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I have intentionally overpaid a bill by $0.01, just so the company that hacked me off needs to pay for sending me a statement.
I also do this with parking tickets, to drive the bean counters crazy. On second thought, maybe I should short them the cost of postage.
Posted by: Aaron at January 12, 2007 02:29 PM (udDuY)
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The $0.002 is intentional. Thanks to Adam Lawson for the explanation. The linkage is here.
Basically, it's their billing rate per kilobyte in Canada for cell phone data usage. The trouble is that they tell folks it's .002 cents and then bill people .002 dollars, which jacks up their bill by a factor of 100.
So which is it, Senator?
Barbara Boxer and her ilk have gotten where they are by pushing a simple mantra: Women are Equal to men. Women should push through the glass ceiling. Women have the right to have a successful career.
Evidently this is no longer good enough: in attacking Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice yesterday, Senator Boxer said,
"Who pays the price?" Boxer repeatedly demanded. "You're not going to pay a particular price, as I understand it, with an immediate family."
Yeah, so because Condi focused her life on a remarkable career and chose to make that a priority over marrying and having children she has no right to ask other people's children to sacrifice themselves for our country? Give me a fucking break.
No wonder American women are conflicted. We now MUST be superwoman. We can't be an important part of the political discourse of this country unless we're wives and mothers, evidently.
Ironic turn of events, no? 100 years ago wives and mothers were thought to be the least fit to have a political opinion. Now, according to Mrs. Boxer, the only women fit to make political decisions are wives and mothers.
And I guess this distinction even includes lesbians, since the democrat agenda is for them to be able to marry legally, and science makes it possible for any woman to have a baby without a man in the picture.
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Kav
Under any circumstance, do you think Babs would have trotted out this moral authority as a breeder with any MALE official?
Posted by: Darleen at January 12, 2007 09:31 AM (x/ea7)
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I'm glad I'm not the only one outraged by her comments!
Darleen is right. Boxer never would have floated this to a man. That dog wouldn't hunt. It is splashy and bitchy, and most unfortunately, not helpful to women.
Basically, it was a last ditch effort. They can't touch her on anything else, so they have to conjure images of the saintly suffering of Cindy Sheehan, the very model of a modern mother. The perfection we should all strive for, as soon as we get Wally and the Beav on the bus, that is...
Posted by: Phoenix at January 12, 2007 09:37 AM (4N2f4)
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Bravo! It a chickenshit thing for her to even imply - let alone say...
Posted by: Richmond at January 12, 2007 01:28 PM (e8QFP)
In case you didn't already KNOW that PETA sucks
They refuse to help the poor stranded cattle who are starving to death after the CO snowstorms last week (from here, but you have to scroll way down):
"For those of you who have been living in total isolation the past few weeks, Colorado has been hit with some serious snowstorms. WeÂ’re talking serious as even the Rocky Mountain veterans are unable to move around.
The last blast of storms left an estimated 340,000 cows and steers stranded by snowstorms, unable to get to food. The storms have been major enough that the Colorado National Guard has been frantically trying to get food to ranchers, but havenÂ’t been able to do much more than airlift in hay bales and hope for the best.
Enter a couple of Colorado morning-radio folks named Rick Lewis and (IÂ’m not making this up) Michael Floorwax. They called PETA, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, and asked them if the group would help feed and rescue the stranded animals.
PETA spokesperson Reannon Peterson didn’t just say no, she explained that, since the animals were probably going to “wind up on somebody’s plate in six months” helping them probably “wasn’t really the most noble cause.”
She went on to rationalize that the wild animals - the same ones PETA wants hunters to leave alone - also weren’t going to get PETA help (funds). “It’s an act of God,” she explained, “there’s really nothing to be done.”
It gets better. Colorado Governor Bill Owens steps in with both guns blazing.
Read the rest in the extended, including links to the PETA idiot and the Governor's response.
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You'll get no complaints from me. I can't stand PETA, either. If it'll make them happy, I'll eat every cat and squirrel I flatten on the way to work. Mmmmmm, kitty frisbee...
Posted by: Thomas Warlock at January 08, 2007 09:22 PM (iE++z)
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PETA doesn't bother me, they have the right to their beliefs. I think they are idiots and go about it the wrong way, but hey it's their time.
This I must laugh at. This completely goes against what they stand for.
Posted by: Contagion at January 09, 2007 04:21 PM (MsT2U)
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I tried really hard to comment last night... comment spam sucks!
