LOL.....This has got to be the very funniest political add ever!

Sent to me tonight from an American Lady from the South.... A good laugh
before going off to bed for the night!... :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svhq4C9HhUg

Bigbazza (Barry)

"Bigbazza" > wrote in message
...
> LOL.....This has got to be the very funniest political add ever!
>
> Sent to me tonight from an American Lady from the South.... A good laugh
> before going off to bed for the night!... :-)
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svhq4C9HhUg
>
> Bigbazza (Barry)

OK, I'm on my way!

Felice

Felice > wrote in message
...
> "Bigbazza" > wrote in message
> ...
>> LOL.....This has got to be the very funniest political add
>> ever!
>>
>> Sent to me tonight from an American Lady from the South....
>> A good laugh before going off to bed for the night!... :-)
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svhq4C9HhUg
>>
> OK, I'm on my way!

Two associates commentary to me, "I don't vote. It doesn't
matter." and "If I vote for something, my vote's cancelled by
my husband's. He always votes the other way."

I'm happy. It gives me a louder voice when my vote is cast. I
just wish there were a way of imposing a supertax for such
idiots.

The Ranger

Felice wrote:
> "Bigbazza" > wrote in message
> ...
>> LOL.....This has got to be the very funniest political add ever!
>>
>> Sent to me tonight from an American Lady from the South.... A good
>> laugh before going off to bed for the night!... :-)
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svhq4C9HhUg
>>
>> Bigbazza (Barry)
>
> OK, I'm on my way!

Okay!!! I went!! I voted!

Lines, schmines, there was one couple in front of me.

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote in news:%t_Pk.148417$xU3.49963
@newsfe19.ams2:

> Felice wrote:
>> "Bigbazza" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> LOL.....This has got to be the very funniest political add ever!
>>>
>>> Sent to me tonight from an American Lady from the South.... A good
>>> laugh before going off to bed for the night!... :-)
>>>
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svhq4C9HhUg
>>>
>>> Bigbazza (Barry)
>>
>> OK, I'm on my way!
>
> Okay!!! I went!! I voted!
>
> Lines, schmines, there was one couple in front of me.
>
> nancy
>

Just like last time I am not voting on the 4th.


My reason; I'm not allowed...Seems you must be a citizen of the country to
vote in it's elections, silly law

--

The beet goes on -Alan

l, not -l wrote:
> On 4-Nov-2008, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>
>>> OK, I'm on my way!
>>
>> Okay!!! I went!! I voted!
>
> Me too; now it's time to get my free Krispy Kreme donut. Starbuck's
> is giving away coffee too; but, I'd rather pay for a good cup, rather
> than drink *$s for free.

I hear ya. No one offered me free coffee, or a donut.

Had an excellent omelette at Perkins, though.

nancy

"Michael "Dog3"" > wrote in message
2...
> "l, not -l" > news:W6%Pk.2922$8_3.1148
> @flpi147.ffdc.sbc.com: in rec.food.cooking
>
>>
>> On 4-Nov-2008, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>>
>>> > OK, I'm on my way!
>>>
>>> Okay!!! I went!! I voted!
>>
>> Me too; now it's time to get my free Krispy Kreme donut. Starbuck's is
>> giving away coffee too; but, I'd rather pay for a good cup, rather than
>> drink *$s for free.
>
> I went to Cold Stone Creamery and a quart of pumpkin pie ice cream to
> snack
> on while watching the returns. I didn't do any of the freebies. Met
> friends at Hacienda for a late lunch. It's been sort of a festive day but
> I'm starting to wind down.
>
> Michael
>

Having your elections in the USA on a weekday, Michael, how do you 'juggle'
the time around to fit voting into the day, especially it being a 'working'
day to most?..

Bigbazza (Barry)

"The Ranger" > wrote in message
...
> Felice > wrote in message
> ...
>> "Bigbazza" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> LOL.....This has got to be the very funniest political add ever!
>>>
>>> Sent to me tonight from an American Lady from the South....
>>> A good laugh before going off to bed for the night!... :-)
>>>
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svhq4C9HhUg
>>>
>> OK, I'm on my way!
>
> Two associates commentary to me, "I don't vote. It doesn't matter." and
> "If I vote for something, my vote's cancelled by my husband's. He always
> votes the other way."
>
> I'm happy. It gives me a louder voice when my vote is cast. I just wish
> there were a way of imposing a supertax for such idiots.
>
> The Ranger
>

People who don't exercise their right to vote, should not complain about the
government of the day that is in power.... By not voting, they deserve the
government that they get!!, whether they like it or not!.... In Oz, voting
is compulsory...it has it's good points and some bad points..

