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Death to Hamas!

—Tim

Posted by Tim B. on 07/18/2005 at 12:28 PM
  1. First!

    A great interview with Mohammed from ITM.

    Posted by Lydia on 2005 07 18 at 01:52 PM • permalink

  2. So 60 Minutes last night went banging on about US troops being killed/wounded in Iraq and US troops in Iraq lacking basic armor (while carefully omitting from the statfest how many of those casualties were actually due to lack of basic armor).  They then went on to reveal that the aformentioned lack was due to Congresscritters diverting funds to their own pork projects—without naming a single one of said politicos.  Why do I suspect the list would closely resemble the list of those Dems who received donations from CBS staffers?  Why do I suspect that if Tom DeLay were one of the names, it would’ve been front and center in the piece? 

    Must be just my suspicious and cynical nature.

    Posted by Achillea on 2005 07 18 at 02:09 PM • permalink

  3. I probably don’t need to tell anyone here this, but justincase, the latest Steyn rocks.  It tears PlameGate a new one.

    Posted by zeppenwolf on 2005 07 18 at 03:09 PM • permalink

  4. Tim’s really leaving us alone? Does he know what this place is gonna look like when he gets back?

    God help us if Andrea gets here before he does.

    Posted by Gary from Jersey on 2005 07 18 at 04:19 PM • permalink

  5. Steyn is the greatest - bar none.

    Say, why don’t we redecorate Tim’s site while he’s out; y’know, like in one of those shows on the Home and Garden cable channel? I’m thinking some new drapes over there on the left, a few colorful accents in the banner (maybe a koala or a wallaby, whatever the hell that is), and a larger comments section -“perfect for entertaining”.

    Posted by paco on 2005 07 18 at 04:20 PM • permalink

  6. Commenter’s Eye for the Australian Guy?

    Posted by PW on 2005 07 18 at 04:30 PM • permalink

  7. If you are bitten by a wallaby, you become one.

    No, really - ask any Australian. Especially the short, furry ones, hopping around…

    Posted by Parker on 2005 07 18 at 04:38 PM • permalink

  8. I want to take this opportunity to thank all of Australia for Claudia Black. She makes this old heart go thumpppppp.

    Frank

    Posted by Franklin on 2005 07 18 at 04:44 PM • permalink

  9. Exactly, PW!

    And forget the wallaby (I googled it and it looks like a big squirrel wearing a carpenter’s apron); put a photo of Claudia Black in the banner (yowsa!).

    Posted by paco on 2005 07 18 at 05:02 PM • permalink

  10. Dibs on the silverware. Somebody check the fridge. Gotta be some beer here…

    Posted by mojo on 2005 07 18 at 05:34 PM • permalink

  11. Claudia Black: Yeah, hit SciFi and find a clip of her on SG1 - “Yeah! Let’s make babies!”

    Posted by mojo on 2005 07 18 at 05:37 PM • permalink

  12. CNN:  AlJazeera West.

    Aaron Brown also, very thoughtfully, gave the Iraq war a “progress report” last night and included a segment hosted by Nic (Suck-up) Robertson interviewing a couple “insurgent” leaders who were warning the US that the end is near!!  Whoo, hoo. 

    They then took the intrepid Nic to a meeting which was supposed to include all the gangs…er, groups, to have a big summit, yet nobody else showed.  Strangely, the Big Cheese spoke English.  Hmmm, was the purpose of the whole meeting and the “insurgent” interviews propaganda, and why is that segment missing from the transcript today?  Is Nic a traitor or just stupid for having participated?

    (Nic:  I feel so…used!)

    Posted by Patricia on 2005 07 18 at 05:44 PM • permalink

  13. As off-topic is now ON-topic..

    Star Wars fans have a look at this.
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4100284.stm

    It was made with the equivalent of Michael Moore’s catering budget!

    Posted by Rob Read on 2005 07 18 at 05:57 PM • permalink

  14. “It’s a condition of ‘mental divergence’. I find myself on the planet Ogo, part of an intellectual elite preparing to subjugate the barbarian hordes on Pluto. But even though it’s a totally convincing reality in every way…I can feel, breathe, hear…nevertheless, Ogo is actually a construct of my psyche. I am mentally divergent in that I am escaping certain unnamed realities that plague my life here. When I stop going there, I will be well.”
    -LJ Washington (“He’s not really from outer space”)
    12 Monkeys

    Posted by mojo on 2005 07 18 at 06:11 PM • permalink

  15. Does anybody else think it’s very strange that the CIA, until now the Evil Demon Arm of the Great Satan in all the world, is suddenly a cause célèbre for the left?  Ironic, no?

    Posted by RebeccaH on 2005 07 18 at 07:02 PM • permalink

  16. Woops!  Dang!  Forgot the llink.

    Stupid preview should come with warning bells.

    Posted by RebeccaH on 2005 07 18 at 07:04 PM • permalink

  17. A panel of Trekkie experts met last week to discuss the burning issue: Why did “Enterprise” fail?

    Trek’s Problem?

    I think it failed because it sucked.

    I’ve been working my way through the five seasons of Babylon 5. It’s better than I remember.

    God, I need a girlfriend.

    Posted by Blue on 2005 07 18 at 07:16 PM • permalink

  18. While I’m at it, here’s an interesting take on the MSM’s morbid military body count and gun control.

    Posted by RebeccaH on 2005 07 18 at 07:41 PM • permalink

  19. Achillea—when CBS doesn’t name the offending politicians, or names them without party association, they are always Democrats.  Without exception.

    Posted by richard mcenroe on 2005 07 18 at 07:46 PM • permalink

  20. Blue—How about a lifesize cardboard stand-up of Ivanova?

    Posted by richard mcenroe on 2005 07 18 at 07:47 PM • permalink

  21. I already have two.

    Posted by Blue on 2005 07 18 at 07:49 PM • permalink

  22. Is Nic a traitor or just stupid for having participated?
    ~ P ~

    Yes.

