Twinkle, twinkle, little bat, how I wonder what you're at.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twinkle,_Twinkle,_Little_Bat">It's like a tea party in here.

One lump or two?

I just got back from running an errand. What are today's top headlines?



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http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=user_profiles&u_id=195776

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Matt Drudge, or NewsMax) and the world will end because of it. Carry on.

Got it.

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...play?

http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext91/alice30.txt

Chapter VII.

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...to eat all the mosquitos in the bak yard. Got a bat house and everything...

Plums, peaches, and whatnots. Come to think of it, probably kumquats, too.

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`There's PLENTY of room!' said Alice indignantly, and she sat down in a large arm-chair at one end of the table.

Nice to meet you!

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The tag on his hat said.

Just because you've Huckabee, doesn't make you free for tea.

Nor will guarantee you tea for free.

:toast:

up above the Mason Line
the GOP are all a dyin'
Twinkle, twinkle, little DINO, this election we score the RhINOs.

Ides

What pollster-driven hand or eye

Could triangulate thy fearful symmetry? :evilgrin:

got no rhythm, got no rhyme
So quit wasting all our time
Twinkle, twinkle, little schnauzer, you are such a Doogie Howser!

:bounce:

You got served!

Ides

Back atcha :bounce:

up all night and down all day
this seesaw has got the play
Twinkle, twinkle, little shrew, I would like to drink with you!

:toast:

Ides

Tell you what I think I'll do,
Have you buy drinks for all DU!!

I would drink you under table
Til stumble home we'd not be able.
Twinkle, twinkle, Leo Casper, talk to me while I hug the crapper.

:toast:

Ides

:hi:

You're quite good at drinking games
Nearly put me quite to shame
Twinkle, twinkle, little truce, let's do shots of - ick - chartreuse.

Ides

FINISH... THE FUCKING... STORY! :evilgrin:

Raoul: "One Toke Over the Line" (playing on the radio) One toke? You poor fool! Wait till you see those goddamn bats, I thought.

Leopolds Ghost: Strange memories on this nervous night on DU. Has it been five hours? Six? It seems like a lifetime, the kind of peak that never comes again. Democratic Underground in the middle of January was a very special time and place to be a part of. But no explanation, no mix of words or music or memories can touch that sense of knowing that you were there and alive in that corner of time and the world. Whatever it meant.

And that, I think, was the handle -- that sense of inevitable victory over the forces of Old and Evil. Not in any mean or military sense; we didn't need that. Our energy would simply prevail. We had all the momentum; we were riding the crest of a high and beautiful wave.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120669/quotes

See doggerel downthread.

WTF?

Ides

To celebrate the Nevada caucuses.

PM me when it's up, or anytime you need a helping hand.

You just http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUzgToWoA-U">CAAAALL out my name. I'll come runnin'.

Ides

"As your attorney, I advise you to rent
a fast car with no top.


And you'll need
the cocaine.


Tape recorder
for special music.


Acapulco shirts.


Get the hell out of D.U.
for at least 8 hours.


... Blows my weekend.


'Cause, naturally, I'm
gonna have to go with you."


Stay tuned! :hi:

Let Leopold get 'hind the wheel
Now it's jail with no appeal.
Twinkle, twinkle, mesc-a-lin, Bubba's got that look agin.

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it is just so gosh darn small
and don't get me started on his balls
Twinkle, twinkle Karl Rove's winkle, laugh so hard my whole face crinkles.

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Giuliani had two, but t'were small.

And then there was Thompson Who had a big johnson,

But Ron Paul's got no balls at all.

:rofl:

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Who listened to Senators chattah
He went quite insane
As they waxed on inane
Serving nary a fact on the plattuh.

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Always thinking that just behind some narrow door in all of his favorite
blogs, men in red woolen shirts are getting incredible kicks from things
he'll never know.

(still quoting Roul Duke, I know) :hi:

You and me, man!

