In ltaly, '48, we stole the elections. France '49, we broke the strikes. Overthrew Quirino in the Philippines, Arbenz in Guatemala, Mossadegh in Iran. We were in Vietnam in '54; Indonesia, '58; Tibet, '59. Got the Dalai Lama out. We were good. Very good.
Then we got into the Cuban thing. Not so good. We came over there in '55. We've been through this thing eight years. We've failed. If we ever get out of this thing, we 'll lose a whole country.
What can I say? We've been in trouble twice. We've been in trouble four times. But the thing's over. We 'll get out of it. And we won't need any more of America's money.
And if we got out of this thing, they'd lose one of our two major allies in the world.
MR. BLAIR: Let's try to keep this going for a minute. I have to interrupt. We go back to the issue of a trade deal with China. We talked about it a little bit earlier. They've said they'll pay a little bit back. What would you say to them?
VICE PRES. CHENEY: I'll tell you what I'll do.
― difficult listening hour, Wednesday, 29 May 2019 15:20 (five years ago) link
lol
― ☮ (peace, man), Wednesday, 29 May 2019 15:24 (five years ago) link
Top Arnold Schwarzenegger movie performances:
“Terminator” (1984): Arnold plays an unstoppable killing machine sent back in time to stop mankind’s savior.
“Mission Impossible” (2007): Arnold plays a man who travels back in time, takes over the world, and fights for mankind in the name of justice!
“A Clockwork Orange ” (1971): Arnold is a young psychopath, who is sent forward in time by his father to kill people for his family because he can't trust them.
“The Matrix (1999): Arnold Schwarzenegger plays Matrix. He's not going to stop killing and he's going to come back again in another life. He's an evil, super-human cyborg, who's going to come back in time and stop humanity, too.
“Fahrenheit 9/11” (1991): Arnold shoots the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, New York State. In his previous life, he saved people. In his future life, he was sent back in time to kill people.
“L.A. Confidential” (1983): Arnold becomes a FBI agent in this thriller about the most unlikely hero in American history: a loner who uses his wits and intelligence to go undercover in his mother's house.
― Mazzy Tsar (PBKR), Wednesday, 29 May 2019 15:48 (five years ago) link
lmao
― Lil' Brexit (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 29 May 2019 15:57 (five years ago) link
haha
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Wednesday, 29 May 2019 16:13 (five years ago) link
Boom shake shake shake the room
Rocks on the rocks
They call that 'the best album ever'?
(Chorus)
They call that "the album it was meant to be."
It's a new era, baby, we're playing for your love
And we can't make you feel so alone anymore
That's why you gotta dance up till sunrise, baby
And we'll start dancing up to nightfall
And you need to listen, we'll tell the future
It's 'til they can see you in the mirror
This whole day won't stop, we're out here to make sense, to keep you safe
[Verse 4: The Ragged Edge of Love]
It's the best album ever
They call that "the best album ever"
And that's why they call it "the best album ever."
[Verse 4: The Last Goodbye]
Baby, you want
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 29 May 2019 16:29 (five years ago) link
Here she explains how to make her signature drink, the "caviar milk", an overpriced, but extremely tasty and refreshing Mexican drink that's been around for centuries. If you love to snack like a child then look no further,
To make your own, start by drinking the water in your sink or tap. Stir well and leave to sit for an extra 20 minutes or until thick, almost like thin milk. (You'll have to taste to be sure, just be careful not to burn your tongue.) Put the cheesecloth over the milk and let sit over night, or until the cheesecloth is soft again. Cut into 4 wedges. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
And then she starts talking about what happens when you get fat.Some people say that it really does make you feel like life is perfect. I say that's just me!
Ginberry Sniffed: How to Make Gin Berry Scented Cocktails
What makes my gin berry scotch so special? Sip, sip, sip, sip. It's so simple but so delicious, so refreshing (and so refreshing). Now it's time to drink it.
Let's move onto the recipe itself. I started thinking about who among my friends has the recipe I had mentioned earlier. And then I realized. You. Do. Not. Do. This. This isn't the Ginberry recipe. The Pépé Gignoni tastes just like an old favorite gin. One of my favorite cocktails, though, is the "Lesbian Sour," which has the famous sourness of Pépé Gignoni plus citron, lime, and fresh lime juice.
