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Adlib, truly great video! Not gonna mention scary.
Did you create these vids? Wow.
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Heh!
Thanks Nicole! Yes, I created it yesterday at a site called Xtranormal.com.
Give it a whirl yourself! I’ve been using it for a while to create all the videos that I post here.
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Really, really worthy of wider attention, Adlib!!Kudos.
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Bravo! a grand slam on this one Adlib. The characters with spot in in appearance and attitude.
It covered my favorite reason for never voting GOP as well. There is a reason only 6% of scientists identify themselves as Republicans. Not excepting scientific progress is probably my biggest complaint with the right. Because if you don’t except a fact based system to come up with your personal ideology you will almost always be wrong.
I had a troll actually argue with me that science has laws, like Newton’s law of gravity. I tried to enlighten him and say 100% of science was theory because to be a law you would not only have to be 100% accurate with your predictions, you would have to observe 100% of physical interactions throughout all time to prove a scientific law. He just could not comprehend that science has progressed past Newton’s so called laws at least 5 fold from Einstein’s theory or Special Relativity, to Quantum Gravity and now there is evidence that gravity is not even a constant.
I blame some fundamentalists religions for this anti-science attitude but I think it goes far beyond that. Many people of faith are scientists and accept the theories like evolution and climate change. It’s more about people who want to control not only other people but the world around them by putting limitations on science just because anything they cannot understand cannot possibly be true in their minds. In that way I think ego-centrism is at the root of their problems.
On the flip side probably the thing I like most so far about Obama’s presidency is how he embraces science like no other president since Carter. If we had listened to Carter instead of Reagan we would not have half the domestic energy problems we have today. Besides healthcare costs the biggest drag on the US economy including wage stagnation is dependence on foreign energy sources.
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I’m not nearly as charitable as you are. I think some people just refuse to believe anything they can’t understand — especially if it means they have to change their minds about anything.
Of course, they’re very willing to watch television every day without understanding a thing about it.
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I don’t think I am being that charitable at all because control is far from a benevolent motive. They are not intellectually curious because they know dumbing down even something as complicated as the natural world is an easier way to control people from the GOP trying to control the orthodoxy of their base to a conservative mother homeschooling her children to make sure they are indoctrinated to not question the beliefs they are taught.
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A humble thank you! Even applauded by my favorite Citizen! Cool!
I think there is something about control that is related to this hatred of science.
If people become accustomed to accepting reason and logic, they will no longer be the mindless sheep that Repubs need.
By accepting scientific theories, it means that they might put aside such things as blind faith and following those who present themselves as authorities.
As long as people are terrified of lightning, a control-hungry leader can step up to say, “It is Zeus who is angered because you are not doing what I’ve told you he wants! Now do as I tell you!”
That blind spot that unfortunately is implanted in many people when they are young, to follow authority and accept what they’re told on faith, that to question the soundness of what you’re told is in itself an offense, is in truth a backdoor that the unscrupulous can use to manipulate and control.
Allowing people to become confident of reason is to let them seal up that back door and that is the last thing such people want.
Ignorance isn’t really bliss, it’s power.
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I knew you in particular would appreciate the reference.
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A quick good afternoon to all. Couldn’t leave for the day without sending a hearty congrats to AdLib on more wonderful wit regarding The Palinator. Some of those lines would be even more hilarious if we could sort of “humanize” the vocalization, but I realize not all things are possible in animation.
Nevertheless, it was so funny and so directly to the point! Keep ‘em coming!
Question on Sarah’s latest phony outrage outburst: Has she resigned from Fox now, since they are the perps of this gross insult to her family? After all, Family Guy IS a Fox production, isn’t it!? How can she work for the very same company that committed this heinous deed? (Somehow, I doubt the question has even occurred to her.) As usual, she paints herself into a corner.
Hope to get back to more regular posting soon. Suddenly there’s so much going on on the home front. Some of it is even good! Like the son getting an invitation from a MAJOR university to come, spend the weekend and check out their graduate program for PhD Mathematics studies….yaaaaaaay. I may have someone to “be a burden to” in my old age!!
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Awesome I love maths freaks!