:toast:

Ides

The great 2006 acid wave.

~ When the truth is found ~
~ To be lies ~

I recall one night in a place
called the Nevada caucus.

There I was--

~ And all the joy ~

- Mother of God. There I am.


Holy fuck.

Uh, clearly I was a victim
of the blog explosion...

a natural street freak
just eating whatever came by.

The Nevada caucus is what the whole hep world
would be doing Saturday night...

if the Nazis
had won the War.

This was the Sixth Reich.

B-)

:smoke:

I dig. I dig.

Ides

Long subjects require periodic spaces.

But what I meant to type: antidisestablishmentarialistically.

If you say it loud enough...

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Some rubes can even drink upside down / tis absolutely frightnin'
A four floor bong in dorm did hang / My friend, I vouch, it's true
My best friend brought a Mason Jar / to see if I'd turn blue.

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I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: "Two vast and trunkless legs of stone

Stand in Texas. Near them on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown

And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read

Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed.

And on the pedestal these words appear:
`My name is George Dubyas, King of Kings:

Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!'
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay

Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,
The lone and level sands stretch far away.

Nice!

:toast:

Ides

Be off or I'll kick you downstairs!

Look upthread at the timestamp.

Now I have Witchy Woman playing in my head.

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reading this post has given me a headache when I hit the floor :rofl: :rofl:

"Not yet, not yet!" the White Rabbit (Edwards supporter) hastily interrupted. "There's a great deal more to come before that!"

I've been in kangaroo courts like that.

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P.S. We haven't even touched the Looking Glass yet, let alone stepped thru. Have you considered the Jabberwocky's Jockstrap? Mull. Prepare. Battle will be joined.

not in your league.:hide:

:evilgrin:

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never around when you need him. But I'm sure when he get's home he will join the party if it's still going on.

:rofl:

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mansongyny....

http://youtube.com/watch?v=t7Y0I91rubg

Reminds me of Margaret Cho's line in one of her standup acts.

:rofl:

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I love Margaret Cho. Is that Freudian? Naww she is much too young for me.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=GPEY2FMtFjU

:rofl:

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damn you I won't stop till I find it.

this too can be true: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-TA57L0kuc

Cosmic conflict? No, warm Zenny goodness.

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My Ghost-kicked ass
The straps? A middled
Up the curlycue avenue


"Oh, F*CK, oh, hell, oh sacrebleu
"Canned post?" thought I
shazwozzled, bedduddered
"Or quick on draw?"


Bemirthed, not quitled.
"Tis best to save my loombybombs,"
Til pattern of the Cyclops' thong
Show Underroos or Calvin Kleins

My powder dry, the mirrored lines
Of Gold Bond Powder lined asnitch
To soothe and cool and calm the itch
Of wounded pride - O! - triumphant foe

Who brings about this worldly woe
I slinkly slide into dark nighties
All by me onesies, in tighty whities
And bow to JabberWedgie, thee.

For stepping thru Looking Glass with me.

:toast:

Ides

P.S. What a trip that post was! Precanned, or on the fly?

Did craft it lo one New Years afternoon.

For proof of my draw not quick or nigh

um... Take this with salt and spoon!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=2568173&mesg_id=2568173

That we may pass away this time
Of primaries with beer and rhyme
And loving heart for fellow clam
With ready pen and hand of ham.

Ides

"To talk of many things:
Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax--
Of Middle Eastern kings--
And why the sea is boiling hot--
And whether pigs have wings."

The wit was dry as dry
You could not see Ann Coulter, 'cause
She turned her hips aside
No herds of pigs flew overhead
There were no pigs to fly.

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All eager for the polls:
Their coats were brushed, their faces washed,
Their shoes were full of holes--
And this was odd, because, you know,
They hadn't any souls.

Polled them for half a year,
Do you suppose," the Pollster said,
"That we could get it clear?"
"I doubt it," said the Strategist,
And rubbed his Palantir.