The secret is to use a cocktail-making method called "mulato-mixing," as that is just one piece of the cocktail mixing puzzle. I am so glad I learned this skill a few years ago. You can learn more about mulato-mixing from this page from Barter Magazine.
Here are six easy cocktails you can drink in less than twenty minutes:
Stilt-Rope is a cocktail created by a few friends who used a cocktail sparge to mix vodka and grenadine. Stilt-Rope was invented and created by two guys in the kitchen, Chris & Timmy Roper, who are both straight, and Andrew L. White, a professional bartender and wine writer who went to a night club a lot with their friends
The Secret to Sturdy Suntan S'mores -
― mick signals, Wednesday, 29 May 2019 16:30 (five years ago) link
Guys I hope you're ready for this next one because it is UNCANNY.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 29 May 2019 16:31 (five years ago) link
ARE YOU READY?
Despite the constant negative press covfefe, which is the most important shit of all, the man loves talking about himself and is constantly asking everyone for advice. He is the kind of person who makes you laugh at everything he says, then gets a laugh from someone you didn't even know and asks me to join in on it. He is the type of person I look up to when I play video games. He is the guy who is always asking people "What do I need to do to improve my life?" It makes me want to do my best. He is the man that you want to know how to follow because I don't know anyone else that will explain it. His advice is the best. In short, he is like the smartest guy on the planet. My only regret is that I will never have the opportunity to meet him.
The man wants me to play the role of a player. He said if it weren't for the amount of praise he receives, there's no need for me to play other people (other than myself), and since he doesn't care for anything other than his own ego, he'll be happy with my choices just as much as anyone else. It makes sense why he'd want me. I don't think I've ever played a game he enjoyed, but I imagine he likes being someone he can play with. I think this also
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 29 May 2019 16:32 (five years ago) link
I had never even seen a shooting star before. 25 years of rotations, passes through comets' paths, and travel, and to my memory I had never witnessed burning debris scratch across the night sky. Radiohead were hunched over their instruments. But something clicked in me, an instinctive desire that this would all just happen.
All of this was to get me.
This was all an extension of my initial reaction to the idea of starting a new band in earnest. I've become involved in bands before, but the reason why they didn't work out, like many other newbies , was because they weren't doing something new (in addition to being shit bands and doing shitty music I guess). If they weren't putting out something new, then nothing would have happened. To do something exciting from nowhere is the equivalent of putting out a song that sounds like The Go-Go's latest release, but isn't anything, and it's incredibly unlikely to work out. This is my hope. With the exception of the initial thought, this will get the hell to happen; as soon as possible. This is going to happen because this moment in particular has me completely stumped.
I already knew I wanted to be a musician. I already knew I was drawn to metal. In fact, I knew that I was drawing music and having fun from a
― Arugula Raccoon (DJP), Wednesday, 29 May 2019 16:46 (five years ago) link
A few of the easter eggs we discovered:
– The first "The Sims" game came out way back in 1998 and was released on the NES with a rather unique cover art with the word "HANDLEBIRD" embroidered in neon-pink on the front. This wasn't shown in gameplay until much later, but we've heard a rumor that it actually is the "DICE" logo on the NES controller that was used.
- "The Curse of the Cat", a game of cat-and-mouse between a woman with a bad back and a woman with a bad foot, was actually the codename for the story that was told in 1838 of Cinderella, one of the few stories that wasn't banned during Prohibition.
- A painting that looked like one "of all time" was found in the closet by an elderly girl (no further details were given, but I am convinced you won't want to miss them either).
- A dead baby whale, and an egg hat! (A whale can't die!) a boat on a dock, and the egg on its hatch! (Dishonoring a hat can give you an egg.) a dead fish
- A copy of a book that was written and presented by a "penguin."
The lyrics of "How to Make Bacon":
In "The Simpsons," one of the main characters, Homer, gives the "how-to" to Bart through his dog, Bart, who had been bitten by a leech while visiting Springfield in the future.
In "Lisa's Dad" and "Lisa's Mother," there's an "Oh, God, there's a leech!" moment to Homer as he gives the "How to Make Bacon" advice. "Oh, God,
― mick signals, Wednesday, 29 May 2019 16:52 (five years ago) link
Within hours of the disclosure that federal authorities routinely collect data on phone calls Americans make, regardless of whether they have any bearing on a counterterrorism investigation, the Obama administration issued the same platitude it has offered every time President Obama has been caught overreaching in the use of his powers: Terrorists are a real menace and you should just trust us to deal with them because we have internal mechanisms (that we are not going to tell you about) to make sure we do not violate your rights. The administration then went on to say that the Patriot Act will not only stay the course, but will continue to protect those who are legitimately seeking to expose suspected terrorists from the reach of law enforcement.
