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@theNotoriousJAP:

After sex or before? I wanted a nice Chinese boy for dinner on Christmas Eve, but he had to work.

If You Lived in Sweden You'd Be Watching Donald Duck Cartoons Right Now

@OctaveDoctor:
Maybe not. I think the intriguing thing about this tradition is the seemingly random nature of which bits of American culture have been imported.

If You Lived in Sweden You'd Be Watching Donald Duck Cartoons Right Now

tonilost
12:01 PM

@cassiemajestic: If Ingmar Bergman made a movie about vamps it would be this. I saw it at Angelika and it was perfect.

AP: Possible Al Qaeda Terror Attack on Transatlantic Flight

Maloon-Rouge
12:00 PM

@raincoaster: That's exactly how Hans Gruber and his jolly band of hair gel terrorists got into this country. God Bless John McClane (who hated flying, fyi).

If You Lived in Sweden You'd Be Watching Donald Duck Cartoons Right Now

tonilost
11:59 AM

@Jhonka: Did you see the duck dick here a couple of days ago?

Tim Robbins Saves Own Stalker's Life

triplethreat
11:56 AM

@snugbug: Catholics of his parents' generation are more likely to be Democrats. Only recently have Repubs started pulling RCs, mostly over abortion and class war.

Tim Robbins Saves Own Stalker's Life

triplethreat
11:52 AM

@Lysergic Asset: He used to be anti-choice, then came over to the side of right and good in 2003–2004. He's still not totally strong on the topic but I wouldn't call him wholly anti-choice any more.

"A woman’s right-to-choose must be protected as essential to personal privacy and gender equality. Only those who agree to uphold Roe v. Wade should be nominated for the Supreme Court. I have a plan to reduce abortions by encouraging family planning, including abstinence training, combined with a full economic and health care plan that would clearly alleviate the number of abortions. Voters have a choice for a real plan to reduce the number of abortions with a program of economic justice. "

AP: Possible Al Qaeda Terror Attack on Transatlantic Flight

Maloon-Rouge
11:50 AM

@badasscat: ...and the batteries were included.

Tim Robbins Saves Own Stalker's Life

La Mareada
11:46 AM

@Lysergic Asset: I figured it would be in Billo's never ending mission to detect liberal hipocrisy. His holy grail is Michael Moore driving a Toyota.

I won't be conviced TR owns or would wear a real fur coat until I see a photo.

Tim Robbins Saves Own Stalker's Life

triplethreat
11:45 AM

A fur coat??? Tim Robbins? That's unbelievable for reasons of style and politics.

AP: Possible Al Qaeda Terror Attack on Transatlantic Flight

drunkexpatwriter
11:44 AM

@quatrevingtquatre: Nicotine patches have a weird, but very strong laxative effect on me plus they make it impossible for me to sleep at all - so I avoid them at all costs.

Chestnuts Roasting On... An Efficient Burner That Meets Emissions Standards

badasscat
11:44 AM

@MissNormaDesmond: Not sure what a creosote log actually smells like (I'm assuming you mean a creosote cleaning log), but some people actually like the smell of actual wood fires burning. It's a natural thing. As long as it's not a forest fire bearing down on me, then I consider it one small way that man still communicates with nature. And around my neighborhood, you can smell it all winter long.

I'd burn more wood myself if my chimney wasn't 100 years old, unlined and full of holes.

Theological Investigations: Why Do The Jews Eat Chinese Food On Christmas?

Otto Von Grokenburger
11:42 AM

The simple reason is that, back in the day, all restaurants were closed on Xmas. EXCEPT for Chinese restaurants, as they are not Judeo/Christian.

AP: Possible Al Qaeda Terror Attack on Transatlantic Flight

Glib and Bitchy
11:37 AM

@lobstr: It's just plain weird when that happens. Was it as good for you . . .?

Edited by Glib and Bitchy at 12/26/09 11:38 AM

AP: Possible Al Qaeda Terror Attack on Transatlantic Flight

quatrevingtquatre
11:36 AM

@drunkexpatwriter:
Bartolome is a nice name! Do the nicotine patches not work for you on long haul flights? And I have become something of a pro at hiding my level of non-sobriety before getting on planes. Plus, I don't drink until right before I'm about to board the plane-I need the buzz to last me through take-off.

I used to get secondary searches all the time in college-I travelled alone & was studying national security/international relations and so I frequently carried large books with me. When the TSA agents would investigate the large objects in my bags and see that they were books on nuclear nonproliferation and IR theory, I got to have nice little chats with a gruff lady TSA agent. I started carrying syllabi with me, and then decided to quit doing homework over breaks/vacation.