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Wow! Just got home to find your note of approval for the math freak son. I wish you and he could meet sometime, KQuark. You have so much in common! He donates computer power to scientific projects just as you do, loves music and astronomy and–most of all–rationality. Which is why he is–to the chagrin of some other family members–a Lib! Thanks for your kind words, on his behalf.
Now–just rationalize me out of the way I’m gonna miss him after he’s off to grad school. I know, I know…loving someone means being able to let him go….sigh…
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KES! That is wonderful news!! Thanks for giving me hope that one day, I too can become a “burden.”
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Cher, thanks so much. And, yes, you too can someday be a burden!! (Just what we all aspire to, no?…or at least the Repugs want the world to think that.)
Seriously, though, Cher, I have learned so much from these children of mine! Don’t you find that to be the case? They are so smart–both of them–and they are good people, too. I guess it’s every parent’s dream to have kids who are better in every way that they themselves are; and I (who am soooo objective) feel as though my dream is coming true.
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Thanks so much Kes! Productions values and real voice work will have to wait for a bit more financing but looking forward to it.
Using the power of Intelligent Denial, Sarah can attack Fox for Family Guy while praising Fox for its excellent taste in commentators.
And declare them “socialist capitalists” at the same time!
Congrats on your son’s invite, hope everything goes wonderfully!
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Thanks for the good wishes, on my son’s behalf, AdLib. As long as I limit my involvement to waiting in the car, I think he’ll be fine.
And–how could I have forgotten the power of Intelligent Denial in resolving apparent conflicts of interest!? That’s when it works the very best!
And now–off to that scary place called “Real Life.” And later, to receive the cheerful reminder that I “came from ashes and to ashes I shall return.” Gulp….
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Hey k’es good to see you. PhD!! woohoo
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Good to see you, b’ito!
D’you think I’ll have to get used to saying: “Put your dishes in the sink, Doctor Son?”
BTW, you have another lengthy tome in your email inbox, you poor thing… Hope to catch up later…
Ta ta for now…
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Ok guys, the last skater is finishing his program and I must finish mine too. The Japanese men dominated, IMO, but my homie–the guy from LA– rocked! Too many quadruple lutzes or salkows failed, too much tippie-toe footworks, and overall, generally meh. Oh, and way too much with the jazz hands. Double meh. See ya!
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I’m sorry, if no slashing is allowed, in my book, it just ain’t sport….
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I caught myself watching curling. It’s one of those novelty things.
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You know gravity is just a theory…
My kid, after we moved to our new neighbourhood, we took a tour of the elementary school that someone somewhere claimed was the best elementary school in Montana, and the first question she asked the principal and vice-principal during the tour, “so do you teach evolution or not at your school…?”
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You should have seen me arguing that with a troll on HP. He was convince gravity was a law.
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And the answer was…????
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Whelp, I watched the Family Guy (@16:00) Sarah is complaining about after giving Rush carte blanche on the issue in the interest of satire – hypocritical wench.
Guess what? She obviously didn’t watch it. What’s even better, I saw an ad for Parkinson’s by Michael J. Fox during a break.
This parody nails her fauxrage. Deny reality when it is convenient. Abandon self-claimed “core principles” when they don’t serve your interests.
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Words are failing me.
Tried to post a link over yonder but it went to pending — even with a space in the link. Must be some way around that — assuming you want us to send this around, do you, Adlib? I hope so.
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Escrib, thanks!!!
Yes, would be pleased for it to be shared over yonder and elsewhere.
You can use this link over there to avoid going into pending, it will bring people directly to this post:
http://go.to/planet.pov.sarahpalinparody
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That went to pending too….but the other one was posted anyway after going to pending.
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Cool! The main thread over there is Fully Moderated, everything goes to pending on it right now. That’s probably why because putting the space in usually works.
Thanks!!!
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I posted it on the current Palin thread (there’s always a Palin thread).
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Thanks Cher!
Once one party takes a conversation off the tracks and the MSM reports on it seriously, why ever discuss reality again if you can propagate lies and distractions and not be dinged for it?
I mean, if one’s goal is merely to destroy, it makes sense to use propaganda and lies 100% of the time if it gets at least if not more media attention.