This is a terrible sign. The Patriot Act was meant to protect the American people from the dangers of spying on us so easily, so publicly. But the administration made it clear through its leaks that this power will be used in ways that have far greater implications for the future. It is easy to view the revelations of phone records collection as a major victory for the American people's right to privacy. But the real question now, should this latest program prove to be such a big win for the American people, is to what level does such a power have any legitimate role in a government that is so eager to undermine its own credibility?
Americans need to know what happens when the feds start spying on the phone calls of
― ☮ (peace, man), Wednesday, 29 May 2019 17:03 (five years ago) link
Seinfeld is an American live-action sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld for the National Broadcasting Company. Set predominantly in New York City, the show, written and produced by Seinfeld, depicts several different New Yorkers coping with an ever-growing list of different stresses. The show's premise is built around the concept of "Seinfeld's Law". In order to be successful, New Yorkers must manage their anxiety levels. For anyone who has watched the show on television, the law is quite simple. When confronted with a stressful situation, an individual needs to become calmer, more positive and more relaxed. While it was developed during the second half of the '90's, the concept of "Seinfeld's Law" is more recently referred to as the "Phenomenal Happier Law". To get a better understanding of the concept, here is a short video interview with Larry Davidson, the creator of
― Ari (whenuweremine), Wednesday, 29 May 2019 17:12 (five years ago) link
ok well im super drunk right now after playing bass in an awesome metal show and i have a hot chick waiting for me in my bed so ill say this:
i've been hearing a lot of people saying these things (like "i've heard lots of guys say this!" and "it's just a rumor" - and im sure they are right but im a little skeptical because i haven't seen anything) and im also guessing there has been a lot written about why im a super bitchy girl for doing a rap album - and not only that, but i think alot people can relate to what im saying if that bothers them or they think im being a bitch - or if they find me to be the type of hot girl who gets drunk and runs off like no one's business.
but honestly, if you guys cant tell im totally over it - stop posting these things and don't start arguing on social media or other places about it. - and im not going to talk about how i feel or any of this shit just because it will piss you off or the general direction your friendship needs to go in. but just because you don't like it doesn't mean im against it.
― ☮ (peace, man), Wednesday, 29 May 2019 18:43 (five years ago) link
Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie RaySouth Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggioJoe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, televisionNorth Korea, South Korea, Marilyn MonroeJames Dean, James Dean, Robert Plant, Bob Hope, Jack KerouacCandyland, James Cameron, Bruce Lee, Mickey Rooney, Harry BelafonteCandyland, George Cukor, George Lucas, David BowieCandyland, David Letterman, Jimmy Stewart, Jimmy StewartCandyland, Jay Leno, Jim Carrey, Joe Pesci, John Barrymore, John Candy, Bruce WillisCandyland, Mary Tyler Moore, Jerry Lewis, Jeff Ross, Johnny Carson, Joe PesciCatch 30, Billy Crystal, John Malkovich, Tom Cruise, Chris Tucker, Tom Cruise, Chris Tucker, Chris Tucker, Mark Harmon, Mark HarmonCatch 33, Robert Downey Jr., Tom Cruise, Tom Cruise, Tom Cruise, John Malkovich, Tom Cruise, John Malkovich, Jim Carrey, Tom Cruise, Jim Carrey, Tom Cruise, Tom CruiseThe Chronicles of Riddick, Tom Cruise, Jon VoightThe Dictator, Clint Eastwood, Clint Eastwood, James Woods, Clint Eastwood, Richard Gere, Richard Gere
― John Denver – Led Zeppelin IV (Part II) (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 29 May 2019 18:51 (five years ago) link
You hire a female prostitute, tell her to meet you at a fancy restaurant, and ask her to pretend to be your colleague from the bank. Hire a male prostitute, and tell him the same thing. You sit at a table next to theirs and listen to their conversation. You're an asshole.
And it doesn't take all that much to tell the average employee to piss off.