My confiscated items on international flights bound for the US were due to my own stupidity/forgetting to check my purse for liquid items and two hawk-eyed Euro-TSA contracters who wanted to do an efficient job.

AP: Possible Al Qaeda Terror Attack on Transatlantic Flight

Glib and Bitchy
11:33 AM

Inevitably, a hero shall rise:
Jasper Schuringa, a video director and producer from Amsterdam,
is being credited with taking the would-be bomber down.
[www.google.com]

Brave, and not bad to look at, either.

#tips

AP: Possible Al Qaeda Terror Attack on Transatlantic Flight

LatestBy
11:31 AM

@raincoaster: And were you then served 8 oz. of delicious Coca Cola?

AP: Possible Al Qaeda Terror Attack on Transatlantic Flight

lobstr
11:28 AM

@miss_msry: per CNN:
Dutch airline KLM says the connection in Amsterdam from Lagos, Nigeria, to Detroit involves a change in carrier and a change in aircraft.

But you're right, it's possible he didn't have to be re-screened.

Although, I'm certain in the US, if you are flying from, say, Japan to the Bahamas and you change planes in Miami, it'd seem you'd have to go through customs just to get into the general area of the airport, which would then require re-screening to get back in to continue on to the Bahamas... but that's here :[]

What Would Tiger Woods Do?

whynotshesaid
11:27 AM

@lobstr: I thought the top poster was genius, but after reading your last two sentences, I've changed my opinion. :D

AP: Possible Al Qaeda Terror Attack on Transatlantic Flight

printersanonymous
11:27 AM

@Unsolicited Advice: Here's some unsolicited advice. Go spend a couple of weeks doing charity work in Gaza, and then come back and level blanketed statements about invading and occupying a nation of innocents to root out the assholes. All hate is a cancer. All hate breeds hate.

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AP: Possible Al Qaeda Terror Attack on Transatlantic Flight

marciax3
11:27 AM

@Unsolicited Advice: I'm not sure I follow you.
Who would be the doing the surgical procedure to excise militant extremism?

AP: Possible Al Qaeda Terror Attack on Transatlantic Flight

Glib and Bitchy
11:26 AM

@miss_msry: Good theory (the deplaning bit, though the al-Qaida transmissions deserves a second look, too) except:

From latest AP: "Dutch airline KLM says the connection in Amsterdam from Lagos, Nigeria, to Detroit involves a change in carrier and a change in aircraft. "

Now if only the airlines would start providing tin-foil hats to some dodgy-looking passengers. Though these days, they'd want to charge $3 for each.

AP: Possible Al Qaeda Terror Attack on Transatlantic Flight

drunkexpatwriter
11:25 AM

@quatrevingtquatre: I almost always get hassled trying to get onto flights. I tend to think that this is for a couple of reasons:

1. My dad named me "Bartolome" which hits the "weird meter" for security people.

2. American passport that states I was born outside America.

3. My gf and I don't like to go on vacation together, so I'm a dude without a wedding ring, traveling alone and not on business.

4. My level of sobriety before I get on a plane is not always great.

5. I'm twitchy - because it's usually been about two hours since I've had a cig and that drives my brain insane.

It doesn't really bother me. I figure it might make things somewhat safer. Hell, I'd profile me!

#crosstalk

Tart of Darkness
11:23 AM

@Dingoangst: I would be reasonably certain that you do. For one thing, I'm female and that doubles TP use. So, can I like bet against myself?

#crosstalk

#tips

Tart of Darkness
11:20 AM

@Lysergic Asset: No. I was just trying to figure out how crosstalk worked. I'm a motormouth, but also a dolt.

#tips

Tart of Darkness
11:19 AM

@atlasspanked: May we borrow your cougar? I know of some guinea fowl I need to get rid of, too.

AP: Possible Al Qaeda Terror Attack on Transatlantic Flight

quatrevingtquatre
11:16 AM

@#c17871710:I frequently fly to London with only a roll-on suitcase and a backpack. I refuse to check luggage unless I'm going somewhere for more than a week. Never encountered any secondary searches or questioning check-in agents. And I'm pretty sure Al-Qaeda could come up with a work around solution for that. Like, checking a bag of useless clothes to throw off airport security.