PETA are idiots. Once someone claims association with PETA I give their IQ a 50% drop from what I thought it might be.
Posted by: Teresa at January 09, 2007 05:57 PM (gsbs5)
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I have known for years PETA has no concept of what they say they stand for and what they do. Similar to Teresa, if someone claims association with PETA, I give their IQ a drop and usually walk away.
Posted by: vw bug at January 11, 2007 12:16 PM (OBsVv)
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And here I was just feeling sorry for myself for quitting grad school when maybe science was my One True Calling. Thank you so much for making all the horrible memories come rushing back, so I could once again be happy I got the hell out of there.
Posted by: silvermine at January 09, 2007 02:56 PM (Mk189)
I have the MOST CREATIVE adopted Blog-Sibs EVAH
Especially when it comes to dealing with the Proselytizing Posses of the world.
First, it was Mrs. Who with her tale of Jehovah's Witness Frightening, now adopted Blog-Bro Contagion shares the tale of a fed-up and pissed-off Aussie who garnered a little revenge on the Mormon Bicycle Gang:
Also....
In anticipation of today's Friday F*ck Off, here's a list of people I'd like to tell to F*ck off:
LA Drivers Leftards who let power go to their heads Feminists People who pick on the weak assholes who don't pay their child support People who slam their siblings in public People who don't pick up their dog poo Egomaniacs Incompetents Cashiers who don't know how to use their registers Target jackass house guests who complain for a week. About EVERYTHING Litterbugs Fucktards who drive SLLLLLOW in the left lane. Especially on the Arroyo Parkway. cagastro and pals that little ronery North Korean fuck, too TV network executives Sales tax Stuffed shirt bureaucrats telemarketers the replacement mailman idiots who wash their sidewalks. Talk about wasting water. Fuckers. This is CA. dook basketball Nick Saban Dan LeBatard. Where the Fuck is Wilbon, goddammit?? the NIH study section who told me that they love my science and acknowledge that I have the expertise to do the work, but they don't think I have enough experience. Ads on the delete screen on the TiVo. WTF is that about? I pay enough for the fucking service as it is. Sorority Chicklets The Girls Gone Wild guy. And all the little sluts on those videos too. Cheap much? vegan evangelists enviroNazis Clueless fucks who think that if they keep those Kerry/ Edwards bumper stickers on, that they can live in denial that the election is over. John Kerry John Edwards sheeple who actually believe the media in all instances without question and did I mention fucking stupid LA drivers?
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A little tense?
(BTW, I went through journalism school and worked on the school newspaper with Dan LeBatard. Super nice guy and very talented as a writer. I have no beef with him.)
Posted by: rSM at January 05, 2007 04:12 AM (IyNwh)
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Wow. Glad you didn't add people who ask for the same thing 2 or 3 times... or is that included under 'incompetents'? GRIN. Hope your year is starting to look better now.
Posted by: vw bug at January 05, 2007 05:54 AM (5wNak)
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**chuckling softly to myself, hoping CTG doesn't overhear and tell me to eff off!**
Posted by: wRitErsbLock at January 05, 2007 06:14 AM (MwQOF)
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Excellent list - just excellent. I love this one best:
"that little ronery North Korean fuck, too"
Well put ROFLMAO.
Posted by: Teresa at January 05, 2007 07:38 AM (gsbs5)
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This list is great. I'll throw in my hat to L.A. drivers as well. For all the time people in this city have to actually spend driving, you'd think they'd eventually get good at it, let alone just plain competent. Nope. It's amazing. L.A. drivers when it rains? Forget about it. That's a f@#$ off long enough to fill a book.
Posted by: Emily at January 05, 2007 08:01 AM (lXDk3)
Posted by: Christina at January 05, 2007 10:36 AM (NUhQR)
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I like your style. :-) I actually feel better just having read that... Thanks.
Posted by: Richmond at January 05, 2007 02:28 PM (e8QFP)
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Impressive list!
Wash the sidewalks?! Some people have waaaay too much time on their hands.
Posted by: Marie at January 05, 2007 07:03 PM (keaCm)
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LA Drivers - I don't live there...
Leftards who let power go to their heads - who?
Feminists - no comment
People who pick on the weak - but they're so much fun...
assholes who don't pay their child support - I do, so I'm safe
People who slam their siblings in public - they're idiots, and deserve to be outed
People who don't pick up their dog poo - one more reason to NOT have pets
Egomaniacs - such as me?
Incompetents - such as my family?