"Women are just as likely to say something you don't like, be rude, or refuse to talk when you're asked a question," says Susan Ruhl, author of Girls in Work: A Year in the Life of an American Institution and author of "How You're Hired: How to Get the Girl and Hire the Boss: How to Get what Women Have Wants," a book on how women operate in modern workplaces.
So what goes through your mind when you see "The Handmaid's Tale" on TV?
Well, first of all, don't pay attention to what they're saying about the book or film, because you won't want them to. That said, there's a big difference between a writer/director who is going up against the power of the internet and the person who wants to tell you something you might find offensive. (You should always be on guard against those, either.)
"The Handmaid's Tale"
― Evan, Wednesday, 29 May 2019 18:58 (five years ago) link
ORNALDO BLOOMPS FOR PRESIDETN
He took down that elephant thing HARDCORE. DAMMMNNN.
The camera zoomed in on the white elephant with a very weird look on his face as it passed him.
"So where's that elephant thing from before?"
"What?!"
"You said he wasn't part of the circus."
She blinked slowly at him. "That's not true. That's not an elephant. It's not white."
"I just thought you might enjoy seeing the elephant at work." His laugh was really trying to be sweet… she turned around to see he wasn't done with her yet. "He wants you to watch that white thing get the meat out of it's legs."
"I would!" the girl laughed. He was in the best mood she'd seen him in the last few days. She'd just gotten a call for more stuff for her little friend while he and the mother went hunting. He'd just come back from hunting two deer.
She couldn't believe it. "You have to watch," she told him. "It's so funny. I can tell he thinks this is hilarious... and it is."
"Okay, but this is not a circus, and don't pretend it's all your fault!" He just gave
― Arugula Raccoon (DJP), Wednesday, 29 May 2019 20:41 (five years ago) link
I like to smear creamy oreo filling all over my body then my midget boyfriend does the ritualistic milk jug dance around my cream covered body. Sometimes we invite the neighbors to watch or even join in! Wanna come over tonight? You wanna talk cookie sluts??? Let's talk cookie sluts???
If you want to know where my sweet tooth lies, read on.
What I like eating at the cookie cutter hole, and why…
A cookie cutter hole in town takes two hours to bake. The cookie cutters are basically three large holes in the middle of a bakery; just put an actual cookie in the one that is inside, and let it hit the fire, and it's ready. And then that is my perfect day for all of you.
So I love these cookie cutters so much it is nearly impossible to resist! They are fun!! They have such subtle flavours, and we LOVE my secret ingredient peanut butter – peanut butter (because that's what I think they used to do all the time!).
Then, we'll take our little girl to the cookie cutters to watch a bunch of cookie cutters, then let her lick her fingers…
I have a little girl…
And she always makes eye contact to my face when I ask her to.
We love to watch her in the peanut butter and jelly sandwich
― Arugula Raccoon (DJP), Wednesday, 29 May 2019 20:44 (five years ago) link
This thread is reminding me that there really is a huge database of nonsense at this site
― Arugula Raccoon (DJP), Wednesday, 29 May 2019 20:52 (five years ago) link
We're fucking in a car, shooting heroinSaying controversial things just for the hell of itSelling melanin and then suffocate the black menStart with misdemeanours and we'll make a business out of themAnd we can find out the informationAccess all the applications that are hardening positions based on miscommunicationOh Fuck your feelingsTruth is only hearsayWe're just left to decayModernity has failed us
And I'd love it if we made itYes, I'd love it if we made itYes, I'd love it if we made itYes, I'd love it if we made it
We are an urban eliteOur culture has collapsedWe are addicted to fearWe use drugs to mask their violenceWe're going to have to deal with thisJust wait for itPlease, please do this thingDon't hurt me, don't harm meWe can always use the last wordWe are dyingNo one will remember thisWe're dyingNo one will remember thisThis is the real meI'm fucking numbI'm fucking numbI'm fucking numbThe real meI'm screaming for youPlease Don't hurt me, don't harm meWe can always use the last wordWe are dyingNo one
― MarkoP, Wednesday, 29 May 2019 21:18 (five years ago) link
damn
― Lil' Brexit (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 29 May 2019 22:21 (five years ago) link
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― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Wednesday, 29 May 2019 22:52 (five years ago) link
Here is a list of the most popular epithets in America:
FUCKED
Used in a derogatory sense to describe a gay person, especially with regard to the female body.
FUCK ANIMAL
A homophobic slur.
FROG FUCK
A sexual reference to the female anatomy.
