Comments by severalspeciesof

501. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #267114 by severalspeciesof on October 20, 2008 at 8:27 am

...ahhh, fixed...

502. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #267107 by severalspeciesof on October 20, 2008 at 8:17 am

....that may be the dumbest thing I've ever said...

503. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #267106 by severalspeciesof on October 20, 2008 at 8:16 am

Must I invoke the spirit of Sarah?...

504. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #267105 by severalspeciesof on October 20, 2008 at 8:15 am

***more crickets chirping***

505. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #267104 by severalspeciesof on October 20, 2008 at 8:15 am

...What's wrong here, need I extend my claws?....

506. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #267102 by severalspeciesof on October 20, 2008 at 8:14 am

***crickets chirping***

507. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #267051 by severalspeciesof on October 20, 2008 at 6:43 am

Looking good here, 'bout 500 posts since last here. Very commendable, and it even looks like much is still on topic...a plus!

Interesting to see Powell endorse Obama.

DP, what's your take on that, just curious is all (it's a cat thing you know)

508. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #265829 by severalspeciesof on October 17, 2008 at 10:40 am

Have a good weekend everyone!!

509. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #265825 by severalspeciesof on October 17, 2008 at 10:36 am

Less than 2940 to go,

I must leave for now...

Tezcatilpoca & Gregg (Quetz too if he ever gets back here from that OTHER thread, geeshh!!),

Continue the mission...

Any and all other minions are clearly welcomed...

purrrr

510. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #265817 by severalspeciesof on October 17, 2008 at 10:29 am

Al,

After reading this (from the link Hawt4dawk posted):

Pit bulls are strong, energetic, agile, and powerful dogs. They are also very resourceful and driven. Determination is one of their most notable traits. Whatever they set out to do, they put their heart and soul into it...Whether it is escaping an inadequately fenced yard to go explore the neighborhood, destroying your new couch when left home alone, or climbing into your lap to shower you with kisses! They just don't give up easily.

A pitbull could be a good match... except for the kissing part ;-)

511. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #265804 by severalspeciesof on October 17, 2008 at 10:15 am

I want a pit bull (but I am flexible on this), but I live in an apartment. Does anyone have any advice for me?

Get a cat...

512. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #265798 by severalspeciesof on October 17, 2008 at 10:07 am

I'm getting a bit tired of the implication that Skylark is the only feline deity known to this thread. I happen to live with and worship the great queen Margret-Elizabeth Townsend (affectionately known as Maggie). She is of the snow-shoe Seal Point Siamese (very much like the top right photo found here ) pantheon and, on her behalf, I ask for equal observance from this group.

Equal observance is granted...

Equal only because Maggie invoked the reappearance of DP not three minutes after the mention of her (Edit: Maggie's) name. Well done!

513. ''Religulous' Is Brilliant, Incendiary

Comment #265789 by severalspeciesof on October 17, 2008 at 9:54 am

The movie was god-awful. Bill Maher has succeeded in making the ONE thing MORE ridiculous and reprehensible than the Abrahamic religions.

Didn't even know that would be possible...

How so? Just curious...

514. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #265788 by severalspeciesof on October 17, 2008 at 9:51 am

Tezcatlipoca,

Shame on you... You've gotten Skylark's mind off of his mandate here, and is now starting to drool over that list of foods you mentioned.

515. [UPDATED] Richard Dawkins on Harun Yahya's Atlas of Creation

Comment #265780 by severalspeciesof on October 17, 2008 at 9:30 am

Al,

So I'll bite...

1. Making stuff up.
2. Misspelling words... Oh wait, not that... since that would make daabbah et. al. human...

516. [UPDATED] Richard Dawkins on Harun Yahya's Atlas of Creation

Comment #265773 by severalspeciesof on October 17, 2008 at 9:19 am

Name one thing, a practice, habit, anything, that humans do across all cultures that some animals don't do. My bet, you cannot find ONE.

Can we find TWO?

517. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #265764 by severalspeciesof on October 17, 2008 at 9:07 am

Tezcatlipoca,

Skylark is his own avatar, Bast is nothing in his eyes...

[Edit: and neither is Sparta...]

518. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #265750 by severalspeciesof on October 17, 2008 at 8:56 am

Quetz,

Un be knownst to you, there is no preparation needed in granting of divine favour...
Skylark willed it...

519. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #265744 by severalspeciesof on October 17, 2008 at 8:52 am

al-rawandi,

Skylark has very long hair, disguising his svelte muscular body, trained to pounce at a moment's notice...

So no need to question... ;-)

520. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #265738 by severalspeciesof on October 17, 2008 at 8:48 am

Halloween is in the air...

521. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #265735 by severalspeciesof on October 17, 2008 at 8:46 am

Hawt4dawk,

Yes, along with Tezcatlipoca, I have willed it so. And I now see that Caudimordax has joined in... well done Caudi...

Now if Quetz will join us as well...

purrrrrrrrrrrrr...

522. [UPDATED] Richard Dawkins on Harun Yahya's Atlas of Creation

Comment #265710 by severalspeciesof on October 17, 2008 at 8:26 am

Comment #265706 by Steve Zara

I am just thinking that "what are you afraid of?" may be an interesting addition to our armoury. We may even get an honest answer sometime!

Indeed! That very question, "what are you afraid of?" seems to be the fuel that religions use. This would then be a 'fight fire with fire' type of scenario.

523. [UPDATED] Richard Dawkins on Harun Yahya's Atlas of Creation

Comment #265702 by severalspeciesof on October 17, 2008 at 8:10 am

Hmmm... this daabbah thing reminds me of mjr1007 on the fanatical atheists thread, but with 99% less intelligence behind it.

[edit: make that no intelligence behind it]

524. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #265275 by severalspeciesof on October 16, 2008 at 10:49 am

Nice resuscitation on this thread, over 90 posts in around 4 hours. Thanks Steve for the jump start in comment #6790 (or around there anyway).

Gotta go now, keep the kitty happy...

though he IS serious about being promoted to god status via the constitution... (you're welcome Hungarian)

525. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #265243 by severalspeciesof on October 16, 2008 at 9:36 am

Comment #265236 by hungarianelephant

So do we all get to make up our own versions of the US Constitution now?

This could be fun.

My part:

Article 5389
Section 8-3b
"Whereas all felines from hence forth be elevated to god status"

526. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #265231 by severalspeciesof on October 16, 2008 at 9:24 am

I am exploring the strange reality of Palin supporters.

Be careful there Steve...

527. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #265223 by severalspeciesof on October 16, 2008 at 9:13 am

TWP,

Morning to you too!

Hmm that might seem like I was attacking you but I wasn't. I just meant it should be so obvious to everyone that it doesn't take a financial guru to bring it up.

I knew it wasn't an attack, but Skylark... well he did have his claws extended!!! :-)

528. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #265216 by severalspeciesof on October 16, 2008 at 9:03 am

Ah Steve,

Police and fire dept: Again, government has to protect its citizens and uphold the law. But every person is on there own when it comes to the pursuit of happiness.

Excuse me. Could you please point out where it mentions protection from fire in the constitution?

You nit picker you... ;-)

529. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #265200 by severalspeciesof on October 16, 2008 at 8:36 am

Apparently Joe the Plumber (Joe Wurzelbacher of Cincinnati)may be related to Robert Wurzelbacher (of Cincinnati) the son in law of Charles Keating.

Smell the irony...

(I know, I know, irony may be an inappropriate term here, but a better term escapes me...)

530. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #265197 by severalspeciesof on October 16, 2008 at 8:32 am

Let's see: 15% of $40,000 = 6,000 per year in tax, leaving 34,000.

Hmmm: 25% of $200,000 = $50,000, leaving $150,000.

Fuck, who would you rather be. Let's bump your tax rate up to 30%. You still have $140,000 after tax. I hope I could live on that!

That's a great point. I remember that being put forward by some financial guru (can't remember her name) when someone asked worriedly about being in a higher tax bracket. Her response was "That means you are making MORE money. Isn't that a good thing?"

531. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #265183 by severalspeciesof on October 16, 2008 at 8:21 am

Only 19 more days to go...

532. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #265169 by severalspeciesof on October 16, 2008 at 7:59 am

Comment #265168 by Gregg Townsend

Bravo! Bravo!

*scampers from the incoming projectile known as a soap box*

533. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #265161 by severalspeciesof on October 16, 2008 at 7:14 am

6792. Comment #265154 by root2squared

Watch the fox news video at the end in this link

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/15/who-won-the-last-debate-o_n_135066.html

Would this classify as dogma?

I would classify it as desperation, or "Palinspeak"

(As mentioned in the video) I thought it was an odd thing for Obama to say that McCain would be another 8 years of the Bush administration policies. 8 Years?

[EDIT: reversed statements for clarity]

...Those kitty claws must have done the trick ;-)

534. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #265148 by severalspeciesof on October 16, 2008 at 6:34 am

Tezcatlipoca,

3209 posts to go...

Just helping to keep this on life support, no resurrection needed, only resuscitation...