    Posted by guinsPen on 2005 07 18 at 07:52 PM • permalink

  23. Richard—you mean I’m not just paranoid that way?  Whew.

    Posted by Achillea on 2005 07 18 at 08:02 PM • permalink

  24. Blue—Firefly, my friend.  Firefly.

    Posted by Achillea on 2005 07 18 at 08:10 PM • permalink

  25. And, finally… for Firefly fans ... which I am.

    Posted by RebeccaH on 2005 07 18 at 08:16 PM • permalink

  26. Achillea, RebeccaH—“huh.”

    Posted by richard mcenroe on 2005 07 18 at 08:16 PM • permalink

  27. RebeccaH #18

    I dont get the calculations on that link. If the gun related death rate in WDC is 80 in 100,000 (and im assuming that is per annum) then an equivalent figure for the 160,000 US troops for 2 and 1/3 years would be about 300.

    Posted by lingus4 on 2005 07 18 at 08:17 PM • permalink

  28. Speaking of things you won’t see mentioned on CBS (or any other MSM, with the possible exception of Fox).  Pilgrim remembers this is an ignominious anniversary for Ted Kennedy.

    Posted by Achillea on 2005 07 18 at 08:24 PM • permalink

  29. Happy Anniversary Ted Kennedy!

    36 years ago today, Ted Kennedy killed Mary Jo Kopechne in act of drunken philandery when he drove her off a bridge at Chappaquiddick MA and abandoned her to drown.

    Two years ago, a columnist at the Boston Globe actually typed the words, “If Mary Jo Kopechne were still alive today, she would be thanking Senator Kennedy for his efforts on behalf of senior citizens…”

    Posted by richard mcenroe on 2005 07 18 at 08:38 PM • permalink

  30. Did anybody catch that interview by Miles O’Brien on CNN early this morning with one of Saddam’s self-appointed lawyers? Hilarious! He couldn’t get a single straight answer outa the guy and to finally get SOME kinda of answer, had to ask it “hypothetically”, cuz the guy kept going off into rants that would make a DUmmy blush. It’s one thing to read their statements, quite another to watch it. It was painful. O’Brien cut it short too.. “thanks for your time, gotta go”.

    It would be funny if it wasn’t so pathetic, cuz these moonbats are gonna make the trial of the century into one big fat fucking joke.

    Posted by Lydia on 2005 07 18 at 08:40 PM • permalink

  31. If you want to drop the Senator a note and congratulate him on his driving skills—

    http://kennedy.senate.gov

    Posted by richard mcenroe on 2005 07 18 at 08:41 PM • permalink

  32. Hey Blue and Frank
    I just lashed out (January) and bought myself a video recorder/player and DVD player and racked my brain to think about what DVD set I should buy myself to keep. Couldn’t think of what was worth keeping… until I remembered that I had only caught several episodes of Babylon 5 - so I bought the lot. Couchpotatoed for a few weekends watching it from whoa to go - it was good (bit corny in places, though).
    I also have 1 and 3 of Farscape (another excellent SF production!) - I am just waiting for the rest of Farscape to come on Special and I will buy it.
    No, Claudia Black doesn’t ring my bells, but she is gorgeous! I liked playing “spot the Aussie extra actor” under the alien makeup! Farscapre - shame it got axed and that the free-to-air channel here which showed it mixed up the episodes and kept reorganising programs so that you never really knew when it would be on.
    And I might get Futurama when it’s on special….

    Posted by kae on 2005 07 18 at 08:49 PM • permalink

  33. Farscapre

    arrgh

    and I DID preview…

    Posted by kae on 2005 07 18 at 08:56 PM • permalink

  34. Enterprise failed because, while it made a half-hearted attempt to be “grittier”, it ultimately had the same pussified sensibility as TNG. That was tolerable pre-9/11, not after. Also, Scott Bakula had an acting style best described as “chronic dyspeptic.” And he constantly got his ass kicked.

    Now, look at Battlestar Galactica. Christ in heaven, is this a great show. Even if you’re not into sci-fi (and I’m just a little better than lukewarm about the genre), you will find it compelling.

    Posted by Dave S. on 2005 07 18 at 08:57 PM • permalink

  35. Agreed, Farscape was great. My wife analyzed my love for Farscape and Battlestar Galactica thus - “They’re soap operas where stuff blows up.”

    She never bugs me when I’m watching my “stories.”

    Posted by Dave S. on 2005 07 18 at 09:00 PM • permalink

  36. And Claudia Black is a dog. I’ll take Boomer (Galactica) any day.

    Posted by Dave S. on 2005 07 18 at 09:01 PM • permalink

  37. I’m an Aussie but I’ve never heard of Claudia Black. After googling for several images I find that she’s an attractive lady but really isn’t THAT good looking.

    Maybe we’re spoiled over here in Oz with lots of lovely three wheelers (sheilas) to perve on. I must say that on a 9 day trip to LA, Vegas and ‘Frisco a couple of years ago I was most disappointed in the standard of pulchritude amongst American shemales.
    Poor complexions were vey common and not many looked (ahem) very athletic.

    Posted by Mick Gill on 2005 07 18 at 09:15 PM • permalink

  38. From what I’ve seen of Australian women, you’ve got more babes per capita than any nation on Earth.

    Posted by Dave S. on 2005 07 18 at 09:27 PM • permalink

  39. Dave

    Aeryn Sun could kick Boomer’s ass before breakfast and defeat the rest of the Cylons in time for a champagne dinner. lol
    Okay, Grace Park is a hotty… but for me… its Claudia Black… oh yeah!!!

    Frank

    Posted by Franklin on 2005 07 18 at 09:29 PM • permalink

  40. Dave S - trust me, there are fuglies in Aus. Perhaps they are just “differently viewed”. (and they hide)

    Posted by kae on 2005 07 18 at 09:31 PM • permalink

  41. Just watched Mr. Howard on C-Span2. I see why you elected him.  He’s a bit of alright.

    Frank

    Posted by Franklin on 2005 07 18 at 09:33 PM • permalink

  42. Mick

    Part of what makes Claudia so attractive is her attitude and presence… on screen and off.

    Frank

    Posted by Franklin on 2005 07 18 at 09:42 PM • permalink

  43. I was most disappointed in the standard of pulchritude amongst American shemales…not many looked (ahem) very athletic.

    Mick - if you ever find yourself perusing the personals in the US, here’s a handy translation guide to an American woman’s description of her physique:

    “Slim” = average.
    “Average” = 20 lbs overweight.
    “Curvy” = 50 lbs overweight.
    “Could lose a few pounds” = bring a forklift.
    “BBW” = fused to the couch.