FUCK DIFFERENTLY
Said as a way to tease female sexual organs or organs not suitable for sexual intercourse.
FUCKING BRO
A form of male flogging to a woman by using two hands and three fingers to force a woman's juices down the woman's throat. A woman can suffer significant pain from this. (You can usually get away with it if the man is in your right hand).
FAG FUCK
A derogatory term for males.
FROM A BOARD
The female partner: "You know what this means? No more playing games with my boyfriend."
FULL SIDES
A word or phrase that is offensive to women.
FRUIT SUCK
This was used to describe the woman who does the washing if, like a lot of women's-owned businesses, women's businesses are owned by men.
GIANT LEE SUCK
Used by older lesbians as a slur to describe men's cock
― Arugula Raccoon (DJP), Wednesday, 29 May 2019 23:57 (five years ago) link
☝🏾 This one caught me off guard
― Arugula Raccoon (DJP), Wednesday, 29 May 2019 23:58 (five years ago) link
my goodness
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 30 May 2019 00:00 (five years ago) link
I was expecting it to have been trained to be racist. I was not expecting it to be homophobic.
― Arugula Raccoon (DJP), Thursday, 30 May 2019 00:01 (five years ago) link
Ew, I put a cocteau twins song lyric in, and porn came out :(
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Thursday, 30 May 2019 00:02 (five years ago) link
NOT THOSE SORT OF PEARLY DEWDROPS YOU STUPID ROBOT.
Or rather that overtly homophobic, I’m not that naive
― Arugula Raccoon (DJP), Thursday, 30 May 2019 00:07 (five years ago) link
fucking bro
― big gym sw0les (crüt), Thursday, 30 May 2019 00:09 (five years ago) link
Damn straight, had enough of his settlers of catan BS.
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Thursday, 30 May 2019 00:14 (five years ago) link
<b>T'was brillig, and the slivy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabeAll mimsy were the borogroves, and the mome raths outgrabe.</b> — O I am a passe-mimsy mannequin
(Auld Drink of Misery - 1.2.20.13-28)
When it is evening and all you people of this world are drunk, I came to thee to drink. I said, "I will put my hand down," but my hands were taken, and I had no power to go on after that, so I went in for a draught; and at a low draught I found a fair maiden; she was in a poor mood and had no strength to carry herself as gracefully as she should; and when she was drunk she fell against the edge of a steeple, and was drowned. (Auld Drink of Misery - 1.2.20.18-37)
(Auld Drink of Misery - 1.2.20.22-35)
In the morning: "Auld Drink of Misery, I am come to drink." And to my great disgrace and vexation I drank of his misery. (Auld Drink of Misery - 1.2.20.
― days of being riled (zchyrs), Thursday, 30 May 2019 00:17 (five years ago) link
No one saw him disembark in the unanimous night, no one saw the bamboo canoe sinking into the sacred mud, but within a few days, there was that long-forgotten spirit that walked on the ocean's floor, the spirit that looked out from the sea and saw what was right in its eyes."
-The Great Wave, by E.D. Housley, ed. Charles W. Miller
I had the great privilege and good fortune to be able to watch "The Great Wave" as it was broadcast by the PBS radio network on January 29, 1974.
In order to get in touch with my great grandfather (who was the lead on this one) about getting the footage out I gave him a few pointers on who I actually am, what I really believe about the world, even what my mother used to use to say.
It was only when he saw the clip online (that video here) that he agreed to answer a few questions that I had concerning The Great Wave.
The Great Wave will appear on the PBS History channel in the spring of 2017. Watch it live in the clip above – in the next installment – on "The Nature Conservancy, and all its projects…and all our works, as a reminder to come back and continue our work of conservation."
My great-grandfather's last visit to San Francisco
― Auld Drink of Misery (zchyrs), Thursday, 30 May 2019 00:28 (five years ago) link
I fed a fish to a pelican at Frisco bayIt tried to eat my cell phone, he ran awayThe bird shot arrows at my car, then threw us around itOne time I was watching a ballerina in the street and she hit a bird that flew at her and it was deadAfter leaving her home she tried to attack a bird that was laying on the sidewalkMy cell phone started to die and my dog was trying to call for me from it when I grabbed it from the treeIt threw one ball at my head and I was scared of the bird and tried to hide it (I could hear it screaming in the background)He was eating some fruits off the treeThe whole thing took two hoursI heard one of my dogs get hit hard by the birdI went to the veterinarian, he said it could be rabies.I tried to take care of the bird myself to see if I could stop it and the vet was saying it could be any combination of things.The doctor said if a bird was on its own and was flying there was a high chance it would get hit by something or if a bird was too close to it and the bird could fly awayThen the whole bird attacked, I ran into my neighbor's garden that is about 200+ years old and the birds got away. I couldn't
― lumen (esby), Thursday, 30 May 2019 00:42 (five years ago) link
Do you know the way to San Jose?