Bigbazza (Barry)

"Bigbazza" > wrote in message
>
> Having your elections in the USA on a weekday, Michael, how do you
> 'juggle' the time around to fit voting into the day, especially it being a
> 'working' day to most?..
>
> Bigbazza (Barry)

In my state, polls are open from 6AM to 8PM. I can go on my way to or from
work or after dinner. Not a big deal as the polling place is less than 10
minutes from any place in town.

Ed Pawlowski replied to Barry's query:

> "Bigbazza" > wrote in message
>> Having your elections in the USA on a weekday, Michael, how do you
>> 'juggle' the time around to fit voting into the day, especially it being a
>> 'working' day to most?..
>>
>> Bigbazza (Barry)
>
> In my state, polls are open from 6AM to 8PM. I can go on my way to or from
> work or after dinner. Not a big deal as the polling place is less than 10
> minutes from any place in town.

I was also going to say that most employers let you have the time to go
out and vote. In fact, some encourage it. I've never worked for anyone
that didn't mind you coming in a little late or leaving a bit early to
go vote if it was the only time you were able to do so.

--Lin

Michael "Dog3" wrote:

> I don't work Barry so I have a little more latitude than most.
> However, I ride my horse early in the morning and I do some volunteer
> work. I have to work around that and the feeding schedule of my
> animals. I voted real early which was the worst thing I could have
> done. All the folks on their way to work were there early too. Line
> was pretty long. Had I waited until 8:30am I'd have gotten right in
> and out. Next time I'll go in the middle of the day.

I waited until 10am so that the people who work could get
their vote in. Not only for their sake, but I always go anywhere
when I think the wait will be the shortest.

nancy

On Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:27:56 -0800, Lin wrote:

> Ed Pawlowski replied to Barry's query:
>
>> "Bigbazza" > wrote in message
>>> Having your elections in the USA on a weekday, Michael, how do you
>>> 'juggle' the time around to fit voting into the day, especially it being a
>>> 'working' day to most?..
>>>
>>> Bigbazza (Barry)
>>
>> In my state, polls are open from 6AM to 8PM. I can go on my way to or from
>> work or after dinner. Not a big deal as the polling place is less than 10
>> minutes from any place in town.
>
> I was also going to say that most employers let you have the time to go
> out and vote. In fact, some encourage it. I've never worked for anyone
> that didn't mind you coming in a little late or leaving a bit early to
> go vote if it was the only time you were able to do so.
>
> --Lin

in most places, it's the law:

Most states require employers to provide time for employees to vote on
election day. While these laws vary in each state, they generally require
employers to give employees time off to vote if the polls aren¢t open two
or three hours outside of the employee¢s regular shift. Some of these
states require that employers pay employees for time off while they are
voting. Some states require employees to request time off from their
employers in advance.

<http://employmentlawpost.com/theword/2008/10/15/time-off-to-vote-for-employees-a-state-by-state-survey-2/>

state-by-state laws are there.

your pal,
blake

On 05 Nov 2008 13:10:31 GMT, Michael "Dog3" wrote:

> "Bigbazza" >
> : in rec.food.cooking
>
>>
>> Having your elections in the USA on a weekday, Michael, how do you
>> 'juggle' the time around to fit voting into the day, especially it
>> being a 'working' day to most?..
>>
>> Bigbazza (Barry)
>
> I don't work Barry so I have a little more latitude than most. However,
> I ride my horse early in the morning and I do some volunteer work. I have
> to work around that and the feeding schedule of my animals. I voted
> real early which was the worst thing I could have done. All the folks on
> their way to work were there early too. Line was pretty long. Had I
> waited until 8:30am I'd have gotten right in and out. Next time I'll go
> in the middle of the day. I'm sure it's hard for people to fit voting in
> with work, kids etc. I'm sure some employers are understanding and allow
> folks to vote. Both my former employers were big on voting so allowed
> you whatever time off you needed... with pay.
>
> Personally I think election day some be made a National Holiday. Our
> election process is very antiquated(sp) IMO.
>
> Michael

i find that about one-thirty in the afternoon is best. after lunch, before
after-work.