    Interestingly, there’s variability in their perceptioon of identical dimensions. For instance, a 5’6”, 140-lb woman will describe herself as “healthy”, while she’ll describe a 5’6”, 140-lb woman who’s eyeing her boyfriend as a “fat cow.”

    Posted by Dave S. on 2005 07 18 at 09:50 PM • permalink

  44. trust me, there are fuglies in Aus

    They’d be beauty contest winners here in Maine, I’d wager.

    Posted by Dave S. on 2005 07 18 at 09:52 PM • permalink

  45. Dave S:
    Have you heard

    No wonder women can’t park


    Men keep telling them that this
    (Holds fingers apart about 4 inches)
    is 6 inches!


    It’s all relative.

    Posted by kae on 2005 07 18 at 09:57 PM • permalink

  46. Touche.

    Posted by Dave S. on 2005 07 18 at 10:00 PM • permalink

  47. Just a funny one, DaveS.

    I used to be a babe.

    Now I am middle aged, fat, greying.
    I need to provide the beer goggles if my luck is to change!

    I don’t think I can afford that much beer!!

    *sigh*

    I think that (ummm, what’s his name - senior moment happening here….)
    Alan Rickman, now he’s a good sort!

    Posted by kae on 2005 07 18 at 10:09 PM • permalink

  48. hey, I’ve been watching American tv and movies all my life and I tell you the US is wall to wall beautiful women. Must be paradise there - 300 million people and 50 million babes, minimum, I reckon.

    Posted by larrikin on 2005 07 18 at 10:24 PM • permalink

  49. Richard - Firefly:  a short-lived scifi show with a cultish following, written and produced by Joss Whedon.  Serenity:  the movie about to be released, continuing that saga (or space opera, if you prefer).  It was smart, off-beat, pure Joss Whedon, who is worshipped in certain quarters (but not others).

    lingus, I didn’t follow up on the calculations, but then math was never my strong point.  My bad.  You’d have to ask Mad Mikey about them.

    Posted by RebeccaH on 2005 07 18 at 10:57 PM • permalink

  50. In re: # 29 -

    That Boston Globe comment qualifies as one of the most assinine opinions ever set down in writing, anywhere, anytime. I suppose if Bobby Kennedy were alive today, he’d be thanking Sirhan Sirhan (did his parents stutter?) for the influence he had on gun control laws.

    Posted by paco on 2005 07 18 at 11:00 PM • permalink

  51. Re Aussie cuties- this was regarded as a bit of a hornbag (at least among bogans) and nearly won the first downunder Big Brother. She will never run out of look-alikes either. For every Elle MacPherson we produce, there are twenty of these.

    Posted by Habib on 2005 07 18 at 11:13 PM • permalink

  52. Last night I saw Caddyshack’s Lacey Underall (Cindy Morgan) at the movie theater.

    I was born to lick your face.

    Posted by carpetback on 2005 07 18 at 11:13 PM • permalink

  53. If you think American women lie about their appearance, what about the men? Well, let’s see:

    “athletic” = forces beer gut into jeans that are one size too small
    “slim build” = weedy, pallid, no muscle tone, under 5’7”
    “intellectual” = bald
    “distinguished” = looks like a zombie extra in Dawn of the Dead remake
    “bohemian” = smelly hippy
    “handsome” = combover
    “masculine” = hair on his back

    Yep, we’ve got some male barkers here. They are mostly married to the BBW that’s glued to the couch, which is why they consult the personals.

    Posted by Andrea Harris, Administrator on 2005 07 18 at 11:13 PM • permalink

  54. #48 If the beautiful women in the US were virgins too then you know where Islamic martyrs spend paradise ;-)

    —Nora

    Posted by The Thin Man Returns on 2005 07 18 at 11:14 PM • permalink

  55. RebeccaH — Uh, yeah… and what is Cap’n Tightpants first line when they find River in the cryobox? 

    I may have some slight familiarity with the series :D

    Posted by richard mcenroe on 2005 07 18 at 11:35 PM • permalink

  56. Hey, I’ve been gone for hours—how come the wallaby motif isn’t up yet?

    Come on, people, let’s get cracking.

    Enterprise, Farscape, Battlestar Galactica… Pshaw!

    ( barbarians )

    Give me TOS, or give me Dr. Who!

    Or give me death!

    Or give me money!

    Posted by zeppenwolf on 2005 07 19 at 12:06 AM • permalink

  57. Zepp
    harrumph
    Dr Who scared the heck out of me when I was 7 years old. It’s a bit, er, dated now.

    The new one is all right. Just. (getting better)

    Friends of mine who love Battlestar G didn’t like Babylon 5 (and hadn’t heard of Farscape - uncultured commoners!)

    Posted by kae on 2005 07 19 at 12:20 AM • permalink

  58. American men? My ex-sister-in-law thinks that any man who still has his own hair and his own teeth is a definite prospect.

    The quality I value most in a woman: Low standards!

    Posted by nofixedabode on 2005 07 19 at 12:26 AM • permalink

  59. Nofixedabode,

    My friend was desperate.

    A pulse would have qualified her man as a prospect.

    She’s got a bit more fussy since the last two losers crossed her path. Now it’s a pulse and a job.

    heh heh

    I will never find anyone. I’m too fussy and can’t afford to get someone permanently fitted with beer-goggles.

    Posted by kae on 2005 07 19 at 12:33 AM • permalink

  60. Tim, update your link to Andrea’s site!

    Posted by Polly on 2005 07 19 at 12:34 AM • permalink

  61. In case you missed it, Rush Limbaugh was having fun today with the

    “CNN’s BULLSH*T REPORT ABOUT KARL ROVE.” 

    It truly is funny, and I laugh every time I listen to it.

    Talk about the liberal bias in the media.

    My webpage has the video/audio tape and a funny photo too. A must see.

    NOTE: My site has some pictures of semi-clad pretty women, and therefore is not work place safe.

    Posted by dtlc on 2005 07 19 at 12:34 AM • permalink

  62. Andrea Harris — I believe in classical values…

    “I have the physique of a Roman god…” (Hey, Bacchus was a god…)

    “I cut a distinguished figure…” (much like Grover Cleveland)...

    Posted by richard mcenroe on 2005 07 19 at 01:04 AM • permalink

  63. American men?  What?  Sorry, was watching a Hugh Jackman screensaver.  What was that you said?

    Posted by Achillea on 2005 07 19 at 02:06 AM • permalink

  64. Richard just watch those profile shots if you venture into Taft country!

    Posted by yojimbo on 2005 07 19 at 02:33 AM • permalink

  65. Wow! The Australian has a Pipes article that’s quite a good reflection on the French! Gotta give credit where credit’s due…
    The French ain’t so bad

    Posted by Dave S. on 2005 07 19 at 02:41 AM • permalink

  66. mental image of Claudia Black and Amanda Tapping in a VCF.

    Ummm, sorry got to go.  Urgent matters you know..

    Posted by joe bagadonuts on 2005 07 19 at 02:47 AM • permalink

  67. A good pickup line in the supermarket, as the target woman is holding the pastry case door open, ``Don’t you think you’ve had enough?’’

    Posted by rhhardin on 2005 07 19 at 03:20 AM • permalink

  68. O/T
    Kevin john denver swot womble Rudd (today’s Oz) says the government doesn’t know whether it is Arthur or Martha on the issue of the I.D. card.
    Sounds like a good motivation for an i.d. card Big Kev.

    Posted by crash on 2005 07 19 at 03:24 AM • permalink

  69. Dave S. the problem the UK has is Oxbridge and the arrogant gramscian’s it produces that somehow get into positions of power, and rule with no regard for the wishes of the great majority of the UK.

    Posted by Rob Read on 2005 07 19 at 06:07 AM • permalink

  70. Dave, Re #35,

    “They’re soap operas where stuff blows up.”

    No, they are space operas, where stuff is supposed to blow up, as opposed to soap operas where the only blowing is usually off camera.

    Posted by The_Real_JeffS on 2005 07 19 at 06:30 AM • permalink

  71. Paul Keating still Prime Minister of Australia - ABC.

    Posted by ilibcc on 2005 07 19 at 07:18 AM • permalink

  72. Open thread eh?
    Righto then.
    MEDIA SLAGS CRINGE WHEN IRAQ CALLS
    I am totally sickened by the repeated statements in our beloved media that we are a bigger terrorist target as a result of our support for the UK/USA line on terrorism and Afghanistan/Iraq, etc etc.
    These people are unworthy of their jobs and their pay. They undermine our country, give comfort to the enemy, and are aligning themselves with the forces of evil by default.
    Where does appeasement stop?
    “Don’t vote against these guys in the UN or they’ll bomb our cities!”
    Where is the pride in toughness that journos should have? Stand up for right and against bullies, don’t knuckle under to the forces of barbarism who would snuff out your wimpy, arty spouses and friends, who according to Andrew Bolt exist mainly on taxpayer subsidies.
    We are a bigger target for terrorists mainly because we are letting the terrorists breed too quickly, and roam the streets and subways, when they should not breed or roam at all. Some will not do so again, being dead by their own hand ( or was that their field commander’s finger - on the button?)
    There. Discuss.

    Posted by blogstrop on 2005 07 19 at 07:19 AM • permalink

  73. General William Westmoreland Has died at age 91.

    Commander US forces in Vietnam.

    Never made up my mind about him, patriot or political stooge?

    I suppose history will judge from a distance.

    Posted by Pedro the Ignorant on 2005 07 19 at 07:31 AM • permalink

  74. Bugger the General (with the greatest respect sir), but I have bigger news. Joe Vialls’ Aluminium Foil Deflector Beanie has had a catastrophic failure & the CIA death rays have taken their evil toll.
    http://thetruthseeker.co.uk/article.asp?ID=3361

    Posted by Gibbo on 2005 07 19 at 08:11 AM • permalink

  75. #67- Sid the Sexist (Viz) has the best pickup lines, especially for the more well proportioned lady.

    “You don’t sweat much for a fat chick”.
    “Are those puppies for sale? I’ll have the one with the pink nose.”

    There’s lots more.

    Posted by Habib on 2005 07 19 at 08:21 AM • permalink

  76. Jimminy Bloody Christmas:-

    Readers are advised to save Joe’s articles for in the months and weeks ahead we can expect attempts to remove them. Joe Vialls was one of the foremost independent journalists of his time. In his own unique way his outstanding investigative work made him a thorn in the side of the powers that be. 
     
    Unlike most mainstream media journalists, Joe was a genuinely independent journalist and investigator, while his insight and knowledge, coupled with contacts within the security services, made him one of the most outstanding journalists of his time.

    On the strength of that, the Phat Phuck’s up for deification when he pops his fat bastard Doctor Scholls.

    Posted by Habib on 2005 07 19 at 08:25 AM • permalink

  77. Joe Vialls put his cue in the rack?

    Dammit, there goes about a years worth of “tinfoil hat brigade” jokes.

    I bet the CIA is relieved that he will no longer be around to expose their evil world dominating ways from Carine, WA.

    Posted by Pedro the Ignorant on 2005 07 19 at 08:42 AM • permalink

  78. DVD series
    Red Drawf 1 to 6 - Just dont bother with the commentary. I lost count on how many blood for oil rants. The commentary on Meltdown was wall to wall rant. Which wasn’t a surprise since Meltdown was an anti war rant itself. But the best comment on that episode ” Meltdown is the least favorite episode of RD fans. Which I don’t understand.”
    Well I think that speaks well of fans. The series is great especialy the occasionly seen Ace Rimmer and Duane Dibbley.

    The Simpsons The commentary is kept nearly politics free except for the occasion comment from Matt. The funniest being they were talking about Mayor Quimby being a Kennedy parody. Matt then talk about how he donates to Teddy’s campaign, But he couldn’t come up a reason why he supports Teddy.


    Am I the only one that listens to commentary on DVD ?


    Was a Taft now a Cleveland.

    Posted by Alien Grey on 2005 07 19 at 08:48 AM • permalink

  79. Sci-fi superbabe: Patricia Tallman. And I didn’t even know until now that she gets more work as a stunt double than leading ladies than she does for speaking parts.

    Posted by Some0Seppo on 2005 07 19 at 09:04 AM • permalink

  80. Looking over the last few posts, why do I get the feeling OxyContin has made it downunder in a big way?

    Posted by richard mcenroe on 2005 07 19 at 09:36 AM • permalink

  81. Re: Frank at #41.

    Howard’s a bit of a dud on the gun control thing, though.

    Gunshy as a Kennedy, he is.

    He’s disarmed more law-abiding Australians than basically any other Government around the world, tyrannical or otherwise.