Cashiers who don't know how to use their registers - ha! that's classic
Target - I just shopped there today, but only because I got a gift card from my boss
jackass house guests who complain for a week About EVERYTHING - kick them out and don't allow them to call a taxi...
Litterbugs - damn straight
Fucktards who drive SLLLLLOW in the left lane, Especially on the Arroyo Parkway. - slow drivers should have their license revoked
cagastro and pals - who?
that little ronery North Korean fuck, too - um...
TV network executives - I don't watch television, so....
Sales tax - agreed
Stuffed shirt bureaucrats - hell yeah!
telemarketers - click
the replacement mailman - going postal rocks!
idiots who wash their sidewalks. Talk about wasting water. Fuckers. This is CA. - I live in the middle of nowhere... no sidewalks (I miss the city)
dook basketball - what?
Nick Saban - who?
Dan LeBatard. Where the Fuck is Wilbon, goddammit?? - who and who?
the NIH study section who told me that they love my science and acknowledge that I have the expertise to do the work, but they don't think I have enough experience. - can't get experience without getting a job, but can't get a job without experience; catch 22, the chicken and the egg
Ads on the delete screen on the TiVo. WTF is that about? I pay enough for the fucking service as it is. - no clue what you're talking about
Sorority Chicklets - never met one
The Girls Gone Wild guy. And all the little sluts on those videos too. Cheap much? - never saw the videos
vegan evangelists - that's a new one on me
enviroNazis - tree~huggers?
Clueless fucks who think that if they keep those Kerry/ Edwards bumper stickers on, that they can live in denial that the election is over. - who cares? Junior won...
John Kerry - I know the name, and the face, but the only thing I really know about him is that he's married to the steak sauce chick and was an idiot... second- or third-hand knowledge, at best
John Edwards - I assume from the above statement that this guy ran with Kerry.... I don't watch the news, so...
sheeple who actually believe the media in all instances without question - I know a lot of those...
and did I mention fucking stupid LA drivers? - see first answer
Posted by: Thomas Warlock at January 05, 2007 08:20 PM (kTf66)
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*smirk*
Yeah, my day went kinda like that, too.
Posted by: Mia at January 05, 2007 08:50 PM (Dlq0g)
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I have to tell you, it was very cathartic to read your list!
Posted by: Bou at January 06, 2007 06:37 AM (PQFHD)
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LA drivers?!
Heh... try navigating your way through the rush-hour circus in Midtown Manhattan.
It's common for NY drivers/cabbies to be plastered (so to speak) on the front pages of our three dailies for plowing into showroom windows and mowing pedestrians in greenmarkets down.
Posted by: Erica at January 06, 2007 03:59 PM (n1ABe)
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It's about time. I think someone is conspicuously absent from the party, though... *narrows eyes to find Osama*
Posted by: Thomas Warlock at December 29, 2006 06:43 PM (kT6aE)
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ROT IN HELL YOU FUCKTARD!
We lit sparklers to celebrate.
Posted by: wRitErsbLock at December 29, 2006 07:50 PM (0Pi1o)
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We must buy our clothes from the same high-end boutique.
My thoughts, exactly.
Posted by: Erica at December 29, 2006 09:30 PM (n1ABe)
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I was a soldier in the latter days of Reagan's Army, and have known the name Saddam Hussein for over 16 years. I loathe the man, and feel some comfort in his just execution, just as I felt glee when the 4th Infantry captured him that wonderful December day, 2003.
Justice is harsh. But necessary. I need a drink.
Posted by: PaleoMedic at December 29, 2006 10:01 PM (GRpJ1)
Mother Mary protect us...
It seems St. Joseph isn't the only statue with a useful place around the house. Drop in at Mrs_Who's new digs and read how a statue of the Holy Mother helps out around the house!
Lumberjack Down
J.R. Salzman, the blogger behind Lumberjack in a Desert has been wounded in Iraq by an IED.
"it is hard for me to tell you all this but i was hurt by an ied here. my right arm has been amputated below the elbow, my left has four working fingers. my legs are fine so l can still logroll! i am on my way to the hospital in germany, then back to the states for more care. i am in high spirits. i am going to be ok, but i will have a long road to recovery. please remember me in your prayers, as well as those who were injured with me. i will let you know more as time passes."
I never read J.R.'s blog before today, in fact I never knew about it, but I'm a big fan of his from the Great Outdoor Games. I knew he looked familiar.
J.R. in full battle gear
The Good news is that J.R. is already at Walter Reed, doing the every-other-day surgery thing until the doctors can get his wounds healing appropriately. His wife and parents are with him.