i usually have no wait time at all, yesterday was maybe twenty minutes.

your pal,
blake

On Wed, 5 Nov 2008 08:17:29 -0500, Nancy Young wrote:

> Michael "Dog3" wrote:
>
>> I don't work Barry so I have a little more latitude than most.
>> However, I ride my horse early in the morning and I do some volunteer
>> work. I have to work around that and the feeding schedule of my
>> animals. I voted real early which was the worst thing I could have
>> done. All the folks on their way to work were there early too. Line
>> was pretty long. Had I waited until 8:30am I'd have gotten right in
>> and out. Next time I'll go in the middle of the day.
>
> I waited until 10am so that the people who work could get
> their vote in. Not only for their sake, but I always go anywhere
> when I think the wait will be the shortest.
>
> nancy

one of the absolute blessings of being retired is being able to schedule
things when most poor schlubs are at work.

your pal,
blake

Michael "Dog3" wrote:
> "l, not -l" > news:W6%Pk.2922$8_3.1148
> @flpi147.ffdc.sbc.com: in rec.food.cooking
>
>> On 4-Nov-2008, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>>
>>>> OK, I'm on my way!
>>> Okay!!! I went!! I voted!
>> Me too; now it's time to get my free Krispy Kreme donut. Starbuck's is
>> giving away coffee too; but, I'd rather pay for a good cup, rather than
>> drink *$s for free.
>
> I went to Cold Stone Creamery and a quart of pumpkin pie ice cream to snack
> on while watching the returns. I didn't do any of the freebies. Met
> friends at Hacienda for a late lunch. It's been sort of a festive day but
> I'm starting to wind down.
>
> Michael
>


Only Freebie I did was a cup of Starbucks coffee. (I thought it tasted
pretty good, but I wouldn't pay over 50¢ for it.)

I stayed up way too late last night drinking shots of Jim Beam rye
whiskey and eating beef jerky, waiting for the US Senate race results to
come in for MN.

No hangover today, but I'm really tired -- and the results never *did*
come in because there was a tie.

Bob

blake murphy wrote:
> On Wed, 5 Nov 2008 08:17:29 -0500, Nancy Young wrote:

>> I waited until 10am so that the people who work could get
>> their vote in. Not only for their sake, but I always go anywhere
>> when I think the wait will be the shortest.

> one of the absolute blessings of being retired is being able to
> schedule things when most poor schlubs are at work.

I was that schlub for years, I get it. I don't have to gum
up the works when people have places to be and things
to do.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:
> blake murphy wrote:
>> On Wed, 5 Nov 2008 08:17:29 -0500, Nancy Young wrote:
>
>>> I waited until 10am so that the people who work could get
>>> their vote in. Not only for their sake, but I always go anywhere
>>> when I think the wait will be the shortest.
>
>> one of the absolute blessings of being retired is being able to
>> schedule things when most poor schlubs are at work.
>
> I was that schlub for years, I get it. I don't have to gum
> up the works when people have places to be and things
> to do.
>
> nancy

As I have mentioned, I worked as a poll official as I have for 12 years.

We had a rush at 7AM, another at 11:30, and a small one around 5PM.
Our precinct only has 201 houses in it and we had two voting machines.
From looking at the poll book of registered voters, all but ~100 had
voted early or by mail. Looking more closely, about 15 of those had
moved away. 65 of the remaining 85 showed up to vote and the longest
line was just before noon when two families came in with their voting
age kids. We had about 12 people in line then.

The two other precincts at our polling place had similar results.
There was never a rush. I guess it's somewhat due to the fact that we
are in a fairly wealthy county with small precincts and lots of
voting machines and the opportunity to vote early or via mail ballot.

Denver had fairly bad waits, so we heard, but the suburbs were not so bad.

It was an exhausting 14 hour stint, but getting home and watching the
results was energizing.

gloria p

Gloria P wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:
>> blake murphy wrote:

>>> one of the absolute blessings of being retired is being able to
>>> schedule things when most poor schlubs are at work.
>>
>> I was that schlub for years, I get it. I don't have to gum
>> up the works when people have places to be and things
>> to do.

> As I have mentioned, I worked as a poll official as I have for 12
> years.

That's great. I'd consider volunteering.

> We had a rush at 7AM, another at 11:30, and a small one around 5PM.

The exact times I'd avoid as I voted those times when I worked.