    We’re a pretty hollow beacon of individual freedom as a result, unfortunately.  No matter how much you comply with the law, his bureaucrats are always after something more.  Their latest fad is high capacity longarm magazines, after decades of the exact same policy failing to have any effect on anything in places such as the US.

    The back story for people like Tim is that an Inspector Dettman down in Victoria is pushing the idea that these things are the next weapon of mass destruction that he’s basically stuck his neck out and the new Police Minister’s gone to ground over the matter, a week after putting out a press release saying that “Victoria would lead the other states in a new gun crackdown”.  His unsigned 20-page document about reclassifying firearms got the bureaucrats inside the Attorney-General’s department hot and bothered, but they’re a bit touchy on the fact that it could trigger what they describe as ‘buyback activity’.  It seems they’re not willing to spend anything on it, but they want the world.  If you thought that the handgun buyback was a waste of money, this one’s going to take the cake.  Forget that ‘elective’ hip replacement for dear old granny - it’s going to go on confiscating guns from their legal owners.

    From the tone of the various proposals that emanate from the bowels of places like VicPol, you’d think George Soros himself was on the payroll.

    Posted by ausdiplomad on 2005 07 19 at 09:42 AM • permalink

  82. Speaking of national identity cards, I just read in today’s Rag that, starting in 2008, the U.S. wants to make the driver’s license an official identity card (as opposed to the unofficial one it already is, I guess).  That means not only will you have to produce the requisite documents to get one (birth certificate, passport, etc), but DMV personnel will have to call and verify those documents.  And the two-hour wait will stretch to two days or two weeks or…

    Posted by RebeccaH on 2005 07 19 at 09:58 AM • permalink

  83. #47 - yes Alan Rickman is indeed a spunkrat with his mouth closed, but sadly he’s deeply unattractive when speaking leftoid garbage

    Posted by KK on 2005 07 19 at 10:00 AM • permalink

  84. the victorian gun buyback was a great success - people handed in their old guns, took the buyback money & invested in shiny new guns

    no wonder tim holding (cute but vertically challenged police minister) is sitting on the proposal

    Posted by KK on 2005 07 19 at 10:05 AM • permalink

  85. Joe Vialls’ Aluminium Foil Deflector Beanie has had a catastrophic failure & the CIA death rays have taken their evil toll.

    Oh, shit, Tex is going to be devastated.

    Posted by Dave S. on 2005 07 19 at 10:40 AM • permalink

  86. Speaking of national identity cards, I just read in today’s Rag that, starting in 2008, the U.S. wants to make the driver’s license an official identity card (as opposed to the unofficial one it already is, I guess).  That means not only will you have to produce the requisite documents to get one (birth certificate, passport, etc), but DMV personnel will have to call and verify those documents.  And the two-hour wait will stretch to two days or two weeks or…

    Oh, but Rebecca, you can bet this won’t be a problem for our dear “undocumented guest workers.” They’ll probably get an express line, Spanish-only, where they’ll need to produce adequate proof of legal residence, such as a handwritten note on a burrito wrapper reading, “Donde en las Estados Unidos.”

    The bureaucratic hassles are reserved for legimate immigrants trying to get in legally, or taxpaying native working chumps like you and me.

    Posted by Dave S. on 2005 07 19 at 10:47 AM • permalink

  87. Whoops. That should have been “Vivo”, not “Donde.” Lo siento.

    Posted by Dave S. on 2005 07 19 at 10:48 AM • permalink

  88. Don’t miss Professor Bunyip’s story on the lovely Luba.

    Posted by Susan Norton on 2005 07 19 at 10:54 AM • permalink

  89. Re: #81 ausdiplomad

    I appreciate your distress.  I have been a lifetime member of the NRA since the 1970s.
    I am continually amazed at people who can be logical in some areas and demonstrate such a complete lack of connection between cause and effect in other areas.  The inconsistency of thought and action in individuals and associations is often exasperating. It seems that the more “civilized” society becomes, the more difficult it becomes for many to accept the direct dangers of barbarism. If they do not see the danger, it becomes increasingly difficult to protect against and defeat the barbarians.
    In a conflict between opposing parties, other things being equal, the most consistent will win. (paraphrasing Ayn Rand)

    Frank

    Posted by Franklin on 2005 07 19 at 11:52 AM • permalink

  90. Re: SciFi babe watch

    Amanda Tapping: am I the only one who inevitably thinks “tapping Amanda” every time I hear that name? Bring back the wife-beater undershirt!

    Katee Sackhoff: God, I love a woman who can at least make a good go at kicking my ass. This one might even pull it off.

    Grace Park: Asian chicks = hot, Korean = tough as nails.

    Claudia Black: Attitude, attitude, attitude. And a nice rack, too. What’s not to like? Only negative: hangs around with Browder too much.

    Posted by mojo on 2005 07 19 at 01:12 PM • permalink

  91. Rebecca, it looks like you and I need to get a sci-fi hunk watch going.  Strictly in the interests of gender parity, of course ...

    Posted by Achillea on 2005 07 19 at 02:49 PM • permalink

  92. In a more serious vein, Instapundit has a quote from and a link to an article by Caleb Carr (who is, btw, an excellent writer) regarding the selection of target countries by Islamist terrorists.  The original article is behind a subscription wall, and my tech-challenged self is unable to figure out how to link directly to the Instapundit bit, but you can go here and scroll down to July 19, 12:51.

    Posted by Achillea on 2005 07 19 at 02:55 PM • permalink

  93. Achillea, you’re on.

    Who is sexier:  Jamie Bamber or Nathan Fillion?  (I vote for Fillion, if only because Bamber comes off as pure vanilla in interviews).

    Will Ben Browder save SG1?  I say yes, as long as they don’t let him write or direct.

    Adam Baldwin is my favorite Neanderthal.  And I like his shotgun too.

    I’ll take Bruce Boxleitner over Edward James Olmos any day of the week.

    What does Anthony Simcoe actually look like?

    Posted by RebeccaH on 2005 07 19 at 03:32 PM • permalink

  94. Victim ordered to wed rapist.

    BOMBAY—Hard-line Islamic clerics in a northern Indian village have declared that a woman’s 10-year-old marriage was nullified when her father-in-law raped her—and ordered the mother of five to marry the rapist.

    *ACK*

    Posted by Lydia on 2005 07 19 at 04:44 PM • permalink

  95. With you on Fillion.  Plus Capt. Tightpants has that southern charm (ironic for a canuck) that’s sexy as all hell even before he puts that edge on it.

    I bounce like a pachinko ball between Shanks, Anderson, and Judge on SG-1.  Not a big Browder fan, maybe because Farscape left me cold. 

    Any man who names his gun after a woman has my vote.  Additional points for not being related to the sorry-ass American Baldwin clan.

    Amen to Boxleitner.  Olmos was hot in Miami Vice with that lean samurai-ninja thing he had going, but now he’s just a caricature.  And a lumpy caricature, at that.

    Hell if I know on Simcoe.  I’ve never seen him without those flesh dreadlock things.  Guys with alien makeup though ... I may be crazy, but Marc Alaimo was pretty hot for a lizard (at least before they turned his character into a gibbering idiot). 

    Plus Keith Hamilton Cobb ... in a chainmail muscle shirt ... 

    And I’ve gotta say—Jason Carter and his long, hard staff ... anytime, Ranger man, anytime.

    Posted by Achillea on 2005 07 19 at 04:55 PM • permalink

  96. *ACK*

    Calls for something stronger than ack, but I’d ban myself for that level of profanity.

    Posted by Achillea on 2005 07 19 at 04:57 PM • permalink

  97. Claudia Black, so that’s her name. I picked her up some years ago from the Farscape studios at Homebush. Having never seen the show she filled me in on the production. Said she had the lead part. Didn’t really register though.

    Yeah she was okay. She sat in the back, didn’t give me any trouble and paid the fare no problems. Though she reckoned she lived in Santa Monica. Maybe I’m thinking of another chick ? Whatever.

    Posted by JAFA on 2005 07 19 at 05:20 PM • permalink

  98. Simcoe is a self-described tall, geeky guy.


    Amanda Tapping is gorgeous, as is Terryl Rothery, who played Dr. Frasier on SG1.

    Posted by MikeTheLibrarian on 2005 07 19 at 05:59 PM • permalink

  99. MORE HICKSFEST ON ABC WITH FRAN KELLY
    The endless promotion of the cause of David Hicks is getting ridiculous.

    Posted by blogstrop on 2005 07 19 at 06:09 PM • permalink

  100. am I the only one who inevitably thinks “tapping Amanda” every time I hear that name?

    Nope.

    She’s one of those rare chicks who makes a somewhat-fat ass work for her.

    Will Ben Browder save SG1? 

    SG-1 is an OK time-waster when nothing else is on - never great, rarely unwatchable. Luckily never takes itself seriously, and they usually do well when they go for laughs(Wormhole X-treme!). I’m a huge Browder fan from Farscape, so I was pretty stoked, but he seemed a bit nervous in his first epi - maybe he knows how far down in quality it is. But hell, they landed Beau Bridges and Louis Gosset, Jr, so it must at least be a nice place to gig.

    Posted by Dave S. on 2005 07 19 at 06:13 PM • permalink

  101. KK - um, wasn’t wanting Alan Rickman to speak about politics… (I tend to avoid listening to actors talking politics - too out of touch with the real world!)

    What about Viggo Mortensen?.

    If I was 15 years younger the prospects would be a lot wider…

    SG started off well, but lost interest and stopped watching it because it was so much based on same-old-same-old. Not enough variety between episodes I suppose.

    It’s really hard to find good SF, after reading it for many years nothing seems to be ‘new’. Really liked Larry Niven’s books, and Harlan Ellison is interesting as he writes and also collects anthologies of others’ works. A friend at work put me onto Iain Baker (? I think that’s his name. It’s different.)

    Did watch a bit of a Tom Baker Dr Who last night - the vampire one. Better than the really OLD ones. Lost interest in Dr Who when the war was on for episode after episode, too boring. (But it was on tv years and years ago!)

    Posted by kae on 2005 07 19 at 06:33 PM • permalink

  102. Hey combine two favourite hobbies - Sci-FI and blogging. Our national broadcaster has a storyon BlogsInSpace.com…

    —Nora

    Posted by The Thin Man Returns on 2005 07 19 at 06:33 PM • permalink

  103. #67 rhhardin: yeah, but just think, the skinny ones will be the first to die in the famine…

    teehee (That’s how me and my chubby friends console ourselves!)

    Posted by kae on 2005 07 19 at 06:35 PM • permalink

  104. Plus Keith Hamilton Cobb ... in a chainmail muscle shirt ... 

    Oh yeah.  In fact, Stargate Atlantis has come up with a clone: Jason Momoa, Samoan and very, very hot.

    And I’ve gotta say—Jason Carter and his long, hard staff ... anytime, Ranger man, anytime.

    Whatever happened to him?  James Callis seems a close second, only… smaller.

    Posted by RebeccaH on 2005 07 19 at 07:10 PM • permalink

  105. Achillea & RebeccaH
    Yeah,  Jason Carter mmmm.

    I thought that Richard Greene (Robin Hood from the 60s) was a spunk rat. He was about 30ish in the 60s - Always liked the older men (much older it seems, he was born in 1918!!), but these days I am catching up with them!! (Yeah, I know he’s gay. But I’m sure he wasn’t then… just joking!)

    Richard Chamberlain as Dr Kildare was a spunk (He’s 70 this year!!). But he should have stayed away from the plastic surgeons!
    Aside, just found this site (careful, there’s music… sort of), and my room mate said “What’s that, is that someone who died?” To which I replied “Nah, just looks like he died.”

    Watching Babylon 5 I thought that Patricia Tallman was quite stunning - speshly when they did that thing with her eyes…

    Posted by kae on 2005 07 19 at 07:32 PM • permalink

  106. Dudes and dudettes, I’d appreciate some help. There’s been an outbreak of terror toads in my neighbourhood. Can any of the environmentally conscious among you offer advice about how to deal with these obnoxious critters? I understand they’re quite poisonous and it’s not safe to handle them without gloves. I’m worried my kids or my dog might be harmed. Its getting a bit much - it seems that every time I open the GarbAge or turn on the A.B fucking C these days their shit is all over the place.

    Posted by larrikin on 2005 07 19 at 07:37 PM • permalink

  107. Toads?

    Smoke ‘em—literally or figuratively, your choice, according to taste.

    Posted by Phranger on 2005 07 19 at 07:47 PM • permalink

  108. What about Viggo Mortensen?

    Definitely a contender in the Empty-Headed Hottie category.  Gorgeous, but not enough synapse action going to power an etch-a-sketch.

    If I was 15 years younger the prospects would be a lot wider

    Hey, I’ll arm wrestle you for Gary Sinise.  Or I would if he weren’t already 20 years spoken-for.

    Posted by Achillea on 2005 07 19 at 07:49 PM • permalink

  109. #106 Hi Larrikin - Try a cheap engine degreaser decanted into a trigger pack bottle(aussie export brand from Supacheap works well.

    Two squirts and canetoads roll over on their back and are dead within seconds. I’ve never seen anything work as fast.

    —Nora

    PS - I get Nicky to do the nasty work.

    Posted by The Thin Man Returns on 2005 07 19 at 07:56 PM • permalink

  110. Jason Momoa, Samoan and very, very hot.

    Not bad ... not bad at all.  My taste in asian food runs more toward Marc Dacascos, but he’s not a sci-fi guy so he doesn’t count.

    And Ive gotta sayJason Carter and his long, hard staff ... anytime, Ranger man, anytime.

    Whatever happened to him?

    I wish I knew.  At least he didn’t get sucked into that godawful Crusade spinoff (which wasted a healthy stock of eye candy in the form of Gary Cole, Daniel Dae Kim, and David Allen Brooks).

    James Callis seems a close second, only smaller.

    And Callis doesn’t have a rod that springs into action at a single thumbstroke ...

    Posted by Achillea on 2005 07 19 at 08:09 PM • permalink

  111. #108 Achillea
    My problem is that the drought’s been soooo long I don’t know if I can remember what to do if I win the arm wrestle!!

    #106
    Dettol seems to kill them, just a disinfectant, I think it’s used neat. Don’t know if it works on journalists, tho. (Would you wanna get that close to them?)

    Posted by kae on 2005 07 19 at 08:11 PM • permalink

  112. Dave S.  _ I was bummed when SG-1 bumped off Terryl Rothery’s Dr. Fraser.  Killer eyes.

    Posted by richard mcenroe on 2005 07 19 at 08:25 PM • permalink

  113. Al-Qaeda group threatens war on Europe

    via: lgf

    Posted by guinsPen on 2005 07 19 at 08:29 PM • permalink

  114. NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRDDDDDDDS!!

    I keed, I keed!

    Here’s someone who needs to be on the receiving end of the full fury of a Battlestar or two.

    Putrid animal.

    Posted by Crispytoast on 2005 07 19 at 08:34 PM • permalink

  115. Achillea & Rebecca

    Jason Momoa is cute, but young enough to be my son, which instantly disqualifies him from my lust list.

    Watched House of Flying Daggers over the weekend, Takahashi Kaneshiro is a good sort, too. Bit young tho.

    A always loved the old Samurai show, with Shintaro, I suppose it was quite different to the usual Anglo stories etc which was our background.

    Posted by kae on 2005 07 19 at 08:38 PM • permalink

  116. #114 Crispytoast

    Well, I’m sure there are bulldozers in Cairo for Mr Atta Snr’s house renovations.

    Posted by kae on 2005 07 19 at 08:41 PM • permalink

  117. I’ll take Bruce Boxleitner over Edward James Olmos any day of the week.

    But when is Bruce going to fix his name to a line of pubic hair peroxide?

    Re Bufo Marinus infestation, kitchen salt makes them turn up their flippers faster than a minke whale in Japanese waters; a bucket of pool chlorine can croak a dozen or more at a time, and a 1 iron is good for distance, but a pitching wedge ideal if you hate your neighbours and think they’d enjoy the odour of rotting toad in their downpipes.

    Posted by Habib on 2005 07 19 at 08:47 PM • permalink

  118. #109 #111, thanks guys. I’ll try both your suggestions, but I’m gunna need a lot of Dettol for Phat Phil. I mean talk about Jabba-the-Hut, that guy’s Jabba-the-whole-friggin-house. He’s one big terror toady.

    Posted by larrikin on 2005 07 19 at 08:57 PM • permalink

  119. Dave S.  _ I was bummed when SG-1 bumped off Terryl Rothery’s Dr. Fraser.  Killer eyes.

    She never did it for me. Too Mom-looking. Not in a MILF way, but a milk-and-cookies way.

    Posted by Dave S. on 2005 07 19 at 08:59 PM • permalink

  120. Crikey, for a moment there I thought Id logged into one of the other forum I frequent that normally discusses this kinda of stuf…

    Bab5 good (especially Claudia Christian and Patrica Tallman), Farscape good (especially Claudia Black), SG1 good (especially Amanda Tapping.)  Hrm, there is just something about fiesty female cahracters in SciFi….

    Posted by corvus on 2005 07 19 at 09:31 PM • permalink

  121. Cane Toads
    I horrified American visitors one evening when, on the way out, I stopped the car in the driveway, leapt out and sconned a cane toad with my stiletto - they were shocked at my fervor, but I explained that if my dog got hold of the toad it could die.
    I clouted that toad several times with the sharp end of the shoe, and the thing was gone when I got home!!

    Posted by kae on 2005 07 19 at 09:45 PM • permalink

  122. Shintaro was god.  Wish I could get DVDs of The Samurai.  Anyone out there know of any sources? Googling merely produces serious stuff like Kurosawa :(((

    Posted by KK on 2005 07 19 at 10:00 PM • permalink

  123. Dave S.  — Bet you liked Ginger, too, that bimbo…

    Posted by richard mcenroe on 2005 07 19 at 10:01 PM • permalink

  124. #122

    Shintaro eps 1 to 3 I think advertised
    here

    Google Samurai and have a go.

    Good luck!

    Posted by kae on 2005 07 19 at 10:04 PM • permalink

  125. Today’s ‘Strayan:

    Deport the Clerics of Hate: sheik, and it’s our old friend who travelled far and risked much to save Mr Woods…

    Now, which face is he saying that with?

    I guess he must be reading the papers and telling us what we want to hear - he should start by deporting himself!