*places paws on chest... push... push... push...*

*Starts the cat kneading thing, claws outstretched*

(thanks for dropping in Steve and trying the resuscitation thing)

535. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #264860 by severalspeciesof on October 15, 2008 at 10:16 am

Caudimordax,

Forget the cost of the coffee, I'll think of it as being worth the laughs...

Gotta go now!

536. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #264859 by severalspeciesof on October 15, 2008 at 10:14 am

The Dino is still there... at least it was just two minutes ago.

537. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #264839 by severalspeciesof on October 15, 2008 at 9:36 am

Caudimordax,

You got money you can lend me to replace my cup of coffee that I just spilled looking at the link you provided?

That's 10 on my dark humour meter!!!

538. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #264836 by severalspeciesof on October 15, 2008 at 9:29 am

Tezcatlipoca,

Eeeewww.... thanks for the vision, don't know whether to cry or (the dark humour creeps in...) laugh...

eeewww... he he he... eeewww... he he he...

539. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #264828 by severalspeciesof on October 15, 2008 at 9:19 am

Hawt4dawk,

Absolutely lovable pictures, thanks.

hehehe, just realized the mistake I made referencing Professor Dawkins. He didn't stop by here on this thread, but other threads with him being primary had taken over the attention of our dubious collective.

540. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #264802 by severalspeciesof on October 15, 2008 at 8:31 am

Wouldn't you know...
It took news about Richard Dawkins to finally put this thread to rest, way to go Richard!

Damn, me spoke too soon!! ;-)

Hawt4dawk,

Glad to see you back for a bit, but just to let you know, if it wasn't for your lovable meerkat I'd be seriously depressed after viewing those links you gave. Keep up the good work, tis a noble thing you are doing...

Tonight's debate should prove interesting since McCain is dropping in the polls. It will be telling to see how his demeanor is. I believe it was those very things about McCain that brought Hitchens into the Obama camp

541. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #264740 by severalspeciesof on October 15, 2008 at 6:34 am

Wouldn't you know...
It took news about Richard Dawkins to finally put this thread to rest, way to go Richard!

TWP,
(if you read this sorry for the very delayed response, got called away),
Not too sure if I'd even try to put a costume on Skylark, I like my skin to be without scratches and deep puncture wounds, I'm funny that way...

542. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #264388 by severalspeciesof on October 14, 2008 at 10:30 am

TWP,

Yea, he's already discovered some of the candy, that damned cat!!!

543. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #264377 by severalspeciesof on October 14, 2008 at 10:23 am

Tezcatlipoca,,

Just another drive by with your mantra:

Only 3435 to go

544. Two new fleas are discovered!

Comment #264368 by severalspeciesof on October 14, 2008 at 9:53 am

Don't know if anyone else spotted the background of the second book with the statement "Won't Anyone Stand Up For God?"

Seems like this god entity is pretty wimpy if he needs us peons to defend it. Whatever happened to it's worldwide flood making capacities, or turning people into salt pillars...

It's getting old, that god entity, we've got it on the ropes!!!

545. Why Evolution is True

Comment #264358 by severalspeciesof on October 14, 2008 at 9:05 am

Back in my god believing days I had acquired a book written by Duane Gish titled; "Evolution: The Fossils Say No!"

Being the 'fair minded' person I seem to be, had I come across a book with this title (Why Evolution is True) back then, I might have read it and stopped that foolish thinking earlier than I did.

So the Title works for me.

[Edit: added: 'Why Evolution is True' for clarity]

546. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #263963 by severalspeciesof on October 13, 2008 at 12:25 pm

Comment #263957 by Gregg Townsend

That's good advice, I think I'll do the same.

547. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #263962 by severalspeciesof on October 13, 2008 at 12:23 pm

Hmmm,

The inability to distinguish between smearing; using language to inflame, and that of reality based language, i.e. replace "relationship" with "association" or "hanging out with" with "knows of" speaks of desperation. This bodes well for Obama.

548. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #263938 by severalspeciesof on October 13, 2008 at 11:24 am

Ugggh,

DP, you just don't get it. Working on legislation and being on the same board does not qualify as 'hanging out with'. Don't you underdstand colloquial english like Ms. Palin does? Oh wait, you do, that's why the smear with the language 'hanging out with'.

549. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #263934 by severalspeciesof on October 13, 2008 at 11:19 am

TWP,
Just call me dense on that one, yea, I saw Alien (one of my faves) but forgot about John Hurt.

550. Palin: average isn't good enough

Comment #263929 by severalspeciesof on October 13, 2008 at 11:00 am

TWP,

But I truly DO believe you're a person, unless you've been holding out on us! ;-)