> Our precinct only has 201 houses in it and we had two voting machines.
> From looking at the poll book of registered voters, all but ~100 had
> voted early or by mail.

There was a big to-do in the last couple of years concerning
abscentee volting (in my state). I didn't pay attention except to
wonder what was the big deal. I had no idea there was this big
push to vote early and that was the method.

> Looking more closely, about 15 of those had
> moved away. 65 of the remaining 85 showed up to vote and the longest
> line was just before noon when two families came in with their voting
> age kids. We had about 12 people in line then.

> The two other precincts at our polling place had similar results.
> There was never a rush. I guess it's somewhat due to the fact that we
> are in a fairly wealthy county with small precincts and lots of
> voting machines and the opportunity to vote early or via mail ballot.

There were 6 machines where I voted and that was for 4 precincts.
Biggest turnout I remember, and it was no big deal whatsoever.

> Denver had fairly bad waits, so we heard, but the suburbs were not so
> bad.

I don't know why the cities don't have enough polling places.
At least, that's how it appears. Probably any given building
would cover more voters than my little voting location.

> It was an exhausting 14 hour stint, but getting home and watching the
> results was energizing.

It was something to see.

nancy

Michael "Dog3" wrote:
> zxcvbob > :
> in rec.food.cooking
>
>> Only Freebie I did was a cup of Starbucks coffee. (I thought it
>> tasted pretty good, but I wouldn't pay over 50¢ for it.)
>>
>> I stayed up way too late last night drinking shots of Jim Beam rye
>> whiskey and eating beef jerky, waiting for the US Senate race results
>> to come in for MN.
>>
>> No hangover today, but I'm really tired -- and the results never *did*
>> come in because there was a tie.
>
> I have barely looked at the news today. I'm pooped too. Gawd... a tie in
> Minnesota? I haven't been following it much but I do recall it being a
> really dirty race... or am I thinking of another state?
>
> Michael
>
>


Norm Coleman (Republican incumbent) v. Al Franken (Democrat challenger.)

Franken had an early insignificant lead, but in the wee hours Norm
pulled ahead slightly. I think the official count puts Coleman in the
lead by about 700 votes out of over 2.3 million, which triggers an
automatic recount unless one of them concedes. Also not sure what
happens now with provisional ballots, etc.

It *was* a really dirty race (that's probably why the Independent, I
can't remember his name, did so well.)

You might remember Franken from Saturday Night Live back in the 1980's
when he was a writer and occasional comedian. The 80's were the "Al
Franken decade" (one of his not-very-funny bits.) He also had a
memorable character called "Stuart Smalley".

Bob

zxcvbob wrote:

>
> You might remember Franken from Saturday Night Live back in the 1980's
> when he was a writer and occasional comedian. The 80's were the "Al
> Franken decade" (one of his not-very-funny bits.) He also had a
> memorable character called "Stuart Smalley".
>
> Bob


I know him as an extremely politically well-informed radio host
who did his best to counteract the Limbaugh types on the air.

He has come a long way from his SNL days.

gloria p

In article >,
"Nancy Young" > wrote:

> Gloria P wrote:

> > As I have mentioned, I worked as a poll official as I have for 12
> > years.
>
> That's great. I'd consider volunteering.

It depends on the county (and maybe the state, also), but here in Sonoma
County (north of San Francisco), it's a paid job. My wife has done it
several times. It's now up to US$100 per shift. The shift is up to 16
hours long. You get lunch, dinner and breaks, but since dinner is a
busy time, they usually send out for pizza. There's training a week or
so before, but it isn't mandatory, unless you are in charge, and my wife
has never gone.

> > It was an exhausting 14 hour stint, but getting home and watching the
> > results was energizing.

My wife thought she'd be home about 10PM (and she had to be there at
6AM), but she was home shortly after the polls closed at 8PM (they only
had one voter there when the polls closed). She figured she'd be up all
night, but as it was, she missed the concession speech by John McCain,
but got there before Obama started speaking.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

Michael "Dog3" wrote:

> zxcvbob > :
> in rec.food.cooking
>
> > You might remember Franken from Saturday Night Live back in the 1980's
> > when he was a writer and occasional comedian. The 80's were the "Al
> > Franken decade" (one of his not-very-funny bits.) He also had a
> > memorable character called "Stuart Smalley".
>
> Yes... I do remember him. Gloria P also jogged the memory with her
> comment. I haven't even looked at news yet. I'm sick of CNN for a day or
> two Did Franken win or lose?