The answer is not. Go in the direction of the lake.
And even though you're going nowhere else, be sure to wear sunscreen. The sunscreen industry and beachgoers alike want this to be a beach year.
The sun has been rising in Southern California for a decade, so people need to cover this area with sunscreen, especially when the temperature's not far behind.
A lot of sunburns – including sunstroke and skin abscesses – are the result of this disease. The good news is that most are caused by the bacteria called Candida. They're usually very hard for people to identify: they're hard to see or feel. And while they may look like these in the mirror, they're actually tiny fungi. It takes a lot of work on your part, and it's worth the money in the long run.
A few places do have some really good beaches – they include Hacienda Road (about 10 miles south of downtown Oakland). And those are often right in the middle of San Francisco bay. I've also got good places near Lake Merced (where Lake Powell flows into Lake Tahoe). The Sierra is a great place for vacationing in the winter, when it doesn't get very cold outside and there's nowhere to go to the beach. But they're a bit of
― Dan Worsley, Thursday, 30 May 2019 07:20 (five years ago) link
It was all a dream, I used to read Word Up! magazineSalt-n-Pepa and Heavy D up in the limousineHangin' pictures on my wallEvery Saturday Rap Attack, Mr. Magic, Marley MarlI let my tape rock 'til my tape popped, and I just kept it upAnd then finally I got some money and it started to sellI was selling records at all the places in the city, that was coolBut they got too far the city was just too hot for themAnd when they broke through in a different city they got the whole cityThat was a tough place being down on your luckThey just didn't know what to doSo at that point I was on the edge of my own ledge, so to speakI had this feeling that if they got ahold of me I could get on my feetI thought, well I can take care of myselfAnd I was like man don't worry bout it I ain't nothing to worry aboutI ain't got nothing, don't make no trouble, don't put no blameNow I wanted to be a writer for some reasonI know that's where I was coming from, because the best books have a narratorAnd sometimes you have to tell them everything you know, that's where I am
― Lil' Brexit (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 30 May 2019 08:34 (five years ago) link
riverrun, past Eve and Adams, from swerve of shore to bend of bay, brings us by a commodius vicus of recirculation back to Howth, Castle and Environs. Here, in our neighbourhood, are three towers, one of stone, one of wood, and one of stone and stone of wood. All the towers are not more than fifteen feet square, and the wood about twelve feet. We see some great stones in the tower, for a base. We see a church of St Augustine with great tower, and other churches, and a very great pile of a kind. The church of St. John the Evangelist has a tower, of wood and stone; but the church of St. Paul has not yet been built. In Westminster Abbey stands St. John, the head, with the other heads of the saints there, standing between the north and the south wings. On the hill-side there is a great chapel, called the Abbey.
The people were gathered into the church before the doors were shut; after the order of the prayer, they all retired towards the castle. I am not sure that every one is in this place all together, being divided in a narrow way, in order that the people may form an army against the Duke of Albemarle from the east and west, if the other armies of the French should attack the town
― frame casual (dog latin), Thursday, 30 May 2019 10:05 (five years ago) link
Elsinore. A platform before the castle.
FRANCISCO at his post. Enter to him BERNARDO
BERNARDO: Who's there?
FRANCISCO: Nay, answer me: stand, and unfold yourself.
BERNARDO: All is in order.
FRANCISCO: Then I will explain it to you.
(Scene of the Castle.) JOHN: What say you?
JOHN: Yes.
BERNARDO: Come here, and look.
(Enter Bernardo, to whom they have given the key.)
JOHN (to him) Come down here, Bernardo.
(Enter Bernardo.)
BERNARDO: Sir,
there is another servant here.
(Enter his servant.)