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But never a word he said:
The Edwards Pollster winked his eye,
And shook his heavy head--
Meaning to say off record that
The special interests were in bed.

"Is what we chiefly need:
Quid pro quos and bribes besides
Are very good indeed -
Now if you're ready, donors dear,
At trough begin to feed."

Ides

"Before we have our chat;
For some of us are out of breath,
And all of us are fat!"
"No hurry!" said the Ides of Oct.
They thanked him much for that.

And you are very smooth!"
The Whistle-er said nothing but
"Tell us a-nother truth:
I wish the pols weren't quite so blind --
To what awaits them at the booth."

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Turning a little blue.
"After such kindness, that would be
A dismal thing to do!"
"The night is fine," the projected winner said.
"Do you admire the view?

"It was so kind of you to vote!
And you are very nice!"
The corporate shill said nothing but
"Cut us another slice:
I wish you were not quite so deaf--
I've had to ask you twice!"

:-)

"To play them such a trick,
After we've got them to vote Chimp
And made them stomach Dick!"
The Strategist said nothing but
"The donors sent the check."

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"I deeply sympathize."
With sobs and tears he sorted out
Those donors of the largest size,
Holding his pocket-handkerchief
Before his streaming eyes.

"You've had a pleasant slog!
Shall we start slopping hogs again?"
But answer came there none --
And this was scarcely odd, because
She'd pissed off every one.

FINIS

Ides

A sorry state it be
But never fear! For Leopold
And Ides, we do bring cheer,
And if the writers' strike goes on
We'll keep at it whole damn year!

:toast:

Ides

And yet another four;
And thick and fast they rhymed at last,
And more, and more, and more--
All hopping through the frothy posts,
And scrambling to the fore.

No bungie cords to bind them
Freefalling to the rocks below
With no one left to find them
The googled corpses of their threads
A digi-crypt to confine them.

Ides

Did Leo Bogart whole damn bowl?
And leave us naught but sullied bong
To giggle up our Sybiled song.

Ides

I have eaten
the brownies
that were in
the icebox


and which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast


Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so cold

Another batch
In oven are abakin'
I even share my Funyuns freely
For I see your munchies quakin'.

Ides

You have a way of.... provoking people. Which is a good thing.

:thumbsup:

Either/or, it's just nice to have the time to play a little. It's been a helluva year.

Thanks, and did we ever establish if you're a Newfie?

Ides

I had an uncle who was, but I'm a pure Torontonian - even though I don't live near the place.

Keep swingin' that hammer.

Toronto is like New York.
Only duller.

Ides

There is no way you guys are just drinking tea.

Handed down from Father, dontcha know?



Ides

I'd be stuck on a desert island with you anytime - but no burning the rum!

"Why is the rum gone?!?"

Ides

Oh... that's why.

Jack Sparrow: My intuitive sense of the Democratic Underground informs me that you are troubled.

Elizabeth: I should have had a candidate by now. I'm so... ready... to have a candidate.

Jack Sparrow: (ahem) You know... Lizzy. I am captain of this ship. And being captain of a ship... I could in fact perform an... at-large caucus... right here... right... now

... you gotta check out http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=2677498&mesg_id=2677498">Bridgit in this thread, man.

"She got the mojo, now, dontcha know?"

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Updated by bridgit at 6:32 PM
this is the problem with flat transcripts, the emphasis is just not there...

+/- the punctuation afforded the glorious Queen's English i.e. should have proven the following instead, "*You* have to draw the difference." as he was clearly being testy & strange in the application. Clinton was responding to *that* moment in time to be sure knowing rather full-well his intent to usurp the message as is his way, I don't need the transcript...I seen the vid exchange ;)

--bridgit

Chris Matthews: We are much alike you know, you and I. I and you, us.