The solution is clearly to ACTUALLY to security screenings. I have had mascara, blush and a set of tweezers confiscated from me at de Gaulle & Heathrow, but this jackass managed to get on a plane with an explosive device?

drunkexpatwriter promoted this comment Edited by quatrevingtquatre at 12/26/09 11:18 AM

Fashion Intern Lives the Dream With the Ol' Whole-Milk-in-the-Skim-Latte Gambit

intime
11:13 AM

@DevilsAvocadoRedux: You're right. Working with people is always tough no matter what. Whether you're a server, a police officer, a nurse, a teacher or an "account representative" it's a bitch and you run into jerks all of the time. But you have to maintain your dignity and remember if the person is acting like that it's their problem, not yours. Don't make it yours by doing something stupid that could cause you to lose your job. If the obnoxious behavior continues and you are forced to deal with and you no longer think you can - then find another profession. That's why I am neither a server or a teacher anymore. I now have to occasionally deal with jerks, but it's bearable.

Facebook Basically Rubbing Google's Face In Their Delicious Free Meals

schvitzatura
11:09 AM

The Mr. Creosote-ification of social media company canteens:

Facebook chef d'étage: moules marinieres, pate de foie gras, beluga caviar, eggs Benedictine, tart de poireaux - that's leek tart - frogs' legs amandine or oeufs de caille Richard Shepherd - c'est a dire, little quails' eggs on a bed of pureed mushrooms, it's very delicate, very subtle...

Facebook software architect: I'll have the lot.

Facebook chef d'étage: A wise choice, monsieur! And now, how would you like it served? All mixed up in a bucket?

Edited by schvitzatura at 12/26/09 11:12 AM

Fashion Intern Lives the Dream With the Ol' Whole-Milk-in-the-Skim-Latte Gambit

intime
11:09 AM

@raincoaster: Whatever. I work with clients on a daily basis and some of them are jerks. I am not allowed to call them on it - ever. If I did I'd get fired. If one of them were to swear at me or threaten me it would be taken care by my boss. That's how it is in the real world - GROW UP!

AP: Possible Al Qaeda Terror Attack on Transatlantic Flight #breaking #terror

Presenting The Gawker Internet Yule Log™ #merrychristmas #yulelog

Did Susan Sarandon Dump Tim Robbins for a Ping Pong Entrepreneur? #rumormonger #susansarandon

Nuclear Bomb Researchers Accidentally Blow Up Building #whoops #science

Please Talk Among Yourselves on #crosstalk While We Gorge on Eggnog #forums #crosstalk

Stuff Our Stockings with Christmas Horror Stories #holidayofhorrors #holidayhorrorstori

Our Favorite Things About 2009: These People Are Gone #brightpaperpackage #politics

Theological Investigations: Why Do The Jews Eat Chinese Food On Christmas?

If You Lived in Sweden You'd Be Watching Donald Duck Cartoons Right Now

If You Lived in Sweden You'd Be Watching Donald Duck Cartoons Right Now

AP: Possible Al Qaeda Terror Attack on Transatlantic Flight

If You Lived in Sweden You'd Be Watching Donald Duck Cartoons Right Now

Tim Robbins Saves Own Stalker's Life

Tim Robbins Saves Own Stalker's Life

AP: Possible Al Qaeda Terror Attack on Transatlantic Flight

Tim Robbins Saves Own Stalker's Life

Tim Robbins Saves Own Stalker's Life

AP: Possible Al Qaeda Terror Attack on Transatlantic Flight

Chestnuts Roasting On... An Efficient Burner That Meets Emissions Standards

Theological Investigations: Why Do The Jews Eat Chinese Food On Christmas?

AP: Possible Al Qaeda Terror Attack on Transatlantic Flight

AP: Possible Al Qaeda Terror Attack on Transatlantic Flight

AP: Possible Al Qaeda Terror Attack on Transatlantic Flight

AP: Possible Al Qaeda Terror Attack on Transatlantic Flight

AP: Possible Al Qaeda Terror Attack on Transatlantic Flight

What Would Tiger Woods Do?

AP: Possible Al Qaeda Terror Attack on Transatlantic Flight

AP: Possible Al Qaeda Terror Attack on Transatlantic Flight

AP: Possible Al Qaeda Terror Attack on Transatlantic Flight

AP: Possible Al Qaeda Terror Attack on Transatlantic Flight

#crosstalk

#tips

AP: Possible Al Qaeda Terror Attack on Transatlantic Flight

Fashion Intern Lives the Dream With the Ol' Whole-Milk-in-the-Skim-Latte Gambit

Facebook Basically Rubbing Google's Face In Their Delicious Free Meals

Fashion Intern Lives the Dream With the Ol' Whole-Milk-in-the-Skim-Latte Gambit

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