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1. Emerald Elixir:

Regarding the Flu Vaccine

Oct 15, 2004 - 10:39 am 2. Terrye:

People ought to check out this link. Lileks is so funny.

Oct 15, 2004 - 10:55 am 3. heather:

Now, what is this about Hummels?? I LIKE Hummels!! Long ago, I bought a Hummel – a little chimney sweep – for my mother, and I had to save up $7.00 to do so. Today, I have a whole bunch of the little rascals, inherited from Mom, and they look GREAT, so there.

If Lileks promises to provide Hummels in every cabinet, well, I personally, will move to Minnesota and vote for him (I guess by that time, illegal immigrants will be qualified to vote?? Even ones from formerly friendly Canada??)

Oct 15, 2004 - 11:01 am 4. lindenen:

Puppet Kim Jong Il collects Hummels as well you know.

Oct 15, 2004 - 11:18 am 5. Dilys:

A metaquestion here:

On an otherwise functioning computer, I have not been able to click links to get to Lileks’ site for about two weeks. Anyone else having problems? Very frustrating.

Oct 15, 2004 - 11:28 am 6. lindenen:

Off-topic:

“Voting in a corrupt society adds more corruption,” he added. “America has to commit suicide if the world is to be a better place.”

At least he’s honest about his agenda. If only other lefties could be so succint. And here’s his rebuttal. It’s hard to understand how that last sentence could be taken out of context.

Oct 15, 2004 - 11:29 am 7. gb_in_ga:

Dilys:

Nope. Not me. I get through to Lilek’s site just fine.

Oct 15, 2004 - 11:29 am 8. gb_in_ga:

lindenen:

More on that OT thing:

From his rebuttal:

“KRS said that he never intended to disrespect the memories of those who lost their lives and said that he was making a statement.”

I agree with you — It is really hard to understand how that last sentence in your first link could be taken out of context.

He said exactly that. He said that he was happy when 9-11 happened. Now, he is essentially saying that he really did say that, and meant it when he said it, but he was just making “A Statement”, hence there was no disrespect involved? Ha! What A Crock! Who’s he trying to fool, anyway? He said what he meant, and meant what he said, and is trying to retract without retraction or apology — all while trying to maintain his “Street Creds”. Bull F’ing S**T.

He makes me nauseous.

Oct 15, 2004 - 11:42 am 9. cestmoi:

Doesn’t Lileks know it’s a draft? He can’t refuse.

Oct 15, 2004 - 11:51 am 10. heather:

The Krazy Korean doesn’t collect Hummels, he collects Japanese movie actors.

If you have a nice cabinet, put a Hummel in it, at think good thoughts!

And vote for Jim Lileks in 2006!!

Oct 15, 2004 - 11:57 am 11. flenser:

RE the KRS thing, for what it’s worth.

I saw black people laughing and cheering in Manhattan on 9/11, so I know that there is a subset of the black population that does in fact feel this way.

I also know other black people who worked in the buildings. While they survived, they lost friends and colleagues. And they are now Bush supporters.

Oct 15, 2004 - 12:02 pm 12. gb_in_ga:

Heather:

But, but, but, I CAN’T vote for Lileks in ‘06 — I live in Ga! And I’m not about to move to some frozen icebox in order to do so — no disrespect intended, out there — but I consider ‘Lanta to be too cold!

Oct 15, 2004 - 12:17 pm 13. WichitaBoy:

Greetings from Minnesota!

I happen to be here today and lemme tellya, the high is 37, the clouds are gray, low, and menacing, and there’s a continuous cold drizzle.

Stay in the sunbelt.

Oct 15, 2004 - 12:40 pm 14. gb_in_ga:

WichitaBoy:

“Stay in the sunbelt.”

I Shall! I Shall!

BTW — the temp right now at Dobbins ARB, which is just a stone’s throw from here, is 63 and it’s clear. It’s supposed to get down to 43 tonight. BRRRR!

Oct 15, 2004 - 1:09 pm 15. Charlie (Colorado):

WB/GB — about 45°F and drizzly in Boulder. I think WB didn’t lose much going to MN.

Oct 15, 2004 - 1:13 pm 16. mrp:

Roger -

It’s probably just as well. Based on this article, just because a Minnesotan registers to vote, doesn’t mean the Minnesotan is registered to vote:

Excerpt:

Joshua Reed of St. Louis Park was arrested during a traffic stop for running a stop sign in late September. After determining Reed had no valid licensee, the officer searched his car and found in his trunk 323 voter cards filled out to some degree.

…

Hennepin County Attorney Amy Klobuchar said authorities are also investigating evidence that Reed had forged duplicate voter registration cards, which could mean that some people were registered multiple times.

Mr. Reed was working for ACORN.

Oct 15, 2004 - 4:06 pm 17. Buddy Larsen:

Roger, what the heck does “Hi, Mr. Peabody!” http://bullwinkle.toonzone.net/sherman.htm have to do with Senator Lileks?

Oct 15, 2004 - 4:56 pm 18. RT:

eh…. wrong sherman, i’m thinkin’.

but the more he protests, the more he complains, the more says he doesn’t want the office, the more people are gonna try and draft him.

he’s the anti-perot: complete lucid genuinely humble.

Oct 15, 2004 - 5:17 pm 19. Buddy Larsen:

Mr. Smith already went to Washington, from the land o’ lakes, in the person of the very much best-of-America persona of Norm Coleman, who finally flunked the very affable and personally sweet Comrade Mondale finally out of the electoral college. But, any law against a state having two old-fashioned ethicists? Then, if another of those archetypes, John Thune, can send Tom Thumb and the box he stands on back to the wherever they store obsolete lyin’ Wobblies, then the 50s might be breaking back out all across the Northern Tier. The 50s have been rightly smeared for some gray flannel Jim Crow Freud-ulantism, but all that stuff is gone forever, and sans all that, what were the 50s? Style, man, and zest, and clarity, and…and…my (sob) lost boyhood. Run, James, Run!

Oct 15, 2004 - 5:57 pm 20. Buddy Larsen:

and that Fedora on the previous page!

Oct 15, 2004 - 6:01 pm 21. Silicon valley Jim:

I know that you know the difference between “capitol” (a building) and “capital” (a city, in this context), but that pesky editor who keeps interrupting you evidently doesn’t.

Oct 15, 2004 - 7:11 pm 22. Smash:

Draft Lileks 06! We need him here in the Great State of Minnesota! Mark Dayton’s Capitol evacuation proves he’s a wuss.

Here’s another thought though: what if Dayton is right and all of our distinguished solons are killed in a terrorist attack? That leaves the “Stepford Senator”[I stole this description from P. J. O'Rourke--he was describing Dick Lugar, but I think the description is more apt of Mark Dayton-Smash]as the senior man on Capitol Hill.

Dayton’s a lightweight, he’s a few clowns short of a circus and…see Powerline for further information regarding Senator Odd. All I can say from personal observation is: Dayton’s a weird dude. In 2000, I went to the Mall of America to see a debate between him and Rod Grams (the Republican incumbent that Dayton defeated). Dayton was wearing white socks with black dress pants, sneakers, a shirt that appeared to have been slept in, he had the twitchy mannerisms of someone overly medicated and no command of the issues. How this guy got elected I don’t know (he does have lots of dough, which helps). Go home Republicans! We’ll need you in case Dayton is right!

Regarding how cold it is here in Minnesota: you get used to it. You come to understand that permanent “hat head” is ok. You know it’s too cold to be outside when your dog turns around and heads for home during a walk. If you can’t breath because icicles have frozen and grown out of your nose, it’s too cold outside. OTOH, we do have beautiful summers that begin in April and go until mid-October, and the lakes, rivers and countryside of Minnesota are just beautiful–especially in Winter, it’s like a Currier & Ives print.

Smash

Oct 16, 2004 - 10:01 am 23. Buddy Larsen:

Smash, texas/louisiana here, but did go to Lake George once to fish, and you’re right on, beautiful, beautiful state.

Oct 17, 2004 - 4:34 am

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