He lost...


The Dole/Hagan race in NC was pretty ugly
> too. Dole lost that one.


Apparently Liddy was a REAL be - yotch with the "Grand Dame" act. A whiles
back I was reading some forum where flight attendants were posting in a
"celebrity passenger" thread. One had her regularly as a passenger on her
airline. Dole would have a "handler" who immediately upon boarding would
inform the cabin staff that "Under NO circumstances are you to approach or
speak to Senator Dole...if she wants a drink or whatever *I* will order it
and you will then hand it to *me* so then I can then give to *her*...".
Sheesh...!!!

[IIRC "nice" passengers mentioned were JFK Jr. and Christopher Reeve...]

Anyways, I thought the Doles were long - gone from the scene already...good
riddance.


--
Best
Greg

Michael "Dog3" wrote:
> Did Franken win or lose?

According to the MN Secretary of State's office, we won't know who won
until sometime in December. The difference is now less than 500 votes,
with Coleman on top.

Coleman is trying to portray Franken as a sore loser, and a waster of
taxpayer money by wanting a recount. What a douche bag. (apt
description of both of 'em, IMHO)

Bob

On Wed, 5 Nov 2008 12:16:47 -0500, Nancy Young wrote:

> blake murphy wrote:
>> On Wed, 5 Nov 2008 08:17:29 -0500, Nancy Young wrote:
>
>>> I waited until 10am so that the people who work could get
>>> their vote in. Not only for their sake, but I always go anywhere
>>> when I think the wait will be the shortest.
>
>> one of the absolute blessings of being retired is being able to
>> schedule things when most poor schlubs are at work.
>
> I was that schlub for years, I get it. I don't have to gum
> up the works when people have places to be and things
> to do.
>
> nancy

it works out for everybody. you don't deal with crowds; you're not there
gumming up the works when people go because that's the only time they can.

your pal,
blake

On 05 Nov 2008 23:08:46 GMT, Michael "Dog3" wrote:

> zxcvbob > :
> in rec.food.cooking
>
>> You might remember Franken from Saturday Night Live back in the 1980's
>> when he was a writer and occasional comedian. The 80's were the "Al
>> Franken decade" (one of his not-very-funny bits.) He also had a
>> memorable character called "Stuart Smalley".
>
> Yes... I do remember him. Gloria P also jogged the memory with her
> comment. I haven't even looked at news yet. I'm sick of CNN for a day or
> two Did Franken win or lose? The Dole/Hagan race in NC was pretty ugly
> too. Dole lost that one.
>
> Michael

did you see dole's ad implying hagen was an atheist? truly ugly. hagan
ran a rebuttal ad that smacked her down nicely.

your pal,
blake

blake murphy wrote:
> On 05 Nov 2008 23:08:46 GMT, Michael "Dog3" wrote:

>> The Dole/Hagan race in NC
>> was pretty ugly too. Dole lost that one.

> did you see dole's ad implying hagen was an atheist? truly ugly.
> hagan ran a rebuttal ad that smacked her down nicely.

That was *nasty* ... There is no God, There is no God!
It was creepy as hell. Turns out the woman is a Sunday
school teacher, no less. Not that it matters.

Did Elizabeth Dole see the ad before it aired? Wow, what
a colossal misstep. Embarrassing for her.

nancy

blake murphy wrote:
> On Wed, 5 Nov 2008 12:16:47 -0500, Nancy Young wrote:
>
>
>>blake murphy wrote:
>>
>>>On Wed, 5 Nov 2008 08:17:29 -0500, Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>>>>I waited until 10am so that the people who work could get
>>>>their vote in. Not only for their sake, but I always go anywhere
>>>>when I think the wait will be the shortest.
>>
>>>one of the absolute blessings of being retired is being able to
>>>schedule things when most poor schlubs are at work.
>>
>>I was that schlub for years, I get it. I don't have to gum
>>up the works when people have places to be and things
>>to do.
>>
>>nancy
>
>
> it works out for everybody. you don't deal with crowds; you're not there
> gumming up the works when people go because that's the only time they can.

Our grocery store has a few tables and chairs over between the deli and
the salad bar, where you can sit down and eat a sandwich or whatever.
Very convenient if you're going grocery shopping, especially with little
kids. Put some food in their bellies and it cuts down on the whining
for junky treats.