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It
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I agree with Adlib, that was excellent. For some reason I’m reminded of a CS Lewis quote on salt… but that’s neither here nor there.
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Wow! That comment deserved 5 stars and a thumbs up! Well said!
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~~~takes a bow, humbly~~~
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X2.
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Kalima– I just finished the Thanksgiving thread. It was awesome and your description of New Years at your in-laws was a trip. I was right there, with you! More, More, MORE!!
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The thread was fun right?
Thanks, I’ve only missed two family get-together’s since I came here 30 years ago, not bad really and one was this year.
About stories from Japan, I had been planning since before we opened the Planet, to write about the culture shock and some of my embarrassing and often hilarious adventures in the land of the rising sun. Even had a title picked out, “The Adventures of Calamity Kalima.”
I had been taking notes for years shortly after each experience and after promising AdLib that I wanted to do this, searched the whole house for those notes and couldn’t find them. They are here somewhere, I know that I would never have thrown them out, I’m still looking.
I wasn’t all that sure if it would interest more than a few people, so I have just shared a few comparisons now and then in comment as I’m still not sure what people would like to hear about. I’ll certainly think about it.
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And when you do find them, I’m looking forward to your sharing them!
BTW, as I think I mentioned at the time, your essay was so much fun to read!
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Thanks “boss” you’ve been waiting 6 months now and this house is not that big but just full of junk. I’m having a clear out since Jan, the trash guys think we’re moving out. Still looking.
New Year’s family knees up would be hilarious if it wasn’t so painful. Years ago the day was rounded off by drunken karaoke with prizes. I one won a bright red “Kiss The Chef” apron for a Bossa Nova song. It disappeared from my kitchen one year I invited the in-laws for Christmas Eve dinner, a few years later, I saw my father-in-law wearing it over there, so I had to plant a kiss on his cheek.
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That’s friggin’ hilarious.
We couldn’t have more different families.
Having a second glass of wine is tr
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LOL, “Time Travel” I like that. The problem was he knew which which country he had visited from the Duty Free shopping bag he brought home. Asked if he’d had a good time, he couldn’t remember
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Wow, that’s what alcoholic comic, Dave Attel, called “Time Travel”.
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My mother-in-law is typical of her generation here, my father-in-law would be missing for days on end, no one knew where he was. When he returned we would find out that he’d gone off to Taiwan, Korea or even China with a bunch of friends. I was always concerned and asked my mother-in-law why she didn’t notify the police, she’d just smile and say that he was like a pigeon, he always came home.
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Sheesh. Your father in law swiped your Kiss the Chef apron? Shocking.
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I think he was making cocktails, we all got quite sloshed except for my mother-in-law who doesn’t drink, and he just rolled into the waiting taxi still wearing it. He was another Taurus like me and we love having fun.
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Heh!
And not trying to be pushy, just looking forward to it!
Hmm…maybe by the 1 year anniversary of The Planet?
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Cher, August will be our 1 year anniversary! There will be a party all around The Planet then!
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To your first sentence, thank you. To your second “Whack-an- Admin!”
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And when will that be? We need to plan a celebration!
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Well, I’m amongst those ‘few’ people.
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Me too!!
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Hi there, you are twisting my arm.
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Oh, ok *standingtoattention* Aye aye Captain!
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Oh Kalima, I do hope you find those notes but even if they are buried in the attic, I am still interested in daily, mundane life in Tokyo. You say you are not sure it would interest more than a few people; well, that can be said of any of our posts! It shouldn’t matter, it’s all content and I think that makes the site more interesting.
And yes, that thread, with the jokes, and the gossip, and even some things I learned about people –nothing earth shaking, just some factoids–was big fun. I wonder where some of those folks have gotten too. We need to get them back here!
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Ok Cher, I’ll see if I can include a few stories or observations in MB now and then and hope that you will understand Japan, it’s people and their sometimes odd idiosyncrasies a little better through these “gaijin” foreign eyes. I’m a bit of a loon, I admit.
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That’s what we love about you, Lady K.!
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I’ll bear that in mind for future story reference.
I also love your posts but tend not to comment much if I feel I either don’t know too much about an issue in your country or have had no experience with it myself, but I do read each one.
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