The Better news is that TheUsualSuspects are already at work getting JR a Valour-IT laptop so that he can continue to communicate with the world at large.
Please keep J.R. and his family, and all the men who were wounded with him and their families in your thoughts and prayers
Yep. Pretty Much
Anyone who was part of one of the AIDS debates at DW knows this one is true:
My Peculiar Aristocratic Title is: Her Eminence the Very Viscountess Caltechgirl the Sophisticated of Wallop upon Deane Get your Peculiar Aristocratic Title
Posted by: vw bug at December 21, 2006 02:58 PM (ZbLU8)
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Merry Christmas to you and your family.
OH and one little thing to add. I am tagging you for a fun thing if you would like to do it. It is a Christmas MEME.
http://www.theodoresworld.net/archives/2006/12/christmas_meme.html
It was my first time to be tagged so you are also the first person I am tagging too. heh heh
Thank you for your friendship, it is an honor to know you!
Posted by: Wild Thing at December 24, 2006 01:58 AM (tj1zH)
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.. Merry Christmas, ma'am.... and thank you for the wonderful card....
Posted by: Eric at December 24, 2006 04:59 AM (NlzwQ)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Have you stopped by to check out the newest member of the Bad Example Bunch? It's Bitterroot, also known as =HC=, husband of my blog sis Mrs_Who.
And he's got a great story to tell about their Golden Retriever.....
"...Mothers can tell what every different nuance in a baby's cry means. I've never understood that. But I can understand my dog.
I can tell the difference between a cat in the parkbark, a strange dogs are in my yard! bark, and even a neighbor girl and her boyfriend are talking/making-out in her driveway bark. There's also the strangers walking past the yard bark, and of course the usual bored reply to the other barking dog down the street bark.
But at about 2:30 this morning, she was barking something different. It definitely wasn't a bored or cat bark - it was more insistent. She almost sounded scared. As I listened, her barking intensified - whatever it was was really unnerving her - she was already up to DefCon 2. I got up and went to the family room at the other end of the house and peered out the windows. I saw nothing. By this time, Dog is going positively ape-shit out there. Something or someone is in the yard, and it's definitely a stranger bark! I moved as quickly as I dared through the darkened house to secure my gun and flashlight. (I know, I know) They should have been in my hands before I went to investigate.) Damn! Mrs. Who or the kids - okay, maybe even *I* left the MagLite somewhere other than where it was supposed to be. Too late, I can't turn-on lights to search for it. There's no time, and I'll only handicap my own night-adjusted eyes - blinding myself and possibly even making a silhouette of myself!...."
Read the rest, and find out WHY she went to DefCon 2
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Wow - I linked here from my email and watched your "Sesame Streets" video - too funny. "You talkin' to ME? You must be talkin' to me, 'cause I'm the only one here..."
I was surprised to see just below that the name of a not-so-widely-read book that I had read some time ago which I found... intriguing.
I was even more surprised to discover that the post beneath that book title was a link to my site and my story!
Thanks!!
As for the book:
"4 yellow cars in a row made it a Black Day, which is a day when I don't speak to anyone and sit on my own reading books and don't eat my lunch and Take No Risks"
I can identify... 8-|
Posted by: Bitterroot at December 21, 2006 04:46 AM (GValb)
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Oops - I goofed my link to the book in question... for anyone interested.
(Note: It's a good way to brush-up on your prime numbers!)
Posted by: Bitterroot at December 21, 2006 04:50 AM (GValb)
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I just reAD THAT BOOK THIS YEAR, AND LOVED IT...
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Not much of a selection there. Chicken isn't my thing, and I'm not thrilled with surfers, either. My preference would be to climb into a hole until the holiday season ended, but since I can't do that... I just spend my time grumbling to myself and wrecking the cheer of those around me by pointing out that their life still sucks after the presents are opened... which puts a smile on my face. Kinda sadistic, but I enjoy it.
Posted by: Thomas Warlock at December 17, 2006 06:46 PM (uYZ26)
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I saw this the other day and I didn't have time to stop and listen, then Contagion posted it too... and I finally remembered. That is just the laugh I needed. OMG hysterical!
Posted by: Teresa at December 14, 2006 05:32 PM (gsbs5)
Thanks!!
As for the book:
"4 yellow cars in a row made it a Black Day, which is a day when I don't speak to anyone and sit on my own reading books and don't eat my lunch and Take No Risks"
I can identify... 8-|