Hillary Clinton: Oh, Yes... except for a sense of, of... honor, and decency... and a moral center... And personal hygiene.

Chris Matthews: Trifles. You will come over to my side, I know it.

Hillary Clinton: You seem very certain.

Chris Matthews: One word, love: curiosity. You long for freedom. You long to do what you want to do because you want it. To act on selfish impulse. You want to see what it's like. One day, you won't be able to resist.

Hillary Clinton: Why don't your polls work?

Chris Matthews: (cough) My polls work... fine.

Hillary Clinton: Because you and I are alike... And there will come a moment when you have the chance to show it. Me doing the right thing for a change.

Chris Matthews: I love those moments. I like to wave at them as they pass by.

Hillary Clinton: I'll have the chance to do something...something courageous. And when I do, you'll discover something. That I'm a good candidate.

Chris Matthews: All evidence to the contrary.

Hillary Clinton: Oh, I have faith in you. Want to know why?

Chris Matthews: Do tell, dearie.

Hillary Clinton: Curiosity. You're going to want it. A chance to be admired, and gain the rewards that follow. You're not going to be able to resist. You're going to want to know... what it tastes like...

Chris Matthews: I... I do want to know what it... tastes like.

Hillary Clinton: But seeing as I'm a good candidate, I know you would never put me in a position that would compromise my honor.

(Chris Matthews sees the black slobber reappear on his chin, and turns away, horrified.)

Hillary Clinton: I'm proud of you, Chris.

Chris Matthews: I want my jar of dirt!

My tastebuds have been singed, but the taste is burned into my brain, and is leaking down the optic nerve.

Stem cell research! Stat!

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After reading the other thread, I think I saw those pictures you sullied our eyes with, too. :evilfrown:

Strategist: (looks at slime from Chris Matthews spittle) I feel... sullied and unusual.

Aide: And how d'ye intend to go about harvestin' these ninety-nine votes in three days, cap'n?

Strategist: Las Vegas. (wipes slime on campaign aide's shirt)

Aide: Las Vegas!

And that - oh, that has made all the difference.

Ides

THis is my busy season...

Too much work, too little time... will have to rely upon your excellent updates!

We'll wave the cover charge for you on this thread.

:toast:

Ides

Poster hanging on the back door of many a lawyer's office.

Ides

this thread makes an amazing amount of sense.

I should drink less...or maybe more.

Piroutte to the punchbowl. Your turn.

Ides

Like a teatray in the sky.

E'en with stepstool, a full two two hands.

I was warned about you.

:rofl:

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Whatever they gave you at the apothecary, share and share alike.

DUDE! The four floor beer bong. I have not thought of that thing in years. I wonder if they still have it? Eww.

:rofl:

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http://typelogic.com/enfp.html">ENFPs have what some call a "silly switch." They can be intellectual, serious, all business for a while, but whenever they get the chance, they flip that switch and become CAPTAIN WILDCHILD, the scourge of the swimming pool, ticklers par excellence. Sometimes they may even appear intoxicated when the "switch" is flipped.

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"Clever" is the word that perhaps describes http://typelogic.com/entp.html">ENTPs best. The professor who juggles half a dozen ideas for research papers and grant proposals in his mind while giving a highly entertaining lecture on an abstruse subject is a classic example of the type. So is the stand-up comedian whose lampoons are not only funny, but incisively accurate.

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Which is it? It's one or the other, or ENxP.

You must have slept all damn day.

- Dave

And I just am.

Ides

:hug:

Up early for the concall tomorrow morning.

- Dave

:hug:

:toast:

I'm off to bed soon, too.

Ides

:pals:

Ides

I can never express the terror that I felt.

I'm going to start a Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas thread for
to celebrate the caucuses!

I have a birthday party to throw, but can play in between getting ready, and afterwards. PM me with the thread.

:toast:

Ides

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qepv1mtYdx0

:toast:

FINIS.

Ides

:evilgrin:

:nopity: