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CindyH will sub for me next week as I take some R-n-R to catch a breath after the elections and to enjoy Dr. Oliveria & my wonderful daughter-in-law, who will be visiting between interviews for medical residency at University of Washington and OHSU/Portland and sundry other places. I may give CindyH the keys to the cooler. No one else has ever thrown someone into the cooler since I launched Huckleberries Online almost 6 years ago. She had a devilish look in her eyes when she mentioned how cool it would be to throw someone in there. Just because it’s there. Be very careful next Monday through Friday. BTW, I’ve never been in the cooler myself. Can someone describe what it looks like in there? Now, for your Wild Card …
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hmoffsuite on November 06 at 9:00 a.m.
The top business news this morning is, of course, that the unemployment rate hit 10.2% in October. The highest since April of 1983. It seems those 'shovel ready' jobs that Obama was touting when he was promoting his stimulus bill are not happening as anticipated. Could it be the stimulus was not used to its greatest advantage to create jobs?
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BayviewBob on November 06 at 9:06 a.m.
there are no shower curtains in the cooler. be afraid.
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Phaedrus on November 06 at 9:09 a.m.
Could it be the stimulus was not used to its greatest advantage to create jobs?
could be. could it be that the economy was far worse than anyone ever imagined?
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hmoffsuite on November 06 at 9:11 a.m.
Phaedrus >> “could it be that the economy was far worse than anyone ever imagined?”
That is likely the case. Biden has said that they guessed wrong. Figures.
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Phaedrus on November 06 at 9:13 a.m.
Biden has said that they guessed wrong.
Yeah, well they weren't the only ones, were they?
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Phaedrus on November 06 at 9:14 a.m.
I'm re-posting this from yesterday, the cooler:
http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.c…
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Cabbage Boy on November 06 at 9:17 a.m.
Guessed wrong? glad Biden is second in command.
Wanna bet Cindy coolers someone for having the wrong avatar?
DFO, you finally get the Wild Card posted before 9 and now you are gonna take a week off? :)
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Cindy H on November 06 at 9:26 a.m.
@CB Speaking of the cooler, I'm planning on giving it a thorough cleaning while the boss is away. Gonna disinfect and deoderize. Mebbe I'll even hang a shower curtain.
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hmoffsuite on November 06 at 9:26 a.m.
Phaedrus >> “Yeah, well they weren't the only ones, were they?”
No, they weren't the only ones that got it wrong. Problem is that they are running the show. Their 'guess' is the only one that counts when they are spending our money to solve the problem. Personally, I like to see decisions made on something other than a 'guess'.
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Cindy H on November 06 at 9:27 a.m.
Apparently the deoderizing has started without me :-)
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Joker on November 06 at 9:39 a.m.
I want to say I am sorry to Mary Souza for the offensive remark I wrote about her yesterday. It was way over the line. It won't happen again.
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nic on November 06 at 9:41 a.m.
I posted some rules for karaoke on my blog early this morning. It includes the following:
For all intents and purposes, Stairway to Heaven is the song that never ends.
If your voice sounds like a tranquilized Fozzie Bear, you should not be singing karaoke. However, people will still cheer you on.
and…
If your singing voice isn’t that great, it is always better to follow the “holy poo that was atrocious” guy than it is to sing after the “hey she’s kinda good” girl.
More here: http://nicholasccasey.blogspot.com/20…
Did I leave any good rules off the list?
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Frum Helen Back on November 06 at 9:42 a.m.
I'm gonna be a great-grandma in May!!!!
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Kage_Mann on November 06 at 9:48 a.m.
I've been hearing that there is a bunch of stimulus money waiting to be spent next year. If it happens and the economy picks up a little, then kudos to Obama. At least for alittle while.;-)
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hmoffsuite on November 06 at 9:49 a.m.
Did Obama handle the news of the Ft. Hood shooting poorly? These folks seem to think so.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politi…
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hmoffsuite on November 06 at 9:52 a.m.
The problem is, Kage, that Obama's chief economic advisor said last week that the effects of the stimulus have been largely felt already and that 2010 would not show much improvement.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/a…
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Frum Helen Back on November 06 at 9:53 a.m.
CindyH, If I call DFO a piss ant will I get to see what the cooler looks like?
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Sisyphus on November 06 at 10:04 a.m.
“She had a devilish look in her eyes when she mentioned how cool it would be to throw someone in there.”—in my best cornholio impersonation: “Are you threatening me?” :-)
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Cindy H on November 06 at 10:12 a.m.
@FHB, Is that all you got? Gonna have to work a little harder;-)
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Frum Helen Back on November 06 at 10:14 a.m.
Ok, I'll give it some more thought.
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Frum Helen Back on November 06 at 10:16 a.m.
DFO, Don't let you mind wander - it's far too small to be let out on its own
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Joker on November 06 at 10:44 a.m.
The first thing that hits you when go into the cooler is the smell, which is foul and rancid.
The tile floor is littered with garbage and empty cans. There's a single light blub hanging from a long brown wire attached to the ceiling, which you can't see because it's covered in darkness. The light bulb flickers occassionally, plunging the entire room into darkness for a few moments. When the lights go out, I swear something crawls across your leg and is gone when the lights come back on.
The door to the cooler is weathered wood with an ironwork across the middle. While there is no door handle, there are claw marks on bottom of the door, as if something or someone couldn't get out.
The sounds of dripping water echo through the cooler. I don't know how big the cooler is, but I tried to explore a little after I heard voices coming from the darkness. The further I went, the fainter the light blub got. As I was walking, I tripped on a what appeared to be a human tibia bone, but I am not sure. Then I heard a deep growling sound from the darkness, so I ran back toward the light.
Around midnight, I was staring at the wall when a slider suddenly opened. A stout man with a pair of yellow eyes and bushy gray hair, appeared, and pushed a tray of food through an opening on the bottom of the wall.. I greedily ate the pizza, which must have been at least a day old and drank a can of diet coke.
Then musak started playing, I am not sure of the source, but it went on all night.
Around 8 a.m., the door swung open, and I was free.
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Phaedrus on November 06 at 10:49 a.m.
These folks seem to think so.
LOL! Not “these folks,” just this guy, a new york post (rupert murdoch, owner) writer and right wing blogger. suite, that's the equivalent of some guy on the nets stumbling across your daily obama bashing and then quoting you as some authority, instead of just properly pointing out that you're just a disgruntled conservative with no more value as a pundit than joe the plumber. laughable.
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Arpie on November 06 at 10:52 a.m.
Thanks Joker,
It sounds like Cindy has her work cut out for her. Perhaps the International Red Cross should be called in.
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JeanieS on November 06 at 10:56 a.m.
Funny, Joker!!!! Welcome back.
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Kage_Mann on November 06 at 10:58 a.m.
Unemployment tops 10% for 1st time since '83 and it's currently, at 10.2%. Our economy has shed jobs for 22 straight months. It hasn't done that since the Great Depression.
I tend to believe we are in a depression, at least our modern version of one.
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JIMMYMAC on November 06 at 11:01 a.m.
At the airport waiting to head to Seattle. Elton John and Billy Joel show got postponed but the Mrs and I are getting outta dodge nonetheless. Hope you all have a great weekend!
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Cindy H on November 06 at 11:12 a.m.
Have fun Jimmy!
I'm getting ready to have coffee with a guy I haven't seen since high school.
Hmmm…I've had four kids and he's— a guy.
Who do you think will have changed most?
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hmoffsuite on November 06 at 12:06 p.m.
Remember that transparency thing that Obama had promised while campaigning? Another broken promise here. This time it is Pelosi making the administration a liar.
http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs…
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Sisyphus on November 06 at 12:45 p.m.
I'm worried that devilish look might turn into extraordinary rendition.
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Sisyphus on November 06 at 12:52 p.m.
Having trouble with the structure of government again, I see, hmoff. There's these things called branches, no, not tree branches, but if that helps you….
How fast can you read 2000 pages hmoff? Beginning… right…now.
Funny how the AMA and AARP are already on board in supporting the bill but we gotta wait for Republicans to graduate grade school to get up to speed.
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hmoffsuite on November 06 at 12:57 p.m.
Sis. Some of us merely want to know what's in the bill. Silly us.
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Stickman on November 06 at 1:42 p.m.
Joker, again, nice comment on the cooler. It would be great to see Cindy actually send someone there, but cleaning it up and all the rest can't be allowed. It has to be a rancid and a deplorable place, someplace no one would ever want to be sent. It can't have flowers and shower curtains and pretty pictures hanging about, it has to be a sort of hell that builds character and when that person finally gets out, sees the error in his/her ways.
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wheels on November 06 at 2:10 p.m.
What do we need all these gov't officials and news agencies for when we've got HMOFF?
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Nick_Adams on November 06 at 2:17 p.m.
We're now three hours from kick-off for the BSU-LaTech game. It'll be interesting to see how the game goes given that the UofI barely squeaked one out against the Bulldogs last week. LaTech has played much better at home than on the road, but they're pretty beat up (thanks, Vandals).
Boise State is a 20.5 point favorite. The over/under is 51.5. Place your bets.
My prediction: BSU 48 - LaTech 10.
Also, a nice profile on BSU QB (and Heisman Trophy candidate) Kellen Moore in the NY Times today.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/06/spo…
The Vandals will face their second-toughest opponent to date tomorrow with Fresno State. Idaho is a 7.5 point dog and the over/under is 67.5. Personally, I think the Vandals lose, but given their penchant this year for thrillers, I'd take the points.
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Nick_Adams on November 06 at 3:06 p.m.
“Some of us merely want to know what's in the bill. Silly us. “ -hmoffsuite
Evidently, neither of Idaho's Congressional Representatives is as curious as suite…
Minnick and Simpson to Vote No on House Health Bill
http://www.idahostatesman.com/newsupd…
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hmoffsuite on November 06 at 3:58 p.m.
ACORN offices raided. Alleged wrongdoing. Embezzlement and tax fraud.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/st…
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BethB on November 06 at 3:58 p.m.
Thanks, Joker, for the great description of the cooler. I could see it, smell it, fear it…. I'm too diplomatic to get sent there, I'm afraid. So I appreciate getting the nearly bird's eye view. To know. Just to know. And Cindy, I think Stickman's right. You're not allowed to clean up that joint! Just this joint.
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Phaedrus on November 06 at 4:04 p.m.
Alleged wrongdoing. Embezzlement and tax fraud.
Good. I hope Halliburton is next.
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Cindy H on November 06 at 4:22 p.m.
@Stickman and Beth: Point taken. Actually, after Joker's description I'm too scared to go in by myself, anyway.
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Bent on November 06 at 4:43 p.m.
Hey Beth, nobody said there was a joint in there… How did you know that? Did you find Brent Andrews in there?
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Ashley on November 06 at 6:45 p.m.
Today I…
had an exciting day, except it could never be exciting as getting thrown in the cooler and living to tell about it =P
What did you do today?
www.lovemeactually.blogspot.com
And yes, I'm totally pimping myself out over a blog :-)
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Ashley on November 06 at 6:47 p.m.
Oh, and ten points for whomever can guess my inspiration for the new blog title.
Except that it's not very hard and everybody loves it.
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spokelooneh on November 06 at 9:05 p.m.
“hmoffsuite on November 06 at 9:49 a.m.
Did Obama handle the news of the Ft. Hood shooting poorly? These folks seem to think so.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politi”
I'll give it a shot:
The author of that screed is Faux Noise Rupert Murdoch's House Kneegrow.
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Herb Huseland on November 06 at 9:06 p.m.
Has anyone noticed the dead silence from Paul volcker? Obama's chief financeial advisor has been total shut out of the white houe. I googleed Volcker and came up with some very ijnteresting speaches he has recently made. He is talking much more pessimistically than the administration, and is probably the most intelligent source of ffinancial information and the economy.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02…
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Lizard_People on November 06 at 10:07 p.m.
Hey Arch-Druid, thought you might appreciate this:
http://www.takimag.com/sniperstower/a…
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DFO on November 06 at 10:19 p.m.
Glad to see you back, Lizard People.
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JIMMYMAC on November 06 at 10:41 p.m.
Just got back to room, Canlis is incredible, bottom line
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wheels on November 07 at 12:41 p.m.
Very good choice JIMMYMAC
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