    Posted by kae on 2005 07 19 at 10:34 PM • permalink

  126. Can you hit a bug just hard enough to knock it unconscious?

    Posted by rinardman on 2005 07 19 at 10:50 PM • permalink

  127. Gee, I guess he doesn’t ‘value their jihad’ anymore.  There’s gotta be a country’n'western song in that.

    As for SF hotties, you young whippersnappers obviously never saw Servalan on Blake’s Seven.  Phwoarrr!

    Posted by cuckoo on 2005 07 19 at 10:52 PM • permalink

  128. #126

    No, I think you have to completely SQUISH it, to be sure.

    Posted by kae on 2005 07 19 at 11:00 PM • permalink

  129. Solutions to terror toadying. So far I have:
    1. spray the offender with Dettol;
    2. apply engine degreaser;
    3. smack with stilleto.
    all good suggestions. Can’t wait to try them out on margo and phat phil. any more?

    Posted by larrikin on 2005 07 19 at 11:12 PM • permalink

  130. Check out #117 for a scientific approach- even got the latin name for the buggers an’ everyfink.

    Posted by Habib on 2005 07 19 at 11:16 PM • permalink

  131. #129 larrikin

    no. 3:  watch out, tho, cos shit splatters

    Posted by kae on 2005 07 19 at 11:28 PM • permalink

  132. Dave S.  — Bet you liked Ginger, too, that bimbo…

    Gack, no. I’m a Maryann guy. Love the girl-next-door thing.

    As long as she’s not a Mom.

    Less PTA, more T&A.

    (Y’know, Tim’s going to be very disappointed with what we’ve done with this opportunity.)

    Posted by Dave S. on 2005 07 19 at 11:30 PM • permalink

  133. #105

    oops
    the gay reference was regarding Richard Chamberlain

    Posted by kae on 2005 07 19 at 11:30 PM • permalink

  134. The best part about commenting is hitting the button that says SUBMIT.

    Makes me feel powerful.

    “On your knees, comments! Yeah… daddy’s home…”

    Posted by Dave S. on 2005 07 19 at 11:32 PM • permalink

  135. #132

    (Y’know, Tim’s going to be very disappointed with what we’ve done with this opportunity.)


    Well, that’s what happens when you don’t supervise the kids, they run riot.

    Posted by kae on 2005 07 19 at 11:34 PM • permalink

  136. Daniel Dae Kim is our generation’s Soon Tek Oh.

    Posted by Dave S. on 2005 07 19 at 11:35 PM • permalink

  137. Dave S — This coming from the country that gave us Delilah on the Paul Hogan comedy show?  I think not, Watson…

    Posted by richard mcenroe on 2005 07 19 at 11:56 PM • permalink

  138. sigh I feel so left out.

    I love sci-fi, but mostly all I seem to be watching at the moment are re-runs of Play School.

    I have managed to get the Destructor turned on to Dr Who, which is a bonus. I remember how the good Dr used to frighten me as a child, and I did worry about exposing a 3 year old to cybermen, giant maggots and the like, but sometimes you’ve got to take a risk.

    As for eye-candy. I have to fess up that Jay Lagaia (spelling?) is a bit of alright to me. Oh, and I prefer Tim to Nathan from Hi-5.

    None of the girls do much for me, although I’d consider jumping the fence for Pauly Perrette from NCIS if I’d had a few drinks!

    And while I’ve got the floor, and it’s open slather in this thread, I’d like to say thank gourd this blog exists. I subscribe to a few mailing lists and newsgroups, (and sometimes I even read them!) but I am so over a lot of the warm fuzzies that come out from them. It’s much more fun here.

    Mind you, I’ve come close to needing a replacement keyboard at times.

    Thanks Tim!
    And the rest of the participants.

    Posted by Nilknarf Arbed on 2005 07 20 at 12:00 AM • permalink

  139. Nilknarf Arbed

    Jay Laga’aia is dishy, so is Temuera Morrison

    Don’t worry, your three year old will be a teenager before you know it… you know, “Quick, move out while you know everything…”, and you will survive! Good luck!

    Posted by kae on 2005 07 20 at 12:35 AM • permalink

  140. Oh, shit, Tim’s back!

    Everybody act natural…

    Posted by Dave S. on 2005 07 20 at 01:14 AM • permalink

  141. DaveS

    psst, he’s been back for over an hour, snuck in while we were messing around.

    Posted by kae on 2005 07 20 at 01:18 AM • permalink

  142. Oh, crap… where are my underwear?

    Posted by Dave S. on 2005 07 20 at 02:01 AM • permalink

  143. My first SciFi Hot Babe [TM] was (literally) a babe….Angela Cartwright, who played Penny in that (very) old stinker, Lost In Space (on TV, not the movie, which had equally good taste in Hot Babes, even if the movie was another stinker). 

    But then, I was only 7 or so, and it took me a while to appreciate June Lockhart (Mrs. Robinson), or Marta Kristen (Judy Robinson).

    Of course, there was Grace Lee Whitney (Yeoman Janice Rand) from Star Trek, as well as Nichelle Nichols (LT Uhura).  Of course, the female costumes on Star Trek were designed for young males on hormone overload.

    Still, recent SciFi shows do show an equally good selection of Hot Babes [TM], as noted above….Amanda Tapping….Pat Tillman….Claudia Black….so, no complaints from me!

    Posted by The_Real_JeffS on 2005 07 20 at 02:48 AM • permalink

  144. OK everyone!
    Show’s over.
    Stand to attention beside your keyboards while fingernails are checked for tell-tale slime. It’s back to comments On Topic.
    That will be all.

    Posted by blogstrop on 2005 07 20 at 06:28 AM • permalink

  145. *whispers to kae, while standing in line*

    Psst!  Jason Momoa is young enough to be my son too.  But I don’t care.

    Posted by RebeccaH on 2005 07 20 at 10:01 AM • permalink

  146. Still, recent SciFi shows do show an equally good selection of Hot Babes [TM], as noted above….Amanda Tapping….Pat Tillman….

    Pat Tillman???

    Hey, the guy was good-looking, and I’ve no doubt he could have parleyed an NFL career and a military stint into a credible sci-fi action role, but that’s a purely hypothetical Hot Babe choice for the ladies. Me, I don’t swing that way.

    Smilies abound.

    Posted by Dave S. on 2005 07 20 at 11:31 AM • permalink

  147. Thanks RebeccaH, started my day off with a big giggle!
    Nose back to the grindstone.

    Posted by kae on 2005 07 20 at 06:33 PM • permalink

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