But some suits from local businesses discovered it and decided it was
the ideal place to grab a quick meal, pop open the lap top, maybe return
a few phone calls, and they'd hog the tables. The moms would share
tables if it was busy. Not these guys. They'd spread out. Like it was
freakin' Starbucks or something.

Now, my kids were well past the "coming to the store with Mama" stage,
so I missed out on this particular wrangle, but a friend who works at
the store told me that the suits had been looking daggers at moms with
noisy kids, and one of them had the audacity to complain to the manager.

The manager was really cool about it. He told the guy, "Listen Buster,
this is a grocery store. These women are here every week and they spend
hundreds of dollars. If you want to take your $5 sandwich money
someplace else, knock yourself out. This is *their* place."

In article >,
Kathleen > wrote:

> Our grocery store has a few tables and chairs over between the deli and
> the salad bar, where you can sit down and eat a sandwich or whatever.
> Very convenient if you're going grocery shopping, especially with little
> kids. Put some food in their bellies and it cuts down on the whining
> for junky treats.
>
> But some suits from local businesses discovered it and decided it was
> the ideal place to grab a quick meal, pop open the lap top, maybe return
> a few phone calls, and they'd hog the tables. The moms would share
> tables if it was busy. Not these guys. They'd spread out. Like it was
> freakin' Starbucks or something.
>
> Now, my kids were well past the "coming to the store with Mama" stage,
> so I missed out on this particular wrangle, but a friend who works at
> the store told me that the suits had been looking daggers at moms with
> noisy kids, and one of them had the audacity to complain to the manager.
>
> The manager was really cool about it. He told the guy, "Listen Buster,
> this is a grocery store. These women are here every week and they spend
> hundreds of dollars. If you want to take your $5 sandwich money
> someplace else, knock yourself out. This is *their* place."

I'm so glad to hear that. :-) Grocery stores are NOT restaurants!
--
Peace! Om

"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> blake murphy wrote:
>> On 05 Nov 2008 23:08:46 GMT, Michael "Dog3" wrote:
>
>>> The Dole/Hagan race in NC
>>> was pretty ugly too. Dole lost that one.
>
>> did you see dole's ad implying hagen was an atheist? truly ugly. hagan
>> ran a rebuttal ad that smacked her down nicely.
>
> That was *nasty* ... There is no God, There is no God!
> It was creepy as hell. Turns out the woman is a Sunday
> school teacher, no less. Not that it matters.
> Did Elizabeth Dole see the ad before it aired? Wow, what
> a colossal misstep. Embarrassing for her.
>

Elizabeth Dole heartily approved of the ad, so much that she had another
sent out reaffirming it. I loved seeing her lose.

On Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:42:04 -0600, Kathleen
> wrote:

>The manager was really cool about it. He told the guy, "Listen Buster,
>this is a grocery store. These women are here every week and they spend
>hundreds of dollars. If you want to take your $5 sandwich money
>someplace else, knock yourself out. This is *their* place."

WOW! Wow because the deli section was taken over by "the suits" and
Wow that the store manager stood up to them.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

On Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:07:00 -0600, Omelet >
wrote:

>I'm so glad to hear that. :-) Grocery stores are NOT restaurants!

More importantly, they aren't chain coffee shops.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

In article >,
sf > wrote:

> On Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:07:00 -0600, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
> >I'm so glad to hear that. :-) Grocery stores are NOT restaurants!
>
> More importantly, they aren't chain coffee shops.

Indeed...
--
Peace! Om

"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama

sf wrote:

> On Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:42:04 -0600, Kathleen
> > wrote:
>
>
>>The manager was really cool about it. He told the guy, "Listen Buster,
>>this is a grocery store. These women are here every week and they spend
>>hundreds of dollars. If you want to take your $5 sandwich money
>>someplace else, knock yourself out. This is *their* place."
>
>
> WOW! Wow because the deli section was taken over by "the suits" and
> Wow that the store manager stood up to them.

It is a nice place to eat, and cheap and fast, too, compared to a
restaurant. You can get a sandwich, or something hot from the deli -
mac-and-cheese, or fried chicken are popular with the little kids, and
on Thursdays they have chicken livers, but you could also get a slice of
quiche, or a stuffed salmon filet or a couple skewers of chicken sate
with peanut sauce (those kind of things are pre-cooked), and if you ask
they'll give you a paper plate and napkins so you could heat them up in
the microwave they have there for on-site consumption. Or make yourself
a salad with whatever you wanted on it, and they have tea and bottled
and fountain sodas.

