese had surrendered. This is going to bug the crap out of me. Now I need to find somebody who has lived in Ballard for the last 40 or so years and get this memory figured out.
That&#039;s a nice line, and Lord knows if I ever came up with something clever I&#039;d be damned if I&#039;d let facts get in the way. However, it is unusual. While most of the thread has wandered off to discuss pantslessness and other burning political topics, there are differences of opinion, with, for instance, Negropolis eloquently suggesting that maybe we shouldn&#039;t be mocking the guy. This might be helped if there was a source for the story. I can&#039;t find one either.
That&#039;s brilliant. I expect to get considerable future use out of Shrunk and White. It has the additional advantage(?) of being self-referential.
<i>Hmmm.</i> You are right of course. My statement was predicated on a childhood trip to Seattle in which we visited both the Locks and Mighty Mo in the same day - and did not travel to Bremerton. I wonder if it might have been a special visit for 4th of July or something and she was temporarily parked near there. This would have been early to mid-70s. Being the WWII Pacific theater naval enthusiast I was even then, I have a very clear picture of that day and remember still my shocked, elated boyhood surprise at learning I was standing on the ship upon which the Japanese had surrendered. This is going to bug the crap out of me. Now I need to find somebody who has lived in Ballard for the last 40 or so years and get this memory figured out.
Safety Pants, eh?
You&#039;re a dick, Ted.
Labia majora minora depantsa.
Okay, I guess I&#039;m drunk.
Her convertible WHAT?
That&#039;s a nice line, and Lord knows if I ever came up with something clever I&#039;d be damned if I&#039;d let facts get in the way. However, it is unusual. While most of the thread has wandered off to discuss pantslessness and other burning political topics, there are differences of opinion, with, for instance, Negropolis eloquently suggesting that maybe we shouldn&#039;t be mocking the guy. This might be helped if there was a source for the story. I can&#039;t find one either.
Larry Craig Libelz!
I quite liked ATHF, back when I had teh teevee.
That&#039;s brilliant. I expect to get considerable future use out of Shrunk and White. It has the additional advantage(?) of being self-referential.
Although, really.
What I wanna know is if he&#039;s related to Foster Freeze, asshole extraordinaire.
Is there a newsletter?
We&#039;re ALL concerned. And kinda touchy, today.
Does this involve Jennifer Rubin and ping pong balls?
It&#039;s so crazy, it might just be crazy.
Needz moar tentaclez.
I missed that one, somehow, and I&#039;m sure of that, because I could never have forgotten this quote:
&quot;The focus group that met here in New Jersey on Monday included a bartender, a lawyer and a school bus driver.&quot;
And this was just a quote from the article Ken was commenting on.