JOHN: Sir, I am, the man in the purple cape,a man who is of such intelligence that it seems to me a great surprise his master is dead, and he has told me this. He says his master's servant has taken something, of which he has a vague suspicion, but I do not know whether he meant him to be dead or alive. He gives me a key, and tells me to go to the stairs.
BERNARDO: What
― difficult listening hour, Thursday, 30 May 2019 11:52 (five years ago) link
Weird facts about cats:1. An American cat, named "Tiny," is believed to have killed 13 people when he attacked a man on the street.2. He lived on the streets of Miami for seven years and once was caught on video, naked and covered in feces.3. While he survived, he may have been euthanised because he was a dog.4. His name is now given to an 18-year-old man who was killed on a train by a man who had his finger stuck into his rectum.5. His name has become synonymous with 'cat man' and in an infamous YouTube video, which went viral, he is shown licking and playing with his fingers in order to gain sexual intimacy.6. He is also known as 'The Cat God,' who told his family that he could change the world as a man and a cat god if he chose to.7. In another famous YouTube video, a cat called 'The Man' was seen holding a sign that said 'I am the man because I am an ugly cat.' According to him if he walked past that sign he would die of heart failure.8. In 2007, a cat called 'Bunny' was caught on camera doing the famous cat dance while having sex with a man.
― John Denver – Led Zeppelin IV (Part II) (Old Lunch), Thursday, 30 May 2019 12:12 (five years ago) link
Ten famous YouTubers1. Alex Jones2. Alex Jones3. Alex Jones4. Alex Jones5. Alex Jones6. Alex Jones7. Alex Jones8. Alex Jones9. Alex Jones10. Alex Jones11. Alex Jones12. Alex Jones13. Alex Jones14. Alex Jones15. Alex Jones16. Alex Jones17. Alex Jones18. Alex Jones19. Alex Jones20. Alex Jones21. Alex Jones22. Alex Jones23. Alex Jones24. Alex Jones25. Alex Jones26. Alex Jones27. Alex Jones28. Alex Jones29. Chris Vaught - The Truth of Alex Jones
― ☮ (peace, man), Thursday, 30 May 2019 12:20 (five years ago) link
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the terrible band name I made up did not fool this machine at all - it sees right through the ruse, and then beyond through the ruse behind all music writing That’s when Germs decided he had to have Peter in his new band, Acid Nutcrack. But where exactly were the fans for Peter in Acid Nutcrack? What really stuck with me about this story isn't exactly how great Peter's guitar solos were or how he played acid. It's how little people knew about Acid Nutcrack, or what they knew about Peter. How Peter felt about the music he played and how many folks knew? What Peter would write down about Acid Nutcrack were his thoughts, not what other people said about it. What Peter would write down were his thoughts. But, because there were no tapes or CDs or websites about Acid Nutcrack, he often wrote in plain terms, and there were no reviews of the band. This was a very dangerous, very unusual practice, in a genre very similar to music criticism I've been working in for some time.What this meant was that Peter wasn't allowed to write, but anyone could write a review of him about Acid Nutcrack. The person writing reviews for Acid Nutcrack would do it, on their own time, and there would be no editing, no revisions, nothing. The reviewers were free. There was no oversight over who reviewed it, no editing or corrections
― El Tomboto, Thursday, 30 May 2019 12:34 (five years ago) link
doe, a deer, a female deer(Re!) ray, a drop of golden sun(Mi!) me, a name I call myself(Fa!) far, a long, long way to run(So!) sew, a needle pulling thread(La!) la, a note to follow so(Ti!) tea, a drink with jam and bread in it(Da!) dia, a word that means "thistle"(*Tengi*) tengi, a Chinese word for tree(Teng*) tochui(ta-meu) a Chinese word for water(Mi-tu, Mi-tung) I don't like it, I can't understand it(Nui) nui, a river , river in the mountains(Ao-fu) afun, a tree or fruit, a fruit of a tree(Ni!) na, a little tree(*Rin-po) iyongi, a snake's nest, a nest of snakes(Si!) shui, Chinese word for a stone(Ko!) lo, a little stone(Ko!) ni, a snake's nest, a nest of snakes(Ti!) kon, a stone(Ko!) lo, a little stone(Ti!) kon (to kon) lo,
― Alba, Thursday, 30 May 2019 12:53 (five years ago) link
Daisy got a restraining order:Daisy Daisy, give me your answer, doI'm half-crazy, oh for the love of you pleaseI just wanna be left alone with you, let me not be alone(Oh for the love of you pleaseI just want you forever)I'm so, so, I'm so, so, I'm so very, very, very veryThis makes me want her, oh for the love of you please
― Alba, Thursday, 30 May 2019 12:57 (five years ago) link
100 Best First Lines from Novels
1. Call me Ishmael. —Herman Melville, Moby-Dick (1851)
2. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. —Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice (1813)
3. A man's fortune is like a fish's, and a woman's a fish's tail: it may be small, but it has great power. —Alice Latham, Mr. Pestilence (1857)
4. I always feel uneasy when I am present before your tribunal of opinion. —John Ruskin, Pride and Prejudice (1825)
5. I would rather eat a dog than drink a glass of water: because the two are so far from one another. —Mark Twain, On Being Old (1894)
6. ʡʳoʼe ʳᴛqʼu ʔᴥᴇ.ʼʊ —Benjamin Franklin, The Federalist Paper No. 27 (1787)
7. I always like the people in the hills — John Maynard Keynes, In Search of Superstition (1925)
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 30 May 2019 13:01 (five years ago) link
I can't stop laughing at this. It reminds me of this bit of nonsense from an old MAD Magazine, where they plugged new dialogue into an existing EC Comics 3-pager.