It's a little gem, and within a 5 minute walk for the suits. And nobody
would have said one word to those guys if the one dude hadn't let his
sense of entitlement get the best of him.

On Thu, 6 Nov 2008 11:21:42 -0500, Nancy Young wrote:

> blake murphy wrote:
>> On 05 Nov 2008 23:08:46 GMT, Michael "Dog3" wrote:
>
>>> The Dole/Hagan race in NC
>>> was pretty ugly too. Dole lost that one.
>
>> did you see dole's ad implying hagen was an atheist? truly ugly.
>> hagan ran a rebuttal ad that smacked her down nicely.
>
> That was *nasty* ... There is no God, There is no God!
> It was creepy as hell. Turns out the woman is a Sunday
> school teacher, no less. Not that it matters.
>
> Did Elizabeth Dole see the ad before it aired? Wow, what
> a colossal misstep. Embarrassing for her.
>
> nancy

me, i like atheists, i am one. but i can see it wouldn't fly down there.

there were accounts saying she'd been in n.c. a *total* of something like
thirteen times since the last election. apparently the people down there
wised up.

your pal,
blake

On Thu, 6 Nov 2008 12:12:30 -0500, cybercat wrote:

> "Nancy Young" > wrote in message
> ...
>> blake murphy wrote:
>>> On 05 Nov 2008 23:08:46 GMT, Michael "Dog3" wrote:
>>
>>>> The Dole/Hagan race in NC
>>>> was pretty ugly too. Dole lost that one.
>>
>>> did you see dole's ad implying hagen was an atheist? truly ugly. hagan
>>> ran a rebuttal ad that smacked her down nicely.
>>
>> That was *nasty* ... There is no God, There is no God!
>> It was creepy as hell. Turns out the woman is a Sunday
>> school teacher, no less. Not that it matters.
>> Did Elizabeth Dole see the ad before it aired? Wow, what
>> a colossal misstep. Embarrassing for her.
>>
>
> Elizabeth Dole heartily approved of the ad, so much that she had another
> sent out reaffirming it. I loved seeing her lose.

too bad mitch mcconnell didn't end up biting the big one also. can't have
everything, i guess.

your pal,
blake

On 06 Nov 2008 18:39:06 GMT, Michael "Dog3" wrote:

> "Nancy Young" > news:xQEQk.8726$i%.7463
> @newsfe25.ams2: in rec.food.cooking
>
>> Did Elizabeth Dole see the ad before it aired? Wow, what
>> a colossal misstep. Embarrassing for her.
>
> I don't think it is possible to embarrass her.
>
> Michael

bob dole doesn't like to hear you say things like that. bob dole takes
offense.

your pal,
bob

On Fri, 07 Nov 2008 08:08:22 -0600, Kathleen wrote:

> sf wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:42:04 -0600, Kathleen
>> > wrote:
>>
>>
>>>The manager was really cool about it. He told the guy, "Listen Buster,
>>>this is a grocery store. These women are here every week and they spend
>>>hundreds of dollars. If you want to take your $5 sandwich money
>>>someplace else, knock yourself out. This is *their* place."
>>
>>
>> WOW! Wow because the deli section was taken over by "the suits" and
>> Wow that the store manager stood up to them.
>
> It is a nice place to eat, and cheap and fast, too, compared to a
> restaurant. You can get a sandwich, or something hot from the deli -
> mac-and-cheese, or fried chicken are popular with the little kids, and
> on Thursdays they have chicken livers, but you could also get a slice of
> quiche, or a stuffed salmon filet or a couple skewers of chicken sate
> with peanut sauce (those kind of things are pre-cooked), and if you ask
> they'll give you a paper plate and napkins so you could heat them up in
> the microwave they have there for on-site consumption. Or make yourself
> a salad with whatever you wanted on it, and they have tea and bottled
> and fountain sodas.
>
> It's a little gem, and within a 5 minute walk for the suits. And nobody
> would have said one word to those guys if the one dude hadn't let his
> sense of entitlement get the best of him.

'entitlement' being the key word here. i bet mr. suit was flabbergasted to
be 'talked to that way.'

your pal,
blake

On Wed, 5 Nov 2008 12:16:47 -0500, "Nancy Young"
> wrote:

>blake murphy wrote:
>> On Wed, 5 Nov 2008 08:17:29 -0500, Nancy Young wrote:
>
>>> I waited until 10am so that the people who work could get
>>> their vote in. Not only for their sake, but I always go anywhere
>>> when I think the wait will be the shortest.
>
>> one of the absolute blessings of being retired is being able to
>> schedule things when most poor schlubs are at work.
>
>I was that schlub for years, I get it. I don't have to gum
>up the works when people have places to be and things
>to do.

That's very courteous and reasonable of you Nancy. I've been very
annoyed many times at 6:30 am standing in line at a gas station behind
some idiot with a list of lottery ticket choices that takes 5 minutes
to process. And they stand there and try to organize what they've
bought clueless to the fact that the line has grown out the door.
Assholes could have waited until after 9 and it would be fine.

Lou

blake murphy wrote:

> On Fri, 07 Nov 2008 08:08:22 -0600, Kathleen wrote:
>
>
>>sf wrote:
>>
>>
>>>On Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:42:04 -0600, Kathleen
> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>The manager was really cool about it. He told the guy, "Listen Buster,
>>>>this is a grocery store. These women are here every week and they spend
>>>>hundreds of dollars. If you want to take your $5 sandwich money
>>>>someplace else, knock yourself out. This is *their* place."
>>>
>>>
>>>WOW! Wow because the deli section was taken over by "the suits" and
>>>Wow that the store manager stood up to them.
>>
>>It is a nice place to eat, and cheap and fast, too, compared to a
>>restaurant. You can get a sandwich, or something hot from the deli -
>>mac-and-cheese, or fried chicken are popular with the little kids, and
>>on Thursdays they have chicken livers, but you could also get a slice of
>>quiche, or a stuffed salmon filet or a couple skewers of chicken sate
>>with peanut sauce (those kind of things are pre-cooked), and if you ask
>>they'll give you a paper plate and napkins so you could heat them up in
>>the microwave they have there for on-site consumption. Or make yourself
>>a salad with whatever you wanted on it, and they have tea and bottled
>>and fountain sodas.
>>
>>It's a little gem, and within a 5 minute walk for the suits. And nobody
>>would have said one word to those guys if the one dude hadn't let his
>>sense of entitlement get the best of him.
>
>
> 'entitlement' being the key word here. i bet mr. suit was flabbergasted to
> be 'talked to that way.'

No doubt.

I know if I'd been there, I'd have needed to go up to the counter and
ask for a bigger spoon to fully enjoy that particular side dish.

"blake murphy" > wrote in message
. ..
> On Thu, 6 Nov 2008 11:21:42 -0500, Nancy Young wrote:
>
>> blake murphy wrote:
>>> On 05 Nov 2008 23:08:46 GMT, Michael "Dog3" wrote:
>>
>>>> The Dole/Hagan race in NC
>>>> was pretty ugly too. Dole lost that one.
>>
>>> did you see dole's ad implying hagen was an atheist? truly ugly.
>>> hagan ran a rebuttal ad that smacked her down nicely.
>>
>> That was *nasty* ... There is no God, There is no God!
>> It was creepy as hell. Turns out the woman is a Sunday
>> school teacher, no less. Not that it matters.
>>
>> Did Elizabeth Dole see the ad before it aired? Wow, what
>> a colossal misstep. Embarrassing for her.
>>
>> nancy
>
> me, i like atheists, i am one. but i can see it wouldn't fly down there.
>
> there were accounts saying she'd been in n.c. a *total* of something like
> thirteen times since the last election. apparently the people down there
> wised up.
>

Speaking as someone who has lived in NC for twenty years now, it is
completely AMAZING that we booted Dole AND elected Obama. It must be a score
of years since NC voted a democrat into the white house. The county I live
in always votes dem--it's full of college students and professors and state
workers. But NC is largely rural. Between the fix 8 years of Bush has left
us in, and Dole's sickening ads, she was just begging to be tossed out. It
seems they actually CAN go too far.

I think what really cinched it is the fact that the economy tanked AND most
Americans are pro-choice. I know people who have voted for many years on the
single issue of abortion rights--meaning, anyone who wanted to outlaw
abortion got their vote. There are enough of these people in NC to give us
republicans everywhere during good economic times, but apparently not bad
ones. Thank God. (I am not an atheist but would defend your right to be one
the same as I defend my right to believe what I want to believe--and I do
believe in the firm separation of church and state, and that we not only
cannot, but should not, attempt to legislate morality.