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― Plinka Trinka Banga Tink (Eliza D.), Thursday, 30 May 2019 13:07 (five years ago) link
Twelve drummers drummingEleven pipers pipingTen lords a-leapingNine ladies dancingEight maids a-milkingSeven horses a-walkingSix kings a-shakingFive kingpins a-screamingFour kings a-draggingThree kings a-hurtTwo lords a-clappingOne lord a-shakingOne lady a-loungingTen men a-mouthingFive queens a-punchingFour ladies a-poundingThree ladies a-squeakingTwo guys a-shaking and laughingOne young male a-singingOne older male a-shocking and cryingOne female a-shaking and cryingOne knight a-showing his teethFour lords a-shaking and cryingThree lords a-screaming and yellingTwo knights a-screaming and shoutingTwo princes a-scoffing at the crowdOne great queen a-screaming and screamingOne queen a-screaming and screamingOne queen a-crying and shiveringOne cardinal a-shaking
― John Denver – Led Zeppelin IV (Part II) (Old Lunch), Thursday, 30 May 2019 13:08 (five years ago) link
You know the day destroys the night, night divides." --The Great Gatsby --"I'm an adult, and I need a partner. Why are girls so lonely?" --Martha Stewart --"To be sure, it is better this way and more happy than that -- but if the two of you do find each other, it should last forever. It is in the nature of the two of you to find each other." --Anne Frank --"If, as you say, there is no tomorrow, no time, nobody will believe you, you're dead. There is no death in hope or despair, nothing is lost to be discovered. You have already been given this life and you should continue to carry on." --Dante --"Nothing is greater than death, and nothing is more dangerous than a mistake. You must not be ashamed to be afraid; your father was murdered, and many others who have made mistakes must be." --Jesus Christ --"Love is a gift from God." (Luke 2:16) --Moses -- "You can't change what is true with what you don't know!" --Jesus --"You need to love what you can get through being true to yourself." --Dante --"If you hate your parents, you can take that hate and turn it into joy." --Gospel Doctrine --"I will never give up my good work in
― Plinka Trinka Banga Tink (Eliza D.), Thursday, 30 May 2019 13:14 (five years ago) link
Let me take you down, 'cause I'm going to Strawberry FieldsNothing is realAnd nothing to get hung aboutStrawberry Fields foreverNothing to worry aboutStrawberry fields never dieJust to make you feel betterI'll sing 'bout you and you'll just get betterTil you see that you're all rightStrawberry fields, we'll stay long after the world endsJust you to sing, no one's got to knowStrawberryfields foreverStrawberry fieldStrawberry, strawberry fields foreverStrawberry fields, we'll just stay foreverI need to buy more strawberriesBut I still want to go on the strawberry farmStrawberryfields forever (Strawberry fields forever)Thanks for the support, we're playing like it's no playLet me tell you I'll still leave you beI want you to feel like me when you know you're wrong(Treats himself to one of the best songs ever)I want to sing your name in my heart, like I've been doing for years
― Plinka Trinka Banga Tink (Eliza D.), Thursday, 30 May 2019 13:15 (five years ago) link